• The state of stocks – The stocks concerned are not overfished; the fishery must guarantee that they will be maintained for present and future generations; in the event of a decline in biomass, measures must be taken to restore stocks to sustainable levels within a reasonable period. • The management system – The fisheries must respect legal management measures for the zone concerned.
• Staid na stoc – Níl róshaothrú á dhéanamh ar na stoic atá faoi bhreithniú, ní mór don iascach a gcothabháil a ráthú do ghlúinte an lae inniu agus an lae amárach, agus sa chás go dtéann an bhithmhais i laghad, ní mór glacadh le bearta le hathsholáthar na stoc a cheadú chuig na leibhéil seo laistigh de thréimhse ama réasúnta. • An córas bainistithe – Ní mór do na hiascaigh cloí le bearta bainistithe dhlíthiúil an chreasa ábhartha.