CELEX: 32007R1386
Language: en
Date: 2007-10-22 00:00:00
Title: 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

5.12.2007   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 318/1
            
         
      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
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
   Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               The Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, hereinafter referred to as the NAFO Convention, was approved by the Council by Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 of 28 December 1978 concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (2) and entered into force on 1 January 1979.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               The NAFO Convention provides an appropriate framework for multilateral cooperation on the rational conservation and management of fishery resources in the Area defined by the Convention.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               At its 25th Annual Meeting, held in Halifax on 15-19 September 2003, NAFO substantially revised the Conservation and Enforcement Measures applicable to fishing vessels operating in Areas beyond the limits of the national jurisdiction of the Contracting Parties in the Convention Area.
            
         
               (4)
            
            
               These measures also incorporate provisions to promote compliance by Non-Contracting Party vessels with the conservation and enforcement measures in order to ensure full respect for conservation and management measures adopted by NAFO.
            
         
               (5)
            
            
               The measures provide for control measures applicable to vessels flying the flag of the Contracting Parties and operating in the NAFO Area, and arrangements for inspections at sea and in port, which include inspection and surveillance procedures and infringement procedures which must be implemented by the Contracting Parties.
            
         
               (6)
            
            
               The measures also provide for the mandatory inspection of Non-Contracting Party vessels where they enter the ports of the Contracting Parties voluntarily and a prohibition on the landing and transhipment of catches if, during such inspection, it is established that they have been taken in breach of the conservation measures adopted by NAFO.
            
         
               (7)
            
            
               Under Articles 11 and 12 of the NAFO Convention, these measures enter into force on 1 January 2004 and become binding on the Contracting Parties; the Community should apply these measures.
            
         
               (8)
            
            
               Most of those provisions have been transposed into Community law by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1956/88 of 9 June 1988 adopting provisions for the application of the scheme of joint international inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (3), by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2868/88 of 16 September 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Scheme of Joint International Inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (4), by Council Regulation (EEC) No 189/92 of 27 January 1992 adopting provisions for the application of certain control measures adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (5), by Council Regulation (EC) No 3680/93 of 20 December 1993 laying down certain conservation and management measures for fishery resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (6), by Council Regulation (EC) No 3069/95 of 21 December 1995 establishing a European Community observer scheme applicable to Community fishing vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (7) and by Council Regulation (EC) No 1262/2000 of 8 June 2000 laying down certain control measures in respect of vessels flying the flag of non-Contracting Parties to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (8).
            
         
               (9)
            
            
               With a view to effectively implementing the reviewed conservation and enforcement measures adopted by the NAFO, those Regulations should be repealed and replaced by one Regulation bringing together and completing all provisions relating to fishing activities arising from the Community's obligations as a Contracting Party to the Convention.
            
         
               (10)
            
            
               Certain measures adopted by NAFO have also been implemented into Community Law via the yearly TAC and quota Regulation, most recently in Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (9). Provisions of that kind which are not of a temporary nature should be transferred into the new Regulation.
            
         
               (11)
            
            
               Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (10) was adopted in 2002. Under that Regulation, Member States are to control the activities carried out by vessels flying their flag outside Community waters.
            
         
               (12)
            
            
               Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy (11) provides that each Member State must ensure that the activities of its vessels outside the Community fishery zone are subject to proper monitoring and, where such Community obligations exist, to inspections and surveillance, in order to ensure compliance with Community rules applicable in those waters; provision should therefore be made that Member States whose vessels are authorised to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area assign inspectors to NAFO to undertake monitoring and surveillance, together with adequate resources for inspection.
            
         
               (13)
            
            
               In order to ensure the monitoring of fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area, it is necessary that Member States cooperate with one another and with the Commission when applying these measures.
            
         
               (14)
            
            
               It is the responsibility of Member States to ensure that their inspectors are required to comply with the inspection procedures laid down by NAFO.
            
         
               (15)
            
            
               In order to ensure that additional conservation and enforcement measures adopted by NAFO which become obligatory for the Community can be implemented within the timeframe set out in the NAFO Convention, the Council may amend this Regulation by qualified majority on a proposal of the Commission,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   CHAPTER I
   GENERAL PROVISIONS
   Article 1
   Subject matter
   This Regulation lays down the rules for the application by the Community of the Conservation and Enforcement Measures established by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO).
   Article 2
   Scope
   1.   The provisions in Chapters II to V of this Regulation apply to all commercial fishing activities conducted by Community fishing vessels fishing for species covered by the NAFO Convention in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   2.   Conservation and management measures pertaining to the taking of fish, in particular concerning mesh size, size limits, closed Areas and seasons do not apply to research vessels active in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   Article 3
   Definitions
   For the purposes of this Regulation:
   
               1.
            
            
               ‘Fishing vessel’ means any vessel which is or has been engaged in fishing activities, including fish processing vessels and vessels engaged in transhipment or any other activity in preparation for or related to fishing, including experimental or exploratory fishing.
            
         
               2.
            
            
               ‘Research vessel’ means any permanent research vessel or vessel normally engaged in fishing activities or fisheries support activity employed or chartered for fishery research, which has been duly notified.
            
         
               3.
            
            
               ‘Fishing activities’ means fishing, fish processing operations, the transhipment of fish or fish products, and any other activity in preparation for or related to fishing in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
            
         
               4.
            
            
               ‘Inspector’ means an inspector of the fishery control services of the NAFO Contracting Parties assigned to the Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme of NAFO.
            
         
               5.
            
            
               ‘Fishing trip’ means the time beginning when a vessel enters the NAFO Regulatory Area and ending when the vessel leaves the Regulatory Area and all catch on board from the Regulatory Area is unloaded or transhipped.
            
         
               6.
            
            
               ‘Non-Contracting Party vessel’ means a vessel which has been sighted or by other means identified and reported as having engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area and
               
                           (a)
                        
                        
                           which flies the flag of a State which is not a Contracting Party to the NAFO Convention; or
                        
                     
                           (b)
                        
                        
                           for which there are reasonable grounds for suspecting it to be without nationality.
                        
                     
         
               7.
            
            
               ‘IUU fishing’ means illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
            
         
               8.
            
            
               ‘IUU vessel’ means any Non-Contracting Party vessel engaged in illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
            
         
               9.
            
            
               ‘IUU list’ means the list containing the particulars of vessels which have been found by NAFO to have engaged in IUU fishing.
            
         
               10.
            
            
               ‘NAFO Regulatory Area’ means the Area defined in Article I of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (NAFO Convention).
            
         
               11.
            
            
               ‘Sub-Area’ means a Sub-Area as defined in Annex III to the NAFO Convention.
            
         
               12.
            
            
               ‘Division’ means a division as defined in Annex III to the NAFO Convention.
            
         
               13.
            
            
               ‘Other quota’ means a quota which Community vessels share with vessels flying the flag of other Contracting Parties of NAFO.
            
         
               14.
            
            
               ‘NAFO Scheme’ means the Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme adopted by the NAFO.
            
         
               15.
            
            
               ‘Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO’ means Conservation and Enforcement Measures adopted by the Fisheries Commission and the General Council of NAFO.
            
         
               16.
            
            
               ‘Fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 (12), in which fishing operations and catches are recorded.
            
         
               17.
            
            
               ‘Production logbook’ means the logbook in which the fish in product form is recorded.
            
         
               18.
            
            
               ‘Capacity plan’ means the drawing or description indicating the storage capacity in cubic meters of all holds and other storage places on board a fishing vessel.
            
         
               19.
            
            
               ‘Stowage plan’ means the drawing that shows the location where fish is stowed in the holds or other storage places on board a fishing vessel.
            
         CHAPTER II
   TECHNICAL MEASURES
   Article 4
   By-catch retained on board
   1.   Fishing vessels shall limit their by-catch to a maximum of 2 500 kg or 10 %, whichever is the greater, for each species regulated by NAFO for which no quota has been allocated to the Community.
   2.   In cases where a ban on fishing is in force or an ‘Others’ quota has been fully utilised, the by-catch of the species concerned may not exceed 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is the greater.
   3.   The percentages in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be calculated as the percentage, by weight, for each species of the total catch retained on board. Catches of shrimp shall not be included in the calculation of by-catch levels of ground fish species.
   Article 5
   By-catch in any one haul
   1.   If the percentages of by-catches in any one haul exceed the percentages laid down in Article 4(1) and (2) the vessel shall immediately move a minimum of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous tow and throughout the next tow keep a minimum distance of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous tow. If after moving, the next haul exceeds these by-catch limits the vessel shall leave the Division and not return for at least 60 hours.
   2.   Should total by-catches of all ground fish species subject to quota in any haul in the shrimp fishery exceed 5 % by weight in Division 3M or 2,5 % by weight in Division 3L, the vessel shall move a minimum of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous tow and throughout the next tow keep a minimum distance of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous tow. If after moving, the next haul exceeds these by-catch limits the vessel shall leave the Division and not return for at least 60 hours.
   3.   The percentage of by-catch authorised in any one haul shall be calculated as the percentage, by weight, for each species of the total catch in that haul.
   Article 6
   Directed fishery and by-catch
   1.   Masters of Community vessels shall not conduct directed fisheries for species for which by-catch limits apply. A directed fishery for a species shall be considered to have been conducted when that species comprises the largest percentage by weight of the total catch in any one haul.
   2.   However, when a vessel is conducting a directed fishery for skate with a legal mesh size appropriate for that fishery, the first time that, in a haul, catches of species for which by-catch limits comprise the largest percentage, by weight of the total catch, they shall be considered as incidental. In this event the vessel shall immediately change position in accordance with Article 5(1) and (2).
   3.   Following an absence from a Division of at least 60 hours in accordance with the provisions of Article 5(1) and (2), masters of Community vessels shall undertake a trial tow the duration of which shall not exceed three hours. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, if in a haul from such a trial tow catches of species for which by-catch limits apply comprise the largest percentage, by weight of the total catch, it shall not be considered as a directed fishery. In this event the vessel shall immediately change position in accordance with Article 5(1) and (2).
   Article 7
   Mesh sizes
   1.   The use of trawl net having in any section thereof net meshes of dimensions less than 130 mm shall be prohibited for directed fishing of the groundfish species referred to in Annex I except for fishing for Sebastes mentella as referred to in paragraph 3. That mesh size may be reduced to a minimum of 60 mm for direct fishing of short-finned squid (Illex illecebrosus). For direct fishing of skates (Rajidae) this mesh size shall be increased to minimum of 280 mm in the codend and 220 mm in all other parts of the trawl.
   2.   Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use nets with a minimum mesh size of 40 mm.
   3.   Vessels fishing for pelagic Sebastes mentella (Oceanic redfish) in Sub-Area 2 and Division F and 3K shall use nets with a minimum mesh size of 100 mm.
   Article 8
   Carrying of nets
   1.   When fishing directly for one or more of the species regulated by NAFO, Community vessels may not carry nets with a mesh size smaller than that laid down in Article 7.
   2.   However, Community vessels fishing in the course of the same voyage in Areas other than the NAFO Regulatory Area may keep on board nets with a mesh size smaller than that laid down in Article 7 provided they are securely lashed and stowed and are not available for immediate use. Those nets must
   
               (a)
            
            
               be unshackled from their boards and their hauling or trawling cables and ropes and,
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               if they are carried on or above the deck, be lashed securely to a part of the superstructure.
            
         Article 9
   Attachments to nets
   1.   The use of any means or device other than those described in this Article which obstructs the meshes of a net or which diminishes their size shall be prohibited.
   2.   Canvas, netting or any other material may be attached to the underside of the codend in order to reduce or prevent damage.
   3.   Devices may be attached to the upper side of the codend provided that they do not obstruct the meshes of the codend. The use of top-side chafers shall be limited to those mentioned in Annex V.
   4.   Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use sorting grids or grates with a maximum spacing between bars of 22 mm. Vessels fishing for shrimp in Division 3L shall also be equipped with toggle chains of a minimum 72 cm in length as described in Annex VI.
   Article 10
   Minimum size of fish
   1.   Fish from the NAFO Regulatory Area which do not have the size required as set out in Annex III 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 after being unloaded from the net or removed from the sea.
   2.   Where the quantity of caught fish not having the required size exceeds 10 % of the total quantity, the vessel must move away to a distance of at least five nautical miles from any position of the previous haul before continuing fishing. Any processed fish for which minimum fish size requirements apply which is below a length equivalent to that set out in Annex III, shall be deemed to originate from fish that is below the minimum fish size.
   Article 11
   Special provisions for shrimp fishery in Division 3L
   Fishing for shrimp in Division 3L shall take place in depths greater than 200 metres and shall be limited to one vessel per each Member State's allocation at any one time.
   Article 12
   Fisheries restricted areas
   The conduct of fishing activities involving demersal fishing gears shall be prohibited in the following areas:
   
               Area
            
            
               Coordinate 1
            
            
               Coordinate 2
            
            
               Coordinate 3
            
            
               Coordinate 4
            
         
               Orphan Knoll
            
            
               50.00.30
            
            
               51.00.30
            
            
               51.00.30
            
            
               50.00.30
            
         
               47.00.30
            
            
               45.00.30
            
            
               47.00.30
            
            
               45.00.30
            
         
               Corner
            
            
               35.00.00
            
            
               36.00.00
            
            
               36.00.00
            
            
               35.00.00
            
         
               Seamounts
            
            
               48.00.00
            
            
               48.00.00
            
            
               52.00.00
            
            
               52.00.00
            
         
               Newfoundland
            
            
               43.29.00
            
            
               44.00.00
            
            
               44.00.00
            
            
               43.29.00
            
         
               Seamounts
            
            
               43.20.00
            
            
               43.20.00
            
            
               46.40.00
            
            
               46.40.00
            
         
               New England
            
            
               35.00.00
            
            
               39.00.00
            
            
               39.00.00
            
            
               35.00.00
            
         
               Seamounts
            
            
               57.00.00
            
            
               57.00.00
            
            
               64.00.00
            
            
               64.00.00
            
         CHAPTER III
   CONTROL MEASURES
   SECTION 1
   Monitoring of fisheries
   Article 13
   Authorisation
   Only Community vessels of more than 50 gross tonnes which have been issued a special fishing permit by their flag Member State and are included in the NAFO vessel register shall be authorised, on the conditions set out in the permit, to fish, keep on board, tranship and land fishery resources from the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   Article 14
   List of vessels
   1.   Each Member State shall establish a list of vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community that are authorised to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area and shall notify that list to the Commission in computer readable form. The Commission shall forward the list promptly to the NAFO Secretariat.
   2.   Each Member State shall inform the Commission in computer readable form, at least 15 days before the vessel enters the NAFO Regulatory Area, of any amendment to its list of vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community that are authorised to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area. The Commission shall forward this information promptly to the NAFO Secretariat.
   3.   The list referred to in paragraph 2 shall contain the following information:
   
               (a)
            
            
               where applicable, the internal number of the vessel, as defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December 2003 on the Community fishing fleet register (13);
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               international radio call sign;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               vessel charterer, where applicable.
            
