Annual report to the Council and to the European Parliament on the results of the multi-annual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets at the end of 1996
Date: 1997-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: activity report, common fisheries policy, database, development plan, fishing fleet

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 11.07.1997 
COM(97)  352  final 

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 

on the results of the 
multi-annual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets 
at the end of 1996 

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Subject of the Communication and legal base 

For  each  Member  State  in  the  Union,  a  multi-annual  guidance  programme  (MGP)  fixes  objectives  for 
reducing the size of the fishing fleet. 

The third generation of MGPs were adopted in December  19921 and fix objectives for the period  1992 -1996. 
These  objectives  were  subsequently  revised on  the  basis  of more  up  to date  information  during  a  mid term 
review of the programmes2 in 1995. 

For  reasons  of  transparency,  when  the  programmes  were  adopted  in  1992  the  Commission  undertook  to 
transmit  annually  to the  Council  a report  on the  progress  towards  these  objectives3.  The  Council  made  this 
annual communication  obligatory  in its decision  of  1993 on the restructuring  of the fisheries  sector4  and  this 
obligation  was  extended  to  report  to  the  European  Parliament5.  The  present  report  is  the  fifth  in  the 
series 6 7 8 9 and the final report on the results of the third generation of programmes (MGP III). 

2. 

The objectives set by the multi-annual guidance programmes. 

The fleets  of each  Member  State are classified  into segments, and objectives  for the tonnage and power are 
set  for  each  of  these  segments.  The  objectives  of  the  programmes  should  have  been  achieved  for  all  the 
segments by 31.12.96. 

For each  Member State, annual intermediate objectives were also set for the global fleet capacity, that is, the 
sum of the capacities of all the segments of the fleet. These were intended to ensure that the fleet  reductions 
required were achieved progressively  during the period of the programme. 

The  reduction  rates  applied  to  the  fleet  segments  depend  on  the  species  targeted  and  on  the  gear  used. 
Generally,  any  segment  targeting  demersal  species  is  subject  to  a  20%  reduction  rate, whereas  segments 
targeting  benthic  or  pelagic  species  are  subject  to  reduction  rates  of  15% and  0%  respectively.  The  global 
reductions  required for the fleets  of different  Member  States will therefore  differ  according to the structure  of 
the fleet. In all cases, the reductions are calculated from the objectives for  1991 that were set by the previous 
generation of MGPs. 

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Commission  Decisions 92/588/EEC to 92/598/EEC of 21.12.92 (O J L401 of 31.12.92  p.3) 

Commission  Decisions  95/238/EC - 95/248/EC  (O J L166 of  15.7.95, pp. 1-46). 

Declaration of the Commission annexed to the minutes of the Standing Committee for the Fishing  Industry of 1.12.92. 

Article 4 of Decision 94/15/CE (O J L10 of  14.1.94, p.20). 

Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 of 21.12.93 (O J  L346 of 31.12.93) 

SEC(93) 881 final and SEC(93) 881 final/2. 

COM (94) 208 final. 

COM (95) 463 final. 

COM (96) 305 final 

The objectives that are currently  in force are those described in the MGP Decisions adopted at the time of the 
mid  term  review  of  the  programmes.  In  many  cases,  footnotes  to  the  tables  of  objectives  indicated  that 
certain  revisions  to  these  objectives  would  be  required  at  a  later  date.  The  present  report  incorporates 
several  such  revisions,  so  there  may  be  some  discrepancies  between  the  objectives  presented  here  and 
those  published  in  the  Official  Journal.  In  the  case  of  the  United  Kingdom  and  Ireland,  other  possible 
revisions  to  the  objectives  have  been  described  at  the  request  of  these  Member  States.  Any  difference 
between  the  published  objectives  and  those  presented  in the  present  report  are  explained  in the  text,  but  it 
must be emphasised that they are subject to a formal proposal from the Commission for  modification  and the 
approval  of  the  Management  Committee  for  Fisheries  and Aquaculture  when  the  starting  objectives  for  the 
fourth generation of programmes  (MGP IV) are discussed. 

3. 

Measurement of capacity and fishing  effort 

3.1 

Tonnage 

When the programmes  were adopted, the objectives  for tonnage were  expressed  in gross  registered  tonnes 
(GRT).  This  disguised  the  fact  that  in  almost  all  Member  States  a  mixture  of  tonnage  measurements  were 
used,  some  vessels  being  measured  in  GRT,  others  in  gross  tonnes  (GT)  and  others  in  nationally  defined 
units of tonnage.  For some  vessels, tonnage  measurements  were available  in more tharrone of  these  units. 
To calculate the total tonnage  of the fleet, the units were therefore  selected  in order  of priority,  namely  GRT, 
GT or other. 

In  order  to  harmonise  tonnage  measurements,  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3259/9410,  and  Commission 
Decision  No. 95/84/EC11  were adopted. These require that all fishing vessels  be measured  in GT. They  also 
simplify the definition of GT for vessels less than 15 metres in length and specify formulae to estimate the GT 
of vessels between  15 and 24 metres length pending full remeasurement. 

Although it was intended to express the tonnage objectives of the MGP III in units of GT at the time of the mid 
term review of the programmes, many Member States were unable to comply with the deadlines to submit the 
GT  values  or  estimates.  The  services  of  the  Commission  therefore  postponed  the  recalculation  of 
the 
objectives  in terms  of GT  to a  later  date. After  consultations  with  the  Member  States,  it was  agreed  that  the 
conversion  of  tonnages  to  units  of  GT  would  be  done  at  the  time  the  MGP  IV  was  adopted,  and  that  the 
results of the MGP III would be assessed purely in terms of GRT Or national measures  of tonnage,  depending 
on the units used to fix the objectives. In this report, the term GRT is used to refer to all of these units, even if 
the definition of GRT varies from Member State to Member State. 

This  approach  does  not  remove  all  of the  difficulties  of  measuring  the  tonnage  of  the  fleet.  Not  all  countries 
have  GRT  values  available  for  every  vessel  in  their  fleets,  some  vessels  being  measured  only  in  GT. 
Estimates  of  GRT  are therefore  required for  these vessels. A  Decision  of the  Commission12 was  adopted  in 
April  of  this  year  specifying  the  estimation  formulae  to  be  used  to  estimate  the  GRT  for  the  countries 
concerned. 

3.2 

Power 

The  power  of the vessels  refers  to the  main engine  power,  though the way  in which  this  is  measured  differs 
between  Member  States.  The  figures  presented  in  the  report  may  not  therefore  be  comparable  between 
Member  States,  but  nevertheless  indicate  the  evolution  of  power  in  relation  to  the  objectives  for  any  one 
Member State. 

The objectives for power are not affected  by the remeasurement  procedures  described above. 

3.3 

Fishing  Effort 

The  fishing  effort  of  a vessel  is  measured  as  the  product  of  capacity  and  the  number  of  days  spent  at  sea 
during the year. There  are therefore  two  measures  of effort, one measured  in GRT days  and the other  in kW 
days. 

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O J No L 339, 29.12.94, p.11 

O J No L67, 25.3.95, p33 

Commission  Decision  97/259/EC  of  1.4.97 (OJ L104 of 22 April  1997 p 28) 

4. 

The fishing vessel register of the Community. 

The multi-annual guidance programmes  are monitored using the declarations to the fishing vessel register of 
the  Community13.  These  declarations  were originally  sent on a monthly  basis, but are now sent weekly. The 
register is meant to be a record of the physical characteristics  of all the commercial  marine fishing vessels in 
the  European fleets.  In  practise, the data for  some countries  are  incomplete. This  is discussed more fully in 
the annex describing the results in each of the Member States. 

Following  the  adoption  of  the  MGP  III,  the data  contained  in the  register  was  extended  to include, amongst 
others,  the  segment  of  the  fleet  to which  the  vessel  belongs  and  the  fishing  effort  in  power  x days  and in 
tonnage x days.  In addition, the register is used to record the real or estimated  gross tonnages of the fishing 
vessels  following  the  recently  adopted  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  3259/94  and  Commission  Decision  No 
95/84/EC. 

In their declarations, the Member States must notify the Commission of any changes to the fleet, such as new 
constructions, withdrawals,  modifications  or changes  in activity.  Erroneous  data can  also  be corrected  using 
these declarations. All such changes are recorded, but the existing information is not discarded. This makes it 
possible to reconstruct the situation of the fleet at any given date. 

The register  is continually  being updated and the reliability of the information  improved. An amendment to the 
regulation was recently adopted14 which both extends and simplifies the information to be communicated, and 
also  puts  in  place  the  procedures  for  direct  access  to the  database  by  the  Member  States. This  will  greatly 
speed  up the exchange  of  information  and  allow  the  register  to  be used to  monitor  the  access  of vessels  to 
the various fisheries. 

5. 

Results 

5.1 

Results for each of the Member States 

The detailed results  by Member  State are described  in this  section. In each case a table shows the  evolution 
of capacity  by segment for each of the years  1991 -1996, together with the objectives to be met by the end of 
1996. In these tables the situation at the end of  1996 is also expressed  as a percentage  of the objectives, so 
a  percentage  greater  than  100  indicates  that  the  objectives  have  not  been  met.  Histograms  show  the 
evolution  of the  capacity  of  the whole  fleet  compared  with  the  global  annual  intermediate  objectives  and the 
global objective for  1996 

The data for the tables  and  histograms  are taken from the fishing vessel  register  of the Community,  or  "fleet 
register". The fleet register  is intended to be the definitive  source of information on the capacity of the fishing 
fleets. Where these data are considered  unreliable or incomplete, or where they show any discrepancies  with 
the reports  on the results  of the MGP  III submitted  by the Member  States  themselves, this  is clearly stated in 
the text. 

The  MGPs were formulated  in a way  that  allowed the objectives  to be  reached  by  a combination  of  capacity 
and  activity  reductions.  However  no  Member  State  submitted  a  proposal  to  limit  fishing  activity.  The 
objectives  must therefore have been met purely in terms of capacity. 

Even  though  the  objectives  of  the  programme  must  be  met  purely  in  terms  of  capacity,  there  must  be  no 
compensatory  increase  in  the  activity  of  the  vessels  remaining  in  the  fleet.  For  this  reason,  the  Member 
States  are  required  to submit  aggregated  fishing  effort  data  by segment  to the fleet register.  For each  of the 
countries  that have  submitted effort data, a table shows the evolution of effort by segment. Total fishing effort 
each year  is also shown on the same diagram as the capacity  data, scaled such that the points for effort  and 
capacity  coincide  for  1991.  Any  decrease  or  increase  in  effort  relative  to  the  intermediate  objectives  can 
therefore be clearly seen. 

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Articles  4 and 5 of Commission  Regulation  (EC) No 109/94 (O J L19 of 22.1.94). 

Commission  Regulation  (EC) No 493/96 of 20.3.96 (O J  L72 of 21.3.96 p. 12) 

Belgium 

a) 

Fleet  register 

The data in the fleet register  are up to date. GT measures or estimates are available for 99% of the fleet, but 
no effort data have been provided by Belgium. 

The evolution of the fleet based on the data in the fleet register is shown in Figure 1 and Table  1. 

b) 

Comparison of the data in the fleet register and in the report submitted  by Belgium. 

The situation by segment at 31.12.96 based on the report from Belgium on the results of the MGP III is shown 
in the table below: 

Segment 

Netters & Beam trawlers 

Demersal trawlers 
TOTAL 

MGP 
category 

Situation 31.12.96 

C17, 

C10, 
E10 
E13, G14 

GRT 
18490 

1688 
20178 

kW 
59343 

4197 
63540 

The results are almost  identical to those based on the data in the fleet register. The minor discrepancies  that 
exist are within the limits expected from a combination of rounding errors in the GRT estimations  and the time 
delays involved in communicating changes to the fleet to the fleet register. 

c) 

Results 

When  the  MGP  III was  first  adopted, the  1996  objectives  fixed  for  the  Belgian  fleet  were  calculated  by  the 
same formula as for other  Member States, namely a reduction from the objectives  set by MGP  II. However in 
1993  Belgium  successfully  argued  that  its  fleet  was  already  at  the  minimum  viable  capacity.  The  Belgian 
objectives  for  1996 were  therefore  set  independently  of the  1991. objectives, and called for  global  reductions 
of just 3% in tonnage and power over the period of the programme. 

