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EFFORT CONTROL MEASURES 2005: GUIDANCE
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INTRODUCTION
1. At the Agriculture and Fisheries Council in December
2004, agreement was reached on further effort controls to
apply to vessels of 10 metres or over in the North Sea,
Skagerrak, Kattegat, West of Scotland, Irish Sea and
Eastern Channel as part of the measures introduced
predominantly for the recovery of cod stocks. In addition,
new effort controls were introduced in the Western Channel
for the recovery of sole stocks.
2. The measures apply from 1 February 2005 and are
founded on obligations contained in Annexes IVa and IVc of
Council Regulation (EC) No. 27/2005 and Council Regulation
(EC) No. 423/2004. They replace the previous arrangements
introduced in February 2004 under Annex V of Council
Regulation (EC) No. 2287/2003.
3. You will already have received a letter providing
initial advice on the implications of the new effort
management arrangements. These notes provide further, more
comprehensive guidance to masters and owners of UK fishing
vessels which operate in the waters covered by the Cod
Recovery Zone or 'CRZ' and the Western Channel. They are
not exhaustive nor should they be regarded as a definitive
statement of the law. They should be read in conjunction
with:
- Council Regulations (EC) No. 27/2005, and No.
423/2004; and
- the relevant national legislation - in Scotland, SI
No. 90/2005 The Sea Fishing (Restriction on Days at
Sea) (Scotland) Order 2005.
4. Any questions or requests for further information
should be directed to The Days at Sea Team, Room 511,
Pentland House, 47 Robbs Loan, Edinburgh EH14 1TY,
Telephone 0131 244 6194/6238, by fax to 0131 244 6288 or by
e-mail to
daysatsea@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.
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