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| 22.7.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 195/21 |
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22.7.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 195/21

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COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2022/1281

of 4 March 2022

amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards certain provisions of, and Annexes to, the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2115/2005 and (EC) No 1386/2007 (1), and in particular Article 50(1) and (2) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Union is party to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (the NAFO Convention), approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 (2). |
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(1)

The Union is party to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (the NAFO Convention), approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 (2).

| (2) | The European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2019/833 in order to implement the NAFO conservation and enforcement measures (‘CEM’) into Union law. |
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(2)

The European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2019/833 in order to implement the NAFO conservation and enforcement measures (‘CEM’) into Union law.

| (3) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 (3) supplemented Regulation (EU) 2019/833 with a number of NAFO conservation and enforcement measures. |
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(3)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 (3) supplemented Regulation (EU) 2019/833 with a number of NAFO conservation and enforcement measures.

| (4) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/989 (4) amended Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 with NAFO measures adopted at its 2019 annual meeting. |
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(4)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/989 (4) amended Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 with NAFO measures adopted at its 2019 annual meeting.

| (5) | Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/860 (5) amended Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 with NAFO measures adopted at its 2020 annual meeting. |
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(5)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/860 (5) amended Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 with NAFO measures adopted at its 2020 annual meeting.

| (6) | The Regulation (EU) 2021/1231 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) amended Regulation (EU) 2019/833 with NAFO measures adopted at its 2019 and 2020 annual meetings. |
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(6)

The Regulation (EU) 2021/1231 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6) amended Regulation (EU) 2019/833 with NAFO measures adopted at its 2019 and 2020 annual meetings.

| (7) | At its annual meeting in September 2021, the NAFO amended its CEM with additional prohibited activities of research vessels, extended periods and areas of vulnerable marine ecosystem (‘VME’) closures and updated Annex II.M containing the observer report and Annex IV.A containing the surveillance report form. |
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(7)

At its annual meeting in September 2021, the NAFO amended its CEM with additional prohibited activities of research vessels, extended periods and areas of vulnerable marine ecosystem (‘VME’) closures and updated Annex II.M containing the observer report and Annex IV.A containing the surveillance report form.

| (8) | These changes should also be implemented into Union law. Therefore, Regulation (EU) 2019/833 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 should be amended accordingly, |
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(8)

These changes should also be implemented into Union law. Therefore, Regulation (EU) 2019/833 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) 2019/833 is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | In Article 4, the following paragraph (1a), is inserted:

  ‘1a.   In 2022, a research vessel shall not:






  (a) | take 3M cod in excess of 15 metric tonnes. Should a research vessel’s catch exceed this amount, the excess shall be counted against the allocation to the vessel’s flag State Contracting Party. If the allocation to the Member State for 3M cod is exhausted, the Member State shall not authorise its vessels to undertake further research activities. Any research activities under way must be stopped by the operator as soon as 15 tonnes have been caught. |
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(1)

In Article 4, the following paragraph (1a), is inserted:

‘1a.   In 2022, a research vessel shall not:

(a)

take 3M cod in excess of 15 metric tonnes. Should a research vessel’s catch exceed this amount, the excess shall be counted against the allocation to the vessel’s flag State Contracting Party. If the allocation to the Member State for 3M cod is exhausted, the Member State shall not authorise its vessels to undertake further research activities. Any research activities under way must be stopped by the operator as soon as 15 tonnes have been caught.

| (b) | take 3M shrimp in excess of 10 metric tonnes. Given that no directed fishery is authorised on 3M shrimp in 2022, any research activities under way must be stopped by the operator as soon as 10 tonnes have been caught.’ |
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(b)

take 3M shrimp in excess of 10 metric tonnes. Given that no directed fishery is authorised on 3M shrimp in 2022, any research activities under way must be stopped by the operator as soon as 10 tonnes have been caught.’

| (2) | In Article 10(2), point (a) is replaced, by the following:






  ‘(a) | the master of the vessel shall notify the NAFO Executive Secretary and its flag FMC by email or fax, at the latest 72 hours prior to the vessel’s entry into the Regulatory Area, of the amount of catch on board, the position by latitude and longitude where the master of the vessel intends to commence fishing, the estimated time of arrival at the position, and contact information for the fishing vessel (for example radio, satellite phone or email);’ |
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(2)

In Article 10(2), point (a) is replaced, by the following:

‘(a)

the master of the vessel shall notify the NAFO Executive Secretary and its flag FMC by email or fax, at the latest 72 hours prior to the vessel’s entry into the Regulatory Area, of the amount of catch on board, the position by latitude and longitude where the master of the vessel intends to commence fishing, the estimated time of arrival at the position, and contact information for the fishing vessel (for example radio, satellite phone or email);’

| (3) | Article 18 is amended as follows:






  — | In paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, ‘Until 31 December 2021
  ’ is replaced by ‘Until 31 December 2026
  ’. |
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(3)

Article 18 is amended as follows:

—

In paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, ‘Until 31 December 2021
  ’ is replaced by ‘Until 31 December 2026
  ’.

| — | Paragraph 4 is added:


  ‘4.   Until 31 December 2023, no vessel shall engage in bottom fishing activities in the areas illustrated in Figure 5 and defined by connecting the coordinates specified in Table 7b in numerical order and back to coordinate 1 referred to in point 46 of the Annex to this Regulation.’ |
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Paragraph 4 is added:

‘4.   Until 31 December 2023, no vessel shall engage in bottom fishing activities in the areas illustrated in Figure 5 and defined by connecting the coordinates specified in Table 7b in numerical order and back to coordinate 1 referred to in point 46 of the Annex to this Regulation.’

Article 2

The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 March 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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(1)  
  OJ L 141, 28.5.2019, p. 1.

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(2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 of 28 December 1978 concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (OJ L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1).

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(3)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 of 15 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (OJ L 34 I, 6.2.2020, p. 1).

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(4)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/989 of 27 April 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards certain provisions of, and Annexes to, the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (OJ L 221, 10.7.2020, p. 5).

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(5)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/860 of 23 March 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards Annex to the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (OJ L 190, 31.5.2021, p. 19).

