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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cod-specified-sea-areas-prohibition-of-fishing-order-1989/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1989/142",
  "legislation_title": "The Cod (Specified Sea Areas) (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cod-specified-sea-areas-prohibition-of-fishing-order-1989",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "SEA AREAS IN RESPECT OF WHICH PROHIBITION OF FISHING FOR COD APPLIES",
  "text": "CES Statistical Division VIIb, c (West of Ireland and Porcupine Bank)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Ireland in 54°30' north latitude; thence due west to 18°00' west longitude; thence due south to 52°30' north latitude; thence due east to the coast of Ireland; thence in a northerly direction along the west coast of Ireland to the point of beginning.\nCES Statistical Division VIId (Eastern English Channel)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of France in 51°00' north latitude; thence due west to the coast of England; thence in a westerly direction along the south coast of England to 2°00' west longitude; thence in a southerly direction to the coast of France at Cape de la Hague; thence in a north-easterly direction along the coast of France to the point of beginning.\nCES Statistical Division VIIe (Western English Channel)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning on the south coast of England in 2°00' west longitude; thence in a southerly and westerly direction along the coast of England to a point on the south-west coast in 50°00' north latitude; thence due west to 7°00' west longitude; thence due south to 49°30' north latitude; thence due east to 5°00' west longitude; thence due south to 48°00' north latitude; thence due east to the coast of France; thence in a northerly and north-easterly direction along the coast of France to Cape de la Hague; thence in a northerly direction to the point of beginning.\nCES Statistical Division VIIf (Bristol Channel)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the south coast of Wales in 5°00' west longitude; thence due south to 51°00' north latitude; thence due west to 6°00' west longitude; thence due south to 50°30' north latitude; thence due west to 7°00' west longitude; thence due south to 50°00' north latitude; thence due east to the coast of England; thence along the south-west coast of England and the south coast of Wales to the point of beginning.\nCES Statistical Division VIIg (South-east of Ireland)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point in 9°00' west longitude on the south coast of Ireland; thence due south to 50°00' north latitude; thence due east to 7°00' west longitude; thence due north to 50°30' north latitude; thence due east to 6°00' west longitude; thence due north to 51°00' north latitude; thence due east to 5°00' west longitude; thence due north to the south coast of Wales; thence in a north-westerly direction along the coast of Wales to a point in 52°00' north latitude; thence due west to the south-east coast of Ireland; thence in a south-westerly direction along the coast of Ireland to the point of beginning.\nCES Statistical Division VIIn (Little Sole Bank)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point in 50°00' north latitude 7°00' west longitude; thence due west to 9°00' west longitude; hence due south to 48°00' north latitude; thence due east to 5°00' west longitude; thence due north to 49°30' north latitude; thence due west to 7°00' west longitude; thence due north to the point of beginning.\nCES Statistical Division VIIj (Great Sole Bank)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point in 52°30' north latitude on the west coast of Ireland; thence due west to 12°00' west longitude; thence due south to 48°00' north latitude; thence due east to 9°00' west longitude; thence due north to the south coast of Ireland; thence in a westerly and northerly direction along the coast of Ireland to the point of beginning.\nCES Statistical Division VIIk (West of Great Sole Bank)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point in 52°30' north latitude, 12°00' west longitude; thence due west to 18°00' west longitude; thence due south to 48°00' north latitude; thence due east to 12°00' west longitude; thence due north to the point of beginning.\nCES Statistical Sub-Area VIII (Bay of Biscay)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of France in 48°00' north latitude; thence due west to 18°00' west longitude; thence due south to 43°00' north latitude; thence due east to the coast of Spain; thence in a northerly direction along the coasts of Spain and France to the point of beginning.\nCES Statistical Sub-Area IX (Portuguese Waters)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Spain in 43°00' north latitude; thence due west to 10°00' west longitude; thence due south to 36°00' north latitude; thence due east to a point on the coast of Spain (Punta Marroqui isthmus) in 5°36' west longitude; thence in a north-westerly direction along the south-west coast of Spain, the coast of Portugal, and the north-west coast of Spain to the point of beginning.\nCES Statistical Sub-Area X (Azores Grounds)\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point in 48°00' north latitude, 18°00' west longitude; thence due west to 42°00' west longitude; thence due south to 36°00' north latitude; thence due west to 18°00' west longitude; thence due north to the point of beginning.\nECAF Division 34.1.1. (EC Zone)\nThe waters commonly known as the Moroccan coast bounded by a line drawn from a position on the coast of Spain in 36°00' north latitude and 5°36' west longitude (isthmus of Punta Marroqui); thence due west to 13°00' west longitude; thence due south to 29°00' north latitude; thence in a southerly and westerly direction to a position in 26°00' north latitude and 16°00' west longitude; thence due east to a point on the coast of the continent of Africa in 26°00' north latitude; thence in a northerly and easterly direction along the coast of the continent of Africa to a point in 5°36' west longitude; thence due north to the point of commencement.",
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