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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 500/87

of 16 February 1987

fixing catch possibilities for 1987 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Regulatory Area as defined in the NAFO Convention

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in partcular Article 11 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it falls to the Council to prepare, in the light of the available scientific advice and, in particular, of the report drawn up by the Scientific and Technical Fisheries Committee, the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of the said Regulation;

Whereas the Community has signed the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which contains principles and rules relating to the conservation and management of the living resources of the sea;

Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, hereinafter referred to as the NAFO Convention, was approved by the Council in its Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 (2) and entered into force on 1 January 1979;

Whereas, in the framework of its wider international obligations, the Community participates in efforts to conserve fish stocks arising in international waters;

Whereas conservation efforts should be assessed on the basis of relevant scientific data so as to permit the implementation of conservation measures suited to the biological situation of stocks and their foreseeable development depending on the various options for exploiting them;

Whereas the present state of biological data as analyzed by international scientific organizations and the conclusions which may be drawn therefrom should be taken as a basis for formulating choices regarding the management of stocks;

Whereas the extent to which such stocks are fished by the fleets of the Member States should be viewed in the light of overall fishing activity, and the contribution made hitherto by the Community towards their conservation should be taken into account;

Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it falls to the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by stock or group of stocks, the share available for the Community and also the specific conditions under which the catches must be made;

Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4027/86 (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Catches in 1987 of the species set out in Annex I by vessels flying the flag of a Member State in the Regulatory Area as defined in Article 1 (2) of the NAFO Convention shall be limited, within the parts of the Regulatory Area referred to in that Annex, to the quotas set out therein.

2. By-catches of the species set out in Annex I taken in areas in which no allocation for directed fishing is provided for by this Regulation shall not exceed, for each of the species on board set out in Annex I, 2 500 kilograms or 10 % by weight of the total catch, whichever is the greater.

Article 2

In addition to complying with Articles 3, 6, 7 and 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 skippers shall enter in the logbook the information listed in Annex II.

In complying with Article 9 of that Regulation, Member States shall also inform the Commission of catches of species not subject to quota.

Article 3

Member States shall inform the Commission of all vessels flying their flag which intend to engage in fishing or in the processing of sea-fish in the area referred to in Article 1 (1) at least 30 days before the intended commencement of such activity or, as the case may be, not later than the 20th day following the entry into force of this Regulation. This information shall include:

(a) name of the vessel;

(b) official registration number of the vessel assigned by the competent national authorities;

(c) home port of the vessel;

(d) name of owner or charterer of the vessel;

(e) a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the regulations in force in the Regulatory Area;

(f) the principal target species of the vessel while fishing within the Regulatory Area;

(g) the sub-areas where the vessel will be expected to fish.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 16 February 1987.

For the Council

The President

L. TINDEMANS

(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1978, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 220, 29. 7. 1982, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 4.

ANNEX I

1,3.4.5 // // // // Stock // Member State // 1987 quota (tonnes) // // 1.2.3.4.5 // Species // Geographical regions // Zone // // // // // // // // // // // // // Cod // North-west Atlantic // NAFO 2 J + 3 KL // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 68 560 (1) (2) // // // // EEC total // 68 560 (1) (2) // // // // // // Cod // North-west Atlantic // NAFO 3 NO // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 26 400 (2) // // // // EEC total // 26 400 (2) // // // // // // Cod // North-west Atlantic // NAFO 3 M // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 7 500 (2) // // // // EEC total // 7 500 (2) // // // // // 1,3.4.5 // // // // Stock // Member State // 1987 quota (tonnes) // // 1.2.3.4.5 // Species // Geographical regions // Zone // // // // // // // // // Squid (Illex) // North-west Atlantic // NAFO Sub-areas 3 + 4 // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 25 000 (1) (2) // // // // EEC total // 25 000 (1) (2) // // // // //

(1) Less any quantity taken by Community vessels in the parts of NAFO sub-areas falling within areas of national fisheries jurisdiction.

(2) Exclusively reserved for Member States which have traditionally fished in those waters.

ANNEX II

Items of information to appear in the log-book

1.2 // // // Information // Code // // // Vessel name // 01 // Vessel nationality // 02 // Vessel registration number // 03 // Registration port // 04 // Type of gear used (daily) // 10 // Type of gear // 2 (1) // Date: // // - day // 20 // - month // 21 // - year // 22 // Position: // // - latitude // 31 // - longitude // 32 // - statistical area // 33 // Number of hauls during the 24-hour period (2) // 40 // Number of hours gear-fished during the 24-hour period (2) // 41 // Species names // 2 (1) // Daily catch of each species (tonnes live weight) // 50 // Daily catch of each species for human consumption in the form of fish // 61 // Daily catch of each species for reduction // 62 // Daily discard of each species // 63 // Place(s) of transhipment // 70 // Date(s) of transhipment // 71 // Master's signature // 80 // //

(1) Codes to be completed by one of the items of information given in the second part of this Annex.

