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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
Consolidated text: 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
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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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
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation lays down management, conservation and control provisions relating to fishing for highly migratory fish species managed by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
Article 2
Scope
This Regulation applies to:
Union fishing vessels, and Union vessels engaged in recreational fisheries, which operate in the ICCAT Convention area and, in the case of transhipments, also outside the ICCAT Convention area if they tranship species caught in that area;
third country vessels which are inspected in Member States ports and which carry ICCAT species or fishery products originating from such species that have not been previously landed or transhipped at ports;
third country fishing vessels and third country vessels engaged in recreational fisheries which operate in Union waters.
Article 3
Relationship to other Union acts
This Regulation applies without prejudice to the provisions laid down in a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets ( 1 ) and in Regulation (EU) 2016/1627.
The measures provided for in this Regulation apply in addition to those provided for in Regulations (EC) No 1005/2008 and (EC) No 1224/2009.
Article 4
Definitions
For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
‘ICCAT species’ means species listed in Annex I;
‘tropical tuna’ means bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna and skipjack tuna;
‘fishing vessel’ means any vessel equipped for commercial exploitation of marine biological resources or a bluefin tuna trap;
‘catching vessel’ means a fishing vessel used for the purpose of the capture of marine biological resources;
‘Union fishing vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;
‘fishing authorisation’ means an authorisation issued in respect of a Union fishing vessel entitling it to carry out specific fishing activities during a specified period, in a given area or for a given fishery under specific conditions;
‘special fishing authorisation’ means an authorisation issued in respect of a Union fishing vessel entitling it to carry out specific fishing activities with specific gear during a specified period, in a given area or for a given fishery under specific conditions;
‘transhipment’ means the unloading of all or any fisheries products on board a vessel to another vessel;
‘recreational fishery’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources for recreation, tourism or sport;
‘Task I data’ means data defined as Task I by ICCAT in the ‘Field manual for statistics and sampling Atlantic tunas and tuna-like fish’;
‘Task II data’ means data defined as Task II by ICCAT in the ‘Field manual for statistics and sampling Atlantic tunas and tuna-like fish’;
‘CPC’ means contracting parties to the ICCAT Convention and cooperating non-contracting parties, entities or fishing entities;
‘ICCAT Convention area’ means all waters of the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas;
‘sustainable fisheries partnership agreement’ means an international agreement as defined in point 37 of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
‘vessel length’ means the distance measured in a straight line between the foremost point of the bow and the aftermost point of the stern;
‘large-scale pelagic longline vessel’ means a pelagic longline vessel greater than 24 metres in length overall;
‘large-scale fishing vessel’ means a fishing vessel greater than 20 metres in length overall;
‘large-scale catching vessel’ means a catching vessel greater than 20 metres in length overall;
‘ICCAT record of large-scale fishing vessels’ means the list, maintained by the ICCAT Secretariat, of large-scale fishing vessels authorised to target ICCAT species in the ICCAT Convention area;
‘support vessel’ means a vessel other than a craft carried on board that is not equipped with an operational fishing gear and that facilitates, assists or prepares fishing activities, including by supplying a catching vessel;
‘carrier vessel’ means a support vessel engaged in transhipment and receiving ICCAT species from a large-scale pelagic longline vessel;
‘ICCAT record of carrier vessels’ means the list, maintained by the ICCAT Secretariat, of vessels authorised to receive transhipment at sea from large-scale pelagic longline vessels in the ICCAT Convention area;
‘ICCAT record of authorised tropical tunas vessels’ means the list, maintained by the ICCAT Secretariat, of large-scale fishing vessels authorised to fish, retain on board, tranship, transport, process or land tropical tunas in the ICCAT Convention area;
‘fish-aggregating device’ (FAD) means any equipment which is floating on the sea surface and is deployed with the objective of attracting fish;
‘IUU fishing’ means fishing activities defined in point 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;
‘ICCAT IUU list’ means a list of vessels which are considered by ICCAT to have engaged in IUU fishing;
‘longlines’ means a fishing gear which comprises a main line carrying numerous hooks on branch lines (snoods) of variable length and spacing depending on the target species;
‘purse seines’ means any encircling net the bottom of which is drawn together by means of a purse line at the bottom of the net, which passes through a series of rings along the groundrope, enabling the net to be pursed and closed;
‘hook’ means a bent, sharpened piece of steel wire.
TITLE II
MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPECIES
CHAPTER I
Tropical tunas
Article 5
Restrictions on the number of Union large-scale catching vessels targeting bigeye tuna
The number and total capacity in gross tonnage (GT) of Union large-scale catching vessels targeting bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention area shall be determined:
as the average number and the capacity in GT of Union catching vessels targeting bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention area during the period 1991 to 1992; and
on the basis of the restriction on the number of Union catching vessels targeting bigeye tuna in 2005 as notified to ICCAT on 30 June 2005.
Article 6
Specific authorisations for large-scale tropical tuna catching vessels and for support vessels
Article 7
ICCAT record of authorised tropical tuna vessels
Article 8
List of vessels fishing tropical tunas in a given year
Member States shall, by 30 June of each year, submit to the Commission the list of authorised vessels flying their flag which have fished for tropical tunas in the ICCAT Convention area in the previous calendar year. The Commission shall, by 31 July of each year, notify ICCAT of the lists received from the Member States.
Article 9
Management plans in respect of fish-aggregating devices
The objective of the management plans referred to in paragraph 1 shall be to:
improve the knowledge about FAD characteristics, buoy characteristics, FAD fishing, including fishing effort, and related impacts on targeted and non-targeted species;
effectively manage the deployment and recovery of FADs and beacons and their potential loss;
reduce and limit the impacts of FADs and FAD fishing on the ecosystem, including, where appropriate, by acting on the different components of the fishing mortality (e.g. number of deployed FADs, including number of FAD sets by purse seiners, fishing capacity, number of support vessels).
