{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-448/annex-II/division-DESCRIPTION/division-6",
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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/6",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "ICES statistical sub-area VI",
  "text": "The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the north coast of Scotland at 4° 00′ west; then due north to 60° 30′ north; then due west to 5° 00′ west; then due south to 60° 00′ north, then due west to 18° 00′ west; then due south to 54° 30′ north; then due east to the coast of Ireland; then in a northerly and easterly direction along the coasts of Ireland and Northern Ireland to a point on the east coast of Northern Ireland at 55° 00′ north; then due east to the coast of Scotland; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Scotland to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIa\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the north coast of Scotland at 4° 00′ west; then due north to 60° 30′ north; then due west to 5°00′ west; then due south to 60° 00′ north, then due west to 12° 00′ west; then due south to 54° 30′ north; then due east to the coast of Ireland; then in a northerly and easterly direction along the coasts of Ireland and Northern Ireland to a point on the east coast of Northern Ireland at 55° 00′ north; then due east to the coast of Scotland; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Scotland to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIb\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 60° 00′ north, 12° 00′ west; then due west to 18° 00′ west; then due south to 54° 30′ north; then due east to 12° 00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical sub-division VIb 1\nThat part of division VIb enclosed by the line joining the following coordinate:\nLatitude\nLongitude\n54.50 N\n18.00 W\n60.00 N\n18.00 W\n60.00 N\n13.50 W\n60.15 N\n13.29 W\n59.65 N\n13.99 W\n59.01 N\n14.57 W\n58.51 N\n14.79 W\n57.87 N\n14.88 W\n57.01 N\n14.63 W\n56.57 N\n14.34 W\n56.50 N\n14.44 W\n56.44 N\n14.54 W\n56.37 N\n14.62 W\n56.31 N\n14.72 W\n56.24 N\n14.80 W\n56.17 N\n14.89 W\n56.09 N\n14.97 W\n56.02 N\n15.04 W\n55.95 N\n15.11 W\n55.88 N\n15.19 W\n55.80 N\n15.27 W\n55.73 N\n15.34 W\n55.65 N\n15.41 W\n55.57 N\n15.47 W\n55.50 N\n15.54 W\n55.42 N\n15.60 W\n55.34 N\n15.65 W\n55.26 N\n15.70 W\n55.18 N\n15.75 W\n55.09 N\n15.79 W\n55.01 N\n15.83 W\n54.93 N\n15.87 W\n54.84 N\n15.90 W\n54.76 N\n15.92 W\n54.68 N\n15.95 W\n54.59 N\n15.97 W\n54.51 N\n15.99 W\n54.50 N\n15.99 W\n54.50 N\n18.00 W\nICES statistical sub-division VIb 2\nThat part of division VIb not in sub division VI b 1.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/448/annex/II/division/DESCRIPTION/division/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:54:45.512845+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."
}