(a) improving scientific knowledge on deep-sea species and their habitats; (b) preventing significant adverse impacts on VMEs within the framework of deep-sea fishing and ensuring the long-term conservation of deep-sea fish stocks; (c) ensuring that Union measures for the purpose of sustainable management of deep-sea fish stocks are consistent with the Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, in particular Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72.
Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks in the north-east Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the north-east Atlantic and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2016/2336 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 establishing specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks in the north-east Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the north-east Atlantic and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, 32016R2336R(02), February 9, 2023
(a) by Union fishing vessels and third-country fishing vessels in Union waters of the North Sea, of the north-western waters and of the south-western waters as well as Union waters of ICES zone IIa; (b) by Union fishing vessels in international waters of CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.
(a) "ICES zones" means the zones defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ;Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70 ).(b) "CECAF areas" means the areas defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ;Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1 ).(c) "Regulatory Area of the NEAFC" means the waters subject to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries which lie beyond the waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the contracting parties to that Convention; (d) "most vulnerable species" means the deep-sea species that are indicated in the third column "Most vulnerable (x)" of the table in Annex I; (e) "métier" means fishing activities targeting certain species by a certain gear in a certain area; (f) "deep-sea métier" means a métier that targets deep-sea species in accordance with the indications laid down in Article 5(2); (g) "fisheries monitoring centre" means an operational centre established by a flag Member State and equipped with computer hardware and software enabling automatic data reception, processing and electronic data transmission; (h) "encounters" means catches of such quantities of VME indicator species that are above the threshold levels set out in Annex IV; (i) "unintended catches" means incidental catches of marine organisms which, under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, must be landed and counted against quotas either because they are below the minimum conservation reference size or because they exceed the quantities permitted under the catch composition and by-catch rules; (j) "VME indicators" means those included in Annex III; (k) "existing deep-sea fishing areas" means the portion of the area referred to in point (a) of Article 2(1), where deep-sea fishing activities have historically occurred and that is determined in accordance with Article 7.
(a) have caught 10 tonnes or more of deep-sea species during any of the three calendar years between 2009-2011, whichever year provides the higher figure; and (b) are registered in any of the outermost regions, within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU, of that Member State and where the catches of deep-sea species of each such vessel in any of the three calendar years between 2009-2011 constituted at least 10 % of their total yearly catches, whichever year provides the higher figure.
(a) the area for exploratory fisheries; (b) the maximum number of vessels and the maximum capacity; (c) the duration of such fisheries not exceeding one year, renewable once; (d) the maximum percentage of the total allowable catch of deep-sea species that may be caught in the exploratory fisheries; and (e) mitigating measures that must be complied with in order to protect VMEs.
(a) draw a new line in the paper logbook after each haul; or (b) when they are subject to the electronic recording and reporting system, record separately after each haul.
(a) failure to conform to the conditions set in the fishing authorisation with regard to limits on the use of gears, allowed areas of operation or catch limits on the species whose targeting is allowed; or (b) failure to take on board a scientific observer or to allow sampling of catches for scientific purposes as specified in Article 16 of this Regulation.
(a) the use of all types of fishing gear when targeting deep-sea species, with a particular emphasis on the impact on the most vulnerable species and on VMEs; (b) the vessels that have changed to using gears with a reduced impact on the sea bottom, and progress as regards the prevention, minimisation and, where possible, the elimination of unintended catches; (c) the range of operation of vessels engaging in each deep-sea métier; (d) the completeness and reliability of data that Member States provide to scientific bodies for the purpose of stock assessment, or to the Commission in case of specific data calls; (e) the deep-sea stocks for which the scientific advice has improved; (f) the effectiveness of accompanying measures to eliminate discards and reduce catches of the most vulnerable species; (g) the quality of the impact assessments carried out pursuant to Article 8; (h) the number of vessels and ports in the Union directly affected by the implementation of this Regulation; (i) the effectiveness of measures established to ensure the long-term sustainability of deep-sea fish stocks and to prevent by-catch of non-target species, in particular by-catch of the most vulnerable species; (j) the extent to which VMEs have been effectively protected through the restriction of authorised fishing activities to existing deep-sea fishing areas, the move-on rule and/or by other measures; (k) the application of the depth limitation of 800 metres.
