Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) laying down for 1997 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 Fischeries
Date: 1996-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, catch of fish, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishing regulations

COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  12.12.1996 
COM(96)669  final 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

laying  down  for  1997 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  1997, 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  1997, 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) 

laying  down  for  1997 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 aquaculture  (1),as amended  by the Act of Accession of 
Austria,  Finland  and  Sweden, 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) 

(2) 

(3) 

OJ No  L 389, 31.12.1992, p.  1. 

O J N o .L  171, 6.7.1994,  p. 7 

OJ No  L 378, 30.12.1978, p.  1. 

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Whereas  the Northwest  Atlantic  Fisheries  Organisation,  hereafter  referred  to as NAFO, held 
its  Annual  Meeting  from  9  to  13  September  1996  and,  on  that  occasion,  adopted 
recommendations  for  conservation  and  management  measures  in  the  Regulatory  Area  for 
1997;  whereas  it  is  appropriate  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 
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  quotas (5), 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

1. 

(4) 

(5) 

Article 1 

Scope 

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. 

OJ No  L 261, 20.10.1993, p.  1. 

O J N oL  115, 9.5.1996,  p.3 

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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. 

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) 
(b) 

name  of vessel; 
official  registration  number  of  the  vessel  assigned  by  the  competent  national 
authorities; 
home  port  of the vessel; 
name  of  owner  or charterer  of the vessel; 
a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the regulations in force 
in the  Regulatory  Area; 
the principal  species fished by the vessel  in the Regulatory  Area; 
the  sub-areas  where the  vessel  may be expected  to fish. 

(c) 
(d) 
(e) 

(f) 
(g) 

Article 3 

Limits  on catches 

Catches  in  1997 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  1997 for  shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in division 3M of the Regulatory  Area  shall 
be  subject  to the  limitations  and  conditions  set out  in Annex II. 

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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  1997. 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  1997,  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. 

Member  States  shall  report  to the  Commission  every  Tuesday  before  12 noon  for  the  week 
ending at  12 midnight  on the previous  Sunday the quantities  of 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. 

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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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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Article 7 

Control  measures 

1. 

2. 

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  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) 

(b) 

nets shall be unshackled from their boards and their hauling or trawling cables 
and ropes; 
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) 

(b) 

a logbook  stating, by  species and by processed product, the aggregate  output; 
or 
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. 

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  every  Monday  for  the 
week ending  at  12 midnight the previous Sunday 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; 
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. 

(b) 

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; 
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. 

(b) 

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 9 

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. 

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This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  1 January  1997. 

Article 10 

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

Done  at Brussels, 

December  1996 

For  the  Council 
The  President 

JJO 

ANNEX I 

Stock 

Member  State 

1997  quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Zone 

Cod 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO 2J3KL 

Cod 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO  3NO (I) 

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 

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) 

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Stock 

M e m b er  State 

1997  q u o ta 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Zone 

Cod 

North  West Atlantic 

NAFO 3M 

Atlantic  redfish 

North West Atlantic 

NAFO 3M 

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 

279 

858 
120 

1,177 
558 

2,992 

666 

303 

3,061 

4,030 

A 9-

Stock 

Member State 

1997  quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Zone 

Atlantic  redfish 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO 3LN 

American  plaice 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO  3M(,) 

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 

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. 

Ab 

Stock 

Member  State 

1997  quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Zone 

American  plaice 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO 3LNO(1) 

Yellowtail 
flounder 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO 3LNO(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 

0 

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  6 (3) hereof. 

/m 

Stock 

Member  State 

1997  quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Zone 

Witch  flounder 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO  3NO (1) 

Capelin 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO  3NO {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 

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) 

À<T 

Stock 

Member  State 

1997  quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Zone 

Squid 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO-
subzones  3+4 

Greenland 
halibut 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO 3LMNO 

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 

(*) 

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 

A& 

Stock 

Member  State 

1997  quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Zone 

Shrimp 

North  West  Atlantic 

NAFO  3LNO(,) 

Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxemburg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United  Kingdom 
Austria 
Finland 
Sweden 
Available  for 
Member  States 
EC total 

0 

(,)  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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ANNEX  II 

Stock 

Member  State 

Species 

Shrimp 

Geographical 
region 

North  West 
Atlantic 

Zone 

NAFO  3M 

Belgium 
Denmark  (l) 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain  (1) 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Austria 
Portugal(1) 
Finland 
Sweden 
United  Kingdom 

Maximum 
number  of 
vessels 

Maximum 
number  of 
Fishing 
days 

2 

10 

131 

257 

1 

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  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 
Haddock 
Redfish 
Atlantic  redfish 
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  (= 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) 

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

Hippoglossoides platessoides 
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 
Limanda ferruginea 
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 
Hippoglossus hippoglossus 
Pseudopleuronectes americanus 
Paralichthys dentatus 
Scophthalmus  aquosus 
Pleuronectiformes 

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 

AI 

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) 

(b) 

(c) 

is  fastened  only  by  its  forward  edge across  the  cod-end  at  right  angles  to  its 
longitudinal  axis; 
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); 
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. 

•sLO 

ANNEX V 

Species 

Minimum  size 

Atlantic  cod 
American  plaice 

Yellowtail 
Greenland  halibut 

flounder 

41 cm 
25 cm 
25 cm 
30 cm 

Definition 

fork  length 
total  length 
total  length 
total  length 

R4 

ANNEX  VI 

Gilled  and  gutted  fish  whether  or  not  skinned; 
fresh  or  chilled,  frozen,  or  salted 

Species 

Atlantic  cod 

American  plaice 

Yellow  tail  flounder 

Whole 

Head  off 

Head and  tail  off 

41 cm 

25 cm 

25 cm 

27 cm 

19 cm 

19 cm 

22 cm 

15 cm 

15 cm 

Head  off  and  split 
27/25  (,)  cm 
NA 

NA 

(*) 

Lower  size  for  green  salted fish 

£tL 

ANNEX  VII 

Particulars  to  be contained  in  the  logbook 

Particulars 

Godé 

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(l) 
Number  of  hours fishing with  gear per  period  of 24 hours(1) 
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 
2<2> 
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. 

#3 

Standard  abbreviations  for  the  principal  species  in  the  NAFO  area 

Abbreviations 

Names  of  species  of  fish 

ALE 
ARG 
BUT 
CAP 
COD 
GHL 
HAD 
HER 
HKR 
HKS 
MAC 
PLA 
POK 
RED 
RMG 
SHR 
SQU 
WIT 
YEL 

English 

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 

Latin 

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

Standard  abbreviations  for  fishing  gear 

Abbreviations 

Fishing  gear 

OTB 
OTB  1 
OTB  2 
OTM 
OTM  1 
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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