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of 18 December 1997
laying down certain conservation and control measures applicable to fishing activities in the
Antarctic and repealing Regulation (EC)No 2113/96
(OJ L 6, 10.1.1998, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
Nopage date
►M1Council Regulation (EC) No 2479/98 of 12 November 1998 L 309 1 19.11.1998
►M2Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 L 341 1 31.12.1999
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)No 66/98
of 18 December 1997
laying down certain conservation and control measures applicable to
fishing activities in the Antarctic and repealing Regulation (EC)No
2113/96
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, andin particular Article 43,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(
1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92
of 20 December 1992, establishing a Community system for fisheriesand aquaculture(
3), the Council may determine certain conditions for
access by Community fishing vessels to waters and resources;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993,
establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries
policy(4), applies toall fishing activities and toall asso ciated activities
carried out within the maritime waters subject to sovereignty orjurisdiction of the Member States, and to all activities of Communityfishing vessels which operate in the waters of non-member countries andon the high seas, without prejudice to the special provisions contained infisheries agreements concluded between the Community and third
countries, or in International Conventions to which the Community is a
party;
Whereas the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources, hereinafter called ‘the Convention’, was approved by
Decision 81/691/EEC(
5) and entered into force for the Community on
21 May 1982;
Considering the statement by the Chairman of the Conference on the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources of 19 May 1980attached to the Final Act of that Conference, and in particularparagraph 5 thereof;
Whereas the Commission of the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources, hereinafter referred to as the ‘CCAMLR’, establishedby the Convention, adopted on the recommendation of its ScientificCommittee, certain conservation measures applicable, in particular, to
fish stocks occurring in the waters off South Georgia;
Whereas the Members of the CCAMLR stated that they intended to
apply the latest conservation measures, adopted on 1 November 1996,
on a provisional basis, without waiting for them to become binding, in
view of the fact that some of the conservation measures relate to fishingseasons which would commence on or after 1 July 1997;
Whereas the Community, as a Contracting party to the Convention, is
bound to ensure that the measures adopted by the CCAMLR are appliedto Community fishing vessels with effect from relevant dates;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for a mechanism allowing the
Council to implement further conservation measures adopted by theCCAMLR on a proposal from the Commission using a simplifiedprocedure;
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 2113/96, of 25 October 1996
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(1) OJ C 189, 20. 6. 1997, p. 10.
(2) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997.
(3) OJ L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No2870/95 (OJ L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1).
(5) OJ L 252, 5. 9. 1981, p. 26.
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fishing activities in the Antarctic(1), laid down certain technical
measures for the conservation of fish stocks in the Antarctic in forceat that time; whereas the changes to be made to that Regulation in order
to implement the conservation measures adopted at the 1996 CCAMLR
meeting are numerous; whereas for reasons of clarity of the text it istherefore appropriate to repeal Regulation (EC) No 2113/96 and replaceit by a new Regulation,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Scope and territorial application
1. This Regulation applies to Community fishing vessels which take
and retain on board fish from marine living resources of the area south
of 60º South latitude and of the area between that latitude and theAntarctic convergence which forms part of the Antarctic marineecosystem with the exception of waters subject to such coastal Statejurisdiction as may exist in accordance with international law.
2. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the provisions of the
Convention and shall operate in furtherance of these objectives andprinciples and the provisions of the final act of the conference at whichit was adopted.
3. The Antarctic convergence referred to in paragraph 1 is deemed to
be a line joining the following points along parallels of latitude andmeridians of longitude: 50º S, 0º — 50º S, 30º E — 45º S, 30º E — 45ºS, 80º E — 55º S, 80º E — 55º S, 150º E — 60º S, 150º E — 60º S, 50º
W — 50º S, 50º W — 50º S, 0º.
Article 2
Right to fish
1. Only those vessels named in the list mentioned in paragraph 2 and
which have a special fishing permit issued in accordance with Article 7of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94(
2) by the Member State whose flag they
fly shall have the right tocarry o ut fishing activities in the area defined
in Article 1.
2. Member States shall notify to the Commission the list of vessels
flying their flag and registered within the Community which intend tocarry out fishing activities in the area defined in Article 1, by 15 April of
each year and afterwards at least 30 days in advance of the beginning of
these activities.
