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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-448/annex-II/division-DESCRIPTION/division-2",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/448",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 448/2005 of 15 March 2005 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-448",
  "path": "annex/II/division/DESCRIPTION/division/2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "ICES statistical sub-area II",
  "text": "The waters bounded by a line from the geographic North Pole along the meridian of 30° 00′ east to 72° 00′ north; then due west to 26° 00′ east; then due south to the coast of Norway; then in a westerly and south-westerly direction along the coast of Norway to 62° 00′ north; then due west to 4° 00′ west; then due north to 63° 00′ north; then due west to 11° 00′ west; then due north to the geographic North Pole.\nICES statistical division IIa\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Norway at 62° 00′ north; then due west to 4° 00′ west; then due north to 63° 00′ north; then due west to 11° 00′ west; then due north to 72° 30′ north; then due east to 30° 00′ east; then due south to 72° 00′ north; then due west to 26° 00′ east; then due south to the coast of Norway; then in a westerly and south-westerly direction along the coast of Norway to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical sub-division IIa 1\nThat part of division IIa within the line joining the following coordinates:\nLatitude\nLongitude\n73.50 N\n00.20 W\n73.50 N\n07.21 E\n73.45 N\n07.28 E\n73.14 N\n07.83 E\n72.76 N\n08.65 E\n72.49 N\n09.33 E\n72.31 N\n09.83 E\n72.18 N\n10.29 E\n71.98 N\n09.94 E\n71.91 N\n09.70 E\n71.64 N\n08.75 E\n71.36 N\n07.93 E\n71.13 N\n07.42 E\n70.79 N\n06.73 E\n70.17 N\n05.64 E\n69.79 N\n05.01 E\n69.56 N\n04.74 E\n69.32 N\n04.32 E\n69.10 N\n04.00 E\n68.86 N\n03.73 E\n68.69 N\n03.57 E\n68.46 N\n03.40 E\n68.23 N\n03.27 E\n67.98 N\n03.19 E\n67.77 N\n03.16 E\n67.57 N\n03.15 E\n67.37 N\n03.18 E\n67.18 N\n03.24 E\n67.01 N\n03.31 E\n66.84 N\n03.42 E\n66.43 N\n03.27 E\n66.39 N\n03.18 E\n66.23 N\n02.79 E\n65.95 N\n02.24 E\n65.64 N\n01.79 E\n65.38 N\n01.44 E\n65.32 N\n01.26 E\n65.08 N\n00.72 E\n64.72 N\n00.04 E\n64.43 N\n00.49 W\n64.84 N\n01.31 W\n64.92 N\n01.56 W\n65.13 N\n02.17 W\n65.22 N\n02.54 W\n65.39 N\n03.19 W\n65.47 N\n03.73 W\n65.55 N\n04.19 W\n65.59 N\n04.56 W\n65.69 N\n05.58 W\n65.96 N\n05.60 W\n66.22 N\n05.67 W\n66.47 N\n05.78 W\n67.09 N\n06.25 W\n67.61 N\n06.62 W\n67.77 N\n05.33 W\n67.96 N\n04.19 W\n68.10 N\n03.42 W\n68.33 N\n02.39 W\n68.55 N\n01.56 W\n68.86 N\n00.61 W\n69.14 N\n00.08 E\n69.44 N\n00.68 E\n69.76 N\n01.18 E\n69.97 N\n01.46 E\n70.21 N\n01.72 E\n70.43 N\n01.94 E\n70.63 N\n02.09 E\n70.89 N\n02.25 E\n71.14 N\n02.35 E\n71.35 N\n02.39 E\n71.61 N\n02.38 E\n71.83 N\n02.31 E\n72.01 N\n02.22 E\n72.24 N\n02.06 E\n72.43 N\n01.89 E\n72.60 N\n01.68 E\n72.75 N\n01.48 E\n72.99 N\n01.08 E\n73.31 N\n00.34 E\n73.50 N\n00.20 W\nICES statistical sub-division IIa 2\nThat part of division IIa not falling within sub-division IIa 1.\nICES statistical division IIb\nThe waters bounded by a line from the geographic North Pole along the meridian of 30° 00′ east to 73° 30′ north; then due west to 11° 00′ west; then due north to the geographic North Pole.\nICES statistical sub-division IIb 1\nThat part of division IIb confined by the following coordinates:\nLatitude\nLongitude\n73.50 N\n07.21 E\n73.50 N\n00.20 W\n73.60 N\n00.48 W\n73.94 N\n01.88 W\n74.09 N\n02.70 W\n74.21 N\n05.00 W\n74.50 N\n04.38 W\n75.00 N\n04.29 W\n75.30 N\n04.19 W\n76.05 N\n04.30 W\n76.18 N\n04.09 W\n76.57 N\n02.52 W\n76.67 N\n02.10 W\n76.56 N\n01.60 W\n76.00 N\n00.80 E\n75.87 N\n01.12 E\n75.64 N\n01.71 E\n75.21 N\n03.06 E\n74.96 N\n04.07 E\n74.86 N\n04.55 E\n74.69 N\n05.19 E\n74.34 N\n06.39 E\n74.13 N\n06.51 E\n73.89 N\n06.74 E\n73.60 N\n07.06 E\n73.50 N\n07.21 E\nICES statistical sub-division IIb 2\nThat part of division IIb not falling within sub-division IIb 1.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/448/annex/II/division/DESCRIPTION/division/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:54:45.512845+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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