{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2440/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2440/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2015/2440",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2440 of 22 October 2015 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea and in Union waters of ICES Division IIa",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-2440",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Fisheries subject to the landing obligation",
  "text": "Gear codes used in this Table refer to those codes in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common fisheries policy.\nFor the vessels whose LOA is less than 10 metres gear codes used in this table refer to the codes from the FAO gear classification.\nVessels are considered as saithe targeting if, when using trawls with mesh size ≥ 100 mm, they have had annual average landings of saithe of ≥ 50 % of all landings by the vessel taken in both EU and third country zone of the North Sea over the period of x-4 to x-2 where x is the year of application; i.e. 2012-2014 for 2016 and 2013-2015 for 2017.\nExcept in ICES division IIIa when fishing with trawls with a mesh size of at least 90 mm equipped with a top panel of at least 270 mm mesh size (diamond mesh) or at least 140 mm mesh size (square mesh) or 120 mm square mesh panel placed 6 to 9 meters from the cod-end.\nFishing gear\nMesh size\nSpecies concerned\nTrawls:\nOTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TMS, TM, TX, SDN, SSC, SPR, TB, SX, SV\n> 100 mm\nAll catches of saithe (if caught by a saithe targeting vessel), plaice and haddock.\nAll by-catches of Northern prawn.\nTrawls:\nOTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TMS, TM, TX, SDN, SSC, SPR, TB, SX, SV\nIn ICES Subarea IV and in Union waters of ICES Division IIa:\n80-99 mm\nIn all areas, all catches of Norway lobster and common sole.\nAll by-catches of Northern prawn.\nIn ICES Division IIIa: all catches of haddock.\nIn ICES Division IIIa: 70-99 mm\nTrawls:\nOTB, OTT, OT, PTB, PT, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TMS, TM, TX, SDN, SSC, SPR, TB, SX, SV\n32-69 mm\nAll catches of Northern prawn.\nBeam trawls:\nTBB\n> 120 mm\nAll catches of plaice.\nAll by-catches of Northern prawn.\nBeam trawls:\nTBB\n80-119 mm\nAll catches of common sole.\nAny by-catches of Northern prawn.\nGillnets, trammel nets and entangling nets:\nGN, GNS, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN, GNF\nAll catches of common sole.\nAll by-catches of Northern prawn.\nHooks and lines:\nLLS, LLD, LL, LTL, LX, LHP, LHM\nAll catches of hake.\nAll by-catches of Northern prawn.\nTraps:\nFPO, FIX, FYK, FPN\nAll catches of Norway lobster.\nAll by-catches of Northern prawn.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Gear codes used in this Table refer to those codes in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common fisheries policy."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "For the vessels whose LOA is less than 10 metres gear codes used in this table refer to the codes from the FAO gear classification."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Vessels are considered as saithe targeting if, when using trawls with mesh size ≥ 100 mm, they have had annual average landings of saithe of ≥ 50 % of all landings by the vessel taken in both EU and third country zone of the North Sea over the period of x-4 to x-2 where x is the year of application; i.e. 2012-2014 for 2016 and 2013-2015 for 2017."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Except in ICES division IIIa when fishing with trawls with a mesh size of at least 90 mm equipped with a top panel of at least 270 mm mesh size (diamond mesh) or at least 140 mm mesh size (square mesh) or 120 mm square mesh panel placed 6 to 9 meters from the cod-end."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/2440/annex",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:12.476906+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."
}