Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/636 of 13 December 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards certain provisions of, and Annexes to the conservation and enforcement measures to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2115/2005 and (EC) No 1386/2007 [^ntr1-L_202400636EN.000101-E0001], and in particular Article 50(1) and (2) thereof,

Whereas:

• (1) The Union is party to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (the NAFO Convention), approved by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 [^ntr2-L_202400636EN.000101-E0002].

• (2) The European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2019/833 in order to implement the NAFO conservation and enforcement measures (‘CEM’) into Union law.

• (3) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 [^ntr3-L_202400636EN.000101-E0003] supplemented Regulation (EU) 2019/833 with a number of NAFO CEM.

• (4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/989 [^ntr4-L_202400636EN.000101-E0004] amended Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 with NAFO CEM adopted at its 2019 annual meeting.

• (5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/860 [^ntr5-L_202400636EN.000101-E0005] amended Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 with NAFO CEM adopted at its 2020 annual meeting.

• (6) Regulation (EU) 2021/1231 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr6-L_202400636EN.000101-E0006] amended Regulation (EU) 2019/833 with NAFO CEM adopted at its 2019 and 2020 annual meetings.

• (7) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1281 [^ntr7-L_202400636EN.000101-E0007] amended Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 with NAFO CEM adopted at its 2021 annual meeting.

• (8) Regulation (EU) 2022/2037 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr8-L_202400636EN.000101-E0008], amended Regulation (EU) 2019/833 with NAFO CEM adopted at its 2021 annual meeting.

• (9) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1090 [^ntr9-L_202400636EN.000101-E0009] amended Regulation (EU) 2019/833 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 with NAFO measures adopted at its 2022 annual meeting.

• (10) At its annual meeting in September 2023, the NAFO amended its CEM with the extension of closures periods for the current vulnerable marine ecosystems, the introduction of changes to the rules related to the timeframes for submission by Member States of observer trip reports as well as changes to the list of duties of observers. NAFO also updated the format of the observer trip reports, catch report formats and the format of the daily observer report.

• (11) These changes should also be implemented into Union law. Therefore, Regulation (EU) 2019/833 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 should be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) 2019/833 is amended as follows:

• (1) Article 18 is amended as follows:

• (a) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

‘3.   Until 31 December 2026, no vessel shall engage in bottom fishing activities in the areas 1-14b illustrated in Figure 5 of the CEM referred to in point 18 of the Annex and defined by connecting the coordinates specified in Table 7 of the CEM referred to in point 19 of the Annex to this Regulation, in numerical order and back to coordinate 1.’

;

• (b) paragraph 4 is deleted;

• (2) Article 27 is amended as follows:

• (a) in paragraph 7, point (b) is replaced by the following:

• ‘(b) without delay, the observer trip report referred to in paragraph 11;’;

• (b) paragraph 11 is replaced by the following:

‘11.   An observer deployed on a vessel shall, at minimum perform the duties listed below:

• (a) complete the observer trip report as set out in Annex II.M to the CEM referred to in point 35 of the Annex, noting that data collection on Greenland sharks shall be carried out minimising the damage to the sampled individuals;

• (b) transmit daily, before 12:00 UTC to the FMC of the flag Member State, in accordance with Annex II.G to the CEM referred to in point 36 of the Annex to this Regulation, the report for the preceding day, by division, whether the vessel was fishing or not;

• (c) report without delay to the FMC any discrepancy with this Regulation and any instances of obstruction, intimidation, interference with or otherwise prevention of the observer from performing their duties;

• (d) monitor the vessel’s product labelling, production logbook, and stowage plan against the requirements established in Articles 24 and 25, and record in the observer trip report any discrepancies identified;

• (e) record any observed interruption or interference with VMS;

• (f) submit the information in Annex II.M to the CEM referred to in point 35 of the Annex by electronic means to the FMC and to the port State as soon as possible after leaving the Regulatory Area and at the latest at the arrival of the vessel in port for landing;

• (g) make themselves available to inspectors at sea, or in port upon arrival of the vessel, for the purposes of providing information related to the fishing activities of the vessel;

• (h) maintain detailed records, including relevant images and video footage, of any circumstances and information related to any instances of discrepancies with this Regulation for transmission to the FMC at the earliest opportunity, and at the latest upon the arrival of the vessel in port for landing.’

