{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1962/annex-III", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1962/annex-III.json", "legislation": "eur/2015/1962", "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1962 of 28 October 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2015-1962", "path": "annex/III", "kind": "annex", "number": "III", "heading": null, "text": "ANNEX X\nINSTRUCTIONS TO MASTERS OF FISHING VESSELS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A FISHING LOGBOOK, A LANDING DECLARATION OR A TRANSHIPMENT DECLARATION\nThe following general and minimum information on the vessel or vessels fishing activities shall be recorded in the fishing logbook in accordance with Article 14, 15, 21, 22, 23 and 24 of Control Regulation and Title III, Chapters I, II and III of this Regulation, without prejudice of other specific elements or rules required by Union legislation, national authorities of a Member State or of a third country, or by a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation.\n1.\nINSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE FISHING LOGBOOK\nThe master(s) of all fishing vessel(s) participating to a pair fishing operation shall keep a fishing logbook indicating the quantities caught and kept on board in such a way that there is no double counting of catches.\nIn paper log book, during the same fishing trip, mandatory data elements shall be recorded in each page.\nAs referred to in Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December 2003 on the Community fishing fleet register (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 25).\nAs referred to in Article 15(4) and Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy and as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015, in particular:\nspecies in respect of which fishing is prohibited and which are identified as such in a Union legal act adopted in the area of the common fisheries policy,\nspecies for which scientific evidence demonstrates high survival rates, taking into account the characteristics of the gear, of the fishing practices and of the ecosystem,\ncatches falling under de minimis exemptions,\nfish which shows damage caused by predators.\nInformation concerning the fishing vessel(s) and fishing trip dates\nPaper fishing logbookReferenceNumber\nName of the data element(M = Mandatory)(O = Optional)(CIF = Compulsory if applicable)\nDescription and/or timing to be recorded\n(1)\nName of fishing vessel(s), (M)\nInternational radio call signal(s), (M)\nCFR number(s) (M)\nGFCM, ICCAT number(s) (CIF)\nIn case of pair fishing operations, the same information for the second fishing vessel, shall be as well recorded.\nThis information shall be entered in paper logbook below those of the vessel in respect of which the fishing logbook is being kept.\nThe Community Fleet Register (CFR) identification number of the vessel is the unique number assigned to a Union vessel by a Member State when the fishing vessel enters in the Union fleet for the first time.\nGFCM or ICCAT register number shall be entered for fishing vessels carrying out regulated fishing activities outside Union waters (CIF).\n(2)\nExternal identification (M)\nExternal registration letters and numbers as displayed on the side hull.\nIn case of pair fishing operations, the same information for the second fishing vessel, shall be as well recorded.\n(3)\nName and address of the master (M)\nName, first name and detailed address of master (street name, number, city, postal code, Member State or third country) shall be given.\nIn case of pair fishing operations, the same information for the second fishing vessel, shall be as well recorded.\n(4)\nDate, time and port of departure (M)\nShall be recorded in paper logbook before fishing vessel leaves the port. Date shall be recorded in DD-MM-YYYY and time shall be recorded in HH-MM in local time.\nElectronic departure message shall be sent before fishing vessel leaves the port. Date and time shall be recorded in coordinated universal time (UTC).\nFor electronic logbook, port shall be recorded using codes published in the Master Data Register page of the European Commission Fisheries website.\n(5)\nDate, time and port of return (M)\nShall be recorded in paper logbook before fishing vessel enters into the port. Date shall be recorded in DD-MM-YYYY and estimated time shall be recorded in HH-MM in local time\nElectronic return to port message shall be sent before fishing vessel entering into the port. Date and estimated time shall be recorded in in coordinated universal time (UTC).\nFor electronic logbook, port shall be recorded using codes published in the Master Data Register page of the European Commission Fisheries website.\n(6)\nDate, time and port of landing if different from (5) (M)\nShall be recorded in logbook before fishing vessel enters into the port of landing. Date shall be recorded in DD-MM-YYYY and estimated time shall be recorded in HH-MM in local time (paper logbook) or in coordinated universal time (UTC) for electronic logbook.\nFor electronic logbook, port shall be recorded using codes published in the Master Data Register page of the European Commission Fisheries website.\n(7)\nDate, time and place of the transhipment,\nName, external identification, international radio call sign, flag, CFR or IMO number and port and country of destination of the receiving fishing vessel (M)\nShall be filled in paper logbook in the case of transhipment before starting the operation.