Summary The area closed for fishing has been drawn according to EC Council Regulation No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound. Description The area closed for fishing has been drawn according to EC Council Regulation No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 88/98). According to article 16, "it shall be prohibited throughout the year, to fish with any active gear in the geographical area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system: 1. 54 23 N, 14 35 E 2. 54 21 N, 14 40 E 3. 54 17 N, 14 33 E 4. 54 07 N, 14 25 E 5. 54 10 N, 14 21 E 6. 54 14 N, 14 25 E 7. 54 17 N, 14 17 E 8. 54 24 N, 14 11 E 9. 54 27 N, 14 25 E 10. 54 23 N, 14 35 E

Summary EC Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 779/97). Description EC Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 779/97). According to Article 9 of the regulation: 1. It shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity from 1 May to 31 October within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system: (a) Area 1: . 55 45 N, 15 30 E . 55 45 N, 16 30 E . 55 00 N, 16 30 E . 55 00 N, 16 00 E . 55 15 N, 16 00 E . 55 15 N, 15 30 E . 55 45 N, 15 30 E (b) Area 2: . 55 00 N, 19 14 E . 54 48 N, 19 20 E . 54 45 N, 19 19 E . 54 45 N, 18 55 E . 55 00 N, 19 14 E (c) Area 3: . 56 13 N, 18 27 E . 56 13 N, 19 31 E . 55 59 N, 19 13 E . 56 03 N, 19 06 E . 56 00 N, 18 51 E . 55 47 N, 18 57 E . 55 30 N, 18 34 E . 56 13 N, 18 27 E 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, fishing with gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets of a mesh size equal to or larger than 157 mm or with drifting lines shall be permitted. No other gear shall be kept on board. 3. When fishing with any of the gear types defined in paragraph 2, no cod shall be retained on board.