Council Regulation (EC) No 538/2008 of 29 May 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
Date: 2008-05-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, conservation of fish stocks, fishing area, fishing controls

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REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 538/2008

of 29 May 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures
applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 should therefore be
amended accordingly,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 of
22 October 2007 laying down conservation and enforcement
measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest
Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (1), and in particular Article 70
thereof,

Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 is hereby amended as follows:

Article 1

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

1. the following point shall be added to Article 3:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 implements
certain
conservation and enforcement measures adopted by the
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (hereinafter
referred to as ‘the NAFO’).

At its 29th annual meeting held in September 2007,
NAFO adopted a number of amendments to its conser-
vation and enforcement measures. Those amendments
relate to the provisions on mesh size, transhipments,
closed areas to ensure coral protection, catch reports,
definition of serious infringement, product codes,
the
port inspection format as well as technical requirements
for boarding ladders.

‘20.

“Transhipment” means the transfer, over the side, of
any quantity of fisheries resources or products thereof
retained on board,
to
from one
another.’;

fishing vessel

2. the following paragraph shall be added to Article 7:

Vessels fishing for

‘4.
redfish in Division 3O using
midwater trawls shall use nets with a minimum mesh
size of 90 mm.’;

3. Article 12 shall be replaced by the following:

Furthermore, mistakes have been found in Regulation
(EC) No 1386/2007 that need to be corrected: there
are a number of errors in cross references and certain
elements are missing in point 3 of Annex VII.

‘Article 12

Fisheries restricted areas

(1) OJ L 318, 5.12.2007, p. 1.

The conduct of fishing activities involving demersal

1.
fishing gears shall be prohibited in the following areas:

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Area

Coordinate 1

Coordinate 2

Coordinate 3

Coordinate 4

Orphan Knoll

Corner Seamounts

Newfoundland Seamounts

New England Seamounts

50.00.30 N
45.00.30 W

35.00.00 N
48.00.00 W

43.29.00 N
43.20.00 W

35.00.00 N
57.00.00 W

51.00.30 N
45.00.30 W

36.00.00 N
48.00.00 W

44.00.00 N
43.20.00 W

39.00.00 N
57.00.00 W

51.00.30 N
47.00.30 W

36.00.00 N
52.00.00 W

44.00.00 N
46.40.00 W

39.00.00 N
64.00.00 W

50.00.30 N
45.00.30 W

35.00.00 N
52.00.00 W

43.29.00 N
46.40.00 W

35.00.00 N
64.00.00 W

The following area in Division 3O shall be closed to
2.
all
fishing activity involving bottom contact gear. The
closed area is defined by connecting the following coor-
dinates (in numerical order and back to coordinate 1):

shrimp in Division 3L and shall be sent one hour
prior to crossing the boundary of that Division. The
report shall
indicate the catches taken onboard since
the previous catch report, by Division and species (3
alpha code) in kg, rounded to the nearest 100 kg.’;

Point No

Latitude

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

42°53′00″N

42°52′04″N

43°24′13″N

43°24′20″N

43°39′38″N

43°40′59″N

43°56′19″N

44°04′53″N

44°18′38″N

44°18′36″N

44°49′59″N

44°29′55″N

43°26′59″N

42°48′00″N

42°33′02″N

Longitude

51°00′00″W

51°31′44″W

51°58′12″W

51°58′18″W

52°13′10″W

52°27′52″W

52°39′48″W

52°58′12″W

53°06′00″W

53°24′07″W

54°30′00″W

54°30′00″W

52°55′59″W

51°41′06″W

51°00′00″W’

6.

in Article 30, paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the
following:

‘5.
The master of the vessel observed may, on his own
request, be provided with a copy of the observer's report
referred to in Article 28(1).’;

7.

in Article 32, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the
following:

The competent authorities of

‘1.
the Member States
receiving the report of the observer in accordance with
Article 28 shall evaluate the contents and conclusions of
that report.’;

8. Article 47 shall be amended as follows:

(a) point (b) shall be replaced by the following:

4.

in Article 19, paragraph 5 shall be replaced by the
following:

‘(b) provide a boarding ladder constructed and used as
described in the conservation and enforcement
measures of NAFO;’;

‘5. Member States shall every two years certify the
correctness of the capacity plans for all vessels authorised
to fish pursuant to Article 14. The master shall ensure that
a copy of this certification remains onboard to be shown to
an inspector upon request.’;

5. the following point shall be added to Article 21(2):