\nDate shall be recorded in DD-MM-YYYY and time shall be recorded in HH-MM in local time (paper logbook) or in coordinated universal time (UTC) for electronic logbook.\nFor electronic logbook, port shall be recorded using codes published in the Master Data Register page of the European Commission Fisheries website.\nThird country shall be recorded using ISO-3166 3-alpha country codes.\nThe Community Fleet Register (CFR) number shall be recorded for Union vessels. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) number shall be recorded for third country vessels.\nWhen a geographical position is required, latitude and longitude shall be recorded in degrees and minutes if no use of GPS and in decimal degrees and minutes using GPS (format WGS 84).\nInformation on the fishing gear\n(8)\nGear type (M)\nThe type of gear shall be indicated using the codes in column 1 of Annex XI.\n(9)\nMesh size (M)\nShall be given in millimetres (mesh stretched).\n(10)\nGear dimension (M)\nGear dimensions such as the size and the number shall be given according to the specifications in column 2 of Annex XI.\n(11)\nDate (M)\nDate for each day at sea shall be recorded in a new line (paper logbook) or report (electronic logbook) and shall correspond to each day at sea.\nWhere applicable, date for each fishing operation shall be recorded in a new line.\n(12)\nNumber of fishing operations (M)\nNumber of fishing operations shall be given in accordance with the specifications in column 3 of Annex XI.\n(13)\nFishing time (O)\nGear time set and haul (CIF)\nFishing depth (CIF)\nTotal time (O)\nTotal time spent for all activities in connection with fishing operations (searching for fish, the shooting, towing and hauling of active gears, setting, soaking, removing or resetting of passive gears and the removal of any catch from the gear, keep nets, or from a transport cage to fattening and farming cages) shall be given in minutes and equals the number of hours spent at sea minus the time spent in transit to, between and returning from the fishing grounds, dodging, inactive or waiting for repair.\nFor gear time set and time haul, time shall be recorded in HH-MM in local time (paper logbook) or in coordinated universal time (UTC) for electronic logbook.\nFishing depth shall be recorded as average depth and in metres.\n(14)\nPosition and fishing geographical area (M)\nThe relevant geographical area of capture shall be represented by the area in which the majority of the catch was taken using the most detailed level when available.\nExamples:\nIn Northeast Atlantic waters (FAO area 27), up to ICES Division and statistical rectangle (e.g. IVa 41E7, VIIIb 20E8). ICES statistical rectangles provide a grid covering the area between 36° N and 85° 30′ N and 44° W and 68° 30′ E. Latitudinal rows, with intervals of 30′, are numbered (two-digits) from 01 to 99. Longitudinal columns, with intervals of 1°, are coded according to an alphanumeric system, beginning with A0 using a different letter for each 10° block, to M8, except I.\nIn Mediterranean and Black sea waters (FAO area 37), up to GFCM geographical sub-area and statistical rectangle (e.g. 7 M27B9). The numbers of a rectangle in the GFCM statistical grid is a 5 digits code: (i) Latitude is covered by a composed 3 digits code (one letter and two numbers). Maximum range from M00 (30° N) up to M34 (47° 30′ N), (ii) Longitude is covered by a composed code of a letter and a number. The letter range is from A to J and number range per letter is from 0 to 9. Maximum range from A0 (6° W) up to J5 (42° E).\nIn Northwest Atlantic waters including NAFO (FAO area 21) and in Eastern Central Atlantic waters including CECAF (FAO area 34), up to FAO division or subdivision (e.g. 21.3.M or 34.3.5).\nFor the other FAO areas, up to FAO subarea when available (e.g. FAO 31 for Western Central Atlantic and FAO 51.6 for Western Indian Ocean).\nHowever, optional entries may be made in respect of all the statistical rectangles in which the fishing vessel has operated during the day (O)\nIn GFCM and ICCAT areas, geographical position (latitude/longitude) shall be as well recorded for each fishing operation or at noon when no fishing has been conducted during this day.\nWhen a geographical position is required, latitude and longitude shall be recorded in degrees and minutes if no GPS is used and in decimal degrees and minutes using GPS (format WGS 84).\nThird country fishing zone, regional fisheries management organisation area and high seas: indicate the fishing zone(s) of non-Member States or the Regional Fisheries Management Organisation area(s) or the waters outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State or not regulated by a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation, using ISO-3166 3-alpha country codes and other codes published in the Master Data Register page of the European Commission Fisheries website e.g. NOR = Norway, NAFO = XNW, NEAFC = XNE and XIN for high seas.\n(15)(16)\nCatches caught and kept on board (M)\nFAO 3-alpha species codes shall be used.\nThe catch of each species shall be recorded in kilograms live weight equivalent.\nAll quantities of each species caught and kept on board above 50 kg of live-weight equivalent shall be recorded. The 50 kg threshold shall apply as soon as catches of a species exceed 50 kg. These amounts shall include quantities set aside for consumption by the crew of the vessel.