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Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005
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Species for which there is a prohibition to fish for, retain on board, tranship, land, store, sell, display or offer for sale, as referred to in Article 10(2):
The following species of sawfish in [F1United Kingdom] waters:
narrow sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata);
dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata);
smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata);
largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis);
green sawfish (Pristis zijsron);
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all waters;
smooth lantern shark (Etmopterus pusillus) in [F2United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in [F2United Kingdom] waters of ICES subareas [F35, 6, 7 and 8];
reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in [F4United Kingdom] waters;
giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in [F5United Kingdom] waters;
the following species of Mobula rays in [F6United Kingdom] waters:
devil fish (Mobula mobular);
lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei);
spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica);
smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni);
longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee);
Munk’s devil ray (Mobula munkiana);
Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana);
shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii);
lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma);
Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis) in [F7United Kingdom] waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a, F8... 7e, 7f, 7g [F9and 7h];
angel shark (Squatina squatina) in [F14United Kingdom] waters;
salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta) when fishing with any towed net within [F15United Kingdom waters] outside the six-mile limit measured from F16... baselines in ICES sub-areas [F172 and 4–8];
the Adriatic sturgeon (Acipenser naccarii) and common sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) in [F20United Kingdom] waters;
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hatpin urchin (Centrostephanus longispinus).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Annex 1 point (a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Annex 1 point (c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Annex 1 point (c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Annex 1 point (d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5Words in Annex 1 point (e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(d); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F6Words in Annex 1 point (f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F7Words in Annex 1 point (g) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(f)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F8Words in Annex 1 point (g) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(f)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F9Words in Annex 1 point (g) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(f)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F10Words in Annex 1 point (h) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(g)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F11Words in Annex 1 point (h) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(g)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F12Words in Annex 1 point (i) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(h)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F13Words in Annex 1 point (i) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(h)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F14Words in Annex 1 point (j) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F15Words in Annex 1 point (k) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(j)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F16Words in Annex 1 point (k) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(j)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F17Words in Annex 1 point (k) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(j)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F18Words in Annex 1 point (l) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(k)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F19Words in Annex 1 point (l) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(k)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F20Words in Annex 1 point (m) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(l); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F21Annex 1 point (n) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(m); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F22Annex 1 point (o) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(31)(n); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
For the purposes of Article 12, the following restrictions on fishing activity are applicable in the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:
Textual Amendments
F23Annex 2 Pt. A point 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(32)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F24Annex 2 Pt. A point 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(32)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Darwin Mounds:
59°54′ N, 6°55′ W
59°47′ N, 6°47′ W
59°37′ N, 6°47′ W
59°37′ N, 7°39′ W
59°45′ N, 7°39′ W
59°54′ N, 7°25′ W.
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Textual Amendments
F25Annex 2 Pt. B omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(32)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Albacore: Thunnus alalunga
Bluefin tuna: Thunnus thynnus
Bigeye tuna: Thunnus obesus
Skipjack: Katsuwonus pelamis
Atlantic Bonito: Sarda sarda
Yellowfin tuna: Thunnus albacares
Blackfin tuna: Thunnus atlanticus
Little tuna: Euthynnus spp.
Southern bluefin tuna: Thunnus maccoyii
Frigate tuna: Auxis spp.
Oceanic sea breams: Brama rayi
Marlins: Tetrapturus spp.; Makaira spp.
Sailfishes: Istiophorus spp.
Swordfishes: Xiphias gladius
Sauries: Scomberesox spp.; Cololabis spp.
Dolphinfishes: Coryphœna spp.
Sharks: Hexanchus griseus; Cetorhinus maximus; Alopiidae; Carcharhinidae; Sphyrnidae; Isuridae; Lamnidae
Cephalopods: all species
The size of any fish shall be measured, as shown in Figure 1, from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail fin.
The size of a Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) shall be measured, as shown in Figure 2, either:
as the length of the carapace, parallel to the midline, from the back of either eye socket to the midpoint of the distal dorsal edge of the carapace, or
as the total length, from the tip of the rostrum to the rear end of the telson, not including the setae.
In the case of detached Norway lobster tails: from the front edge of the first tail segment present to the rear end of the telson, not including the setae. The tail shall be measured flat, unstretched and on the dorsal side.
The size of a lobster (Homarus gammarus) from the North Sea F26... shall be measured, as shown in Figure 3, as the length of the carapace, parallel to the midline, from the back of either eye socket to the distal edge of the carapace [F27(as illustrated in Figure 3 by line “(a)”)].
F28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The size of a crawfish (Palinurus spp.) shall be measured, as shown in Figure 4, as the length of the carapace, parallel to the midline, from the tip of the rostrum to the midpoint of the distal dorsal edge of the carapace.
The size of any bivalve mollusc shall be measured, as shown in Figure 5, across the longest part of the shell.
The size of a spinous spider crab (Maja squinado) shall be measured, as shown in Figure 6, as the length of the carapace, along the midline, from the edge of the carapace between the rostrums to the posterior edge of the carapace.
The size of an edible crab (Cancer pagurus) shall be measured, as shown in Figure 7, as the maximum width of the carapace measured perpendicular to the antero-posterior midline of the carapace.
The size of a whelk (Buccinum spp.) shall be measured, as shown in Figure 8, as the length of the shell.
