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Kinsale Head (500 m Exclusion Zone) Corrib Gasfield 4b 4c 7d 7e 7g 7f 7h 7j2 7k2 7c1 7b 6b1 6a 5b2 5b1b 4a 12b 8e1 9b2 9a 8b 7a 8a 5b1a 12a4 12a2 6b2 7c2 7k1 8d1 7j1 2a2 12a1 12c 10b 9b1 10a1 Dublin London Den Burg Brest Lorient la Rochelle la Tremblade Arcachon Hull Lowestoft Burnham-on-Crouch Plymouth Edinburgh Aberdeen Oban Conway Cork Galway Belfast Tórshavn Boulogne Ouistreham Howth Dunmore East Cobh Union Hall Castletownbere Kilmore Quay Valentia Dingle Rossaveel Killybegs Burtonport Downings Greencastle Portavogie Ardglass Kilkeel Kilkeel Kilkeel Newlyn Brixham Portsmouth North Shields Grimsby Eyemouth Granton Anstruther Peterhead Fraserburgh Scrabster Stromness Kirkwall Scalloway Lerwick Kinlochbervie Lochinver Ullapool Gairloch Mallaig Fleetwood Campbeltown Whitehaven Stornaway Milford Haven Kristian Flekkefjord Måløy Ålesund Wilhelms Harlingen Dieppe Cherbourg St. Malo Guilvinec Concarneau les Sable d’Olonne Bayonne Douglas Clogherhead Whitby Emd St. Nazaire NORTH SEA IRISH SEA ENGLISH CHANNEL Rosemary Bank George Bligh Bank Anton Dohrn Bank Rockall Bank Lousey Bank Rockall Trough Porcupine Bank Donegal Ground Table Rock Ground Stanton Bank St. Kilda Ground Halibut Bank Skerry Bank Stanley Bank Dingle Ground North West Bank Little Sole Bank Fuglo Bank Bill Bailey Bank Faeroe Bank Otter Bank Great Sole Bank La Chapelle Bank Goban Spur Porcupine Seabight CELTIC SEA South Feni Ridge SWIT LUX NETHERLANDS UNITED KINGDOM IRELAND Føroyar (Denmark) Shetland Islands Rockall Belgica Mound Howland Mound NW Porcupine Bank Area 1 NW Porcupine Bank Area 2 SW Porcupine Bank Edge of Rosemary Bank Edge of Scottish Continental Shelf Hatton Bank West Rockall Mound North West Rockall South West Rockall Logachev Mound Rockall Haddock Bank Windsock Cod Closure Cape Ground Cod Closure Biologically Biologically Biologically Sensitive Area Sensitive Area Sensitive Area 200 200 200 1000 1000 1000 200 200 200 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 200 200 200 1000 1000 1000 200 200 200 200 200 200 2500 2500 2500 1000 1000 1000 250 250 25 4000 4000 4000 2500 2500 2500 Fisheries Management 2019 19°W 7°E N 62° 61° 60° 59° 58° 57° 56° 55° 54° 53° 52° 51° 50° 49° 48° 47° 46° 45° 44° N 43° 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 m Codend 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 single Maximum 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 panel 2. Sole , plaice, megrim, whiting, brill, white pollack, lemon sole, dogfish, witch, John Dory, Queen scallop, monkfish, rays, turbot, grenadiers 3. Ling, blue ling, saithe, siki shark, black scabbard, orange roughy, forkbeard, tusk 4. 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 ashore 5. Saithe ≥90% no SMP is required 6. 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 7 See 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, 2015/741 COMMISSION 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, 254/2002 Council 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. Vessel Length COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2018/2034 Cod closures remain see main chart Legend Deep Sea Closure - No fishing allowed Council Regulation (EU) 850/98 Haddock Closure - No fishing allowed except longlines Council Regulation (EU) 850/98 Porcupine Bank Nephrops Closure (1st-31st May 2019) Council Regulation (EU) No. 2019/124 Blue Ling Protection Area Council Regulation (EU) 850/98 Coral Protection Area - No fishing alllowed with bottom trawls or static gears including bottom set gillnets and longlines Council Regulation (EU) 850/98 ICES Area 6a Restrictions Council Regulation (EU) 850/98 Windsock & Cape Ground Cod Closure Council Regulation (EU) 850/98 ICES Area 2a Herring Closure January 1st to February 28th and May 