;

• (c) in paragraph 12, point (a) is replaced by the following:

• ‘(a) extend such cooperation and assistance as may be required to enable the observer to carry out his or her duties, including providing the observer with such access as may be required to the catch retained on board and discards and the catch registration documents (e.g. fishing logbook, production logbook, stowage plan);’;

• (d) in paragraph 12, point (d) is replaced by the following:

• ‘(d) refrain from, personally or through their agents, employees, or crew members, obstruct, intimidate, interfere with, influence, bribe or attempt to bribe or compromise the safety of an observer in the performance of his/her duties;’;

• (e) in paragraph 12 the following point is added:

• ‘(g) provide the observer with unhindered independent internet access on board at all times, unless the observer has available a fully operational two-way satellite communication device.’.

Article 2

The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 December 2023.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

[^ntr1-L_202400636EN.000101-E0001]: OJ L 141, 28.5.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/833/oj.

[^ntr2-L_202400636EN.000101-E0002]: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 of 28 December 1978 concerning the conclusion by the European Economic Community of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (OJ L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1978/3179/oj).

[^ntr3-L_202400636EN.000101-E0003]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 of 15 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (OJ L 34, 6.2.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/124/oj).

[^ntr4-L_202400636EN.000101-E0004]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/989 of 27 April 2020 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards certain provisions of, and Annexes to, the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (OJ L 221, 10.7.2020, p. 5, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/989/oj).

[^ntr5-L_202400636EN.000101-E0005]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/860 of 23 March 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards Annex to the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (OJ L 190, 31.5.2021, p. 19, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2021/860/oj).

[^ntr6-L_202400636EN.000101-E0006]: Regulation (EU) 2021/1231 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 July 2021 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (OJ L 274, 30.7.2021, p. 32, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1231/oj).

[^ntr7-L_202400636EN.000101-E0007]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1281 of 4 March 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards certain provisions of, and Annexes to, the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (OJ L 195, 22.7.2022, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/1281/oj).

[^ntr8-L_202400636EN.000101-E0008]: Regulation (EU) 2022/2037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (OJ L 275, 25.10.2022, p. 11, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2037/oj).

[^ntr9-L_202400636EN.000101-E0009]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/1090 of 24 January 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 as regards certain provisions of the conservation and enforcement measures of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (OJ L 146, 6.6.2023, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/1090/oj).

ANNEX

The Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 is amended as follows:

• (1) point 3 heading is replaced by the following:

‘Part VI of Annex I.E to the CEM referred to in point 21 of Article 3, in Article 21(2) and in point (a) of Article 27(11)’;

• (2) point 18 is replaced by the following:

‘ Figure 5

of CEM referred to in Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833:

Polygons delineating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems Area Closures

Image omitted; see official source

Legend:

Areas closed to bottom fishing until 31 December 2026

NAFO Divisions

EEZ boundary

Depth contour’;

• (3) in point 19, the following rows 7a, 11a, 14a and 14b are inserted after rows 7, 11 and 14 respectively:

• (4) in point 31, the table in section C on the format for electronic exchange of fisheries monitoring information (The North Atlantic Format) is replaced by the following:

‘C.   Format for electronic exchange of fisheries monitoring information

(The North Atlantic Format)

