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Directive No. 1467 of 1999 relative to the use of sorting grate systems in fishing with cod trawls (135 mm mesh size) north of 64 °N.
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This Directive of the Director of Fisheries applies to fishing by Norwegians and foreigners with cod trawlers using 135 mm mesh size nets. It applies to fishing in specified areas (sect. 1) of the Norwegian economic zone and the Fish Protection Zone of Svalbard. It lays down rules for the construction, installation and use of sorting grids on trawling vessels, and requires vessles to use prescribed sorting grids in the areas specified.
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Directive No. 1467 of 1999 relative to the use of sorting grate systems in fishing with cod trawls (135 mm mesh size) north of 64 °N.