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Regulation (EU) 2018/975 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) 2018/975 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Relationship to other Union acts

    4. Article 4.Definitions

  3. TITLE II MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES CONCERNING CERTAIN SPECIES

    1. CHAPTER I Jack mackerel ( Trachurus murphyi )

      1. Article 5.Information on quota exhaustion for jack mackerel

      2. Article 6.Observer coverage in the jack mackerel fishery

      3. Article 7.Data reporting for jack mackerel

      4. Article 8.Allocation of fishing opportunities for jack mackerel

    2. CHAPTER II Seabirds

      1. Article 9.Seabird mitigation measures for longliners

      2. Article 10.Seabird mitigation measures for trawlers

      3. Article 11.Seabird data reporting

  4. TITLE III MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION AND CONTROL MEASURES CONCERNING CERTAIN FISHING METHODS

    1. CHAPTER I Bottom fishing

      1. Article 12.Bottom fishing authorisation

      2. Article 13.Bottom fishing outside the bottom fishing footprint or exceeding reference period catch levels

      3. Article 14.VMEs in bottom fishing

      4. Article 15.Observer coverage in bottom fishing

      5. Article 16.Data reporting for bottom fishing

    2. CHAPTER II Exploratory fisheries

      1. Article 17.Exploratory fisheries authorisation

      2. Article 18.Exploratory fisheries

      3. Article 19.Fishing vessel replacement in exploratory fisheries

    3. CHAPTER III Large-scale pelagic driftnets, deepwater gillnets and other gillnets

      1. Article 20.Large-scale pelagic driftnets and deepwater gillnets

      2. Article 21.Gillnets

  5. TITLE IV COMMON CONTROL MEASURES

    1. CHAPTER I Authorisations

      1. Article 22.SPRFMO record of vessels

    2. CHAPTER II Transhipment

      1. Article 23.General provisions on transhipment

      2. Article 24.Notification of transhipment of jack mackerel and demersal species

      3. Article 25.Monitoring of transhipment of jack mackerel and demersal species

      4. Article 26.Information to be reported after the transhipment of jack mackerel and demersal species

    3. CHAPTER III Data collection and reporting

      1. Article 27.Data collection and reporting

    4. CHAPTER IV Observer programmes

      1. Article 28.Observer programmes

      2. Article 29.Vessel monitoring system

    5. CHAPTER V Control of third country fishing vessels in Member State ports

      1. Article 30.Points of contact and designated ports

      2. Article 31.Prior notification

      3. Article 32.Authorisation to land or tranship in ports

      4. Article 33.Port inspections

      5. Article 34.Inspection procedure

      6. Article 35.Procedure in case of evidence of infringements of SPRFMO conservation and management measures during port inspections

    6. CHAPTER VI Enforcement

      1. Article 36.Alleged infringements of SPRFMO conservation and management measures reported by the Member States

      2. Article 37.Inclusion of a Union fishing vessel in the draft SPRFMO IUU vessel list

      3. Article 38.Measures concerning fishing vessels included in the SPRFMO IUU vessel list

      4. Article 39.Alleged non-compliance reported by the SPRFMO Secretariat

      5. Article 40.Alleged infringements of SPRFMO conservation and management measures reported by a Contracting Party or CNCP

      6. Article 41.Technical failure of the satellite-tracking device

  6. TITLE V FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 42.Confidentiality

    2. Article 43.Procedure for amendments

    3. Article 44.Exercise of the delegation

    4. Article 45.Committee procedure

    5. Article 46.Entry into force

  7. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

      Line weighting standards

      1. Vessels shall use a longline weighting regime that achieves a...

      2. external weighted lines in Spanish system and trot lines shall...

    2. ANNEX II

      Bird scaring lines specifications

      1. Two bird scaring lines shall be carried at all times...

      2. bird scaring lines shall be attached to the vessel so...

    3. ANNEX III

      Bird baffler specifications

      1. A bird baffler consists of two or more booms attached...

      2. each boom shall extend a minimum of 4 m outwards...

    4. ANNEX IV

      Guidelines for the preparation and submission of notifications of encounters with VMEs

      1. 1. General information

      2. 2. VME location

      3. 3. Fishing gear

      4. 4. Additional data collected

      5. 5. VME taxa

    5. ANNEX V

      Standards for vessel data

      1. 1. The following fields of data shall be collected pursuant to...

      2. 2. The following information is to be provided if available when...

    6. ANNEX VI

      Fisheries Operation Plan for exploratory fisheries

      1. The Fisheries Operation Plan shall include the following information, to...

      2. a description of the exploratory fishery, including area, target species,...

    7. ANNEX VII

      Prior transhipment notification

      1. Member States shall provide the following information in accordance with...

      2. Details of unloading vessel Name of vessel Registration number IRCS...

    8. ANNEX VIII

      Transhipment information to be provided by the observer

      1. The following information shall be provided by the observer monitoring...

      2. I. Details of the unloading fishing vessel

      3. II. Details of the receiving fishing vessel

      4. III. Transhipment operation

      5. IV. Observations (if applicable)

      6. V. Verification

    9. ANNEX IX

      Transhipment information to be reported after the operation

      1. In accordance with Article 26(1) flag Member States shall report...

      2. Details of unloading vessel Name of vessel Registration number IRCS...

    10. ANNEX X

      Observer data

      1. Vessel and observer details are to be recorded only once...

      2. A. Vessel and observer data to be collected for each observed...

        1. 1. The following vessel data are to be collected for each...

        2. 2. The following observer data are to be collected for each...

      3. B. Catch and effort data to be collected for trawl fishing...

        1. 1. Data are to be collected on an un-aggregated (tow by...

        2. 2. The following data are to be collected for each observed...

      4. C. Catch and effort data to be collected for purse seine...

        1. 1. Data are to be collected on an un-aggregated (set by...

        2. 2. The following data are to be collected for each observed...

      5. D. Catch and effort data to be collected for bottom long...

        1. 1. Data are to be collected on an un-aggregated (set by...

        2. 2. The following fields of data are to be collected for...

      6. E. Length-frequency data to be collected

        1. 1. Commercial sampling protocol

        2. 2. Scientific sampling protocol

      7. F. Biological sampling to be conducted

        1. 1. The following biological data are to be collected for representative...

        2. 2. Observers are to collect tissue, otolith and/or stomach samples according...

        3. 3. Observers are to be briefed and provided with written length-frequency...

      8. G. Data to be collected on incidental captures of seabirds, mammals,...

        1. 1. The following data are to be collected for all seabirds,...

        2. 2. Record sex of each individual for taxa where this is...

        3. 3. Were there any circumstances or actions that may have contributed...

      9. H. Detection of fishing in association with VMEs

      10. I. Data to be collected for all tag recoveries

      11. J. Hierarchies for observer data collection

        1. 1. Recognising that observers may not be able to collect all...

        2. 2. In the absence of trip- or programme-specific priorities, the following...

      12. K. Coding specifications to be used for recording observer data

        1. 1. Unless otherwise specified for specific data types, observer data are...

        2. 2. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is to be used to describe...

        3. 3. Decimal degrees are to be used to describe locations.

        4. 4. The following coding schemes are to be used:

        5. 5. Metric units of measure are to be used, specifically:

      13. L. Bird scaring line description form

      14. M. External line weighting description form

      15. N. Bird baffler description form

      16. O. Standard for observer data collected during a landing or while...

    11. ANNEX XI

      Port call request

      1. Vessel identification:

      2. Port call Details:

      3. SPRFMO managed species held on-board:

      4. If no SPRFMO species or fish products originating from such...

      5. Relevant fishing authorisation details:

      6. Is a copy of the crew list attached? YES/NO

    12. ANNEX XII

      Port inspection summary results

      1. Inspection details:

      2. Vessel details:

      3. Relevant fishing authorisations:

      4. SPRFMO managed species off loaded (during this port call):

      5. SPRFMO managed species retained onboard:

      6. SPRFMO managed species received from transhipment (during this port call):...

      7. Examinations and findings:

    13. ANNEX XIII

      List of other species of concern

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