# 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 1.1: It shall be prohibited for vessels with an overall length of 12 m or more to use the fishing gear in specific areas as defined below without the simultaneous use of active acoustic deterrent devices.

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

Area
Gear
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ICES sub-area 4 ...
Any bottom-set gill net or entangling net, or combination of these nets, the total length of which does not exceed 400 m
Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net ≥ 220 mm
ICES divisions 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h and 7j
Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net
ICES division 7d
Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1241/annex/XIII/part/A/division/1/division/1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1241/annex-XIII/part-A/division-1/division-1.1
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