# 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 (6): Mesh gauging procedure

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

(a) Only meshes which have 4 sides, equally long, of the same material, and 4 permanent joints or knots are permitted.
(b) Mesh size shall be calculated by averaging:
in respect of the codend of a net, including any lengthener(s), the measurements, in millimetres, of any 20 consecutive meshes running parallel to the long axis of the codend, beginning at the after end of the codend, and at least 10 meshes from the lacings, and
in respect of any part of a net, the measurements, in millimetres, of any 20 consecutive meshes that are at least 10 meshes from the lacings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/124/annex/division/10/division/1/division/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-124/annex/division-10/division-1/division-6
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