Article 18Submission of detailed and aggregated data
1.Member States shall make detailed and aggregated data available to end-users to support scientific analysis:
(a)as a basis for advice to fisheries management, including to Regional Advisory Councils;
(b)in the interest of public debate and stakeholder participation in policy development;
(c)for scientific publication.
2.Where necessary, to ensure anonymity Member States may refuse to provide data on vessels’ activity based on information from vessel satellite monitoring to end-users for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1(b).