Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) laying down 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
Date: 1993-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, sea fishing

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

C0M(93) 467 final 

Brussels,  3 December  1993 

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

lesouires  in  the 
laying  d o wn  <eitam  conservation  and  management  measuies  loi 
Re('ul.i(oiy  Aiea  as  defined  in  die  Convention  on  l i m i te  M u l u l a i e i al  (  oopci .mou  in  tlie 

l i s l w iy 

N o r th  West  Atlantic 

lisliencs 

(presented  by  the Commission) 

A 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

This proposal  relates  to the Community's  international  obligations with 
regard  to  the  conservation  of  the  living  resources  in  the  Nortwest 
Atlantic  beyond  the  fishing  areas  of  coastal  States  (NAFO  Regulatory 
Area).  It  contains  limits  on  the  volume  of  catches  for  the  Community 
fishing  fleet  in  1994,  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 
proposa I . 

It  is  proposed  that  full  Implementation  should  be  given  to  the 
recommendations of  the NAFO Fisheries Commission  for  1994 concerning 

cod  In divisions  3M, 3N0 and 2J3KL 
redflsh  in division  3M and  3LN 
American plaice  in divisons  3M and  3LN0 
yellowtail  in division  3LN0 
witch  in division  3N0 
cape I In  in division  3N0 
squid  (I Ilex) in subdivisions  3 and 4. 

A  © .-

C O U N C IL  R E C U L AI  ION  (  EC)  No 

of 

laying  down  certain  conservation  and  management  measures  foi  fishery  resources  m  the 
Regulatory  Area  as  defined  in  the  Convention  on  future  Multilateral  C o o p c t a u on  in  the 
N o r th  West  Atlantic  Fisheries 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  UNION, 

Having  regard 

to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European 

C o m m u n i t y, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (LLC)  No  376U/92 
of  20  December  1992vStabhshing  a  Community  system  for 
fisheries  and  aquaculture  ( ' ),  and  in  particular  Article  8 § ( 4) 
thereof, 

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas  the  Community  has  signed  the  United  Nations' 
Convention  on 
contains 
and 
prinicplcs  and 
management  of  the  living  resources  within  the  exclusive 
economic  zones  of  the  coastal  States  and  in  the  high  seas; 

the  Sea,  which 
to 

the  Law  of 
relating 
rules 

the  conservation 

on 

to  as 

the  Convention 

in 
referred 

Luture  Multilateral 
Whereas 
the  N o r th  West  Atlantic  Fisheries, 
Cooperation 
the  NAEO  Convention,  was 
hereinafter 
approved  by 
(EEC)  No 
3 1 7 9 / 78  (2)  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; 

in  Regulation 

the  Council 

Whereas 
the  NAEO  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 
|Oint  measures; 

Whereas,  in  the  light  of  the  available  scientific  advice,  the 
catches  of  certain  species  in  ceit.iui  parts  of  the  Regulatory 
Area  should  be  limited  and  whereas,  in  accordance  with 

the  Council 

Article  8 
of  Regulation  (LLC)  No  3 7 6 0 / 9 2,  .t  falls 
total  allowable  catches 
to 
to  establish 
(TACs)  by  stock  or  g r o up  of  stocks,  the  share  available  for 
the  C o m m u n i ty  and 
the  specific  conditions  under  which 
catches  must  be  m a de  and  to  allocate  the  share  available  to 
the  C o m m u n i ty  a m o ng  the  Member  States, 

the 

in  ordei 
and 

to  ensure  the  conservation  of  fishery 
Wheieas, 
resources 
techuic.il 
balanced 
conservation  measures  must  be  defined,  inter  alia  foi  mesh 
sizes,  the  level  of  by-catches  and  authorized  fish  sizes. 

exploitation, 

then 

2 8 4 7 / 93 

supplementing 

the  Regulatory  Area  while 

Whereas  to  enable  controls  to  be  earned  out  on  i atrhes 
the 
from 
monitoring  measures  provided  for  in  Regulation  (LLC)  No 
(3)  certain  specific  control  measures  arc  to  be 
the 
inter  alia, 
of 
assistance 

defined, 
c o m m u n i c a t i on 
non-authorized 
relating  to  the  storage  and  processing  of  catches, 

the  declaration  of  catches, 
holding 

information, 
and 

information 

of 
nets 

and 

the 

for 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article"  1 

Scope 

1.  This  Regulation  shall  apply  to  Community  fishermen 
w ho  take  and  retain  on  boatd  fish  from  rcsouices  of  the 
Regulatory  Area  and  shall  operate  in  furtherance  of  the 
objectives  and  principles  of  the  NALO  Convention 

