{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-448/annex-II/division-DESCRIPTION/division-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-448/annex-II/division-DESCRIPTION/division-9.json",
  "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/9",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "ICES statistical sub-area IX",
  "text": "The waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the north-west coast of Spain at 43° 00′ north; then due west to 18° 00′ west; then due south to 36° 00′ north; then due east to a point on the south coast of Spain (Punta Marroqui isthmus) at 5° 36′ west; then in a north-westerly direction along the south-west coast of Spain, the coast of Portugal, and the north-west coast of Spain to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division IXa\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point on the north-west coast of Spain at 43° 00′ north; then due west to 11° 00′ west; then due south to 36° 00′ north; then due east to a point on the south coast of Spain (Punta Marroqui isthmus) at 5° 36′ west; then in a north-westerly direction along the south-west coast of Spain, the coast of Portugal and the north-west coast of Spain to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical division IXb\nThe waters bounded by a line beginning at a point at 43° 00′ north, 11° 00′ west; then due west to 18° 00′ west; then due south to 36° 00′ north; then due east to 11° 00′ west; then due north to the point of beginning.\nICES statistical sub-division IXb 1\nThat part of division IXb enclosed by the lines joining the following points:\nLatitude\nLongitude\n43.00 N\n18.00 W\n43.00 N\n13.80 W\n42.88 N\n13.84 W\n42.04 N\n13.64 W\n41.38 N\n13.27 W\n41.13 N\n13.27 W\n40.06 N\n13.49 W\n38.75 N\n13.78 W\n38.17 N\n13.69 W\n36.03 N\n12.73 W\n36.04 N\n15.30 W\n36.02 N\n17.90 W\n36.00 N\n18.00 W\n43.00 N\n18.00 W\nICES statistical sub-division IXb 2\nThat part of division IXb not within sub division IXb 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/9",
    "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."
}