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, trammel net or similar static net or any fishing gear incorporating hooks from the 14th of February to 30th April. Council Regulation (EU) 850/98 Fishing is permitted with a prawn net in the areas of 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 in addition 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 closed to all fishing except with pots and creels provided no fish other than shellfish are retained on board or Pelagic trawls with a codend mesh size of ≤55mm provided no fish other than herring, mackerel, pilchard/sardines, sardinelles, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting and argentines are retained on board. Council Regulation (EU) 850/98 HAKE BOX Within this area a minimum mesh size of 100mm must be used for all towed gears and a minimum mesh size of 120mm used for all gillnets, entangling and trammel nets. Beam trawls of between 55-99mm maybe used east of 7º30’ west in the period April to October. EU Regulation No. 1162/2001 UK WATERS Fisheries Management 2019 Copies 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. D5 E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 D6 D7 D8 D9 D4 D3 D2 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 FISHING EFFORT Svalbard Treaty Area Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 NEAFC Regulatory Areas Fishery Management Region Boundary Svalbard Treaty Area Boundary NEAFC Waters 36ºN 18ºW 42ºW 48ºN 60ºN 4ºW 64ºN 51ºE 35ºE 10ºE 74ºN UK Waters North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission Regulatory Areas & Fishery Management Regions D1 Maximum Allowable Fishing Effort (kW.days) in Western Waters Area Zone Vessel Length Demersal Scallops Crab 5, 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1415/2004 322 4400 0 0 898 4 33 68 14 0 0 1329 27 53 0 7148 SPECIES Cod (Note 4) Cod (Note 5) Megrim (Note 6) Monkfish (Note 7) Haddock Haddock Whiting (Note 8) Whiting Pollack (Note 9) Plaice (SE) Plaice (SE) Plaice (SE) Plaice (SE) (Note10) Saithe Sole Sole Sole (DM) Sole Nephrops (N11,SE) Total 69141 25625 438 47451 2512 630 1482 1826 8751 2514 7 274 14084 175,060 530 650 3001 2501 1851 1619 419 5334 929 1499 63 243 47 1491 74 36 26 171 7296 27,780 345 3449 0 0 898 4 30 68 16 0 0 1266 - 53 0 6129 SPECIES Cod (Note 1) Cod Megrim Monkfish Haddock (Note 2) Haddock Whiting (Note 3) Plaice Pollack Saithe Sole Nephrops (SE) Total AREA VI WHITEFISH STOCKS 2018 2019 0 16 704 918 762 429 64 261 56 428 46 164 3848 ICES AREA 7a 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 & 10; EU waters CECAF 34.1.1 7 7 7b-k, 8, 9 & 10; and EU waters CECAF 34.1.1 7a 7a 7b-k 7 7a 7b, 7c 7f, 7g 7h, 7j, 7k 7, 8, 9 & 10; and EU waters CECAF 34.1.1 7a 7b, 7c 7f, 7g 7h, 7j, 7k 7 459 757 2038 2540 1536 1388 46 6176 929 1255 63 204 56 1491 17 36 29 171 10729 29,920 2018 2019 AREA VII WHITEFISH STOCKS SPECIES Cod Hake (Note 12) Redfish (Shallow) Redfish (Deep) Ling Blue Ling Blue Ling Tusk Gʼland Halibut Snow Crab Porbeagle Skate/Rays (N13 SE) Undulate Ray (N14) Spurdog (Note 15) Basking Shark Total ICES AREA Norwegian waters of 1 & 2 6, 7; EU/Int 5b; Int 12 & 14 EU & Int 5; Int 12 & 14 EU & Int 5; Int 12 & 14 EU & Int 6 - 10, 12 & 14 EU & Int 2 and 4 EU & Int 5b, 6, 7 EU & Int 5, 6 and 7 EU 2a & 4; EU & Int 5b & 6 Greenland waters NAFO 1 1 - 10, 12, 14 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k EU 7d & e EU & Int 1,5,6,7,8,12 & 14 EU Waters AREA VI, VII AND OTHER WHITEFISH STOCKS SPECIES Mackerel (Note 16 ) H.mackerel&bycatch(N17) H.mackerel&bycatch(N18) Blue Whiting (Note 19) Herring (Note 20) Herring (Note 21) Herring (Note 22) Herring (Note 23) Herring (Note 24) Albacore (Note 25) (DM) Argentines Argentines Boarfish Total PELAGIC STOCKS ICES AREA 5, 7, 8a,b,d e; EU & Int 5b; Int 2a, 12 & 14 EU 2a, 4a; 6, 7a-c,7e-k, 