Article 11 Vessel Monitoring System

F1A fisheries administration must ensure the automatic and electronic transmission to the NEAFC Secretary of information obtained by the vessel monitoring system (VMS) concerning F2United Kingdom fishing vessels which fish or plan to fish in the Regulatory Area. F3...

F4In respect of bottom fishing in the Regulatory Area, the following additional provisions shall apply:

1. (a)

   F5a fisheries administration must implement an automatic system able to monitor and detect possible bottom fishing in areas outside the existing bottom fishing areas, and possible fishing inside closed areas;

2. (b)

   a fisheries administration must ensure that delimitations of closed areas are installed in their vessel monitoring systems according to coordinates contained in recommendations adopted by NEAFC.