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Textual Amendments
F26Words in Annex 4 point 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(33)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F27Words in Annex 4 point 3 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(33)(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F28Annex 4 point 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(33)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F29Annex 4 point 10 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(33)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
a In [F30United Kingdom] waters in ICES division 4a. In ICES Divisions 4b and 4c, a minimum conservation reference size of 130 mm shall apply. | |
b In an area in ICES divisions 4b and 4c limited by a point at 53°28′22″ N, 0°09′24″ E, on the coast of England, a straight line joining this point with 53°28′22″ N, 0°22′24″ E, the 6-mile boundary of the United Kingdom, and a straight line connecting a point at 51°54′06″ N, 1°30′30″ E, with a point on the coast of England at 51°55′48″ N, 1°17′00″ E, a minimum conservation reference size of 115 mm shall apply. | |
c For edible crabs caught in pots or creels, a maximum of 1 % by weight of the total catch of edible crab may consist of detached claws. For edible crabs caught with any other fishing gear, a maximum of 75 kg of detached crab claws may be landed. | |
d By way of derogation from Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the minimum conservation reference sizes of sardine, anchovy, herring, horse mackerel and mackerel shall not apply within a limit of 10 % by live weight of the total catches retained on board of each of those species. The percentage of sardine, anchovy, herring, horse mackerel or mackerel below minimum conservation reference size shall be calculated as the proportion by live weight of all marine organisms on board after sorting or on landing. The percentage may be calculated on the basis of one or more representative samples. The limit of 10 % shall not be exceeded during transhipment, landing, transportation, storage, display or sale. | |
Species | North Sea |
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Cod (Gadus morhua) | 35 cm |
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | 30 cm |
Saithe (Pollachius virens) | 35 cm |
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) | 30 cm |
Hake (Merluccius merluccius) | 27 cm |
Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) | 20 cm |
Sole (Solea spp.) | 24 cm |
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) | 27 cm |
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) | 27 cm |
Ling (Molva molva) | 63 cm |
Blue ling (Molva dipterygia) | 70 cm |
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) | Total length 85 mm, Carapace length 25 mm Norway lobster tails 46 mm |
Mackerel (Scomber spp.) | 30 cmd |
Herring (Clupea harengus) | 20 cmd |
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) | 15 cmd |
Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) | 12 cm or 90 individuals per kgd |
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) | 42 cm |
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) | 11 cmd |
Lobster (Homarus gammarus) | 87 mm (carapace length) |
Spinous spider crab (Maja squinado) | 120 mm |
Queen scallop (Chalamys spp.) | 40 mm |
Grooved carpetshell (Ruditapes decussatus) | 40 mm |
Carpetshell (Venerupis pullastra) | 38 mm |
Short-necked clam (Venerupis philippinarum) | 35 mm |
Clam (Venus verrucosa) | 40 mm |
Hard clam (Callista chione) | 6 cm |
Razor clam (Ensis spp.) | 10 cm |
Surf clams (Spisula solida) | 25 mm |
Donax clams (Donax spp.) | 25 mm |
Bean solen (Pharus legumen) | 65 mm |
Whelk (Buccinum undatum.) | 45 mm |
Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) | 750 g |
Crawfish (Palinurus spp.) | 95 mm (carapace length) |
Deepwater rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostirs) | 22 mm (carapace length) |
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) | 140 mma b c |
Scallop (Pecten maximus) | 100 mm |
Cod (Gadus morhua) | 30 cm |
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | 27 cm |
Saithe (Pollachius virens) | 30 cm |
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) | — |
Hake (Merluccius merluccius) | 30 cm |
Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) | 25 cm |
Sole (Solea spp.) | 24 cm |
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) | 27 cm |
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) | 23 cm |
Ling (Molva molva) | — |
Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) | — |
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) | Total length 105 mm Norway lobster tails 59 mm Carapace length 32 mm |
Mackerel (Scomber spp.) | 20 cmd |
Herring (Clupea harengus) | 18 cmd |
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) | 15 cmd |
Lobster (Homarus gammarus) | Total length 220 mm Carapace length 78 mm |
Textual Amendments
F30Words in Annex 5 Pt. A table footnote substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F31Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1.1 omitted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(i) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1542, regs. 1(2), 17(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
the associated conditions set out in that table are complied with, and by-catches of cod, haddock and saithe do not exceed 20 % of the total catch in live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip; or
other selectivity modifications are used which have been [F34authorised by a fisheries administration following scientific assessment and approval]. Those selectivity modifications shall result in the same or better selectivity characteristics for cod, haddock and saithe as that of 120 mm.
Textual Amendments
F34Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1.2(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(ii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F32Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F33Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
a Vessels shall be prohibited from using any beam trawl with a mesh size between 32 and 99 mm north of a line joined by the following points by a point on the East Coast of the United Kingdom at latitude 55° N, then east to latitude 55°, longitude 5° E, then north to latitude 56° N and east to a point on the west coast of Denmark at latitude 56° N. It is prohibited to use any beam trawl of mesh size range 32 to 119 mm within ICES Division 2a and that part of ICES Sub-area 4 to the north of 56° 00′ N. | ||
Mesh Size | Geographical Areas | Conditions |
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At least 100 mma | North Sea south of 57° 30′ N | Directed fishing for plaice and sole with otter trawls, beam trawls, and seines. A square mesh panel of at least 90 mm shall be fitted. |
At least 80 mma | ICES Divisions 4b and 4c | Directed fishing for sole with beam trawls. A panel with a mesh size of at least 180 mm fitted in the upper half of the anterior part of the net shall be fitted. Directed fishing for whiting, mackerel and species not subject to catch limits with bottom trawls. A square mesh panel of at least 80 mm shall be fitted. |
At least 80 mm | North Sea | Directed fishing for Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). A square mesh panel of at least 120 mm or sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm or equivalent selectivity device shall be fitted. Directed fishing for species not subject to catch limits and which are not covered elsewhere in the table. A square mesh panel of at least 80 mm shall be fitted. Directed fishing for skates and rays. |
At least 80 mm | ICES division 4c | Directed fishing for sole using otter trawls. A square mesh panel of at least 80 mm shall be fitted. |
F35. . . | F35. . . | F35. . . |
At least 40 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for squid (Lolignidae, Ommastrephidae). |
F36. . . | F36. . . | F36. . . |
At least 32 mm | Whole area F37... | Directed fishing for Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis). A sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 19 mm or equivalent selectivity device shall be fitted. |
At least 16 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for small pelagic species which are not covered elsewhere in the table. Directed fishing for Norway pout. A sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm in the Norway pout fishery shall be fitted. Directed fishing for common and Aesop shrimps. A separator trawl or sorting grid must be fitted in accordance with nationally or regionally established rules. |
Less than 16 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for sandeel. |
Textual Amendments
F35Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(iii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F36Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(iii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F37Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(iii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F38Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 2.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Mesh Size | Geographical Areas | Conditions |
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At least 100 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for haddock, whiting, dab and bass |
At least 90 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for flatfish or species not subject to catch limits and which are not covered elsewhere in the table |
At least 50 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for small pelagic species which are not covered elsewhere in the table |
the east coast of England at latitude 55°30′ N
55°30′ N, 01°00′ W
58°00′ N, 01°00′ W
58°00′ N, 02°00′ W
the east coast of Scotland at longitude 02°00′ W.
