5.1.The retention on board of the following species of fish shall be prohibited where they are caught within the geographical areas and during the periods mentioned below:
Species
Geographical Areas
Period
Flounder
Sub-divisions 26-29 south of 59° 30′ N
15 February to 15 May
Subdivision 32
15 February to 31 May
Turbot
Sub-divisions 25, 26 and 28 south of 56° 50′ N
1 June to 31 July
5.2.Directed fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gear with a codend mesh size equal to or greater than 90 mm or with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 90 mm shall be prohibited. By-catches of flounder and turbot may be retained on board and landed within a limit of 10 % by live weight of the total catch retained on board during the periods referred to in point 6.1.