8a,b,d,e, EU & Int 5b; Int 12&14 4b, 4c & 7d EU & Int 1-7, 8a,8b,8d,8e,12&14 EU, Faeroese, Norway, Int 1&2 EU & Int 5b, 6b & 6aN 6aS, 7b & 7c 7a 7 g, h, j, k Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N EU 3a, 4 EU & Int 5, 6 & 7 EU & Int 6, 7 & 8 2018 2019 2018 2019 385 16 749 1145 528 824 324 261 56 454 46 204 4992 55313 30306 376 37800 3399 630 1482 1795 4097 2845 8 329 15086 153,466 DEEPWATER STOCKS SPECIES Black Scabbard (N.26) Rʼnose Grenadier (N.27) Rʼnose Grenadier (N.28) Orange Roughy Red Seabream (Note 29) Alfonsinos (Note 30) Forkbeards Deep Sea Sharks Total ICES AREA EU & Int 5, 6, 7 & 12 EU & Int 5b, 6, 7 EU & Int 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14 EU & Int 1-10, 12 & 14 EU & Int of 6, 7 and 8 EU & Int 3-10, 12 & 14 EU & Int 5, 6 & 7 5-9, EU & Int 10, Int 12, EU CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2 74 203 3 0 3 9 No TAC 0 292 2018 2019 NOTES 1. 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 fisheries 7. 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 be fished 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 be returned 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 February and 1 September and 31 December 2019. Up to 4507 tonnes may be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a. Up to 4585 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 fished under 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 bycatches of 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. No more 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 be fished in Faroese waters. From EU quotas in this area and in 8c, 9 and 10 and in EU CECAF 34.1.1 up to 227,975 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 the United 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. 71 166 4 0 4 8 No TAC 0 253 ICES AREA 6a; EU&Int 5b east of 12°W 6b; EU & Int 5b west of 12°W and of 12 & 14 EU & Int 5b; 6; Int 12 & 14 6; EU & Int 5b; Int 12 & 14 EU & Int 5b and 6a EU and Int 5b; 12 & 14 6; EU & Int 5b; Int 12 & 14 6; EU & Int 5b; Int 12 & 14 6; EU & Int 5b; Int 12 & 14 6; EU & Int 5b, 12 & 14 6; EU & Int 5b; Int 12 & 14 6; EU & Int 5b DM See table of de minimis exemptions to the landing obligation SE See table of survivability exemptions to the landing obligation NOTE: for more detail on 2019 exemptions to the landing obligation see accompanying tables REFERENCES COUNCIL REGULATIONS (EU) 2018/2025 & 2019/124 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATIONS (EU) 2018/190 & 2018/2034 Permitted combinations of mesh size ranges (mm) for Regions 1 and 2 <16 + 16 to 31 32 to 54 + 70 to 79 16 to 31 + 32 to 54 32 to 54 + 80 to 99 16 to 31 + 70 to 79 32 to 54 + ≥100 16 to 31 + 80 to 99 70 to 79 + 80 to 99 16 to 31 + ≥100 70 to 79 + ≥100 80 to 89 + ≥100 Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 7g 7f 7j 7b 6a IV 7a Barra Head Mull of Oa Sanda Island Mew I. Mull of Galloway Morec Port Lynas Cardigan South Bishop Hartland Point Straight Point Lyme Port Stewart Erris Head Sybil Point Mizen Head Toe Head Old Head of Kinsale Power Head Mine Head Hook Head Carnsore Point Wicklow Head Point of Ayre Jurby Head Chicken Rk. Douglas DEMERSAL NEPHROPS DEMERSAL NEPHROPS MACKEREL DEMERSAL NEPHROPS MACKEREL HERRING MACKEREL HERRING DEMERSAL NEPHROPS MACKEREL HERRING MACKEREL HERRING HERRING MACKEREL HERRING MACKEREL HERRING ALL SPECIES DEMERSAL MACKEREL HERRING MACKEREL HERRING ALL SPECIES DEMERSAL DEMERSAL HERRING MACKEREL MACKEREL HERRING MACKEREL HERRING ALL SPECIES DEMERSAL DEMERSAL MACKEREL HERRING ESCALLOPS NEPHROPS ALL SPECIES EXCEPT SHELLFISH DEMERSAL MACKEREL HERRING ESCALLOPS NEPHROPS ALL SPECIES EXCEPT SHELLFISH DEMERSAL MACKEREL HERRING ESCALLOPS NEPHROPS DEMERSAL DEMERSAL HERRING DEMERSAL ALL SPECIES ALL SPECIES ALL SPECIES ALL SPECIES ALL SPECIES ALL SPECIES DEMERSAL NEPHROPS