Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

1.3. At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring and mackerel, and in weekly intervals, commencing the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring and mackerel, a ‘catch report’ message has to be sent, specifying: SR m (= start of record) AD m XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities) SQ m (serial number of message for that vessel in current year) TM m CAT (= ‘catch report’) RC m (international radio call sign) TN o (fishing trip serial number in the year) NA o (name of the vessel) IR m (Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state) XR m (external identification letters; side number of the vessel) LT () o () (latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission) LG () o () (longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission) RA m (relevant ICES area where catches were taken) CA m (catch quantity by species since last report in pairs as needed, : FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms) OB o (quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed,: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms DF o (days fished since last report) DA m (date of transmission in yyyymmdd format) TI m (time of transmission in hhmm format) MA m (name of the master of the vessel) ER m (= end of record)

1.4. Whenever a trans–shipment is planned between the ‘catch on entry’ and ‘catch on exit’ message and apart from the ‘catch report’ messages, an additional ‘trans–shipment’ message has to be sent minimum 24 hours in advance, specifying: SR m (= start of record) AD m XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities) SQ m (serial number of message for that vessel in current year) TM m TRA (= ‘trans–shipment’) RC m (international radio call sign) TN o (fishing trip serial number in the year) NA o (name of the vessel) IR m (Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state) XR m (external identification letters; side number of the vessel) KG m (quantity by species on- or off-loaded in pairs as needed, : FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms) TT m (international radio call sign of the receiving vessel) TF m (international radio call sign of the donor vessel) LT (¹) m/o (²), (³) (predicted latitude position of the vessel where the trans–shipment is planned) LG (¹) m/o (²), (³) (predicted longitude position of the vessel where the trans–shipment is planned) PD m (predicted date when the trans–shipment is planned) PT m (predicted time when the trans–shipment is planned) DA m (date of transmission in yyyymmdd format) TI m (time of transmission in hhmm format) MA m (name of the master of the vessel) ER m (= end of record) (¹) LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point; until 31/12/2006 the use of LA and LO, with data in degrees and minutes, continues to be supported (²) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking. (³) Optional for the receiving vessel.

Unless point 3.3 is applied (see below), the information specified above under point 1 shall be transmitted respecting the codes and ordering of data as specified above; in particular,

— the text ‘VRONT’ must be placed in the subject line of the message;

— each data item will be placed on a new line;

— the data itself will be preceded by the indicated code, separated from each-other by a space.

Example (with fictitious data):

3.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted by the vessel to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels by Telex (SAT COM C 420599543 FISH), electronic mail (FISHERIES-telecom@cec.eu.int) or via one of the radio stations listed under point 4 below and in the form specified under point 2.

3.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.

3.3. In the case a Flag State has the technical capability to send all above messages and contents in the so-called NAF-format on behalf of its operating vessels, that Flag State may — after bilateral agreement between the Flag State and the Commission — transmit this information via a secured transmission protocol to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels. In that case, some extra information will be added — as a kind of envelope — to the transmission (after the AD information) FR m (from; party alfa ISO-3 country code) RN m (serial number of the record for the relevant year) RD m (date of transmission in yyyymmdd format) RT m (time of transmission in hhmm format)

Example (with data of above)

//SR//AD/XEU//FR/NOR//RN/5//RD/20051004//RT/1320//SQ/1//TM/COE//RC/IRCS//TN/1//NA/VESSEL NAME EXAMPLE//IR/NOR//XR/PO 12345//LT/+65.321//LG/-21.123//RA/04A.//OB/COD 100 HAD 300//DA/20051004//TI/1315//MA/CAPTAIN NAME EXAMPLE//ER//

The Flag State will receive a ‘return message’ specifying:

7.In addition to the provisions laid down in points 1 to 6 the following provisions shall apply to Third-Country vessels intending to fish for blue whiting in Community waters:

(a) Vessels that already have catch on board may only commence their fishing trip after having received authorisation from the competent authority of the coastal Member State concerned. At least four hours prior to entering Community waters the master of the vessel shall notify as appropriate one of the following Fisheries Monitoring Centres: (i) UK (Edinburgh) by e-mail at the following address: ukfcc@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or by telephone (+44 131 271 9700), or (ii) Ireland (Haulbowline) by e-mail at the following address: nscstaff@eircom.net or by telephone (+353 87 236 5998). The notification shall specify the name, international radio call sign and port letters and number (PLN) of the vessel, the total quantity by species on board and the position (longitude/latitude) where the master estimates that the vessel will enter Community waters as well as the area where he intends to commence fishing. The vessel shall not commence fishing until it has received acknowledgement of the notification and instructions on whether or not the master is required to present the vessel for inspection. Each acknowledgement shall have a unique authorisation number which the master shall retain until the fishing trip is terminated. Notwithstanding any inspections that may be carried out at sea the competent authorities may in duly justified circumstances require a master to present his vessel for inspection in port.

