Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea
Modified by
- Regulation (EU) 2015/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 28 October 2015amending Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area, 32015R2102, November 25, 2015
- Regulation (EU) 2019/982 of the European Parliament and of the Councilof 5 June 2019amending Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area, 32019R0982, June 20, 2019
(a) "GFCM Agreement area" means the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and connecting waters, as described in the GFCM Agreement; (b) "fishing effort" means the product resulting from multiplying the capacity of a fishing vessel, expressed either in kW or in GT (gross tonnage), by the activity expressed in number of days at sea; (c) "day at sea" means any calendar day on which a vessel is absent from port, irrespective of the amount of time in the course of that day that that vessel is present in an area; (d) "EU Fleet Register number" means the Community Fleet Register number defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December 2003 on the Community fishing fleet registerOJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 25 .(e) "buffer area" means a zone surrounding a fisheries restricted area in order to avoid accidental access to it, enhancing the protection of the surrounded area; (f) "Targeting blackspot seabream" means carrying out fishing activities in which the quantities of blackspot seabream on board or landed constitute more than 20 % of the catch in live weight after sorting per tide.
42° 40′ N, 4° 20′ E 42° 40′ N, 5° 00′ E 43° 00′ N, 4° 20′ E 43° 00′ N, 5° 00′ E.
(a) the maximum number of hours per day a vessel is permitted to engage in fishing activity; (b) the maximum number of days per week a vessel is permitted to stay at sea and be absent from port; and (c) the compulsory times for fishing vessels to exit from, and return to, their registered port.
(1) fisheries restricted area "East of Adventure Bank" bound by lines joining the following coordinates: 37° 23,850′ N, 12° 30,072′ E 37° 23,884′ N, 12° 48,282′ E 37° 11,567′ N, 12° 48,305′ E 37° 11,532′ N, 12° 30,095′ E
(2) fisheries restricted area "West of Gela Basin" bound by lines joining the following coordinates: 37° 12,040′ N, 13° 17,925′ E 37° 12,047′ N, 13° 36,170′ E 36° 59,725′ N, 13° 36,175′ E 36° 59,717′ N, 13° 17,930′ E
(3) fisheries restricted area "East of Malta Bank" bound by lines joining the following coordinates: 36° 12,621′ N, 15° 13,338′ E 36° 12,621′ N, 15° 26,062′ E 35° 59,344′ N, 15° 26,062′ E 35° 59,344′ N, 15° 13,338′ E.
37° 24,849′ N, 12° 28,814′ E 37° 24,888′ N, 12° 49,536′ E 37° 10,567′ N, 12° 49,559′ E 37° 10,528′ N, 12° 28,845′ E
37° 13,041′ N, 13° 16,672′ E 37° 13,049′ N, 13° 37,422′ E 36° 58,723′ N, 13° 37,424′ E 36° 58,715′ N, 13° 16,682′ E
36° 13,624′ N, 15° 12,102′ E 36° 13,624′ N, 15° 27,298′ E 35° 58,342′ N, 15° 27,294′ E 35° 58,342′ N, 15° 12,106′ E
43° 32,044′ N, 15° 16,501′ E 43° 05,452′ N, 14° 58,658′ E 43° 03,477′ N, 14° 54,982′ E 42° 50,450′ N, 15° 07,431′ E 42° 55,618′ N, 15° 18,194′ E 43° 17,436′ N, 15° 29,496′ E 43° 24,758′ N, 15° 33,215′ E
43° 03,477′ N, 14° 54,982′ E 42° 49,811′ N, 14° 29,550′ E 42° 35,205′ N, 14° 59,611′ E 42° 49,668′ N, 15° 05,802′ E 42° 50,450′ N, 15° 07,431′ E
43° 17,436′ N, 15° 29,496′ E 43° 24,758′ N, 15° 33,215′ E 43° 20,345′ N, 15° 47,012′ E 43° 18,150′ N, 15° 51,362′ E 43° 13,984′ N, 15° 55,232′ E 43° 12,873′ N, 15° 52,761′ E 43° 13,494′ N, 15° 40,040′ E.
