the end of 2014. This will allow the collection of more precise and exhaustive
economic information for the state of the fishing fleet of the Republic of
Bulgaria;
– In Bulgaria there is one authority, which is responsible for the management of
the resources in the fisheries regions and the fishing fleet and which provides the
accurate and permanent maintenance of the fleet register, performs complete
monitoring and the whole necessary information, related to the fleet
management;
– The existence of administrative measures against the illegal, unreported and
unregulated fisheries through the application of point system for serious
infringements, where it is possible to come to the confiscation of the issued
commercial fishing permit.
Plan for the improvement of the fleet management system:
With undertaken changes in the legal provisions were introduced measures,
aiming to improve the fleet management system: application of points system for
serious infringements in case of illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing, as well
as the definition of order for certification and check of the power of the engines of
the fishing vessels, entered in the fishing vessels register.
Considering the low economic profitability of the small fishing vessels, NAFA
plans to continue the taking out from the register of the non-active sailing vessels
from the Bulgarian fishing vessels register, keeping to the requirements of the
acting legislation and to change them with bigger sailing vessels (over 12 m),
because these vessels are more active.
During 2013 is worked on the development and operation of Electronic
Reporting System (ERS) (according to the requirements of (EО) 1224/2009) for
the sailing vessels with length equal or greater than 12 m. This system shall
facilitate the improvement of the control in the fishing regions and shall decrease
the administrative burden, changing the documents on paper (the fishing logbook
and the declaration of origin for the catches) and provide precise and fast recording
and submitting of the information according to the requirements of Regulation
Information about the general level of keeping to the instruments of the fleet
policy:
The fleet is managed through a system of commercial fishing permits, as it is laid
down in the Fisheries and Aquacultures Act. The order and conditions for issuance
of the commercial fishing permit, special permit and certificate for acquired right
for assimilation of resource of fish and other water organisms are determined
keeping to the requirements of the legislation of the European Union, according
to the provision of article 17, paragraph 7 of the Fisheries and Aquacultures Act.
During 2013 were made changes in the existing secondary legal basis, based on
the requirements of Regulation (EC) 1224/2009, through which were regulated the
order and conditions for certification and check of the engine power of the fishing
vessels.
The method for application of point system for serious infringements is applied
in the national legislation through the issued by the Minister of Agriculture and
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economic information for the state of the fishing fleet of the Republic of
Bulgaria;
– In Bulgaria there is one authority, which is responsible for the management of
the resources in the fisheries regions and the fishing fleet and which provides the
accurate and permanent maintenance of the fleet register, performs complete
monitoring and the whole necessary information, related to the fleet
management;
– The existence of administrative measures against the illegal, unreported and
unregulated fisheries through the application of point system for serious
infringements, where it is possible to come to the confiscation of the issued
commercial fishing permit.
Plan for the improvement of the fleet management system:
With undertaken changes in the legal provisions were introduced measures,
aiming to improve the fleet management system: application of points system for
serious infringements in case of illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing, as well
as the definition of order for certification and check of the power of the engines of
the fishing vessels, entered in the fishing vessels register.
Considering the low economic profitability of the small fishing vessels, NAFA
plans to continue the taking out from the register of the non-active sailing vessels
from the Bulgarian fishing vessels register, keeping to the requirements of the
acting legislation and to change them with bigger sailing vessels (over 12 m),
because these vessels are more active.
During 2013 is worked on the development and operation of Electronic
Reporting System (ERS) (according to the requirements of (EО) 1224/2009) for
the sailing vessels with length equal or greater than 12 m. This system shall
facilitate the improvement of the control in the fishing regions and shall decrease
the administrative burden, changing the documents on paper (the fishing logbook
and the declaration of origin for the catches) and provide precise and fast recording
and submitting of the information according to the requirements of Regulation
Information about the general level of keeping to the instruments of the fleet
policy:
The fleet is managed through a system of commercial fishing permits, as it is laid
down in the Fisheries and Aquacultures Act. The order and conditions for issuance
of the commercial fishing permit, special permit and certificate for acquired right
for assimilation of resource of fish and other water organisms are determined
keeping to the requirements of the legislation of the European Union, according
to the provision of article 17, paragraph 7 of the Fisheries and Aquacultures Act.
During 2013 were made changes in the existing secondary legal basis, based on
the requirements of Regulation (EC) 1224/2009, through which were regulated the
order and conditions for certification and check of the engine power of the fishing
vessels.
The method for application of point system for serious infringements is applied
in the national legislation through the issued by the Minister of Agriculture and
432
V. St. Raykov and S. Nicheva