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12.—(1) Article 4 applies to any of the following activities if carried on in the course of a fishing operation—
(a)the deposit of fishing gear, other than a deposit made for the purpose of disposal;
(b)a removal activity or dredging activity carried on for the purpose of—
(i)fishing for or taking fish; or
(ii)removing fishing gear; or
(c)the deposit by way of return to the sea of any fish or other object.
(2) Article 4 also applies to the deposit by way of return to the sea of any fish during the course of fish processing at sea.
(3) In this Article—
(a)“fish” includes shellfish and any part of a fish; and
(b)“fishing gear” includes gear used to fish for or take shellfish, but does not otherwise include anything used in connection with the propagation or cultivation of shellfish.
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