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COMMISSION OFTHE!EUROPEAN COMMUNITIfc .rrç-
COM(78)244 final
Brussels -5June1978
Proposal fora
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)= *tu»
■*a.sl>|J_|
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establishing Community fishingplansfordirected
herringfishingincertain zones./
(submitted totheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(78)244final
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Explanatory Memorandum
1.Initsresolution oncertainaspectsoftheinternal fisheries regime
adoptedon3rdNovember 1976,theCouncil,havingregardtotheeconomic
implications offishinginIreland,declareditsintention ofapplying
theprovisions ofthecommonfisheries policyinsuchawayastoensure
thesteadyandgradual development oftheIrishfishingindustry onthe
basisoftheIrishGovernment 'sProgramme forthedevelopment ofinshore
fishing (1).
Therecognition ofthespecialposition ofIreland amongthoseMember
Stateswithfishinginterests willrequiretheapplication ofspecialpro­
visions aspartoftheregimefortheconservation andmanagement ofre­
sources (2)whichneedtobesetupassoonaspossible .
2.Asthisregimehasnot.yetbeenestablished ,adhocprovisions shouldbe
laiddownwithoutdelayinordertopreventlackofprotection jeopardizing
the.endangered herringstockinICESdivision VIIb,cwhoseexploitation
isof-specialimportance tothecoastalpopulation ,withoutprejudice to
theadoption ofsimilar measures forotherspecies andforothermaritime
regions.
'3.TheCommission proposes Community fishingplanstobeestablished forthe
periodfrom1Julyto31December 1978fordirectedfishingoftheherring
-stockinquestion alongthelines,ofthedraft"resolution oftheCouncil
concerning theintroduction offishingplans"(3).
^4.Thefishingplansproposedtakeaccountoftheindividual quotasofher­
dinginthi»sarea(10.000tonsforIrelandand4.00titonsfortheNether­
••' • *
lands)proposedbytheCommission (4)andfixthecapacitytobe*deployed
intermsofnumberofvesselsandfishingdaysinrelationtothesequotas
(5).Thefishingplansforeseealsoageographical limitation ofthe
./.
(1)doc.1/385/76add.1AnnexVII ' '
(2)doc.COM(78)5finalof16thJanuary1978
(3)doc.COM(78)39finalof30thJanuary1978
(4)doc.COM(78)6finaLof"f6thJanuary1978
(5)Thequotaof10tonsproposedforGermanywillbetakenexclusively asa
by-catchinthecourse*offishingforotherspecies.

activity forLong-range vesselsin
ordertoprovide apriority inthecoastalareatovesselswhichdueto
theirlimitedrangeofoperation,canonlyexercisetheiractivity closeto
thecoast.Furthermore inordertoavoidundueconcentration oflong-range
vesselsthenumberofvesselsauthorized tobepresent onthegrounds at
anyonetimehasbeenlimited.
InitsproposalforaCouncilregulation layingdowncertainmeasures' of
controlforfishingactivities by.Community vessels (1)"the
Commission proposed thatspecific fishingplanswouldbeadoptedinaccordance
»withtheprocedure ..laiddowninart.14ofthesaidproposed regulation
(Management Committee procedure).Inthepresentcircumstance wherethis
proposal hasnotyetbeenadopted,theCommission proposes exceptionally .the.
specific fishingplanstobeadopted bytheCouncil.Fortheimplementation
ofthepresentregulation andinordertoenablerapidadjustments bemade,
theCommission proposes tousetheexisting procedure oftheManagement
Committee established underthecommonorganization ofthemarketinfishery
products (2).
(1)doc.COM(78)8finalof16thJanuary 1978.
(2)Council regulation (EEC)No100/76of19January 1976
O.J.NoL20,28.1.1976,p.1.

