CELEX: 51993PC0467
Language: en
Date: 1993-12-03
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) 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 North West Atlantic Fisheries

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                                         COMMUNITIES
                                                                 C0M(93) 467 final
                                                                 Brussels,                3 December 1993
                                        Proposal for a
                                 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
     laying d o w n <eitam conservation and management measuies loi l i s l w i y lesouires in the
     Re ( 'ul.i(oiy Aiea as defined in die Convention on l i m i t e M u l u l a i e i a l ( oopci .mou in tlie
                                      N o r t h West Atlantic lisliencs
                            (presented by the Commission)
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                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This proposal relates to the Community's international obligations with
regard to the conservation of the living resources in the Nortwest
Atlantic beyond the fishing areas of coastal States (NAFO Regulatory
Area). It contains limits on the volume of catches for the Community
fishing fleet in 1994, technical conservation measures and measures
facilitating and reinforcing the control and Inspection of the fishing
activities In that area. Some existing measures are included in this
proposa I .
It is proposed that full Implementation should be given to the
recommendations of the NAFO Fisheries Commission for 1994 concerning
    cod In divisions 3M, 3N0 and 2J3KL
    redflsh in division 3M and 3LN
    American plaice in divisons 3M and 3LN0
    yellowtail in division 3LN0
    witch in division 3N0
    cape I In in division 3N0
    squid (I Ilex) in subdivisions 3 and 4.
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                                           C O U N C I L R E C U L A I ION ( EC) N o
                                                             of
                      laying down certain conservation and management measures foi fishery resources m the
                       Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on future Multilateral C o o p c t a u o n in the
                                                       N o r t h West Atlantic Fisheries
     THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,                                     Article 8                 of Regulation (LLC) No 3 7 6 0 / 9 2 , .t falls
                                                                            to the Council to establish the total allowable catches
                                                                           (TACs) by stock or g r o u p of stocks, the share available for
                                                                            the C o m m u n i t y and the specific conditions under which
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                       catches must be m a d e and to allocate the share available to
                Community,                                                  the C o m m u n i t y a m o n g the Member States,
Having regard to Council Regulation (LLC) N o 376U/92
of 2 0 December 1992vStabhshing a Community system for                      Wheieas, in ordei to ensure the conservation of fishery
fisheries and aquaculture ( ' ) , and in particular Article 8 § ( 4 )       resources and then balanced exploitation, techuic.il
thereof,                                                                    conservation measures must be defined, inter alia foi mesh
                                                                            sizes, the level of by-catches and authorized fish sizes.
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
                                                                            Whereas to enable controls to be earned out on i atrhes
                                                                            from the Regulatory Area while supplementing the
                                                                            monitoring measures provided for in Regulation (LLC) No
                                                                          2847/93       ( 3 ) certain specific control measures arc to be
                                                                            defined, inter alia, for the declaration of catches, the
                                                                            communication               of   information,  the     holding         of
                                                                            non-authorized nets and information and assistance
                                                                             relating to the storage and processing of catches,
Whereas the Community has signed the United Nations'
Convention on the Law of the Sea, which contains
prinicplcs and rules relating to the conservation and
management of the living resources within the exclusive
economic zones of the coastal States and in the high seas;                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Whereas           the   Convention      on Luture       Multilateral
Cooperation in the N o r t h West Atlantic Fisheries,                                                         Article" 1
hereinafter referred to as the NAEO Convention, was
approved by the Council in Regulation (EEC) N o
3 1 7 9 / 7 8 ( 2 ) and entered into force on 1 January 1979;                                                   Scope
whereas the Regulatory Area as defined consists of that
part of the Convention Area which lies beyond the areas in
which coastal States exercise fisheries jurisdiction;                         1. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishermen
                                                                             w h o take and retain on boatd fish from rcsouices of the
                                                                             Regulatory Area and shall operate in furtherance of the
Whereas the NAEO Convention establishes a suitable                           objectives and principles of the NALO Convention
 framework for the rational conservation and management
of the fishery resources of the Regulatory Area with a view
to achieving the optimum utilization thereof; whereas, to                    ?..     With a view to ensuring through the |omt action <>f
this end, the Contracting Parties undertake to carry out
                                                                             the C o n t r a c t i n g Parties the rational conservation .nul
 |Oint measures;
                                                                             management of the fishery resources of the Regulator\
                                                                             Area for the purpose of achieving the optimum utilization
                                                                             thereof, this Regulation lays down
 Whereas, in the light of the available scientific advice, the
catches of certain species in ceit.iui parts of the Regulatory
 Area should be limited and whereas, in accordance with                           limits on c atches.