?..  With  a  view  to  ensuring  through  the  |omt  action  <>f 
.nul 
the 
the  C o n t r a c t i ng  Parties 
management  of 
the  Regulator\ 
Area  for  the  purpose  of  achieving  the  optimum  utilization 
thereof,  this  Regulation  lays  down 

rational  conservation 

resources  of 

the  fishery 

limits  on  c atches. 

(')  OJ  No  I  189.  II  1/  199.»,  ,>  I 
i;  19/H.  ,.  I 
(')  <)|  No  I 

l / «,  10 

O o j N o i. 

2 6 1,  2 0 . 1 0 . 1 9 9 3,  p.  1 

No  1 

re<  h me  ai  <  o n s ri  v a t i on  m e a s u r e s, 

) 

A 11  a <  h nic  ii i s  i  o  n<  i  -, 

niter national  (011(10!  m e a s u r e s, 

p r o v i s i o ns  relating  to  the  p r o c e s s i ng  and 
of  certain  scientific  and  statistical  data 

t r a n s m i s s i on 

I he  use-  of  any  m e a ns  CM  device  other  than  those  des<  nbcil 
in  this  p a r a g r a ph  w h i ch  obstructs  the  m e s h es  of  a  t\<i  01 
w h i ch  d i m i n i s h es  t h en  size  shall  be  prohibited 

A rlit  le  ? 

C o m m u n i ty  participation 

I.  M e m b er  Stales  shall  f o r w a rd  to  the  C o m m i s s i on  a  list  of 
all  vessels  registered  in  their  ports  01  flying  their  flag  w h i ch 
intend  to  take  part  m  the  fishing  activities  in  the  R e g u l a t o ry 
Area  at  least  30  d a ys  before  the  i nt ended  c o m m e n c e m e nt  of 
such  activity  o r,  as  t he  c a se  m ay  b e,  not  later  t h an  t he  2 0 th 
day 
t h is 
the  d a te  of 
R e g u l a t i o n.  T he  i n f o r m a t i on  f o r w a r d ed  shall 

f o l l o w i ng 

i n c l u d e: 

entry 

force 

into 

of 

C a n v a s,  netting,  01  any  other  material  may  be  attached  to 
the  u n d e r s i de  of  the  c od  end  m  order  to  reduce  or  prevent 
d a m a ge 

D e v i c es  m ay  be  a t t a c h ed  10  the  upper  side  of  the  c od  end 
the 
p r o v i d ed 
c od  e nd 
to 
t h o se  m e n t i o n ed 

t o p s i de  chafers  shall  be  l i m n ed 

that 
I he  u se  of 

they  do  not  obstruct 

in  Annex  III  hereto 

the  m e s h es  of 

f i s h i ng 

V e s s e ls 
(Pjndilus  boreal is) 
o h a ll  u se  s o r t i ng  grids  or  g r a c es  with  a  m a x i m um 
s p a c i ng  b e t w e en  b a rs  of  28mm. 

shrimp 

for 

(a)  n a me  of  vessel; 

i 

Ii y c a t c h es 

(b)  official  registration  n u m b er  of  the  vessel  a s s i g n ed  by  the 

c o m p e t e nt  national  authorities; 

(c)  h o me  port  of  the  vessel; 

in  Annex  I  for  which  no 
by  c a t c h es  of  the  species  hsied 
q u o t as  h a ve  b e en  fixed  by  the  ( .omrntmii y  for  a  p an  of  the 
R e g u l a t o ry  Area  and 
fishing 
i . i l ni  m 
directly  for 

that  pari  when 

(d)  n a me  of  o w n er  or  charterer  of  the  vessel; 

o ne  or  m o re  of  the  spe«  ies  listed  in  Annex  I,  or 

(e)  a  d e c l a r a t i on  that  the  master  has  been  p r o v i d ed  w i th  a 
the  R e g u l a t o ry 

i c g u l a t i o ns 

forer  m 

the 

in 

c o py  of 
Area; 

(f) 

the  p r i n a p al 
R e g u l a t o ry  A r e a; 

species 

fished  by 

the  vessel 

in 

t he 

(g)  the  s u b - a r e as  w h e re 

the  vessel  m ay  be  e x p e c t ed 

to 

fish. 

