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Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008Show full title
Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required
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Article 30Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to protect the deep-sea sensitive habitats
1.Fishing with towed dredges and bottom trawl nets shall be prohibited in the areas bounded by lines joining the following coordinates:
(a)Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘Lophelia reef off Capo Santa Maria di Leuca’
(a)39o 27.72' N, 18o 10.74' E
39o 27.80' N, 18o 26.68' E
39o 11.16' N, 18o 04.28' E
39o 11.16' N, 18o 35.58' E
(b)Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Nile delta area cold hydrocarbon seeps’
(b)31o 30.00' N, 33o 10.00' E
31o 30.00' N, 34o 00.00' E
32o 00.00' N, 34o 00.00' E
32o 00.00' N, 33o 10.00' E
(c)Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Eratosthemes Seamount’
(c)33o 00.00' N, 32o 00.00' E
33o 00.00' N, 33o 00.00' E
34o 00.00' N, 33o 00.00' E
34o 00.00' N, 32o 00.00' E
2.Member States shall take the measures necessary for the protection of the deep-sea sensitive habitats in the areas referred to in paragraph 1 and in particular shall ensure that these areas are protected from the impacts of any other activity than fishing activity jeopardizing the conservation of the features that characterize these particular habitats.
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