# Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005, Division 3.1

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

In the period from 14 February to 30 April each year it shall be prohibited to use any dermersal trawl, seine or similar towed net, any gillnet, entangling net or trammel net or any fishing gear incorporating hooks in United Kingdom waters within that part of ICES division 7a enclosed by the east coast of Ireland and the east coast of Northern Ireland and straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:
a point on the east coast of the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland at 54°30′ N
54°30′ N, 04°50′ W
53°15′ N, 04°50′ W
a point on the east coast of Ireland at 53°15′ N.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1241/annex/VI/part/C/division/3/division/3.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241/annex-VI/part-C/division-3/division-3.1
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