# 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 1.2: Without prejudice to the landing obligation and notwithstanding point 2.1, vessels may use smaller mesh sizes as listed in the following table for South Western waters provided that:

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

(i)the associated conditions set out in that table are complied with, and by-catches of hake 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 approved by a fisheries administration following scientific assessment and approval. Those selectivity modifications shall result in the same or better selectivity characteristics for hake as that of 70 mm ....

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1241/annex/VII/part/B/division/1/division/1.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241/annex-VII/part-B/division-1/division-1.2
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