PROTOCOL  
between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities 
and financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the 
European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco  
Article 1  
Period of application and fishing opportunities  
1. For a period of 1 year from 28 February 2011, the fishing 
opportunities granted pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement 
shall be as laid down in the table attached to this Protocol.  
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply subject to Articles 4 and 5 of this 
Protocol.  
3. Pursuant to Article 6 of the Agreement, vessels flying the 
flag of a Member State of the European Union (EU) may engage 
in fishing activities in Moroccan fishing zones only if they are in 
possession of a fishing licence issued under this Protocol in 
accordance with the Annex hereto.  
Article 2  
Financial compensation – Methods of payment  
1. For the period referred to in Article 1, the financial 
compensation referred to in Article 7 of the Agreement shall 
be EUR 36 100 000 (  1 ). 
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply subject to Articles 4, 5, 6 and 10 
of this Protocol.  
3. The EU shall pay the financial compensation as provided 
in paragraph 1 no later than 4 months after the date of signing 
of this Protocol.  
4. The financial compensation shall be paid to the Treasurer- 
General of the Kingdom into an account opened with the Public 
Treasury, the references of which shall be communicated by the 
Moroccan authorities.  
5. Subject to Article 6 of this Protocol, the Moroccan 
authorities shall have full discretion regarding the use to 
which this financial contribution is put.  
Article 3  
Scientific coordination  
1. The two parties hereby undertake to promote responsible 
fishing in Moroccan fishing zones based on the principle of 
non-discrimination between the different fleets fishing in 
those waters.  
2. During the period covered by this Protocol, the EU and 
the Moroccan authorities shall cooperate to monitor the state of 
resources in Moroccan fishing zones in joint scientific meetings, 
pursuant to Article 4(1) of the Agreement.  3. Based on the conclusions of these meetings and the best 
available scientific advice, the parties shall consult each other 
within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the 
Agreement and, where necessary and by mutual agreement, take 
measures to ensure the sustainable management of fisheries 
resources.  
Article 4  
Review of fishing opportunities  
1. The fishing opportunities referred to in Article 1 may be 
increased by mutual agreement in so far as the conclusions of 
the scientific meetings referred to in Article 3 confirm that such 
an increase will not endanger the sustainable management of 
Moroccan resources. In this case the financial compensation 
referred to in Article 2(1) shall be increased proportionately 
and pro rata temporis. However, the total amount of the 
financial contribution paid by the EU shall not be more than 
twice the amount indicated in Article 2(1).  
2. Conversely, if the parties agree to adopt measures as 
referred to in Article 3, resulting in a reduction in the fishing 
opportunities provided for in Article 1, the financial 
contribution shall be reduced proportionally and pro rata 
temporis. Without prejudice to Article 6 of this Protocol, this 
financial contribution could be suspended by the EU if the 
fishing effort laid down in this Protocol cannot be used in its 
entirety.  
3. The allocation of the fishing opportunities among 
different categories of vessels may also be reviewed by mutual 
agreement between the parties, provided that any changes 
comply with any recommendations made by the scientific 
meetings regarding the management of stocks liable to be 
affected by such redistribution. The parties shall agree on the 
corresponding adjustment of the financial compensation should 
the redistribution of fishing opportunities so warrant.  
4. The adjustments of fishing opportunities provided for in 
paragraph 1, the first sentence of paragraph 2, and paragraph 3 
shall be decided by mutual agreement between the two parties 
in the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the 
Agreement.  
Article 5  
Exploratory fishing  
The parties shall encourage exploratory fishing in Moroccan 
fishing zones, based on the results of research carried out 
under the authority of the Joint Scientific Committee provided 
for in this Agreement. To this end, they shall hold consultations 
whenever one of the parties so requests and determine, on a 
case-by-case basis, relevant species (such as sponges), conditions 
and other parameters.EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/3  
( 1 ) To this sum is added the amount of fees due by shipowners for the 
fishing licences supplied pursuant to Article 6 of the Agreement and 
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter I, points 4 and 5, of 
the Annex to this Protocol.
Exploratory fishing authorisations shall be granted for testing 
purposes for a period of no more than 6 months.  
Where the parties conclude that exploratory fishing trips have 
produced positive results, new fishing opportunities could be 
allocated to the EU following the consultation procedure 
provided for in Article 4 and until the expiry of this Protocol. 
The financial compensation would be increased as a result.  
Article 6  
Contribution of the Partnership Agreement to the 
introduction of a sectoral fisheries policy in Morocco  
1. EUR 13 500 000 of the amount of the financial 
contribution referred to in Article 2(1) of this Protocol shall 
be put towards defining and implementing a sectoral fisheries 
policy in Morocco with a view to introducing responsible 
fishing in its waters.  
2. This contribution shall be allocated and managed by 
Morocco in the light of objectives and the programming to 
attain them identified by the two parties by mutual agreement 
in the Joint Committee, and in accordance with the Fisheries 
Plan for the development of the fisheries sector.  
Article 7  
Implementation of the support for the introduction of 
responsible fishing  
1. On a proposal from Morocco and for the purposes of 
implementing Article 6 of this Protocol, the EU and Morocco 
shall agree within the Joint Committee provided for in 
Article 10 of the Agreement, from the signature of the 
Protocol, on:  
(a) the guidelines steering the implementation of the priorities 
of Moroccan fisheries policy aiming to introduce sustainable 
and responsible fishing, and in particular those referred to 
in Article 6(2);  
(b) the objectives to be achieved and the criteria and indicators 
to be used to permit an evaluation of the results obtained.  
2. Any amendment of these guidelines, objectives, criteria 
and evaluation indicators shall be approved by the two parties 
within the Joint Committee.  
3. The allocation by Morocco of the compensation referred 
to in Article 6(2) shall be notified to the EU at the time when 
the guidelines, objectives, criteria and evaluation indicators are 
approved within the Joint Committee.  4. At the end of the month before the expiry of the Protocol, 
Morocco shall submit a report on the planning of the sectoral 
support provided for by this Protocol, in particular including its 
anticipated economic and social impact and its geographical 
distribution.  
5. The two parties shall continue to monitor implementation 
of the sectoral support, if necessary, beyond the expiry of this 
Protocol, and during the periods of suspension set out in 
Article 9 below, and according to the provisions of this 
Protocol.  
Article 8  
Economic integration of EU operators in the Moroccan 
fisheries sector  
1. The two parties shall undertake to promote the economic 
integration of EU operators into the fishing industry in Morocco 
as a whole.  
2. An initiative supported by the European Commission shall 
be launched with a view to raising awareness among private 
economic operators in the EU of the commercial and industrial 
opportunities in Morocco’s fishing industry as a whole, 
including in terms of direct investment.  
3. Moreover, as an incentive, Morocco shall grant EU 
operators landing fish in Moroccan ports, in particular for the 
purposes of sales to local industries themselves, adding value to 
these products in Morocco or transporting catches made in 
Moroccan fishing zones by land, a reduction in the amount 
of fees, in accordance with the Annex.  
4. The two parties shall also decide to set up a task force to 
identify the obstacles to direct EU investment in the industry 
and the measures easing the conditions governing such 
investment.  