Article 10
Requirements for FADs
FADs shall comply with the following requirements:
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
the sub-surface components shall be exclusively composed of material which does not entangle non-targeted species.
Article 11
Information on FADs submitted by vessels
For each deployment of a FAD, Union purse seine and baitboat catching vessels and Union support vessels shall collect and report the following information and data:
position of the FAD;
date of deployment of the FAD;
FAD type (anchored FAD, drifting artificial FAD);
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;
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).
For each visit on a FAD, whether followed or not by a set, Union purse seine and baitboat catching vessels and Union support vessels shall collect and report the following information:
type of visit (hauling, retrieving, intervention on electronic equipment);
position of the FAD;
date of visit;
FAD type (anchored FAD, drifting natural FAD, drifting artificial FAD);
FAD identifier (i.e. FAD marking or beacon ID) or any information allowing identification of the owner;
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).
For each loss of a FAD, Union purse seine and baitboat catching vessels and Union support vessels shall collect and report the following information:
the last registered position;
date of the last registered position;
FAD identifier (i.e. FAD marking or beacon ID), or any information allowing identification of the owner.
Article 12
Information on FADs submitted by Member States
Member States shall submit every year to the Commission, 15 days prior to the deadline established by ICCAT for the given year, the following information, in order to make it available to the ICCAT Secretariat:
the number of FADs actually deployed, on a quarterly basis, by FAD type, indicating the presence or absence of a beacon/buoy or of an echo sounder associated to the FAD;
the number and type of beacons/buoys (e.g. radio, with echo sounder) actually deployed, on a quarterly basis;
the average numbers of active beacons/buoys, on a quarterly basis, that have been followed by each vessel;
average numbers of active FADs lost, on a quarterly basis;
for each support vessel, the number of days spent at sea, per 1° grid area, month and flag Member State.
Article 13
Logbooks
Member States shall ensure that:
paper and electronic fishing logbooks, as well as FAD logbooks, where applicable, are promptly collected and made available to Union scientists;
the Task II data transmitted to the Commission pursuant to Article 50 include the information collected from the fishing or FAD logbooks, where applicable.
Article 14
Time and area closure in relation with the protection of juveniles
Targeting for, or supporting activities to target tropical tunas in association with objects that could affect fish aggregation, including FADs, shall be prohibited:
from 1 January to 28 February each year; and
in the area delineated as follows:
The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:
launching any floating objects, with or without buoys;
fishing around, under, or in association with artificial objects, including vessels;
fishing around, under, or in association with natural objects;
towing floating objects from inside to outside the area.
Each Member State whose vessels fish in the geographical area of the time and area closure shall:
take appropriate action to ensure that all vessels flying its flag, including support vessels, when engaged in fishing activities during the time and area closure referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, have an observer on board. The observer programme shall comply with Annex IV to this Regulation, without prejudice to Article 73 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;
submit the information collected by the observers referred to in point (a) every year by 30 June to the Commission who shall notify ICCAT by 31 July;
take appropriate action against fishing vessels flying its flag that do not comply with the time and area closure referred to in paragraph 1;
submit a report on the compliance with the time and area closure to the Commission as part of its annual report referred to in Article 71.
Article 15
Fishing for tropical tunas in certain Portuguese waters
It shall be prohibited to retain on board any quantity of tropical tunas caught using purse seines in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal in ICES subarea X north of 36°30′ N or in CECAF areas north of 31° N and east of 17°30′ W, or to target such species in those areas with those gear. Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall not apply in such cases.
Article 16
Identification of IUU fishing
If the ICCAT Executive Secretary notifies the Commission of a possible violation by Union fishing vessels of Article 7(2) and Article 14(1) and (2), the Commission shall without delay inform the flag Member State concerned. That Member State shall immediately investigate the situation and, if the vessel is fishing in association with objects that could affect fish aggregation, including FADs, shall request the vessel to stop fishing and, if necessary, leave the area without delay. The flag Member State concerned shall without delay report to the Commission the results of its investigation and the corresponding measures taken. The Commission shall forward that information to the coastal State and to the ICCAT Executive Secretary.
CHAPTER II
North Atlantic albacore
Article 17
Restrictions on the number of vessels
The maximum number of Union catching vessels targeting North Atlantic albacore in the ICCAT Convention area shall be determined as the average number of Union catching vessels fishing for North Atlantic albacore as a target species during the period 1993 to 1995.
CHAPTER III
Swordfish
Article 18
Management plans for North Atlantic swordfish
Member States that have been allocated a quota and whose vessels are fishing for North Atlantic swordfish shall submit to the Commission their management plans by 15 August of each year. The Commission shall forward that information to the ICCAT Secretariat by 15 September of each year.
Article 19
Minimum size for North Atlantic swordfish
CHAPTER IV
Blue marlin and white marlin in the Atlantic
Article 27
Release of blue marlin and white marlin caught alive
Article 28
Landing of blue marlin and white marlin beyond the fishing opportunities
When a Member State has exhausted its quota, that Member State shall ensure that the landings of blue marlin and white marlin that are dead when brought alongside the vessel are not sold or entered into commerce. Such landings shall not count against that Member State's catch limits as set out in paragraph 1 of ICCAT Recommendation 2015-05, provided that such prohibition is clearly explained in the annual report referred to in Article 71 of this Regulation.
Article 29
Recreational fisheries of blue marlin and white marlin
CHAPTER V
Sharks
Article 30
General provisions
Article 31
Porbeagle sharks (Lamna nasus)
Article 32
Bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus)
Article 33
Shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus)
Member States shall take appropriate measures to reduce fishing mortality in fisheries targeting shortfin mako sharks and shall report to the Commission, as part of the annual report referred to in Article 71, about the progress made.