Textual Amendments
F39Annex 5 Pt. C point 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
The engine power of the vessels does not exceed 221 Kw and their overall length does not exceed 24 m; and
The beam length or aggregated beam length, measured as the sum of each beam, is no more than 9 m, or cannot be extended to a length greater than 9 m, except when directed fishing for common shrimp (Crangon crangon) with a minimum mesh size of less than 31 mm.
Fishing with any towed gear with a codend mesh size of less than 32 mm or static nets less than 30 mm mesh size shall be prohibited within the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84, and during the following periods mentioned:
from 1 January to 31 March, and from 1 October to 31 December, within ICES statistical area 39E8. For the purpose of this Regulation, that ICES area shall be the area bounded by a line due east from the east coast of the United Kingdom along latitude 55°00′ N to a point at longitude 1°00′ W, from there due north to a point at latitude 55°30′ N and from there due west to the United Kingdom coast;
from 1 January to 31 March, and from 1 October to 31 December, within the inner waters of the Moray Firth west of longitude 3°30′ W, and in the inner waters of the Firth of Forth west of longitude 3°00′ W,
F40...
Textual Amendments
F40Words in Annex 5 Pt. C point 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F41Annex 5 Pt. C point 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(c)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Bottom set gillnets used for directed fishing for hake of a mesh size of at least 100 mm and no more than 100 meshes deep, where the total length of all nets deployed does not exceed 25 km per vessel and the maximum soak time is 24 hours;
Entangling nets used for directed fishing for anglerfish of a mesh size of at least 250 mm and no more than 15 meshes deep, where the total length of all nets deployed does not exceed 100 km and the maximum soak time is 72 hours.
Textual Amendments
F43Word in Annex 5 Pt. C point 6.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(c)(v)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F44Words in Annex 5 Pt. C point 6.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(c)(v)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F45Words in Annex 5 Pt. C point 6.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(c)(v)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F42Words in Annex 5 Pt. C point 6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(c)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F46Words in Annex 5 Pt. D point 1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(d)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
a point on east coast of the United Kingdom at latitude 55° N
east to latitude 55° N, longitude 5° E
north to latitude 56° N
east to a point on the west coast of Denmark at latitude 56° N.
The following conditions shall apply:
no more than 5 % of [F52all the beam trawlers in the United Kingdom fleet] use the electric pulse trawl;
the maximum electrical power in kW for each beam trawl is no more than the length in metres of the beam multiplied by 1,25;
the effective voltage between the electrodes is no more than 15 V;
the vessel is equipped with an automatic computer management system which records the maximum power used per beam and the effective voltage between electrodes for at least the last 100 tows. It is not possible for non-authorised personnel to modify this automatic computer management system;
it is prohibited to use one or more tickler chains in front of the footrope.
Textual Amendments
F52Words in Annex 5 Pt. D point 2(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(d)(ii)(ff); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F47Words in Annex 5 Pt. D point 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(d)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F48Words in Annex 5 Pt. D point 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(d)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F49Word in Annex 5 Pt. D point 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(d)(ii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F50Words in Annex 5 Pt. D point 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(d)(ii)(dd); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F51Words in Annex 5 Pt. D point 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(d)(ii)(ee); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F53Annex 5 Pt. D point 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(d)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F54Annex 5 Pt. D point 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(d)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
a In ICES divisions 6a and 7a a minimum conservation reference size of total length of 70 mm and a carapace length of 20 mm shall apply. | |
b In ICES divisions 6a and 7a a minimum conservation reference size of 37 mm shall apply. | |
c In [F55United Kingdom] waters in ICES sub-areas, 5, 6 south of 56° N and 7, except ICES divisions 7d, 7e and 7f, a minimum conservation reference size of 130 mm shall apply. | |
d For edible crabs caught in pots or creels, a maximum of 1 % by weight of the total catch of edible crab may consist of detached claws. For edible crabs caught with any other fishing gear, a maximum of 75 kg of detached crab claws may be landed. | |
e In ICES division 7a north of 52°30′ N, and ICES division 7d, a minimum conservation reference size of 110 mm shall apply. | |
f By way of derogation from Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the minimum conservation reference sizes of sardine, anchovy, herring, horse mackerel and mackerel shall not apply within a limit of 10 % by live weight of the total catches retained on board of each of those species. | |
Species | Whole area |
---|---|
Cod (Gadus morhua) | 35 cm |
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | 30 cm |
Saithe (Pollachius virens) | 35 cm |
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) | 30 cm |
Hake (Merluccius merluccius) | 27 cm |
Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) | 20 cm |
Sole (Solea spp.) | 24 cm |
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) | 27 cm |
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) | 27 cm |
Ling (Molva molva) | 63 cm |
Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) | 70 cm |
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) Norway Lobster tails | Total length 85 mm, Carapace length 25 mma 46 mmb |
Mackerel (Scomber spp.) | 20 cmf |
Herring (Clupea harengus) | 20 cmf |
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) | 15 cmf |
Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) | 12 cm or 90 individuals per kgf |
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) | 42 cm |
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) | 11 cmf |
Red sea-bream (Pagellus bogaraveo) | 33 cm |
Lobster (Hommarus gammarus) | 87 mm |
Spinous spider crab (Maja squinado) | 120 mm |
Queen scallop (Chlamys spp.) | 40 mm |
Grooved carpetshell (Ruditapes decussatus) | 40 mm |
Carpetshell (Venerupis pullastra) | 38 mm |
Short-necked clam (Venerupis philippinarum) | 35 mm |
Clam (Venus verrucosa) | 40 mm |
Hard clam (Callista chione) | 6 cm |
Razor clam (Ensis spp.) | 10 cm |
Surf clams (Spisula solida) | 25 mm |
Donax clams (Donax spp.) | 25 mm |
Bean solen (Pharus legumen) | 65 mm |
Whelk (Buccinum undatum.) | 45 mm |
Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) | 750 g |
Crawfish (Palinurus spp.) | 95 mm |
Deepwater rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) | 22 mm (carapace length) |
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) | 140 mmc d |
Scallop (Pecten maximus) | 100 mme |
Textual Amendments
F55Words in Annex 6 Pt. A table footnote substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
The percentage of sardine, anchovy, herring, horse mackerel or mackerel below the minimum conservation reference size shall be calculated as the proportion by live weight of all marine organisms on board after sorting or on landing.