From  Figure  1 and Table  1 it can  be seen that  Belgium  has  achieved  the global  objectives  for  both  tonnage 
and  power,  but the  objectives  were  not  met for  the demersal  trawler  segment, with  the tonnage  44%  above 
the  1996  objective  and  the  power  8%  above  the  1996  objective.  However,  it should  be  recognised  that  the 
objectives for this segment were  particularly  severe, requiring decreases  of about 70% in tonnage and  power 
over the period of the programme, and that the absolute capacity  involved is small. 

Figure 1 

BELGIUM 

MGP HI  : Comparison between situations and objectives 

Tonnage (GRT) 

End of  year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

21551 
25524 

21120 

23704 

23007 

22204 

22309 

21844 

21612 

20648 

20914 

20118 

30000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

199o 

End of year 

D Objectives 

•Situation Fleet Register 

Engine power (kW) 

End of  year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Situation Fleet Register 

70069 

80770 

68668 

75201 

73365 

70925 

71529 

68599 

69693 
65965 

67857 

63840 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

O Objectives 

•  Situation Fleet Register 

Note : Following the revision to the Belgian programme adopted in 1993, the objectives for 1996 were  fixed 
independently of the objectives that were previousiyftxed for 1991. The annual intermediate objectives for 
1993 -1996 have therefore been calculated starting from the situation at the end of 1992. 

Table 1 

BELGIUM 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

The GRT values shown in the table include estimates of GRT based on the formulae given in Commission Decision 97/259/EC. The percentage 
contributions of these estimates are shown in brackets. 

Segment 

M GP category 

End of yea 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit./Obj. 

Netters & Beam trawlers 

C10, C17, E10 

Demersal trawlers 

E13.G14 

Unclassified 

TOTAL 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

20935 (55%) 
68881 

20085 (58%) 
65867 

. 19585 (60%) 

63872 

19573 (60%) 
63111 

18959 (63%) 
61768 

18429 (67%) 
59643 

19744 
63987 

93% 
93% 

4421 (14%) 
11074 

3389 (19%) 
8241 

2385 (22%) 
5831 

2271 (27%) 
5488 

1689 (36%) 
4197 

1689 (36%) 
4197' 

1170 
3870 

144% 
108% 

168 (81%) 
815 

230 (51%) 
1093 

234 (68%) 
1222 

25524 (48%) 
80770 

23704 (53%) 
75201 

22204 (56%) 
70925 

21844 (57%) 
68599 

20648 (61%) 
65965 

20118 (64%) 
63840 

20914 
67857 

96% 
9 4% 

Denmark 

a) 

Fleet  Register 

The data in the fleet register are up to date, but GT measures  or estimates  have been provided for only 54% 

of the fleet-

There  are  30  vessels  that  have  not  yet  been  allocated  to  segment,  but  the  power  and  tonnage  has  been 

declared for just  one of them. It is possible that some of these vessels  belong to segment  B08, which are in 

many cases without an engine. This will be clarified with the Danish authorities. 

Figure 2 and  Table  2a  show  the  evolution  of the fleet  based  on  the  data  in the  fleet  register.  Denmark  has 
supplied effort data for all years of the programme (Table 2b). 

b) 

Comparison of the data in the fleet register and in the report submitted by Denmark. 

According  to  the  report  from  Denmark  on  the  results  of  the  MGP,  the  situation  at  the  end  of  1996  is  as 
follows: 

Segment 

Netters 
Trawlers and seiners 
Trawlers  Greenland 
Purse seiners 
Vessels  <5GRT 
TOTAL 

MGP 
category 

B13 
B12 
B10 
B17+B19 
B08 

Situation 31.12. 

96 

GRT 
11922 
58288 
498 
6225 
4354 
81287 

kW 
77006 
270275 
1308 
15821 
47424 
411834 

This  in line with  but  not  identical to the data  in the fleet register.  The  power  figures  in the  Danish  report are 
somewhat  higher  than  those  indicated  in the fleet  register.  A  more  substantial  difference  is  the  presence of 
the trawler  belonging  to  segment  B10. This  is not  present  in the fleet  register,  or  has  been  mis-allocated  to 
another  segment. 

c) 

Results 

Figure 2 and Table 2a show that Denmark  is well within its objectives  for all segments  of the fleet. No vessel 
has been declared as belonging to the segment  B10 (Greenland Trawlers), though one vessel is indicated in 
the Danish.report. Assuming  the capacity  of the vessel  in the  report  is accurate, the  objectives  for segment 
B10 have still been achieved. 

The  objectives  shown  in  the  present  report  differ  from  those  published  in  the  MGP  Decision  for  Denmark. 
There are  two  reasons  for  this. The first  is that  Denmark  had requested  an adjustment  to the  1996 tonnage 
objectives  to  take  into  account  that  the  situation  of  the  fleet  was  measured  as  a  mixture  of  GRT  and  GT. 
Based on a sample of the fleet, Denmark calculated that the situation at  1.1.92 measured purely in GRT was 
about  93% of  the  situation  measured  in  the  mixture  of  units,  and  the  1996  objectives  were  increased  by a 
corresponding  amount.  A  similar  situation  existed  for  many  Member  States,  but  Denmark  was  the  only 
country  that  specifically  requested  such  a  correction  to  the  1996  objectives.  However  this  means  that  the 
published  1996 tonnage  objectives  for  Denmark  represent  a mixture of GT  and  GRT  units, and now that the 
results of the MGP  III are to be assessed purely  in units of GRT the adjustment  is no longer appropriate.,The 
tonnage  objectives  for. 1996  used  in  this  report  have  therefore  been  recalculated  so  that  they  are  purely in 
units of GRT. 

The second change  to the published objectives  concerns  the segment  B08  (vessels  <5GRT). These vessels 
were  in the  process  of  being  registered  when  the  MGP  III for  Denmark  was  adopted, and  a footnote to the 
programme envisages the revision of the  1996 objectives for this segment to the actual capacity in December 
1994. This  revision  has  been  included  in the  results  presented  in this  report. The capacity  of the segment in 
December  1994 has been taken from the fleet register  (4459 GT and 44784  kW) rather than from the Danish 
report  (4577  GT  and  48047  kW).  This  segment  is  the  only  one  in  the  Danish  fleet  where  the  tonnage 
objectives  are  expressed  purely  in terms  of  GT.  However  the declaration  of  GT  values  for  all of the vessels 
concerned still needs to be completed, so these objectives  could be subject  to further  adjustment at the time 
of the adoption of the MGP IV 

No vessels have been declared as belonging to the segment B09 (pelagic fishing). This segment was created 
with the intention of identifying vessels  in segment  B12 that were engaged  in pelagic fishing. The  estimated 
capacity  of  the  vessels  concerned  was  subtracted  from  the  objectives  of  segment  B12  to  create  the 
objectives of B09, without any adjustment of the reduction rate applied to reflect the change from a demersal 
segment to a  pelagic  segment.  The  vessels  have yet to be  identified  and  removed from  segment  B12,  the 
objectives of which have nevertheless been comfortably achieved. 

Effort data have been provided for all years of the programme. These show that the evolution of fishing effort 
has  closely  paralleled  that  of  capacity  (Table  2b),  indicating  that  activity  has  remained  fairly  constant 
throughout the period. 

Figure 2 

DENMARK 

MGP HI  : Comparison between situations and objectives 

Tonnage (GRT) 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

1991 
119188 
109406 
22716 

1992 
116804 
101458 
21676 

1993 
112766 
88546 
19410 

1994 
108727 
87368 
18005 

1995 
104689 
84386 
19126 

1996 
105109 
81148 
18808 

4- 25000 

140000 

120000 

100000 4-

60000 

60000 + 

40000 

20000 4-

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

Engine power (kW) 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

1991 
514716 
496690 
89512 

1992 
504422 
460634 
84747 

1993 
487131 
410245 
73593 

-  1994 

469840 
418346 
68116 

1995 
452550 
404941 
68781 

1996 
480043 
390226 
67192 

600000 

500000 4-

400000 

5  300000 4-

200000 

100000 4-

100000 

80000 

4-60000 

4- 40000 

20000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

End of year 

1996 
Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

Vessels belonging to segment B08 were introduced into the objectives in the final year of the programme. 

Table 2a 

DENMARK 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

The GRT values shown in the table include estimates of GRT based on the formulae given in Commission Decision 97/259/EC. The percentage 
contributions of these estimates are shown in brackets. The capacity of vessels in segment B08 is measured in units of GT. 

Segment 

M GP category 

End of yea 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit. / Obj. 

Nets etc 

B13 

Trawlers + Danish Seine 

B12 

Pelagic fishing 

B09 

Trawlers (Greenland) 

B10 

Purse seiners 

B17 

Vessels < 5 G RT 

B08 

Unclassified 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

14977 (4%) 
88265 

14310 (4%) 
85359 

13678 (5%) 
83030 

13417 (5%) 
81717 

12677 (6%) 
77840 

12021 (6%) 
74759 

15656 
93998 

83085 (8%) 

75838 (9%) 

65350 (11%) 

63203 (11%) 

61102 (13%) 

58775 (13%) 

364476 

330671 

285356 

275625 

266946 

257606 

71979 
314439 

2001 
3810 

2001 
3810 

256 
809 

t 

6258 (30%) 
15668 

6258 (30%) 
15668 

6207 (51%) 
15668 

6207 51%) 
15668 

6207 (51%) 
15668 

6225 (51%) 
15668 

3003 
23919 

2969 
24574 

2973 
24830 

4459 
44784 

4394 
44457 

4121 
42163 • 

82 (6%) 

82 (6%) 

82 (6%) 

82 (6%) 

552 

552 

552 

552 

6 
'  30 

6 
30 

2300 
5700 

3480 
3810 

7235 
17312 

4459 
44784 

77% 
80% 

82% 
82% 

0% 
0% 

86% 
91% 

92% 
94% 

T O T AL 

GRT/GT 
kW 

109406 (8%) 
496690 

101458 (9%) 
460634 

88546 (12%) 

87368 (12%) 

84386 (14%) 

81148 (14%) 

410245 

418346 

404941 

390226 

105109 
480043 

77% 
81% 

Table 2b 

DENMARK 

Fishing effort by segment ( +1000) 

Segment 

MGP category 

Year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Nets etc 

B13 

Trawlers + Danish Seine 

B12 

Pelagic fishing 

B09 

Trawlers (Greenland) 

B10 

Purse seiners 

Vessels < 5GRT 

B17 

B08 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G T xt 

k W xt 

1493 

8918 

1547 

9495 

1354 

8343 

19015 

74963 

17597 

69540 

15821 

59569 

1451 

8933 

14361 

53549 

1461 

9107 

1447 

9133 

15580 

54133 

15297 

52719 

593 

735 

1484 

3400 

131 

1496 

1066 

1139 

1333 

3060 

133 

1513 

264 

446 

1871 

4050 

100 

1185 

396 

627 

1685 

3632 

112 

1375 

25 

131 

294 

445 

1661 

3465 

130 

1631 

285 

432 

1657 

3424 

122 

1484 

TOTAL 

GRT/GTxt 

k W xt 

22716 

89512 

21676 

84747 

19410 

73593 

18005 

68116 

19126 

68781 

18808 

67192 

Germany 

a) 

Fleet  Register 

The  fleet  register  data  for  the  German  fleet  are  up  to  date  and  complete,  though  there  are  currently  18 
vessels that have not been allocated to a segment. GT measures or estimates are available for all vessels.. 

The  evolution  of the-fleet  as  indicated  by  the  fleet  register  data  is shown  in  Figure  3  and  Table  3a.  Fishing 
effort data have been declared for the years  1991 -1996 (Table 3b). 

b) 

Comparison  of the data  in the fleet register and in the report submitted  by Germany. 

The situation of the fleet at 31.12.96, shown below, as indicated by the report from Germany  on the results of 
the MGP III is almost identical to that indicated by the fleet register. 

Segment 

Beam trawlers  (crustaceans) 
Beam trawlers  (flatfish) 
Fixed nets 
Beam trawlers  (flatfish) 
Bottom trawlers  (cutters) 
Pelagic trawlers 
Pelagic trawlers  (cutters) 
Longliners  (cutters) 
Freezer 
trawlers 
TOTAL 

vessels + 

wetfish 

MGP 
category 

C11 
C12 
C19 
G11  +G13 
G16  + G17 
G19 
G20 
G21 
G22 

Situation 31.12. 