Article 34
Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Article 35
Hammerhead sharks
Article 36
Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis)
Article 37
Sampling of shark species by scientific observers and other authorised individuals
By way of derogation from the prohibition to retain on board porbeagle, bigeye thresher, oceanic whitetip, hammerhead (of the Sphyrnidae family, except for the Sphyrna tiburo) and silky sharks, as set out in Articles 31, 32, 34, 35 and 36, the collection of biological samples during commercial fishing operations by scientific observers or individuals authorised by the CPC to collect biological samples shall be permitted under the following conditions:
the biological samples are collected only from animals which are dead at the haul back;
the biological samples are taken in the framework of a research project notified to the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics of the ICCAT and developed taking into consideration the recommended research priorities of that Committee. The research project should include a detailed document that describes the objective of the project, the methodologies to be used, the number and type of samples to be collected and the time and area of sampling;
the biological samples are kept on board until the port of landing or transhipment; and
the authorisation of the flag Member State or, in the case of chartered vessels, of the chartering CPC and the flag Member State, must accompany all samples collected in accordance with this Article until the final port of landing. Such samples and other parts of the shark specimens sampled shall not be marketed or sold.
CHAPTER VI
Seabirds
Article 38
Mitigation measures for seabirds in the area between 20° South and 25° South
Longline vessels targeting swordfish by using monofilament longline gear shall be exempted from the requirements of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, subject to the following conditions:
longlines are set during the night, with night being defined as the period between nautical dusk/dawn as referenced in the nautical dusk/dawn almanac for the geographical position of fishing; and
minimum swivel weight of 60 g placed not more than 3 metres from the hook is used to achieve optimum sink rates.
The flag Member States of the vessels subject to the exemption referred to in the first subparagraph shall inform the Commission of their scientific findings resulting from their observer coverage of those vessels.
Article 39
Mitigation measures for seabirds in the area south of 25° South
Longline vessels shall use at least two of the following mitigation measures in accordance with the requirements and supplemental guidelines set out in Annex V:
night setting with minimum deck lighting;
bird-scaring lines (tori lines);
line weighting.
Article 40
Reporting obligations for seabirds
CHAPTER VII
Sea turtles
Article 41
General provisions for sea turtles
Article 42
Reporting obligations for sea turtles
Member States shall collect and transmit to the Commission, by 30 June of each year, the information on the interactions of their vessels with sea turtles in ICCAT fisheries by gear type. The Commission shall forward that information to the ICCAT Secretariat by 31 July of each year. That information shall include:
catch rates, gear characteristics, times and locations, target species and disposition status (i.e. discarded dead or released alive);
a breakdown of interactions by sea turtle species; and
the nature of the hooking or entanglement (including with FADs), bait type, hook size and type, and the size of the animal.
TITLE III
COMMON CONTROL MEASURES
CHAPTER I
Authorisations
Article 44
ICCAT record of large-scale fishing vessels
CHAPTER II
Chartering
Article 45
Scope
This Chapter shall apply to chartering arrangements, other than bareboat chartering, between Union catching vessels and those of CPCs, where the Union catching vessels concerned do not change their flag.
Article 46
General provisions
Union catching vessels shall be allowed to participate in a chartering arrangement concluded with CPCs only as chartered vessels, subject to the following conditions:
the chartered vessels shall have a fishing authorisation issued by the chartering CPC and shall not be on the ICCAT IUU list;
the chartered vessels shall not be authorised to fish under more than one chartering arrangement at the same time;
the catches of the chartered vessels shall be unloaded exclusively in the ports of the chartering CPCs, unless otherwise provided for in the chartering arrangement; and
the chartering company shall be legally established in the chartering CPC.
Article 47
Notification
CHAPTER III
Control of catches
Article 48
Compliance with quotas and minimum size requirements
Article 49
Catch sampling
Article 50
Catch and fishing effort notification
Unless otherwise established by the Commission to meet annual deadlines set by ICCAT, Member States shall transmit to the Commission, by 30 June of each year, the following data (Task I data):
information on the characteristics of their fleet for the previous year;
estimates of the annual nominal catch data (including by-catch and discards data) concerning ICCAT species for the previous year.
Unless otherwise established by the Commission to meet annual deadlines set by ICCAT, Member States shall transmit to the Commission, by 30 June of each year, the following data (Task II data) for the ICCAT species:
catch and fishing effort data for the previous year, giving a detailed spatio-temporal breakdown; those data shall include estimates of discards and releases with the indication of the status of the fish (dead or alive);
any data they have on catches in recreational fisheries for the previous year.
CHAPTER IV
Transhipment
Article 51
Scope
This Chapter shall apply to the following transhipment operations:
transhipment operations carried out within the ICCAT Convention area in respect of ICCAT species and other species caught in association with those species; and
transhipment operations carried out outside the ICCAT Convention area in respect of ICCAT species and other species caught in association with those species, that were harvested in the ICCAT Convention area.
Article 52
Transhipment in port
Article 53
Transhipment at sea
Transhipment at sea by large-scale pelagic longline vessels shall take place in accordance with Articles 54 to 60.
