Decree No. 1819 of 2002 to regulate fishing for herring in the North Sea, inside of the baseline of the coastline of Stad-Lindesnes and in the Skagerrak in 2003.

The text is divided into 7 Chapters: Prohibition and total allowable catch (I); Fishing in purse seine groups (II); Fishing in trawling groups (III); Fishing in coastal vessels groups (IV); General provisions (V); Blocking of areas (VI); Penal provisions and entry into force (VII). This Decree prohibits in principle fishing for and delivery of herring for 2003 in the area to which this Decree applies. Provisions of Chapters II,III, and IV however specify catch quotas and conditions for participation in fishing according to the type of fishing vessel.
A total of 123.670 tons of herring may be fished in the following areas: outside of the baselines of ICES statistics areas IVa, IVb and ICES area IIIa limited in the east by a straight line between the Lindesnes buoy and the Hanstholmen buoy; the Skagerrak limited in the west by the same straight line and outside of a zone within 4 nautical miles from the baselines of Denmark and Sweden and outside a zone distant 2 nautical miles from the Norwegian baseline.