# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 of 15 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Division (2): Use of the mesh gauge

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

(a) The net shall be kept stretched so that the meshes are stretched in the direction of the long diagonal.
(b) The tapered end of the mesh gauge described in point 1 shall be inserted into the mesh opening in a direction perpendicular to the netting along the long axis of the net.
(c) The gauge shall be inserted into the mesh opening either manually or using a weight until the mesh gauge is stopped by the resistance of the mesh at the tapering edges.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/124/annex/division/10/division/1/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-124/annex/division-10/division-1/division-2
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