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       re< h m e ai < o n s r i v a t i o n     measures,                                     )       A 11 a < h nic ii i s i o n< i -,
       niter national (011(10! m e a s u r e s ,                                               I he use- of any m e a n s CM device other than those des< nbcil
                                                                                              in this p a r a g r a p h w h i c h obstructs the m e s h e s of a t\<i 01
       p r o v i s i o n s relating t o the p r o c e s s i n g and t r a n s m i s s i o n
                                                                                              w h i c h d i m i n i s h e s t h e n size shall be prohibited
       of certain scientific and statistical data
                                                                                              C a n v a s , netting, 01 any other material may be attached to
                                                                                              the u n d e r s i d e of the c o d end m order to reduce or prevent
                                          A rlit le ?
                                                                                              damage
                             C o m m u n i t y participation                                  D e v i c e s m a y be a t t a c h e d 10 the upper side of the c o d end
                                                                                              p r o v i d e d that they d o not obstruct the m e s h e s of the
I. M e m b e r Stales shall f o r w a r d t o the C o m m i s s i o n a list of               c od end            I he u s e of t o p s i d e chafers shall be l i m n e d to
all vessels registered in their ports 01 flying their flag w h i c h                          t h o s e m e n t i o n e d in Annex III hereto
intend t o take part m the fishing activities in the R e g u l a t o r y
Area at least 3 0 d a y s before the in t en d ed c o m m e n c e m e n t o f                  Vessels             fishing          for     shrimp         (Pjndilus      boreal is)
such activity o r , as t h e c a s e m a y b e , not later t h a n t h e 2 0 t h               o h a l l u s e s o r t i n g grids or g r a c e s with                    a maximum
                                                                                               s p a c i n g b e t w e e n b a r s of 28mm.
day f o l l o w i n g the d a t e o f entry into force o f t h i s
R e g u l a t i o n . T h e i n f o r m a t i o n f o r w a r d e d shall i n c l u d e :
                                                                                              i       Ii y c a t c h e s
(a) n a m e of vessel;
                                                                                              by c a t c h e s of the species hsied in Annex I for which no
(b) official registration n u m b e r of the vessel a s s i g n e d by the
                                                                                              q u o t a s h a v e b e e n fixed by the ( .omrntmii y for a p a n of the
       c o m p e t e n t national authorities;
                                                                                              R e g u l a t o r y Area and i . i l n i m that pari when fishing
(c) h o m e port of the vessel;                                                               directly for
(d) n a m e of o w n e r or charterer of the vessel;                                                 o n e or m o r e of the spe« ies listed in Annex I, or
(e) a d e c l a r a t i o n that the master has been p r o v i d e d w i t h a                       one       or     more      of    spe< ies other          than  those  listed m
       c o p y of the i c g u l a t i o n s in forer m the R e g u l a t o r y                        A n n e x I,
        Area;
                                                                                              m a y n o t e x c e e d for each species o n board 2 5 0 0 kg or
(f) the p r i n a p a l species                  fished     by     the     vessel    in   the  1 0 % by w e i g h t o f all fish o n b o a r d , whichever is the
        Regulatory Area;                                                                      g r e a t e r . H o w e v e r , in a p a n of the Regulatory Area where
                                                                                              d i r e c t e d f i s h i n g o f certain species is b a n n e d , by-catches of
(g) the s u b - a r e a s w h e r e the vessel                  may be expected            to
                                                                                              e a c h o f t h e s p e c i e s listed in A n n e x I may not e x c e e d
        fish.
                                                                                               1 2 5 0 k g o r 5 % respectively.
                                                                                              For v e s s e l s f i s h i n g for shrimp (Pandalus b o r é a l e s ) ,
                                           Article      3                                      in t h e e v e n t that total b y - c a t c h e s of all s p e c i e s
                                                                                               listed           in A n n e x        I,    in any          haul     exceed    10%  by
                                    Limits o n c a t c h e s                                  weight,            vessels          shall      immediately           change   fishing
                                                                                              a r e a ( m i n i m u m S n a u t i c a l m i l e s ) in o r d e r to seek to
                                                                                              a v o i d f u r t h e r b y - c a t c h e s of these* s p e c i e s .
