Division 2 By-catch limits

Community fishing vessels operating in the Greenlandic EEZ shall abide by the applicable by-catch rules, both for regulated and non-regulated species. Moreover, it is prohibited in the Greenlandic EEZ to discard regulated species.

By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel's target species indicated on the licence.

The maximum quantities which may be taken as by-catch are authorised when issuing the licence for target species. The maximum quantity of each regulated species which may be caught as by-catch will be indicated on the licence issued.

By-catches of regulated species will be counted against the by-catch reserve set aside as part of the fishing possibilities of the relevant species allocated to the Community. By-catches of non-regulated species will be counted against the by-catch reserve of non-regulated species set aside for the Community.

A licence fee shall not be paid for by-catches. However, in the case where a Community fishing vessel exceeds the maximum authorised quantity of by-catch of regulated species, a penalty shall be imposed amounting to three times the normal license fee for that species as regards the quantity in excess of the maximum by-catch allowed.