Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2374 of 12 October 2016 establishing a discard plan for certain demersal fisheries in South-Western waters

Article 4 shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 12 October 2016.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker

Annex

ANNEX

Fisheries subject to the landing obligation

(a) Fisheries in ICES divisions VIIIa, b, d and e

Fishery (species)Gear CodeFishing gear descriptionMesh SizeSpecies to be landed

Common sole

(Solea solea)

OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TB, OT, PT, TXAll Bottom TrawlsMesh size between 70 mm and 100 mm wideAll catches of common soleTBBAll Beam trawlsMesh size between 70 mm and 100 mm wideGNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GENAll Trammel nets & Gill netsMesh size larger or equal to 100 mm wide

Hake

(Merluccius merluccius)

OTT, OTB, PTB, SDN, OT, PT, TBN, TBS, TX, SSC, SPR, TB, SX, SVAll Bottom Trawls & SeinesMesh size larger or equal to 100 mm wideAll catches of hakeLL, LLSAll Long linesAllGNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GENAll Gill NetsMesh size larger or equal to 100 mm wide

Anglerfish

(Lophiidae)

GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GENAll Gill NetsMesh size larger of equal to 200 mm wideAll catches of anglerfish

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

only inside functional units

OTB, OTT, PTB, TBN, TBS, TB, OT, PT, TXAll Bottom TrawlsMesh size larger or equal to 70 mmAll catches of Norway lobster

(b) Fisheries in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa

Reference period will be updated in the following years, i.e. in 2018 the reference period will be 2015 and 2016.

Fishery (species)Gear CodeFishing gear descriptionMesh SizeLanding Obligation

Anglerfish

(Lophiidae)

GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GENAll Gill NetsMesh size larger of equal to 200 mm wideAll catches of anglerfish

Norway lobster

(Nephrops norvegicus)

only inside functional units

OTB, PTB, OTT, TBN, TBS, OT, PT, TX TBAll Bottom TrawlsMesh size larger or equal to 70 mmAll catches of Norway lobster

Hake

(Merluccius merluccius)

OTT, OTB, PTB, OT, PT, TBN, TBS, TX, SSC, SPR, TB, SDN, SX, SVAll Bottom Trawls and Seines

Vessels which fulfils the following cumulative criteria:

1. Use mesh size larger or equal to 70 mm

1. Total hake landings in the period 2014/2015 consist of: more than 5 % of all landed species and more than 5 metric tons.

All catches of hakeGNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GENAll Gill NetsMesh size between 80 and 99 mm wideLL, LLSAll Long linesHook size bigger than 3,85 cm +/-1,15 cm length and 1,6 cm +/-0,4 cm width

(c) Fisheries in ICES division IXa

Fishery (species)Gear CodeFishing gear descriptionMesh SizeLanding ObligationCommon sole (Solea solea) and plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)GNS, GN, GND, GNC, GTN, GTR, GENAll Trammel nets & Gill netsMesh size larger or equal to 100 mmAll catches of common sole and plaice