Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/952 of 9 February 2022 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118 establishing fisheries conservation measures for the protection of the marine environment in the North Sea

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC [^ntr1-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0001], and in particular Article 11(2) thereof,

Whereas:

• (1) Pursuant to Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, Member States are empowered to adopt fisheries conservation measures in their waters that are necessary to comply with their obligations under Article 6 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC (‘Habitats Directive’) [^ntr2-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0002], Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Birds Directive’) [^ntr3-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0003] and Article 13(4) of Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Marine Strategy Framework Directive’) [^ntr4-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0004].

• (2) Article 6 of the Habitats Directive requires Member States to establish the necessary conservation measures for special areas of conservation that correspond to the ecological requirements of those natural habitat types and species present on the sites as listed in the Annexes of that Directive.

• (3) Article 4 of the Birds Directive requires Member States to establish special conservation measures concerning the habitat of the species mentioned in its Annex I. It also requires Member States to take similar conservation measures for regularly occurring migratory species not listed in its Annex I.

• (4) Pursuant to Article 13(4) of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Member States are to adopt programmes of measures to achieve or maintain good environmental status, including spatial protection measures that contribute to coherent and representative networks of marine protected areas, and adequately cover the diversity of the constituent ecosystems, such as special areas of conservation pursuant to the Habitats Directive, special protection areas pursuant to the Birds Directive and marine protected areas as agreed by the Union or Member States concerned in the framework of international or regional agreements to which they are parties.

• (5) Where a Member State considers that measures need to be adopted to comply with its obligations under Union environmental legislation and other Member States have a direct management interest in the fishery to be affected by such measures, the Commission is empowered to adopt such measures by means of delegated acts upon a joint recommendation submitted by the Member States.

• (6) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118 [^ntr5-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0005] establishes conservation measures in certain marine protected areas in the Kattegat and the marine protected area Bratten area in the North Sea.

• (7) After consulting the North Sea Advisory Council, Denmark, Sweden and Germany submitted to the Commission two joint recommendations to manage fisheries in certain areas of the Kattegat on 2 February 2021. Denmark submitted a joint recommendation to protect soft seabed and reef structures from fisheries with mobile bottom contacting gears in six Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) areas and one Natura 2000 site in the Danish part of the Kattegat. Sweden submitted a joint recommendation to protect sensitive species and habitat types by only allowing certain fishing gears in four marine protected areas in the Swedish part of the Kattegat.

• (8) The Commission presented these measures by written procedure to an expert group consisting of representatives of the Member States in October 2021.

• (9) The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (‘STECF’) reviewed these joint recommendations and concluded [^ntr6-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0006] that the measures represent a positive step forward towards minimising the negative impacts of fishing activities on the habitats concerned. These joint recommendations are also expected to contribute to the adequate protection of designated and sensitive species and habitat types including the associated ecological functions in the marine protected areas.

• (10) The measures proposed by Denmark aim at prohibiting mobile bottom contacting gears in the designated areas. The STECF concluded [^ntr7-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0007] that prohibiting these gears in these vulnerable habitats entails a better protection of soft seabed and reef structures (habitat type 1170) from the impact of fishing activities, thereby contributing to achieving environmental targets.

• (11) The measures proposed by Sweden aim at designating restricted fishery areas and areas where fishing operations are prohibited. The STECF concluded [^ntr8-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0008] that the impact of the proposed fishing gears in restricted fishery areas is likely to be low and that the measures proposed will represent a positive step forward towards minimising the negative impacts of fishing activities on the habitats concerned. The Commission also notes that Member States committed in the joint recommendation to propose further adjustments and restrict the gillnet fishery if deemed necessary.

• (12) Member States suggested control and enforcement measures based on the use of automatic identification system (‘AIS’) for specific areas. The STECF concluded [^ntr9-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0009] that AIS should be sufficient to undertake real-time monitoring in these areas.

