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

CHAPTER IU.K.Tropical tunas

Article 11U.K.Information 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.

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