Article 9  
Disputes – Suspension of application of the Protocol  
1. Any dispute between the parties over the interpretation of 
this Protocol or its application shall be the subject of consul ­
tations between the parties within the Joint Committee provided 
for in Article 10 of the Agreement, in a special meeting if 
necessary.  
2. Application of the Protocol may be suspended at the 
initiative of one party if the dispute between the two parties 
is deemed to be serious and if the consultations held within the 
Joint Committee under paragraph 1 have not resulted in an 
amicable settlement.EN L 202/4 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
3. Suspension of application of the Protocol shall require the 
interested Party to notify its intention in writing at least 3 
months before the date on which suspension is due to take 
effect.  
4. In the event of suspension, the parties shall continue to 
consult with a view to finding an amicable settlement to their 
dispute. Where such settlement is reached, application of the 
Protocol shall resume and the amount of the financial 
contribution shall be reduced proportionately and pro rata 
temporis to the period during which application of the 
Protocol was suspended.  
Article 10  
Suspension of application of the Protocol on grounds of 
non-payment  
Subject to Article 4, if the EU fails to make the payment 
provided for in Article 2, application of this Protocol may be 
suspended on the following terms:  
(a) the competent Moroccan authorities shall notify the 
European Commission of the non-payment. The latter 
shall make the necessary verifications and, where necessary, 
transmit the payment within no more than 30 working 
days of the date of receipt of the notification;  
(b) if no payment is made within the period provided for in 
Article 2(3) without adequate justification, the competent Moroccan authorities shall be entitled to suspend appli ­
cation of the Protocol. They shall inform the European 
Commission of such action forthwith;  
(c) application of the Protocol shall resume as soon as the 
payment concerned has been made.  
Article 11  
National law  
The activities of vessels operating under this Protocol and its 
Annex, in particular transhipment, the use of port services and 
the purchase of supplies, etc., shall be governed by the 
applicable national laws of Morocco.  
Article 12  
Provisional application  
This Protocol with its Annex shall apply provisionally from 
28 February 2011.  
Article 13  
Entry into force  
This Protocol with its Annex shall enter into force on the date 
on which the parties notify each other of the completion of the 
respective procedures necessary for that purpose.  
Fishing opportunities  
Type of fishing  
Small-scale fishing  Demersal fishing  Industrial pelagic fishing  
Pelagic fishing in the 
north: seine nets  Small-scale fishing in 
the south: lines, poles, 
traps  Small-scale fishing in 
the north: bottom 
longliners  Small-scale tuna 
fishing: pole-and-line 
vessels  Bottom longliners and 
bottom trawls, and 
deep-water multi ­
filament fixed gillnets  C stock  
Tonnage: 
60 000 tonnes  
20 vessels  20 vessels  30 vessels  27 vessels  22 vesselsEN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/5
Съставено  в Брюксел  на тринадесети  юли  две хиляди  и единадесета  година . 
Hecho en Bruselas, el trece de julio de dos mil once.  
V Bruselu dne t řináctého července dva tisíce jedenáct.  
Udfærdiget i Bruxelles den trettende juli to tusind og elleve.  
Geschehen zu Brüssel am dreizehnten Juli zweitausendelf.  
Kahe tuhande üheteistkümnenda aasta juulikuu kolmeteistkümnendal päeval Brüsselis.  
Έγινε  στις Βρυξέλλες , στις δέκα  τρεις  Ιουλίου  δύο χιλιάδες  έντεκα . 
Done at Brussels on the thirteenth day of July in the year two thousand and eleven.  
Fait à Bruxelles, le treize juillet deux mille onze.  
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì tredici luglio duemilaundici.  
Brisel ē, divi t ūkstoši vienpadsmit ā gada tr īspadsmitaj ā jūlijā. 
Priimta du t ūkstan čiai vienuolikt ų met ų liepos trylikt ą dien ą Briuselyje.  
Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizenegyedik év július tizenharmadik napján.  
Mag ħmul fi Brussell, fit-tlettax-il jum ta’ Lulju tas-sena elfejn u ħdax.  
Gedaan te Brussel, de dertiende juli tweeduizend elf.  
Sporz ądzono w Brukseli dnia trzynastego lipca roku dwa tysi ące jedenastego.  
Feito em Bruxelas, em treze de Julho de dois mil e onze.  
Întocmit la Bruxelles la treisprezece iulie dou ă mii unsprezece.  
V Bruseli d ňa trinásteho júla dvetisícjedenás ť. 
V Bruslju, dne trinajstega julija leta dva tiso č enajst.  
Tehty Brysselissä kolmantenatoista päivänä heinäkuuta vuonna kaksituhattayksitoista.  
Som skedde i Bryssel den trettonde juli tjugohundraelva.
EN L 202/6 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
За Европейския  съюз  
Por la Unión Europea  
Za Evropskou unii  
For Den Europæiske Union  
Für die Europäische Union  
Euroopa Liidu nimel  
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή  Ένωση  
For the European Union  
Pour l'Union européenne  
Per l'Unione europea  
Eiropas Savien ības v ārd ā – 
Europos S ąjungos vardu  
Az Európai Unió részér ől 
Għall-Unjoni Ewropea  
Voor de Europese Unie  
W imieniu Unii Europejskiej  
Pela União Europeia  
Pentru Uniunea European ă 
Za Európsku úniu  
Za Evropsko unijo  
Euroopan unionin puolesta  
För Europeiska unionen
  
За Кралство  Мароко  
Por el Reino de Marruecos  
Za Marocké království  
For Kongeriget Marokko  
Für das Königreich Marokko  
Maroko Kuningriigi nimel  
Για το Βασίλειο  του Μαρόκου  
For the Kingdom of Morocco  
Pour le Royaume du Maroc  
Per il Regno del Marocco  
Marokas Karalistes v ārd ā – 
Maroko Karalyst ės vardu  
A Marokkói Királyság részér ől 
Għar-Renju tal-Marokk  
Voor het Koninkrijk Marokko  
W imieniu Królestwa Maroka  
Pelo Reino de Marrocos  
Pentru Regatul Maroc  
Za Marocké krá ľovstvo  
Za Kraljevino Maroko  
Marokon kuningaskunnan puolesta  
För Konungariket Marocko
EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/7
ANNEX  
Conditions governing fishing activities by EU vessels in Moroccan fishing zones  
CHAPTER I  
PROVISIONS GOVERNING APPLICATIONS FOR AND ISSUING OF LICENCES  
Licence applications  
1. Only eligible vessels may obtain a licence to fish in Morocco’s fishing zones.  
2. For a vessel to be eligible, neither the owner, the captain nor the vessel itself must be prohibited from fishing in 
Morocco. They must be in order vis-à-vis the Moroccan authorities in so far as they must have fulfilled all prior 
obligations arising from their fishing activities in Morocco under fisheries agreements concluded with the EU.  
3. The relevant EU authorities shall submit to the Ministry of Agriculture and Sea Fisheries – Sea Fisheries Department 
(‘the Department’) the lists of vessels applying to engage in fishing activities within the limits laid down in the 
datasheets annexed to the Protocol at least 20 days before the date of commencement of the validity of the 
licences requested.  
