{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-46/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-46/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/46",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/46 of 20 October 2017 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal and deep sea fisheries in North-Western waters for the year 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-46",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Fisheries subject to the landing obligation",
  "text": "a)) Fisheries in Union and International waters of ICES subarea VI and division Vb\nVessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery.\nFishery\nGear Code\nFishing gear description\nMesh Size\nSpecies to be landed\nCod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and Saithe (Pollachius virens)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls & Seines\nAll\nAll catches of haddock and by-catches of sole, plaice and megrims where total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 5 % of the following gadoids: cod, haddock, whiting and saithe combined\nNorway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, FPO, TBN, TB, TBS, OTM, PTM, SX, SV, FIX, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls, Seines, Pots, Traps & Creels\nAll\nAll catches of Norway lobster and by-catches of haddock, sole, plaice and megrim where the total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 5 % of Norway lobster.\nSaithe (Pollachius virens)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls\n≥ 100 mm\nAll catches of saithe where the total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 50 % of saithe.\nBlack scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls & Seines\n≥ 100 mm\nAll catches of black scabbardfish where total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 20 % of black scabbardfish.\nBlue ling (Molva dypterygia)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls & Seines\n≥ 100 mm\nAll catches of blue ling where total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 20 % of blue ling.\nGrenadiers (Coryphaeides rupestris, Macrourus berglax)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls & Seines\n≥ 100 mm\nAll catches of grenadiers where total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 20 % of grenadiers.\nb)) Fisheries in ICES subareas VI and VII and Union and International waters of ICES division Vb\nVessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery.\nFishery\nGear Code\nFishing gear description\nMesh Size\nSpecies to be landed\nHake\n(Merluccius merluccius)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls & Seines\nAll\nAll catches of hake where the total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 10 % of hake.\nHake\n(Merluccius merluccius)\nGNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN\nAll Gill Nets\nAll\nAll catches of hake\nHake\n(Merluccius merluccius)\nLL, LLS, LLD, LX, LTL, LHP, LHM\nAll Long lines\nAll\nAll catches of hake\nc)) Fisheries in ICES subarea VII\nVessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery.\nFishery\nGear Code\nFishing gear description\nMesh Size\nSpecies to be landed\nNorway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)\nOTB SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, FPO, TBN, TB, TBS, OTM, PTM, SX, SV, FIX, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls, Seines, Pots, Traps & Creels\nAll\nAll catches of Norway lobster where the total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 10 % of Norway lobster\nSaithe (Pollachius virens)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls\n≥ 100 mm\nAll catches of saithe where the total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 50 % of saithe.\nd)) Fisheries in ICES division VIIa\nVessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery.\nFishery\nGear Code\nFishing gear\nMesh Size\nSpecies to be landed\nCod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and Saithe (Pollachius virens)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls & Seines\nAll\nAll catches of haddock where total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 10 % of the following gadoids: cod, haddock, whiting and saithe combined\ne)) Fisheries in ICES division VIId\nVessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery.\nFishery\nGear Code\nFishing gear\nMesh Size\nSpecies to be landed\nCommon Sole (Solea solea)\nTBB\nAll Beam trawls\nAll\nAll catches of common sole\nCommon Sole (Solea solea)\nOTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls\n< 100 mm\nAll catches of common sole\nCommon Sole (Solea solea)\nGNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN\nAll Trammel nets & Gill nets\nAll\nAll catches of common sole\nCod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and Saithe (Pollachius virens)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls and Seines\nAll\nAll catches of whiting, where total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 10 % of the following gadoids: cod, haddock, whiting and saithe combined\nf)) Fisheries in ICES division VIIe\nFishery\nGear Code\nFishing gear\nMesh Size\nSpecies to be landed\nCommon Sole (Solea solea)\nTBB\nAll Beam trawls\nAll\nAll catches of common sole\nCommon Sole (Solea solea)\nGNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN\nAll Trammel nets & Gill nets\nAll\nAll catches of common sole\ng)) Fisheries in ICES divisions VIId and VIIe\nFishery\nGear Code\nFishing gear\nMesh Size\nSpecies to be landed\nPollack (Pollachius pollachius)\nGNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN\nAll Trammel nets and Gill nets\nAll\nAll catches of pollack\nh)) Fisheries in ICES divisions VIIb, VIIc and VIIf-VIIk\nFishery\nGear Code\nFishing gear\nMesh Size\nSpecies to be landed\nCommon Sole (Solea solea)\nTBB\nAll Beam trawls\nAll\nAll catches of common sole\nCommon Sole (Solea solea)\nGNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN\nAll Trammel nets & Gill nets\nAll\nAll catches of common sole\ni)) Fisheries in ICES divisions VIIb, VIIc, VIIe and VIIf-VIIk\nVessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery.\nFishery\nGear Code\nFishing gear\nMesh Size\nSpecies to be landed\nCod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and Saithe (Pollachius virens)\nOTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX\nTrawls & Seines\nAll\nAll catches of whiting where total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 10 % of the following gadoids: cod, haddock, whiting and saithe combined.",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Vessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Vessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Vessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Vessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Vessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Vessels listed as subject to the landing obligation in this fishery in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2375 remain on the list indicated in Article 4 of this Regulation despite the change in the reference period and continue being subject to the landing obligation in this fishery."
    }
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