96 

GRT 
8505 
1997 
6691 
1515 
8684 
1189 
745 
12784 
17045 

kW 
42585 
7749 
30936 
6724 
31156 
3279 
2643 
11749 
25495 

59155 

162316 

c) 

Results 

Table  3a  shows  that  Germany  is  comfortably  within  its  global  objectives  for  1996,  and  also  within  its 
objectives  for  all  segments  except  C11,  where  there  has  been some  increase  in  capacity  over  the  period  of 
the programme  resulting in a 10% excess of tonnage over the objective for 1996. 

The fishing effort data show close parallels with the evolution of capacity, indicating that activity  has  remained 
relatively  constant. 

A3 

Figure 3 

GERMANY 

MGP HI  : Comparison between situations and objectives 

Tonnage (GRT) 

End of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

Effort 

85336 
79141 

15578 

83629 
70581 
16197 

81417 
71823 
14817 

79205 
67942 
13658 

76992 
65831 
12022 

74780 
59115 
13226 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

End of year 

1996 
Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

Engine power (kW) 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

1991 
206465 
189762 
34414 

1992 
202336 
170432 
33818 

1993 
198237 
170283 
31309 

1994 
194138 
166722 
29618 

1995 
190039 
163623 
27907 

1996 
185940 
161844 
30924 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

End of year 

IBftft 
Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

Ak 

Table 3a 

GERMANY 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

Segment 

MGP  category 

End of yea 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit. / Obj. 

Beam trawlers  (crustaceans) 

C11 

Beam trawlers  (flatfish) 

C12 

Fixed nets 

C19 

Beam trawlers  (flatfish) 

G11+G13 

Bottom trawlers  (cutters) 

G16 + G17 

Pelagic trawlers 

G19 

Pelagic trawlers  (cutters) 

G20 

Longliners (cutters) 

G21 

Freezer vessels 

+ wetfish trawlers 

G22 

Unclassified 

TOTAL 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

^RT 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 

kW 

7203 

40230 

2417 

9474 

7497 

31698 

1860 

7310 

12858 

40925 

11918 

11805 

1461 

4636 

1034 

2857 

7575 

40637 

2347 

9236 

7468 

29866 

1169 

4818 

10906 

34236 

7721 

6706 

1210 

3651 

1161 

3279 

7636 

40559 

2294 

8497 

7395 

29920 

1828 

7725 

10251 

32311 

11918 

11805 

110.1 

3479 

1189 

3279 

7761 

41193 

2185 

8027 

7182 

29296 

1685 

6948 

9419 

30686 

12050 

11805 

878 

2780 

1189 

3279 

8215 

41589 

2018 

7575 

7000 

29703 

1685 

6948 

8904 

29020 

11918 

11805 

878 

2760 

1189 

3279 

32893 

40827 

31024 

38003 

28211 

32708 

25593 

32708 

24024 

30944 

7765 

43762 

110% 

97% 

2215 

8760 

8098 

34523 

1704 

6759 

11090 

35614 

12849 

12841 

1575 

5043 

1115 

3108 

28369 

35529 

90% 

88% 

83% 

89% 

89% 

99% 

74% 

78% 

99% 

9 1% 

47% 

52% 

95% 

92% 

60% 

72% 

8578 

42585 

1997 

7749 

6688 

30887 

1515 

6724 

8229 

27822 

12784 

11749 

745 

2643 

1061 

2856 

17045 

25495 

473 
3334 

79141 

189762 

70581 

170432 

71823 

170283 

67942 

166722 

65831 

163623 

59115 

161844 

74780 

185940 

79% 

87% 

| 

Table 3b 

GERMANY 

Fishing effort by segment ( +1000) 

Segment 

MGP category 

Year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Beam trawlers (crustaceans) 

C11 

Beam trawlers (flatfish) 

C12 

Fixed nets 

C19 

Beam trawlers (flatfish) 

G11+G13 

Bottom trawlers (cutters) 

G16 + G17 

Pelagic trawlers 

G19 

Pelagic trawlers (cutters) 

G20 

Longliners (cutters) 

G21 

Freezer vessels 
+ wetfish trawlers 

G22 

TOTAL 

GRTxt 
k W xt 

GRTxt 
k W xt 

GRTxt 
k W xt 

GRTxt 
k W xt 

GRT x t 
k W xt 

GRTxt 
k W xt 

GRTxt 
k W xt 

GRTxt 
k W xt 

GRTxt 
k W xt 

GRTxt 
k W xt 

881 

5185 

592 
2852 

1009 
4242 

352 
1405 

2302 
7195 

2824 

2865 

164 
504 

198 
579 

766 
4703 

767 
3196 

897 
3928 

444 
1739 

2124 
6390 

3414 
3412 

145 
365 

248 
688 

922 

5000 

603 
2402 

770 
4146 

419 
1790 

1758 
5516 

3220 
3247 

177 
507 

251 
698 

937 

5107 

675 
2697 

931 
3964 

279 
1051 

1639 
5213 

3386 
3340 

119 
372 

239 
640 

1123 

5415 

476 
2030 

984 

4162 

354 
1475 

1606 
5014 

2667 
2645 

136 
422 

233 
614 

1119 

5914 

484 
2296 

904 
4078 

289 
1144 

1953 
6312 

3321 
.3152 

201 
694 

207 

541 

7256 
9587 

7392 
9397 

6697 
8003 

5453 
7234 

4443 
6130 

4748 
6793 

15578 
34414 

16197 
33818 

14817 
31309 

13658 
29618 

12022 
27907 

13226 
30924 

Greece 

a) 

Fleet  Register 

The  communication  of  data  to  the  fleet  register  has  generally  been  satisfactory  and  the  register  regularly 
brought  up to  date.  However  GT values  are available for  only  19% of the fleet.  There  are  also  154  vessels 
that have not been allocated to segment and 462 vessels for which no tonnage has been communicated. 

The evolution  of the fleet  based  on the data  in the fleet  register  is shown  in  Figure  4  and  Table  4a.  Greece 
has transmitted fishing effort data for the years  1991 -1994 (Table 4b). Effort data were also supplied for the 
last quarter only of 1995. 

b) 

Comparison of the data in the fleet register and in the report submitted  by Greece. 

The situation of the fleet at 31.12.96 given in the Greek report on the results of the MGP  III is as follows: 

Segment 

Fixed Gear and seiners 
Bottom trawlers 
Trawlers 
TOTAL 

MGP 
category 

E20+Z14 
E14 
G18 

Situation 31.12.96 

GRT 
71273 
24411 
15424 
110563 

kW 
506364 
112017 
36315 
654696 

The results are very close to those based on the data in the fleet  register. The minor  discrepancies  that  exist 
are within the  limits expected  considering  the time delays  involved  in communicating  changes  or  corrections 
to the fleet  register. 

c) 

Results 

Figures 4 and Table 4a show that Greece  is within its global objectives for  1996, and within the objectives  for 
all segments  except for  E14 (bottom trawlers). The decrease  in global fishing effort  corresponds  very  closely 
to the decrease in capacity, suggesting similar levels of activity during the period of the programme. 

Figure 4 

GREECE 

MGP  III  : Comparison  between situations  and  objectives 

Tonnage  (GRT) 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

Effort 

1991 
126528 
127482 

39042 

1992 
123997 
126459 
38542 

1993 
122262 
"  118024 

35443 

1994 
120527 
116043 
35120 

1995 
118791 
112861 

1996 
117056 
112917 

4- 40000 

140000 

120000 

100000 

80000 4-

60000 

40000 4-

20000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

Engine power (kW) 

End  of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

1991 
688203 
711730 
225576 

1992 
674439 
700872 
221849 

1993 
670216 
670860 
212053 

1994 
665993 
667261 
211335 

1995 
661770 
655290 

1996 
657547 
656845 

800000 

700000 4-

600000 

500000 4-

5  400000 

300000 4-

200000 4-

100000 

3- 250000 

200000 

150000 

4- 100000 

4- 50000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1995 

End of year 

1996 
Objectives 
I Situation Fleet Register 
•Effort 

Table 4a 

GREECE 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

Segment 

M GP category 

End of yea 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit. / Obj. 

Fixed Gear and seiners 

E20+Z14 

Bottom trawlers 

E14 

Trawlers 

G18 

Unclassified 

T O T AL 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

73228 
535649 

72759 
524142 

70673 
506302 

71294 
508070 -

70846 
503480 

71339 
505773 

72667 
523820 

98% 
97% 

27096 
120206 

27053 
120947 

26161 
117408 

25821 
115993 

24451 
111307 

24270, 
111296 

22292 
95976 

109% 
116% 

26754 
52928 

404 
2947 

26130 
52112 

20653 
43432 

18394 
39492 

17064 
36990 

16828 
36315 

22097 
37751 

76% 
96% 

517 
3671 

537 
3718 

534 
3706 

500 
3513 

480 
3461 

-

127482 
711730 

126459 
700872 

118024 
670860 

116043 
667261 

112861 
655290 

112917 
656845 

117056 
657547 

96% 
100% 

^ 

Table 4b 

GREECE 

Fishing effort by segment ( +1000) 

iSegment 

MGP category 

Year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Fixed Gear and seiners 

E20+Z14 

Bottom trawlers 

E14 

Trawlers 

G18 

TOTAL 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

24691 

180911 

24417 

176977 

23707 

170873 

23705 

170888 

6393 

28468 

7958 

16197 

6446 

28925 

7679 

15947 

6166 

27889 

6099 

> 27666 

5570 

13291 

5316 

12781 

39042 

38542 

35443 

35120 

225576 

221849 

212053 

211335 

/ 

• 

Spain 

a) 

Fleet  Register 

The  data  in  the  fleet  register  are  regularly  updated.  GT  estimations  are  available  for  all  but  71  vessels,  of 
which 4 are over 24 metres in length. 

Figure 5 and Table 5a show the evolution of the fleet base on the data in the fleet register.  Fishing effort  data 
have been communicated for all years of the programme and are shown in Table 5b. 

b) 

Comparison of the data in the fleet register and in the report submitted  by Spain. 

The situation of the fleet at 31.12.96 given in the Spanish report on the results of the MGP III is as follows: 

Segment 

MGP 
category 

Situation 31.12. 

96 

Trawlers & Polyvalent  Dredgers 
Pelagic  seiners,  Netters  etc  & 
Canaries 
Trawlers & Polyvalent 
Pelagic seiners, Netters etc 
Tuna fleet 
TOTAL 

D10 
D11 

G12 
G26 
G28 

GRT 
113912 
123355 

144948 
28211 
53808 
464234 

kW 
409059 
565812 

345091 
85666 
113910 
1519538 

The  results  are  very  close  to  those  based  on the  data  in the fleet  register.  The  discrepancies  that  exist  are 
within  the  limits  expected  considering  the  time  delays  involved  in  communicating  changes  or  corrections  to 
the fleet to the fleet  register. 

c) 

Results 

The objectives  shown  in Table 5a differ  to those  in the published'MGP Decision. This  is because the  vessels 
covered by Article  158 of the Treaty of Accession were not subject to a capacity  reduction for the first 4 years 
of the MGP  III. A footnote to the table of objectives  states that these vessels would be fully  integrated  into the 
programme on January  1 1996. This means that the capacity concerned was subject to the reduction rates of 
the  programme  during  the  final  year.  This  changes  the objectives  only  for  segment  D10,  since  it  is  the  only 
segment  in which vessels  covered  by Article  158 are found that  is subject to a reduction  rate. Applying  a 4% 
reduction  to the  capacity  concerned  for  the  final year  of the  programme  (4% over  one  year  being  the  same 
rate  as  20%  over  5 years)  changes  the  objectives  for  segment  D10  from  the  published  136748  GRT  and 
442193 kW to those shown  in Table 5a. 

Spain  is  well  within  its  objectives  for  1996  for  all  segments  of  the  fleet.  The  close  parallels  between  the 
evolution of fishing effort and the evolution of capacity  indicates that activity has remained  constant. 

3i 

Figure 5 

SPAIN 

MQP 111 ; Comparison between situations and objectives 

Tonnage (GRT) 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

Effort 

1991 
673303 
643231 

1992 
659837 
613603 

1993 
648784 
570819 

1994 
637730 
546509 

203500 

181803 

176693 

168324 

1995 
626677 
507190 
156237 

1996 
615624 
470263 

145077 

700000 

600000 

5OOOO0 4-

400000 4-

300000 

200000 4-

100000 

4- 200000 

4- 150000 

100000' 

4-50000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

Engine power (kW) 

Objectives 

Situation Fleet Register 

Effort 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

1991 
1955372 
1915279 
598312 

1992 
1916265 
1849614 
552456 

1993 
1886580 
1756502 
538598 

1994 
1856896 
1711660 
524515 

1995 
1827211 
1628271 
496999 

1996 
1797527 
1536436 
467781 

4-600000 

500000 

4-400000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

Objectives  . 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

o 

Table 5a 

SPAIN 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

Segment 

M GP  category 

End of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit. / Obj. 

