CELEX: 51995PC0717
Language: en
Date: 1995-12-15
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) laying down for 1996 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
                                                  Brussels, 15.12.1095
                                                  COM(95) 717 final
                                   Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
  laying down for 1996 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
                          (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This proposal relates to the Community's international obligations with regard to the
conservation of the living resources in the Northwest Atlantic, beyond the exclusive economic
zones of coastal states: the NAFO Regulatory Area. It contains limits on the volume of
catches for Community fishing fleets in 1996, 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 proposal.
It is proposed that full implementation should be given to the recommendations of the NAFO
Fisheries Commission for 1996, concerning:
•   cod in divisions 3M, 3NO and 2J3KL;
•    redfish in divisions 3M and 3LN;
•    American plaice in divisions 3M and 3LNO;
•   yellowtail flounder in division 3LNO;
•   witch flounder in division 3NO;
•   capelin in division 3NO;
•    squid in sub-areas 3 and 4;
•    Greenland halibut in division 3LMNO;
•    Shrimp in division 3LNO and 3M.
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 ---pagebreak---                                          Proposal for a
                      COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No                     195
                                    of .... December 1995
      laying down for 1996 certain conservation and management measures for fishery
    resources in the Regulatory Area as defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral
                      Cooperation in the North West Atlantic Fisheries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland arid Sweden to the Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing
a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No. 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general
provisions concerning special fishing permits (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community has signed the United Nations' Convention on the Law of the Sea,
which contains principles and rules relating to the conservation and management of the living
resources within the exclusive economic zones of the coastal States and on the high seas;
Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North West Atlantic
Fisheries, hereinafter referred to as the NAFO Convention, was approved by the Council in
Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 (3) and entered into force on 1 January 1979; whereas the
Regulatory Area as defined consists of that part of the Convention Area which lies beyond
the areas in which coastal States exercise fisheries jurisdiction;
Whereas the NAFO Convention establishes a suitable framework for the rational conservation
and management of the fishery resources of the Regulatory Area with a view to achieving
the optimum utilization thereof; whereas, to this end, the Contracting Parties undertake to
carry out joint measures;
(1)
    OJNoL389, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(2)
     OJNo. L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7
(3)
    OJ No L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1.
 ---pagebreak---   Whereas, in the light of aie available scientific advice, the catches of certain species in
  certain parts of the Regulatory Area should be limited; whereas, in accordance with Article
  8 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, it falls to the Council to establish the total allowable
  catches (TACs) by stock or group of stocks, the share available for the Community and the
  specific conditions under which catches must be made and to allocate the share available to
  the Community among the Member States;
 Whereas, in order to ensure the conservation of fishery resources and their balanced
 exploitation, technical conservation measures must be defined, inter alia, for mesh sizes, the
  level of by-catches, authorized fish sizes and processed length equivalents;
 Whereas in order to ensure sound management of the shrimp stock in NAFO area 3M, a
 system of fishing effort control should be established;
 Whereas in order to ensure the conservation of the Greenland halibut stock, provisions should
 be made for the communication of effort plans for this fishery;
 Whereas to enable controls to be carried out on catches from the Regulatory Area while
 supplementing the monitoring measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 (4)
 certain specific control measures are 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;
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                            Article 1
                                             Scope
 1. Community vessels operating in the Regulatory Area and retaining on board fish from
     resources of that area shall do so in furtherance of the objectives and principles of the
     NAFO Convention.
2. With a view to ensuring through the joint action of the Contracting Parties the rational
     conservation and management of the fishery resources of the Regulatory Area for the
     purpose of achieving the optimum utilization thereof, this Regulation lays down:
         limits on catches;
         technical conservation measures;
         international control measures;
         provisions relating to the processing and transmission of certain scientific and
         statistical data.
(4)
    O J N o L 2 6 1 , 20.10.1993, p. 1,
                                                  3
 ---pagebreak---                                              Article 2
                                    Community participation
Member States shall forward to the Commission a list of all vessels registered in their ports
or flying their flag which intend to take part in the fishing activities in the Regulatory Area
at least 30 days before the intended commencement of such activity or, as the case may be,
not later than the 20th day following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The
information forwarded shall include:
(a)      name of vessel;
(b)     official registration number of the vessel assigned by the competent national
        authorities;
(c)     home port of the vessel;
(d)     name of owner or charterer of the vessel;
(e)     a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the regulations in force
         in the Regulatory Area;
(f)     the principal species fished by the vessel in the Regulatory Area;
(g)     the sub-areas where the vessel may be expected to fish.