The percentage may be calculated on the basis of one or more representative samples. The limit of 10 % shall not be exceeded during transhipment, landing, transportation, storage, display or sale.
Textual Amendments
F56Words in Annex 6 Pt. B point 1.1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
the associated conditions set out in that table are complied with, and by-catches of cod, haddock and saithe do not exceed 20 % of the total catch in live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip; or
other selectivity modifications are used which have been [F57authorised by a fisheries administration following scientific assessment and approval]. Those selectivity modifications shall result in the same or better selectivity characteristics for cod, haddock and saithe as that of 120 mm, or 100 mm in ICES sub-area [F587d]-7k, respectively.
Textual Amendments
F57Words in Annex 6 Pt. B point 1.2(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(b)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F58Word in Annex 6 Pt. B point 1.2(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(b)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
a This is without prejudice to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002f. | ||
b At least 70 mm mesh size shall apply for single rig vessels in ICES division 7a. | ||
c This is without prejudice to Article 2(5) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 737/2012g. | ||
d This provision shall not apply to ICES division 7d. | ||
e This provision shall not apply when directed fishing for whiting, mackerel and species not subject to catch limits in ICES divisions 7d and 7e. | ||
f Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 of 19 March 2002 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of the stock of hake in ICES sub-areas III, IV, V, VI and VII and ICES divisions VIII a, b, d, e (OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 8). | ||
g Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 737/2012 of 14 August 2012 on the protection of certain stocks in the Celtic Sea (OJ L 218, 15.8.2012, p. 8). | ||
Mesh Size | Geographical Areas | Conditions |
---|---|---|
At least 80 mma | ICES sub-area 7 | Directed fishing for hake, megrim and anglerfish, or directed fishing for whiting, mackerel and species not subject to catch limits and which are not covered elsewhere in the table, using bottom trawls. A square mesh panel of at least 120 mm shall be fittedce Directed fishing for sole and species not covered by catch limits, using otter trawls. A square mesh panel of at least 80 mm shall be fittedc. |
At least 80 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)b. A square mesh panel of at least 120 mm or sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm or equivalent selectivity device shall be fitted. |
At least 80 mm | ICES divisions 7a, F59... 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h and 7j | Directed fishing for sole with beam trawls. A panel with a mesh size of at least 180 mmd fitted in the upper half of the anterior part of the net shall be fitted. |
At least 80 mm | ICES divisions 7d and 7e | Directed fishing for whiting, mackerel and species not subject to catch limits and which are not covered elsewhere in the table, using bottom trawls. |
At least 40 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for squid (Lolignidae, Ommastrephidae) |
At least 16 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for small pelagic species which are not covered elsewhere in the table. Directed fishing for common and Aesop shrimps. A separator trawl or sorting grid must be fitted in accordance with nationally established rules |
Less than 16 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for sandeel |
Textual Amendments
F59Word in Annex 6 Pt. B point 1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
a In division 7d, [F60with the exception of directed fishing for bass,] at least 90 mm shall apply. | ||
Mesh Size | Geographical Areas | Conditions |
---|---|---|
At least 100 mma | Whole area | Directed fishing for flatfish or species not subject to catch limits and which are not covered elsewhere in the table Directed fishing for whiting, dab and bass |
At least 50 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for small pelagic species which are not covered elsewhere in the table Directed fishing for red mullet |
Textual Amendments
F60Words in Annex 6 Pt. B point 2 table footnote inserted (31.12.2021) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment etc.) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1429), regs. 1(1), 7(2)
From 1 January to 31 March, and from 1 October to 31 December, each year, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity using any towed gear or static nets in the area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:
55°25′ N, 7°07′ W
55°25′ N, 7°00′ W
55°18′ N, 6°50′ W
55°17′ N, 6°50′ W
55°17′ N, 6°52′ W
55°25′ N, 7°07 W.
Textual Amendments
F61Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 2.1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
It shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using pots and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that:
no fishing gear other than pots and creels are carried on board; and
by-catches of a species subject to the landing obligation are landed and counted against quotas.
no net of mesh size greater than or equal to 55 mm is carried on board; and
by-catches of a species subject to the landing obligation are landed and counted against quotas.
In the period from 14 February to 30 April each year it shall be prohibited to use any dermersal trawl, seine or similar towed net, any gillnet, entangling net or trammel net or any fishing gear incorporating hooks [F62in United Kingdom waters] within that part of ICES division 7a enclosed by the east coast of Ireland and the east coast of Northern Ireland and straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:
a point on the east coast of the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland at 54°30′ N
54°30′ N, 04°50′ W
53°15′ N, 04°50′ W
a point on the east coast of Ireland at 53°15′ N.
Textual Amendments
F62Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 3.1 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F63Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 3.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
All fishing, except with longlines, shall be prohibited in [F64United Kingdom waters of] the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:
Textual Amendments
F64Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 4 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
57°00′ N, 15°00′ W
57°00′ N, 14°00′ W
56°30′ N, 14°00′ W
56°30′ N, 15°00′ W
57°00′ N, 15°00′ W.
