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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-227/annex",
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  "legislation": "eur/2013/227",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 227/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-227",
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  "text": "The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 850/98 are amended as follows:\n(1) in Annex I, footnote 6 of the table is deleted;\n(2) in Annex IV, the table is replaced by the following:\n‘\nTowed gears: Skagerrak and Kattegat\nMesh size ranges, target species and required catch percentages applicable to the use of a single mesh size range\nOnly within 4 miles from the baselines.\nOutside 4 miles from the baselines.\nFrom 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.\nFrom 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat.\nWhen applying this mesh size range, the codend shall be constructed of square mesh netting with a sorting grid in accordance with Annex XIVa of this Regulation.\nThe catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.\nThe catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.\nThe catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe and lobster.\nSpecies\nMesh size range (mm)\n< 16\n16-31\n32-69\n35-69\n70-89\n≥ 90\nMinimum percentage of target species\n50 %\n50 %\n20 %\n50 %\n20 %\n20 %\n30 %\nnone\nSand eel (Ammodytidae)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nSand eel (Ammodytidae)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nNorway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nBlue Whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nGreater weever (Trachinus draco)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nMolluscs (except Sepia)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nGarfish (Belone belone)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nGray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nArgentine (Argentina spp.)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nSprat (Sprattus sprattus)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nEel (Anguilla Anguilla)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nCommon shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus)\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nMackerel (Scomber spp.)\nX\nX\nX\nHorse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)\nX\nX\nX\nHerring (Clupea harengus)\nX\nX\nX\nNorthern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)\nX\nX\nX\nCommon shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus)\nX\nX\nX\nWhiting (Merlangius merlangus)\nX\nX\nNorway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)\nX\nX\nAll other marine organisms\nX\n’;\n(3) the table in Annex XII is amended as follows:\n(a) the rows corresponding to the short-necked clam and the octopus are replaced by the following:\n‘\nSpecies\nMinimum size\nRegions 1 to 5, except Skagerrak/Kattegat\nSkagerrak/Kattegat\nShort-necked clam (Venerupis philippinarum)\n35 mm\nSpecies\nMinimum Size; Regions 1 to 5, except Skagerrak/Kattegat\nOctopus (Octopus Vulgaris)\nWhole area except waters under sovereignty or jurisdiction of Region 5: 750 grams\nWaters under sovereignty or jurisdiction of Region 5: 450 grams (gutted)\n’\n(b) the rows corresponding to anchovy are replaced by the following:\nSpecies\nMinimum Size; Regions 1 to 5, except Skagerrak/Kattegat\n‘Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)\nWhole area, except ICES division IXa east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W: 12 cm or 90 individuals/kg\nICES division IXa east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W: 10 cm’\n(4) the following annex is inserted:\nANNEX XII a\nMinimum sizes for Region 9\nSpecies\nMinimum size: Region 9\nTurbot (Psetta maxima)\n45 cm\n(5) in Annex XIV, the following names are inserted in their corresponding alphabetical order of vernacular names:\nVERNACULAR NAME\nSCIENTIFIC NAME\n‘Boarfish\nCapros aper\nGreater forkbeard\nPhycis blennoides\nRedfish\nSebastes spp.\nSardinelles\nSardinella aurita’\n(6) the following annexes are inserted:\n‘ANNEX XIVa\nSPECIFICATIONS FOR A SORTING GRID\n1.\nThe species selective grid shall be attached in trawls with full square mesh codend with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 millimetres and smaller than 90 millimetres. The minimum length of the codend shall be 8 metres. It shall be prohibited to use any trawl with more than 100 square meshes in any circumference of the codend, excluding the joining or the selvedges. The square mesh codend is required only in Skagerrak and Kattegat.\n2.\nThe grid shall be rectangular. The bars of the grid shall be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the grid. The bar spacing of the grid shall not exceed 35 millimetres. It shall be permitted to use one or more hinges in order to facilitate its storage on the net drum.\n3.\nThe grid shall be mounted diagonally in the trawl, upwards and backwards, anywhere from just in front of the codend to the anterior end of the untapered section. All sides of the grid shall be attached to the trawl.\n4.\nIn the upper panel of the trawl there shall be an unblocked fish outlet in immediate connection to the upper side of the grid. The opening of the fish outlet shall have the same width in the posterior side as the width of the grid and shall be cut out to a tip in the anterior direction along mesh bars from both sides of the grid.\n5.\nIt shall be permitted to attach in front of the grid a funnel to lead the fish towards the trawl floor and grid. The minimum mesh size of the funnel shall be 70 millimetres. The minimum vertical opening of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be 15 centimetres. The width of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be the grid width.