Article 54
ICCAT record of carrier vessels
The notification referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall reflect the format and layout established by the ICCAT Secretariat and shall include the following information:
Article 55
Authorisation to large-scale pelagic longline vessels to tranship in the ICCAT Convention area
The notification referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall reflect the format and layout established by the ICCAT Secretariat and shall include the following information:
Article 56
Prior authorisation for transhipment at sea
To receive the prior authorisations referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the master or owner of the large-scale pelagic longline vessel shall, at least 24 hours in advance of the intended transhipment, notify its flag Member State authorities and the coastal CPC of the following information:
the name of the large-scale pelagic longline vessel and its number in the ICCAT record of large-scale pelagic longline vessels authorised to tranship at sea;
the name of the carrier vessel and its number in the ICCAT record of carrier vessels;
the product to be transhipped, by species, where known, and, if possible, by stock;
the quantities of ICCAT species, if possible, by stock, to be transhipped;
the quantities of other species caught in association with ICCAT species by species, if known, to be transhipped;
the date and location of transhipment;
the geographic location of the catches by species and, where appropriate, by stock, consistent with ICCAT statistical areas.
Article 57
ICCAT transhipment declaration
Article 58
ICCAT regional observer programme for transhipment at sea
Article 59
Reporting obligations
The flag Member State of large-scale pelagic longline vessels which have transhipped and the flag Member State of carrier vessels which have received transhipments during the previous year shall transmit by 15 August of each year to the Commission:
the quantities of catches of ICCAT species, by species and, if possible, by stock, transhipped during the previous year;
the quantities of other species caught in association with ICCAT species by species, if known, transhipped during the previous year;
the list of the large-scale pelagic longline vessels which have transhipped during the previous year;
a comprehensive report assessing the content and conclusions of the reports of the ICCAT regional observers assigned to carrier vessels which have received transhipment from large-scale pelagic longline vessels.
Article 60
Consistency of reported data
The flag Member State of the large-scale pelagic longline vessel engaged in transhipments at sea shall review the information received pursuant to this Regulation so as to determine consistency between the reported catches, transhipments and landings of each vessel, including in cooperation with the landing State as necessary. That verification shall be carried out in such a manner so as to ensure that the vessel suffers the minimum interference and inconvenience and that deterioration in fish quality is avoided.
CHAPTER V
Scientific observer programmes
Article 61
Establishment of domestic scientific observer programmes
Member States shall establish domestic scientific observer programmes ensuring the following:
a minimum of 5 % observer coverage of fishing effort in each of the pelagic longline, purse seine and baitboat fisheries;
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;
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;
data collection on all aspects of the fishing operation, including catch, as specified in Article 63(1).
The observer coverage referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 shall be calculated as follows:
in number of sets or trips for purse seine fisheries;
in fishing days, number of sets or trips for pelagic longline fisheries; or
in fishing days for baitboat fisheries.
Article 62
Qualifications of scientific observers
Member States shall ensure that observers have followed the required training, are suitably qualified and are approved before their deployment. The observers shall possess the following qualifications:
sufficient knowledge and experience to identify species and collect information on different fishing gear configurations;
satisfactory knowledge of the ICCAT conservation and management measures;
ability to observe and record accurately data to be collected under the programme;
ability to collect biological samples;
not be a crew member of the fishing vessel being observed; and
not be an employee of a fishing vessel company involved in the fishery being observed.
Article 63
Responsibilities of scientific observers
In particular, Member States shall require observers to:
record and report information on the fishing activity, which shall include at least the following:
data concerning total target catch, by-catch and discards (including sharks, sea turtles, marine mammals and seabirds), size composition, disposition status (i.e. retained, discarded dead, released alive), and biological samples for life history studies (e.g. gonads, otoliths, spines, scales);
fishing operation information, including area of catch by latitude and longitude, fishing effort information (e.g. number of sets, number of hooks, etc.), date of each fishing operation, including, as appropriate, the start and stop times of the fishing activity;
observe and record the use of by-catch mitigation measures and other relevant information;
submit any proposals they consider appropriate to improve the efficiency of conservation measures and scientific monitoring.
Article 64
Submission of collected information
By 30 June of each year Member States shall submit to the Commission the information collected under their domestic scientific observer programmes. The Commission shall forward that information to the ICCAT Secretariat by 31 July of each year.
CHAPTER VI
Control of third country fishing vessels in Member State ports
Article 65
Reporting obligations with regard to designated ports and points of contact
Member States wishing to grant access to its ports to third country fishing vessels carrying ICCAT species or fishery products originating from such species that have not been previously landed or transhipped at ports shall:
designate their ports to which third country fishing vessels may request entry pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;
designate a point of contact for the purposes of receiving prior notice pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;
designate a point of contact for the purposes of transmitting port inspection reports pursuant to Article 66 of this Regulation.
Article 66
Reporting obligations with regard to port inspections
CHAPTER VII
Enforcement
Article 67
Alleged infringements reported by Member States
Article 68
ICCAT draft IUU list
Member States shall closely monitor the vessels included in the ICCAT draft IUU list circulated by the ICCAT Executive Secretary, in order to determine the activities and possible changes of name, flag or registered owner of those vessels.
Article 69
Alleged non-compliances reported by the ICCAT Executive Secretary
Article 70
Alleged infringements reported by a CPC
TITLE IV
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 71
Annual report
Article 72
Confidentiality
Data collected and exchanged in the framework of this Regulation shall be treated in accordance with the applicable rules on confidentiality pursuant to Articles 112 and 113 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Article 73
Procedure for amendments
Where necessary in order to implement into Union law amendments to the existing ICCAT recommendations which become binding on the Union, and insofar as amendments to Union law do not go beyond the ICCAT recommendations, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 74 for the purpose of amending:
Annexes II to VIII;
the time limits laid down in Article 7(1), Article 8, Articles 9(1) and 10(2), Article 14(1) and (3), Article 18, Article 20(2), (3) and (4), Article 22(2), Article 23(1) and (2), Article 26(1) and (3), Articles 40(1), 42(1), 44(3) and 47(2), Article 48(1) and (2), Article 50(1) and (2), Article 56(3), Article 57(1), (2) and (3), Article 59(1) and (2), Article 64, Article 65(2), Article 66(1) and (2), Article 67(1) and (2), Article 69(2), Article 70(2), (3) and (5), and Article 71(1);
the area laid down in point (b) of Article 14(1);
the minimum sizes laid down in Article 19(1) and (2), Article 24(2) and Article 29(2) and (3);
the tolerances laid down in Article 19(2) and (3), Article 21 and Article 24(3);
the technical specifications of hooks and longlines laid down in Article 25 and point (b) of Article 38(5);
the scientific observer coverage laid down in Article 29(1), and points (a) and (b) of Article 61(1);
the type of information and data laid down in Article 11(1), (2) and (3), Article 12, Articles 20(2), 26(1) and 42(1), Article 50(1) and (2), and Articles 54(4), 55(4), 56(3) and 59(1);
the maximum number of instrumental buoys laid down in Article 9(4).
