1. A rectangular piece of netting that

• a) is at least 1 1/2 times the width of the area of the cod-end that is covered, where the width is measured at right angles to the long axis of the cod-end;

• b) has a mesh size that is not less than the mesh size of the cod-end; and

• c) is fastened to the cod-end only along the forward and lateral edges of the netting in a manner that will permit it to extend

  • (i) where a splitting strap is used, over not more of the cod-end than that part between the fourth mesh forward of the cod line mesh and the fourth mesh forward of the splitting strap, and

  • (ii) where a splitting strap is not used, over not more than one-third of the cod-end, measured from not less than the fourth mesh forward of the cod line mesh.

2. A rectangular piece of netting that

• a) is made of twine of the same material and size as that of the cod-end, or of any single, thick, knotless twine material;

• b) has a mesh size that is twice as large as the mesh size of the cod-end;

• c) is attached to the rear portion of the topside of the cod-end; and

• d) is fastened to the cod-end along the forward, lateral and rear edges of the netting in a manner that will cause each mesh to exactly overlie four meshes of the cod-end over which it extends.

3. A series of pieces of netting where

• a) the aggregate length extends less than two-thirds of the length of the cod-end; and

• b) each piece of netting

  • (i) is attached to the topside of the cod-end so that it overlaps the piece of netting immediately to its rear, if any,

  • (ii) has a mesh size that is not less than the mesh size of the cod-end,

  • (iii) is at least as wide as the cod-end, where the width is measured at right angles to the cod-end,

  • (iv) is not more than 10 meshes long, and

  • (v) is fastened by its forward edge only across the cod-end at right angles to its long axis.