EN    EN EN 
 
EN    EN  EUROPEAN COMMISSION 
Brussels, 11.11.2010 
SEC(2010) 1367 final 
  
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 
Fishing effort consumption under the Western  Waters regime as notified by Member 
States and boundaries of the Biologically Sensitive Area 
 
Accompanying document to the 
 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CO MMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 
Review of fishing effort man agement in western waters  
   
{COM(2010) 661}
 
EN 2   EN The following tables show the development of fishing effort deployed by Union vessel over 
15 metres in length (for the Biologically Sens itive Area: over 12 metres in length) towards 
demersal species, edible crab an d spider crab, and scallops in the areas as defined in Council 
Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003. Th e effort allocations are recorded as established by 
Regulation (EC) No 14515/2004 after exchange s between Member States; the effort 
consumptions are recorded as notifie d by Member States to the Commission. 
 
EN 3   EN Table 1a  
North-western waters – directed to demersal species: Effort allocations and effort use as 
notified by Member States 
Species Area Country Data 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
Demersal ICES V-VI  BEL Final allocation 58.452 58.452 58.452 58.452 58.452 58.452 
   Used Kw/days 15.910 8.029 4.693 2.528 0 0 
   % 27% 14% 8% 4% 0% 0% 
  DEU Final allocation 186.370 186.370 186.370 186.370 186.370 
   Used Kw/days 149.446 116.084 135.254 134.044 97.236 
   %  80% 62% 73% 72% 52% 
  DNK Final allocation 215.23
4 215.234 215.234 215.234 215.234 215.234 
   Used Kw/days 55.277 0 0 0 0 0 
   % 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  ESP Final allocation 2.460.0
00 2.460.000 2.490.000 2.460.000 2.460.000 2.460.000 
   Used Kw/days 1.904.0
40 1.905.031 2.394.980 2.310.254 2.456.256 2.387.450 
   % 77% 77% 96% 94% 100% 97% 
  FRA Final allocation 11.649.154 11.649.154 11.649.154 11.649.154 11.649.154 
   Used Kw/days 1.170.980 2.657.054 834.206 981.090 440.741 
   %  10% 23% 7% 8% 4% 
  GBR Final allocation 24.017.
229 24.019.229 23.987.229 24.017.229 24.017.229 24.017.229 
   Used Kw/days 13.117.
722 5.576.278 5.440.400 6.176.497 5.342.931 6.209.268 
   % 55% 23% 23% 26% 22% 26% 
  IRL Final allocation 2.322.932 2.324.932 2.324.932 2.324.932 2.324.932 
   Used Kw/days 1.101.380 1.402.725 725.829 576.162 818.595 
   %  47% 60% 31% 25% 35% 
 ICES VII  BEL Final allocation 7.396.9
10 7.396.910 7.396.910 7.396.910 7.396.910 6.996.910 
   Used Kw/days 7.366.9
10 6.836.154 6.628.781 7.059.791 5.356.221 5.233.426 
   % 100% 92% 90% 95% 72% 75% 
  DEU Final allocation 233.560 233.560 233.560 233.560 233.560 
   Used Kw/days 201.473 16.774 98.222 154.707 67.923 
   %  86% 7% 42% 66% 29% 
  ESP Final allocation 17.957.
785 17.957.785 17.957.785 17.957.785 17.957.785 17.957.785 
   Used Kw/days 14.464.
996 14.562.329 15.695.138 15.480.104 15.136.898 14.532.168 
   % 81% 81% 87% 86% 84% 81% 
  FRA Final allocation 40.657.844 40.657.844 40.657.844 40.657.844 40.657.844 
   Used Kw/days 9.624.272 1.497.884 8.619.032 7.961.766 7.200.629 
   %  24% 4% 21% 20% 18% 
  GBR Final allocation 25.786.
266 25.786.266 25.786.266 25.686.266 25.786.266 25.786.266 
   Used Kw/days 17.007.
055 6.332.921 11.671.487 8.147.020 10.785.463 5.645.537 
   % 66% 25% 45% 32% 42% 22% 
  IRL Final allocation 7.904.120 7.904.120 7.904.120 7.654.120 7.704.120 
   Used Kw/days 6.567.847 6.371.584 5.113.026 3.911.492 3.330.839 
   %  83% 81% 65% 51% 43% 
  NLD Final allocation 350.27
9 350.279 350.279 450.279 600.279 950.279 
   Used Kw/days 223.58
2 259.469 275.943 434.615 573.459 531.607 
 
