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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)194 final
Brussels ,16May1977
Proposalfora
COUNCIL REGULATION (ESC )
relating tocertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservation
andmanagement ofcertainherringstocks
*
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
COI-H77)194final

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Explanatory Memorandum
TheCouncil ,during itasession ofthe25/26April 1977
agreed toresume the study oftheoverall range ofproblems relating
tothe conservation ofthe different herring stacks inorder to
adopt adefinite position onthe regiae applicable tothis species
from 1st June 1977 •
According tothe latest available scientific information
ontheNorth Seaherring ,the threshold beyond which recruitment caa
nolonger beguaranteed hasnowbeen reached *Maintenance ofthe
ban ondirect catches and themaximum reduction oftheby-catch le^el
constitutes theonly chance ofallowing thereconstitution ofthis
stock atalevel where inthe first instance itsperenniality will
nolonger bethreatened .
For this reason theCommission reaffirms itsproposal of
20April 1977 (doc .COM/52/77final ).
Thestate ofexploitation ofother stocks ofherring (1)
inthe fishing cones oftheMember States isnot ofthe same gravity
asthat oftheNorth Seastock .However ,theequilibrium between
theproduction potential and theexploitable resource level hasbeen
broken ,"orisindanger ofbeing sofor these stocks also .
For this reason ,measures leading tothe reduction b'f
these catches must betaken .
Themeasures tobetaken aregiven inthis present propo­
sal .
(1)Excepting theCdltic Sea
upon aban onfishing up
n"550/77.herring forwhich theCouncil decided
to51.12.1977 itsregulation (CEE )

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Council Regulation (EEC ); ;
relating tocertain interim measures forthe conser­
vation andmanagement ofcertain herring stocks .
THE COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and imparticular Article 103 thereof ,
Having regard tothe Act ofAccession ,and inparticular Article 102
thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas ,inview oftheover -fishing ofmany oftheherring stocks in
thefishing zones under theMember States' Jurisdiction orsovereignty ,,
theCouncil hasagreed torule ontheregime toapplied tothis species
from 1June 1977 ;
Whereas asregards North Seaherring ,inview ofscientific advice that
this stock isstill inacritical state ,theprohibition onfishing al- j
ready decided upon fortheperiod upto31May should becontinued for .
theremainder of1977 Jwhereas thespecial provisions onherring /by-catches '
occurring inthecourse ofthedirect fishing ofother species should
also "becontinued :

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC)NO350/77of18February 1977^•'ving
down certain interim measures fortheconservation andmanagement of
fishery resources (l)prohibited fishing forherring intheCeltic Sea
indivisions VII g,h;whereas this prohibition should beextended to
theadjacent division VII f;
Whereas the latest scientific advice isthat stocks other than those in
theNorth SeaandCeltic Sea areinanequally critical situation ;whereas
that situation maybeaggravated bythelikelihood ofthetransfer of
fishing activities from theprohibited herring zones intheNorth Sea
and theCeltic Sea ;whereas measures should therefore betaken tolimit
catches ;
Whereas ,consequently ,catch quotas should beallotted equitably between
theMember States ;
Whereas certain control measures areneeded toenforce this Regulation ;
Whereas themeasures inquestion must betaken without delay inview of
thedanger which thecurrent over–exploitation ofherring resources holds
forCommunity supplies ;whereas ,asaninterim step ,such measures should
belaid down forthwith onthebasis ofArticle 103oftheTreaty ,subject
totheir being included atalater date inthecommon agricultural policy ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
(1)0JNoL48,19.2.1977 ,P.28

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Article 1
1. Thecatch quotas for'thedirect fishing ofherring imthe
North Sea fortheperiod from 1June to31December 1977 insub-area IVand
division VII dasdefined bytheInternational Council forthe-Exploration
oftheSea (ICES )shall "befixed atzero forallMember States .
2. TheMember States shall beauthorized tocatch North Seaherring
asby-catches inthecourse ofdirect fishing forother species ,uptoa
limit of10%byweight ofcatches ofsprat and5#byweight ofcatches
ofNorway pout and ofsand eels during each voyage .
Thepermitted by->catches calcultated onanannual basis ,may nothowever
exceed 15-000 tons forDenmark ,1.650 tons fortheUnited Kingdom ,^10
tons for theFederal Republic ofGermany and 275 tons for theother Member
States .

Article 2
Fishing forherring indivision VII fasdefined bythe
International Council for theExploration ofthe Seabeprohibited from
1June to31December 1977 *

Article 3
Thequotas ofcatches allotted toeach Mealier Stat «_for
certain stocks orgroup ofstocks ofherring inthe sub-areas and divi­
sions laid' down bytheICES inwaters under thesovereignty orjurisdic­
tion ofthe Member States shall beaslaid down inthe Annex tothis
Regulation for theperiod from 1June to31December 1977 -

Article
TheMember States shall take ,asfarasispossible ,all
necessary steps toensure compliance with theprovisions ofthis Regula­
tion within the maritime waters under their sovereignty orjurisdiction ,
and covered bytheCommunity rules onfisheries .
The checks carried outbytheMember Stfites shall berepor^-sfi
atregular intervals totheCommission .
Ineach case they shall mention the type and thenationality
ofthevessel ,any infringements recorded .and counter-measures taken .

Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on1June 1977 •
Itshall apply until theentry into force oftheCoaaunity
regime for the conservation and management tiffishery resources or,at
thelatest ,until 31December 1977*
This Regulation shall bebinding inits entirety and directly
applicable inallMeaber States *
Done atBrussels , 1977 » For theCouncil ,
The President *

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Quantities ofherrings,bystock,whichmaybecaughtbyMemberStates.
Exceptwhereindicated tothecontrarytheregionsshallbethosedefined
bytheInternational CouncilfortheExploration oftheSea(ICES)
insofarastheseareintheMemberStates'fishing zones.

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j Stock JCatchesinthousand
SpeciesGeographi cal
régionICESdivisiontonnes I;
Quota I
1June-31December 197=7
–
IHerring WestCeltic
SeaVIIj'/k• Ireland • 1.0
OtherMember
States 0.1
i
IHerring
I
iIrishSea VIIa(1) France 0.19
Ireland 2.7
Netherlands 0.11
United
Kingdom 10.2
L-_ ––
!
IHerring WestIreland VIIb,c,(2)Germany 1
France 0.5
Ireland 5.5
Netherlands 10 "
United
Kingdom 1
Herring WestScotland
VVIa(3) Germany 6.2
Denmark 0.32
France 2.0
Ireland 10.6
Netherlands 4.9~
United
Kingdom 57.4
(1)minusthezonebounded
onthenorthby52°30'north
onthesouthby52°00*north
onthewestbytheIrishcoast
ontheeastby6°30'longitude west
(2)exceptDonegalBay
(3)including DonegalBay