TITLE IIIU.K. CONTROL OF FISHERIES

CHAPTER VII U.K. Engine power

Article 62U.K.Verification and sampling plan

1.For the purpose of verifying the engine power in accordance with Article 41 of the Control Regulation, [F1a fisheries administration must] establish a sampling plan for the identification of [F2United Kingdom fishing vessels] or groups of fishing vessels [F3in its fleet] with a risk of under-declaration of propulsion engine power. As a minimum, the sampling plan shall be based on following high risk criteria:

(a)fishing vessels operating in fisheries that are subject to fishing effort regimes, in particular those fishing vessels to which an individual effort allocation in kW*days has been allocated;

(b)fishing vessels subject to limitations of vessel power resulting from F4... law;

(c)fishing vessels for which the ratio of vessel power (kW) to vessel tonnage (GT) is 50 % lower than the average ratio for the same type of fishing vessel, gear type and target species. For the purpose of that analysis, [F5a fisheries administration] may divide the fleet according to one or several of the following criteria:

(i)

fleet segmentation or management units defined in national law;

(ii)

length categories;

(iii)

tonnage categories;

(iv)

gears used;

(v)

target species.

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