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Commission Regulation(EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish (repealed)
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X2 Substituted by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (CE) No 2737/1999 of 21 December 1999 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish (Official Journal of the European Communities L 328 of 22 December1999).
Textual Amendments
Editorial Information
These instructions are for masters of vessels who are required by the rules of the European Economic Community to keep a log-book during a fishing voyage and/or to produce a landing/transhipment declaration on return to port.
Masters of Community fishing vessels whose overall length is equal to or more than 10 metres shall keep a logbook.
Masters of Community fishing vessels whose overall length isless than 10 metres shall also keep a logbook if the Member State under whose flag thevessel operates or in which it is registered so requires.]
Textual Amendments
The log-book shall be completed daily by not later than 24.00 hours and at the time of arrival in port.
The log-book shall also be completed at the time of any inspection at sea.
All the compulsory information shall be given.
Rules considered optional at Community level may be made mandatory if a Member State so wishes, in respect of vessels flying its flag or registered therein. In such cases the relevant authorities will issue additional instructions.
If the non-member country in question has no specific requirements, the Community log-book shall be used.
If the non-member country in question specifies a different kind of log-book, that shall be used instead of the Community log-book.
If the non-member country in question does not specify a particular log-book but does prescribe entries different from those required by the Community, such entries shall be made.
The following general information on the vessel or vessels, as the case may be, is to be filled in (against the corresponding numbers) at the top of each page of the log-book:
:
name of vessel and radio call signal if any,
:
external identification,
:
name and address of master,
:
day, month, hour and port of departure,
:
day, month, hour and port of return,
:
date and place of landing if different from (5),
:
in the case of transhipment date, name, radio call sign if any, nationality and external identification of recipient vessel.
In the case of pair-fishing the name of the second vessel, the name of its master and its external identification should be entered below those of the vessel in respect of which the log-book is being kept.
The master(s) of the other vessel(s) shall also keep a log-book indicating the quantities caught and kept on board in such a way that there is no double counting of catches.
:
fishing gear — the type of gear should be indicated using the code in column 1 of Annex VI,
:
mesh size in millimetres,
:
capacity of the gear in accordance with the specifications in column 2 of Annex VI (optional).
The information required on fishing operations is to be filled in against the corresponding numbers on the page of the log-book, as follows:
:
date — this shall correspond to each day at sea,
:
number of fishing operations in accordance with the specifications in column 3 of Annex VI (optional),
:
fishing time (optional entry) equals the number of hours spent at sea, minus the time spent in transit to, between and returning from the fishing grounds, dodging, inactive or waiting for repair; however, the number of hours taken up searching for fish (e.g. using sonar) will be considered as fishing time,
:
position.
Examples:
‘ICES division or NAFO sub-area’: refer to the ICES divisions as shown on the maps inside the cover of the log-book and indicate the code of each division.
e.g.: IV a), VI b), VII g).
‘Statistical rectangle’: refer to the ICES statistical rectangle on the charts inside the cover of the log-book. These rectangles are bounded by latitudes and longitudes corresponding to whole figures of degree or whole figures of degree plus 30′ for the latitudes and whole figures of degree for the longitudes. Using a combination of figures and a letter indicate the statistical rectangle in which most of the catches were made (e.g. the area between 56° and 56°30′ latitude North and between 6° and 7° longitude East = ICES code 41/F6).
However, optional entries may be made in respect of all the statistical rectangles in which the vessel has fished during the day.
‘Non-member country fishing zone’: indicate where appropriate the fishing zone(s) of non-member countries or the waters outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State using the following codes as stated on the maps inside the cover of the log-book:
=
Norway
=
[ F3 ]
=
Faroe
=
[ F4 ]
=
Canada
=
Iceland
=
High seas
Textual Amendments
Catches of an amount greater than 50 kg of live-weight equivalent of any species retained on board must be recorded in the logbook. However, for fisheries operations in the Mediterranean Sea, only the species indicated on the list contained in Annex VII must be recorded in the logbook.
