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ICES subarea 6 ICES subarea 7 (Celtic Sea & West of Ireland)
6b 6a 6a restricted area 4&5 Subarea 7 outside restricted areas Celtic Sea Protection Zone HAKE Irish Sea ICES divisions 7f, 7g and the part of 7j North of 50° N and East of 11° W BOX ICES division 7a
≤15 m >15 m >15 mCodend mesh size (mm) 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-109 110-119 120+ 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-109 110-119 120+ 80-89 90-99 110+ 120+ 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 70-99 80-89 90-99 100-109 110+ 100+ 70-99 100-109 120+Headline panel (mm) (beam trawlers see footnote 1) 140 X 15 meshes - - - - - 140 x 15 meshes - - - - - 140 x 15 meshes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 140 x15 meshes - -Maximum twine thickness (mm) beam trawlers see footnote 1 5mm double or 8mm single (Please note that inside 55ºN 7º30W to 56ºN 7º30W to 56ºN 4ºW to 55ºN 4ºW max. twine thickness is double 4mm or single 6mm ) 4 mm double or 6 mm singleMaximum no. of meshes in codend circumference 120 meshes for 70-99 mm; 100 meshes for 100-119 mm; not defined for 120mm+Highly selective gear required 80 mm 80 mm 80 mm 90 mm 90 mm 90 mm 90 mm 80 mm 80 mm 80 mm 90 mm 90 mm 90 mm 90 mm 120 mm 110 mm 120 mm - 80 mm - - - 120/300mm 120/160mm 120/120mm 120mm 120/100mm 120/100mm 120/160mm 120mm - 300 mm Eliminator 100 mm -
SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP or grid SMP SMP SMP SMP SMP or 2m SMP 90mm T90 SMP SMP* SMP* or SMP* SMP* trawl SMP Seltra Grid long x 100mm (in ICES 7f codend and Seltra, Grid 100 mm T90 Seltra, Grid, with 600 mm
or netgrid SMC** East of5°W) extension or netgrid codend netgrid panels flip-flap
CATCH COMPOSITION - Either-Or Either-Or Either-Or - - Either-Or Either-Or Either-Or - - - - Either-Or - Either-Or - - Either-Or - Either-Or - - - Either-OR -Max % of cod allowed (Council reg. 2019/124) 5 20 20 5 5 5 3 - 5 20 20 5 5 5 3 - 20 20 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Max % of cod, haddock and saithe allowed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 - - - - 30 (-) - - - - - - - - -Max % of hake allowed 20 20 20 - - - - - 20 20 20 - - - - - 20 20 - - - 20 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 - - - - - 20 - - -Minimum % of saithe required - - - - - - 70 - - - - - - - 70 - - - - - 90 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Min % Nephrops required (note 7) 30 - - - - - - - 30 - - - - - - - 30 30 - - - 35 30 - - 35 (5) 30 (-) - - -- (5) - - - - 5 - ≤30 -Min % of Annex I list (see footnotes) - 70 2&3 - - 70 2&3 70 2&3 - - - 70 2&3 - - 70 2&3 70 2&3 - - - - 70 2&3 - - - - 70 2&3 - - - - 70 2 (-) - - - - - - - - -Min % of haddock, hake, whiting, megrim, monkfish, rays, saithe and Nephrops - - 70 70 - - - - - - 70 70 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Min % whiting or monkfish, hake and megrim combined - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- (55) - -- (55) - -- (55) - - - - - - -Max % of gadoids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- (<10) - - - - - - - - - -Max % of haddock, cod and skates and rays - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >10 <10 >10* Squared mesh panel (SMP) ** Squared mesh cylinder (SMC)
1. Beam trawlers require 180mm panel behind the headline. Panel length calculated by: beam length(m)/12 x 5400/ min mesh size in panel2. Sole , plaice, megrim, whiting, brill, white pollack, lemon sole, dogfish, witch, John Dory, Queen scallop, monkfish, rays, turbot, grenadiers3. Ling, blue ling, saithe, siki shark, black scabbard, orange roughy, forkbeard, tusk4. Inshore static nets fixed with stakes, scallop dredges, handlines, mechanised jigging, mussel dredges, pots and creels may be fished provided that no other fishing gear is carried onboard and no fish other than mackerel, white pollack, salmon, shellfish and crustacea are carried onboard, landed or brought ashore5. Saithe ≥90% no SMP is required6. Vessels using a codend mesh size between 70 and 119mm whose catch in any fishing trip east of 8ºW comprises at least 55% whiting may use a square mesh panel of at least 100mm provided the trawl or seine is of a single mesh size larger than 100mm. Specific authorisation from the Member State must have been issued before going to sea.7. S.I. 510 of 2016 prohibits Irish Vessels over 12m length overall that deploy more than one demersal trawl (or similar towed gear) from using a codend mesh size less than 80mm
Mesh Size Ranges, Catch Composition & Technical Conservation Measures for Demersal Trawlers in ICES Areas 6 and 7See colour codes in chart at left for areas referred to in this table
Technical measures for the recovery of the stock of hake in ICES sub-areas 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 and ICES divisions 8 a, b, d, e. COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1162/2001. COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2602/2001. COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 494/2002.
