Mid-water trawl and mid-water pair trawl

Mid-water otter trawl and mid-water pair trawl (inc. TR3

Mid-water or pelagic trawls, including OTM and PTM

Mid-water otter trawl – OTM

To be fished with pelagic trawls.

Such nets can be towed either on the bottom (bottom trawl net) or in midwater (pelagic trawl net

Caught mainly with pelagic longlines and also using driftnets and pelagic trawls.

Number of hours during which the trawl was in the water (midwater trawl) or on the bottom (bottom trawl), and fishing

Directed fishing for anchovy using pelagic trawls in ICES division 8c shall be prohibited.

Pelagic trawls for catching large tonnages fish having an insignificant air-bladder where necessary use narrow, long codends.

Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to pelagic trawls.

Fishing for anchovy with pelagic trawls within the geographical area referred to in the first subparagraph shall be prohibited.

The carrying on board of pelagic trawls and purse seines simultaneously within ICES division 8c shall be prohibited.

for pelagic trawls (single and pair) from 1 December to 31 March in ICES subareas VI, VII and VIII

Mainly caught by fisheries using pelagic trawls, purse seine, hooks and lines.