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KOMMISSIONEN FORDEEUROPAEISKE FAELLESSKABER
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DENVESTGRØNLANDSKE KYST/SOMSKALGÆLDEI1979FOR
FARTØJER/DERFØRERFÆLLESSKABETS MEDLEMSSTATERS FLAG
(forelagt :RådetafKommissionen )
KOM(79)440endeligudg.

Deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis ),
Hake (Merluccius merluccius )
Greenland halibut (Rheinhardtius hippoglossoides )
Cod (Gadus morhua ),
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus ),
Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus ),
Mackerel (Scomber scombrus ),
Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus ),
Round-nos egrenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris ),
Sai"the (Pollachius virens ).
Whiting (Merlnagus merlangus ),
Herring (Clupea harengus ),
Sandeel (Ammodytes sp.)f
Sprat (Clupea sprattus ),
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa ).
Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii ),
Ling (l'IoIva ,molva ).
Other ,
Shrimp (Penaeidae ),
Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus )

–3–
Thorshavn
Velgerdsstasion Faeringerham
Bergen
Farsund
Floro
Rogarland
Tjome
AlesundOXJ
22239
LGN
LGZ
LCL
LGQ
LGT
LGA
4.Form ofcommunications .
Theinformation specified under point 1shall contain thefollowing
particulars ,which shall begiven inthefollowing order :
–name ofvessel ;
–call sign ;
–external identification letters andnumbers ;
–serial number ofthemessage forthevoyage inquestion ;
–indication ofthetype ofmessage according tothefollowing code ;
-message -when entering thearea referred toinArt.l *IN
-message –when leaving thearea referred toinArt.l :OUT
-weekly message :'WKL'
–thegeographical position ;
–theKAFO statistical subarea inwhich fishing isexpected tocommence ;
–thedate onwhich fishing isexpected tocommence ;
–thequantity (inkg)ofeach species offish inthehold using thecode
mentioned inpoint 5below ; ,
thequantity (inkg)ofeach species discarded since theprevious trans­
mission using theoode mentioned inpoint 5below .
–theKAFO statistical subarea inwhich thecatches were made ;
–thequantity (inkg)ofeach species transferred toother vessels ance
theprevious transmission ;
–thename andcall sign ofthevessel towhich thetransfer wasmade ;
–thequantity (inkg)ofeach species landed inaport oftheCommunity
since theprevious transmission ;
–narne ofthe master .
5.The code tobeused toindicate thequantities offish onboard asmentioned
inpoint 4above :-

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1.4.a)Thename,callsign,identification numbersandlettersofthe
vesselandthenameofitsmaster:
b)thesériainumberofthemessage:
c)identification ofthetypeofmessage;
d)thedate,thetimeandthegeographicalpositionofthevessel.
2.1.Theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1shallbetransmitted tothe
CommissionoftheEtiropeanCommunitiesinBrussels(telexaddress241??
FISEU)viaoneoftheradiostationslistedtinderpoint3belowandin
theformspecifiedunderpoint4«
2.2.Ifitisimpossibleforreasonsofforcemajeureforthemessageto
betransmitted bythevessel,itmaybetransmitted onthevessel's
behalfbyanothervessel.
3«Jaraeofradiostation
Skagen
Blavand
R£*nne
îlorddeich
Scheveningen
Ooctend.e
ïTorthForeland
Humber
Cullercoate
VIick
Oban
Portpatrick
Anglesey
Ilfracombe
Hiton
Stonehaven
Portshead
Land'sEnd
Valentia
MaiinHead
Boulogne
Brest
Saint-TIazaire
Bordeau–Arcachon
PrinsChristians Sund
Julianchab
Godthåb
Holsteinborg
GodhavnCallsignofradiostation
OXP
OXB
OYE
BAFDAK
BAHBAL
BAIDAM
BAJBAH
PCII
03T
GÎTF
GKZ
GCC
GKR
G1TE
GPK
CLV
GIL
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GKA
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GKC
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AErJEXII
1.Theinformation tobetransmitted totheCommission andthetimetablefor
itstransmission shallbeasfollows:
1.1.OneachoccasionthevesselenterstheareareferredtoinArt.1:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1.4below;
(b)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;
(c)whenandwherefishingistocommence.
Intheeventthatthefishingoperationrequiresrepeateddaily
entriesintotheareareferredtoinArt.1asinglecommunication on
firstenteringtheareawillsuffice.
1.2.OneachoccasionthevesselleavestheareareferredtoinArt.1:
(a)theinformationspecifiedunderpoint1.4below;
(b)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciesoffishinthehold;/"
(c)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevious
transmission ;
(d)the1TAF0subareainwhichthecatchesweretaken;
(e)thequantity(inkg)ofeach'speciestransferredtoothervessels
sincethevesselenteredtheareareferredtoinArt.landthe
identification ofthevesseltowhichthetransferwasmade;
(f)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspecieslandedinaportofthe
CommunitysincethevesselenteredtheareareferredtoinArt.l.
(g)thequantity(inkg)ofdiscardsspecifiedbyspeciessincethe
previoustransmission .
Intheeventthatthefishingoperationsrequirerepeateddailyexits
fromtheareareferredtoinArt.lasinglecommunication onthelast
exitwillsuffice.
1.3*Atweeklyintervalscommencingontheseventhdayafterthevessel
firstenterstheareareferredtoinArt.l
(a)theinformationspecifiedtinderpoint1.4below;
(b)thequantity(inkg)ofeachspeciescaughtsincetheprevious
transmission ;
(c)theMFOstatisticalsubareainwhichthecatchesweremade.