Council Regulation (EC) 850/98
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 737/2012, 2015/741COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/2034
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2056/2001 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of the stocks of cod in the North Sea and to the west of Scotland Irish Sea Cod Recovery: 2459/2000, 1456/2001, 254/2002Council Regulation (EC) 850/98
* National legislation may also apply
Highly selective gear (120mm SMP) in red applies up until 30.06.2019, thereafter highly selective gears in black apply.Catch composition figures in red apply until 30.06.2019. thereafter the figures in brackets apply.
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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/2034
Cod closures remain see main chart
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Deep Sea Closure - No fishing allowedCouncil Regulation (EU) 850/98
Haddock Closure - No fishing allowedexcept longlinesCouncil Regulation (EU) 850/98
Porcupine Bank Nephrops Closure (1st-31st May 2019)Council Regulation (EU) No. 2019/124
Blue Ling Protection AreaCouncil Regulation (EU) 850/98
Coral Protection Area - No fishingalllowed with bottom trawls or staticgears including bottom set gillnetsand longlinesCouncil Regulation (EU) 850/98
ICES Area 6a RestrictionsCouncil Regulation (EU) 850/98
Windsock & Cape Ground Cod ClosureCouncil Regulation (EU) 850/98
ICES Area 2a Herring ClosureJanuary 1st to February 28th andMay 16th to December 31st.Council Regulation (EU) 850/98
IRISH SEA COD BOX
Closed to all fishing with any demersal trawl,seine or similar towed net, any gill net, trammelnet or similar static net or any fishing gearincorporating hooks from the 14th of February to 30th April.Council Regulation (EU) 850/98
Fishing is permitted with a prawn net in the areasof the closed boxes coloured green provided:A minimum of 35% live weight of prawns is on board.Only one mesh size range is carried on board, 70-79mm or 80-99mm.No other type of gear is carried on board.No mesh in any part of the net is greater than 300mm.Council Regulation (EU) 850/98
Fishing is permitted with a prawn net in this area provided that inaddition to the above:It complies with the provisions made for the green zone.It includes an inclined separator panel.Council Regulation (EU) 850/98
CELTIC SEA CONSERVATION AREA
From 1st February to 31st March the highlighted areas are closedto all fishing except with pots and creels provided no fish other thanshellfish are retained on board or Pelagic trawls with a codend meshsize of ≤55mm provided no fish other than herring, mackerel,pilchard/sardines, sardinelles, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting andargentines are retained on board.Council Regulation (EU) 850/98
HAKE BOX
Within this area a minimum mesh size of 100mm must be used for alltowed gears and a minimum mesh size of 120mm used for all gillnets,entangling and trammel nets. Beam trawls of between 55-99mm maybeused east of 7º30’ west in the period April to October.EU Regulation No. 1162/2001
UK WATERS
Fisheries Management 2019Copies of this chart and further information are available from:
Bord Iascaigh Mhara, P.O. Box 12, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Tel: 01-2144230 Website: www.bim.ie
Produced by La Tene Maps and Bord Iascaigh Mhara.
