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MINISTERU GĦAR-RIŻORSI
U L-AFFARIJIET RURALI
Sejħa għall-Uffiċjali fuq id-Dgħajjes b’kuntratt
Il-Ministeru għar-Riżorsi u l-Affarijiet Rurali jgħarraf
illi jilqa’ applikazzjonijiet għal ‘Uffiċjali fuq id-Dgħajjes’
b’kuntratt biex jassigura l-implementazzjoni tal-pjan għall-
Irkupru tat-Tonn: Regolament tal-Kunsill 302/2009.
Numru ta’ uffiċjali huma meħtieġa li jkunu abbord parti
mid-dgħajjes tal-konz (itwal minn 15-il metru) u abbord ilbastimenti
tal-irmonk matul kull sajda tagħhom fl-istaġun
tas-sajd tat-tonn 2012.
L-uffiċjal ikun mitlub jiġbor informazzjoni fuq l-
operazzjoni u jimla l-formoli apposta sabiex jiġu annessi
mad-Dokumenti tal-ICCAT (Bluefin Tuna Catch Document)
maħruġa mid-Direttorat tal-Kontroll tas-Sajd.
Id-dmirijiet tal-uffiċjal huma li:
a) jissorvelja l-konformità tal-bastiment tal-qbid skont irrakkomandazzjonijiet
tal-ICCAT,
b) jirreġistra u jirrapporta dwar l-attività tas-sajd, li trid
tinkludi fost oħrajn, dawn li ġejjin:
dettalji tal-kampjun, abbażi tat-tul u l-piż, u s-sess,
l-ammont tal-qabda (inkluż by-catch), li tinkludi wkoll
id-dispożizzjoni tal-ispeċi, bħal dawk miżmuma abbord jew
mormija mejtin jew ħajjin,
żona tal-qabda bil-latitudni u lonġitudni,
miżura ta’ sforz (eż., numru ta’ settijiet, numru ta’
ganċijiet, eċċ), kif definit fil-Manwal tal-ICCAT għal irkapti
differenti.
id-data tal-qabda,
ċ) josserva u jistma qabdiet u jivverifika d-dettalji
mniżżla fil-ġurnal ta’ abbord,
d) jinnota u jirreġistra l-bastimenti li jistgħu jkunu qed
jistadu kontra l-miżuri ta’ konservazzjoni ICCAT.
Barra minn hekk, l-osservatur għandu jagħmel xogħol
xjentifiku, bħal ġbir ta’ data dwar Task II, meta meħtieġ mill-
Kummissjoni, ibbażat fuq l-istruzzjonijiet mill-SCRS.
L-informazzjoni kollha miġbura għandha tkun konformi
mal-pjan ta’ rkupru għat-Tonn u regolamenti tal-UE.
L-uffiċjali ser jitħallsu bir-rata ta’ €100 kull jum
(ekwivalenti għal 24 siegħa), inkluż il-VAT meta fuq il-baħar.
L-uffiċjali jridu jkunu koperti minn polza ta’
assigurazzjoni għall-ħajja li speċifikament tagħraf dan ix-
MINISTRY FOR RESOURCES
AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Call for Observers On-Board on contract
The Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs is receiving
applications for the services of ‘Observers On-Board’ on
contract in order to oversee to the implementation of the
Bluefin Tuna Recovery Plan Measures: Council Regulation
302/2009.
A number of observers will be required to be on board
part of the active Bluefin Tuna Longline Vessels over 15m
and on board Towing Vessels during all their activities
carried out in 2012.
The observer will be required to collect information on
the operation and fill in the appropriate forms to be attached
to the ICCAT Bluefin Tuna Catch Document issued by the
Fisheries Control Directorate.
The observers’ tasks shall be to:
a) monitor a catching vessel in compliance with the
active ICCAT recommendation,
b) record and report upon the fishing activity, which shall
include, amongst others, the following:
details of size sample, on the basis of length and weight,
and sex,
amount of catch (including by-catch), that also includes
species disposition, such as retained on board or discarded
dead or alive,
area of catch by latitude and longitude,
measure of effort (e.g., number of sets, number of hooks,
etc.), as defined in the ICCAT Manual for different gears.
date of catch,
c) observe and estimate catches and verify entries made
in the logbook,
d) sight and record vessels that may be fishing contrary
to ICCAT conservation measures.
In addition, the observer shall carry out scientific
work, such as collecting Task II data, when required by the
Commission, based on the instructions from the SCRS.
All information collected has to be in line with the
Bluefin Tuna recovery plan and EU regulations.
The observers will be paid a daily rate (equivalent to 24
hours) of €100 including VAT when onboard.
The contracted observers have to be personally covered
with a life insurance that specifically takes cognizance of