L 303/16
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
23.11.2022
(46)
Article 11(1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2015 granted until 31 December 2022 a high survivability exemption for red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) caught with the artisanal gear voracera in ICES division 9a and to red seabream caught with hooks and lines in ICES subareas 8 and 10 and ICES division 9a.
(47)
The joint recommendation requested an extension of this exemption until 31 December 2023.
(48)
The STECF reviewed the scientific information and concluded that the additional survivability experiments should provide robust survival estimates.
(49)
Given the evidence submitted in the past by the SWW Member States on survival rates and that the additional survivability experiments are likely to provide robust survival estimates, this exemption should be extended until 31 December 2023 to allow for the completion of the studies.
SWW Member States are required to submit the results of these studies to the STECF no later than 1 May 2023, to support the evaluation of this exemption in the 2023 review of the landing obligation
(50)
Article 14(1)(n) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2015 granted until 31 December 2022 a de minimis exemption for whiting (Merlangius merlangus) caught with gillnets in ICES subarea 8.
(51)
The joint recommendation requested an extension of this exemption until 31 December 2023.
(52)
The STECF concluded that previous evaluations indicate that catches and discards of whiting in gillnet fisheries are low and that the impact of the exemption on the whiting stock is likely to be negligible.
(53)
Given the evidence submitted in the past by the SWW Member States on disproportionate costs of handling unwanted catches and the studies planned on selectivity, this exemption should be extended until 31 December 2023.
SWW Member States are required to submit the results of these studies to the STECF no later than 1 May 2023 to support the evaluation of this exemption in the 2023 review of the landing obligation.
(54)
As the measures provided for in this Regulation have a direct impact on the planning of the fishing season for Union vessels and on related economic activities, this Regulation should enter into force immediately upon publication.
It should apply from 1 January 2023,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/2015 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1.
The survivability exemption provided for in Article 15(4)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to: — in ICES division 7d, within six nautical miles of the coast but outside identified nursery areas, to catches of common sole (Solea solea) below the minimum conservation reference size made using otter trawl gears (gear codes: OTT, OTB, TBS, TBN, TB, PTB, OT, PT, TX) with a cod end mesh size of 80 to 99 mm, by vessels: — having a maximum length of 10 metres and a maximum engine power of 221 kW; and — fishing in waters with the depth of 30 metres or less and with tow durations of no more than ninety minutes. — in ICES division 7e, within six nautical miles of the coast but outside identified nursery areas, to catches of common sole (Solea solea) below the minimum conservation reference size made using otter trawl gears (gear code: OTB) with a cod end mesh size larger than 80 mm, by vessels under 12 m.’;