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Removed:Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124

Added:(b) paragraph 1 is deleted;

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39, Article 77a – paragraph 1: 1. Over the transitional period, Member States shall apply specific temporal closures at the fleet level, with a view to protecting the key stock during spawning periods. Such closures are not required to be applied simultaneously for different type of fishing gear. They shall cover the key areas of distribution of blackspot seabream in the Alboran Sea and affect all vessels concerned by this Chapter for periods of no less than 60 continuous days per fleet segment. Such closures shall take place from January to March. Each Member State shall submit the closure period and the list of vessels concerned to the Commission. The Commission shall submit that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.

Added:(c) the following paragraph is added:

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Added:‘1a. Bottom trawlers targeting giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp spawning aggregations shall stop fishing for 30 consecutive days between March and December of each year.’;

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39, Article 78 – paragraph 1: 1. Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity in terms of gross tonnage (GT), engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, does not exceed the fleet capacity for the fisheries averaged over years 2018-2021.

Added:(d) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

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Added:‘2. Member States shall communicate the temporal restrictions referred to in paragraph 1a to the Commission by 15 June of each year. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat by 30 June of each year.’;

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39, Article 78 – paragraph 2: 2. Member States shall adapt to the fishing opportunities the overall fleet capacity of the fleets fishing blackspot seabream operating with handlines, set and mixed longliners in terms of gross tonnage (GT) , engine power (kW) and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers.

Added:(9) Article 18 is replaced by the following:

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Added:‘Article 18

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 39, Article 78 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. Member States shall communicate to the Commission by 15 November of each year the fishing activities carried out by authorised vessels flying their flag which are authorised to fish for that year blackspot seabream under the scope of this chapter. The information shall be presented in an aggregated format, including the following minimum information: number of exploitation days, exploitation area, and catches of blackspot seabream per fishing gear. The Commission shall transmit this information to the GFCM Secretariat by 30 November of each year.

Added:Reporting obligations

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Added:Notwithstanding Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, fishers or masters of authorised fishing vessels actively fishing within the scope of this section shall declare all catches and bycatch of giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp, irrespective of the live weight of the catch.

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40, Article 79 – paragraph 4: 4. The information stipulated in paragraph 3 may be submitted by the fishers or their representatives up to one hour before the estimated time of arrival, where the fishing grounds are less than four hours away from the port of arrival.

Added:Without prejudice to Article 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall monitor the consumption of its catch limits and, by the fifteenth day of each month for the previous month, communicate to the Commission reports on catches, starting from the date by which 80 % of its quota has been exhausted.

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Added:The Commission shall communicate that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40, Article 79 – paragraph 5: deleted

Added:When the catch limit has been reached, the Member State concerned shall prohibit any further catches of the key stocks listed in Article 13.’;

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Added:(10) Article 20 is replaced by the following:

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40, Article 79 – paragraph 6: 6. It shall be prohibited to land or tranship from fishing vessels any quantity of blackspot seabream fished in the Alboran Sea at any place other than designated landing sites by the Member States.

Added:‘Article 20

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Added:Vessel monitoring system

Change 4

Changed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 40, Article 79 – paragraph 10: 10. Notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, all the authorized vessels under this chapter above 1012 metersmetres in length overall (LOA) shall be equipped with a vessel monitoring system (VMS) or any otheractively geolocationfishing systemwithin allowingthe controlscope authoritiesof tothis tracksection theirshall activitybe atequipped allwith timesa duringsatellite-based thevessel fishingmonitoring trips.system ”;(VMS).

Change 5

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Added:By way of derogation from the first paragraph, a Member State may allow a vessel of less than 15 metres in LOA to operate without a VMS until 8 January 2026, provided that such a vessel operates exclusively within the waters on the landward side of the outer limit of the territorial waters of that Member State or spends no more than 24 hours at sea from the time of departure to its return to port.

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 a (new), Article 81: (42a) Article 81 is replaced by the following: / ‘Article 81 / This Chapter applies to pelagic fishing activities in the Mediterranean (GSAs 1 to 27) targeting common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) using fishing aggregated devices (FADs), as well as to recreational fishing.’