Proposal for
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
establishing Community fishing plans fordirected herring
fishing incertain zones .
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,and
inparticular Article A3thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission (1)
»
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament (2)
Whereas initsresolution oncertain aspects ofthe internal fisheries regime
adopted on3November 1976/the Council ,having regard totheeconomic implications
offishing inIreland ,declared •"itsintention ofapplying theprovisions ofthe
common fisheries policy insuch wayastoensur§*the steady andgradual development
ofthe Irish fishing industry onthebasis ofthe Irish Government 'sprogramme for
thedevelopment ofinshore fisheries ;
i
Whereas aCommunity regime fortheconservation andmanagement offishery resources
hasnotyetbeen established ; ' ' * "
* •• »
Whereas *itisimportant that measures betaken intheimmediate future toprotect
theendangered herring stock indivision VHb,c (Donegal Bayexcepted)as defined
bytheInternational Council fortheExploration oftheSea (ICES )whose exploita­
tion isofspecial importance tothecoastal population ,wiithout prejudice tothe
adoption ofsimilar measures forother species andforother maritime regions ;
ft•
(1)O.J. NoC
(2)O.J. NoC

Whereastheseobjectives maybeachievedbytheintroduction ofCommunityfishing
•plans;
Whereas,inordertoorganizefishingactivityinICESdivisionVIIb,c,this
fishingplanmust'definethetotal.fishingeffortcompatiblewiththeavailable
quotaandtheareaswherethiseffortmaybedeployed;
Whereasthefishingplansmustensurethatthequotascanbefishedeffectively by
theinterestedfleets;
Whereasfishingplansmusttakeintoaccountthatvesselswhich,du$totheir
%
limitedrangeofoperation,tanonlyexercisetheiractivitiesclosetothecoast
shouldhavepriorityinthecoastalareas;
Whereastheactivityofothercategoriesofvesselsmustbeharmoniously .introduced
intotheglobalfishingactivityofallthevesselsoperatingintheareaandin
particularundueconcentration oflongrangevesselsinareasclosesttothecoast,
shouldbeprevented;
Whereasvessels ■tift'der®12 "metresbetweenperpendiculars canbeexemptedfromthe'■- •®•;•; • •
fishirVgplansprovidedthattheirtotalcatchingcapacityistakenfullyintoaccount
Whereasprovisionsmustbelaiddownforadequatesupervisionofthetermsand
conditionsofthefishingplans; ' ■ "
•••..whereas*a'procedureshouldbeestablishedtofacilitatetheimplementation ofthis
regulationandtoenablerapidadjustmentsoffishingplanstobemade.asexperience
suggestsandhavingregardtochangesinthestateoftheherringstock;whereasto
tmsendtheprocedurelaiddowninarticle22•°'fCouncilregulation(EEC)Itfo100/76
of19January1976;onthecommonorganizationofthemarketinfisheryproducts(1)
should "beused;"
ASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION*:* ■ V
>O.J.MoL28.1.1976,p.1.

Article1
1.DirectedFishingforherringindivisionVIIb,c(DonegalBay
excepted)asdefined "bytheInternational CouncilfortheExplorationof
theSeaisherebyprohibitedunlessconductedinaccordancewiththerulesand
regulationsgoverningfishinginthisdivision ,asapproved "bytheCommission,
andunderthetermsandconditionsofthefishingplanslaiddowninAnnexes
IandIIheretotowhichArticles2to7shallapply.
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2.Vesselsunder12metresbetweenperpendiculars areexempted
fromthefishingplans.Forthepurposeofthisarticle,12metresbetween
perpendiculars shallbedeemedto.beequalto42feetregisteredlengthor
13.75metresoveralllength.
Article2
TneuseofpurseseinesforherringfishinginICESdivision
VIIb,o(DonegalBayexcepted)isherebyprohibited.
Article3
■*v-*The*.Commissionshallissueadocumenttothevesselslistedin
Annexes,Iand"IIceytif^yingthattheyareauthorizedtocarryoutdirected
fishingforherringindivisionVIIb,c(DonegalBayexcepted).
Thisdocumentwhichshallbekeptonboardthevesselsinquestion,
shallspecifythetermsan^conditions underwhichthevesselsinquestion
areauthorizedtocarryoutthisactivity.
TheCommissionmaywithdrawthisdocumentincaseoffailureto
observetheprovisionsofthisRegulation.
■Ä

Article4
AttherecjuestoftheMemberStateconcernedorattheinitiative
oftheCommission,thefishingplanslaiddowninAnnexesIandIImaybe
adjustedasexperiencesuggestsandhavingregardtochangesinthestateof
theherringstock,inaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle32
ofRegulation(EEC)HoIOO/76.
Article5
TheMemberStatesconcernedshallinformtheCommission each
monthofthevolumeofcatchesmadeinICESdivisionVII.b,c(Donegal
Bayexcepted)andlandedontheirterritoryandalsoof.thenumberofdays
ofdirectedfishingforherringinthesaidICESdivisionbyvesselslisted
inAnnexesIandIIhereto. '
Thedetailedrulesofapplication ofthisArticleandtherules
onreportingbythevesselsinquestionmaybeadoptedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle32ofRegulation (EEC)No100/76.
Article6
TheMemberStatesshalltakeallnecessarystepstoensure
compliancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation.
Articie7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1stJuly1978.
Itshallapplyuntil31stDecember1978.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels. FortheCouncil
ThePresident.