                                             Article 3
                                        Limits on catches
Catches in 1996 of the species set out in Annex I hereto by fishing vessels registered in the
ports of Member States or flying their flag shall be limited, within the divisions of the
Regulatory Area referred to in that Annex, to the quotas set out therein.
                                             Article 4
                               Management measures for shrimp
Fishing in 1996 for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in division 3M of the Regulatory Area shall
be subject to the limitations and conditions set out in Annex II.
                                             Article 5
                                   Greenland halibut fishery
Member States shall inform the Commission of the fishing plan for their vessels fishing for
Greenland halibut in the Regulatory Area at least 30 days before the intended commencement
of such activity or, as the case may be, not later than the 20 January 1996. The fishing plan
shall identify, inter alia, the vessel or vessels which will engage in this fishery. The fishing
plan shall represent the total fishing effort to be deployed with respect to this fishery in
relation to the extent of the fishing opportunities available to the Member State making the
notification.
 ---pagebreak--- Member States shall, no later than 31 December 1996, report to the Commission on the
implementation of their Wishing plans, including the number of vessels actually engaged in
this fishery and the total number of days fished.
Member States shall report to the Commission at 48-hour intervals (he quantities ol"
Greenland halibut caught by their vessels.
                                           Article 6
                                      Technical measures
1. Mesh sizes
    The use of trawl net having in any section thereof net meshes of dimensions less than
    130 mm shall be prohibited for direct fishing of the species referred to in Annex III
    hereto. This mesh size shall be reduced to 60 mm for direct fishing of short-finned squid.
    For nets made of polyamide fibres, the equivalent minimum mesh size shall be 120 mm.
    Vessels using these materials shall have on board certificates, issued by the competent
   authorities of the flag Member States, certifying that the fibres in the nets are made of
    polyamide.
    Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use nets with a minimum mesh size
   of 40 mm.
2. Attachments to nets
   The use of any means or device other than those described in this paragraph which
   obstructs the meshes of a net or which diminishes their size shall be prohibited.
   Canvas, netting or any other material may be attached to the underside of the cod-end in
   order to reduce or prevent damage.
   Devices may be attached to the upper side of the cod-end provided that they do not
   obstruct the meshes of the cod-end. The use of top-side chafers shall be limited to those
   mentioned in Annex IV hereto.
   Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use sorting grids or grates with a
    maximum spacing between bars of 22 mm.
3. By-catches
   By-catches of the species listed in Annex I for which no quotas have been fixed by the
   Community for a part of the Regulatory Area and taken in that part when fishing directly
   for:
        one or more of the species listed in Annex I, or
        one or more of species other than those listed in Annex I,
                                                    r
 ---pagebreak---    may not exceed for each species on board 2,500 kg or 10% by weight of all fish on
   board, whichever is the greater. However, in a part of the Regulatory Area where
   directed fishing of certain species is banned, by-catches of each of the species listed in
   Annex I may not exceed 1,250 kg or 5% respectively.
   For vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis), in the event that total by-catches of all
   species listed in Annex I, in any haul exceed 5% by weight, vessels shall immediately
   change fishing area (minimum 5-nautical-miles) in order to seek to avoid further
   by-catches of this species.
4. Minimum size of fish
   Fish from the Regulatory Area which do not have the size required as set out in Annex V
   may not be processed, retained on board, transhipped, landed, transported, stored, sold,
   displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea. Where the
   quantity of caught fish not having the required size exceeds in certain fishing waters 10%
   of the total quantity, the vessel must move away to a distance of at least 5-nautical-miles
   before continuing fishing. Any processed fish of a species for which a minimum fish size
   is set out in Annex V that is below a length equivalent set out in Annex VI, shall be
   deemed to originate from fish that is below the minimum fish size.
                                           Article 7
                                      Control measures
1. In addition to complying with Articles 6, 8, 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93,
   masters of vessels shall enter in the logbook the information listed in Annex VII hereto.
   In complying with Article 15 of the said Regulation, Member States shall also inform the
   Commission of catches of species not subject to quota.
2. When fishing directly for one or more of the species listed in Annex III, vessels may not
   carry nets the mesh size of which is smaller than that laid down in Article 6 (1).
