Title III, Chapter I, Section I, Section 2, Article 106 · Regulation (EU) 2023/2124

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Article 106Recording of incidental catches of certain marine species#

1.Without prejudice to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, masters of fishing vessels shall record in the fishing logbook referred to in Article 14 of that Regulation the following information:

(a)any event of incidental catch and release of seabirds;

(b)any event of incidental catch and release of sea turtles;

(c)any event of incidental catch and release of monk seals;

(d)any event of incidental catch and release of cetaceans;

(e)any event of incidental catch and, where required, release of sharks and rays of the species listed in Annex II or Annex III to the Protocol concerning specially protected areas and biological diversity in the Mediterranean.

2.National reports intended to be analysed by the SAC should, in addition to the information recorded in the logbook, also contain:

(a)in relation to incidental catches of sea turtles, information on:

(i)fishing gear type,

(ii)times of the incidents,

(iii)soak duration,

(iv)depths and locations,

(v)target species,

(vi)sea turtles species, and

(vii)whether the sea turtles have been discarded dead or released alive;

(b)in relation to incidental catches of cetaceans, information on:

(i)characteristics of gear type,

(ii)times of the incidents,

(iii)locations (either by GSA, as provided for in Annex I to this Regulation, or statistical rectangles), and

(iv)whether any such cetacean is a dolphin or another species of cetacean.

3.Member States shall establish the rules referred to in paragraph 1 on the recording of incidental catches by the masters of fishing vessels which are not subject to the obligation to keep a fishing logbook pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

4.By 15 December of each year, the Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission, in the form of an electronic report, the rates of incidental catches and release of seabirds, sea turtles, monk seals, cetaceans, sharks and rays, as well as the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat by 31 December of each year.