TITLE IIMANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPECIES
CHAPTER ITropical tunas
Article 11Information on FADs submitted by vessels
1.
For each deployment of a FAD, F1United Kingdom purse seine and baitboat catching vessels and F1United Kingdom support vessels shall collect and report the following information and data:
(a)
position of the FAD;
(b)
date of deployment of the FAD;
(c)
FAD type (anchored FAD, drifting artificial FAD);
(d)
FAD identifier (i.e. FAD marking or beacon ID, type of buoy — e.g. simple buoy or associated with echo sounder), or any information allowing identification of the owner;
(e)
FAD design characteristics (dimension and material of the floating part and of the underwater hanging structure, and the entangling feature of the underwater hanging structure).
2.
For each visit on a FAD, whether followed or not by a set, F1United Kingdom purse seine and baitboat catching vessels and F1United Kingdom support vessels shall collect and report the following information:
(a)
type of visit (hauling, retrieving, intervention on electronic equipment);
(b)
position of the FAD;
(c)
date of visit;
(d)
FAD type (anchored FAD, drifting natural FAD, drifting artificial FAD);
(e)
FAD identifier (i.e. FAD marking or beacon ID) or any information allowing identification of the owner;
(f)
if the visit is followed by a set, the results of the set in terms of catch and by-catch, whether retained or discarded, dead or alive, or, if the visit is not followed by a set, the reason for such decision (for instance not enough fish or fish too small).
3.
For each loss of a FAD, F1United Kingdom purse seine and baitboat catching vessels and F1United Kingdom support vessels shall collect and report the following information:
(a)
the last registered position;
(b)
date of the last registered position;
(c)
FAD identifier (i.e. FAD marking or beacon ID), or any information allowing identification of the owner.
4.
F1United Kingdom fishing vessels shall keep a list of deployed FADs, updated on a quarterly basis, containing at least the information set out in Annex III.