(a) vessel name; (b) vessel register number; (c) GFCM unique identifier (country ISO 3-alpha code + 9 digits, e.g. xxx000000001); (d) previous name (if any); (e) previous flag (if any); (f) previous details of deletion from other registers (if any); (g) international radio call sign (if any); (h) type of vessel, length overall (LOA) and gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT); (i) name and address of owner(s) and operator(s); (j) main gear(s) used to fish in the Fisheries Restricted Area; (k) seasonal period authorised for fishing in the Fisheries Restricted Area; (l) number of fishing days to which each vessel is entitled; (m) designated port.
(a) deep-sea fisheries restricted area "Lophelia reef off Capo Santa Maria di Leuca" bounded by lines joining the following coordinates: 39° 27,72′ N, 18° 10,74′ E 39° 27,80′ N, 18° 26,68′ E 39° 11,16′ N, 18° 32,58′ E 39° 11,16′ N, 18° 04,28′ E;
(b) deep-sea fisheries restricted area "The Nile delta area cold hydrocarbon seeps" bounded by lines joining the following coordinates: 31° 30,00′ N, 33° 10,00′ E 31° 30,00′ N, 34° 00,00′ E 32° 00,00′ N, 34° 00,00′ E 32° 00,00′ N, 33° 10,00′ E;
(c) deep-sea fisheries restricted area "The Eratosthenes Seamount" bounded by lines joining the following coordinates: 33° 00,00′ N, 32° 00,00′ E 33° 00,00′ N, 33° 00,00′ E 34° 00,00′ N, 33° 00,00′ E 34° 00,00′ N, 32° 00,00′ E.
(a) a report containing the details of the cessation of fishing activities in question, including appropriate supporting meteorological information; (b) the name of the vessel and its EU Fleet Register number.
(a) within three nautical miles off the coast, provided that the 50 metre isobath is not reached; or (b) within the 50 metre isobath where the depth of 50 metres is reached at a shorter distance from the coast.
(a) detailed information on the national management framework; (b) the scientific or technical justifications; (c) the list of fishing vessels, or the number of authorisations granted, as regards the harvesting of red coral at depths of less than 50 metres; and (d) the list of fishing zones where such harvesting is authorised, as identified by geographic coordinates both on land and at sea.
(a) an appropriate national management framework is in place, including a fishing authorisation scheme in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; and (b) adequate spatio-temporal closures ensure that only a limited number of red coral colonies are exploited.
(a) those measures are part of an appropriate national management framework; and (b) the Member State concerned duly informs the Commission of the adoption of those measures.
(a) a national management framework is in place, including a fishing authorisation scheme in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (b) specific monitoring and control programmes are in place.
(a) those measures form part of an appropriate national management framework; and (b) the Member State concerned duly informs the Commission of the adoption of those measures.
(a) the vessel’s EU Fleet Register number and its external marking, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 26/2004; (b) the period during which fishing and/or transhipment is authorised; (c) the fishing gears used.
(a) only vessels flying their flag that are included in the list referred to in paragraph 1 and that hold on board a fishing authorisation issued by them are permitted, under the terms of the authorisation, to carry out fishing activities in the GFCM Agreement area; (b) no fishing authorisation is issued to vessels that have carried out illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU fishing) in the GFCM Agreement area or elsewhere, unless the new owners provide adequate documentary evidence that the previous owners and operators no longer have any legal, beneficial or financial interest in, or exercise any control over, their vessels, or that their vessels neither take part in nor are associated with IUU fishing; (c) as far as possible, their national legislation prohibits owners and operators of vessels flying their flag that are included in the list referred to in paragraph 1 from taking part in, or being associated with, fishing activities carried out in the GFCM Agreement area by vessels not on the GFCM register; (d) as far as possible, their national legislation requires owners of vessels flying their flag that are included in the list referred to in paragraph 1 to be nationals or legal entities within the flag Member State; (e) their vessels comply with all the relevant GFCM conservation and management measures.
