TITLE IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS

CHAPTER III Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Section 4 SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 27Bottom fisheries

Member States with a track record in bottom fishing effort or catch in the SPRFMO Convention Area over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall limit their effort or catch to:

  1. (a)

    the average level of catches or effort parameters over that period; and

  2. (b)

    only those parts of the SPRFMO Convention Area where bottom fisheries has occurred in any previous fishing season.