Article 10 Measures on European seabass fisheries

F1F2It is prohibited for F3United Kingdom fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass in ICES divisions 4b and 4c, and in ICES subarea 7. F4F5It is prohibited to retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.F6This prohibition does not apply to by-catches in shore-based fixed gillnets that are not set from a vessel of—

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, F7during January and during the period from 1 April to the end of December in each calendar year, F8United Kingdom fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h and in waters within 12 nautical miles from baselines under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions 7a and 7g may fish for European seabass, and retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area F9subject to the catch limits set out in licence conditions by a fisheries administration, with the following gear and within the following limits:

F15... In the case of a replacement of a United Kingdom fishing vessel, F16a fisheries administration may allow the derogation to apply to another fishing vessel provided that the number of United Kingdom fishing vessels subject to the derogation and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.

F17Where the replacement vessel F18... is 8 metres or under in overall length and has no more than one hull, for the purposes of calculating the fishing capacity of the replacement vessel, and whether it may be subject to the derogation, it may be assumed that the replacement vessel’s gross tonnage and engine capacity is no greater than the vessel it replaced.

F19Except in the case of a replacement vessel as provided for in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2, the catch limits F20in licence conditions referred to in paragraph 2 F21are not transferable between vessels F22...

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In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a, F257a and 7d to 7j:

Point (b) of the first subparagraph F38does not apply to fixed nets, which may not be used to catch or retain European seabass during the period referred to in that point.

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• “IFC authority” has the same meaning as in section 150 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;

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• “the Welsh zone” has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Act 2020.

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