Article 3 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:

1. (a)

   ‘third-country vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;

2. (b)

   ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as recreation, tourism or sport;

3. (c)

   ‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

4. (d)

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5. (e)

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6. (f)

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7. (g)

   ‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as defined in point (34) of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council^f1;

8. (h)

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9. (i)

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10. (j)

    F3‘instrumented buoy’ means a buoy clearly marked with a unique reference number allowing identification of its owner and equipped with a satellite tracking system to monitor its position;

11. (k)

    ‘operational buoy’ means any instrumented buoy, previously activated, switched on and deployed at sea on a drifting FAD or log, which transmits positions and any other available information such as echo-sounder estimates.