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(6)  The Regulation (EU) 2021/1231 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 July 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (OJ L 274, 30.7.2021, p. 32).

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ANNEX

The Annex of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 is amended as follows:

| 1. | Point (14) is replaced by the following:

  ‘Figure 3 of the CEM referred to in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833: Polygons delineating Seamount Closures






  Legend:







  — | EEZ Boundary |
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1.

Point (14) is replaced by the following:

‘Figure 3 of the CEM referred to in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833: Polygons delineating Seamount Closures

Image 1

Legend:

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EEZ Boundary

| — | NAFO Divisions |
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—

NAFO Divisions

| — | Seamount areas closed to bottom fishing |
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—

Seamount areas closed to bottom fishing

| — | East |
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—

East

| — | West |
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—

West

| — | North |
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North

| — | Orphan Knoll |
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—

Orphan Knoll

| — | Newfoundland Seamounts |
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Newfoundland Seamounts

| — | Fogo Seamounts |
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—

Fogo Seamounts

| — | New England Seamounts |
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—

New England Seamounts

| — | Corner Rise Seamounts’ |
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—

Corner Rise Seamounts’

| 2. | Point (15) is replaced by the following:

  ‘Table 5 of the CEM referred to in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833: Boundary points delineating the Seamount closures in the NAFO Regulatory Area

  Table 5


  Boundary Points Delineating the Seamount Closures in the NAFO Regulatory Area









  Description | Coordinate No. | Latitude | Longitude |
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| Fogo Seamount Chain | 1 | 42° 31′ 33′′ N | 53° 23′ 17′′ W |
| 2 | 42° 31′ 33′′ N | 52° 33′ 37′′ W |
| 3 | 41° 51′ 00′′ N | 52° 07′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 41° 51′ 00′′ N | 51° 26′ 00′′ W |
| 5 | 42° 18′ 00′′ N | 51° 26′ 00′′ W |
| 6 | 42° 18′ 00′′ N | 51° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 7 | 41° 33′ 00′′ N | 51° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 8 | 41° 33′ 00′′ N | 49° 42′ 00′′ W |
| 9 | 42° 32′ 00′′ N | 49° 42′ 00′′ W |
| 10 | 42° 32′ 00′′ N | 48° 45′ 00′′ W |
| 11 | 41° 24′ 00′′ N | 48° 45′ 00′′ W |
| 12 | 41° 24′ 00′′ N | 47° 55′ 00′′ W |
| 13 | 40° 30′ 00′′ N | 47° 55′ 00′′ W |
| 14 | 40° 30′ 00′′ N | 50° 15′ 00′′ W |
| 15 | 40° 05′ 00′′ N | 50° 55′ 00′′ W |
| 16 | 40° 05′ 00′′ N | 52° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 17 | 40° 31′ 37′′ N | 52° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 18 | 40° 31′ 37′′ N | 52° 27′ 49′′ W |
| 19 | 41° 55′ 48′′ N | 53° 23′ 17′′ W |
| Orphan Knoll | 1 | 50° 00′ 30′′ N | 45° 00′ 30′′ W |
| 2 | 51° 00′ 30′′ N | 45° 00′ 30′′ W |
| 3 | 51° 00′ 30′′ N | 47° 00′ 30′′ W |
| 4 | 50° 00′ 30′′ N | 47° 00′ 30′′ W |
| Corner Rise Seamounts | 1 | 36° 33′ 00′′ N | 52° 27′ 00′′ W |
| 2 | 36° 33′ 00′′ N | 51° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 3 | 36° 00′ 00′′ N | 50° 30′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 35° 33′ 00′′ N | 50° 30′ 00′′ W |
| 5 | 35° 33′ 00′′ N | 48° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 6 | 36° 00′ 00′′ N | 48° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 7 | 36° 00′ 00′′ N | 47° 06′ 00′′ W |
| 8 | 35° 33′ 00′′ N | 47° 06′ 00′′ W |
| 9 | 35° 33′ 00′′ N | 42° 30′ 00′′ W |
| 10 | 35° 00′ 00′′ N | 42° 30′ 00′′ W |
| 11 | 35° 00′ 00′′ N | 52° 27′ 00′′ W |
| Newfoundland Seamounts | 1 | 44° 06′ 00′′ N | 46° 45′ 00′′ W |
| 2 | 44° 06′ 00′′ N | 46° 18′ 00′′ W |
| 3 | 43° 57′ 00′′ N | 46° 18′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 43° 57′ 00′′ N | 43° 24′ 00′′ W |
| 5 | 43° 36′ 00′′ N | 43° 24′ 00′′ W |
| 6 | 43° 36′ 00′′ N | 44° 42′ 00′′ W |
| 7 | 43° 18′ 00′′ N | 44° 42′ 00′′ W |
| 8 | 43° 18′ 00′′ N | 45° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 9 | 42° 45′ 00′′ N | 45° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 10 | 42° 45′ 00′′ N | 45° 15′ 00′′ W |
| 11 | 43° 18′ 00′′ N | 45° 15′ 00′′ W |
| 12 | 43° 18′ 00′′ N | 45° 25′ 00′′ W |
| 13 | 43° 29′ 00′′ N | 45° 25′ 00′′ W |
| 14 | 43° 29′ 00′′ N | 46° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 15 | 43° 36′ 00′′ N | 46° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 16 | 43° 36′ 00′′ N | 46° 40′ 00′′ W |
| 17 | 43° 52′ 00′′ N | 46° 40′ 00′′ W |
| 18 | 43° 52′ 00′′ N | 46° 45′ 00′′ W |
| New England Seamounts (*1) | 1 | 38° 51′ 54′′ N | 66° 55′ 51.60′′ W |
| 2 | 37° 12′ 00′′ N | 60° 48′ 00′′ W |
| 3 | 35° 00′ 00′′ N | 59° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 35° 00′ 00′′ N | 56° 30′ 00′′ W |
| 5 | 36° 48′ 00′′ N | 57° 48′ 00′′ W |
| 6 | 39° 00′ 00′′ N | 60° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 7 | 39° 18′ 00′′ N | 61° 30′ 00′′ W |
| 8 | 39° 56′ 20.40′′ N | 65° 56′ 34.80′′ W |
| 2H East | 1 | 56° 00′ 00′′ N | 49° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 2 | 56° 00′ 00′′ N | 48° 35′ 00′′ W |
| 3 | 55° 44′ 00′′ N | 48° 35′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 55° 44′ 00′′ N | 49° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 2J East 1 | 1 | 55° 00′ 00′′ N | 47° 42′ 00′′ W |
| 2 | 55° 00′ 00′′ N | 47° 29′ 00′′ W |
| 3 | 54° 50′ 00′′ N | 47° 29′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 54° 50′ 00′′ N | 47° 42′ 00′′ W |
| 2J East 2 | 1 | 54° 14′ 00′′ N | 47° 54′ 00′′ W |
| 2 | 54° 14′ 00′′ N | 47° 45′ 00′′ W |
| 3 | 54° 06′ 00′′ N | 47° 45′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 54° 06′ 00′′ N | 47° 54′ 00′′ W |
| 1F West | 1 | 55° 12′ 00′′ N | 46° 45′ 00′′ W |
| 2 | 55° 12′ 00′′ N | 46° 35′ 00′′ W |
| 3 | 55° 02′ 00′′ N | 46° 35′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 55° 02′ 00′′ N | 46° 45′ 00′′ W |
| 3K North | 1 | 52° 07′ 00′′ N | 45° 46′ 00′′ W |
| 2 | 52° 07′ 00′′ N | 45° 33′ 00′′ W |
| 3 | 51° 58′ 00′′ N | 45° 33′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 51° 58′ 00′′ N | 45° 46′ 00′′ W |
| 1F East 1 | 1 | 56° 04′ 00′′ N | 42° 42′ 00′′ W |
| 2 | 56° 04′ 00′′ N | 42° 30′ 00′′ W |
| 3 | 55° 57′ 00′′ N | 42° 30′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 55° 57′ 00′′ N | 42° 42′ 00′′ W |
| 1F East 2 | 1 | 56° 23′ 00′′ N | 42° 08′ 00′′ W |
| 2 | 56° 23′ 00′′ N | 42° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 3 | 56° 10′ 00′′ N | 42° 00′ 00′′ W |
| 4 | 56° 10′ 00′′ N | 42° 08′ 00′′ W |

