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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2593 of 11 August 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the prolongation of the measures to reduce incidental catches of common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and other small cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay

Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/2593 · Regulation · 3 articles

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Article 1

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

Article 2

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026.

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ANNEX Part A of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 is amended as follows: (1) in point 1.1(b), the entry of the for ICES subarea 8 is replaced by the following: Area Gear ‘ICES Subarea 8 Mid-water pelagic trawls (OTM, PTM, TM) and bottom pair trawls (PTB) ( ** ) (2) point 4 is replaced by the following: ‘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 2026 for vessels above 8 metres carrying on board pelagic trawls (PTM, OTM), bottom pair trawls (PTB), purse seines (PS), set (anchored) 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 2026. 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 ( *1 ) , in accordance with Article 14(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; 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 (anchored) gillnets (GNS) and purse seine (PS) fishing all year long, — 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 2026, and — at least 7 % of the total fishing effort measured in number of days at sea for trammel nets (GTR) and set (anchored) gillnets (GNS) from January to March 2026. 4.2.4. During the high-risk period of incidental catches, vessels may be equipped with electronic monitoring systems incorporating cameras. ( *1 ) Species of the family Delphinidae and the family Phocoenidae that are present (permanently or temporally) in ICES subarea 8.’." ( *1 ) Species of the family Delphinidae and the family Phocoenidae that are present (permanently or temporally) in ICES subarea 8.’.’ ( ** ) This measure shall apply until 31 December 2026.’

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