DEMERSAL NEPHROPS DEMERSAL NEPHROPS DEMERSAL NEPHROPS DEMERSAL NEPHROPS DEMERSAL ALL SPECIES DEMERSAL NEPHROPS DEMERSAL DEMERSAL DEMERSAL DEMERSAL HERRING ALL SPECIES ALL SPECIES DEMERSAL DEMERSAL DEMERSAL LOBSTER CRAWFISH DEMERSAL ALL SPECIES ALL SPECIES 6-12 Mile Zone Fishing Rights Mesh Size Range Reference Chart IVb 7d 7e VIIg 7f 7h 7j2 7k2 7c1 7b 6b1 7a 7a 5b1a 12a2 6b2 7c2 7k1 7j1 Nephrops Functional Units* 4b 4 7d 7e VIIg 7f 7j2 7k2 7c1 7b 6b1 6a 7a 6b2 7c2 7k1 16 PORCUPINE 17 18 19 20-21 22 15 14 12 11 13 Mackerel/Herring Restrictions 4b 7d 7e 7g 7f 7h 7j2 7b 6a 7a 2 Closed from 21 September to 31 December annually Closed from 21 September to 15 November Closed in year 2018 and every 3rd year thereafter from the 1st friday in November for a period of 16 consecutive days. Closed in year 2019 and every 3rd year thereafter from the 1st friday in November for a period of 16 consecutive days. (j) (k) (i) (f (ii) ) (f (i) ) NOTE “It is prohibited to target herring in 6aN*, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom’s territorial sea that lies between 56ºN and 57º30’N. *that part of ICES 6a which lies east of longitude 7W and north of 55ºN, or west of longitude 7ºW and north of 56ºN, excluding the Clyde.” COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2019/124 Restrictions on Herring No Directed Fishing for Mackerel Except With Gill Nets and Hand Lines EU Regulation No. 850/98 Irish fishing vessels have no herring rights in the 6 to 12 mile zones around Britain, Isle of Man and Northern Ireland. Closed in year 2018 and every 3rd year thereafter from the 2nd friday in January for a period of 16 consecutive days. Colours are for Illustrative Purposes Only 18° 17° 16° D5 E0 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 D6 D7 D8 D9 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0 D0 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°E 18° 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 form Management Units e.g., Functional Units 14 to 22 are combined to form the TAC for ICES area 7. IRISH QUOTAS 2019 Species Code Guttled (GUT) Fresh Frozen Headed & Gutted Fillets Albacore Sole Blue Ling Blue Whiting Brill Greenland Halibut Redfish Hake Herring Horse Mackerel Lemon Sole Mackerel Pollack JAX LEM MAC POL HER HKE RED GHL BLL WHB BLI SOL ALB 1.11 1.23 1.00 1.17 1.15 1.09 1.08 1.19 1.11 1.12 1.08 1.05 1.09 1.17 24 70 1.04 1.17 1.15 1.40 1.08 1.19 1.08 1.34 1.39 1.88 1.40 1.19 1.05 1.11 1.17 30 20 15 20 27 Skates Wings 2.09 SRX 1.13 1.13 - Turbot Tusk Whiting Greater Forkbeard Black Scabbard Megrim Plaice Saithe Cod Haddock Ling LIN HAD COD POK PLE TUR USK WHG GFB BSF LEZ 1.09 1.18 1.09 1.14 1.18 1.14 1.17 1.17 1.19 1.07 1.06 1.24 1.11 2.64 2.60 2.60 2.78 2.40 1.12 1.48 1.06 1.07 1.19 1.17 1.17 1.14 1.32 1.46 1.70 1.44 1.39 1.40 1.40 2.05 63 30 35 35 27 20 27 - - - - - - - - - - Commission Implementing Regulation 404/2011 Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 S.I. No. 591 of 2014 & 431 of 2017 Anglerfish Nephrops (VIa & VIIa) Nephrops (Other Areas) Whelk Crayfish Lobster Total 70mm Tail 37mm Carapace 20mm Total 85mm Tail 46mm Carapace 25mm Tailed ANF NEP NEP WHE CRW LBE Scallop (VIIa North of 52°30’N and VIId) 110 Edible Crab (Reg.1 & 2 North of 56° N) Clawed CRE 140 5.00 45 110 Min.87 & Max.127 1.22 1.22 3.04 3.00 3.00 3.00 - Edible Crab (Reg. 2 South of 56° N) Clawed CRE 130 5.00 Edible Crab (VIId, e, f) Clawed CRE 140 5.00 Scallop (other areas) 100 SCE SCE 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 2019 Species Exemption ICES Sub- Gear Maximum de minimis Exemption type area/division Albacore tuna De minimis 7 Midwater pair trawls 5 Whiting De minimis 7d Bottom trawls and seines ≥ 80 mm, 6 Pelagic and beam trawls 80 - 119 mm Whiting De minimis 7b-c & 7e-k Bottom trawls and seines ≥ 80 mm, 6 Pelagic and