Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 765 in Riga 2003 (December 23. No 65, 59) amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers of 13 November 2001, the Regulation No 479 "rules on industrial fishing in the territorial waters and economic zone waters" issued under the Fisheries Act, in article 13, first paragraph, point 1 make the Cabinet of Ministers of 13 November 2001, the Regulation No 479 "rules on industrial fishing in the territorial waters and economic zone waters" (Latvian journal, 2001, 166 no) the following amendments: 1. Replace the text, the words "the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry" (fold) with the words "Ministry of environment" (fold).
2. Express 3.1. subparagraph by the following: "3.1. Coast — Latvian territorial waters part located no farther than two nautical miles from the coast, except for the Gulf of Riga, and the depth of the Gulf of Riga and other marine waters not more than 20 metres;".
3. Replace the words "paragraph 5.2 or fishing gear, the number of" with the words "the extent of the fishing vessel or fishing gear, the number and type of fishing period or the number of fishing days".
4. Express 7.2. subparagraph by the following: "7.2. the fishing vessels of the list according to the fisheries in marine waters and the fishing in the future species adopted each year fisheries authority;".
5. Make the paragraph 9 by the following: "9. obligations of the Fishermen: 9.1. fish with vessels included in the lists approved by the fisheries administration, and not to exceed the limits of fishing;
9.2. to ensure shared catch and fish landing records, not exceeding 20% of the difference between catch and landing data, as well as showing data by fish species by their weight (if necessary, — in number), coastal fisheries, by fishing gear type;
9.3. to register the data on fishing fishing magazines: 9.3.1. in accordance with the provisions of annex 2 — following the vessel's return to the shore and before the sale or transport of fish when fishing with coastal fishing vessels of overall length less than 10 m; 9.3.2. in accordance with the provisions of annex 3, after each operation of the fishing vessel (the completion of the network hauls, pots or longlines lifting), if the sea or coastal fishing by vessels overall length is 10 m or more;
9.4. in ascending order to collect data on catches by fish species in each fishing sub-area or coastal fishing grounds and in accordance with the provisions of annex 4 to submit relevant information in the management of the marine environment, no later than the month following the reporting month, the sixth date, but foreign legal persons — no later than the 20th of that month-to-date;
9.5. the fisheries management, environmental State Inspectorate or the management of the marine environment of the request to provide information, which describes the fishing waters of the sea, and messages related to ship and boat identification and characteristics;
9.6. highlight dreifējošo and floating anchorage fishing gear in accordance with the provisions of the 17 and 18;
9.7. the role of the lift immediately sort out the fish and, if the by-catch exceeded the rules laid down in paragraph 24 the amount of by-catch, the quantity of fish in the sea and on the fire to do the record logbook;
6.1. to prevent such fishing, fish processing and fish in the sea transport-related activities causing environmental pollution at sea, in ports and shores. Releasing the catches (discarding) offshore in the cases provided for in these rules will not be considered;
9.9. enable research institutions at the conclusion of the contract to carry out biological analysis of fish. Biological analysis and other scientific studies, the catches are not credited to the fishermen in the fishing limits, if not otherwise specified in the contract;
9.10. report of Latvia on the Fisheries Research Institute highlighted or rare fish and birds, as well as sea mammals (e.g., seals) catching;
9.11. in the light of the International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission for Latvia allocated catch quotas and fishermen fishing limits set, as well as taking into account the fishing vessel engine power and tonnage, according to the fisheries administration, acquisition of fishing vessels, new construction of a fishing vessel and another ship conversion of fishing vessels;
9.12. allow national inspection of the environment and marine environmental management officials to check all the rooms of the vessel, present the test fisheries, fish caught and treated, finished products, fishing gear and fishing-related documents and to allow the discharge of those necessary data, and also provide the necessary inspection;
9.13. install satelītraidītāj (hereinafter referred to as the transmitter) to the fishing vessels of overall length exceeding 15 metres, and ensure data transmission from the fishing vessel to satellite fishing vessel monitoring centre in the management of the marine environment (monitoring center) in the following order: 9.13.1.24 hours writing to inform the monitoring centre the transmitter connection, disconnection or disassembly;
9.13.2. disconnection or disassembly of the transmitter to start only after written consent by the management of the marine environment;
9.13.3. at least once every two hours automatically broadcast to the monitoring center data on the position of the vessel (ship identification, specify the location of the geographical coordinates to the nearest 500 m, the broadcast date and time);
9.13.4. in addition to the automatic transmission to the monitoring Center 9.13.3. This provision referred to the data if the vessel enters the forbidden fishing zone or other waters;
9.13.5. fishing in the waters of other countries, while transmitting data to the monitoring center and the relevant coastal State fishing vessel satellite monitoring center;
9.13.6. If the transmitter is damaged, notify the monitoring center and a month to have it repair or replacement;
9.13.7. before the fishing authorization (licenses) to submit the receiving marine environment administration a copy of the contract for the transmission of data to the monitoring centre;
9.14. the damages caused to the fishery resources of these regulations, in accordance with the provisions laid down in annex 9 of the taxi and whatever other legislation and imposed sanctions, including a ban on fishing in time and place, with illegal fishing gear, the recording of catch by fishing journal or review of fishing;
9. environmental State inspection and marine environmental management officials to deliver the request to the point of sale or storage gear and floating means used in fishing, the absence of such provisions, as well as with those tools fish caught. "
6. To express the following paragraph 10.6.: "10.6. two hours before the arrival of the ship in port, using electronic or mobile (SMS) communication, report to the management of the marine environment of the ship catches (indicating the species and quantities of by-catches) and the expected time of arrival of the vessel in port in accordance with the provisions of annex 10;".
