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 Røstbanken. 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.