4. These lists shall indicate by category of fishing and by zone, the tonnage used, the number of vessels and, for each 
vessel, the main characteristics and the amount of payments broken down by heading. The ‘Longliners’ and ‘Small- 
scale’ categories shall also indicate, for each vessel, which gear is to be used during the period covered by the 
application.  
5. A sheet containing all the information required to issue fishing licences shall also be attached to the licence application 
in a format compatible with the software used by the Department.  
6. Individual applications shall be submitted to the Department on a form drawn up in accordance with the specimen in 
Appendix 1.  
7. All licence applications shall be accompanied by the following documents:  
— a copy of the tonnage certificate, duly certified by the flag Member State, giving the tonnage of the vessel,  
— a recent, certified colour photograph showing a side view of the vessel in its current state. The photograph shall be 
at least 15 cm by 10 cm,  
— proof of payment of fishing licence fees, other fees and the costs of observers,  
— any other documents or certificates required under the specific rules applicable to the type of vessel concerned 
pursuant to this Protocol.  
Issue of licences  
1. The Department shall issue fishing licences to the Delegation of the EU to Morocco (‘the Delegation’) for all vessels 
within 15 days of receipt of all the documents referred to in point 6 above.  
2. Fishing licences shall be drawn up in accordance with the information in the datasheets annexed to the Protocol, and 
shall mention in particular the fishing zone, distance from the coast, the authorised gear, the main species, the 
authorised mesh sizes, allowable by-catches and the catch quota for pelagic trawlers.  
3. Fishing licences shall be issued only for vessels which have complied with all the administrative formalities required.  
4. The two parties shall seek agreement for the purposes of promoting the introduction of an electronic licence system.  
Validity and utilisation of licences  
1. The periods of validity of licences shall be from 28 February 2011 to 27 February 2012.  
2. Fishing licences shall be valid only for the period covered by the fees paid and for the fishing zone, type of gear and 
fishing category specified in the licence in question.EN L 202/8 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
3. Fishing licences shall be issued for a given vessel and shall not be transferable. However, in the event of force majeure 
duly established by the competent authorities of the flag Member State and at the request of the EU, a licence issued 
for one vessel shall be replaced as soon as possible by a licence issued for another vessel of the same category on 
condition that the tonnage authorised for that category is not exceeded.  
4. The owner of the first vessel, or the agent, shall return the cancelled fishing licence to the Department, via the 
Delegation.  
5. Fishing licences must be held on board the eligible vessel at all times and presented to the inspection authorities on 
inspection.  
6. Fishing licences shall be valid for 1 year, 6 months or 3 months. For industrial pelagic fishing, however, monthly 
fishing licences may be granted and renewed.  
Fishing licence fees and other fees  
1. Annual fees for fishing licences shall be fixed by Moroccan legislation in force.  
2. Licence fees shall cover the calendar year in which the licence is issued and shall be payable when the first licence for 
that year is applied for. The amounts of such licence fees shall include all related fees and taxes, with the exception of 
port taxes and service charges.  
3. As well as the fishing licence fees, other fees shall be calculated for each vessel on the basis of the rate laid down in th e 
datasheets annexed to the Protocol.  
4. The fees shall be calculated in proportion to the period for which the fishing licence is effectively valid.  
5. Any amendment to the legislation governing fishing licences shall be notified to the Delegation no later than 2 
months before its entry into force.  
Methods of payment  
Fishing licence fees, other fees and the costs of observers shall be payable, in the name of the Ministerial Treasurer of the 
Ministry of Agriculture and Sea Fisheries, into bank account number 001 810 0078251501 1075 61 71 at the Bank Al 
Maghrib (Morocco) before the fishing licences are issued.  
The fee for catches by pelagic trawlers shall be paid in quarterly instalments, at the end of the quarter following that in 
which those catches were made.  
CHAPTER II  
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO VESSELS FISHING HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES (TUNA VESSELS)  
1. The fee shall be EUR 25 per tonne caught within Morocco’s fishing zones.  
2. Licences shall be issued for 1 calendar year following payment of an advance of EUR 5 000 per vessel.  
3. The advance shall be calculated in proportion to the duration for which the licence is valid.  
4. Captains of vessels holding licences for the fishing of highly migratory species shall keep an up-to-date logbook in 
line with the model in Appendix 6 of the Annex.  
5. They shall also forward a copy of that logbook to their competent authorities no later than 15 days before the end of 
the third month following the month to which it relates. These authorities shall forward the copies immediately to 
the Delegation, which shall send them to the Department before the end of the third month following the month to 
which they relate.  
6. By 30 April the Delegation shall submit to the Department a statement of fees due for the previous fishing year on 
the basis of the catch declarations made by each shipowner and confirmed by the scientific institutes responsible for 
verifying catch data in the Member States, such as the IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), the IEO 
(Instituto Español de Oceanografía), the INIAP (Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas) and the INRH 
(Institut National de Recherche Halieutique).  
7. The statement of the fees due for the previous year shall be notified within 4 months of expiry of the Agreement.EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/9
8. The final statement shall be sent to the shipowners concerned, who shall have 30 days, from the notification of 
approval of the figures by the Department, within which to discharge their financial obligations to the competent 
national authorities. Payment made out in euro in the name of the Treasurer-General of Morocco into the account 
mentioned in point 5 of Chapter I, shall be sent to the Department by the Delegation no later than 1 ½ months after 
that notification.  
9. However, if the amount of the final statement is less than the advance, the difference shall not be reimbursable.  
10. Shipowners shall take all the necessary steps to ensure that the copies of the logbook are sent and any additional 
payments made within the deadlines given in points 6 and 7.  
11. Failure by the shipowner to comply with the obligations provided for in points 6 and 7 shall entail automatic 
suspension of the fishing licence until such obligations have been met.  
CHAPTER III  
FISHING ZONES  
The fishing zones for each type of fishery in Morocco’s Atlantic zone are defined in the datasheets (Appendix 2). 
Morocco’s Mediterranean zone, located east of 35° 48 ′ N – 6° 20 ′ W (Cape Spartel), shall be excluded from this Protocol.  
CHAPTER IV  
DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPERIMENTAL FISHERIES  
The two parties shall decide jointly on which European operators shall practice exploratory fishing, the most favourable 
period for such fishing and the conditions applicable. To facilitate exploratory work by vessels, the Department shall 
forward any available scientific data and other basic data.  
The Moroccan private sector shall be closely associated (coordination and dialogue on the arrangements for exploratory 
fishing).  
Length of the campaigns: maximum 6 months and minimum 3 months, unless changed by the parties by joint 
agreement.  
Selection of candidates for the implementation of the exploratory fishing trips:  
The European Commission shall communicate to the Moroccan authorities the requests for licences for exploratory 
fishing. It shall provide a technical dossier specifying:  
— the technical characteristics of the vessel,  
— the level of expertise of the vessel’s officers as regards that fishery,  
— the proposal for the technical parameters of the trip (length, gear, exploration regions, etc.).  
The Department shall organise a dialogue regarding the technical aspects with the European Commission, on the one 
hand, and the shipowners concerned, on the other, if it considers it necessary.  
Before the start of the trip, the vessel owners shall submit to the Moroccan authorities and to the European Commission:  
— a declaration of the catches already on board,  
— the technical characteristics of the fishing gear to be used during the trip,  
— an assurance that they comply with Moroccan fisheries legislation.  