7. Supplement with 10.8. subparagraph by the following: "10.8. launching trawling or changing fishing square, take the research hauls, not more than 30 minutes, to prevent the undersized fish and fishing are not allowed and unwanted by-catches of the species. Data on research hauls of fish acquired record logbook and to fish unloading its store separately from other role, as well as, upon request, to present environmental State Inspectorate or the marine administration officials. "
8. Express section 11.5.1. as follows: "network, network 11.5.1. longlines and longlines closer than 100 m one from the other in any direction;".
9. To supplement the provisions under section 11.5.4. by the following: "closer than 100 11.5.4. networks m from shore, except smelt specialized fishing with herring (smelt) networks from 1 December to 31 March;".
10. Express 15 and 16 points as follows: "15. It shall be prohibited to use the gear, the characteristics of which differ from these rules referred to in annex 6, the allowable parameters, including: 15.1 trawl fishing of cod, when used for the manufacture of netting or string of mesh size in directed fishing does not meet the following dimensions: 15.1.1. trawl codend and which part of the extension of the cod-end at least 8 m from the rear end by measuring the stretched length, made of twine that is not thicker than 6 mm or double twine that is not thicker than 4 mm of mesh size less than 130 mm; 15.1.2. trawls which are equipped with the International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission recommendations for design 110 mm selective Windows and of mesh size shall not be less than 105 mm; 15.2. active gear in fishing for flounder If it is of mesh size less than the following specialized fishing for specified size: 15.2.1. fishing with trawls and Danish seines in the subregion — 120 mm 26; 15.2.2. fishing with trawls and Danish seines in the subregion — 110 mm 28; 15.3. If the networks of mesh size is less than the following dimensions: 15.3.1.110 mm cod-fishing for flounder 15.3.2.; 26. subregional-120 mm for fishing for flounder 15.3.3.28. subregional-110 mm turbot fishing 15.3.4.26 and 28. subregional-240 mm; 15.4. fish nets If it is of mesh size less than or greater than 80 mm 180 mm; 15.5. trawls, the mesh if step is less than the following specialized fishing for specified size:

15.5.1. fishing for herring in sub-areas-26.16 mm. herring fishing 15.5.2; 28. subregional-14 mm for fishing for sprat 15.5.3.26 and 28. subregional-8 mm; 15.6. specialized in fishing gear, the mesh if a step does not meet the following dimensions: 15.6.1. herring and smelt fishing with nets and riser: from 14 to 25 mm; 15.6.2. sprat for fishing with nets, from 10 to 15 mm. lucīš fishing with 15.6.3 lucīš pot, from 18 to 20 mm (excluding consist tail);
15.7. salmon and sea trout in directed fishing for sea: 15.7.1. use drift nets and anchored floating nets, if of mesh size less than 157 mm; 15.7.2. using one fishing vessel more than 600 drifting and floating anchored nets, taking into account that the length of each net not exceeding 35 metres, measured along the augšvir;
15.7.3. from one fishing vessel to use drifting or anchored in the long lines, which together have more than 2,000 hooks;
15.7.4. keep on one ship more than 100 reserve networks, taking into account that the length of each net not exceeding 35 metres, measured along the augšvir, and more than 200 Reserve hooks;
15.7.5. use hooks that the shortest distance of the spires to stalk is less than 19 mm; 15.8. coastal fisheries: 15.8.1. individual networks if it exceeds 100 m in length, and a network of lines, if their total length exceeds 300 m, Gulf of Riga and the rest of the 800 m to the sea coast;
15.8.2. fish and eel traps (sīkzivj) herring fixed gear if it exceeds 600 m back; 15.8.3. fish traps and fish towed cables if the mesh at any step of the construction elements, except cod is less than 30 mm lucīš pots 15.8.4. when it exceeds 2 m in height or length exceeds 30 m Ranch; 15.8.5. eel traps (sīkzivj), if the mesh is less than 16 mm or greater than 18 mm but the ranch – less than 18 mm or greater than 30 mm 15.8.6. the bait fish towed cables, if the length exceeds 10 m wingspan and mesh step is less than 6 mm or greater than 12 mm; 15.8.7. longlines, which has more than 500 hooks;
