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

• 1.12.1.The competent authorities shall carry out administrative cross checks on all landings between the following:

- (a) quantities by species indicated in the prior notice of landing, referred to in point 1.3.1 and the quantities recorded in the vessel's logbook,

• (b) quantities by species recorded in the vessel's logbook and the quantities recorded in the landing declaration,

- (c) quantities by species recorded on the landing declaration and the quantities recorded in the take-over declaration or the sales note.

1.13.   Full inspection

- 1.13.1.The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that at least 15 % of the quantities of fish landed and at least 10 % of the landings of fish are subject to full inspections which shall include at least the following:

• (a) monitoring of the weighing of the catch from the vessel, by species. In the case of vessels pumping catch ashore the weighing of the entire discharge from the vessels selected for inspection shall be monitored. In the case of freezer trawlers, all boxes shall be counted. A representative sample of boxes/pallets shall be weighed in order to arrive at an average weight for the boxes/pallets. Sampling of boxes shall also be undertaken according to an approved methodology in order to arrive at an average net weight for the fish (without packing, ice);

- (b) in addition to the cross checks referred to in point 1.12 cross verification between the following:

• (i) quantities by species recorded in the weighing logbook and the quantities by species recorded in the take-over declaration or the sales note;
• (ii) the written declarations received by the competent authorities pursuant to point 1.7.1. (b) (i) and the written declarations held by the receiver of the fish pursuant to point 1.7.1 (b) (ii);
• (iii) identity numbers of tankers that appear in the written declarations provided for in point 1.7.1 (b) (i) and the weighing logbooks;

- (c) if the discharge is interrupted, permission shall be required before the discharge can recommence;

• (d) verification that the vessel is empty of all fish, once the discharge has been completed.

1.14.   Documentation

• 1.14.1.All inspection activities covered by point 1 shall be documented. Such documentation shall be kept for 3 years.

It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board herring caught in Division IIa (EC waters) in the periods 1 January to 28 February and 16 May to 31 December.

By way of derogation from the provisions set out in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, the provisions in Appendix 1 to this Annex shall apply.

4. Restrictions on fishing for Cod

4.1.   ICES Division VIa

Until 31 December 2006, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

59^o05'N, 06^o45'W

59^o30'N, 06^o00'W

59^o40'N, 05^o00'W

60^o00'N, 04^o00'W

59^o30'N, 04^o00'W

59^o05'N, 06^o45'W.

4.2.   ICES Divisions VII f and g

From 1 February 2006 until 31 March 2006, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity in the following ICES rectangles: 30E4, 31E4, 32E3. This prohibition shall not apply within 6 nautical miles from the baseline.

4.3.   By way of derogation from points 4.1. and 4.2. it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using pots and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that:

• (i) no fishing gear other than pots and creels are carried on board, and

• (ii) no fish other than shellfish and crustacea are retained on board.

4.4.   By way of derogation from points 4.1. and 4.2., it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities within the areas referred to in those points using nets of mesh size less than 55 mm, provided that:

• (i) no net of mesh size greater than or equal to 55 mm is carried on board, and

- (ii) no fish other than herring, mackerel, pilchard/sardines, sardinelles, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting and argentines are retained on board.

• 5.1.It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board sandeels caught within the geographical area bounded by the east coast of England and Scotland, and enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

- — the east coast of England at latitude 55^o30'N,

• — latitude 55^o30'N, longitude 1^o00'W,

- — latitude 58^o00'N, longitude 1^o00'W,

• — latitude 58^o00'N, longitude 2^o00'W,

• — the east coast of Scotland at longitude 2^o00'W.

• 5.2.Fisheries for scientific investigation shall be allowed in order to monitor the sandeel stock in the area and the effects of the closure.

All fishing, except with longlines, shall be prohibited in the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

Point No	Latitude	Longitude
1	57o00'N	15o00'W
2	57o00'N	14o00'W
3	56o30'N	14o00'W
4	56o30'N	15o00'W

The technical conservation measures referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 of 12 February 2002 establishing measures to be applicable in 2002 for the recovery of the stock of cod in the Irish Sea (ICES division VIIa) ([^E0215]) shall temporarily apply in 2006.

- 8.1.For the purposes of this Annex, ‘Gillnet’ and ‘Entangling net’ means a gear made up of a single piece of net and held vertically in the water by floats and weights. It catches living aquatic resources by entangling or enmeshing.

• 8.2.For the purposes of this Annex, ‘Trammel net’ means a gear made up of two or more pieces of net hung jointly in parallel on a single headline and held vertically in the water.

• 8.3.Community vessels shall not deploy gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets at any position where the charted depth is greater than 200 metres in:

• (a) ICES Divisions VIa, b and VII b, c, j, k

- (b) ICES Subarea XII east of 27^o W.

• 8.4.All nets referred to in points 8.1 and 8.2. shall be removed from the areas referred to in point 8.3. by 1 February 2006.

• 8.5.By way of derogation from points 8.3 and 8.4 vessels targeting hake may deploy gill-nets with a mesh size of 120 mm in the areas concerned at any position where the charted depth is less than 600 metres.

By way of derogation of the provisions laid down in Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 of 19 March 2002 establishing additional technical measures for recovery of the stock of hake in ICES subareas III, IV, V, VI and VII and ICES Divisions VIII a, b, d, e ([^E0216]), it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activity using trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, except beam trawls, of mesh size range 70 to 99 mm in the area defined in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 if the gear is fitted with a square mesh window in accordance with Appendix 3 to this Annex.

By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, the following shall apply in 2006:

• 10.1.Member States shall ensure that fishing activities which lead to catches and retention on board of more than 10 tonnes each calendar year of deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory shall be subject to a deep-sea fishing permit.

