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Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
concerning themanagement andcontrolofcertaincatchquotasallocated
for1983forvesselsflyingtheflagofaMemberStateandfishingin
theRegulatory AreadefinedintheNAFOConvention
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.AtItsannualmeetingon15September1982theFisheriesCommissionof
theNorthwestAtlanticFisheriesOrganization (NAFO)adoptedproposals
forcatchquotasfortheyear1983ofcertainfishstocksoccuring
intheRegulatory AreadefinedintheConvention onFutureMultilateral
Cooperation in.theNorthwestAtlanticFisheries,towhichtheCommunity
isaContracting Party.Theseproposals becomemeasuresbindingupon
allContracting PartiestotheConvention on27December1982unlessthey
havelodgedanobjectionpursuanttoArticleXIIoftheNAFOConvention .
-TheCommission seesnoreasonforanobjection bytheCommunity.
Consequently ,theCommunitywillbeboundtoadoptappropriate measures
toimplementthecatchlimitations providedforintheproposalsconcerned.
Thisisthepurposeofthepresentproposal.
2.SincetheNAFOproposalonsquidinareas3andAmadeon*5September
1982doesnotprovideforspecificquotasforCanadaandtheCommunity,and
sinceithasnotprovedpossibleforthetwopartiestoagreeontheir
respective sharesoftheTACforthisstock,theCommission proposes
thattheCommunityestablish aquotaforitsownfishermenwhichtakes
accountoftheTACproposedbyNAFOforthetotalstockandoftheinterest
ofCommunityfishermen.
3.TheotherelementsoftheproposedRegulation,concerning measuresto
.ensureadequatecontroloffishingactivityintheRegulatory Area,are
unchangedfromtheprovisionsofthecorresponding Regulationfor198?
adoptedbytheCouncil(1).
(1>OJNoL

?.oposalfora
Cà-NCILREGULATION (EEC)
concenMni .management andcontrolofcertaincatchquotasallocatedfor
193ifcvesselsfiyis»gtheflagofaMemberStateandfishingintheRegulatory
AreadefinedintheNAFOConvention
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommis­
sion('),
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (2),
WhereastheConvention onFutureMultilateral
CooperationintheNorth-WestAtlanticFisheries(3),
hereinafterreferredtoas'theNAFOConvention' ,was
approvedbytheCouncilinitsRegulation(EEC)No
3179/78(*);
WhereastheNAFOConventionenteredintoforceon
1January1979;
WhereastheFisheriesCommission oftheNorth-West
AtlanticFisheriesOrganization adoptedon
September1982.aproposalestablishinglimitationsfor
catchesofcertainspeciesintheRegulatoryAreafor
1983,whichbecameameasurebindinguponthe
Communityon »198
Whereasitistheresponsibility oftheCommunityto
takeappropriatestepstoensurecomplianceby
Communityvesselswiththesaidmeasure;
WhereastheNAFOCommissionproposalonsquid,
madeonSeptember198doesnotprovidefor
specificquotasforCanadaandtheCommunity ;
whereastheCommunityshouldthereforeestablisha
quotaforitsownfishermenatalevelwhichtakes
accountbothoftheTACproposedbyNAFOforthe
entirestockandoftheinterestsofCommunity
fishermen;
WhereasinformationaboutcatchesbyCommunity
vesselsshouldbemadeavailabletotheirrespective
MemberStatesandtotheCommission inorderto
ensurethatthesequotasarecompliedwith,
(')OJNoC 1982p...
WOJNoC..198Ap.
(')OJNoL378,30.12.1978,p.2.
(")OJNoL378,30.12.1978,p.1.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.From1Januaryto31December1983catchesof
thespeciesmentionedinAnnexI,byvesselsflying
theflagofaMemberStateintheRegulatoryArea,as
definedinArticle1(2)oftheNAFOConvention ,
shallbelimited,withinthepartsoftheRegulatory
AreareferredtointhesaidAnnex,tothequotasset
outtherein.
2.By-catchesofthespeciesreferredtoinAnnexI
takeninthoseareasinwhichnoallocationfora
directedfisheryisprovidedbythisRegulationshall
notexceed,foreachofthespeciesonboardthevessel,
listedinAnnexI,2500kgor10%byweightofall
fishonboardthevessel,whicheveristhegreater.
