Calculation of the catch level of juveniles

1. For the purpose of calculating the catch level of juveniles in accordance with Article 51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the coastal Member State and/or the Member State participating in a joint operation under a Joint Deployment Plan shall identify areas where there is a risk of reaching the trigger level.

2. In the areas identified in accordance with paragraph 1, the coastal Member State and/or the Member State participating in a joint operation under a Joint Deployment Plan shall carry out inspections to measure whether the percentage of juveniles reaches the trigger level, including through Joint Deployment Plans.

3. When carrying out the inspections referred to in paragraph 2, the coastal Member State and/or the Member State participating in a joint operation under a Joint Deployment Plan shall:

take and measure samples of cod, haddock, saithe and whiting from a haul in accordance with provisions in Annex I;

document each sampling by completing a sampling report as set out in Annex II and send it to the coastal State.

4. Member States may invite other countries undertaking inspections in the area concerned to carry out samples on their behalf.

5. The coastal Member State concerned shall publish without delay on its website the position at which the sample referred to in paragraph 3(a) was taken, the time it was taken and the quantity of juveniles as a percentage of the total catch of cod, haddock, saithe and whiting in weight. The percentage shall be published both by species and as a total of the four species.

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 724/2010 of 12 August 2010 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of real-time closures of certain fisheries in the North Sea and Skagerrak ANNEX I ANNEX II