2.

Point (15) is replaced by the following:

‘Table 5 of the CEM referred to in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833: Boundary points delineating the Seamount closures in the NAFO Regulatory Area

Table 5

Boundary Points Delineating the Seamount Closures in the NAFO Regulatory Area

Description

Coordinate No.

Latitude

Longitude

Fogo Seamount Chain

1

42° 31′ 33′′ N

53° 23′ 17′′ W

2

42° 31′ 33′′ N

52° 33′ 37′′ W

3

41° 51′ 00′′ N

52° 07′ 00′′ W

4

41° 51′ 00′′ N

51° 26′ 00′′ W

5

42° 18′ 00′′ N

51° 26′ 00′′ W

6

42° 18′ 00′′ N

51° 00′ 00′′ W

7

41° 33′ 00′′ N

51° 00′ 00′′ W

8

41° 33′ 00′′ N

49° 42′ 00′′ W

9

42° 32′ 00′′ N

49° 42′ 00′′ W

10

42° 32′ 00′′ N

48° 45′ 00′′ W

11

41° 24′ 00′′ N

48° 45′ 00′′ W

12

41° 24′ 00′′ N

47° 55′ 00′′ W

13

40° 30′ 00′′ N

47° 55′ 00′′ W

14

40° 30′ 00′′ N

50° 15′ 00′′ W

15

40° 05′ 00′′ N

50° 55′ 00′′ W

16

40° 05′ 00′′ N

52° 00′ 00′′ W

17

40° 31′ 37′′ N

52° 00′ 00′′ W

18

40° 31′ 37′′ N

52° 27′ 49′′ W

19

41° 55′ 48′′ N

53° 23′ 17′′ W

Orphan Knoll

1

50° 00′ 30′′ N

45° 00′ 30′′ W

2

51° 00′ 30′′ N

45° 00′ 30′′ W

3

51° 00′ 30′′ N

47° 00′ 30′′ W

4

50° 00′ 30′′ N

47° 00′ 30′′ W

Corner Rise Seamounts

1

36° 33′ 00′′ N

52° 27′ 00′′ W

2

36° 33′ 00′′ N

51° 00′ 00′′ W

3

36° 00′ 00′′ N

50° 30′ 00′′ W

4

35° 33′ 00′′ N

50° 30′ 00′′ W

5

35° 33′ 00′′ N

48° 00′ 00′′ W

6

36° 00′ 00′′ N

48° 00′ 00′′ W

7

36° 00′ 00′′ N

47° 06′ 00′′ W

8

35° 33′ 00′′ N

47° 06′ 00′′ W

9

35° 33′ 00′′ N

42° 30′ 00′′ W

10

35° 00′ 00′′ N

42° 30′ 00′′ W

11

35° 00′ 00′′ N

52° 27′ 00′′ W

Newfoundland Seamounts

1

44° 06′ 00′′ N

46° 45′ 00′′ W

2

44° 06′ 00′′ N

46° 18′ 00′′ W

3

43° 57′ 00′′ N

46° 18′ 00′′ W

4

43° 57′ 00′′ N

43° 24′ 00′′ W

5

43° 36′ 00′′ N

43° 24′ 00′′ W

6

43° 36′ 00′′ N

44° 42′ 00′′ W

7

43° 18′ 00′′ N

44° 42′ 00′′ W

8

43° 18′ 00′′ N

45° 00′ 00′′ W

9

42° 45′ 00′′ N

45° 00′ 00′′ W

10

42° 45′ 00′′ N

45° 15′ 00′′ W

11

43° 18′ 00′′ N

45° 15′ 00′′ W

12

43° 18′ 00′′ N

45° 25′ 00′′ W

13

43° 29′ 00′′ N

45° 25′ 00′′ W

14

43° 29′ 00′′ N

46° 00′ 00′′ W

15

43° 36′ 00′′ N

46° 00′ 00′′ W

16

43° 36′ 00′′ N

46° 40′ 00′′ W

17

43° 52′ 00′′ N

46° 40′ 00′′ W

18

43° 52′ 00′′ N

46° 45′ 00′′ W

New England Seamounts (*1)

