# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2374 of 12 October 2016 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in South-Western waters, Division 3: Hake ( Merluccius merluccius ) fisheries

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

Reference period for the year 2017. For 2018 the reference period shall be 2015/2016.
Fishing zones
Gear Code
Fishing gear description
Mesh Size
Species to be landed
ICES divisions VIIIa, b, d and e
OTT, OTB, PTB, SDN, OT, PT, TBN, TBS, TX, SSC, SPR, TB, SX, SV
All Bottom Trawls & Seines
Mesh size larger or equal to 100 mm wide
All catches of hake
LL, LLS
All Long lines
All
GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GEN
All Gill Nets
Mesh size larger or equal to 100 mm wide
ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa
OTT, OTB, PTB, OT, PT, TBN, TBS, TX, SSC, SPR, TB, SDN, SX, SV
All Bottom Trawls and Seines
Use mesh size larger or equal to 70 mm
All catches of hake
GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GEN
All Gill Nets
Mesh size between 80 and 99 mm wide
LL, LLS
All Long lines
Hook size bigger than 3,85 cm +/– 1,15 cm length and 1,6 cm +/– 0,4 cm width

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2374/annex/division/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2374/annex/division-3
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