If the number of columns is insufficient, use a new page.
Give the unit used (basket, box, etc.) and the net weight in kilograms live weight of the unit used.] ]
Textual Amendments
Specify the quantity of fish discarded, preferably in kilograms live weight, or in another unit such as defined in (15) above.
This information is provided for scientific purposes only and is not taken into account for the calculation of quotas.
A new line should be filled in for each day at sea.
A new line should also be filled in when fishing in a new ICES division the same day.
A new line should be filled in when fishing in another fishing zone on the same day.
A new page should be filled in:
when using different gear or a net with a mesh size different from that of the previous net used,
for any fishing done after a transhipment or an intermediate landing.
On entering port after each voyage, masters of all fishing vessels more than 10 metres in length and flying the flag of, or registered in, a Member State, or their agents, shall submit a landing declaration to the authorities at the place of landing. In the case of transhipment or landings outside the territory of the Community, the master shall immediately transmit to the State whose flag his vessel is flying or in which it is registered, the information given on the landing or transhipment declaration. In the case of transhipment the master of the fishing vessel shall enter the quantities on the transhipment declaration. A copy of the transhipment declaration shall be handed to the master of the recipient vessel. The original of the customs document T 2 M completed by the master of the fishing vessel shall also be handed to the master of the recipient vessel.
The actual quantities landed or estimates of the quantities transhipped are to be indicated on the declaration for each species but only on the last page used, as follows:
Presentation of fish (reference No in log-book: (17))
‘Presentation’ means the way fish has been processed. Indicate the nature of this processing if any: GUT for gutting, HEAD for heading, FILLET for filleting, etc. Where no processing has taken place, WHOLE for whole fish.
Measurement unit for landed quantities (reference No in log-book: (18))
Give the unit of weight used (e.g. basket, box, etc.) for landing fish and the weight of the unit in kilograms. This unit may be different from that used in the log-book.
Total weight by species landed/transhipped (reference No in log-book: (19))
[F5 [X3Give the weight or quantities actually landed or transhipped for all species.] ]
The weight should correspond to the weight of fish as landed, i.e. after any processing on board. Conversion coefficients will be applied subsequently by the appropriate authorities in the Member State to calculate the corresponding live weight.
ICES division/NAFO[F6/CECAF [F1 [X3GFCM] ] sub-area and non-member country fishing zone (reference No in log-book: (22))
This is an optional entry for those vessels obliged to keep a log-book: indicate the ICES division or NAFO/CECAF] [F1 [X3GFCM] ] sub-area in which the catches were taken.
Textual Amendments
Textual Amendments
These instructions are additional to those contained in Annex IV and are for masters of vessels who are required by Community rules to record fishing effort deployed.
All information required under this Annex must be recorded in the logbook.
Time is to be recorded as universal time (UTC).
Effort zone is to be recorded using the codes in Annex VIa.
Target species are to be recorded using the codes in Annex VIa.
Crossing an effort zone
Where an authorized vessel enters an effort zone without carrying out fishing activity in that zone, an additional line must be completed. The following information is to be inserted in that line:
‘ the date; the effort zone; the dates and times of each entry/exit; the word “ Crossing ” . ’
Entry into an effort zone
Where the vessel enters an effort zone in which it is likely to carry out fishing activities, an additional line must be completed. The following information is to be inserted in that line:
‘ the date; the word “ entry ” ; the effort zone, the time of entry and the target species. ’
Exit from an effort zone
Where the vessel leaves an effort zone in which it has carried out fishing activities and where the vessel enters another effort zone in which it is likely to carry out fishing activities, an additional line must be completed. The following information is to be inserted in that line:
‘ the date; the word “ entry ” ; the new effort zone, the time of exit/entry and the target species. ’
Where the vessel leaves an effort zone in which it has carried out fishing activities and will not carry out further fishing activities in an effort zone, an additional line must be completed. The following information is to be inserted in that line:
‘ the date; the word “ exit ” ; the effort zone, the time of departure and the target species. ’
Trans-zonal fishing (1)
Where the vessel carries out trans-zonal fishing activities, an additional line must be completed. The following information is to be inserted in that line:
‘ the date; the word “ trans-zonal ” ; the time of first exit and effort zone, the time of last entry and effort zone and the target species. ’
Where a vessel, carrying out fishing activities directed at demersal species, is required to communicate its movements to the competent authorities, the following information must be given in addition to that referred to in point 2.2 (b), (c) and (d):
the date and time of the communication,
the geographical position of the vessel,
the means of communication and, where applicable, the radio station used, and
the destination(s) of the communication.
