Council Regulation (EC) No. 1811/2004 amending Regulation (EC) No. 2287/2003 as concerns the number of days at sea for vessels fishing for haddock in the North Sea and the use of bottom trawls in waters around the Azores, the Canary Islands and Madeira.

This Regulation aims at ensuring the preservation of deep-water habitats in waters around the Azores, the Canary Islands and Madeira. Vessels shall be prohibited from using any bottom trawl or similar towed nets which operate in contact with the bottom of the sea in waters under the sovereignty or the jurisdiction of Member States within the areas bounded by a line joining the coordinates specified in article 1.