 C a t c h e s in 199*» of the s p e c i e s set o u t in A n n e x 1 h e r e t o b y
 fishing vessels registered in the p o n s o f M e m b e r S t a t e s o r
 flying their flag shall IK- l i m i t e d , w i t h i n the d i v i s i o n s o f t h e      «1.          Minimum              size- o f    fish
 R e g u l a t o r y Area referred t o in that A n n e x , t o the q u o t a s
 set o u t t h e r e i n .                                                                    Lish f r o m t h e R e g u l a t o r y Area w h i c h d o not have the size
                                                                                              required as set o u t in Annex IV may not be retained o n
                                                                                              b o a r d o r b e t r a n s h i p p e d , landed, transported, stored, s o l d ,
                                            Article     4                                     d i s p l a y e d o r o f f e r e d for sale, but shall be returned
                                                                                              i m m e d i a t e l y t o t h e sea Where the quantity of caught fish
                                   I eclimc ai m e a s u r e s                                 not h a v i n g t h e r e q u u e d size e x c e e d s in certain fishing
                                                                                               w a t e r s 1 0 % of the total quantity, the vessel must move
  1      Mesh           sizes                                                                  a w a y t o a d i s t a n c e of ar least five nautical miles before-
                                                                                              c o n t i n u i n g fishing
  1 he use of trawl net h a v i n g in any s e c t i o n thereof net
 m e s h e s o f d i m e n s i o n s less than 1 3 0 m m shall be p r o h i b i t e d
 foi direct fishing of the species referred t o in A n n e x (I
 h e i e t o . I his mesh size shall be reduced t o 6 0 m m for d u r c i                                                                 Annie     S
 fishing of short-finned s q u i d .
                                                                                                                                   (. '.ontiol i n c i s u r e s
  H o w e v e r , u p t o I June 1 9 9 4 , the use of a trawl net o r s u c h
 section o f any trawl net as is m a d e of h e m p , p o l y a m i d e
 fibres o r polyester fibres with a m i n i m u m m e s h size of                               I           In a d d i t i o n to c o m p l y i n g with Articles 6 , 8 , 11 a n d   12
  1 2 0 m m shall be authorized for the fishing of the s p e c i e s                           of R e g u l a t i o n ( L L C ) N o 2 8 4 7 / 9 3 , m a k e r s of vessels shall
  listed in A n n e x II.                                                                      enter in t h e l o g b o o k the information listed in Anne• * V
  Vonnola              f lolling      for       alulmp        ( l-antla l u o   boroalLa)       hereto.
   " h a l l u n o n o l n w i t h a m i n i m u m mouli B i r o o f 4 0mm.
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In     complying            with            A r t i c l e 1 5 of    the  said      Regulation,                 ( b ) l e n g t h s a m p l i n g , shall be p r o v i d e d foi b o i h n o m i n a l
M e m b e r S t a t e s shall a l s o i n f o t m t h e C o m m i s s i o n of c a t c h e s                            c a t c h e s .\t\d disc a i d s , w i i h a s a m p l i n g n n e n s i t y o n the
of species not s u h | c c t t o q u o t a .                                                                            same scale as a d o p t e d in ( a ) MH\ s u m m . w i/c el on a
                                                                                                                        m o n t h l y basis
?.         W h e n fishing d u e c t l y for o n e 01 m o r e of t h e species
listed m A n n e x II, vessels m a y n o t c a r r y nets t h e m e s h size                                    )             In o r d e r t o a s s e s s t h e effects of c o d by c a t c h e s in (he
of w h i c h is smaller t h a n t h a t laid d o w n m Article 4 ( 1 )                                          l e d f i s h a n d flatfish f i s h e r i e s o n t h e f l e m i s h ( ap
H o w e v e r , vessels fishing in t h e c o m se of the s a m e v o y a g e                                    ( a ) M e m b e r S r a t e s s h a l l s u p p l y , b a s e d u p o n (he relevant
in a r e a s o t h e r t h a n t h e R e g u l a t o r y A r e a m a y k e e p s u c h n e t s                          e n t r i e s in t h e l o g b o o k as p r o v i d e d for by Article S ( 1 ),
o n b o a r d p r o v i d e d t h e s e n e t s a r e securely l a s h e d a n d                                        s t a t i s t i c s o n d i s c a r d s of c o d t a k e n in the redfish and
