FantasticSearch

1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 () apply.

2. In addition, the following definitions apply:

(a) ‘ICES zones’ means the zones defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ();

(b) ‘CECAF areas’ means the areas defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ();

(c) ‘Regulatory Area of the NEAFC’ means the waters subject to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries which lie beyond the waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the contracting parties to that Convention;

(d) ‘most vulnerable species’ means the deep-sea species that are indicated in the third column ‘Most vulnerable (x)’ of the table in Annex I;

(e) ‘métier’ means fishing activities targeting certain species by a certain gear in a certain area;

(f) ‘deep-sea métier’ means a métier that targets deep-sea species in accordance with the indications laid down in Article 5(2);

(g) ‘fisheries monitoring centre’ means an operational centre established by a flag Member State and equipped with computer hardware and software enabling automatic data reception, processing and electronic data transmission;

(h) ‘encounters’ means catches of such quantities of VME indicator species that are above the threshold levels set out in Annex IV;

(i) ‘unintended catches’ means incidental catches of marine organisms which, under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, must be landed and counted against quotas either because they are below the minimum conservation reference size or because they exceed the quantities permitted under the catch composition and by-catch rules;

(j) ‘VME indicators’ means those included in Annex III;

(k) ‘existing deep-sea fishing areas’ means the portion of the area referred to in point (a) of Article 2(1), where deep-sea fishing activities have historically occurred and that is determined in accordance with Article 7.