         4.   For vessels temporarily flying the flag of a Member State (bare boat charter), the information forwarded shall furthermore include:
   
               (a)
            
            
               date from which the vessel has been authorised to fly the flag of the Member State;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               date from which the vessel has been authorised by the Member State to engage in fishing in the NAFO Regulatory Area;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               name of the State where the vessel is registered or has been previously registered and the date as from which it ceased flying the flag of that State;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               name of the vessel;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               official registration number of the vessel assigned by the competent national authorities;
            
         
               (f)
            
            
               home port of the vessel after the transfer;
            
         
               (g)
            
            
               name of owner or charterer of the vessel;
            
         
               (h)
            
            
               a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the regulations in force in the NAFO Regulatory Area;
            
         
               (i)
            
            
               the principal species which can be fished by the vessel in the NAFO Regulatory Area;
            
         
               (j)
            
            
               the sub-Areas where the vessel may be expected to fish.
            
         Article 15
   Chartering of Community vessels
   1.   Member States may allow that a fishing vessel flying their flag and authorised to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area to be subject to a chartering arrangement for the utilisation in part or in full of a quota and/or fishing days allocated to another Contracting Party of NAFO. Chartering arrangements involving vessels identified by NAFO or any other regional fisheries organisation as having been involved in IUU fishing shall, however, not be permitted.
   2.   On the date of the conclusion of a chartering arrangement, the flag Member State shall send the following information to the Commission which shall forward this information to the Executive Secretary of NAFO:
   
               (a)
            
            
               its assent to the charter arrangement;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               species covered by the charter and fishing opportunities allocated by the charter contract;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               length of the charter arrangement;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               name of the charterer;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               Contracting Party which chartered the vessel.
            
         3.   When the charter arrangement ends, the flag Member State shall inform the Commission which shall promptly forward this information to the Executive Secretary of NAFO.
   4.   The flag Member State shall act to ensure that:
   
               (a)
            
            
               the vessel is not authorised to fish during the charter period against the fishing opportunities allocated to the flag Member State;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               the vessel is not authorised to fish under more than one charter arrangement during the same period;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               all catches and by-catches from notified chartering arrangements are recorded in the fishing logbook by the chartered vessel separate from other catch data recorded pursuant to Article 18.
            
         5.   Member States shall report all catches and by-catches referred to in paragraph 4(c) to the Commission separately from other national catch data pursuant to Article 21. The Commission shall promptly forward this data to the Executive Secretary of NAFO.
   Article 16
   Monitoring of fishing effort
   1.   Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the fishing effort of its vessels is commensurate with the fishing opportunities available to that Member State in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   2.   Member States shall transmit to the Commission the fishing plan for their vessels fishing in the NAFO Regulatory Area no later than 31 January each year or, thereafter, at least 30 days before the commencement of such activity. The fishing plan shall identify, inter alia, the vessel or vessels which will engage in these activities and the intended number of fishing days those vessels will spend in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   3.   Member States shall, on an indicative basis, inform the Commission of the intended activities of the vessels in other Areas.
   4.   The fishing plan shall represent the total fishing effort to be deployed in the NAFO Regulatory Area in relation to the fishing opportunities available to the Member State making the notification.
   5.   Member States shall, no later than 31 January each year, report to the Commission on the implementation of their fishing plans. Those reports shall include the number of vessels actually engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area, the catches of each vessel and the total number of days each vessel fished in that Area. Activities of vessels fishing for shrimp in Divisions 3M and 3L shall be reported separately for each Division.
   Article 17
   Vessel monitoring system (VMS)
   1.   Member States shall ensure that information obtained by the vessel monitoring system (VMS) pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 (14) concerning vessels flying their flag which fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area is transmitted electronically to the NAFO Secretariat on a real time basis.
   2.   When an inspector observes a fishing vessel in the NAFO Regulatory Area for which he has not received VMS data in accordance with the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO, he shall promptly inform the master and the Executive Secretary of NAFO thereof.
   Article 18
   Transhipments
   1.   Community vessels shall not engage in transhipment operations in the NAFO Regulatory Area unless they have received prior authorisation to do so from their competent flag State authorities.
   2.   Community vessels shall not engage in transhipment operations of fish from or to a Non-Contracting Party vessel which has been sighted or otherwise identified as having engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   3.   Community vessels shall report each transhipment in the NAFO Regulatory Area to their competent authorities. Donor vessels shall make that report at least twenty-four hours in advance and receiving vessels not later than one hour after the transhipment.
   4.   The report referred to in paragraph 3 shall include the time, the geographical position, the total round weight by species to be off-loaded or on-loaded in kilograms as well as the call sign of the vessels involved in the transhipment.
   5.   The receiving vessel shall report, in addition to the total catch on board and the total weight to be landed, the name of the port and the expected time of landing at least 24 hours in advance of any landing.
   6.   Member States shall promptly transmit the reports referred to in paragraph 3 and 5 to the Commission, which shall promptly forward them to the NAFO Secretariat.
   Article 19
   Fishing and production logbooks and stowage plan
   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 fishing logbook the information listed in Annex IV.
   2.   The masters of a Community vessel shall, in respect of catches of the species referred to in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, keep:
   
               (a)
            
            
               a production logbook stating their cumulative production by species on board in product weight stated in kilograms;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               a stowage plan that shows the location of the different species in the holds. In the case of shrimp, vessels shall keep a stowage plan that specifies the location of shrimp taken in Division 3L and in Division 3M as well as the quantities of shrimp by Division on board in product weight stated in kilograms.
            
         3.   The production logbook and stowage plan referred to in paragraph 2 shall be updated on a daily basis for the preceding day reckoned from 00.00 hrs (UTC) until 24.00 hrs (UTC) and shall be kept onboard until the vessel has unloaded completely.
   4.   The master of a Community vessel shall provide the necessary assistance to enable the quantities declared in the production logbook and the processed products stored on board to be verified.
   5.   Member States shall every two years certify the correctness of the capacity plans for all vessels authorised to fish pursuant to Article 12. The master shall ensure that a copy of this certification remains onboard to be shown to an inspector upon request.
   Article 20
   Product labelling and separate stowage
   1.   All processed fish harvested in the NAFO Regulatory Area shall be labelled in such a way that each species and product category as referred to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisations of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (15), and in case of shrimp the date of capture, is identifiable. It shall also be marked as having been caught in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   2.   All shrimp harvested in Division 3L and all Greenland halibut harvested in Sub-Area 2 and Divisions 3KLMNO shall be marked as having been caught in these respective zones.
   3.   Taking into account consideration for the legitimate safety and navigational responsibilities of the master of the vessel, the following shall apply:
   
               (a)
            
            
               all catches taken inside the NAFO Regulatory Area shall be stowed separately from all catches taken outside the area. They shall be kept clearly separate, for example with plastic, plywood or netting;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               catches of the same species may be stowed in more than one part of the hold but the location where it is stowed shall be clearly represented in the stowage plan referred to in Article 19.
            
         Article 21
   Reporting of catches
   1.   The masters of Community fishing vessels shall send to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre (FMC) of their flag Member State catch reports in accordance with paragraph 2.
   2.   Catch reports shall include:
   
               (a)
            
            
               the quantities held on board when the Community fishing vessels enter the NAFO Regulatory Area. Reports shall be transmitted no earlier than 12 hours and no later than six hours in advance of each entry into the NAFO Regulatory Area and shall include the date, time, geographical position of the vessel, total round weight by species, including directed species;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               daily catches of shrimp caught in Division 3L. These reports shall be transmitted no later than 12.00 UTC of the day following that in which the catches were made;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               every second Monday, catches of redfish in Sub-Area 2 and Divisions 1F, 3K and 3M caught in the two-week period ending at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday. When accumulated catches reach 50 % of the TAC, the report shall be made weekly each Monday;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               the quantities held on board when a vessel leaves the NAFO Regulatory Area. These reports shall be transmitted no earlier than eight hours and no later than six hours in advance of each departure from the NAFO Regulatory Area and shall include the date, time, geographical position of the vessel and total round weight by species;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               the quantities loaded and unloaded for each transhipment of fish during the vessel's stay in the NAFO Regulatory Area. Donor vessels shall transmit this report at least 24 hours in advance of the transhipment. Receiving vessels shall transmit this report not later than one hour after the transhipment. These reports shall include the date, time, geographical position of the transhipment and total round weight by species to be off-loaded or which have been on-loaded in kilograms and call signs of the vessels to or from which quantities are transhipped. The receiving vessel shall report the total catch on board and the total weight to be landed, the name of the port and the expected time of landing at least 24 hours in advance of any landing.
            
         3.   Each Member State shall, upon receipt, forward catch reports by computer transmission to the Commission which shall forward these reports to the NAFO Secretariat.
   4.   The Member States shall record the data contained in the catch reports in the database referred to in Article 19(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.
   5.   The detailed rules for the format and the specifications for the transmissions referred to in paragraph 2 are laid down in Annex VII.
   Article 22
   Global reporting of catches and fishing effort
   1.   Each Member State shall, in computer readable form, before the 15th of each month, notify the Commission of:
   
               (a)
            
            
               the quantities of stocks specified in Annex II landed;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               the number of fishing days used for fishing shrimp in Division 3M during the preceding month and
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               any information received in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.
            
         2.   The Commission shall compile the data referred to in paragraph 1 for all Member States and forward those data to the NAFO Secretariat within 30 days of the end of the calendar month in which the catches were made.
   SECTION 2
   Observers
   Article 23
   Assignment of observers
   1.   Member States shall assign observers to all their fishing vessels engaged in or about to engage in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area. Observers shall remain on board the fishing vessels to which they are assigned until they are replaced by other observers.
   2.   Except for reasons of force majeure, fishing vessels without an observer on board shall not be allowed to commence or continue fishing in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   3.   Observers shall be appropriately qualified and experienced. They shall possess the following skills:
   
               (a)
            
            
               sufficient experience to identify species and gear;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               navigational skills;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               a satisfactory knowledge of the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               the ability to carry out elementary scientific tasks e.g. collecting samples, as requested and observe and record accurately;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               a satisfactory knowledge of the language of the flag State of the vessel observed.
            
         4.   Member States shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that observers are received on board fishing vessels at the duly designated time and location and facilitate their departure at the termination of the observation period.
   5.   Member States shall forward to the Commission a list of observers they have assigned pursuant to paragraph 1 by 20 January each year and, thereafter, immediately following the assignment of any new observer.
   Article 24
   Main task of observers
   1.   Observers shall monitor the fishing vessel's compliance with the relevant conservation and enforcement measures of NAFO.
   2.   All observation duties shall be confined to the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   Article 25
   Recording
   Observers shall:
   
               (a)
            
            
               complete a daily log of the vessels' fishing activities which covers at least the information laid down in the format presented in Annex VIII;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               record the gear, mesh size and attachments utilised by the master.
            
         Article 26
   Monitoring of catches
   1.   Observers shall:
   
               (a)
            
            
               observe and estimate catches taken on a set-by-set basis (location, depth, time the net is in the water);
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               identify catch composition;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               monitor discards, by-catch and catches of undersized fish;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               verify entries made in the fishing logbook and production logbook; verification of production logbook shall be made using the conversion factor employed by the master;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               verify catch communication reports.
            
         2.   When monitoring discards, by-catches and catches of undersized fish in accordance with paragraph 1(c), the observers shall collect the data on discards and retained undersized fish following, whenever circumstances permit, the following sampling scheme:
   
               (a)
            
            
               for every haul, estimates of the total catch by species in terms of weight and in addition estimates of discards by species in terms of weight shall be recorded;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               every 10th haul shall be sampled in detail by species, providing in addition to weights of the sample measured also numbers per length representing the part of the catch to be landed and the part of the catch discarded;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               whenever the fishing site is changed pursuant to Articles 5 and 6.
            
         Article 27
   Other specific tasks
   Observers shall:
   
               (a)
            
            
               verify the position of the vessel when engaged in fishing activity;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               supervise transhipments, if any, from vessels subject to a chartering arrangement pursuant to Article 14;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               monitor the functioning of automatic remote position recording facilities if on board and used by the vessel observed;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               carry out scientific work and sampling if so requested by the NAFO Fisheries Commission or by the appropriate authorities of the Flag State of the vessel observed.
            
         Article 28
   Observer's reports
   1.   Observers shall present a report, to the Commission and the competent authorities of the Member State which assigned them, within 20 days following the termination of each fishing trip. When an observer's assignment ends before the termination of the fishing trip, the report shall be presented to the Commission and the competent authorities of the Member State in respect of the period of the assignment within 20 days following the end of the assignment. The report shall summarise the main findings of the observer. The report shall be transmitted to the Commission which shall forward this report to the NAFO Secretariat.
   2.   Observers shall report, within 24 hours, any evidence of a suspected serious infringement. Such reports shall be made to a NAFO inspection vessel in the NAFO Regulatory Area which shall report the suspected infringement to the Executive Secretary of NAFO. Observers shall use an established code when communicating to an inspection vessel.
   Article 29
   Precautions
   1.   Observers shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that their presence on board fishing vessels does not hinder or interfere with the proper functioning of the vessels including fishing activities.
   2.   Observers shall respect the property and equipment on board the fishing vessels including the confidentiality of all documents pertaining to the said vessels.
   Article 30
   Obligations of the master of the vessel
   1.   Masters of Community fishing vessels shall receive the assigned observers and cooperate with them in order to allow them to discharge their duties while on board the vessels.
   2.   The master of the vessel designated to receive an observer on board shall take all reasonable steps to facilitate the arrival and departure of the observer. While on board the observer shall be offered appropriate and adequate accommodation and working facilities.
   3.   The master of the vessel shall permit the observer to have access to the vessel's documents (fishing logbook, production logbook, capacity plan, and stowage plan) and to different parts of the vessel, including, as required, to the retained catch and catch which is intended to be discarded, in order to facilitate the discharge of the observer's duties.
   4.   The master shall be informed in good time of the date and location for receiving observers and the likely duration of the observation period.
   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 27(1).
   Article 31
   Costs
   All costs arising from the operation of observers under this Section shall be borne by the Member States. Member States may charge these costs, in part or in full, to the operators of their vessels.
   Article 32
   Follow-up
   1.   The competent authorities of the Member States receiving the report of the observer in accordance with Article 27 shall evaluate the contents and conclusions of that report.
   2.   In the event that the report indicates that the vessel observed has engaged in fishing practices at variance with conservation and enforcement measures of NAFO, the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall take all appropriate action to investigate the matter in order to prevent the repetition of such practices.
   SECTION 3
   Programme for observers, satellite tracking and electronic reporting
   Article 33
   Rules of application
   1.   By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 23 Member States may permit fishing vessels flying their flag to commence and conduct fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area without an assigned observer under the conditions laid down in this Section.
   2.   Vessels may conduct fishing activities without an observer pursuant to paragraph 1 provided that the following requirements are fulfilled:
   
               (a)
            
            
               the necessary technical facilities to send electronic observer reports and catch reports are installed onboard;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               the technical facilities referred to in a) have been successfully tested with a 100 % reliability rate with the NAFO Secretariat and inspection vessels active in the NAFO Regulatory Area; and
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               VMS reports are transmitted on an hourly basis.
            