3. This list, transmitted to the Commission, shall mention the internal
number of the fleet register in accordance with Article 1 of the
Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/94 of 19 January 1994 concerning
the fishing vessel register of the Community(
3) accompanied by the
name of the home port of the vessel, the names of the owner or chartererof the vessel, and notification that the master of the vessel has beeninformed of the measures in force for the area or areas where the vessel
will be fishing in the Convention area.
4. The Commission will transmit all data required to the CCAMLR
by 1 May of each year.
Article 3
1. A Member State shall notify the Commission of the intention of a
fishing vessel tocarry o n crab fishery in FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.3.1998R0066 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 283, 5. 11. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 171, 6. 7. 1994, p. 7.
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This notification shall be given four months in advance of the start date
for the fishery and shall include the internal number of the fleet registerand the research and fishing operations plan of the vessel concerned.
2. The Commission shall examine the notification, check whether it
complies with applicable rules and inform the Member State of itsfindings. The Member State may issue the special fishing permit onreceipt of the findings of the Commission or ten working days afternotification. The Commission shall notify the CCAMLR accordingly, at
the latest three months in advance of the start date for the fishery.
Article 6
Gear
1. The fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in Antarctic division
58.5.2 is prohibited except if undertaken by trawling.
2. For crab fishing as defined in Article 5 (4), only crab pots (traps)
are authorized. This fishery shall be limited to sexually mature male
crabs; all female and undersized male crabs shall be released unharmed.
In the case of Paralomis spinosissima andP. formosa , males with a
minimum carapace width of 102 mm and 90 mm respectively, may beretained in the catch. Crab processed at sea shall be frozen as crabsections (minimum size of crabs can be determined using crab sections).
3. The fishery for Dissostichus eleginoides in FAO Antarctic sub-
areas 48.3 and 48.4 is prohibited except if undertaken by longlines.
4. The fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in FAO Antarctic sub-
area 48.3 is prohibited if undertaken by bottom trawls.
Article 7
Control measures
Community vessels shall be subject to three different catch and effort
reporting systems:
1. For the purposes of the Monthly Catch and Effort Reporting System,
the reporting period is defined as a calendar month.
2. For the purposes of the Ten-day Catch and Effort Reporting System,
each calendar month is divided into three reporting periods,
designated by the letters A, B, C and running from day 1 to day10, day 11 to day 20 and day 21 to the last day of the monthrespectively.
3. For the purposes of the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System,
each calendar month is divided into six reporting periods, designatedby the letters A, B, C, D, E and F and running from day 1 to day 5,day 6 today 10, day 11 today 15, day 16 today 20, day 21 today 25and day 26 to the last day of the month respectively.
Article 8
1. The Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting system applies to:
(i) the fisheries for Dissostichus eleginoides in FAO Antarctic sub-area
48.3 and 48.4 beginning on ►
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(ii) the fishery for Champsocephalus gunnari in FAO Antarctic sub-area
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2. The Ten-day Catch and Effort report system applies to:
(i) the fishery for crab, Paralomis spp. (order Decapoda, suborder
reptantia) in FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.3. Data on catches taken
between 31 July and 25 August ►M11998◄shall be reported to
the Commission by 25 September ►M11998◄;
(ii) the fisheries for Champsocephalus gunnari andDissostichus
eleginoides and other deep-water species in FAO Antarctic division
58.5.2.
3. The Monthly Catch Reporting system applies to:
(i) the fishery for Electrona carlsbergi in FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.3;
(ii) the fishery for Euphausia superba in FAO Antarctic area 48 and
FAO Antarctic divisions 58.4.2 and 58.4.1.
4. The Catch and Effort Reporting systems shall apply to all species
fished for scientific research purposes, whenever the catch within aspecific period exceeds five tonnes.
Article 9
1. Masters of Community fishing vessels shall submit a catch and
effort report to the competent authorities of the flag Member State, at thelatest one day after the end of the relevant reporting period.
2. Member States shall notify to the Commission by computer
transmission, at the latest within three days of each reporting period, the
catch and effort report transmitted by each fishing vessel flying theirflag and registered in the Community. Each catch and effort report shallspecify the reporting period of the catch concerned.
3. The Commission shall notify to the CCAMLR, at the latest within
five days after the end of each reporting period, the catch and effortreports received in accordance with paragraph 2.