• (13) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118 should be amended to include Scottish pair seine (SPR) in the definition of mobile bottom contacting gear. SPR was unintentionally excluded from the joint recommendations submitted by Denmark in 2015 and 2016 to prohibit the use of mobile bottom contacting gears in Areas 1. Member States requested the Commission to correct this omission.

• (14) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118 and the joint recommendation submitted by Denmark cover only bottom contacting gears that are mobile. For the sake of clarity, the term ‘mobile‘ should therefore be included in the definition of the bottom contacting gears that this Regulation provides for.

• (15) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118 should therefore be amended accordingly.

• (16) This Delegated Regulation is without prejudice to the need for additional conservation measures necessary to comply with the relevant provisions and the Commission’s position regarding compliance by the interested Member States with their obligations under the relevant Union environmental legislation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118 is amended as follows:

• (1) Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply in addition to those laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and Article 2 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011[^ntr*1-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0010]:

• (1) “mobile bottom contacting gear” means any of the following gears: bottom trawl, beam trawl, bottom otter trawl, otter twin trawl, bottom pair trawl, nephrops trawl, shrimp trawl, seine net, Danish anchor seine, Scottish seine, Scottish pair seine, boat or vessel seine and dredge;

• (2) “Areas 1” mean the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex I to this Regulation, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system;

• (3) “Areas 2” mean the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex II to this Regulation, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system;

• (4) “Areas 3” mean the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex IV to this Regulation, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system;

• (5) “Bratten” means the geographical area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex III to this Regulation, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system;

• (6) “AIS zones” means the geographical areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the positions listed in Annex V to this Regulation, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system;

• (7) “Member States concerned” means Denmark, Germany and Sweden.

[^ntr*1-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0010]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1).’;"

• (2) Article 3 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 3

Fishing prohibition

1. It shall be prohibited to carry out any fishing activity with mobile bottom contacting gears in Areas 1.

Where fishing vessels carrying on board any mobile bottom contacting gear carry out fishing activities in Areas 1 which are not prohibited by the first subparagraph, the mobile bottom contacting gear concerned shall be lashed and stowed in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 47 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

1. It shall be prohibited to carry out:

• (a) fishing activities in points 2(1) to 2(24) of Areas 2,

• (b) fishing operations in points 2(25), 2(26) and 2(27) of Areas 2.

1. Fishing shall be permitted in Areas 3 only with the following gears and under the following conditions:

— handheld gears like rod and line (LHP)

— pelagic trawls (OTM/PTM),

— pots and traps (FPO, FIX) when fishing for crustaceans,

— gillnets and trammel nets (GTN), provided that fishing vessels take part in a national monitoring and assessing programme conducted by or on behalf of the national authorities to evaluate the bycatch of harbour porpoise and seabirds by use of remote electronic monitoring (“REM”), including the use of on-board closed-circuit television (“CCTV”) cameras and position data.

As regards the last indent of the first subparagraph, the Member States concerned shall review the data on incidental catches of harbour porpoise and seabirds annually and shall assess it at any time, but no later than 31 December 2024. That data or any new appropriate data shall be used in order to adjust the use of the net fishery in those areas pursuant to the procedure laid down in Articles 11 and 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

1. Paragraph 2(b) and paragraph 3 shall also apply to recreational fisheries.’;

• (3) Article 5 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5

Automatic identification system

The following fishing vessels shall be fitted with and maintain in operation an automatic identification system (AIS) which meets the performance standards set out in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009:

• (a) all fishing vessels present in the marine protected area Bratten;

• (b) all fishing vessels operating with mobile bottom contacting gears within the AIS-zones as specified in point 1 of Annex V to this Regulation;

• (c) all fishing vessels present in the AIS-zones as specified in point 2 of Annex V to this Regulation.’;

• (4) Annex I is amended in accordance with point 1 of the Annex to this Regulation;

• (5) Annex II is amended in accordance with point 2 of the Annex to this Regulation;

• (6) Annexes IV and V are added in accordance with points 3 and 4 of the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 February 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

[^ntr1-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0001]: OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22.