Trawlers & Polyvalent 
Dredgers 

D10 

Pelagic seiners, Netters etc 
&  Canaries 

D11 

Trawlers & Polyvalent 

G12 

Pelagic seiners, Netters etc 

G26 

Tuna fleet 

G28 

T O T AL 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

148133 
496509 

144363 
485701 

133120 
459816 

127946 
449514 

121557 
430178 

114054 
410370 

139896 
619482 

133911 
601426 

130532 
588768 

128872 
583508 

128778 
585689 

124260 
569193 

264695 
572344 

239699 
523399 

214682 
475496 

198780 
448986 

173745 
407569 

148759 
354889 

31859 
99264 

36018 
109832 

36349 
110516 

34775 
107746 

27824 
84619 

28283 
85866 

58648 
127680 

59612 
129256 

56136 
121906 

56136 
121906 

55286 
120216 

54907 
116118 

134198 
435792 

146742 
628246 

233565 
494264 

33201 
101092 

67918 
138133 

643231 
1915279 

613603 
1849614 

570819 
1756502 

546509 
1711660 

507190 
1628271 

470263 
1536436 

615624 
1797527 

85% 
94% 

85% 
91% 

64% 
72% 

85% 
85% 

81% 
84% 

76% 
85% 

Table 5b 

SPAIN 

Fishing effort by segment ( *1000) 

ISegment 

MGP category 

Year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Trawlers &  Polyvalent 

D10 

Dredgers 

Pelagic seiners, Netters  etc 

D11 

&  Canaries 

Trawlers & Polyvalent 

G12 

Pelagic seiners, Netters etc 

G26 

Tuna fleet 

G28 

TOTAL 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

35725 

123163 

34894 

121211 

32865 

116023 

31964 

114325 

31300 

111832 

29782 

107589 

42325 

41857 

40428 

193826 

191486 

186632 

40122 

187155 

38333 

180813 

37059 

174486 

92495 

198831 

72742 

159801 

71506 

156565 

64729 
144152 

56931 

131752 

49017 
115301 

11513 

35802 

21442 

46690 

10534 

32814 

11404 

34887 

21776 

47144 

20490 

44491 

11019 

34392 

20490 

44491 

9494 

28724 

20179 

43878 

9579 

28828 

19640 

41577 

203500 

598312 

181803 

552456 

176693 

538598 

168324 

156237 

524515 

.  496999 

145077 

467781 

France 

a) 

Fleet Register 

The  fleet  register  has  been  regularly  updated,  but  no  data  concerning  vessels  from  the  French  Overseas 
Departments  have been declared. GT measures or values are available for just 85 vessels, representing  less 
than 2% of the total fleet. Of the vessels  > 24 metres in length, about 50% have been declared  in GT.  France 
has not submitted fishing effort data. 

The evolution of the fleet based on the data in the fleet register is shown in Figure 6 and Table 6. 

b) 

Comparison of the data in the fleet register and in the report submitted by France. 

France  has not supplied  information  on the situation of the fleet at 31.12.96. Since for  some segments  there 
have  been  large  changes  in  capacity  during  the  first months  of  1997,  France  has  indicated  the  situation  at 
12.05.97. 

Segment 

MGP 
category 

Situation 12.05. 

97 

Polyval.,static gears + canners 
Polyvalent  (trawlers) 
Polyvalent  static+Dredgers 
Polyvalent  (trawlers) 
Pelagic  trawl,  seiners  (tuna)  + 
static gears 
Seiners  (tuna) 
TOTAL 

A10 
A11 
A12 
M11 
M13 

H10 

c) 

Results 

GRT 
28788 
90583 
2865 
8190 
8883 

33286 
172595 

kW 
226334 
454818 
32438 
47510 
120181 

83235 
964516 

From Table 6 it can be seen that in terms of tonnage France is inside its global MGP III (excluding the  French 
Overseas  Department  segments, for which  no data are available), but outside  the  global  objectives  in  terms 
of power. France is also outside its objectives in segments A10, A11 and  M11. 

Concerning the segment  M11 (Mediterranean  trawlers), France has indicated in its report that  it will request a 
modification  of  the  objectives  under  the  MAGP  III.  This  is  based  on  a  reorientation  of  the  vessels  from 
demersal species to pelagic species, which  now represent 30% and 70% of the catches  respectively.  France 
argues  that  this  means  that  the 20% reduction  applied  to the whole  segment  should  now  be  applied  only  to 
30% of the capacity  of the segment.  France  has also indicated that  it would like the effort  controls  that  are in 
effect for this segment be taken into account under the MGP III. 

These modifications  have  not been included  in the present report but could be presented to the  Management 
Committee  at the time of  the  adoption  of  MGP  IV. However,  it should  be noted that  under  the  MGP  III there 
was  no provision  to weight  the  reductions  by  segment  according  to the catch  composition.  France's  request 
would  therefore  be  valid  only  if  different  vessels  exploited  the  pelagic  and  demersal  fisheries  in  the 
Mediterranean. 

Figure 6 

FRANCE 

MGP HI  : Comparison between situations and objectives 

Excluding French Overseas Departments 

Tonnage (GRT) 

End  of  year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

1991 
201604 
198772 

1992 
197572 
191167 

1993 
193318 
187659 

1994 
189064 
182720 

1995 
184811 
181035 

1996 
180557 
179439 

250000 

200000 4-

150000 + 

100000 4-

50000 4-

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995-

End of year 

O Objectives 

•  Situation Fleet Register 

Engine pov 

ver (kW) 

End  of  year 

1991 

1992 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

1055050 
1088949 

1033949 
1054358 

1993 
1012609 
1034034 

1994 
991270 
1010791 

1995 

1996 

969930 
996397 

948591 
986287 

1200000 

1000000  4-

800000 

3;  600000  I 

400000  4-

200000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

O Objectives 

•  Situation Fleet Register 

or 

Table 6 

FRANCE 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

Segment 

MGP category 

End of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit. / Obj. 

Polyval.,static gears 
+ canners 

A10 

Polyvalent (trawlers) 

A11 

Polyvalent static+Dredgers 

A12 

Polyvalent (trawlers) 

M11 

Pelagic trawl, seiners (tuna) 
+ static gears 

M13 

Seiners (tuna) 

H10 

Coastal fleet (DOM) 

110 

Tuna fleet (DOM) 

Unclassified 

TOTAL (Excluding DOM) 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

25530 
225606 

113730 
539359 

3734 
38190 

8079 
49012 

25465 
227481 

110363 
528647 

3225 
33600 

8155 
48881 

26730 
229883 

105918 
512808 

2998 
31811 

8543 
50359 

30669 
232246 

98345 
490224 

3212 
33055 

8517 
49391 

30362 
229674 

97344. 
480046 

3269 
34705 

8470 
48957 

30444 
229338 

94626 
470600 

3096 
33042 

8412 
48644 

9513 
127527 

9784. 
126528 

9660 
124328 

9906 
125446 

9662 
123106 

9883 
121804 

34561 
87494 

33202 
83226 

33810 
84845 

32071 
80429 

31928 
79909 

32978 
82859 

3625 
21761 

973 
5995 

.  i 

26893 
222352 

113% 
103% 

98899 
442421 

96% 
106% 

3343 
31993 

93% 
103% 

6808 
38644 

124% 
126% 

98% 
97% 

95% 
95% 

10052 
125687 

34561 
87494 

18990 
165387 

1200 
6500 

198772 
1088949 

191167 
1054358 

187659 
1034034 

182720 
1010791 

181035 
996397 

179439 
986287 

180557 
948591 

99% 
104% 

Ireland 

a) 

Fleet  Register 

The  data  in  the  register  concerning  the  situation  at  the  end  of  1996  are  in  line with  the  data  in  the  national 
database  and  are  considered  to  be  reliable.  However,  much  work  remains  to  be  done  to  complete  the 
historical data in the fleet  register 

For  years  prior  to  1996 the  segmentation  data  are not  considered  reliable. This  is  because  the  allocation  of 
capacity  to segments was originally  done on the basis of vessel activity, the capacity of a single vessel  being 
partitioned  between  more  than  one  segment  in  some  cases.  The  Commission  requested  a  change  in  the 
allocation  of  vessels  to  segments  such  that  one  vessel  belongs  to just  one  segment  at  any  one  time.  The 
work  to  do  the  reallocation  retrospectively  is  part  of  a  continuing  programme  to  improve  the  data  in  the 
register. 

The  change  in the way  vessels  are  allocated  to  segments  has  also  led  Ireland  to  request  a  reallocation  the 
1996 objectives between certain segments. This is explained later. 

GT  measures  or  estimates  have  been  supplied  for  about  89%  of  the  total  fleet.  Ireland" has  supplied  effort 
data for each year of the programme. 

There are currently 26 vessels that have not been allocated to a segment. 

The evolution  of capacity  and effort  according  to the data  in the fleet  register  is shown  in  Figure  7 and  Table 
7. 

b) 

Comparison  of the data in the fleet register and the report submitted by Ireland. 

The situation of the fleet at 31.12.96 as indicated in the report from  Ireland is as follows: 

Segment 

Beam trawlers 
Pelagic trawlers 
Polyvalent 
TOTAL 

c) 

Results 

MGP 
category 

E11 
E15 
E18, E19 

Situation 31.12. 

96 

GRT 
1114 
13807 
29783 
44704 

kW 
5129 
38893 
132785 
176807 

In the  MGP  Decision  for  Ireland, a footnote  to  the  table  of  objectives  states  that  the  situation  of  the  fleet  at 
1.1.92  and/or  the  objectives  of  the  programme  for  1991  may  be  revised  to  take  into  account  an  additional 
capacity  in  the  polyvalent  segment  of  vessels  that  were  previously  unregistered.  These  are  mainly  small 
vessels,  and  the  total  capacity  amounts  to  approximately  3000  tonnes  and  about  10800  kW.  Given  that  the 
objectives  of the  Irish  MGP for  31.12.96 were  subsequently  set  independently  of the objectives  for  1991; the 
services  of the Commission  consider  that there  is a case for adding the capacity  of the vessels  concerned  to 
both the situation and the objectives of the polyvalent segment for 31.12.96. 

The  objectives  of  the  programme  cannot  yet  be  modified  to  take  into  account  this  additional  capacity, 
because  the  process  of  registering  these  vessels  is continuing. A total of 55 vessels, amounting  to 631  GRT 
and 3093  kW  have  so far  been  registered  and declared to the fleet  register.  For the  purposes  of the  present 
report, this capacity  has  been removed from the situation at 31.12.96  in order  to compare  the situation  of the 
fleet  with  the  published  objectives  of the  programme.  Registration  of these  vessels  will  be completed  before 
the adoption of the MGP  IV, when the additional capacity will be added to the objectives for  1996. 

The  results  based  on  the  fleet  register  (Figure  7  and  Table  7)  indicate  that  Ireland  is  within  the  global 
objectives  of its MGP  III but outside its targets for the polyvalent  segment. 

as 

It  should  be  noted  that  Ireland  has  requested  a  modification  of  the  objectives  of  the  programme  which,  if 
accepted,  would  change  the  results  of  the  MGP  III.  The  need  for  this  modification  is  a  result  of  the 
reallocation  of  vessels  to  segments,  as  mentioned  in  section  (a)  above.  Prior  to  the  mid  term  review  of  the 
programmes,  Ireland  allocated  capacity  to segments  in such  a way  that the capacity  of  an  individual  vessel 
was  partitioned  between  more than one segment. At the mid term review this  procedure was  changed  at the 
Commission's  request, and a certain capacity was consequently  moved from the  pelagic  segment to a newly 
formed polyvalent segment. This capacity represented the dry-hold vessels fishing both demersal and  pelagic 
species,  leaving  just  refrigerated  seawater  vessels  in  the  pelagic  segment.  However,  no  corresponding 
adjustment  was  made  to  the  objectives  of the  pelagic  and  polyvalent  segments.  Ireland  has  now  requested 
that such an adjustment be made before the adoption of the MGP IV. 