beam trawls 80 - 119 mm Sole De minimis 7d,e,f & g Trammel nets and gillnets 3 Sole De minimis 7d,e,f,g & h Beam trawl 80 -119 mm 3 equipped with Flemish panel Haddock De minimis 7b-c & 7e-k Bottom trawls, seines & beam trawls 7 ≥ 80 mm Cod De minimis 7b-c & 7e-k Bottom trawls, seines & beam trawls 7 ≥ 80 mm Horse mackerel De minimis 6 & 7b-k Bottom trawls, seines & beam trawls 7 Mackerel De minimis 6 & 7b-k Bottom trawls, seines & beam trawls 7 Species Exemption ICES Sub- Gear Discard Release Notes type area/division Nephrops Survivability 6 & 7 Pots, creels or traps Released whole, immediately & where caught Nephrops 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 mm Skates & rays Survivability 6 & 7 All gears Released immediately and below sea surface Plaice Survivability 7d, e ,f & g Trammel nets and otter trawls Released immediately and below sea surface Plaice Survivability 7a-7k BT2 (vessels ≤221 kW or ≤24 m) Released immediately and below sea surface inside 12 nm, tows ≤ 1:30 hour All 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 Obligation From 1st of January 2019 catches of all quota species are subject to the EU landing obligation (LO). Exemptions aside, all such catches must be landed and counted against the quota. Catches below minimum conservation reference size cannot be used for direct human 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 in selectivity are difficult to achieve and/ or handling unwanted catches incurs disproportionate costs (de minimis); species for which high survival rates have been scientifically demonstrated (survivability). Also, the LO does not apply to prohibited species such as: spurdog (see note in quota table), tope, porbeagle and common skate. When caught, prohibited species should promptly be released. 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 the 6 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 the European 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 Council Regulation (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 A B J C E 4b 4c 7d 7e 7g 7f 7h 7j2 7k2 7c1 7b 6b1 6a 12b 8e1 8d2 8b 7a 8a 6b2 7c2 7k1 8d1 7j1 12a1 12c 10b This chart and the maps, boundaries, tables, and figures therein are for guidance purposes only and do not purport to be a legal interpretation. Please refer to the relevant 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 every 1 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 only if gear exceeds 5nm) Gears and Fishing Operations Codes Type of gear Bottom otter trawl Nephrops trawls Beam trawl Otter twin trawls Bottom pair trawl Mid-water otter trawl Mid-water pair trawl Scottish seine Scottish pair seine Dredge Gillnets (not specified) Gillnets anchored (set) Gillnets (drift) Gillnets (circling) Combined gillnets-trammel nets Trammel net Pots Traps (not specified) Handlines and pole lines (hand operated Handlines and pole lines (mechanised)) Set longlines Drifting longlines Trolling lines Hooks and lines (not specified) Mechanised dredges Code OTB TBN TBB OTT PTB OTM PTM SSC SPR DRB GN GNS GND GNC GTN GTR FPO FIX LHP LHM LLS LLD LTL LX HMD 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 55-69 70-79 80-99 ≥100 A,B A,B 1 Sand eel Sand eels, norway pout, smelt, poor cod, silvery cod Sprat, Blue whiting, Argentines, Pilchard Mackerel (Scomber spp.) Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) Herring (Clupea harengus) Boarfish Red bandfish, eel, anchovy Shrimps/Common prawns Squids, garfish, bib Prawns (Pandalus) Gurnards Conger, weavers, octopus, squat lobster Norway lobster Sole, plaice, hake, megrim, whiting, brill, pollack, dab Cuttlefish, sea bass, flounder, lemon sole, dogfish Witch, john dory, queen scallop, veriegated scallop Red mullets, grey mullets, grenadiers, hairtails, anglers Skates and rays, sea breams, turbot All other marine organisms 95 90/60 60 30 90/60 90 35 30 70 None 3 4 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Restrictions on the use of gillnets in Areas 6a, 5b, 6a,b, 7b, c, j ,k and Area 12 east of 27°W Maximum Deployed Length 24 hours Height Hanging Ratio 100 meshes deep > 0.5 Per Vessel Per Net Soak Time Dimensions Depth range Gear type Mesh Size 200m - 600m Entangling net ≥100 <130mm ( Note 1) ≥120 <150mm ( Note 2) ≥250mm Gillnet Gillnet <600m <600m ≤4nm ≤5nm ≤10km ≤20 km ≤25km ≤100km 100 meshes deep 15 meshes deep > 0.33 72 hours Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98 Note 1: 85% of the retained catch by weight must be hake Note 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 cod Note 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 Mesh Size (mm) 1 Target Species Hake, White Pollack, Black Pollack, Ling, Dogfish, Megrim Mackerel, Herring, Scad Haddock, Whiting, Sole, Plaice (note 3) Cod (note 4) Skates and Rays, Turbot, Brill, Deepwater Shark Monkfish (VI & VII) 50mm 100mm 120mm 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 monkfish Note 3: Within the Hake Recovery Area it is prohibited to use fixed nets with a mesh size <120mm Note 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 hours 24 hours 2 A A A B A,B A,B A,B A,B A,B x 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 broad Commission 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.
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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.
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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
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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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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
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Coral Protection Area - No fishingalllowed with bottom trawls or staticgears including bottom set gillnetsand longlinesCouncil Regulation (EU) 850/98
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ICES Area 2a Herring ClosureJanuary 1st to February 28th andMay 16th to December 31st.Council Regulation (EU) 850/98
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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
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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
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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
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Region 2
Region 3
NEAFCRegulatory Areas
Fishery ManagementRegion Boundary
Svalbard TreatyArea Boundary
NEAFC Waters
36ºN
18ºW
42ºW
48ºN
60ºN
4ºW
64ºN
51ºE
35ºE
10ºE
74ºN
UK Waters
North East Atlantic Fisheries CommissionRegulatory Areas & Fishery Management Regions D1
Maximum Allowable Fishing Effort (kW.days) in Western Waters
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
Council Regulation (EC) No 1415/2004
3224400
00
8984
33681400
132927530
7148
SPECIESCod (Note 4)
Cod (Note 5)
Megrim (Note 6)
Monkfish (Note 7)
Haddock
HaddockWhiting (Note 8)
Whiting Pollack (Note 9)
Plaice (SE)
Plaice (SE)
Plaice (SE)
Plaice (SE) (Note10)
Saithe
Sole SoleSole (DM)
Sole Nephrops (N11,SE)
Total
69141
25625
438474512512630
1482182687512514
7274
14084175,060
530650
300125011851
1619419
5334929
149963
24347
1491
743626
1717296
27,780
3453449
00
8984
30681600
1266-
530
6129
SPECIESCod (Note 1)
Cod
Megrim Monkfish Haddock (Note 2)
HaddockWhiting (Note 3)
PlaicePollackSaithe Sole Nephrops (SE)
Total
AREA VI WHITEFISH STOCKS
2018 20190
16
70491876242964
26156
42846
1643848
ICES AREA7a 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 & 10; EU waters CECAF 34.1.1 777b-k, 8, 9 & 10; andEU waters CECAF 34.1.17a7a7b-k77a7b, 7c 7f, 7g7h, 7j, 7k7, 8, 9 & 10; and EU waters CECAF 34.1.17a7b, 7c7f, 7g 7h, 7j, 7k7
