Amen­dement Hazekamp: meer­ja­renplan voor de kabeljauw-, haring- en sprot­be­standen in de Oostzee (17)

Jarosław Wałęsa
Multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks

Proposal for a regulation
COM(2014)0614 - C8-0174/2014 – 2014/0285(COD)

Committee on Fisheries

Amendment 17
Anja Hazekamp

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 5 b (new)

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment

CHAPTER VII

MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

Article 10

Special permit for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea

1. By way of derogation from Article 1(2) of Regulation (EC)

No 1627/94, all Community vessels of an overall length equal

to or greater than eight metres carrying on board or using any

gears for cod fishing in the Baltic Sea in accordance with Article

3 of Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 shall hold a special permit

for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea.

2. Member States may issue the special permit for fishing for

cod referred to in paragraph 1 only to Community vessels

holding in 2005 a special permit for fishing for cod in the

Baltic Sea in accordance with point 6.2.1 of Annex III to

Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December 2004

fixing for 2005 the fishing opportunities and associated

conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks,

applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels,

in waters where catch limitations are required (1). However, a

Member State may issue a special permit for fishing for cod to a

Community vessel, flying the flag of that Member State, not

holding a special fishing permit in 2005 if it ensures that at

least an equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts (kW), is

prevented from fishing in the Baltic Sea with any gear

referred to in paragraph 1.

3. Each Member State concerned shall establish and maintain

a list of vessels holding a special permit for fishing for cod in

the Baltic Sea and make it available on its official website.

4. The master of a fishing vessel, or his authorised representative,

to which a Member State has issued a special permit for

fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea shall keep a copy of such

permit on board the fishing vessel.

Article 11

Logbooks

1. By way of derogation from Article 6(4) of Regulation

(EEC) No 2847/93, the masters of all Community vessels of

an overall length equal to or greater than eight metres shall

keep a logbook of their operations in accordance with Article

6 of that Regulation.

Notwithstanding the first subparagraph fishing vessels of overall

length between 8 and 10 meters having cod on board caught in

Area C shall keep a logbook that complies with the provisions

as set out in point 2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EEC)

No 2807/83.

2. For vessels fitted with VMS, Member States shall verify

that the information received at the fisheries monitoring

centres (FMC) corresponds to activities recorded in the

logbook by using VMS data. Such cross-checks shall be

recorded in computer-readable form for a period of three years.

3. Each Member State shall maintain and make available on

its official website the contact details for the submission of

logbooks, landing declarations and prior notifications as

specified in Article 17.

Article 12

Electronic recording and transmission of catch data

By way of derogation from Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No

2807/83, Member States may permit the master of a fishing

vessel equipped with VMS to report the information required in

the logbook by electronic means. The information shall be

transmitted to the FMC of the flag Member State on a daily

basis after the fishing operation of that calendar day has been

completed. The logbook information shall be made available on

the request of the FMC of the coastal State during the time the

fishing vessel is in the waters of the coastal State and on the

request of an inspection.

Article 13

Recording of fishing effort data

1. By way of derogation from Article 19b of Regulation

(EEC) No 2847/93 the master of a Community fishing vessel,

carrying on board any of the gears referred to in Article 8(1) of

this Regulation when leaving and entering port, or entering and

leaving the Baltic Sea, shall transmit an effort report containing

the following information to the FMC of the flag Member State:

(a) When leaving port or entering the Baltic Sea:

(i) The name of the vessel, external identification mark and

radio call sign;

(ii) The date and time of departure from port or entry into

the Baltic Sea (local time);

(iii) The area where the vessel will fish as defined in

Article 3(e);

(b) When entering port or leaving the Baltic Sea:

(i) The name of the vessel, external identification mark and

radio call sign;

(ii) The date and time of entry into port or exit from the

Baltic Sea (local time).

2. Points (i) and (ii) of paragraph 1(a) and paragraph 1(b)

shall not apply to vessels equipped with VMS.

3. The FMC of the flag Member State shall record the effort

report it in its computerised database.

4. On request the flag Member State shall provide the information

referred to in paragraph 1 to the coastal Member State.

Article 14

Monitoring and control of fishing effort

The competent authorities of the flag Member State shall

monitor and control the compliance with:

(a) fishing effort limits provided for in Article 8;

(b) restrictions on fishing provided for in Article 9.

Article 15

Margin of tolerance in the logbook

By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No

2807/83, the permitted margin of tolerance in estimating quantities,

in kilograms, of fish subject to a TAC that are retained on

board vessels shall be 10 % of the logbook figure except for cod

in which case the margin of tolerance shall be 8 %.

For catches taken in Area A and B which are landed unsorted

the permitted margin of tolerance in estimating quantities shall

be 10 % of the total quantity that are retained on board.

Article 16

Entry into or exit from specific areas

1. A fishing vessel having a special permit for fishing for cod

may only fish in either Areas A, B or C during one fishing trip.

2. A fishing vessel may only commence fishing activity in

Community waters in either Areas A, B or C with no cod on

board.

