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The zoning primarily affects fishing, but also vessels and activities other than fishing. The overview below lists for each type of fisheries and vessel where, how and when the activity concerned is permitted within the Natura 2000 sites of the North Sea Coastal Zone and the Vlakte van de Raan.

Trawling with tickler chains is permitted:

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: until 1 January 2014 outside research areas in the zone III areas near Petten and Eierlandsegat;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: outside the zone I, II and III areas until 1 January 2016 outside the research areas with a licence issued under the Nature Conservation Act;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the Vlakte van de Raan until 1 January 2016 outside the research areas with a licence issued under the Nature Conservation Act.

Shrimp fishing is permitted:

  • in research areas within the Natura 2000 sites of the North Sea Coastal Zone and the Vlakte van de Raan, only where necessary for research purposes;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: until 1 January 2014 in zones II and III outside research areas and thereafter in zone III with a licence issued under the Nature Conservation Act (see also article 4 part a);

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: from 2015 in zone II areas with a licence issued under the Nature Conservation Act if research proves conclusively that shrimp fishing with bobbins has no demonstrable adverse effects on the seabed and its fauna;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: outside the zone I, II and III areas;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of Vlakte van de Raan outside the research areas with a licence issued under the Nature Conservation Act.

Trawl net fishing using the ‘best available techniques and fisheries practice’ is permitted:

  • in research areas within the Natura 2000 sites of the North Sea Coastal Zone and the Vlakte van de Raan, only where necessary for research purposes;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: in the zone II area off Petten (green cross-hatched area on map in annex: zone II**) pulse trawling until 1 January 2016;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: both in and outside zone III areas, outside research areas;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: outside the zone I and II areas, outside research areas;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the Vlakte van de Raan outside the research areas with a licence issued under the Nature Conservation Act.

Pelagic trawl net fishing is permitted:

  • in research areas within the Natura 2000 sites of the North Sea Coastal Zone and the Vlakte van de Raan, only where necessary for research purposes;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: outside zone I, II and III areas;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: in zone II and III areas except for pelagic fishing using gear which is also suitable for seabed fishing;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the Vlakte van de Raan, outside research areas.

Shellfish fishing is permitted:

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: in zone III areas outside research areas and only where regulated either by a licence granted under the Nature Conservation Act or by the management plan, with the exception of spisula fishery in the zone III area above Ameland;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: outside zone I, II and III areas and only where regulated either by a licence granted under the Nature Conservation Act or by the management plan;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the Vlakte van de Raan outside research areas, where regulated either by a licence granted under the Nature Conservation Act or by the management plan;

Extraction of shells is permitted:

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: until 1 January 2014 from 1 April to 1 November in zone I but only under the terms of the concession;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: until 1 January 2014 in zones II and III but only under the terms of the concession;

  • From 1 January 2014 in zones II and III but only under the terms of the concession and provided it is licensed under the Nature Conservation Act.

  • In the N2000 site of the Vlakte van de Raan, outside the research areas, with a licence under the Nature Conservation Act or as regulated by the management plan.

Fixed fishing gear, beyond the research areas, is permitted:

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: outside zone I areas;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: in zones II and III;

  • In the Natura 2000 site of the Vlakte van de Raan with a licence issued under the Nature Conservation Act.

Handline fishing is permitted:

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: only outside the zone I areas;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: in and outside zone II and III areas;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the Vlakte van de Raan.

Mussel seed capture installations are permitted:

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: in zones II and III, outside research areas;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: outside zone I, II and III areas and outside research areas;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the Vlakte van de Raan, outside research areas, with a licence issued under the Nature Conservation Act.

Sand replenishment vessels are permitted:

  • In addition to the options available to all vessels, sand replenishment vessels also have the option of transiting via a variable corridor from 1 April to 1 November.

All vessels are permitted:

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: until the adoption of the management plan for the North Sea Coastal Zone, year-round transit from one area to the other for all vessels is only possible through the zone I area off Petten close to the coast, without fishing and with fishing gear stowed away or in such condition that it cannot be readily used;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: as from the adoption of the management plan for the site zone I areas other than those off Petten will not be accessible to vessels except from 1 April to 1 November;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: transit and anchoring in zones II and III outside research areas;

  • in the Natura 2000 site of the North Sea Coastal Zone: navigation and anchoring outside the zone I, II and III areas and outside research areas.

  • In the Vlakte van de Raan, in accordance with article 6.