[^ntr2-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0002]: Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).

[^ntr3-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0003]: Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds. (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7).

[^ntr4-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0004]: Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19).

[^ntr5-L_2022165EN.01000101-E0005]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118 of 5 September 2016 establishing fisheries conservation measures for the protection of the marine environment in the North Sea (OJ L 19, 25.1.2017, p. 10).

ANNEX

• 1. In Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118, the following points are added:

• ‘1(8): Kims Top og den Kinesiske Mur (DK00VA247)

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
0	0	57°6.775	11°38.736
0	1	57°6.22	11°39.218
0	2	57°5.38	11°39.223
0	3	57°5.04	11°38.842
0	4	57°4.949	11°38.657
0	5	57°4.73	11°38.213
0	6	57°4.554	11°37.653
0	7	57°4.548	11°37.222
0	8	57°4.477	11°36.915
0	9	57°4.216	11°35.833
0	10	57°3.759	11°35.869
0	11	57°3.711	11°35.774
0	12	57°3.614	11°35.202
0	13	57°3.617	11°34.427
0	14	57°3.656	11°33.601
0	15	57°4.247	11°32.264
0	16	57°4.919	11°32.632
0	17	57°5.11	11°32.689
0	18	57°5.311	11°33.047
0	19	57°5.385	11°34.028
0	20	57°5.592	11°34.987
0	21	57°5.974	11°36.491
0	22	57°6.42	11°36.53
0	23	57°6.798	11°37.603
0	24	57°6.72	11°38.352
0	25	57°6.775	11°38.736

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
2	0	57°2.396	11°29.401
2	1	57°2.284	11°29.562
2	2	57°2.176	11°29.618
2	3	57°2.113	11°29.743
2	4	57°2.019	11°29.741
2	5	57°1.961	11°29.613
2	6	57°1.943	11°29.452
2	7	57°1.823	11°29.284
2	8	57°1.718	11°29.04
2	9	57°1.725	11°28.346
2	10	57°2.526	11°27.918
2	11	57°3.006	11°27.048
2	12	57°3.973	11°27.133
2	13	57°4.439	11°27.94
2	14	57°4.455	11°28.804
2	15	57°4.417	11°29.443
2	16	57°4.305	11°29.615
2	17	57°3.353	11°29.799
2	18	57°3.169	11°29.657
2	19	57°3.051	11°29.769
2	20	57°2.913	11°29.64
2	21	57°2.774	11°29.459
2	22	57°2.648	11°29.383
2	23	57°2.383	11°29.105
2	24	57°2.396	11°29.401

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
3	0	57°1.544	11°31.142
3	1	57°1.588	11°31.386
3	2	57°1.383	11°33.166
3	3	57°1.286	11°33.267
3	4	57°0.971	11°33.189
3	5	57°1.028	11°31.046
3	6	57°1.117	11°30.919
3	7	57°1.36	11°30.955
3	8	57°1.544	11°31.142

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
4	0	57°1.824	11°27.187
4	1	57°1.747	11°27.824
4	2	57°1.413	11°27.824
4	3	57°1.371	11°28.067
4	4	57°0.609	11°27.863
4	5	57°0.002	11°29.025
4	6	56°59.622	11°28.775
4	7	56°59.615	11°28.408
4	8	56°58.469	11°28.237
4	9	56°58.164	11°27.601
4	10	56°58.44	11°27.153
4	11	56°58.934	11°27.044
4	12	56°59.853	11°27.035
4	13	57°0.344	11°27.071
4	14	57°0.664	11°27.048
4	15	57°1.564	11°27.065
4	16	57°1.824	11°27.187

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
5	0	57°0.059	11°31.148
5	1	56°59.997	11°33.767
5	2	56°59.705	11°33.788
5	3	56°59.192	11°31.861
5	4	56°59.472	11°31.319
5	5	57°0.059	11°31.148

