{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2013/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2013/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2020/2013",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2013 of 21 August 2020 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards technical measures for certain demersal and pelagic fisheries in the North Sea and in the South Western Waters",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2013",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "SepNep gear specifications",
  "text": "Upper cod end (fish cod-end)\nMinimum mesh opening 120mm (between knots)\nMaximum 80 mesh round (including selvedges)\nLower cod end (Nephrops cod-end)\nMinimum mesh opening 80mm (between knots)\nMaximum 110 mesh round (including selvedges)\nSeparation panel\nThe separation panel should be attached to all netting material of the trawl, so that the only way for a fish/Nephrops to enter the lower compartment of the trawl is by passing through the meshes of the panel. The panel should guide the large individuals towards the entrance of the upper cod-end. The start of the panel should be connected to the trawl belly.\nMaximum mesh opening 105mm (between knots)\nMinimum length panel 100# meshes\nAft edge of the panel, maximum 16# mesh wide\nThe front edge the panel should have a maximum width of 88 % of the trawl width. This equals for instance 2 panel meshes (105mm) on 3 trawl meshes (80mm).\no Double knotted Dyneema advised for efficient functioning panel\no Floats attached to under panel raise the fore section improving sieving efficiency for Nephrops\nGrid (optional)\nThe grid should be attached to all cod-end or extension netting material around the grid, preventing any form of free entrance to the lower cod-end other than upper openings of the grid.\nMinimum bar spacing 17mm\nAngle of the grid should be between 40 and 90 degree, but 45 is advised.\nEntrance to the lower cod-end should be on the upper section of the grid.\nThe vertical grid entrance to the lower cod-end should be maximal 35 % of the combined length of the vertical bar openings and opening to the lower cod-end.\nWeighted curtain ropes (72gr/m, 6mm diameter) are connected to the upper section of the extension or cod-end, and should be at least 4 meshes before the bottom section of the grid.\nWeighted curtain ropes should be extended until they reach through the lower bars of the grid.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/2013/annex",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:42:15.191335+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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