Where a vessel carries out fishing activities using static or fixed gear, the master must fill in an additional line for that day at sea. The following information is to be inserted in that line:
‘ the date and time the gear is shot and the date and time of completion of the fishing operation. ’]
These instructions are for masters of vessels who are required by the rules of the European Economic Community to keep a log-book during a fishing voyage and/or to produce a landing/transhipment declaration on return to port.
Masters of Community fishing vessels whose overall length is equal to or more than 10 metres shall keep a logbook.
Masters of Community fishing vessels whose overall length is less than 10 metres shall also keep a logbook if the Member State under whose flag the vessel operates or in which it is registered so requires.]
The log-book shall be completed daily by not later than 24.00 hours, and at the time of arrival in port.
The log-book shall also be completed at the time of any inspection at sea.
All the compulsory information shall be given.
Rules considered optional at Community level may be made mandatory if a Member State so wishes, in respect of vessels flying its flag or registered therein. In such cases the relevant authorities will issue additional instructions.
General information on the vessel or vessels, as the case may be, is to be filled in at the top of each page of the log-book.
In the case of pair-fishing the name of the second vessel, the name of its master and its external identification should be entered below those of the vessel in respect of which the log-book is being kept.
The master of the other vessel shall also keep a log-book indicating the quantities caught and kept on board or transhipped, as the case may be, in such a way that there is no double counting of catches.
Fishing gear — the type of gear should be indicated using the code in column 1 of Annex VI.
Mesh size in mm.
The information required on fishing operations is to be filled in against the corresponding numbers on the page of the log-book for each haul or each time the gear is shot.
Indicate under:
start fishing operations: time,
end fishing operations: time,
duration of fishing operations: indicate difference in hours between start and end of fishing operations.
position: latitude and longitude.
Examples
‘ICES division or NAFO sub-area’: refer to the ICES divisions as shown on the maps inside the cover of the log-book and indicate the code of each division.
e.g.: V a) or NAFO 1
Catches of an amountgreater than 50 kg of live-weight equivalent of any species retained on board must be recorded in the logbook. However, for fisheries operations in the Mediterranean, only the species indicated on the list contained in Annex VII must be recorded in the logbook.
If the number of columns is insufficient, use a new page.] ]
State the quantity of fish discarded in kilograms live weight or other unit of measurement. This information is for scientific purposes only and is not taken into account for the calculation of quotas.
A new page should be filled in for each day using a new line for each haul or each time the gear is shot.
On entering port after each voyage, masters of all fishing vessels more than 10 metres in length and flying the flag of, or registered in, a Member State, or their agents, shall submit a landing declaration to the authorities at the place of landing.
In the case of transhipment or landings outside the territory of the Community, the master shall immediately transmit to the State whose flag his vessel is flying or in which it is registered, the information given on the landing or transhipment declaration.
In the case of transhipment the master of the fishing vessel shall enter the quantities on the transhipment declaration. A copy of the transhipment declaration shall be handed to the master of the recipient vessel. The original of the customs document T 2 M completed by the master of the fishing vessel shall also be handed to the master of the recipient vessel.
