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 for pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls) during the identified period: Time Limited Closures No Area Name Coordinates Time period Additional Comment 1 Stanhope ground 60°25'N - 01°45'E 60°25'N - 02°00'E 60°10'N - 02°00'E 60°10'N - 01°45'E 1 January to 30 April 2 Long Hole 59°07.35'N - 0°31.04'W 59°03.60'N - 0°22.25'W 58°59.35'N - 0°17.85'W 58°56.00'N - 0°11.01'W 58°56.60'N - 0°08.85'W 58°59.86'N - 0°15.65'W 59°03.50'N - 0°20.00'W 59°08.15'N - 0°29.07'W 1 January to 31 March 3 Coral edge 58°51.70'N - 03°26.70'E 58°40.66'N - 03°34.60'E 58°24.00'N - 03°12.40'E 58°24.00'N - 02°55.00'E 58°35.65'N - 02°56.30'E 1 December to 28 February 4 Papa Bank 59°56'N - 03°08'W 59°56'N - 02°45'W 59°35'N - 03°15'W 59°35'N - 03°35'W 1 January to 15 March 5a Foula Deeps 60°17.5'N - 01°45'W 60°11.0'N - 01°45'W 60°11.0'N - 02°10'W 60°20.0'N - 02°00'W 60°20.0'N - 01°50'W 1 November to 31 December 5b Foula Deeps 60°21'N - 02°05'W 60°22'N - 02°27'W 60°06'N - 02°27'W 60°06'N - 02°05'W 1 January to 15 March 6 Egersund Bank 58°07.40'N - 04°33.0'E 57°53.00'N - 05°12.0'E 57°40.00'N - 05°10.9'E 57°57.90'N - 04°31.9'E 1 December to 31 March (10 x 25 nm) 7 East of Fair Isle 59°40'N - 01°3'W 59°40'N - 01°13'W 59°30'N - 01°20'W 59°00'N - 01°20'W 59°00'N - 01°40'W 59°10'N - 01°40'W 59°10'N - 01°28'W 59°30'N - 01°28'W 59°40'N - 01°23'W 1 January to 15 March 8 West Bank 57°15'N - 05°01'E 56°56'N - 05°00'E 56°56'N - 06°20'E 57°15'N - 06°20'E 1 January to 15 March (18 x 4 nm) 9 Revet 57°28.43'N - 08°05.66'E 57°27.44'N - 08°07.20'E 57°51.77'N - 09°26.33'E 57°52.88'N - 09°25.00'E 1 January to 15 March (1,5 x 49 nm) 10 Rabarberen 57°47.00'N - 11°04.00'E 57°43.00'N - 11°04.00'E 57°43.00'N - 11°09.00'E 57°47.00'N - 11°09.00'E 1 January to 15 March East of Skagen (2,7 x4 nm) 11 Krogbund 56°56'N - 06°25'E 56°47'N - 06°25'E 56°47'N - 06°55'E 56°56'N - 06°55'E 1 January to 31 March 12 Lille Fiskerbanke 56°50'N - 06°08'E 56°50'N - 05°52'E 56°38'N - 05°52'E 56°38'N - 06°08'E 1 January to 31 March