s t o w e d a n d a r e n o t a v a i l a b l e for i m m e d i a t e u s e , t h a t is t o                             flatfish f i s h e r i e s in the a b o v e a r e a , m a d d i t i o n t o
say                                                                                                                      n o r m a l l e p o r t s , s u m m a n z e d on a m o n t h l y basis,
(a) n e t s s h a l l b e u n s h a c k l e d              from    their b o a r d s a n d   then               ( b ) l e n g t h s a m p l i n g of c o d t a k e n in t h e redfish and flatfish
       hauling or trawling cables and ropes,                                                                             f i s h e r i e s in t h e a b o v e a r e a , shall be p r o v i d e d for the
                                                                                                                         two         components            separately,           with   depth   information
(b) n e t s c a r r i e d o n o r a b o v e t h e d e c k m u s t                    be    lashed                        a c c o m p a n y i n g each s a m p l e , s u m m a r i z e d on a monthly
       s e c u r e l y t o a p a r t of t h e s u p e r s t r u c t u r e                                                basts
 5          I he m a s t e i s of fishing, vessels flying the flag of                             a               I       L e n g t h s a m p l e s shall be l a l e n b o m all p a n s <>t ih>
                                                                                                                 r e s p e c t i v e c a t c h of e a c h spe. ies c o n c e r u e d m sue h .i m a n n e r
Member              State or registered                    m o n e of its p o t t s s h a l l , in
                                                                                                                 t h a t at least o n e s t a t i s t i c a l l y significant s a m p l e is t a k e n
respect of c a t c h e s of t h e s p e c i e s listed in A n n e x I, k e e p -                                 f r o m t h e first h a u l t a k e n e a c h d a y I he si-'e of a fish shall
fa) a l o g b o o k s t a t i n g , by s p e c i e s a n d by p i o c e s s e d p r o d u c t ,                  b e m e a s u r e d f i o m t h e tip of t h e s n o u t t o the end of the tail
       the aggregate o u t p u t , oi
(b) a s t o r a g e p l a n , by s p e c i e s , of p t o d u c t s p r o c e s s e d ,
                                                                                                                  lor       t h e p u r p o s e s set o u t         in p a r a g r a p h s I and     .'. length
       indicating w h e r e they are located m the hold
                                                                                                                 samples               taken    as described               in t h i s Regulation        shall    be
                                                                                                                 d e e m e d t o b e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of all c a t c h e s of the species
                                                                                                                 concerned.
M a s t e r s of vessels m u s t p r o v i d e t h e n e c e s s a r y a s s i s t a n c e t o
e n a b l e t h e q u a n t i t i e s d e c l a r e d in t h e l o g b o o k a n d t h e
p r o c e s s e s p r o d u c t s s t o r e d o n b o a r d t o be verified
                                                   Article    6
                            S t a t i s t i c a l a n d scientific d a t a
 I          In o r d e r t o s e c u r e a d v i c e o n l o c a l i z e d a n d s e a s o n a l
c o n c e n t r a t i o n s of j u v e n i l e A m e r i c a n p l a i c e a n d y c l l o w t a i l
flounder m d i v i s i o n i l . N O of t h e R e g u l a t o r y Area                                                                                            Arti,     If    y
(a) M e m b e r S t a t e s shall p r o v i d e , b a s e d u p o n t h e r e l e v a n t
                                                                                                                    I b i s R e g u l a t i o n shall n u n             i n t o force o n I ( a n u a i       i'v<
       e n t r i e s in t h e l o g b o o k , a s p r o v i d e d foi by Article 5 ( 1 ) ,
       n o m i n a l c a t c h a n d disc a i d s t a t i s t i c s , b r o k e n d o w n by
       unit a t e a s n o l a t g e i t h a n 1 " l a t i t u d e ,ii\à 1 ° l o n g i t u d e ,
       summarized on a monthly basts.
                               This Regulation                   shall be b i n d i n g in its e n t i r e t y and directly                 applicable         in    ill     Membei
                              States
                               D o n e at l i r u s s e l s .
