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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
CONCERNING ,FORCERTAIN FISH STOCKS OCCURRING INTHE COMMUNITY
FISHING ZONE ,THE FIXING OFTHE TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES FOR
1981 AND THE CONDITIONS FOR TAKING THESE CATCHES
TOGETHER WITH THE SHARES AVAILABLE TOTHE COMMUNITY
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )COM(80)722 final
Brussels ,13th November 1980
ΑΛ-
C0M(80 )722 final

-EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Theobjectofthisproposalistofix,forfishstocksoccurring
inthe.Communityfishingzone,thetotalallowablecatches(TACs)for1981,
theshareoftheseTACsavailabletotheCommunity whenaccountistaken
ofitscommitments tointerested non-memberstates,andcertainconditions .
w*
regardingby-catches etc.,whichmust-beobservedinfishingtheTACs.
Λ '···' *
2.ThisproposalisbasedonthemanagementpolicysetoutbytheCommission
initscommunication totheCouncilof21.11.1979 (C0MC79)687final).The.
essenceofthepolicyistotakemeasurestoensurethecontinuance ofeach "
fishstockasacommerciallyviableresource,todecreasefishingefforton:
over-exploited stocksinordertoavoidwidely,fluctuating yieldsfromyear
toyear,andthentomovethe.degreeofexploitation ofindividual stocks
towardsthelevelgivingthe-maximumaveragelong-termcatch.Itwasonthe
basisoftheseobjectives thattheCouneiIatitsmeetingof29January,1980
acceptedtheTACsproposedfor1980bytheCommission .Thepolicyis,however,
along-termoneandhasnotyetbeenimplemented forasufficiently longperiodt
haveshownobviousresults.Thelevelsofexploitation andTACsrecommended
for1981aretherefpreverysimilartothosefcr1980forthemajorityOfstocks,
thevariationsthatdooccurreflecting mainlyshort-term changescausedby
fluctuations inyearclassstrength.
3.Inmaintaining theseproposalstheCommission 1smotivatedprincipally by
thesocio-economic needsofthefishingindustry.Therealinterestsof
Communityfishermen demandthatfishingpatternsshouldbestabilised as
quicklyaspossibleandthatcatchyieldsand,therefore',profitability ,
shouldbeincreasedinthefaceoftherisingcostsoffishing.Theonly
waytodothisistoreducethefishingmortalityrate.Inthisrespect,
theCommission wishestoemphasizethatitispreciselybecauseitis
awareofthesocio-economic needsofthefishingindustrythatithasadopted
agradualist approachinmakingitsTACproposals becausetobringthefishing
effortdowntothedesiredlevelinonestepwouldmeanthatthemajorityof
TACswoul.dbeunacceptably .smalI.
4.Consultations withcertainthirdcountries aboutthedetermination .of
reciprocalfishingarrangements for1980arenowinprogressoraboutto
start.Theuncertainty resultingfromthelackofagreementatpresentwith

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thesepartnersmayaffectthepresentproposalsandespeciallytheeventual
amountsavailablefortheCommunityinrespectofcertainstockssuchas
thoseintheNorthSea,BalticandNAFO1zone.Whentheseconsultations
arecompletedtheCommissionwilladjustitsproposalaccordingly .
Withtheseexceptions,however,theCommissionconsidersthattheevalua­
tionoftheoveratlpositionwhichthisproposalprovideshasthecompre­
hensivecharacterwhich,iftheCounciladoptstheproposal,shouldallow
Communityfishermen,withoutdelay,toplanthedevelopment oftheiropera­
tionsthroughoutthisyear'sfishingseason.

PROPOSAL FORA
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concerning,forcertainfishstocks *occurringinthe
Communityfishingzone,thefixingofthetotalallowa­
blecatchesfor1981andtheconditionsfortakingthese
,catchestogetherwiththesharesavailabletothe
Community
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,/and
inparticularArticle43thereof_/*)
:HavingregardtoRegulation (EEC)No./ofestablishing aCommunity
systemfortheconservation andmanagementoffisheryresources (1)andinparticular
Articles3and4,paragraph 1,thereof; '
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
/HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament (2j/;*)
whereasinordertoensuretheprotection ofthefishinggroundsandstocks
offishandtoensuretherebyabalancedexploitation oftheresourcesofthe
seaintheinterestsofbothfishermen andconsumers,thereshouldbefixed
eachyearforeachspeciesrequiring alimitationofcatches,atotalallowable
catch(TAC)perstockorgroupofstocks,theshareoftheTACsavailablefor
theCommunity,takingintoaccountcommitments tothirdcountries andthecondi­
tionsgoverningthecarryingoutoffishingoperations :
HADADOPTED THEFOLLOWING REGULATION :
,(1)O.J.n°
/"C2)O.J.n°7*)
*)Thetextwithinsquarebracketswouldbeinclude-;iftheRegulationestablishing
aCommunitysystemfortheconservation andmanagementoffisheryresources
wouldnotbeadoptedbytheCouncilintime. ',