ANNEX I
Herring Fishing Plan for Ireland
b
1.Vessels authorize !tofish directly forherring inICES division VII b,c
(Donegal Bayexcepted )
Name registered length infeet g.r.t . 'b.h.p .
(seeattached list of80vessels )
Novessels exceeding 24metres (1)between perpendiculars shall fish
directly forherring inICES division VII "b,c(Donegal Bayexcepted )
east ofaline determined "bythefollowing geographical coordinates :
54°30' N 10°30 »W
54°15 'N 10°50' W
53°30 »K 10°50' W
53°00' N 10°30' W
3.Maximum ,number ofvessels over 24metres (1)between perpendiculars authorized tobe
present atanyonetime tiICES division VIIb,c (Donegal Bayexcepted )
4vessels j ■
A.Without prejudice totherequirement nottoexceed atotal annual quota for
1978 of10000 tonnes .theauthorized catch forvessels listed under 1shall "be :
• •
.500tonnes ^ortheperiod 1July -31August
5.000 tonnes fortheperiod 1September -31December
5^.Authorized total fishing daysforvessels listed under 1.$
© .• •#'V .
150days -from 1July to31August
1.750 .days -from 1September to31December
9
6.Maximum daysofdirected fishing forherring foreachvessel listed under 1
onanyvoyage
" 5days ®, ■
7.Maximum authorized catch pervessel onanyvoyage * 25tonnes
(1)24metres between perpendiculars shall bedeemed tobe .equal to84feet
registered length or27.5 metres overall length .

N'ameRegd.
Length-feetGRT BHP
OileanGlas 56 49 365
Jemaleon 59 52 240
familyCrest 66 68 365
GirlTriera 53 65 360
AutumnGlory 62 75 375
Darnette 62 70 375
St.Oliver 65 71 400
SummerStar 62 64 365
Onedin 63 68 365
MalIrin 70 79 400
Mother'sWish 63 67 240
Shiovana 63 68 •415
Margarette Marie 54 42 290
GoldenEagle 54 42 290
FisherLass 48 25 .95
Janette 53 38 114
RealtnaMara 50 20 114
NaomhSiobhan 47 26 95
HoneyBee 'Vr-.67 64 152
St.Catherine 54 36 114
ElsieMabel 45 20 66
ImsArcain 47 26 88
SanctaMaria " 48 27 114
RosBeithe 49 25 114
Bannon naMara 48 27 95
SalveRegina 84 169 950
Albacore 80 196 800
Carmarose 79 133 850
MissConagh 76 111 600
JohnKaren *80 148 850
venture 80 -•148 850

SliavaBLOOffl
Olgarry
Terinon
Shalom
toch-anIuire
RossesMorn
Sheanne
FatherMurphy
AzureSea
Orion
DeirdreMaria
Carandon
MulroyBayII
CarolineAnne
Janireh
Loretto
MariaAngélique
MarieAvril
SanPaulin
Gerona
Basait
SanPablo""v
Lorandon
Sepdemar
SeaBridger
Nordkap
Rosed'Ivoire
Siobhan
Cramula
4» ..
CrimsonDawn
GoldenDawr76 111 600
81 156 850
75 112 600
75 112 565
76 112 565
-75 103 600
74 79 425
76 100 375
74 102 500
72 105 550
71 115 360
71 93 430
70 88 550
71 107 390
72 91 425
66 82 425
71 105 375
71 79 475
70 79 425
67 81 425
72 69 400•
.62 60 '365
63 67 290
62 67 365
61 63 365
63 58 230
60 60
58 44 212
«1 100 600
6k ■.5CC
.74 109 575
82 156 850

