# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2238 of 1 October 2019 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2020-2021, Article 8: Survivability exemption for turbot

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

1. The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply in the United Kingdom waters of ICES subarea 4 , excluding waters within the English zone, to catches of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) with beam trawls with a cod-end larger than 80 mm (TBB).
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3. When discarding turbot caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the turbot shall be released immediately.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2238/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2238/article-8
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