#DEVM1500893AOrder of June 8, 2015, Defining the Implementation of De Minimis Exemptions to Landing Obligations in the Fishing Sector
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The law outlines how French-flagged vessels can implement exemptions that allow a small percentage of pelagic fish to be discarded instead of landed. It details permissible discard rates, which gradually decrease each year, affecting fisheries in various European maritime regions. Compliance is monitored by a commission, and exceeding limits may lead to reduced rates or complete prohibition of discards.
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Key Changes
- Defines permissible discard rates for French-flagged vessels
- Monitors discard compliance through a commission
- Allows interventions if discard rates are exceeded
Obligations
What this law requires
French-flagged vessels must adhere to a maximum discard rate of 3% for pelagic fish in 2015, reducing to 2% in 2016, for mackerel, horse mackerel, herring, and whiting captured in specific zones.
French fishing vessels must comply with the allowed discard rates for the North Sea (CIEM zones IV and III a), rejecting no more than 3% of annual mackerel, horse mackerel, herring, and whiting catches in 2015 and 2% in 2016.
French fishing vessels shall ensure that no more than 7% of annual catches of blue whiting can be discarded in 2015 and 2016, and up to 6% in 2017 in specified Western Northern waters (CIEM V without Va, and only Union waters of Vb, VI, and VII).
In the Northern North Sea (ICES zones IV and III a), up to 7% of total annual captures of blue whiting can be discarded in 2015 and 2016, decreasing to 6% in 2017.
French-flagged fishing vessels must report discard rates annually, calculated based on designated methodologies for each fishery.