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Area Zone Vessel Length Demersal Scallops Crab5, 6 A ≥ 15m 2,324,932 5,766 465,000 7 B ≥ 15m 7,904,120 525,012 40,960 BSA J ≥ 10m 7,154,490 109,395 63,198
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SPECIESCod Hake (Note 12)
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LingBlue LingBlue LingTuskGʼland HalibutSnow CrabPorbeagleSkate/Rays (N13 SE)
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ICES AREANorwegian waters of 1 & 26, 7; EU/Int 5b; Int 12 & 14EU & Int 5; Int 12 & 14EU & Int 5; Int 12 & 14EU & Int 6 - 10, 12 & 14EU & Int 2 and 4EU & Int 5b, 6, 7EU & Int 5, 6 and 7EU 2a & 4; EU & Int 5b & 6Greenland waters NAFO 11 - 10, 12, 146a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-kEU 7d & eEU & Int 1,5,6,7,8,12 & 14EU Waters
AREA VI, VII AND OTHER WHITEFISH STOCKS
SPECIESMackerel (Note 16 )
H.mackerel&bycatch(N17)
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Blue Whiting (Note 19)
Herring (Note 20)
Herring (Note 21)
Herring (Note 22)
Herring (Note 23)
Herring (Note 24)
Albacore (Note 25) (DM)
Argentines ArgentinesBoarfishTotal
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ICES AREA5, 7, 8a,b,d e; EU & Int 5b; Int 2a, 12 & 14EU 2a, 4a; 6, 7a-c,7e-k,8a,b,d,e, EU & Int 5b; Int 12&144b, 4c & 7dEU & Int 1-7, 8a,8b,8d,8e,12&14EU, Faeroese, Norway, Int 1&2EU & Int 5b, 6b & 6aN6aS, 7b & 7c7a7 g, h, j, kAtlantic Ocean, north of 5° NEU 3a, 4EU & Int 5, 6 & 7EU & Int 6, 7 & 8
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DEEPWATER STOCKSSPECIESBlack Scabbard (N.26)
Rʼnose Grenadier (N.27)
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Orange RoughyRed Seabream (Note 29)
Alfonsinos (Note 30)
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NOTES1. Cod - Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries permitted. 2. Haddock - Not more than 10 % may be fished in 4; EU 2a.3. Whiting - Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries permitted.4. Cod - Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries permitted.5. Cod - Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries permitted.8. Megrim - 10 % may be used in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e for bycatch in sole fisheries7. Monkfish - Of which up to 2% may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e.8. Whiting - Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries permitted.9. Pollack - Of which up to 2 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e.10. Plaice - Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries permitted.11. Nephrops - No more than 959 tonnes may be taken in Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7 (Porcupine). 12. Hake - No more than 474 tonnes may be taken in 8a,8b,8d & 8e.13. Skates & Rays - Catches of cuckoo, thornback, blonde, spotted, sandy and shagreen ray shall be reported
separately. Up to 5% of quota may be fished in 7d (does not apply to small-eyed and undulate ray). Accidental by-catches of no more than 25 tonnes of small-eyed ray may be taken in 7f & 7g of which up to 5% may befished in 7d. Does not apply to undulate ray.
14. Undulate Ray - Exclusively for by-catches. May only be landed whole or gutted. 15. Spurdogs - No targeted fishing. Up to 2 tonnes per month may be landed provided a vessel is engaged in the
STECF approved by-catch avoidance programme and the fish are dead on hauling. All other catches must bereturned to the sea immediately. Total annual landings of spurdog may not exceed the quota.
16. Mackerel - Up to 33383 tonnes may be taken in EU 2a, EU and Norwegian 4a between 1 January - 15 Februaryand 1 September and 31 December 2019. Up to 4507 tonnes may be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a. Up to4585 tonnes may be taken in Faroese waters.
17. H. Mackerel - Up to 5 % of this quota fished in 2a or 4a before 30 June 2019 may be accounted for as fishedunder the quota for EU 4b, c & d. Up to 5 % of this quota may consist of by-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel. No more than 9 % of this quota may consist of the aforementioned species and bycatchesof species caught in excess of quota or catches of species in respect of which the Member State has no quota.
17. H.Mackerel - Up to 5 % of this quota may consist of by-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel. Nomore than 9 % of this quota may consist of the aforementioned species and by-catches of species caught in excess of quota or catches of species in respect of which the Member State has no quota.
19. Blue Whiting - Within a total access quantity of 22500 tonnes for the Union, up to 7 % of Irelandʼs quota may befished in Faroese waters. From EU quotas in this area and in 8c, 9 and 10 and in EU CECAF 34.1.1 up to227,975 tonnes may be fished in the Norwegian Economic area or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen.
