Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

• (d) the vessel shall be equipped with an automatic computer management system which records the maximum power used per beam and the effective voltage between electrodes for at least the last 100 tows. It shall be not possible for non authorized person to modify this automatic computer management system;

• (e) It shall be prohibited to use one or more tickler chains in front of the footrope.

4. Closure of an area for sandeel fisheries in ices zone IV

• 4.1.It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board sandeels caught within the geographical area bounded by the east coast of England and Scotland, and enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

• — the east coast of England at latitude 55°30′N,

• — latitude 55°30′N, longitude 1°00′W,

- — latitude 58°00′N, longitude 1°00′W,

- — latitude 58°00′N, longitude 2°00′W,

• — the east coast of Scotland at longitude 2°00′W.

• 4.2.Fisheries for scientific investigation shall be allowed in order to monitor the sandeel stock in the area and the effects of the closure.

All fishing, except with longlines, shall be prohibited in the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

Point No	Latitude	Longitude
1	57°00′N	15°00′W
2	57°00′N	14°00′W
3	56°30′N	14°00′W
4	56°30′N	15°00′W

However, in the part of the areas defined in this point which overlaps with the area defined as North West Rockall in point 13.1 the derogation as regards longlines shall not apply.

6.1.   ICES zone VIa

Until 31 December 2008, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

59°05′N, 06°45′W

59°30′N, 06°00′W

59°40′N, 05°00′W

60°00′N, 04°00′W

59°30′N, 04°00′W

59°05′N, 06°45′W.

6.2.   ICES zones VII f and g

From 1 February 2008 until 31 March 2008, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity in the following ICES rectangles: 30E4, 31E4, 32E3. This prohibition shall not apply within 6 nautical miles from the baseline.

6.3.   By way of derogation from points 6.1. and 6.2. it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using pots and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that:

• (i) no fishing gear other than pots and creels are carried on board, and

• (ii) no fish other than shellfish and crustacea are retained on board.

6.4.   By way of derogation from points 6.1. and 6.2., it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities within the areas referred to in those points using nets of mesh size less than 55 mm, provided that:

• (i) no net of mesh size greater than or equal to 55 mm is carried on board, and

• (ii) no fish other than herring, mackerel, pilchard/sardines, sardinelles, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting and argentines are retained on board.

• 7.1.In the period from 14 February 2008 to 30 April 2008 it shall be prohibited to use any demersal trawl, seine or similar towed net, any gill net, trammel net, tangle net or similar static net or any fishing gear incorporating hooks within that part of ICES division VIIa enclosed by:

• — the east coast of Ireland and the east coast of Northern Ireland and

• — straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates:

• — a point on the east coast of the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland at 54° 30′ N,

• — 54° 30′ N, 04° 50′ W,

• — 53° 15′ N, 04° 50′ W,

• — a point on the east coast of Ireland at 53° 15′ N.

• 7.2.By way of derogation from point 7.1, within the area and time period referred to therein:

• (a) the use of demersal otter trawls shall be permitted provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on board and that such nets:
• (i) are of mesh size either 70 mm to 79 mm or 80 mm to 99 mm, and
• (ii) are of only one of the permitted mesh size ranges, and
• (iii) incorporate no individual mesh, irrespective of its position within the net, of mesh size greater than 300 mm, and
• (iv) are deployed only within an area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates: 53° 30′ N, 05° 30′ W 53° 30′ N, 05° 20′ W 54° 20′ N, 04° 50′ W 54° 30′ N, 05° 10′ W 54° 30′ N, 05° 20′ W 54° 00′ N, 05° 50′ W 54° 00′ N, 06° 10′ W 53° 45′ N, 06° 10′ W 53° 45′ N, 05° 30′ W 53° 30′ N, 05° 30′ W;

- (b) the use of separator trawls shall be permitted provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on board and that such nets:

• (i) comply with the conditions laid down in subparagraph (a)(i) to (iv), and
• (ii) are constructed in conformity with the technical details provided in the Annex of Council Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 of 12 February 2002 establishing measures to be applicable in 2002 for the recovery of the stock of cod in the Irish Sea (ICES division VIIa) ([^E0234]).

• Furthermore, separator trawls may also be used within an area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following coordinates:

53° 45′ N, 06° 00′ W

53° 45′ N, 05° 30′ W

53° 30′ N, 05° 30′ W

53° 30′ N, 06° 00′ W

53° 45′ N, 06° 00′ W.

• 7.3.The technical conservation measures referred to in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 shall apply.

• 8.1.For the purposes of this point, gillnet and entangling net means a gear made up of a single piece of net and held vertically in the water. It catches living aquatic resources by gilling, entangling or enmeshing.

• 8.2.For the purposes of this point, trammel net means a gear made up of two or more pieces of net hung jointly in parallel on a single headline and held vertically in the water.

• 8.3.Community vessels shall not deploy gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets at any position where the charted depth is greater than 200 metres in ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27° W.

• 8.4.By way of derogation from point 8.3 it shall be permitted to use the following gear:

• (a) Gillnets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 120 mm and less than 150 mm provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 100 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,5 , and are rigged with floats or equivalent floatation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 5 nautical miles in length, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 25 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 24 hours; or

• (b) Entangling nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 250 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 15 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,33 , and are not rigged with floats or other means of floatation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 10 km in length. The total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 100 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 72 hours.

• However, this derogation shall not apply in the NEAFC Regulatory Area.

• 8.5.Only one of the types of gear described in points 8.4.(a) and 8.4.(b) shall be carried aboard the vessel at any one time. To allow for the replacement of lost or damaged gear, vessels may carry on board nets with a total length 20 % greater than the maximum length of the fleets that may be deployed at any one time. All gear shall be marked in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 356/2005 of 1 March 2005 laying down detailed rules for the marking and identification of passive fishing gear and beam trawls ([^E0235]).

• 8.6.All vessels deploying gillnets or entangling nets at any position where the charted depth is greater than 200 metres in ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27° W must hold a special fixed net fishing permit issued by the flag Member State.

• 8.7.The master of a vessel with a fixed net permit referred to in point 8.6 shall record in the logbook the amount and lengths of gear carried by a vessel before it leaves port and when it returns to port, and must account for any discrepancy between the two quantities.

