# 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, Annex: Fisheries subject to the landing obligation

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

a)) Fisheries in Union and International waters of ICES subarea VI and division Vb
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.
Fishery
Gear Code
Fishing gear description
Mesh Size
Species to be landed
Cod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and Saithe (Pollachius virens)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX
Trawls & Seines
All
All 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
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, FPO, TBN, TB, TBS, OTM, PTM, SX, SV, FIX, OT, PT, TX
Trawls, Seines, Pots, Traps & Creels
All
All 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.
Saithe (Pollachius virens)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX
Trawls
≥ 100 mm
All catches of saithe where the total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 50 % of saithe.
Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX
Trawls & Seines
≥ 100 mm
All catches of black scabbardfish where total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 20 % of black scabbardfish.
Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX
Trawls & Seines
≥ 100 mm
All catches of blue ling where total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 20 % of blue ling.
Grenadiers (Coryphaeides rupestris, Macrourus berglax)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX
Trawls & Seines
≥ 100 mm
All catches of grenadiers where total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 20 % of grenadiers.
b)) Fisheries in ICES subareas VI and VII and Union and International waters of ICES division Vb
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.
Fishery
Gear Code
Fishing gear description
Mesh Size
Species to be landed
Hake
(Merluccius merluccius)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX
Trawls & Seines
All
All catches of hake where the total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 10 % of hake.
Hake
(Merluccius merluccius)
GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN
All Gill Nets
All
All catches of hake
Hake
(Merluccius merluccius)
LL, LLS, LLD, LX, LTL, LHP, LHM
All Long lines
All
All catches of hake
c)) Fisheries in ICES subarea VII
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.
Fishery
Gear Code
Fishing gear description
Mesh Size
Species to be landed
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)
OTB SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, FPO, TBN, TB, TBS, OTM, PTM, SX, SV, FIX, OT, PT, TX
Trawls, Seines, Pots, Traps & Creels
All
All 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
Saithe (Pollachius virens)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX
Trawls
≥ 100 mm
All catches of saithe where the total landings per vessel of all species in 2015 and 2016 consisted of more than 50 % of saithe.
d)) Fisheries in ICES division VIIa
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.
Fishery
Gear Code
Fishing gear
Mesh Size
Species to be landed
Cod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and Saithe (Pollachius virens)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX
Trawls & Seines
All
All 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
e)) Fisheries in ICES division VIId
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.
Fishery
Gear Code
Fishing gear
Mesh Size
Species to be landed
Common Sole (Solea solea)
TBB
All Beam trawls
All
All catches of common sole
Common Sole (Solea solea)
OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX
Trawls
< 100 mm
All catches of common sole
Common Sole (Solea solea)
GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN
All Trammel nets & Gill nets
All
All catches of common sole
Cod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and Saithe (Pollachius virens)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX
Trawls and Seines
All
All 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
f)) Fisheries in ICES division VIIe
Fishery
Gear Code
Fishing gear
Mesh Size
Species to be landed
Common Sole (Solea solea)
TBB
All Beam trawls
All
All catches of common sole
Common Sole (Solea solea)
GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN
All Trammel nets & Gill nets
All
All catches of common sole
g)) Fisheries in ICES divisions VIId and VIIe
Fishery
Gear Code
Fishing gear
Mesh Size
Species to be landed
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)
GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN
All Trammel nets and Gill nets
All
All catches of pollack
h)) Fisheries in ICES divisions VIIb, VIIc and VIIf-VIIk
Fishery
Gear Code
Fishing gear
Mesh Size
Species to be landed
Common Sole (Solea solea)
TBB
All Beam trawls
All
All catches of common sole
Common Sole (Solea solea)
GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GEN
All Trammel nets & Gill nets
All
All catches of common sole
i)) Fisheries in ICES divisions VIIb, VIIc, VIIe and VIIf-VIIk
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.
Fishery
Gear Code
Fishing gear
Mesh Size
Species to be landed
Cod (Gadus morhua), Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and Saithe (Pollachius virens)
OTB, SSC, OTT, PTB, SDN, SPR, TBN, TBS, OTM, PTM, TB, SX, SV, OT, PT, TX
Trawls & Seines
All
All 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/46/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-46/annex
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