15.8.8. fishing for eels, longlines, which has more than 200 hooks and hooks that the shortest distance of the spires to stalk is less than 10 mm. 16. in directed fishing for Cod: 16.1. it shall be prohibited to keep on board the fishing gear, the mesh size of which is smaller than the cod fishing gear allowed in mesh size;
16.2. the fishing vessels whose overall length is 12 m or less, the total cod network lines must not exceed 12 km;
16.3. fishing vessels of overall length exceeding 12 m, total length of network lines of cod may not exceed 24 km;
16.4. the fishing vessels of overall length of 15 m or less, the total number of hooks in the drift or anchor line must not exceed 1000 surface;
16.5. the fishing vessels of overall length exceeding 15 metres, the total number of hooks in the drift or anchor line must not exceed 20000 hook;
10.3. it is prohibited to use hooks that the shortest distance of the spires to stalk is less than 15 mm. "
11. Make the following paragraph 19.4.: "19.4. fishing waters of the sea and the estuary of the river channel and estuarine areas: 19.4.1. with all types of gear: Salatsi, throughout the year, Daugava, Gauja river Lielupe and the Venta River area within a radius of 1000 m from the mouth, while the rest flows into the river and Canal areas — 200 m radius from the mouth;
19.4.2. with fish nets in addition to this provision, the prohibition prescribed in paragraph 19.4.1. — from 1 January to 30 April and Salatsi Gauja river area 3000 m radius from the mouth; ".
12. Make the following paragraph 19.8: "19.8. directed fishing of flounder with flounder Danish seines in places where the depth does not exceed 5 m. Fishing with these tools allowed the coastal waters deeper than 5 m and deeper Sea coastal waters behind the Partridge in the West of a line joining Cape kolka (57 ° 45.60 ' N; 22 ° ' E) with Kāvinin-36.40 Lighthouse (57 ° N 22 ° 11.77 58.95 '; '), and on the Baltic Sea to the southern border of Latvia subject to the provisions relating to coastal fishing; ".
13. To supplement the provisions of this paragraph 19.14: "finding the cod network 19.14. fishing for more than 48 hours (from the network into the start to rip it)."
14. Replace the figure "in 12/22 35" with the number "38".
15. Express 24 as follows: "24. Allowable fish catch volume: 24.1. cod by fishing of herring and sprat shall not exceed 3% of the total weight of the catch. Undersized cod may not be more than 5% of cod by-catch;
24.2. undersized plaice by-catch must not exceed 5% of the species concerned one or network hauls the catch weight;
24.3. undersized smelt, herring and sprat catch catch of each species listed must not exceed 15% of their number one, except control hauls hauls, after which, if the by-catch exceeded certain interest, fishing must stop or change the location, the fish threw the sea;
15.2. undersized fish by-catch in the lucīš with the lucīš pots may not exceed 15% of the total catch of lucīš weight;
15.2. undersized whitefish, vimb, ālant and Zander fishing by-catch in traps and nets may not exceed 5% by number of species of fish concerned;
24.6. cod by-catches of flounder fishing ban period must not exceed 10% of the subregion — 28, 26 — 30% of the subregion total catch weight of cod, except that rule 15.4. cases referred to;
24.7. other undersized fish that are not listed in this provision, 15.0 15.0 15.1.,.,.,., 24.4 24.5 24.6. and in paragraph 25.1. total catch must not exceed 5% of the total weight of the catch;
15.4. a fish species fishing limit, making the complete learning of other species specialized fishing, the fish species acquired by-catches should not exceed 5% of the total weight of the catch;
15.5. lucīš by-catches of herring and sprat with trawls in directed fishing may not exceed 5% of the total weight of the catch;
24.10. the by-cach of cod fishing in these provisions flounder 6. part II of the annex referred to in paragraph 9 of the flounder nets may not exceed 10% of the total weight of the catch;
24.11. any type of fishing, which is used in trawling or towed wire with a mesh size of less than the specialized fishing for cod, cod for by-catches should not exceed 10% of the total weight of the catch, except that rule 24.1. event referred to;
24.12. specialized in fishing for cod by-catches of undersized cod is prohibited. "
16. Add to subparagraph 25.1. undersized turbot after the words "of" with the words "cod (except this rule 24.1. event referred to)."