1

38° 51′ 54′′ N

66° 55′ 51.60′′ W

2

37° 12′ 00′′ N

60° 48′ 00′′ W

3

35° 00′ 00′′ N

59° 00′ 00′′ W

4

35° 00′ 00′′ N

56° 30′ 00′′ W

5

36° 48′ 00′′ N

57° 48′ 00′′ W

6

39° 00′ 00′′ N

60° 00′ 00′′ W

7

39° 18′ 00′′ N

61° 30′ 00′′ W

8

39° 56′ 20.40′′ N

65° 56′ 34.80′′ W

2H East

1

56° 00′ 00′′ N

49° 00′ 00′′ W

2

56° 00′ 00′′ N

48° 35′ 00′′ W

3

55° 44′ 00′′ N

48° 35′ 00′′ W

4

55° 44′ 00′′ N

49° 00′ 00′′ W

2J East 1

1

55° 00′ 00′′ N

47° 42′ 00′′ W

2

55° 00′ 00′′ N

47° 29′ 00′′ W

3

54° 50′ 00′′ N

47° 29′ 00′′ W

4

54° 50′ 00′′ N

47° 42′ 00′′ W

2J East 2

1

54° 14′ 00′′ N

47° 54′ 00′′ W

2

54° 14′ 00′′ N

47° 45′ 00′′ W

3

54° 06′ 00′′ N

47° 45′ 00′′ W

4

54° 06′ 00′′ N

47° 54′ 00′′ W

1F West

1

55° 12′ 00′′ N

46° 45′ 00′′ W

2

55° 12′ 00′′ N

46° 35′ 00′′ W

3

55° 02′ 00′′ N

46° 35′ 00′′ W

4

55° 02′ 00′′ N

46° 45′ 00′′ W

3K North

1

52° 07′ 00′′ N

45° 46′ 00′′ W

2

52° 07′ 00′′ N

45° 33′ 00′′ W

3

51° 58′ 00′′ N

45° 33′ 00′′ W

4

51° 58′ 00′′ N

45° 46′ 00′′ W

1F East 1

1

56° 04′ 00′′ N

42° 42′ 00′′ W

2

56° 04′ 00′′ N

42° 30′ 00′′ W

3

55° 57′ 00′′ N

42° 30′ 00′′ W

4

55° 57′ 00′′ N

42° 42′ 00′′ W

1F East 2

1

56° 23′ 00′′ N

42° 08′ 00′′ W

2

56° 23′ 00′′ N

42° 00′ 00′′ W

3

56° 10′ 00′′ N

42° 00′ 00′′ W

4

56° 10′ 00′′ N

42° 08′ 00′′ W

| 3. | Point (18) is replaced by the following:

  ‘Figure 5 of CEM referred to in Article 18(3) and in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833: Polygons delineating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems Area Closures






  Legend:







  — | Areas closed to bottom fishing until 31 December 2026 |
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3.

Point (18) is replaced by the following:

‘Figure 5 of CEM referred to in Article 18(3) and in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833: Polygons delineating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems Area Closures

Image 2

Legend:

—

Areas closed to bottom fishing until 31 December 2026

| — | Areas closed to bottom fishing until 31 December 2023 |
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—

Areas closed to bottom fishing until 31 December 2023

| — | NAFO Divisions |
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—

NAFO Divisions

| — | EEZ boundary |
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—

EEZ boundary

| — | Depth contour’ |
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—

Depth contour’

| 4. | Point (19) is replaced by the following:

