CHAPTER IVSPECIFIC CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR PLAICE, FLOUNDER, TURBOT AND BRILL
Article 6Measures for plaice, flounder, turbot and brill caught as a by-catch
1.
When scientific advice indicates that remedial measures are needed to ensure that the Baltic stocks of plaice, flounder, turbot or brill, caught as by-catch when fishing for the stocks concerned, are managed in accordance with the objectives of Article 3 of this Regulation, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 regarding:
(a)
characteristics of fishing gear, in particular mesh size, hook size, construction of the gear, twine thickness, size of the gear or use of selectivity devices, to ensure or improve selectivity;
(b)
use of the fishing gear, in particular immersion time and depth of gear deployment, to ensure or improve selectivity;
(c)
prohibition or limitation on fishing in specific areas, to protect spawning and juvenile fish or fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species;
(d)
prohibition or limitation on fishing or the use of certain types of fishing gear during specific time periods, to protect spawning fish or fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species;
(e)
minimum conservation reference sizes, to ensure the protection of juveniles of marine organisms;
(f)
other characteristics linked to selectivity.
2.
The measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3.