Article 

3 

Limits  on  c a t c h es 

C a t c h es  in  199*»  of  the  s p e c i es  set  o ut  in  A n n ex  1 h e r e to  by 
fishing  vessels  registered  in  the  p o ns  of  M e m b er  S t a t es  or 
flying  their  flag  shall  IK-  l i m i t e d,  w i t h in  the  d i v i s i o ns  of  t he 
R e g u l a t o ry  Area  referred  to  in  that  A n n e x,  to  the  q u o t as 
set  o ut  t h e r e i n. 

Article 

4 

I eclimc ai  m e a s u r es 

1  M e sh 

s i z es 

in  any  s e c t i on 

1 he  use  of  trawl  net  h a v i ng 
thereof  net 
m e s h es  of  d i m e n s i o ns  less  than  1  30  mm  shall  be  p r o h i b i t ed 
foi  direct 
(I 
h e i e t o.  I his  mesh  size  shall  be  reduced  to  60  mm  for  d u r ci 
fishing  of  short-finned  s q u i d. 

the  species  referred 

fishing  of 

in  A n n ex 

to 

H o w e v e r,  up  to  I  June  1 9 9 4,  the  use  of  a  trawl  net  or  s u ch 
section  of  any  trawl  net  as  is  m a de  of  h e m p,  p o l y a m i de 
fibres  or  polyester 
fibres  with  a  m i n i m um  m e sh  size  of 
1 20  mm  shall  be  authorized  for  the  fishing  of  the  s p e c i es 
listed  in  A n n ex  II. 

V o n n o la 
" h a ll  u no  n o ln  w i th  a  m i n i m um  mouli  B i ro  of 

( l-antla  l uo 

f  l o l l i ng 

a l u l mp 

f or 

b o r o a l L a) 
4 0mm. 

o ne  or  m o re  of 

spe<  ies  other 

than 

those 

listed  m 

A n n ex  I, 

for  each  species  on  board  2  5 00  kg  or 
m ay  n ot  e x c e ed 
is  the 
10  %  by  w e i g ht  of  all  fish  on  b o a r d,  whichever 
g r e a t e r.  H o w e v e r, 
in  a  p an  of  the  Regulatory  Area  where 
d i r e c t ed  f i s h i ng  of  certain  species  is  b a n n e d,  by-catches  of 
e a ch  of 
e x c e ed 
t he  s p e c i es 
1  2 50  kg  or  5  %  respectively. 

I  may  not 

in  A n n ex 

listed 

For  v e s s e ls  f i s h i ng  for  shrimp  (Pandalus  b o r é a l e s ), 
in  t he  e v e nt  that  total  b y - c a t c h es  of  all  s p e c i es 
l i s t ed 
10%  by 
w e i g h t,  v e s s e ls  shall  immediately  c h a n ge  fishing 
a r ea  ( m i n i m um  S  n a u t i c al  m i l e s)  in  o r d er  to  seek  to 
a v o id  f u r t h er  b y - c a t c h es  of  these*  s p e c i e s. 

I,  in  any  haul  e x c e ed 

in  A n n ex 

«1. 

M i n i m um  size-  of 

f i sh 

Lish  f r om  t he  R e g u l a t o ry  Area  w h i ch  do  not  have  the  size 
required  as  set  o ut 
in  Annex  IV  may  not  be  retained  on 
b o a rd  or  be  t r a n s h i p p e d,  landed,  transported,  stored,  s o l d, 
d i s p l a y ed  or  o f f e r ed 
returned 
i m m e d i a t e ly  to  t he  sea  Where  the  quantity  of  caught  fish 
not  h a v i ng 
fishing 
w a t e rs  10  %  of  the  total  quantity,  the  vessel  must  move 
a w ay 
to  a  d i s t a n ce  of  ar  least  five  nautical  miles  before-
c o n t i n u i ng 

t he  r e q u u ed  size  e x c e e ds 

in  certain 

sale,  but 

shall  be 

fishing 

for 

Annie 

S 

(. '.ontiol  i n c i s u r es 

In  a d d i t i on  to  c o m p l y i ng  with  Articles  6,  8,  11  a nd  12 

I 
of  R e g u l a t i on  ( L L C)  No  2 8 4 7 / 9 3,  m a k e rs  of  vessels  shall 
enter 
in  Anne• *  V 
h e r e t o. 

