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COMMISSION OFTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Brussels ,27th March 1981
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AMENDMENT TO,THE
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL ^REGULATION (EEC)
concerning /forcertain fish stocks occuring inthe Community
V f,fishing zone,thefixing ofthetotal allowable catches for
1981 andthe shares available tothe Community
(presented bythe Commission tothe Council pursuant
tothe second paragraph ofarticle 149ofthe EECtreaty )
COM(81)155final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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Thepurposeofthisproposedmodification totheCommission'sproposal(1)
fortotalallowablecatches(TACs)in1981.is,inthefirstplace,to
takeaccountofchangesintheallocations tointerestedthirdcountries
followingtherecentnegotiations withSwedenand,secondly,toallow
certainTACstobeadjustedupwardsasaresultoftheprogressive
refinementoftheCommissions recommendedpolicyforthemanagement
offisheryresources.
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TheCommissionhasreachedaprovisional agreementwithSwedenaboutreci­
procalfishingin1981;theallocations providedforintheagreementdiffer
inthecaseofcertainstocksfromthoseanticipated bytheCommissionin
itsoriginalproposal(1);thisrequiresthatsomeoftheCommission's
earlierfiguresforTACsandforsharesavailabletotheCommunityare
altered.
TheCommission'srecommended policyforthemanagementoffishstocksismeant
toobtainhighercatchperuniteffort,loweryear-to-yearvariability inTACs
andhigherTACsonaverage.Thereisalsotheneedtomanagethefishstocks
inorderthattheyarenotsoseverelydepletedthattheyareunabletoreplace
themselves.Demersalstocksaremuchlesssusceptible torapiddepletionof
thespawningstocksthanpelagicstocks.
Bearinginmindtheneedtoreducefishingeffortinordertoobtainthe
long-termeconomicbenefitswhichwiltresultandtakingaccountofthe
discussions withintheCouncilontheneedtomaintainfishingpossibilities
withinCommunitywaters,theCommissionhasre-examinedtheTACsrecommended
byICEStodeterminewhetherthe-Commission'srecommendedpolicycouldbe
moreflexiblyimplemented withoutrisktothefishstocks.Amoreflexible
approachwouldallowtheCommissiontomaintainthepolicyofreduction
in'fishingeffortinthelongtermwhiletakingaccountbothoftheneed
ofthefishingindustrytoadjustandtheprevailingmarketsituation.
TheCommissionnotedthattheTACs.recommended byICESforthefollowing ,
stocks,codVI,whitingVI,whitingVila,plaiceVilaandplaiceVIIf,g,
werebasedonreducingthefishingratetoy20%fromits1979level.
(1)C0MC81)78finalof5March1981.

However,therewasnoreductioninthefishingratebetween1979and1980,
sothatthisreductionrepresents a20%reductioninoneyear.Asthis
isanabruptsteptheCommissionproposestoincreasetheTACsfor1981
sothatthefishingratein1981represents a10%reductionfrom1979.;
ForthecodstockinVila,theTACrecommended byICESisbasedona40%
reductioninthefishingrateandassumesthatthe1979year-classisof
averagesize,whereasitisverymuchLargerthanaverage.TheCommission
considersthatadvantagecanbetakenofthisbigyeai–classtorebuild
thestockbyreducingthefishingrateby20%fromits1979-1980level
whileatthesametimeallowingamuchhigherTACthanthatrecommended
byICES.
Fortheotherautonomousstocksforwhichadviceisbasedonanalytical
assessments,thatadviceisinaccordwiththeCommission'srecommended
managementpolicy. *•

Amendmenttothe *
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC),
concerning,forcertainfishstocksoccurringintheCommunity
fishingzone,thefixingofthetotalallowablecatchesfor1981
andthesharesavailabletotheCommunity.
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Pages1,2and3oftheAnnextotheCommission'sproposal(1)foraCouncil
Regulation (EEC)concerning,forcertainfishstocksoccurringinthe ,
Communityfishingzone,thefixingofthetotalallowablecatchesfor-1981
andthesharesavailabletotheCommunityshallbeamendedbythereplace­
mentofthefiguresand.footnotessetoutintheAnnexheretoforthespecies
concerned.
(1)C0M(81)78finalof5March1981

ANNEX
TACs bystock and
Species ICES .Divisiorj orNAFO ZoneTAC 1981
(intonnes )Proportions
available tothe
Community for
1981 (intonnes )
-Cod Ilia South --Kattegat 16.400 9.900
Cod IIIb,c,d 120.000 (XX) 86.500(xxx )
Cod - VI 10.800 (1) 10.800
Cod VII a 8.000 8.000 ·
Haddock IV 120.000 106.700
Whit ing VI 16.400 16.400
Whiting Vila · 9.000 9.000
Plaice IV105.000 104.000
Plaice . Vila _ 2.750 2.750
Plaice VIIf,g 650 650
Sprat IV ·/■■■■ '■·.' ■ 400.000 (+) 3-14.000
Blue Whitingπ,..τwry ν/π,Community zoneIV,VI,VII,XIV; only580.000 (+) (x) 460.000
Greenland halibut V,XIV 1 15.000 14.250
Herring Ilia South -Kattegat35,600(x ) 17.800 (x)
Herring IVa,c(Blackwater stock excUVIId ,= 41.000 (xx) 40.000
Salmon IIIb,c,d ' 700(xx ) 700
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(+)Precautionary TAC -(x)Provisional
(xx)Community zone only . s;' •''
(xxx)plus 32.500 tonnes notyetallocated . , '.. i.
(1) ;10.300 tonnes inarea Via,500 tonnes inarea VIb. ,« •