ANNEXI
Quotas
(in1000kg)
SpeciesPartofthearea
referredtoinArticle 1DenmarkFed.Rep.
of
GermanyFrance
ι
ι
Greenlandhalibut
(Rheinhardtius
hippoglossoides)entirearea 8.500(1)I
11.100
Roundnosegrenadier
(Coryphaenoides
rupestris)entirearea 2.200(1)5.500
Deep-water prawn
(Pandalusborealis)FishingzoneofDenmark
inside12miles
frombase-lines
FishingzoneofDenmark
outside12miles
frombase-lines
-Northof68°Ni
i
i
i
unlimited
(1)
3.000(1)
-Southof68°N 13.361(2) 423
FishingzoneofCanada 1.524(3) 40
(1)TobefishedbyGreenlandcoastalfishermen
(2)Ofwhich12.120TtobefishedbyGreenlandcoastalfishermen
(3)Ofwhich1.380TtobefishedbyGreenlandcoastalfishermen

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Article1
CatchesofthespeciesreferredtoinAnnexIlayvesselsflyingtheflag
ofMemberStatesoftheCommunityinthewaterscovered "bystatistical
subareas0and1definedintheConvention onFutureMultilateral Cooperation
intheNorthwestAtlanticFisheriesandfallingunderthesovereignty or
jurisdiction ofDenmarkorCanadashallbelimitedin1979tothequotas
setoutinAnnexIhereto.
Article2
VesselsflyingtheflagofMemberotatesoftheCommunityofagrossregistered
tonnagegreaterthanorequalto80whichfishintheareareferredtoin
Article1shalltransmittotheCommissioninaccordance withtherulesset
outinAnnexIItheinformationspecifiedinthat'Annex.
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
FortheCouncilt
ThePresident

Whereas itisnecessary toreserve coastal fishing andalarge proportion
ofthetotal catch forthepeople oftheGreenland littoral ,whohave no
other economic activity open tothem ;
Whereas information about actual catches should bemade available inorder to
ensure that theallocations arerespected ;whereas theCommission will receive
reports fromMember States ,about catches orlandings pursuantto Council Regula­
tion (EEC)NO /T9of 1979 establishing catch quotas for1979 for
fishing byvessels flying theflag ofMember States oftheCommunity for
certain stocks occurring both inthemaritime waters under thesovereignty
orjurisdiction ofMember States oftheCommunity and inthose under the
sovereignty orjurisdiction ofCanada^;whereas ,however ,theinformation
contained inthese reports about catches ofoff–shore vessels which are
landing catches atlong intervals will notbesufficiently up-to-date to
ensure adequate control ofthequotas ,andwhereas itistherefore necessary
toestabliah asystem fordirect catch reports from off-shore vessels ,
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING REGULATION :

PROPOSAL
FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION
laying down conservation andmanagement measures for
certain fish stocks occurring inthewaters offthe
West Greenland coast applicable in1979 tovessels
flying theflag ofMember States oftheCommunity .
THE COUNCIL OPTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES :
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas theCommunity andCanada have signed anAgreement onfisheries j
Whereas ,under this Agreement ^thetwoparties undertake tocooperate inorder
toensure theproper management andconservation ofstocks occurring both
within thearea under the fisheries jurisdiction ofCanada andwithin the '
fishery zone oftheCommunity ,hereafter called joint stocks j
Whereas inconsultations which have taken place between Canada andtheCommunity
ι
concerning fishing inthewaters oftheDavis Straits ,Baffin Bayandthe
north-eastern part oftheLabrador Sea ,constituting together thesubareas 0
and 1asdefined inthe Convention onFuture Multilateral Cooperation inthe
(2)Northwest Atlantic Fisheries ,thetwodelegations agreed torecommend
totheir authorities thefixing for1979 ofcatch quotas forcertain joint
stocks foreach party within itsownzone andwithin that oftheother party ;
whereas itisappropriate that theCommunity confirms foritspart theoutcome
ofthono consultations ;
Whereas thefishing possibilities available totheCommunity should beallocated
equitably between fishermen intheCommunity ;whereas forpractical reasons the
allocation between individual fishermen should beadministered byMember States
andwhereas itistherefore necessary toallocate theCommunity quotas between
Member States :
(1)
(2)J.O. r.°L378 -30.12.1978 p.1 .

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Inaccordance withtheFisheries Agreement betweentheCommunity
andtheGovernment ofCanada,signedon28June1979,delegations
fromtheCommunity andCanadaconsulted e^chotheronthemanagement
ofcertainstockswhichliveinthewatersbetweentheCanadian
coastandGreenland.Thedelegations agreedtorecommendtotheir
authorities thatfor1979ajointmanagement arrangement beadopted
forthesestocksandthatcertainconservation measures betaken.
TheCommission hasalreadyforwardedtotheCouncilaproposal
1)foraRegulation establishing catchquotasforCommunityfishermen
inaccordance withtheconservation measuresagreedbythetwo
delegations .
TheproposedRegulation allocatestheCommunityquotasprovidedfor
intheRegulation referredtoabovebetweentheMemberStatesandit
makesprovisionforestablishing controlstoensurethatthesequotas
arenotexceeded.
1)C0M(79)74final,16.2.1979.