• 8.8.The naval services or other competent authorities shall have the right to remove unattended gear at sea in ICES Zones IIIa, IVa, Vb, VIa, VIb, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27° W in the following situations:

• (a) the gear is not properly marked;

• (b) the buoy markings or VMS data indicate that the owner has not been located at a distance less than 100 nautical miles from the gear for more than 120 hours;

• (c) the gear is deployed in waters with a charted depth greater than that permitted;

• (d) the gear is of an illegal mesh size.

• 8.9.The master of a vessel with a fixed net permit referred to in point 8.6 shall be recorded in the logbook the following information during each fishing trip:

• — The mesh size of the net deployed,

• — The nominal length of one net,

- — The number of nets in a fleet,

• — The total number of fleets deployed,

• — Position of each fleet deployed,

• — The depth of each fleet deployed,

- — The soak time of each fleet deployed,

• — The quantity of any gear lost, its last known position and date of loss.

• 8.10.Vessels fishing with a fixed net permit referred to in point 8.6 shall only be permitted to land in the ports designated by the Member States in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 2347/2002.

- 8.11.The quantity of sharks retained on board by any vessel using the gear type described in point 8.4.(b) shall be no more than 5 % by live-weight of the total quantity of marine organisms retained on board.

• 9.1.In the North Sea, Member States shall undertake in 2008 trials and experiments as necessary on technical adaptations of the trawls, Danish seines or similar gears with a mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and less than 90 mm in order to reduce the discards of whiting by at least 30 %.

- 9.2.Member States shall make the results of the trials and experiments laid down in point 9.1 available to the Commission no later than 31 August 2008.

• 9.3.The Council shall, on the basis of a proposal from the Commission, decide on appropriate technical adaptations to reduce discards of whiting in conformity with the objective laid down in point 9.1.

9a.   Reduction of cod discards in the North Sea

• 1.Member States which hold a cod quota shall undertake trials in 2008 on technical measures for towed gears to reduce the proportion, in number, of cod that is discarded to no more than 10 %.

• 2.Member States shall make the results of the trials laid down in point 9a.1 available to the Commission before 31 December 2008.

- 10.1By way of derogation of the provisions laid down in Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 of 19 March 2002 establishing additional technical measures for recovery of the stock of hake in ICES zones III, IV, V, VI and VII and ICES zones VIII a, b, d, e ([^E0236]), it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activity using trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, except beam trawls, of mesh size range 70 to 99 mm in the area defined in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 if the gear is fitted with a square mesh window in accordance with Appendix 3 to this Annex.

• 10.2When fishing in zone VIII a and b it shall be permitted to use a selective grid and its attachments in front of the codend and/or a square mesh panel with a mesh size equal or more than 60mm in the lower part of the extension piece in front of the codend. The provisions laid down in Articles 4(1), 6 and 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and in Article 3(a) and (b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 shall not apply as regards the section of the trawl where those selective devices are inserted.

Notwithstanding Regulation 2015/2006, no directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be conducted in ICES zone IIIa pending consultations between the European Community and Norway in early 2008.

By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, the following shall apply in 2008:

• 12.1.Member States shall ensure that fishing activities which lead to catches and retention on board of more than 10 tonnes each calendar year of deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory shall be subject to a deep-sea fishing permit.

• 12.2.It shall however be prohibited to catch and retain on board, tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep sea species and of Greenland halibut in excess of 100 kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea permit.

• 13.1.It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gill-nets and long-lines, within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

The Hecate Seamounts:

• — 52° 21.2866′ N, 31° 09.2688′ W

• — 52° 20.8167′ N, 30° 51.5258′ W

• — 52° 12.0777′ N, 30° 54.3824′ W

• — 52° 12.4144′ N, 31° 14.8168′ W

• — 52° 21.2866′ N, 31° 09.2688′ W

The Faraday Seamounts:

• — 50° 01.7968′ N, 29° 37.8077′ W

• — 49° 59.1490′ N, 29° 29.4580′ W

• — 49° 52.6429′ N, 29° 30.2820′ W

• — 49° 44.3831′ N, 29° 02.8711′ W

• — 49° 44.4186′ N, 28° 52.4340′ W

• — 49° 36.4557′ N, 28° 39.4703′ W

• — 49° 29.9701′ N, 28° 45.0183′ W

• — 49° 49.4197′ N, 29° 42.0923′ W

• — 50° 01.7968′ N, 29° 37.8077′ W

Part of the Reykjanes Ridge:

• — 55° 04.5327′ N, 36° 49.0135′ W

• — 55° 05.4804′ N, 35° 58.9784′ W

• — 54° 58.9914′ N, 34° 41.3634′ W

• — 54° 41.1841′ N, 34° 00.0514′ W

• — 54° 00.0′N, 34° 00.0′ W

• — 53° 54.6406′ N, 34° 49.9842′ W

• — 53° 58.9668′ N, 36° 39.1260′ W

• — 55° 04.5327′ N, 36° 49.0135′ W

The Altair Seamounts:

• — 44° 50.4953′ N, 34° 26.9128′ W

• — 44° 47.2611′ N, 33° 48.5158′ W

• — 44° 31.2006′ N, 33° 50.1636′ W

• — 44° 38.0481′ N, 34° 11.9715′ W

• — 44° 38.9470′ N, 34° 27.6819′ W

• — 44° 50.4953′ N, 34° 26.9128′ W

The Antialtair Seamounts:

• — 43° 43.1307′ N, 22° 44.1174′ W

• — 43° 39.5557′ N, 22° 19.2335′ W

• — 43° 31.2802′ N, 22° 08.7964′ W

• — 43° 27.7335′ N, 22° 14.6192′ W

• — 43° 30.9616′ N, 22° 32.0325′ W

• — 43° 40.6286′ N, 22° 47.0288′ W

• — 43° 43.1307′ N, 22° 44.1174′ W

Hatton Bank:

