This Regulation applies to species that occur in deep-sea waters and that are characterised by a combination of the following biological factors: maturation at relatively old ages, slow growth, long life expectancies, low natural mortality rates, intermittent recruitment of successful year classes and spawning that may not occur every year (‘deep-sea species’).
Tá feidhm ag an Rialachán seo maidir le speicis a fhaightear in uiscí domhainfharraige agus lena mbaineann meascán de na tosca bitheolaíocha seo a leanas: aibiú ag aoiseanna sách sean, fás mall, ionchas saoil fada, rátaí mortlaíochta nádúrtha ísle, cuirtear go huaineach le líon na n-iasc óg inghafa in aicmí rathúla aoise agus d'fhéadfadh nach dtarlódh sceitheadh gach bliain (“speicis domhainfharraige”).