EN 4   EN    % 64% 74% 79% 97% 96% 56% 
 
 
EN 5   EN Table 1b  
North-western waters – directed to scallops, edible crabs and spider crabs: Effort allocations 
and effort use as notified by Member States 
Species Area Country Data 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
Scallops ICES V-VI  GBR Final allocation 1. 974.425 1.974.425 1.974.425 1.974.425 1.974.425 1.974.425 
   Used Kw/days 140.141 89.295 100.577 25.325 892.549 923.679 
   % 7% 5% 5% 1% 45% 47% 
 ICES VII  BEL Final allocation 354.066 354.066 354.066 352.066 314.066 354.066 
   Used Kw/days 327.704 320.953 342.416 290.909 288.908 317.590 
   % 93% 91% 97% 83% 92% 90% 
  FRA Final allocation  7.447.932 7.447.932 7.447.932 7.447.932 7.447.932 
   Used Kw/days  2.871.651 3.189.482 2.352.887 2.348.430 2.187.918 
   %  39% 43% 32% 32% 29% 
  IRL Final allocation  525012 525012 525012 500012 365012 
   Used Kw/days  508531 137776 248392 190351 216954 
   %  97% 26% 47% 38% 59% 
  NLD Final allocation 155.157 205.157 230.157 227.157 220.157 315.157 
   Used Kw/days 169.304 202.584 218.278 226.981 252.751 300.882 
   % 109% 99% 95% 100% 115% 95% 
  GBR Final allocation  3.265.619 3.240.619 3.245.619 3.315.619 3.315.619 
   Used Kw/days  2.379.301 2.594.619 1.798.252 2.877.438 3.151.864 
   %  73% 80% 55% 87% 95% 
          
          
Species Area Country Data 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
Crab ICES V-VI  GBR Final allocation 702.292 562.292 632.292 632.292 702.292 702.292 
   Used Kw/days 733.736 430.338 556.487 526.608 521.914 574.753 
   % 104% 77% 88% 83% 74% 82% 
  IRL Final allocation  605.000 535.000 535.000 465.000 465.000 
   Used Kw/days  601.613 465.175 452.146 355.190 257.884 
   %  99% 87% 85% 76% 55% 
 ICES VII  FRA Final allocation  1.946.719 1.946.719 1.946.719 1.946.719 1.943.965 
   Used Kw/days  363.286 430.440 389.600 343.652 298.724 
   %  19% 22% 20% 18% 15% 
  GBR Final allocation  543.366 543.366 543.366 549.366 546.120 
   Used Kw/days 641.135 436.805 475.640 306.632 549.215 569.120 
   %  80% 88% 56% 100% 104% 
  IRL Final allocation  40.960 40.960 40.960 34.960 40.960 
   Used Kw/days  25.586 2.753 4.360 2.649 16.499 
   %  62% 7% 11% 8% 40% 
 