         Article 34
   Member State obligations
   1.   Member States shall notify the names of the vessels intending to apply the provisions of this section to the Commission at the latest 30 days prior to the start of the fishing season.
   2.   Member States shall keep the Commission informed of the names of the vessels applying the provisions of this Section and the period during which no observer is assigned onboard. The Commission shall promptly forward this information to the NAFO Secretariat.
   3.   Member States with a vessel or vessels applying the provisions of this section shall permit the vessel to conduct fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area without an observer for no more than 75 % of the time that the vessel or vessels are active in the Regulatory Area during the year.
   4.   Member States shall ensure that there is a balance between vessels flying their flag with an observer and without an observer in the type of fishery in which the vessels are engaged.
   Article 35
   Obligation of masters and observers
   1.   Masters of vessels and observers applying the provisions of this section shall transmit daily reports by Division.
   2.   The daily reports shall be transmitted to the NAFO Secretariat through the flag State FMC no later than 12.00 UTC. The reporting period shall be from 00.01 hours to 24.00 hours of the previous day.
   3.   The catch recorded in the daily report of the master shall correspond with the catches in the fishing logbook.
   4.   The daily reports shall include as appropriate the amounts, by division, of the following categories:
   
               (a)
            
            
               daily catch by species retained onboard;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               discards;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               undersized fish.
            
         5.   Formats for Daily Catch (CAX) and Observer Reports (OBR) are contained in Annex XIV(a).
   6.   Observers onboard vessels applying the provisions of this section shall, in addition to their duties under Chapter III Section 2 report daily by electronic channels via the FMC to the NAFO Secretariat (OBR report) on their duties described in Article 26(1).
   Article 36
   Technical failure
   If the electronic means for transmitting daily reports to and from an FMC is not functioning, the master and the observer shall continue to report on a daily basis by other means and keep a written log of these transmissions onboard and available to inspectors.
   Article 37
   Infringements
   If a vessel without an observer is cited for an infringement, the provisions of Chapter IV Section 5 shall apply. If the vessel is not rerouted following this infringement, an observer shall embark the vessel without delay.
   Article 38
   Report on implementation
   Member States shall no later than 15 February each year submit a report to the Commission on the implementation of the provisions of this section. This report shall contain, inter alia, information on the overall compliance of the vessels concerned with a comparison between vessels with and without observers, possible cost savings for the industry and Member States authorities, interaction with other means of control as well as the technical functioning and reliability of the operative systems.
   CHAPTER IV
   INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE AT SEA
   SECTION 1
   General provisions
   Article 39
   General rules for inspection and surveillance
   1.   The Commission and/or Member States shall assign inspectors to carry out surveillance and inspection in the NAFO Regulatory Area in accordance with the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO. They may also appoint trainees to accompany the inspectors.
   2.   The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that inspectors carry out their duties in accordance with the rules laid down in the NAFO Scheme. Inspectors shall remain under the operational control of their competent authorities and shall be responsible to them.
   3.   Each Member State and the Commission shall ensure that inspections by Community inspectors are conducted in a non-discriminatory manner and in accordance with the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO.
   4.   The number of inspections shall be based on the size of the fleets of the Contracting Parties present in the NAFO Regulatory Area, taking into account the time spent in the Area, the level of catches and compliance records.
   5.   In addition to their functions under the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO, inspectors shall inspect Community vessels in the NAFO Regulatory Area for compliance with any other Community conservation and control measure applying to those vessels.
   6.   Inspectors may be placed onboard any Member State vessel engaged or about to be engaged in inspection duties in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   7.   Inspectors operating in the NAFO Regulatory Area shall on a regular basis coordinate their activities with other NAFO inspectors active in the NAFO Regulatory Area in order to exchange information on sightings and boarding or other relevant information.
   Article 40
   Means of inspection
   Member States or the Commission shall make available to their inspectors adequate means to enable them to carry out their surveillance and inspection tasks. To that end they shall assign inspection vessels to the NAFO Scheme.
   Article 41
   Programming
   1.   The Community Fisheries Control Agency shall coordinate the surveillance and inspection activities for the Community. It may draw up, in concert with the Member States concerned, joint operational surveillance and inspection programmes for that purpose. The Member States whose vessels are engaged in fisheries in the NAFO Regulatory Area shall adopt the necessary measures to facilitate the implementation of these programmes particularly as regards the human and material resources required and the periods and zones in which these resources are to be deployed.
   2.   When drawing up joint operational surveillance and inspection programmes, the Community Fisheries Control Agency and Member States shall ensure that, where, at any time, more than 15 Community fishing vessels are engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area, a Community inspection vessel is present in the Area or that an agreement has been concluded with another Contracting Party to ensure the presence of an inspection vessel.
   3.   Member States shall inform the Community Fisheries Control Agency by 15 October each year of the names of the inspectors and the inspection vessels they are intending to assign to the NAFO Scheme during the following year. This notification shall include the name, the radio call sign and communication capacity for the assigned inspection vessels. Using this information the Community Fisheries Control Agency shall draw up, in collaboration with the Member States, a plan for Community participation in the NAFO Scheme in the following calendar year, which it shall send to the NAFO Secretariat and the Member States.
   4.   Member States shall inform the Community Fisheries Control Agency electronically of the date and time of the start and end of the activities of inspection vessels.
   SECTION 2
   Surveillance procedure
   Article 42
   Surveillance procedure
   1.   Inspectors shall carry out surveillance based on sightings of fishing vessels from a vessel assigned to the NAFO scheme. When an inspector observes a vessel of a Contracting Party of NAFO and such observation does not correspond to other information available to him, he shall record his findings in a surveillance report using the form set out in Annex XI and shall forward that report to his authorities. The report shall include photographs of the vessel which shall record the position, date and time the photographs were taken.
   2.   Member States shall forward the surveillance report promptly, by electronic transmission, to the flag State of the sighted vessel or to the authorities designated by that State, as notified by the NAFO Secretariat, to the NAFO Secretariat and to the Commission. They shall also forward the original of each surveillance report to the flag State of the vessel concerned at its request.
   3.   Member States shall, upon receipt of a surveillance report concerning its vessels, take prompt action on it and conduct any further investigation necessary to allow them to determine appropriate follow up.
   4.   Member States shall by 15 February each year report to the Commission on the action taken with regard to surveillance reports involving their vessels during the previous year. In cases where the follow up action results in the imposition of penalties, those penalties shall be described in specific terms. The Commission shall forward this information to the NAFO Secretariat by 1 March each year.
   SECTION 3
   Inspection procedure
   Article 43
   General provisions
   1.   When conducting an inspection during daylight hours in conditions of normal visibility, inspection vessels shall display a NAFO pennant to show that inspectors are carrying out an inspection under the NAFO Scheme. Boarding vessels shall also display a pennant, which may be half scale.
   2.   Inspections of vessels engaged in research shall be limited to ascertaining that the vessel is not conducting a commercial fishing operation.
   3.   Inspectors shall not interfere with the ability of masters to communicate with the authorities of their flag State during boarding and inspection.
   4.   Inspection vessels shall manoeuvre at a safe distance from the fishing vessel in accordance with the rules of good seamanship.
   5.   Inspectors shall avoid the use of force save where and to the extent that it is necessary to ensure their safety. When conducting inspections on board fishing vessels, inspectors shall not carry firearms.
   6.   Inspections shall be conducted in a manner such as to cause the least disturbance or inconvenience to the vessel, its activities and catches.
   Article 44
   Boarding
   1.   Inspectors and trainees shall carry and produce a document of identity issued by the NAFO Secretariat when boarding a fishing vessel.
   2.   Inspectors shall not board a vessel without prior notice being given by radio to the vessel or without the vessel being given the appropriate signal using the International Code Signal, including details of the inspection team and inspection platform.
   3.   Inspectors shall not require the vessel that is being boarded to stop or manoeuvre during fishing, or to stop the shooting or hauling of fishing gear. Inspectors may, however, require the interruption or delay of the shooting of gear until they have boarded the vessel but in any event this delay shall not last more than 30 minutes after the signal referred to in paragraph 2 has been received.
   Article 45
   On board activities
   1.   Inspection teams shall comprise no more than two inspectors. When vessel conditions so permit, an inspection trainee may accompany the inspectors and shall be identified to the master of the fishing vessel. The trainee's activities shall be limited to the observation of the inspection conducted by the inspectors.
   2.   The inspection shall not exceed three hours or the period until the net and catch are hauled in and inspected, whichever is longer. Where an infringement is detected, inspectors may remain on board for the period necessary to complete their duties as referred to in Article 48 and in Article 51. The inspector shall leave the vessel within one hour following the completion of the original inspection or following the completion of their duties pursuant to Article 48, as the case may be.
   3.   Precautions shall be taken to avoid causing damage to packaging, wrapping, cartons, or other containers and content. Cartons and containers shall be opened in such a way that will facilitate prompt resealing, re-packing and re-storage.
   4.   Inspectors shall convert production weight recordings in the production logbooks into live weight to allow for a verification of logbook entries which are made in live weight. Inspectors shall be guided by the conversion factors used by the master of the vessel.
   5.   Inspectors shall be authorised to examine all relevant areas, decks and rooms of the fishing vessel, processed and unprocessed catches, nets and other gear, equipment and any relevant documents which are necessary for verifying compliance with the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO.
   6.   In carrying out their inspection, inspectors may ask the master for any assistance they may require. The master may comment on the inspection report, which must be signed by inspectors on completion of the inspection. A copy of the inspection report shall be given to the master of the fishing vessel.
   Article 46
   Drawing up of inspection reports
   1.   Inspectors shall draw up an inspection report using the form set out in Annex IX and forward it to their authorities.
   2.   Inspectors shall summarise from logbook records, for the current fishing trip, the vessel's catch in the NAFO Regulatory Area by species and by Division and shall record this summary in point 14 of the inspection report.
   3.   In the event of a difference between the recorded catches and the estimates of the inspector, the inspector may re-check calculations, procedures, the relevant documentation and the catch onboard the vessel. Any such differences shall be noted in point 18 of the inspection report.
   Article 47
   Obligations of masters of fishing vessels during inspection
   The master of a Community fishing vessel which is being boarded and inspected shall:
   
               (a)
            
            
               facilitate safe and effective boarding in accordance with good seamanship when given the appropriate signal in the International Code of Signals by a vessel or helicopter carrying an inspector;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               provide a boarding ladder which is in conformity with recommendations concerning pilot ladders adopted by the International Maritime Organisation;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               cooperate with and assist in the inspection of the fishing vessel conducted in accordance with the procedures laid down in this Regulation; he shall ensure the safety of inspectors and shall not obstruct, intimidate or interfere with the inspectors in the performance of their duties;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               permit the inspectors to communicate with the authorities of the flag State and the inspecting State;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               provide access to areas, decks, rooms of the vessel, processed or unprocessed catches, nets and other gear, equipment, registration documents, drawings or descriptions of fish rooms, production logbooks and stowage plans and any other relevant documents as well as give such assistance as is possible and reasonable to ascertain that stowage conforms to the stowage plans;
            
         
               (f)
            
            
               facilitate safe disembarkation by inspectors.
            
         Article 48
   Transmission of inspection reports
   1.   The Member State carrying out an inspection shall send the original NAFO inspection report drawn up in accordance with Article 45(1) to the Commission within 20 days after the return of the inspection vessel to port. The Commission shall forward it to the flag State of the inspected vessel with a copy to the NAFO Secretariat within 30 days after the return of the inspection vessel to port.
   2.   In case of an infringement or difference between the recorded catches and the inspectors estimates of the catches onboard, the original inspection report with supporting documents, including copies of photographs taken, shall be sent to the Commission as soon as possible after the return of the inspection vessel to port. The Commission shall forward this documentation to the flag State of the inspected vessel with a copy to the NAFO Secretariat within 10 days after the return of the inspection vessel to port.
   3.   The inspector shall in the situation referred to in paragraph 2 also issue a statement constituting an advance notification of the presumed infringement. That statement shall quote the information entered under points 16, 18 and 20 of the inspection report and describe in detail the basis for issuing the citation for an infringement and the evidence in support thereof. The Community inspector shall send the statement within the working day following the inspection to the flag State and the NAFO Secretariat via the Commission.
   4.   Inspectors shall provide the Commission on a 10 day basis with a list of vessels inspected. The Commission shall on a monthly basis establish a list of inspected vessels and forward this list to the NAFO Secretariat.
   SECTION 4
   Infringements
   Article 49
   Procedures to deal with infringements
   1.   Where inspectors find an infringement of the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO, they shall:
   
               (a)
            
            
               note the infringement in their inspection report, sign the entry and obtain the countersignature of the master;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               enter and sign a notation in the fishing logbook or other relevant documentation stating the date, location, and type of infringement found. The inspector may make a copy of any relevant entry in the fishing logbook or other relevant documentation and require the master to certify the authenticity thereof in writing on each page of the copy;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               if necessary, document the infringement with photographs of the gear and catch. The inspector shall in such case give one copy of the photograph to the master and attach a second copy of the photograph to the report;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               attempt immediately to communicate with an inspector or the designated authorities of the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               transmit the inspection report as well as the advance notification of infringement referred to in Article 47(3) promptly to their authorities.
            