• 10.2.It shall however be prohibited to catch and retain on board, tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep sea species and of Greenland halibut in excess of 100 kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea permit.

It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gill-nets and long-lines, within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

The Hecate Seamounts:

• — 52^o 21.2866' N, 31^o 09.2688' W

• — 52^o 20.8167' N, 30^o 51.5258' W

• — 52^o 12.0777' N, 30^o 54.3824' W

• — 52^o 12.4144' N, 31^o 14.8168' W

• — 52^o 21.2866' N, 31^o 09.2688' W

The Faraday Seamounts:

• — 50^o 01.7968' N, 29^o 37.8077' W

• — 49^o 59.1490' N, 29^o 29.4580' W

• — 49^o 52.6429' N, 29^o 30.2820' W

• — 49^o 44.3831' N, 29^o 02.8711' W

• — 49^o 44.4186' N, 28^o 52.4340' W

• — 49^o 36.4557' N, 28^o 39.4703' W

• — 49^o 29.9701' N, 28^o 45.0183' W

• — 49^o 49.4197' N, 29^o 42.0923' W

• — 50^o 01.7968' N, 29^o 37.8077' W

Part of the Reykjanes Ridge:

• — 55^o 04.5327' N, 36^o 49.0135' W

• — 55^o 05.4804' N, 35^o 58.9784' W

• — 54^o 58.9914' N, 34^o 41.3634' W

• — 54^o 41.1841' N, 34^o 00.0514' W

• — 54^o 00.0'N, 34^o 00.0' W

• — 53^o 54.6406' N, 34^o 49.9842' W

• — 53^o 58.9668' N, 36^o 39.1260' W

• — 55^o 04.5327' N, 36^o 49.0135' W

The Altair Seamounts:

• — 44^o 50.4953' N, 34^o 26.9128' W

• — 44^o 47.2611' N, 33^o 48.5158' W

• — 44^o 31.2006' N, 33^o 50.1636' W

• — 44^o 38.0481' N, 34^o 11.9715' W

• — 44^o 38.9470' N, 34^o 27.6819' W

- — 44^o 50.4953' N, 34^o 26.9128' W

The Antialtair Seamounts:

- — 43^o 43.1307' N, 22^o 44.1174' W

• — 43^o 39.5557' N, 22^o 19.2335' W

• — 43^o 31.2802' N, 22^o 08.7964' W

• — 43^o 27.7335' N, 22^o 14.6192' W

• — 43^o 30.9616' N, 22^o 32.0325' W

• — 43^o 40.6286' N, 22^o 47.0288' W

• — 43^o 43.1307' N, 22^o 44.1174' W

The minimum size for octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries and situated in the CECAF region shall be 450 g (gutted). Octopus under the minimum size of 450 g (gutted) shall not be retained on board or be transhipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea.

• 13.1.The Commission shall without delay inform Member States of vessels flying flags of non-contracting Parties to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries (the Convention) that have been sighted engaging in fishing activities in the Regulatory Area of the Convention and placed by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) on a provisional list of vessels that are being presumed to be undermining the Recommendations established under the Convention. The following measures shall apply to these vessels:

- (a) vessels that enter ports are not authorised to land or tranship therein and shall be inspected by the competent authorities. Such inspections shall include the vessel's documents, log books, fishing gear, catch onboard and any other matter relating to the vessel’s activities in the Regulatory Area of the Convention. Information on the result of the inspections shall immediately be transmitted to the Commission;

• (b) fishing vessels, support vessels, refuel vessels, mother-ships and cargo vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall not in any way assist the vessels or participate in any transhipment or joint fishing operations with the vessels;

- (c) the vessels shall not be supplied in ports with provisions, fuel or other services.

- 13.2.Vessels that have been placed by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission NEAFC on the list of vessels that have been confirmed as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU vessels) are listed in Appendix 4. In addition to the measures referred to in point 13.1 the following measures shall apply to these vessels:

- (a) IUU vessels shall be prohibited to enter a Community port;

• (b) IUU vessels shall not be authorised to fish in Community waters and be prohibited to be chartered;

- (c) imports of fish coming from IUU vessels shall be prohibited;

• (d) Member States shall refuse the granting of their flag to IUU vessels and encourage importers, transporters and other sectors concerned to refrain from negotiating and from transhipping of fish caught by such vessels.

- 13.3.The Commission shall amend the list of IUU vessels to be in accordance with the NEAFC IUU list as soon as NEAFC adopts a new IUU list.

By way of derogation from Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 fishing with beam trawl using electrical current shall be allowed under conditions to be established by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of advice from STECF.

Part B

Mediterranean

The fisheries currently operating under the derogations, provided for in Article 3(1) and (1a) and Article 6(1) and (1a) of Regulation (EC) No 1626/94, may temporarily continue their activity in 2006.

The use of towed dredges and trawl nets fisheries at depths beyond 1 000 m shall be prohibited.

• 17.1.Before 1 June 2006 each Member State shall send the Commission, through the accustomed data-processing support, a list of the vessels of more than 15 metres overall length flying its flag and registered in its territory that it authorises to fish in the GFCM area by issue of a fishing permit.

• 17.2.The list indicated in paragraph 17.1. shall include the following information:

• (a) vessel's Community fleet register number, and external marking as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 26/2004;

• (b) period authorised for fishing and/or transhipment;

• (c) fishing gears used.

• 17.3.The Commission shall send the list to the GFCM Executive Secretariat before 1 July 2006 so that these vessels can be entered on the GFCM register of vessels more than 15 metres in overall length authorised to fish in the GFCM Agreement area (hereinafter referred to as the ‘GFCM register’).

• 17.4.Any change to be made to the list indicated in paragraph 17.1. shall be notified to the Commission for transmission to the GFCM Executive Secretariat, the same procedure applying, at least 10 working days before the vessel begins fishing activity in the GFCM area.

