COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 15.12.1095 
COM(95) 717 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
laying down for 1996 certain conservation and management measures for fishery 
resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral 
Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries 
(presented by the Commission) 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
This proposal relates to the Community's international obligations with regard to the 
conservation of the living resources in the Northwest Atlantic, beyond the exclusive economic 
zones of coastal states: the NAFO Regulatory Area. It contains limits on the volume of 
catches for Community fishing fleets in 1996, technical conservation measures and measures 
facilitating and reinforcing the control and inspection of the fishing activities in that area. 
Some existing measures are included in this proposal. 
It is proposed that full implementation should be given to the recommendations of the NAFO 
Fisheries Commission for 1996, concerning: 
• cod in divisions 3M, 3NO and 2J3KL; 
• redfish in divisions 3M and 3LN; 
• American plaice in divisions 3M and 3LNO; 
• yellowtail flounder in division 3LNO; 
• witch flounder in division 3NO; 
• capelin in division 3NO; 
• squid in sub-areas 3 and 4; 
• Greenland halibut in division 3LMNO; 
• Shrimp in division 3LNO and 3M. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 195 
of .... December 1995 
laying down for 1996 certain conservation and management measures for fishery 
resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral 
Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland arid Sweden to the Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing 
a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general 
provisions concerning special fishing permits (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the Community has signed the United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea, 
which contains principles and rules relating to the conservation and management of the living 
resources within the exclusive economic zones of the coastal States and on the high seas; 
Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic 
Fisheries, hereinafter referred to as the NAFO Convention, was approved by the Council in 
Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 (3) and entered into force on 1 January 1979; whereas the 
Regulatory Area as defined consists of that part of the Convention Area which lies beyond 
the areas in which coastal States exercise fisheries jurisdiction; 
Whereas the NAFO Convention establishes a suitable framework for the rational conservation 
and management of the fishery resources of the Regulatory Area with a view to achieving 
the optimum utilization thereof; whereas, to this end, the Contracting Parties undertake to 
carry out joint measures; 
(1)OJNoL389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
(2) OJNo. L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7 
(3)OJ No L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1. 
Whereas, in the light of aie available scientific advice, the catches of certain species in 
certain parts of the Regulatory Area should be limited; whereas, in accordance with Article 
8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, it falls to the Council to establish the total allowable 
catches (TACs) by stock or group of stocks, the share available for the Community and the 
specific conditions under which catches must be made and to allocate the share available to 
the Community among the Member States; 
Whereas, in order to ensure the conservation of fishery resources and their balanced 
exploitation, technical conservation measures must be defined, inter alia, for mesh sizes, the 
level of by-catches, authorized fish sizes and processed length equivalents; 
Whereas in order to ensure sound management of the shrimp stock in NAFO area 3M, a 
system of fishing effort control should be established; 
Whereas in order to ensure the conservation of the Greenland halibut stock, provisions should 
be made for the communication of effort plans for this fishery; 
Whereas to enable controls to be carried out on catches from the Regulatory Area while 
supplementing the monitoring measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 (4) 
certain specific control measures are to be defined, inter alia, for the declaration of catches, 
the communication of information, the holding of non-authorized nets and information and 
assistance relating to the storage and processing of catches; 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Scope 
1. Community vessels operating in the Regulatory Area and retaining on board fish from 
resources of that area shall do so in furtherance of the objectives and principles of the 
NAFO Convention. 
2. With a view to ensuring through the joint action of the Contracting Parties the rational 
conservation and management of the fishery resources of the Regulatory Area for the 
purpose of achieving the optimum utilization thereof, this Regulation lays down: 
limits on catches; 
technical conservation measures; 
international control measures; 
provisions relating to the processing and transmission of certain scientific and 
statistical data. 