\nLegally size catches shall be recorded using the general code LSC.\nBelow minimum conservation reference size catches shall be recorded separately from the legally sized catches using the general code BMS.\nWhere catches are held in baskets, boxes, bins, cartons, sacks, bags, blocks or other containers, the net weight of the unit used shall be recorded in kilograms live weight, and the precise number of such units used shall be recorded.\nAlternatively the catch kept on board in such units may be recorded in kilograms live weight (O).\nIn Baltic Sea (only for salmon) and in GFCM area (only for tunas, swordfish and highly migratory sharks) and, if applicable, in other areas, number of fish caught per day shall be also recorded.\nIf the number of columns is insufficient, a new page shall be used.\n(15)(16)\nEstimates of discards (M)\nFAO 3-alpha species codes shall be used.\nThe discard of each species shall be recorded in kilograms live weight equivalent.\nSpecies not subject to the landing obligation:\nDiscards of quantities of each species above 50 kg live weight equivalent shall be recorded following the rules set up for the recording of catches using the general code DIS.\nDiscards of species taken for live bait purposes and which are recorded in the fishing logbook, shall also be recorded in the same way.\nSpecies which benefit from exemptions to the landing obligation :\nDiscards of quantities of each species shall be fully recorded following the rules set up for the recording of catches using the general code DIS.\nDiscards of quantities of each species to which specifically de minimis exemptions apply shall be fully recorded following the rules set up for the recording of catches separately from the other discards using the general code DIM.\n(15)(16)\nCatches, incidental by-catches and release of other marine organisms or animals (M)\nIn GFCM area, the following information shall be as well recorded separately for each catch or incidental by-catch:\nDaily catches of red coral including fishing activity by area and depth,\nIncidental by-catch and release of seabirds,\nIncidental by-catch and release of monk seals,\nIncidental by-catch catch and release of sea turtles,\nIncidental by-catch and release of cetaceans.\nWhere applicable, marine animals released to sea shall be recorded using the general code RET.\nFAO 3-alpha species codes shall be used or when unavailable, codes published in the Master Data Register page of the European Commission Fisheries website.\n2.\nINSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE LANDING/TRANSHIPMENT DECLARATION\nWhen fisheries products have been landed or transhipped, and if they have been weighted using systems approved by the competent authorities of Member States, on either the catch vessel, donor or receiving fishing vessel, then the actual weight of quantities landed or transhipped shall be indicated in kilograms product weight on the landing or transhipment declaration by species showing:\n(a) Presentation of fish (reference No 17 in paper fishing logbook) using the codes in table 1 of Annex I (M);\n(b) Measurement unit for landed or transhipped quantities (reference No 18 in paper fishing logbook); give the weight of the unit in kilograms product weight. This unit may be different from that entered in the fishing logbook (M);\n(c) Total weight by species landed or transhipped (reference No 19 paper in paper fishing logbook); give the weight of quantities actually landed or transhipped for all species (M);\nLegally size catches shall be recorded using the general code LSC. Below minimum conservation reference size catches shall be recorded separately from the legally sized catches using the general code BMS. FAO 3-alpha species codes shall be used.\n(d) The weight shall correspond to the product weight of fish as landed, i.e. after any processing on board. Relevant conversion factors shall be applied subsequently by the competent authorities in Member States to calculate the equivalent live weight in accordance with Article 49 of this Regulation;\n(e) Signature of the master (reference No 20 in paper fishing logbook) (M);\n(f) Signature and name and address of the agent and the observer where applicable (reference No 21 in paper fishing logbook);\n(g) Relevant geographical area of capture: FAO area, sub-area and sub-division, ICES division, NAFO, NEAFC sub-area, CECAF area, GFCM sub area or third country fishing zone (reference No 22 in paper fishing logbook). This shall be applied in the same way as for position and geographical area information as referred above (M).\n3.\nADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR RECORDING FISHING EFFORT IN THE FISHING LOGBOOK\nThe following additional information shall be recorded in fishing logbook by masters of Union fishing vessels for the time spent in fisheries subject to fishing effort regimes:\n(a) All information required under this section shall be recorded in the paper fishing logbook between the fishing logbook references No (15) and (16).\n(b) Time shall be recorded as co-ordinated universal time (UTC).\n(c) Latitude and longitude shall be recorded in degrees and minutes if no GPS is used and in decimal degrees and minutes (format WGS 84) if use of GPS.\n(d) Species shall be recorded using the 3-alpha FAO fish species codes.\n3.1.