Article 8U.K.Survivability exemption for turbot
1.The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the Union waters of ICES subarea 4 to catches of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) with beam trawls with a cod-end larger than 80 mm (TBB).
2.The exemption referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provisionally applicable until 31 December 2020. Member States having a direct management interest shall submit, as soon as possible and not later than by 1 May 2020, additional scientific information supporting the exemption laid down in paragraph 1. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) shall assess the provided scientific information by 31 July 2020.
3.When discarding turbot caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the turbot shall be released immediately.