Article2
1.VesselsfishingintheareareferredtoinArticle1
shallkeepalog-bookinwhichtheinformationspeci­
fiedinAnnexIIistobeentered.
2.VesselsfishingintheareareferredtoinArticle1
shalltransmittotheauthoritiesoftheirflagStateby
the16thdayofeachmonthinrespectofthefirsthalf
ofthatmonthandbythefirstdayofeachmonthin
respectofthesecondhalfoftheprecedingmonth,
reportsconcerningtheircatchesinthesaidarea.Such
reportsshallgivecatchesintonnesbyspeciesand
quotaareafortheperiodcoveredbythereport.
3.VesselsintendingtofishintheRegulatoryArea
foraparticularstockforwhichnoquotahasbeenallo­
catedtotheCommunity ,shalltransmittotheauthori­
tiesoftheirflagStatenotificationofsuchanintention,
atleast72hoursbeforestartingtofishforanamount
allocatedto'Others'forthatstock,together,ifpossible,
withanestimateoftheprojectedcatch.Vessels
engaginginsuchafisheryshalltransmittotheautho­
ritiesoftheirflagStatereportsofcatchesfromthat
stock,at48-hourintervals.
Article3
1.MemberStatesshalltransmitregularlytothe
Commissionthereportsofvesselsflyingtheirflag
whichhavebeenmadeinaccordancewithArticle2
(2).Reportsreceivedinrespectofthefirsthalfofeach
monthshallbetransmittedtotheCommissionbythe
20thdayofthesamemonthandthosereceivedin
respectofthesecondhalfofeachmonthshallbe
transmittedbythefifthdayofthefollowingmonth.

2.MemberStatesshalltransmitwithoutdelaytothe
Commission informationreceivedinaccordancewith
Article2(3).
3.MemberStatesshalltransmittotheCommission
bythe20thdayofeachmonthinformationconcern­
ingthelandingsmadeduringthepreviousmonthby
vesselsflyingtheirflagfishingintheareareferredto
inArticle1.
Article4
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ofall
vesselsflyingtheirflagwhichintendtoengagein
fishingorintheprocessingofsea-fishinthearea
referredtoinArticle1atleast30daysbeforethe
intendedcommencement ofsuchactivity.Thisinfor­
mationshallinclude:
(a)nameofthevessel;
(b)officialnumberofthevesselregisteredbythe
appropriatenationalauthorities;
(c)homeportofthevessel;
(d)nameofownerorchartererofthevessel;
(e)adeclarationthatthemasterhasbeenprovided
withacopyoftheregulationsinforceinthe
RegulatoryArea;
(f)principaltargetspeciesofthevesselwhilefishing
withintheRegulatoryArea;
(g)subareaswherethevesselwillbeexpectedtofish.Article5
1.wheninformedbytheExecutiveSecretaryofthe
North-WestAtlanticFisheriesOrganizationthatone
ofthequotasreferredtoinArticle2(3)hasbeenfully
utilized,theCommission shallsoinformtheMember
States,whichshalltakeappropriatemeasurestoensure
thatfishingbyvesselsflyingtheirfkgforthestock
concernedshallceasewithinthreeworkingdaysofthe
dateofreceiptbytheCommissionoftheinformation
fromtheExecutiveSecretary.
2.IftheCommissionhasreasontobelieve,onthe
basisoftheinformationreceivedfromtheMember
States,thatthequotaconcernedhasbeenfully
utilized,itshall,withoutwaitingforthenotification
fromtheExecutiveSecretary,soinformtheMember
States,whichshalltakeappropriatemeasurestoensure
thatfishingbyvesselsflyingtheirflagforthestockin
questionshallceasewithoutdelay.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
Itshallapplyfrom1Januaryto31December1983
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,.
FortheCouncil
.ThePresident
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ANNEXI
C-ichquotasfortheperiod1Januaryto31December1985
Speciel NAFODivision Quotas(tonne·)
Cod 3NO 210
3MGermany 700
France 300
UnitedKingdom 1405
Americanplaice 3LNO 7000
3M •$0oCO
Yellowtailflounder 3LNO ò&o
Redfish 3M 1200
liv yKo(«]
Witch 3NO 50ο
Squid(Illex) 3+4 97500
Capelin 3LNO 0
(')ThisquotahasnotbeenallocatedexclusivelytoCommunityvesselsbuttoallContractingParties
toNAFOhavingnospecificallocation,includingtheCommunity .FishingbyCommunityvessels
shallthusbesuspendedoncetheCommunityhasbeeninformedthatthetotalquotahasbeen
exhausted .
