Changes from plenary report to adopted text

Added- Ice hold

Added- Rail

AddedFigure 2. Provisional cameras configuration and fishing activities to record on board a large longline vessel (A), and (B) on a small Hawaii longline vessel EM camera configuration. Bottom picture taken from Carnes et al. (2019).

AddedAnnex VII Minimum data requirements for vessel type

Added— Minimum data fields for purse-seine activities to be collected and submitted, presented in Table 1.

Added— Minimum data fields for longline activities to be collected and submitted, presented in Table 2.

AddedTable 1. Data fields to be collected, at a minimum, for the purse-seine fishery.

AddedTable 2. Data fields to be collected, at a minimum, for the longline fishery.

AddedAnnex VIII Contents of the EM Vessel Monitoring Plan (VMP)

AddedThe VMP shall meet the following conditions:

Added1. The VMP shall be developed for each vessel or group of vessels on which EM equipment is to be installed and shall be delivered to the flag Member State competent authorities.

Added2. The VMP shall be developed in collaboration with the EM service provider, vessel owner and relevant flag Member State fishing authorities.

Added3. A survey of each vessel or example vessel for a group of vessels intended for EM equipment installation shall be conducted by either the EM provider or flag Member State fishing authorities. During this survey, the following aspects shall be considered in the development of the VMP, aimed at ensuring that the system meets the minimum data collection requirements outlined in Annex VII:

Added(a) camera placement and settings;

Added(b) number of cameras to be installed to ensure optimisation of the view of the catch-handling area;

Added(c) key areas to be surveyed are catch handling areas for species identification and storage of the individuals and areas of discards or release. ▌

Added4. The minimum information to be contained in a VMP shall include:

Added(a) contact information: current contact information for the vessel owner, vessel operator and EM service provider as long as the contract lasts;

Added(b) general vessel information: basic information about the vessel and its fishing activities and operations (such as vessel name, registration number, target fishery, fishing areas, fishing gear, length overall);

Added(c) fishing gear type and configuration;

Added(d) vessel layout: equipment of the vessel with detailed information, plan of the vessel disposition and different areas (such as deck, processing, storage -including number of wells ▌ );

Added(e) EM equipment set up: description of the settings of the EM equipment, such as time running, number of cameras, settings of the cameras (frame rate and resolution), and areas covered, time recording for each of the cameras, number of sensors, where applicable, software used, control box disposition, etc.;

Added(f) catch handling procedures: description of the crew and their operations;

Added(g) an example of a view from each required camera view.

Added5. Any physical changes to the vessel, modifications in vessel categorisation (fleet segmentation), or adjustments to the catch handling deck, including those resulting in the vessel no longer belonging to its original group, shall be reported to the flag Member State authorities. Subsequently, the VMP shall be updated accordingly before the commencement of the next fishing trip.

Added6. The VMP shall be signed off by the vessel owner and approved by the flag Member State competent authority or its designated institutions.

Added7. The EM equipment shall not compromise vessel stability, posing risks to vessel operations, crew safety, or the environment. Additionally, it shall not hinder the vessel's safe navigation.

AddedEM Vessel Monitoring Plan template example

AddedEM Vessel Monitoring Plan

AddedPart A

AddedTo be provided by the vessel owner to the competent authority of flag Member State or its designated institutions

Added1. Information provided by the owner of the vessel

AddedDescription of the crew fish handling and any other useful details

Added(1) If available, copy or image of the vessel general arrangement plan

Added(2) General layout and handling (not necessarily to scale)

Added(3) General remarks

AddedPart B

AddedTo be provided and validated by flag Member State competent authority ▌

Added(4) Vessel image

Added(5) EM equipment configuration

Added(6) System Operation – General Description

Added(7) System Components Location

AddedPart C

Added(To be completed by the EM service provider)

Added(8) EM User Guide

Added(9) Description of how to retrieve memory devices

Added(10) Description of how to power up the system

Added(11) Description of how to do a function test

Added(12) Vessel-specific handling protocols

Added(13) Description of any special protocols that may apply to the vessel referred in the VMP

Added(14) Description and diagrams of control points with specific procedures carried out. For each area description, there must be a protocol on how to ensure the catch remains in camera view

AddedPart D

Added▌ To be completed by the EM service provider ▌

AddedList of EMS service provider’s contact information:

AddedPart E

Added▌ To be completed by the vessel owner and the EM service provider ▌

AddedThis part shall certify that the vessel owner/operators have been trained in and understand the function and operation on the EMS installed on the vessel, and that the operator agrees to comply with the VMP.

AddedAnnex IX Logistical and data analysis and reporting standards

AddedData transfer

Added- The vessel ▌ shall allow for the recovery and secure transmission of EM records at the end of each trip.