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
6	0	56°59.256	11°30.359
6	1	56°58.434	11°30.746
6	2	56°58.046	11°30.63
6	3	56°58.042	11°29.611
6	4	56°57.836	11°29.365
6	5	56°57.836	11°28.938
6	6	56°58.121	11°28.765
6	7	56°59.141	11°29.625
6	8	56°59.256	11°30.359

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
7	0	57°1.691	11°35.419
7	1	57°1.757	11°36.356
7	2	57°1.369	11°36.746
7	3	57°0.757	11°36.606
7	4	57°0.623	11°38.218
7	5	57°0.608	11°38.286
7	6	57°0.345	11°38.796
7	7	57°0.25	11°38.897
7	8	57°0.175	11°38.867
7	9	57°0.207	11°37.727
7	10	57°0.341	11°36.414
7	11	56°59.432	11°37.405
7	12	56°59.354	11°37.403
7	13	56°59.293	11°37.323
7	14	56°59.237	11°37.152
7	15	56°59.238	11°36.752
7	16	56°59.092	11°36.709
7	17	56°59.037	11°36.643
7	18	56°58.855	11°36.102
7	19	56°58.792	11°35.767
7	20	56°58.785	11°35.623
7	21	56°58.694	11°35.487
7	22	56°58.674	11°35.312
7	23	56°58.716	11°35.158
7	24	56°59.467	11°34.555
7	25	56°59.693	11°34.552
7	26	57°0.217	11°34.706
7	27	57°0.741	11°34.714
7	28	57°1.051	11°34.592
7	29	57°1.338	11°34.483
7	30	57°1.691	11°35.419

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
8	0	57°0.278	11°42.342
8	1	57°0.27	11°42.99
8	2	57°0.162	11°43.138
8	3	56°59.977	11°43.066
8	4	56°59.945	11°42.621
8	5	56°59.977	11°42.004
8	6	57°0.034	11°41.944
8	7	57°0.085	11°41.925
8	8	57°0.144	11°41.936
8	9	57°0.225	11°42.037
8	10	57°0.278	11°42.342

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
9	0	56°58.272	11°41.462
9	1	56°58.321	11°41.642
9	2	56°58.338	11°41.8
9	3	56°58.307	11°43.046
9	4	56°57.984	11°42.996
9	5	56°57.719	11°42.269
9	6	56°57.734	11°39.667
9	7	56°58.108	11°39.681
9	8	56°58.142	11°40.603
9	9	56°57.97	11°40.96
9	10	56°57.933	11°41.139
9	11	56°58.167	11°41.264
9	12	56°58.272	11°41.462

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
10	0	57°1.404	11°30.882
10	1	57°1.304	11°30.889
10	2	57°1.26	11°30.852
10	3	57°1.15	11°30.696
10	4	57°1.076	11°30.533
10	5	57°1.133	11°30.131
10	6	57°1.415	11°30.158
10	7	57°1.482	11°30.661
10	8	57°1.404	11°30.882

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
11	0	57°2.574	11°29.607
11	1	57°2.781	11°29.759
11	2	57°2.871	11°29.913
11	3	57°2.909	11°30.075
11	4	57°3.007	11°30.265
11	5	57°3.088	11°30.496
11	6	57°3.166	11°30.599
11	7	57°3.27	11°30.788
11	8	57°3.325	11°31.79
11	9	57°3.297	11°32.063
11	10	57°3.04	11°32.7
11	11	57°2.98	11°32.707
11	12	57°2.891	11°32.607
11	13	57°2.847	11°32.497
11	14	57°2.847	11°32.373
11	15	57°2.958	11°31.733
11	16	57°2.892	11°31.59
11	17	57°2.851	11°31.422
11	18	57°2.857	11°31.317
11	19	57°2.891	11°31.143
11	20	57°2.737	11°31.031
11	21	57°2.559	11°30.872
11	22	57°2.399	11°30.607
11	23	57°2.39	11°30.299
11	24	57°2.25	11°30.055
11	25	57°2.239	11°29.976
11	26	57°2.412	11°29.623
11	27	57°2.574	11°29.607

