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Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2602/2001 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of the stock of hake in ICES subareas III, IV, V, VI and VII and ICES Divisions VIIIa, b, d, e.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal L 345, 29 December 2001, pp. 49–51
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Fishing gear/fishing method
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Entry into force notes
This Regulation entered into force on 1 March 2002.
Abstract

This Regulation aims at the recovery of the stock of hake in certain ICES sub-areas and Divisions, in the light of the fact that such stock is at serious risk of collapse. The Regulation shall apply to fishing vessels operating within ICES subareas V and VII and ICES Divisions VIIb, c, f, g, h, j, k and ICES Divisions VIIIa, b, d, e. Catches of hake (Merluccius merluccius) retained on board any vessel carrying any towed gear of mesh size 55 mm to 99 mm may not exceed of 20 percent of the weight of the total catch of marine organisms retained on board. Article 3 specifies nets which may not be used. In addition, it shall be prohibited to carry on board or deploy any beam trawl of mesh size equal to or greater than 70 mm unless the entire upper half of the anterior part of such a net consists of a panel of netting material of which no individual mesh is of mesh size less than 180 mm attached either directly to the headline, or to no more than three rows of netting material of any mesh size attached directly to the headline.

Full text
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