Category	Data Element	Field code	Type	Contents	Definitions
System	Start Record	SR			Indicates start of the record
Details	End Record	ER			Indicates end of the record
Details	Return Status	RS	Char*3	Codes	ACK/NAK = Acknowledged/Not Acknowledged
Details	Return Error Number	RE	Num*3	001 – 999	Codes indicating errors as received at operation centre, see Annex II.D.D(2)
Message	Address destination	AD	Char*3	ISO-3166 Address	Address of the party receiving the message, “XNW” for NAFO
Details	From	FR	Char*3	ISO-3166 Address	Address of the transmitting party, (Contracting Party)
Details	Type of Message	TM	Char*3	Code	Code for the message type
Details	Sequence Number	SQ	Num*6	NNNNNN	Serial number of messages sent from a vessel to the final destination (XNW). It is unique for each vessel for a calendar year. At the beginning of the current year this value will be reset to 1 for each vessel and will increment at the sending of each message.
Details	Record Number	RN	Num*6	NNNNNN	Serial number of records sent from the FMC to XNW. It is unique for each FMC for a calendar year. At the beginning of the current year this value will be reset to 1 and will increment at the sending of each record.
Details	Record Date	RD	Num*8	YYYYMMDD	Year, month and day in UTC from the FMC
Details	Record Time	RT	Num*4	HHMM	Hours and minutes in UTC from the FMC
Details	Date	DA	Num*8	YYYYMMDD	Year, month and day in UTC of first transmission. In cases of RET messages first transmission is from the FMC, in all other cases first transmission is from the vessel.
Details	Time	TI	Num*4	HHMM	Hours and minutes in UTC of first transmission. In cases of RET messages first transmission is from the FMC, in all other cases first transmission is from the vessel.
Details	Cancelled report	CR	Num*6	NNNNNN	Record Number of the record to be cancelled
Details	Year of the report cancelled	YR	Num*4	NNNN	Year in UTC of the report to be cancelled
Vessel	Radio Call Sign	RC	Char*7	IRCS Code	International Radio Call Sign of the vessel
Registration	Vessel name	NA	Char*30		Name of the vessel
Details	Ext. registration	XR	Char*14		Side Number of the vessel
Details	Flag State	FS	Char*3	ISO-3166	State of registration
Details	Contracting Party internal ref. number	IR	Char3 Num9	ISO-3166 + max. 9N	Unique vessel number attributed by the flag State in accordance with registration
Details	Port Name	PO	Char*20		Port of registration of the vessel/homeport
Details	Vessel Owner	VO	Char*60		Name and address of the vessel owner
Details	Vessel Charterer	VC	Char*60		Name and address of the vessel charterer
Vessel IMO Number	IMO Number	IM	Num*7	NNNNNNN	IMO ship identification number
Vessel Character Details	Vessel Tonnage Unit	VT	Char2 Num4	“OC”/“LC” Tonnage	According to: “OC” OSLO 1947 Convention/“LC” LONDON ICTM-69
Vessel Character Details	Vessel Power Unit	VP	Char2 Num5	0-99999	Total main engine power in “KW”
Vessel Character Details	Vessel Length	VL	Char2 Num3	“OA” Length in metres	Unit “OA” length overall. Total length of the vessel in metres, rounded to the nearest whole metre
Vessel Character Details	Vessel Type	TP	Char*3	Code	As listed in Annex II.I
Vessel Character Details	Fishing Gear	GE	Char*3	FAO Code	International Standard Statistical Classification of the Fishing Gear as Annex II.J
Authorisation details	Start Date	SD	Num*8	YYYYMMDD	Licence detail; date on which the authorisation starts
Authorisation details	End Date	ED	Num*8	YYYYMMDD	Licence detail; date on which the authorization ends
Authorisation details	Targeted species and Area	TA	Char3 Char10	Stock specifications, FAO Species code and NAFO defined area code or “ANY”	Species and area allowed for directed fishery. Regulated species of Annex I.A or I.B must refer to the stock specification. For unregulated species use Sub Area or division or “ANY”. Allow for several pairs of fields, e.g.//TA/GHL 3LMNO COD 3M RED 3LN RED 3M HER ANY//