(a) any event of incidental catch and release of seabirds; (b) any event of incidental catch and release of sea turtles; (c) any event of incidental catch and release of monk seals; (d) any event of incidental catch and release of cetaceans; (e) any event of incidental catch and, where required, release of sharks and rays of the species listed in Annex II or Annex III to the Protocol to the Barcelona Convention.
(a) in relation to incidental catches of sea turtles, information on: fishing gear type, times of the incidents, soak duration, depths and locations, target species, sea turtles species, and whether the sea turtles have been discarded dead or released alive;
(b) in relation to incidental catches of cetaceans, information on: characteristics of gear type, times of the incidents, locations (either by Geographical Sub-Areas or statistical rectangles, as defined in Annex I to this Regulation), and whether any such cetacean is a dolphin or another species of cetacean.
(a) does not comply with the requirements of this Regulation; (b) is included in a list of vessels that have engaged in, or have supported, IUU fishing adopted by a regional fisheries management organisation; or (c) does not have a valid authorisation to engage in fishing or fishing-related activities in the GFCM Agreement area.
(a) vessel name; (b) vessel register number (code assigned by the contracting party); (c) GFCM registration number (country ISO 3-alpha code + 9 digits, e.g. xxx000000001); (d) port of registration (full name of the port); (e) previous name (if any); (f) previous flag (if any); (g) previous details of deletion from other registers (if any); (h) international radio call sign (if any); (i) VMS or other equipment for vessel geo-localisation (indicate Y/N); (j) vessel type, length overall (LOA) and gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT) and engine power expressed in kW; (k) safety and security equipment to host observer(s) on board (indicate Y/N); (l) time period in which fishing red coral is authorised; (m) area(s) in which fishing red coral is authorised: GFCM geographical subareas and cells of the GFCM statistical grid; (n) participation in research programmes led by national/international scientific institutions (indicate Y/N; provide some description).
(a) the estimated time of arrival; (b) the external identification number and the name of the fishing vessel; (c) the estimated quantity in live weight and if possible the number of red coral colonies retained on board; (d) the information on the geographical area where the catch was taken.
(a) the deployed fishing effort (e.g. number of fishing dives per week) and overall catch levels by stocks at local, national or supranational level; (b) the conservation and management reference points with a view to further improve the regional management plan in line with the objective of maximum sustainable yield and low risk of stock collapse; (c) the biological and socio-economic effects of alternative management scenarios, including input/output control and/or technical measures, as proposed by the contracting parties to the GFCM; (d) possible spatial/temporal closures in order to preserve fishery sustainability.
(a) communicate to the Commission, by 31 January of each year, the list of operating vessels for which the authorisation has been delivered for the current or the following year(s); the Commission shall communicate the list to the GFCM Secretariat by the end of February of each year. The list shall contain the data set out in Annex VIII; (b) communicate to the Commission and the GFCM Secretariat, by the end of November each year, starting from 30 November 2018 and at the latest from30 November 2020 , a report on fishing activities carried out by the vessels referred to in paragraph 1, in an aggregated format, including the following minimum information:(i) number of fishing days, (ii) exploitation area, and (iii) captures of blackspot seabream.
(a) the characteristics of the fishing gear, inter alia the maximum length of the longline and fixed nets and the number, type and size of the hooks; (b) the deployed fishing effort (e.g. number of fishing days per week) and overall catch levels by commercial fishing fleets; an estimation of catches of recreational fisheries should also be provided; (c) the conservation and management reference points with a view to establishing multiannual management plans for sustainable fisheries in line with the objective of maximum sustainable yield and low risk of stock collapse; (d) the socioeconomic effects of alternative management scenarios, including input/output control and/or technical measures, as identified by the GFCM and/or contracting parties; (e) possible spatial/temporal closures in order to preserve fishery sustainability; (f) the potential impact of recreational fisheries on the status of blackspot seabream stock(s).
(a) GFCM registration number; (b) previous name (if any); (c) previous flag (if any); (d) previous details of deletion from other registers (if any).
(i) number of fishing days; (ii) exploitation area; and (iii) captures of European hake and deep-water rose shrimp.
(a) prior to boarding, notify the fishing vessel of the name of the inspection vessel; (b) display, on the inspection vessel and boarding vessel, the pennant described in Annex V; (c) limit each inspection team to a maximum of three inspectors.