                                                                                                                                                lor     the    < oicnc. </
                                                                                                                                                  The          I'rentleni
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                                                      ANNEX  I
                                    Stock                                                   199f quota
                                                                          Member State
                                                                                             (tonnes)
    Species        Geographical region                  Zone
Cod         North-west Atlantic           N A E O 2 J - 3 KL   Belgium
                                                               Denmark
                                                               Germany
                                                               Greece
                                                               Spain
                                                               France
                                                               Ireland
                                                               Italy
                                                               Luxembourg
                                                               Netherlands
                                                               Portugal
                                                               United Kingdom
                                                               Available for Member States
                                                                 EC total
Cod         North-west Atlantic           NAFO 3 NO            Belgium
                                                               Denmark
                                                               Germany
                                                               Greece
                                                               Spain                           1832
                                                               France                             28
                                                               Ireland
                                                               Italy
                                                               Luxembourg
                                                               Netherlands
                                                               Portugal                         345
                                                               United Kingdom                      3
                                                               Available for Member States
                                                                 EC total                      2213
Cod         North-west Atlantic           NAFO 3 M             Belgium
                                                               Denmark
                                                               Germany                          513
                                                               Greece
                                                               Spain                           1574
                                                               France                           221
                                                               Ireland
                                                               Italy
                                                               Luxembourg
                                                               Netherlands
                                                               Portugal                        2155
                                                               United Kingdom                  1022
                                                               Available lor Meinbei States
                                                                 EC total                      5485
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                                                                                               No I.
                                          Stock                                                 1 V9l» ciuoia
                                                                              Member State
                                                                                                  (tonnes)
      Species            Geographical region               Zone
A(l.iinic ledfish Noitli wesi Atlantic          NAFO i M           Belgium
                                                                   Denmark
                                                                   Germany
                                                                   Greece
                                                                   Spain
                                                                   France
                                                                   Ireland
                                                                   Italy
                                                                   Luxembourg
                                                                   Netherlands
                                                                   Portugal
                                                                   United Kingdom
                                                                   Available for Member States
                                                                     EC total                       4030
Atlantic redfish  North west Atlantic           NAFO i I N         Belgium
                                                                   Denmark
                                                                   Germany                           476
                                                                   Greece
                                                                   Spain
                                                                   France
                                                                   Ireland
                                                                   Italy
                                                                   Luxembourg
                                                                   Netherlands
                                                                   Portugal
                                                                   United Kingdom
                                                                   Available for Member States
                                                                     EC total
                                                                                                      476
American plaice North-west Atlantic             NAFO 3 M  (1)      Belgium
                                                                   Denmark
                                                                   Germany
                                                                   Greece
                                                                   Spain
                                                                   France
                                                                   Ireland
                                                                   Italy
                                                                   Luxembourg
                                                                   Netherlands
                                                                   Portugal
                                                                   United Kingdom
                                                                   Available for Member States
                                                                     EC total                          175
(1)     There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch,
        without prejudice to the rules set out in article 4.3 hereof.
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                                              Stock
                                                                                Member State         199», quota
     Species                 Geographical region              Zone                                    (tonnes)
                                                                (1)
American plaice N o r t h - w e s t Atlantic        NAF0 3LNO       Belgium
                                                                    Denmark
                                                                    Germany
                                                                    Greece
                                                                    Spain
                                                                    France
                                                                    Ireland
                                                                    Italy
                                                                    Luxembourg
                                                                    Netherlands
                                                                    Portugal
                                                                    United Kingdom
                                                                    Available for M e m b e r States
                                                                      E C total
                                                                                                            61
Yellow tail       North-west Atlantic
                                                                (1)
                                                    NAFO 3 LNO v "  Belgium
flounder                                                            Denmark
                                                                    Germany
                                                                    Greece
                                                                    Spain
                                                                    France
                                                                    Ireland
                                                                    Italy
                                                                    Luxembourg
                                                                    Netherlands
                                                                    Ponugal
                                                                    United Kingdom
                                                                    Available for Member States
                                                                      EC total                            140
Witch    flounder North-west -Atlantic              NAFO 3 NO       Belgium
                                                                    Denmark
                                                                    Germany
                                                                    Greece
                                                                    Spain
                                                                    France
                                                                    Ireland
                                                                    Italy
                                                                    Luxembourg
                                                                    Netherlands
                                                                    Portugal
                                                                    United Kingdom
                                                                    Available for Member States
                                                                      E C total                              0
 (1)
       There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch,
       without prejudice to the rules set out in article 4.3 hereof.