• — 59° 26′ N, 14° 30′ W

• — 59° 12′ N, 15° 08′ W

• — 59° 01′ N, 17° 00′ W

• — 58° 50′ N, 17° 38′ W

• — 58° 30′ N, 17° 52′ W

• — 58° 30′ N, 18° 22′ W

• — 58° 03′ N, 18° 22′ W

• — 58° 03′ N, 17° 30′ W

• — 57° 55′ N, 17° 30′ W

• — 57° 45′ N, 19° 15′ W

• — 58° 30′ N, 18° 45′ W

• — 58° 47′ N, 18° 37′ W

• — 59° 05′ N, 17° 32′ W

• — 59° 16′ N, 17° 20′ W

• — 59° 22′ N, 16° 50′ W

• — 59° 21′ N, 15° 40′ W

North West Rockall:

• — 57° 00′ N, 14° 53′ W

• — 57° 37′ N, 14° 42′ W

• — 57° 55′ N, 14° 24′ W

• — 58° 15′ N, 13° 50′ W

• — 57° 57′ N, 13° 09′ W

• — 57° 50′ N, 13° 14′ W

• — 57° 57′ N, 13° 45′ W

• — 57° 49′ N, 14° 06′ W

• — 57° 29′ N, 14° 19′ W

• — 57° 22′ N, 14° 19′ W

• — 57° 00′ N, 14° 34′ W

• — 56° 56′ N, 14° 36′ W

• — 56° 56′ N, 14° 51′ W

South-West Rockall (Empress of Britain Bank)

• — 56° 24′ N, 15° 37′ W

• — 56° 21′ N, 14° 58′ W

• — 56° 04′ N, 15° 10′ W

• — 55° 51′ N, 15° 37′ W

• — 56° 10′ N, 15° 52′ W

Logachev Mound:

• — 55°17′ N 16°10′ W

• — 55°33′ N 16°16′ W

• — 55°50′ N 15°15′ W

• — 55°58′ N 15°05′ W

• — 55°54′ N 14°55′ W

• — 55°45′ N 15°12′ W

• — 55°34′ N 15°07′ W

West Rockall Mound:

• — 57° 20′ N, 16° 30′ W

• — 57° 05′ N, 15° 58′ W

• — 56° 21′ N, 17° 17′ W

• — 56° 40′ N, 17° 50′ W

• 13.2.It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gill-nets and long-lines, within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

Belgica Mound Province:

• — 51°29,4 ′ N; 11°51,6 ′ W

• — 51°32,4 ′ N; 11°41,4 ′ W

• — 51°15,6 ′ N; 11° 33′ W

• — 51°13,8 ′ N; 11°44,4 ′ W

Hovland Mound Province:

• — 52°16,2 ′ N; 13°12,6 ′ W

• — 52° 24′ N; 12°58,2 ′ W

• — 52°16,8 ′ N; 12° 54′ W

• — 52°16,8 ′ N; 12°29,4 ′ W

• — 52°4,2 ′ N; 12°29,4 ′ W

• — 52°4,2 ′ N; 12°52,8 ′ W

• — 52° 9′ N; 12°56,4 ′ W

• — 52° 9′ N; 13°10,8 ′ W

North-West Porcupine Bank Area I

• — 53°30,6 ′ N; 14°32,4 ′ W

• — 53°35,4 ′ N; 14°27,6 ′ W

• — 53°40,8 ′ N; 14°15,6 ′ W

• — 53°34,2 ′ N; 14°11,4 ′ W

• — 53°31,8 ′ N; 14°14,4 ′ W

• — 53° 24′ N; 14°28,8 ′ W

North-West Porcupine Bank Area II

• — 53°43,2 ′ N; 14°10,8 ′ W

• — 53°51,6 ′ N; 13°53,4 ′ W

• — 53°45,6 ′ N; 13°49,8 ′ W

• — 53°36,6 ′ N; 14°7,2 ′ W

South-West Porcupine Bank:

• — 51°54,6 ′ N; 15°7,2 ′ W

• — 51°54,6 ′ N; 14°55,2 ′ W

• — 51° 42′ N; 14°55,2 ′ W

- — 51° 42′ N; 15°10,2 ′ W

• — 51°49,2 ′ N; 15° 6′ W

- 13.3All Pelagic Vessels fishing in the protected areas for corals set out in point 13.2 must be on an authorised list of vessels and be issued with a special fishing permit which must be held onboard. Such permits shall include all information required in Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 and must be notified following the rules defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2943/95 setting out detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. Vessels included in the authorised list shall carry on board exclusively pelagic gear.

- 13.4.Pelagic vessels intending to fish in a protected area for corals as set out in point 13.2 must give 4 hours advance notification of their intention to enter a protected area for corals to the Irish FMC. They shall at the same time notify quantities retained on board.

- 13.5.Pelagic vessels fishing in a protected area for corals as set out in point 13.2 must have an operational, fully functioning secure VMS which complies fully with Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 when in a protected area for corals.

• 13.6.Pelagic vessels fishing in a protected area for corals as set out in point 13.2 must make VMS reports every hour.

- 13.7.Pelagic vessels who have concluded fishing in a protected area for corals as set out in point 13.2 must inform the Irish FMC on departure from the area. They shall at the same time notify quantities retained on board.

• 13.8.Fishing for pelagic species in a protected area for corals as set out in point 13.2 is restricted to having onboard or fishing with nets with a mesh size in the range of 16 mm to 31 mm or 32 mm to 54 mm.

14. Minimum size of Short-necked clam

By way of derogation from Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, the minimum size for short-necked clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) shall be 35 mm.

Part B

Eastern Central Atlantic

15. Minimum size for octopus

The minimum size for octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries and situated in the CECAF (FAO Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic) region shall be 450 g (gutted). Octopus under the minimum size of 450 g (gutted) shall not be retained on board or be transhipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea.

By way of derogation from the prohibition laid down in Article 29b(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, fishing with creels that do not catch Norway lobster shall be authorized in the geographical areas and during the period set out in Article 29b(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

The provisions laid down in Article 20(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 shall not apply in 2008.

Part C

Eastern Pacific Ocean

18. Purse seines in the Regulatory Area of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

- 18.1.The fishing by purse-seine vessels for zellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tunas (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited from either, 1 August to 11 September 2008, or, 20 November to 31 December 2008 in the area defined by the following limits:

- — the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

• — longitude 150° W,

- — latitude 40° N,

• — latitude 40° S.

