{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-27/annex-III/annex-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-27/annex-III/annex-3.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2005/27",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-27",
  "path": "annex/III/annex/3",
  "kind": "appendix",
  "number": "3 to Annex III",
  "heading": "Towed Gears: Skagerrak and Kattegat",
  "text": "Only within four miles from the baselines.\nOutside four miles from the baselines.\nFrom 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.\nFrom 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat.\nWhen applying this mesh size range the codend and the extension piece shall be constructed of square meshed netting with a sorting grid.\nThe catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.\nThe catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.\nThe catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe and lobster.\nSpecies\nMesh size range (millimetres)\n< 16\n16-31\n32-69\n35-69\n70-89\n≥ 90\nMinimum percentage of target species\n50 %\n50 %\n20 %\n50 %\n20 %\n20 %\n30 %\nnone\nSandeel (Ammodytidae)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nSandeel (Ammodytidae)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nNorway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nBlue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nGreater weever (Trachinus draco)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nMolluscs (except Sepia)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nGarfish (Belone belone)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nGray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nArgentine (Argentina spp.)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nSprat (Sprattus sprattus)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nEel (Anguilla, anguilla)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nCommon shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus)\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nx\nMackerel (Scomber spp.)\nx\nx\nx\nHorse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)\nx\nx\nx\nHerring (Clupea harengus)\nx\nx\nx\nNorthern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)\nx\nx\nx\nCommon shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp. Palaemon adspersus)\nx\nx\nx\nWhiting (Merlangius merlangus)\nx\nx\nNorway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)\nx\nx\nAll other marine organisms\nx",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "When applying this mesh size range the codend and the extension piece shall be constructed of square meshed netting with a sorting grid."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe and lobster."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Only within four miles from the baselines."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Outside four miles from the baselines."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/27/annex/III/annex/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:54:58.558939+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}