Division 6.8 Experiments to reduce catches of whitefish when fishing for nephrops

In the area referred in point 6.1 Member States concerned shall, with the aim to identify fishing methods for nephrops that have the lowest impact on whitefish, undertake F1 F2from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2012 trials and experiments when fishing for nephrops:

• on a sorting grid in accordance with Appendix 2 to this Annex, and

• on a square mesh window in accordance with points 1 and 3 of Appendix 5 inserted into the top panel of the codend and terminating no more than 6 m from the codline.

F3Member States concerned shall submit the results of the trials and experiments to the Commission no later than 30 September of the year in which these are carried out.