Article 10
The Catch and Effort Reporting system shall contain the following
information, pertaining to the preceding period:
— the name,
— the external identification mark of the vessel in question,
— the total catches of the species concerned,— the total days and hours fished,— the retained catch of all species and by-catch species during that
reporting period,
— in the case of longline fisheries, the number of hooks.
Article 11
1. Member States shall notify to the Commission the total catches,
broken down by vessel, which were made by fishing vessels flying their
flag and registered in the Community, in the period between 1 July►
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which the Regulation enters into force. This notification shall be madewithin 10 days of the end of this period.
2. All vessels fishing for crab in FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.3 shall
report the following data to the Commission by 25 August
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— the location, date, depth, the number and spacing of pots and soak
time, and catch (numbers and weight) of commercially sized crabs(reported on as fine a scale as possible, but no coarser than 0,5ºlatitude and 1,0º longitude) for each 10-day period,1998R0066 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 002.001 — 5
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— the species, size and sex of a representative sample of crab sampled
according to the procedure set out in Annex I (between 35 and 50crabs shall be sampled every day from the line hauled just prior to
noon) and by-catch caught in traps, and
— other relevant data, as possible, according to the requirements set out
in Annex I.
Article 12
Monthly fine scale effort and biological data reporting system for
trawl and longline fisheries
1. Community fishing vessels shall notify to the competent authority
of the Member State whose flag they fly not later than the 15th of eachmonth, following the month of fishing, the necessary haul by haul datato complete a CCAMLR fine scale catch and effort data form (C1 formfor trawl fisheries and C2 form for longline fisheries) when fishing for:
(a)Dissostichus eleginoides in FAO Antarctic division 58.5.2
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FAO Antarctic sub-areas 48.3 and 48.4 ►M1from 1 April to 31
August 1998 ◄;
(b)Champsocephalus gunnari in FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.3
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(e)Electrona carlsbergi as the target species in FAO Antarctic sub-area
48.3, and for ‘by-catch’ species defined as any cephalopod,
crustacean or fish species other than Electrona carlsbergi. A
representative sample in this case shall be a minimum of 500 fish.
2. All catches of target and by-catch species must be reported by
species. Data shall include the numbers of seabirds or marine mammals
of each species caught and released or killed.
3. Community fishing vessels shall also notify representative samples
of length composition measurements of the target species and by catch
species from the fishery (form B2, latest version). Length measurements
of fish should be of total length to the nearest centimetre below andrepresentative samples of the length composition should be taken from asingle fine scale grid rectangle (0,5º latitude by 1º longitude). In theevent that a vessel moves from a fine scale grid rectangle to anotherduring the course of a month, then separate length compositions should
be submitted for each fine scale grid rectangle.
4. Pursuant to this notification, Member States shall transmit this
information to the Commission at the end of each month. TheCommission shall immediately transmit these data to the CCAMLR.
Article 13
Suspension of fishing activities
Following notification from the CCAMLR to the Commission
concerning the exhaustion of the TAC of a stock or a group of stocksfixed in Article 5, or after the expiration of the fishing season set out inArticle 5, it shall be prohibited for any Community fishing vessel to fish
for that stock or group of stocks, to retain on board, to tranship or to land
fish taken after that date.
Article 14
Mesh sizes
1. No trawl, Danish seine or similar net any part of which is
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of species Notothenia rossii, Dissostichus eleginoides, Gobionotothen
gibberifrons, Notothenia kempi, Lepidonotothen squamifrons and
Champsocephalus gunnari . It is prohibited to use any means or device
which would obstruct or diminish the size of the meshes.
2. For the nets referred to in paragraph 1, the minimum mesh size
provided for in Annex III shall be determined in accordance with thefollowing rules:
A.Description of gauges
(a) The gauges tobe used fo r determining mesh size shall be 2 mm
thick, flat, of durable material and capable of retaining theirshape. They shall have either a series of parallel-edged sidesconnected by intermediate tapering edges with a taper of one toeight on each side, or onlytapering edges withthe taper specified
above. They shall have a hole at the narrowest extremity.
(b) Each gauge shall be inscribed on its face with the width in
millimetres both of the parallel-sided section, if any, and of thetapering section. In the case of the latter, the width shall beinscribed at intervals of 1 mm and shall be indicated at regular
intervals.