During the exploratory fishing trip, the owners of the vessels concerned shall:  
— send the Moroccan authorities and the European Commission a weekly report detailing the daily catches made and, 
for each haul, specifying the technical parameters of the trip (position, depth, date and time, catches and other 
observations or comments),  
— communicate the vessel’s position, speed and heading by VMS,EN L 202/10 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
— ensure that a Moroccan scientific observer or an observer chosen by the Moroccan authorities is on board. The role of 
the observer will be to gather scientific information from the catches, as well as to sample the catches. Observers shall 
be treated in the same way as a ship’s officer, and the shipowner shall cover their living costs during their stay on the 
vessel. The decision on the observer’s time on board, the length of their stay and the boarding and landing harbour 
will be fixed in agreement with the Moroccan authorities. Unless there is agreement between the parties to the 
contrary, the vessel will never be obliged to put into harbour more than once per 2 months,  
— submit their vessel to an inspection before it leaves Moroccan waters if the Moroccan authorities so request,  
— comply with Morocco’s fisheries legislation.  
Catches, including by-catches, made during the scientific trip shall remain the property of the shipowner, provided they 
comply with the provisions adopted to this end by the Joint Committee.  
The Moroccan authorities shall designate a contact person responsible for addressing any unforeseen problems that might 
hinder the development of exploratory fishing.  
CHAPTER V  
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SATELLITE MONITORING OF EU FISHING VESSELS IN MOROCCAN 
FISHING ZONES ON THE BASIS OF THIS AGREEMENT  
1. All fishing vessels with an overall length exceeding 15 metres operating under this Agreement shall be tracked by 
satellite when fishing in Moroccan fishing zones.  
2. For the purposes of satellite monitoring, the Moroccan authorities shall communicate to the EU the coordinates 
(latitudes and longitudes) of the Moroccan fishing zones.  
The Moroccan authorities shall transmit this information in electronic form, expressed in degrees, minutes and 
seconds.  
3. The Parties shall exchange information on X.25 addresses and the specifications for electronic data transmission 
between their Control Centres in accordance with points 5 and 7. Such information shall include the following, 
where they exist: names, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses (Internet or X.400) which may be used for 
general communications between Control Centres.  
4. The position of vessels shall be determined with a margin of error of less than 500 metres and a confidence interval 
of 99 %.  
5. When a vessel which is fishing under the Agreement and is the subject of satellite-tracking under EU legislation 
enters the Moroccan fishing zones, the subsequent position reports (vessel identification, longitude, latitude, course 
and speed) shall be transmitted immediately by the Control Centre of the flag state to Morocco’s Fisheries Monitoring 
and Control Centre (FMC) at intervals of no more than 2 hours. The messages concerned shall be identified as 
position reports.  
6. The messages specified in point 5 shall be transmitted electronically in X.25 format, or any other secure protocol. 
They shall be communicated in real time in the format set out in Table II.  
7. Where the continuous satellite-tracking equipment installed on board a fishing vessel develops a technical fault or 
breaks down, the captain of the vessel shall transmit the information specified in point 5 by fax to the Control 
Centre of the flag State and to Morocco’s FMC in good time. It will be necessary in those circumstances to send a 
global position report every 4 hours. This global position report shall include the position reports as recorded by the 
captain of the vessel on a 2-hourly basis in accordance with the requirements laid down in point 5.  
The Control Centre of the flag State shall send these messages immediately to Morocco’s FMC. The faulty equipment 
shall be repaired or replaced within a period of not more than 1 month. Where this deadline is not met, the vessel in 
question must leave the Moroccan fishing zones or return to a Moroccan port.EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/11
8. The Control Centres of the flag States shall monitor the movements of their vessels in Moroccan waters at hourly 
intervals. If the vessels are not being monitored in accordance with the conditions laid down, the Moroccan FMC 
shall be informed immediately and the procedure laid down in point 7 shall apply.  
9. If the Moroccan FMC establishes that the flag State is not transmitting the information specified in point 5, the 
competent European Commission departments shall be informed immediately.  
10. The surveillance data communicated to the other party in accordance with these provisions is intended solely for the 
Moroccan authorities for the purposes of controlling and monitoring the EU fleet fishing under the EU/Morocco 
Fisheries Agreement. Such data may not under any circumstances be communicated to other parties.  
11. The satellite-monitoring system software and hardware components shall be reliable and shall not permit the input or 
output of false positions or be capable of being manually overridden.  
The system shall be fully automatic and operational at all times regardless of environmental and weather conditions. 
Destroying, damaging, rendering inoperative or tampering with the satellite-monitoring system shall be prohibited.  
Captains shall ensure that:  
— data are not altered in any way,  
— the antenna or antennas connected to the satellite-tracking equipment are not obstructed in any way,  
— the power supply of the satellite-tracking equipment is not interrupted in any way, and  
— the satellite-tracking equipment is not removed from the vessel.  
12. The Parties agree to exchange upon request information on the equipment used for satellite monitoring, in order to 
ensure that each piece of equipment is fully compatible with the requirements of the other Party for the purposes of 
these provisions. A first meeting to this end shall be organised before the entry into force of the Agreement.  
13. Any dispute over the interpretation or application of these provisions shall be the subject of consultation between the 
Parties within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the Agreement.  
14. The parties agree to amend, if necessary, these provisions within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of 
the Agreement.  
CHAPTER VI  
CATCH REPORTING  
Logbook  
1. Captains of vessels shall use the logbook specially designed for fishing in Morocco’s fishing zones and keep this 
logbook up-to-date in accordance with the provisions of the explanatory note for that logbook.  
2. Shipowners shall send a copy of the logbook to their competent authorities no later than 15 days before the end of 
the third month following the month to which it relates. These authorities shall forward the copies immediately to the 
Delegation, which shall send them to the Department before the end of the third month following the month to 
which they relate.  
3. Failure by shipowners to comply with the obligations provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall entail automatic 
suspension of the fishing licence until such obligations have been met.  
Quarterly catch declarations  
1. By the end of the third month of each quarter the Delegation shall notify the Department of the quantities caught by 
all EU vessels in the previous quarter.  
2. This information should be broken down by month, by type of fishing, by vessel and by species specified in the 
logbook.  
3. This data shall also be sent to the Department in a computer file in a format compatible with software used by the 
Ministry.  
Reliability of data  
The information in the documents referred to in points 1 and 2 above must reflect the actual fishing situation in order to 
constitute one of the bases for monitoring changes in stocks.EN L 202/12 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
CHAPTER VII  
EMBARKATION OF MOROCCAN SEAMEN  
1. Shipowners with fishing licences under this Agreement shall take on board, for the entire period of their presence in 
Moroccan waters, Moroccan seamen as follows:  
(a) Pelagic trawlers  
— of less than 150 GT: voluntary embarkation of Moroccan seamen,  
— of less than 5 000 GT: six seamen,  
— equal to or greater than 5 000 GT: eight seamen.  
However, if these vessels operate for less than 1 month per year in the Moroccan fishing zones, they shall be 
exempted from the obligation to embark Moroccan seamen.  