Declaration of the quantities landed or transhipped. Indicate on the declaration for each species but only on the last page used, as follows:
ICES division/NAFO sub-area and non-member country fishing zone
Optional entry for those vessels obliged to keep a log-book: indicate the ICES division or NAFO sub-area in which the catches were taken.
Presentation of the fish
‘Presentation’ means the way fish has been processed. Indicate the nature of this processing if any: GUT for gutting, HEAD for heading, FILLET for filleting, etc. Where no processing has taken place, WHOLE for whole fish.
Measurement unit for landed quantities
Give the unit of weight used (e.g. basket, box, etc.) for landing fish and the net weight in kilograms live weight of the unit used. This unit may be different from that used in the log-book.
Total weight by species landed/transhipped
[F5 [X3Give the weight or quantities actually landed or transhipped for all species.] ]
The weight should correspond to the weight of fish as landed, i.e. after any processing on board.
Conversion coefficients will be applied subsequently by the appropriate authorities in the Member State to calculate the corresponding live weight.
a Specify the model of trawl as named by the net manufacturer. Alternatively, the perimeter of the opening = number of meshes × size of mesh may be given if this figure is known. | |||
b Give the number of hooks and the number of lines separated by a dash. | |||
Type of gear | Column 1Code | Column 2Size/number (metres) | Column 3Number of shoots each day |
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Bottom otter trawl | OTB | Model of trawla | Number of times gearis shot |
Beam trawl | TBB | Beam length × number of beams | |
Dredge | DRB | Width × number of dredge | |
Bottom pair trawl | PTB | Model of trawla | |
Danish seine (anchor) | SDN | Overall length of seine lines | |
Scottish seine (fly-dragging) | SSC | Overall length of seine lines | |
Mid-water otter trawl | OTM | Model of trawla | Number of times gear is shot |
Mid-water pair trawl | PTM | Model of trawla | |
Purse seine | PS | Length, height | Number of times gear is shot |
Gillnets | GN | Length, height | Number of times nets shot during the day |
Gillnets (set) | GNS | Length, height | |
Gillnets (drift) | GND | Length, height | |
Trammel net | GTR | Length, height | |
Longlines | LL | Number of hooks and lines shot during the day | |
Longlines (set) | LLS | ||
Longlines (drifting) | LLD | ||
Handlines and pole-lines | LHP | Total number of hooks/lines shot during the dayb | |
Pots | FPO | Number of pots shot during the day | |
Miscellaneous gear | MIS |
Textual Amendments
FISHING EFFORT — WESTERN WATERS — Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003
a Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks ( OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6 ). | ||
Fishery | ||
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Target species | Remarks | Effort zone codes |
Demersal | Demersal species excluding those covered by Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 a | A : ICES V-VI B : ICES VII (Except biologically sensitive area) C : ICES VIII |
Scallop | Scallop | D : ICES IX E : ICES X |
Crabs | Edible crab and spider crab | F : CECAF 34.1.1 G : CECAF 34.1.2 H : CECAF 34.2.0 J : Biologically sensitive area defined in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 |
FISHING EFFORT — BALTIC SEA — Council Regulation (EC) No 779/97
Fishery | ||
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Target species | Remarks | Effort zone codes |
Demersal | T : Subdivisions 22 to 32 | |
Pelagic | Herring, sprat | U : Subdivisions 30 and 31 X : Subdivisions 22-29 and subdivision 32 |
Anadromous and freshwater | Salmon, sea trout and freshwater fish | T : Subdivisions 22 to 32] |
List of species to be recorded in the fishing logbook and the landing declaration by vessels operating exclusively in the Mediterranean Sea
a Only in the landing declaration.] ] | ||
Name | Latin name | FAO Three-Alpha code |
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Albacore a | Thunnus alalunga | ALB |
Anchovy | Engraulis encrasicholus | ANE |
Bigeye tuna a | Thunnus obesus | BET |
Blue whiting a | Micromesistius poutassou | WHB |
Bluefin tuna | Thunnus thynnus | BFT |
Gilt-head seabream | Sparus aurata | SBG |
Hake | Merluccius merluccius | HKE |
Horse mackerel a | Trachurus spp. | JAX |
Mackerel | Scomber scombrus | MAC |
Monkfish a | Lophius piscatorius | ANF |
Red mullet | Mullus surmuletus | MUR |
Sardine | Sardina pilchardus | PIL |
Seabass | Dicenrarchuslabrax | BSS |
Striped mullet | Mullus barbatus | MUT |
Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | SWO |
the quantities of each species shown in Annex VII caught and kept on board or transhipped or landed outside the Community's fishing zone since the last information given (in kilograms),
the ICES division or NAFO sub-area[F6or the CECAF zone] in which the catches were made. Catches made in the waters of a non-member country or outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State shall be indicated separately.