- 17.5.Community fishing vessels more than 15 metres in overall length that are not entered on the list indicated in paragraph 17.1. shall not fish, retain on board, tranship or land any type of fish and shellfish within the GFCM area.

- 17.6.Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that:

- (a) only vessels flying their flag that are included in the list indicated in paragraph 17.1. and hold on board a fishing permit issued by them are authorised, on the terms of the permit, to carry out fishing activities in the GFCM area;

• (b) no fishing permit is issued to vessels that have carried out illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU fishing) in the GFCM area or elsewhere, unless the new owners provide adequate documentary evidence that the previous owners and operators have no longer any legal, beneficial or financial interest in, or exercise any control over, their vessels, or that their vessels neither take part in nor are associated with IUU fishing;

• (c) to the extent possible, their national legislation prohibits owners and operators of vessels flying their flag that are included in the list indicated in paragraph 17.1. from taking part in or being associated with fishing activities in the GFCM Agreement area by vessels not on the GFCM register;

• (d) to the extent possible, their national legislation requires owners of vessels flying their flag that are included in the list indicated in paragraph 17.1. to be nationals or legal entities within the flag Member State;

• (e) their vessels comply with all the relevant GFCM conservation and management measures.

• 17.7.Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit fishing, retention on board, transhipment and landing of fish and shellfish caught in the GFCM area by vessels more than 15 metres in overall length that are not on the GFCM register.

• 17.8.Member States shall without delay pass on to the Commission any information showing that there are strong reasons for suspecting that vessels more than 15 metres in overall length that are not on the GFCM register are fishing for or transhipping fish and shellfish in the GFCM Agreement area.

Part C

Eastern Pacific Ocean

18. Purse seines in the Regulatory Area of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

• 18.1.The fishing by purse-seine vessels for Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares), Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) and Skipjack Tunas (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited from either, 1 August to 11 September 2006, or, 20 November to 31 December 2006 in the area defined by the following limits:

• — the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

• — longitude 150^o W,

• — latitude 40^o N,

• — latitude 40^o S.

• 18.2.The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure before 1 July 2006. All the purse seine vessels of the Member States concerned must stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the period selected.

- 18.3.As of the date of entry into force of this Regulation purse seiners fishing for tuna in the Regulatory Area of the IATTC shall retain on board and then land all bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception shall be the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.

- 18.4.Purse seine vessels shall promptly release unharmed, to the extent practicable, all sea turtles, sharks, billfishes, rays, dorado, and other non-target species. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of any such animals.

19. The following specific measures to encircled or entangled sea turtles shall apply:

• (a) whenever a sea turtle is sighted in the net, all reasonable efforts shall be made to rescue the turtle before it becomes entangled in the net, including, if necessary, the deployment of a speedboat;

• (b) if a turtle is entangled in the net, net roll should stop as soon as the turtle comes out of the water and should not start again until the turtle has been disentangled and released;

- (c) if a turtle is brought on board a vessel, all appropriate methods to assist in the recovery of the turtle should be made before returning it to the water;

• (d) tuna-fishing vessels shall be prohibited from disposing of salt bags or any other type of plastic rubbish at sea;

- (e) the release, when practicable, of sea turtles entangled in Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and other fishing gear is encouraged;

• (f) the recovery of FADs which are not being used in the fishery is also encouraged.

Part D

Highly migratory fish in Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

- 20.1.By way of derogation from the provisions laid down in Article 6 and Annex IV of Regulation (EC) N^o 973/2001, the minimum size for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea shall be 10 kg or 80 cm.

• 20.2.By way of derogation from the provisions laid down in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, no tolerance limit shall be granted for bluefin tuna fished in the East Atlantic and in the Mediterranean Sea.

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 6 and Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, the minimum size of bigeye tuna is abolished.

- 22.1.In order to protect the bigeye stock, in particular juvenile fish, fishing by purse seiners and baitboats shall be prohibited during the period and in the area specified in points (a) and (b) below;

- (a) the area is the following:

Southern limit: parallel 0^o South latitude Northern limit: parallel 5^o North latitude Western limit: meridian 20^o West longitude Eastern limit: meridian 10^o West longitude;

- (b) the period covered by the prohibition shall be from 1 November to 30 November of each year.

• 22.2.By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, Community vessels shall be authorised to fish without restriction on the use of certain types of vessels and gears in the area referred to in Article 3(2) and during the period specified in Article 3(1) of that Regulation.

• 23.1.Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to forbid the use, within the framework of sport and recreational fishing of towed nets, encircling nets, seine sliding, dredger, gillnets, trammel nets and longline to fish for tuna and tuna-like species, notably bluefin tuna, in the Mediterranean Sea.

• 23.2.Each Member State shall ensure that catches of tuna and tuna-like species carried out in the Mediterranean Sea as a result from sport and recreational fishing are not marketed.

24. Sampling plan for bluefin Tuna

By way of derogation from the provisions laid down in Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, each Member State shall establish a sampling programme for the estimation of the numbers-at-size of the bluefin tuna caught; this requires notably that size sampling at cages must be done on one sample (= 100 specimen) for every 100 tonnes of live fish. Size sample will be collected during harvesting ([^E0217]) at the farm, in accordance with the ICCAT methodology for reporting Task II. The sampling should be conducted during any harvesting, covering all cages. Data must be transmitted to ICCAT by 1 May 2006 for the sampling conducted the previous year.

Part E

South-east Atlantic

• 25.1.All Community vessels operating in the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) Convention Area, and targeting species not subject to the conservation and management regimes of other competent regional fisheries organisations, shall carry qualified scientific observers from 1 January 2006.

