Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604:clause:3b_6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00604
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3B cl 6
Character Range: 176576–177444

6  Conservation and management measure for the management of bottom fishing
 6.1 A person using a boat in the Convention Area for fishing must not engage in bottom fishing outside the bottom fishing footprint established for the flag State of the boat unless an exemption has been granted by the Commission.
 6.2 A person using trawl gear in the Convention Area for bottom fishing must ensure that there is at least one observer on the boat for the duration of the trip.
 6.3 In this clause:
bottom fishing means fishing using any gear that is likely to contact the seafloor or benthic organisms during normal use.
bottom fishing footprint, in relation to a flag State, means a map of the spatial extent and distribution of historical bottom fishing in the Convention Area of all boats flagged to the State for the period between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2006.