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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)546final.
Brussels,24October1977•
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
prohibitingfishingforNorwaypout
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
C°K(77)546final.

Explanatory Memorandum
To"betterappreciatetheeffectsofdirect"industrial"fishingof
Norwaypoutonthestocksofthisspeciesandthespeciesthatmake
upmostofthe"by-catchestakeninthecourseofindustrialfishing,
theCommissionhasaskedtheICES(international Councilforthe
ExplorationoftheSea)toprepareascientificreportevaluating
theseeffeots.Thereporthas"beenforwardedtotheCouncil.
Amongtheconclusionsofthereportattentionshould "bedrawntothe
following:
–acoordingtorecentestimatesof"industrial"stocksofNox'waypout
andsandeelsthereisnoneedtorestriotfishingofthesestocks;
–inthecourseofindustrialfishingwheresmall–sizedmeshisused,
quantitiesofwhitingandhaddockaretakenas"by–catches;
–theabovementionedby-catchesvarywiththefishinggroundsand
seasonsasregardstheirdistribution byagegroup,astothe
proportiontakenindirectcatches,andastothequantities
expressedbyweightornumberoffish;
–restrictions onindustrialfishing(usingdifferentmethods)would
makepossiblecertainbenefitsintermsofquantitiesofwhiting
andhaddock;
–theICESreport,inparticulartheestimatesoftheoreticalbenefits
intermsofquantitiesofwhitingandhaddockthatmightresultfrom
areductioninindustrialfishingisbasedmainlyoninformation
onfishingactivityin1975and-1976.

While the choice and ."thescope ofconservation measures for some stocks leave
only very restricted room formanoeuvre because oftheir critical situation ,
theproblems involved mean that anumber ofirreconcilable factors have tobe
taken inaccount :
–The fact ofprotecting some stocks bylimiting fishing toother stocks which
donot call forprotection ,implies aneconomic and social choice between
theuse ofdifferent species and ,insome cases ,between different uses for
these species .This choice maybeaffected byforecasts astomarket
outlets andtheincreased quantities ofthese species ,theinterchangeability
ofthese species with others .
–when theprotection measures for the stocks inquestion areintroduced the
consequences ofthese measures forrelations with interested nonr-member
countries must betaken into account .
–the need toallow for theredirection ofthefishing effort toother stocks
when conservation measures are introduced for one ormore ofthese stocks
poses particular problems astothe choice ofmeasure which inagiven
instance mayrequire one oracombination ofmeasures such asthe closure
ofcertain zones toindustrial fishing forvarying periods ,provisions
regarding by-catches ,restrictions onfishing ,etc .

TheCommissionconsidersthatanexaminationoftheproblemsset
out"belowwouldleadtotheconclusionthatlimitsshouldbeimposed
onindustrialfishinginordertospeeduptherecoveryofstocks
ofotherspecies,e.g.,haddock.
Forthatreasonandasaprecautionary measure,theCommissionwill
proposethat-the"bancurrentlyinforceshouldbeextendeduntilthe
endof1977inazone ''north-east ofScotland.
Thecaseinpointraisesparticularlydifficultproblems,however,
whicharefurthercomplicated bythefaotthattheconclusions of
theICESreportmustbere-examinedinthelightofthefuturefishing
activitiesconcerned.Thesituationwillbeinfluenced,notonlyby
measuresadoptedin1977?butalsobytheestimatedleveloffishing
activityin1978whichwillbeaffectedbytheprovisionsalreadyproposed
bytheCommission.

COUNCILREGULATION (EEONOm
ofOctober1977
prohibiting fishingforNorwaypout
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No350/77of18February1977laying
downcertaininterimmeasuresfortheconservation andmanagementoffishery
resources (1),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2243/77(2),andin
particularArticle5(2)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasduringfishingforNorwaypoutforindustrial purposes ahighproportion
ofimmaturefishofdemersalspeciesarecaughtasby-catches;
WhereasArticle5(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No350/77providesfortheadoption
ofmeasuresonfishingforNorwaypout;whereas,inimplementation ofthat
Regulation,fishingforNorwaypoutwasprohibited byRegulation (EEC)
,No2243/77until31October1977inpartoftheNorthSeasituatedtothe
north-eastofthecoastoftheUnitedKingdom;whereasfortheimmediate
•future,pendingthefullexamination ofthesituationonthebasisofthe
IcesreportonNorwaypout,thisprohibition shouldbeextendedforthe
zonereferredtoaboveuntil31December1977,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
••/•••
(1)0JNoL48,19.2.1977,p.28.
(2)0JNoL260,13.10.1977,p.1.

2.-
Article 1
FishingforNorwaypoutshallbeprohibited from1Novemberto31December
1977inthatpartoftheNorthSeaboundedbyalinejoiningthefollowing
points:
-eastcoastoftheUnitedKingdomat56°00*latitudeNorth.
-56°00'latitudeNorth-00°00'longitude,
-60°00'latitudeNorth-00°00'longitude,
-60°00'latitudeNorth-03°00'longitudeWest,
-58°30'latitudeNorth-03°00'longitudeWest,
-eastcoastoftheUnitedKingdomat58°30*latitudeNorth.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon1November1977.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatLuxembourg,For.theCouncil
ThePresident