17. Make 26 the following: 26. If the by-catch exceeded those rules 24 and 25 points set out in the by-catch volume, the quantity of fish released immediately except for herring, sprat and smelt, which retain, subject to this provision. the requirements in paragraph 15.1. This species of fish landed and the quantity of fish that go beyond this rule 24.3. in paragraph 15.4. fixed and by-catch, sold at the average market price, and the resulting cash funds credited to the General Fund of the fish as a compensation for the damage caused by fish resources. In all cases, make the relevant entries in the logbook. "
18. the express section 28.1.2. the following wording: "to identify any additional fishing 28.1.2. adjustment (including the issue of mandates for additional fishing waters of the sea fisheries limited areas), to stop fishing in some places marine waters, as well as to decide on certain species of fish, the fishing suspension, if fully used or exceeded limits and quotas fixed amounts;".
19. Make the following subparagraphs 30.1.6. "when this 30.1.6. rule 9.14. the infringements referred to in or done repeatedly during the year, counting from the date of the previous administrative offence committed or the offender has not paid the administrative fines imposed and water biological resources caused the loss compensation, ask the fisheries administration or the coastal authorities to consider the question of the allocation of the fishing limit next year or fishing rights lease agreement termination;".
20. Express 31 the following: "31. environmental State Inspectorate and the Marine Department issued fishing permits (licenses) for sea fishing and coastal fishing vessels with a length of 10 m or more, in accordance with the provisions of annex 7, but coastal fishing vessels of overall length less than 10 m, — in accordance with the provisions of Annex 8."
21. Make 33, 34 and 35 points by the following: "33. Fishing vessels of overall length less than 10 m and fishing with fishermen, enrolled in the management of the marine environment, include this rule 7.2. the list referred to in point 1 May 2004.
34. This provision is 9.13. the conditions of subparagraph apply to vessels whose overall length is 24 m or more. On vessels whose overall length is less than 24 m in length, these conditions shall enter into force on the following periods of time: 34.1. by January 1, 2004, in respect of vessels of overall length is 18 to 24 m (not including);
21.3. by 1 January 2005, for vessels of overall length is between 15 to 18 m (not including).

35. This provision 9.2, and paragraph 9.3.2.9.13., 31 and 34, as well as 3, 7 and 8 of the annex lapses by 1 May 2004. "
22. To supplement the provisions of the following paragraph 37: "37. Marine administration succeed fishing logs from which no changes have been made in accordance with the amendments in annex 3 of these regulations, may be used until 31 December 2004."
23. Annex 3:23.1. under ' Latvian fishing journal: 23.1.1. to replace the words "and the number" coordinates (14) with the word "and" square (14) ", the text in the English language, the word and the number" line (14) "with the words" statistical rectangle object and a number (14) ";
23.1.2. replace the name and the number "square (15) with the words" and the number "ICES, NAFO area (15)", the text in the English language — the word and figure "Rectangle object (15) with the words" and the number "ICES, the NAFO zone (15)";
23.1.3. to replace the words "the unloading of fish/transfer" with the words "fish landing declarations", respectively, in the English text, the word "Landing" with the words "the Landing declaration";
23.2. the section "explanatory notes for the completion of the journal": 23.2.1. make paragraph 3 by the following: "3. information on gear: Information on the fishing gear: 3.1 reference (7) — the name of the fishing gear.
Reference (7) — the fishing gear name.
3.2. Fishing gear in the following terms: For the fishing gear the following designation should be used: 3.2.1. OTB-bottom trawl the bottom otter trawl OTB — 3.2.2. PTB: PTB bottom pair trawl, bottom pair trawl 3.2.3 the OTM-pelagic trawl OTM — the mid-water pelagic trawl 3.2.4. PTM, the twin trawl PTM — the mid-water pair trawl 3.2.5. GNU — anchored network-GN-gillnet (set) 3.2.6. GND: GND drift longline network – gillnet (drift) 3.2.7. LL-anchored longlines of the LL-longlin (set) LLD-3.2.8 Pack LLD longlines, longlin (drift) 3.3 indication (8): gear minimum mesh size or hook size (mm).
