Fishing vessels equipped with trawl nets and purse seines, irrespective of the overall length of the vessel concerned, are classified as fishing actively for small pelagic stocks when sardine and anchovy account for at least 50 % of the catch in live weight.
Déantar soithí iascaireachta atá feistithe le tráil nó peaslíonta, is cuma fad iomlán an tsoithigh lena mbaineann, a aicmiú mar shoithí atá i mbun iascaireachta gníomhaí ar stoic pheiligeacha bheaga i gcás gur sairdíní agus ainseabhaithe 50 % ar a laghad den ghabháil i mbeomheáchan.