Article 1
Thetotalallowablecatches(TACs)fixedfor1981,orvthebasisofstocksor
groupsofstocks,inthewatersunderthesovereignty orjurisdiction ofthe
MemberStatesandsubjecttoCommunityfishingregulations,togetherwiththe
sharesoftheseTACsavailablefortheCommunityandtheconditionsgoverning
thetakingofthesepotentialcatches,aresetoutintheannexhereto.
./Article2
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromtheCommission,
maymodifytheannexofthisRegulationinorder,ifnecessary,totakeaccount
ofnewscientificadvicebecomingavailable,changes .inanyotherofthefactors
onS/hichtheprovisionsofthisRegulationarebasedandanysubsequentmodifi­
cationsintheagreementsreachedwithinterested non-memberStatesaboutthe
allocationtothemofquotasforfishingintheCommunityfishingzonein1981./*)
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe3rddayafterpublication inthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itisapplicable from1.1.1981.,
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyandshallbe.directlyapplicable .
inallMemberStates.
Doneat FortheCouncil
^ ThePresident
*)ThetextwithinsquarebracketswouldbeincludediftheRegulationestablishing
aCommunitysystemfortheconservation andmanagementoffisheryresources
wouldnotbeadopted,bytheCouncil,intime.

ANNEX
.TACs.bystockandbysectorenvisagedfop1981"Proportions •availabletotheCommunity
SPECIES ICESDivisionorNAFOZoneTAC1981
(intonnes)Proportions
availableto
theCommunity
for1981
Cod IllaNorthSkagerrak 16.000*l13.500 l
|~Cod IllaSouthKattegat 16.400 j10.400-l
ICod IIIb,c,d120.000**I123.000l
ICod ' IV 19Q.000 170.850 j
ICod""Ifvî 10.000(1)I10.000 |
jCod IIVIIexceptVHa.*' |9.000(+) 9.000
Cod ' jVIIa '5.000 .Ij-5.000'{
Cod XIVNotyetesjablished ;j
ICod INAFO1 INotyetesçablished|
Cod INAFO3PS .?snnnl-4.500i
Haddock -jlllaSkagerrak+KattegatI'"5.100(+).4.500
jHaddock .liv 120.000 '107.800
|HaddockK18.000C?)T18.000(2)
(Haddock . IVII 'j9.000(+)j9.000.
{saithe Illa,IV-127.000 |•67.000
{Saithe VI"' ~ '27.000 27.000 |
jSaithe jvii- 4.880<+)j4.880
Whiting jlllaNorthSkagerrak |4.650<+)j3.850 j
jwhi<-._2d lillaSouthKattegat |17.350(+)j16.150
j'wniting jlllb,c,d,;CommunityzoneonlyI3.850(+)j3.850
|Whiting ¥v j150.000 ■I134.930
[Whiting ^ VI !14.000 ..f14.000
IWhiting VIla j8.000 |8.000 ;
[Whitingk/IIexceptVila [18.000(+)jïîTooo
{Plaice-jlllaNorthSkagerrak 14.000(+)j13.400
Plaice lillaSouthKattegat I8.000<+)I7.000 I
jplaieg .|lllb,c,d,Community2oneonlyj4.150(+)I4.150
jPLaice IV " ■Ij105.000 !||103.980 J
{Plaice i/i J1.680(+)||1.680
Fiaice ■VIIa ~~12.000 jI2„000
piaice |/IIb,c 'H|320<+)n320j
fiaice 1i/IId,e ■ '""j!3.0C0<+)3.000 I
Flaice i!/nf,g: 600 600~j
FLaice'j/m {190(+)(190f
*Notincluding1.600tonnesattributedtoNorwegiancoastalarea
**Communityzoneonly
<+)Precautionary TAC
n)9.500tonnesinzoneVia-500tonnesinareaVIb
(2)15.500tsinareaVia,2.500tsinareaVIb

