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Article 4Survivability exemptions for Norway lobster1.

The survivability exemption referred to in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to the following catches of Norway lobster:

(a)

catches with pots (FPO

Gear codes used in this Regulation refer to those codes in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy. For the vessels whose LOA is less than 10 metres, gear codes used in this table refer to the codes from the FAO gear classification.

);

(b)

catches in ICES Division IIIa with bottom trawls (OTB, TBN) with a mesh size of at least 70 mm equipped with a species selective grid with bar spacing of maximum 35 mm;

(c)

catches in ICES Division IIIa with bottom trawls (OTB, TBN) with a mesh size of at least 90 mm equipped with a seltra panel;

(d)

in winter months (October to March), catches in the functional units Farn Deeps (FU6), Firth of Forth (FU8) and Moray Firth (FU9) with bottom trawls (OTB, TBN) with a mesh size of at least 80 mm equipped with a netgrid selectivity device.

2.

When discarding Norway lobster caught in cases referred to in paragraph 1, the Norway lobster shall be released whole, immediately and in the area where it has been caught.