Scientific name | Common name | Most vulnerable (x) |
---|---|---|
Gulper sharks | ||
Black dogfish | x | |
Portuguese dogfish | x | |
Longnose velvet dogfish | x | |
Kitefin shark | x | |
Greater lanternshark | x | |
Iceland catshark | ||
Frilled shark | ||
Birdbeak dogfish | ||
Blackmouth dogfish | ||
Mouse catshark | ||
Bluntnose six-gilled shark | x | |
Velvet belly | ||
Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark) | ||
Knifetooth dogfish | ||
Greenland shark | ||
Smoothheads (Slickheads) | ||
Baird's smoothhead | ||
Risso's smoothhead | ||
Black scabbardfish | ||
Greater silver smelt | ||
Alfonsinos | ||
Deep-water red crab | ||
Rabbitfish (rattail) | ||
Large-eyed rabbitfish (Ratfish) | ||
Straightnose rabbitfish | ||
Roundnose grenadier | ||
Black cardinalfish | x | |
Bluemouth (Bluemouth redfish) | ||
Orange roughy | x | |
Roughhead grenadier (Rough rattail) | ||
Blue ling | ||
Common mora | ||
Blue antimora (Blue hake) | ||
Red (blackspot) seabream | ||
Wreckfish | ||
Greenland halibut | ||
Silver roughy (Pink) | ||
Grenadiers (rattails) other than roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier | ||
Black gemfish | ||
Snubnosed spiny eel | ||
Round skate | ||
Arctic skate | ||
Norwegian skate | ||
Spiny (deep-sea) scorpionfish | ||
Silver scabbardfish (Cutlass fish) | ||
Greater eelpout | ||
Small redfish (Norway haddock) |
(a) geographical location of the fishing activities on a haul-by-haul basis, from VMS data transmitted by the vessel to the fisheries monitoring centre; (b) the fishing depths at which the gears are deployed in the event that the vessel is subject to reporting by electronic logbook. The master of the vessel shall notify fishing depth following the standardised reporting format.
VME Habitat type | Representative Taxa |
---|---|
(a) for a trawl tow, and other fishing gear than longlines: the presence of more than 30 kg of live coral and/or 400 kg of live sponge of VME indicators; and (b) for a longline set: the presence of VME indicators on 10 hooks per 1000 hook segment or per1200 m section of longline, whichever is the shorter.
(a) improving scientific knowledge on deep-sea species and their habitats; (b) preventing significant adverse impacts on VMEs within the framework of deep-sea fishing and ensuring the long-term conservation of deep-sea fish stocks; (c) ensuring that Union measures for the purpose of sustainable management of deep-sea fish stocks are consistent with the Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, in particular Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72.
(a) by Union fishing vessels and third-country fishing vessels in Union waters of the North Sea, of the north-western waters and of the south-western waters as well as Union waters of ICES zone IIa; (b) by Union fishing vessels in international waters of CECAF areas 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.
(a) "ICES zones" means the zones defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ;Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70 ).(b) "CECAF areas" means the areas defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ;Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1 ).(c) "Regulatory Area of the NEAFC" means the waters subject to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries which lie beyond the waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the contracting parties to that Convention; (d) "most vulnerable species" means the deep-sea species that are indicated in the third column "Most vulnerable (x)" of the table in Annex I; (e) "métier" means fishing activities targeting certain species by a certain gear in a certain area; (f) "deep-sea métier" means a métier that targets deep-sea species in accordance with the indications laid down in Article 5(2); (g) "fisheries monitoring centre" means an operational centre established by a flag Member State and equipped with computer hardware and software enabling automatic data reception, processing and electronic data transmission; (h) "encounters" means catches of such quantities of VME indicator species that are above the threshold levels set out in Annex IV; (i) "unintended catches" means incidental catches of marine organisms which, under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, must be landed and counted against quotas either because they are below the minimum conservation reference size or because they exceed the quantities permitted under the catch composition and by-catch rules; (j) "VME indicators" means those included in Annex III; (k) "existing deep-sea fishing areas" means the portion of the area referred to in point (a) of Article 2(1), where deep-sea fishing activities have historically occurred and that is determined in accordance with Article 7.
(a) have caught 10 tonnes or more of deep-sea species during any of the three calendar years between 2009-2011, whichever year provides the higher figure; and (b) are registered in any of the outermost regions, within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU, of that Member State and where the catches of deep-sea species of each such vessel in any of the three calendar years between 2009-2011 constituted at least 10 % of their total yearly catches, whichever year provides the higher figure.
