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1. A research vessel shall not:

(a) conduct fishing activities inconsistent with its research plan; or (b) catch Northern prawn in Division 3L in excess of the allocation of the flag Member State of the vessel;

(c) take cod from Division 3M in excess of 15 tonnes of Union catches in a calendar year. Should a research vessel’s catch exceed this amount, the excess shall be counted against the allocation to the vessel’s flag Member State. Furthermore, if the allocation to the Member State for cod from Division 3M is exhausted, that Member State shall not authorize its vessels to undertake further research activities. Any research activities underway shall be stopped by the flag Member State as soon as 15 tonnes have been caught by the Union; or (d) take shrimp from Division 3M in excess of 10 tonnes of Union catches in a calendar year. The relevant Member State shall stop research activities on shrimp from Division 3M once 10 tonnes have been caught by the Union.

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3. Vessels engaged in research shall:

(a) keep on board a copy of the research plan and any changes thereto, in the English language, at all times; and (b) for surveys conducted in the Regulatory Area targeting stocks subject to fishing opportunities, stow catches taken in research activities separately with netting, plywood, boxes or other means from all other catches taken in fishing trips in which both commercial and research activities are carried out; the location of the catches taken in research activities shall be indicated in the stowage plan.

4. Unless otherwise supported by an opinion of the NAFO Scientific Council, research vessels conducting surveys in the Regulatory Area targeting stocks subject to fishing opportunities and retaining on board catches obtained during such research activities with the purpose of marketing those catches shall:

(a) comply with the recording and reporting requirements laid down in Chapter V;

(b) have an observer with sufficient expertise on board; and (c) count those catches against the Member State’s relevant quota and fishing effort limitations set out in fishing opportunities.

5. Unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation, research vessels shall not be restricted by CEM pertaining to the catching of fish in the Regulatory Area, in particular concerning mesh size, size limits, closed areas and seasons.

6. The Commission shall forward the information notified by flag Member States in accordance with paragraph 2 to the NAFO Executive Secretary without delay.

2. The flag Member State shall:

(a) by electronic transmission in the format prescribed in Annex II.C to the CEM referred to in point 5 of the Annex to this Regulation, and prior to the commencement of the research, notify the Commission of all research vessels entitled to fly its flag that are authorised by it to conduct research activities in the Regulatory Area;

(b) provide the Commission with a research plan for all vessels entitled to fly its flag that are authorised by it to conduct research activities in the Regulatory Area, no later than 40 days prior to the opening of the June meeting of the NAFO Scientific Council, in the cases of non-recurrent new surveys and research activities and where catches retained on board during research activities are intended for marketing and, in other cases, no later than 10 days prior to the commencement of the research;

(c) ensure that a research plan of surveys conducted in the Regulatory Area targeting stocks subject to fishing opportunities contains as a minimum the following information:

(i) vessel identification;

(ii) purpose;

(iii) summary of scientific methods or procedures;

(iv) location and dates of the research activity;

(v) the name of the principal investigator;

(vi) whether any catches retained on board will be marketed;

(vii) total estimated research catch of the survey target species and whether an observer with sufficient scientific expertise will be on board; (viii) information on when the research results will be presented to the NAFO Scientific Council;

(ix) where relevant, any requests to derogate from this point; and (x) where relevant, an indication that the activity constitutes a non-recurrent new survey or research; and (d) notify the Commission immediately of the commencement and termination of research activities by vessels temporarily engaged in research, including during fishing trips in which both commercial and research activities take place.