Council Regulation (EC) No 66/1999 of 18 December 1998 laying down for 1999 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: 1998-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing regulations

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COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC)  No  66/1999

of  18  December  1998

laying  down  for  1999  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), 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,

recommendations 

from  14  to  18  September  1998  and,  on  that  occasion,
adopted 
and
management  measures  in  the  Regulatory  Area  for  1999;
whereas  it  is  appropriate  that  these  recommendations  be
implemented  by  the  Community;

conservation 

for 

should  be 

Whereas, in the light of the available scientific advice, the
in  certain  parts  of  the
catches  of  certain  species 
Regulatory  Area 
in
limited;  whereas, 
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  by  Decision  98/392/EC (3),  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
was  approved  by  the  Community;

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,  authorised  fish  sizes
and  processed  length  equivalents;

the  Convention  on  Future  Multilateral
Whereas 
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 (4)  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  utilisation  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

(1)  OJ  L  389,  31.12.1992,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by
Regulation  (EC)  No  1181/98  (OJ  L  164,  9.6.1998,  p.  1).

(2)  OJ  L  171,  6.7.1994,  p.  7.
(3)  OJ  L  179,  23.6.1998,  p.  1.
(4)  OJ  L  378,  30.12.1978,  p.  1.

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 (5) certain specific control measures are to be
defined,  inter  alia,  for  the  declaration  of  catches,  the
communication  of 
the  holding  of
non-authorised  nets  and 
information  and  assistance
relating  to  the  storage  and  processing  of  catches;

information, 

(5)  OJ  L  261,  20.10.1993,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by
Regulation  (EC)  No  2205/97  (OJ  L  304,  7.11.1997,  p.  1).

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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
for
May  1996 
year-to-year  management  of  TACs  and  quotas (1);

introducing  additional 

conditions 

(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

Whereas, for imperative reasons of common interest, this
Regulation  shall  apply  from  1  January  1999,

fish.

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 utilisation
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  not  later  than  20  January  1999  or,
intended
least  30  days  before 
thereafter,  at 
commencement  of 
information
forwarded  shall  include:

such  activity.  The 

the 

Article  3

Limits  on  catches

Catches  in  1999  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 1999 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  20  January  1999
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  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  1999,
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.

(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;

(1)  OJ  L  115,  9.5.1996,  p.  3.

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  3M  of  the
Regulatory Area.

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Article  7

Technical measures

1. Mesh  sizes

The  use  of  trawl  net  having  in  any  section  thereof  net
less  than  130  mm  shall  be
meshes  of  dimensions 
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  borealis)  shall  use
nets  with  a  minimum  mesh  size  of  40  mm.

2. Attachments  to  nets

The  use  of  any  means  or  device  other  than  those
described in this paragraph which obstructs the meshes of
a  net  or  which  diminishes  their  size  shall  be  prohibited.

Canvas, netting or any other material may be attached to
the  underside  of  the  cod-end  in  order  to  reduce  or
prevent damage.

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 
(minimum
in  order  to  seek  to  avoid  further
5-nautical-miles) 
by-catches  of  this  species.

change 

fishing 

area 

4. Minimum  size  of  fish

Fish from the Regulatory Area which do not have the size
required  as  set  out  in  Annex  V  may  not  be  processed,
retained  on  board,  transhipped,  landed,  transported,
stored,  sold,  displayed  or  offered  for  sale,  but  shall  be
returned  immediately  to  the  sea.  Where  the  quantity  of
caught fish not having the required size exceeds in certain
fishing waters 10 % of the total quantity, the vessel must
move  away  to  a  distance  of  at  least  5-nautical-miles
before continuing fishing. Any processed fish of a species
for which a minimum fish size is set out in Annex V that
is below a length equivalent set out in Annex VI, shall be
deemed to originate from fish that is below the minimum
fish  size.

Article  8

Control  measures

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.