the  information 

l o g b o ok 

in  t he 

listed 

J> 

In  c o m p l y i ng  w i th  A r t i c le  15  of 

t he 

said  R e g u l a t i o n, 

( b)  l e n g th 

M e m b er  S t a t es  shall  a l so  i n f o tm  t he  C o m m i s s i on  of  c a t c h es 

of  species  not  s u h | c ct 

to  q u o t a. 

W h en  fishing  d u e c t ly  for  o ne  01  m o re  of  t he  species 
?. 
listed  m  A n n ex  II,  vessels  m ay  n ot  c a r ry  nets  t he  m e sh  size 
laid  d o wn  m  Article  4 ( 1) 
of  w h i ch 

is  smaller 

t h an 

t h at 

H o w e v e r,  vessels  fishing  in  t he  c om  se  of  the  s a me  v o y a ge 
in  a r e as  o t h er  t h an  t he  R e g u l a t o ry  A r ea  m ay  k e ep  s u ch  n e ts 
on  b o a rd  p r o v i d ed 
a nd 
t h e se  n e ts  a re 
is  to 
s t o w ed  a nd  a re  n ot  a v a i l a b le  for 

l a s h ed 
i m m e d i a te  u s e,  t h at 

securely 

say 

s a m p l i n g,  shall  be  p r o v i d ed 
.\t\d  disc  a i d s,  w i ih  a  s a m p l i ng  n n e n s i ty  on 

foi  b o ih  n o m i n al 
the 
s u m m .w  i/c el  on  a 

as  a d o p t ed 

in  ( a)  MH\ 

c a t c h es 
same 
m o n t h ly  b a s is 

scale 

) 
In  o r d er 
l e d f i sh  a nd  flatfish 

to  a s s e ss  t he  effects  of  c od  by  c a t c h es  in  (he 

f i s h e r i es  on  t he  f l e m i sh  (  ap 

( a)  M e m b er  S r a t es  s h a ll  s u p p l y,  b a s ed  u p on 

(he 

relevant 

e n t r i es  in  t he  l o g b o ok  as  p r o v i d ed  for  by  Article  S  ( 1  ), 
s t a t i s t i cs  on  d i s c a r ds  of  c od 
flatfish 
n o r m al 

f i s h e r i es 
l e p o r t s,  s u m m a n z ed  on  a  m o n t h ly  b a s i s, 

the  redfish  and 
to 

the  a b o ve  a r e a,  m  a d d i t i on 

t a k en 

in 

in 

(a)  n e ts  s h a ll  be  u n s h a c k l ed 

f r om 

their  b o a r ds  a nd 

t h en 

( b)  l e n g th  s a m p l i ng  of  c od  t a k en  in  t he  redfish  and 

flatfish 

h a u l i ng  or  t r a w l i ng  c a b l es  a nd 

r o p e s, 

(b)  n e ts  c a r r i ed  on  or  a b o ve 

t he  d e ck  m u st  be 

l a s h ed 

s e c u r e ly  to  a  p a rt  of  t he  s u p e r s t r u c t u re 

f i s h e r i es 

in 

t he  a b o ve  a r e a,  shall  be  p r o v i d ed 

for 

the 

t wo  c o m p o n e n ts 

s e p a r a t e l y,  w i th  d e p th 

i n f o r m a t i on 

a c c o m p a n y i ng  e a ch  s a m p l e,  s u m m a r i z ed  on  a  m o n t h ly 

b a s ts 

L e n g th 

s a m p l es  shall  be 

I 
l a l en  b om  all  p a ns  <>t  ih> 
r e s p e c t i ve  c a t ch  of  e a ch  spe.  ies  c o n c er  u ed  m  sue  h  .i  m a n n er 
t a k en 
t h at  at 
f r om 
I  he  si-'e  of  a  fish  shall 
t he  tip  of  t he  s n o ut  to  the  end  of  the  tail 
be  m e a s u r ed  f i om 

least  o ne  s t a t i s t i c a l ly 
t he  first  h a ul  t a k en  e a ch  d ay 

significant 

s a m p le 

is 

l or 

t he  p u r p o s es  set  o ut 

in  p a r a g r a p hs 

I  a nd 

.'. 

