TITLE IIU.K.MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPECIES

CHAPTER IU.K.Tropical tunas

Article 10U.K.Requirements for FADs

1.FADs shall comply with the following requirements:

(a)the surface structure of the FAD shall be either not covered by any material or covered only with material implying minimum risk of entangling non-targeted species; and

(b)the sub-surface components shall be exclusively composed of material which does not entangle non-targeted species.

2.When designing FADs, biodegradable materials shall, if possible, be prioritised with a view to phasing out non-biodegradable FADs by 2018.

3.[F1A fisheries administration must report to the ICCAT Secretariat], as part of the annual report referred to in Article 71, on the steps undertaken to ensure compliance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. F2...