  ‘Table 7 of the CEM referred to in Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833: Boundary Points Delineating the Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem Area Closures in the NAFO Regulatory Area | Description | Coordinate No. | Latitude | Longitude |
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| 1 | Tail of the Bank | 1.1 | 44° 02′ 53.88′′ N | 48° 49′ 09.48′′ W |
| 1.2 | 44° 21′ 31.32′′ N | 48° 46′ 48.00′′ W |
| 1.3 | 44° 21′ 34.56′′ N | 48° 50′ 32.64′′ W |
| 1.4 | 44° 11′ 48.12′′ N | 48° 50′ 32.64′′ W |
| 1.5 | 44° 02′ 54.60′′ N | 48° 52′ 52.32′′ W |
| 1.6 | 44° 00′ 01.12′′ N | 48° 53′ 28.75′′ W |
| 1.7 | 43° 59′ 57.52′′ N | 48° 49′ 26.47′′ W |
| 2 | Flemish Pass/Eastern Canyon | 2.1 | 44° 50′ 56.40′′ N | 48° 43′ 45.48′′ W |
| 2.2 | 46° 18′ 54.72′′ N | 46° 47′ 51.72′′ W |
| 2.3 | 46° 25′ 28.56′′ N | 46° 47′ 51.72′′ W |
| 2.4 | 46° 46′ 32.16′′ N | 46° 55′ 14.52′′ W |
| 2.5 | 47° 03′ 29.16′′ N | 46° 40′ 04.44′′ W |
| 2.6 | 47° 11′ 47.04′′ N | 46° 57′ 38.16′′ W |
| 2.7 | 46° 40′ 40.80′′ N | 47° 03′ 04.68′′ W |
| 2.8 | 46° 30′ 22.20′′ N | 47° 11′ 02.93′′ W |
| 2.9 | 46° 17′ 13.30′′ N | 47° 15′ 46.64′′ W |
| 2.10 | 46° 07′ 01.56′′ N | 47° 30′ 36.36′′ W |
| 2.11 | 45°49′06.24′′ N | 47° 41′ 17.88′′ W |
| 2.12 | 45° 19′ 43.32′′ N | 48° 29′ 14.28′′ W |
| 2.13 | 44° 53′ 47.40′′ N | 48° 49′ 32.52′′ W |
| 3 | Beothuk Knoll | 3.1 | 45° 49′ 10.20′′ N | 46° 06′ 02.52′′ W |
| 3.2 | 45° 59′ 47.40′′ N | 46° 06′ 02.52′′ W |
| 3.3 | 45° 59′ 47.40′′ N | 46° 18′ 08.28′′ W |
| 3.4 | 45° 49′ 10.20′′ N | 46° 18′ 08.28′′ W |
| 4 | Eastern Flemish Cap | 4.1 | 46° 44′ 34.80′′ N | 44° 03′ 14.40′′ W |
| 4.2 | 46° 58′ 19.20′′ N | 43° 34′ 16.32′′ W |
| 4.3 | 47° 10′ 30.00′′ N | 43° 34′ 16.32′′ W |
| 4.4 | 47° 10′ 30.00′′ N | 43° 20′ 51.72′′ W |
| 4.5 | 46° 48′ 35.28′′ N | 43° 20′ 51.72′′ W |
| 4.6 | 46° 39′ 36.00′′ N | 43° 58′ 08.40′′ W |
| 5 | Northeast Flemish Cap | 5.1 | 47° 47′ 46.00′′ N | 43° 29′ 07.00′′ W |
| 5.2 | 47° 40′ 54.47′′ N | 43° 27′ 06.71′′ W |
| 5.3 | 47° 35′ 57.48′′ N | 43° 43′ 09.12′′ W |
| 5.4 | 47° 51′ 14.40′′ N | 43° 48′ 35.64′′ W |
| 5.5 | 48° 27′ 19.44′′ N | 44° 21′ 07.92′′ W |
| 5.6 | 48° 41′ 37.32′′ N | 43° 45′ 08.08′′ W |
| 5.7 | 48° 37′ 13.00′′ N | 43° 41′ 24.00′′ W |
| 5.8 | 48° 30′ 15.00′′ N | 43° 41′ 32.00′′ W |
| 5.9 | 48° 25′ 08.00′′ N | 43° 45′ 20.00′′ W |
| 5.10 | 48° 24′ 29.00′′ N | 43° 50′ 50.00′′ W |
| 5.11 | 48° 14′ 20.00′′ N | 43° 48′ 19.00′′ W |
| 5.12 | 48° 09′ 53.00′′ N | 43° 49′ 24.00′′ W |
| 6 | Sackville Spur | 6.1 | 48° 18′ 51.12′′ N | 46° 37′ 13.44′′ W |
| 6.2 | 48° 28′ 51.24′′ N | 46° 08′ 33.72′′ W |
| 6.3 | 48° 49′ 37.20′′ N | 45° 27′ 20.52′′ W |
| 6.4 | 48° 56′ 30.12′′ N | 45° 08′ 59.99′′ W |
| 6.5 | 49° 00′ 09.72′′ N | 45° 12′ 44.64′′ W |
| 6.6 | 48° 21′ 12.24′′ N | 46° 39′ 11.16′′ W |
| 7 | Northern Flemish Cap | 7.1 | 48° 25′ 02.28′′ N | 45° 17′ 16.44′′ W |
| 7.2 | 48° 25′ 02.28′′ N | 44° 54′ 38.16′′ W |
| 7.3 | 48° 19′ 08.76′′ N | 44° 54′ 38.16′′ W |
| 7.4 | 48° 19′ 08.76′′ N | 45° 01′ 58.56′′ W |
| 7.5 | 48° 20′ 29.76′′ N | 45° 01′ 58.56′′ W |
| 7.6 | 48° 20′ 29.76′′N | 45° 17′ 16.44′′ W |
| 8 | Northern Flemish Cap | 8.1 | 48° 38′ 07.95′′ N | 45° 19′ 31.92′′ W |
| 8.2 | 48° 38′ 07.95′′ N | 45° 11′ 44.36′′ W |
| 8.3 | 48° 40′ 09.84′′ N | 45° 11′ 44.88′′ W |
| 8.4 | 48° 40′ 09.84′′ N | 45° 05′ 35.52′′ W |
| 8.5 | 48° 35′ 56.40′′ N | 45° 05′ 35.52′′ W |
| 8.6 | 48° 35′ 56.40′′ N | 45° 19′ 31.92′′ W |
| 8.7 | 48° 34′ 23.52′′ N | 45° 26′ 18.96′′ W |
| 8.8 | 48° 36′ 55.08′′ N | 45° 31′ 15.96′′ W |
| 9 | Northern Flemish Cap | 9.1 | 48° 34′ 23.52′′ N | 45° 26′ 18.96′′ W |
| 9.2 | 48° 36′ 55.08′′ N | 45° 31′ 15.96′′ W |
| 9.3 | 48° 30′ 18.36′′ N | 45° 39′ 42.48′′ W |
| 9.4 | 48° 12′ 06.60′′ N | 45° 54′ 12.94′′ W |
| 9.5 | 48° 17′ 11.82′′ N | 45° 47′ 25.36′′ W |
| 9.6 | 48° 16′ 07.06′′ N | 45° 45′ 48.19′′ W |
| 9.7 | 48° 27′ 30.60′′ N | 45° 34′ 40.44′′ W |
| 10 | Northwest Flemish Cap | 10.1 | 47° 49′ 41.51′′ N | 46° 22′ 48.18′′ W |
| 10.2 | 47° 47′ 17.14′′ N | 46° 17′ 27.91′′ W |
| 10.3 | 47° 58′ 42.28′′ N | 46° 06′ 43.74′′ W |
| 10.4 | 47° 59′ 15.77′′ N | 46° 07′ 57.76′′ W |
| 10.5 | 48° 07′ 48.97′′ N | 45° 59′ 58.46′′ W |
| 10.6 | 48° 09′ 34.66′′ N | 46° 04′ 08.54′′ W |
| 10.7 | 48° 07′ 59.70′′ N | 46° 05′ 38.22′′ W |
| 10.8 | 48° 09′ 13.46′′ N | 46° 09′ 31.03′′ W |
| 10.9 | 47° 51′ 30.13′′ N | 46° 26′ 15.61′′ W |
| 11 | Northwest Flemish Cap | 11.1 | 47° 25′ 48.00′′ N | 46° 21′ 23.76′′ W |
| 11.2 | 47° 30′ 01.44′′ N | 46° 21′ 23.76′′ W |
| 11.3 | 47° 30′ 01.44′′ N | 46° 27′ 33.12′′ W |
| 11.4 | 47° 25′ 48.00′′ N | 46° 27′ 33.12′′ W |
| 12 | Northwest Flemish Cap | 12.1 | 48° 12′ 06.60′′ N | 45° 54′ 12.94′′ W |
| 12.2 | 48° 17′ 11.82′′ N | 45° 47′ 25.36′′ W |
| 12.3 | 48° 16′ 07.06′′ N | 45° 45′ 48.19′′ W |
| 12.4 | 48° 11′ 03.32′′ N | 45° 52′ 40.63′′ W |
| 13 | Beothuk Knoll | 13.1 | 46° 13′ 58.80′′ N | 45° 41′ 13.20′′ W |
| 13.2 | 46° 13′ 58.80′′ N | 46° 02′ 24.00′′ W |
| 13.3 | 46° 21′ 50.40′′ N | 46° 02′ 24.00′′ W |
| 13.4 | 46° 21′ 50.40′′ N | 45° 56′ 48.12′′ W |
| 13.5 | 46° 20′ 14.32′′ N | 45° 55′ 43.93′′ W |
| 13.6 | 46° 20′ 14.32′′ N | 45° 41′ 13.20′′ W’ |