         2.   Inspectors may request that the master remove any part of the fishing gear which appears to be contrary to the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO. The inspector shall affix a NAFO inspection seal in accordance with Annex X securely to any part of the gear which appears to be in contravention and record this fact in the inspection report. The gear shall be preserved with the seal attached until examined by the competent authorities of the Contracting Party of the vessel.
   Article 50
   Follow-up in the case of infringements
   1.   The competent authorities of a Member State notified of an infringement committed by one of its vessels shall investigate that infringement immediately and fully to obtain the evidence required which shall include, where appropriate, the physical inspection of the vessel concerned.
   2.   The competent authorities of the Member State shall take immediate judicial or administrative action in accordance with their national legislation against the nationals responsible for the vessel flying its flag where the measures adopted by NAFO have not been respected.
   3.   The competent authorities of the flag Member State shall ensure that the proceedings initiated pursuant to paragraph 2 are capable, in accordance with the relevant provisions of national law, of providing effective measures that are adequate in severity, secure compliance, deprive those responsible of the economic benefit of the infringement and effectively discourage future infringements.
   SECTION 5
   Serious infringements
   Article 51
   List of serious infringements
   The following infringements shall be considered serious:
   
               (a)
            
            
               fishing on an ‘Others’ quota without prior notification to the Executive Secretary of NAFO, or more than seven working days after the notification by the Executive Secretary of NAFO that fishing under an ‘Others’ quota for that stock or species was closed;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               directed fishing for a stock which is subject to a moratorium or for which fishing is prohibited;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               directed fishing for stocks or species after the date on which the Flag State of the inspected vessel has notified the Executive Secretary of NAFO that its vessels will cease directed fishery for those stocks or species;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               fishing in a closed Area or with gear prohibited in a specific Area;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               mesh size violations;
            
         
               (f)
            
            
               fishing without a valid authorisation issued by the flag Contracting Party;
            
         
               (g)
            
            
               mis-recording of catches;
            
         
               (h)
            
            
               interference with the satellite monitoring system;
            
         
               (i)
            
            
               catch communication violations;
            
         
               (j)
            
            
               preventing inspectors or observers from carrying out their duties.
            
         Article 52
   Inspector activities
   1.   Where inspectors cite a vessel for having committed a serious infringement as listed in Article 51, they shall promptly notify the flag State, their own authorities, the Commission and the NAFO Secretariat thereof.
   2.   In the case of a serious infringement, inspectors shall take all necessary steps to ensure the security and continuity of the evidence, including as appropriate, sealing the vessel's hold for the following port inspection. At the request of the inspector, the master shall cease all fishing activities which according to the inspector constitute a serious infringement.
   3.   As long as the inspector remains onboard, the master may not resume fishing until the inspector is reasonably satisfied, as a result of either the action taken by the vessel's master or the inspector's communication with an inspector or competent authority of the flag State of the inspected vessel, that the serious infringement will not be repeated.
   4.   Inspectors may remain on board a fishing vessel for the period necessary to obtain the relevant information concerning the infringement. During this time the inspectors shall complete the inspection and shall thereafter leave the vessel. However, inspectors may remain on board the vessel if they succeed in establishing communications with the competent authorities of the Contracting Party of the inspected vessel and those authorities agree. If they are unable within a reasonable period of time to communicate with those competent authorities, they shall leave the inspected vessel and shall communicate as soon as possible with them.
   5.   The Member State or the Commission carrying out the inspection shall take a decision, with the consent of the flag State, on whether the inspector remains on board during a re-routing of the vessel in accordance with Article 54(1). The Member State and the Commission carrying out the inspection shall decide also whether an inspector shall be present during the thorough inspection of the vessel in port in accordance with Article 53(3). Member States shall inform the Commission promptly of the decisions they take in accordance with this paragraph.
   Article 53
   Inspection by an inspector authorised by the flag Member State
   1.   Where a flag Member State receives information from an inspector that a serious infringement is suspected to have been committed by a fishing vessel flying its flag or where the Commission receives such information, the flag Member State and the Commission shall inform one another thereof without delay.
   2.   After being notified by another Contracting Party of a serious infringement committed by a Community vessel, the flag Member State in cooperation with the Commission shall ensure that the vessel is inspected within 72 hours by a duly authorised inspector.
   3.   The duly authorised inspector shall board the fishing vessel concerned and examine the evidence of the suspected infringement, and forward as quickly as possible to the competent authority in the flag Member State and the Commission the results of this examination.
   Article 54
   Re-routing
   1.   Following notification of the results and where the suspected infringement is of a serious nature, the flag Member State of the inspected vessel shall, if the situation so warrants, within 24 hours, itself require or authorise the duly authorised inspector to require the vessel to proceed to a designated port. This port should be St Johns or Halifax, Canada, St Pierre, France, or its home port, unless another port is designated by the flag Member State.
   2.   The 24 hour time limit referred to in paragraph 1 may be extended by the Commission upon a written request of the flag Member State, up to a maximum of 72 hours.
   3.   Where the flag Member State does not require the vessel to be re-routed to a port, it shall immediately inform the Commission of the reasons for its decision. The Commission shall notify the NAFO Secretariat in due course of that decision and its justification.
   Article 55
   Inspection in port following a re-routing
   1.   On arrival in the designated port, the vessel suspected of having committed a serious infringement shall undergo a thorough inspection under the authority of its flag Member State and in the presence of an inspector from any other Contracting Party which wishes to participate. The port inspection report in Annex XII shall be used.
   2.   The flag Member State shall inform the Commission promptly of the outcome of the thorough inspection and of the measures it has adopted as a result of the infringement, including measures taken to prevent a repetition of the infringement.
   Article 56
   Enhanced follow-up with regard to certain serious infringements
   1.   In addition to the provisions of this section, in particular Articles 54 and 55, the flag Member State shall take action under this Section where a vessel flying its flag has committed one of the following serious infringements:
   
               (a)
            
            
               directed fishing for a stock which is subject to a moratorium or for which fishing is prohibited;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               mis-recording of catches. To be considered for follow-up action under this Article the difference between the inspector's estimates of processed catch on board, by species or in total, and the figures recorded in the production logbook shall be 10 tonnes or 20 %, whichever is the greater, calculated as a percentage of the production logbook figures. In order to calculate the estimate of the catch on board a stowage factor agreed between the inspectors of the inspecting Contracting Party and the Contracting Party of the inspected vessel shall be used;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               the repetition of the same serious infringement mentioned in Article 51, that has been confirmed in accordance with Article 52(4), during a hundred day period or within the fishing trip, whichever is shorter.
            
         2.   The flag Member State shall ensure that following the inspection referred to in paragraph 3 the vessel concerned ceases all fishing activities and an investigation into the serious infringement is initiated.
   3.   If no inspector or other person designated by the flag Member State of the vessel to carry out the investigation as outlined in paragraph 1 is present in the Regulatory area, the flag Member State shall require the vessel to proceed immediately to a port where the investigation can be initiated.
   4.   When completing the investigation for any serious infringement of mis-recording of catch referred to in paragraph 1(b), the flag Member State shall ensure that the physical inspection and enumeration of total catch on board takes place under its authority in port. Such inspection may take place in the presence of an inspector from any another Contracting Party that wishes to participate, subject to the consent of the flag Member State.
   5.   When a vessel is required to proceed to port pursuant to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, an inspector from another Contracting Party may board and/or remain on board the vessel as it is proceeding to port, provided that the competent authority of the Member State of the inspected vessel does not require the inspector to leave the vessel.
   Article 57
   Enforcement measures
   1.   Each flag Member State shall take enforcement measures with respect to a vessel, where it has been established in accordance with its laws that this fishing vessel flying its flag committed a serious infringement referred to in Article 56.
   2.   The measures referred to in paragraph 1 may include, in particular depending on the gravity of the offence and in accordance with the pertinent provisions of national law:
   
               (a)
            
            
               fines;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               seizure of illegal fishing gear and catches;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               sequestration of the vessel;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               suspension or withdrawal of fishing authorisation;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               reduction or withdrawal of the fishing quota.
            
         3.   The flag Member State of the vessel concerned shall notify the Commission without delay of the appropriate measures taken in accordance with this Article. Based on this notification, the Commission shall notify the NAFO Secretariat of those measures.
   Article 58
   Report on serious infringements
   1.   In case of a serious infringement referred to in Article 56, the Member State concerned shall provide the Commission with a report on the progress of the investigation, including details of any action taken or proposed to be taken in relation to the serious infringement as soon as practicable and in any case within three months following the notification of the infringement and a report on the outcome of the investigation when the investigation is completed.
   2.   The Commission shall compile a Community report on the basis of the reports of the Member States. It shall send the Community report on the progress of the investigation to the NAFO Secretariat within four months following the notification of the infringement and as soon as possible the report on the outcome of the investigation when the investigation is completed.
   SECTION 6
   Reports
   Article 59
   Treatment of inspection reports
   1.   Inspection and surveillance reports drawn up by NAFO inspectors shall constitute admissible evidence for judicial or administrative proceedings of any Member State. For establishing facts, those reports shall be treated on the same basis as inspection and surveillance reports of their own inspectors.
   2.   Member States shall collaborate in order to facilitate judicial or other proceedings arising from a report submitted by an inspector under this scheme, subject to the rules governing the admissibility of evidence in domestic judicial and other systems.
   Article 60
   Reports on infringements
   1.   Member States shall each year forward to the Commission by 25 January for the period 1 July to 31 December, and by 25 August for the period 1 January to 30 June, a report containing the following information:
   
               (a)
            
            
               the result of action taken in respect of infringements by its vessels; infringements shall be listed annually until the action is concluded;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               any significant differences between records of catches in its vessels' logbooks and inspector's estimates of catches onboard the vessels. A difference shall be considered as significant where the inspector's estimate differs from the catch recorded in the logbook by 5 % or more;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               details of the progress of the proceedings stating in particular whether the cases are pending, under appeal or under investigation;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               a specific description of the penalties imposed, stating in particular the amount of the fines, the value of forfeited fish and/or gear, the written warnings, etc. and
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               an explanation if no action has been taken.
            
         2.   The Commission shall compile a Community report on the basis of the reports of the Member States. It shall send the Community report to the NAFO Secretariat by 1 February and 1 September each year.
   Article 61
   Reporting on inspection and surveillance activities
   1.   Each Member State shall report to the Commission by 15 February each year for the previous calendar year on:
   
               (a)
            
            
               the number of inspections it has carried out under the NAFO Scheme specifying the number of inspections on the vessels of each Contracting Party and, where an infringement has been committed, the date and location of the inspection of the vessel concerned and the nature of the suspected infringement;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               the number of air hours flown on NAFO surveillance, the number of sightings and the number of surveillance reports that have been drawn up together with the follow-up action that has been taken on these surveillance reports.
            
         2.   The Commission shall compile a Community report on the basis of the reports of the Member States. It shall send the Community report to the NAFO Secretariat by 1 March each year.
   CHAPTER V
   INSPECTIONS IN PORT
   Article 62
   Inspection in port
   1.   Member States shall ensure that all vessels which enter their ports to land and/or tranship catches from the NAFO Regulatory Area are submitted to an inspection in port. It shall be prohibited to land or tranship such catches until the inspection has been completed. The inspection shall include verification of compliance by Community vessels with any other Community conservation and control measure applying to those vessels.
   2.   To facilitate the inspections, the Member States shall require masters of fishing vessels or their representatives to provide the competent authorities of the Member States whose ports or landing facilities they wish to use, at least 48 hours before the estimated time of arrival at the port, with the following:
   
               (a)
            
            
               their time of arrival at the port of landing;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               a copy of the authorisation to fish;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               the quantities in KG live-weight retained onboard;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               the Division or Divisions or zones in the NAFO Regulatory Area where the catch was made.
            
         3.   The port inspection shall include a verification of at least the following elements:
   
               (a)
            
            
               species and quantities caught;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               information from inspections on the vessel carried out under the provisions of Chapter IV;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               mesh size of nets on board and size of fish retained onboard.
            
         4.   Member States shall ensure that the quantities landed by species and the quantities retained onboard, if any, be cross-checked against quantities recorded in the logbook as well as catch reports on exit from the NAFO Regulatory Area pursuant to Article 21(2)(d).
   Article 63
   Port inspection reports
   1.   Member States shall ensure that the port inspection report in Annex XII be used for all port inspections carried out under this Regulation.
   2.   Member States shall transmit the port inspection report to the Commission within 14 working days of its completion. The Commission shall promptly forward the report to the NAFO Secretariat and, upon request, to the flag State of the vessel.
   CHAPTER VI
   NON-CONTRACTING PARTY ACTIVITIES
   Article 64
   IUU activities carried out by Non-Contracting Party vessels
   1.   A Non-Contracting Party vessel engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area shall be presumed to have carried out IUU activities that have undermined the effectiveness of the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO.
   2.   In the case of transhipment activities involving a sighted identified Non-Contracting Party vessel, inside or outside the NAFO Regulatory Area, the presumption of undermining the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO applies to any other non-Contracting Party vessel which was engaged in those activities with that vessel.
   Article 65
   Information on Non-Contracting Party vessels
   1.   If a Member State or Commission inspector sights or by other means identifies a Non-Contracting Party vessel, they shall attempt to inform the vessel that it is presumed to be undermining the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO and that this information will be transmitted to Contracting Parties of NAFO, to other regional fisheries Organisations and to the flag State of the vessel.
   2.   Member States shall immediately transmit to the Commission information regarding sightings, denial of port access, landings and transhipments, and the results of all inspections at sea or in their ports, and any subsequent action they have taken in respect of the vessel concerned. The Commission shall transmit all information immediately to the NAFO Secretariat.
   3.   The information referred to in paragraph 2 shall include the name of the Non-Contracting Party vessel and its flag State, the date and the port of inspection, the grounds for a subsequent prohibition of landing and/or transhipment or, where no such prohibition was applied, the evidence presented pursuant to Article 67(3).
   4.   Member States may at any time submit to the Commission for immediate transmission to the NAFO Secretariat any additional information, which may be relevant to the identification of Non-Contracting Party vessels that might be carrying out IUU fishing in the NAFO Regulatory Area.
   5.   The Commission shall notify Member States each year of the Non-Contracting Party vessels appearing on the IUU list adopted by NAFO.
   Article 66
   Prohibition against transhipments and joint fishing operations
   Community fishing vessels shall be prohibited from receiving or delivering transhipments of fish to or from Non-Contracting Party vessels referred to in Article 63 and from engaging in joint fishing operations with such vessels.
   Article 67
   Inspection at sea
   Inspectors shall, if appropriate, request permission to board a Non-Contracting Party vessel which has been sighted or by other means identified engaging in fishing activities in the Regulatory Area of NAFO. Vessels that consent to be boarded shall be inspected in accordance with the provisions of Chapter IV.
   Article 68
   Inspection in port
   1.   Member States shall ensure that each Non-Contracting Party vessel which enters a designated port within the meaning of Article 28(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 is inspected by their competent authorities. The vessel may not land or tranship any catch until this inspection has been completed.
   2.   If, on completion of inspection, the competent authorities find that the Non-Contracting Party vessel holds on board any of the stocks or groups of stocks regulated by NAFO or referred to in Annex II to this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall prohibit any landing and/or transhipment of catches from that vessel.
   3.   However, no such prohibition shall apply if the master of the inspected vessel or his representative proves to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned that:
   
               (a)
            
            
               the species held on board were caught outside the NAFO Regulatory Area, or
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               the species held on board and listed in Annex II were caught in accordance with the Conservation and Enforcement Measures of NAFO.
            