1.
In  addition  to  complying  with  Articles  6,  8,  11  and
12  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2847/93,  masters  of  vessels
shall enter in the logbook the information listed in Annex
VII  hereto.

Vessels  fishing  for  shrimp  (Pandalus  borealis)  shall  use
sorting  grids  or  grates  with  a  maximum  spacing  between
bars  of  22  mm.

In  complying  with  Article  15  of  Regulation  (EEC)  No
the
2847/93,  Member  States 
Commission  of  catches  of  species  not  subject  to  quota.

shall  also 

inform 

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
direct  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.

2. When  fishing  directly  for  one  or  more  of  the  species
listed  in  Annex  III,  vessels  may  not  carry  nets  the  mesh
size  of  which  is  smaller  than  that  laid  down  in  Article
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  that  these  nets  are  securely
lashed  and  stowed  and  are  not  available  for  immediate
use,  that  is  to  say:

(a)  nets  shall  be  unshackled  from  their  boards  and  their

hauling  or  trawling  cables  and  ropes;

(b) nets  carried  on  or  above  the  deck  must  be  lashed

securely  to  a  part  of  the  superstructure.

3. The  masters  of  fishing  vessels  flying  the  flag  of  a
Member  State  or  registered  in  one  of  its  ports  shall,  in
respect  of  catches  of  the  species  listed  in  Annex  I,  keep:

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(a)  a  logbook  stating,  by  species  and  by  processed

product,  the  aggregate  output;  or

In  order  to  assess  the  effects  of  cod  by-catches  in  the

2.
redfish  and  flatfish  fisheries  on  the  Flemish  Cap:

(b) a  storage  plan,  by  species,  of  products  processed,

indicating  where  they  are  located  in  the  hold.

4. The  captains  of  Community  vessels,  fishing  for
redfish in zone 3M, shall notify every second Monday to
the  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  State,  whose
flag the vessel is flying or in which the vessel is registered,
the  quantities  of  redfish  caught  in  zone  3M  in  the
two-week  period  ending  at  24.00  hours  the  previous
Sunday.

Masters  of  vessels  must  provide  the  necessary  assistance
to  enable  the  quantities  declared  in  the  logbook  and  the
processed  products  stored  on  board  to  be  verified.

5. Community  vessels  shall  not  engage  in  transhipment
operations  in  the  Regulatory  Area  unless  they  have
received prior authorisation to do so from the competent
authorities  of  the  Member  States  whose  flag  the  vessel  is
flying  or  in  which  the  vessel  is  registered.

(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,  summarised  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, summarised 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  9

Statistical  and  scientific  data

Article  10

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  summarised  on  a
monthly  basis.

Fishing quotas referred to in Annex I shall not be subject
to  the  conditions  laid  down  in  Articles  2,  3  and  5(2)  of
Regulation  (EC)  No  847/96.

Article  11

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its
publication  in  the  Official  Journal  of  the  European
Communities.

It  shall  apply  from  1  January  1999.

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

Done  at  Brussels,  18  December  1998.

For  the  Council

The  President

W.  MOLTERER

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Species

Stock

Geographical
region

ANNEX  I

Zone

Cod

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  2J3KL

Cod

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3NO (1)

Cod

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3M

Member  State

1999  quota
(tonnes)

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

EC  total

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

EC  total

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
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  7  (3).

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Species

Stock

Geographical
region

Zone

Member  State

1999  quota
(tonnes)

Atlantic  redfish

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3M

Atlantic  redfish

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3LN

American plaice

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3M (2)

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

513

233

2 354

EC  total

3 100 (1)

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

EC  total

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

EC  total

0

0

(1)  This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 13 000 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.

(2)  There  will  be  no  directed  fishing  on  this  species,  which  will  be  caught  only  as  a  by-catch,  without  prejudice  to  the  rules  set  out  in  Article  7(3).

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Species

Stock

Geographical
region

Zone

Member  State

1999  quota
(tonnes)

American plaice

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3LNO (1)

Yellowtail  flounder

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3LNO (1)

Witch  flounder

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  2J3KL

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

EC  total

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

EC  total

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

EC  total

0

120

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  7(3).