Activity Details	Latitude	LA	Char*5	NDDMM (WGS-84)	e.g.//LA/N6235 = 62°35′ North
Activity Details	Longitude	LO	Char*6	E/WDDDMM (WGS-84)	e.g.//LO/W02134 = 21°34′ West
Activity Details	Latitude (decimal)	LT	Char*7	+/-DD.ddd	Value negative if latitude is in the southern hemisphere[^ntr1-L_202400636EN.000401-E0001] (WGS84)
Activity Details	Longitude (decimal)	LG	Char*8	+/-DDD.ddd	Value negative if longitude is in the western hemisphere[^ntr1-L_202400636EN.000401-E0001] (WGS84)
Activity Details	Trip Number	TN	Num*3	001-999	Number of the fishing trip in current year
Activity Details	Catch Species Quantity	CA	Char3 Num7	FAO species code 0-9999999	Daily catch by species and by Division, retained on board, in kilograms live weight
Activity Details	Quantity onboard Species Quantity	OB	Char3 Num7	FAO species code 0-9999999	Total quantity by species on board the vessel at the moment of sending the hail message concerned in kilograms live weight
Activity Details	Discard Species Quantity	RJ	Char3 Num7	FAO species code 0-9999999	Catch discarded by species and by Division in kilograms live weight
Activity Details	Undersize Species Quantity	US	Char3 Num7	FAO species code 0-9999999	Undersize catch by species and by Division in kilograms live weight
Activity Details	Transferred species Species Quantity	KG	Char3 Num7	FAO species code 0-9999999	Information concerning the quantities transferred between vessels by species in kilograms live weight rounded to the nearest 100 kg whilst operating in the R.A.
Activity Details	Relevant Area	RA	Char*6	ICES/NAFO Codes	Code for the relevant fishing area
Activity Details	Directed Species	DS	Char*3	FAO species codes	Code for the species for which the vessel directed as per Article 5.2. Allow for several species, separated by a space, e.g.//DS/species species species//
Activity Details	Observer on board	OO	Char*1	Y or N	Presence of a compliance observer on board
Activity Details	Transhipped From	TF	Char*7	IRCS Code	International Radio Call Sign of the donor vessel
Activity Details	Transhipped To	TT	Char*7	IRCS Code	International Radio Call Sign of the receiving vessel
Activity Details	Master Name	MA	Char*30		Name of the vessels master
Activity Details	Coastal State	CS	Char*3	ISO-3166 3 Alpha Code	Coastal State of Port of Landing
Activity Details	Predicted Date	PD	Num*8	YYYYMMDD	Estimated date UTC when the master intends to be in port
Activity Details	Predicted Time	PT	Num*4	HHMM	Estimated time UTC when the master intends to be in port
Activity Details	Port Name	PO	Char*20		Name of the actual port of landing
Activity Details	Speed	SP	Num*3	Knots*10	e.g.//SP/105 = 10,5 knots
Activity Details	Course	CO	Num*3	360° degree scale	e.g.//CO/270 = 270
Activity Details	Chartering Flag Catches	CH	Char*3	ISO-3166	Flag of Chartering Contracting Party
Activity Details	Area of Entry	AE	Char*6	ICES/NAFO Codes	NAFO Division entering into
Activity Details	Days fished	DF	Num*3	1-365	Number of days the vessel spent in the fishing zone during the trip.
Activity Details	Potential non-compliance with CEM	AF	Char*1	Y or N	For onboard observer to report their observations
Activity Details	Mesh Size	ME	Num*3	0-999	Average mesh size in millimetres
Activity Details	Logbook	LB	Char*1	Y or N	For onboard observer to confirm the entries in the vessels logbook
Activity Details	Hails	HA	Char*1	Y or N	For onboard observer to confirm the hails sent from the vessel
Activity Details	Observer Name	ON	Char*30	Text	Name of the onboard observer
Activity Details	Free Text	MS	Char*255	Text	Activity detail; for further comments by observer

