CELEX: 51996PC0669
Language: en
Date: 1996-12-12
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) laying down for 1997 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 Fischeries

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                      Brussels, 12.12.1996
                                                      COM(96)669 final
                                       Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
laying down for 1997 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 1997, 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 1997, 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---  ---pagebreak---                                               Proposal for a
                            COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
 laying down for 1997 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 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing
a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1),as amended by the Act of Accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden, 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)
        OJ No L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1.
(2)
        O J N o . L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7
(3)
        OJ No L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1.
                                                  3
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, hereafter referred to as NAFO, held
its Annual Meeting from 9 to 13 September 1996 and, on that occasion, adopted
recommendations for conservation and management measures in the Regulatory Area for
1997; whereas it is appropriate that these recommendations be implemented by the
Community;
Whereas, in the light of the 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 maintained;
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;
Whereas, within NAFO, the relevant TAC and quotas have been established on an annual
basis and may not be exceeded and, therefore, they may not be subject to the provisions of
Council Regulation (EC) No. 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for
year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (5),
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.
(4)
        OJ No L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.
(5)
        O J N o L 115, 9.5.1996, p.3
                                                  H
 ---pagebreak--- 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.
                                            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 1997 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 1997 for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) in division 3M of the Regulatory Area shall
be subject to the limitations and conditions set out in Annex II.
                                               6~
 ---pagebreak---                                              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 1997. 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.
Member States shall, no later than 31 December 1997, report to the Commission on the
implementation of their fishing 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 every Tuesday before 12 noon for the week
ending at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday the quantities of 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.
                                                  G
 ---pagebreak--- 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.
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,
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.
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.
                                           V-
 ---pagebreak---                                         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.
   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 every Monday for the
   week ending at 12 midnight the previous Sunday the quantities of Greenland halibut
   caught.
 ---pagebreak---                                              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.
                                            Article 9
Fishing quotas referred to in the Annex I shall not be subjet to the conditions laid down in
Articles 2, 3 and 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 847/96.
                                                 *
 ---pagebreak---                                          Article 10
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997.
      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
       States.
       Done at Brussels,             December 1996
                                                                             For the Council
                                                                                The President
                                              JJO
 ---pagebreak---                                                    ANNEX I
                               Stock                                 Member State             1997 quota
                                                                                                (tonnes)
        Species            Geographical               Zone
                               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
                                                            (I)
    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
(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)
                                                        M
 ---pagebreak---                        Stock                       M e m b e r State 1997 q u o t a
                                                                      (tonnes)
    Species       Geographical          Zone
                       region
Cod              North West Atlantic NAFO 3M     Belgium
                                                 Denmark
                                                 Germany                          279
                                                 Greece
                                                 Spain                            858
                                                 France                            120
                                                 Ireland
                                                 Italy
                                                 Luxemburg
                                                 Netherlands
                                                 Portugal                      1,177
                                                 United Kingdom                   558
                                                 Austria
                                                 Finland
                                                 Sweden
                                                 Available for
                                                 Member States
                                                 EC total                      2,992
Atlantic redfish North West Atlantic NAFO 3M     Belgium
                                                 Denmark
                                                 Germany                          666
                                                 Greece
                                                 Spain                            303
                                                 France
                                                 Ireland
                                                 Italy
                                                 Luxemburg
                                                 Netherlands
                                                 Portugal                      3,061
                                                 United Kingdom
                                                 Austria
                                                 Finland
                                                 Sweden
                                                 Available for
                                                 Member States
                                                 EC total                      4,030
                                            A 9-
 ---pagebreak---                                Stock                                  Member State            1997 quota
                                                                                                (tonnes)
        Species            Geographical               Zone
                               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
                                                           (,)
    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.
                                                       Ab
 ---pagebreak---                                Stock                                  Member State            1997 quota
                                                                                                (tonnes)
        Species            Geographical               Zone
                               region
  American plaice        North West Atlantic     NAFO 3LNO(1)       Belgium
                                                                    Denmark
                                                                    Germany
                                                                    Greece
                                                                    Spain
                                                                    France
                                                                    Ireland
                                                                    Italy
                                                                    Luxemburg
                                                                    Netherlands
                                                                    Portugal
                                                                    United Kingdom
                                                                    Austria
                                                                    Finland
                                                                    Sweden
                                                                    Available for
                                                                    Member States
                                                                    EC total                                  0
                                                              (1)
   Yellowtail            North West Atlantic      NAFO 3LNO         Belgium
   flounder                                                         Denmark
                                                                    Germany
                                                                    Greece
                                                                    Spain
                                                                    France
                                                                    Ireland
                                                                    Italy
                                                                    Luxemburg
                                                                    Netherlands
                                                                    Portugal
                                                                    United Kingdom
                                                                    Austria
                                                                    Finland
                                                                    Sweden
                                                                    Available for
                                                                    Member States
                                                                    EC 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 6 (3) hereof.