Textual Amendments
F65Annex 6 Pt. C point 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(v); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Edge of Scottish continental shelf
59°58′ N, 07°00′ W
59°55′ N, 06°47′ W
59°51′ N, 06°28′ W
59°45′ N, 06°38′ W
59°27′ N, 06°42′ W
59°22′ N, 06°47′ W
59°15′ N, 07°15′ W
59°07′ N, 07°31′ W
58°52′ N, 07°44′ W
58°44′ N, 08°11′ W
58°43′ N, 08°27′ W
58°28′ N, 09°16′ W
58°15′ N, 09°32′ W
58°15′ N, 09°45′ W
58°30′ N, 09°45′ W
59°30′ N, 07°00′ W
59°58′ N, 07°00′ W
Edge of Rosemary bank
60°00′ N, 11°00′ W
59°00′ N, 11°00′ W
59°00′ N, 09°00′ W
59°30′ N, 09°00′ W
59°30′ N, 10°00′ W
60°00′ N, 10°00′ W
60°00′ N, 11°00′ W
Not including the area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:
59°15′ N, 10°24′ W
59°10′ N, 10°22′ W
59°08′ N, 10°07′ W
59°11′ N, 09°59′ W
59°15′ N, 09°58′ W
59°22′ N, 10°02′ W
59°23′ N, 10°11′ W
59°20′ N, 10°19′ W
59°15′ N, 10°24′ W.
it shall immediately cease fishing and exit the area in which it is present;
it may not re-enter either of the areas until its catch has been landed;
it may not return to the sea any quantity of blue ling.
Textual Amendments
F66Annex 6 Pt. C point 6.3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(vi); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
a point on the south coast of the United Kingdom at 02°00′ W
49° 30′ N, 2° 00′ W
49° 30′ N, 7° 00′ W
52° 00′ N, 7° 00′ W
a point on the west coast of the United Kingdom at 52° 00′ N.
Textual Amendments
F67Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 7.1 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(vii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
static nets and/or hand lines;
demersal trawls, Danish seines or other similar towed nets, with a mesh size greater than 80 mm.
Textual Amendments
F69Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 8.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(ix); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
The engine power of the vessels does not exceed 221 Kw and their length does not exceed 24 m; and
The beam length or aggregated beam length, measured as the sum of each beam, is no more than 9 m, or cannot be extended to a length greater than 9 m, except when directed fishing for common shrimp (Crangon crangon) with a codend mesh size of less than 31 mm.
Textual Amendments
F68Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 8 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(viii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Bottom set gillnets used for directed fishing for hake with a mesh size of at least 100 mm and no more than 100 meshes deep, where the total length of all nets deployed does not exceed 25 km per vessel and the maximum soak time is 24 hours.
Entangling nets used for directed fishing for anglerfish with a mesh size of at least 250 mm and no more than 15 meshes deep, where the total length of all nets deployed does not exceed 100 km and the maximum soak time is 72 hours.
Textual Amendments
F72Word in Annex 6 Pt. C point 9.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(xi)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F73Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 9.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(xi)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F74Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 9.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(xi)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F70Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 9 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(x)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F71Words in Annex 6 Pt. C point 9 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(35)(c)(x)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
a F75. . . | |
b F75. . . | |
c F75. . . | |
e For edible crabs caught in pots or creels, a maximum of 1 % by weight of the total catch of edible crab may consist of detached claws. For edible crabs caught with any other fishing gear, a maximum of 75 kg of detached crab claws may be landed. | |
f By way of derogation from Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the minimum conservation reference sizes of sardine, anchovy, herring, horse mackerel and mackerel shall not apply within a limit of 10 % by live weight of the total catches retained on board of each of those species. The percentage of sardine, anchovy, herring, horse mackerel or mackerel below the minimum conservation reference size shall be calculated as the proportion by live weight of all marine organisms on board after sorting or on landing. The percentage may be calculated on the basis of one or more representative samples. The limit of 10 % shall not be exceeded during transhipment, landing, transportation, storage, display or sale. | |
g No more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 15 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the catches shall be 1,20. These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation. | |
Species | Whole area |
---|---|
Cod (Gadus morhua) | 35 cm |
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | 30 cm |
Saithe (Pollachius virens) | 35 cm |
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) | 30 cm |
Hake (Merluccius merluccius) | 27 cm |
Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.) | 20 cm |
Sole (Solea spp.) | 24 cm |
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) | 27 cm |
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) | 27 cm |
Ling (Molva molva) | 63 cm |
Blue ling (Molva dypterygia) | 70 cm |
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) | Total length 70 mm, Carapace length 20 mm |
Norway Lobster tails | 37 mm |
Mackerel (Scomber spp.) | 20 cmf |
Herring (Clupea harengus) | 20 cmf |
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) | 15 cm F75. . . f g |
Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) | 12 cm or 90 individuals per kg F75. . . f |
Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) | 36 cm |
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) | 11 cmf |
Red sea-bream (Pagellus bogaraveo) | 33 cm |
Lobster (Hommarus gammarus) | 87 mm |
Spinous spider crab (Maja squinado) | 120 mm |
Queen scallop (Chlamys spp.) | 40 mm |
Grooved carpetshell (Ruditapes decussatus) | 40 mm |
Carpetshell (Venerupis pullastra) | 38 mm |
Short-necked clam (Venerupis philippinarum) | 35 mm |
Clam (Venus verrucosa) | 40 mm |
Hard clam (Callista chione) | 6 cm |
Razor clam (Ensis spp.) | 10 cm |
Surf clams (Spisula solida) | 25 mm |
Donax clams (Donax spp.) | 25 mm |
Bean solen (Pharus legumen) | 65 mm |
Whelk (Buccinum undatum.) | 45 mm |
Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) | 750 g F75. . . |
Crawfish (Palinurus spp.) | 95 mm |
Deepwater rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) | 22 mm (carapace length) |
Edible crab (Cancer pagurus) | 140 mmd e |
Scallop (Pecten maximus) | 100 mm |
Textual Amendments
F75Annex 7 Pt. A table footnotes omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F76Words in Annex 7 Pt. A table footnote substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(a)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F77Words in Annex 7 Pt. A table footnote substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(a)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F78Words in Annex 7 Pt. B point 1.1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Marginal Citations
M1For directed fishing for Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), a square mesh panel of at least 100 mm or equivalent selectivity device shall be fitted when fishing in ICES [division 8d]. For directed fishing for sole with beam trawls, a panel with a mesh size of at least 180 mm fitted in the upper half of the anterior part of the net shall be fitted. [Editorial note: Words in Annex 7 Pt. B point 1.1 footnote substituted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(b)(iii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)]