• 25.2.Member States shall take the necessary steps to appoint scientific observers and ensure that they are placed on board all vessels flying their flag or registered in their territory which are about to undertake fishing activities in the SEAFO Convention Area. Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that properly appointed scientific observers remain on board the fishing vessels to which they have been assigned until they are replaced by other scientific observers.

• 25.3.The master of a Community vessels operating in the SEAFO Convention Area from 1 January 2006 shall receive the scientific observer and co-operate with him in the performance of his duties during his stay on board.

• 25.4.Member States shall send to the SEAFO Secretariat by 1 May each year at the latest a comprehensive report in a format to be defined by the Scientific Committee of SEAFO, assessing the content of the reports of the scientific observers assigned to fishing vessels flying their flag. This report shall be forwarded to the Commission at the same time.

Appendix 1 to Annex III

TOWED GEARS: Skagerrak and Kattegat

Mesh size ranges, target species and required catch percentages applicable to the use of a single mesh size range

| Species | Mesh size range (mm) | Mesh size range (mm) | Mesh size range (mm) | Mesh size range (mm) | Mesh size range (mm) | Mesh size range (mm) | Mesh size range (mm) | Mesh size range (mm) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Species | < 16 | 16-31 | 16-31 | 32-69 | 32-69 | 35-69 | 70-89 [^E0222] | ≥ 90 | | Species | Minimum percentage of target species | Minimum percentage of target species | Minimum percentage of target species | Minimum percentage of target species | Minimum percentage of target species | Minimum percentage of target species | Minimum percentage of target species | Minimum percentage of target species | | Species | 50 % [^E0223] | 50 % [^E0223] | 20 % [^E0223] | 50 % [^E0223] | 20 % [^E0223] | 20 % [^E0224] | 30 % [^E0225] | none | | Sandeel (Ammodytidae) [^E0220] | x | x | x | x | X | x | x | x | | Sandeel (Ammodytidae) [^E0221] | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | | Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | | Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | | Greater weever (Trachinus draco) [^E0218] | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | | Molluscs (except Sepia) [^E0218] | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | | Garfish (Belone belone) [^E0218] | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | | Gray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) [^E0218] | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | | Argentine (Argentina spp.) | | | | x | x | x | x | x | | Sprat (Sprattus sprattus) | | x | | x | x | x | x | x | | Eel (Anguilla, anguilla) | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | | Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus) [^E0219] | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | | Mackerel (Scomber spp.) | | | | x | | | x | x | | Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) | | | | x | | | x | x | | Herring (Clupea harengus) | | | | x | | | x | x | | Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) | | | | | | x | x | x | | Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus) [^E0218] | | | | | X | | x | x | | Whiting (Merlangius merlangus) | | | | | | | x | x | | Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) | | | | | | | x | x | | All other marine organisms | | | | | | | | x |

Only within four miles from the baselines.

Outside four miles from the baselines.

From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.

From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat.

When applying this mesh size range the codend shall be constructed of square meshed netting with a sorting grid in accordance with Appendix 2 to this Annex.

The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.

[^E0224]: (⁷)

The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.

The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe and lobster.

Appendix 2 to Annex III

Specifications of the Sorting grid for 70 mm trawl fishery in Skagerrak and Kattegat

• a) The species selective grid shall be attached in trawls with full square mesh codend with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 90 mm. The minimum length of the codend shall be 8 m. It shall be prohibited to use any trawl having more than 100 square meshes in any circumference of the codend, excluding the joining or the selvedges.

- b) The grid shall be rectangular. The bars of the grid shall be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the grid. The bar spacing of the grid shall not exceed 35 mm. It shall be permitted to use one or more hinges in order to facilitate its storage on the net drum.

• c) The grid shall be mounted diagonally in the trawl, upwards backwards, anywhere from just in front of the codend to 10 meters up in the extension piece. All sides of the grid shall be attached to the trawl.

• d) In the upper panel of the trawl there shall be an unblocked fish outlet in immediate connection to the upper side of the grid. The opening of the fish outlet shall have the same width in the posterior side as the width of the grid and shall be cut out to a tip in the anterior direction along mesh bars from both sides of the grid.

- e) It shall be permitted to attach in front of the grid a funnel to lead the fish towards the trawl floor and grid. The minimum mesh size of the funnel shall be 70 mm. The minimum vertical opening of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be 30 cm. The width of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be the grid width.

Image omitted; see official source Schematic illustration of a size and species selective trawl. Entering fish is lead towards the trawl floor and grid via a leading funnel. Larger fish is then led out of the trawl by the grid while smaller fish and Norway lobster pass through the grid and enter the codend. The full square mesh codend enhance escapement of small fish and undersized Norway lobster.

Appendix 3 to Annex III

Condition for fisheries with certain towed gears authorized in ICES Subareas III, IV, V, VI and VII  and ICES divisions VIII a, b, d, e

Specifications of the top square mesh window

Specifications of 100 mm, measured as inner opening, square mesh window in the rear tapered section of the trawl, Danish seine or similar gear with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 100 mm.

The window shall be a rectangular section of netting. There shall be only one window. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

Location of the window

The window shall be inserted into the middle of the top panel of the rear tapered section of the trawl just in front of the untapered section constituted by the extension piece and the codend.

The window shall terminate not more than 12 meshes from the hand braided row of meshes between the extension piece and the rear tapered section of the trawl.

Size of the window

The length and the width of the window shall be at least 2 m and at least 1 m respectively.

Netting of the window

The meshes shall have a minimum mesh opening of 100 mm. The meshes will be square meshes, i.e. all four sides of the window netting shall be cut all bars.

The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend.

The netting shall be single twine. The twine thickness shall be not more than 4 mm.

Insertion of the window into the diamond meshes netting

It shall be permitted to attach a selvedge on the four sides of the window. The diameter of this selvedge shall be no more than 12 mm.

