Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1922/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) 850/98 as regards conditions under which vessels exceeding eight metres length overall shall be permitted to use beam trawls within certain waters of the Community.

Subject

Fisheries

Keyword

Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel Fishing authorization

Geographical area

Eastern Europe, Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Entry into force notes

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Abstract

Each Member State shall ensure that the total engine power in evidence for its fishing vessels authorized by Regulation (EC) No. 850/98 to use beam trawls inside the area referred to in article 29(1) of that Regulation does not exceed at any time the limit for that Member State as given in the Annex to this Regulation. Each Member State shall indicate definitively to the Commission before 1 February 2001 the limit on the total engine power vessels that actually existed on 1 January 2001. Member

Full text

English

Website

europa.eu

References - Legislation

Implements

Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms.

Legislation | European Union | 1998

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Mesh, Size, Prohibited fishing area, Fishing gear/fishing method, Fishing vessel, Cartilaginous fishes, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX