Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006fixing for 2007 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 (revoked)

ANNEX ICATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST AND FOR THIRD COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN EC WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (IN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

ANNEX IASKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EC waters of CECAF, French Guyana waters

ANNEX IBNORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND

ANNEX ICNORTH WEST ATLANTIC

All TACs and associate conditions are adopted in the framework...

ANNEX IDHIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH — All areas

TACs in this area are adopted in the framework of...

ANNEX IEANTARCTIC

These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the...

2.Definitions of geographical areas

2.1.For the purposes of this Annex, the geographical area, representing...

2.2.For vessels notified to the Commission as being equipped with...

3.Definition of day present within an area

4.Fishing gears

4.1.For the purpose of this Annex, the following groupings of...

4.2.For the purposes of this Annex and referring to the...

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

5.Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

5.1.A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear...

5.2A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having...

6.Limitations in activity

7.Exceptions

NUMBER OF DAYS ABSENT FROM PORT ALLOCATED TO FISHING VESSELS...

8.Maximum number of days

8.1.For the purpose of fixing the maximum number of days...

8.2The maximum number of days per year for which a...

8.3.The maximum number of days per year for which a...

8.4.A day present within a geographical area defined in point...

8.5.Where a vessel crosses between two or more geographical areas...

9.Management periods

9.1.A Member State may divide the days within an area...

9.2.The number of days for which a vessel may be...

9.3.In any given management period a vessel that has used...

10.Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities...

10.1.An additional number of days on which a vessel may...

10.2.Member States may re-allocate the additional number of days to...

10.3.Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to...

10.4.On the basis of such a request the Commission may...

10.5.Any additional number of days resulting from permanent cessation of...

11.Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

11.1.Three additional days on which a vessel may be present...

11.2.Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to...

11.3.On the basis of this description, and after consultation with...

11.4.Six additional days on which a vessel may be present...

11.5.Twelve additional days on which a vessel may be present...

11.6Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to...

12.Special conditions for the allocation of days

12.1.The special fishing permit referred to in Article 7(3) for...

12.2.If a number of days is allocated to a vessel...

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

14.Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of...

14.1.A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its...

14.2.The total number of days present within an area under...

14.3.The transfer of days as described in point 14.1 shall...

14.4.Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from...

14.5.On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information...

15.Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of...

USE OF FISHING GEAR

16.Notification of fishing gear

17.Use of more than one grouping of fishing gear

17.1.A vessel may use gears belonging to more than one...

17.2.Whenever the master of a vessel or his representative notifies...

17.3.If one of the gears notified has no limitation in...

17.4.If the number of fishing gear is two, then the...

17.5.If the number of gears is three or greater, a...

17.6.Whenever a Member State chooses to divide the days into...

17.7.The option to use more than one gear shall only...

17.8.Inspection and surveillance at sea and in port by the...

18.Combined use of regulated and unregulated fishing gear

19.Prohibition of carrying on board more than one regulated fishing...

19.1.A vessel which is present within any of the geographical...

19.2.By way of derogation from point 19.1 a vessel may...

20.Non-fishing related activities

21.Transit

MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

22.Fishing effort messages

VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEMS OBLIGATIONS

23.Recording of relevant data

24.Cross-checks

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

25.Collection of relevant data

26.Communication of relevant data

26.1.On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available...

26.2.A new format of spreadsheet for making the data referred...

Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

1.When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only...

2.Escape window

2.1.The window shall be inserted in the untapered section with...

2.2.The window shall be at least three meters in length....

2.3.The netting of square-meshed panel shall be knotless single twine....

Appendix 2 to Annex IIA

1.When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only...

2.Escape window

2.1.The window shall be inserted in the untapered section with...

2.2.The window shall be at least three meters in length....

2.3.The netting of square-meshed panel shall be knotless single twine....

Appendix 3 to Annex IIA

1.A copy of the special permits referred to in point...

2.When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only...

3.Escape window

3.1.The window shall be inserted in the top panel. There...

3.2.The window shall be at least five meters in length....

3.3.The netting of square-meshed panel shall be knotless single twine....

ANNEX IIB

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY...

1.Scope

2.Definition of day present within the area

3.Fishing gear

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

4.Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

4.1.A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear...

4.2.A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having...

5.Limitations in activity

6.Exceptions

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO FISHING...

7.Maximum number of days

7.1.For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days...

7.2.The maximum number of days per year for which a...

8.Management periods

8.1.A Member State may divide the days present within the...

8.2.The number of days for which a vessel may be...

8.3.In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing...

9.Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities...

9.1.An additional number of days on which a vessel may...

9.1.a.Member States may re-allocate the additional number of days to...

9.2.Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to...

9.3.On the basis of such a request the Commission may...

10.Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

10.1.Three additional days on which a vessel may be present...

10.2.Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to...

10.3.On the basis of this description, and after consultation with...

11.Special conditions for the allocation of days

11.1.If a vessel has received an unlimited number of days...

11.2.The vessel shall not tranship any fish at sea to...

11.3.When either of these conditions is not met by a...

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

12.Transfer of days between vessels flying the flag of a...

12.1.A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its...

12.2.The total number of days present within the area transferred...

12.3.The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall...

12.4.Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from...

12.5.On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information...

13.Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of...

USE OF FISHING GEAR

14.Notification of fishing gear

14.1.Before the first day of each management period the master...

14.2.Point 14.1 shall not apply to fishing vessels authorised by...

15.Combined used of regulated and unregulated fishing gear

TRANSIT

16.Transit

MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

17.Fishing effort messages

18.Recording of relevant data

19.Cross-checks

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

20.Collection of relevant data

21.Communication of relevant data

ANNEX IIC

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.Scope

1.1.The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to...

1.2.Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to...

2.Definition of day present with the area

3.Fishing gear

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

4.Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

4.1.A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear...

4.2.A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having...

5.Limitations in activity

6.Exceptions

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO FISHING...

7.Maximum number of days

7.1.The maximum number of days per year for which a...

7.2.The number of days per year for which a vessel...

8.Management periods

8.1.Member States may divide the days present within the area...

8.2.The number of days for which a vessel may be...

8.3.In any given management period a vessel that has used...

9.Allocation of additional days for permanent cessations of fishing activities...

10.Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

11.Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of...

11.1.A Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels...

11.2.The total number of days present within the area, multiplied...

11.3.The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall...

11.4.On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports...

12.Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of...

USE OF FISHING GEAR

13.Notification of fishing gear

14.Non-fishing related activities

TRANSIT

15.Transit

MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

16.Fishing effort messages

17.Recording of relevant data

18.Cross-checks

19.Alternative control measures

20.Prior notification of transhipments and landings

21.Margin of tolerance in the estimation of quantities reported in...

22.Separate stowage

23.Weighing

23.1.The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that...

23.2.The competent authorities of a Member State may require that...

24.Transport

25.Specific monitoring programme

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

26.Collection of relevant data

27.Communication of relevant data

ANNEX IID

1.The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to...

2.For the purposes of this Annex a day present within...

3.Each Member State concerned shall, not later than 1 March...

4.The following quantities shall be calculated by each Member State:...

5.Each Member State shall ensure that the total kilowatt-days in...

6.Notwithstanding the effort limit laid down in point 5, the...

7.The fishing effort deployed by two Faroese vessels for the...

8.The TAC and quotas for sandeel in ICES zone IIIa...

9.Commercial fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears...

ANNEX IIITRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONTROL MEASURES

Part ANorth Atlantic including the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat

1.Landing and weighing procedures for herring, mackerel and horse mackerel...

1.1.Scope

1.1.1.The following procedures shall apply to landings in the European...

1.2.Designated ports

1.2.1.Landings referred to in point 1.1 are only permitted in...

1.2.2.Each Member State concerned shall transmit to the Commission changes...

1.3.Entry to port

1.3.1.The master of a fishing vessel referred to in point...

1.4.Discharge

1.4.1.The competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall require...

1.5.Logbook

1.5.1.By way of derogation from the provisions of point 4.2...

1.6.Weighing of fresh fish

1.6.1.All buyers purchasing fresh fish shall ensure that all quantities...

1.6.2.When determining the weight any deduction for water shall not...

1.7.Weighing of fresh fish after transport

1.7.1.By way of derogation from point 1.6.1. Member States may...

1.8.Weighing of frozen fish

1.8.1.All buyers or holders of frozen fish shall ensure that...

1.8.2.Alternatively, the weight of frozen fish packed in boxes may...

1.9.Sales note and take-over declaration

1.9.1.In addition to the provisions of Article 9(5) of Regulation...

1.10.Weighing facilities

1.10.1.In cases where publicly operated weighing facilities are used the...

1.10.2.In cases where privately operated weighing facilities are used the...

1.11.Access by competent authorities

1.12.Cross checks

1.12.1.The competent authorities shall carry out administrative cross checks on...

1.13.Full inspection

1.13.1.The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that...

1.14.Documentation

1.14.1.All inspection activities covered by point 1 shall be documented....

2.Fishing for herring in EC waters of ices zone IIa...

3.Technical conservation measures in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat...

4.Electric fishing in ices zones IVc and IVb

4.1.By way of derogation from Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC)...

4.2.The following measures shall apply in 2007:

5.Closure of an area for sandeel fisheries in ICES zone...

5.1.It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board...

5.2.Fisheries for scientific investigation shall be allowed in order to...

6.Rockall Haddock box in ICES zone VI

7.Restrictions on fishing for cod in ices zones VI and...

7.1.ICES zone VIa

7.2.ICES zones VII f and g

7.3.By way of derogation from points 7.1. and 7.2. it...

7.4.By way of derogation from points 7.1. and 7.2., it...

8.Technical conservation measures in the Irish Sea

8.1.In the period from 14 February to 30 April 2007...

8.2.By way of derogation from point 8.1, within the area...

8.3.The technical conservation measures referred to in Articles 3 and...

9.Use of gillnets in ICES Zones VIa, b, VII b,...

9.1.For the purposes of this Annex, gillnet and entangling net...

9.2.For the purposes of this Annex, trammel net means a...

9.3.Community vessels shall not deploy gillnets, entangling nets and trammel...

9.4.By way of derogation from point 9.3 it shall be...

9.5.Only one of the types of gear described in points...

9.6.All vessels deploying gillnets or entangling nets at any position...

9.7.The master of a vessel with a fixed net permit...

9.8.The naval services or other competent authorities shall have the...

9.9.The master of a vessel with a fixed net permit...

9.10.Vessels fishing with a fixed net permit referred to in...

9.11.The quantity of sharks retained on board by any vessel...

10.Condition for fisheries with certain towed gears authorized in the...

11.Restrictions on fishing for anchovy in ices zone VIII and...

11.1.In ICES zone VIII it shall be prohibited to catch,...

11.2.If the catch limits for anchovy in ICES zone VIII...

11.3.Notwithstanding Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 no directed fishery for...

12.Fishing effort for deep sea species

13.Interim measures for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats

Part BHighly migratory fish in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

14.Minimum size for bluefin tuna in the East Atlantic and...

14.1.By way of derogation from Article 6 and Annex IV...

14.2.By way of derogation from Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC)...

15.Minimum size for bigeye tuna

16.Restrictions on the use of certain types of vessels and...

16.1.In order to protect the stock of bigeye tuna, in...

16.2.By way of derogation from Article 3 of Regulation (EC)...

16.3.Pending the entry into force of Council Regulation (EC) No...

17.Measures concerning sport and recreational fishing activities in the Mediterranean...

17.1.Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to forbid...

17.2.Each Member State shall ensure that catches of tuna and...

18.Sampling plan for bluefin Tuna

Part CEastern Atlantic

19.Eastern Central Atlantic

Part DEastern Pacific Ocean

20.Purse seines in the Regulatory Area of the Inter-American Tropical...

20.1.The fishing by purse-seine vessels for Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares),...

20.2.The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the...

20.3.As of ... purse seiners fishing for tuna in the...

Part EEastern Pacific Ocean and Western and Central Pacific Ocean

21.Western and Central Pacific Ocean

21.1.Member States shall ensure that the total fishing effort for...

21.2.Member States whose vessels are authorised to fish in the...

21.3.Management plans referred to in point 21.2 shall be submitted...

21.4.The number of Community vessels fishing for swordfish in areas...

22.Special measures for the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean...

23.Specific measures applying to encircled or entangled sea turtles

Appendix 1 to Annex IIITOWED GEARS: Skagerrak and Kattegat

Appendix 2 to Annex IIISpecifications fo the Sorting grid for 70 mm trawl fishery

The species selective grid shall be attached in trawls with...

