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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)87final
Brussels.11March1977
B?;4
I–I *.i\-i-1r..nJ
VA/à/\?k*«*
Proposal
COUNCIL REGULATION' (EEC )
fixingcatchquotasforcertainzonesandprocedures
relatingtofishingactivityinthosezones
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)87final

Initeresolution oncertain aspects oftheinternal
fisheries regime adopted on3November 1976 ,theCouncil ,having
regard totheeconomic implications offishing inIreland ,declared
itsintention ofapplying theprovisions ofthecommon fisheries
policy insuchawayastoensure thesteady andgradual development
oftheIrish fishing industry onthebasis oftheIrish Government 's
Programme forthedevelopment ofinshore fishing (l).
Therecognition ofthespecial position ofIreland among
those Member States withfishing interests willrequire theappli­
cation ofspecial provisions aspartoftheregime fortheconserva­
tionandmanagement ofresources (2)which needs tobesetupas
soon aspossible .
2. Inviewoftheurgent need tosolve atCommunity level
theproblem ofresource conservation ,theCouncil adopted on
19February 1977 (3)anumber ofinterim conservation andmanagement
measures which constitute afirst step towards theachievement of
this aim .
ι..
Father measures willhavetobeadded inorder toprotect marine
resources inthefishing zones oftheMember States andtosafeguard
future catch potential .
3. However ,adhocprovisions should belaiddownwithout
delay inorder toprevent lackofprotection jeopardising thefuture
oftheIris&sh fishing industry®
Indeed ,certain stocks inthewaters around Ireland have
beenheavily fishedandevenoverfished .Consequently appropriate
measures should beimplemented right away inorder tore-establish
these stocks andthuscreate reasonable fishing conditions inthese
waters toguarantee thesteady andgradual development ofthe
fishing industry inIreland .
(1)Doc .I/385/76add .1Annex VII
9'i' C.255of28October 1976 ,p.3.
(3)O.J.NL48of19January 1977 ,p.28.

2.-
There-establishment ofthese stocks bymeans oflimits
oncatches andprovisions concerning theutilization ofcatch capa­
city will facilitate thecreation ofoptimum fishing conditions which
vill also benefit fishermen from the Member States which have tra­
ditionally fished inthese waters .
Anymeasures considered inthis connection should cover
allofICES sub-zones VIandVII ,inview oftheinterdependence
ofthese zones both from thebiological point ofview andwith regard
tofishing practice .
k. Theproposal foraregulation laying down interim measures
fortheconservation andmanagement offishery resources (1)provides
fortheTACs tobefixed atalevel which will guarantee the future
volume ofstocks .
Thefollowing table shows that incomparison with 1973 a
reduction of*+1%incatches wasprovided forinICES zones VIand
VII . , ■: ■
ICES zones VIand VII
Catches 1975 •
orquotas 1976
1.000 tTACà-1977
1.000 t -Reduction
1977/75
(#)
Demersal 2*f5 '
! i183 . 25
Pelagic .59^ 315 k7
Ail species
(1)839 >98 *+1
(1)Excluding blue whiting andhorse mackerel
Asregards Ireland theallocation ofquotas took into
account theneed todevelop fisheries inthat country onthebasis
ofthedevelopment programme fortheFishing industry .
(1)doc .R/3O86/76rev. 1.

