By-catch retained on board
- Minimise by-catch and stay within retention limits in NAFO fisheries
Retained EU Law
2019
United Kingdom
Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2115/2005 and (EC) No 1386/2007
At a glance
What's here
10 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Exceeding by-catch limits in any one haul
- Manage by-catch limits and move vessel if exceeded
Lost or abandoned fishing gear, retrieval of fishing gear
- Manage lost or abandoned fishing gear in the NAFO area
Exploratory bottom fishing activities
- Obtain authorisation and carry a scientific observer for exploratory bottom fishing
Encounters with VME indicator species
- Report and move away when catching vulnerable marine species above thresholds
Vessel monitoring system (VMS)
- Equip your vessel with a functioning satellite VMS and transmit position data
Observer programme
- Carry an observer on fishing vessels in the NAFO Regulatory Area
Obligations of the master of the vessel during inspection
- Cooperate fully with fisheries inspectors during onboard inspections
Additional procedures for serious infringements
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Flag state must act when a vessel commits a serious infringement Crown / Minister / Government department
Obligations of the master of the vessel
- Submit port entry request with correct PSC form before arrival
Browse 45 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Table 4 of the CEM referred to in point 17...
Scope
Subject matter
Definitions
Research vessels
Catch and effort limitations
Closures of fisheries
Northern prawn
Greenland halibut
Squid
Conservation and management of sharks
Mesh sizes
Use of attachments and marking of gear
Minimum fish size requirements
Map of footprint (existing bottom fishing areas)
Area restrictions for bottom fishing activities
Preliminary assessment of proposed exploratory bottom fishing activities
Vessel requirements
Chartering arrangements
Product labelling requirements
Monitoring of catch
General provisions
Notification requirements
Surveillance procedures
Boarding and inspection procedures for Contracting Parties
Inspection report and follow-up
Procedures relating to infringements
Follow-up to infringements
Member State reports on inspection, surveillance and infringements
Scope
Duties of the port Member State
Duties of the flag Member State
Infringements detected during inspections in port
Confidentiality
Presumption of IUU fishing
Sighting and inspection of non-Contracting Party vessels in the Regulatory Area
Port entry and inspection of non-Contracting Party vessels
Provisional IUU vessel list
Action against vessels listed in the IUU vessel list
Confidentiality
Procedure for amendments
Exercise of the delegation
Repeal
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/1627
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day...
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