0LessanyquantitytakenbyCommunityvesselsinthepartsofNAFOsubareasfallingwithinareas
ofnationalfisheriesjurisdiction.

ANNEXII
Itemsofinformationtoappearinthelog-book
Information Code
Vesselname 01
Vesselnationality 02
Vesselregistrationnumber 03
Registrationport 04
Typeofgearused(daily) 10
Typeofgear 20
Date:
–day 20
–month 21
–year 22
Position:
–latitude 31
–longitude 32
–statisticalarea 33
Numberofhaulsduringthe24-hourperiod(*) 40
Numberofhoursgear-fishedduringthe24-hourperiod0 41
Speciesnames 20
Dailycatchofeachspecies(tonnesliveweight) 50
Dailycatchofeachspeciesforhumanconsumptionintheformoffish 61
Dailycatchofeachspeciesfolrreduction 62
Dailydiscardofeachspecies 63
Place(s)oftranshipment 70
Date(s)oftranshipment 71
Master'ssignature 80
(l)CodestobecompletedbyoneoftheitemsofinformationgiveninthesecondpartofthisAnnex.
(*)Whentwoormoretypesofgearareusedinthesame24-hourperiod,recordsshouldbeseparate
forthedifferenttypes.
StandardFAOabbreviations formainspecies
Abbreviation Species Abbreviation Species
ALEAlewife MENAtlanticmenhaden
ARGAtlanticargentine MIXMixedspecies
BUTAtlanticbutterfish MOL Molluscs
CAPCapelin PELPelagicfish(notspecified)
CATWolffishes(–catfishes) PLAAmericanplaice
CODAtlanticcod POKPollock(–saithe)
CRA Crabs REDAtlanticredfish
CRUCrustaceans RNGRoundnosegrenadier
DOGDogfish SALAtlanticsalmon
FLWWinterflounder SAUAtlanticsaury
FLXFlatfishes(notspecified) SCASeascallops
GHLGreenlandhalibut SHASharks
GRCGreenlandcod SHRShrimps
GROGroundfish(notspecified) SKASkates(notspecified)
HADHaddock SQUSquids
HALAtlantichalibut SWO Swordfish
HERAtlanticherring SWX Seaweeds
HK.RRedhake TUNTuna
HKSSilverhake URCAmericanseaurchin
HKWWhitehake USKCusk(–tusk)
INVShellfish(notspecified) VFFFinfish(notspecified)
LOBNorthernlobster WITWitchflounder
MACAtlanticmackerel YELYellowtailflounder

StandardFAOabbreviations forgears
Abbreviation Gear
OTB Bottomottertrawl(sideorsternnotspecified)
OTB1Bottomottertrawl(side)
OTB2Bottomottertrawl(stern)
OTM Midwaterottertrawl(sideorsternnotspecified)
OTM1Midwaterottertrawl(side)
OTM2Midwaterottertrawl(stem)
PTB Bottompairtrawl(twoboats)
PTM Midwaterpairtrawl(twoboats)
– Shrimptrawl(nowincludedinbottomottertrawlcategories)
SDN Danishseines
SSC Scottishseines
SPR Pairseine(twoboats)
SB Beachseines
PS Purseseines
GN Gillnets(notspecified)
GNS Gillnets(set)
GND Gillnets(drift)
LL Longlines(setordriftnotspecified)
LLS Longlines(set)
LLD Longlines(drift)
LHP Handlinesandpole-lines
LHM Handlinesandpole-lines(mechanized)
LTL Trolllines
FIX Traps(notspecified)
FPN Uncoveredpoundnets.
FPO Coveredpotsandfykenets
FWR Barriers,fences,weirs,etc.
DRB Boatdredges
DRH Handdredges(e.g.rakesandtongs)
HAR Harpoons
MIS Miscellaneous gears
NK Gearsnotknown