• 18.2.The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure before 1 July 2008. All the purse seine vessels of the Member States concerned must stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the period selected.

• 18.3.As of … ([^E0237]) purse seiners fishing for tuna in the Regulatory Area of the IATTC shall retain on board and then land all bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception shall be the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.

Part D

Eastern Pacific Ocean and Western and Central Pacific Ocean

In the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean purse seine vessels shall promptly release unharmed, to the extent practicable, all sea turtles, sharks, billfishes, rays, dorado, and other non-target species. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of any such animals.

20. Specific measures applying to encircled or entangled sea turtles

In the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean the following specific measures shall apply:

- (a) whenever a sea turtle is sighted in the net, all reasonable efforts shall be made to rescue the turtle before it becomes entangled in the net, including, if necessary, the deployment of a speedboat;

• (b) if a turtle is entangled in the net, net roll should stop as soon as the turtle comes out of the water and should not start again until the turtle has been disentangled and released;

• (c) if a turtle is brought on board a vessel, all appropriate methods to assist in the recovery of the turtle should be made before returning it to the water;

• (d) tuna-fishing vessels shall be prohibited from disposing of salt bags or any other type of plastic rubbish at sea;

• (e) the release, when practicable, of sea turtles entangled in Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and other fishing gear is encouraged;

• (f) the recovery of FADs which are not being used in the fishery is also encouraged.

Part E

North East Atlantic

21. Special measures for the redfish fishery in international waters of ICES zones I and II

The following measures shall apply to the fishery for redfish (Sebastes mentella) in international waters of ICES zones I and II:

- (a) A directed fishery for redfish is only permitted within the period from 1 September to 15 November 2008 by vessels which have previously been engaged in the redfish fishery in the NEAFC Regulatory Area.

• (b) The Commission shall inform Member States of the date on which the Secretariat of NEAFC has notified NEAFC Contracting Parties that the TAC has been fully utilised. From this date Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag.

• (c) By way of derogation from Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down certain control measures applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the north-east Atlantic fisheries ([^E0238]) masters of fishing vessels engaged in this fishery shall report their catches on a daily basis.

• (d) In addition to the provisions of Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999, an authorisation to fish for redfish shall only be valid if the reports are transmitted by vessels in accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999 are forwarded to the NEAFC Secretariat in accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999

• (e) Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.

• (f) Member States shall ensure that scientific information is collected by scientific observers on board vessels flying their flag. As a minimum the information collected shall include representative sex, age and length composition data by depths. This information shall be reported to ICES.

Appendix 1 to Annex III

TOWED GEARS: Skagerrak and Kattegat

Mesh size ranges, target species and required catch percentages applicable to the use of a single mesh size range

Species	Mesh size range (mm)	Mesh size range (mm)	Mesh size range (mm)	Mesh size range (mm)	Mesh size range (mm)	Mesh size range (mm)	Mesh size range (mm)	Mesh size range (mm)
Species	< 16	16-31	16-31	32-69	32-69	35-69	70-89 [^E0243]	≥ 90
Species	Minimum percentage of target species	Minimum percentage of target species	Minimum percentage of target species	Minimum percentage of target species	Minimum percentage of target species	Minimum percentage of target species	Minimum percentage of target species	Minimum percentage of target species
Species	50 % [^E0244]	50 % [^E0244]	20 % [^E0244]	50 % [^E0244]	20 % [^E0244]	20 % [^E0245]	30 % [^E0246]	none
Sandeel (Ammodytidae) [^E0241]	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Sandeel (Ammodytidae) [^E0242]		x		x	x	x	x	x
Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)		x		x	x	x	x	x
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)		x		x	x	x	x	x
Greater weever (Trachinus draco) [^E0239]		x		x	x	x	x	x
Molluscs (except Sepia) [^E0239]		x		x	x	x	x	x
Garfish (Belone belone) [^E0239]		x		x	x	x	x	x
Gray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) [^E0239]				x	x	x	x	x
Argentine (Argentina spp.)		x		x	x	x	x	x
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
Eel (Anguilla, anguilla)			x	x	x	x	x	x
Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus) [^E0240]			x	x	x	x	x	x
Mackerel (Scomber spp.)			x				x	x
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)			x				x	x
Herring (Clupea harengus)			x				x	x
Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)						x	x	x
Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus) [^E0239]					x		x	x
Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)							x	x
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)							x	x
All other marine organisms								x

[^E0239]: (¹)

Only within four miles from the baselines.

Outside four miles from the baselines.

From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.

From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat.

When applying this mesh size range the codend shall be constructed of square meshed netting with a sorting grid in accordance with Appendix 2 to this Annex.

The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.

The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.

[^E0246]: (⁸)

The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe and lobster.

Appendix 2 to Annex III

Specifications for the Sorting grid for 70 mm trawl fishery

• (a) The species selective grid shall be attached in trawls with full square mesh codend with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 90 mm. The minimum length of the codend shall be 8 m. It shall be prohibited to use any trawl having more than 100 square meshes in any circumference of the codend, excluding the joining or the selvedges.

• (b) The grid shall be rectangular. The bars of the grid shall be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the grid. The bar spacing of the grid shall not exceed 35 mm. It shall be permitted to use one or more hinges in order to facilitate its storage on the net drum.

• (c) The grid shall be mounted diagonally in the trawl, upwards backwards, anywhere from just in front of the codend to the anterior end of the untapered section. All sides of the grid shall be attached to the trawl.

• (d) In the upper panel of the trawl there shall be an unblocked fish outlet in immediate connection to the upper side of the grid. The opening of the fish outlet shall have the same width in the posterior side as the width of the grid and shall be cut out to a tip in the anterior direction along mesh bars from both sides of the grid.

• (e) It shall be permitted to attach in front of the grid a funnel to lead the fish towards the trawl floor and grid. The minimum mesh size of the funnel shall be 70 mm. The minimum vertical opening of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be 15 cm. The width of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be the grid width. Image omitted; see official source Schematic illustration of a size and species selective trawl. Entering fish is led towards the trawl floor and grid via a leading funnel. Larger fish is then led out of the trawl by the grid while smaller fish and Norway lobster pass through the grid and enter the codend. The full square mesh codend enhance escapement of small fish and undersized Norway lobster.