The stretched length of the window shall be equal to the strength length of the diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the window.

The number of diamond meshes of the top panel attached to the smallest side of the window (i.e. one metre long side which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend) shall be at least the number of full diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the window divided by 0,7 .

Other

The insertion of the window into the trawl is illustrated below.

Image omitted; see official source

Appendix 4 to Annex III

List of vessels with the following IMO numbers that have been confirmed by NEAFC as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries

IMO [^E0226] ship identification number	Vessel’s name [^E0227]	Vessel’s name [^E0227]
6719419	GRAN SOL	Panama
7321374	FONTE NOVA	Panama
7332218	IANNIS I	Panama
7347407	SUNNY JANE	Belize
7385174	MURTOSA	Togo
7700104	BRIZ	Panama
7803255	KERGUELEN	Guinea Conakry
8028424	ICE BAY	Cambodia
8326319	PAVLOVSK	Georgia
8422838	ISABELLA	Georgia
8422852	DOLPHIN	Georgia
8522030	CARMEN	Georgia
8522042	JUANITA	Georgia
8522119	EVA	Georgia
8522169	ROSITA	Georgia
8606836	ULLA	Georgia

International Maritime Organisation.

Any changes of names and flags and additional information on the vessels are available on the NEAFC website: www.neafc.org

ANNEX IV

PART I

Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for Community vessels fishing in third country waters

Area of fishing	Fishery	Number of licences	Allocation of licences amongst Member States	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Herring, North of 62° 00' N	77	DK: 26, DE: 5, FR: 1, IRL: 7, NL: 9, SW: 10, UK: 17, PL: 1	55
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Demersal species, North of 62° 00' N	80	FR: 18, PT: 9, DE: 16, ES: 20, UK: 14, IRL: 1	50
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Mackerel, South of 62° 00' N, purse seine fishery	11	DE: 1 [^E0228], DK: 26 [^E0228], FR: 2 [^E0228], NL: 1 [^E0228]	not relevant
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Mackerel, South of 62° 00' N, trawl fishery	19	DE: 1 [^E0228], DK: 26 [^E0228], FR: 2 [^E0228], NL: 1 [^E0228]	not relevant
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Mackerel, North of 62° 00' N, purse seine fishery	11 [^E0229]	DK: 11	not relevant
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Industrial species, South of 62° 00' N	480	DK: 450, UK: 30	150
Waters of the Faroe Islands	All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines	26	BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18	13
Waters of the Faroe Islands	Directed fishing for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28' N and east of 6° 30' W	8 [^E0230]		4
Waters of the Faroe Islands	Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods 1 March to 31 May and 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20' N and 62° 00' N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines.	70	BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20	26
Waters of the Faroe Islands	Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30' N and west of 9° 00' W and in the area between 7° 00' W and 9° 00' W south of 60° 30' N and in the area south-west of a line between 60° 30' N, 7° 00' W and 60° 00' N, 6° 00' W.	70	DE: 8 [^E0231], FR: 12 [^E0231], UK: 0 [^E0231]	20 [^E0232]
Waters of the Faroe Islands	Directed trawl fishery for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend.	70		22 [^E0232]
Waters of the Faroe Islands	Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of licences may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘main fishing area of blue whiting’	34	DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, UK: 5, NL: 5	20
Waters of the Faroe Islands	Line fishing	10	UK: 10	6
Waters of the Faroe Islands	Fishing for mackerel	12	DK: 12	12
Waters of the Faroe Islands	Herring fisheries north of 62° N	21	DE: 1, DK: 7, FR: 0, UK: 5, IRL: 2, NL: 3, SW: 3	21
Waters of the Russian Federation	All fisheries	pm		pm
Waters of the Russian Federation	Fisheries for cod	7 [^E0233]		pm
Waters of the Russian Federation	Fisheries for sprat	pm		pm

This allocation is valid for purse and trawl fisheries.

To be selected from the 11 licences for purse seine fishery for mackerel South of 62° 00' N.

Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the Directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for all trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines.

These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.

These figures are included in the figures for ‘Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’.

Applies only to vessels flying the flag of Latvia.

PART II

Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for third country fishing vessels in Community waters

Flag State	Fishery	Number of licences	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	18	18
Faeroe Islands	Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe,f,h, horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe,f,h; herring, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N)	14	14
Faeroe Islands	Herring north of 62° 00′ N	21	21
Faeroe Islands	Herring, IIIa	4	4
Faeroe Islands	Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N): sandeel, IV (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)	15	15
Faeroe Islands	Ling and tusk	20	10
Faeroe Islands	Blue whiting, II, IVa, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00′ W)	20	20
Faeroe Islands	Blue ling	16	16
Russian Federation	Herring, IIId (Swedish waters)	pm	pm
Russian Federation	Herring, IIId (Swedish waters, non-fishing mother ships)	pm	pm
Russian Federation	Sprat	4 [^E0234]	pm
Barbados	Penaeus shrimps [^E0235] (French Guyana waters)	5	pm [^E0236]
Barbados	Snappers [^E0237] (French Guyana waters)	5	pm
Guyana	Penaeus shrimps  [^E0235] (French Guyana waters)	pm	pm [^E0240]
Surinam	Penaeus shrimps  [^E0235] (French Guyana waters)	5	pm [^E0240]
Trinidad and Tobago	Penaeus shrimps  [^E0235] (French Guyana waters)	8	pm [^E0240]
Japan	Tuna [^E0242] (French Guyana waters)	pm
Korea	Tuna  [^E0242] (French Guyana waters)	pm	pm [^E0240]
Venezuela	Snappers  [^E0237] (French Guyana waters)	41	pm
Venezuela	Sharks  [^E0237] (French Guyana waters)	4	pm

Applies only to the Latvian zone of EC waters.

