Establishment of a pilot project on satellite tracking in the NAFO regulatory area

The Council approved a Regulation concerning control and inspection of fishing activities in the NAFO area resulting from the fisheries agreement between the Community and Canada of 20 April 1995, and decisions taken by NAFO at its meeting in September 1995. The Regulation concerns the establishment of a pilot project on satellite tracking. This pilot project will involve installing satellite-tracking devices, on an experimental basis and for a period of two years beginning on 1 January 1996, on at least 35% of Community vessels operating or intending to operate in the NAFO area.