Appendix 3 to Annex III

Condition for fisheries with certain towed gears authorised in the Bay of Biscay, ICES zones III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIIIa, b, d, e

- (a) Specifications of the top square mesh window

Specifications of 100 mm, measured as inner opening, square mesh window in the rear tapered section of the trawl, Danish seine or similar gear with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 100 mm. The window shall be a rectangular section of netting. There shall be only one window. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

- (b) Location of the window

The window shall be inserted into the middle of the top panel of the rear tapered section of the trawl just in front of the untapered section constituted by the extension piece and the codend. The window shall terminate not more than 12 meshes from the hand braided row of meshes between the extension piece and the rear tapered section of the trawl.

• (c) Size of the window The length and the width of the window shall be at least 2 m and at least 1 m respectively.

• (d) Netting of the window The meshes shall have a minimum mesh opening of 100 mm. The meshes will be square meshes, i.e. all four sides of the window netting shall be cut all bars. The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend. The netting shall be single twine. The twine thickness shall be not more than 4 mm.

• (e) Insertion of the window into the diamond meshes netting It shall be permitted to attach a selvedge on the four sides of the window. The diameter of this selvedge shall be no more than 12 mm. The stretched length of the window shall be equal to the strength length of the diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the window. The number of diamond meshes of the top panel attached to the smallest side of the window (i.e. one metre long side which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend) shall be at least the number of full diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the window divided by 0,7 .

• (f) Other The insertion of the window into the trawl is illustrated below.

Image omitted; see official source

ANNEX IV

PART I

Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for Community vessels fishing in third country waters

Area of fishing	Fishery	Number of licences	Allocation of licences amongst Member States	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Herring, North of 62°00′N	93	DK: 32, DE: 6, FR: 1, IRL: 9, NL: 11, SW: 12, UK: 21, PL: 1	69
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Demersal species, North of 62°00′N	80	FR: 18, PT: 9, DE: 16, ES: 20, UK: 14, IRL: 1	50
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Mackerel, South of 62°00′N, purse seine fishery	11	DE: 1 [^E0247], DK: 26 [^E0247], FR: 2 [^E0247], NL: 1 [^E0247]	not relevant
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Mackerel, South of 62°00′N, trawl fishery	19	DE: 1 [^E0247], DK: 26 [^E0247], FR: 2 [^E0247], NL: 1 [^E0247]	not relevant
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Mackerel, North of 62°00′N, purse seine fishery	11 [^E0248]	DK: 11	not relevant
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Industrial species, South of 62°00′N	480	DK: 450, UK: 30	150
Waters of the Faroe Islands	All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines	26	BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18	13
Waters of the Faroe Islands	Directed fishing for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62°28′N and east of 6°30′W	8 [^E0249]		4
	Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods 1 March to 31 May and 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61°20′N and 62°00′N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines.	70	BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20	26
	Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61°30′N and west of 9°00′W and in the area between 7°00′W and 9°00′W south of 60°30′N and in the area south-west of a line between 60°30′N, 7°00′W and 60°00′N, 6°00′W.	70	DE: 8 [^E0250], FR: 12 [^E0250], UK: 0 [^E0250]	20 [^E0251]
	Directed trawl fishery for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend.	70		22 [^E0251]
	Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of licences may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘main fishing area of blue whiting’	36	DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, UK: 5, NL: 5	20
	Line fishing	10	UK: 10	6
	Fishing for mackerel	12	DK: 12	12
	Herring fisheries north of 61°N	21	DE: 1, DK: 7, FR: 0, UK: 5, IRL: 2, NL: 3, SW: 3	21

This allocation is valid for purse and trawl fisheries.

[^E0248]: (²)

To be selected from the 11 licences for purse seine fishery for mackerel South of 62°00′N.

[^E0249]: (³)

Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the Directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for ‘All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’.

These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.

[^E0251]: (⁵)

These figures are included in the figures for ‘Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’.

PART II

Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for third-country fishing vessels in Community waters

Flag State	Fishery	Number of licences	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway	Herring, North of 62°00′N	20	20
Faeroe Islands	Mackerel, VIa (north of 56°30′N), VIIe, f,h, horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56°30′N), VIIe, f,h; herring, VIa (north of 56°30′N)	14	14
Faeroe Islands	Herring north of 62°00′N	21	21
Faeroe Islands	Herring, IIIa	4	4
Faeroe Islands	Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV, VIa (north of 56°30′N): sandeel, IV (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)	15	15
Faeroe Islands	Ling and tusk	20	10
Faeroe Islands	Blue whiting, II, VIa (north of 56°30′N), VIb, VII (west of 12°00′W)	20	20
Faeroe Islands	Blue ling	16	16
Venezuela	Snappers [^E0252] (French Guyana waters)	41	pm
Venezuela	Sharks (French Guyana waters)	4	pm

To be fished exclusively with long lines or traps (snappers) or long lines or mesh nets having a minimum mesh of 100 mm, at depths greater than 30 m (sharks). To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guyana, and that it includes and obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches, or 50 % of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant.

The contract referred to above must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guyanese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application.

Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.

PART III

Declaration pursuant to Article 25(2)

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ANNEX V

PART I

Information to be recorded in the logbook

When fishing is carried out within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be entered in the log-book immediately after the following events:

After each haul:

• 1.1.the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught;

• 1.2.the date and the time of the haul;

• 1.3.the geographical position in which the catches were made;

• 1.4.the fishing method used.

After each trans-shipment to or from another vessel:

• 2.1.the indication ‘received from’ or ‘transferred to’;

- 2.2.the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species trans-shipped;

• 2.3.the name, external identifications letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the trans-shipment occurred;

- 2.4.trans-shipment of cod is not allowed.

After each landing in a port of the Community:

- 3.1.name of the port;

• 3.2.the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed.

After each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities:

• 4.1.date and time of the transmission;

• 4.2.type of message: ‘catch on entry’, ‘catch on exit’, ‘catch’, ‘transhipment’;

• 4.3.in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station.