• (5) in point 35, the Standardised Observer Report Template is replaced by the following:

‘Standardised Observer Report Template

1.1.   Annex II.M Standardised Observer Trip Report information

Part 1. A

Fishing Vessel – Fishing Trip and Observer Information

Fishing Vessel information	Fishing Vessel information
Vessel Name
Vessel Radio Call Sign
Flag State
Vessel IMO number
Total Frozen Hold Capacity (m3)
Fish Meal Hold Capacity (m3)
Other Hold Capacity (m3)

Trip information	Trip information
Fishing Master’s Name
Directed Species
Date of Entry into NRA (ENT)
Date of Exit from NRA (EXI)
NAFO Division/s visited
Other Area/s visited
Transhipment
Port of Landing

Observer information	Observer information
Observer’s Name
Observation Date Started
Observation Date Ended
Date of Report

Comments

Part 1.B

Fishing Gear Information

Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear	Trawl Gear
Gear Number	Gear Type	Gear Make	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Mesh Size (mm)	Attachments	Grate Spacing	Straps (Describe)	Comments
Gear Number	Gear Type	Gear Make	Wings	Wings	Wings	Body	Body	Body	Lengthening Piece	Lengthening Piece	Lengthening Piece	Codend	Codend	Codend	Measured by observer/inspector/master	Date measured	Attachments	Grate Spacing	Straps (Describe)	Comments
Gear Number	Gear Type	Gear Make	High	Low	Average	High	Low	Average	High	Low	Average	High	Low	Average	Measured by observer/inspector/master	Date measured	Attachments	Grate Spacing	Straps (Describe)	Comments
1
2
3

Longline	Longline	Longline	Longline	Longline	Longline	Longline	Longline	Longline	Longline	Longline	Longline
Gear Number	Gear Type	Total Length	Hooks	Hooks	Hooks	Hook size	Buoys	Anchors	Main line material	Bait line material	Comments
Gear Number	Gear Type	Total Length	Number	Average spacing (m)	Hook type	Hook size	Marked yes/no	Number	Main line material	Bait line material	Comments
1
2
3
…

Part 2.

Catch and effort information by fishing operation

Tow/Set	Gear Number	Start of Gear Setting[^ntr2-L_202400636EN.000401-E0002]	Start of Gear Setting[^ntr2-L_202400636EN.000401-E0002]	Start of Gear Setting[^ntr2-L_202400636EN.000401-E0002]	Start of Gear Setting[^ntr2-L_202400636EN.000401-E0002]	Start of Gear Setting[^ntr2-L_202400636EN.000401-E0002]	Start of Gear Setting[^ntr2-L_202400636EN.000401-E0002]	End of Gear Setting[^ntr3-L_202400636EN.000401-E0003]	End of Gear Setting[^ntr3-L_202400636EN.000401-E0003]	End of Gear Setting[^ntr3-L_202400636EN.000401-E0003]	End of Gear Setting[^ntr3-L_202400636EN.000401-E0003]	End of Gear Setting[^ntr3-L_202400636EN.000401-E0003]	End of Gear Setting[^ntr3-L_202400636EN.000401-E0003]
Tow/Set	Gear Number	NAFO Division	Latitude (decimal)	Longitude (decimal)	Depth (m)	Time (UTC) (HHMM)	Date (YYYYMMDD)	NAFO Division	Latitude (decimal)	Longitude (decimal)	Depth (m)	Time (UTC) (HHMM)	Date (YYYYMMDD)
1
2
3
…