Furthermore, if the fishing licences of these vessels are renewed for a period of more than 1 month a year, the 
shipowners concerned shall pay the lump sum provided for in point 10 of this Chapter for the first month. From the 
first day of the second month of the fishing licence, they shall be required to comply with their obligation to embark 
Moroccan seamen;  
(b) Small-scale fishing in the north: voluntary embarkation of Moroccan seamen;  
(c) Small-scale fishing in the south: two seamen;  
(d) Seiners in the north: two seamen;  
(e) Deepwater trawlers and bottom longliners: eight seamen;  
(f) Pole-and-line tuna vessels: three seamen.  
2. Shipowners shall be free to select the seamen they take on board their vessels.  
3. The fishermen’s employment contracts shall be drawn up between the shipowners or their representatives and the 
fishermen.  
4. The shipowner or agent shall inform the Department of the names of the Moroccan seamen taken on board the 
vessel concerned, mentioning their position in the crew.  
5. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work shall apply 
as of right to seamen signed on by European vessels. This concerns in particular the freedom of association and the 
effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, and the elimination of discrimination in respect of 
employment and occupation.  
6. Moroccan seamen’s employment contracts, a copy of which shall be given to the signatories, shall be drawn up 
between the shipowners’ agent(s) and the seamen and/or their trade unions or representatives in consultation with 
the competent Moroccan authorities. These contracts shall guarantee the seamen the social security cover applicable 
to them, including life assurance and sickness and accident insurance.  
7. Shipowners or their agents shall send, within 2 months of the issue of the licence, a copy of that contract duly signed 
by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned direct to the Department.  
8. Moroccan seamen’s wages shall be paid by the shipowners. They shall be fixed, before licences are issued, by mutual 
agreement between the shipowners or their agents and the Moroccan seamen concerned or their representatives. 
However, the wage conditions granted to Moroccan seamen shall not be lower than those applied to Moroccan crews 
and shall comply with ILO standards and under no circumstances be below those standards.  
9. If one or more seamen employed on board fail to report at the time agreed for the vessel’s departure, the vessel shall 
be permitted to start the planned trip after informing the competent authorities in the port of embarkation of the 
shortfall in the number of seamen required and having updated its crew list. These authorities shall inform the 
Department thereof.EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/13
The shipowner shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the number of seamen required by this Agreement are 
signed on by the vessel by the next trip at the latest.  
10. Where no Moroccan seamen are taken on board for reasons other than that specified in the previous point, owners 
of EU vessels shall be obliged to pay as soon as possible a flat-rate amount of EUR 20 per day of fishing in the 
Moroccan fishing zone per seaman within a maximum of 3 months.  
This sum shall be used for training Moroccan fishermen and shall be paid into the account specified in point 5 of 
Chapter I.  
11. On 1 July 2011 and 1 January 2012, the Delegation shall send the Department a list of Moroccan seamen taken on 
board EU vessels, with details of their registration as crew members and the vessels concerned.  
12. Except as provided for in point 9, repeated failure by shipowners to comply with the embarkation of the requisite 
number of Moroccan seamen shall result in automatic suspension of the vessels’ fishing licence until such obligations 
have been met.  
CHAPTER VIII  
MONITORING AND OBSERVATION OF FISHING  
Observation of fishing  
1. Vessels authorised to fish in Moroccan fishing zones under the Agreement shall take on board observers appointed 
by Morocco on the terms set out below.  
1.1. 25 % of authorised vessels over 100 GT shall take on board observers each quarter.  
1.2. Industrial pelagic vessels shall take a scientific observer on board for the entire period of activity in Moroccan 
waters.  
1.3. Other Community fishing vessels of a tonnage not exceeding 100 GT shall be observed during a maximum of 
ten voyages per year and per category of fishing.  
1.4. The Department shall draw up a list of vessels designated to take an observer on board and a list of appointed 
observers. These lists shall be sent to the Delegation as soon as they have been drawn up.  
1.5. The Department shall inform the shipowners concerned, through the Delegation, of the name of the observer 
appointed to be taken on board their vessel at the time the licence is issued, or no later than 15 days before the 
observer’s planned embarkation date.  
2. Observers shall be on board pelagic trawlers on a permanent basis. For the other categories of fishing, observers shall 
spend one voyage per vessel on board.  
3. The conditions under which observers are taken on board shall be agreed between shipowners or their agents and the 
Moroccan authorities.  
4. Observers shall be taken on board at a port chosen by the shipowner at the beginning of the first voyage in 
Moroccan waters after notification of the list of designated ships.  
5. Within 2 weeks and giving 10 days’ notice, the shipowners concerned shall make known at which Moroccan ports 
and on what dates they intend to take observers on board.  
6. Where observers are taken on board in a foreign country, their travel costs shall be borne by the shipowner. Should a 
vessel with a Moroccan observer on board leave the Moroccan fishing zones, all measures must be taken to ensure 
the observer’s return to Morocco as soon as possible at the expense of the shipowner.  
7. In the event of wasted journeys by scientific observers, due to failure by shipowners to comply with their 
commitments, shipowners shall pay their travel expenses, and daily allowances, equal to those received by 
Moroccan national officials of an equivalent grade, for the days of inactivity by the observers. Similarly, in the 
event of a delay in embarkation which is due to the shipowner, the shipowner shall pay the scientific observer the 
daily allowances described above.  
Any amendment to the rules and regulations concerning daily allowances shall be notified to the Delegation no later 
than 2 months before its entry into force.EN L 202/14 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
8. If the observer is not present at the time and place agreed and during the 12 hours following the time agreed, the 
shipowner shall be automatically absolved of his obligation to take the observer on board.  
9. Observers shall be treated as officers. They shall carry out the following tasks:  
9.1. observe the fishing activities of the vessels;  
9.2. verify the position of vessels engaged in fishing operations;  
9.3. perform biological sampling in the context of scientific programmes;  
9.4. note the fishing gear used;  
9.5. verify the catch data for Moroccan waters recorded in the logbook;  
9.6. verify the percentages of by-catches and estimate the quantity of discards of species of marketable fin-fish, 
crustaceans and cephalopods;  
9.7. report fishing data by fax or by radio, including the quantity of catches and by-catches on board.  
10. Captains shall do everything in their power to ensure the physical safety and welfare of observers during performance 
of their duties.  
11. Observers shall be offered every facility needed to carry out their duties. Captains shall facilitate their access to the 
means of communication needed for the discharge of their duties, to documents directly concerned with the vessel’s 
fishing activities, in particular the logbook and the navigation log, and to those parts of the vessel necessary to 
facilitate the exercise of their tasks as observer.  
12. While on board, observers shall:  
12.1. take all appropriate steps to ensure that the conditions of their boarding and presence on the vessel neither 
interrupt nor hamper fishing operations;  
12.2. take care of the material and equipment on board and respect the confidentiality of all documents belonging to 
that vessel.  
13. At the end of the observation period and before leaving the vessel, observers shall draw up an activity report to be 
transmitted to the competent authorities in Morocco, with a copy to the Delegation. They shall sign it in the presence 
of the captain, who may add or cause to be added to it any observations considered relevant, followed by the 
captain’s signature. A copy of the report shall be given to the captain when the observer is put ashore.  
