SEASONAL CLOSURES TO PROTECT SPAWNING COD
ANNEX IVSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IV SEASONAL CLOSURES TO PROTECT SPAWNING COD The areas set out in the table below shall be closed for all gear, except pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), during the identified period: Time-limited closures No Area name Coordinates Period Additional comment 1 Stanhope ground 60 o 10' N - 01 o 45' E 60 o 10' N - 02 o 00' E 60 o 25' N - 01 o 45' E 60 o 25' N - 02 o 00' E 1 January to 30 April 2 Long Hole 59 o 07,35' N - 0 o 31,04' W 59 o 03,60' N - 0 o 22,25' W 58 o 59,35' N - 0 o 17,85' W 58 o 56,00' N - 0 o 11,01' W 58 o 56,60' N - 0 o 08,85' W 58 o 59,86' N - 0 o 15,65' W 59 o 03,50' N - 0 o 20,00' W 59 o 08,15' N - 0 o 29,07' W 1 January to 31 March 3 Coral edge 58 o 51,70' N - 03 o 26,70' E 58 o 40,66' N - 03 o 34,60' E 58 o 24,00' N - 03 o 12,40' E 58 o 24,00' N - 02 o 55,00' E 58 o 35,65' N - 02 o 56,30' E 1 January to 28 February 4 Papa Bank 59 o 56' N - 03 o 08' W 59 o 56' N - 02 o 45' W 59 o 35' N - 03 o 15' W 59 o 35' N - 03 o 35' W 1 January to 15 March 5 Foula Deeps 60 o 17,50' N - 01 o 45' W 60 o 11,00' N - 01 o 45' W 60 o 11,00' N - 02 o 10' W 60 o 20,00' N - 02 o 00' W 60 o 20,00' N - 01 o 50' W 1 November to 31 December 6 Egersund Bank 58 o 07,40' N - 04 o 33,00' E 57 o 53,00' N - 05 o 12,00' E 57 o 40,00' N - 05 o 10,90' E 57 o 57,90' N - 04 o 31,90' E 1 January to 31 March (10 × 25 nautical miles) 7 East of Fair Isle 59 o 40' N - 01 o 23' W 59 o 40' N - 01 o 13' W 59 o 30' N - 01 o 20' W 59 o 10' N - 01 o 20' W 59 o 30' N - 01 o 28' W 59 o 10' N - 01 o 28' W 1 January to 15 March 8 West Bank 57 o 15' N - 05 o 01' E 56 o 56' N - 05 o 00' E 56 o 56' N - 06 o 20' E 57 o 15' N - 06 o 20' E 1 February to 15 March (18 × 4 nautical miles) 9 Revet 57 o 28,43' N - 08 o 05,66' E 57 o 27,44' N - 08 o 07,20' E 57 o 51,77' N - 09 o 26,33' E 57 o 52,88' N - 09 o 25,00' E 1 February to 15 March (1,5 × 49 nautical miles) 10 Rabarberen 57 o 47,00' N - 11 o 04,00' E 57 o 43,00' N - 11 o 04,00' E 57 o 43,00' N - 11 o 09,00' E 57 o 47,00' N - 11 o 09,00' E 1 February to 15 March East of Skagen (2,7 × 4 nautical miles)]