{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-523/annex-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-523/annex-II.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2015/523",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EU) 2015/523 of 25 March 2015 amending Regulations (EU) No 43/2014 and (EU) 2015/104 as regards certain fishing opportunities",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-523",
  "path": "annex/II",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/2AC4-C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.\nBy-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall.\nShall not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata). When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.\nSpecies:\nSkates and raysRajiformes\nZone:\nUnion waters of IIa and IV(SRX/2AC4-C)\nBelgium\n233\nDenmark\n9\nGermany\n11\nFrance\n36\nThe Netherlands\n198\nUnited Kingdom\n895\nUnion\n1 382\nTAC\n1 382\nPrecautionary TAC",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/2AC4-C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Shall not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata). When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/523/annex/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:45.726141+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."
}