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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-448/annex-II/division-DESCRIPTION/division-8",
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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/8",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "ICES statistical sub-area VIII",
  "text": "The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of France at 48° 00′ north; then due west to 18° 00′ west; then due south to 43° 00′ north; then due east to the west coast of Spain; then in a northerly direction along the coasts of Spain and France to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIIa\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of France at 48° 00′ north; then due west to 8° 00′ west; then due south to 47° 30′ north; then due east to 6° 00′ west; then due south to 47° 00′ north; then due east to 5° 00′ west; then due south to 46° 00′ north; then due east to the coast of France; then in a north-westerly direction along the coast of France to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIIb\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the west coast of France at 46° 00′ north; then due west to 4° 00′ west; then due south to 45° 30′ north; then due east to 3° 00′ west; then due south to 44° 30′ north; then due east to 2° 00′ west; then due south to the north coast of Spain; then along the north coast of Spain and the west coast of France to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIIc\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the north coast of Spain at 2° 00′ west; then due north to 44° 30′ north; then due west to 11° 00′ west; then due south to 43° 00′ north; then due east to the west coast of Spain; then in a northerly and easterly direction along the coast of Spain to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division VIIId\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 48° 00′ north, 8° 00′ west; then due west to 11° 00′ west; then due south to 44° 30′ north; then due east to 3° 00′ west; then due north to 45° 30′ north; then due west to 4° 00′ west; then due north to 46° 00′ north; then due west to 5° 00′ west; then due north to 47° 00′ north; then due west to 6° 00′ west; then due north to 47° 30′ north, then due west to 8° 00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical sub-division VIIId 1\nThat part of division VIIId enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:\nLatitude\nLongitude\n48.00 N\n11.00 W\n48.00 N\n10.64 W\n47.77 N\n10.37 W\n47.45 N\n09.89 W\n46.88 N\n09.62 W\n46.34 N\n10.95 W\n46.32 N\n11.00 W\n48.00 N\n11.00 W\nICES statistical sub-division VIIId 2\nThat part of division VIIId outside of sub-division VIIId 1.\nICES statistical division VIIIe\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 48° 00′ north, 11° 00′ west; then due west to 18° 00′ west; then due south to 43° 00′ north; then due east to 11° 00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical sub-division VIIIe 1\nThat part of division VIIIe enclosed by the line joining the following coordinates:\nLatitude\nLongitude\n43.00 N\n18.00 W\n48.00 N\n18.00 W\n48.00 N\n11.00 W\n46.32 N\n11.00 W\n44.72 N\n13.31 W\n44.07 N\n13.49 W\n43.00 N\n13.80 W\nICES statistical sub-division VIIIe 2\nThat part of division VIIIe not within sub division VIIIe 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/8",
    "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."
}