20. Herring - Quantities fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area and Union waters must be reported to the Commission. Within quota limits no more than 25487 tonnes in total may be taken in Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen. Ireland may take 399 tonnes from 2 and 5b north of 62° N(Faroese waters).
21. Herring - It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the ICES zones subject to this TAC that lies between 56° N and 57° 30′ N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of theUnited Kingdom's territorial sea.
22. Herring - Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56° 00′ N and west of 07° 00′ W.23. Herring - This zone is reduced by the area bounded: to the north by lat 52° 30′ N, to the south by lat 52° 00′ N,
to the west by the coast of Ireland and to the east by the coast of the UK.24. Herring This zone is increased by the area bounded: to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N, to the south by latitude
52° 00′ N, to the west by the coast of Ireland and to the east by the coast of the UK.25. Albacore Tuna - Maximum no. of licences for Ireland to be established.26. Black Scabbard - Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries permitted.27. Roundnose Grenadier - A maximum of 10 % of this quota may be fished in EU & Int 8,9,10,12&14. No directed
fisheries of roughhead grenadier are allowed. By-catches of roughhead grenadier may not exceed 1 % of quota. 28. Roundnose Grenadier - A maximum of 10 % of this quota may be fished in EU & Int 5b, 6 and 7. No directed
fisheries of roughhead grenadier are allowed. By-catches of roughhead grenadier may not exceed 1 % of quota. 29. Red Seabream - Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries permitted.30. Alfonsinos - Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries permitted.
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ICES AREA6a; EU&Int 5b east of 12°W6b; EU & Int 5b west of12°W and of 12 & 14EU & Int 5b; 6; Int 12 & 146; EU & Int 5b; Int 12 & 14EU & Int 5b and 6aEU and Int 5b; 12 & 146; EU & Int 5b; Int 12 & 146; EU & Int 5b; Int 12 & 146; EU & Int 5b; Int 12 & 146; EU & Int 5b, 12 & 146; EU & Int 5b; Int 12 & 146; EU & Int 5b
DM See table of de minimis exemptions to the landing obligationSE See table of survivability exemptions to the landing obligation
NOTE: for more detail on 2019 exemptions to the landing obligation see accompanying tables
REFERENCESCOUNCIL REGULATIONS (EU) 2018/2025 & 2019/124 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATIONS (EU) 2018/190 & 2018/2034
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6-12 Mile Zone Fishing Rights
Mesh Size Range Reference Chart
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Nephrops Functional Units*
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* Nephrops Functional Units are used in stockassessments and are combined to formManagement Units e.g., Functional Units 14 to 22are combined to form the TAC for ICES area 7.
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PORCUPINE
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Mackerel/Herring Restrictions
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Closed from21 September to31 Decemberannually
Closed from 21 Septemberto 15 November
Closed in year 2018and every 3rd yearthereafter from the1st friday in Novemberfor a period of 16consecutive days.
Closed in year 2019and every 3rd yearthereafter from the1st friday in Novemberfor a period of 16consecutive days.
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NOTE“It is prohibited to target herring in6aN*, with the exception of a sixnautical mile belt measured from thebaseline of the United Kingdom’sterritorial sea that lies between 56ºNand 57º30’N.
*that part of ICES 6a which lies eastof longitude 7W and north of 55ºN,or west of longitude 7ºW and north of56ºN, excluding the Clyde.”
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2019/124
Restrictions on Herring
No Directed Fishing forMackerel Except With GillNets and Hand Lines
EU Regulation No. 850/98
Irish fishing vesselshave no herring rightsin the 6 to 12 mile zonesaround Britain, Isle of Manand Northern Ireland.
Closed in year 2018and every 3rd yearthereafter from the2nd friday in Januaryfor a period of 16consecutive days.
Colours are for IllustrativePurposes Only
18° 17° 16°
D5 E0 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7D6 D7 D8 D9D4D3D2D1D0
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15° 14° 13° 12° 11° 10° 9° 8° 7° 6° 5° 4° 3° 2° 1° 0° 1° 2° 3° 4° 5° 6°
19°W 7°E18° 17° 16° 15° 14° 13° 12° 11° 10° 9° 8° 7° 6° 5° 4° 3° 2° 1° 0° 1° 2° 3° 4° 5° 6°
* Nephrops Functional Units are used in stock
assessments and are combined to formManagement Units e.g., Functional Units 14 to 22
are combined to form the TAC for ICES area 7.