(a) the area for exploratory fisheries; (b) the maximum number of vessels and the maximum capacity; (c) the duration of such fisheries not exceeding one year, renewable once; (d) the maximum percentage of the total allowable catch of deep-sea species that may be caught in the exploratory fisheries; and (e) mitigating measures that must be complied with in order to protect VMEs.
(a) draw a new line in the paper logbook after each haul; or (b) when they are subject to the electronic recording and reporting system, record separately after each haul.
(a) failure to conform to the conditions set in the fishing authorisation with regard to limits on the use of gears, allowed areas of operation or catch limits on the species whose targeting is allowed; or (b) failure to take on board a scientific observer or to allow sampling of catches for scientific purposes as specified in Article 16 of this Regulation.
(a) the use of all types of fishing gear when targeting deep-sea species, with a particular emphasis on the impact on the most vulnerable species and on VMEs; (b) the vessels that have changed to using gears with a reduced impact on the sea bottom, and progress as regards the prevention, minimisation and, where possible, the elimination of unintended catches; (c) the range of operation of vessels engaging in each deep-sea métier; (d) the completeness and reliability of data that Member States provide to scientific bodies for the purpose of stock assessment, or to the Commission in case of specific data calls; (e) the deep-sea stocks for which the scientific advice has improved; (f) the effectiveness of accompanying measures to eliminate discards and reduce catches of the most vulnerable species; (g) the quality of the impact assessments carried out pursuant to Article 8; (h) the number of vessels and ports in the Union directly affected by the implementation of this Regulation; (i) the effectiveness of measures established to ensure the long-term sustainability of deep-sea fish stocks and to prevent by-catch of non-target species, in particular by-catch of the most vulnerable species; (j) the extent to which VMEs have been effectively protected through the restriction of authorised fishing activities to existing deep-sea fishing areas, the move-on rule and/or by other measures; (k) the application of the depth limitation of 800 metres.
Scientific name | Common name | Most vulnerable (x) |
---|---|---|
Gulper sharks | ||
Black dogfish | x | |
Portuguese dogfish | x | |
Longnose velvet dogfish | x | |
Kitefin shark | x | |
Greater lanternshark | x | |
Iceland catshark | ||
Frilled shark | ||
Birdbeak dogfish | ||
Blackmouth dogfish | ||
Mouse catshark | ||
Bluntnose six-gilled shark | x | |
Velvet belly | ||
Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark) | ||
Knifetooth dogfish | ||
Greenland shark | ||
Smoothheads (Slickheads) | ||
Baird's smoothhead | ||
Risso's smoothhead | ||
Black scabbardfish | ||
Greater silver smelt | ||
Alfonsinos | ||
Deep-water red crab | ||
Rabbitfish (rattail) | ||
Large-eyed rabbitfish (Ratfish) | ||
Straightnose rabbitfish | ||
Roundnose grenadier | ||
Black cardinalfish | x | |
Bluemouth (Bluemouth redfish) | ||
Orange roughy | x | |
Roughhead grenadier (Rough rattail) | ||
Blue ling | ||
Common mora | ||
Blue antimora (Blue hake) | ||
Red (blackspot) seabream | ||
Wreckfish | ||
Greenland halibut | ||
Silver roughy (Pink) | ||
Grenadiers (rattails) other than roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier | ||
Black gemfish | ||
Snubnosed spiny eel | ||
Round skate | ||
Arctic skate | ||
Norwegian skate | ||
Spiny (deep-sea) scorpionfish | ||
Silver scabbardfish (Cutlass fish) | ||
Greater eelpout | ||
Small redfish (Norway haddock) |
(a) geographical location of the fishing activities on a haul-by-haul basis, from VMS data transmitted by the vessel to the fisheries monitoring centre; (b) the fishing depths at which the gears are deployed in the event that the vessel is subject to reporting by electronic logbook. The master of the vessel shall notify fishing depth following the standardised reporting format.
VME Habitat type | Representative Taxa |
---|---|
(a) for a trawl tow, and other fishing gear than longlines: the presence of more than 30 kg of live coral and/or 400 kg of live sponge of VME indicators; and (b) for a longline set: the presence of VME indicators on 10 hooks per 1000 hook segment or per1200 m section of longline, whichever is the shorter.