Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1296 of 28 February 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning an exemption from the application of the landing obligation as regards salmon in the Baltic Sea for the period 2024-2026

• CELEX: Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1296
• Articles: 4

Article 1 Subject matter and scope

This Regulation provides for an exemption from the landing obligation as regards salmon ( Salmo salar ) caught in the Baltic Sea.

Article 2 Definition

For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘Baltic Sea’ means ICES divisions IIIb, IIIc and IIId.

Article 3 Exemption from the landing obligation for salmon with high survival rates

1.   The landing obligation provided for in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall not apply to salmon caught in the Baltic Sea with one of the following devices:

(a)

all trap nets; with the exception of the following categories:

(i)

pound nets;

(ii)

pontoon traps unless they are:

—

fitted with an attached pontoon knotless bag to which salmon is channelled without being lifted above the water surface, or

—

combined with a water hold in the fishing vessel where the salmon is directly placed; the water hold shall be filled with water and be large enough to hold and keep immersed in the water all the salmon coming from the trap;

(b)

fyke nets.

2.   The exemption provided for in paragraph 1 shall, for each Member State concerned, apply to a maximum of 8 % of the total annual catches of salmon in, respectively, ICES subdivisions 22-31 and ICES subdivision 32.

3.   When discarding salmon caught with trap nets and fyke nets, the salmon shall be released immediately back into the sea.

Article 4 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 8 May 2024 until 31 December 2026.