Recommendation GFCM/33/2009/2 on the minimum mesh size in the codend of demersal trawl nets. Pays/Territoire Type du document Règlement Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche Mot clé Gestion et conservation des pêches Engins de pêche/méthodes de pêche Organisation internationale Mise en application Navire de pêche Marquage/identificacion Principe de précaution Résumé Pursuant to the precautionary principle, contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties shall adopt and implement a minimum 40 mm square mesh codend or a diamond mesh size of at least 50 mm for all trawling activities exploiting demersal stocks when operating in the GFCM area of application. The contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties shall communicate to the GFCM Secretariat, every three months, the list of fishing vessels equipped with a trawl codend mesh size and their percentage out of the whole national demersal trawl fleet. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.fao.org