(4)OJNoL261, 20.10.1993, p. 1, 
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Article 2 
Community participation 
Member States shall forward to the Commission a list of all vessels registered in their ports 
or flying their flag which intend to take part in the fishing activities in the Regulatory Area 
at least 30 days before the intended commencement of such activity or, as the case may be, 
not later than the 20th day following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The 
information forwarded shall include: 
(a) name of vessel; 
(b) official registration number of the vessel assigned by the competent national 
authorities; 
(c) home port of the vessel; 
(d) name of owner or charterer of the vessel; 
(e) a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the regulations in force 
in the Regulatory Area; 
(f) the principal species fished by the vessel in the Regulatory Area; 
(g) the sub-areas where the vessel may be expected to fish. 
Article 3 
Limits on catches 
Catches in 1996 of the species set out in Annex I hereto by fishing vessels registered in the 
ports of Member States or flying their flag shall be limited, within the divisions of the 
Regulatory Area referred to in that Annex, to the quotas set out therein. 
Article 4 
Management measures for shrimp 
Fishing in 1996 for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in division 3M of the Regulatory Area shall 
be subject to the limitations and conditions set out in Annex II. 
Article 5 
Greenland halibut fishery 
Member States shall inform the Commission of the fishing plan for their vessels fishing for 
Greenland halibut in the Regulatory Area at least 30 days before the intended commencement 
of such activity or, as the case may be, not later than the 20 January 1996. The fishing plan 
shall identify, inter alia, the vessel or vessels which will engage in this fishery. The fishing 
plan shall represent the total fishing effort to be deployed with respect to this fishery in 
relation to the extent of the fishing opportunities available to the Member State making the 
notification. 
Member States shall, no later than 31 December 1996, report to the Commission on the 
implementation of their Wishing plans, including the number of vessels actually engaged in 
this fishery and the total number of days fished. 
Member States shall report to the Commission at 48-hour intervals (he quantities ol" 
Greenland halibut caught by their vessels. 
Article 6 
Technical measures 
1. Mesh sizes 
The use of trawl net having in any section thereof net meshes of dimensions less than 
130 mm shall be prohibited for direct fishing of the species referred to in Annex III 
hereto. This mesh size shall be reduced to 60 mm for direct fishing of short-finned squid. 
For nets made of polyamide fibres, the equivalent minimum mesh size shall be 120 mm. 
Vessels using these materials shall have on board certificates, issued by the competent 
authorities of the flag Member States, certifying that the fibres in the nets are made of 
polyamide. 
Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use nets with a minimum mesh size 
of 40 mm. 
2. Attachments to nets 
The use of any means or device other than those described in this paragraph which 
obstructs the meshes of a net or which diminishes their size shall be prohibited. 
Canvas, netting or any other material may be attached to the underside of the cod-end in 
order to reduce or prevent damage. 
Devices may be attached to the upper side of the cod-end provided that they do not 
obstruct the meshes of the cod-end. The use of top-side chafers shall be limited to those 
mentioned in Annex IV hereto. 
Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use sorting grids or grates with a 
maximum spacing between bars of 22 mm. 
3. By-catches 
By-catches of the species listed in Annex I for which no quotas have been fixed by the 
Community for a part of the Regulatory Area and taken in that part when fishing directly 
for: 
one or more of the species listed in Annex I, or 
one or more of species other than those listed in Annex I, 
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may not exceed for each species on board 2,500 kg or 10% by weight of all fish on 
board, whichever is the greater. However, in a part of the Regulatory Area where 
directed fishing of certain species is banned, by-catches of each of the species listed in 
Annex I may not exceed 1,250 kg or 5% respectively. 
For vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis), in the event that total by-catches of all 
species listed in Annex I, in any haul exceed 5% by weight, vessels shall immediately 
change fishing area (minimum 5-nautical-miles) in order to seek to avoid further 
by-catches of this species. 
4. Minimum size of fish 
Fish from the Regulatory Area which do not have the size required as set out in Annex V 
may not be processed, retained on board, transhipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, 
displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea. Where the 
quantity of caught fish not having the required size exceeds in certain fishing waters 10% 
of the total quantity, the vessel must move away to a distance of at least 5-nautical-miles 
before continuing fishing. Any processed fish of a species for which a minimum fish size 
is set out in Annex V that is below a length equivalent set out in Annex VI, shall be 
deemed to originate from fish that is below the minimum fish size. 
Article 7 
Control measures 
1. In addition to complying with Articles 6, 8, 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, 
masters of vessels shall enter in the logbook the information listed in Annex VII hereto. 
In complying with Article 15 of the said Regulation, Member States shall also inform the 
Commission of catches of species not subject to quota. 
2. When fishing directly for one or more of the species listed in Annex III, vessels may not 
carry nets the mesh size of which is smaller than that laid down in Article 6 (1). 
However, vessels fishing in the course of the same voyage in areas other than the 
Regulatory Area may keep such nets on board provided these nets are securely lashed and 
stowed and are not available for immediate use, that is to say: 
(a) nets shall be unshackled from their boards and their hauling or trawling cables and 
ropes; 
(b) nets carried on or above the deck must be lashed securely to a part of the 
superstructure. 
3. The masters of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in one of 
its ports shall, in respect of catches of the species listed in Annex I, keep: 
(a) a logbook stating, by species and by processed product, the aggregate output; or 
(b) a storage plan, by species, of products processed, indicating where they are located 
in the hold. 
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Masters of vessels must provide the necessary assistance to enable the quantities declared 
in the logbook and the processes products stored on board to be verified. 
4. Masters of Community vessels fishing for Greenland halibut shall notify the competent 
authorities of the Member State whose flag their vessel is flying or in which their vessel 
is registered, 48 hours in advance of engaging in that fishery, including if possible an 
estimate of the projected catch, and shall report at 48-hour intervals the quantities of 
Greenland halibut caught. 
Article 8 
Statistical and scientific data 
1. In order to secure advice on localized and seasonal concentrations of juvenile American 
plaice and yellowtail flounder in division 3LNO of the Regulatory Area: 
(a) Member States shall provide, based upon the relevant entries in the logbook, as 
provided for by Article 7 (1), nominal catch and discard statistics, broken down by 
unit areas no larger than 1 ° latitude and 1 ° longitude, summarized on a monthly 
basis; 
(b) length sampling shall be provided for both nominal catches and discards, with a 
sampling intensity on the same scale as adopted in (a) and summarized on a monthly 
basis. 
2. In order to assess the effects of cod by-catches in the redfish and flatfish fisheries on the 
Flemish Cap: 
(a) Member States shall supply, based upon the relevant entries in the logbook as 
provided for by Article 7 (1), statistics on discards of cod taken in the redfish and 
flatfish fisheries in the above area, in addition to the normal reports, summarized on 
a monthly basis; 
(b) length samples of cod taken in the redfish and flatfish fisheries in the above area, 
shall be provided for the two components separately, with depth information 
accompanying each sample, summarized on a monthly basis. 
3. Length samples shall be taken from all parts of the respective catch of each species 
concerned in such a manner that at least one statistically significant sample is taken from 
the first haul taken each day. The size of a fish shall be measured from the tip of the 
snout to the end of the tail fin. 
For the purposes set out in paragraphs 1 and 2, length samples taken as described in this 
Regulation shall be deemed to be representative of all catches of the species concerned. 
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Article 9 
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, December 1995 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 
Stock 
Species 
Cod 
Cod Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 2J3KL 
NAFO 3NO Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
0 
3 
Stock 
Species 
Cod 
Atlantic redfish Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3M 
NAFO 3M Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Gennany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
513 
1,574 
221 
2,155 
1,022 
5,485 
4,030 
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S jck 
Species 
Atlantic redfish 
American plaice Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3LN 
NAFO 3M(1) Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
374 
374 
0 
(l) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice 
to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. 
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Stock 
Species 
American plaice 
Yellowtail 
flounder Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3LNO(,) 
NAFO 3LNO(1) Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
0 
(l) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, without prejudice 
to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. 
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S(3Ck 
Species 
Witch flounder 
Capelin Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3NO 
NAFO 3NO Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
0 
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Stock 
Species 
Squid 
Greenland 
halibut Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO-
subzones 3+4 
NAFO 
3LMNO Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
p.m. 
332 
7 616 
3 122 
11 070 
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Species 
Shrimp Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3LNO(l) Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1996 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
10 There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, witliout prejudice 
to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof. 
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ANNEX H 
Stock 
Species 
Shrimp Geographical 
region 
North West 
Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3M Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark (1) 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain (1) 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Austria 
Portugal (l) 
Finland 
Sweden 
United Kingdom Maximum 
number of 
vessels 
2 
3 
1 Maximum 
number of 
fishing 
days 
145 
135 
70 
The Member States concerned shall issue special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this 
fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's 
activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1627/94. By way of derogation from Article 7 of that 
regulation, permits will only become valid if the Commission has not objected within five working days 
following the notification. 
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ANNEX III 
Common name Scientific name 
Principal groundfish (except flatfish) 
Atlantic cod Gadus morhua 
Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus 
Redfish Sebastes spp. 
Atlantic redfish Sebastes marinus 
Golden redfish Sebastes mentella 
Silver hake Merluccius bilinearis 
Red hake Urophucis chuss 
Pollock (= saithe) Pollachius virens 
Flatfish 
American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides 
Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 
Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea 
Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 
Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus 
Winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus 
Summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus 
Windowpane flounder Scophthalmus aquosus 
Flatfish (NS) Pleuronectiformes 
Other groundfish 
American angler (= goosefish) Lophius americanus 
Atlantic searobins Prionotus spp. 
Atlantic tomcod Microgodus tomcod 
Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou 
Cunner Tautogolabrus adspcrsus 
Cusk (= tusk) Brosme brosme 
Greenland cod Gadus ogac 
Blue ling Molva dypterygia 
Ling Molva molva 
Lumpfish (= lumpsucker) Cycloptems lumpus 
Northern kingfish Menticirrhus saxatilis 
Northern puffer Sphoeroides maculatus 
Eelpouts (NS) Lycodes spp. 
Ocean pout Macrozoarces americanus 
Polar cod Boreogadus saida 
Roundnose grenadier Coruphaenoides rupestris 
Roughhead grenadier Macrouris berglax 
Sandeel (= sand lance) Ammodytes spp. 
Sculpin Myoxocephalus spp. 
Scup Stenotomus chrysops 
Tautog Tautoga onitis 
Tilefish Lopholatilus chamacleonticeps 
White hake Urophycis tenuis 
Wolffish (NS) Anarhichas spp. 
Atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus-
Spotted wolffish Anarhichas minor 
Groundfish (NS) || .... | 
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ANNEX IV 
AUTHORIZED TOP-SIDE CHAFERS 
1. ICNAF-type top-side chafer 
A rectangular piece of netting attached to the upper side of a cod-end to reduce or prevent 
damage and complying with the following requirements: 
(a) the netting shall not have a mesh size less than that specified for the net itself; 
(b) the netting may be fastened to the cod-end only along the forward and lateral edges 
of the netting and shall be fastened in such a manner that it extends forward of the 
splitting strap no more than four meshes and ends not less than lour meshes in front 
of the codline mesh; where a splitting strap is not used, the netting shall not extend 
to more than one-third of the cod-end measured from not less than four meshes in 
front of the codline mesh; 
(c) the number of meshes in the width of the netting shall be at least one and a half times 
the number of meshes in the width of the part of the cod-end which is covered, both 
widths being taken at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the cod-end. 
2. 'Multiple flap' top-side chafer 
Pieces of netting having in all their parts meshes the dimensions of which, whether the 
pieces of netting are wet or dry, are not less than those of the meshes of the net to which 
they are attached, provided that: 
(i) each piece of netting: 
(a) is fastened only by its forward edge across the cod-end at right angles to its 
longitudinal axis; 
(b) is at least equal in width to the width of the cod-end (such width being 
measured at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the cod-end at the point of 
attachment); 
(c) is not more than 10 meshes long. 
(ii) the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds 
of the length of the cod-end. 
3. Large mesh (modified Polish-type) top-side chafer 
A rectangular piece of netting made of the same twine material as the cod-end, or of a 
single, thick, knotless twine material, attached to the rear portion of the upper side of the 
cod-end and extending over all or any part of the upper side of the cod-end, having in all 
its parts a mesh size twice that of the cod-end when measured wet and fastened to the 
cod-end along the forward, lateral and rear edges only of the netting in such a way that 
each mesh of the netting exactly coincides with four meshes of the cod-end. 
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ANNEX V 
^. Species Minimum size Definition 
Atlantic cod 41 cm fork length 
American plaice 25 cm total length 
Yellowtail flounder 25 cm total length 
Greenland halibut 30 cm total length 
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ANNEX VI 
Species 
Atlantic cod 
American plaice 
Yellow tail flounder Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned; 
fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted 
Whole 
41 cm 
25 cm 
25 cm Head off 
27 cm 
19 cm 
19 cm Head and tail off 
22 cm 
15 cm 
15 cm Head off and split 
27/25 (*> cm 
NA 
NA 
(*) Lower size for green salted fish 
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ANNEX Vn 
Particulars to be contained in the logbook 
Particulars Code 
Name of vessel 
Nationality of vessel 
Registration number of vessel 
Port of registration 
Type of fishing gear used (daily) 
Type of fishing gear 
Date: 
- day 
- month 
- year 
Position: 
- latitude 
- longitude 
- statistical zone 
Number of fishing operations per period of 24 hours(1) 
Number of hours fishing with gear per period of 24 hours(l) 
Name of species 
Daily catches by species (in tonnes live weight) 
Daily catches, per species, for human consumption 
Quantities discarded daily per species 
Place of transshipment 
Date(s) of transshipment 
Master's signature 01 
02 
03 
04 
10 
2<2) 
20 
21 
22 
31 
32 
33 
40 
41 
2W 
50 
61 
63 
70 
71 
80 
(1) Where two or more types of fishing gear are used in a given 24-hour period, separate records must be 
supplied for each type of gear. 
(2) To be indicated together with one of the abbreviations listed in the second part of this Annex. 
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Standard abbreviations for the principal species in the NAFO area 
Names of species of fish 
Abbreviations M 
English Latin 
ALE Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus 
ARG Atlantic argentine Argentina silus 
BUT American butterfish Peprilus triacanthus 
CAP Capelin Mallotus villosus 
COD Cod Gadus morhua 
GHL Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 
HAD Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus 
HER Herring Clupea harengus 
HKR Red hake Urophycis chuss 
HKS Silver hake Merluccius bilinearis 
MAC Mackerel Scomber scombrus 
PLA American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides 
POK Saithe Pollachius virens 
RED Redfish Sebastes marinus 
RMG Roundnose grenadier Macrourus rupestris 
SHR Shrimps and prawns Pandalus spp. 
SQU Squid Loligo pealei - Illex illecebrosus 
WIT Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 
YEL Yellowtail founder Limanda ferruginea 
Standard abbreviations for fishing gear 
Abbreviations Fishing gear 
OTB Bottom otter trawl (side or stern, not specificed) 
OTB 1 Bottom otter trawl (side) 
OTB 2 Bottom otter trawl (stern) 
OTM Midwater otter trawl (side or stern, not specified) 
OTM 1 Midwater otter trawl (side) 
OTM 2 Midwater otter trawl (stern) 
PTB Bottom pair trawl (2 vessels) 
PTM Midwater pair trawl (2 vessels) 
GM Gillnets (not specified) 
GNS Set gillnets 
LL Longlines (set or drifting, not specified) 
LLS Longlines (set) 
LLD Longlines (drifting) 
MIS Miscellaneous fishing gear 
NK Fishing gear not known 
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