   However, vessels fishing in the course of the same voyage in areas other than the
   Regulatory Area may keep such nets on board provided these nets are securely lashed and
   stowed and are not available for immediate use, that is to say:
   (a) nets shall be unshackled from their boards and their hauling or trawling cables and
        ropes;
   (b) nets carried on or above the deck must be lashed securely to a part of the
        superstructure.
3. The masters of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in one of
   its ports shall, in respect of catches of the species listed in Annex I, keep:
   (a) a logbook stating, by species and by processed product, the aggregate output; or
   (b) a storage plan, by species, of products processed, indicating where they are located
        in the hold.
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 ---pagebreak---     Masters of vessels must provide the necessary assistance to enable the quantities declared
    in the logbook and the processes products stored on board to be verified.
4. Masters of Community vessels fishing for Greenland halibut shall notify the competent
   authorities of the Member State whose flag their vessel is flying or in which their vessel
    is registered, 48 hours in advance of engaging in that fishery, including if possible an
   estimate of the projected catch, and shall report at 48-hour intervals the quantities of
   Greenland halibut caught.
                                              Article 8
                                  Statistical and scientific data
1. In order to secure advice on localized and seasonal concentrations of juvenile American
   plaice and yellowtail flounder in division 3LNO of the Regulatory Area:
   (a) Member States shall provide, based upon the relevant entries in the logbook, as
        provided for by Article 7 (1), nominal catch and discard statistics, broken down by
        unit areas no larger than 1 ° latitude and 1 ° longitude, summarized on a monthly
        basis;
   (b) length sampling shall be provided for both nominal catches and discards, with a
        sampling intensity on the same scale as adopted in (a) and summarized on a monthly
        basis.
2. In order to assess the effects of cod by-catches in the redfish and flatfish fisheries on the
   Flemish Cap:
   (a) Member States shall supply, based upon the relevant entries in the logbook as
        provided for by Article 7 (1), statistics on discards of cod taken in the redfish and
        flatfish fisheries in the above area, in addition to the normal reports, summarized on
        a monthly basis;
   (b) length samples of cod taken in the redfish and flatfish fisheries in the above area,
        shall be provided for the two components separately, with depth information
        accompanying each sample, summarized on a monthly basis.
3. Length samples shall be taken from all parts of the respective catch of each species
   concerned in such a manner that at least one statistically significant sample is taken from
   the first haul taken each day. The size of a fish shall be measured from the tip of the
   snout to the end of the tail fin.
   For the purposes set out in paragraphs 1 and 2, length samples taken as described in this
   Regulation shall be deemed to be representative of all catches of the species concerned.
                                                        >
 ---pagebreak---                                          Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.
   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
   States.
   Done at Brussels,                December 1995
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                             The President
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 ---pagebreak---                                  ANNEX I
                 Stock
                                                           1996 quota
            Geographical                     Member State
   Species                        Zone                      (tonnes)
                 region
Cod        North West Atlantic NAFO 2J3KL   Belgium
                                            Denmark
                                            Germany
                                            Greece
                                            Spain
                                            France
                                            Ireland
                                            Italy
                                            Luxemburg
                                            Netherlands
                                            Portugal
                                            United Kingdom
                                            Austria
                                            Finland
                                            Sweden
                                            Available for
                                            Member States
                                            EC total                  0
Cod        North West Atlantic NAFO 3NO     Belgium
                                            Denmark
                                            Germany
                                            Greece
                                            Spain
                                            France
                                            Ireland
                                            Italy
                                            Luxemburg
                                            Netherlands
                                            Portugal
                                            United Kingdom
                                            Austria
                                            Finland
                                            Sweden
                                            Available for
                                            Member States
                                            EC total                  0
                                          3
 ---pagebreak---                        Stock
                                                               1996 quota
                  Geographical                   Member State
   Species                              Zone                    (tonnes)
                      region
Cod              North West Atlantic NAFO 3M    Belgium
                                                Denmark
                                                Germany                  513
                                                Greece
                                                Spain                  1,574
                                                France                   221
                                                Ireland
                                                Italy
                                                Luxemburg
                                                Netherlands
                                                Portugal               2,155
                                                United Kingdom         1,022
                                                Austria
                                                Finland
                                                Sweden
                                                Available for
                                                Member States
                                                EC total               5,485
Atlantic redfish North West Atlantic NAFO 3M    Belgium
                                                Denmark
                                                Gennany
                                                Greece
                                                Spain
                                                France
                                                Ireland
                                                Italy
                                                Luxemburg
                                                Netherlands
                                                Portugal
                                                United Kingdom
                                                Austria
                                                Finland
                                                Sweden
                                                Available for
                                                Member States
                                                EC total               4,030
                                             _ylO
 ---pagebreak---                                S jck
                                                                                              1996 quota
                           Geographical                               Member State
       Species                                        Zone                                      (tonnes)
                              region
    Atlantic redfish     North West Atlantic     NAFO 3LN            Belgium
                                                                    Denmark
                                                                    Germany                                374
                                                                    Greece
                                                                    Spain
                                                                    France
