Orange roughy
Article 7
1. Fishing for orange roughy shall be prohibited in the following sea areas: (a) that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: 57°00′ N, 11°00′ W 57°00′ N, 8°30′ W 56°23′ N, 8°30′ W 55°00′ N, 8°30′ W 55°00′ N, 11°00′ W 57°00′ N, 11°00′ W; (b) that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: 55°30′ N, 15°49′ W 53°30′ N, 14°11′ W 50°30′ N, 14°11′ W 50°30′ N, 15°49′ W; (c) that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: 55°00′ N, 13°51′ W 55°00′ N, 10°37′ W 54°15′ N, 10°37′ W 53°30′ N, 11°50′ W 53°30′ N, 13°51′ W. Those positions and the corresponding rhumb lines and vessel positions shall be measured according to the WGS84 standard. 2. Vessels holding a deep-sea fishing permit that have entered the areas defined in paragraph 1 shall not retain on board or tranship any quantity of orange roughy, nor land any quantity of orange roughy at the end of that fishing trip unless: (a) all gears carried on board are lashed and stowed during the transit in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93; or (b) the average speed during transit is equal to, or greater than, 8 knots. 3. Member States shall ensure that vessels holding a deep-sea fishing permit are properly monitored by the Fisheries Monitoring Centres (FMC), which shall have a system to detect and record the vessels’ entry into, transit through and exit from the areas defined in paragraph 1.