PART II

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ANNEX VI

CONTENT AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION

• 1.1.On each occasion a vessel commences a fishing trip ([^E0253]) in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on entry’ message specifying the following

SR	m [^E0254]	(= start of record)
AD	m	XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)
SQ	m	(serial number of message in current year)
TM	m	COE (= ‘catch on entry’)
RC	m	(international radio call sign)
TN	o [^E0255]	(fishing trip serial number in the year)
NA	o	(name of the vessel)
IR	m	(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)
XR	m	(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)
LT [^E0256]	o [^E0257]	(latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)
LG [^E0256]	o [^E0257]	(longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)
LI	o	(estimated latitude position where the master intends to commence fishing, degrees or decimal presentation)
LN	o	(estimated longitude position where the master intends to commence fishing, degrees or decimal presentation)
RA	m	(relevant ICES area)
OB	m	(quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)
DA	m	(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
TI	m	(time of transmission in hhmm format)
MA	m	(name of the master of the vessel)
ER	m	(= end of record)

m = mandatory

o = optional

LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point.

Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

• 1.2.On each occasion a vessel terminates a fishing trip ([^E0258]) in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on exit’ message specifying the following:

SR	m	(= start of record)
AD	m	XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)
SQ	m	(serial number of message for that vessel in current year)
TM	m	COX (= ‘catch on exit’)
RC	m	(international radio call sign)
TN	o	(fishing trip serial number in the year)
NA	o	(name of the vessel)
IR	m	(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)
XR	m	(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)
LT [^E0259]	o [^E0260]	(latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)
LG [^E0259]	o [^E0260]	(longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)
RA	m	(relevant ICES area where catches were taken)
CA	m	(catch quantity by species since last report in pairs as needed: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)
OB	o	(quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)
DF	o	(days fished since last report)
DA	m	(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
TI	m	(time of transmission in hhmm format)
MA	m	(name of the master of the vessel)
ER	m	(= end of record)

LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point.

[^E0260]: (²)

Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

• 1.3.At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring and mackerel, and in weekly intervals, commencing the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring and mackerel, a ‘catch report’ message has to be sent, specifying:

SR	m	(= start of record)
AD	m	XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)
SQ	m	(serial number of message for that vessel in current year)
TM	m	CAT (= ‘catch report’)
RC	m	(international radio call sign)
TN	o	(fishing trip serial number in the year)
NA	o	(name of the vessel)
IR	m	(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)
XR	m	(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)
LT [^E0261]	o [^E0262]	(latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)
LG [^E0261]	o [^E0262]	(longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)
RA	m	(relevant ICES area where catches were taken)
CA	m	(catch quantity by species since last report in pairs as needed,: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)
OB	o	(quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed,: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)
DF	o	(days fished since last report)
DA	m	(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
TI	m	(time of transmission in hhmm format)
MA	m	(name of the master of the vessel)
ER	m	(= end of record)

LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point.

Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

• 1.4.Whenever a trans-shipment is planned between the ‘catch on entry’ and ‘catch on exit’ message and apart from the ‘catch report’ messages, an additional ‘trans-shipment’ message has to be sent minimum 24 hours in advance, specifying:

SR	m	(= start of record)
AD	m	XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)
SQ	m	(serial number of message for that vessel in current year)
TM	m	TRA (= ‘trans-shipment’)
RC	m	(international radio call sign)
TN	o	(fishing trip serial number in the year)
NA	o	(name of the vessel)
IR	m	(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)
XR	m	(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)
KG	m	(quantity by species on- or off-loaded in pairs as needed,: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)
TT	m	(international radio call sign of the receiving vessel)
TF	m	(international radio call sign of the donor vessel)
LT [^E0263]	m/o [^E0264], [^E0265]	(predicted latitude position of the vessel where the trans-shipment is planned)
LG [^E0263]	m/o [^E0264], [^E0265]	(predicted longitude position of the vessel where the trans-shipment is planned)
PD	m	(predicted date when the trans-shipment is planned)
PT	m	(predicted time when the trans-shipment is planned)
DA	m	(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
TI	m	(time of transmission in hhmm format)
MA	m	(name of the master of the vessel)
ER	m	(= end of record)

[^E0263]: (¹)

LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point.

Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

Optional for the receiving vessel.

Unless point 3.3 is applied (see below), the information specified above under point 1 shall be transmitted respecting the codes and ordering of data as specified above; in particular,

• — the text ‘VRONT’ must be placed in the subject line of the message;

• — each data item will be placed on a new line;

• — the data itself will be preceded by the indicated code, separated from each-other by a space.

Example (with fictitious data):

| | |

| --- | --- | | SR | | | AD | XEU | | SQ | 1 | | TM | COE | | RC | IRCS | | TN | 1 | | NA | VESSEL NAME EXAMPLE | | IR | NOR | | XR | PO 12345 | | LT | + 65.321 | | LO | - 21.123 | | RA | 04A. | | OB | COD 100 HAD 300 | | DA | 20051004 | | MA | CAPTAIN NAME EXAMPLE | | TI | 1315 | | ER | |

- 3.1.The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted by the vessel to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels by Telex (SAT COM C 420599543 FISH), electronic mail (FISHERIES-telecom@ec.europa.eu) or via one of the radio stations listed under point 4 below and in the form specified under point 2.

• 3.2.If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.