\nInformation concerning fishing effort\n(a)\nCrossing an effort zone\nWhere an authorized fishing vessel crosses an effort zone without carrying out fishing activities in that zone, an additional line shall be completed in the paper fishing logbook or an electronic declaration shall be completed. The following information is to be entered:\nthe date,\nthe effort zone,\nthe dates and times of each entry/exit,\nposition of each entry and exit in latitude and longitude,\ncatches retained on board by species at the time of entry,\nthe word “crossing”.\n(b)\nEntry into an effort zone\nWhere the fishing vessel enters an effort zone in which it is likely to carry out fishing activities, an additional line shall be completed in the paper fishing logbook or an electronic declaration shall be completed. The following information is to be entered:\nthe date,\nthe word “entry”,\nthe effort zone,\nposition in latitude and longitude,\nthe time of entry,\ncatches retained on board by species at the time of entry, and\nthe target species.\n(c)\nExit from an effort zone\nWhere the vessel leaves an effort zone in which it has carried out fishing activities and where the vessel enters another effort zone in which it intends to carry out fishing activities, an additional line shall be completed in the paper fishing logbook or an electronic declaration shall be completed. The following information is to be entered:\nthe date,\nthe word “entry”,\nposition in latitude and longitude,\nthe new effort zone,\nthe time of exit/entry,\ncatches retained on board by species at the time of exit/entry, and\nthe target species.\nWhere the fishing vessel leaves an effort zone in which it has carried out fishing activities and will not carry out further fishing activities in that effort zone, an additional line shall be completed or an electronic declaration shall be completed. The following information is to be entered:\nthe date,\nthe word “exit”,\nposition in latitude and longitude,\nthe effort zone,\nthe time of departure,\ncatches retained on board by species at the time of exit, and\nthe target species.\n(d)\nTrans-zonal fishing activities .\nWhere the fishing vessel carries out trans-zonal fishing activities, an additional line in the paper logbook or an electronic declaration shall be completed. The following information is to be entered:\nthe date,\nthe word “trans-zonal”,\nthe time of first exit and effort zone,\nposition of first entry in latitude and longitude,\nthe time of last entry and effort zone,\nposition of last exit in latitude and longitude,\ncatches retained on board by species at the time of exit/entry, and\nthe target species.\n(e)\nAdditional information for fishing vessels using static gears:\nWhen the fishing vessel sets or resets static gears, the following information shall be entered:\nthe date,\nthe effort zone,\nthe position in latitude and longitude,\nthe words “setting” or “resetting”,\nthe time.\nWhen the fishing vessel completes static gear operations:\nthe date,\nthe effort zone,\nthe position in latitude and longitude,\nthe word “finish”,\nthe time.\n3.2.\nInformation concerning the communication of vessel movements\nWhere a fishing vessel carrying out fishing activities is required to communicate a fishing effort report to the competent authorities in accordance with Article 28 of the Control Regulation, the following information shall be recorded in addition to that referred to in paragraph 3.1:\n(a) the date and time of the communication;\n(b) the geographical position of the fishing vessel in latitude and longitude;\n(c) the means of communication and, where applicable, the radio station used; and\n(d) the destination(s) of the communication.", "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.", "status": null, "version": "current", "annotations": [ { "type": "footnote", "label": "f1", "text": "As referred to in Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December 2003 on the Community fishing fleet register (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 25)." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f2", "text": "As referred to in Article 15(4) and Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy and as amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015, in particular: species in respect of which fishing is prohibited and which are identified as such in a Union legal act adopted in the area of the common fisheries policy, species for which scientific evidence demonstrates high survival rates, taking into account the characteristics of the gear, of the fishing practices and of the ecosystem, catches falling under de minimis exemptions, fish which shows damage caused by predators." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f3", "text": "Vessels remaining within an effort zone not exceeding 5 nautical miles either side of the line separating two effort zones must record their first entry and last exit during a period of 24 hours." } ], "outstanding_effects": [], "provenance": { "source": "legislation.gov.uk", "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2015/1962/annex/III", "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:46:20.853258+00:00" }, "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0", "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/", "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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