Appendix 7 to Annex III F1

Samples shall be taken and measured in accordance with following provisions:

• Samples should be taken and measured in close cooperation with the master of fishing vessel and his crew. They should be encouraged to participate in the process. They should also be encouraged to share any information that could be relevant with respect to the delimitation of a closed area.

• The total catch in the haul shall be estimated.

• A sample shall be taken when it is estimated that at least 300 kg of cod, haddock, saithe and whiting are present in one haul.

  • The minimum size of the sample shall be 200 kg of cod, haddock, saithe and whiting.

  • The sample must be taken in such a way that it reflects the catch composition with respect to the four species.

  • When appropriate due to the size of the catch the sample should be taken in the beginning, the middle and the end of the catch.

• The quantity of juveniles shall be calculated as a percentage by species and as a total of all four species.

• The sampling report shall be duly completed immediately after the sample has been measured. The report shall then be sent to the Coastal State.