Article 74
Exercise of the delegation
Article 75
Committee procedure
Article 76
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001
In Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001, Articles 4, 5, 6, 6a, 7, 8a, 8b, 8c, 9, 9a and 10 to 19 are deleted.
Article 77
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1984/2003
Regulation (EC) No 1984/2003 is amended as follows:
in Article 3, the following points are added:
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large-scale fishing vessel : fishing vessel 20 metres in length overall or greater; |
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large-scale pelagic longline vessel : pelagic longline vessel 24 metres in length overall or greater.’; |
in Article 4(2), the following point is added:
‘(c) if the fishing has been carried out by a large-scale fishing vessel, be accepted only when that vessel is on the ICCAT record of vessels.’;
in Article 5(2), the following point is added:
‘(c) if the fishing has been carried out by a large-scale fishing vessel, be validated only when that vessel is on the ICCAT record of vessels.’;
in Chapter 2, the following Section is added:
Requirements for Member States in respect of transhipped products in the ICCAT Convention area
Article 7a
Statistical documents and reporting
Article 78
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 520/2007
In Regulation (EC) No 520/2007, Article 4(1), Title II and Annexes II, III and IV are deleted.
Article 79
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX I
ICCAT SPECIES
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Family |
Latin name |
English name |
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Scombridae |
Acanthocybium solandri |
Wahoo |
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Allothunnus fallai |
Slender tuna |
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Auxis rochei |
Bullet tuna |
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Auxis thazard |
Frigate tuna |
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Euthynnus alletteratus |
Little tunny/Atlantic black skipjack |
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Gasterochisma melampus |
Butterfly kingfish |
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Katsuwonus pelamis |
Skipjack |
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Orcynopsis unicolor |
Plain bonito |
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Sarda sarda |
Atlantic bonito |
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Scomberomorus brasiliensis |
Serra Spanish mackerel |
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Scomberomorus cavalla |
King mackerel |
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Scomberomorus maculatus |
Spotted Atlantic Spanish mackerel |
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Scomberomorus regalis |
Cero |
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Scomberomorus tritor |
West African Spanish mackerel |
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Thunnus alalunga |
Albacore |
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Thunnus albacares |
Yellowfin tuna |
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Thunnus atlanticus |
Blackfin tuna |
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Thunnus maccoyii |
Southern bluefin tuna |
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Thunnus obesus |
Bigeye tuna |
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Thunnus thynnus |
Bluefin tuna |
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Istiophoridae |
Istiophorus albicans |
Atlantic sailfish |
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Makaira indica |
Black marlin |
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Makaira nigricans |
Atlantic blue marlin |
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Tetrapturus albidus |
Atlantic white marlin |
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Tetrapturus belone |
Mediterranean Spearfish |
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Tetrapturus georgii |
Roundscale Spearfish |
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Tetrapturus pfluegeri |
Longbill Spearfish |
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Xiphiidae |
Xiphias gladius |
Swordfish |
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Alopiidae |
Alopias superciliosus |
Bigeye thresher shark |
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Carcharhinidae |
Carcharhinus falciformis |
Silky shark |
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Carcharhinus longimanus |
Oceanic whitetip shark |
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Prionace glauca |
Blue shark |
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Lamnidae |
Isurus oxyrinchus |
Shortfin mako shark |
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Lamna nasus |
Porbeagle shark |
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Sphyrnidae |
Sphyrna spp. |
Hammerhead sharks |
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Coryphaenidae |
Coryphaena hippurus |
Dolphinfish |
ANNEX II
GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF FISH AGGREGATING DEVICE (FAD) MANAGEMENT PLANS
The FAD management plan for CPC purse seine and baitboat fleets must include the following:
Description
FAD types: AFAD = anchored; DFAD = drifting
Type of beacon/buoy
Maximum number of FAD to be deployed per purse seine and per FAD type
Minimum distance between AFADs
Incidental by-catch reduction and utilisation policy
Consideration of interaction with other gear types
Statement or policy on ‘FAD ownership’;
Institutional arrangements
Institutional responsibilities for the FAD management plan
Application processes for FAD deployment approval
Obligations of vessel owners and masters in respect of FAD deployment and use
FAD replacement policy
Additional reporting obligations beyond this Regulation
Conflict resolution policy in respect of FADs
Details of any closed areas or periods, e.g. territorial waters, shipping lanes, proximity to artisanal fisheries, etc.;
FAD construction specifications and requirements
FAD design characteristics (a description)
Lighting requirements
Radar reflectors
Visible distance
FAD markings and identifier
Radio buoy markings and identifier (requirement for serial numbers)
Echo sounder buoy markings and identifier (requirement for serial numbers)
Satellite transceivers
Research undertaken on biodegradable FADs
Prevention of loss or abandonment of FADs
Management of FADs recovery;
Applicable period for the FAD management plan;
Means for monitoring and reviewing the implementation of the FAD management plan.