[^E0235]: (²)

The licences concerning fishing for shrimp in the waters of the French Department of Guyana shall be issued on the basis of a fishing plan submitted by the authorities of the third country concerned, approved by the Commission. The period of validity of each of these licences shall be limited to the fishing period provided for in the fishing plan on the basis of which the licence was issued.

[^E0236]: (³)

The annual number of days at sea is limited to 200.

To be fished exclusively with long lines or traps (snappers) or long lines or mesh nets having a minimum mesh of 100 mm, at depths greater than 30 m (sharks). To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the French Department of Guyana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches, or 50 % of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant.

The contract referred to above must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guyanese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application.

Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.

[^E0238]: (⁵)

Applicable from 1 January to 30 April 2006.

Pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2006.

The annual number of days at sea is limited to pm.

The annual number of days at sea is limited to 350.

To be fished exclusively with longlines.

Of which at any given time a maximum of 10 for vessels fishing cod with gill-nets.

PART III

Declaration pursuant to Article 25(2)

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ANNEX V

PART I

Information to be recorded in the logbook

When fishing is carried out within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be entered in the log-book immediately after the following events:

After each haul:

• 1.1. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught;

• 1.2. the date and the time of the haul;

• 1.3. the geographical position in which the catches were made;

• 1.4. the fishing method used.

After each trans-shipment to or from another vessel:

- 2.1. the indication ‘received from’ or ‘transferred to’;

• 2.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species trans-shipped;

- 2.3. the name, external identifications letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the trans‐shipment occurred;

• 2.4. trans-shipment of cod is not allowed.

After each landing in a port of the Community:

• 3.1. name of the port;

• 3.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed.

After each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities:

• 4.1. date and time of the transmission;

• 4.2. type of message: ‘catch on entry’, ‘catch on exit’, ‘catch’, ‘transhipment’;

• 4.3. in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station.

PART II

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ANNEX VI

CONTENT AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION

• 1.The information to be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities and the timetable for its transmission is as follows:

• 1.1. On each occasion a vessel commences a fishing trip ([^E0244]) in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on entry’ message specifying the following SR m [^E0245] (= start of record) AD m XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities) SQ m (serial number of message in current year) TM m COE (= ‘catch on entry’) RC m (international radio call sign) TN o [^E0246] (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 [^E0247] o [^E0248] (latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission) LG [^E0247] o [^E0248] (longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission) LI o (estimated latitude position where the master intends to commence fishing, degrees or decimal presentation) LN o (estimated longitude position where the master intends to commence fishing, degrees or decimal presentation) RA m (relevant ICES area) OB m (quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms 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) m = mandatory (²) o = optional (³) 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. (⁴) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

• 1.2. On each occasion a vessel terminates a fishing trip (35)  in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on exit’ message specifying the following: 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 COX (= ‘catch on exit’) 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 [^E0249] o [^E0250] (latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission) LG [^E0249] o [^E0250] (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) 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.

• 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 [^E0249] o [^E0250] (latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission) LG [^E0249] o [^E0250] (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 [^E0251] m/o [^E0252], [^E0253] (predicted latitude position of the vessel where the trans–shipment is planned) LG [^E0251] m/o [^E0252], [^E0253] (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.

• 1. Form of the communication

• 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):

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

• 1. Communication scheme

• 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:

SR	m	(= start of record)
AD	m	(ISO-3 country code of Flag State)
FR	m	XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)
RN	m	(serial number of message in current year for which a ‘return message’ is sent)
TM	m	RET (= ‘return’)
SQ	m	(serial number of original message for that vessel in current year)
RC	m	(international radio call sign mentioned in original message)
RS	m	(return status — ACK or NAK)
RE	m	(return error number)
DA	m	(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
TI	m	(time of transmission in hhmm format)
ER	m	(= end of record)

- 4. Name of the radio station

Name of radio station	Call sign of radio station
Lyngby	OXZ
Land's End	GLD
Valentia	EJK
Malin Head	EJM
Torshavn	OXJ
Bergen	LGN
Farsund	LGZ
Florø	LGL
Rogaland	LGQ
Tjøme	LGT
Ålesund	LGA
Ørlandet	LFO
Bodø	LPG
Svalbard	LGS
Stockholm Radio	STOCKHOLM RADIO
Turku	OFK

• 1. Code to be used to indicate the species

Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)	ALF
American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides)	PLA
Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)	ANE
Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.)	MNZ
Argentine (Argentina silus)	ARG
Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama)	POA
Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus)	BSK
Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)	BSF
Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)	BLI
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)	WHB
Bob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri)	BOB
Cod (Gadus morhua)	COD
Common shrimp (Crangon crangon)	CSH
Common squid (Loligo spp.)	SQC
Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)	DGS
Forkbeards (Phycis spp.)	FOR
Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	GHL
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)	HAD
Hake (Merluccius merluccius)	HKE
Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglussus)	HAL
Herring (Clupea harengus)	HER
Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)	HOM
Ling (Molva Molva)	LIN
Mackerel (Scomber Scombrus)	MAC
Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)	LEZ
Nortern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis)	PRA
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)	NEP
Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)	NOP
Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	ORY
Other	OTH
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)	PLE
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)	POL
Porbeagle (Lamma nasus)	POR
Redfish (Sebastes spp.)	RED
Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)	SBR
Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)	RNG
Saithe (Pollachius virens)	POK
Salmon (Salmo salar)	SAL
Sandeel (Ammodytes spp.)	SAN
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus)	PIL
Shark (Selachii, Pleurotremata)	SKH
Shrimp (Penaeidae)	PEZ
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)	SPR
Squid (Illex spp.)	SQX
Tuna (Thunnidae)	TUN
Tusk (Brosme brosme)	USK
Whiting (Merlangus merlangus)	WHG
Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea)	YEL

