Division 1.2 Without prejudice to the landing obligation,... vessels may use smaller mesh sizes as listed in the following table for the North Sea ... provided that:F1 F2

United Kingdom

(i)
the associated conditions set out in that table are complied with, and by-catches of cod, haddock and saithe do not exceed 20 % of the total catch in live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip; or
(ii)
other selectivity modifications are used which have been F3authorised by a fisheries administration following scientific assessment and approval. Those selectivity modifications shall result in the same or better selectivity characteristics for cod, haddock and saithe as that of 120 mm.

Annotations

F1: Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(ii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1.2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(ii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1.2(ii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(ii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

f1

For the purposes of this Annex:

the Kattegat is limited in the north by a line drawn from Skagen Lighthouse to the lighthouse in Tistlarna, and from there to the nearest point on the Swedish coast, and in the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre Head to Gniben Point, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg, and from Gilbjerg Head to the Kullen,
the Skagerrak is limited in the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes, and in the south by a line drawn from Skagen Lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tistlarna, and from there to the nearest point on the Swedish coast,
the North Sea shall comprise ICES sub-area 4, the adjacent part of ICES Division 2a lying south of latitude 64° N, and that part of ICES Division 3a which is not covered by the definition of Skagerrak given in the second indent.

F1: Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(iii)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1 table inserted (24.10.2023) by The Sea Fisheries (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1054), regs. 1(1), 2(3)
F3: Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(iii)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in Annex 5 Pt. B point 1 table omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Animals (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1312), regs. 1(3), 5(34)(b)(iii)(cc); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

f1: Vessels shall be prohibited from using any beam trawl with a mesh size between 32 and 99 mm north of a line joined by the following points by a point on the East Coast of the United Kingdom at latitude 55° N, then east to latitude 55°, longitude 5° E, then north to latitude 56° N and east to a point on the west coast of Denmark at latitude 56° N. It is prohibited to use any beam trawl of mesh size range 32 to 119 mm within ICES Division 2a and that part of ICES Sub-area 4 to the north of 56° 00′ N.