\nSchematic illustration of a size and species selective trawl. Entering fish are led towards the trawl floor and grid via a leading funnel. Larger fish are then led out of the trawl by the grid while smaller fish and Norway lobster pass through the grid and enter the codend. The full square mesh codend enhances escapement of small fish and undersized Norway lobster. The square mesh codend shown in the diagram is required only in Skagerrak and Kattegat.\nANNEX XIVb\nCONDITIONS FOR FISHERIES WITH CERTAIN TOWED GEARS AUTHORISED IN THE BAY OF BISCAY\n1.\nSpecifications of the top square mesh panel\nThe panel shall be a rectangular section of netting. There shall be only one panel. The panel shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.\n2.\nLocation of the panel\nThe panel shall be inserted into the middle of the top panel of the rear tapered section of the trawl, just in front of the untapered section constituted by the extension piece and the codend.\nThe panel shall terminate not more than 12 meshes from the hand braided row of meshes between the extension piece and the rear tapered section of the trawl.\n3.\nSize of the panel\nThe length of the panel shall be at least 2 metres and the width of the panel at least 1 metre.\n4.\nNetting of the panel\nThe meshes shall have a minimum mesh opening of 100 millimetres. The meshes will be square meshes, i.e. all four sides of the panel netting shall be cut all bars.\nThe netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend.\nThe netting shall be single twine. The twine thickness shall be not more than 4 millimetres.\n5.\nInsertion of the panel into the diamond mesh netting\nIt shall be permitted to attach a selvedge on the four sides of the panel. The diameter of this selvedge shall be no more than 12 millimetres.\nThe stretched length of the panel shall be equal to the stretched length of the diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the panel.\nThe number of diamond meshes of the top panel attached to the smallest side of the panel (i.e. one metre long side which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend) shall be at least the number of full diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the panel divided by 0,7.\n6.\nThe insertion of the panel into the trawl is illustrated below.\nANNEX XIVc\nSQUARE MESH PANEL FOR VESSELS OF MORE THAN 15 METRES\n1.\nSpecifications of the top square mesh panel\nThe panel shall be a rectangular section of netting. The netting shall be single twine. The meshes shall be square meshes, i.e. all four sides of the panel netting shall be cut all bars. The mesh size shall be equal or more than 120 millimetres. The length of the panel shall be at least 3 metres except when incorporated into nets towed by vessels of less than 112 kW, when it shall be of at least 2 metres in length.\n2.\nLocation of the panel\nThe panel shall be inserted into the top panel of the codend. The rearmost edge of the panel shall be no more than 12 metres from the codline as defined in Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 of 6 December 1984 on the attachment of devices to trawls, Danish seines and similar nets.\n3.\nInsertion of the panel into the diamond mesh netting\nThere shall be no more than two open diamond meshes between the longitudinal side of the panel and the adjacent selvedge.\nThe stretched length of the panel shall be equal to the stretched length of the diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the panel. The joining rate between the diamond meshes of the top panel of the codend and the smallest side of the panel shall be three diamond meshes to one square mesh for 80 millimetre codends, or two diamond meshes to one square mesh for 120 millimetre codends, except for edge bars of the panel from both sides.\nANNEX XIVd\nSQUARE MESH PANEL FOR VESSELS OF LESS THAN 15 METRES\n1.\nSpecifications of the top square mesh panel\nThe panel shall be a rectangular section of netting. The netting shall be single twine. The meshes shall be square meshes, i.e. all four sides of the panel netting shall be cut all bars. The mesh size shall be equal or more than 110 millimetres. The length of the panel shall be at least 3 metres except when incorporated into nets towed by vessels of less than 112 kW, when it shall be of at least 2 metres in length.\n2.\nLocation of the panel\nThe panel shall be inserted into the top panel of the codend. The rearmost edge of the panel shall be no more than 12 metres from the codline as defined in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84.\n3.\nInsertion of the panel into the diamond mesh netting\nThere shall be no more than two open diamond meshes between the longitudinal side of the panel and the adjacent selvedge. The stretched length of the panel shall be equal to the stretched length of the diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the panel. The joining rate between the diamond meshes of the top panel of the codend and the smallest side of the panel shall be two diamond meshes to one square mesh, except for edge bars of the window from both sides.\n.’.",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "When applying this mesh size range, the codend shall be constructed of square mesh netting with a sorting grid in accordance with Annex XIVa of this Regulation."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe and lobster."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Only within 4 miles from the baselines."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Outside 4 miles from the baselines."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "OJ L 318, 7.12.1984, p. 23."
    }
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