Directive concerning access to fishing in closed areas with cod trawlers which have installed sorting grates. Country/Territory Norway Document type Regulation Date 1996 (1996) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishing gear/fishing method Bycatch Access right Fishery management and conservation Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes Entry into force immediately. Abstract All vessels which have installed a sorting grate in the cod trawl may fish, in accordance with conditions established by the present Directive, in areas of the Norwegian Economic Zone north 64° N, and in the areas to be established by the Director of Fisheries in accordance with Decree No. 502 of 1996. A sorting grate with a distance of 55 mm between the ribs shall be compulsorily installed on cod trawlers. The grate shall be conform specifications contained in the Annex (here omitted). Sections 5 to 9 specify the types of sorting grates which may be used. (13 sections) Full text Norwegian Website www.lovdata.no References - Legislation Implements Decree No. 1095 of 1989 relative to mesh size, bycatch, protection periods and minimum size in relation with the fishing for fish and herring. Legislation | Norway | 1989 (2002) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fishes, Seasons, Mesh, Size, Bycatch Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Directive to amend the Directive concerning access to fishing in closed areas with cod trawlers which have installed sorting grates (No. 485 of 1997). Legislation | Norway | 1997 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Bycatch, Fishery management and conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX