COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 16.12.1997 
COM(97) 709 final 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 
laying down for 1998 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) 

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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 1998 ancillary, 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 1998, concerning: 
cod in divisions 3M, 3NO and 2J3KL; 
redfish in divisions 3M and 3LN; 
American plaice in divisions 3M and 3LNO; 
ycllowtail flounder in division 3LNO; 
witch flounder in division 3NO and 2J3KL 
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 /98 
of... December 1997 
laying down for 1998 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a 
Community system for fisheries and aquaculture1, 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 permits2, 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 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; 
Whereas the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, hereafter referred to as NAFO, held its 
Annual Meeting from 15 to 19 September 1997 and, on that occasion, adopted recommendations 
for conservation and management measures in the Regulatory Area for 1998; whereas it is 
apr "AT ''"" ''•=; that these recommendations be implemented by the Community; 
Whereas, in the light of the 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 
OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession. 
OJNo.L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7 
OJ No L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1. 
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 maintained; 
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; 
Whereas, within NAFO, the relevant TAC and quotas have been established on an annual basis 
and may not be exceeded and, therefore, they may not be subject to the provisions of Council 
Regulation (EC) No. 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year 
management of TACs and quotas5, 
Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this Regulation shall apply from 1 January 
1998, 
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. 
OJ No L 261,20.10.1993, p. 
OJNoL 115, 9.5.1996, p.3 
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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 not later 
than the 20 January 1998 or, thereafter, at least 30 days before the intended commencement of 
such activity. 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 1998 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 1998 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 not later than the 20 January 1998 or, thereafter, at 
least 30 days before the intended commencement of such activity. The fishing plan shall identify, 
inter alia, the vessel or vessels which will engage in this fishery. The fishing plan shall represent 
the '." shing 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 1998, report to the Commission on the 
implementation of their fishing plans, including the number of vessels actually engaged in this 
fishery and the total number of days fished. 
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Article 6 
Redfish fishery 
Member States shall report to the Commission every second Tuesday before 12 noon for the 
fortnight ending at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday the quantities of redfish caught by their 
vessels in division 3 M of the Regulatory Area. 
Article 7 
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. 
Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus horealis) 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 horealis) 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, 
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. 
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J. For vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus horealis), 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. 
Minimum size offish 
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 8 
Control measures 
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. 
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 7(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. 
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 
(h) a storage plan, by species, of products processed, indicating where they are 
located in the hold. 
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. 
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Article 9 
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 8 (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 8 (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. 
Article 10 
Fishing quotas referred to in the Annex I shall not be subjet to the conditions laid down in 
Articles 2, 3 and 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 847/96. 
Article 11 
Ihis Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in die Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply from 1 January 1998. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, December 1997 
For the Council 
The President 
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ANNEX I 
Stock 
Species 
Cod 
Cod Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic I Zone 
NAFO 2J3KL 
NAFO 3NO u' 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 1998 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
0 
(I) 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 8 (3) 
Stock 
Species 
Cod 
Atlantic redfish Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3M 
NAFO 3M 
l j 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 1998 qu«v,-.; ; 
(tonnes) « 
: i 
i 
! 
j 1 
! 
y J 
286 
40 
392 
! 86 
997 
666 
303 
3,061 
1 
! 
4,030u; 
(1) This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 20000 tonnes established for this stock. Upon exhaustion 
of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped irrespective of the level of catches. 
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Stock 
Species 
Atlantic redfish 
American plaice Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3LNu; 
NAFO 3Mu; 1 Member State 
1 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 1998 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
0 
(I) 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 8 (3) hereof. 
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Stock 
Species 
American plaice 
Yellowtail 
flounder Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3LNOu; 
NAFO 3LNOu; 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 1998 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
80 
(I) 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 8 (3) hereof. 
IS 
Stock 
Species 
Witch flounder 
Witch flounder 
Capelin Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 2J3KL 
NAFO 3NO(l) 
NAFO 3NO Kl> 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 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1998 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
0 
0 
(I) 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 8 (3) hereof 
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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 1998 quota 1 
(tonnes) 
(*) 
550 
7,398 
3,122 
11,070 
(*) No specified Community share; out of a TAC of 150,000 tonnes, an amount of 130,000 tonnes is available 
to the Canada and the Community 
K 
Stock 
Species 
Shrimp Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3LNOu; Member State 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available for 
Member States 
EC total 1998 quota 
(tonnes) 
0 
(I) 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 8 (3) hereof. 
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ANNEX II 
Stock 
Species 
Shrimp Geographical 
region 
North West 
Atlantic Zone 
NAFO 3M 1 Member State 
1 Belgium 
Denmark(I) 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain (,) 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Austria 
Portugal(1) 
Finland 
Sweden 
United Kingdom Maximum 
number of 
vessels 
2 
10 
1 Maximum 
number of 
fishing days 
131 
257 
69 
(1) 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 8 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 
3B——CM»B—Plll'l IIIIK 
Principal groundfish (except flatfish) 
Atlantic cod 
Haddock 
Redfish 
Atlantic redfish 
Golden redfish 
Silver hake 
Red hake 
Pollock (= saithe) Scientific name 
Gadus morhua 
Melanogrammus aeglefinus 
Sebastes spp. 
Sebastes marinus 
Sebastes mentella 
Merluccius bilinearis 
Urophucis chuss 
Pollachius virens 
Flatfish 
American plaice 
Witch flounder 
Yellowtail flounder 
Greenland halibut 
Atlantic halibut 
Winter flounder 
Summer flounder 
Windowpane flounder 
Flatfish (NS) Hippoglossoides platessoides 
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 
Limanda ferruginea 
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 
Hippoglossus hippoglossus 
Pseudopleur onectes americanus 
Paralichthys dentatus 
Scophthalmus aquosus 
Pleuronectiformes 
Other groundfish 
American angler (= goosefish) 
Atlantic searobins 
Atlantic tomcod 
Blue whiting 
Cunner 
Cusk (= tusk) 
Greenland cod 
Blue ling 
Ling 
Lumpfish (= lumpsucker) 
Northern kingfish 
Northern puffer 
Eelpouts (NS) 
Ocean pout 
Polar cod 
Roundnose grenadier 
Roughhead grenadier 
Sandeel (= sand lance) 
Sculpin 
Scup 
Tautog 
Tilefish 
White hake 
Wolffish (NS) 
Atlantic wolffish 
Spotted wolffish 
Groundfish (NS) Lophius americanus 
Prionotus spp. 
Microgadus tomcod 
Micromesistius poutassou 
Tautogolabrus adspersus 
Brosme brosme 
Gadus ogac 
Molva dypterygia 
Molva molva 
Cyclopterus lumpus 
Menticirrhus saxatilis 
Sphoeroides maculatus 
Lycodes spp. 
Macrozoarces americanus 
Boreogadus saida 
Coruphaenoides rupestris 
Macrouris berglax 
Ammodytes spp. 
Myoxocephalus spp. 
Stenotomus chrysops 
Tautoga onitis 
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps 
Urophycis tenuis 
Anarhichas spp. 
Anarhichas lupus 
Anarhichas minor 
If 
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 four 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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ANNEXV 
Species 
Atlantic cod 
American plaice 
Yellowtail flounder 
Greenland halibut Minimum size 
atASaBSB*9BKBBtBfc*Sanfe Definition 
41 cm 
25 cm 
25 cm 
30 cm fork length 
total length 
total length 
total length 
o2o 
ANNEX VI 
Species 
Atlantic cod mmM*=*s&^*a&**Bm*mrmmmmm*3**zmm===i==f=^w Giiled and gutted fish whether or not skinned; 
fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted 
Whole 
41 cm Head 00 
27 cm Head and tail off 
22 cm Head off and split 
27/25 r; cm 
American plaice 25 cm 19 cm 15 cm NA 
Yellow tail flounder 25 cm 19 cm 15 cm NA 
(*) Lower size for green salted fish 
ANNEX VII 
Particulars to be contained in the logbook 
Particulars Code 1 
Name of vessel 01 I 
Nationality of vessel 02 
Registration number of vessel 03 
Port of registration 04 
Type of fishing gear used (daily) 10 
Type of fishing gear 2(2) 
Date: 
- day 20 
- month 21 
- year - 22 
Position: 
-latitude 31 
- longitude 32 
- statistical zone 33 
Number of fishing operations per period of 24 hours 40 
Number of hours fishing with gear per period of 24 hours* 41 
Name of species 2(2) 
Daily catches by species (in tonnes live weight) 50 
Daily catches, per species, for human consumption 61 
Quantities discarded daily per species 63 
Place of transshipment 70 
Date(s) of transshipment 71 
Master's signature 80 
(i) 
(2) 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. 
To be indicated together with one of the abbreviations listed in the second part of this Annex. 
cââ. 
Standard abbreviations for the principal species in the NAFO area 
Abbreviations Names of species of fish 
English Latin 
ALE 
ARG 
BUT 
CAP 
COD 
GHL 
HAD 
HER 
HKR 
HKS 
MAC 
PLA 
POK 
RED 
RMG 
SHR 
SQU 
WIT 
YEL Alewife 
Atlantic argentine 
American butterfish 
Capelin 
Cod 
Greenland halibut 
Haddock 
Herring 
Red hake 
Silver hake 
Mackerel 
American plaice 
Saithe 
Redfish 
Roundnose grenadier 
Shrimps and prawns 
Squid 
Witch flounder 
Yellowtail founder Alosa pseudoharengus 
Argentina silus 
Peprilus triacanthus 
Mallotus villosus 
Gadus morhua 
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 
Melanogrammus aeglefmus 
Clupea harengus 
Urophycis chuss 
Merluccius bilinearis 
Scomber scombrus 
Hippoglossoides platessoides 
Pollachius virens 
Sebastes marinus 
Macrourus rupestris 
Pandalus spp. 
Loligopealei - Illex illecebrosus 
I" Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 
Limanda ferruginea 
Standard abbreviations for fishing gear 
Abbreviations Fishing gear 
OTB 
OTB1 
OTB 2 
OTM 
OTM1 
OTM 2 
PTB 
PTM 
GM 
GNS 
LL 
LLS 
LLD 
MIS 
NK Bottom otter trawl (side or stem, not specificed) 
Bottom otter trawl (side) 
Bottom otter trawl (stem) 
Midwater otter trawl (side or stem, not specified) 
Midwater otter trawl (side) 
Midwater otter trawl (stem) 
Bottom pair trawl (2 vessels) 
Midwater pair trawl (2 vessels) 
Gillnets (not specified) 
Set gillnets 
Longlines (set or drifting, not specified) 
Longlines (set) 
Longlines (drifting) 
Miscellaneous fishing gear 
Fishing gear not known 
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COM(97) 709 final 
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