14. Shipowners shall bear the cost of accommodating observers in the same conditions as the officers on the vessel, 
within the confines of the structure of the vessel.  
15. The salary and social contributions of the observer shall be borne by the competent Moroccan authorities.  
16. In order to reimburse Morocco for the costs arising from the presence of observers on board vessels, in addition to 
the fee payable by shipowners, ‘costs of scientific observers’ shall be payable at a rate of EUR 3,5 per GT per quarter 
per vessel fishing in Moroccan fishing zones.  
These costs shall be paid at the same time as the quarterly payments in accordance with point 5 of Chapter I of the 
Annex.  
17. Failure by the shipowner to comply with the obligations laid down in point 4 shall result in automatic suspension of 
the fishing licence until such obligations have been met.  
Joint monitoring of fishing  
The contracting parties shall set up a system of joint monitoring and observation of checks on landings, with the aim of 
improving the effectiveness of control so as to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Agreement.  
To this end, the competent authorities of each contracting party shall designate a representative to attend checks on 
landings and observe the arrangements for conducting such checks, notifying their name to the other contracting party.EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/15
The representative of the Moroccan authority shall attend inspections on landings by vessels which have operated in the 
Moroccan fishing zones carried out by the national inspection authorities of the Member States as an observer.  
The representative shall accompany national inspection officials in their visits to ports, on board vessels, in dock, to 
auctions, fish wholesalers’ shops, coldstores and other premises for landing fish before it is placed on the market, and 
shall have access to the documents which are the subject of these inspections.  
The representative of the Moroccan authority shall draw up and submit a report detailing the inspections attended.  
The Department shall invite the Delegation to attend inspection visits scheduled in the ports of landing giving 10 days’ 
notice.  
At the request of the European Commission, European fishing inspectors may attend as observers inspections carried out 
by the Moroccan authorities on landing operations by European vessels in Moroccan ports.  
The practical arrangements for these operations will be laid down by mutual agreement between the competent 
authorities of the two parties.  
CHAPTER IX  
MONITORING  
1. The EU shall keep an up-to-date list of the vessels to which a fishing licence has been issued under this Protocol. This 
list shall be notified to the Moroccan authorities responsible for fisheries inspection as soon as it is drawn up and each 
time it is updated.  
2. Technical inspection  
2.1. Once a year and after any alteration in tonnage or changes to the fishing category necessitating the use of a 
different type of gear, EU vessels covered by point 1 above shall report to the Moroccan port to undergo the 
inspections required by the legislation in force. Such inspections shall take place within 48 hours of the vessel’s 
arriving in port.  
2.2. Once the inspection has been completed satisfactorily, the captain of the vessel shall be issued with a certificate 
having the same period of validity as the licence and which shall be automatically extended in the case of vessels 
renewing their licence within the year. However, the maximum validity may not exceed 1 year. This certificate 
must be kept on board at all times.  
2.3. The technical inspection shall verify that the vessel’s technical characteristics and gear conform to the provisions 
of the Agreement and that the provisions relating to its Moroccan crew have been complied with.  
2.4. The cost of the inspection shall be borne by the shipowner at the rates laid down by Moroccan law. It may not 
be greater than the amount normally paid by other vessels for the same services.  
2.5. Failure by the shipowner to comply with points 2.1 and 2.2 above shall result in automatic suspension of the 
fishing licence until such obligations have been met.  
3. Entering and leaving the zone  
3.1. EU vessels shall notify the Department at least 4 hours in advance of their intention to enter or leave the 
Moroccan fishing zones.  
3.2. When notifying leaving, vessels shall also communicate their position and the volume and species in catches on 
board. This information should preferably be communicated by fax or, for vessels not equipped with a fax, by 
radio, the details of which are set out in Appendix 8.  
3.3. A vessel found to be fishing without having informed the Department shall be regarded as a vessel without a 
licence.  
3.4. Vessels shall also be informed of the fax and telephone numbers and e-mail address when the fishing licence is 
issued.  
4. Monitoring procedures  
4.1. Captains of European fishing vessels engaged in fishing activities in Moroccan waters shall allow and facilitate 
boarding and the discharge of their duties by any Moroccan officials responsible for the inspection and control of 
fishing activities.EN L 202/16 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
4.2. These officials shall not remain on board for longer than is necessary for the discharge of their duties.  
4.3. Once the inspection and control has been completed, a certificate shall be issued to the captain of the vessel.  
5. Boarding  
5.1. The Department shall inform the European Commission, within no more than 48 hours, of all boardings of and 
penalties imposed on European vessels in Moroccan waters.  
5.2. The European Commission shall at the same time receive a brief report of the circumstances and reasons leading 
to the boarding.  
6. Statement of boarding  
6.1. After the Moroccan authorities responsible for inspection have drawn up a statement, the captain of the vessel 
shall sign it.  
6.2. This signature shall not prejudice the rights of the captain or any defence which he or she may make to the 
alleged infringement.  
6.3. The captain shall take the vessel to the port indicated by the Moroccan authorities responsible for inspection. The 
vessel in breach of the Moroccan sea fishing legislation in force shall be kept in port until completion of the usual 
administrative formalities relating to boarding.  
7. Settlement of boarding  
7.1. Before any judicial procedure, an attempt shall be made to resolve the presumed infringement by means of an 
amicable settlement. This procedure shall end no later than 3 working days after the boarding.  
7.2. In the event of an amicable settlement, the amount of the fine shall be determined in accordance with Moroccan 
fisheries legislation.  
7.3. If the case cannot be settled by amicable procedure and has to be brought before a competent judicial body, a 
bank security set to take account of the boarding costs and the fines and compensation payable by the parties 
responsible for the infringement shall be paid by the shipowner into a bank account specified by the competent 
Moroccan authorities.  
7.4. The bank security shall be irrevocable until the legal proceedings have been concluded. It shall be released once 
legal proceedings end without a conviction. Similarly, in the event of a conviction leading to a fine of less than 
the security lodged, the balance shall be released by the competent Moroccan authorities.  
7.5. The vessel shall be authorised to leave the port:  
— once the obligations arising under the amicable settlement have been fulfilled, or  
— when the bank security referred to in point 7.3 has been lodged and accepted by the competent Moroccan 
authority, pending completion of the legal proceedings.  
8. Transhipment  
8.1. Any transhipment at sea of catches shall be prohibited in the Moroccan fishing zones. However, European pelagic 
trawlers wishing to tranship catches in Moroccan waters shall do so in a Moroccan port or other place designated 
by the competent Moroccan authorities, after authorisation by the Department. Such transhipment shall take 
place under the supervision of the observer or of a representative of the sea fisheries delegation and the control 
authorities. Any person infringing this provision shall be liable to the penalties provided for by Moroccan law.  
8.2. Before any transhipment, the owners of these vessels must notify the following information to the Department at 
least 24 hours in advance:  
— the names of the transhipping fishing vessels,  
— the names of the cargo vessels, their flags, registration numbers and call signs,EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/17
— the tonnage by species to be transhipped,  
— the destination of catches,  
— the date and day of transhipment.  
Morocco reserves the right to refuse transhipment if the carrier vessel has carried out illegal, undeclared or 
unregulated fishing inside or outside the maritime areas under Moroccan jurisdiction.  