 
EN 6   EN Table 2  
South-western waters: Effort allocations a nd effort use as notified by Member States 
Species Area Country Data 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
Demersal ICES VIII  BEL Final allocation 742.465 772.465 852.465 892.465 892.465 927.465 
   Used Kw/days 595.107 766.753 848.166 886.979 699.525 926.823 
   % 80% 99% 99% 99% 78% 100% 
  DEU Final allocation  4952 4952 4952 4952 4952 
   Used Kw/days  201 3250 0 0 0 
   %  4% 66% 0% 0% 0% 
  ESP Final allocation 33.100.000 33.100.000 33.070.000 33.100.000 33.100.000 33.100.000 
   Used Kw/days 29.476.554 30.389.024 32.448.610 31.445.000 30.954.712 29.408.238 
   % 89% 92% 98% 95% 94% 89% 
  FRA Final allocation  24.963.097 24.963.097 24.963.097 24.963.097 24.963.097 
   Used Kw/days  5.825.266 8.194.917 5.733.700 5.911.210 5.391.575 
   %  23% 33% 23% 24% 22% 
  GBR Final allocation  218.406 323.406 218.406 218.406 218.406 
   Used Kw/days  132.818 129.531 52.515 124.954 11.395 
   %  61% 40% 24% 57% 5% 
  NLD Final allocation    253.327 253.327 218.327 
   Used Kw/days    0 0 4.353 
   %    0% 0% 2% 
  PRT Final allocation 2.552.222 2.552.222 2.552.222 2.552.222 2.552.222 2.552.222 
   Used Kw/days 429.768 373.213 340.143 397.852 562.377 257.956 
   % 17% 15% 13% 16% 22% 10% 
 ICES IX ESP Final allocation 15.300.000 15.300.000 15.300.000 15.300.000 15.300.000 15.300.000 
   Used Kw/days 12.311.526 12.340.556 14.644.031 14.061.924 13.418.105 13.358.236 
   % 80% 81% 96% 92% 88% 87% 
  PRT Final allocation 29.936.606 29.936.606 29.936.606 29.936.606 29.936.606 29.936.606 
   Used Kw/days 23.901.798 28.190.938 11.580.158 11.720.323 11.461.854 9.478.563 
   % 80% 94% 39% 39% 38% 32% 
          
Scallops ICES VIII  ESP Final alloca tion 170.000 170.000 170.000 170.000 170.000 170.000 
   Used Kw/days 137.718 119.517 146.094 128.222 133.280 132.940 
   % 81% 70% 86% 75% 78% 78% 
  FRA Final allocation  901.250 901.250 901.250 901.250 901.250 
   Used Kw/days  1.061 444 1.325 0 0 
   %  0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
 ICES IX  ESP Final allocation 210.000 210.000 210.000 210.000 210.000 210.000 
   Used Kw/days 154.346 130.879 165.001 157.342 153.930 152.250 
   % 73% 62% 79% 75% 73% 73% 
          
Crab ICES VIII  ESP Final allocation 500.000 500.000 500.000 500.000 500.000 500.000 
   Used Kw/days 416.250 418.801 448.836 395.518 478.896 427.482 
   % 83% 84% 90% 79% 96% 85% 
  FRA Final allocation  518.763 518.763 518.763 518.763 518.763 
   Used Kw/days  252.078 458.994 253.942 249.484 225.765 
   %  49% 88% 49% 48% 44% 
 ICES IX  ESP Final allocation 750.000 750.000 750.000 750.000 750.000 750.000 
   Used Kw/days 590.931 533.750 637.327 606.892 567.057 587.250 
   % 79% 71% 85% 81% 76% 78% 
 
 
EN 7   EN Graphic  
The location of the Biologically Sensitive Area  according to Article 6 of Regulation (EC) 
No 1945/2003 
 
