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
Date: 1997-12-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishing controls

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. 

2. 

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. 

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. 

O J N oL  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) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
(e) 

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. 

(f) 
(g) 

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 
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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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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) 

(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. 

J. 

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) 
(h) 

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. 

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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; 
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 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; 
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 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 

Member State 

1998 quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

I 

Zone 

Cod 

North West Atlantic 

NAFO 2J3KL 

Cod 

North West Atlantic 

NAFO 3NO u' 

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 

(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 

Member  State 

1998 qu«v,-.; 
(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 
l j 
Member States 
EC total 

; 
« 
: 

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 

1  Member State 

1998 quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Zone 

Atlantic  redfish 

North West Atlantic 

NAFO 3LNu; 

American  plaice 

North West Atlantic 

NAFO 3Mu; 

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 

(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. 

/  o 

Stock 

Member State 

1998 quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Zone 

American plaice 

North West Atlantic 

NAFO 3LNOu; 

Yellowtail 
flounder 

North West Atlantic 

NAFO 3LNOu; 

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 

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 

Member State 

1998 quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Witch  flounder 

Geographical 
region 
North West Atlantic 

Zone 

NAFO 2J3KL 

Witch  flounder 

North West Atlantic 

NAFO  3NO(l) 

Capelin 

North West Atlantic 

NAFO 3NO Kl> 

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 

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 

Member State 

1998 quota 
(tonnes) 

1 

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 

K 

Stock 

Member State 

1998 quota 
(tonnes) 

Species 

Geographical 
region 

Zone 

Shrimp 

North West Atlantic 

NAFO 3LNOu; 

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

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 

1  Member State 

Maximum 
number of 
vessels 

Maximum 
number of 
fishing  days 

Species 

Shrimp 

Geographical 
region 

North West 
Atlantic 

Zone 

NAFO 3M 

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

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  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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Common name 
IIIIK 
3 B — — C M » B — P l l l 'l 
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) 

ANNEX III 

Scientific name 

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 
Pseudopleur onectes 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 

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; 

the netting may be fastened  to the cod-end  only  along the  forward  and  lateral 
(b) 
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; 

the number of meshes in the width of the netting shall be at least one and a half 
(c) 
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: 

is fastened only by its forward edge across the cod-end at right angles to 

(a) 
its longitudinal axis; 
is at least equal in width to the width of the cod-end  (such width being 
(b) 
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. 

the  aggregate  length  of  all  the  pieces  of  netting  so  attached  does  not  exceed 

(ii) 
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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Species 

Atlantic cod 
American plaice 
Yellowtail  flounder 
Greenland halibut 

ANNEXV 

Minimum size 

atASaBSB*9BKBBtBfc*Sanfe 

41 cm 
25 cm 
25 cm 
30 cm 

Definition 

fork length 
total length 
total length 
total length 

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ANNEX VI 

mmM*=*s&^*a&**Bm*mrmmmmm*3**zmm===i==f=^w 

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

Species 

Atlantic cod 

American plaice 

Yellow tail  flounder 

Whole 

Head 00 

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 r;  cm 

NA 
NA 

(*) 

Lower size for green salted  fish 

ANNEX VII 

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 
Number of hours fishing with gear per period of 24 hours* 
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 

1 

I 

Code 

01 
02 
03 
04 
10 
2(2) 

20 
21 
- 22 

31 
32 
33 
40 
41 
2(2) 
50 
61 
63 
70 
71 
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. 

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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 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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