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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2014 of 21 August 2020 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2021-2023
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For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
‘Netgrid selectivity device’ means a selectivity device consisting of a four panel section inserted into a two-panel trawl with an inclined sheet of diamond mesh netting with a mesh size of at least 200 mm, leading to an escape hole in the top of the trawl;
‘Flemish panel’ means the last tapered netting section of a beam trawl whose:
posterior is directly attached to the cod-end,
upper and lower netting sections are constructed of at least 120 mm mesh as measured between the knots,
stretched length is at least 3 m;
‘Benthos release panel’ means a panel of larger mesh or square mesh netting fitted into the lower panel of a trawl, usually a beam trawl to release any benthic material and seabed debris before it passes into the codend;
‘SepNep’ means an otter trawl which:
is constructed within the mesh size range of 80 to 99 +≥ 100 mm,
is fitted with multiple cod-ends of mesh sizes ranging from at least 80 to 120 mm attached to a single extension piece, the uppermost cod-end being constructed with a mesh size of at least 120 mm and fitted with a separation panel with a maximum mesh size of 105 mm, and
may furthermore be fitted with an optional selection grid with a bar spacing of at least 17 mm provided it is constructed in such a way so as to allow the escape of small Norway lobster.
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