[X1In cases where it is not possible for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel or by any other method.]
Name | Radio call sign |
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[ F10 ] | |
Tarifa | EAC |
Chipiona | |
Finistère | EAF |
Coruña | |
Cabo Peñas | EAS |
Machichaco | |
Dublin | |
Valentia | EJK |
Malin Head | EJM |
[ F10 | |
F10 | |
F10 | |
F10 ] | |
Portshead | GKA |
GKB | |
GKC | |
Wick | GKR |
Stonehaven | GND |
Cullercoats | GCC |
Humber | GKZ |
Ilfracombe | GIL |
Niton | GNI |
Land's End | GLD |
Portpatrick | GPK |
Hebrides | GHD |
Lewis | |
Skye | |
Oban | |
Islay | |
Clyde | |
Morcombe Bay | |
Anglesey | GLV |
Cardigan Bay | |
Celtic | |
Ilfracombe | GIL |
Pendennis | |
Start Point | |
Weymouth Bay | |
Hastings | |
North Foreland | GNF |
Oostende | OST |
OSU] |
Textual Amendments
GERMANY | Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung Palmaille 9 D-22767 Hamburg Tel.: (040) 38 90 51 80 Fax: (040)38 90 51 60 Telex: 214 763 BLE D |
BELGIUM | Ministerie van Middenstand en Landbouw Dienst Zeevisserij Administratief Centrum Vrijhavenstraat 5 B-8400 Oostende Tel.: (32-59) 51 29 94 Fax: (32-59) 51 45 57 Telex: 81075 DZVOST |
DENMARK | Fiskeridirektoratet Stormgade 2 DK-1470 København K Fax: (45) 33 96 39 00 Telex: FM 16144 DK |
FRANCE | Cross A Château-La-Garenne F-56410 Étel Telex: Crossat 950519 |
IRELAND | Naval Supervisory Centre Haulbowline Cork Fax: (353) 021 379 108 Telex Cork 24924 |
UNITED KINGDOM | For vessels operating in ICES Area VII: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Nobel House 17 Smith Square London SW1P 3JR Fax: (44) 171 990 673373 Telex: (44) 171 922711 |
For vessels operating in ICES Areas Vb (EC zone) and VI Scottish Office of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department Pentland House 47 Robb's Loan Edinburgh EH14 ITW Fax: (44) 131 244 6471 Telex: (44) 727 696 | |
SPAIN | Secretario General de Pesca Marítima (Segepesca) c/o Ortega y Gasset, 57 Madrid Télex: 47457 SGPM E |
THE NETHERLANDS | Algemene Inspectiedienst Kloosterraderstraat 25 Postbus 234 NL-6460 AE Kerkrade Fax: (045) 546 10 11 |
PORTUGAL | Direcção-Geral das Pescas Avenida 24 de Julho n. o 80 Lisboa Telex: 12696 SEPGC P] |
[F8Vessels remaining within an effort zone not exceeding 5 nautical miles either side of the line separating two effort zones must record their first entry and last exit during a period of 24 hours.]
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