# 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, Division: GEAR CODES

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

Fisheries agencies may indicate side and stern bottom and side and stern midwater trawls, as OTB-1 and OTB-2, and OTM-1 and OTM-2, respectively.
Including jigging lines.
Code LDV for dory operated line gears will be maintained for historical data purposes.
This item includes: hand and landing nets, drive-in-nets, gathering by hand with simple hand implements with or without diving equipment, poisons and explosives, trained animals, electrical fishing.
Gear categories
Standard abbreviation code
Surrounding nets
With purse lines (purse seines)
PS
— One boat operated purse seines
PS1
— Two boat operated purse seines
PS2
Without purse lines (lampara)
LA
Seine nets
Boat or vessel seines
SB/SV
— Danish seines
SDN
— Scottish seines
SSC
— Pair seines
SPR
Seine nets (not specifed)
SX
Trawls
Pots
FPO
Bottom trawls
— Beam trawls
TBB
— Otter trawls
OTB
— Pair trawls
PTB
— Nephrops trawls
TBN
— Shrimp trawls
TBS
— Bottom trawls (not specified)
TB
Midwater trawls
— Otter trawls
OTM
— Pair trawls
PTM
— Shrimp trawls
TMS
— Midwater trawls (not specified)
TM
Otter twin trawls
OTT
Otter trawls (not specified)
OT
Pair trawls (not specified)
PT
Other trawls (not specified)
TX
Dredges
Boat dredges
DRB
Hand dredges
DRH
Lift nets
Portable lift nets
LNP
Boat operated lift nets
LNB
Shore operated stationary lift nets
LNS
Lift nets (not specified)
LN
Falling gear
Cast nets
FCN
Falling Gear (not specified)
FG
Gillnets and entangling nets
Set gillnets (anchored)
GNS
Drift nets
GND
Encircling gillnets
GNC
Fixed gillnets (on stakes)
GNF
Trammel nets
GTR
Combined gillnets-Trammel nets
GTN
Gillnets and entangling nets (not specified)
GEN
Gillnets (not specified)
GN
Traps
Stationary uncovered pound-nets
FPN
Fyke nets
FYK
Stow nets
FSN
Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.
FWR
Aerial traps
FAR
Traps (not specified)
FIX
Hooks and lines
Hand-lines and pole-lines (hand operated)
LHP
Hand-lines and pole-lines (mechanized)
LHM
Set lines (longlines set)
LLS
Drifting longlines
LLD
Longlines (not specified)
LL
Trolling lines
LTL
Hooks and lines (not specified)
LX
Grappling and wounding
Harpoons
HAR
Harvesting machines
Pumps
HMP
Mechanized dredges
HMD
Harvesting machines (not specified)
HMX
Miscellaneous gear
MIS
Recreational fishing gear
RG
Gear not known or not specified
NK

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/27/annex/XII/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-27/annex-XII/division-2
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