8.3. Transhipment shall be considered as an exit from the Moroccan fishing zones. Vessels must therefore submit their 
catch declarations to the Department and state whether they intend to continue fishing or leave the Moroccan 
fishing zones.  
Captains of European pelagic trawlers engaged in landing or transhipment operations in a Moroccan port shall 
allow and facilitate the inspection of such operations by Moroccan inspectors. Once the inspection and control 
have been completed in the port, a certificate shall be issued to the captain of the vessel.  
CHAPTER X  
LANDING OF CATCHES  
The contracting parties, aware of the benefits of increased integration with a view to joint development of their respective 
fisheries sectors, have agreed to adopt the following provisions concerning the landing in Moroccan ports a proportion of 
the catches made by European vessels in Moroccan waters.  
The proportion of the catch subject to compulsory landing shall be as indicated in the datasheets annexed to the 
Agreement.  
Financial incentives:  
1. Landings  
European tuna vessels which opt to land their catches in a Moroccan port shall benefit from a reduction on the fee 
indicated on datasheet No 5 of EUR 2,5 per tonne fished in Moroccan waters.  
An additional reduction of EUR 2,5 per tonne shall be granted where fisheries products are sold in fish markets.  
This mechanism shall apply, for all European vessels, up to a maximum of 50 % of the final statement of catches (as 
defined in Chapter II of the Annex).  
European pelagic vessels which choose to land a quantity above the 25 % of compulsory catches laid down in 
datasheet No 6 in a Moroccan port shall benefit from a reduction of 10 % of the fee for each tonne landed on a 
voluntary basis.  
2. Detailed rules for implementation  
Fish markets shall complete a weighing slip for landing operations, as a basis for product traceability.  
A statement of sales and deductions shall be drawn up for sales in fish markets.  
Copies of the above weighing slips and statements shall be sent to the sea fisheries delegation in the port of landing. 
Once they have been approved by the Department, the shipowners concerned shall be informed of the amounts that 
will be refunded to them. These amounts shall be deducted from the fees due for future licence applications.  
3. Evaluation  
The level of the financial incentives shall be adjusted within the Joint Committee, in accordance with the socioe ­
conomic impact of landings.EN L 202/18 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
Appendices  
(a) Licence application form.  
(b) Datasheets.  
(c) Communication of VMS messages to Morocco, Position report.  
(d) Limits of Moroccan fishing zones, coordinates of fishing zones.  
(e) Address of Moroccan FMC.  
(f) ICCAT logbook for tuna fishing.  
(g) Catch Report Form. Specimen to be harmonised.  
(h) Details of the radio station of the Moroccan Sea Fisheries Department.EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/19
Appendix 1  
MOROCCO – EUROPEAN UNION FISHING AGREEMENT  
APPLICATION FORM FOR A FISHING LICENCE
EN L 202/20 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
Appendix 2  
Fishing datasheet No 1  
Small-scale fishing in the north: pelagic species  
Number of vessels authorised  20  
Authorised gear  Seine 
Maximum authorised dimensions corresponding to the conditions in the zone: 
500 m × 90 m. 
Ban on fishing with lampara nets.  
Type of vessel  < 100 GT  
Fees  EUR 67 per GT per quarter  
Geographical limit  North of 34° 18 ′ 00 ′ 
Beyond 2 miles  
Target species  Sardine, anchovy and other small pelagic species  
Landing requirement  25 %  
Biological recovery  2 months: February and March  
Comments  
The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences.  
Fishing datasheet No 2  
Small-scale fishing in the north  
Number of vessels authorised  30  
Authorised gear  Bottom-set longline, 
Cat. (a): maximum authorised number of hooks per longline = 2 000. 
Cat. (b): the maximum authorised number of hooks per longline will be decided at 
a later date by the Joint Committee in accordance with scientific advice and 
Moroccan law.  
Type of vessel  a) < 40 GT: 27 licences 
b) > 40 GT and < 150 GT: 3 licences  
Fees  EUR 60 per GT per quarter  
Geographical limit  North of 34° 18 ′ 00 ′ N 
Beyond 6 nautical miles  
Target species  Scabbardfish, sparidae and other demersal species  
Landing requirement  Voluntary landing  
Biological recovery  From 15 March to 15 May  
By-catches  0 % of swordfish and surface sharks  
The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences.EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/21
Fishing datasheet No 3  
Small-scale fishing in the south  
Number of vessels authorised  20  
Authorised gear  Line, pole and traps, limited to a maximum of two types of gear per vessel. 
The use of longlines, trammel nets, fixed gillnets, driftnets, ‘trolls’ and croaker nets 
is prohibited.  
Type of vessel  < 80 GT  
Fees  EUR 60 per GT per quarter  
Geographical limit  South of 30° 40 ′ N 
Beyond 3 nautical miles  
Target species  Croaker and sparidae  
Landing requirement  Voluntary landing  
Biological recovery  —  
Authorised net  8 mm net for catching bait, beyond 2 nautical miles  
By-catches  0 % of cephalopods and crustaceans, with the exception of 10 % of crab; targeted 
fishing for crab is prohibited. 
10 % of other demersal species.  
The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences.  
Fishing datasheet No 4  
Demersal fishing  
Number of vessels authorised  22 vessels with a maximum of 11 trawlers per year.  
Authorised gear  — for longliners: 
— bottom longline, 
— deep-water multifilament fixed gillnet, 
— for trawlers: bottom trawl.  
Type of vessel  Average size of 275 GT, fishing at a depth of more than 200 m for trawlers  
Fees  EUR 53 per GT per quarter  
Geographical limit  South of 29° N 
Beyond the 200 m isobath for trawlers (and 12 nautical miles for longliners)  
Target species  Black hake, scabbardfish, leerfish/bonito  
Landing requirement  50 % of catches made in Morocco  
Biological recovery  Only applicable to trawlers. 
The biological recovery period is that fixed for cephalopods.  
Authorised net  — Trawling: net of minimum 70 mm, 
Doubling of the cod-end is prohibited. 
Doubling of the twine forming the cod-end is prohibited. 
The maximum authorised number of hooks per longline will be decided at a later 
date by the Joint Committee in accordance with scientific advice and Moroccan 
law.  
By-catches  0 % of cephalopods and crustaceans, with the exception of crab (5 %)  
The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences.EN L 202/22 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
Fishing datasheet No 5  
Tuna fishing  
Number of vessels authorised  27  
Authorised gear  Pole-and-line 
Seine nets for fishing with live bait  
Geographical limit  Beyond 3 miles 
Capture of bait beyond 2 miles 
All of Morocco’s Atlantic zone, apart from a protected area east of a line from 
33° 30 ′ N/7° 35 ′ W to 35° 48 ′ N/6° 20 ′ W 
Target species  Tunas  
Landing requirement  A proportion to be landed in Morocco at international market prices  
Biological recovery  No  
Authorised net  Bait to be caught with 8 mm seine nets  
Fees  EUR 25 per tonne fished  
Advance  A flat-rate advance of EUR 5 000 is to be paid when applying for annual licences  
Comments  
The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences.  