4.

Point (19) is replaced by the following:

‘Table 7 of the CEM referred to in Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833: Boundary Points Delineating the Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem Area Closures in the NAFO Regulatory Area

Description

Coordinate No.

Latitude

Longitude

1

Tail of the Bank

1.1

44° 02′ 53.88′′ N

48° 49′ 09.48′′ W

1.2

44° 21′ 31.32′′ N

48° 46′ 48.00′′ W

1.3

44° 21′ 34.56′′ N

48° 50′ 32.64′′ W

1.4

44° 11′ 48.12′′ N

48° 50′ 32.64′′ W

1.5

44° 02′ 54.60′′ N

48° 52′ 52.32′′ W

1.6

44° 00′ 01.12′′ N

48° 53′ 28.75′′ W

1.7

43° 59′ 57.52′′ N

48° 49′ 26.47′′ W

2

Flemish Pass/Eastern Canyon

2.1

44° 50′ 56.40′′ N

48° 43′ 45.48′′ W

2.2

46° 18′ 54.72′′ N

46° 47′ 51.72′′ W

2.3

46° 25′ 28.56′′ N

46° 47′ 51.72′′ W

2.4

46° 46′ 32.16′′ N

46° 55′ 14.52′′ W

2.5

47° 03′ 29.16′′ N

46° 40′ 04.44′′ W

2.6

47° 11′ 47.04′′ N

46° 57′ 38.16′′ W

2.7

46° 40′ 40.80′′ N

47° 03′ 04.68′′ W

2.8

46° 30′ 22.20′′ N

47° 11′ 02.93′′ W

2.9

46° 17′ 13.30′′ N

47° 15′ 46.64′′ W

2.10

46° 07′ 01.56′′ N

47° 30′ 36.36′′ W

2.11

45°49′06.24′′ N

47° 41′ 17.88′′ W

2.12

45° 19′ 43.32′′ N

48° 29′ 14.28′′ W

2.13

44° 53′ 47.40′′ N

48° 49′ 32.52′′ W

3

Beothuk Knoll

3.1

45° 49′ 10.20′′ N

46° 06′ 02.52′′ W

3.2

45° 59′ 47.40′′ N

46° 06′ 02.52′′ W

3.3

45° 59′ 47.40′′ N

46° 18′ 08.28′′ W

3.4

45° 49′ 10.20′′ N

46° 18′ 08.28′′ W

4

Eastern Flemish Cap

4.1

46° 44′ 34.80′′ N

44° 03′ 14.40′′ W

4.2

46° 58′ 19.20′′ N

43° 34′ 16.32′′ W

4.3

47° 10′ 30.00′′ N

43° 34′ 16.32′′ W

4.4

47° 10′ 30.00′′ N

43° 20′ 51.72′′ W

4.5

46° 48′ 35.28′′ N

43° 20′ 51.72′′ W

4.6

46° 39′ 36.00′′ N

43° 58′ 08.40′′ W

5

Northeast Flemish Cap

5.1

47° 47′ 46.00′′ N

43° 29′ 07.00′′ W

5.2

47° 40′ 54.47′′ N

43° 27′ 06.71′′ W

5.3

47° 35′ 57.48′′ N

43° 43′ 09.12′′ W

5.4

47° 51′ 14.40′′ N

43° 48′ 35.64′′ W

5.5

48° 27′ 19.44′′ N

44° 21′ 07.92′′ W

5.6

48° 41′ 37.32′′ N

43° 45′ 08.08′′ W

5.7

48° 37′ 13.00′′ N

43° 41′ 24.00′′ W

5.8

48° 30′ 15.00′′ N

43° 41′ 32.00′′ W

5.9

48° 25′ 08.00′′ N

43° 45′ 20.00′′ W

5.10

48° 24′ 29.00′′ N

43° 50′ 50.00′′ W

5.11

48° 14′ 20.00′′ N

43° 48′ 19.00′′ W

5.12

48° 09′ 53.00′′ N

43° 49′ 24.00′′ W

6

Sackville Spur

6.1

48° 18′ 51.12′′ N

46° 37′ 13.44′′ W

6.2

48° 28′ 51.24′′ N

46° 08′ 33.72′′ W

6.3

48° 49′ 37.20′′ N

45° 27′ 20.52′′ W

6.4

48° 56′ 30.12′′ N

45° 08′ 59.99′′ W

6.5

49° 00′ 09.72′′ N

45° 12′ 44.64′′ W

6.6

48° 21′ 12.24′′ N

46° 39′ 11.16′′ W

7

Northern Flemish Cap

7.1

48° 25′ 02.28′′ N

45° 17′ 16.44′′ W

7.2

48° 25′ 02.28′′ N

44° 54′ 38.16′′ W

7.3

48° 19′ 08.76′′ N

44° 54′ 38.16′′ W

7.4

48° 19′ 08.76′′ N

45° 01′ 58.56′′ W

7.5

48° 20′ 29.76′′ N

45° 01′ 58.56′′ W

7.6

48° 20′ 29.76′′N

45° 17′ 16.44′′ W

8

Northern Flemish Cap

8.1

48° 38′ 07.95′′ N

45° 19′ 31.92′′ W

8.2

48° 38′ 07.95′′ N

45° 11′ 44.36′′ W

8.3

48° 40′ 09.84′′ N

45° 11′ 44.88′′ W

8.4

48° 40′ 09.84′′ N

45° 05′ 35.52′′ W

8.5

48° 35′ 56.40′′ N

45° 05′ 35.52′′ W

8.6

48° 35′ 56.40′′ N

45° 19′ 31.92′′ W

8.7

48° 34′ 23.52′′ N

45° 26′ 18.96′′ W

8.8

48° 36′ 55.08′′ N

45° 31′ 15.96′′ W

9

Northern Flemish Cap

9.1

48° 34′ 23.52′′ N

45° 26′ 18.96′′ W

9.2

48° 36′ 55.08′′ N

45° 31′ 15.96′′ W

9.3

48° 30′ 18.36′′ N

45° 39′ 42.48′′ W

9.4

48° 12′ 06.60′′ N

45° 54′ 12.94′′ W

9.5

48° 17′ 11.82′′ N

45° 47′ 25.36′′ W

9.6

48° 16′ 07.06′′ N

45° 45′ 48.19′′ W

