Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Seventh Special Report


ANNEX I

Fisheries in which the use of acoustic deterrent devices is mandatory

AreaGear PeriodStarting date
A. Baltic Sea Area delimited by a line running from the Swedish coast at the point at longitude 13° E, thence due south to latitude 55° N, thence due east to longitude 14° E, thence due north to the coast of Sweden; and,
Area delimited by a line running from the eastern coast of Sweden at the point at latitude 55° 30' N, thence due east to longitude 15° E, thence due north to latitude 56° N, thence due east to longitude 16° E thence due north to the coast of Sweden
a) Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net All year1 June 2005
  b) Any drift-netAll year 1 June 2005
B. ICES sub area IV and division III a a) Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net, or combination of these nets, the total length of which does not exceed 400 metres 1 August - 31 October1 August 2005
  b) Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net with mesh sizes > 220 mm b) All year1 June 2005
C. ICES divisions VII e, f, g, h, and j a) Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net a) All year1 January 2006
D. ICES division VII da) Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net a) All year1 January 2007
E. Baltic Sea subdivision 24 (except for the area covered under A) a) Any bottom-set gillnet or entangling net a) All year1 January 2007
  b) Any drift-net b) All year1 January 2007




 
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