(a) the activities referred to in points (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008; (b) interference with satellite monitoring system; and (c) operating without a VMS.
(a) GFCM registration number; (b) previous name (if any); (c) previous flag (if any); (d) previous details of deletion from other registers (if any); (e) main target species; (f) main gear(s) used for turbot, fleet segment and operational unit as defined in the Task 1 statistical matrix set out in Section C of Annex III; (g) time period authorised for fishing with gillnet or any other gear likely to fish turbot (if any of such authorisation).
(a) clear definition of the means of control, with description of human, technical and financial means specifically available for the implementation of the national plans; (b) clear definition of the inspection strategy (including inspection protocols), which shall concentrate on fishing vessels likely to catch turbot and associated species; (c) action plans for the control of markets and transport; (d) definition of inspection tasks and procedures, including the sampling strategy applied to verify the weighing of catches at first sale and the sampling strategy for vessels that are not subject to logbook/landing declaration rules; (e) explanatory guidelines for inspectors, producer organisations and fishermen regarding the set of rules in place for fisheries likely to catch turbot, including: (i) rules for the completion of documents, including inspection reports, fishing logbooks, transhipment declarations, landing and take-over declarations, transport documents and sales notes; (ii) technical measures in force, including mesh size and/or mesh dimensions, minimum catch size, temporary restrictions; (iii) sampling strategies, (iv) cross-check mechanisms.
(f) training of national inspectors with a view to carrying out the tasks referred to in Annex II.
(a) requesting information from, and providing information to, relevant databases; (b) requesting cooperation and cooperating in order to promote the effective implementation of this Regulation.
(a) the data on red coral referred to in Article 22b; and (b) in the form of an electronic report, the rates of incidental catches and release of seabirds, sea turtles, monk seals, cetaceans and sharks and rays, as well as any relevant information reported in accordance with points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) respectively of Article 17b(1).
(a) the provision to the Executive Secretary of the GFCM of information under Article 15(4); (b) the transmission of the list of authorised vessels to the Executive Secretary of the GFCM under Article 17; (c) port state measures set out in Articles 18 to 22; (d) cooperation, information and reporting set out in Articles 23 and 24; (e) the table, the map and the geographical coordinates of GFCM Geographical Sub-Areas (GSAs) set out in Annex I; (f) port state inspection procedures for vessels set out in Annex II; and (g) GFCM statistical matrices set out in Annex III.
(1) in Article 4, paragraph 3 is deleted; (2) in Article 9, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. For towed nets, other than those referred to in paragraph 4, the minimum mesh size shall be at least: (a) a square-meshed net of 40 mm at the cod-end; or (b) at the duly justified request of the ship owner, a diamond-meshed net of 50 mm of an acknowledged size selectivity that is equivalent to or higher than that of nets referred to under point (a).
Fishing vessels shall be authorised to use and keep on board only one of the two types of nets. The Commission shall submit a report on the implementation of this paragraph to the European Parliament and the Council by 30 June 2012 , on the basis of which, as well as on the basis of the information supplied by Member States before31 December 2011 , it shall propose due amendments where appropriate.";(3) Article 24 is deleted; (4) in Article 27, paragraphs 1 and 4 are deleted.
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(a) verify that the official documentation on board is valid, if necessary, through appropriate contacts with the flag State or international records of vessels; (b) where necessary, arrange for an official translation of the documentation; (c) verify that the vessel’s name, flag, any external identification number and markings (and International Maritime Organization (IMO) ship identification number when available) and the international radio call sign are correct; (d) as far as possible, examine whether the vessel has changed name and/or flag and, if so, note the previous name(s) and flag(s); (e) note the port of registration, name and address of the owner (and operator and beneficial owner if different from the owner), agent, and master of the vessel, including the unique ID for company and registered owner if available; and (f) note the names and addresses of previous owners, if any, during the past 5 years.
(1) Inspection references inspecting authority (name of inspecting authority or the alternate body nominated by the authority), name of inspector, date and time of inspection, port of inspection (place where the vessel is inspected), and date (date the report is completed).
