Demersal trawl and demersal seine

Demersal trawl and demersal seiner

Demersal trawl, seines, Nephrops

Demersal trawlers

trawlers and demersal longliners:

(c) the number of days absent from port when fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gear with a mesh size of less than 16 mm;

PELAGIC FREEZER TRAWLERS FISHING FOR DEMERSAL SPECIES

(a) demersal freezer trawlers fishing for deep-water shrimp (gamba):

(a) freezer trawlers designed to fish demersal species, taking deepwater crustaceans, cephalopods and demersal fish:

(f) demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size between 16 mm and 31 mm except beam trawls.

From 1 January to 31 December 2004, the conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community fishing vessels fishing in the North Sea and the Skagerrak with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm.

Validity of licences and payment provisions for trawlers and demersal longliners

(a) demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm except beam trawls;

With the exception of beam trawls, it is prohibited to deploy any demersal towed net:

VESSELS FISHING FOR DEMERSAL SPECIES OTHER THAN BLACK HAKE WITH GEAR OTHER THAN TRAWLS

Category 4 vessels, i.e. demersal trawlers, shall be obliged to land catches as follows:

(e) demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size between 70 mm and 99 mm except beam trawls with mesh size between 80 mm and 99 mm;

trawlers fishing for crustaceans, cephalopod and fin fish and demersal longliners fishing for fin fish:

The prohibition on fishing with demersal otter trawls, demersal pair trawls and Danish seines in a northern part of ICES Sub-area IV as laid down in Article 30(3) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 shall not apply.

Each Member State shall not later than 1 March 2004 establish a data base containing for the North Sea and Skagerrak, for each of the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 and for each vessel flying its flag or registered within the Community which have been fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm, the following information:

(c) where STECF estimates the size of the 2003 year class of North Sea sandeel to be below 300000 million individuals at age 0, fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited for the remaining of 2004. However, a limited fishery will be allowed in order to monitor the sandeel stocks in the North Sea and the Skagerrak and the effects of the closure.

Trawlers and demersal longliners referred to in Article 1 of the Protocol shall be authorized to fish in waters beyond five nautical miles from the base lines.

Before receiving a licence and no more than once a year, each trawler and demersal longlinger must be presented at the port of Freetown for inspection in accordance with the rules and regulations in force.

any demersal towed net other than beam trawl incorporating a cod-end of mesh size range 70 to 89 mm having more than 120 meshes in any circumference of the said cod-end excluding the joinings and selvages;

Trawlers and demersal longliners shall, at the request of the authorities of Sierra Leone, take on board an observer designated by these authorities in order to check catches made in Sierra Leone's fishing zone.

(b) any demersal towed net other than beam trawl incorporating a cod-end of mesh size range 70 mm to 89 mm having more than 120 meshes in any circumference of the said cod-end excluding the joinings and selvages;

Trawler and demersal longliner owners who have been issued fishing licences under the Agreement shall contribute to the on-the-job vocational training of Sierra Leone nationals, subject to the conditions and limits set out below:

However, Community vessels and Norwegian vessels are permitted in 2002 to fish in Community waters of ICES Sub-area IV using demersal towed nets, other than beam trawls, incorporating codends within which no individual mesh shall be of mesh size less than 70 mm and which are constructed entirely of square-meshed netting material.

Trawls (pelagic and demersal)

the number of days absent from port when fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gear with a mesh size of less than 16 mm;

Vessels exceeding eight metres length overall shall be prohibited from using any demersal trawl, Danish seine or similar towed gear inside the following geographical areas:

TRAWLERS FISHING FOR DEMERSAL SPECIES OTHER THAN BLACK HAKE

"- in the case of demersal otter trawls or demersal pair trawls, the mesh size used is at least 100 millimetres, and";

demersal freezer trawlers fishing for deep-water shrimp (gamba):

The carrying on board or the use of any demersal trawl, Danish seine or similar towed net having more than 100 meshes in any circumference of the cod-end, excluding the joinings and selvedges shall be prohibited.

demersal freezer trawlers fishing for crustaceans and cephalopods:

Demersal vessels: (trawlers, bottom longliners and fixed gillnets):

The carrying on board or the use of any demersal trawl, Danish seine or similar towed net having more than 100 meshes in any circumference of the cod-end stricto sensu, excluding the joinings and selvedges shall be prohibited.

freezer trawlers designed to fish demersal species, taking deepwater crustaceans, cephalopods and demersal fish:

demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size between 16 mm and 31 mm except beam trawls.

demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm except beam trawls;

Notwithstanding paragraph 1(a), any demersal trawl, Danish seine or similar towed net of which the mesh size lies in the range 70 to 79 millimetres shall be equipped with a square-meshed panel having a mesh size equal to, or greater than, 80 millimetres.";

where STECF estimates the size of the 2003 year class of North Sea sandeel to be below 300000 million individuals at age 0, fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited for the remaining of 2004.

Nothwithstanding paragraphs 1(a) and 2(a), any demersal trawl, Danish seine or similar towed net of which the mesh size lies in the range 70 to 79 millimetres shall be equipped with a square-meshed panel positioned anterior to the cod-end and having a mesh size equal to, or greater than, 80 millimetres.

demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size between 70 mm and 99 mm except beam trawls with mesh size between 80 mm and 99 mm;

Vessels shall be prohibited from using any demersal otter trawl, demersal pair trawl or Danish seine of which the mesh size lies between 80 and 99 millimetres within the geographical area set out in paragraph 2(a).

However, vessels whose engine power exceeds 221 kW shall be permitted to use demersal otter trawls, or paired vessels whose combined engine power exceeds 221 kW shall be permitted to use demersal pair trawls, provided that:

Alternatively, any demersal trawl, Danish seine or similar towed net of which the mesh size is equal to, or greater than, 100 millimetres may be equipped with panels authorised in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1866/86 of 12 June 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (13).

"(i) However, vessels whose engine power exceeds 221 kW shall be permitted to use demersal otter trawls or Danish seine, or paired vessels whose combined engine power exceeds 221 kW shall be permitted to use demersal pair trawls, provided that:";

Member States concerned shall ensure that for the duration of at least 10 voyages one or more observers are on board, both inside and outside the geographical areas defined in Article 5, a Community fishing vessel flying their flag and fishing with a demersal trawl in which at least one row of meshes of mesh size greater than 350 mm is attached immediately to the headline and which is towed simultaneously by two fishing vessels.