Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/10Show full title

“ANNEX II

TARGET BENCHMARKS FOR DEMERSAL SPECIES

1. Level of inspections at sea (including aerial surveillance, where applicable)

On a yearly basis, the following target benchmarks(1) shall be reached for the inspections at sea of fishing vessels engaged in the fisheries and stocks referred to in Article 2(1a)(b) and (c), in the case that inspections at sea are relevant in relation to the step in the fishery chain and are part of the risk management strategy:

a expressed in a % of fishing trips in the area by high/very high risk fishing vessels/per year.
Benchmarks per yeara	Level of estimated risk for fishing vessels in accordance with Article 5(2)
	High	very high
Fishery	Inspection at sea of at least 2,5 % of fishing trips by “high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question	Inspection at sea of at least 5 % of fishing trips by “very high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question

2. Level of inspections on land (including document-based controls and inspections in ports or at first sale)

On a yearly basis, the following target benchmarks(2) shall be reached for the inspections on land (including document-based controls and inspections in ports or at first sale) of fishing vessels and other operators engaged in the fisheries and stocks referred to in Article 2(1a)(b) and (c), in the case that inspections on land are relevant in relation to the step in the fishery/marketing chain and are part of the risk management strategy.

a expressed in a % of quantities landed by high/very high risk fishing vessels/per year
Benchmarks per yeara	Level of risk for fishing vessels and/or other operators (first buyer)
	high	very high
Fishery	Inspection in port of at least 10 % of overall landed quantities by “high risk” level fishing vessels	Inspection in port of at least 15 % of overall landed quantities by “very high risk” level fishing vessels

Inspections made after landing or transhipment shall in particular be used as a complementary cross-checking mechanism to verify the reliability of the information recorded and reported on catches and landings.

TARGET BENCHMARKS FOR PELAGIC SPECIES

1. Level of inspections at sea (including aerial surveillance, where applicable)

On a yearly basis, the following target benchmarks(3) shall be reached for the inspections at sea of fishing vessels engaged in the fishery of herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, blue whiting, Norway pout, sprat, sand eel in the fisheries, referred to in Article 2(1a)(a), in the case that inspections at sea are relevant in relation to the step in the fishery chain and are part of the risk management strategy:

a expressed in a % of fishing trips in the area (when fishing with gears with mesh sizes for which the species is a target species) by high/very high risk fishing vessels/per year.
Benchmarks per yeara	Level of estimated risk for fishing vessels in accordance with Article 5(2)
	high	very high
Herring, mackerel and horse mackerel	Inspection at sea of at least 5 % of fishing trips by “high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question	Inspection at sea of at least 7,5 % of fishing trips by “very high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question
Norway pout, sprat and sand eel	Inspection at sea of at least 2,5 % of fishing trips by “high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question	Inspection at sea of at least 5 % of fishing trips by “very high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question
Blue whiting	Inspection at sea of at least 5 % of fishing trips by “high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question	Inspection at sea of at least 7,5 % of fishing trips by “very high risk” level fishing vessels targeting the fishery in question

2. Level of inspections on land (including document-based controls and inspections in ports or at first sale)

On a yearly basis, the following target benchmarks(4) shall be reached for the inspections on land (including document-based controls and inspections in ports or at first sale) of fishing vessels and other operators engaged in the fishery of herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, blue whiting, Norway pout, sprat, sand eel in the fisheries, referred to in Article 2(1a)(a), in the case that inspections on land are relevant in relation to the step in the fishery/marketing chain and are part of the risk management strategy.

a expressed in a % of quantities landed by high/very high risk fishing vessels/per year
Benchmarks per yeara	Level of risk for fishing vessels and/or other operators (first buyer)
	high	very high
Herring, mackerel and horse mackerel	Inspection in port of at least 5 % of overall landed quantities by “high risk” level fishing vessels	Inspection in port of at least 7,5 % of overall landed quantities by “very high risk” level fishing vessels
Norway pout, sprat and sand eel	Inspection in port of at least 2,5 % of overall landed quantities by “high risk” level fishing vessels	Inspection in port of at least 5 % of overall landed quantities by “very high risk” level fishing vessels
Blue whiting	Inspection in port of at least 5 % of overall landed quantities by “high risk” level fishing vessels	Inspection in port of at least 7,5 % of overall landed quantities by “very high risk” level fishing vessels

Inspections made after landing or transhipment shall in particular be used as a complementary cross-checking mechanism to verify the reliability of the information recorded and reported on catches and landings.

(1)

For vessels spending less than 24 hours at sea per fishing trip, and according to the risk management strategy, the target benchmarks may be reduced by half.

(2)

For vessels landing less than 10 tonnes per landing, and according to the risk management strategy, the target benchmarks may be reduced by half.

(3)

See footnote 1.

(4)

See footnote 2.