Appendix 3 to Annex IIICondition for fisheries with certain towed gears authorized in ICES zones III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII a, b, d, e

Specifications of the top square mesh window Specifications of 100...

ANNEX IV

PART IPART IIPART IIIDeclaration pursuant to Article 25(2)

ANNEX V

PART IInformation to be recorded in the logbookPART II

ANNEX VICONTENT AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION

1.The information to be transmitted to the Commission of the...

1.1.On each occasion a vessel commences a fishing trip in...

1.2.On each occasion a vessel terminates a fishing trip in...

1.3.At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the...

1.4.Whenever a trans-shipment is planned between the ‘catch on entry’...

2.Form of the communication

3.Communication scheme

3.1.The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted by...

3.2.If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for...

3.3.In the case a Flag State has the technical capability...

4.Name of the radio station

5.Code to be used to indicate the species

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

ANNEX VIILIST OF SPECIES

ANNEX VIII

AUTHORISED TOPSIDE CHAFERS

1.ICNAF-type topside chafer

2.Multiple flap-type topside chafer

POLISH CHAFER

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

ANNEX IXSHRIMP TRAWL TOGGLE CHAINS: NAFO REGULATORY AREA

Toggle chains are chains, ropes, or a combination of both,...

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

ANNEX X

ANNEX XIRECORDING OF CATCH (LOGBOOK ENTRIES)

FISHING VESSEL CODES

A.Main vessel types

B.Main vessel activities

ANNEX XIINAFO AREA

ANNEX XIII

ANNEX XIVCATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR IN 2006/07

ANNEX XV

PART IPort State control formsPART II

Appendix 1 to Annex XVProducts and packing

A.Product form codes

B.Type of packing

ANNEX XVI

PART ISEAFO transhipment declarationPART IIGuidelines for Design and Deployment of Tori Lines

1.These guidelines are designed to assist in the preparation and...

2.Tori Line Design

2.1.It is recommended that a tori line 150 m in...

2.2.The above water section of the line should be sufficiently...

2.3.The line is best attached to the vessel with a...

2.4.The streamers should be made of material that is conspicuous...

2.5.There should be a maximum of 5-7 m between each...

2.6.Each streamer pair should be detachable by means of a...

2.7.The number of streamers should be adjusted for the setting...

3.Deployment of Tori Lines

3.1.The line should be suspended from a pole affixed to...

3.2.The tori line should be set so that streamers pass...

3.3.Deployment of multiple tori lines is encouraged to provide even...

3.4.Because there is the potential for line breakage and tangling,...

3.5.When fishers use a bait casting machine (BCM) they must...

3.6.Fishermen are encouraged to install manual, electric of hydraulic winches...

ANNEX XVIaICCAT Recovery Plan for Bluefin Tuna

Part ISpecific conditions applying to bait boat, trolling boat and pelagic...

1.Each Member State shall limit the maximum number of its...

2.Each Member State shall limit the maximum number of its...

3.By 30 June 2007 , Member States shall submit to...

4.Each Member State shall ensure that vessels to which a...

5.No more than 10 % of the Community quota for...

6.No more than 2 % of the Community quota for...

7.It shall be prohibited to land and/or tranship from vessels...

8.By way of derogation from the provision of Article 7...

9.Each Member State shall implement a catch reporting regime that...

10.Bluefin tuna catches may not be offered for retail sale...

11.Beginning 1 July 2007 , Member States whose bait boats...

Part IISpecification for logbooks Part IIIICCAT transfer/transhipment declaration Part IVICCAT scheme of joint international inspection

Remarks

ANNEX XVIIVessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries in the North Atlantic

1.NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC

1.1.The Commission shall without delay inform Member States of vessels...

1.2.Vessels that have been placed by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries...

1.3.The Commission shall amend the list of IUU vessels to...

2.NORTHWEST ATLANTIC

2.1.Vessels that have been placed by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries...

2.2.The Commission shall amend the IUU vessels list to be...

Appendix 1 to Annex XVIIList of vessels that have been confirmed by NEAFC as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU vessels)

Appendix 2 to Annex XVIIList of vessels that have been confirmed by NAFO as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU vessels)

Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007

of 21 December 2006

fixing for 2007 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 (revoked)

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