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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-448/annex-II/division-DESCRIPTION/division-7",
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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/7",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "ICES statistical sub-area VII",
  "text": "The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Ireland at 54° 30′ north; then due west to 18° 00′ west; then due south to 48° 00′ north; then due east to the coast of France; then in a northerly and north-easterly direction along the coast of France to a point at 51° 00′ north; then due west to south-east coast of England; then in a westerly and northerly direction along the coasts of England, Wales and Scotland to a point on the west coast of Scotland at 55° 00′ north; then due west to the coast of Northern Ireland; then in a northerly and westerly direction along the coasts of Northern Ireland and Ireland to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VI1a\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Scotland at 55° 00′ north; then due west to the coast of Northern Ireland; then in a southerly direction along the coasts of Northern Ireland and Ireland to a point on the south-east cost of Ireland at 52° 00′ north; then due east to the coast of Wales; then in a north-easterly and northerly direction along the coasts of Wales, England and Scotland to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIb\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Ireland at 54° 30′ north; then due west to 12°00′ west; then due south to 52° 30′ north; then due east to the coast of Ireland; then in a northerly direction along the west coast of Ireland to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIc\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 54° 30′ north, 12° 00′ west; then due west to 18° 00′ west; then due south to 52° 30′ north; then due east to 12° 00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical sub-division VIIc 1\nThat part of division VII c confined by the following coordinates:\nLatitude\nLongitude\n54.50 N\n15.99 W\n54.42 N\n15.99 W\n54.34 N\n16.00 W\n54.25 N\n16.01 W\n54.17 N\n16.01 W\n54.08 N\n16.01 W\n53.99 N\n16.00 W\n53.91 N\n15.99 W\n53.82 N\n15.97 W\n53.74 N\n15.96 W\n53.66 N\n15.94 W\n53.57 N\n15.91 W\n53.49 N\n15.90 W\n53.42 N\n15.89 W\n53.34 N\n15.88 W\n53.26 N\n15.86 W\n53.18 N\n15.84 W\n53.10 N\n15.88 W\n53.02 N\n15.92 W\n52.94 N\n15.95 W\n52.86 N\n15.98 W\n52.77 N\n16.00 W\n52.69 N\n16.02 W\n52.61 N\n16.04 W\n52.52 N\n16.06 W\n52.50 N\n16.06 W\n52.50 N\n18.00 W\n54.50 N\n18.00 W\n54.50 N\n15.99 W\nICES statistical sub-division VIIc 2\nThat part of division VIIc not within sub division VIIc 1,\nICES statistical division VIId\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of France at 51° 00′ north; then due west to the coast of England; then in a westerly direction along the south coast of England to 2° 00′ west; then due south to the coast of France at Cap de la Hague; then in a north-easterly direction along the coast of France to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIe\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the south coast of England at 2° 00′ west; then in a southerly and westerly direction along the coast of England to a point on the south-west coast at 50° 00′ north; then due west to 7° 00′ west; then due south to 49° 30′ north; then due east to 5° 00′ west; then due south to 48° 00′ north; then due east to the coast of France; then in a northerly and north-easterly direction along the coast of France to Cap de la Hague; then due north to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIf\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the south coast of Wales at 5° 00′ west; then due