ANNEX III
LIST OF DEPLOYED FADS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS
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FAD Identifier |
FAD & electronic equipment types |
FAD Design characteristics |
Observation |
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FAD Marking |
Associated beacon ID |
FAD Type |
Type of the associated beacon and /or electronic devices |
FAD floating part |
FAD underwater hanging structure |
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Materials |
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(1)
If FAD marking and associated beacon ID are absent or unreadable, mention it and provide all available information which may help to identify the owner of the FAD.
(2)
Anchored FAD, drifting natural FAD or drifting artificial FAD.
(3)
E.g. GPS, sounder, etc. If no electronic device is associated to the FAD, note this absence of equipment.
(4)
E.g. width, length, high, depth, mesh sizes, etc.
(5)
Mention the material of the structure and of the cover and if biodegradable.
(6)
E.g. nets, ropes, palm leaves, etc. and mention the entangling and/or biodegradable features of the material.
(7)
Lighting specifications, radar reflectors and visible distances shall be reported in this section. |
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ANNEX IV
OBSERVER PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR TROPICAL TUNAS IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF THE TIME AND AREA CLOSURE
1. The observers shall have the following qualifications to accomplish their tasks:
2. The observers shall not be crew members of the fishing vessel being observed and shall:
be nationals of one of the CPCs;
be capable of performing the duties set out in point 3;
not have current financial or beneficial interests in the tropical tuna fisheries.
Observer tasks
3. The observer tasks shall be, in particular:
to monitor the fishing vessels' compliance with the relevant conservation and management measures adopted by the ICCAT Commission.
In particular, the observers shall:
record and report upon the fishing activities carried out;
observe and estimate catches and verify entries made in the logbook;
sight and record vessels which may be fishing in contravention of ICCAT conservation and management measures;
verify the position of the vessel when engaged in catching activity;
carry out scientific work such as collecting Task II data when required by ICCAT, based on the directives from the ICCAT Standing Committee on Research and Statistics;
to report without delay, with due regard to the safety of the observer, any fishing activity associated with FADs made by the vessel in the area and during the period referred to in Article 11;
to establish general reports compiling the information collected in accordance with this point 3 and provide the master the opportunity to include therein any relevant information.
4. The observers shall treat as confidential all information with respect to the fishing and transhipment operations of the fishing vessels and accept this requirement in writing as a condition of appointment as an observer.
5. The observers shall comply with requirements established in the laws and regulations of the flag Member State which exercises jurisdiction over the vessel to which the observer is assigned.
6. The observers shall respect the hierarchy and general rules of behaviour which apply to all vessel personnel, provided such rules do not interfere with the duties of the observer under this programme, and with the obligations set out in point 7.
Obligations of the flag Member State
7. The responsibilities regarding observers of the flag Member States of the fishing vessels and their masters shall include, in particular, the following:
the observers shall be allowed access to the vessel personnel and to the gear and equipment;
upon request, observers shall also be allowed access to the following equipment, if present on the vessels to which they are assigned, in order to facilitate the carrying out of their duties set out in point 3:
satellite navigation equipment;
radar display viewing screens when in use;
electronic means of communication;
the observers shall be provided with accommodation, including lodging, food and adequate sanitary facilities, equal to those of officers;
the observers shall be provided with adequate space on the bridge or pilot house for clerical work, as well as space on deck adequate for carrying out observer duties; and
the flag Member State shall ensure that masters, crew and vessel owners do not obstruct, intimidate, interfere with, influence, bribe or attempt to bribe the observers in the performance of their duties.
ANNEX V
MINIMUM TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR MITIGATION MEASURES
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Mitigation measure |
Description |
Specification |
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Night setting with minimum deck lighting |
No setting between nautical dawn and nautical dusk. Deck lighting to be kept to a minimum |
Nautical dusk and nautical dawn are defined as set out in the Nautical Almanac tables for relevant latitude, local time and date. Minimum deck lighting should not breach minimum standards for safety and navigation. |
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Bird-scaring lines (tori lines) |
Bird-scaring lines shall be deployed during longline setting to deter birds from approaching the branch line |
For vessels greater than or equal to 35 m: — deploy at least 1 bird-scaring line. Where practical, vessels are encouraged to use a second tori pole and bird scaring line at times of high bird abundance or activity; both tori lines should be deployed simultaneously, one on each side of the line being set; — aerial extent of bird-scaring lines must be greater than or equal to 100 m; — long streamers of sufficient length to reach the sea surface in calm conditions must be used; — long streamers must be at intervals of no more than 5 m. For vessels less than 35 m: — deploy at least 1 bird-scaring line; — aerial extent must be greater than or equal to 75 m; — long and/or short (but greater than 1 m in length) streamers must be used and placed at intervals as follows: — — Short: intervals of no more than 2 m. — Long: intervals of no more than 5 m for the first 55 m of bird scaring line. Additional design and deployment guidelines for bird-scaring lines are provided in Supplemental Guidelines for Design and Deployment of tori lines below. |
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Line weighting |
Line weights to be deployed on the snood prior to setting |
Greater than a total of 45 g attached within 1 m of the hook; or Greater than a total of 60 g attached within 3,5 m of the hook; or Greater than a total of 98 g weight attached within 4 m of the hook. |
SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN AND DEPLOYMENT OF TORI LINES
Preamble
Minimum technical standards for deployment of tori lines are found in the Table above. These supplemental guidelines are designed to assist in preparation and implementation of tori line regulations for longline vessels. While these guidelines are relatively explicit, improvement in tori line effectiveness through experimentation is encouraged, within the requirements of the Table above. The guidelines take into account environmental and operational variables such as weather conditions, setting speed and ship size, all of which influence tori line performance and design in protecting baits from birds. Tori line design and use may change to take account of these variables provided that line performance is not compromised. Ongoing improvement in tori line design is envisaged and consequently review of these guidelines should be undertaken in the future.