length 

s a m p l es 

t a k en 

as  d e s c r i b ed 

in 

t h is  R e g u l a t i on 

shall  be 

d e e m ed 

to  be  r e p r e s e n t a t i ve  of  all  c a t c h es  of 

the  species 

c o n c e r n e d. 

5 

I he  m a s t e is  of 

fishing,  vessels 

flying 

the  flag  of  a 

M e m b er  S t a te  or 

r e g i s t e r ed  m  o ne  of 

its  p o t ts  s h a l l, 

in 

respect  of  c a t c h es  of  t he  s p e c i es  listed  in  A n n ex  I,  k e e p-

fa)  a  l o g b o ok  s t a t i n g,  by  s p e c i es  a nd  by  p i o c e s s ed  p r o d u c t, 

t he  a g g r e g a te  o u t p u t,  oi 

(b)  a  s t o r a ge  p l a n,  by 

s p e c i e s,  of  p t o d u c ts 

p r o c e s s e d, 

i n d i c a t i ng  w h e re  t h ey  a re  l o c a t ed  m  t he  h o ld 

M a s t e rs  of  vessels  m u st  p r o v i de  t he  n e c e s s a ry  a s s i s t a n ce 
e n a b le 
in 
p r o c e s s es  p r o d u c ts  s t o r ed  on  b o a rd 

t he 
l o g b o ok 
to  be  verified 

t he  q u a n t i t i es  d e c l a r ed 

a nd 

to 
t he 

Article 

6 

S t a t i s t i c al  a nd  scientific  d a ta 

In  o r d er 

I 
c o n c e n t r a t i o ns  of 
flounder  m  d i v i s i on 

to  s e c u re  a d v i ce  on 

l o c a l i z ed  a nd  s e a s o n al 
j u v e n i le  A m e r i c an  p l a i ce  a nd  y c l l o w t a il 

i l . NO  of  t he  R e g u l a t o ry  Area 

Arti, 

If 

y 

(a)  M e m b er  S t a t es  shall  p r o v i d e,  b a s ed  u p on 

t he  r e l e v a nt 
e n t r i es  in  t he  l o g b o o k,  as  p r o v i d ed  foi  by  Article  5 ( 1 ), 
n o m i n al  c a t ch  a nd  disc  a id  s t a t i s t i c s,  b r o k en  d o wn  by 
l o n g i t u d e, 
t h an  1"  l a t i t u de 
unit  a t e as  no  l a t g ei 
s u m m a r i z ed  on  a  m o n t h ly  b a s t s. 

,ii\à  1° 

I b is  R e g u l a t i on  s h a ll  n un 

i n to  force  on 

I  ( a n u ai 

i'v< 

T h is  R e g u l a t i on 

shall  be  b i n d i ng 

in 

its  e n t i r e ty 

a nd  d i r e c t ly  a p p l i c a b le 

in 

ill  M e m b ei 

S t a t es 

D o ne  at 

l i r u s s e l s. 

lor 

the  < oicnc. </ 

The 

I'rentleni 

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«Y 

ANNEX 

I 

Stock 

Species 

Geographical  region 

Zone 

Cod 

North-west  Atlantic 

N A EO  2 J  -  3  KL 

Cod 

North-west  Atlantic 

NAFO  3  NO 

Cod 

North-west  Atlantic 

N A FO  3  M 

Member  State 

199f  quota 
(tonnes) 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Germany 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Italy 

Luxembourg 

Netherlands 

Portugal 

United  Kingdom 

Available  for  Member  States 

EC  total 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Germany 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Italy 

Luxembourg 

Netherlands 

Portugal 

United  Kingdom 

Available  for Member  States 

EC  total 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Germany 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Italy 

Luxembourg 

Netherlands 

Portugal 

United  Kingdom 

Available  lor  Meinbei  States 

EC  total 

1832 
28 

345 
3 

2213 

513 

1574 
221 

2155 
1022 

5485 

r 

Stock 

Species 

Geographical region 

Zone 

A(l.iinic  ledfish 

Noitli  wesi  Atlantic 

NAFO  i  M 

Atlantic  redfish 

North  west  Atlantic 

NAFO  i  IN 

American  plaice 

North-west  Atlantic 

NAFO  3  M  (1) 

No  I. 