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                                     Stock                                                    1 991» quota
                                                                           Member State
                                                                                               (tonnes)
     Species       Geographical rcgiem                Zone
Capelin      North-west Atlantic           NAFO 3 N O           Belgium
                                                                Denmark
                                                                Germany
                                                                Greece
                                                                Spain
                                                                France
                                                                Ireland
                                                                Italy
                                                                Luxembourg
                                                                Netherlands
                                                                Ponugal
                                                                United Kingdom
                                                                Available for Member States
                                                                ; EC total
Squid        North-west Atlantic           NAFO subzones i -» 4 Belgium
                                                                Denmark
                                                                Germany
                                                                Greece
                                                                Spain
                                                                France
                                                                Ireland
                                                                Italy
                                                                Luxembourg
                                                                Netherlands
                                                                Ponugal
                                                                United Kingdom
                                                                Available for Member States
                                                                  EC total                        p.m.
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                                            ANNEX II
                          Common name                               Scientific name
     Principal groundfish (except flatfish)
     Atlantic cod                                Gadus morhua
     Haddock                                     Melanogrammus aeglefinus
     Atlantic redfishes                          Sebastes spp.
     golden redfish                              Sebastes marinus
     Silver hake                                 Sebastes mentella
     Red hake                                    Merluccius bilinearis
     Pollock ( = saithe)                         Urophucis chuss
                                                 Pollachius virens
     Flatfish
     American plaice                             Hippoglossoides platessotdes
     Witch flounder                              Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
     Yellowtail flounder                         Limanda ferruginea
     Greenland halibut                           Reinbardtius hippoglossoides
     Atlantic halibut                            Hippoglossus hippoglossus
     Winter flounder                             Pseudopleuronectes americanus
     Summer flounder                             Paralichthys dentatus
     Windowpane flounder                         Scophthalmus aquosus
     Flatfish (NS)                               Pleuronectiformes
     Other groundfish
     American angler ( = gooscfish)              Lophius americanus
     Atlantic searobins                          Prionotus. spp.
     Atlantic tomcod                             Microgadus tomcod
     Blue whiting                                Micromesistius poutassou
     Cunner                                      Tautogolabrus adspersus
     Cusk( = tusk)                               Brosme brosme
     Greenland cod                               Gadus ogac
     Blue ling                                   Molua dypterygia
     Ling                                        Moli/a molva
     Lumpfish ('= lumpsucker)                    Cyclopterus lumpus
     Northern kingfish                           Menticirrhus saxatilis
     Northern puffer                             Sphoeroides maculatus
     Eelpouts (NS)                               Lycodes spp.
     Ocean pout                                  Macrozoarces americanus
     Polar cod                                   Boreogadus saida
     Roundnose grenadier                         Coruphaenoides rupestris
     Roughhead grenadier                         Macrouris berglax
     Sandeels ( = sand lances)                   Ammodytes spp.
     Sculpins                                    Myoxocephalus spp.
     Scup.                                       Stenotomus chrysopi
     Tautog                                      Tautoga onitis
     Tilefish                                    Lophotatilus chamaeleonttceps
     White hake                                  Urophycis tenuis
     Wolffishes (NS)                             Anarbichas spp.
     Atlantic wolffish                           Anarhichas lupus
     Spotted wolffish                            Anarbichas minor
     Groundfish (NS)
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                                                    ANNEX III
                                             Authorized top-side chafers
1. KaNAF-iype top-side chafer
    A rectangular piece of netting attached to the upper side of a cod<«d ro reduce or prevent damage and
   complying with the following requirements:
    (a) the netting shall not have a mesh size less than that specified for the net itself;
    (b) the netting may be fastened to the cod-cttd only along the forward and lateral edges of the netting and
         shall be fastened in such a manner that « «mends forward of the splitting strap no more than four
         meshes and ends not less than four meshes in front of the codlinc mesh; where a splitting strap is not
         used, the netting shall not extend to more than one-third of the cod-end measured from not less than
         four meshes in front of the codtine mesh;
    (c) the number of meshes in the width of the netting shall be at least one and a half times the number of
         meshes in the width of the pan of the cod-end which is covered, .both widths being taken at right angles
         to the longitudinal axis the cod-end.
2. 'Multiple flap'top-side chafer
    Pieces of netting having in all their parts raeshes the dimensions of which, whether the pieces of nerang art
    wet or dry, are not less than those of the meshes of the net to which they are attached, provided that:
    (i) each piece of netting:
         (a) is fastened only by us forward edge across I lie cod nul at light angles to its longitudinal axis,
         (h) is at least equal in width to the width of the cod-end (such width being measured at right angles to
             the longitudinal axis of the cod-end at the point of attachment);
         (c) is not more than 10 meshes long;
    (ii) the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds of the length of
         the cod-end.