Maritta 50 25 153
FortAengus 77 112 600
CarrigEinre 63 74 448
Duttnes 71 63 152
ArkirCastle 67 87 500
JoanPatricia 63 68 240
ALlegna 47 28 215
ArdEireann 54 38 114
Bountiful 51 48 280
CastLeQueen 63 70 365
Pacelli 84 169 950
ReginaPacis 67 81 425
Srendette 71 76 435
EiLisAnne 72 99 450
Kenure 68 •81 430
Shenmck 79 143 800
PainBrid 79(*) Τ4σ· 800
<*>.EstimatedLengthyvesselnotyetregist-red
• ••*■ *'•

• 'AnnexII
1'.Vesselsauthorized tofishdirectlyforherringinICESdivisionVIIb,c
(Donegal Bayexcepted )
Registration number namelength g.r.t.b.h.p.
overalI
(seeattachedlistof44vessels )
2.Novesselsexceeding 24metres(1)betweenperpendiculars shallfishdirectly
forherringinICESdivisionVIIb,c(DonegalBayexcepted)eastofaline
determined bythefollowing geographical coordinates :
54°30"N 10°30'W
54°15*N 10°50'W
53°30*N 10°50'W
53°00'N 10°30'W
3T.Maximum numberofvesselsover24metresU)betweenperpendiculars authorized to
presentatanyonetimeinICESdivisionVIIb,c(DonegalBayexcepted )
15vessels *
4.withoutprejudice totherequirement nottoexceedatotalannualquotaof4.000
tonnes theauthorized catchforvesselslistedunder 1isfixedat
4.0C0tonnes fortheperiod 1Julyto15October .(2) •
nilfortheperiod16Octoberto31December
5.Authorized totalfishing daysforvesselslistedunder 1.
;1.000days-from1July -to15October
v-:■hilfrom16Octoberto31December
6.Maximumdaysofdirectedfishingforherringforeachvessellistedunder
1onanyvoyage :5days . ..
7.Maximumauthorized catchpervesselonanyvoyage :25tonnes
(1)24metresbetweenperpendiculars shallbedeemedtobeequalto84feetre­
gistered lengthor27.5metresoveralllength. .
(?)Bycatchofhiringtakeninthecourseoffishingforotherspeciesin
ICESdivisionVIIb,c(DonegalBayexcepted)shallbedeductedfromthis
quantity .

Keg . Name 1*ij•a•brt .p.s.
KW 15 Rijninond I •46 348 1200
KW 39 Johanna 59 541 2300
KW 41 Elisabeth Christiaa . 46 345 1200
KW 42 Ri-jnmond V 35 262 1150
KV ^3 Rijnmond II 46 348 1200
KW 44 Riinmond III 36 241 950
KW 49 Schout Velthuya 54 447 2300
KW 74 Tetsmn Hette . 46 344 "1200
KW 81 Bendrika Johanna 50 382 1600
Ktf 85 Eijnraond IV 36 241 950
KW122 Arie Ouwehand 59 538 2300
KW123 Holland 46 336 1200
KW135 Kijnoond VI 35 265 1146
KW141 Willy 48 350 1200
KW170 Annie Hellina 49 375 1200
KW171 Jan Maria 54 475 2300
KW172 Dirk Diaderik 59 475 2300
SCH 6 Alida 50 362 1320
SCH 21 DeHoeker 56 466 2000
SCH 22 DeBuia 56 477 2000
SCH 23 Jacob van dor Zvan 54 450 2000
SCH 33 Maria 50 391 1180
SCH54 Franziaca 54 474 2000
SCH 62 Nellie 40 268 1320
SCH 81 Frank Vrolijk Czn . 5*> 466 2000
SCH 90 Onderneming I ''56 475 2000
SCH106 Hoordzee50 362 1180
SCH108 Onderneming II 56 527 2700
SCH118 • Prins Claua dorKoderlanden 54 450 2000
SCH120 Poseidon 54' .450 2000

SCH.171 Corn«lia Vrolijk
SCH302 Willem vandorZwan
VL 1
VL 34
VL 73
VL 89
VL 90
VL105
VL115
VL142
IJM36
IJM 57-
IJM207
IJM209Ursinua
Anita
Elly
Monica
Caroline
Elizabeth
Vooraan
Voorvaarta
Egoond
Zeehaan f
Viron VII
Meyert Henno50
54
43 .
43
43
56
43
43
46
52
5^
49
33
33352
478
324
326
326
477
324
326
345
405
450
385
151
1681380
2000
1000
1000
1000
2000
1000
1000
1200
2100
2000
1320
630
800