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Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required article 27 CELEX: 02007R0041-20071224 Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to protect deep sea sensitive habitats.
1. Fishing with towed dredges and bottom trawl nets shall be prohibited in the areas bounded by lines joining the following coordinates: (a) Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘Lophelia reef off Capo Santa Maria di Leuca’ — 39o 27.72' N, 18o 10.74' E — 39o 27.80' N, 18o 26.68' E — 39o 11.16' N, 18o 04.28' E — 39o 11.16' N, 18o 35.58' E (b) Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Nile delta area cold hydrocarbon seeps’ — 31o 30.00' N, 33o 10.00' E — 31o 30.00' N, 34o 00.00' E — 32o 00.00' N, 34o 00.00' E — 32o 00.00' N, 33o 10.00' E (c) Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Eratosthemes Seamount’ — 33o 00.00' N, 32o 00.00' E — 33o 00.00' N, 33o 00.00' E — 34o 00.00' N, 33o 00.00' E — 34o 00.00' N, 32o 00.00' E
2. Member States shall take the measures necessary for the protection of deep sea sensitive habitats in the areas referred to in paragraph 1 and in particular shall ensure that they protect these areas from the impacts of any other than fishing activity jeopardizing the conservation of the features that characterize these particular habitats. |