Article 14 Monthly fine-scale biological data reporting system

Community fishing vessels shall transmit to the competent authorities of the Member State whose flag they fly, under the same conditions and for the same fisheries as those referred to in Article 13, representative samples of length composition measurements of the target species and by-catch species taken in the fishery.

Length measurements of fish shall be of total length rounded down to the nearest centimetre and representative samples of length composition shall be taken from a single fine-scale grid rectangle (0,5° latitude by 1° longitude). Where a vessel moves from one fine-scale rectangle to another during the course of a month, separate length compositions shall be submitted for each rectangle.

In the case of data concerning the fishery referred to in Article 13(1)(d), a representative sample shall comprise not less than 500 fish.

At the end of each month Member States shall transmit the notification received to the CCAMLR.

Detailed rules for the application of this Article shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 37(2).