Tori line design
1. An appropriate towed device on the section of the tori line in the water can improve the aerial extension.
2. The above water section of the line should be sufficiently light that its movement is unpredictable to avoid habituation by birds and sufficiently heavy to avoid deflection of the line by wind.
3. The line is best attached to the vessel with a robust barrel swivel to reduce tangling of the line.
4. The streamers should be made of material that is conspicuous and produces an unpredictable lively action (e.g. strong fine line sheathed in red polyurethane tubing) suspended from a robust three-way swivel (that again reduces tangles) attached to the tori line.
5. Each streamer should consist of two or more strands.
6. Each streamer pair should be detachable by means of a clip so that line stowage is more efficient.
Deployment of tori lines
1. The line should be suspended from a pole affixed to the vessel. The tori pole should be set as high as possible so that the line protects bait a good distance astern of the vessel and will not tangle with fishing gear. Greater pole height provides greater bait protection. For example, a height of around 7 m above the water line can give about 100 m of bait protection.
2. If vessels use only one tori line it should be set to windward of sinking baits. If baited hooks are set outboard of the wake, the tori line attachment point to the vessel should be positioned several metres outboard of the side of the vessel that baits are deployed. If vessels use two tori lines, baited hooks should be deployed within the area bounded by the two tori lines.
3. Deployment of multiple tori lines is encouraged to provide even greater protection of baits from birds.
4. Because of the potential for line breakage and tangling, spare tori lines should be carried on board to replace damaged lines and to ensure fishing operations can continue uninterrupted. Breakaways can be incorporated into the tori line to minimise safety and operational problems should a longline float foul or tangle with the in-water extent of a tori line.
5. When fishermen use a bait casting machine (BCM), they must ensure coordination of tori line and machine by ensuring that a BCM throws directly under the tori line protection. When using a BCM (or multiple BCMs) that allows throwing to both port and starboard, two tori lines should be used.
6. When casting branchline by hand, fishermen should ensure that the baited hooks and coiled branchline sections are cast under the tori line protection, avoiding the propeller turbulence which may slow the sink rate.
7. Fishermen are encouraged to install manual, electric or hydraulic winches to improve ease of deployment and retrieval of tori lines.
ANNEX VI
DETAILED REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RELEASE OF SEA TURTLES
Regarding safe-handling practices:
When a sea turtle is to be removed from the water, an appropriate basket lift or dip-net shall be used to bring aboard sea turtles that are hooked or entangled in gear. No sea turtle shall be hauled from the water by a fishing line attached to, or entangled upon the body of a sea turtle. If the sea turtle cannot be safely removed from the water, the crew should cut the line as close as possible to the hook, without inflicting additional unnecessary harm on the sea turtle.
In cases where sea turtles are taken on board, vessel operators or crew shall assess the condition of sea turtles that are caught or entangled prior to release. Those sea turtles with difficulties to move or are unresponsive shall be kept on board to the extent practicable and assisted in a manner consistent with maximising their survival prior to release. Those practices are described further in the FAO's Guidelines to reduce sea turtle mortality in fishing operations.
To the extent practicable, sea turtles handled in fishing operations or during national observer programmes (e.g. tagging activities) shall be handled in a manner consistent with the FAO's Guidelines to reduce sea turtle mortality in fishing operations.
Regarding the use of line cutters:
Longline vessels shall carry on board line-cutters and use them when de-hooking is not possible without harming the sea turtles while releasing them.
Other types of vessels that use gear that may entangle sea turtles shall carry on board line-cutters and use those tools to safely remove gear, and release sea turtles.
Regarding the use of de-hooking devices:
Longline vessels shall carry on board de-hooking devices to effectively remove hooks from sea turtles.
When a hook is swallowed, no attempt shall be made to remove the hook. Instead, the line must be cut as close to the hook as possible without inflicting additional unnecessary harm on the sea turtle.
ANNEX VII
IN-PORT TRANSHIPMENT
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Transhipment in port by Union vessels or in Union ports of tuna and tuna-like species and any other species caught in association with those species in the ICCAT Convention area shall follow the following procedures: Notification obligations 2. Fishing vessel
3. Receiving vessel
Port and landing State cooperation
Reporting
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ANNEX VIII
ICCAT REGIONAL OBSERVER PROGRAMME FOR TRANSHIPMENT AT SEA OPERATIONS
1. Member States shall require carrier vessels included in the ICCAT record of vessels authorised to receive transhipments in the ICCAT Convention area and which tranship at sea, to carry an ICCAT regional observer during each transhipment operation in the ICCAT Convention area.
2. Observers shall be appointed by ICCAT and shall be placed on board the carrier vessels authorised to receive transhipments in the ICCAT Convention area from large-scale pelagic longline vessels (LSPLVs) flying the flag of CPCs that implement the ICCAT regional observer programme.
Designation of the observers
3. The designated observers shall have the following qualifications to accomplish their tasks:
Obligations of the observer
4. Observers shall:
have completed the technical training required by the guidelines established by ICCAT;
not be nationals or citizens of the flag State of the receiving carrier vessel;
be capable of performing the duties set out in point 5;
be included in the list of observers maintained by ICCAT;
not be a crew member of the LSPLV or the carrier vessel or an employee of the LSPLV or carrier vessel company.