B.Use of the gauge
(a) The net shall be stretched in the direction of the long diagonal of
the meshes.
(b) Agauge as described in point Ashall be inserted by its narrowest
extremity into the mesh opening in a direction perpendicular to
the plane of the net.
(c) The gauge shall be inserted intothe mesh o pening either
manually or using a weight or dynamometer, until it is stopped atthe tapering edges by the resistance of the mesh.
C.Selection of meshes to be measured
(a) Meshes to be measured shall form a series of 20 consecutive
meshes running in the direction of the long axis of the net.
(b) Meshes less than 50 cm from lacings, ropes or codline shall not
be measured. This distance shall be measured perpendicular tothe lacings, ropes or codline with the net stretched in thedirection of that measurement. Nor shall any mesh be measured
which has been mended or broken or has attachments to the net
fixed at that mesh.
(c) By way of derogation from (a), the meshes to be measured need
not be consecutive if the conditions set out in (b) apply.
(d) Nets shall be measured only when wet and unfrozen.
D.Measurements of each mesh
The size of each mesh shall be the width of the gauge at the point
where the gauge is stopped when it is used in accordance with point
B.
E.Determination of the mesh size of the net
The mesh size of the net shall be the arithmetical mean, in
millimetres, of the measurements of the total number of meshesselected and measured as provided for in points C and D, the
arithmetical mean being rounded off to the nearest millimetre.
The total number of meshes to be measured is specified in point F.
F.Sequence of inspection procedure
(a) The inspector shall measure one series of 20 meshes, selected in
accordance with point C above, inserting the gauge manuallywithout using a weight ordynamometer. The mesh size ofthe net
shall then be determined in accordance with point E above.
If the calculation of the mesh size shows that the mesh size does
not appear to comply with the rules in force, two additionalseries of 20 meshes selected in accordance with point C aboveshall be measured.1998R0066 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 002.001 — 7
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The mesh size shall then be recalculated in accordance with
point E, taking into account the 60 meshes already measured.Without prejudice to (b) this shall be the mesh size of the net.
(b) If the master of the vessel contests the mesh size determined in
accordance with (a), such measurement shall not be consideredfor the determination of the mesh size and the net shall beremeasured. A weight or dynamometer attached to the gaugeshall be used for the purposes of remeasurement. The choice ofweight or dynamometer shall be left to the discretion of the
inspector. The weight shall be fixed (using a hook) to the hole in
the narrowest extremity of the gauge. The dynamometer mayeither be fixed to the hole in the narrowest extremity of thegauge or be applied at the widest extremity of the gauge. Theaccuracy of the weight or dynamometer shall be certified by the
appropriate national authority.
For nets of a mesh size of 35 mm or less as determined in
accordance with (a) above, a force of 19,61 newton (equivalentto a mass of two kilograms) shall be applied and a force of49,03 newton (equivalent to a mass of five kilograms), shall beapplied for other nets.
For the purposes of determining the mesh size in accordance
with point E above (when a weight or dynamometer is used),
only one series of 20 meshes shall be measured, wherever aweight or dynamometer is used.
3. The measures applicable to reduce the incidental mortality of
seabirds during longline fisheries are set out in Annex IV.
Article 15
Notification for a new fishery
1. For the purposes of this Article a new fishery is a fishery for a
species using a particular fishing method in a FAO Antarctic sub-area,for which:
(a) information on distribution, abundance, demography, potential yield
and stock identity from comprehensive research/surveys or explora-tory fishing have never been submitted to the CCAMLR; or
(b) catch and effort data have never been submitted to the CCAMLR; or
(c) catch and effort data from the two most recent seasons in which
fishing occurred have never been submitted to the CCAMLR.
2. The exercise of a new fishery in the CCAMLR Convention Area
shall be prohibited unless authorized in accordance with paragraph 6.
3. Any operator of a Community vessel who intends to develop a new
fishery in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall inform the competentauthorities of the Member State whose flag the vessel flies of thatintention and shall submit to those authorities the information defined in
paragraph 4 tothe best o f his ability.
4. A Member State who has been informed of the intention to
develop a new fishery in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall notify the
Commission without delay and not later than four months in advance ofthe Annual Meeting of the CCAMLR.