9.7

48° 27′ 30.60′′ N

45° 34′ 40.44′′ W

10

Northwest Flemish Cap

10.1

47° 49′ 41.51′′ N

46° 22′ 48.18′′ W

10.2

47° 47′ 17.14′′ N

46° 17′ 27.91′′ W

10.3

47° 58′ 42.28′′ N

46° 06′ 43.74′′ W

10.4

47° 59′ 15.77′′ N

46° 07′ 57.76′′ W

10.5

48° 07′ 48.97′′ N

45° 59′ 58.46′′ W

10.6

48° 09′ 34.66′′ N

46° 04′ 08.54′′ W

10.7

48° 07′ 59.70′′ N

46° 05′ 38.22′′ W

10.8

48° 09′ 13.46′′ N

46° 09′ 31.03′′ W

10.9

47° 51′ 30.13′′ N

46° 26′ 15.61′′ W

11

Northwest Flemish Cap

11.1

47° 25′ 48.00′′ N

46° 21′ 23.76′′ W

11.2

47° 30′ 01.44′′ N

46° 21′ 23.76′′ W

11.3

47° 30′ 01.44′′ N

46° 27′ 33.12′′ W

11.4

47° 25′ 48.00′′ N

46° 27′ 33.12′′ W

12

Northwest Flemish Cap

12.1

48° 12′ 06.60′′ N

45° 54′ 12.94′′ W

12.2

48° 17′ 11.82′′ N

45° 47′ 25.36′′ W

12.3

48° 16′ 07.06′′ N

45° 45′ 48.19′′ W

12.4

48° 11′ 03.32′′ N

45° 52′ 40.63′′ W

13

Beothuk Knoll

13.1

46° 13′ 58.80′′ N

45° 41′ 13.20′′ W

13.2

46° 13′ 58.80′′ N

46° 02′ 24.00′′ W

13.3

46° 21′ 50.40′′ N

46° 02′ 24.00′′ W

13.4

46° 21′ 50.40′′ N

45° 56′ 48.12′′ W

13.5

46° 20′ 14.32′′ N

45° 55′ 43.93′′ W

13.6

46° 20′ 14.32′′ N

45° 41′ 13.20′′ W’

| 5. | In point (35) Observer report in Annex II.M to the CEM as referred to in point (a) of Article 27(11) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833, Part 5 is replaced as follows:

  ‘PART 5

  Data for Each Greenland Shark Caught per Haul














  Tow/Set Number | Total Number of Greenland Sharks in Tow/Set | Shark Number | Estimated Weight (kg live weight) | Total Length (cm, from tip of snout to tip of tail fin) | Length Measured (M) or Estimated (E)? | Sex (M if Male, F if Female, U if Unknown) | Catch Disposition (A if Alive, D if Dead, U if Unknown) | Comments (in English to the extent possible)’ |
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5.

In point (35) Observer report in Annex II.M to the CEM as referred to in point (a) of Article 27(11) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833, Part 5 is replaced as follows:

‘PART 5

Data for Each Greenland Shark Caught per Haul

Tow/Set Number

Total Number of Greenland Sharks in Tow/Set

Shark Number

Estimated Weight (kg live weight)

Total Length (cm, from tip of snout to tip of tail fin)

Length Measured (M) or Estimated (E)?

Sex (M if Male, F if Female, U if Unknown)

Catch Disposition (A if Alive, D if Dead, U if Unknown)

Comments (in English to the extent possible)’

| 6. | In point (38) Surveillance Report Form in Annex IV.A to the CEM referred to in point (a) of Article 30(1) and point (a) of Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2019/833, the following footnote is added under the table 3. VESSEL SIGHTED (*):






  ‘(*) | Reported as free text or using the codes outlined in Annex II.I Part B to the CEM’ |
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6.

In point (38) Surveillance Report Form in Annex IV.A to the CEM referred to in point (a) of Article 30(1) and point (a) of Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2019/833, the following footnote is added under the table 3. VESSEL SIGHTED (*):

‘(*)

| 7. | Point (46) is added:






  ‘(46) | Table 7b of the CEM to referred to in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833: Boundary Points Delineating the Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem Area Closures in the NAFO Regulatory Area |
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7.

