# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2014 of 21 August 2020 specifying details of implementation of the landing obligation for certain fisheries in the North Sea for the period 2021-2023, Article 3: Survivability exemptions 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 in the Union waters of the North Sea (ICES divisions 2a, 3a and subarea 4) to the following catches of Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus):
(a) catches with pots (FPO);
(b) catches with bottom trawls (OTB, OTT, TBN) fitted with:
(i) a cod-end equal or larger than 80 mm; or
(ii) a cod-end with a mesh size of at least 70 mm equipped with a species selective grid with a bar spacing of maximum 35 mm.
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/2020/2014/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-2014/article-3
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