# Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/124 of 15 October 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Division Templates for the Conduct of Exploratory Bottom Fi: Exploratory Protocol for New Fishing Areas

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

The Exploratory Protocol shall consist of:
A harvesting plan which outlines target species, dates and areas. Area and effort restrictions should be considered to ensure fisheries occur on a gradual basis in a limited geographical area.
A mitigation plan including measures to prevent significant adverse impact to vulnerable marine ecosystems that may be encountered during the fishery.
A catch monitoring plan that includes recording/reporting of all species caught, 100 % satellite tracking and 100 % observer coverage. The recording/reporting of catch should be sufficiently detailed to conduct an assessment of activity, if required.
A data collection plan to facilitate the identification of vulnerable marine ecosystems/species in area fished.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/124/annex/division/20/division/Templates (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-124/annex/division-20/division-Templates
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