459757
203825401536
138846
6176929
125563
20456
1491
173629
1711072929,920
2018 2019AREA VII WHITEFISH STOCKS
SPECIESCod Hake (Note 12)
Redfish (Shallow)
Redfish (Deep)
LingBlue LingBlue LingTuskGʼland HalibutSnow CrabPorbeagleSkate/Rays (N13 SE)
Undulate Ray (N14)
Spurdog (Note 15)
Basking SharkTotal
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)
H.mackerel&bycatch(N18)
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
PELAGIC STOCKS
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
2018 2019
2018 2019
38516
749114552882432426156
45446
2044992
55313
30306
376378003399630
1482179540972845
8329
15086153,466
DEEPWATER STOCKSSPECIESBlack Scabbard (N.26)
Rʼnose Grenadier (N.27)
Rʼnose Grenadier (N.28)
Orange RoughyRed Seabream (Note 29)
Alfonsinos (Note 30)
Forkbeards Deep Sea SharksTotal
ICES AREAEU & Int 5, 6, 7 & 12 EU & Int 5b, 6, 7EU & Int 8, 9, 10, 12 & 14EU & Int 1-10, 12 & 14EU & Int of 6, 7 and 8EU & Int 3-10, 12 & 14 EU & Int 5, 6 & 75-9, EU & Int 10, Int 12, EU CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2, 34.2
74203
3039
No TAC0
292
2018 2019
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.
71166
4048
No TAC0
253
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
Permitted combinations of mesh size ranges (mm) for Regions 1 and 2
<16 + 16 to 31 32 to 54 + 70 to 7916 to 31 + 32 to 54 32 to 54 + 80 to 9916 to 31 + 70 to 79 32 to 54 + ≥100 16 to 31 + 80 to 99 70 to 79 + 80 to 9916 to 31 + ≥100 70 to 79 + ≥100
80 to 89 + ≥100
Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98
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Morec
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South Bishop
Hartland Point
Straight Point
Lyme
PortStewart
ErrisHead
Sybil Point
MizenHead Toe Head
Old Headof Kinsale
PowerHead
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Douglas
DEMERSALNEPHROPS
DEMERSALNEPHROPSMACKEREL
DEMERSALNEPHROPSMACKERELHERRINGMACKERELHERRING
DEMERSALNEPHROPSMACKERELHERRINGMACKERELHERRINGHERRING
MACKERELHERRINGMACKERELHERRING
ALL SPECIES
DEMERSAL
MACKERELHERRINGMACKERELHERRING
ALL SPECIES
DEMERSALDEMERSALHERRINGMACKEREL
MACKERELHERRINGMACKERELHERRING
ALL SPECIES
DEMERSAL
DEMERSALMACKERELHERRINGESCALLOPSNEPHROPS
ALL SPECIESEXCEPTSHELLFISH
DEMERSALMACKERELHERRINGESCALLOPSNEPHROPS
ALL SPECIESEXCEPTSHELLFISH
DEMERSALMACKERELHERRINGESCALLOPSNEPHROPS
DEMERSAL
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DEMERSALALL SPECIES
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DEMERSALLOBSTERCRAWFISH
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ALL SPECIESALL SPECIES
6-12 Mile Zone Fishing Rights
Mesh Size Range Reference Chart
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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
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D5 E0 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7D6 D7 D8 D9D4D3D2D1D0
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* 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
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WHBBLISOL
ALB 1.11 1.23
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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
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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
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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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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
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≥10
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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
A
AAB
A,B
A,BA,B
A,BA,B
x
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.
