Article 4 Minimum conservation reference size

The minimum conservation reference size for anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) caught in ICES subarea IX and CECAF area 34.1.2 shall be 9 cm.

F1By way of derogation from Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 850/98, the minimum conservation reference size for horse mackerel ( Trachurus spp.) caught in ICES division VIIIc and ICES subarea IX shall be 12 cm for 5 % of the respective quotas of Spain and Portugal in those areas. Within that limit of 5 %, in the xávega artisanal beach sein fishery in ICES division IXa 1 % of the quota of Portugal may be caught with the size below 12 cm.