# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2239 of 1 October 2019 specifying details of the landing obligation for certain demersal fisheries in North-Western waters for the period 2020-2021, Article 3: Survivability exemption for Norway lobster

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

1. The survivability exemption provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to:
(a) Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught in pots, traps or creels (gear codes: FPO and FIX and FYK), in ICES subareas 6 and 7;
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(ca) Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught with otter trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB) with a mesh size equal to or greater than 70 mm in ICES subarea 7;
(d) Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught with otter trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size of 80-110 mm in ICES division 6a within twelve nautical miles of the coast.
2. When discarding Norway lobster caught in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, the Norway lobster shall be released whole, immediately and in the area where it has been caught.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/2239/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-2239/article-3
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