- 3.3.In the case a Flag State has the technical capability to send all above messages and contents in the so-called NAF-format on behalf of its operating vessels, that Flag State may — after bilateral agreement between the Flag State and the Commission — transmit this information via a secured transmission protocol to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels. In that case, some extra information will be added — as a kind of envelope — to the transmission (after the AD information)

FR	m	(from; party alfa ISO-3 country code)
RN	m	(serial number of the record for the relevant year)
RD	m	(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
RT	m	(time of transmission in hhmm format)

• Example (with data of above)

• //SR//AD/XEU//FR/NOR//RN/5//RD/20051004//RT/1320//SQ/1//TM/COE//RC/IRCS//TN/1//NA/VESSEL NAME EXAMPLE//IR/NOR//XR/PO 12345//LT/+ 65.321//LG/- 21.123//RA/04A.//OB/COD 100 HAD 300//DA/20051004//TI/1315//MA/CAPTAIN NAME EXAMPLE//ER//

• The Flag State will receive a ‘return message’ specifying:

SR	m	(= start of record)
AD	m	(ISO-3 country code of Flag State)
FR	m	XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)
RN	m	(serial number of message in current year for which a ‘return message’ is sent)
TM	m	RET (= ‘return’)
SQ	m	(serial number of original message for that vessel in current year)
RC	m	(international radio call sign mentioned in original message)
RS	m	(return status — ACK or NAK)
RE	m	(return error number)
DA	m	(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
TI	m	(time of transmission in hhmm format)
ER	m	(= end of record)

| Name of radio station | Call sign of radio station |

| --- | --- | | Lyngby | OXZ | | Land's End | GLD | | Valentia | EJK | | Malin Head | EJM | | Torshavn | OXJ | | Bergen | LGN | | Farsund | LGZ | | Florø | LGL | | Rogaland | LGQ | | Tjøme | LGT | | Ålesund | LGA | | Ørlandet | LFO | | Bodø | LPG | | Svalbard | LGS | | Stockholm Radio | STOCKHOLM RADIO | | Turku | OFK |

Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)	ALF
American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides)	PLA
Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)	ANE
Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.)	MNZ
Argentine (Argentina silus)	ARG
Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama)	POA
Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus)	BSK
Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)	BSF
Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)	BLI
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)	WHB
Bob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri)	BOB
Cod (Gadus morhua)	COD
Common shrimp (Crangon crangon)	CSH
Common squid (Loligo spp.)	SQC
Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)	DGS
Forkbeards (Phycis spp.)	FOR
Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	GHL
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	HAD
Hake (Merluccius merluccius)	HKE
Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglussus)	HAL
Herring (Clupea harengus)	HER
Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)	HOM
Ling (Molva Molva)	LIN
Mackerel (Scomber Scombrus)	MAC
Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)	LEZ
Nortern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis)	PRA
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)	NEP
Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)	NOP
Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	ORY
Other	OTH
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)	PLE
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)	POL
Porbeagle (Lamma nasus)	POR
Redfish (Sebastes spp.)	RED
Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)	SBR
Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)	RNG
Saithe (Pollachius virens)	POK
Salmon (Salmo salar)	SAL
Sandeel (Ammodytes spp.)	SAN
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus)	PIL
Shark (Selachii, Pleurotremata)	SKH
Shrimp (Penaeidae)	PEZ
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)	SPR
Squid (Illex spp.)	SQX
Tuna (Thunnidae)	TUN
Tusk (Brosme brosme)	USK
Whiting (Merlangus merlangus)	WHG
Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea)	YEL

| | |

| --- | --- | | 02A. | ICES division IIa — Norwegian Sea | | 02B. | ICES division IIb — Spitzbergen and Bear Island | | 03A. | ICES division IIIa — Skagerrak and Kattegat | | 03B. | ICES division IIIb | | 03C. | ICES division IIIc | | 03D. | ICES division IIId — Baltic Sea | | 04A. | ICES division IVa — Northern North Sea | | 04B. | ICES division IVb — Central North Sea | | 04C. | ICES division IVc — Southern North Sea | | 05A. | ICES division Va — Iceland Grounds | | 05B. | ICES division Vb — Faroes Grounds | | 06A. | ICES division VIa — Northwest coast of Scotland and North Ireland | | 06B. | ICES division VIb — Rockall | | 07A. | ICES division VIIa — Irish Sea | | 07B. | ICES division VIIb — West of Ireland | | 07C. | ICES division VIIc — Porcupine Bank | | 07D. | ICES division VIId — Eastern Channel | | 07E. | ICES division VIIe — Western English Channel | | 07F. | ICES division VIIf — Bristol Channel | | 07G. | ICES division VIIg — Celtic Sea North | | 07H. | ICES division VIIh — Celtic Sea South | | 07J. | ICES division VIIj — South-West of Ireland — East | | 07K. | ICES division VIIk — South-West of Ireland — West | | 08A. | ICES division VIIIa — Bay of Biscay — North | | 08B. | ICES division VIIIb — Bay of Biscay — Central | | 08C. | ICES division VIIIc — Bay of Biscay — South | | 08D. | ICES division VIIId — Bay of Biscay — Offshore | | 08E. | ICES division VIIIe — Bay of Biscay — West Bay | | 09A. | ICES division IXa — Portuguese waters — East | | 09B. | ICES division IXb — Portuguese waters — West | | 14A. | ICES division XIVa — North-East Greenland | | 14B. | ICES division XIVb — South-East Greenland |

- 7.In addition to the provisions laid down in points 1 to 6 the following provisions shall apply to third-country vessels intending to fish for blue whiting in Community waters:

- (a) Vessels that already have catch on board may only commence their fishing trip after having received authorisation from the competent authority of the coastal Member State concerned. At least four hours prior to entering Community waters the master of the vessel shall notify as appropriate one of the following Fisheries Monitoring Centres:

• (i) UK (Edinburgh) by e-mail at the following address: ukfcc@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or by telephone (+44 131 271 9700), or
• (ii) Ireland (Haulbowline) by e-mail at the following address: nscstaff@eircom.net or by telephone (+353 87 236 5998). The notification shall specify the name, international radio call sign and port letters and number (PLN) of the vessel, the total quantity by species on board and the position (longitude/latitude) where the master estimates that the vessel will enter Community waters as well as the area where he intends to commence fishing. The vessel shall not commence fishing until it has received acknowledgement of the notification and instructions on whether or not the master is required to present the vessel for inspection. Each acknowledgement shall have a unique authorisation number which the master shall retain until the fishing trip is terminated. Notwithstanding any inspections that may be carried out at sea the competent authorities may in duly justified circumstances require a master to present his vessel for inspection in port.

- (b) Vessels that enter Community waters with no catch on board shall be exempt from the requirements laid down in point a).

- (c) By way of derogation from the provisions of point 1.2, the fishing trip shall be considered as being terminated when the vessel leaves Community waters or enters a Community port where its catch is fully discharged.