the associated conditions set out in that table are complied with, and by-catches of hake do not exceed 20 % of the total catch in live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip; or
Textual Amendments
F79Words in Annex 7 Pt. B point 1.2(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(b)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F80Words in Annex 7 Pt. B point 1.2(ii) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(b)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Mesh Size | Geographical Areas | Conditions |
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At least 55mm | Whole area F81... | Directed fishing for species not subject to catch limits and which are not covered elsewhere in the table Directed fishing for red sea bream Directed fishing for mackerel, horse mackerel and blue whiting with bottom trawls |
At least 35mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for wedge sole |
F82. . . | F82. . . | F82. . . |
At least 16 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for small pelagic species which are not covered elsewhere in the table Directed fishing for shrimps (Palaemon serratus, Crangon crangon), and crab (Polybius henslowi) |
Less than 16 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for sandeel |
Textual Amendments
F81Words in Annex 7 Pt. B point 1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(b)(iii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F82Words in Annex 7 Pt. B point 1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(b)(iii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F83Words in Annex 7 Pt. B point 2.1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
a A mesh size of less than 40 mm may be used for sardines. | ||
Mesh Size | Geographical Areas | Conditions |
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At least 80 mm | Whole area F84... | Directed fishing for sea bass, whiting, turbot, flounder and pollack |
At least 60 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for species not subject to catch limits and which are not covered elsewhere in the table |
At least 50 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for small pelagic speciesa which are not covered elsewhere in the table |
At least 40 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for red mullet, shrimps (Penaeus spp.), mantis shrimp, wedge sole and wrasse |
Textual Amendments
F84Words in Annex 7 Pt. B point 2 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(b)(v); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F85Annex 7 Pt. C point 1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F86Annex 7 Pt. C point 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F87Annex 7 Pt. C point 3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(c)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Bottom set gillnets used for directed fishing for hake of a mesh size of at least [F89100mm in United Kingdom waters of ICES division 8d] and no more than 100 meshes deep, where the total length of all nets deployed does not exceed 25 km per vessel and the maximum soak time is 24 hours.
Entangling nets used for directed fishing for anglerfish of a mesh size of at least 250 mm and no more than 15 meshes deep, where the total length of all nets deployed does not exceed 100 km and the maximum soak time is 72 hours.
F90...
Textual Amendments
F89Words in Annex 7 Pt. C point 4.1 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(c)(iii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F90Words in Annex 7 Pt. C point 4.1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(c)(iii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F91Word in Annex 7 Pt. C point 4.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(c)(iv)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F92Words in Annex 7 Pt. C point 4.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(c)(iv)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F93Words in Annex 7 Pt. C point 4.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(c)(iv)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F94Annex 7 Pt. C point 4.3 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(c)(v); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F88Words in Annex 7 Pt. C point 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(36)(c)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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Textual Amendments
F95Annexes 8-11 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(37); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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Species | NEAFC |
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Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) | 30 cm |
Ling (Molva molva) | 63 cm |
Blue ling (Molva dipterygia) | 70 cm |
Mackerel (Scomber spp.) | 30 cm |
Herring (Clupea harengus) | 20 cm |
The following codend mesh sizes shall apply in the NEAFC Regulatory Area.
Codend Mesh Size | Geographical Areas | Conditions |
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At least 100 mm | Whole area | None |
At least 35 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for blue whiting |
At least 32 mm | ICES sub-areas 1 and 2 | Directed fishing for Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis). A sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 22 shall be fitted |
At least 16 mm | Whole area | Directed fishing for mackerel, capelin and argentines |
The following mesh sizes for static nets shall apply in the NEAFC Regulatory Area.
Mesh Size | Geographical Areas | Conditions |
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At least 220 mm | Whole area | None |
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, it shall be permitted to catch redfish from 11 May to 31 December in the area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system (the ‘Redfish Conservation Area’):
64°45′ N, 28°30′ W
62°50′ N, 25°45′ W
61°55′ N, 26°45′ W
61°00′ N, 26°30′ W
59°00′ N, 30°00′ W
59°00′ N, 34°00′ W
61°30′ N, 34°00′ W
62°50′ N, 36°00′ W
64°45′ N, 28°30′ W.
Textual Amendments
F96Words in Annex 12 Pt. C point 1.1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F97Words in Annex 12 Pt. C point 1.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(a)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F98Words in Annex 12 Pt. C point 1.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(a)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F99Words in Annex 12 Pt. C point 1.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(a)(ii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F100Words in Annex 12 Pt. C point 1.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(a)(ii)(dd); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Edge of Scottish continental shelf
59°58′ N, 07°00′ W
59°55′ N, 06°47′ W
59°51′ N, 06°28′ W
59°45′ N, 06°38′ W
59°27′ N, 06°42′ W
59°22′ N, 06°47′ W
59°15′ N, 07°15′ W
59°07′ N, 07°31′ W
58°52′ N, 07°44′ W
58°44′ N, 08°11′ W
58°43′ N, 08°27′ W
58°28′ N, 09°16′ W
58°15′ N, 09°32′ W
58°15′ N, 09°45′ W
58°30′ N, 09°45′ W
59°30′ N, 07°00′ W
59°58′ N, 07°00′ W;
Edge of Rosemary bank
60°00′ N, 11°00′ W
59°00′ N, 11°00′ W
59°00′ N, 09°00′ W
59°30′ N, 09°00′ W
59°30′ N, 10°00′ W
60°00′ N, 10°00′ W
60°00′ N, 11°00′ W
Not including the area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:
59°15′ N, 10°24′ W
59°10′ N, 10°22′ W
59°08′ N, 10°07′ W
59°11′ N, 09°59′ W
59°15′ N, 09°58′ W
59°22′ N, 10°02′ W
59°23′ N, 10°11′ W
59°20′ N, 10°19′ W
59°15′ N, 10°24′ W.