Reference (8) — the fishing gear minimum mesh-size or hook-size (mm).
3.4. indication (9) — the main characteristics of fishing gear (nets, length, and height, trawls, vertical aperture, selective window, etc.).
Reference (9) — the details change (for the nets, the length, the height and number, for trawl-the vertical opening, the selectivity and others Windows). ";
23.2.2. Express 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 of the subparagraph as follows: "4.4. indication (13) — the duration of the fishing hours and minutes from the landing gear of the start time at sea and the complete removal of the gear. Through kontroltralējum, you must also type the parentheses direct hauls a time duration.
Reference (13) — the duration of fishing in hours and minutes since the beginning of the fishing gear cast time on the sea until the complete lift of fishing gear. When the control trawling made the exact time of trawling should be recorded in the bracket.
4.5. Reference (14) — the location in the square, which in the role. Latvia's fishing zone in the Baltic Sea indicates the square numbers in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of annex 1, but foreign economic zone waters, in accordance with paragraph 2 of that annex.
Reference (14) — the rectangle object of the fishing ground where the catch obtained. The numbers of the rectangle object's of the Baltic Sea water in the Latvian fishing zone should be shown in accordanc with the paragraph 1 of the Annex 1 of these regulations, but in the economic zones of foreign countries in accordanc with paragraph 2 of the Annex 1.4.6. indication (15): ICES or NAFO fishing area (such as the Baltic Sea = IIID).
Reference (15): ICES or NAFO fishing zones (for example: Baltic Sea = IIID). "
24. To supplement the annex to the text after the table by the following: "fishing day limit Fishing day's limit _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ fishing days per month Fishing days a month _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ days from the beginning of the year Fishing days from the start of the year _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _".
6. in annex 25:25.1. to make paragraph 1 of chapter I by the following: "1. Cod trawl: 1.1. of the 6 mm cords or two 4 mm cords-not less than 130 mm by 1.2 mm 110 BACOM type selective window — not less than 105 mm" 25.2. Express chapter II, the following paragraph 11: "11. Surface: salmon and sea trout of 11.1 line — hook size not less than 19 mm-11.2. cod longline hooks size: not less than 15 mm-11.3. eel — hook line size not less than 10 mm, 26.7. Annex: 26.1. make point 7 by the following: "7. the owner/operator and address of the Owner/operator and the address _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____";
26.2. to make paragraph 9 by the following: "9. the tonnage at the Oslo Convention Oslo convention tonnage by _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ the standard others standard _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____";
16.3. to supplement the attachment with 11.1 points as follows: "Overall length overall length 11.1 _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____";
16.4. to supplement the attachment with 16.1 points in this version: "10.0 valid until Expiry of data _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _";
27. Express 9. attachment the following: "9. the Cabinet of Ministers of 13 November 2001, the Regulation No 479 rates for the purpose of calculating the amount to be recovered for the loss of natural and legal persons was caused when illegally obtaining fish waters of the Republic of Latvia no PO box
Species Loss compensation in dollars the unit 1.
Sprat, herring, smelt 0.5 1 kg 2.
Pout, plaice 5.0 1 kg 3.
Cod 10.0 1 kg 4.
Vimb, ālant, snapper, Grouper 0.5 x 1
5.1.5 x 1 Ling
6. the turbot, whitefish, eel, Zander 5.0 x 1
7. Salmon, sea trout 25.0 x 1
8. Other species of fish 1.0 1 kg "28. Supplement with 10. the annex as follows:" annex 10 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 13 November 2001, the Regulation No 479 Board content prior to entry into port 1. Vessel name (name of vessel).
2. Unloading port name (port of landing).
3. estimated time of arrival at the port (Latvian time) (time of expected entry in the port (Latvian time)).
4. identification of the caught fish (herring, sprat, HERE: SPR, cod, COD, salmon, sea trout, THREE-ISLAND, flounder, turbot, FL — THERE, smelt, SM, pout — BREATH) and the weight in kilograms (identificaton code for caught fish (herring — HERE, you — SPR spr, cod, salmon, COD, ISLAND, sea trout, TRS, flounders — FL, turbot, THERE, draw-SM, eelpou, BREATH) and weight in kg).
5. By-catches of fish identification code and the weight in kilograms (identification code for bycatch and weight in kg). "
Prime Minister e. Repše Minister of Agriculture m. Roze Editorial Note: the entry into force of the provisions by 31 December 2003.