Gear Retrieval Start[^ntr4-L_202400636EN.000401-E0004]	Gear Retrieval Start[^ntr4-L_202400636EN.000401-E0004]	Gear Retrieval Start[^ntr4-L_202400636EN.000401-E0004]	Gear Retrieval Start[^ntr4-L_202400636EN.000401-E0004]	Gear Retrieval Start[^ntr4-L_202400636EN.000401-E0004]	Gear Retrieval Start[^ntr4-L_202400636EN.000401-E0004]	Gear Retrieval End[^ntr5-L_202400636EN.000401-E0005]	Gear Retrieval End[^ntr5-L_202400636EN.000401-E0005]	Gear Retrieval End[^ntr5-L_202400636EN.000401-E0005]	Gear Retrieval End[^ntr5-L_202400636EN.000401-E0005]	Gear Retrieval End[^ntr5-L_202400636EN.000401-E0005]	Gear Retrieval End[^ntr5-L_202400636EN.000401-E0005]	Duration[^ntr6-L_202400636EN.000401-E0006]	Species (FAO 3-alpha Species Code[^ntr7-L_202400636EN.000401-E0007])	Directed Species (yes or no)	Product Form	Observers Estimates	Observers Estimates	Observers Estimates	Observers Estimates	Observers Estimates
NAFO Division	Latitude (decimal)	Longitude (decimal)	Depth (m)	Time (UTC) (HHMM)	Date (YYYYMMDD)	NAFO Division	Latitude (decimal)	Longitude (decimal)	Depth (m)	Time (UTC) (HHMM)	Date (YYYYMMDD)	Duration[^ntr6-L_202400636EN.000401-E0006]	Species (FAO 3-alpha Species Code[^ntr7-L_202400636EN.000401-E0007])	Directed Species (yes or no)	Product Form	Observer Conversion Factor Used	Retained (kg live weight)	Discarded (kg live weight)	Undersized (kg live weight)	Observed Fishing Operation (Y/N)

Fishing Logbook	Fishing Logbook	Fishing Logbook	Vessel Production Logbook	Potential non Compliance with the CEM (yes/no)	Potential non Compliance Details	Comments
Vessel Conversion Factor Used	Retained (kg live weight)	Discarded (kg live weight)	Retained (kg)	Potential non Compliance with the CEM (yes/no)	Potential non Compliance Details	Comments

Part 3.

Trip Observations

Observations	Y/N	Details
Any instance of obstruction, intimidation, interference with or otherwise prevention of the observer from performing his/her duties.
Summary of potential non-compliance with the CEM (please include references)
Functioning of the satellite tracking device (report all interruptions, interference and malfunctions)
Transshipments (report all)
At-Sea Inspections (report dates, times and any other observation)
Any other observation

Part 4.

Effort and Catch Summary  [^ntr8-L_202400636EN.000401-E0008]

4A.   Effort Summary

Effort Summary Table	Effort Summary Table	Effort Summary Table	Effort Summary Table	Effort Summary Table	Effort Summary Table	Effort Summary Table	Effort Summary Table	Effort Summary Table	Effort Summary Table
NAFO Division	Gear Type	Directed Species [^ntr*1-L_202400636EN.000401-E0009]	Date	Date	Number of Tow/sets	Depth (m)	Depth (m)	Hours fished [^ntr*2-L_202400636EN.000401-E0010]	Fishing Days [^ntr*3-L_202400636EN.000401-E0011]
NAFO Division	Gear Type	Directed Species [^ntr*1-L_202400636EN.000401-E0009]	Start	Finish	Number of Tow/sets	Minimum	Maximum	Hours fished [^ntr*2-L_202400636EN.000401-E0010]	Fishing Days [^ntr*3-L_202400636EN.000401-E0011]

Comments
1	On Fishing activity by Division
2	On Data Communication
3	On Mesh sizes
4	Other issues

4B.   Catch Summary

Trip Catch Summary (catch by Division and Species)	Trip Catch Summary (catch by Division and Species)	Trip Catch Summary (catch by Division and Species)	Trip Catch Summary (catch by Division and Species)	Trip Catch Summary (catch by Division and Species)	Trip Catch Summary (catch by Division and Species)	Trip Catch Summary (catch by Division and Species)	Trip Catch Summary (catch by Division and Species)
		Observer Estimates	Observer Estimates	Observer Estimates	Recorded in the Fishing Logbook	Recorded in the Fishing Logbook	Recorded in the Fishing Logbook
Species (FAO 3-alpha Species Code	Division	Retained (kg live weight)	Discarded (kg live weight)	Total (kg live weight)	Retained (kg live weight)	Discarded (kg live weight)	Total (kg live weight)
Total	Total

Comments
1	On composition of catch and sizes
2	On discrepancies with the fishing logbook entries
3	On discards
4	Other issues

4C.   Average unit weight verifications

Date	Number of units sampled	Species	Product Form	Average product weight per unit (kg)	Labelled unit weight in label (kg)

4D.   Verification of labelling

Date	Number of units verified	Number of units with potential non-compliant labelling	Description of the potential non-compliance labelling

Part 5.

