# Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks in the north-east Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the north-east Atlantic and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, Annex IV

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

An encounter with a possible VME is defined as:
(a) for a trawl tow, and other fishing gear than longlines: the presence of more than 30 kg of live coral and/or 400 kg of live sponge of VME indicators; and
(b) for a longline set: the presence of VME indicators on 10 hooks per 1 000 hook segment or per 1 200 m section of longline, whichever is the shorter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2336/annex/IV (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2336/annex-IV
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