Appendix 4 Details of implementation for experimental fisheries

The Home Rule Government of Greenland and the European Commission shall jointly decide on the European Community operators, the most suitable time as well as the arrangements for the implementation of experimental fisheries. In order to facilitate the exploratory work of the vessels, the Home Rule Government of Greenland (through the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources) shall provide existing scientific and other basic information.

The Greenland fishing industry shall be closely associated (coordination and dialogue on the arrangements for experimental fisheries).

Length of the campaigns: maximum six month and minimum three month, unless changed by the parties in agreement.

Selection of candidates for the implementation of the experimental campaigns:

The European Commission shall communicate to the Greenland authorities the requests for licences for experimental fishery. A technical dossier specifying:

• the technical characteristics of the vessel,

• the level of expertise on the fishery of the ship officers,

• the proposal for the technical parameters of the campaign (length, gear, exploration regions etc.).

The Home Rule Government of Greenland shall organise a technical dialogue between the administrations of Greenland and the Community authorities with the ship-owners concerned, if it considers this necessary.

Before the beginning of the campaign, the vessel owners shall submit to the Greenland authorities and to the European Commission:

• a declaration of the catches already on board,

• the technical characteristics of the fishing gear to be used for the campaign,

• an assurance that they comply with the Greenland Regulations for fisheries.

During the campaign at sea, the owners of the vessels concerned shall:

• provide the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, the Greenland authorities and the European Commission with a weekly report on catches per day and by haul, including the description of the campaign's technical parameters (position, depth, date and time, catches and other observations or comments),

• communicate the vessel's position, speed and heading by VMS,

• ensure the presence on board of one Greenlandic scientific observer or an observer chosen by the Greenland authorities. The role of the observer will be to gather scientific information from the catches, as well as to sample the catches. The observer shall be treated as a ship's officer and the vessel-owner shall cover the living costs of the observer during his stay on the vessel. The decision on the observer's time on board, the length of his stay, the boarding and landing harbour will be fixed in agreement with the Greenland authorities. Unless there is agreement between the parties to the contrary, the vessel will never be obliged to put into harbour more than once per two month,

• submit the vessels to inspection on leaving the Greenlandic EEZ if the Greenland authorities so request,

• ensure that they comply with the Greenland Regulations for fisheries.

The catches consistent with and obtained during the experimental campaign remain the property of the vessel-owner.

The catches consistent with the experimental campaign shall be established by the Greenland authorities prior to the commencement of each campaign and made available to the master of the vessel(s) concerned.

The Greenland authorities will designate a contact person responsible for addressing any unforeseen problems that might hinder the development of the experimental fisheries.

The Greenland authorities will prior to the commencement of each campaign present the details and conditions of the experimental fishing campaigns in accordance with Articles 9 and 10 of the Agreement and in accordance with Greenlandic law.