{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241/annex-XII/part-B/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241/annex-XII/part-B/division-1.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/1241",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241",
  "path": "annex/XII/part/B/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Baseline mesh sizes for towed gear",
  "text": "The following codend mesh sizes shall apply in the NEAFC Regulatory Area.\nCodend Mesh Size\nGeographical Areas\nConditions\nAt least 100 mm\nWhole area\nNone\nAt least 35 mm\nWhole area\nDirected fishing for blue whiting\nAt least 32 mm\nICES sub-areas 1 and 2\nDirected fishing for Northern prawn (Pandalus borealis).\nA sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 22 shall be fitted\nAt least 16 mm\nWhole area\nDirected fishing for mackerel, capelin and argentines",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1241/annex/XII/part/B/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:43:12.967414+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}