‘(f)

the catch prior to entry and exit from Division 3L.
fish
These reports

shall be made by vessels

that

(b) the following point shall be inserted:

‘(b)a if a mechanical hoist is provided, ensure that its
ancillary equipment is of a type approved by the
national administration. It shall be of such design
and construction as to ensure that the inspector
can embark and disembark in a safe manner
to the
including a safe access from the hoist
deck
ladder
versa. A boarding
complying with point (b) shall be kept on deck
adjacent to the hoist and available for immediate
use;’;

vice

and

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9. Annex II shall be replaced by the text in Annex I to this

12. Annex XIII shall be deleted;

Regulation;

10. Annex VII shall be amended in accordance with Annex II

to this Regulation;

13. Annex XIV(b) shall be replaced by the text in Annex IV to

this Regulation.

Article 2

11. Annex XII shall be replaced by the text in Annex III to this

Regulation;

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

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

Done at Brussels, 29 May 2008.

For the Council
The President

A. VIZJAK

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX II

The list that follows is a list of stocks that need to be reported in accordance with Article 22.

ANG/N3NO

CAA/N3LMN

CAP/N3LM

CAT/N3LMN

HAD/N3LNO

HAL/N23KL

HAL/N3M

HAL/N3NO

HER/N3L

HKR/N2J3KL

HKR/N3MNO

HKS/N3LMNO

RNG/N23

HKW/N2J3KL

POK/N3O

PRA/N3M

RHG/N23

SKA/N2J3K

SKA/N3M

SQI/N56

VFF/N3LMN

WIT/N3M

YEL/N3M

Lophius americanus

Anarhichas lupus

Mallotus villosus

Anarhichas spp.

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Clupea harengus

Urophycis chuss

Urophycis chuss

Merlucius bilinearis

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Urophycis tenuis

Pollachius virens

Pandalus borealis

Macrourus berglax

Raja spp.

Raja spp.

Illex illecebrosus
—

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Limanda ferruginea

American angler

Atlantic wolffish

Capelin

Catfishes (Wolffishes) nei

Haddock

Atlantic halibut

Atlantic halibut

Atlantic halibut

Herring

Red hake

Red hake

Silver hake

Roundnose grenadier

White hake

Pollock (= Saithe)

Northern prawn

Roughhead grenadier

Skates

Skates

Short-fin squid

Fishes unsorted, unidentified

Witch flounder
Yellow-tail flounder’

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ANNEX II

Point 3 of Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.

‘Catch’ report

Data element

Field code

Mandatory/
optional

Remarks

Start record

Address

From

Sequence number

Type of message

Radio call sign

Trip number

Vessel name

Contracting Party
Internal reference
Number

External registration
number

Relevant area

Latitude

Longitude

Catches

Species

Live weight

Days fished

Date

Time

End of record

SR

AD

FR

SQ

TM

RC

TN

NA

IR

XR

RA

LA

LO

CA

DF

DA

TI

ER

M

M

M

M

M

M

O

O

O

O

M

System detail; indicates start of record

Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO

Name of transmitting party

Message detail; message serial number in current year

Message detail; message type, ‘CAT’ as catch report

Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel

Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year

Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel

Vessel registration detail; unique Contracting Party vessel number
as ISO-3 flag state code followed by number

Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel

NAFO Division into which the vessel has entered

M (1)

M (1)

Activity detail; position at time of transmission

Activity detail; position at time of transmission

Activity detail; cumulative catch by species retained on board,
‘Catch’
either since commencement of
report, in pairs as needed.

fishing in RA or

last

M

M

M

M

M

M

FAO species code

Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms

Activity detail; number of fishing days in the NAFO Regulatory
area since commencement of fishing or last ‘Catch’ report

Message detail; date of transmission

Message detail; time of transmission

System detail; indicates end of the record

(1) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.’

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ANNEX III

‘ANNEX XII

Port inspection report

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ANNEX IV

‘ANNEX XIV(b)

Product form codes

Code

Product form

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Round — Frozen

Round — Frozen (cooked)

Gutted head on — Frozen

Gutted head off — Frozen

Gutted head off — Trimmed — Frozen

Skinless fillets — Bone in — Frozen

Skinless fillets — Boneless — Frozen

Skin on fillets — Bone in — Frozen

Skin on fillets — Boneless — Frozen

Salted fish

Pickled fish

Canned products

Oil

Meal produced from whole fish

Meal produced from offal

Other (specify)’