Infact ,taking into account catches ofother kinds of
fish also thequotas forIreland should make itpossible for the
Irish fishing industry tocatch in1977 avolume ofallspecies
which will beabout 30%higher than catches in1976 .
5. Asaresult ofthecombined effect ofareduction in
total authorized catches (TACe )and adistribution ofcatch quotas
•which .takes account ofthe special situation ofthe Irish fishing
industry ,itshould bepossible forthe .aims setbytheCouncil in
its resolution of3November tobeachieved .
Itisfor this reason that the Commission proposes the
introduction ofcatch limitation measures for sub-zones VIand VII
and the introduction ofasystem ofadequate controls .
The catch quotas forthese zones will apply for the re*
malnder of1977 .
They were established onthebasis ofquota proposals
resulting from technical work carried outattheendof1976 ,and
have been ajusted totake account ofthe estimated volume ofcatches
already achieved in1977 and theneed toprovide for anadditional
reduction inthe catches ofMember States apart ,from Ireland inthe
zones concerned .-Theresult is .anaverage reduction ofabout 33%
incomparison with 'the quota .proposes 1977aspart oftheinterim
conservation andmanagement measures .This percentage varies
according tospecies ,given the seasonal distribution ofcatches
over the year .
Asregards plaice and sole itshould beremembered that
asystem ofquotas agreed under theauspices oftheNEAFC already
applies ..TheCommission does not consider itappropriate tomake
changes tothis system .Inview oftheuncertainty concerning the
outcome ofnegotiations proceeding with certain non-member countries
with' which theCommunity intends toconclude reciprocal agreements ,
itisfurther proposed that atthis stage noquotas should befixed
fortheWest Scotland herring stocks .Theprovisions laid down by
theCouncil atitsmeeting on20December continue toapply to
these stocks .However ,itisplanned that theMember States should
inform theCommission onaregular basis oftheir catches ofthese
species also .

Asregards thefewspecies such asblue whiting andhorse
mackerel forwhich overall quotas were fixed ,itseems possible not
tofixquotas for theremainder of1977 inview ofthe fact that
there seems tobenorisk ofover-fishing ofstocks during this
short period .
6. Inaddition ,theCommission isproposing totheMember
States that they adjust the scale oftheir fishing activities in
zones VIandVII tothe size ofthequotas allocated tothem .
This implies that ,with theexception ofIreland whose catch poten­
tial has increases ,theother Member States should limit their fishing
inthe zones concerned .This aim canbeachieved .byvarious methods .
Thus theMember States canreduce thenumber offishing vessels ,
reduce thenumber offishing days per vessel ,reduce the fishing
season orelse apply acombination ofthese methods .
Itisintended that theMember States ,according t6their
fishing practice ,should opt forone orother ofthese methods and
draw upaforward fishing plan fortheperiod upto30June 1977 .
After consulting theother Member States concerned theCommission
will reach adecision onthis plan ,taking into account inparticular
thenumber and type ofvessels considered necessary tofish the
quotas allocated ..
7« For theremainder of1977 ♦provisions concerning the
monitoring ofvolume offishing ,complementary tothequotas already
allocated for1977 tshould also befixed before 1July .
These provisions should bedrawn upinthelight ofthe
conservation measures which the Council istointroduce inaddition
tothose already adopted on19February last .

Council'Regulation (EEC)
firingcatchquotasforcertainzones
andrelatedrulesgoverningfishing
inthosezones
».
,THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle103thereof,
HavingregardtotheActofAccession,andinparticularArticle102
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereasinitsresolution oncertainaspectsoftheinternalfisheries
regimeadoptedon3November1976,theCouncil,havingregardtothe
economicimplications offishinginIreland,declareditsintentionof
applyingtheprovisionsofthecommonfisheriespolicyinsuchwayasto
ensurethesteadyandgradualdevelopmentoftheIrishfishingindustry
onthebasisoftheIrishGovernment'sprogrammeforthedevelopmentof
inshorefisheries; •,'V."
WhereasaCommunityregimefortheconservation andmanagementoffishery
resourceshasnotyetbeenestablished;whereason18February1977the
CounciladoptedRegulation(EEC)N°350/77layingdowncertaininterim
measuresfortheconservationandmanagementoffisheryresources*;
Whereas,inviewoftheprecarioussituationofsomestocks,itis
importantthatotherparticularly ,urgentmeasuresbetakenintheimmediate
futurefortheinterimperiodof1977toprotectmarineresourcesand'
'./..
1OJN°L48,19.2.1977,P.28