- 6. Codes to be used to indicate the relevant area

| | |

| --- | --- | | 02A. | ICES division IIa — Norwegian Sea | | 02B. | ICES division IIb — Spitzbergen and Bear Island | | 03A. | ICES division IIIa — Skagerrak and Kattegat | | 03B. | ICES division IIIb | | 03C. | ICES division IIIc | | 03D. | ICES division IIId — Baltic Sea | | 04A. | ICES division IVa — Northern North Sea | | 04B. | ICES division IVb — Central North Sea | | 04C. | ICES division IVc — Southern North Sea | | 05A. | ICES division Va — Iceland Grounds | | 05B. | ICES division Vb — Faroes Grounds | | 06A. | ICES division VIa — Northwest coast of Scotland and North Ireland | | 06B. | ICES division VIb — Rockall | | 07A. | ICES division VIIa — Irish Sea | | 07B. | ICES division VIIb — West of Ireland | | 07C. | ICES division VIIc — Porcupine Bank | | 07D. | ICES division VIId — Eastern Channel | | 07E. | ICES division VIIe — Western English Channel | | 07F. | ICES division VIIf — Bristol Channel | | 07G. | ICES division VIIg — Celtic Sea North | | 07H. | ICES division VIIh — Celtic Sea South | | 07J. | ICES division VIIj — South-West of Ireland — East | | 07K. | ICES division VIIk — South-West of Ireland — West | | 08A. | ICES division VIIIa- Bay of Biscay — North | | 08B. | ICES division VIIIb — Bay of Biscay — Central | | 08C. | ICES division VIIIc — Bay of Biscay — South | | 08D. | ICES division VIIId — Bay of Biscay — Offshore | | 08E. | ICES division VIIIe — Bay of Biscay — West Bay | | 09A. | ICES division IXa — Portuguese waters — East | | 09B. | ICES division IXb — Portuguese waters — West | | 14A. | ICES division XIVa — North-East Greenland | | 14B. | ICES division XIVb — South-East Greenland |

