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Division 7 Restrictions on fishing for mackerel in ICES divisions 7e, 7f, 7g and 7h

United Kingdom

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  1. 7.1Directed fishing for mackerel with towed gear with a codend mesh size of less than 80 mm or with purse seines shall be prohibited, except where the weight of the mackerel does not exceed 15 % by live weight of the total quantities of mackerel and other marine organisms on board which have been caught, in United Kingdom waters within the area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:
  2. 7.2It shall be permitted to fish within the area defined in point 7.1 with:
  3. 7.3Division 7.3