IRISH QUOTAS 2019
Species CodeGuttled (GUT)
Fresh FrozenHeaded &
GuttedFillets
AlbacoreSoleBlue LingBlue Whiting
BrillGreenland Halibut
RedfishHake
HerringHorse Mackerel
Lemon SoleMackerelPollack
JAX
LEM
MACPOL
HERHKEREDGHLBLL
WHBBLISOL
ALB 1.11 1.23
1.001.17
1.15
1.091.081.191.111.121.08
1.05
1.091.17
2470
1.041.171.15
1.40
1.081.19
1.08
1.34
1.391.881.401.19
1.051.111.1730
20
152027
Skates Wings 2.09SRX 1.13 1.13-
TurbotTusk
WhitingGreater ForkbeardBlack Scabbard
MegrimPlaiceSaitheCod
HaddockLing LIN
HAD
CODPOKPLE
TURUSK
WHGGFBBSFLEZ
1.09
1.18
1.091.14
1.18
1.141.171.17
1.191.071.06
1.241.11
2.642.60
2.602.782.40
1.121.481.061.071.191.17
1.171.14 1.32
1.46
1.701.441.39
1.401.40
2.05
633035
352720
27
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Commission Implementing Regulation 404/2011 Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 S.I. No. 591 of 2014 & 431 of 2017
AnglerfishNephrops (VIa & VIIa)Nephrops (Other Areas)
WhelkCrayfishLobster
Total 70mm Tail 37mm Carapace 20mmTotal 85mm Tail 46mm Carapace 25mm
TailedANFNEPNEP
WHE
CRWLBE
Scallop (VIIa North of 52°30’N and VIId) 110
Edible Crab (Reg.1 & 2 North of 56° N) ClawedCRE 140 5.00
45110
Min.87 & Max.127
1.22 1.22 3.043.003.00
3.00-
Edible Crab (Reg. 2 South of 56° N) ClawedCRE 130 5.00Edible Crab (VIId, e, f) ClawedCRE 140 5.00
Scallop (other areas) 100SCESCE
Velvet Crab LIO 65
MCRS (cm)
MCRS (mm)
Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) (see note on landing obligation) and Conversion Factors for Irish Commercial Species
Exemptions to the landing obligation in 2019Species Exemption ICES Sub- Gear Maximum de minimis Exemption
type area/division
Albacore tuna De minimis 7 Midwater pair trawls 5Whiting De minimis 7d Bottom trawls and seines ≥ 80 mm, 6
Pelagic and beam trawls 80 - 119 mmWhiting De minimis 7b-c & 7e-k Bottom trawls and seines ≥ 80 mm, 6
Pelagic and beam trawls 80 - 119 mmSole De minimis 7d,e,f & g Trammel nets and gillnets 3Sole De minimis 7d,e,f,g & h Beam trawl 80 -119 mm 3
equipped with Flemish panelHaddock De minimis 7b-c & 7e-k Bottom trawls, seines & beam trawls 7
≥ 80 mmCod De minimis 7b-c & 7e-k Bottom trawls, seines & beam trawls 7
≥ 80 mmHorse mackerel De minimis 6 & 7b-k Bottom trawls, seines & beam trawls 7Mackerel De minimis 6 & 7b-k Bottom trawls, seines & beam trawls 7
Species Exemption ICES Sub- Gear Discard Release Notes type area/divisionNephrops Survivability 6 & 7 Pots, creels or traps Released whole, immediately & where caughtNephrops Survivability 6a <12nm Bottom trawls 80-110 mm with a Released whole, immediately & where caught
highly selective gear (HSG* )Nephrops Survivability 7 Bottom trawls 70-99 mm with Released whole, immediately & where caught
HSG* or ≥ 100 mmSkates & rays Survivability 6 & 7 All gears Released immediately and below sea surfacePlaice Survivability 7d, e ,f & g Trammel nets and otter trawls Released immediately and below sea surfacePlaice Survivability 7a-7k BT2 (vessels ≤221 kW or ≤24 m) Released immediately and below sea surface
inside 12 nm, tows ≤ 1:30 hourAll Species Survivability EU 5b; 6 & 7 Pots, creels and traps Released immediately
* Highly selective gears (HSG) include: 300 mm SMP, Seltra, Grid, Cefas net grid and flip-flap
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATIONS (EU) 2018/190 & 2018/2034
The Landing ObligationFrom 1st of January 2019 catches of all quota species are subject to the EUlanding obligation (LO). Exemptions aside, all such catches must be landed andcounted against the quota.