The  Commission  services  would  in principle  support  this  transfer  of objectives  provided  that  it can verify  the 
figures  concerned. This  requires  a  list  of  the  vessels  involved, together  with  the  history  of  the  allocation  of 
their capacities to segments throughout the programme. 

Figure 7 

IRELAND 

MGP III  : Comparison between sltuatic. 

Tonnage (GRT) 

End of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

48750 
54083 

47775 
56255 

54990 
52589 

53725 
53536 

52460 
55391 

51195 
47998 

60000 

50000 + 

40000 4-

fc 30000 + 
0 

20000 

10000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

O Objectives 
•  Situation Fleet Register 

Hngine po\ 

ver (kW) 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

1991 
197011 
181027 

1992 
193071 
190636 

1993 
187910 
187197 

1994 
185184 
190363 

1995 
182458 
187184 

1996 
179732 
177954 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

D Objectives 
•  Situation Fleet Register 

Note : The objectives for  1996 are fixed independently of the objectives that were previously 
fixed for  1991. The annual intermediate objectives for 1993 -1996 have therefore been calculated 

3C 

Table 7 

IRELAND 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

The GRT values for 1996 shown in the table include estimates of GRT based on the formulae given in Commission Decision 97/259/EC. The percentage 
contributions of these estimates are shown in brackets. For all other years, tonnages are given as a mixture of GT and GRT. 

Segment 

MGP  category 

End of yea 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit. / Obj. 

1114 

5128 

1140 

6113 

12385  (79%) 

35953 

19500 

44359 

98% 

84% 

64% 

8 1% 

31940 

(2%) 

130855 

30555 

129260 

105% 

1 0 1% 

2559 

6018 

54083 

181027 

56255 

190636 

52589 

187197 

53536 

190363 

55391 

187184 

47998  (21%) 

177954 

51195 

179732 

94% 

99% 

Beam  trawlers 

E11 

Pelagic  trawlers 

E15 

Polyvalent 

E18.E19 

Unclassified 

TOTAL 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

cu 

Italy 

a) 

Fleet Register 

The last declaration  to the fleet  register was  made in August  1995. The allocation of vessels  to segments  in 
the register is unreliable and bears little relation to the objectives of the programme. For this  reason  only  the 
evolution  of  the  global  situation  is  presented  (Figure  8).  Note  that  in  the  absence  of  new  declarations  the 
situation on 1996 is identical to that in 1995. 

GT measures or estimates  have been supplied for 92% of the total fleet, and for 38% of vessels  greater  than 
24 metres in length. Italy has supplied effort data for the years  1991 -1994 (Table 8) 

b) 

Comparison of the data in the fleet register and in the report submitted by Italy. 

Italy has indicated that the capacity of its fleet in at 31.12.96 was as follows: 

Segment 

MGP 
category 

Situation 31.12. 

96 

Pelagic pair trawlers 
Bottom trawlers'(& Volante) 
Manual dredgers 
Suction dredgers 
Netters 
Longliners & liners 
Polyvalent  (trawlers) 
Polyvalent (non trawlers) 
Seiners  (tuna) 
Bottom trawlers 
Polyvalent (non trawlers) 
Bottom trawlers 
Tuna fleet 
Others 
TOTAL 

C13 
C14 
C15 
C16 
C18 
C20 
C21 
C22 
C23 
M10 
M12 
G15 
G29 
-

GRT 
1079 
78657 
72 
2069 
6 
596 
75284 
55286 
4216 
6233 
825 
10154 
0 
11209 
245494 

kW 
6825 
390180 
382 
22680 
21 
6406 
499868 
460088 
22570 
18472 
3830 
22093 
0 
69343 
1522756 

The  data  supplied  by  Italy  includes  vessels  classified  by  gears  but  not  by  segment.  These  are  shown  as 
"others" in the above table. 

c) 

Results 

The fleet  register  data  suggest  that  Italy  is outside  its  global  MGP  III objectives  in  both  tonnage  and  power, 
with an excess  of 2% and 3% respectively.  However, this is based on information  received  in  1995. The data 
supplied  by  Italy  suggest  that  the  objectives  for  1996  have  been  achieved  in  terms  of  tonnage  but  not  in 
terms  of  power.  The  Commission  services  cannot  verify  these  data,  nor  evaluate  the  results  of  the 
programme by segment. 

Italy has  indicated that  a revision  of  its power  objectives  may  be requested  to take  into  account  the  derating 
of  engines  when  the  baseline  levels  of  power  were  established.  The  Commission  will  examine  the  case 
presented by Italy when the appropriate data are made available. 

The global effort data suggest that activity  has remained constant throughout the period of the programme. 

Figure 8 

ITALY 

MGP III  ; Comparison between situations and  oh}prtfYft« 

Tonnage (GRT) 

Objectives 

End  of  year 

1991 
268198 

1992 
262834 

1993 
.  259421 

1994 
256008 

1995 
252595 

1996 
249182 

Situation Fleet Register 

270440 

265232 

262385 

256246 

254607 

254607 

Effort 

45029 

44793 

41536 

40967 

300000 

250000 4-

200000 

«2  150000 + 

100000 + 

50000 4-

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

Engine power (kW) 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

Effort 

End  of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

1541664 

1510831 

1499293 

1487755 

1476218 

1464680 

Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

1525678 
240254 

1532687 
246166 

1533170 
231381 

1520751 
234610 

1515842 

1515842 

1800000 

1600000 4-

1400000 4-

1200000 4-

1000000 4-

4-250000 

4- 200000 

4-150000 t: 
ê 

4-100000 

4-50000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

End of year 

1996 
Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

Table 8 

ITALY 

Fishing effort by segment ( +1000) 

Segment 

M6P category 

Vear 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Pelagic pair trawlers 

C13 

Bottom trawlers'(&Volante) 

C14 

Manual dredgers 

C15 

Suction dredgers 

C16 

Netters 

C18 

Longliners & liners 

C20 

Polyvalent (trawlers) 

C21 

Polyvalent (non trawlers) 

C22 

Seiners (tuna) 

C23 

Bottom trawlers 

M10 

Polyvalent (non trawlers) 

M12 

Bottom trawlers 

Tuna fleet 

G15 

G29 

TOTAL 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

GRTxt 
kWxt 

370 
2134 

257 
1568 

452 
2802 

^  467 
2877 

9609 
47971 

10114 
50703 

9365 
47544 

9660 
50028 

25 
210 

242 
»  2512 

471 
3625 

159 
1251 

293 
2333 

6 
33 

275 
2914 

508 
4014 

138 
1158 

286 
2158 

5 
29 

,270 
2878 

561 
4392 

111 
971 

108 
1161 

5 
30 

271 
2888 

552 
4407 

118 
1077 

109 
1216 

20718 
149317 

21403 
154941 

19809 
144564 

20008 
146878 

454 
2490 

488 
2608 

459 
2551 

521 
2832 

3916 
10628 

3971 
10716 

3757 
10345 

3595 
10159 

571 
1987 

596 
2053 

6925 
13276 

5866 
11216 

1276 
2520 

885 
2084 

681 
2434 

5221 
9791 

737 
1919 

622 
2213 

3965 
7450 

1074 
2555 

45029 
240254 

44793 
246166 

41536 
231381 

40967 
234610 

34-

The  Netherlands 

a) 

Fleet Register 

A  number  of  technical  problems  concerning  the  declarations  of  data  to  the  fleet  register  have  now  been 
resolved and the data have now been brought  up to date. However, GT measures or estimates  are  available 
for only  57% of the vessels  in the fleet. For vessels  greater than 24 metres  in length, 78% of the  GT  values 
have been declared. 

The  Netherlands  has  not submitted effort data over the period of the  programme. This  is because  the  Dutch 
definition of time at sea differs from that required under the programmes. 

The evolution of the fleet based on the data in the fleet register is shown in Figure 9 and Table 9. 

b) 

Comparison of the data in the fleet register and in the report submitted by the Netherlands. 

The  Netherlands  did  not  submit  a  report  giving  the  situation  of  the  fleet  at  31.12.96.  However  data  were 
supplied on the total number of days allocated over the period 1992 -1996, as shown below. 

Year 
Sea-days 

1992 
114486 

1993 
104783 

1994 
109100 

1995 
104309 

1996 
106982 

These data are not directly  comparable with the definition of days at sea  used in the  MGP, but nevertheless 
indicate that mean activity has decreased over the period of the programme. 

c) 

Results 

The  tonnage  objectives  shown  in  Table  9  for  the  pelagic  segment  (E16)  differ  from  those  published  in  the 
MGP  Decision.  In  the  Decision,  a  footnote  to  the  Dutch  table  of  objectives  points  out  that  the  tonnage 
objectives  for  1991 for  this  segment  were  generated  by  calculating  the  ratio  (objective  in  kW for  31.12.91)  / 
(situation  in  kW at  1.1.92 ) and applying the  same  ratio to the situation  in tonnes  at  1.1.92  . This  procedure 
was  adopted  because  of  historical  inconsistencies  in the tonnage  figures  for  this  segment,  especially  when 
compared  to the evolution  of the power. When  the calculation was done to generate  the tonnage  objectives 
for  1991, the situation at  1.1.92 was measured in a mixture of GT and GRT. Now that it has been agreed that 
the  MGP  III will  be assessed  purely  in units  of  GRT, the objectives  for  1996 must  be  recalculated  using  the 
situation  at  1.1.92 measured  purely  in  units  of  GRT.  The  result  is  a  substantial  reduction  in  the  objectives, 
from the published 36,465 tonnes to 21,100 GRT. However, it should be noted that this is due to the very high 
proportion of vessels  in this  segment  that  had been measured  in GT and does  not  represent  a more  severe 
objective; the numerical value of the situation of the segment also shows a corresponding decrease. 

From Table 9 it can be seen that the Netherlands  has failed to reach its MGP targets  in all segments. This is 
particularly  marked for the tonnage of segments  E16 and E17. However, it has long been recognised that the 
calculation of the tonnage objectives for the Dutch fleet are less than satisfactory. The calculations  described 
in the preceding paragraph were  necessary  in order to establish  objectives for the pelagic  segment  because 
the historical discrepancies  in the data were particularly marked, but a similar problem may exist for the cutter 
fleet. 

The Dutch authorities are investigating the source of the inconstancies  in the evolution of the tonnage of their 
fleet  and  have  submitted  further  information  to  the  Commission.  Preliminary  analyses  indicate  that  the 
objective of segment  E16 should be 26807 GRT and that of segment E17 should be 67690 GRT. 

Apart  from  a  possible  modification  of  the  tonnage  objectives  through  a  revision  of  the  baseline,  the  Dutch 
authorities  have  requested  that  the  effort  reduction  resulting  from  a  reduction  in  beam  length  be  taken  into 
account  towards  the  objectives  of  its  cutter  fleet  (segment  E17).  This  request  is  based  on  the  results  of 
scientific studies that suggest that a reduction in the length of the beam from 14 metres to  12 metres  reduces 
the efficiency, and hence fishing effort, by about  10%. 

The Netherlands will supply further  information  in support of both requests for the modification  of the  MGP  III 
objectives  for  examination  by  the  Management  Committee  for  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  at  the  time  of  the 
adoption of the MGP IV. 

Figure 9 

NETHERLANDS  MGP III  ; Comparison between situations and objectives 

Tonnage (GRT) 

End of  year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Situation Fleet Register 

95496 

109387 

93586 

92425 

86870 

81315 

75760 

108616 

"113383 

117275 

115829 

112036 

120000 

100000 4-

80000 4-

5  60000 + 
o 

40000 4-

20000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

O Objectives 

•  Situation Fleet Register 

Engine po\ 

wer (kW) 

End of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Situation Fleet Register 

412988 

430090 

404728 

421948 

409767 

398080 

386394 

374707 

440405 

434430 

425860 

408305 

450000 

400000 4-

350000 

300000 4-

250000 4-

200000 4-

150000 4-

100000 4-

50000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

O Objectives 

•  Situation Fleet Register 

Note:  The capacity of  shrimp trawlers (MGP category E12) are excluded from  the objectives and 
the situations for 1991 and 1992 but are included for the years 1993 -1996 

Table 9 

NETHERLANDS 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

The GRT values shown in the table include estimates of GRT based on the formulae given in Commission Decision 97/259/EC. The percentage 
contributions of these estimates are shown in brackets. 

