Division 8

Observers shall be treated as officers. Where vessels are operating in Guinea-Bissau waters, they shall carry out the following tasks:

1. 8.1.

   observe the fishing activities of the vessels;

2. 8.2.

   verify the position of vessels engaged in fishing operations;

3. 8.3.

   perform biological sampling in the context of scientific programmes;

4. 8.4.

   note the fishing gear used;

5. 8.5.

   verify the catch data for Guinea-Bissau waters recorded in the logbook;

6. 8.6.

   verify the percentages of by-catches and estimate the discarded catches;

7. 8.7.

   report fishing data at least once a week by radio, including the quantity of catches and by-catches on board.