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SPECIES ICESDivisionorNAFOZoneTAC1981
(intonnes)Proportions
available to
theCommunity
for1981
IAmericanPlaice[NAFO3Ps•5.000 500I
IWitch [NAFO3Ps -3.000 I400j
ISole I'lila I800(+)|800j
!Sole '~ 15.000 j15.000j
(Sole Vla l50<+)-j 50
ISole Vlla1.500 1.500j
Sole VÏIb,c ' ' 5Q(+)|50_
|Sole Vild1.200(+)1.200 ■{
Sole Vile -1.000<+> 1.000
|Sole VIIf/9 1.000 |1.000
|Sole VIII ■3.070 3.070
|Mackerel IIIa/IV -,37.500 !10.700(6)I
IMackerel .JVI,VII,VIII ' 335.500(1)(2)l299.500 l
FSprat (ma - 72.000(+)I49.000(Α)I
[Sprat IIIb,c,d;Communityzone.only 3.700^)>3.700 |
1Sprat IV . i400.000(+)(3)311.000
\HorseMackerel' IV,Ml,Mil,VIII250.000 |241.000.
Hake lIlla 1.365(+)|1.365.
IHake lIV,VI,VII,VIIIa,b 30.000(+).22.500
lAnchovies IVIII ' |.32.000(4)!3.000
INorwayPout IIlia,IV - I-540.000 '(500.000(4)
jBlueWhiting;IIV,VI,'VII,1XIV;Co""nunityQ^ejq8ri_pnn(+)(x)4?6.non(x)
lAnglerfish VI,VII,'VIII [,26.800(+)24.800
IMegrim iVI,VII,VIII }14.090(+)12.590
Sandeel |IIla,IV -j571.000 526.000(4)|
ISandeel XIV l l_«5>
|Sandeel NAFO1 0 0(5)
|Squid,octopus,Icuttlefish1 ––
iVI,VII,VIII .12.100 12.100
tefo?i&°Pus*'NAFO3-4 150.000 |7.000j
(+)Precautionary TAC.-(x)Provisional .
(1)Toprotectthe'eastern'stock ,fishingformackerelisforbiddeninICESdivisionVia)
northoflatitude56°00'Nfrom1'Warch1981to30April1981._
(2)Fishingformackerelcarriedoutwithtowedgearswhosetrawldoorsand/orfootropesor
bobbinsarenotincontactwiththesea-bedatalltimeswheninuseand/orwhosemeshis
smallerthanthosespecifiedinAnnexIofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No.2527/80of
30.9.1980,orwithpurseseinesandsimilargearsshallbeprohibitedinthatpartof
ICESdivisionVilewestof05°00'WandinthatpartofICESdivisionVllfsouthof
50°30'Nduringtheperiod15February1981to14December1981.
(3)Theby-catchofherringinthespratfisheryshallnotexceed3%
(4)Amaximumof20.000tofNorwaypout,bluewhitinginduct,isinterchangeable withthe
catchpossibilities forsandeelintheNorwegianzoneoftheMor*,hSea,ICESzoneIV.
(5)Apartfromcertaincatchpossibilities forexperimental purposes.* .._c.nHav
(6)TrawlingandpurseseiningisprohibitedintheSkagerraK .froraSaturdaymidnight
midnightandintheKattegatfromFridaymidnighttoSundaymidnight.

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SPECIES ICESDivisionorNAFOZoneI
TAC1981 !
(intonnes)Proportions
availableto
theCommunity
'for1981
IRedfish iV,XIV 85.000(+)42.500 I
jRedfish FNAF01 10.000(+)I9.800<1)l
IRedfish-NAF03Ps' I18.000 |2.000.|
|GreenlandhalibutfV,XIV 15.000 I15.000 I
(Greenlandhalibut INAF00-1 25.000j19,650(g?j
{Halibut XIV 200 200(3)
r
Halibut INAF01 500'500(3)}
IRoundnose..grenadier NAFOQ-1 '8.000 j7.200(4)j
Shrimp XIV ' Notyetestabished(5)j
Shrimp -NAFO0-1:riorthof68°00'N)Notyetestabished_(5)j
_southof68°00'N;
jshrimp,FrenchGuyana I(6)i(6)j
Herring_~JIITanorth:Skagerrak 15.200 ,j|6.300(7)(8)\
[Herring Iliasouth:Kattegat 37.800 j|.■18.900(7)(1p[
{Herring :IIIb,c,d i31.800*30.800(8)j
{Herring IV,VIId 0 0(11)'
{Herring IVia,incl,Donegal3ay,excl.ClydeI~~~~–
| 0j0(11)i
[herring lViaClydestock(a)_____ 2.000 I2.000(8)
[Herring _|VIla(lb)tournestock(c)i0 0(11)j
iHerring 'VIla(b.)Wanxstock(d)!6.000 i6.000(8)(12
LtLarxJjia : !vxxb.r(DcneaalBayexcepted)|7.000(+)"I7T0OO(3)-
jHerring }VIIe,f !0!0(11)
j-lgrring jVIIg-k(e)(Bantry.Bayexcepted)I:-0...0
IHerring Ivilj(BantryBayonly)__6.000(+)6.000(8)
Catfish 'NAF01 '. I6.000 6.000
tapelin !XIV• ]600.000(x)|10.C00<x>
Salmon llllb,c,d:Communityzoneonlyjiotyetestabl.l^otyetestabl,1
jsalmon !NAF01;westof44°west1Notyetestabljished
. r^. 1
1 .
1
1 1~~ 1■ ili.
1•:
T7":
I I I 1
(+)Precautionary TAC.
*Communityzoneonly,
(x)Provisional .- -
Seefootnotesonthefollowingpage.

