Recommendation on amending Recommendation 11:2015 on Shrimp Fisheries in the NEAFC Regulatory Area (Rec. 14:2023).

The amendment provides that each Contracting Party shall ensure that its vessels use sorting grids when fishing for shrimps with trawl in ICES sub-areas 1 and 2 of the Regulatory Area, and shall prohibit its vessels to attach a collecting bag to the fish outlet of the grid. The spacing between the bars of the sorting grid shall not exceed 22 mm.

2023-01-01