Directive No. 4 of 2004 carrying into effect sections 7b, 7c and 9 of the Decree relative to trawl-free zones and flexible areas beyond 12 nautical miles from the baseline of the Norwegian mainland.

According to section 7 flexible areas may be established by the Directorate of Fisheries which shall, in doing so, observe the criteria specified in that section. The Director of Fisheries hereby establishes such a flexible areas in Malangsgrunnen, Moskenesgrunnen and R stbanken. Section 9, requiring vessels arriving in the prescribed areas to notify the coast guard in order to receive instructions, shall apply to the area subject of the present Directive.