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Realtime closure number 1

17th January 2024

Ban on fishing with bottom trawl in Djúpál. The ban will take effect at 18:00 o'clock on the 17th of January 2024 and will remain effective until 18:00 o'clock on the 31st of January 2024.

fiskistofa real time closure photo

The exclusion zone is limited by the following coordinates:

  1. 66°31,50´N, 23°44,00´V

  2. 66°30,00´N, 23°37,00´V

  3. 66°27,00´N, 23°42,50´V

  4. 66°29,10´N, 23°48,32´V

The prerequisite for closure is:

Ban on fishing with bottom trawl in Djúpál. Small haddock catch, 67.1% is below the threshold in trawlers catch.