REGULATION (EU) 2022/2056 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 19 October 2022
laying down conservation and management measures applicable in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007
CHAPTER I
General Provisions
Article 1
Subject matter
Article 2
Scope
Article 3
Definitions
Article 4
Authorisations
CHAPTER II
Conservation and Management Measures
Article 5
Catch retention in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery
Article 6
Monitoring and control in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery
Article 7
FADs and instrumented buoys in the tropical tuna purse seine fishery
Article 8
Instrumented buoys
Article 9
Data buoys
Article 10
Eastern High Seas Pocket special management area
Article 11
Transhipment
Article 12
Transhipment to and from non-contracting party vessels
CHAPTER III
Protection of Marine Species
Article 13
Mobulid rays
Article 14
General measure for the protection of sharks
Article 15
Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
Article 16
Whale sharks
Article 17
Silky sharks
Article 18
Cetaceans
Article 19
Seabird mitigation measures
Article 20
Sea turtles
Article 21
Marine pollution
CHAPTER IV
Vessels Requirements and Chartering
Article 22
Record
Article 23
Submission of vessel information
Article 24
Bunkering
Article 25
Marking and identification of fishing vessels
Article 26
Vessel Monitoring System (VMS)
Article 27
Charter notification scheme
CHAPTER V
Regional Observer Programme
Article 28
ROP
Article 29
Rights and obligations of vessel operators, masters and crews
Article 30
Safety of observers
CHAPTER VI
Boarding and Inspection
Article 31
Duties of the master of a Union fishing vessel during an inspection
Article 32
Procedure in case of serious infringements
Article 33
Serious infringement
Article 34
Enforcement
CHAPTER VII
Port State Measures
Article 35
Port State measures
Article 36
Procedure in the event of suspected IUU fishing
CHAPTER VIII
Final Provisions
Article 37
Guidelines
Article 38
Reporting
Article 39
Alleged non-compliance reported by the WCPFC
Article 40
Confidentiality and data protection
Article 41
Procedure for amendments
Article 42
Exercise of the delegation
Article 43
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 520/2007
Article 44
Entry into force
ANNEX I
BIRD MITIGATION MEASURES
Column A |
Column B |
Side setting with a bird curtain and weighted branch lines(1) |
Tori line(2) |
Night setting with minimum deck lighting |
Blue-dyed bait |
Tori line |
Deep setting line shooter |
Weighted branch lines |
Management of offal discharge |
Hook-shielding devices(3) |
|
Specifications
ANNEX II
MARKINGS AND OTHER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF FISHING VESSELS
ANNEX III
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR AUTOMATIC LOCATION COMMUNICATORS (ALCS) USED IN THE WCPFC VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM
ANNEX IV
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE WCPFC TRANSHIPMENT DECLARATION
ANNEX V
COORDINATES AND MAP OF THE EASTERN HIGH SEA POCKET
LONGITUDE |
LATITUDE |
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