Added:Member States shall immediately report to the Commission any derogation they apply pursuant to the second paragraph▌ as well as any means of control they deploy to monitor vessels of less than 15 metres in LOA. The Commission shall transmit that information to the GFCM Secretariat without delay.’;

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Added:(11) the following article is inserted:

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 b (new), Article 83: (42b) Article 83 is replaced by the following: / ‘Article 83 / A transitional fishing regime shall be established for fisheries using FADs until 31 December 2026. During the transitional period, Member States shall ensure that a catch limit is established on the basis of the reported landings to the GFCM as follows: either: (a) on the basis of the average of any two years’ landings during the period 2018–2022; or (b) on the basis of landings in 2022.’

Added:‘Article 21a

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Added:Fisheries management measures or national management plans

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 c (new), Article 84 – paragraph 2 a (new): (42c) In Article 84, the following paragraph is added: / “2a. Member States shall submit their national data (as specified in Annex XXV) to the Commission by no later than 15 July of each year. The Commission shall submit the national data to the GFCM Secretariat no later than 31 July of each year.”

Added:1. Member States shall adopt adequate fisheries management measures or national management plans within the scope of this section with the aim of ensuring that the exploitation ▌ of giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp is at a level which ensures that the population reaches, and is maintained at, levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, in accordance with the relevant management plan for giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp.

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Added:2. Member States shall communicate management measures or national management plans adopted pursuant to paragraph 1 and any modifications made to those measures or plans to the Commission by 15 April of each year. The Commission shall transmit those measures or plans and modifications thereof to the GFCM Secretariat by 30 April of each year.’;

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 d (new), Article 85: (42 d) Article 85 is replaced by the following: / ‘Article 85 / 1. In order to ensure adequate conservation of the common dolphinfish, Member States shall adopt fisheries management measures or national management plans in the GSAs 1-27. / 2. Member States shall notify the Commission, from 30 September 2024, of the management measures or management plans adopted at the national level. The Commission shall notify the GFCM Secretariat of the management measures or management plans adopted at the national level. / 3. Where appropriate, should these measures or management plans adopted at the national level be modified, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission of such modifications by 15 April of the following year. The Commission shall notify the GFCM Secretariat of the modifications of the management measures or management plans adopted at the national level by 30 of April of the following year.;

Added:(12) the following article is inserted:

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Added:‘Article 23a

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 e (new), Article 86 – paragraph -1 (new): (42e) In Article 86, the following paragraph is inserted: / ‘-1. Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity of the fleets operating with FADs and actively fishing for the key stock does not exceed, in terms of gross tonnage (GT) engine power (kW) and number of vessels as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, until eight years from the date of the initial adoption of the management measures or management plans adopted at the national level as established in accordance to previous article, the fleet capacity for common dolphinfish in FAD fisheries in the year 2019.’

Added:Fleet management measures

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Added:Member States shall ensure that the overall fleet capacity of the fleets operating with demersal trawls actively fishing for key stocks listed in Article 22 does not exceed, in terms of GT ▌ , kW and number of vessels, as recorded both in national and GFCM registers, over the duration of the relevant management plan, the fleet capacity for otter trawlers fishing giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp in the year 2019.’;

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44 a (new), Article 88 – paragraph 3 a (new): (44a) in Article 88, the following paragraph is inserted: / “3a. From the first day of the open FAD season in 2027, FADs shall be exclusively constructed with biodegradable materials.”;

Added:(13) Article 24 is amended as follows:

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Added:(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 45, Article 88 – paragraph 6: 6. In the event of loss or impossibility to haul in a FAD, fishers or masters of fishing vessels shall record the last known position and its date. Fishing vessels exploiting common dolphinfish shall collect and report the last registered position of the lost FAD as well as the date of its last registered position, its identification number and any information allowing the identification of the FAD owner.

Added:‘1. Member States shall communicate the lists of all the vessels flying their flag that are authorised to fish for and are actively fishing for the species listed in Article 22 for a given year to the Commission by 15 March of each year. The Commission shall transmit those lists to the GFCM Secretariat by 31 March of each year. Those lists shall include, for each vessel, the information referred to in Annex VIII.’;

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