Fishing for blue ling using any fishing gear within the period and areas referred to in point 2.1 shall be prohibited.
it shall immediately cease fishing and exit the area in which it is present;
it may not re-enter either of the areas until its catch has been landed;
it may not return to the sea any quantity of blue ling.
Textual Amendments
F101Words in Annex 12 Pt. C point 2.5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(a)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
60°58.76′ N, 27°27.32′ W
60°56.02′ N, 27°31.16′ W
60°59.76′ N, 27°43.48′ W
61°03.00′ N, 27°39.41′ W
60°58.76′ N, 27°27.32′ W.
Textual Amendments
F102Words in Annex 12 Pt. C point 3.6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(a)(iv)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F103Words in Annex 12 Pt. C point 3.6 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(a)(iv)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F104Words in Annex 12 Pt. C point 3.6 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(a)(iv)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F105Annex 12 Pt. C point 3.7 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(a)(v); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
All fishing, except with longlines, shall be prohibited in the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:
57°00′ N, 15°00′ W
57°00′ N, 14°00′ W
56°30′ N, 14°00′ W
56°30′ N, 15°00′ W
57°00′ N, 15°00′ W.
Part of the Reykjanes Ridge:
55°04.5327′ N, 36°49.0135′ W
55°05.4804′ N, 35°58.9784′ W
54°58.9914′ N, 34°41.3634′ W
54°41.1841′ N, 34°00.0514′ W
54°00′ N, 34°00′ W
53°54.6406′ N, 34°49.9842′ W
53°58.9668′ N, 36°39.1260′ W
55°04.5327′ N, 36°49.0135′ W
Northern MAR Area:
59°45′ N, 33°30′ W
57°30′ N, 27°30′ W
56°45′ N, 28°30′ W
59°15′ N, 34°30′ W
59°45′ N, 33°30′ W
Middle MAR Area (Charlie-Gibbs Fracture zone and Subpolar Frontal Region):
53°30′ N, 38°00′ W
53°30′ N, 36°49′ W
55°04.5327′ N, 36°49′ W
54°58.9914′ N, 34°41.3634′ W
54°41.1841′ N, 34°00′ W
53°30′ N, 30°00′ W
51°30′ N, 28°00′ W
49°00′ N, 26°30′ W
49°00′ N, 30°30′ W
51°30′ N, 32°00′ W
51°30′ N, 38°00′ W
53°30′ N, 38°00′ W
Southern MAR Area:
44°30′ N, 30°30′ W
44°30′ N, 27°00′ W
43°15′ N, 27°15′ W
43°15′ N, 31°00′ W
44°30′ N, 30°30′ W
The Altair Seamounts:
45°00′ N, 34°35′ W
45°00′ N, 33°45′ W
44°25′ N, 33°45′ W
44°25′ N, 34°35′ W
45°00′ N, 34°35′ W
The Antialtair Seamounts:
43°45′ N, 22°50′ W
43°45′ N, 22°05′ W
43°25′ N, 22°05′ W
43°25′ N, 22°50′ W
43°45′ N, 22°50′ W
Hatton Bank:
59°26′ N, 14°30′ W
59°12′ N, 15°08′ W
59°01′ N, 17°00′ W
58°50′ N, 17°38′ W
58°30′ N, 17°52′ W
58°30′ N, 18°22′ W
58°03′ N, 18°22′ W
58°03′ N, 17°30′ W
57°55′ N, 17°30′ W
57°45′ N, 19°15′ W
58°11.15′ N, 18°57.51′ W
58°11.57′ N, 19°11.97′ W
58°27.75′ N, 19°11.65′ W
58°39.09′ N, 19°14.28′ W
58°38.11′ N, 19°01.29′ W
58°53.14′ N, 18°43.54′ W
59°00.29′ N, 18°01.31′ W
59°08.01′ N, 17°49.31′ W
59°08.75′ N, 18°01.47′ W
59°15.16′ N, 18°01.56′ W
59°24.17′ N, 17°31.22′ W
59°21.77′ N, 17°15.36′ W
59°26.91′ N, 17°01.66′ W
59°42.69′ N, 16°45.96′ W
59°20.97′ N, 15°44.75′ W
59°21′ N, 15°40′ W
59°26′ N, 14°30′ W
North-West Rockall:
57°00′ N, 14°53′ W
57°37′ N, 14°42′ W
57°55′ N, 14°24′ W
58°15′ N, 13°50′ W
57°57′ N, 13°09′ W
57°50′ N, 13°14′ W
57°57′ N, 13°45′ W
57°49′ N, 14°06′ W
57°29′ N, 14°19′ W
57°22′ N, 14°19′ W
57°00′ N, 14°34′ W
56°56′ N, 14°36′ W
56°56′ N, 14°51′ W
57°00′ N, 14°53′ W
South-West Rockall (Empress of Britain Bank):
Area 1
56°24′ N, 15°37′ W
56°21′ N, 14°58′ W
56°04′ N, 15°10′ W
55°51′ N, 15°37′ W
56°10′ N, 15°52′ W
56°24′ N, 15°37′ W
Area 2
55°56.90 N -16°11.30 W
55°58.20 N -16°11.30 W
55°58.30 N -16°02.80 W
55°56.90 N -16°02.80 W
55°56.90 N -16°11.30 W
Area 3
55°49.90 N -15°56.00 W
55°48.50 N -15°56.00 W
55°48.30 N -15°50.60 W
55°49.60 N -15°50.60 W
55°49.90 N -15°56.00 W
Edora’s bank
56°26.00 N -22°26.00 W
56°28.00 N -22°04.00 W
56°16.00 N -21°42.00 W
56°05.00 N -21°40.00 W
55°55.00 N -21°47.00 W
55°45.00 N -22°00.00 W
55°43.00 N -23°14.00 W
55°50.00 N -23°16.00 W
56°05.00 N -23°06.00 W
56°18.00 N -22°43.00 W
56°26.00 N -22°26.00 W
Southwest Rockall Bank
Area 1
55°58.16 N -16°13.18 W
55°58.24 N -16°02.56 W
55°54.86 N -16°05.55 W
55°58.16 N -16°13.18 W
Area 2
55°55.86 N -15°40.84 W
55°51.00 N -15°37.00 W
55°47.86 N -15°53.81 W
55°49.29 N -15°56.39 W
55°55.86 N -15°40.84 W
Hatton-Rockall Basin
Area 1
58°00.15 N-15°27.23 W
58°00.15 N -15°38.26 W
57°54.19 N -15°38.26 W
57°54.19 N -15°27.23 W
58°00.15 N -15°27.23 W
Area 2
58°06.46 N -16°37.15 W
58°15.93 N -16°28.46 W
58°06.77 N -16°10.40 W
58°03.43 N -16° 10.43 W
58°01.49 N -16°25.19 W
58°02.62 N -16°36.96 W
58°06.46 N -16°37.15 W
Hatton Bank 2
Area 1
57°51.76 N -18°05.87 W
57°55.00 N -17°30.00 W
58°03.00 N -17°30.00 W
57°53.10 N -16°56.33 W
57°35.11 N -18°02.01 W
57°51.76 N -18°05.87 W
Area 2
57°59.96 N -19°05.05 W
57°45.00 N -19°15.00 W
57°50.07 N -18°23.82 W
57°31.13 N -18°21.28 W
57°14.09 N -19°28.43 W
57°02.21 N -19°27.53 W
56°53.12 N -19°28.97 W
56°50.22 N -19°33.62 W
56°46.68 N -19°53.72 W
57°00.04 N -20°04.22 W
57°10.31 N -19°55.24 W
57°32.67 N -19°52.64 W
57°46.68 N -19°37.86 W
57°59.96 N -19°05.05 W
Logachev Mound:
55°17′ N, 16°10′ W
55°34′ N, 15°07′ W
55°50′ N, 15°15′ W
55°33′ N, 16°16′ W
55°17′ N, 16°10′ W
West Rockall Mound:
57°20′ N, 16°30′ W
57°05′ N, 15°58′ W
56°21′ N, 17°17′ W
56°40′ N, 17°50′ W
57°20′ N, 16°30′ W
Textual Amendments
F106Words in Annex 12 Pt. D point 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(38)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
The following measures to monitor and reduce incidental catches of sensitive species shall apply:
The measures set out in Parts A, B and C.
[F107A fisheries administration must] take the necessary steps to collect scientific data on incidental catches of sensitive species.
[F108As a result of scientific evidence, validated by ICES or a similar independent scientific body recognised at international level, of negative impacts of fishing gear on sensitive species, a fisheries administration may, by regulations made under Article 15, provide for additional mitigation measures for the reduction of incidental catches of the concerned species or in a concerned area.]