1(9): Marine Strategy Framework Directive areas.

a) MSFD Area A

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
A	0	57°01.805′	10°40.61′
A	1	57°15.855′	10°37.688′
A	2	57°16.812′	10°40.258′
A	3	57°22.753′	10°40.844′
A	4	57°22.67′	10°41.177′
A	5	57°16.005′	10°43.465′
A	6	57°14.709′	10°42.491′
A	7	57°12.874′	10°43.04′
A	8	57°10.521′	10°43.876′
A	9	57°10.013′	10°45.51′
A	10	57°07.807′	10°46.26′
A	11	57°06.255′	10°44.799′
A	12	57°01.997′	10°45.825′
A	13	57°01.805′	10°40.61′

b) MSFD Area B

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
B	0	57°16.654′	11°24.312′
B	1	57°16.849′	11°23.921′
B	2	57°16.974′	11°23.282′
B	3	57°17.521′	11°23.305′
B	4	57°18.287′	11°22.807′
B	5	57°18.827′	11°22.27′
B	6	57°19.265′	11°22.546′
B	7	57°18.908′	11°24.134′
B	8	57°18.114′	11°24.229′
B	9	57°18.092′	11°23.693′
B	10	57°16.996′	11°23.747′
B	11	57°16.823′	11°24.173′
B	12	57°16.751′	11°24.683′
B	13	57°16.654′	11°24.312′

c) MSFD Area C

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
C2	0	57°12.192′	11°25.28′
C2	1	57°11.285′	11°25.145′
C2	2	57°11.318′	11°23.744′
C2	3	57°12.291′	11°21.799′
C2	4	57°12.656′	11°21.614′
C2	5	57°13.225′	11°21.585′
C2	6	57°13.204′	11°22.243′
C2	7	57°12.937′	11°22.295′
C2	8	57°12.548′	11°22.53′
C2	9	57°12.255′	11°23.275′
C2	10	57°12.192′	11°25.28′
C1	0	57°12.752′	11°24.051′
C1	1	57°12.543′	11°24.437′
C1	2	57°12.62′	11°23.653′
C1	3	57°12.803′	11°23.332′
C1	4	57°13.108′	11°23.216′
C1	5	57°13.321′	11°23.289′
C1	6	57°14.053′	11°24.597′
C1	7	57°14.06′	11°24.884′
C1	8	57°13.783′	11°25.328′
C1	9	57°13.66′	11°25.328′
C1	10	57°12.752′	11°24.051′

d) MSFD Area D

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
D1	0	57°04.583′	11°30.511′
D1	1	57°04.583′	11°30.294′
D1	2	57°04.694′	11°29.86′
D1	3	57°04.835′	11°29.589′
D1	4	57°05.545′	11°28.944′
D1	5	57°05.817′	11°29.035′
D1	6	57°05.959′	11°29.944′
D1	7	57°05.071′	11°30.542′
D1	8	57°04.824′	11°31.024′
D1	9	57°04.736′	11°30.998′
D1	10	57 4.583’	11 30.511’

