Article 3 Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

1. (a)

   ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones means zones as defined in F1Regulation (EC) No 218/2009;

2. (b)

   ‘Skagerrak’ means the area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;

3. (c)

   ‘North Sea’ means ICES zone IV;

4. (d)

   ‘haul’ means the act between the deployment and retrieval of a net.