Prohibition on fishing for shrimps without a separator trawl or sorting grid
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1
This article applies to–
a
any Scottish fishing boat wherever it may be; and
b
any relevant British fishing boat within the Scottish zone.
2
No fishing boat to which this article applies shall carry or deploy a net the mesh of which measures between 16 and 31 millimetres unless–
a
netting, the mesh of which measures at least twice that of the codend and no more than 70 millimetres, is fitted across the entire cross-section of the net in such a way that–
i
sea fish cannot reach the codend without first passing through the netting; and
ii
there is a hole in the net through which all sea fish that do not pass through the netting are able to escape;
b
a rigid grid, the spacing between the bars of which is no more than 20 millimetres, is fitted across the entire cross-section of the net in such a way that–
i
sea fish cannot reach the codend without first passing through the grid; and
ii
there is a hole in the net through which all sea fish that do not pass through the grid are able to escape;
c
no sea fish have been caught; or
d
where sea fish have been caught, less than 60% by live weight of the total catch comprises common shrimps (Crangon spp.), Aesop shrimps (Pandalus montagui) or a combination of the two, and the retention of sea fish on board the boat is consistent with Article 25 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 1298/2000 .
O.J. No. L 125, 27.4.98, p.1.
O.J. No. L 148, 22.6.00, p.1.