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Species

Stock

Geographical
region

Zone

Member  State

1999  quota
(tonnes)

Witch  flounder

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3NO (1)

Capelin

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3NO (1)

Squid

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO-subzones  3 + 4

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

EC  total

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

EC  total

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

EC  total

(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  7(3).
(*)  No  specified  Community  share;  out  of  a  TAC  of  75 000  tonnes,  an  amount  of  65 000  tonnes  is  available  to  Canada  and  the  Community.

0

0

(*)

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Species

Stock

Geographical
region

Zone

Member  State

1999  quota
(tonnes)

Greenland  halibut

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3LMNO

Shrimp

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3LNO (1)

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

672

9 042

3 816

EC  total

13 530

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

EC  total

0

(1)  There  will  be  no  directed  fishing  on  this  species,  which  will  be  caught  only  as  a  by-catch,  without  prejudice  to  the  rules  set  out  in  Article  7(3).

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ANNEX  II

Species

Stock

Geographical
region

Zone

Shrimp

North  West  Atlantic

NAFO  3M (1)

Member  State

Maximum  number
of  vessels

Maximum  number
of  fishing  days

Belgium
Denmark (2)
Germany
Greece
Spain (2)
France
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Austria
Portugal (2)
Finland
Sweden
United  Kingdom

2

10

131

287

1

69

(1)  Vessels  may  also  fish  this  stock  in  Division  3L  in  the  box  bounded  by  the  following  coordinates:

Point  No

1
2
3
4

Latitude
47° 20(cid:57)  O
47° 20(cid:57)  O
46° 00(cid:57)  O
46° 00(cid:57)  O

Longitude
46° 40(cid:57)  O
46° 30(cid:57)  O
46° 30(cid:57)  O
46° 40(cid:57)  O

When  conducting  a  fishing  for  shrimp  in  this  box,  vessels  shall,  whether  or  not  crossing  the  line  separating  NAFO  divisions  3L  and  3M,  report  in
accordance  with  point  1.3  of  the  Annex  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  189/92  (OJ  L  21,  30.1.1992,  p.  4).

(2)  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

Scientific name

Principal  groundfish  (except  flatfish)

Atlantic  cod
Haddock
Redfish
Atlantic  redfish
Golden  redfish
Silver hake
Red  hake
Pollack  (=  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
Urophycis  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
. . .

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ANNEX  IV

AUTHORISED  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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ANNEX  V

Species

Minimum  size

Definition

Atlantic  cod
American plaice
Yellowtail  flounder
Greenland  halibut

41  cm
25  cm
25  cm
30  cm

fork  length
total  length
total  length
total  length

ANNEX  VI

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

Species

Whole

Head  off

Head  and
tail  off

Head  off
and  split

Atlantic  cod
American plaice
Yellow  tail  flounder

41  cm
25  cm
25  cm

27  cm
19  cm
19  cm

22  cm
15  cm
15  cm

27/25 (*)  cm
NA
NA

(*)  Lower  size  for  green  salted  fish

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ANNEX  VII

Particulars  to  be  contained  in  the  logbook

Particulars

Code

Name  of  vessel
Nationality  of  vessel
Registration  number  of  vessel
Port  of  registration
Type  of  fishing  gear  used  (daily)
Type  of  fishing  gear

Date:
— day
— month
— year

Position:
— latitude
— longitude
— statistical  zone
Number  of  fishing  operations  per  period  of  24  hours (1)
Number  of  hours  fishing  with  gear  per  period  of  24  hours (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  transhipment
Date(s)  of  transhipment
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.

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  flounder

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

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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  stern,  not  specified)
Bottom  otter  trawl  (side)
Bottom  otter  trawl  (stern)
Midwater  otter  trawl  (side  or  stern,  not  specified)
Midwater  otter  trawl  (side)
Midwater  otter  trawl  (stern)
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