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
D2	0	57°8.264	11°35.94
D2	1	57°7.746	11°35.887
D2	2	57°7.77	11°37.062
D2	3	57°8.394	11°38.925
D2	4	57°7.16	11°39.914
D2	5	57°6.81	11°39.376
D2	6	57°6.257	11°39.54
D2	7	57°5.99	11°39.867
D2	8	57°5.725	11°40.463
D2	9	57°5.628	11°41.06
D2	10	57°5.581	11°41.18
D2	11	57°5.191	11°41.492
D2	12	57°5.182	11°41.477
D2	13	57°5.075	11°41.365
D2	14	57°4.857	11°41.132
D2	15	57°4.622	11°41.134
D2	16	57°4.191	11°41.866
D2	17	57°4.148	11°42.326
D2	18	57°2.98	11°43.259
D2	19	57°2.806	11°41.852
D2	20	57°3.209	11°40.518
D2	21	57°3.304	11°39.29
D2	22	57°3.758	11°38.938
D2	23	57°3.975	11°36.3
D2	24	57°3.711	11°35.774
D2	25	57°3.614	11°35.202
D2	26	57°3.617	11°34.427
D2	27	57°3.314	11°33.866
D2	28	57°3.089	11°33.923
D2	29	57°2.854	11°34.319
D2	30	57°2.804	11°34.954
D2	31	57°2.621	11°36.229
D2	32	57°2.495	11°36.405
D2	33	57°2.088	11°36.225
D2	34	57°2.367	11°34.371
D2	35	57°2.549	11°34.37
D2	36	57°2.78	11°33.348
D2	37	57°3.592	11°31.329
D2	38	57°4.179	11°30.455
D2	39	57°4.237	11°30.529
D2	40	57°4.494	11°31.254
D2	41	57°4.489	11°31.353
D2	42	57°4.218	11°31.838
D2	43	57°4.247	11°32.264
D2	44	57°4.919	11°32.632
D2	45	57°4.543	11°34.496
D2	46	57°4.477	11°36.915
D2	47	57°4.548	11°37.222
D2	48	57°4.554	11°37.653
D2	49	57°4.73	11°38.213
D2	50	57°4.949	11°38.657
D2	51	57°5.04	11°38.842
D2	52	57°5.38	11°39.223
D2	53	57°6.22	11°39.218
D2	54	57°6.954	11°38.581
D2	55	57°7.26	11°38.007
D2	56	57°6.486	11°33.188
D2	57	57°7.544	11°33.222
D2	58	57°7.909	11°33.296
D2	59	57°8.179	11°33.391
D2	60	57°9.431	11°33.87
D2	61	57°10.72	11°33.563
D2	62	57°9.58	11°36.494
D2	63	57°8.653	11°35.967
D2	64	57°8.264	11°35.94

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
D3	0	57° 02.544′	11°39.187
D3	1	57°01.6′	11°38.839
D3	2	57°01.878′	11°38.249
D3	3	57°02.298′	11°37.962
D3	4	57°02.357′	11°37.41
D3	5	57°02.656′	11°37.35
D3	6	57°02.899′	11°39.749
D3	7	57°02.66′	11°39.75′
D3	8	57°02.544′	11°39.187′

e) MSFD Area E

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
E	0	56°35.127′	12°05.206′
E	1	56°32.944′	12°06.901′
E	2	56°32.569′	12°04.735′
E	3	56°28.129′	12°04.782′
E	4	56°29.34′	11°59.16′
E	5	56°35.101′	11°58.672′
E	6	56°35.127′	12°05.206′

f) MSFD Area F

Area	Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
F	0	56°13.468′	11°26.457′
F	1	56°10.173′	11°35.112′
F	2	56°02.724′	11°28.758′
F	3	55°59.343′	11°22.12′
F	4	55°59.168′	11°20.053′
F	5	56°00.095′	11°18.065′
F	6	56°02.625′	11°15.682′
F	7	56°13.468′	11°26.457′’

• 1. In Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118, the following points are added:

• ‘2(25): the marine protected area Stora Middelgrund och Röde bank (SE0510186)

Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
1	56°35.823′	12°04.669′
2	56°37.185′	12°10.253′
3	56°36.001′	12°11.145′
4	56°32.976′	12°11.109′
5	56°30.518′	12°08.785′
6	56°31.138′	12°08.305′
7	56°32.056′	12°07.594′
8	56°32.973′	12°06.883′
9	56°33.890′	12°06.171′
10	56°34.808′	12°05.459′
11	56°35.725′	12°04.746′

2(26): the marine protected area Fladen (SE0510127)

Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
1	57°08.482′	11°38.859′
2	57°09.262′	11°39.140′
3	57°09.406′	11°40.244′
4	57°10.451′	11°41.133′
5	57°10.867′	11°41.288′
6	57°12.105′	11°41.252′
7	57°13.466′	11°42.649′
8	57°14.006′	11°44.422′
9	57°13.832′	11°47.763′
10	57°08.476′	11°44.410′
11	57°06.119′	11°40.755′
12	57°06.864′	11°40.158′
13	57°07.778′	11°39.425′

