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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1672/77
of25July1977
layingdowninterimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanagement ofcertain
herringstocks
adoptedonthebasisofArticle103oftheTreaty,
subjecttotheirbeingincludedatalaterdateinthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thecatchquotasforthedirectfishingofherringin
theNorthSeauntil30September1977insub-areaIV
andDivisionVII(d)asdefinedbytheInternational
CouncilfortheExplorationoftheSeashallbefixed
atzeroforallMemberStates.
Article2
DirectfishingforherringinDivisionsVII(e)and(f)
oftheCelticSeaasdefinedbytheInternational
CouncilfortheExplorationoftheSeashallbeprohi­
biteduntil31December1977.
Article3
Directfishingforherringshallbeprohibitedinthe
IrishSea,DivisionVII(a)asdefinedbytheInterna­
tionalCouncilfortheExplorationoftheSeauntil31
December1977within12milesfromthebaselineoff
theeastcoastofNorthernIrelandandIreland
between53°20'Nand54°40'N.
Article4
Directfishingforherringshallbeprohibiteduntil31
August1977inthezoneWestofIreland,Divisions
VII(b)and(c)(excludingDonegalBay)(1),asdefined
bytheInternationalCouncilfortheExplorationof
theSeaandinthezoneWestCelticSea,DivisionsVII
(j)and(k).
Article5
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticles3and4,thecatch
quotasallocatedtoeachMemberStateonanannual
basisforthedirectfishingofherringofcertainstocks
orgroupsofstocksmovingincertainsub-areasand
divisionsdefinedbytheInternationalCouncilforthe
ExplorationoftheSeaarefixedfor1977inthe
Annex.
2.Herringcatchesofthesestocksrealizedduring
theperiodfrom1January1977untiltheentryintoTHECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle103
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
350/77of18February1977layingdowncertain
interimmeasuresfortheconservationandmanage­
mentoffisheryresources(!),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1417/77(2),andinparticularArticle
1(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No350/77
providesinteraliafortheadoption,asregardsNorth
Seaherring,ofmeasurestobeappliedforthe
remainderof1977;whereasinimplementing that
Regulation,onthebasisoftheavailablescientificesti­
mates,directfishingforherringshouldbeprohibited
until30September1977,pendingare-examination of
theherringstocksituation;
Whereas,inordertorenderthemeasurelaiddownin
Article2ofRegulation(EEC)No350/77moreeffec­
tive,theprohibitionofdirectfishingforherringin
theCelticSeashouldbeextendedtoDivisionsVII(e)
and(f)asdefinedbytheInternationalCouncilforthe
ExplorationoftheSea;
WhereasdirectfishingforherringinthezonesWest
CelticSeaandWestofIrelandshouldalsobetempor­
arilyforbidden;
Whereasinviewoftheriskthatthefishingeffortwill
betransferredtootherzones,conservation measures
mustbetakenforotherherringstocks;whereas,there­
fore,thefishingofthesestocksshouldbelimitedby
dividingthepermittedcatchesequitablyintoquotas
allocatedtotheMemberStates;
Whereasthespawninggroundsoftheherringstocks
intheIrishSea,whichareparticularlyvulnerable,
mustbeprotected;
Whereasthemeasuresinquestionmustbetaken
withoutdelayinviewoftheriskswhichthecurrent
over-exploitation offisheryresourcesholdsfor
Communitysuppliesofcertainspecies;whereasasan
interimstepmeasurescomplementary tothoselaid
downinRegulation (EEC)No350/77shouldbe(')DonegalBayisdefinedasthatpartofDivisionVII(b),boundedonthenorthby54°30latitudeNorth,onthe
westby10°longitudeWestandonthesouthandtheeast
bytheIrishcoast.(')OJNoL48,19.2.1977,p.28.
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forceofthisRegulationshallbecountedagainstthe
quotasfixedunderparagraph 1.
Article6
1.TheMemberStatesshallbeauthorizedtocatch
herringasby-catchesinthecourseofdirectfishing
forotherspeciesinthezonesreferredtoinArticles1
to5ofthisRegulationandinArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No350/77uptoalimitof10%byweightof
catchesofspratand5%byweightofcatchesof
Norwegianpout,ofsandeelsandotherspeciesduring
eachvoyage.
2.By-catchesintheNorthSea,calculatedonan
annualbasis,maynot,however,exceed15000tonnes
forDenmark,1650tonnesfortheUnitedKingdom,
410tonnesforGermanyand275tonnesfortheother
MemberStates.
3.By-catchesinthezonesreferredtoinArticle5
shallbecountedagainstthequotasallocatedtoeach
MemberStateforthosezones.Article7
TheMemberStatesshalltake,asfarasispossible,all
necessarystepstoensurecompliancewiththeprovi­
sionsofthisRegulationwithinthemaritimewaters
undertheirsovereigntyorjurisdiction,andcoveredby
theCommunityrulesonfisheries.
ThecheckscarriedoutbytheMemberStatesshallbe
reportedatregularintervalstotheCommission .
Ineachcasetheyshallmentionthetypeandthe
nationalityofthevessel,anyinfringements recorded,
andmeasurestakenasaresult.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ItshallapplyuntiltheentryintoforceoftheCommu­
nityrulesfortheconservationandmanagementof
fisheryresourcesor,atthelatest,until31December
1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25July1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.SIMONET

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ANNEX
Quantitiesofherrings,bystock,whichmaybecaughtbyMemberStates
ExceptwhereindicatedtothecontrarytheregionsshallbethosedefinedbytheInternational
CouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea(ICES)insofarastheseareunderthesovereigntyorjurisdic­
tionoftheMemberStatesandarecoveredbyCommunityrulesonfishing.
SpeciesStock Catchesinthousandtonnes
Geographicalregion ICESdivision Quota
Herring WestCelticSea VII(j),(k)Ireland 10
OtherMemberStates 01
Herring WestofIreland VII(b),(c)(')Germany 0-8
France 0-4
Ireland 4-6
Netherlands 8-3
UnitedKingdom 0-8
Herring WestofScotland VI(a)(2))Germany 3-7
Denmark 0-2
France 1-2
Ireland 6-4
Netherlands 30
UnitedKingdom 390
(')ExceptDonegalBay(*).
(J)IncludingDonegalBay(').
(*)DonegalBayisdefinedasthatpartofDivisionVII(b),boundedonthenorthby54"30'latitudeNorth,onthewestby10°
longitudeWestandonthesouthandtheeastbytheIrishcoast.