                                                                    Ireland
                                                                    Italy
                                                                    Luxemburg
                                                                    Netherlands
                                                                    Portugal
                                                                    United Kingdom
                                                                    Austria
                                                                    Finland
                                                                    Sweden
                                                                    Available for
                                                                    Member States
                                                                    EC total                              374
                                                           (1)
    American plaice     North West Atlantic      NAFO 3M            Belgium
                                                                    Denmark
                                                                    Germany
                                                                    Greece
                                                                    Spain
                                                                    France
                                                                    Ireland
                                                                    Italy
                                                                    Luxemburg
                                                                    Netherlands
                                                                    Portugal
                                                                    United Kingdom
                                                                    Austria
                                                                    Finland
                                                                    Sweden
                                                                    Available for
                                                                    Member States
                                                                    EC total                                 0
(l)
     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 6 (3) hereof.
                                                             S»
 ---pagebreak---                                Stock
                                                                                               1996 quota
                           Geographical                               Member State
        Species                                       Zone                                       (tonnes)
                               region
    American plaice      North West Atlantic     NAFO 3LNO(,)        Belgium
                                                                     Denmark
                                                                     Germany
                                                                     Greece
                                                                     Spain
                                                                     France
                                                                     Ireland
                                                                     Italy
                                                                     Luxemburg
                                                                     Netherlands
                                                                     Portugal
                                                                     United Kingdom
                                                                     Austria
                                                                     Finland
                                                                     Sweden
                                                                     Available for
                                                                     Member States
                                                                     EC total                                 0
    Yellowtail           North West Atlantic     NAFO 3LNO(1)        Belgium
    flounder                                                         Denmark
                                                                     Germany
                                                                     Greece
                                                                     Spain
                                                                     France
                                                                     Ireland
                                                                     Italy
                                                                     Luxemburg
                                                                     Netherlands
                                                                     Portugal
                                                                     United Kingdom
                                                                     Austria
                                                                     Finland
                                                                     Sweden
                                                                     Available for
                                                                     Member States
                                                                     EC total                                 0
(l)
      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 6 (3) hereof.
                                                                   /2-
 ---pagebreak---                      S(3Ck
                                                            1996 quota
                Geographical                  Member State
   Species                            Zone                   (tonnes)
                    region
Witch flounder North West Atlantic NAFO 3NO  Belgium
                                             Denmark
                                             Germany
                                             Greece
                                             Spain
                                             France
                                             Ireland
                                             Italy
                                             Luxemburg
                                             Netherlands
                                             Portugal
                                             United Kingdom
                                             Austria
                                             Finland
                                             Sweden
                                             Available for
                                             Member States
                                             EC total                  0
Capelin        North West Atlantic NAFO 3NO  Belgium
                                             Denmark
                                             Germany
                                             Greece
                                             Spain
                                             France
                                             Ireland
                                             Italy
                                             Luxemburg
                                             Netherlands
                                             Portugal
                                             United Kingdom
                                             Austria
                                             Finland
                                             Sweden
                                             Available for
                                             Member States
                                             EC total                  0
                                            13
 ---pagebreak---                   Stock
                                                            1996 quota
              Geographical                     Member State
    Species                         Zone                     (tonnes)
                  region
Squid       North West Atlantic NAFO-        Belgium
                                subzones 3+4 Denmark
                                             Germany
                                             Greece
                                             Spain
                                             France
                                             Ireland
                                             Italy
                                             Luxemburg
                                             Netherlands
                                             Portugal
                                             United Kingdom
                                             Austria
                                             Finland
                                             Sweden
                                             Available for
                                             Member States
                                             EC total                 p.m.