The notification shall be accompanied by as much of the following
information as the Member State is able to provide:
(a) the nature of the proposed fishery including target species, methods
of fishing, proposed region and any minimum level of catches that
would be required to develop a viable fishery;
(b) biological information from comprehensive research/survey cruises,
such as distribution, abundance, demographic data and informationon stock identity;
(c) details of dependent and associated species and the likelihood of
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(d) information from other fisheries in the region or similar fisheries
elsewhere that may assist in the valuation of potential yield.
5. The Commission shall forward to the CCAMLR for consideration
the information provided in accordance with paragraph 4, together with
any other relevant information it has at its disposal.
6. As soon as the CCAMLR has taken a decision, the new fishery
shall be authorized
— by the Commission in the case where the CCAMLR has not adopted
any conservation measure with regard to the new fisheries, or,
— by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the
Commission in all other cases.
Article 16
Exploratory fisheries
An exploratory fishery is defined as a fishery that was previously
classified as a new fishery, as defined in Article 15. An exploratory
fishery shall continue to be classified as such until sufficient information
is available:
(a) to evaluate the distribution, abundance and demography of the target
species, leading to an estimate of the fishery's potential yield;
(b) to review the fishery's potential impacts on dependent and related
species; and
(c) to allow the CCAMLR's Scientific Committee to formulate and
provide advice on appropriate harvest catch levels, as well as on
effort levels and fishing gear where appropriate.
The information to be submitted for an exploratory fishery is set out in
Annex V.
Exploratory fishing in the CCAMLR convention area shall be prohibited
unless it has been authorised in accordance with Annex V.
Article 17
Application of conservation measures to scientific fisheries research
activities
1. Member States whose vessels intend to conduct scientific fisheries
research when the estimated catch is expected tobe less than 50 to nnes,
shall submit directly to the CCAMLR with a copy to the Commissionthe following data:
— the name,
— the external identification mark of vessel,— the division and sub-area in which research is to be carried out,— the estimated dates of entering and leaving the CCAMLR
Convention Area,
— the purpose of research,— the fishing equipment likely tobe used.
2. Community vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall be exempted
from conservation measures relating to mesh size regulations, prohibi-
tion of types of gear, closed areas, fishing seasons and size limits, and
reporting system requirements other than those specified in Article 5(8)and Article 8(4).
3. Member States whose vessels intend to conduct scientific fisheries
research where the estimated total catch is expected to be more than 50
tonnes, shall submit to the CCAMLR for review, with a copy to the
Commission, and at least six months in advance of the planned startingdate for research, the research plans using the form provided by theCCAMLR. Until the review process is completed by the CCAMLR andits decision notified, the planned fishing for research purposes shall notproceed.1998R0066 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 002.001 — 9
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4. Member States should report catch and effort data resulting from
any scientific fisheries research subject to the provisions in paragraphs 1,2 and 3 to the CCAMLR, with a copy to the Commission, according to
the haul-by-haul reporting format for research vessels (form C4).
A summary of the results shall be provided by the Member State to the
CCAMLR, with a copy to the Commission, within 180 days of thecompletion of the research. A full report of the results of the researchshall be provided to the CCAMLR, with a copy to the Commission
within twelve months.
Article 18
Crab fishery is defined as all commercial harvest activity where the
target species is any member of the crab group (order Decapoda ,
suborder Reptantia ).
Article 19
Community fishing vessels shall have at least one CCAMLR designated
scientific observer on board when the said vessels are engaged in afishery for:
(a) crab in FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.3 from 7 November 1997 to
6 November 1998;
(b)Dissostichus eleginoides in FAO sub-area 48.3 and 48.4 ►
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1 April 1997 to31 August 1998 ◄;
(c)Champsocephalus gunnari in FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.3 from
7 November 1997 to 31 March 1998;
(d)Dissostichus eleginoides in FAO Antarctic division 58.5.2
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Article 20
Provisions relating to the reduction in use of plastic packaging
bands on fishing vessels
The use on fishing vessels of plastic packaging bands to secure bait
boxes shall be prohibited. The use of other packaging bands for other
purposes on fishing vessels which do not use on-board incinerators
(closed systems) shall be prohibited.
Any packaging bands once removed from the packages shall be cut, so
that they do not form a continuous loop and at the earliest opportunityburned in the on-board incinerator.
Any plastic residue shall be stored on board the vessel until reaching
port and in no case discarded in the sea.