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(1)Subjecttotheintroduction ofazoneinwhichfishingforthisstockwould
beprohibited,orofanyotherappropriate measuretakingintoaccountthe
experience acquiredfromapplying by-catchprovisions.
(2)7.500tonnesexclusively reservedtocoastalfishermenofGreenland.
(3)Specialallocationexclusively reservedforcoastalfishermenofGreenland,
'by-catchnotincluded.By-catchesofhalibutfromthiszoneshallnotexceed
3%byweightofcatchesofotherspeciesforwhichaTAChasbeenfixed.The
detailedrulesofimplementation toensurecompliance withtheratesofby-
catcheswillbeadoptedbytheCouncilbefore31.12.1980 .
(4)1.000tonnesexclusively reservedtocoastalfishermenofGreenland.
(5).Notyetestablished . ' ■ '-
(6)SeeRegulation (EEC)No./80.
(7)Trawlingandpurseseiningisprohibited intheSkagerrakfromSaturdaymid­
nighttoSundaymidnightandintheKattegatfromFridaymidnighttoSunday
midnight. ,
(8)By-catches ofherringshallnotexceed10%byweightofthecatchesofsprats
and5%byweightofthecatchesofotherspecies.Theby-catchlandedwill
bedeductedfromthequantitiestobeallocatedtoeachMemberState.When
thisTACisexhausted,nofurtherby-catches ofherringmaybelanded.
(9)FishingforherringisforbiddenintheSkagerrakfrom1Januaryto31March
1981andfrom1Octoberto31December 1981..
(10)By-catches ofherringlanded ,fromtheKattegatshall
.notexceed10%byweightofthecatchesofspratsand5%byweightofthe
catchesofotherspecies.Theby-catches landedwillbedeductedfromthe
quantities allocatedtoeachMemberState.
(11)By-catches ofherringshallnotexceed5%byweightofthecatches ofother
:speciesexceptintheNorthSea,ICESzoneIVandinICESzoneVlldwhere 1
by-catches ofherringshallnotexceed3%byweightofcatchesofother .
species.
(12)FishingforherringisforbiddenintheIrishSea(ICESdivisionVila)
throughout thewholeyearwithin12milesofthecoastsofEngland,Scotland
andWalesbetweenlatitudes53°20'Nand55°00'Nandfrom22Septemberto
16November1981inthatpartoftheIrishSea(ICESVila)northoflatitude
52°30'N.
(a)Maritimeareasituatedtothenorth-east ofalinedrawnbetweentheMullof
.KintyreandCorsewallPoint. ' .
(b)ICESzoneVila)isreducedbythezoneaddedtotheCelticSeabounded:
-tothenorthbylatitude52°30'N,
-tothesouthbylatitude52°00'N,
-tothewestbythecoastofIreland,
-totheeastbythecoastoftheUnitedKingdom.
(c)Fishingprohibitedwithin12mileszonefromthebase-linesofftheeast-
coastofIrelandandNorthernIrelandbetween53o00'Nand55°00'Nthroughout
thewholeyear.. - ■--
./...

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<d)RtfarenceistotheherringstockintheIrishSea(ICiSzoneVila))
excludingthezonesreferredtoinfootnotes (b)and<e).
(e)Increasedbyzonebounded:
-tothenorthbyLatitude52°30'N,
-tothesouthbyLatitude52°00'N,
-tothewestbythecoastofIreland,
-totheeastbythecoastoftheUnitedKingdom.
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