# Commission Regulation (EEC) No 954/87 of 1 April 1987 on sampling of catches for the purpose of determining the percentage of target species and protected species when fishing with small-meshed nets, Article 2: Definition of groups of species and nets

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purpose of this Regulation:
the term ‘small-mesh species’ shall mean those authorized target species in Annex I of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 for the catches of which the reference minimum mesh size is smaller than or equal to 40 millimetres,
the term ‘small-meshed nets’ shall mean all nets the mesh size of which is smaller than or equal to 60 millimetres.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1987/954/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1987-954/article-2
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