Point (46) is added:

‘(46)

| Area | Description | Coordinate No. | Latitude | Longitude |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7a | Northern Flemish Cap | 7a.1 | 48° 25′ 02.28′′ N | 45° 17′ 16.44′′ W |
| 7a.2 | 48° 25′ 02.28′′ N | 44° 54′ 38.16′′ W |
| 7a.3 | 48° 19′ 08.76′′ N | 44° 54′ 38.16′′ W |
| 7a.4 | 48° 18′ 06.84′′ N | 44° 44′ 22.81′′ W |
| 7a.5 | 48° 08′ 18.42′′ N | 44° 23′ 10.57′′ W |
| 7a.6 | 48° 10′ 08.98′′ N | 44° 15′ 54.97′′ W |
| 7a.7 | 48° 19′ 30.47′′ N | 44° 26′ 38.40′′ W |
| 7a.8 | 48° 24′ 57.13′′ N | 44° 37′ 58.40′′ W |
| 7a.9 | 48° 26′ 21.37′′ N | 44° 54′ 34.60′′ W |
| 7a.10 | 48° 27′ 52.20′′ N | 45° 17′ 19.25′′ W |
| 11a | Northwest Flemish Cap | 11a.1 | 47° 27′ 36.29′′ N | 46° 21′ 23.69′′ W |
| 11a.2 | 47° 30′ 01.44′′ N | 46° 21′ 23.76′′ W |
| 11a.3 | 47° 30′ 01.44′′ N | 46° 27′ 33.12′′ W |
| 11a.4 | 47° 37′ 38.86′′ N | 46° 16′ 31.12′′ W |
| 11a.5 | 47° 34′ 39.61′′ N | 46° 12′ 03.92′′ W |
| 11a.6 | 47° 32′ 28.90′′ N | 46° 16′ 26.58′′ W |
| 11a.7 | 47° 32′ 10.00′′ N | 46° 14′ 29.87′′ W |
| 11a.8 | 47° 28′ 27.80′′ N | 46° 16′ 05.74′′ W |
| 14a | Eastern Flemish Cap | 14a.1 | 47° 45′ 24.44′′ N | 44° 03′ 06.44′′ W |
| 14a.2 | 47° 47′ 54.35′′ N | 44° 03′ 06.44′′ W |
| 14a.3 | 47° 50′ 11.33′′ N | 44° 03′ 34.49′′ W |
| 14a.4 | 47° 50′ 10.86′′ N | 43° 58′ 28.99′′ W |
| 14a.5 | 47° 47′ 54.35′′ N | 43° 59′ 23.39′′ W |
| 14a.6 | 47° 45′ 55.19′′ N | 43° 58′ 08.94′′ W |
| 14a.7 | 47° 44′ 44.59′′ N | 44° 02′ 41.50′′ W |
| 14b | Eastern Flemish Cap | 14b.1 | 47° 35′ 21.77′′ N | 43° 56′ 50.10′′ W |
| 14b.2 | 47° 37′ 33.53′′ N | 43° 52′ 56.50′′ W |
| 14b.3 | 47° 30′ 04.79′′ N | 43° 48′ 18.54′′ W |
| 14b.4 | 47° 27′ 34.88′′ N | 43° 48′ 18.54′′ W |
| 14b.5 | 47° 27′ 34.88′′ N | 43° 52′ 00.34′′ W’ |

Area

Description

Coordinate No.

Latitude

Longitude

7a

Northern Flemish Cap

7a.1

48° 25′ 02.28′′ N

45° 17′ 16.44′′ W

7a.2

48° 25′ 02.28′′ N

44° 54′ 38.16′′ W

7a.3

48° 19′ 08.76′′ N

44° 54′ 38.16′′ W

7a.4

48° 18′ 06.84′′ N

44° 44′ 22.81′′ W

7a.5

48° 08′ 18.42′′ N

44° 23′ 10.57′′ W

7a.6

48° 10′ 08.98′′ N

44° 15′ 54.97′′ W

7a.7

48° 19′ 30.47′′ N

44° 26′ 38.40′′ W

7a.8

48° 24′ 57.13′′ N

44° 37′ 58.40′′ W

7a.9

48° 26′ 21.37′′ N

44° 54′ 34.60′′ W

7a.10

48° 27′ 52.20′′ N

45° 17′ 19.25′′ W

11a

Northwest Flemish Cap

11a.1

47° 27′ 36.29′′ N

46° 21′ 23.69′′ W

11a.2

47° 30′ 01.44′′ N

46° 21′ 23.76′′ W

11a.3

47° 30′ 01.44′′ N

46° 27′ 33.12′′ W

11a.4

47° 37′ 38.86′′ N

46° 16′ 31.12′′ W

11a.5

47° 34′ 39.61′′ N

46° 12′ 03.92′′ W

11a.6

47° 32′ 28.90′′ N

46° 16′ 26.58′′ W

11a.7

47° 32′ 10.00′′ N

46° 14′ 29.87′′ W

11a.8

47° 28′ 27.80′′ N

46° 16′ 05.74′′ W

14a

Eastern Flemish Cap

14a.1

47° 45′ 24.44′′ N

44° 03′ 06.44′′ W

14a.2

47° 47′ 54.35′′ N

44° 03′ 06.44′′ W

14a.3

47° 50′ 11.33′′ N

44° 03′ 34.49′′ W

14a.4

47° 50′ 10.86′′ N

43° 58′ 28.99′′ W

14a.5

47° 47′ 54.35′′ N

43° 59′ 23.39′′ W

14a.6

47° 45′ 55.19′′ N

43° 58′ 08.94′′ W

14a.7

47° 44′ 44.59′′ N

44° 02′ 41.50′′ W

14b

Eastern Flemish Cap

14b.1

47° 35′ 21.77′′ N

43° 56′ 50.10′′ W

14b.2

47° 37′ 33.53′′ N

43° 52′ 56.50′′ W

14b.3

47° 30′ 04.79′′ N

43° 48′ 18.54′′ W

14b.4

47° 27′ 34.88′′ N

43° 48′ 18.54′′ W

14b.5

47° 27′ 34.88′′ N

43° 52′ 00.34′′ W’

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(*1)  From point 8 back to point 1, following the outer boundary of the US EEZ.’

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