Regulation (EU) 2022/2056

means a near real-time satellite position fixing transmitter;

means an inspector of a contracting party to the Convention whose identity has been communicated to the WCPFC;

means a Union inspector whose identity has been communicated to the WCPFC in accordance with any act adopted pursuant to Article 79(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

means the applicable Conservation and Management Measures adopted by the WCPFC;

means catches that are returned to the sea;

means the area of high seas bounded by the Exclusive Economic Zones of the Cook Islands to the west, French Polynesia to the east and Kiribati to the north with the geographical coordinates and as shown on the map set out in Annex V;

means any object or group of objects, of any size, that has or has not been deployed, that is living or non-living, including, but not limited to, buoys, floats, netting, webbing, plastics, bamboo, logs and whale sharks floating on or near the surface of the water that fish may associate with;

means:

means fishing quotas, fishing effort allocated to a Member State or closure periods, as provided for in a Union legal act in force for the Convention Area;

means species of the family Mobulidae, which includes manta rays and mobula rays;

means the WCPFC Record of Fishing Vessels;

means the Regional Observer Programme established by the WCPFC to collect verified catch data, other scientific data and additional information related to the fishery in the Convention Area, and to monitor the implementation of the CMMs;

means fisheries in which the majority of hooks are set at a depth shallower than 100 metres;

means the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, as amended from time to time;

means the area to which the Convention applies as described in Article 3(1) thereof;

means any vessel flying the flag of a Member State, used or intended for use for the purpose of fishing, including support ships, carrier vessels and any other vessel directly involved in such fishing;

means a Vessel Monitoring System;

means the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission established under the Convention;

means the WCPFC identification number;