[F109A fisheries administration must] monitor and assess the effectiveness of the mitigation measures established under this Annex.
Textual Amendments
F107Words in Annex 13 point 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F108Annex 13 point 3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F109Words in Annex 13 point 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Area | Gear |
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F110. . . | F110. . . |
F110. . . | F110. . . |
ICES sub-area 4 F111... | Any bottom-set gill net or entangling net, or combination of these nets, the total length of which does not exceed 400 m |
Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net ≥ 220 mm | |
ICES divisions 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h and 7j | Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net |
ICES division 7d | Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net |
Textual Amendments
F110Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 1.1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F111Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 1.1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F112Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 1.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Textual Amendments
F113Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 1.3 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Area | Gear |
---|---|
ICES sub-areas 6, 7 and 8 | Pelagic trawls (single and pair) |
F115. . . | F115. . . |
ICES divisions 6a, 7a, F116... | Bottom-set gillnet or entangling nets using mesh sizes equal to or greater than 80 mm |
ICES sub area 4, ICES division 6a, and ICES sub-area 7 F117... | Driftnets |
[F118ICES sub-area 4] | Pelagic trawls (single and pair) |
ICES sub-areas 6, 7, 8 F119... | High-opening trawls |
F120. . . | F120. . . |
Textual Amendments
F115Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 2.1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(v)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F116Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 2.1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(v)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F117Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 2.1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(v)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F118Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 2.1 table substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(v)(dd); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F119Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 2.1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(v)(ee); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F120Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 2.1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(v)(ff); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F114Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 2.1 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F121Words in Annex 13 Pt. A point 2.2 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(d)(vi); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Where the data referred to in point 2 of the introductory paragraph of this Annex indicate a level of incidental catches of seabirds in specific fisheries which constitutes a serious threat to the conservation status of those seabirds, [F122a fisheries administration must require the use of] bird scaring lines and/or weighted lines, if it is scientifically proven that such use has a conservation benefit in that area, and where practical and beneficial shall set longlines during the hours of darkness with the minimum of deck lighting necessary for safety.
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F122Words in Annex 13 Pt. B substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(e); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F123Annex 13 Pt. C omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(39)(f); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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F124Annex 14 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(40); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
For the purposes of this Annex:
the Kattegat is limited in the north by a line drawn from Skagen Lighthouse to the lighthouse in Tistlarna, and from there to the nearest point on the Swedish coast, and in the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre Head to Gniben Point, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg, and from Gilbjerg Head to the Kullen,
the Skagerrak is limited in the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes, and in the south by a line drawn from Skagen Lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tistlarna, and from there to the nearest point on the Swedish coast,
the North Sea shall comprise ICES sub-area 4, the adjacent part of ICES Division 2a lying south of latitude 64° N, and that part of ICES Division 3a which is not covered by the definition of Skagerrak given in the second indent.
Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks in the north-east Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the north-east Atlantic and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 (OJ L 354, 23.12.2016, p. 1).
To be phased-in over a two-year period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
A mesh size of at least 220 mm shall be used when fishing for anglerfish. A mesh size of at least 110 mm shall be used when directed fishing for pollack and hake in ICES divisions 7d and 7e.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 of 18 October 2018 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2019-2021 (OJ L 327, 21.12.2018, p. 8).
This provision is without prejudice to Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002.
For directed fishing for anglerfish a mesh size of at least 220 mm shall be used.
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