         4.   A Member State denying landing or transhipment shall inform the master of the vessel concerned of its decision.
   Article 69
   Measures in respect of IUU vessels
   1.   The following measures shall apply to vessels that have been placed by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) on the list of IUU vessels in Annex XIII:
   
               (a)
            
            
               Fishing vessels, support vessels, refuel vessels, mother-ship and cargo vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall not in any way assist IUU vessels, engage in fish processing operations or participate in any transhipment or joint fishing operations with vessels on the IUU list;
            
         
               (b)
            
            
               IUU vessels shall not be supplied in ports with provisions, fuel or other services;
            
         
               (c)
            
            
               IUU vessels shall not be authorised entry into port of a Member State, except in case of force majeure;
            
         
               (d)
            
            
               IUU vessels shall not be authorised to change the crew, except as required in relation to force majeure;
            
         
               (e)
            
            
               IUU vessels shall not be authorised to fish in Community waters and shall be prohibited to be chartered;
            
         
               (f)
            
            
               Member States shall refuse the granting of their flag to IUU vessels and encourage importers, transporters and other sectors concerned to refrain from negotiating and transhipping fish caught by such vessels;
            
         
               (g)
            
            
               Imports of fish coming from IUU vessels shall be prohibited.
            
         2.   The Commission shall amend the IUU vessels list to be in accordance with the NAFO list as soon as NAFO adopts a new list.
   CHAPTER VII
   FINAL PROVISIONS
   Article 70
   Procedure for amendments
   The Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may amend the provisions of this Regulation in order to transpose into Community law NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures which become obligatory for the Community.
   Article 71
   Repeal
   Regulations (EC) No 1262/2000, (EC) No 3069/95, (EC) No 3680/93, (EEC) No 189/92, (EEC) No 1956/88 and (EEC) No 2868/88 are hereby repealed.
   Article 72
   This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 Luxembourg, 22 October 2007.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         J. SILVA
         
      
   
   
      (1)  Opinion delivered on 7 June 2007 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
   
      (2)  OJ L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 653/80 (OJ L 74, 20.3.1980, p. 1).
   
      (3)  OJ L 175, 6.7.1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3067/95 (OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 1).
   
      (4)  OJ L 257, 17.9.1988, p. 20. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/97 (OJ L 77, 19.3.1997, p. 5).
   
      (5)  OJ L 21, 30.1.1992, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1048/97 (OJ L 154, 12.6.1997, p. 1).
   
      (6)  OJ L 341, 31.12.1993, p. 42. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/94 (OJ L 114, 5.5.1994, p. 1).
   
      (7)  OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 5. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 855/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 1).
   
      (8)  OJ L 144, 17.6.2000, p. 1.
   
      (9)  OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2017/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 44).
   
      (10)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 of 10 July 2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).
   
      (11)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11).
   
      (12)  OJ L 276, 10.10.1983, p. 1.
   
      (13)  OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 25. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1799/2006 (OJ L 341, 7.12.2006, p. 26).
   
      (14)  OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.
   
      (15)  OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1759/2006 (OJ L 335, 1.12.2006, p. 3).
   
      ANNEX I
      LIST OF SPECIES
      
                  Common English name
               
               
                  Scientific Name
               
               
                  3-Alpha Code
               
            
                  Groundfish
               
            
                  Atlantic Cod
               
               
                  
                     Gadus morhua
                  
               
               
                  COD
               
            
                  Haddock
               
               
                  
                     Melanogrammus aeglefinus
                  
               
               
                  HAD
               
            
                  Atlantic redfishes
               
               
                  
                     Sebastes sp.
               
               
                  RED
               
            
                  Golden redfish
               
               
                  
                     Sebastes marinus
                  
               
               
                  REG
               
            
                  Beaked redfish (deepwater)
               
               
                  
                     Sebastes mentella
                  
               
               
                  REB
               
            
                  Acadian redfish
               
               
                  
                     Sebastes fasciatus
                  
               
               
                  REN
               
            
                  Silver hake
               
               
                  
                     Merluccius bilinearis
                  
               
               
                  HKS
               
            
                  Red hake (1)
                  
               
               
                  
                     Urophycis chuss
                  
               
               
                  HKR
               
            
                  Pollock (= Saithe)
               
               
                  
                     Pollachius virens
                  
               
               
                  POK
               
            
                  American plaice
               
               
                  
                     Hippoglossoides platessoides
                  
               
               
                  PLA
               
            
                  Witch flounder
               
               
                  
                     Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
                  
               
               
                  WIT
               
            
                  Yellowtail flounder
               
               
                  
                     Limanda ferruginea
                  
               
               
                  YEL
               
            
                  Greenland halibut
               
               
                  
                     Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
                  
               
               
                  GHL
               
            
                  Atlantic halibut
               
               
                  
                     Hippoglossus hippoglossus
                  
               
               
                  HAL
               
            
                  Winter flounder
               
               
                  
                     Pseudopleuronectes americanus
                  
               
               
                  FLW
               
            
                  Summer flounder
               
               
                  
                     Paralichthys dentatus
                  
               
               
                  FLS
               
            
                  Windowpane flounder
               
               
                  
                     Scophthalmus aquosus
                  
               
               
                  FLD
               
            
                  Flatfishes (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Pleuronectiformes
                  
               
               
                  FLX
               
            
                  American angler (= Goosefish)
               
               
                  
                     Lophius americanus
                  
               
               
                  ANG
               
            
                  Atlantic searobins
               
               
                  
                     Prionotus sp.
               
               
                  SRA
               
            
                  Atlantic tomcod
               
               
                  
                     Microgadus tomcod
                  
               
               
                  TOM
               
            
                  Blue antimora
               
               
                  
                     Antimora rostrata
                  
               
               
                  ANT
               
            
                  Blue whiting
               
               
                  
                     Micromesistius poutassou
                  
               
               
                  WHB
               
            
                  Cunner
               
               
                  
                     Tautogolabrus adspersus
                  
               
               
                  CUN
               
            
                  Cusk (= Tusk)
               
               
                  
                     Brosme brosme
                  
               
               
                  USK
               
            
                  Greenland cod
               
               
                  
                     Gadus ogac
                  
               
               
                  GRC
               
            
                  Blue ling
               
               
                  
                     Molva dypterygia
                  
               
               
                  BLI
               
            
                  Ling
               
               
                  
                     Molva molva
                  
               
               
                  LIN
               
            
                  Lumpfish = (Lumpsucker)
               
               
                  
                     Cyclopterus lumpus
                  
               
               
                  LUM
               
            
                  Northern kingfish
               
               
                  
                     Menticirrhus saxatilis
                  
               
               
                  KGF
               
            
                  Northern puffer
               
               
                  
                     Sphaeroides maculatus
                  
               
               
                  PUF
               
            
                  Eelpouts (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Lycodes sp.
                  
               
               
                  ELZ
               
            
                  Ocean pout
               
               
                  
                     Macrozoarces americanus
                  
               
               
                  OPT
               
            
                  Polar cod
               
               
                  
                     Boreogadus saida
                  
               
               
                  POC
               
            
                  Roundnose grenadier
               
               
                  
                     Coryphaenoides rupestris
                  
               
               
                  RNG
               
            
                  Roughhead grenadier
               
               
                  
                     Macrourus berglax
                  
               
               
                  RHG
               
            
                  Sandeels (= Sand Lances)
               
               
                  
                     Ammodytes sp.
               
               
                  SAN
               
            
                  Sculpins
               
               
                  
                     Myoxocephalus sp.
               
               
                  SCU
               
            
                  Scup
               
               
                  
                     Stenotomus chrysops
                  
               
               
                  SCP
               
            
                  Tautog
               
               
                  
                     Tautoga onitis
                  
               
               
                  TAU
               
            
                  Tilefish
               
               
                  
                     Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
                  
               
               
                  TIL
               
            
                  White hake (1)
                  
               
               
                  
                     Urophycis tenuis
                  
               
               
                  HKW
               
            
                  Wolffishes (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Anarhicas sp.
                  
               
               
                  CAT
               
            
                  Atlantic wolffish
               
               
                  
                     Anarhichas lupus
                  
               
               
                  CAA
               
            
                  Spotted wolffish
               
               
                  
                     Anarhichas minor
                  
               
               
                  CAS
               
            
                  Groundfish (NS)
               
               
                   
               
               
                  GRO
               
            
                  Pelagics
               
            
                  Atlantic herring
               
               
                  
                     Clupea harengus
                  
               
               
                  HER
               
            
                  Atlantic mackerel
               
               
                  
                     Scomber scombrus
                  
               
               
                  MAC
               
            
                  Atlantic butterfish
               
               
                  
                     Peprilus triacanthus
                  
               
               
                  BUT
               
            
                  Atlantic menhaden
               
               
                  
                     Brevoortia tyrannus
                  
               
               
                  MHA
               
            
                  Atlantic saury
               
               
                  
                     Scomberesox saurus
                  
               
               
                  SAU
               
            
                  Bay anchovy
               
               
                  
                     Anchoa mitchilli
                  
               
               
                  ANB
               
            
                  Bluefish
               
               
                  
                     Pomatomus saltatrix
                  
               
               
                  BLU
               
            
                  Crevalle jack
               
               
                  
                     Caranx hippos
                  
               
               
                  CVJ
               
            
                  Frigate tuna
               
               
                  
                     Auxis thazard
                  
               
               
                  FRI
               
            
                  King mackerel
               
               
                  
                     Scomberomourus cavalla
                  
               
               
                  KGM
               
            
                  Atlantic Spanish mackerel
               
               
                  
                     Scomberomourus maculatus
                  
               
               
                  SSM
               
            
                  Sailfish
               
               
                  
                     Istiophorus platypterus
                  
               
               
                  SAI
               
            
                  White marlin
               
               
                  
                     Tetrapturus albidus
                  
               
               
                  WHM
               
            
                  Blue marlin
               
               
                  
                     Makaira nigricans
                  
               
               
                  BUM
               
            
                  Swordfish
               
               
                  
                     Xiphias gladius
                  
               
               
                  SWO
               
            
                  Albacore tuna
               
               
                  
                     Thunnus alalunga
                  
               
               
                  ALB
               
            
                  Atlantic bonito
               
               
                  
                     Sarda sarda
                  
               
               
                  BON
               
            
                  Little tunny
               
               
                  
                     Euthynnus alletteratus
                  
               
               
                  LTA
               
            
                  Bigeye tunny
               
               
                  
                     Thunnus obesus
                  
               
               
                  BET
               
            
                  Northern bluefin tuna
               
               
                  
                     Thunnus thynnus
                  
               
               
                  BFT
               
            
                  Skipjack tuna
               
               
                  
                     Katsuwonus pelamis
                  
               
               
                  SKJ
               
            
                  Yellowfin tuna
               
               
                  
                     Thunnus albacares
                  
               
               
                  YFT
               
            
                  Tunas (NS)
               
               
                  Scombridae
               
               
                  TUN
               
            
                  Pelagic fish (NS)
               
               
                   
               
               
                  PEL
               
            
                  Invertebrates
               
            
                  Long-finned squid (Loligo)
               
               
                  
                     Loligo pealei
                  
               
               
                  SQL
               
            
                  Short-finned squid (Illex)
               
               
                  
                     Illex illecebrosus
                  
               
               
                  SQI
               
            
                  Squids (NS)
               
               
                  Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae
               
               
                  SQU
               
            
                  Atlantic razor clam
               
               
                  
                     Ensis directus
                  
               
               
                  CLR
               
            
                  Hard clam
               
               
                  
                     Mercenaria mercenaria
                  
               
               
                  CLH
               
            
                  Ocean quahog
               
               
                  
                     Arctica islandica
                  
               
               
                  CLQ
               
            
                  Soft clam
               
               
                  
                     Mya arenaria
                  
               
               
                  CLS
               
            
                  Surf clam
               
               
                  
                     Spisula solidissima
                  
               
               
                  CLB
               
            
                  Stimpson's surf clam
               
               
                  
                     Spisula polynyma
                  
               
               
                  CLT
               
            
                  Clams (NS)
               
               
                  Prionodesmacea, Teleodesmacea
               
               
                  CLX
               
            
                  Bay scallop
               
               
                  
                     Argopecten irradians
                  
               
               
                  SCB
               
            
                  Calico scallop
               
               
                  
                     Argopecten gibbus
                  
               
               
                  SCC
               
            
                  Iceland scallop
               
               
                  
                     Chlamys islandica
                  
               
               
                  ISC
               
            
                  Sea scallop
               
               
                  
                     Placopecten magellanicus
                  
               
               
                  SCA
               
            
                  Scallops (NS)
               
               
                  Pectinidae
               
               
                  SCX
               
            
                  American cupped oyster
               
               
                  
                     Crassostrea virginica
                  
               
               
                  OYA
               
            
                  Blue mussel
               
               
                  
                     Mytilus edulis
                  
               
               
                  MUS
               
            
                  Whelks (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Busycon sp.
               
               
                  WHX
               
            
                  Periwinkles (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Littorina sp.
               
               
                  PER
               
            
                  Marine molluscs (NS)
               
               
                  Mollusca
               
               
                  MOL
               
            
                  Atlantic rock crab
               
               
                  
                     Cancer irroratus
                  
               
               
                  CRK
               
            
                  Blue crab
               
               
                  
                     Callinectes sapidus
                  
               
               
                  CRB
               
            
                  Green crab
               
               
                  
                     Carcinus maenas
                  
               
               
                  CRG
               
            
                  Jonah crab
               
               
                  
                     Cancer borealis
                  
               
               
                  CRJ
               
            
                  Queen crab
               
               
                  
                     Chionoecetes opilio
                  
               
               
                  CRQ
               
            
                  Red crab
               
               
                  
                     Geryon quinquedens
                  
               
               
                  CRR
               
            
                  Stone king crab
               
               
                  
                     Lithodes maia
                  
               
               
                  KCT
               
            
                  Marine crabs (NS)
               
               
                  Reptantia
               
               
                  CRA
               
            
                  American lobster
               
               
                  
                     Homarus americanus
                  
               
               
                  LBA
               
            
                  Northern prawn
               
               
                  
                     Pandalus borealis
                  
               
               
                  PRA
               
            
                  Aesop shrimp
               
               
                  
                     Pandalus montagui
                  
               
               
                  AES
               
            
                  Penaeus shirmps (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Penaeus sp.
                  
               
               
                  PEN
               
            
                  Pink (= Pandalid) shrimps
               
               
                  
                     Pandalus sp.
                  