Member  State 

1 V9l»  ciuoia 
(tonnes) 

Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 

Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United  Kingdom 
Available  for  Member  States 

EC  total 

Belgium 
Denmark 

Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 

4030 

476 

Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United  Kingdom 
Available  for  Member  States 

EC  total 

476 

Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United  Kingdom 
Available  for  Member  States 

EC  total 

175 

(1)  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 4.3 hereof. 

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Stock 

Species 

Geographical  region 

Zone 

American  plaice 

N o r t h - w e st  Atlantic 

NAF0  3LNO 

( 1) 

Yellow  tail 
flounder 

North-west  Atlantic 

NAFO 3 LNO 

(1) 
v" 

Witch 

flounder 

North-west -Atlantic 

NAFO 3 NO 

Member  State 

199»,  quota 
(tonnes) 

Belgium 

D e n m a rk 

G e r m a ny 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Italy 

L u x e m b o u rg 

N e t h e r l a n ds 

Portugal 

United  Kingdom 

Available  for  M e m b er  States 

EC  total 

Belgium 

D e n m a rk 

G e r m a ny 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Italy 

L u x e m b o u rg 

N e t h e r l a n ds 

P o n u g al 

United  Kingdom 

Available  for  Member  States 

EC  total 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Germany 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Italy 

61 

140 

L u x e m b o u rg 

N e t h e r l a n ds 

Portugal 

United  Kingdom 

Available  for  Member  States 

EC  total 

0 

(1) 

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 4.3 hereof. 

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Stock 

Species 

Geographical  rcgiem 

Zone 

Capelin 

North-west  Atlantic 

NAFO  3  NO 

Squid 

North-west  Atlantic 

NAFO  subzones  i  -» 4 

No  L 

Member  State 

1 991» quota 
(tonnes) 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Germany 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Italy 

Luxembourg 

Netherlands 

Ponugal 

United  Kingdom 

Available  for  Member  States 

;  EC  total 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Germany 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Italy 

Luxembourg 

Netherlands 

Ponugal 

United  Kingdom 

Available  for  Member  States 

EC  total 

p.m. 

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ANNEX  II 

Common name 

Scientific name 

Principal  groundfish  (except  flatfish) 
Atlantic  cod 
Haddock 
Atlantic  redfishes 
golden  redfish 
Silver  hake 
Red  hake 
Pollock  ( =  saithe) 

Flatfish 
American  plaice 
Witch  flounder 
Yellowtail  flounder 
Greenland  halibut 
Atlantic  halibut 
Winter  flounder 
Summer  flounder 
Windowpane  flounder 
Flatfish  (NS) 

Other  groundfish 
American  angler  ( =  gooscfish) 
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 
Sandeels  ( =  sand  lances) 
Sculpins 
Scup. 
Tautog 
Tilefish 
White hake 
Wolffishes  (NS) 
Atlantic  wolffish 
Spotted  wolffish 
Groundfish  (NS) 

Gadus  morhua 
Melanogrammus  aeglefinus 
Sebastes  spp. 
Sebastes  marinus 
Sebastes  mentella 
Merluccius  bilinearis 
Urophucis chuss 
Pollachius virens 

Hippoglossoides  platessotdes 
Glyptocephalus  cynoglossus 
Limanda  ferruginea 
Reinbardtius  hippoglossoides 
Hippoglossus  hippoglossus 
Pseudopleuronectes  americanus 
Paralichthys  dentatus 
Scophthalmus  aquosus 
Pleuronectiformes 

Lophius  americanus 
Prionotus. spp. 
Microgadus  tomcod 
Micromesistius  poutassou 
Tautogolabrus  adspersus 
Brosme  brosme 
Gadus  ogac 
Molua  dypterygia 
Moli/a  molva 
Cyclopterus  lumpus 
Menticirrhus  saxatilis 
Sphoeroides  maculatus 
Lycodes  spp. 

