Article 3 Survivability exemption for Norway lobster

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught in pots, traps or creels (gear codes:^f1 FPO and FIX and FYK), in ICES subareas 6 and 7;

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught with bottom trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm in ICES subarea 7;

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught in ICES subarea 7, with bottom trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size of 70 to 99 mm in combination with highly selective gear options, as set out in paragraphs 2 and 3;

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) caught with otter trawls (OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a mesh size of 80 to 110 mm in ICES division 6a within twelve nautical miles of the coast.

square mesh panel of at least 300 mm;

square mesh panel of at least 200 mm for vessels less than 12 metres in length

Seltra panel;

Sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm as defined in Annex VI Part B to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f2 or equivalent Netgrid selectivity device;

100 mm cod-end with a 100 mm square mesh panel.

Dual cod-end with the uppermost cod-end constructed with T90 mesh of at least 90 mm and fitted with a separation panel with a maximum mesh size of 300 mm.

300 mm square mesh panel of at least 300 mm;

square mesh panel of at least 200 mm for vessels less than 12 metres in length;

Seltra panel;

Sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 35 mm as defined in Annex VI Part B to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241;

CEFAS Netgrid;

Flip-flap trawl.