(2) When two or more types of gear are used in the same 24-hour period, records should be separate for the different types.

Standard FAO abbreviations for main species

1.2 // // // Abbreviation // Species // // // ALE // Alewife // ARG // Atlantic argentine // BUT // Atlantic butterfish // CAP // Capelin // CAT // Wolffish (= catfish) // COD // Atlantic cod // CRA // Crabs // CRU // Crustaceans // DOG // Dogfish // FLW // Winter flounder // FLX // Flatfish (not specified) // GHL // Greenland halibut // GRC // Greenland cod // GRO // Groundfish (not specified) // HAD // Haddock // HAL // Atlantic halibut // HER // Atlantic herring // HKR // Red hake // HKS // Silver hake // HKW // White hake // INV // Shellfish (not specified) // LOB // Northern lobster // MAC // Atlantic mackerel // // 1.2 // // // Abbreviation // Species // // // MEN // Atlantic menhaden // MIX // Mixed species // MOL // Molluscs // PEL // Pelagic fish (not specified) // PLA // American plaice // POK // Pollock (= saithe) // RED // Atlantic redfish // RNG // Roundnose grenadier // SAL // Atlantic salmon // SAU // Atlantic saury // SCA // Sea scallops // SHA // Sharks // SHR // Shrimps // SKA // Skate (not specified) // SQU // Squid // SWO // Swordfish // SWX // Seaweed // TUN // Tuna // URC // American sea urchin // USK // Cusk (= tusk) // VFF // Finfish (not specified) // WIT // Witch flounder // YEL // Yellowtail flounder // //

Standard FAO abbreviations for gear

1.2 // // // Abbreviations // Gear // // // OTB // Bottom otter trawl (side or stern not specified) // OTB 1 // Bottom otter trawl (side) // OTB 2 // Bottom otter trawl (stern) // OTM // Midwater otter trawl (side or stern not specified) // OTM 1 // Midwater otter trawl (side) // OTM 2 // Midwater otter trawl (stern) // PTB // Bottom pair trawl (two boats) // PTM // Midwater pair trawl (two boats) // - // Shrimp trawl (now included in bottom otter trawl categories) // SDN // Danish seines // SSC // Scottish seines // SPR // Pair seine (two boats) // SB // Beach seines // PS // Purse seines // GN // Gillnets (not specified) // GNS // Gillnets (set) // GND // Gillnets (drift) // LL // Longlines (set or drift not specified) // LLS // Longlines (set) // LLD // Longlines (drift) // LHP // Handlines and pole-lines // LHM // Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized) // LTL // Troll lines // FIX // Traps (not specified) // FPN // Uncovered pound nets // FPO // Covered pots and fyke nets // FWR // Barriers, fences, weirs, etc. // DRB // Boat dredges // DRH // Hand dredges (e.g. rakes and tongs) // HAR // Harpoons // MIS // Miscellaneous gears // NK // Gears not known // //

PTB

BOTTOM PAIR TRAWL ( TWO BOATS )

PTM

MIDWATER PAIR TRAWL ( TWO BOATS )

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SHRIMP TRAWL ( NOW INCLUDED IN BOTTOM OTTER TRAWL CATEGORIES )

SDN

DANISH SEINES

SSC

SCOTTISH SEINES

SPR

PAIR SEINE ( TWO BOATS )

SB

BEACH SEINES

PS

PURSE SEINES

GN

GILLNETS ( NOT SPECIFIED )

GNS

GILLNETS ( SET )

GND

GILLNETS ( DRIFT )

LL

LONGLINES ( SET OR DRIFT NOT SPECIFIED )

LLS

LONGLINES ( SET )

LLD

LONGLINES ( DRIFT )

LHP

HANDLINES AND POLE-LINES

LHM

HANDLINES AND POLE-LINES ( MECHANIZED )

LTL

TROLL LINES

FIX

TRAPS ( NOT SPECIFIED )

FPN

UNCOVERED POUND NETS

FPO

COVERED POTS AND FYKE NETS

FWR

BARRIERS, FENCES, WEIRS, ETC .

DRB

BOAT DREDGES

DRH

HAND DREDGES ( E.G . RAKES AND TONGS )

HAR

HARPOONS

MIS

MISCELLANEOUS GEARS

NK

GEARS NOT KNOWN // //