Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201Show full title

ANNEX I U.K. SAMPLING METHODOLOGY

Samples shall be taken and measured in accordance with following provisions.

1. Whenever possible, samples shall be taken and measured in close cooperation with the master of the fishing vessel and his crew. The master of the fishing vessel and his crew shall be encouraged to participate in the process. They shall also be encouraged to share any information that could be relevant with respect to the delimitation of a closed area. U.K.

2. The total catch in the haul shall be used as the basis for the catch composition estimation. U.K.

3. A sample shall be taken in accordance with following procedure: U.K.

a)

The sample must be taken in such a way that it reflects the catch composition of Pandalus in the haul. To achieve that, the skipper, or a person he designates, shall assist when the sample is taken.

b)

The minimum size of the sample shall be 2 kg or 1 litre of Pandalus.

4. The quantity of Pandalus under trigger length shall be calculated as a percentage of the total number of Pandalus in the sample. U.K.

5. The sampling report form, presented in Annex II shall be duly completed immediately after the sample has been measured. U.K.

ANNEX II U.K.

a dd/mm/yy hh mm (local time 24 hours).
b e.g. 56°24′ N 01° 30′ E.
c hh mm.
REAL-TIME CLOSURES — SAMPLING REPORT TO THE COASTAL STATE
PANDALUS in relation to trigger length.
Inspection/observation details	Inspection platform	Inspector/observer name		Inspector/observer name		Date and timea of inspection/observation	Positionb of inspection/observation
Fishing vessel details	Name	Call sign	Registration number		Flag state	Type of gear Single/Double	Mesh size mm
Selection measures	Grid (for sorting out Pandalus)	Grid, mm	Other			Collection bag	Mesh size in collection bag
Fishing operation details	Start	Date and timea		Position b
	Stop	Date and timea		Positionb		Duration of fishing operationc
Catch details	Estimated total catch in the haul (kg)
	Estimated Pandalus catch in the haul (kg)
	Size of Pandalus sample (kg/litre)
	Total number of Pandalus in sample
	Number of Pandalus below trigger length in sample
	% of undersized Pandalus (number below the trigger length/total number)
Observations and additional information	Additional information from other sources, e.g. received from master.
Inspector Signature	Not required if completed electronically and transmitted to coastal state by email

ANNEX III U.K. SELECTIVE GRID IN THE FISHERY FOR PANDALUS TO BE ALLOWED IN THE RTC

Bottom trawl with a mesh size in the extension piece and codend of at least 35 mm, equipped with a sorting grid with a maximum bar spacing of 19 mm in the upper part of the grid and a minimum bar spacing of 9,5 mm in the lower part of the grid. Behind the lower part of the grid is an unblocked outlet to the seafloor. Mesh size of at least 35 mm applies posterior to the sorting grid.