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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2943 of 17 September 2024 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/117 as regards fisheries conservation measures in the Baltic Sea areas of Fehmarnbelt, Kadetrinne, Westliche Rönnebank, Adlergrund and Pommersche Bucht mit Oderbank

Date: 28th November 2024
Issued by European Commission · Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Jurisdiction: European Union
European Union

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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2943 28.11.2024 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2024/2943 of 17 September 2024 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/117 as regards fisheries conservation measures in the Baltic Sea areas of Fehmarnbelt, Kadetrinne, Westliche Rönnebank, Adlergrund and Pommersche Bucht mit Oderbank THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on...

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  • ✓ Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2943 amends Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/117 to establish fisheries conservation measures in specific Baltic Sea areas. These measures aim to protect marine habitats, specifically sandbanks and reefs, within designated Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). The regulation introduces restrictions on fishing activities using mobile bottom contacting gears in these protected areas.
  • ✓ The regulation modifies Article 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/117 by providing definitions for 'mobile bottom contacting gear', 'Areas 1', 'Areas 2', and 'Alert zone'.
  • ✓ Article 3 is amended to prohibit fishing with specific mobile bottom contacting gears in 'Areas 1' and all mobile bottom contacting gears in 'Areas 2'. Fishing is permitted within a 4 nautical-mile 'Alert zone' surrounding 'Areas 2'.
  • ✓ Article 4 is replaced to apply Article 50 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 concerning the control of fisheries restricted areas in Areas 1 and 2. It allows transit through restricted areas if mobile bottom contacting gears are lashed and stowed according to Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
  • ✓ Article 4a is inserted, requiring fishing vessels of 12 meters or more carrying mobile bottom contacting gears to record the gears carried and used in the electronic logbook. Vessels under 12 meters operating in Areas 2 or the alert zone must be fitted with VMS, AIS, or another approved tracking system with a transmission frequency of at least 10 minutes.

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