Statutory guidance

Real Time Closure (RTC) in the Norwegian Economic Zone

This closure has been put in place by the Directorate of Fisheries in Norway for the protection of juvenile cod, haddock, saithe and whiting. *Amended Thursday 14 May 2015*

• From: Marine Management Organisation
• Published: 12 May 2015
• Last updated: 14 May 2015 — See all updates

Documents

Norway Economic Zone Real Time Closure (RTC) notification

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Real Time Closure (RTC) enlargement notification

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Details

The Directorate of Fisheries in Norway has informed industry of an enlargement to a closure in the Norwegian Economic Zone of the North Sea, formed by the co-ordinates in the table below. This is closed from 00:01 hours on 13 May 2015 to 23:59 on 26 May 2015.

Point	Latitude	Longitude
One	57°30´ N	004°46´E
Two	57°30´ N	004°05´E
Three	57°41´ N	004°46´E
Four	57°53´ N	004°05´E
Five	57°53´ N	004°10´E
Six	57°41´ N	004°46´E

This area is closed for all fishing gears other than pelagic trawls targeting pelagic species, purse seines, driftnets and jiggers targeting herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, gillnets with a mesh size of 120 mm and above and pots. Within the closed area fishing with shrimp trawl is also allowed if a sorting grid is installed in the trawl and if a collection bag is not mounted.

Published 12 May 2015
Last updated 14 May 2015 + show all updates

1. 14 May 2015

   Closed area enlarged - 14 May 2015

2. 12 May 2015

   First published.