2»–
safeguard future catch potential insub-zones VIandVII as
defined "bytheInternational Counoil fortheExploration ofthe
Sea (ICES ),without prejudice totheadoption ofsimilar measures
forother maritime regions :
« ■
Whereas ,inrespect ofthese stocks ,there should heamong the
Member States anequitable apportionment ofthequantities that
maybecaught inthose zones ;whereas provision should bemade
fortheMember States tobeable toexchange allorpart ofthe
quantities allocated tothem ;
Whereas ,further ,steps should betaken toensure that thefishing
capacity ofMember States takes account ofthecatch quota allocated
tothem ;.whereas ,tothis end ,aforward fishing plan presented by
theMember States concerned should beauthorized bytheCommission
andtheMember States should take themeasures necessary toensure
itsapplication ;
Whereas conservation measures that include theallocation byspecies
ofalimited catch volume toeach Member State will have noeffect
unless provisions arealso laid down foradequate supervision of
fishing ;
Whereas ,inthemeantime ,these measures should beadopted immediately
onthebasis ofArticle 103oftheTreaty ,subject totheir subsequent
inclusion inthecommon agricultural policy ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article1
TheCfuotaofcertainspeciesthatmaybecaughtbythefleetof
eachMemberStateinsub-zonesVIandVIIasdefinedbythe
International CouncilfortheEjcplorationoftheSeashallbe
aslaiddowninAnnexIfortheperiod to
31December1977» ■

Article 2
Where two ormore Member States make ajoint request foranexchange
ofallorpart ofthequotas foraspecies orgroup ofspecies referred
toinArticle 1,theCommission mayalter thequotas inquestion in
accordance with therequest .

Article3
MemberStatesshallrequireastatementtobesignedby-
allskippersoffishingvessels,listingthecatchesofspecies
subjecttoquotasandthelocationofthosecatches.MemberStates
shalltakeallthemeasuresnecessarytochecktheaccuracyof
suchstatements.TheyshallinformtheCommissioneachmonthof
thevolumeofcatchesbyspecieslandedontheirterritory,according
tofishinggroundandtheflagofthevessel.TheCommissionshall
treatinformation onindividualcatchesasconfidential .
Theprovisionsofparagraph1shallapplyalsotocatchesofsole
andplaiceinInternational CouncilfortheExploration oftheSea
sub-zonesVIandVII,andtoherringinsub-zoneVI.

Article4
MemberStatesshallprovide .theCommissionwithaforwardfishing:
planfortheperiodfrom to30Juneinsub-zonesVIand;
VIIasdefined "bytheInternational Council ;fortheExplorationof
theSeaI;account ;beingtaken,ofthequotas,allocated )tothemunder
Artiole -1»Theplanmayprovidefor
–regulationofthenumberoffishingvesselstobedeployed,
–regulationof'thenumberof'excursionspervessel,;
–regulationoffishingperiods,.
–legislationtoensureproperimplementation oftheplan...
Onthe"basisofthe,communication providedforinparagraph1and
afterconsultation withtheMemberStatesooncerned,,theCommission
shallauthorizethefishingplan;havingregardinparticulartothe
numberofvesselsandthefishing,capacity ,requiredtoachievethe
quotas*.Itshall,ifnecessary^,laydownthedetailedrulesfor
implementing theplan.. ■
TheCouncil,actingbyaqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromthe
Commission,shalladoptbeforeIJuly1977'themeasurestobe
appliedfortheremainderof1977».inthelightoftheconservation
measuresthatitisrequiredto.takeinpursuanceofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)N*350/77of18February1977.

Article5
MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensureapplication
ofthisRegulation,particularly asregardsobservanceofthequotas
andofthedetailedrulesgoverningfishingprovidedforinArticle4.