Data for Each Greenland Shark Caught per Fishing Operation  [^ntr9-L_202400636EN.000401-E0012]

Tow/Set Number	Total Number of Greenland sharks in Tow/Set	Shark Number	Estimated Weight (kg live weight)	Total Length (cm, from tip of snout to tip of tail fin)	Total Length Measured (M) or Estimated (E)?	Fork Length (cm)	Fork Length Measured (M) or Estimated (E)?	Sex and Maturity [^ntr10-L_202400636EN.000401-E0013]	Catch Disposition [^ntr11-L_202400636EN.000401-E0014]	Photo Y/N	Comments, in English to the extent possible

Part 6.

Length Frequency Form  [^ntr12-L_202400636EN.000401-E0015]

Year
Month
Day
Gear number
Tow/Set Number
Species 3 alpha code
Catch weight (kg live weight)
Sample Type (discard, retained, mix)

Sample Weight in kg live weight
Min Size
Max Size
Sex
Total Number of Samples (n=)
Meas. Convention (TL, SL, FL, etc.)
Measure Type
Unit (mm or cm)
Comments

Size between	Number	Number	Number	Number	Number
9,5 -9,99
10,0 -10,49
10,5 -10,99
11,0 -11,49
11,5 -11,99
12,0 -12,49
12,5 -12,99
…
…
…
97,0 -97,49
97,5 -97,99
98,0 -98,49
98,5 -98,99
99,0 -99,49
99,5 -99,99
100,0 -100,49
…’

• (6) in point 36:

• (a) the heading is replaced by the following:

‘Report in Annex II.G to the CEM transmitted daily by the observer as referred to in point (b) of Article 27(11);’;

• (b) the table on the format of the Observer Report is replaced by the following:

‘1.2.   Observer Report

Data Element	Code	Mandatory/ Optional	Requirements for the field
Start record	SR	M	System detail; indicates start of record
Address	AD	M	Message detail; destination, “XNW” for NAFO
Sequence Number	SQ	M	Message detail; message serial number in current year
Type of Message	TM	M	Message detail; message type, “OBR” as Observer report
Radio call sign	RC	M	Vessel registration detail; international radio call sign of the vessel
Fishing Gear	GE	M[^ntr13-L_202400636EN.000401-E0016]	Activity detail; FAO code for fishing gear
Directed Species	DS	M[^ntr13-L_202400636EN.000401-E0016]	Activity detail; FAO species code for each directed species since the last OBR report
Mesh Size	ME	M[^ntr13-L_202400636EN.000401-E0016]	Activity detail; average mesh size in millimetres
Relevant Area	RA	M	Activity detail; NAFO Division
Daily Catches species live weight	CA	M M	Activity detail; catch retained on board by species and by Division since last OBR report in kilograms rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms. Allow for several pairs of fields, consisting of species (FAO 3 alpha codes) + live weight in kilograms (until 9 digits), with each field separated by a space, e.g. //CA/speciesspaceweightspacespeciesspaceweightspacespeiesspaceweight//
Discarding species live weight	RJ	M[^ntr13-L_202400636EN.000401-E0016]	Activity detail; Catch discarded by species and by Division since last OBR report, in kg rounded to the nearest 100 kg. Allow for several pairs of fields, consisting of species (FAO 3 alpha codes) + live weight in kilograms (until 9 digits), with each field separated by a space, e.g. //RJ/speciesspaceweightspacespeciesspaceweightspacespeciesspaceweight//
Undersize[^ntr18-L_202400636EN.000401-E0021] species live weight	US	M[^ntr13-L_202400636EN.000401-E0016]	Activity detail; Undersize catch by species and by Division since last OBR report, in kg rounded to the nearest 100 kg. Allow for several pairs of fields, consisting of species (FAO 3 alpha codes) + live weight in kilograms (until 9 digits), with each field separated by a space, e.g. //US/speciesspaceweightspacespeciesspaceweightspacespeciesspaceweight//
Logbook	LB	M	Activity detail; “Yes” or “No”[^ntr14-L_202400636EN.000401-E0017]
Hails	HA	M	Activity detail; “Yes” or “No”[^ntr15-L_202400636EN.000401-E0018]
Potential non-compliance	AF	M	Activity detail; “Yes” or “No”[^ntr16-L_202400636EN.000401-E0019]
Observer Name	ON	M	Message detail; name of the observer signing the report
Date	DA	M	Message detail; date of transmission of this report
Free Text	MS	O[^ntr17-L_202400636EN.000401-E0020]	Activity detail; for further comments by the observer
Time	TI	M	Message detail; time of transmission of this report
End of record	ER	M	System detail; indicates end of the record

