Article 3 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/117

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Article 3Fishing prohibition#

1.It shall be prohibited to carry out any fishing activity with mobile bottom contacting gears:

(a)In Areas 1, the following gears shall be prohibited: bottom trawl (TB), beam trawl (TBB), bottom otter trawl (OTB), otter twin trawl (OTT), bottom pair trawl (PTB), nephrops trawl (TBN), shrimp trawl (TBS), seine nets (SX), Danish anchor seine (SDN), Scottish seine (SSC), boat or vessel seine (SV), boat dredge (DRB).

(b)In Areas 2, all mobile bottom contacting gears shall be prohibited. Areas 2 shall be surrounded by an alert zone of 4 nautical miles where fishing shall be permitted.

2.Fishing vessels carrying on board any bottom contacting gear may carry out fishing activities in the restricted areas with gears other than those gears, provided that the bottom contacting gears be lashed and stowed in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

3.Fishing with static nets without the simultaneous use of acoustic deterrent devices shall be prohibited in Areas 3. This prohibition shall also apply to recreational fisheries.The Member States concerned shall review the data on incidental catches of harbour porpoise annually and shall assess it by 31 December 2026 at the latest. The data on incidental catches or any relevant information, including scientific evidence on the use of acoustic deterrent devices in relation to harbour porpoise, shall be used in order to adjust the conservation measure referred to in this paragraph, pursuant to the procedure laid down in Articles 11 and 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.