{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2107/annex-V",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2107/annex-V.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2017/2107",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2107",
  "path": "annex/V",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "V",
  "heading": "MINIMUM TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR MITIGATION MEASURES",
  "text": "Mitigation measure\nDescription\nSpecification\nNight setting with minimum deck lighting\nNo setting between nautical dawn and nautical dusk. Deck lighting to be kept to a minimum\nNautical dusk and nautical dawn are defined as set out in the Nautical Almanac tables for relevant latitude, local time and date. Minimum deck lighting should not breach minimum standards for safety and navigation.\nBird-scaring lines (tori lines)\nBird-scaring lines shall be deployed during longline setting to deter birds from approaching the branch line\nFor vessels greater than or equal to 35 m:\ndeploy at least 1 bird-scaring line. Where practical, vessels are encouraged to use a second tori pole and bird scaring line at times of high bird abundance or activity; both tori lines should be deployed simultaneously, one on each side of the line being set;\naerial extent of bird-scaring lines must be greater than or equal to 100 m;\nlong streamers of sufficient length to reach the sea surface in calm conditions must be used;\nlong streamers must be at intervals of no more than 5 m.\nFor vessels less than 35 m:\ndeploy at least 1 bird-scaring line;\naerial extent must be greater than or equal to 75 m;\nlong and/or short (but greater than 1 m in length) streamers must be used and placed at intervals as follows:\nShort: intervals of no more than 2 m.\nLong: intervals of no more than 5 m for the first 55 m of bird scaring line.\nAdditional design and deployment guidelines for bird-scaring lines are provided in Supplemental Guidelines for Design and Deployment of tori lines below.\nLine weighting\nLine weights to be deployed on the snood prior to setting\nGreater than a total of 45 g attached within 1 m of the hook; or\nGreater than a total of 60 g attached within 3,5 m of the hook; or\nGreater than a total of 98 g weight attached within 4 m of the hook.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/2107/annex/V",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:27.577018+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. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}