• (7) point 46 is deleted.

[^ntr1-L_202400636EN.000401-E0001]: The plus sign (+) does not need to be transmitted; leading zeros can be omitted.’;

[^ntr2-L_202400636EN.000401-E0002]: Data at the time when gear first enters the water.

[^ntr3-L_202400636EN.000401-E0003]: Data at the time gear is fully set.

[^ntr4-L_202400636EN.000401-E0004]: Data at the time of the start of gear retrieval.

[^ntr5-L_202400636EN.000401-E0005]: Data at the time gear is fully retrieved and onboard vessel.

[^ntr6-L_202400636EN.000401-E0006]: Decimal hours. In the case of trawl fisheries, the time from the end of setting to the start of gear retrieval. In any other case, the time from the start of gear setting to the end of retrieval.

[^ntr7-L_202400636EN.000401-E0007]: Including VMEs indicators.

[^ntr8-L_202400636EN.000401-E0008]: Based on the information provided in Part 2.

[^ntr*1-L_202400636EN.000401-E0009]: As per CEM Article 5.2.

[^ntr*2-L_202400636EN.000401-E0010]: In the case of trawl fisheries, fishing time is the time from the end of setting to the start of gear retrieval. In any other case, fishing time is the time from the start of gear setting to the end of retrieval. Summed haul duration for all hauls in the listed division, by gear type and directed species

[^ntr*3-L_202400636EN.000401-E0011]: As per CEM Article 1.6.

[^ntr9-L_202400636EN.000401-E0012]: Data collection on Greenland sharks shall be carried out minimising the damage to the sampled individuals.

[^ntr10-L_202400636EN.000401-E0013]: JM: Juvenile male, AM: Adult male, M: Male maturity unknown, F: Female, U: sex and maturity unknown.

[^ntr11-L_202400636EN.000401-E0014]: Indicate at least one of the following catch disposition, as applicable: A: alive, D: dead, UI: uninjured, I: injured, M: moribund, U: unknown.

[^ntr12-L_202400636EN.000401-E0015]: To be filled in based on scientific data collection instructions.

[^ntr13-L_202400636EN.000401-E0016]: Only to be transmitted if relevant.

[^ntr14-L_202400636EN.000401-E0017]: “Yes” if the observer confirms the Logbook entries have been made in accordance with the CEMs.

[^ntr15-L_202400636EN.000401-E0018]: “Yes” if the observer confirms the reports required under Article 13.12, 13.13, and 28.6 have been transmitted in accordance with the CEMs.

[^ntr16-L_202400636EN.000401-E0019]: “Yes” if the observer detects any potential non-compliance with the CEMs.

[^ntr17-L_202400636EN.000401-E0020]: Mandatory if “LB” = “No”, or “HA” = “No”, or “AF” = “Yes”.

[^ntr18-L_202400636EN.000401-E0021]: Discarded undersized catch reported in the US field should also be included in the quantities expressed in the Discarding (RJ) field.’;

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/636/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)