Article 21
The changes tothis Regulatio n necessary toimplement the reco mmen-
dations adopted by the CCAMLR shall be made by the Council decidingby a qualified majority on a proposal by the Commission.
Article 22
Regulation (EC) No 2113/96 is hereby repealed and replaced by the
provisions of this Regulation.1998R0066 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 002.001 — 10
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Article 23
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
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ANNEX I
DATA REQUIREMENTS ON THE CRAB FISHERY IN FAO
ANTARCTIC SUB-AREA 48.3
Catch and effort data
Description of voyage
voyage code, vessel code, permit number, year.
Pot description
diagrams and other information, including pot shape, dimensions, mesh size,
funnel position, aperture and orientation, number of chambers, presence of an
escape port.
Effort description
date, time, latitude and longitude of start of the set, compass bearing of the
set, total number of pots set, spacing of pots on the line, number of pots lost,
depth, soak time, bait type.
Catch description
retained catch in numbers and weight, by-catch of all species (see Table 1),
incremental record number for linking with sample information.
Table 1: Information to be declared for by-catch species in the crab fishery in
FAO Antarctic sub-area 48.3
Species Data tobe declared
Dissostichus eleginoides Number and total estimated weight
Notothenia rossii Number and total estimated weight
Other species Total estimated weight
Biological data
For these data, crabs are to be sampled from the line hauled just prior to noon,
by collecting the entire contents of a number of pots spaced at intervals along
the line sothat between 35 and 50 specimens are represented in the sub-
sample.
Description of voyage
voyage code, vessel code, permit number.
Sample description
date, position at start of the set, compass bearing of the set, line number.
Data
species, sex, length of at least 35 individuals, presence/absence of
rhizocephalan parasites, record of the destination of the crab (kept, discarded,
destroyed), record of the number of the pot from which the crab comes.1998R0066 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 002.001 — 12
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ANNEX ΙΙΙ
MINIMUM MESH SIZE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 14
Species Type of netMinimum mesh
size
Notothenia rossii Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets 120 mm
Dissostichus eleginoides Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets 120 mm
Gobionotothen gibberifrons Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets 80 mm
Notothenia kempi Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets 80 mm
Lepidonotothen squamifrons Trawls, Danish seines and similar nets 80 mm
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ANNEX IV
MEASURES TO REDUCE THE INCIDENTAL MORTALITY OF
SEABIRDS DURING LONGLINE FISHING IN THE CCAMLR CONVEN-
TION AREA, AND MEASURES PERTAINING TO THE USE OF NET
MONITOR CABLES
1. Fishing operations shall be conducted in such a way that the baited hooks sink
as soon as possible after they are put in the water. For vessels using the
Spanish method of longline fishing, weights should be released before linetension occurs; wherever possible weights of at least 6 kg mass should be
used, spaced at 20 metre intervals. Only thawed bait shall be used.
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between the times of nautical twilight; the times of twilight can be found in the
tables in the nautical almanac for all latitudes and local times for all days. All
the times mentioned, whether for the vessel's operations or observers'
declarations, must be given with an indication of the difference to
GMT)◄. Wherever possible, setting of lines should be completed at least
three hours before sunrise to reduce loss of bait to catches of white-chinned
petrels. During longline fishing at night, only the minimum ship's lights
necessary for safety shall be used.
3. The dumping of offal at sea while longlines are being set shall be prohibited.
The dumping of offal should be avoided while longlines are being hauled. If
discharge of offal during hauling is unavoidable, this discharge shall take place
on the opposite side of the vessel to that where longlines are set or hauled.
4. Every effort should be made to ensure that birds captured alive during
longlining are released alive and that wherever possible hooks are removed
without jeopardizing the life of the bird concerned.
5. A streamer line designed to discourage birds from settling on baits during
deployment of longlines shall be towed. Specification of the streamer line and
its method of deployment is given in the Appendix to this Annex. Details of
the construction relating to the member and placement of swivels may be
varied so long as the effective sea surface covered by the streamer is no less
than that covered by the currently specified design. Details of the device
dragged in the water in order to create tension in the line may also be varied.
6. Other variations in the design of steamer lines may be tested on vessels
carrying two observers, at least one appointed in accordance with the
CCAMLR scheme of international scientific observation, providing that all
other elements of this conservation measure are complied with.