- 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

LIST OF SPECIES

Common English Name	Scientific Name	3-Alpha Code
Groundfish
Atlantic Cod	Gadus morhua	COD
Haddock	Melanogrammus aeglefinus	HAD
Atlantic redfishes	Sebastes sp.	RED
Golden redfish	Sebastes marinus	REG
Beaked redfish (deepwater)	Sebastes mentella	REB
Acadian redfish	Sebastes fasciatus	REN
Silver hake	Merluccius bilinearis	HKS
Red hake [^E0254]	Urophycis chuss	HKR
Pollock (=Saithe)	Pollachius virens	POK
American plaice	Hippoglossoides platessoides	PLA
Witch flounder	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	WIT
Yellowtail flounder	Limanda ferruginea	YEL
Greenland halibut	Reinharditius hippoglossoides	GHL
Atlantic halibut	Hippoglossus hippoglossus	HAL
Winter flounder	Pseudopleuronectes americanus	FLW
Summer flounder	Paralichthys dentatus	FLS
Windowpane flounder	Scophthalmus aquosus	FLD
Flatfishes (NS)	Pleuronectiformes	FLX
American angler (=Goosefish)	Lophius americanus	ANG
Atlantic searobins	Prionotus sp.	SRA
Atlantic tomcod	Microgadus tomcod	TOM
Blue antimora	Antimora rostrata	ANT
Blue whiting	Micromesistius poutassou	WHB
Cunner	Tautogolabrus adspersus	CUN
Cusk (=Tusk)	Brosme brosme	USK
Greenland cod	Gadus ogac	GRC
Blue ling	Molva dypterygia	BLI
Ling	Molva molva	LIN
Lumpfish =(Lumpsucker)	Cyclopterus lumpus	LUM
Northern kingfish	Menticirrhus saxatilis	KGF
Northern puffer	Sphoeroides maculatus	PUF
Eelpouts (NS)	Lycodes sp.	ELZ
Ocean pout	Macrozoarces americanus	OPT
Polar cod	Boreogadus saida	POC
Roundnose grenadier	Coryphaenoides rupestris	RNG
Roughhead grenadier	Macrourus berglax	RHG
Sandeels (=Sand Lances)	Ammodytes sp.	SAN
Sculpins	Myoxocephalus sp.	SCU
Scup	Stenotomus chrysops	SCP
Tautog	Tautoga onitis	TAU
Tilefish	Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps	TIL
White hake [^E0254]	Urophycis tenuis	HKW
Wolffishes (NS)	Anarhicas sp.	CAT
Atlantic wolffish	Anarhichas lupus	CAA
Spotted wolffish	Anarhichas minor	CAS
Groundfish (NS)		GRO
Pelagics
Atlantic herring	Clupea harengus	HER
Atlantic mackerel	Scomber scombrus	MAC
Atlantic butterfish	Peprilus triacanthus	BUT
Atlantic menhaden	Brevoortia tyrannus	MHA
Atlantic saury	Scomberesox saurus	SAU
Bay anchovy	Anchoa mitchilli	ANB
Bluefish	Pomatomus saltatrix	BLU
Crevalle jack	Caranx hippos	CVJ
Frigate tuna	Auxis thazard	FRI
King mackerel	Scomberomourus cavalla	KGM
Atlantic Spanish mackerel	Scomberomourus maculatus	SSM
Sailfish	Istiophorus platypterus	SAI
White marlin	Tetrapturus albidus	WHM
Blue marlin	Makaira nigricans	BUM
Swordfish	Xiphias gladius	SWO
Albacore tuna	Thunnus alalunga	ALB
Atlantic bonito	Sarda sarda	BON
Little tunny	Euthynnus alletteratus	LTA
Bigeye tunny	Thunnus obesus	BET
Northern bluefin tuna	Thunnus thynnus	BFT
Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis	SKJ
Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares	YFT
Tunas (NS)	Scombridae	TUN
Pelagic fish (NS)		PEL
Invertebrates
Long-finned squid (Loligo)	Loligo pealei	SQL
Short-finned squid (Illex)	Illex illecebrosus	SQI
Squids (NS)	Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae	SQU
Atlantic razor clam	Ensis directus	CLR
Hard clam	Mercenaria mercenaria	CLH
Ocean quahog	Arctica islandica	CLQ
Soft clam	Mya arenaria	CLS
Surf clam	Spisula solidissima	CLB
Stimpson's surf clam	Spisula polynyma	CLT
Clams (NS)	Prionodesmacea, Teleodesmacea	CLX
Bay scallop	Argopecten irradians	SCB
Calico scallop	Argopecten gibbus	SCC
Marine worms (NS)	Polycheata	WOR
Horseshoe crab	Limulus polyphemus	HSC
Marine invertebrates (NS)	Invertebrata	INV
Iceland scallop	Chylamys islandica	ISC
Sea scallop	Placopecten magellanicus	SCA
Scallops (NS)	Pectinidae	SCX
American cupped oyster	Crassostrea virginica	OYA
Blue mussel	Mytilus edulis	MUS
Whelks (NS)	Busycon sp.	WHX
Periwinkles (NS)	Littorina sp.	PER
Marine molluscs (NS)	Mollusca	MOL
Atlantic rock crab	Cancer irroratus	CRK
Blue crab	Callinectes sapidus	CRB
Green crab	Carcinus maenas	CRG
Jonah crab	Cancer borealis	CRJ
Queen crab	Chionoecetes opilio	CRQ
Red crab	Geryon quinquedens	CRR
Stone king crab	Lithodes maia	KCT
Marine crabs (NS)	Reptantia	CRA
American lobster	Homarus americanus	LBA
Northern prawn	Pandalus borealis	PRA
Aesop shrimp	Pandalus montagui	AES
Penaeus shrimps (NS)	Penaeus sp.	PEN
Pink (=Pandalid) shrimps	Pandalus sp.	PAN
Marine crustaceans (NS)	Crustacea	CRU
Sea-urchin	Strongylocentrotus sp.	URC
Other Fish
Alewife	Alosa pseudoharengus	ALE
Amberjacks	Seriola sp.	AMX
American conger	Conger oceanicus	COA
American eel	Anguilla rostrata	ELA
Atlantic hagfish	Myxine glutinosa	MYG
American shad	Alosa sapidissima	SHA
Argentines (NS)	Argentina sp.	ARG
Atlantic croaker	Micropogonias undulatus	CKA
Atlantic needlefish	Strongylura marina	NFA
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	SAL
Atlantic silverside	Menidia menidia	SSA
Atlantic thread herring	Opisthonema oglinum	THA
Barid's slickhead	Alepocephalus bairdii	ALC
Black drum	Pogonias cromis	BDM
Black seabass	Centropristis striata	BSB
Blueback herring	Alosa aestivalis	BBH
Capelin	Mallotus villosus	CAP
Chars (NS)	Salvelinus sp.	CHR
Cobia	Rachycentron canadum	CBA
Common (Florida) pompano	Trachinotus carolinus	POM
Gizzard shad	Dorosoma cepedianum	SHG
Grunts (NS)	Pomadasyidae	GRX
Hickory shad	Alosa mediocris	SHH
Lanternfish	Notoscopelus sp.	LAX
Mullets (NS)	Mugilidae	MUL
North atlantic harvestfish	Peprilus alepidotus (=paru)	HVF
Pigfish	Orthopristis chrysoptera	PIG
Rainbow smelt	Osmerus mordax	SMR
Red drum	Sciaenops ocellatus	RDM
Red porgy	Pagrus pagrus	RPG
Rough scad	Trachurus lathami	RSC
Sand perch	Diplectrum formosum	PES
Sheepshead	Archosargus probatocephalus	SPH
Spot croaker	Leiostomus xanthurus	SPT
Spotted weakfish	Cynoscion nebulosus	SWF
Squeteague (Gray Weakfish)	Cynoscion regalis	STG
Striped bass	Morone saxatilis	STB
Sturgeons (NS)	Acipenseridae	STU
Tarpon	Tarpon (=megalops) atlanticus	TAR
Trouts (NS)	Salmo sp.	TRO
White perch	Morone americana	PEW
Alfonsinos (NS)	Beryx sp.	ALF
Spiny (=picked) dogfish	Squalus acantias	DGS
Dogfishes (NS)	Squalidae	DGX
Sand Tiger shark	Odontaspis taurus	CCT
Porbeagle	Lamna nasus	POR
Shortfin mako shark	Isurus oxyrinchus	SMA
Dusky shark	Carcharhinus obscurus	DUS
Great Blue shark	Prionace glauca	BSH
Large sharks (NS)	Squaliformes	SHX
Atlantic Sharpnose shark	Rhizoprionodon terraenovae	RHT
Black Dogfish	Centroscyllium fabricii	CFB
Boreal (Greenland) shark	Somniosus microcephalus	GSK
Basking shark	Cetorhinus maximus	BSK
Skates (NS)	Raja sp.	SKA
Little skate	Leucoraja erinacea	RJD
Arctic skate	Amblyraja hyperborea	RJG
Barndoor skate	Dipturus laevis	RJL
Winter skate	Leucoraja ocellata	RJT
Thorny skate (Starry Ray)	Amblyraja radiata	RJR
Smooth skate	Malcoraja senta	RJS
Spinytail skate (Spinetail Ray)	Bathyraja spinicauda	RJO
Finfishes (NS)		FIN