This Regulation shallArticle 6
enter into force on
Itshall apply until 31December 1977 .
This Regulation shall "be "binding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels ,• FortheCouncil
.The President

AÎTNEXI
CatchquotasallocatedtothevariousMemberStatesfrom
to31December1977inICESsub-zonesVIandVII,where
thesearemwatersunderthesovereigntyorjurisdiction
ofMemberStates.
Species
Cod
CodStock
Geographical
región
WestScotland
IrishSea,
WestIreland
andPorcupine
Bank,South
Ireland,Bristol
Channel,English
ChannelICES
sub-zone
VI
VIIMember
State
France
Ire1and
UnitedKingdom
OtherMember
States
(by-catches)
Belgium
France
Ireland
Netherlands
UnitedKingdom
OtherMember
States
(by-catches)•000
tonnes
1,84
0,72
5,84
0,19
0,38
6,08
3,28
0,08
2,89
0,06

Speoies Stook |Member
State•000
tonnes
Geographical
region .ICES
sub-zone
Haddock WestScotland
1■VIPrance,
Ireland
UnitedKingdom
OtherMember
States
(by-catches)1,59
0,64
8,39
0,05
Haddook IrishSea,
WestIrelandand
PorcupineBank,
SouthIreland,
BristolChannel,
EnglishChannelVIIBelgium
Prance
Ireland
United-Kingdom
OtherMember
States
(by-catches)0,08
4,64
0,40
0,15 •
0,02

f–––––––"
Species
I
I
i
IStockMember
State'
•000
tonnes
Geographical
region .ICES
sub-zone
i
Whiting WestSootlandj'VI
I•*'' •Germany
France
Ireland
Netherlands
UnitedKingdom
OtherMember
States
(by-catches)0,07
1,94
2,03
0,07
10,05
0,07
IWhiting IrishSea,
WestIrelandand.
PorcupineBank,
SouthIreland,'
BristolChannel,
EnglishChannelVIIBelgium
Prance
Ireland
Netherlands
UnitedKingdom
OtherMember
States
(by-catches)
.0,19
9»47
3,56
0,66
2,27
0,08

4.-
•Speeies Stock Member
State'000
tonnes
Geographical
regionICES
sub-zone
Coalfish
<
'
i
jWestSootland ' VI
jGermany
France
Ireland
Netherlands
United-Kingdom
OtherMember
States
("by-catches):0,31
10,22
0,20
0,44
4,84
0,08
Coalfish •IrishSea,
WestIrelandand
PorcupineBank,
SouthIreland,
BristolChannel,
EnglishChannelVIIFrance
Ireland
United-Kingdom
OtherMember
States
(by-catches)3,12
1,00
0,52
0,02

5.
Speoies Sitock
■Member
State•000
tonnes
Geographical
regionICES
division
Herring
L_™_JWest Celtic Sea
!VIIj-k Ireland
Other Member
States
("by-catches )– – .1
(*)
0,09
Herring Irish Sea VII a
(**)France
Ireland
Netherlands
United Kingdom
|,I.
0,17
(*)
0,10
9,18
Herring West IrelandVIIb,c
(***)
■Germany
France
Ireland
Netherlands
United Kingdom0,90
0,45
(*)
9,00
0,90
– 1
-frish quotas will "befixed assoonastheCommission hasbeennotified
ofcatches byIrish fisheries during thefirst quarter of1977 ,
(**) Minus thezone delimited
-tothenorth "bylatitude 52°30'North ,
-tothesouth "bylatitude 52°00'North ,
-tothewest "bytheIrish coast ,
-totheeastbythecoast oftheUnited Kingdom .
l -.
'*)Excluding Donegal Bay..

Species Stook Member
State•000
tonnes
Geographical
regionICES
sub-zone
Mackerel
■WestSootland VIand
VII.I
Germany
France
Ireland
Netherlands
UnitedKingdom
OtherMember
States
(by-catches)0,86
14,19
12,0
7,50
40,07
0,34
Hake IrishSea,
WestIrelandand
PorcupineBank,
SouthIreland,
BristolChannel,
EnglishChannelVIand
VIIBelgium
Prance
Ireland
UnitedKingdom0,38
11,78
0,40
10,34