2(27): the marine protected area Lilla Middelgrund (SE0510126)

Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
1	56°57.150′	11°47.907′
2	57°02.068′	11°52.818′
3	57°02.192′	11°55.441′
4	56°55.588′	11°55.959′
5	56°54.230′	11°50.223′
6	56°54.967′	11°49.640′
7	56°55.883′	11°48.914′
8	56°56.798′	11°48.188′’

• 1. The following annex is added to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118:

‘ANNEX IV

Coordinates of “Areas 3”

1.

the marine protected area Stora Middelgrund och Röde bank (SE0510186)

2.

the marine protected area Fladen (SE0510127)

3.

the marine protected area Lilla Middelgrund (SE0510126)

4.

the marine protected area Morups bank (SE0510187)

’

• 1. The following annex is added to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118:

‘ANNEX V

Coordinates of AIS zones

1.

AIS zones MSFD areas A-F and the Natura 2000 area Kims Top og Den Kinesiske Mur (DK00VA247).

1(1) Area A

Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
0	57° 27.305′ N	10° 49.692′ E
1	56° 58.560′ N	10° 55.505′ E
2	56° 57.259′ N	10° 34.190′ E
3	57° 12.253′ N	10° 31.032′ E
4	57° 12.914′ N	10° 32.832′ E
5	57° 26.350′ N	10° 33.935′ E

1(2) Areas B, C, D

Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
0	57° 23.600′ N	11° 26.629′ E
1	56° 58.768′ N	11° 46.616′ E
2	56° 54.689′ N	11° 41.068′ E
3	57° 04.671′ N	11° 16.259′ E
4	57° 22.641′ N	11° 13.827′ E

1(3) Area E

Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
0	56° 39.110′ N	12° 02.106′ E
1	56° 30.505′ N	12° 08.795′ E
2	56° 24.142′ N	12° 06.927′ E
3	56° 24.076′ N	11° 51.626′ E
4	56° 39.061′ N	11° 51.365′ E

1(4) Area F

Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
0	56° 04.482′ N	11° 09.358′ E
1	56° 18.901′ N	11° 23.673′ E
2	56° 11.900′ N	11° 46.156′ E
3	55° 57.289′ N	11° 31.512′ E
4	55° 58.928′ N	11° 19.782′ E

2.

AIS zones of marine protected areas Fladen, Lilla Middelgrund, Stora Middelgrund och Röde bank and Morups bank.

