Alert zonemeans a 4 nautical-mile surrounding area established for the purpose of warning the competent authorities about fishing vessels approaching restricted areas classified in the previous paragraph as “Areas 2”.
Areas 1means the restricted areas that correspond to the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex I to this Regulation, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system.
Areas 2means the restricted areas that correspond to the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex II to this Regulation, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system.
mobile bottom contacting gearmeans any of the following gear: 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), beach seine (SB), pair seine (SPR), hand dredges used on board a vessel (DRH) and mechanised dredges including suction dredges (HMD);