Catches below minimum conservation reference size cannot be used for directhuman consumption. Unwanted catches should be avoided to prevent early cessation or choking of fishing effort.
Exemptions to the LO are as follows: species for which further improvements inselectivity are difficult to achieve and/ or handling unwanted catches incurs disproportionate costs (de minimis); species for which high survival rates havebeen scientifically demonstrated (survivability). Also, the LO does not apply toprohibited species such as: spurdog (see note in quota table), tope, porbeagleand common skate. When caught, prohibited species should promptly bereleased. See table of exemptions to the landing obligation in 2019.
For more information on reducing unwanted catches see BIM factsheets:http://tinyurl.com/bimfact
References:Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(CFP).Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 (NWW discard plan).
From 1 January 2015 the way EU legal acts are numbered has changed.The year of publication now precedes the document number.
Documents published before this date do not change.
Note on Numbering of EU Legal Acts
Germany
Foreign Fishing Rights in the6 to 12 Mile Zones
Ireland
Belgium
France
Netherlands
United Kingdom
ICES area boundary
200 Mile Zone
ICES Area Number
Regulation (EU) No.1380/2013 of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council
7a
Note Porcupine Bank Nephrops closure from 1st to 31st May
Regulation (EU) 2016/2094 of the European Parliament and of the Council discontinues the fishing effort regime in the long-term plan for cod stocks in the Irish Sea (established by CouncilRegulation (EC) No 1342/2008). The fishing effort regime had become an obstacle to the implementation of the landing obligation, as it hampers further adaptation of fishing patterns,such as the choice of area and gear
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This chart and the maps, boundaries, tables, and figures therein are for guidancepurposes only and do not purport to be a legal interpretation. Please refer to therelevant national legislation and EU Regulations for full details.
Designed and Produced by La Tene Maps and Bord Iascaigh Mhara.
Nets
Marking and identification of passive gear and beam trawls in all EU waters
Pots and traps
Lines
Beam trawls
Label dimensions 65mm x 75mm. Marked with vessels registration number. Attached every1 nm. Must be durable.
Label* attached along the upper first row of meshes
Label* attached to the ground rope
Label* attached at the point of contact with the mooring buoy
Vessels registration number marked on the beam
Additional marking and identification of passive gear outside 12 nm
Western buoy
Eastern buoy
Intermediate buoy
Float, mast, 2 flags, 2 luminous bands, 2 flashing lights and label as above
Float, mast, 1 flag, 1 luminous band, 1 flashing light and label as above
Rigged as eastern buoy but with white flag (Int. buoy required onlyif gear exceeds 5nm)
Gears and Fishing Operations CodesType of gearBottom otter trawlNephrops trawlsBeam trawlOtter twin trawlsBottom pair trawlMid-water otter trawlMid-water pair trawlScottish seineScottish pair seineDredgeGillnets (not specified)Gillnets anchored (set)Gillnets (drift)Gillnets (circling)Combined gillnets-trammel netsTrammel netPotsTraps (not specified)Handlines and pole lines (hand operatedHandlines and pole lines (mechanised))Set longlinesDrifting longlinesTrolling linesHooks and lines (not specified)Mechanised dredges
CodeOTBTBNTBBOTTPTBOTMPTMSSCSPRDRBGNGNSGNDGNCGTNGTRFPOFIXLHPLHMLLSLLDLTLLXHMD
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011
Mesh size ranges, target species & required % catch (Regions 1 & 2)
Target species Mesh size range (millimetres)
Note
Minimum percentage of target species
<16 16-31 32-54
55-6
9
70-7
9
80-99
≥10
0
A,B
A,B
1Sand eelSand eels, norway pout, smelt, poor cod, silvery cod
Sprat, Blue whiting, Argentines, PilchardMackerel (Scomber spp.)