If the fishing vessel goes to a port, without landing its fish,

within the area where it has been fishing the vessel may

continue its fishing activity in that area with cod on board.

3. When a fishing vessel exits from either Areas A, B or C

with cod on board it shall:

(a) go directly to port outside the Area where it has been

fishing and land the fish;

(b) when leaving the Area where the vessel has been fishing,

stow the nets in accordance with the following conditions

so that they may not readily be used:

(i) nets, weights and similar gear shall be disconnected

from their trawl boards and towing and hauling wires

and ropes;

(ii) nets which are on or above deck shall be securely lashed

to some part of the superstructure.

4. By way of derogation to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 a fishing

vessel may fish in areas A and B during one fishing trip and

may commence fishing activity in either of the areas only with

less than 150 kg of cod on board in the year 2008. Member

States shall take specific measures to ensure effective control.

Member States shall report on those measures to the

Commission by 31 January 2008.

Article 17

Prior notification

1. The master of a Community fishing vessel exiting from

Area A, B or C with more than 300 kg of live weight of cod on

board shall notify the competent authorities of the Coastal State

in which it will land the fish at least one hour before leaving the

Area of:

(a) the time and position of exit;

(b) the quantities of cod and the total weight of other species in

live weight retained on board;

(c) the name of the landing location;

(d) the estimated time of arrival at the landing location.

The Coastal State shall notify the flag State of the landing.

2. When a Community fishing vessel intends to enter a port

in the area where it has been fishing with more than 300 kg of

live weight of cod on board the master of a Community fishing

vessel shall notify the competent authorities of the Coastal State

and the Coastal State shall notify the flag state at least one hour

before entering port all the information referred to in points (b),

(c) and (d) of paragraph 1.

3. The submission of information referred to in points (a)

and (b) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to vessels subject to

Article 12.

4. Paragraph 1(a) shall not apply to vessels equipped with

VMS.

5. The notification provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 may

also be made by a representative of the master of the

Community fishing vessel.

Article 18

Designated ports

1. When a vessel retains more than 750 kilograms of cod

live weight, the cod may be landed exclusively at designated

ports.

2. Each Member State may designate ports at which any

quantity of Baltic cod live weight in excess of 750 kilograms

is to be landed.

3. By 10 October 2007 each Member State that has established

a list of designated ports, shall maintain and make

available on its official website a list of designated ports.

Article 19

Weighing of cod first landed

The master of a fishing vessel shall ensure that any quantity of

cod caught in the Baltic Sea and landed in a Community port

shall be weighed before sale or before being transported

elsewhere from the port of landing. The scales used for the

weighing shall be approved by the competent national authorities.

The figure resulting from the weighing shall be used for

the declaration referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EEC)

No 2847/93.

Article 20

Inspection benchmarks

Each Member State of the Baltic Sea shall set specific inspection

benchmarks. Such benchmarks shall be revised periodically after

an analysis has been made of the results achieved. Inspection

benchmarks shall evolve progressively until the target

benchmarks defined in Annex I are reached.

Article 21

Prohibition on transiting and transhipping

1. Transit within areas closed for cod fishing is prohibited

unless fishing gear on board is securely lashed and stowed in

accordance with Article 16(3)(b).

2. The transhipment of cod is prohibited.

Article 22

Transport of Baltic cod

By way of derogation from Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No

2847/93 the master of a fishing vessel having an overall length

equal to or more than eight metres, shall complete a landing

declaration when fish is transported to a place other than that

of landing.

By way of derogation from Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No

2847/93, the landing declaration shall accompany the transport

documents provided for in Article 13(1) of that Regulation

pertaining to the quantities transported. The exemption

provided for in Article 13(4)(b) of that Regulation shall not

apply.

Article 23

Joint surveillance and exchange of inspectors

Member States concerned shall undertake joint inspection and

surveillance activities.

Article 24

National control action programmes

1. The Member States of the Baltic Sea shall define a national

control action programmes for the Baltic Sea in accordance

with Annex II.

2. The Member States of the Baltic Sea shall set specific

inspection benchmarks in accordance with Annex I. Such

benchmarks shall be revised periodically after an analysis has

been made of the results achieved. Inspection benchmarks shall

evolve progressively until the target benchmarks defined in

Annex I are reached.

3. Before 31 January each year, the Member States of the

Baltic Sea shall make available to the Commission and other

Member States bordering the Baltic Sea on its official website

their national control action programmes as referred to in

paragraph 1, together with an implementation schedule.

4. The Commission shall convene at least once a year a

meeting of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture to

evaluate compliance with and the results of the national

control action programmes for cod stocks in the Baltic Sea.

Article 25

Specific monitoring programme

By way of derogation from the fifth subparagraph of Article

34c(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the specific control

and inspection programme for the cod stocks concerned may

last for more than three years.

(This amendment is an integral copy of Chapter V on Monitoring, Inspection and Surveillance in Council Regulation 1098/2007. The Commission proposal repeals this regulation.)

Justification

The chapter contains provisions from Regulation 1098/2007 on, among other things, special permits, logbooks, electronic recording and transmission of catch data, that would otherwise be lost.