 
EN 8   EN Table 3  
Biologically Sensitive Area: Effort allocations and effort use as notified by Member States 
Species Area Country Data 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
Demersal BSA  BEL Final 
allocation 135.432 135.432 135.432 135.432 135.432 135.432 
   Used Kw/days 10.926 7.634 3.431 7.142 8.779 10.656 
   % 8% 6% 3% 5% 6% 8% 
  DEU Final 
allocation  8.326 8.326 8.326 8.326 8.326 
   Used Kw/days  7.700 404 0 0 0 
   %  92% 5% 0% 0% 0% 
  ESP Final 
allocation 5.642.215 5.642.215 5.642.215 5.642.215 5.642.215 5.642.215 
   Used Kw/days 4.848.314 5.168.520 5.308.604 5.257.754 5.235.975 5.163.755 
   % 86% 92% 94% 93% 93% 92% 
  FRA Final 
allocation  9.559.653 9.559.653 9.559.653 9.559.653 9.559.653 
   Used Kw/days  1.973.796 3.684.364 2.020.939 1.444.971 1.127.888 
   %  21% 39% 21% 15% 12% 
  GBR Final 
allocation  3.061.485 3.061.485 3.061.485 3.061.485 3.061.485 
   Used Kw/days  601.822 1.374.115 751.354 1.553.684 406.317 
   %  20% 45% 25% 51% 13% 
  IRL Final 
allocation  7.154.490 7.154.490 7.154.490 7.154.490 7.154.490 
   Used Kw/days  7.851.623 5.993.824 3.697.268 3.493.663 4.177.643 
   %  110% 84% 52% 49% 58% 
          
Scallops  FRA Final 
allocation  31.039 31.039 31.039 31.039 31.039 
   Used Kw/days  1.090 0 0 0 0 
   %  4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
  IRL Final 
allocation  109.395 109.395 109.395 109.395 109.395 
   Used Kw/days  41.863 35.486 31.017 42.441 77.867 
   %  38% 32% 28% 39% 71% 
          
Crab  FRA Final 
allocation  9.665.382 9.665.382 9.651.729 9.658.382 9.624.382 
   Used Kw/days  5.310 5.610 1.175 4.785 375 
   %  0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
  IRL Final 
allocation  63.198 63.198 76.851 70.198 104.198 
   Used Kw/days  70.134 43.207 78.774 69.622 71.005 
   %  111% 68% 103% 99% 68% 
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EN 9   EN Table 4  
East Atlantic's outermost regi ons: Effort allocations and effo rt use as notified by Member 
States 
Species Area Country Data 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
Demersa
l ICES X PRT Final 
allocation 2.360.033 2.360.033 2.360.033 2.360.033 2.360.033 2.360.033 
 (Azores)  Used Kw/days 0 48.165 405.311 517.204 539.658 18.316 
   % 0% 2% 17% 22% 23% 1% 
 CECAF 34.1.1 ESP Final 
allocation 14.500.000 14.500.000 14.500.000 14.500.000 14.500.000 14.500.000 
 (Canary 
Island)  Used Kw/days 11.620.854 11.128.673 11.934.906 8.998.990 10.997.803 9.057.887 
   % 80% 77% 82% 62% 76% 62% 
 CECAF 34.1.1 PRT Final 
allocation 94.659 94.659 94.659 94.659 94.659 94.659 
 (Madeira)  Used Kw/days 32.209 94.173 63.850 34.609 40.505 31.405 
   % 34% 99% 68% 37% 43% 33% 
 CECAF 34.1.2 ESP Final 
allocation 4.800.000 4.800.000 4.800.000 4.800.000 4.800.000 4.800.000 
 (Canary 
Islands)  Used Kw/days 3.671.520 3.834.575 3.966.821 3.027.024 3.620.790 3.623.275 
   % 76% 80% 83% 63% 75% 75% 
 CECAF 34.1.2 PRT Final 
allocation 378.452 378.452 378.452 378.452 378.452 378.452 
 (Madeira)  Used Kw/days 46.847 72.285 61.728 344.206 361.459 348.062 
   % 12% 19% 16% 91% 96% 92% 
 CECAF 34.2.0 PRT Final 
allocation 406.872 406.872 406.872 406.872 406.872 406.872 
 (Madeira and   Used Kw/days 146.374 333983 139.201 180.784 100.536 0 
 Azores)  % 36% 82% 34% 44% 25% 0 
          
          
Crabs CECAF 34.1.2 ESP Final 
allocation 1.670.000 1.670.000 1.670.000 1.670.000 1.670.000 1.670.000 
 (Canary 
Islands)  Used Kw/days 1.342.783 1.368.776 1.417.593 1.220.319 1.362.720 1.193.067 
   % 80% 82% 85% 73% 82% 71% 
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