               
               
                  PAN
               
            
                  Marine crustaceans (NS)
               
               
                  Crustacea
               
               
                  CRU
               
            
                  Sea-urchin
               
               
                  
                     Strongylocentrotus sp.
                  
               
               
                  URC
               
            
                  Marine worms (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Polychaeta
                  
               
               
                  WOR
               
            
                  Horseshoe crab
               
               
                  
                     Limulus polyphemus
                  
               
               
                  HSC
               
            
                  Marine invertebrates (NS)
               
               
                  Invertebrata
               
               
                  INV
               
            
                  Other fish
               
            
                  Alewife
               
               
                  
                     Alosa pseudoharengus
                  
               
               
                  ALE
               
            
                  Amberjacks
               
               
                  
                     Seriola sp.
                  
               
               
                  AMX
               
            
                  American conger
               
               
                  
                     Conger oceanicus
                  
               
               
                  COA
               
            
                  American eel
               
               
                  
                     Anguilla rostrata
                  
               
               
                  ELA
               
            
                  Atlantic hagfish
               
               
                  
                     Myxine glutinosa
                  
               
               
                  MYG
               
            
                  American shad
               
               
                  
                     Alosa sapidissima
                  
               
               
                  SHA
               
            
                  Argentines (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Argentina sp.
                  
               
               
                  ARG
               
            
                  Atlantic croaker
               
               
                  
                     Micropogonias undulatus
                  
               
               
                  CKA
               
            
                  Atlantic needlefish
               
               
                  
                     Strongylura marina
                  
               
               
                  NFA
               
            
                  Atlantic salmon
               
               
                  
                     Salmo salar
                  
               
               
                  SAL
               
            
                  Atlantic silverside
               
               
                  
                     Menidia menidia
                  
               
               
                  SSA
               
            
                  Atlantic thread herring
               
               
                  
                     Opisthonema oglinum
                  
               
               
                  THA
               
            
                  Barid's slickhead
               
               
                  
                     Alepocephalus bairdii
                  
               
               
                  ALC
               
            
                  Black drum
               
               
                  
                     Pogonias cromis
                  
               
               
                  BDM
               
            
                  Black seabass
               
               
                  
                     Centropristis striata
                  
               
               
                  BSB
               
            
                  Blueback herring
               
               
                  
                     Alosa aestivalis
                  
               
               
                  BBH
               
            
                  Capelin
               
               
                  
                     Mallotus villosus
                  
               
               
                  CAP
               
            
                  Chars (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Salvelinus sp.
                  
               
               
                  CHR
               
            
                  Cobia
               
               
                  
                     Rachycentron canadum
                  
               
               
                  CBA
               
            
                  Common (Florida) pompano
               
               
                  
                     Trachinotus carolinus
                  
               
               
                  POM
               
            
                  Gizzard shad
               
               
                  
                     Dorosoma cepedianum
                  
               
               
                  SHG
               
            
                  Grunts (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Pomadasyidae
                  
               
               
                  GRX
               
            
                  Hickory shad
               
               
                  
                     Alosa mediocris
                  
               
               
                  SHH
               
            
                  Lanternfish
               
               
                  
                     Notoscopelus sp.
                  
               
               
                  LAX
               
            
                  Mullets (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Mugilidae
                  
               
               
                  MUL
               
            
                  North Atlantic harvestfish
               
               
                  
                     Peprilus alepidotus (= paru)
                  
               
               
                  HVF
               
            
                  Pigfish
               
               
                  
                     Orthopristis chrysoptera
                  
               
               
                  PIG
               
            
                  Rainbow smelt
               
               
                  
                     Osmerus mordax
                  
               
               
                  SMR
               
            
                  Red drum
               
               
                  
                     Sciaenops ocellatus
                  
               
               
                  RDM
               
            
                  Red porgy
               
               
                  
                     Pagrus pagrus
                  
               
               
                  RPG
               
            
                  Rough scad
               
               
                  
                     Trachurus lathami
                  
               
               
                  RSC
               
            
                  Sand perch
               
               
                  
                     Diplectrum formosum
                  
               
               
                  PES
               
            
                  Sheepshead
               
               
                  
                     Archosargus probatocephalus
                  
               
               
                  SPH
               
            
                  Spot croaker
               
               
                  
                     Leiostomus xanthurus
                  
               
               
                  SPT
               
            
                  Spotted weakfish
               
               
                  
                     Cynoscion nebulosus
                  
               
               
                  SWF
               
            
                  Squeteague (Gray Weakfish)
               
               
                  
                     Cynoscion regalis
                  
               
               
                  STG
               
            
                  Striped bass
               
               
                  
                     Morone saxatilis
                  
               
               
                  STB
               
            
                  Sturgeons (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Acipenseridae
                  
               
               
                  STU
               
            
                  Tarpon
               
               
                  
                     Tarpon (= megalops) atlanticus
                  
               
               
                  TAR
               
            
                  Trouts (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Salmo sp.
                  
               
               
                  TRO
               
            
                  White perch
               
               
                  
                     Morone americana
                  
               
               
                  PEW
               
            
                  Alfonsinos (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Beryx sp.
                  
               
               
                  ALF
               
            
                  Spiny (= picked) dogfish
               
               
                  
                     Squalus acantias
                  
               
               
                  DGS
               
            
                  Dogfishes (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Squalidae
                  
               
               
                  DGX
               
            
                  Sand Tiger shark
               
               
                  
                     Odontaspis taurus
                  
               
               
                  CCT
               
            
                  Porbeagle
               
               
                  
                     Lamna nasus
                  
               
               
                  POR
               
            
                  Shortfin mako shark
               
               
                  
                     Isurus oxyrinchus
                  
               
               
                  SMA
               
            
                  Dusky shark
               
               
                  
                     Carcharhinus obscurus
                  
               
               
                  DUS
               
            
                  Great Blue shark
               
               
                  
                     Prionace glauca
                  
               
               
                  BSH
               
            
                  Large sharks (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Squaliformes
                  
               
               
                  SHX
               
            
                  Atlantic Sharpnose shark
               
               
                  
                     Rhizoprionodon terraenova
                  
               
               
                  RHT
               
            
                  Black Dogfish
               
               
                  
                     Centroscyllium fabricii
                  
               
               
                  CFB
               
            
                  Boreal (Greenland) shark
               
               
                  
                     Somniosus microcephalus
                  
               
               
                  GSK
               
            
                  Basking shark
               
               
                  
                     Cetorhinus maximus
                  
               
               
                  BSK
               
            
                  Skates (NS)
               
               
                  
                     Raja sp.
                  
               
               
                  SKA
               
            
                  Little skate
               
               
                  
                     Leucoraja erinacea
                  
               
               
                  RJD
               
            
                  Arctic skate
               
               
                  
                     Amblyraja hyperborea
                  
               
               
                  RJG
               
            
                  Barndoor skate
               
               
                  
                     Dipturus laevis
                  
               
               
                  RJL
               
            
                  Winter skate
               
               
                  
                     Leucoraja ocellata
                  
               
               
                  RJT
               
            
                  Thorny skate (Starry Ray)
               
               
                  
                     Amblyraja radiata
                  
               
               
                  RJR
               
            
                  Smooth skate
               
               
                  
                     Malcoraja senta
                  
               
               
                  RJS
               
            
                  Spinytail skate (Spinetail Ray)
               
               
                  
                     Bathyraja spinicauda
                  
               
               
                  RJO
               
            
                  Finfishes (NS)
               
               
                   
               
               
                  FIN
               
            
         (1)  In accordance with a recommendation adopted by STACRES at the 1970 Annual Meeting (ICNAF Redbook 1970, Part I, Page 67), hakes of the Genus Urophycis are designated as follows for statistical reporting: (a) hake reported from Sub-Areas 1, 2, and 3, and Divisions 4R, S, T and V be designated as white hake, Urophycis tenuis; (b) hake taken by line gears or any hake greater than 55 cm standard length, regardless of how caught, from Divisions 4W and X, Sub-Area 5 and Statistical Area 6 be designated as white hake, Urophycis tennuis; (c) Except as noted in (b), other hake of the Genus Urophycis taken in Divisions 4W and X, Sub-Area 5 and Statistical Area 6 be designated as red hake, Urophycis chuss.
      
   
   
      ANNEX II
      The list that follows is a partial list of stocks that needs to be reported in accordance with Article 21.
      
                  ANG/N3NO.
               
               
                  
                     Lophius americanus
                  
               
               
                  American angler
               
            
                  CAA/N3LMN.
               
               
                  
                     Anarhichas lupus
                  
               
               
                  Atlantic wolfish
               
            
                  CAP/N3LM.
               
               
                  
                     Mallotus villosus
                  
               
               
                  Capelin
               
            
                  CAT/N3LMN.
               
               
                  
                     Anarhichas spp.
                  
               
               
                  Catfishes (Wolffishes) nei
               
            
                  HAD/N3LNO.
               
               
                  
                     Melanogrammus aeglefinus
                  
               
               
                  Haddock
               
            
                  HAL/N23KL.
               
               
                  
                     Hippoglossus hippoglossus
                  
               
               
                  Atlantic halibut
               
            
                  HAL/N3M.
               
               
                  
                     Hippoglossus hippoglossus
                  
               
               
                  Atlantic halibut
               
            
                  HAL/N3NO.
               
               
                  
                     Hippoglossus hippoglossus
                  
               
               
                  Atlantic halibut
               
            
                  HER/N3L.
               
               
                  
                     Clupea harengus
                  
               
               
                  Herring
               
            
                  HKR/N2J3KL
               
               
                  
                     Urophycis chuss
                  
               
               
                  Red hake
               
            
                  HKR/N3MNO.
               
               
                  
                     Urophycis chuss
                  
               
               
                  Red hake
               
            
                  HKS/N3NLMO
               
               
                  
                     Merlucius bilinearis
                  
               
               
                  Silver hake
               
            
                  RNG/N23.
               
               
                  
                     Coryphaenoides rupestris
                  
               
               
                  Roundnose grenadier
               
            
                  HKW/N2J3KL
               
               
                  
                     Urophycis tenuis
                  
               
               
                  White hake
               
            
                  POK/N3O.
               
               
                  
                     Pollachius virens
                  
               
               
                  Pollock (= Saithe)
               
            
                  RHG/N23.
               
               
                  
                     Macrourus berglax
                  
               
               
                  Roughhead grenadier
               
            
                  SKA/N2J3KL
               
               
                  
                     Raja spp.
                  
               
               
                  Skates
               
            
                  SKA/N3M.
               
               
                  
                     Raja spp.
                  
               
               
                  Skates
               
            
                  SQI/N56.
               
               
                  
                     Illex illecebrosus
                  
               
               
                  Short fin squid
               
            
                  VFF/N3LMN.
               
               
                  —
               
               
                  Fishes unsorted, unidentified
               
            
                  WIT/N3M.
               
               
                  
                     Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
                  
               
               
                  Witch flounder
               
            
                  YEL/N3M.
               
               
                  
                     Limanda ferruginea
                  
               
               
                  Yellow tail flounder
               
            
   
      ANNEX III
      MINIMUM FISH SIZE
             (1)
         
      
      
                  Species
               
               
                  Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned;
                  fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted
               
            
                  Whole
               
               
                  Head off
               
               
                  Head and tail off
               
               
                  Head off and split
               
            
                  Atlantic cod
               
               
                  41 cm
               
               
                  27 cm
               
               
                  22 cm
               
               
                  27/25 cm (2)
                  
               
            
                  Greenland halibut
               
               
                  30 cm
               
               
                  N/A
               
               
                  N/A
               
               
                  N/A
               
            
                  American plaice
               
               
                  25 cm
               
               
                  19 cm
               
               
                  15 cm
               
               
                  N/A
               
            
                  Yellowtail flounder
               
               
                  25 cm
               
               
                  19 cm
               
               
                  15 cm
               
               
                  N/A
               
            
         (1)  Fish size refers to fork length for Atlantic cod, whole length for other species.
      
         (2)  Lower size for green salted fish.
   
   
      ANNEX IV
      RECORDING OF CATCH (LOGBOOK ENTRIES)
      FISHING LOGBOOK ENTRIES
      
                  
                     Item of information
                  
               
               
                   
               
               
                  
                     Standard Code
                  
               
            
                  Vessel name
               
               
                   
               
               
                  01
               
            
                  Vessel nationality
               
               
                   
               
               
                  02
               
            
                  Vessel registration number
               
               
                   
               
               
                  03
               
            
                  Registration port
               
               
                   
               
               
                  04
               
            
                  Types of gear used (separate record for different gear types)
               
               
                   
               
               
                  10
               
            
                  Type of gear
               
               
                  Date — day
               
               
                  20
               
            
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              month,
                           
                        
               
                   
               
               
                  21
               
            
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              year,
                           
                        
               
                   
               
               
                  22
               
            
                  Position — latitude
               
               
                   
               
               
                  31
               
            
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              longitude,
                           
                        
               
                   
               
               
                  32
               
            
                  
                              —
                           
                           
                              statistical area,
                           
                        
               
                   
               
               
                  33
               
            
                  
                      (1) Number of hauls during the 24-hour period
               
               
                  40
               
            
                  
                      (1) Number of hours gear fished during the 24-hour period
               
               
                  41
               
            
                  Species names (Annex II)
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Daily catch of each species (metric tons round fresh weight)
               
               
                  50
               
            
                  Daily catch of each species for human consumption in the form of fish
               
               
                  61
               
            
                  Daily catch of each species for reduction
               
               
                  62
               
            
                  Daily discard of each species
               
               
                  63
               
            
                  Place(s) of transhipment
               
               
                  70
               
            
                  Date(s) of transhipment
               
               
                  71
               
            
                  Master's signature
               
               
                  80
               
            Gear codes
      
                  Gear categories
               
               
                  Standard abbreviation
                  code
               
            
                  
                     
                        SURROUNDING NETS
                     
                  
               
               
                   
               
            
                  With purse lines (purse seines)
               
               
                  PS
               
            
                  One boat operated purse seines
               
               
                  PS1
               
            
                  Two boat operated purse seines
               
               
                  PS2
               
            
                  Without purse lines (lampara)
               
               
                  LA
               
            
                  
                     
                        SEINE NETS
                     
                  
               
               
                  SB
               
            
                  Boat or vessel seines
               
               
                  SV
               
            
                  Danish seines
               
               
                  SDN
               
            
                  Scottish seines
               
               
                  SSC
               
            
                  Pair seines
               
               
                  SPR
               
            
                  Seine nets (not specified)
               
               
                  SX
               
            
                  
                     
                        TRAWLS
                     
                  
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Pots
               
               
                  FPO
               
            
                  Bottom trawls
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Beam trawls
               
               
                  TBB
               
            
                  Otter trawls (2)
                  
               
               