Segment 

MGP category 

End of yea  ,  1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit. / Obj. 

Cutters (crust, and molluscs 

E12 

Pelagic trawlers 

E16 

Cutter fleet (excl. moll/crust. 

E17 

TOTAL 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

4312 (31%) 
16725 

4525 (30%) 
17614 

4658 (30%) 
18193 

4596 (30%) 
18280 

4712 (25%) 
18737 

4551 (27%) 
17993 

4394 
16725 

104% 
108% 

26807 (82%) 
58796 

26807 (82%) 
58796 

24983 (81%) 

- 53943 

29739 (87%) 
57625 

29739 (87%) 
56711 

29739 (87%) 
56711 

21100 
46278 

141% 
123% 

82580 (54%) 

81809 (57%) 

83742 (61%) 

82940 (66%) 

81378 (68%) 

77746 (71%) 

371294 

363152 

368269 

358525 

350412 

333601 

50176 
311704 

155% 
107% 

113699 (59%) 
446815 

113141 (62%) 
439562 

113383 (64%) 
440405 

117275 (70%) 
434430 

115829 (71%) 
425860 

112036 (73%) 
408305 

75670 
374707 

148% 
109% 

u> 

Portugal 

a) 

Fleet Register 

The data in the fleet register are largely complete. GT values are available for all vessels over 24 metres, and 
for 99% of the fleet as a whole. Portugal has indicated that the remaining  1 % have now been measured in GT 
and will be communicated to the fleet register in the next declaration. 

The evolution  of the fleet  as  indicated  by the  data  in the fleet  register  is shown  in  Figure  10 and Table  10. 
Effort data has been communicated for all years of the programme (Table 10b). 

b) 

Comparison of the data in the fleet register and in the report submitted by Portugal. 

The situation of the fleet at 31.12.96 according to the report from Portugal, shown below, is almost  identical to 
that given by the data in the fleet register : 

Segment 

Trawlers 
Polyvalent  (non  trawlers) 
Purse seine  (sardines) 
Polyvalent,  Trawlers  &  Purse 
seine  (tuna) 
Polyvalent  (non  trawlers) 
Purse  seiners 
Polyvalent  (tuna) 
Polyvalent 
Polyvalent 
TOTAL 

c) 

Results 

MGP 
category 

B11 
B15 
B19 
G24 + G27 

B16 
B18 
G25 
B14 
G23 

Situation 31.12. 

96 

GRT 
15097 
35443 
7797 
43856 

4297 
256 
715 
11319 
1583 
120363 

kW 
53355 
175427 
36342 
65692 

15667 
1093 
1670  " 
43720 
2354 
395320 

Portugal is within its objectives for all segments of the fleet and well below its global objectives. The decrease 
in fishing effort closely parallels that of capacity and indicates that activity has remained  constant. 

33 

Figure 10 

PORTUGAL 

MGP  III  ; Comparison between situations and objectives 

Tonnage (GRT) 

Objectives 

End of year 

1991 
211530 

1992 
207299 

1993 
203442 

1994 
199585 

1995 
195727 

1996 
191870 

Situation Fleet Register 

182080 

166585 

147069 

130377 

122473 

121933 

Effort 

55322 

52396 

46967 

41363 

37537 

35853 

250000 

200000 4-

150000 4-

100000 4-

50000 

4- 70000 

4-60000 

4- 50000 

40000 r 

4- 30000 

4-20000 

4- 10000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

Engine power (kW) 

End of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

553678 
503650 
140592 

542604 
484551 
137315 

536922 
448953 
129464 

531239 
414544 
121114 

525556 
396475 
114963 

519873 
396040 
111368 

600000 

500000 

400000 4-

?  300000 I 

200000 4-

100000 4-

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

End of year 

1996 
. .J Objectives 

I 
• ••  Situation Fleet Register 
—•—Effort 

Table 10a 

PORTUGAL 

Evolution  of capacity  by  segment 

Segment 

M GP category 

End of yea 

1991 

1392 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit. / Obj. 

Trawlers 

B11 

Polyvalent (non trawlers) 

B15 

Purse seine (sardines) 

B19 

Polyvalent, Trawlers & 

G24 + G27 

Purse seine (tuna) 

Polyvalent (non trawlers) 

B16 

Purse seiners 

B18 

Polyvalent (tuna) 

G25 

Polyvalent 

B14 

Polyvalent 

G23 

T O T AL 

•  . 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 

kW 

GRT 
kW 

20520 

73560 

20058 

71741 

18189 

65530 

16554 

58512 

15200 

54288 

15084 

53270 

18054 

62749 

84% 

85% 

47580 

203232 

44695 

194451 

40807 

186182 

36721 

176537 

35300 

172276 

34955 

173012 

52227 

216388 

67% 

80% 

11726 

53056 

11445 

52598 

9748 

45151 

8488 

39392 

80676 

108313 

68765 

97057 

. 58025 

83788 

4009 

15222 

3838 
14602 

4389 

16060 

208 

916 

715 

1670 

208 

916 

715 

1670 

208 

916 

715 

1670 

49740 

73140 

4156 

14877 

208 

916 

'715 

1670 

11263 

42664 

12706 

47492 

12291 

46603 

.'. 12353 

47146 

5383 

5017 

4155 

4024 

2697 

3053 

1442 

2354 

8248 

38584 

45468 

66045 

4326 

15534 

208 

916 

715 

1670 

11566 

44808 

1442 

2354 

8259 

38533 

45468 

66045 

4334 

15691 

256 

1093 

715 

1670 

11420 

44372 

1442 

2354 

12871 

56527 

64% 

68% 

83966 

103390 

54% 

64% 

5024 

19438 

86% 

81% 

261 

1170 

1200 

2550 

98% 

93% 

60% 

65% 

13653 

53397 

84% 

83% 

4614 

4264 

31% 

55% 

182080 
503650 

166585 
484551 

147069 
448953 

130377 
414544 

122473 
396475 

121933 
396040 

191870 
519873| 

64% 
76% 

| 

^ 

Table 10b 

PORTUGAL 

Fishing  effort by segment ( +1000) 

Segment 

MGP  category 

Year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Trawlers 

B11 

. 

Polyvalent  (non  trawlers) 

B15 

Purse seine  (sardines) 

B19 

Polyvalent, Trawlers  & 

G24 + G27 

Purse seine  (tuna) 

Polyvalent  (non  trawlers) 

B16 

Purse  seiners 

B18 

Polyvalent  (tuna) 

G25 

Polyvalent 

Polyvalent 

B14 

G23 

'.. 

TOTAL 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 
k W xt 

6531 

23157 

12657 

50404 

3105 

13911 

27128 

36409 

993 

3706 

54 

239 

236 

551 

6382 

22762 

12170 

49247 

3030 

13751 

24841 

34135 

990 

3655 

54 

239 

236 

551 

- 

6027 

21531 

11261 

46847 

2830 

12969 

21116 

30295 

1070 

3870 

54 

239 

236 

551 

5465 

19454 

10163 

46-1431 

4972 

17656 

9448 

45993 

2417 

2204 

11202 

, 

10260 

4741 

16841 

9269 

45535 

2112 

9839 

18009 

26441 

-15881 

23422 

14794 

21919 

1149 

4093 

1135 

4054 

1127 

4066 

54 

239 

236 

551 

54 

239 

236 

551 

61 

262 

236 

551 

'  2810 

10559 

3072 

11483 

3196 

11994 

3187 

3131 

12061 

" 1 2 0 11 

2991 

11578 

1808 

1656 

1621 

1492 

1177 

1168 

683 

892 

476 

777 

522 

777 

55322 
140592 

52396 
137315 

46967 
129464 

41363 

121114 

37537 

114963 

35853 

111368 

M 

United  Kingdom 

a) 

Fleet  Register 

Up until 1996 there had been large discrepancies  between the data contained in the Community fleet  register 
and  those  contained  in  the  UK  national  database.  During  1996  and  the  early  rJart  of  1997,  a  series  of 
technical  meetings  between the services of the Commission  and the  UK administration  succeeded  in solving 
the technical difficulties that were causing the problems. 

The fleet register is now broadly in line with the national data, though not all vessels from the Channel  Islands 
and the  Isle of  Man are  included. Power  has  been declared for  all  but 2 vessels, one  belonging  to  segment 
F18  (average  power  220kW),  one  to  F19  (average  power  47kW),  and  one to  an  unknown  segment  (vessel 
length 5.03 metres). There are a total of 474 vessels that have not been allocated to segment. 

GT values have been declared for over 90% of the fleet, though for vessels more than 24 metres  in length GT 
values have been declared for only 50%. 

The evolution of capacity and effort based on the fleet register data is shown in Figure  11 and Table  11a. The 
United Kingdom has supplied effort data for all years of the MGP III. (Table 11b). 

b) 

Comparison  of  the  data  in  the  fleet  register  and  in  the  report  submitted  by  the  United 
Kingdom. 

A direct comparison  is not  possible  between the situation at 31.12.96  by MGP  III segment  based on the fleet 
register  and that  based on the report from the  UK, since the latter  anticipates  the disappearance  of  segment 
F18 and a reallocation  of the capacity  to other  segments. This  is explained  in more detail  later. The  situation 
at 31.12.96 as indicated  in the UK report is as follows: 

Segment 

Beam trawl 
Demersal Trawl & Seiners 
Pelagic trawl 
Shellfish fixed 
Shellfish mobile 
Netters,  Liners  +  other  static 
gears 
Nephrops trawl 
Distant water 
Others >10 m 
Mixed (non trawlers)  <10 m 
TOTAL 

MGP 
category 

F10 
F11  +F20 
F12 
F13 
F14 
F15 

F16 
F17 
F18 
F19 

Situation 31.12. 

96 

GRT 
22104 
64524 
27801 
5387 
8504 
13613 

11036 
12423 
0 
20851 
186252 

kW 
117616 
332337 
71876 
44463 
55648 
51977 

67790 
26853 
0 
286367 
1054927 

The  capacity  of  the  fleet  at  31.12.96  based  on  the  UK  report  is  approximately  2,000  GRT  and  20,000  kW 
greater  than that  indicated  by the fleet register, which may  be partly  explained  by the  incomplete  data for  the 
Channel  Islands and Isle of Man vessels  in the fleet  register. 

c) 

Results 

Figure  11  and  Table  11b  show  that  the  United  Kingdom  failed  to  reach  the  global  objectives  of  the 
programme  in both tonnage  and power,  and failed to reach the objectives  in tonnage, power  or  both, for 6 of 
the  10 segments of the fleet. Moreover, the evolution of fishing effort diverges somewhat from the evolution of 
capacity.  This  may  indicate  that  mean  activity  has  have  increased  over  the  period  of  the  programme.  The 
United  Kingdom  has  however  indicated  that  the  fishing  effort  data  are  not  based  on  samples  but  on  a 
complete  census  of  the  fleet,  and  that  prior  to  1993  these  data  were  incomplete.  Since  1993  the  trend  in 
fishing  effort  more closely  parallels  that of capacity.  Further  analysis  will be undertaken  to ascertain  whether 
there  has  been  a  real  increase  in  activity  since  1991,  or  whether  this  is  an  artefact  of  improved  data 
collection. 

It should be noted that the United Kingdom has argued that several amendments to its MGP III objectives  are 
appropriate. These are: 

i) 

Reallocation of the vessels in segment F18 

When  the  programme  was  adopted,  segment  F18  contained  vessels  for  which  there  was  very  little 
information  on the fishing  activities, or vessels  that  had  belonged  to  other  segments  but  which  had  ceased 
fishing  activities.  As  more  information  became  available  during  the  period  of  the  programme,  many  of  the 
vessels  were  reallocated  to  more  appropriate  segments.  This  is  the  reason  that  the  objectives  for  this 
segment  appear  to  have  been  achieved  by  a  large  margin.  The  UK  now  wants  to  redistribute  both  the 
situation  and  the  objectives  for  this  segment  amongst  the  other  segments  based  on  their  activity  or  most 
likely activity. The services of the Commission support this. 

The  effect  of  the  reallocation  is  that  the  UK  is  marginally  further  away  from  the  achievement  of  its  1996 
objectives, as indicated in the table below (based on the data in the fleet register). 