                                                          /m
 ---pagebreak---                                Stock                                 Member State             1997 quota
                                                                                               (tonnes)
       Species             Geographical              Zone
                               region
    Witch flounder      North West Atlantic     NAFO 3NO (1)       Belgium
                                                                   Denmark
                                                                   Germany
                                                                   Greece
                                                                   Spain
                                                                   France
                                                                   Ireland
                                                                   Italy
                                                                   Luxemburg
                                                                   Netherlands
                                                                   Portugal
                                                                   United Kingdom
                                                                   Austria
                                                                   Finland
                                                                   Sweden
                                                                   Available for
                                                                   Member States
                                                                   EC total                                  0
                                                            {1)
    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
(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)
                                                       À<T
 ---pagebreak---                            Stock                               Member State           1997 quota
                                                                                         (tonnes)
      Species          Geographical             Zone
                           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                                (*)
  Greenland          North West Atlantic    NAFO 3LMNO       Belgium
  halibut                                                    Denmark
                                                             Germany                                550
                                                             Greece
                                                             Spain                                7,398
                                                             France
                                                             Ireland
                                                             Italy
                                                             Luxemburg
                                                             Netherlands
                                                             Portugal                             3,122
                                                             United Kingdom
                                                             Austria
                                                             Finland
                                                             Sweden
                                                             Available for
                                                             Member States
                                                             EC total                            11,070
(*) No specified Community share; out of a TAC of 150,000 tonnes, an amount of 130,000 tonnes is available
    to the Canada and the Community
                                                    A&
 ---pagebreak---                                Stock                                 Member State             1997 quota
                                                                                                (tonnes)
        Species            Geographical               Zone
                               region
    Shrimp              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
(,)
     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.
                                                         M
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                                                       ANNEX II
                              Stock                              Member State         Maximum         Maximum
                                                                                      number of       number of
                                                                                        vessels          Fishing
                                                                                                          days
         Species         Geographical             Zone
                             region
    Shrimp             North West          NAFO 3M           Belgium
                       Atlantic                              Denmark (l)                         2              131
                                                             Germany
                                                             Greece
                                                             Spain (1)                          10             257
                                                             France
                                                             Ireland
                                                             Italy
                                                             Luxembourg
                                                             Netherlands
                                                             Austria
                                                             Portugal(1)                         1               69
                                                             Finland
                                                             Sweden
                                                             United Kingdom
(1)
      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.
                                                           A%
 ---pagebreak---  ---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                               Microgadus tomcod
Blue whiting                                  Micromesistius poutassou
Cunner                                        Tautogolabrus adspersus
Cusk (= tusk)                                 Brosme brosme
Greenland cod                                 Gadus ogac
Blue ling                                     Molva dypterygia
Ling                                          Molva 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
Sandeel (= sand lance)                        Ammodytes spp.
Sculpin                                       Myoxocephalus spp.
Scup                                          Stenotomus chrysops
Tautog                                        Tautoga onitis
Tilefish                                      Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
White hake                                    Urophycis tenuis
Wolffish (NS)                               . Anarhichas spp.
Atlantic wolffish                             Anarhichas lupus
Spotted wolffish                              Anarhichas minor
Groundfish (NS)
                                          AI
 ---pagebreak---  ---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 four 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.
                                                  •sLO
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     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
                              R4
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                                          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
                                                     £tL
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                         Particulars to be contained in the logbook
                                  Particulars                                   Godé
  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(l)                          40
  Number of hours fishing with gear per period of 24 hours(1)                     41
                                                                                 2<2>
  Name of species
  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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Abbreviations                         Names of species of fish
                          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 stem, not specificed)
     OTB 1            Bottom otter trawl (side)
     OTB 2            Bottom otter trawl (stem)
      OTM             Midwater otter trawl (side or stem, not specified)
     OTM 1            Midwater otter trawl (side)
     OTM 2            Midwater otter trawl (stem)
       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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