ANNEX VSupplementary provisions
ANNEX V DETAILS ON THE SPECIFIC CONTROL AND INSPECTION PROGRAMME FOR CERTAIN DEMERSAL AND PELAGIC FISHERIES IN WESTERN WATERS OF THE NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC (1) This specific control and inspection programme shall cover the geographical areas defined as follow: Union waters of the ‘Western waters of the North East Atlantic’, where Western waters of the North East Atlantic means: ICES zones V (excluding Va and only Union waters of Vb), VI and VII, VIII, IX and X (waters around Azores), and CECAF zones ( 1 ) 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0 (waters around Madeira and the Canary Islands). (2) The Member States concerned are Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. (3) The following fisheries shall be considered: — Fisheries exploiting stocks of mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, argentine, sardine and sprat in Union waters of ICES sub-areas V, VI, VII, VIII and IX and in Union waters of CECAF 34.1.11; — Fisheries exploiting stocks of hake which inhabits the ICES division Vb (Union waters), VIa (Union waters), ICES subarea VII and ICES divisions VIII a, b, d, e (usually referred as Northern hake stock); — Fisheries exploiting stocks which inhabits Divisions VIIIc and IXa, as delineated by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (usually referred as the Southern hake stock); the Norway lobster stock which inhabits ICES Division VIIIc and IXa; — Fisheries exploiting sole stock in ICES Divisions VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIe ( 2 ) ; — Fisheries exploiting cod, sole, plaice in the Union waters of ICES zones VIa, VIIa and VIId; — Fisheries exploiting European eel of the species Anguilla anguilla in Union waters of ICES areas VI, VII, VIII and IX; — Fisheries exploiting species under the landing obligation pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. (4) Target benchmarks for inspections The following benchmarks shall be implemented by the Member States specified in point 2 of this Annex. (a) Inspections activities at sea; On a yearly basis at least 60 % of total inspections at sea (excluding aerial surveillance) shall be conducted on fishing vessels belonging to the fleet segments in the two highest risk level categories identified according to Article 5(1) and 5(2) ensuring that both these fleet segments are adequately and proportionally covered. (b) Inspections at landing (inspections in ports and before first sale); On a yearly basis at least 60 % of total inspections at landing shall be conducted on fishing vessels belonging to the fleet segments in the two highest risk level categories identified according to Article 5(1) and 5(2) ensuring that both these fleet segments are adequately and proportionally covered. ( 1 ) CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic ( OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1 ). ( 2 ) Pending the results of ongoing proposals for Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing multi-annual plans for the management of demersal fisheries in western EU waters.