{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241/annex-XII/part-D/division-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241/annex-XII/part-D/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/D/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gillnets and bottom set longlines, within the following areas sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 system:",
  "text": "Part of the Reykjanes Ridge:\n55°04.5327′ N, 36°49.0135′ W\n55°05.4804′ N, 35°58.9784′ W\n54°58.9914′ N, 34°41.3634′ W\n54°41.1841′ N, 34°00.0514′ W\n54°00′ N, 34°00′ W\n53°54.6406′ N, 34°49.9842′ W\n53°58.9668′ N, 36°39.1260′ W\n55°04.5327′ N, 36°49.0135′ W\nNorthern MAR Area:\n59°45′ N, 33°30′ W\n57°30′ N, 27°30′ W\n56°45′ N, 28°30′ W\n59°15′ N, 34°30′ W\n59°45′ N, 33°30′ W\nMiddle MAR Area (Charlie-Gibbs Fracture zone and Subpolar Frontal Region):\n53°30′ N, 38°00′ W\n53°30′ N, 36°49′ W\n55°04.5327′ N, 36°49′ W\n54°58.9914′ N, 34°41.3634′ W\n54°41.1841′ N, 34°00′ W\n53°30′ N, 30°00′ W\n51°30′ N, 28°00′ W\n49°00′ N, 26°30′ W\n49°00′ N, 30°30′ W\n51°30′ N, 32°00′ W\n51°30′ N, 38°00′ W\n53°30′ N, 38°00′ W\nSouthern MAR Area:\n44°30′ N, 30°30′ W\n44°30′ N, 27°00′ W\n43°15′ N, 27°15′ W\n43°15′ N, 31°00′ W\n44°30′ N, 30°30′ W\nThe Altair Seamounts:\n45°00′ N, 34°35′ W\n45°00′ N, 33°45′ W\n44°25′ N, 33°45′ W\n44°25′ N, 34°35′ W\n45°00′ N, 34°35′ W\nThe Antialtair Seamounts:\n43°45′ N, 22°50′ W\n43°45′ N, 22°05′ W\n43°25′ N, 22°05′ W\n43°25′ N, 22°50′ W\n43°45′ N, 22°50′ W\nHatton Bank:\n59°26′ N, 14°30′ W\n59°12′ N, 15°08′ W\n59°01′ N, 17°00′ W\n58°50′ N, 17°38′ W\n58°30′ N, 17°52′ W\n58°30′ N, 18°22′ W\n58°03′ N, 18°22′ W\n58°03′ N, 17°30′ W\n57°55′ N, 17°30′ W\n57°45′ N, 19°15′ W\n58°11.15′ N, 18°57.51′ W\n58°11.57′ N, 19°11.97′ W\n58°27.75′ N, 19°11.65′ W\n58°39.09′ N, 19°14.28′ W\n58°38.11′ N, 19°01.29′ W\n58°53.14′ N, 18°43.54′ W\n59°00.29′ N, 18°01.31′ W\n59°08.01′ N, 17°49.31′ W\n59°08.75′ N, 18°01.47′ W\n59°15.16′ N, 18°01.56′ W\n59°24.17′ N, 17°31.22′ W\n59°21.77′ N, 17°15.36′ W\n59°26.91′ N, 17°01.66′ W\n59°42.69′ N, 16°45.96′ W\n59°20.97′ N, 15°44.75′ W\n59°21′ N, 15°40′ W\n59°26′ N, 14°30′ W\nNorth-West Rockall:\n57°00′ N, 14°53′ W\n57°37′ N, 14°42′ W\n57°55′ N, 14°24′ W\n58°15′ N, 13°50′ W\n57°57′ N, 13°09′ W\n57°50′ N, 13°14′ W\n57°57′ N, 13°45′ W\n57°49′ N, 14°06′ W\n57°29′ N, 14°19′ W\n57°22′ N, 14°19′ W\n57°00′ N, 14°34′ W\n56°56′ N, 14°36′ W\n56°56′ N, 14°51′ W\n57°00′ N, 14°53′ W\nSouth-West Rockall (Empress of Britain Bank):\nArea 1\n56°24′ N, 15°37′ W\n56°21′ N, 14°58′ W\n56°04′ N, 15°10′ W\n55°51′ N, 15°37′ W\n56°10′ N, 15°52′ W\n56°24′ N, 15°37′ W\nArea 2\n55°56.90 N -16°11.30 W\n55°58.20 N -16°11.30 W\n55°58.30 N -16°02.80 W\n55°56.90 N -16°02.80 W\n55°56.90 N -16°11.30 W\nArea 3\n55°49.90 N -15°56.00 W\n55°48.50 N -15°56.00 W\n55°48.30 N -15°50.60 W\n55°49.60 N -15°50.60 W\n55°49.90 N -15°56.00 W\nEdora’s bank\n56°26.00 N -22°26.00 W\n56°28.00 N -22°04.00 W\n56°16.00 N -21°42.00 W\n56°05.00 N -21°40.00 W\n55°55.00 N -21°47.00 W\n55°45.00 N -22°00.00 W\n55°43.00 N -23°14.00 W\n55°50.00 N -23°16.00 W\n56°05.00 N -23°06.00 W\n56°18.00 N -22°43.00 W\n56°26.00 N -22°26.00 W\nSouthwest Rockall Bank\nArea 1\n55°58.16 N -16°13.18 W\n55°58.24 N -16°02.56 W\n55°54.86 N -16°05.55 W\n55°58.16 N -16°13.18 W\nArea 2\n55°55.86 N -15°40.84 W\n55°51.00 N -15°37.00 W\n55°47.86 N -15°53.81 W\n55°49.29 N -15°56.39 W\n55°55.86 N -15°40.84 W\nHatton-Rockall Basin\nArea 1\n58°00.15 N-15°27.23 W\n58°00.15 N -15°38.26 W\n57°54.19 N -15°38.26 W\n57°54.19 N -15°27.23 W\n58°00.15 N -15°27.23 W\nArea 2\n58°06.46 N -16°37.15 W\n58°15.93 N -16°28.46 W\n58°06.77 N -16°10.40 W\n58°03.43 N -16° 10.43 W\n58°01.49 N -16°25.19 W\n58°02.62 N -16°36.96 W\n58°06.46 N -16°37.15 W\nHatton Bank 2\nArea 1\n57°51.76 N -18°05.87 W\n57°55.00 N -17°30.00 W\n58°03.00 N -17°30.00 W\n57°53.10 N -16°56.33 W\n57°35.11 N -18°02.01 W\n57°51.76 N -18°05.87 W\nArea 2\n57°59.96 N -19°05.05 W\n57°45.00 N -19°15.00 W\n57°50.07 N -18°23.82 W\n57°31.13 N -18°21.28 W\n57°14.09 N -19°28.43 W\n57°02.21 N -19°27.53 W\n56°53.12 N -19°28.97 W\n56°50.22 N -19°33.62 W\n56°46.68 N -19°53.72 W\n57°00.04 N -20°04.22 W\n57°10.31 N -19°55.24 W\n57°32.67 N -19°52.64 W\n57°46.68 N -19°37.86 W\n57°59.96 N -19°05.05 W\nLogachev Mound:\n55°17′ N, 16°10′ W\n55°34′ N, 15°07′ W\n55°50′ N, 15°15′ W\n55°33′ N, 16°16′ W\n55°17′ N, 16°10′ W\nWest Rockall Mound:\n57°20′ N, 16°30′ W\n57°05′ N, 15°58′ W\n56°21′ N, 17°17′ W\n56°40′ N, 17°50′ W\n57°20′ N, 16°30′ W",
  "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/D/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."
}