Fishing datasheet No 6  
Industrial pelagic fishing  
Authorised gear  Pelagic or semi-pelagic  
Quota allocated  60 000 tonnes per year, maximum 10 000 tonnes per month  
Type of vessel  Industrial pelagic trawler  
Number of vessels authorised  Maximum: 
— 5-6 vessels (  1 ) over 3 000 GT/vessel, 
— 2-3 vessels between 150-3 000 GT/vessel, 
— 10 vessels under 150 GT/vessel.  
Authorised total tonnage of vessels  Maximum:  
Geographical limit  South of 29° N, beyond 15 nautical miles from the coasts calculated from the 
low-water line  
Target species  Sardine, sardinella, mackerel, horse mackerel and anchovy  
Landing requirement  Each vessel must land 25 % of its catches in Morocco  
Biological recovery  Authorised fishing vessels must observe all biological recovery periods laid down 
by the Ministry in the authorised fishing zone and stop any fishing activity there. 
The Moroccan authorities will notify this decision to the Commission in advance, 
specifying the period or periods for which there is a prohibition on fishing, and 
the areas concerned.  
Authorised net  The minimum size of the stretched mesh of the pelagic or semi-pelagic trawl is 
40 mm. The bag of the pelagic or semi-pelagic trawl may be strengthened with a 
piece of netting with a minimum mesh size of 400 mm of stretched mesh and by 
straps placed at least 1,5 metres apart, except for the strap at the back of the trawl 
which may not be placed less than 2 metres from the window in the bag. The 
strengthening or doubling of the bag for any other reason is prohibited and the 
trawl may in no case target species other than the small pelagic species authorised.EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/23
By-catches  Maximum: 3,5 % of other species. 
The catch of cephalopods, crustaceans and other demersal and benthic species is 
strictly prohibited.  
Industrial processing  Industrial processing of catches into fishmeal and/or fish oil is strictly prohibited. 
However, damaged or spoiled fish and the waste resulting from handling catches 
may be processed into fishmeal or fish oil without exceeding the maximum 
threshold of 5 % of total allowable catches.  
Comments  The vessels fall into three categories: 
Category 1: gross tonnage not exceeding 3 000 GT, ceiling of 12 500 tonnes per 
year per vessel; 
Category 2: gross tonnage exceeding 3 000 GT but not exceeding 5 000 GT, 
ceiling of 17 500 tonnes per year and per vessel; 
Category 3: gross tonnage exceeding 5 000 GT, ceiling of 25 000 tonnes per year 
and per vessel.  
Number of vessels/fees  Maximum number of vessels authorised to fish at the same time: 18. 
Shipowner’s fees per tonne of allowable catch: EUR 20/tonne. 
Shipowner’s fees per tonne in excess of allowable catch: EUR 50/tonne.  
( 1 ) This figure regarding the number of vessels may only be amended by agreement between the two parties. Industrial pelagic fish ing is 
managed by limiting the number of vessels fishing simultaneously.  
The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences.EN L 202/24 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
Appendix 3  
COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO MOROCCO  
POSITION REPORT  
Data Element  Code  Mandatory 
or Optional?  Comments  
Start record  SR  O  System detail – indicates start of record  
Addressee  AD  O  Message detail – addressee. Alpha-3 ISO country code  
From  FR  O  Message detail – sender. Alpha-3 ISO country code  
Flag State  FS  F  
Type of message  TM  O  Message detail – message type ‘POS’  
Radio call sign  RC  O  Vessel detail – international radio call sign of vessel  
Contracting Party internal 
reference number  IR F  Vessel detail – unique Contracting Party number (flag State 
ISO-3 code followed by number)  
External registration number  XR  O  Vessel detail – number marked on side of vessel  
Latitude  LA  O  Vessel position detail – position in degrees and minutes N/S 
DDMM (WGS -84)  
Longitude  LO  O  Vessel position detail – position in degrees and minutes E/W 
DDMM (WGS-84)  
Course  CO  O  Vessel course 360° scale  
Speed  SP  O  Vessel speed in tenths of knots  
Date  DA  O  Vessel position detail – date of record of UTC position 
(YYYYMMDD)  
Time  TI  O  Vessel position detail – time of record of UTC position 
(HHMM)  
End record  ER  O  System detail – indicates end of record  
Character set: ISO 8859.1 
Each data transmission is structured as follows: 
— a double slash (//) and field code indicate the start of the message, 
— a single slash (/) separates the field code and the data. 
Optional data elements have to be inserted between the start and end of the record.EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/25
Appendix 4  
LIMITS OF MOROCCAN FISHING ZONES  
COORDINATES OF FISHING ZONES/VMS EU PROTOCOL  
Datasheet  Category  Fishing zone (latitude)  Distance from the coast  
1 Small-scale fishing in the 
north: pelagic species  34°18 ′00 ″N — 35°48 ′00 ″N Beyond 2 miles  
2 Small-scale fishing in the 
north: longline  34°18 ′00 ″N — 35°48 ′00 ″N Beyond 6 miles  
3 Small-scale fishing in the 
south  South of 30°40 ′00 ″ Beyond 3 miles  
4 Demersal  South of 29°00 ′00 ″ Longliners: beyond 12 miles  
Trawlers: beyond the 200 
metre isobath  
5 Tuna fishing  The entire Atlantic apart from the area 
delimited by: 35°48 ′N; 6°20 ′W/33°30 ′N; 
7°35 ′W Beyond 3 miles and 2 miles for 
bait 
6 Industrial pelagic fishing  South of 29°00 ′00 ″N Beyond 15 milesEN L 202/26 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
Appendix 5  
ADDRESS OF MOROCCAN FMC  
Name of FMC: CSC (Centre de Surveillance et de Contrôle de la pêche (Fisheries Monitoring and Control Centre))  
VMS Tel. + 212 537688146  
VMS Fax + 212 537688134  
VMS e-mail: alaouihamd@mpm.gov.ma; fouima@mpm.gov.ma  
DSPCM Tel.  
DSPCM Fax  
Address X25 = not used  
Declaration of entries/exits: via radio station (Appendix 8)EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/27
Appendix 6  
ICCAT LOGBOOK FOR TUNA FISHERY
EN L 202/28 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011
Appendix 7
EN 5.8.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 202/29
Appendix 8  
DETAILS OF THE MOROCCAN SEA FISHERIES DEPARTMENT RADIO STATION  
MMSI:  242 069 000  
Call sign:  CNA 39 37  
Location:  Rabat  
Frequency range:  1,6 to 30 MHz  
Class of transmission:  SSB-AIA-J2B  
Transmission power:  800 W  
Working frequencies  
Bands  Channels  Transmission  Reception  
Band 8  831  8 285 kHz  8 809 kHz  
Band 12  1206  12 245 kHz  13 092 kHz  
Band 16  1612  16 393 kHz  17 275 kHz  
Station operating hours  
Period  Times  
Working days  from 08.30 to 16.30  
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays  from 09.30 to 14.00  
VHF:  Channel 16  Channel 70 ASN  
Radio Telex  
Type:  DP-5  
Class of transmission:  ARQ-FEC  
Number:  31356  
Fax 
Numbers:  212 5376882 13/45EN L 202/30 Official Journal of the European Union 5.8.2011