Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3089 of 30 September 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 as regards measures to reduce incidental catches of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and other small cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/3089 · Regulation · 3 articles

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Article 1

Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 is amended in accordance with 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 .

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX Part A of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 is amended as follows: (1) the following entry is added to the table in point 1.1(b) of point 1: ‘Area Gear ICES Subarea 8 Mid-water pelagic trawls (OTM, PTM, TM) and demersal twin trawls (PTB) ( *1 ) (2) the following point is added: ‘4. Special measures in the Bay of Biscay (ICES Subarea 8) 4.1. Fishing prohibition: Fishing shall be prohibited in French waters up to the outer limit of the exclusive economic zone of France within ICES Subarea 8 between 22 January and 20 February 2025 for vessels above 8 metres carrying on board pelagic trawls (PTM, OTM), demersal pair trawls (PTB), purse seines (PS), set gillnets (GNS), trammel nets (GTR) or combined gillnets and trammel nets (GTN). 4.2. Monitoring measures: 4.2.1. The following monitoring measures shall apply until 31 December 2025. 4.2.2. Masters of all Union fishing vessels shall record separately in the fishing logbook incidental catches of common dolphins and other small cetaceans*, regardless of quantities and weight; 4.2.3. Member States shall collect data on catches of common dolphins and other small cetaceans through on-board observers or electronic monitoring systems incorporating cameras, by covering: — at least 1 % of the total fishing effort measured in number of days at sea for pelagic pair trawls (PTM), bottom pair trawls (PTB), midwater otter trawls (OTM), trammel nets (GTR), set gillnets (GNS) and purse seine (PS) fishing all year long, and — at least 5 % of the total fishing effort measured in number of days at sea for pelagic pair trawls (PTM), bottom pair trawls (PTB) and midwater otter trawls (OTM) fishing from January to March 2025; 4.2.4. during the high-risk period of incidental catches: — Member States may increase monitoring coverage on trammel nets (GTR) and set anchored gillnets (GNS) between 2 % and 5 % of the total fishing effort measured in days at sea; — vessels may be equipped with electronic monitoring systems incorporating cameras. * Species of the family Delphinidae and the family Phocoenidae that are present (permanently or temporally) in ICES subarea 8.’ ( *1 ) This measure shall apply until 31 December 2025.’;

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