Point	Latitude N	Longitude E
1	57°30.000′	11°21.010′
2	57°30.000′	11°38.810′
3	57°29.470′	11°38.930′
4	57°28.270′	11°40.850′
5	57°27.670′	11°44.830′
6	57°25.950′	11°45.040′
7	57°24.970′	11°44.400′
8	57°22.760′	11°46.040′
9	57°20.660′	11°47.050′
10	57°19.670′	11°49.500′
11	57°19.646′	11°56.209′
12	57°15.730′	11°57.790′
13	57°13.480′	11°59.500′
14	57°12.040′	12°00.200′
15	57°10.660′	12°01.880′
16	57°09.140′	12°01.110′
17	57°07.640′	12°01.940′
18	57°06.200′	12°04.340′
19	57°05.050′	12°07.370′
20	57°03.960′	12°09.470′
21	57°02.510′	12°09.840′
22	57°00.250′	12°13.430′
23	56°58.160′	12°15.440′
24	56°55.660′	12°15.630′
25	56°54.500′	12°16.280′
26	56°52.530′	12°19.070′
27	56°51.030′	12°22.830′
28	56°50.480′	12°25.970′
29	56°48.930′	12°26.110′
30	56°47.490′	12°27.880′
31	56°46.870′	12°31.310′
32	56°43.440′	12°32.310′
33	56°41.610′	12°35.200′
34	56°39.000′	12°36.800′
35	56°27.100′	12°27.200′
36	56°24.200′	12°28.650′
37	56°18.050′	12°21.600′
38	56°15.800′	12°23.850′
39	56°15.318′	12°24.332′
40	56°12.893′	12°21.897′
41	56°12.947′	12°21.728′
42	56°13.254′	12°20.766′
43	56°13.750′	12°19.212′
44	56°14.246′	12°17.657′
45	56°14.741′	12°16.101′
46	56°15.236′	12°14.545′
47	56°15.731′	12°12.988′
48	56°16.226′	12°11.430′
49	56°16.720′	12°09.872′
50	56°17.214′	12°08.313′
51	56°17.707′	12°06.753′
52	56°18.200′	12°05.192′
53	56°18.684′	12°05.333′
54	56°19.669′	12°05.621′
55	56°20.654′	12°05.908′
56	56°21.639′	12°06.196′
57	56°22.624′	12°06.484′
58	56°23.609′	12°06.772′
59	56°24.594′	12°07.060′
60	56°25.579′	12°07.349′
61	56°26.564′	12°07.638′
62	56°27.549′	12°07.927′
63	56°28.534′	12°08.216′
64	56°29.519′	12°08.506′
65	56°30.504′	12°08.796′
66	56°31.138′	12°08.305′
67	56°32.056′	12°07.594′
68	56°32.973′	12°06.883′
69	56°33.890′	12°06.171′
70	56°34.808′	12°05.459′
71	56°35.725′	12°04.746′
72	56°36.642′	12°04.032′
73	56°37.559′	12°03.318′
74	56°38.475′	12°02.604′
75	56°39.392′	12°01.888′
76	56°40.309′	12°01.173′
77	56°41.226′	12°00.456′
78	56°42.142′	11°59.739′
79	56°43.059′	11°59.022′
80	56°43.975′	11°58.304′
81	56°44.892′	11°57.585′
82	56°45.808′	11°56.865′
83	56°46.724′	11°56.146′
84	56°47.641′	11°55.425′
85	56°48.557′	11°54.704′
86	56°49.473′	11°53.982′
87	56°50.389′	11°53.260′
88	56°51.304′	11°52.537′
89	56°52.220′	11°51.814′
90	56°53.136′	11°51.090′
91	56°54.052′	11°50.365′
92	56°54.967′	11°49.640′
93	56°55.883′	11°48.914′
94	56°56.798′	11°48.188′
95	56°57.714′	11°47.461′
96	56°58.629′	11°46.733′
97	56°59.544′	11°46.005′
98	57°00.459′	11°45.276′
99	57°01.374′	11°44.547′
100	57°02.290′	11°43.817′
101	57°03.204′	11°43.087′
102	57°04.119′	11°42.355′
103	57°05.034′	11°41.624′
104	57°05.949′	11°40.891′
105	57°06.864′	11°40.158′
106	57°07.778′	11°39.425′
107	57°08.693′	11°38.691′
108	57°09.607′	11°37.956′
109	57°10.521′	11°37.220′
110	57°11.436′	11°36.484′
111	57°12.350′	11°35.748′
112	57°13.264′	11°35.011′
113	57°14.178′	11°34.273′
114	57°15.092′	11°33.535′
115	57°16.006′	11°32.795′
116	57°16.920′	11°32.056′
117	57°17.834′	11°31.316′
118	57°18.747′	11°30.575′
119	57°19.661′	11°29.833′
120	57°20.574′	11°29.091′
121	57°21.488′	11°28.349′
122	57°22.401′	11°27.605′
123	57°23.315′	11°26.861′
124	57°24.228′	11°26.117′
125	57°25.141′	11°25.372′
126	57°26.054′	11°24.626′
127	57°26.967′	11°23.880′
128	57°27.668′	11°23.217′
129	57°28.557′	11°22.376′
130	57°29.446′	11°21.535′

’