Segment 

Beam trawl 

MGP 
category 
F10 

Demersal Trawl & Seiners 

F11  +F20 

Pelagic trawl 

Shellfish fixed 

Shellfish mobile 

F12 

F13 

F14 

Netters,  Liners  +  other  static 
gears 
Nephrops trawl 

F15 

F16 

Distant water 

Others >10 m 

Mixed (non trawlers) <10 m 

F17 

F18 

F19 

Unclassified 

TOTAL 

ii) 

Revision  of the  1991 baseline 

Situation 
31.12.96 
20966 
109259 
64111 
323184 
27132 
73896 
5839 
36539 
8110 
45558 
14588 
54738 
14350 
83820 
7107 
18120 

19577 
264868 
2760 
24518 
184539 
1034498 

GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 
GRT 
kW 

Objectives 
31.12.96 
18393 
86467 
57559 
300176 
23541 
77955 
5094 
34054 
8125 
48606 
12712 
63910 
18123 
101018 
9876 
21236 

Situation / 
Objectives 
114% 
126% 
111% 
108% 
115% 
95% 
115% 
107% 
100% 
94% 
115% 
86% 
79% 
83% 
72% 
85% 

21968 
271482 

89% 
98% 

175391 
1004903 

105% 
103% 

At the time of  MGP  I, the  UK  recorded  the  size of its "active" fleet,  but  in  1989 at the  Commission's  request 
changed its database to include all registered vessels. Following a preliminary  estimate in 1991 the  objectives 
of  MGP  II were  revised  to  take  into  account  the  apparent  increase  in the  size  of the  fleet  as  a  result  of  this 
change. 

A  much  more  complete  census  has  now  been  completed,  and  suggests  that  the  difference  between  the 
"active"  and  "registered"  fleet  was  about  6,000  GRT  more  than  previously  supposed.  The  services  of  the 
Commission have confirmed that this is likely to be the case. The 6,000 GRT are already  recorded in the fleet 
register and are therefore  included in the figures for the situation of the UK fleet. The  UK have requested  that 
the objectives for  1991, and consequently  the objectives for  1996, be revised to take this  into account. 

The  methodology  proposed by the UK involves an estimation of the difference  between the "active" and the 
"registered" fleet in 1986. No information is available prior to this date. 

The  report submitted  by the  United  Kingdom on the results of the  MGP  III  anticipates these changes  to the 
objectives  and  the  segmentation.  The  data  and  calculations  presented  in the  UK  report  differ  a  little from 
those  based  on  the  fleet  register.  The  UK  calculate  the  revised  global  objectives  to  be  181216  GRT  and 
1059212  kW,  and  the  situation  of  the  fleet  is  stated  to  be  186251  GRT  and  1054927  kW,  which  are 
respectively  103%  and  just  under  100%  of  the  global  objectives.  The  discrepancies  in  the  situation  at 
31.12.96  may  be  due  to  some  remaining  differences  between  the  national  and  fleet  registers  and  will  be 
resolved  before  any  revision of the objectives  is proposed to the  Management  Committee for  Fisheries and 
Aquaculture. 

Figure 11 

UNITED 
KINGDOM 

MGP III  : Cnmparison between situations and  oby^fv^y 

Tonnage (GRT) 

End  of  year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

193027 

189166 

186120 

.  183074 

180027 

Situation Fleet Register 

Effort 

210637 

34500 

211151 

209249 

197223 

190422 

35000 

38100 

37700 

37600 

176981 

184539 

36300 

250000 

200000 4-

150000 + 

100000 

50000 4-

4-40000 

35000 

4-30000 

25000 

4- 20000 £ 

4- 15000 

10000 

4-5000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

End of year 

1996 
Objectives 

Situation Fleet Register 

Effort 

Engine power (kW) 

End  of  year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

1095206 

1073302 

1058777 

1044253 

1029728 

1015204 

Situation Fleet Register 
Effort 

1223828 
170400 

1248003 
178000 

1241130 
188800 

1174644 
188300 

1115163 
188800 

1034498 
179000 

1400000 

1200000 

1000000 4-

800000 

600000 

400000 

200000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

End of year 

1996 

Objectives 

Situation Fleet Register 

Effort 

UNITED KINGDOM 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

The GRT values shown in the table include estimates of GRT based on the formulae given in Commission Decision 97/259/EC. The percentage 
contributions of these estimates are shown in brackets. 

Segment 

M GP category 

End of yea 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit. / Obj. 

B e am trawl 

F10 

Demersal Trawl & Seiners 

F11 + F20 

Pelagic trawl 

F12 

Shellfish fixed 

F13 

Shellfish mobile 

F14 

Netters, 

F15 

Liners + other static gears 

Nephrops trawl 

F16 

Distant water 

F17 

Others >10 m 

F18 

Mixed (non trawlers) <10 m 

F19 

Unclassified 

T O T AL 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

GRT 
kW 

21733 (18%) 

24729 (20%) 

24466 (21%) 

23295 (25%) 

21296 (26%) 

20146 (24%) 

1*14867 

129321 

126284 

122935 

112427 

105866 

65832 (2%) 

65365 (4%) 

65983 (3%) 

62326 (5%) 

57914 (5%) 

57549 (5%) 

337885 

336730 

336947 

320063 

299013 

296044 

17621 

81465 

114% 
130% 

51746 

262505 

111% 
113% 

23463 (2%) 

22386 (2%) 

25864 (8%) 

23885 (20%) 

77371 

71702 

80524 

78907 

23287 (31%) 
72821 

26312 (32%) 

70503 

22633 

72060 

116% 
98% 

3879 (3%) 

3804 

30087 

30289 

3733 

30526 

3628 

29660 

3368 
26944 

3378 

26361 

2370 
16395 

143% 
161% 

5531  (2%) 

5444 (2%) 

5209 (6%) 

5774 (11%) 

5491 (11%) 

5649 (12%) 

31790 

31818 

32703 

34207 

35030 

35380 

12544 (10%) 
59189 • 

13509 (10%) 

14123 (10%) 

14059 (12%) 

13544 (13%) 

12947 (13%) 

60967 

61639 

58774 

54227 

47953 

17550 

99145 

17208 

96724 

16502 

95522 

15859 (2%) 

15330 (1%) 

12709 (2%) 

91851 

89297 

77035 

8350 (14%) 

8281 (14%) 

8281 (14%) 

7002 (20%) 

5504 (26%) 

7106 (26%) 

21074 

20873 

20873 

18021 

14770 

18120 

17160 (7%) 

16842 (9%) 

15746 (9%) 

9196 (14%) 

17058 (34%) 

16406 (45%) 

96582 

98043 

92643 

62113 

81788 

67850 

23689 
296516 

24674 
324140 

25311 
335906 

23760 
318823 

21392 
290663 

19577 
264868 

10906 (3%) 

8909 (4%) 

4031 

59322 

47396 

27563 

8439 

39290 

6238 (19%) 

2760 (52%) 

38183 

24518 

5400 

30947 

105% 
114% 

10896 

52137 

119% 
92% 

16306 

89246 

9876 

21236 

18165 

117728 

78% 
86% 

72% 
85% 

90% 
58% 

i 

21968 
271484 

89% 
98% 

210637 (5%) 

211151  (6%) 

209249 (7%) 

197223 (10%) 

190422 (14%) 

184539 19%) 

176981 

1223828 

1248003 

1241130 

1174644 

1115163 

1034498 

1015204 

104% 
102% 

<T> 

Table 11b 

UNITED KINGDOM 

Fishing effort by segment ( +1000) 

Segment 

MGP category 

Year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Beam trawl 

F10 

Demersal Trawl & Seiners 

F11+F20 

Pelagic trawl 

Shellfish fixed 

F12 

F13 

Shellfish mobile 

F14 

Netters, 

F15 

Liners + other static gears 

Nephrops trawl 

F16 

Distant water 

F17 

Others >10 m 

F18 

Mixed (non trawlers) <10 m 

F19 

TOTAL 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

GRTxt 

k W xt 

GRTxt 

k W xt 

GRTxt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

G R T xt 

k W xt 

GRTxt 
k W xt 

5200 

23800 

13800 

68500 

4800 

13800 

300 

1200 

600 

2500 

2100 

7300 

5500 

26200 

14800 

72200 

3700 

12100 

300 

2400 

600 

3100 

2300 

8400 

2800 

16000 

2700 

15700 

2400 

5600 

400 

1900 

2600 

6000 

400 

2100 

6200 

29700 

15000 

73500 

5100 

15200 

400 

2700 

600 

2900 

3200 

10800 

2900 

16400 

2000 

4800 

600 

3000 

5700 

28200 

14800 

72500 

5200 

15100 

400 

2600 

800 

4800 

3400 

11200 

3100 

18200 

2000 

5000 

200 

900 

5700 

28400 

14600 

71800 

5400 

15300 

500 

3800 

1000 

5900 

3300 

10900 

2700 

16400 

1800 

4400 

500 

2100 

5100 

26200 

14900 

73100 

4100 

11300 

400 

2800 

1100 

6300 

3400 

10800 

2000 

11800 

3200 

7100 

0 

0 

2100 

29800 

2100 

29800 

2100 

29800 

2100 

29800 

2100 

29800 

2100 

29600 

34500 
170400 

35000 
178000 

38100 
188800 

37700 
188300 

37600 
188800 

36300 
179000 

Finland 

a) 

Fleet  Register 

The  data  in  the  fleet  register  are  up  to  date  and  appear  to  be  largely  complete.  Power  figures  have  been 
declared for  all vessels  and tonnage figures  have been supplied for all but one vessel  belonging  to  segment 
F21 (Trawlers  Baltic Herring"), which have an average tonnage of approximately  50 GT 

GT figures  are available for  more than 99% of the fleet, though for vessels  between  15 and 24 metres  this  is 
reduced to 88%. 

Finland has not submitted effort data to the fleet  register. 

The evolution of capacity  based on the data in the fleet register  is shown in Figure 12 and Table  12. 

b) 

Comparison of the data in the fleet register and in the report submitted by Finland. 

The  results  presented  in  the  Finnish  report  on  the  results  of  the  MGP  III  are  shown  below.  Since  the 
objectives for 31.12.96 are based on the situation at 1.1.95, the situation of the fleet on bôfh dates  is shown: 

Segment 

Trawlers  (Baltic  Herring) 
Driftnetters /  Longliners 
Other Vessels 
Trawlers (Baltic  Herring) 
Aaland  Islands 
Driftnetters /  Longliners 
Aaland  Islands 
Other Vessels 
Aaland  Islands 
TOTAL 

MGP 
category 

F21 
F22+F24 
F23 
F25 

F26 

F27 

Situation  1.1 

.95 

Situation  31. 

12.96 

GT 
9280 
3527 
9259 
1196 

546 

739 

kW 
47757 
29059 
130302 
4899 

GT 
8631 
3336 
9054 
1082 

kW 
44402 
27718 
127498 
4648 

4710 

512 

• -

4810 

8374 

731 

8286 

24547 

224831 

23346 

217362 

These are almost  identical to those based on the data in the fleet register. The minor discrepancies  that  exist 
are within  the  limits  expected  due  to  the  time  delays  involved  in  communicating  changes  to  the  fleet  to  the 
fleet  register. 

c) 

Results 

The  1996 objectives  of the  Finnish  programme  were for  a stabilisation  of the capacities  of  all  segments  to 
their  capacities  as  at  1.1.95.  At  the  time  the  programme  was  adopted,  Finland  was  still  in  the  process  of 
registering  its  fishing  vessels,  so  a footnote  envisaged  the  revision  of  the  1996  objectives  when  the  size  of 
the fleet at  1.1.95 became  more accurately  known. Now that this process of registration  has been completed, 
the present report has incorporated these changes to the objectives of the programme. 

.15 

It  should  be  noted  that  in  the  case  of  Finland  the  tonnage  objectives  are  considered  to  be  in  units  of  GT. 
However  the GT has  not  been  measured  for  all of the fleet.  For the purposes  of the present  report  a  mixture 
of GT and GRT has therefore  been used, in which the GT of a vessel is taken  if krrown, otherwise  its GRT is 
used  without  adjustment.  It  is  important  that  all the  vessels  are  measured  in  GT  before  the  adoption  of  the 
MGP IV. 