(b) Vessels that enter Community waters with no catch on board shall be exempt from the requirements laid down in paragraph a).

(c) By way of derogation from the provisions of paragraph 1.2, the fishing trip shall be considered as being terminated when the vessel leaves Community waters or enters a Community port where its catch is fully discharged. Vessels shall only leave Community waters after passing through one of the following control routes: A. ICES rectangle 48 E2 in Division VIa B. ICES rectangle 46 E6 in Division IVa C. ICES rectangles 48 E8, 49 E8 or 50 E8 in Division IVa. The master of the vessel shall give at least four hours prior notification of entering one of the afore mentioned control routes to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre in Edinburgh by e-mail or telephone as provided for in paragraph 1. The notification shall specify the name, international radio call sign and port letters and number (PLN) of the vessel, the total quantity by species on board and the control route through which the vessel intends to pass. The vessel shall not leave the area within the control route until it has received acknowledgement of the notification and instructions on whether or not the master is required to present the vessel for inspection. Each acknowledgement shall have a unique authorisation number which the master shall retain until the vessel leaves Community waters. Notwithstanding any inspections that may be carried out at sea the competent authorities may in duly justified circumstances require a master to present his vessel for inspection in the ports of Lerwick or Scrabster.

(d) Vessels that transit through Community waters must stow their nets so that they may not readily be used in accordance with the following conditions: (i) nets, weights and similar gear shall be disconnected from their trawl boards and towing and hauling wires and ropes, (ii) nets which are on or above deck shall be securely lashed to some part of the superstructure.

ANNEX VII

ANNEX VIII

AUTHORISED TOPSIDE CHAFERS

1. ICNAF-type topside chafer

The ICNAF-type topside chafer is a rectangular piece of netting to be attached to the upper side of the codend of the trawl net to reduce and prevent damage so long as such netting conforms to the following conditions:

(a) this netting shall have a mesh size not less than that specified for the codend in Article 27;

(b) this netting may be fastened to the codend only along the forward and lateral edges of the netting and at no other place in it, and shall be fastened in such a manner that it extends forward of the splitting strap no more than four meshes and ends not less than four meshes in front of the cod line mesh; where a splitting strap is not used, the netting shall not extend to more than one-third of the codend measured from not less than four meshes in front of the cod line mesh;

(c) the width of this netting shall be at least one and a half times the width of the area of the codend which is covered, such widths to be measured at right angles to the long axis of the codend.

2. Multiple flap-type topside chafer

The multiple flap-type topside chafer is defined as pieces of netting having in all their parts meshes the size of which, whether the pieces of netting are wet or dry, is not less than that of the codend, provided that:

(i) each piece of netting (a) is fastened by its forward edge only across the codened at right angles to its long axis; (b) is of a width of at least the width of the codend (such width being measured at right angles to the long axis of the codend at the point of attachment); and (c) is not more than ten meshes long; and

(ii) the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds of the length of the codend.

POLISH CHAFER

3. Large-mesh (modified Polish-type) topside chafer

The large-mesh topside chafer consists of a rectangular piece of netting made of the same twine material as the codend, or of a single, thick, knotless twine material, attached to the rear portion of the upper side of the codend and extending over all or any part of the upper side of the codend and having in all its parts a mesh size twice that of the codend when measured wet and fastened to the codend along the forward, lateral and rear edges only of the netting in such a way that each mesh of the netting coincides with four meshes of the codend.

ANNEX IX

Toggle chains are chains, ropes, or a combination of both, which attach the footrope to the fishing line or bolchline at varying intervals. The terms ‘fishing line’ and ‘bolchline’ are interchangeable. Some vessels use one line only; others use both a fishing line and a bolchline as shown in the sketch. The toggle chain length shall be measured from the center of the chain or wire running through the footrope (center of footrope) to the underside of the fishing line.

The attached sketch shows how to measure the toggle chain length.

ANNEX X

ANNEX XI

FISHING VESSEL CODES

A. Main Vessel Types

B. Main vessel activities

ANNEX XII

ANNEX XIII

ANNEX XIV