Vessels shall only leave Community waters after passing through one of the following control routes: - A. ICES rectangle 48 E2 in zone VIa - B. ICES rectangle 46 E6 in zone IVa - C. ICES rectangles 48 E8, 49 E8 or 50 E8 in zone IVa. The master of the vessel shall give at least four hours' prior notification of entering one of the afore mentioned control routes to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre in Edinburgh by e-mail or telephone as provided for in point 1. The notification shall specify the name, international radio call sign and port letters and number (PLN) of the vessel, the total quantity by species on board and the control route through which the vessel intends to pass. The vessel shall not leave the area within the control route until it has received acknowledgement of the notification and instructions on whether or not the master is required to present the vessel for inspection. Each acknowledgement shall have a unique authorisation number which the master shall retain until the vessel leaves Community waters. Notwithstanding any inspections that may be carried out at sea the competent authorities may in duly justified circumstances require a master to present his vessel for inspection in the ports of Lerwick or Scrabster.

• (d) Vessels that transit through Community waters must stow their nets so that they may not readily be used in accordance with the following conditions:
• (i) nets, weights and similar gear shall be disconnected from their trawl boards and towing and hauling wires and ropes,
• (ii) nets which are on or above deck shall be securely lashed to some part of the superstructure.

ANNEX VII

CLOSED AREA IN NAFO DIVISION 3O

In NAFO Division 3O the following area shall be closed to all fishing activity involving bottom contact gear:

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ANNEX VIII

PART I

Port State control forms

PORT STATE CONTROL FORM — PSC 1

PART A: To be completed by the master of the vessel

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Name of vessel | Name of vessel | IMO Number [^E0266] | IMO Number [^E0266] | IMO Number [^E0266] | Radio Call Sign | Radio Call Sign | Radio Call Sign | Flag State | Flag State | | Inmarsat Number | Inmarsat Number | Telefax Number | Telefax Number | Telefax Number | Telephone Number | Telephone Number | Telephone Number | E-mail address | E-mail address | | Port of landing or transhipment | Port of landing or transhipment | Port of landing or transhipment | Port of landing or transhipment | Port of landing or transhipment | Estimated Time of Arrival | Estimated Time of Arrival | Estimated Time of Arrival | Estimated Time of Arrival | Estimated Time of Arrival | | | | | Date: | Date: | Date: | Date: | Time (UTC): | Time (UTC): | Time (UTC): | | Total catch on board | Total catch on board | Total catch on board | Total catch on board | Total catch on board | Catch to be landed [^E0267] | Catch to be landed [^E0267] | Catch to be landed [^E0267] | Catch to be landed [^E0267] | Catch to be landed [^E0267] | | Species [^E0268] | Product [^E0269] | ICES area of catch | ICES area of catch | Product weight (kg) | Species [^E0268] | Product [^E0269] | Product [^E0269] | ICES area of catch | Product weight (kg) |

PART B: For official use only — to be completed by the Flag State

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ | The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ | The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ | The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ | Yes | No | | a) The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared | a) The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared | a) The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared | a) The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared | | | | b) The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable | b) The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable | b) The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable | b) The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable | | | | c) The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared | c) The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared | c) The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared | c) The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared | | | | d) the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data | d) the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data | d) the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data | d) the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data | | | | Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief. | Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief. | Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief. | Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief. | Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief. | Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief. | | Name and title | Date | Signature | Official Stamp | Official Stamp | Official Stamp |

PART C: For official use only — to be completed by the Port State

Name of Port State	Authorisation given	Date	Signature	Stamp
	Yes … No …

PORT STATE CONTROL FORM — PSC 2 (62)

PART A: To be completed by the master of the vessel

Name of vessel	Name of vessel	IMO Number [^E0271]	IMO Number [^E0271]	IMO Number [^E0271]	IMO Number [^E0271]	Radio Call Sign	Radio Call Sign	Radio Call Sign	Radio Call Sign	Flag State	Flag State	Flag State
Inmarsat Number	Inmarsat Number	Telefax Number	Telefax Number	Telefax Number	Telefax Number	Telephone Number	Telephone Number	Telephone Number	Telephone Number	E-mail address	E-mail address	E-mail address
Port of landing or transhipment	Port of landing or transhipment	Port of landing or transhipment	Port of landing or transhipment	Estimated Time of Arrival	Estimated Time of Arrival	Estimated Time of Arrival	Estimated Time of Arrival	Estimated Time of Arrival	Estimated Time of Arrival	Estimated Time of Arrival	Estimated Time of Arrival	Estimated Time of Arrival
				Date:	Date:	Date:	Date:	Date:	Time (UTC):	Time (UTC):	Time (UTC):	Time (UTC):
Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels	Catch information for donor vessels
Name of vessel	Name of vessel	Name of vessel	IMO Number [^E0271]	IMO Number [^E0271]	IMO Number [^E0271]	IMO Number [^E0271]	Radio Call Sign	Radio Call Sign	Radio Call Sign	Radio Call Sign	Flag State	Flag State
Total catch on board	Total catch on board	Total catch on board	Total catch on board	Total catch on board	Total catch on board	Total catch on board	Catch to be landed [^E0272]	Catch to be landed [^E0272]	Catch to be landed [^E0272]	Catch to be landed [^E0272]	Catch to be landed [^E0272]	Catch to be landed [^E0272]
Species [^E0273]	Product [^E0274]	Product [^E0274]	ICES area of catch	ICES area of catch	Product weight (kg)	Product weight (kg)	Species [^E0273]	Product [^E0274]	Product [^E0274]	ICES area of catch	ICES area of catch	Product weight (kg)

PART B: For official use only — to be completed by the Flag State

The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’	The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’	The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’	The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’	Yes	No
a) The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared	a) The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared	a) The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared	a) The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared
b) The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable	b) The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable	b) The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable	b) The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable
c) The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared	c) The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared	c) The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared	c) The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared
d) the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data	d) the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data	d) the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data	d) the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data
Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.	Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.	Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.	Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.	Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.	Flag State confirmation I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.
Name and title	Date	Signature	Official Stamp	Official Stamp	Official Stamp

PART C: For official use only — to be completed by the Port State