Annex

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1. 1..

   Small pelagic fisheries in ICES IIIa (Skagerrak and Kattegat):

   Bottom otter and bottom pair trawl with mesh size < 70 mm
   Mesh size 50 – 99 mm
   Code	Pelagic fishing gear	Species targeted
   OTM and PTM	Mid-water trawl and mid-water pair trawl	Herring, mackerel, blue whiting, horse mackerel, sprat (for human consumption)
   PS	Purse seine	Herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, sprat (for human consumption)
   OTB and PTBf1	Bottom otter and bottom pair trawl	Herring, mackerel, sprat (for human consumption)
   GNS and GNDf2	Gillnets anchored (set), and gillnets (drift)	Mackerel, herring
   LLS, LHP	Set longlines, handlines and pole lines (hand operated) and handlines and pole lines (mechanised)	Mackerel
   MIS	Miscellaneous gear, including traps, pots and pound nets	Mackerel, herring, sprat (for human consumption)

2. 2..

   Small pelagic fisheries in ICES IV (North Sea).

   Mesh size 50 – 90 mm
   Code	Pelagic fishing gear	Quota species targeted
   OTM and PTM	Mid-water otter trawl and mid-water pair trawl (inc. TR3)	Herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, greater silver smelt, blue whiting, sprat (for human consumption)
   PS	Purse seine	Herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, blue whiting
   GNS and GNDf3	Gillnets anchored (set) and gillnets (drift)	Mackerel, herring
   GTR	Trammel nets	Mackerel
   LLS, LHP and LHM	Set longlines, handlines and pole lines (hand operated) and handlines and pole lines (mechanised)	Mackerel
   MIS	Miscellaneous gear, including traps, pots and pound nets	Herring, sprat (for human consumption)

3. 3..

   Other vessels targeting small pelagic species referred to in Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 that are not covered by points 1 and 2 of this Annex.

4. 4..

   Industrial fisheries in Union waters of ICES IIIa and IV:

   Code	Fishing gear	Quota species targeted
   Any trawl	Trawl of mesh size less than 32 mm	Sand eel, sprat, Norway pout
   PS	Purse seines	Sand eel, sprat, Norway pout

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