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)Herring (Clupea harengus)
BoarfishRed bandfish, eel, anchovy
Shrimps/Common prawnsSquids, garfish, bib
Prawns (Pandalus)GurnardsConger, weavers, octopus, squat lobsterNorway lobsterSole, plaice, hake, megrim, whiting, brill, pollack, dab
Cuttlefish, sea bass, flounder, lemon sole, dogfishWitch, john dory, queen scallop, veriegated scallopRed mullets, grey mullets, grenadiers, hairtails, anglersSkates and rays, sea breams, turbotAll other marine organisms
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Restrictions on the use of gillnets in Areas 6a, 5b, 6a,b, 7b, c, j ,k and Area 12 east of 27°WMaximum Deployed
Length
24 hours
Height Hanging Ratio100 meshes deep
> 0.5
Per VesselPer Net
Soak TimeDimensions
Depth rangeGear typeMesh Size
200m - 600m
Entangling net
≥100 <130mm ( Note 1)
≥120 <150mm ( Note 2)
≥250mmGillnetGillnet
<600m<600m
≤4nm
≤5nm≤10km
≤20 km ≤25km
≤100km
100 meshes deep
15 meshes deep > 0.33 72 hours
Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98Note 1: 85% of the retained catch by weight must be hakeNote 2: Areas 3a, 4a, 5b, 6a, 6b, c, j, k & 12 east of 27°W only. (≥100 <130mm : Area 8a, b, d & 10) (≥80mm <110mm; Area 8c & 9)Note 3: Within the restricted area of VIa gillnets with mesh size >120mm may be used but only south of 59°N and provided: Max. gear length per vessel <20km; max soak time <24hrs and no more than 5 % of the catch is made up of whiting and codNote 4: Within the restricted area of VIa gillnets with mesh size of >90mm may be fished provided they are deployed within 3nm of coastline; 1km max. deployed length; max. soak time 24 hours; 70% of catch made up of lesser spotted dogfish; deployed for max. of 10 days per calendar month
Minimum MeshSize (mm) 1Target Species
Hake, White Pollack, Black Pollack, Ling, Dogfish, Megrim
Mackerel, Herring, ScadHaddock, Whiting, Sole, Plaice (note 3)
Cod (note 4)
Skates and Rays, Turbot, Brill, Deepwater Shark
Monkfish (VI & VII)
50mm
100mm120mm
120mm
220mm
250mm (note 2)
Fixed Gear Mesh Sizes & Catch Composition (Regions 1 & 2)
Note 1: The Catch composition for each of the mesh size listed is 70%Note 2: A minimum mesh size of 250mm is required if more than 30% by weight of the catch on board is monkfishNote 3: Within the Hake Recovery Area it is prohibited to use fixed nets with a mesh size <120mmNote 4: Within Area VIa Cod may only be landed as a bycatch not exceeding 1.5% of total catch (live weight)
Council Regulation (EC) 850/98; Commission Regulations 2056/2001, 494/2002
Derogations for the use of gillnets within the restricted area of 6a>120mm (note 3)
>90mm (note 4)
Gillnet
Gillnet
20km
1km
24 hours24 hours
2
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Council regulation (EC) No 850/98
Construction of marker buoys
Buoy/ float May not be red or green. Marked with vessel's registration number.
1m in height from top of float to first flag
Buoys at either end of same gear must carry same colour flags.
If 2 flags present must be same size and must be fixed 20 cm apart.
Mast height
Flag(s)
Lights(s)
Buoy rope
Luminous band(s)
Yellow, one flash every 5 seconds and visible from 2 nautical miles
Chord linking buoy to gear weighed down or of submersible material
May not be red or green, at least 6 centimetres broadCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011
(1) North Sea 1 March to 31 October, and during the whole of the year in the remainder of Regions 1 and 2, except Skagerrak and Kattegat.
(2) In the North Sea, from 1 November to the last day of February.
(3) The catch retained on board must consist of at least 90 % of any mixture of two or more target species, or at least 60 % of any one of the target species and no more than 5 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, and saithe and no more than 15 % of any mixture of the species marked with the symbol A. Provisions regarding limitations on catches of herring which may be retained on board when taken with nets of 16 to 31 mm mesh size are stipulated in Community legislation fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, total allowable catches and certain conditions under which they may be fished.
(4) The catch retained on board must consist of at least 90 % of any mixture of two or more target species, or at least 60 % of any one of the target species and no more than 5 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, and saithe and no more than 15 % of any mixture of the species marked with the symbol B.