Macrozoarces  americanus 
Boreogadus  saida 
Coruphaenoides  rupestris 
Macrouris  berglax 
Ammodytes  spp. 
Myoxocephalus  spp. 
Stenotomus  chrysopi 
Tautoga  onitis 
Lophotatilus  chamaeleonttceps 
Urophycis  tenuis 
Anarbichas  spp. 
Anarhichas  lupus 
Anarbichas  minor 

ANNEX  III 

Authorized  top-side  chafers 

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1.  KaNAF-iype top-side  chafer 

A  rectangular  piece  of  netting  attached  to  the  upper  side  of  a  cod<«d  ro  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-cttd only  along  the  forward  and  lateral  edges of  the  netting  and 
shall  be  fastened  in  such  a  manner  that  «  «mends  forward  of  the  splitting  strap  no  more  than  four 
meshes  and  ends  not  less than four meshes in  front  of  the codlinc  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 codtine 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 pan of the cod-end which  is covered, .both widths being taken  at right angles 
to the  longitudinal  axis  the cod-end. 

2. 

'Multiple  flap'top-side  chafer 

Pieces of  netting having in all their parts raeshes the dimensions of  which,  whether  the pieces of nerang  art 
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  us  forward  edge  across  I lie cod  nul  at  light  angles  to  its  longitudinal  axis, 
(h)  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.  1-arge 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 ail or  any 
pan  of  the  upper  side  of  the  cod-end,  having  in  all  its  pans  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. 

ANNEX  IV 

Specie^ 

MiotflMJiii  si/e 

Definition 

Atlantic  cod 
A met ican  plaice 
Yeltowtail  flounder 

44  cm 
IS  mi 
i% cm 

lork  length 
total  length 
total  length 

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ANNEX  V 

Particulars  to  be contained  in  the  logbook 

Particulars 

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  0) 
Number  of  hours  fishing  with  gear  per period  of  24  hours (2) 
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  transhipment 
Date(s)  of  transhipment 
Master's  signature 

Code 

01 
02 
03 
04 
10 
20) 

20 
21 
22 

31 
32 
33 
40 
41 

2 0) 
50 
61 
63. 
70 
71 
80 

(')  To be indicated together with one of the abbreviations listed in the second part of this Annex. 
(z)  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. 

Standard  abbreviations  for  the  principal  species  in  the  NAFO  area 

Abbreviation 

: 

: 

: 
English 

Names of species of  fish 
1— 

: 

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 
Yellowtail 

flounder 

flounder 

Alosa  pseudoharengus 
Argentina  silus 
Peprilus  triacanthus 
Mallotus  villosus 
Gadus  morhua 
Reinhardtius  hippoglossoides 
Melanogrammus  aeglefinus 
Clupea  harengus 
Urophycis  chuss 
Merluccius  bitineatis 
Scomber  scombrus 
Hippoglossoides  platessoides 
Pollachius  virens 
Sebastes  marinus 
Macrourus  rupestris 
Pandalus  spp. 
Loligo  pealei  —  lllex  illecebrosus 
Glyptocephalus 
Limanda 

cynoglossus 

ferruginea 

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Standard  abbreviations  for  fishing  gear 

Abbreviations 

Fishing gear 

OTB 
OTB  1 
OTB  2 
OTM 
OTM  1 
OTM  2 
PTB 
PTM 
G M 
GNS 
LI. 
LES 
LLD 
MIS 
NK 

Bottom  otter  trawl  (side  or  stern,  not  specified) 
Bottom  otter  trawl  (side) 
Bottom  otter  trawl  (stern) 
Midwatcr  otter  trawl  (side  or  stern,  not  specified) 
Midwater  otter  trawl  (side) 
Midwatcr  otter  trawl  (stern) 
Bottom  pair  trawl  (2  vessels) 
Midwater  pair  trawl  (2  vessels) 
Gillncts  (not  specified) 
Set  gillncts 
l.onglincs  (set  or  drifting,  not  speciefied) 
Longlines  (set) 
Longlincs  (drifting) 
Miscellaneous  fishing  gear 
Fishing  gear  not  known 

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