# Regulation (EU) No 1236/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 laying down a scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2791/1999, Article 11: Vessel Monitoring System

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A fisheries administration must ensure the automatic and electronic transmission to the NEAFC Secretary of information obtained by the vessel monitoring system (VMS) concerning United Kingdom fishing vessels which fish or plan to fish in the Regulatory Area. ...
In respect of bottom fishing in the Regulatory Area, the following additional provisions shall apply:
(a) a 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;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2010/1236/article/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1236/article-11
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