Greenland   North West Atlantic NAFO         Belgium
halibut                         3LMNO        Denmark
                                             Germany                   332
                                             Greece
                                             Spain                  7 616
                                             France
                                             Ireland
                                             Italy
                                             Luxemburg
                                             Netherlands
                                             Portugal               3 122
                                             United Kingdom
                                             Austria
                                             Finland
                                             Sweden
                                             Available for
                                             Member States
                                             EC total              11 070
                                             //
 ---pagebreak---                              Sock
                                                                                             1996 quota
                          Geographical                              Member State
      Species                                        Zone                                      (tonnes)
                             region
   Shrimp              North West Atlantic      NAFO 3LNO(l)       Belgium
                                                                   Denmark
                                                                   Germany
                                                                   Greece
                                                                   Spain
                                                                   France
                                                                   Ireland
                                                                   Italy
                                                                   Luxemburg
                                                                   Netherlands
                                                                   Portugal
                                                                   United Kingdom
                                                                   Austria
                                                                   Finland
                                                                   Sweden
                                                                   Available for
                                                                   Member States
                                                                   EC total                                  0
10
    There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as a by-catch, witliout prejudice
    to the rules set out in Article 6 (3) hereof.
                                                                  /r
 ---pagebreak---                                              ANNEX H
                        Stock                             Member State          Maximum        Maximum
                                                                                number of      number of
   Species                                                                        vessels        fishing
                   Geographical          Zone
                       region                                                                      days
Shrimp             North West       NAFO 3M           Belgium
                   Atlantic                           Denmark (1)                          2            145
                                                      Germany
                                                      Greece
                                                      Spain (1)                            3            135
                                                      France
                                                      Ireland
                                                      Italy
                                                      Luxembourg
                                                      Netherlands
                                                      Austria
                                                      Portugal (l)                         1             70
                                                      Finland
                                                      Sweden
                                                      United Kingdom
 The Member States concerned shall issue special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this
 fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's
 activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1627/94. By way of derogation from Article 7 of that
 regulation, permits will only become valid if the Commission has not objected within five working days
 following the notification.
                                                           ft
 ---pagebreak---                                        ANNEX III
                  Common name                               Scientific name
Principal groundfish (except flatfish)
Atlantic cod                                   Gadus morhua
Haddock                                        Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Redfish                                        Sebastes spp.
Atlantic redfish                               Sebastes marinus
Golden redfish                                 Sebastes mentella
Silver hake                                    Merluccius bilinearis
Red hake                                       Urophucis chuss
Pollock (= saithe)                             Pollachius virens
Flatfish
American plaice                                Hippoglossoides platessoides
Witch flounder                                 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail                    flounder         Limanda ferruginea
Greenland halibut                              Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Atlantic halibut                               Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Winter                     flounder            Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Summer flounder                                Paralichthys dentatus
Windowpane flounder                            Scophthalmus aquosus
Flatfish (NS)                                 Pleuronectiformes
Other groundfish
American angler (= goosefish)                  Lophius americanus
Atlantic searobins                             Prionotus spp.
Atlantic tomcod                                Microgodus tomcod
Blue whiting                                   Micromesistius poutassou
Cunner                                         Tautogolabrus adspcrsus
Cusk (= tusk)                                  Brosme brosme
Greenland cod                                  Gadus ogac
Blue ling                                      Molva dypterygia
Ling                                           Molva molva
Lumpfish (= lumpsucker)                        Cycloptems 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
Sandeel (= sand lance)                         Ammodytes spp.
Sculpin                                        Myoxocephalus spp.
Scup                                           Stenotomus chrysops
Tautog                                         Tautoga onitis
Tilefish                                       Lopholatilus chamacleonticeps
White hake                                     Urophycis tenuis
Wolffish (NS)                                  Anarhichas spp.
Atlantic wolffish                              Anarhichas lupus-
Spotted wolffish                               Anarhichas minor
Groundfish (NS)                             || . . . .                       |
                                                f?