7. The use of net monitor cables on harvesting vessels in the CCAMLR
Convention Area is prohibited.
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1. The streamer line is to be suspended at the stern from a point approximately
4,5 m above the water and such that the line is directly above the point where
the baits hit the water.
2. The streamer line is tobe appro ximately 3 mm diameter, have a minimum
length of 150 m and have a device at the end to create tension so that the main
line streams directly behind the ship even in cross winds.
3. At 5 m intervals commencing from the point of attachment to the ship five
branch streamers each comprising two strands of approximately 3 mm
diameter cord should be attached. The length of the streamer should range
between approximately 3,5 m nearest the ship to approximately 1,25 m for the
fifth streamer. When the streamer line is deployed the branch streamers should
reach the sea surface and periodically dip into it as the ship heaves. Swivels
should be placed in the streamer line at the towing point, before and after the
point of attachment of each branch streamer and immediately before any
weight placed on the end of the streamer line. Each branch streamer should
alsohave a swivel at its attachment tothe streamer line.
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ANNEX V
INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED FOR AN EXPLORATORY
FISHERY
1. To ensure that adequate information is made available to the CCAMLR's
Scientific Committee for evaluation, during the period when a fishery is
classified as exploratory:
(i) the Scientific Committee will develop and (update annually as
appropriate) a data collection plan, which will identify the data needed
and describe the actions necessary to obtain the relevant data from the
exploratory fishery;
(ii) each Member State active in the fishery shall annually (by the specified
date) submit to the CCAMLR the data specified by the data collection
plan developed by the Scientific Committee;
(iii) each Member State active in the fishery or intending to authorize a
vessel toenter the fishery shall annually prepare and submit tothe
CCAMLR by a specified date a research and fishery operations plan for
review by the Scientific Committee and the Commission;
(iv) prior to any Member State authorizing its vessels to enter an exploratory
fishery that is already in progress, that Member shall notify the
Commission not less than three months in advance of the next regularmeeting of the Commission and the Member shall not enter the
exploratory fishery until the conclusion of that meeting;
(v) if the data specified in the data collection plan have not been submitted
to the CCAMLR for the most recent season in which fishing occurred,
continued exploratory fishing by the Member State which failed to
report its data shall be prohibited until the relevant data have been
submitted tothe CCAMLR and the Scientific Co mmittee has been
allowed an opportunity to review the data;
(vi) fishing capacity and effort shall be limited bya precautionary catch limit
at a level not substantially above that necessary to obtain the
information specified in the data collection plan and required to make
the evaluations outlined in Article 16 of the Regulation;
(vii) the name, type, size, registration number and radio call sign of each
vessel participating in the exploratory fishery shall be registered withthe
CCAMLR secretariat at least three months in advance of starting each
fishing season; and
(viii) each vessel participating in the exploratory fishery shall carry a
scientific observer to ensure that the data is collected in accordance with
the agreed data collection plan and to assist in collecting biological and
other relevant data.
2. The data collection plan to be formulated and updated by the Scientific
Committee shall include, where appropriate:
(i) a description of the catch effort and related biological, ecological and
environmental data required to undertake the evaluations described in
Article 16 of the Regulation and the date by which the agreed data is to
be annually reported to the CCAMLR;
(ii) a plan for directing fishing effort during the exploratory phase to permit
the acquisition of relevant data to evaluate the fishery potential and the
ecological relationships among harvested, dependent, and related
populations and the likelihood of adverse impacts; and
(iii) an evaluation of the time-scales involved in determining the responses of
harvested, dependent and related populations to fishing activities.
3. Research and fisheries operations plan to be prepared by Member States'
participating or intending to participate in the exploratory fishery shall include
as much of the following information as the Member State is able to provide:
(i) a description of how the Member State's activities will comply with the
data collection plan developed by the Scientific Committee;
(ii) the nature of the exploratory fishery, including target species, methods of
fishing, proposed region and maximum catch levels proposed for the
forthcoming season;
(iii) biological information from comprehensive research/survey cruises, such
as distribution, abundance, demographic data, and information on stock
identity;
(iv) details of dependent and related species and the likelihood of them being
affected by the proposed fishery; and
(v) information from other fisheries in the region or similar fisheries
elsewhere that may assist in the evaluation of potential yield.1998R0066 — EN — 01.01.2000 — 002.001 — 16