                  OTB
               
            
                  Pair trawls
               
               
                  PTB
               
            
                  Nephrops trawls
               
               
                  TBN
               
            
                  Shrimp trawls
               
               
                  TBS
               
            
                  Bottom trawls (not specified)
               
               
                  TB
               
            
                  Midwater trawls
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Otter trawls
               
               
                  OTM
               
            
                  Pair trawls
               
               
                  PTM
               
            
                  Shrimp trawls
               
               
                  TMS
               
            
                  Midwater trawls (not specified)
               
               
                  TM
               
            
                  Otter twin trawls
               
               
                  OTT
               
            
                  Otter trawls (not specified)
               
               
                  OT
               
            
                  Pair trawls (not specified)
               
               
                  PT
               
            
                  Other trawls (not specified)
               
               
                  TX
               
            
                  
                     
                        DREDGES
                     
                  
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Boat dredges
               
               
                  DRB
               
            
                  Hand dredges
               
               
                  DRH
               
            
                  
                     
                        LIFT NETS
                     
                  
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Portable lift nets
               
               
                  LNP
               
            
                  Boat operated lift nets
               
               
                  LNB
               
            
                  Shore operated stationary lift nets
               
               
                  LNS
               
            
                  Lift nets (not specified)
               
               
                  LN
               
            
                  
                     
                        FALLING GEAR
                     
                  
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Cast nets
               
               
                  FCN
               
            
                  Falling gear (not specified)
               
               
                  FG
               
            
                  
                     
                        GILLNETS AND ENTANGLING NETS
                     
                  
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Set gillnets (anchored)
               
               
                  GNS
               
            
                  Drift nets
               
               
                  GND
               
            
                  Encircling gillnets
               
               
                  GNC
               
            
                  Fixed gillnets (on stakes)
               
               
                  GNF
               
            
                  Trammel nets
               
               
                  GTR
               
            
                  Combined gillnets-Trammel nets
               
               
                  GTN
               
            
                  Gillnets and entangling nets (not specified)
               
               
                  GEN
               
            
                  Gillnets (not specified)
               
               
                  GN
               
            
                  
                     
                        TRAPS
                     
                  
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Stationary uncovered pound-nets
               
               
                  FPN
               
            
                  Fyke nets
               
               
                  FYK
               
            
                  Stow nets
               
               
                  FSN
               
            
                  Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.
               
               
                  FWR
               
            
                  Aerial traps
               
               
                  FAR
               
            
                  Traps (not specified)
               
               
                  FIX
               
            
                  
                     
                        HOOKS AND LINES
                     
                  
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Hand-lines and pole-lines (hand operated) (3)
                  
               
               
                  LHP
               
            
                  Hand-lines and pole-lines (mechanised)
               
               
                  LHM
               
            
                  Set lines (longlines set)
               
               
                  LLS
               
            
                  Drifting longlines
               
               
                  LLD
               
            
                  Longlines (not specified)
               
               
                  LL
               
            
                  Trolling lines
               
               
                  LTL
               
            
                  Hooks and lines (not specified) (4)
                  
               
               
                  LX
               
            
                  
                     
                        GRAPPLING AND WOUNDING
                     
                  
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Harpoons
               
               
                  HAR
               
            
                  
                     
                        HARVESTING MACHINES
                     
                  
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Pumps
               
               
                  HMP
               
            
                  Mechanised dredges
               
               
                  HMD
               
            
                  Harvesting machines (not specified)
               
               
                  HMX
               
            
                  MISCELLANEOUS GEAR (5)
                  
               
               
                  MIS
               
            
                  
                     
                        RECREATIONAL FISHING GEAR
                     
                  
               
               
                  RG
               
            
                  
                     
                        GEAR NOT KNOWN OR NOT SPECIFIED
                     
                  
               
               
                  NK
               
            Fishing vessel codes
      1.   Main vessel types
      
                  FAO Code
               
               
                  Type of vessel
               
            
                  BO
               
               
                  Protection vessel
               
            
                  CO
               
               
                  Fish training vessel
               
            
                  DB
               
               
                  Dredger non continuous
               
            
                  DM
               
               
                  Dredger continuous
               
            
                  DO
               
               
                  Beamer
               
            
                  DO
               
               
                  Dredger NEI
               
            
                  FO
               
               
                  Fish carrier
               
            
                  FX
               
               
                  Fishing vessel NEI
               
            
                  GO
               
               
                  Gill netter
               
            
                  HOX
               
               
                  Mother ship NEI
               
            
                  HSF
               
               
                  Factory mother ship
               
            
                  KO
               
               
                  Hospital ship
               
            
                  LH
               
               
                  Hand liner
               
            
                  LL
               
               
                  Long liner
               
            
                  LO
               
               
                  Liner
               
            
                  LP
               
               
                  Pole and line vessel
               
            
                  LT
               
               
                  Troller
               
            
                  MO
               
               
                  Multipurpose vessels
               
            
                  MSN
               
               
                  Seiner hand liner
               
            
                  MTG
               
               
                  Trawler drifter
               
            
                  MTS
               
               
                  Trawler purse seiner
               
            
                  
                     NB
                  
               
               
                  Lift netter tender
               
            
                  NO
               
               
                  Lift netter
               
            
                  NOX
               
               
                  Lift netter NEI
               
            
                  PO
               
               
                  Vessel using pumps
               
            
                  SN
               
               
                  Seine netter
               
            
                  SO
               
               
                  Seiner
               
            
                  SOX
               
               
                  Seiner NEI
               
            
                  SP
               
               
                  Purse seiner
               
            
                  SPE
               
               
                  Purse seiner european
               
            
                  SPT
               
               
                  Tuna purse seiner
               
            
                  TO
               
               
                  Trawler
               
            
                  TOX
               
               
                  Trawlers NEI
               
            
                  TS
               
               
                  Side trawler
               
            
                  TSF
               
               
                  Side trawler freezer
               
            
                  TSW
               
               
                  Side trawler wetfish
               
            
                  TT
               
               
                  Stern trawler
               
            
                  TTF
               
               
                  Stern trawler freezer
               
            
                  TTP
               
               
                  Stern trawler factory
               
            
                  TU
               
               
                  Outrigger trawlers
               
            
                  WO
               
               
                  Trap setter
               
            
                  WOP
               
               
                  Pot vessels
               
            
                  WOX
               
               
                  Trap setters NEI
               
            
                  ZO
               
               
                  Fish research vessel
               
            
                  DRN
               
               
                  Drifnetter
               
            
                  
                     NEI = Not elsewhere identified
                  
               
            2.   Main vessel activities
      
                  ALFA Code
               
               
                  Category
               
            
                  ANC
               
               
                  Anchoring
               
            
                  DRI
               
               
                  Drifting
               
            
                  FIS
               
               
                  Fishing
               
            
                  HAU
               
               
                  Hauling
               
            
                  PRO
               
               
                  Processing
               
            
                  STE
               
               
                  Steaming
               
            
                  TRX
               
               
                  Transhipping on or off loading
               
            
                  OTH
               
               
                  Others — to be specified
               
            
         (1)  When two or more types of gear are used in the same 24-hour period, records should be separate for the different types.
      
         (2)  Fisheries agencies may indicate side and stern bottom and side and stern midwater trawls, as OTB-1 and OTB-2, and OTM-1 and OTM-2, respectively.
      
         (3)  Including jigging lines.
      
         (4)  Code LDV for dory operated line gears will be maintained for historical data purposes.
      
         (5)  This item includes: hand and landing nets, drive-in-nets, gathering by hand with simple hand implements with or without diving equipment, poisons and explosives, trained animals, electrical fishing.
   
   
      ANNEX V
      AUTHORISED TOPSIDE CHAFERS
      1.   ICNAF-type topside chafer
      The ICNAF-type topside chafer is a rectangular piece of netting to be attached to the upper side of the codend of the trawl net to reduce and prevent damage so long as such netting conforms to the following conditions:
      
                  (a)
               
               
                  this netting shall have a mesh size not less than that specified for the codend in Article 5;
               
            
                  (b)
               
               
                  this netting may be fastened to the codend only along the forward and lateral edges of the netting and at no other place in it, 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 cod line mesh; where a splitting strap is not used, the netting shall not extend to more than one-third of the codend measured from not less than four meshes in front of the cod line mesh;
               
            
                  (c)
               
               
                  the width of this netting shall be at least one and a half times the width of the Area of the codend which is covered, such widths to be measured at right angles to the long axis of the codend.
               
            
         
      2.   Multiple flap-type topside chafer
      The multiple flap-type topside chafer is defined as pieces of netting having in all their parts meshes the size of which, whether the pieces of netting are wet or dry, is not less than that of the codend, provided that:
      
                  (i)
               
               
                  each piece of netting
                  
                              (a)
                           
                           
                              is fastened by its forward edge only across the codend at right angles to its long axis;
                           
                        
                              (b)
                           
                           
                              is of a width of at least the width of the codend (such width being measured at right angles to the long axis of the codend at the point of attachment); and
                           
                        
                              (c)
                           
                           
                              is not more than 10 meshes long; and
                           
                        
            
                  (ii)
               
               
                  the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds of the length of the codend.
               
            
         
      POLISH CHAFER
      
                  3.
               
               
                  Large-mesh (modified Polish-type) topside chafer
                  The large-mesh topside chafer consists of a rectangular piece of netting made of the same twine material as the codend, or of a single, thick, knotless twine material, attached to the rear portion of the upper side of the codend and extending over all or any part of the upper side of the codend and having in all its parts a mesh size twice that of the codend when measured wet and fastened to the codend along the forward, lateral and rear edges only of the netting in such a way that each mesh of the netting coincides with four meshes of the codend.
               
            
         
   
   
      ANNEX VI
      SHRIMP TRAWL TOGGLE CHAINS: NAFO Area
      Toggle chains are chains, ropes, or a combination of both, which attach the footrope to the fishing line or bolchline at varying intervals. The terms ‘fishing line’ and ‘bolchline’ are interchangeable. Some vessels use one line only; others use both a fishing line and a bolchline as shown in the sketch. The toggle chain length shall be measured from the centre of the chain or wire running through the footrope (centre of footrope) to the underside of the fishing line.
      The attached sketch shows how to measure the toggle chain length.
      
         
   
   
      ANNEX VII
      FORMAT FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF CATCHES AND REPORTS BY FISHING VESSELS
      1.   ‘Catch on entry’ report
      
                  Data element:
               
               
                  Field code
               
               
                  Mandatory/Optional
               
               
                  Remarks:
               
            
                  Start record
               
               
                  SR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates start of record
               
            
                  From
               
               
                  FR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Name of transmitting party
               
            
                  Address
               
               
                  AD
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO
               
            
                  Sequence number
               
               
                  SQ
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; serial number in current year
               
            
                  Type of message
               
               
                  TM
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message type, ‘COE’ as entry report
               
            
                  Radio call sign
               
               
                  RC
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
               
            
                  Trip number
               
               
                  TN
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year
               
            
                  Vessel name
               
               
                  NA
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel
               
            
                  Master name
               
               
                  MA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Name of the master of vessel
               
            
                  External registration number
               
               
                  XR
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel.
               
            
                  Latitude
               
               
                  LA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Longitude
               
               
                  LO
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Relevant area
               
               
                  RA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  NAFO Division into which the vessel is about to enter
               
            
                  Date
               
               
                  DA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; date of transmission
               
            
                  Time
               
               
                  TI
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; time of transmission
               
            
                  On board
               
               
                  OB
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Total round weight of fish by species (3-alpha code) on board upon entry into the NAFO Regulatory Area in kilograms rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms. Allow several pairs of fields, consisting of species + 9 weight, with each field separated by a space, e.g.//OB/species weight species weight species weight//
               
            
                  Directed species
               
               
                  DS
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Directed species. Allow several species to be entered with the value separated by spaces, e.g.//DS/species species species//
               
            
                  End of record
               
               
                  ER
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates end of the record
               
            2.   ‘Entry’ report
      
                  Data element:
               
               
                  Field code
               
               
                  Mandatory/Optional
               
               
                  Remarks:
               
            
                  Start record
               
               
                  SR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates start of record
               
            
                  From
               
               
                  FR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Name of transmitting Party
               
            
                  Address
               
               
                  AD
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO
               
            
                  Sequence number
               
               
                  SQ
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; serial number in current year
               
            
                  Type of message
               
               
                  TM
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message type, ‘ENT’ as Entry report
               
            
                  Radio call sign
               
               
                  RC
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
               
            
                  Trip number
               
               
                  TN
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year
               
            
                  Vessel name
               
               
                  NA
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel
               
            
                  External registration number
               
               
                  XR
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel.
               
            
                  Latitude
               
               
                  LA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Longitude
               
               
                  LO
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Relevant area
               
               
                  RA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  NAFO Division into which the vessel has entered
               
            
                  Date
               
               
                  DA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; date of transmission
               
            
                  Time
               
               
                  TI
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; time of transmission
               
            
                  End of record
               
               
                  ER
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates end of the record
               
            3.   ‘Catch’ report
      
                  Data element
               
               
                  Field code
               
               
                  Mandatory/Optional
               
               
                  Remarks:
               
            
                  Start record
               
               
                  SR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates start of record
               
            
                  Address
               
               
                  AD
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO
               
            
                  Sequence number
               
               
                  SQ
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message serial number in current year
               
            
                  Type of message
               
               
                  TM
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message type, ‘CAT’ as Catch report
               
            
                  Radio call sign
               
               
                  RC
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
               
            
                  Trip number
               
               
                  TN
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year
               
            
                  Vessel name
               
               
                  NA
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel
               
            
                  Contracting party
                  Internal reference
                  Number
               
               
                  IR
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; unique Contracting Party vessel number as ISO-3 flag state code followed by number
               
            
                  External registration number
               
               
                  XR
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel
               
            
                  Latitude
               
               
                  LA
               
               
                  M1
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Longitude
               
               
                  LO
               
               
                  M1
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Catches
               
               
                  CA
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Activity detail; cumulative catch by species retained on board, either since commencement of fishing in R.A. or last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.
               
            
                  Species
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  Live weight
               
               
                   
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
               
            
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  M
               
               
                   
               
            
                  Days fished
               
               
                  DF
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; number of fishing days in the NAFO Regulatory Area since commencement of fishing or last ‘Catch’ report
               
            
                  Date
               
               
                  DA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; date of transmission
               
            
                  Time
               
               
                  TI
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; time of transmission
               
            
                  End of record
               
               
                  ER
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates end of the record
               
            4.   ‘Transhipment’ report
      
                  Data element:
               
               
                  Field scode:
               
               
                  Mandatory/Optional
               
               
                  Remarks:
               
            
                  Start record
               
               
                  SR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates start of record
               
            
                  From
               
               
                  FR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Name of transmitting Party
               
            
                  Address
               
               
                  AD
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO
               
            
                  Sequence number
               
               
                  SQ
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message serial number in current year
               
            
                  Type of message
               
               
                  TM
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message type, ‘TRA’ as Transhipment report
               
            
                  Radio call sign
               
               
                  RC
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
               
            
                  Trip number
               
               
                  TN
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year
               
            
                  Vessel name
               
               
                  NA
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel
               
            
                  Name of master
               
               
                  MA
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Name of master of vessel
               
            
                  External registration number
               
               
                  XR
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel
               
            
                  Quantity on-loaded or off-loaded
               
               
                  KG
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Quantity by species on-loaded or off-loaded in the R.A., in pairs as needed.
               