south to 51° 00′ north; then due west to 6° 00′ west; then due south to 50° 30′ north; then due west to 7° 00′ west; then due south to 50° 00′ north; then due east to the coast of England; then along the south-west coast of England and the south coast of Wales to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIg\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Wales at 52° 00′ north; then due west to the south-east coast of Ireland; then in a south-westerly direction along the coast of Ireland to a point at 9° 00′ west; then due south to 50° 00′ north; then due east to 7° 00′ west; then due north to 50° 30′ north; then due east to 6° 00′ west; then due north to 51° 00′ north; then due east to 5° 00′ west; then due north to the south coast of Wales; then in a north-westerly direction along the coast of Wales to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIh\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 50° 00′ north, 7° 00′ west; then due west to 9° 00′ west; then due south to 48° 00′ north; then due east to 5° 00′ west; then due north to 49° 30′ north; then due west to 7° 00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIj\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of Ireland at 52° 30′ north; then due west to 12° 00′ west; then due south to 48° 00′ north; then due east to 9° 00′ west; then due north to the south coast of Ireland; then in a northerly direction along the coast of Ireland to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical sub-division VIIj 1\nThat part of division VIIj enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:\nLatitude\nLongitude\n48.43 N\n12.00 W\n48.42 N\n11.99 W\n48.39 N\n11.87 W\n48.36 N\n11.75 W\n48.33 N\n11.64 W\n48.30 N\n11.52 W\n48.27 N\n11.39 W\n48.25 N\n11.27 W\n48.23 N\n11.14 W\n48.21 N\n11.02 W\n48.19 N\n10.89 W\n48.17 N\n10.77 W\n48.03 N\n10.68 W\n48.00 N\n10.64 W\n48.00 N\n12.00 W\n48.43 N\n12.00 W\nICES statistical sub-division VIIj 2\nThat part of division VIIj not in sub division VIIj 1.\nICES statistical division VIIk\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 52° 30′ north, 12° 00′ west; then due west to 18° 00′ west; then due south to 48° 00′ north; then due east to 12° 00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical sub-division VIIk 1\nThat part of division VIIk enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:\nLatitude\nLongitude\n48.00 N\n18.00 W\n52.50 N\n18.00 W\n52.50 N\n16.06 W\n52.44 N\n16.07 W\n52.36 N\n16.08 W\n52.27 N\n16.09 W\n52.19 N\n16.09 W\n52.11 N\n16.09 W\n52.02 N\n16.08 W\n51.94 N\n16.07 W\n51.85 N\n16.07 W\n51.77 N\n16.05 W\n51.68 N\n16.04 W\n51.60 N\n16.02 W\n51.52 N\n15.99 W\n51.43 N\n15.96 W\n51.34 N\n15.93 W\n51.27 N\n15.90 W\n51.18 N\n15.86 W\n51.10 N\n15.82 W\n51.02 N\n15.77 W\n50.94 N\n15.73 W\n50.86 N\n15.68 W\n50.78 N\n15.63 W\n50.70 N\n15.57 W\n50.62 N\n15.52 W\n50.54 N\n15.47 W\n50.47 N\n15.42 W\n50.39 N\n15.36 W\n50.32 N\n15.30 W\n50.24 N\n15.24 W\n50.17 N\n15.17 W\n50.10 N\n15.11 W\n50.03 N\n15.04 W\n49.96 N\n14.97 W\n49.89 N\n14.89 W\n49.82 N\n14.82 W\n49.75 N\n14.74 W\n49.69 N\n14.65 W\n49.62 N\n14.57 W\n49.56 N\n14.48 W\n49.50 N\n14.39 W\n49.44 N\n14.30 W\n49.38 N\n14.22 W\n49.32 N\n14.13 W\n49.27 N\n14.04 W\n49.21 N\n13.95 W\n49.15 N\n13.86 W\n49.10 N\n13.77 W\n49.05 N\n13.67 W\n49.00 N\n13.57 W\n48.95 N\n13.47 W\n48.90 N\n13.37 W\n48.86 N\n13.27 W\n48.81 N\n13.17 W\n48.77 N\n13.07 W\n48.73 N\n12.96 W\n48.69 N\n12.85 W\n48.65 N\n12.74 W\n48.62 N\n12.64 W\n48.58 N\n12.54 W\n48.55 N\n12.43 W\n48.52 N\n12.32 W\n48.49 N\n12.22 W\n48.46 N\n12.11 W\n48.43 N\n12.00 W\n48.00 N\n18.00 W\nICES statistical sub-division VIIk 2\nThat part of division VIIk not in sub division VIIk 1.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:54:45.512845+00:00"
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