TITLE II MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPECIES

CHAPTER I Jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi)

Article 5 Information on quota exhaustion for jack mackerel
Member States shall inform the Commission without delay of the date of the closure of a fishery for jack mackerel that has reached 100 % of its catch limit. The Commission shall promptly transmit that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat.

Article 6 Observer coverage in the jack mackerel fishery
Member States shall ensure a minimum 10 % scientific observer coverage of trips for fishing vessels flying their flag. For fishing vessels undertaking no more than two trips per year, the 10 % observer coverage shall be calculated by reference to active fishing days for trawlers, and by reference to sets for purse-seiners.

Article 7 Data reporting for jack mackerel
1 Member States shall report to the Commission by the 15th day of each month on the catches of jack mackerel from the preceding month, in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The Commission shall transmit that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat by the 20th day of each month.
2 In addition to paragraph 1, Member States shall report to the Commission the following data regarding jack mackerel fisheries:
(a) by the 15th day of each month, the list of fishing vessels flying their flag engaged in transhipment in the preceding month. The Commission shall transmit that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat by the 20th day of each month;
(b) not later than 45 days before the SPRFMO Scientific Committee meeting, the annual scientific report covering the previous year. The Commission shall transmit that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat not later than 30 days before the SPRFMO Scientific Committee meeting.

Article 8 Allocation of fishing opportunities for jack mackerel
In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, when allocating the fishing opportunities for jack mackerel stocks available to them, Member States shall use transparent and objective criteria, including those of an environmental, social and economic nature, and shall also endeavour to distribute national quotas fairly among the various fleet segments, and to provide incentives to Union fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact.

CHAPTER II Seabirds

Article 9 Seabird mitigation measures for longliners
1 All Union fishing vessels using longlines shall be subject to the seabird mitigation measures set out in this Article.
2 All Union fishing vessels using demersal longlines shall use line weights and tori (bird scaring) lines.
3 Union fishing vessels shall not set longlines during the hours of darkness.
4 Line weighting shall be rigged in accordance with Annex I.
5 Bird scaring lines shall be rigged in accordance with Annex II.
6 Union fishing vessels shall be prohibited from discharging offal during shooting and hauling. Where this is not feasible and when it is necessary to discharge biological waste due to operational safety concerns, vessels shall batch waste for two hours or longer.

Article 10 Seabird mitigation measures for trawlers
1 All Union fishing vessels using trawl gear shall be subject to the seabird mitigation measures set out in this Article.
2 Union fishing vessels shall deploy two tori lines while fishing, or, if the operational practices prevent the effective deployment of tori lines, a bird baffler.
3 Bird bafflers shall be rigged in accordance with Annex III.
4 Where possible, Union fishing vessels shall be prohibited from discharging offal during shooting and hauling.
5 Where possible and appropriate, Union fishing vessels shall convert offal into fish meal and retain all waste material with any discharge restricted to liquid discharge/sump water. Where that is not possible and appropriate, fishing vessels shall batch waste for two hours or longer.
6 Where possible, nets shall be cleaned after every fishing operation to remove entangled fish and benthic material to discourage interactions with birds during gear deployment.
7 The time the net is on the water surface during hauling shall be minimised through proper maintenance of winches and good deck practices.

Article 11 Seabird data reporting
In the annual scientific report referred to in point (b) of Article 7(2) Member States shall indicate:
(a) the seabird mitigation measures used by each fishing vessel flying their flag and fishing in the SPRFMO Convention Area;
(b) the level of observer coverage dedicated to recording seabird by-catch;
(c) any observed seabird interaction data.