Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1473 of 30 June 2021 correcting Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201 as regards certain rules for the implementation of real-time closures for Northern prawn fisheries in the Skagerrak

Catch trigger level

Article 1

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201 is amended as follows: (1) Article 3 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 Catch trigger level The catch trigger level which initiates real-time closures of fisheries under this Regulation shall be 20 % by number of juveniles of Northern prawn compared to the overall number of Northern prawn, in a sample.’; (2) in Article 4, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1.   The source of information to monitor trigger catch levels shall be inspections at sea undertaken by competent control authorities on fishing vessels targeting Northern prawn ( Pandalus borealis ) with demersal trawls with a mesh size of at least 35mm.’; (3) in Article 5, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2.   If the proportion of juveniles of Northern prawn is more than 40 % of the number of that species in the sample as referred in Article 4(4), control authorities may recommend a real time closure on the basis of one sample.’; (4) Article 6 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1.   On the basis of the sampling reports referred to in Article 4(4), the coastal Member State concerned may prohibit fishing for Northern prawn with demersal trawls with a mesh size of at least 35mm in an area defined in accordance with Article 7 (‘the closed area’).’; (b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3.   Vessels using a size selective Nordmøre grid as referred to in Annex III shall be subject to a specific monitoring programme to be established by Member States in order to verify the proportion of juveniles of Northern prawn in the overall catch of that species. The results from those programmes shall be transmitted to the Commission no later than 6 months following the starting date of the programme and 12 months thereafter.’; (5) in Article 11, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2.   Flag Member States of vessels using gears referred to in paragraph 1 shall establish a specific monitoring programme to verify that catches do not reach the trigger level. If catches reach the trigger level, those vessels shall move out of the closed area for the remainder of the closure period. The results from those programmes shall be transmitted to the Commission no later than 6 months following the starting date of the programme and thereafter every 12 months. If the results from such programmes show that catches exceed the trigger levels, then these gears shall no longer be exempted.’; (6) the Annexes are amended as follows: (a) Annex I is amended in accordance with point 1 of the Annex to this Regulation; (b) Annex II is amended in accordance with point 2 of the Annex to this Regulation; (c) Annex III is amended in accordance with point 3 of the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX 1.    Annex I to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201 is amended as follows: (a) in point 3, points a) and b) are replaced by the following: ‘a) The sample shall be taken in such a way that it reflects the catch composition of Northern prawn in the haul. To achieve that, the skipper, or a person he designates, shall assist when the sample is taken; b) The minimum size of the sample shall be 1 kg or 2 litres of Northern prawn.’; (b) point 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. The quantity of juveniles of Northern prawn shall be calculated as a percentage of the total number of Northern prawn in the sample.’ 2.    Annex II to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201 is replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX II REAL-TIME CLOSURES – SAMPLING REPORT TO THE COASTAL STATE Northern prawn in relation to juveniles of Northern prawn  ( * ) Inspection/observation details Inspection platform Inspector/observer name Inspector/observer name Date and time  ( 1 ) of inspection/observation Position  ( 2 ) of inspection/observation           Fishing vessel details Name Call sign Registration number Flag state Type of gear Single/Double Mesh size mm             Selection measures Grid (for sorting out Pandalus) Grid, mm Other   Collection bag Mesh size in collection bag             Fishing operation details Start Date and time  ( 1 ) Position  ( 2 )             Stop Date and time  ( 1 ) Position  ( 2 ) Duration of fishing operation  ( 3 )           Catch details Estimated total catch in the haul (kg)   Estimated Northern prawn catch in the haul (kg)   Size of Northern prawn sample (kg/litre)   Total number of Northern prawn in sample   Number of juveniles of Northern prawn in sample   % of juveniles of Northern prawn (number of juveniles of Northern prawn/total number)   Observations and additional information Additional information from other sources, e.g. received from master. Inspector Signature Not required if completed electronically and transmitted to coastal state by email 3.    The heading of Annex III to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2201 is replaced by the following: ‘ SELECTIVE GRID IN THE FISHERY FOR NORTHERN PRAWN TO BE ALLOWED IN THE CLOSED AREA ’ ( * )   The term ‘Juveniles of Northern prawn’ as defined in this Regulation corresponds to the terms ‘Pandalus under trigger level’, ‘Pandalus below the trigger size’ and ‘Pandalus under the RTC trigger size’, as defined in the Agreed Record of the Consultations between the European Union and Norway of 6 September 2018. ( 1 )   dd/mm/yy hh mm (local time 24 hours). ( 2 )   e.g. 56°24′ N 01° 30′ E. ( 3 )   hh mm.’