Sea-Fisheries (Codend Mesh Size) Regulations 2016 (S.I No. 510 of 2016).

These Regulations increase the minimum size of codend meshes from 70 mm to 80 mm, in order to minimise undersize/juvenile catches in demersal fisheries and for stock management and conservation purposes. "Codend" is defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3440/84 of 6 December 1984. The rule applies to us of codend meshes by Irish sea-fishing boats greater than or equal to 12 metres in length overall that deploys more than one demersal trawl or similar towed gear simultaneously. A master of an Irish sea-fishing boat shall not construct any codend or attach any device that obstructs or otherwise effectively diminishes the mesh size of the codend or any part of a towed gear.