            
                  Species
               
               
                   
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  Live weight
               
               
                   
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms,
               
            
                  Transhipped to
               
               
                  TT
               
               
                  M (1)
                  
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the receiving vessel
               
            
                  Transhipped from
               
               
                  TF
               
               
                  M (1)
                  
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the donor vessel
               
            
                  Latitude
               
               
                  LA
               
               
                  M (2)
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; estimated latitude where the master intends to do the transhipment
               
            
                  Longitude
               
               
                  LO
               
               
                  M (2)
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; estimated longitude where the master intends to do the transhipment
               
            
                  
                     Predicted date
                  
               
               
                  
                     PD
                  
               
               
                  
                     M
                      (2)
                  
               
               
                  
                     Activity detail; estimated date UTC when the master intends to do the transhipment (YYYYMMDD)
                  
               
            
                  
                     Predicted time
                  
               
               
                  
                     PT
                  
               
               
                  
                     M
                      (2)
                  
               
               
                  
                     Activity detail; estimated time UTC when the master intends to do the transhipment (HHMM)
                  
               
            
                  Date
               
               
                  DA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; date of transmission
               
            
                  Time
               
               
                  TI
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; time of transmission
               
            
                  End of record
               
               
                  ER
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates end of the record
               
            5.   ‘Catch on exit’ report
      
                  Data element
               
               
                  Field code
               
               
                  Mandatory/Optional
               
               
                  Remarks:
               
            
                  Start record
               
               
                  
                     SR
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates start of record
               
            
                  Address
               
               
                  
                     AD
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO
               
            
                  From
               
               
                  
                     FR
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Name of transmitting party
               
            
                  Sequence number
               
               
                  
                     SQ
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message serial number in current year
               
            
                  Type of message
               
               
                  
                     TM
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; ‘COX’ as exit report
               
            
                  Radio call sign
               
               
                  
                     RC
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
               
            
                  Trip number
               
               
                  TN
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year
               
            
                  Vessel name
               
               
                  
                     NA
                  
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel
               
            
                  Master name
               
               
                  
                     MA
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Name of master of vessel
               
            
                  External registration number
               
               
                  
                     XR
                  
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel
               
            
                  Latitude
               
               
                  
                     LA
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Longitude
               
               
                  
                     LO
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Relevant area
               
               
                  
                     RA
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  NAFO Area from which the vessel is about to exit
               
            
                  Catch
               
               
                  
                     CA
                  
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Activity detail; Cumulative catch retained on board by species, either since commencement of fishing in the R.A. or last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.
               
            
                  Species
               
               
                   
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  Live weight
               
               
                   
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
               
            
                  Days fished
               
               
                  DF
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; number of fishing days in the NAFO Regulatory Area either since commencement of fishing or last ‘Catch’ report
               
            
                  Date
               
               
                  
                     DA
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; date of transmission
               
            
                  Time
               
               
                  
                     TI
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; time of transmission
               
            
                  End of record
               
               
                  
                     ER
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates end of the record
               
            6.   ‘Exit’ report
      
                  Data element
               
               
                  Field code
               
               
                  Mandatory/Optional
               
               
                  Remarks:
               
            
                  Start record
               
               
                  
                     SR
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates start of record
               
            
                  Address
               
               
                  
                     AD
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO
               
            
                  From
               
               
                  
                     FR
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Name of transmitting party
               
            
                  Sequence number
               
               
                  
                     SQ
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message serial number in current year
               
            
                  Type of message
               
               
                  
                     TM
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; ‘EXI’ as exit report
               
            
                  Radio call sign
               
               
                  
                     RC
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
               
            
                  Trip number
               
               
                  TN
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year
               
            
                  Vessel name
               
               
                  
                     NA
                  
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel
               
            
                  Master name
               
               
                  
                     MA
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Name of master of vessel
               
            
                  External registration number
               
               
                  
                     XR
                  
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel
               
            
                  Latitude
               
               
                  
                     LA
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Longitude
               
               
                  
                     LO
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Date
               
               
                  
                     DA
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; date of transmission
               
            
                  Time
               
               
                  
                     TI
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; time of transmission
               
            
                  End of record
               
               
                  
                     ER
                  
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates end of the record
               
            7.   ‘Port of landing’ report
      
                  Data element:
               
               
                  Field code:
               
               
                  Mandatory/Optional
               
               
                  Remarks:
               
            
                  Start record
               
               
                  SR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates start of record
               
            
                  From
               
               
                  FR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Name of transmitting Party
               
            
                  Address
               
               
                  AD
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; destination ‘XNW’ for NAFO
               
            
                  Sequence number
               
               
                  SQ
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; serial number of the report from the vessel in the relevant year
               
            
                  Type of message
               
               
                  TM
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message type, ‘POR’
               
            
                  Radio call sign
               
               
                  RC
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
               
            
                  Trip number
               
               
                  TN
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year
               
            
                  Vessel name
               
               
                  NA
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel
               
            
                  Name of master
               
               
                  MA
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Name of master of vessel
               
            
                  External registration number
               
               
                  XR
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel
               
            
                  
                              7.1.
                           
                           
                              Latitude
                           
                        
               
                  LA
               
               
                  M (3)
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Longitude
               
               
                  LO
               
               
                  M (3)
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Coastal State
               
               
                  CS
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; coastal State of port of landing
               
            
                  Name of port
               
               
                  PO
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; name of port of landing
               
            
                  Predicted date
               
               
                  PD
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; estimated date UTC when the master intends to be in port (YYYYMMDD)
               
            
                  Predicted time
               
               
                  PT
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; estimated time UTC when the master intends to be in port (HHMM)
               
            
                  Quantity to be landed
               
               
                  KG
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; quantity by species to be landed in the port, in pairs as needed.
               
            
                  Species
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  Live weight
               
               
                  Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
               
            
                  Quantity on board
               
               
                  OB
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; quantity by species on board, in pairs as needed
               
            
                  species
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  live weight
               
               
                  Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
               
            
                  Date
               
               
                  DA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; UTC date of transmission
               
            
                  Time
               
               
                  TI
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; UTC time of transmission
               
            
                  End of record
               
               
                  ER
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates end of the record
               
            
         (1)  Whichever one is appropriate.
      
         (2)  Optional for reports sent by the receiving vessel after the transhipment.
      
         (3)  Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.
   
   
      ANNEX VIII
      OBSERVER SUMMARY REPORT
      
         
      
         
      
         
   
   
      ANNEX IX
      Report of inspection
      
         
      
         
      
         
   
   
      ANNEX X
      NAFO Inspection Seal
      
         
      The NAFO Inspection Seal shall be as follows:
      Name … LOB TAG
      Mark … ‘NAFO Inspection No of six digits’
      Material … polyethylene recyclable
      Colour … orange
      Melt index … 6,70+0,60 (by international standard)
      Density … 953 +0,003 (by international standard)
      Breaking point (load) … min. 45 kg (to 20 oC)
   
   
      ANNEX XI
      Surveillance report form
      
         
      
         
   
   
      ANNEX XII
      Port inspection report
      
         
      
         
      
         
      
         
      
         
   
   
      ANNEX XIII
      List of NAFO IUU vessels
      
                  Vessel name
                  (+ known previous name)
               
               
                  Current Flag State
                  (known prev. flag State)
               
               
                  Radio call sign
                  (RC)
               
               
                  IMO number
               
            
                  Carmen
                  (Ostovets)
               
               
                  Georgia
                  (Dominica)
               
               
                  4LSK
               
               
                  8522030
               
            
                  EVA
                  (Oyra)
               
               
                  Georgia
                  (Dominica)
               
               
                  4LPH
               
               
                  8522119
               
            
                  Isabella
                  (Olchan)
               
               
                  Georgia
                  (Dominica)
               
               
                  4LSH
               
               
                  8422838
               
            
                  Juanita
                  (Ostroe)
               
               
                  Georgia
                  (Dominica)
               
               
                  4LSM
               
               
                  8522042
               
            
                  Ulla
                  (Lisa, Kadri)
               
               
                  Georgia
                  (Dominica)
               
               
                  unknown
               
               
                  8606836
               
            
   
      ANNEX XIV(a)
      1.   Daily catch report — Chapter VII (CAX)
      
                  Data element
               
               
                  Code
               
               
                  Mandatory/Optional
               
               
                  Remarks
               
            
                  Start record
               
               
                  SR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates start of record
               
            
                  Address
               
               
                  AD
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO
               
            
                  Sequence number
               
               
                  SQ
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message serial number in current year
               
            
                  Type of message
               
               
                  TM
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message type, ‘CAX’ as Catch report
               
            
                  Radio call sign
               
               
                  RC
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
               
            
                  Trip number
               
               
                  TN
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Activity detail; fishing trip serial number in current year
               
            
                  Vessel name
               
               
                  NA
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; name of the vessel
               
            
                  Contracting Party
                  Internal Reference
                  Number
               
               
                  IR
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; unique Contracting Party vessel number as ISO-3 Flag State code followed by number
               
            
                  External registration number
               
               
                  XR
               
               
                  O
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; the side number of the vessel
               
            
                  Relevant area
               
               
                  RA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail: NAFO Division
               
            
                  Latitude
               
               
                  LA
               
               
                  M (1)
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Longitude
               
               
                  LO
               
               
                  M (1)
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; position at time of transmission
               
            
                  Daily catches
               
               
                  CA
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Activity detail; cumulative catch by species retained on board (exclusive of discards), either since commencement of fishing in R.A. (2) or last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.
               
            
                  species
               
               
                   
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  live weight
               
               
                   
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
               
            
                  Discarding
               
               
                  RJ
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; discarded catch by species, either since commencement of fishing in R.A. (2) or last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.
               
            
                  Species
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  Live weight
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
               
            
                  Undersize
               
               
                  US
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; undersize catch by species, either since commencement of fishing in R.A. (2) or last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.
               
            
                  Species
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  Live weight
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
               
            
                  Date
               
               
                  DA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; date of transmission
               
            
                  Time
               
               
                  TI
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; time of transmission
               
            
                  End of record
               
               
                  ER
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates end of the record
               
            2.   Observer report (OBR)
      
                  Data element
               
               
                  Code
               
               
                  Mandatory/Optional
               
               
                  Remarks
               
            
                  Start record
               
               
                  SR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates start of record
               
            
                  Address
               
               
                  AD
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; destination, ‘XNW’ for NAFO
               
            
                  Sequence number
               
               
                  SQ
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message serial number in current year
               
            
                  Type of message
               
               
                  TM
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; message type, ‘OBR’ as Observer report
               
            
                  Radio call sign
               
               
                  RC
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
               
            
                  Fishing gear
               
               
                  GE
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; FAO code for fishing gear
               
            
                  Directed species (3)
                  
               
               
                  DS
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; FAO species code
               
            
                  Mesh size
               
               
                  ME
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; average mesh size in millimeters
               
            
                  Relevant area
               
               
                  RA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; NAFO Division
               
            
                  Daily catches
               
               
                  CA
               
               
                  M
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; cumulative catch by species retained on board, (exclusive of discards), either since commencement of fishing in R.A. (4) or last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.
               
            
                  Species
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  Live weight
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
               
            
                  Discarding
               
               
                  RJ
               
               
                  M (5)
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; discarded catch by species, either since commencement of fishing in R.A. (4) or last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.
               
            
                  Species
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  Live weight
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
               
            
                  Undersize
               
               
                  US
               
               
                  M (5)
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; undersize catch by species, either since commencement of fishing in R.A. (4) or last ‘Catch’ report, in pairs as needed.
               
            
                  Species
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  FAO species code
               
            
                  Live weight
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
               
            
                  Log book
               
               
                  LB
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ (6)
                  
               
            
                  Production
               
               
                  PR
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; code for the production. See Annex XIV(b)
               
            
                  Hails
               
               
                  HA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; observers verification if the reports made by the captain are correct, ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ (7)
                  
               
            
                  Apparent infringements
               
               
                  AF
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Activity detail; ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ (8)
                  
               
            
                  Observer name
               
               
                  ON
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; name of the observer signing the report
               
            
                  Date
               
               
                  DA
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; date of transmission
               
            
                  Free text
               
               
                  MS
               
               
                  O (9)
                  
               
               
                  Activity detail; for further comments by the observer
               
            
                  Time
               
               
                  TI
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  Message detail; time of transmission
               
            
                  End of record
               
               
                  ER
               
               
                  M
               
               
                  System detail; indicates end of the record
               
            
         (1)  Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking
      
         (2)  Meaning the first ‘Catch Report’ in current fishing trip in the R.A.
      
         (3)  Directed species is the species which represents the greatest catch for that day.
      
         (4)  Meaning the first ‘Catch Report’ in current fishing trip in the R.A.
      
         (5)  Only to be transmitted if relevant
      
         (6)  ‘Yes’ if the observer approves the Log Book entries by the captain
      
         (7)  ‘Yes’ if the observer approves the Hails transmitted by the captain
      
         (8)  ‘Yes’ if an infringement is observed
      
         (9)  Mandatory if ‘LB’ = ‘No’, or ‘HA’ = ‘No’, or ‘AF’ = ‘Yes’
   
   
      ANNEX XIV(b)
      Product form codes
      
                  Code
               
               
                  Product form
               
            
                  A
               
               
                  Round — Frozen
               
            
                  B
               
               
                  Round — Frozen (Cooked)
               
            
                  C
               
               
                  Gutted head on — Frozen
               
            
                  D
               
               
                  Gutted head off — Frozen
               
            
                  E
               
               
                  Gutted head off — Trimmed — Frozen
               
            
                  F
               
               
                  Skinless fillets — Frozen
               
            
                  G
               
               
                  Skin on fillets — Frozen
               
            
                  H
               
               
                  Salted fish
               
            
                  I
               
               
                  Pickled fish
               
            
                  J
               
               
                  Canned products
               
            
                  K
               
               
                  Oil
               
            
                  L
               
               
                  Meal produced from round fish
               
            
                  M
               
               
                  Meal produced from offal
               
            
                  N
               
               
                  Other (specify)