3. 1-arge mesh (modified Polish-type) top-side chafer
    A rectangular piece of netting made of the same twine material as the cod-end, or of a single, thick, knotless
    twine material, attached to the rear portion of the upper side of the cod-end and extending over ail or any
    pan of the upper side of the cod-end, having in all its pans a mesh size twice that of the cod-end when
    measured wet and fastened to the cod-end along the forward, lateral and rear edges only of the netting in
    such a way that each mesh of the netting exactly coincides with four meshes of the cod-end.
                                                     ANNEX IV
                   Specie^                           MiotflMJiii si/e                       Definition
 Atlantic cod                                            44 cm                     lork length
 A met ican plaice                                       IS mi                     total length
 Yeltowtail flounder                                     i% cm                     total length
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                                                              ANNEX V
                                           Particulars to be contained in the logbook
                                                      Particulars                                                       Code
     Name of vessel                                                                                                      01
     Nationality of vessel                                                                                               02
     Registration number of vessel                                                                                       03
     Port of registration                                                                                                04
     Type.of fishing gear used (daily)                                                                                   10
     Type of fishing gear                                                                                                 20)
     Date:
     — day                                                                                                               20
     — month                                                                                                             21
     — year                                                                                                              22
     Position:
     — latitude                                                                                                          31
     — longitude                                                                                                         32
     — statistical zone                                                                                                  33
     Number of fishing operations per period of 24 hours 0 )                                                             40
     Number of hours fishing with gear per period of 24 hours (2)                                                        41
     Name of species                                                                                                      2 0)
     Daily catches by species (in tonnes live weight)                                                                    50
     Daily catches, per species, for human consumption                                                                   61
     Quantities discarded daily per species                                                                              63.
     Place of transhipment                                                                                               70
     Date(s) of transhipment                                                                                             71
     Master's signature                                                                                                  80
     (') To be indicated together with one of the abbreviations listed in the second part of this Annex.
     (z) Where two or more types of fishing gear are used in a given 24-hour period, separate records must be supplied for each type
         of gear.
                              Standard abbreviations for the principal species in the NAFO area
                                                                     Names of species of fish
                                       :                               :
            Abbreviation                   :                :                    1—
                                                   English                                             Latin
     ALE                        Alewife                                            Alosa pseudoharengus
     ARG                        Atlantic argentine                                 Argentina silus
     BUT                        American butterfish                                Peprilus triacanthus
     CAP                        Capelin                                            Mallotus villosus
     COD                        Cod                                                Gadus morhua
     GHL                        Greenland halibut                                  Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
     HAD                        Haddock                                            Melanogrammus aeglefinus
     HER                        Herring                                            Clupea harengus
     HKR                        Red hake                                           Urophycis chuss
     HKS                        Silver hake                                        Merluccius bitineatis
     MAC                        Mackerel                                           Scomber scombrus
     PLA                        American plaice                                    Hippoglossoides platessoides
     POK                        Saithe                                             Pollachius virens
     RED                         Redfish                                           Sebastes marinus
     RMG                        Roundnose grenadier                                Macrourus rupestris
     SHR                        Shrimps and prawns                                 Pandalus spp.
     SQU                        Squid                                              Loligo pealei — lllex illecebrosus
     WIT                        Witch                   flounder                   Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
     YEL                        Yellowtail                 flounder                Limanda ferruginea
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                                   Standard abbreviations for fishing gear
 Abbreviations                                             Fishing gear
OTB            Bottom otter trawl (side or stern, not specified)
OTB 1          Bottom otter trawl (side)
OTB 2          Bottom otter trawl (stern)
OTM            Midwatcr otter trawl (side or stern, not specified)
OTM 1          Midwater otter trawl (side)
OTM 2          Midwatcr otter trawl (stern)
PTB            Bottom pair trawl (2 vessels)
PTM            Midwater pair trawl (2 vessels)
GM             Gillncts (not specified)
GNS            Set gillncts
LI.            l.onglincs (set or drifting, not speciefied)
LES            Longlines (set)
LLD            Longlincs (drifting)
MIS            Miscellaneous fishing gear
NK             Fishing gear not known
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