(2) Vessel identification name of the vessel, type of vessel, type of gear, external identification number (side number of the vessel) and IMO-number (if available) or other number as appropriate, International Radio Call Sign, MMS I-number (Maritime Mobile Service Identity number), if available, Flag State (the State where the vessel is registered), previous names and flags, if any, home port (the port of registration of the vessel) and previous home ports, vessel owner (name, address, contact), vessel beneficial owner if different from the vessel owner (name, address, contact), vessel operator responsible for using the vessel if different from the vessel owner (name, address, contact), vessel agent (name, address, contact), names and addresses of previous owners, if any, name, nationality and maritime qualifications of master and fishing master, and crew list.
(3) Fishing authorisation (licences/permits) the vessels’ authorisations to fish or transport fish and fish products, states issuing the authorisations, terms of the authorisations, including areas and duration, relevant regional fisheries management organisation, areas, scope and duration of the authorisations, details of allocation authorised — quota, fishing effort or other, species, by-catch and fishing gear authorised, and transhipment records and documents (where applicable).
(4) Fishing trip information date, time, zone and place current fishing trip commenced, areas visited (entry and exit from different areas), transhipment activities at sea (date, species, place, quantity of fish transhipped), last port visited, date and time when current fishing trip ended, and intended next port of call, as appropriate.
(5) Result of the inspection on the catch start and end of discharge (times and date), fish species, product type, live weight (quantities determined from the logbook), relevant conversion factor, processed weight (quantities landed by species and presentation), equivalent live weight (quantities landed in equivalent live weight, as "product weight multiplied with the conversion factor"), intended destination of fish and fishery products inspected, and quantity and species of fish retained on board, if any.
(6) Results of gear inspection details of gear types.
(7) Conclusions Conclusions of the inspection including identification of the violations believed to have been committed and reference to the relevant rules and measures. Such evidence shall be attached to the inspection report.
| Groups | < 6 metres | 6-12 metres | 12-24 metres | More than 24 metres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gear | Number and dimension | Capacity | Activity | Nominal Effort |
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| Dredge (for molluscs) | Open mouth, width of mouth | GT | Time fishing | Dredged bottom surface |
| Trawl (including dredges for flatfishes) | GT | Time Fishing | ||
| Purse seine | ||||
| Nets | Net length and drop | Time fishing | ||
| Long lines | Time fishing | |||
| Traps | GT | Number of traps | Time fishing | Number of traps × days |
| Purse seine/FADs | Number of FADs | Number of FADs | Number of trips | Number of FADs × Number of trips |
| General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean |  | GFCM | ||
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| GFCM | The holder of this inspector identity card is a GFCM inspector duly appointed under the terms of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme and has the power to act under the provisions of GFCM rules. | ||
| INSPECTOR IDENTITY CARD | ||||
| Photograph | Contracting Party | |||
| Inspector Name: | ||||
| Card n | … Issuing Authority | … Inspector | ||
| Issue date: | Valid for five years | |||
| Bottom otter trawl – OTB | |
| Mid-water otter trawl – OTM | |
| Shrimp trawls – TBS | |
| Purse seine – PS | |
| Gillnets anchored (set) – GNS | |
| Set longlines – LLS | |
| Recreational gear – RG | |
| Other (Specify) |
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| Sample inspected | ||||||
| % of fish undersize |
Fishing vessel Carrier vessel Freezer vessel Other (specify)
Fishing Steaming Drifting Transhipping
Vessel name Vessel register number (code assigned by CPCs) GFCM registration number (country ISO 3-alpha code + 9 digits, e.g. xxx000000001) Port of registration (full name of the port) Previous name (if any) Previous flag (if any) Previous details of deletion from other registers (if any) International radio call sign (if any) VMS (indicate Y/N) Type of vessel, length overall (LOA) and gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT) and engine power expressed in kW Name and address of owner(s) and operator(s) Main gear(s) used to fish for blackspot seabream and fleet segment allocation and operational unit as identified in the DCRF Seasonal period authorised for fishing blackspot seabream.