 ---pagebreak---                                             ANNEX IV
                            AUTHORIZED TOP-SIDE CHAFERS
1. ICNAF-type top-side chafer
   A rectangular piece of netting attached to the upper side of a cod-end to reduce or prevent
   damage and complying with the following requirements:
   (a) the netting shall not have a mesh size less than that specified for the net itself;
   (b) the netting may be fastened to the cod-end only along the forward and lateral edges
        of the netting and shall be fastened in such a manner that it extends forward of the
        splitting strap no more than four meshes and ends not less than lour meshes in front
        of the codline mesh; where a splitting strap is not used, the netting shall not extend
        to more than one-third of the cod-end measured from not less than four meshes in
        front of the codline mesh;
   (c) the number of meshes in the width of the netting shall be at least one and a half times
        the number of meshes in the width of the part of the cod-end which is covered, both
        widths being taken at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the cod-end.
2. 'Multiple flap' top-side chafer
   Pieces of netting having in all their parts meshes the dimensions of which, whether the
   pieces of netting are wet or dry, are not less than those of the meshes of the net to which
   they are attached, provided that:
   (i) each piece of netting:
        (a)      is fastened only by its forward edge across the cod-end at right angles to its
                 longitudinal axis;
        (b)      is at least equal in width to the width of the cod-end (such width being
                 measured at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the cod-end at the point of
                attachment);
        (c)      is not more than 10 meshes long.
   (ii) the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds
        of the length of the cod-end.
3. Large mesh (modified Polish-type) top-side chafer
   A rectangular piece of netting made of the same twine material as the cod-end, or of a
   single, thick, knotless twine material, attached to the rear portion of the upper side of the
   cod-end and extending over all or any part of the upper side of the cod-end, having in all
   its parts a mesh size twice that of the cod-end when measured wet and fastened to the
   cod-end along the forward, lateral and rear edges only of the netting in such a way that
   each mesh of the netting exactly coincides with four meshes of the cod-end.
                                                         n
 ---pagebreak---                         ANNEX V
^ .      Species         Minimum size  Definition
       Atlantic cod         41 cm     fork  length
     American plaice        25 cm     total length
    Yellowtail flounder     25 cm     total length
    Greenland halibut       30 cm     total length
                                  / ;
 ---pagebreak---                                               ANNEX VI
                                         Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned;
                                                fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted
         Species             Whole             Head off        Head and tail off    Head off and split
  Atlantic cod                     41 cm             27 cm                 22 cm           27/25 (*> cm
  American plaice                  25 cm             19 cm                 15 cm                    NA
  Yellow tail flounder             25 cm             19 cm                 15 cm                    NA
(*)      Lower size for green salted fish
                                                                2^o
 ---pagebreak---                                                 ANNEX Vn
                              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                                                                          2<2)
    Date:
    - day                                                                                          20
    - month                                                                                        21
    - year                                                                                         22
    Position:
    - latitude                                                                                     31
    - longitude                                                                                    32
    - statistical zone                                                                             33
    Number of fishing operations per period of 24 hours(1)                                         40
    Number of hours fishing with gear per period of 24 hours(l)                                    41
    Name of species                                                                               2W
    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 transshipment                                                                         70
    Date(s) of transshipment                                                                       71
    Master's signature                                                                             80
(1)
      Where two or more types of fishing gear are used in a given 24-hour period, separate records must be
      supplied for each type of gear.
(2)
      To be indicated together with one of the abbreviations listed in the second part of this Annex.
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 ---pagebreak---      Standard abbreviations for the principal species in the NAFO area
                                      Names of species of fish
Abbreviations                               M
                          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 bilinearis
   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 - Illex illecebrosus
    WIT         Witch flounder                 Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
    YEL         Yellowtail founder             Limanda ferruginea
                 Standard abbreviations for fishing gear
  Abbreviations                                 Fishing gear
      OTB             Bottom otter trawl (side or stern, not specificed)
     OTB 1            Bottom otter trawl (side)
     OTB 2            Bottom otter trawl (stern)
      OTM              Midwater otter trawl (side or stern, not specified)
     OTM 1             Midwater otter trawl (side)
     OTM 2            Midwater otter trawl (stern)
       PTB            Bottom pair trawl (2 vessels)
      PTM             Midwater pair trawl (2 vessels)
       GM             Gillnets (not specified)
      GNS             Set gillnets
        LL             Longlines (set or drifting, not specified)
       LLS             Longlines (set)
      LLD              Longlines (drifting)
       MIS             Miscellaneous fishing gear
       NK              Fishing gear not known
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