5. The observer shall monitor the LSPLV's and carrier vessel's adherence to the relevant conservation and management measures adopted by ICCAT. The observers' tasks shall be, in particular, to:
Visit the LSPLV intending to tranship to a carrier vessel, taking into account the concerns reflected in point 9, and before the transhipment takes place, to:
check the validity of the fishing vessel's authorisation or licence to catch tuna and tuna-like species and any other species caught in association with those species in the ICCAT Convention area;
inspect the fishing vessel's prior authorisations to tranship at sea from the flag CPC and, if appropriate, the coastal State;
check and record the total quantity of catch on board by species and, if possible, by stock, and the quantities to be transhipped to the carrier vessel;
check that the vessel monitoring system (VMS) is functioning and examine the logbook and verify entries, if possible;
verify whether any of the catch on board resulted from transfers from other vessels, and check the documentation on such transfers;
in the case of indication that there are any violations involving the fishing vessel, immediately report the violation(s) to the master of the carrier vessel (taking due regard of any safety considerations) and to the observer programme implementing company, who shall promptly forward it to the flag CPC authorities of the fishing vessel; and
record the results of these duties on the fishing vessel in the observer's report.
Observe the activities of the carrier vessel and:
record and report upon the transhipment activities carried out;
verify the position of the vessel when engaged in transhipping;
observe and estimate quantities of tuna and tuna-like species transhipped by species, if known, and, if possible, by stock;
observe and estimate the quantities of other species caught in association with tuna and tuna-like species by species, if known;
verify and record the name of the LSPLV concerned and its ICCAT record number;
verify the data contained in the transhipment declaration, including through comparison with the LSPLV logbook, where possible;
certify the data contained in the transhipment declaration;
countersign the transhipment declaration; and
observe and estimate quantities of product by species when offloaded in the port where the observer is disembarked to verify consistency with quantities received during transhipment at sea.
In addition, the observer shall:
issue a daily report of the carrier vessel's transhipping activities;
establish general reports compiling the information collected in accordance with the observer's duties and provide the captain the opportunity to include therein any relevant information;
submit to the ICCAT Secretariat the general reports referred to in point (b) within 20 days from the end of the period of observation;
exercise any other functions as defined by ICCAT.
6. Observers shall treat as confidential all information with respect to the fishing operations of the LSPLV and of the LSPLV owners and accept this requirement in writing as a condition of appointment as an observer.
7. Observers shall comply with requirements established in the laws and regulations of the flag Member State and, where relevant, the coastal State, which exercises jurisdiction over the vessel to which the observer is assigned.
8. Observers shall respect the hierarchy and general rules of behaviour which apply to all vessel personnel, provided such rules do not interfere with the duties of the observer under this programme, and with the obligations of vessel personnel set out in point 9.
Responsibilities of the flag States of carrier vessels
9. The conditions associated with implementation of the regional observer programme vis à vis the flag States of the carrier vessels and their captains include, in particular, the following:
Observers shall be allowed access to the vessel personnel, pertinent documentation, and to the gear and equipment.
Upon request, observers shall also be allowed access to the following equipment, if present on the vessels to which they are assigned, in order to facilitate the carrying out of their duties set out in point 5:
satellite navigation equipment;
radar display viewing screens when in use;
electronic means of communication; and
scale used for weighing transhipped product.
Observers shall be provided with accommodations, including lodging, food and adequate sanitary facilities, equal to those of officers.
Observers shall be provided with adequate space on the bridge or pilot house for clerical work, as well as space on deck adequate for carrying out observer duties.
Observers shall be allowed to determine the most advantageous location and method for viewing transhipment operations and estimating species/stocks and quantities transhipped. In this regard, the master of the carrier vessel, giving due regard to safety and practical concerns, shall accommodate the needs of the observers, including, upon request, temporarily placing product on the carrier vessel deck for inspection by the observers and providing adequate time for the observers to carry out their duties. Observations shall be conducted in a manner that minimises interference and avoids compromising the quality of the products transhipped.
In light of the provisions of point 10, the master of the carrier vessel shall ensure that all necessary assistance is provided to the observer to ensure safe transport between the carrier and fishing vessels should weather and other conditions permit such an exchange. and
The flag States shall ensure that captains, crew and vessel owners do not obstruct, intimidate, interfere with, influence, bribe or attempt to bribe the observers in the performance of their duties.
Responsibilities of LSPLVs during transhipments
10. Observers shall be allowed to visit the fishing vessel, if weather and other conditions permit, and shall be granted access to personnel, all pertinent documentation, and areas of the vessel necessary to carry out their duties set out in point 5. The master of the fishing vessel shall ensure that all necessary assistance is provided to the observer to ensure safe transport between the carrier and fishing vessels. Should conditions present an unacceptable risk to the welfare of the observer such that a visit to the LSPLV is not feasible prior to the start of transhipment operations, such operations may still be carried out.
Observer fees
11. The costs of implementing this programme shall be financed by the flag CPCs of LSPLVs wishing to engage in transhipment operations. The fee shall be calculated on the basis of the total costs of the programme. That fee shall be paid into a special account of the ICCAT Secretariat and the ICCAT Secretariat shall manage the account for implementing the programme.
12. No LSPLV may participate in the transhipment at sea programme unless the fees, as required under point 11, are paid.
( 1 ) Procedure number 2015/0289(COD), not yet published in the Official Journal.
( 2 ) Procedure number 2015/0289(COD), not yet published in the Official Journal.
( 3 ) Procedure number 2015/0289(COD), not yet published in the Official Journal.
( 4 ) Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (OJ L 157, 20.6.2017, p. 1).
( 5 ) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1251 of 12 July 2016 adopting a multiannual Union programme for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors for the period 2017-2019 (OJ L 207, 1.8.2016, p. 113).
( 6 ) Procedure number 2015/0289(COD), not yet published in the Official Journal.
( 7 ) Procedure number 2015/0289(COD), not yet published in the Official Journal.
( *1 ) 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 (OJ L 315, 30.11.2017, p. 1).’.