15 

Commission  Decision  96/73/EC  of 22.12.95  (O J L14 of  19.1.96  p.27) 

LQ 

Figure  12 and Table  12 indicate that  Finland has reached its targets  in all segments  of the fleet, except for 
segment  F26 where there is an excess of 2% in power. This represents just  100 kW. The Finnish authorities 
have indicated that this is caused by the mis-allocation of one trawler to this segment, which will be corrected 
in the next declaration to the fleet register.  In any case, the separation of the Aaland islands vessels from the 
remainder  of  the  fleet  was  not  a  requirement  of  the  MGP  III,  so  that  Finland  can  be  considered  to  have 
achieved its objectives for the two "driftnetters/longliners" segments combined. 

The  data  submitted  by  Finland  in its report, though indicating slightly  different  situations  and  objectives, do 
not significantly change the results of the MGP III. 

Figure 12 

FINLAND 

MGP IH  : Comparison between situations and objectives 

Tonnage (GT) 

End of year 

1991 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

1992 
\ 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

24381 
24381 

24381 
24383 

24381 
23399 

25000 

20000 + 

15000 

10000 + 

5000 + 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1 

h 

End of year 

1995 

1996 

O Objectives 
•  Situation Fleet Register 

Engine power (kW) 

End of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

1994 
224454 

224454 

1995 

224454 
224384 

1996 
224454 
219350 

250000 

200000 + 

150000 + 

100000 + 

50000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

D Objectives 
•  Situation Fleet Register 

Table 12 

FINLAND 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

Segment 

MGP category 

End ofyear 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

Sit. / Obj. 

Trawlers (Baltic  Herring) 

F21 

Driftnetters /  Longliners 

F22+F24 

Other Vessels 

Trawlers (Baltic  Herring) 
Aaland Islands 

Driftnetters /  Longliners 
Aaland Islands 

Other Vessels 
Aaland Islands 

F23 

F25 

F26 

F27 

TOTAL 

GT 
kW 

GT 
kW 

GT 
kW 

GT 
kW 

GT 
kW 

GT 
kW 

GT 
kW 

9145 
47462 

3501 
28904 

9122 
47257 

3519 
28972 

8641 
45903 

3402 
28213 

9145 
47462 

3501 
28904 

-

9254 
130095 

9261 
130162 

9034 
127481 

9254 
130095 

94% 
97% 

97% 
98% 

98% 
98% 

90% 
95% 

99% 
99% 

96% 
98% 

1196 
4898 

546 
4712 

739 
8383 

1196 
4898 

546 
4712 

739 
8383 

1082 
4647 

509 
4812 

731 
8294 

1196 
4898 

739 
8383 

546 
4712 

93% 
102% 

24381 
224454 

24383 
224384 

23399 
219350 

24381 
224454 

Sweden 

a) 

Fleet  Register 

The  data  in  the  fleet  register  appear  to  be  largely  complete,  though  it  seems  that  some  available  GT 
measures  or  estimates  have  yet  to  be  declared. Tonnage  figures  have  been  declared  for  all  vessels  and 
power  figures  have  been  supplied  for  all  but  five  vessels.  The  latter  belong  to  the  segment  F32  ("Others") 
which have an average power of approximately 60 kW. 

GT figures are available for about 93% of the total fleet. 

Sweden has not submitted effort data to the fleet register. 

The evolution of capacity  based on the data in the fleet register is shown in Table  13 and Figure  13. 

b) 

Comparison of the data in the fleet register and in the report submitted  by Sweden. 

The situation at 1.1.95 and at 31.12.96 presented b'y Sweden in its report are shown below: 

Segment 

MGP 
category 

Situation  1.1 

.95 

Situation  31.12.96 

Trawlers-shellfish 
Trawlers / Seiners >  30 metres 
Polyvalent 
Netters/Longliners  in Baltic 
Others 
TOTAL 

F28 
F29 
F30 
F31 
F32 

GT 
6593 
14223 
13916 
6581 
11642 
52955 

kW 
30570 
42176 
58816 
38567 
100415 
270550 

GT 
6395 
14125 
12715 
6631 
10922 
50789 

kW 
28227 
40689 
53455 
37470 
96475 
256316 

The figures agree very  closely with the fleet register. The situation at 1.1.95, which is the baseline from which 
the  1996  objectives  have  been  calculated, shows just  one  discrepancy  concerning  the  tonnage  of  segment 
F31 at  1.1.95, given  as  5298  GT in the fleet register and 6581 GT in the Swedish  report.  This  is likely  to  be 
due to the  mixture  of tonnage  units  used to measure the capacity, though this  needs  to  be confirmed  before 
the adoption of the MGP  IV since the figure will be the 1996 objective for the segment. 

The  fleet  register  and  the  Swedish  report  are  in  close  agreement  concerning  the  power  of  the  fleet  at 
31.12.96, but the report gives somewhat higher tonnage figures for all but one segment. 

c) 

Results 

The  1996  objectives  of  the  Swedish  programme  are based on the  situation  at  1.1.95. As  mentioned  in the 
case of Finland, a revision to the situation at 1.1.95 therefore justifies a revision to the objectives for 31.12.96. 
Such a revision has been incorporated into the present report. 

.16 

As was  the  case with  Finland, the  tonnage  objectives  for  Sweden  are  considered  to  be  in  units  of  GT  even 
though this  is not available for all vessels  in the fleet. The  present  report therefore  uses a mixture of GT and 
GRT. It is important that all the vessels are measured in GT before the adoption of the MGP IV. 

The  interpretation  of  the  results  is  made  somewhat  complicated  by the discrepancies  in the tonnage  figures 
between  the  fleet  register  and  those  given  in the  Swedish  report,  especially  since  the  situation  at  1.1.95 is 
used  to define  the  objectives  for  31.12.96. According  to Table  13 Sweden failed  to  meet  its  power  objective 
for just one segment  (F30, by just  130 kW), and failed to meet its tonnage objective  in two segments, namely 
F30 and F31 (by 81 tonnes  and 22 tonnes respectively). However, according to the data supplied by  Sweden 
the objectives have been met in all segments. 

16 

Commission  Decision 96/74/EC of 22.12.95 (O J L14 of  19.1.96  p.32) 

Figure 13 

SWEDEN 

MGP III  : Comparison between «itifatfrns and objectives 

Tonnage (GT) 

End of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

51671 
51671 

51114 
51126 

50558 
48841 

60000 

50000 + 

40000 

{J 30000 j 

20000 4-

10000 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

O Objectives 

•Situation Fleet Register 

Engine power (kW) 

End of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

-

1994 
271409 
270544 

1995 
268624 
266205 

1996 
265839 
256542 

300000 

250000 + 

200000 

5  150000 

100000 

50000 4-

199t 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

O Objectives 
•  Situation Fleet Register 

Table 13 

SWEDEN 

Evolution of capacity by segment 

Segment 

MGP  category 

End of year 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

Objectives 

S i t / O b j. 

Trawlers-shellfish 

F28 

Trawlers / Seiners 

F29 

>  30 metres 

Polyvalent 

F30 

Netters/Longliners in  Baltic 

F31 

Others 

F32 

TOTAL 

GT 

kW 

kW 

GT 

kW 

GT 

kW 

GT 
kW 

GT 
kW 

0 

'• 

6593 

30570 

6241 

28850 

5903 

26922 

14223 

42176 

14044 

41322 

13858 

40499 

6593 

30570 

14223 

42176 

90% 

88% 

97% 

96% 

13916 

58816 

13891 

58131 

12884 

54240 

12803 

54111 

101% 

100% 

5298 

38567 

5339 

38489 

5320 

37830 

5298 

38567 

100% 

98% 

' 

11641 
100415 

11611 
99413 

10876 
97051 

11641 
100415 

93% 
97% 

51671 
270544 

• 

51126 
266205 

48841 
256542 

50558 
265839 

97% 
97% 

I 
| 

5.2 

Global results and  conclusions 

Figure  14 compares  the  global  situation  of the  Community  fleet  at  the end of each  year  with  the  sum  of  the 
intermediate objectives for all Member States excluding  Finland and Sweden since the programmes  for these 
two countries began only in 1995. 

The  multi-annual  guidance  programmes  have  been  effective  in  reducing  the  overcapacity  of  the  European 
fleets.  During  the  period  1991  -  1996  the  fleet  was  reduced  by  approximately  300  000  GRT  and  by 
approximately  790 000 kW, or by about  15% and 9.5% respectively. The capacity  of the fleet at 31.12.96 was 
11 % below the global objectives for tonnage and 5% below the global objectives for power. 

These global results are very satisfactory, but they have been achieved  by some  Member  States  reaching or 
exceeding the reductions required to meet their objectives, while others have failed to reach their objectives. 

The following  table  and  graphs  summarise  the  performance  of  each  of the  Member  States  according  to  the 
data in the fleet  register. These figures  should not be interpreted without  reference to the explanations  given 
in the text for each Member State: 

Member State 

% global situation / global objectives 

Portugal 
Spain 
Denmark 
Germany 
Finland 
Sweden 
Belgium 
Ireland 
Greece 
France 
United Kingdom 
Netherlands 
Italy * 

GRT 
64% 
76% 
77% 
79% 
96% 
97% 
96% 
94% 
96% 
99% 
104% 
148% 
(98%) 

based on data supplied by  Italy 

kW 
76% 
85% 
8 1% 
87% 
98% 
97% 
94% 
99% 
100% 
104% 
102% 
109% 
(104%) 

Number  of  segments  in  which  the 
objectives  were  achieved 
total 
number of segments 

/ 

GRT 
9/9 
5/5 
5/5 
8/9 
6/6 
3/5 
1/2 
2/3 
L2/3 
4/6 
4/10 
0/3 
Not available 

kW 
9/9 
5/5 
5/5 
9/9 
5/6 
5/5 
1/2 
2/3 
2/3 
2/6 
6/10 
0/3 
Not available 

GRT:  %  Global situation I  global objectives 

148 

QA  9.6 

....96.....A6 

97  98 

104  H 
99  mm m 

76  77  79 

64 

160 

140 

120 

100 

80 

60 

40 

20 

P  SP  DK  D 

IRL  GR  B  FL  SW 

IT*  FR  UK  NL 

* based on data in (he report supplied by Italy 

kW:  %  Global situation  I  global  objectives 

P  SP  DK  D 

IRL  GR  B  FL  SW 

IT*  FR  UK  NL 

* based on data in the report supplied by Italy 

For those that failed to reach their objectives there are two main consequences: 

•  Aid  for  fleet  renewal  and  modernisation  must  be  withheld  (in  accordance  with  articles  7  and  10  of 
Regulation  3699/93).  The  Commission  is  in  the  process  of  examining  for  each  of  the  Member  States 
concerned that this requirement  is met. 

• 

The  backlog  from  the  MGP  III  must  be  made  up  under  the  conditions  that  applied  to  the  MGP  III. This 
means that at least 55% of the backlog must be made up by a reduction  in capacity. 

There are also marked  marked differences  between the Member  States  in the extent to which the  information 
in  the  fleet  register  has  been  kept  up  to  date  and  reliable.  This  is  particularly  the  case  with  respect  to  the 
estimation  or  remeasurement  of vessels  in  units  of  GT, which  should  have  been  completed  in  1995.  These 
data  will  be  of  vital  importance  for  the  successful  transition  from  the  GRT  objectives  of  MGP  III  to  the  GT 
objectives  of MGP IV. 

In accordance  with  its  declaration  at the  meeting  of the  Council  of  Ministers  on April  1997, the  Commission 
reserves the right to commence with the appropriate  procedures  concerning the Member  States that have not 
respected  the  multi-annual  guidance  programmes  within  the time  period  envisaged,  or  have  not  established 
the  means  to  monitor  the  programmes  or the  means  to  inform  the  Commission  of the  exact  situation  of  their 
fleets with respect to the objectives of the programmes. 

S6 

Figure 14 

TOTAL 

MGP HI  : Comparison between situations and objectives 

Excluding Finland and  Sweden 

Tonnage (GRT) 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

1991 
2044511 
2010183 

1992 
2003621 
1934811 

1993 
1977951 
1843750 

1994 
1936824 
1777083 

1995 
1895696 
1710673 

1996 
1859028 
1644113 

2500000 

2000000 + 

1500000 + 

1000000 + 

500000 + 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

End of year 

a  Objectives 

•  Situation Fleet Register 

Engine power (kW) 

End of year 

Objectives 
Situation Fleet Register 

1991 
8290422 
8347453 

1992 
8124614 
8188936 

1993 
8020807 
7963704 

1994 
7896177 
7778111 

1995 
7771547 
7555011 

1996 
7691700 
7328117 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

1995 

1996 

End of year 

Q Objectives 
•Situation Fleet Register 

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