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Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007
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Article 61U.K.Establishment of domestic scientific observer programmes
1.[F1A fisheries administration must establish] scientific observer programmes ensuring the following:
(a)a minimum of 5 % observer coverage of fishing effort in each of the pelagic longline, purse seine and baitboat fisheries;
(b)for chartered vessels, by way of derogation from point (a), a minimum of 10 % observer coverage of fishing effort in each of the pelagic longline, purse seine and baitboat fisheries;
(c)a representative temporal and spatial coverage of the operation of the fleet to ensure the collection of adequate and appropriate data, taking into account characteristics of the fleets and fisheries;
(d)data collection on all aspects of the fishing operation, including catch, as specified in Article 63(1).
2.The observer coverage referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 shall be calculated as follows:
(a)in number of sets or trips for purse seine fisheries;
(b)in fishing days, number of sets or trips for pelagic longline fisheries; or
(c)in fishing days for baitboat fisheries.
3.By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1, for vessels less than 15 metres in length overall, where an extraordinary safety concern exists that precludes deployment of an on-board observer, a [F2fisheries administration] may employ an alternative scientific monitoring approach. That alternative approach shall ensure a coverage comparable to that specified in point (a) of paragraph 1 and an equivalent collection of data. F3...
4.[F4A fisheries administration must] submit the details of the alternative approach referred to in paragraph 3 to the ICCAT Standing Committee on Research and Statistics for evaluation. Alternative approaches shall be subject to the approval of the ICCAT Commission at the ICCAT annual meeting prior to their implementation.
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F1Words in Art. 61(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(55)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Art. 61(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(55)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Art. 61(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(55)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Words in Art. 61(4) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/753), regs. 1, 7(55)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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