Annual report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the results of the multi-annual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets at the end of 1999
Date: 2000-11-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: activity report, common fisheries policy, database, development plan, fishing fleet

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 21.11.2000
COM(2000) 738 final

ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

on the results of the multi-annual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets at the end
of 1999

ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

on the results of the multi-annual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets at
the end of 1999

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Contents

Introduction ............................................................................................................... 4

Measurement of capacity and effort ........................................................................... 4

Fleet register .............................................................................................................. 5

Entry – exit regimes ................................................................................................... 6

Global results............................................................................................................. 7

Results by Member State ......................................................................................... 12

Belgium ................................................................................................................... 13

Germany .................................................................................................................. 14

Denmark .................................................................................................................. 17

Spain

................................................................................................................... 18

France ................................................................................................................... 19

Greece ................................................................................................................... 24

Ireland ................................................................................................................... 25

Italy

................................................................................................................... 27

Netherlands.............................................................................................................. 29

Portugal ................................................................................................................... 32

United Kingdom ...................................................................................................... 34

Sweden ................................................................................................................... 39

Finland ................................................................................................................... 41

Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 42

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Introduction

For each Member State in the Community, a multi-annual guidance programme
(MAGP) fixes objectives for reducing the size of the fishing fleet in order to bring
fishing effort into line with available resources. The fourth generation of MAGPs,
adopted in December 19971, fix objectives for the period 1997 - 2001.

Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/992, concerning the new Financial
Instrument for Fisheries Guidance, requires the Member States to submit
to the
Commission, before 1 May each year, a report on the situation of their fleets at the
end of the preceding year with respect to their MAGP objectives. Using these reports,
the Commission should produce its own report to the Council and the European
Parliament within three months of the 1 May deadline.

The present report is the seventh in the series3 and the second report on the results of
the fourth generation of programmes (MAGP IV). There was no report produced on
the results of the MAGP IV at the end of 1998, due to late or incomplete reports from
the Member States.

Measurement of capacity and effort

For the purposes of the MAGP, the capacity of a vessel is defined as its tonnage in
gross tonnes (GT) and its propulsion power in kW. The fishing effort is defined as the
product of capacity and the number of days spent at sea. There are therefore two
measures of effort, one in GT days and the other in kW days.

Remeasurement of tonnage

The tonnage objectives of the MAGP III (1992 - 1996) were expressed in gross
registered tonnes (GRT), though in almost all Member States a mixture of tonnage
measurements were used to measure capacity, some vessels being measured in GRT,
others in GT and others in nationally defined units of tonnage.

Council Regulation (EC) No 3259/944 and Commission Decision No. 95/84/EC5 were
adopted in order to harmonise tonnage measurements, requiring 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 while awaiting full remeasurement.

As agreed with the Member States, the conversion of the tonnage objectives to units
of GT was done at the time the MAGP IV was adopted. However some Member

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4

5

Commission Decisions 98/119/EC to 98/131/EC (OJ L39 of 12.2.98, pp. 1 - 84).
OJ No L337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.
SEC(93) 881 final and SEC(93) 881 final/2.
COM (94) 208 final.
COM (95) 463 final.
COM (96) 305 final.
COM(97) 352 final.
COM(99) 175 final.
OJ No L 339, 29.12.94, p. 11.
OJ No L67, 25.3.95, p. 33.

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States had made little progress in remeasuring their fleets at the time of adoption, so
the objectives, although nominally in units of GT, remained a mixture of GT, GRT
and national units.

Further progress in tonnage remeasurement since the adoption of the MAGP IV will
have changed the proportions of the fleet measured in the various tonnage units. Since
the GT is generally numerically larger than the GRT of a given vessel, this will have
altered the comparability of the situation and the objectives that were fixed for
tonnage. Strictly speaking the tonnage objectives should be recalculated every time a
vessel is remeasured.

The Commission requested Member States to provide in their national reports a list of
all the vessels remeasured since 1.1.1997 in order to adjust the tonnage objectives to
take into account the effect of remeasurement. This adjustment has been done only for
those Member States that complied or partly complied with this request. It should be
noted that the adjusted tonnage objectives shown in this report have not been agreed
with the Member States.

The periodic adjustment of the tonnage objectives to take into account the progressive
remeasurement of the fleet will continue until 31 December 2003. This is the deadline
fixed in Commission Decision 95/84/EC by which time all estimates of GT must be
replaced by real values. Until
time there will always be some degree of
uncertainty when comparing the situation of the fleet with the tonnage objectives.

that

Cumulative fishing effort objectives

For those Member States that have opted to adjust activity instead of capacity to meet
the objectives, the cumulative fishing effort objectives are shown for the first time in
this report. In the MAGP Decisions, only the fishing effort objectives at the start and
at the end of the period are shown. The way in which the cumulative objectives have
been calculated therefore merits a detailed explanation.

Noting that the cumulative fishing effort objectives would be identical whether it is
capacity or activity that is reduced over the period of the programme, a curve was
drawn of the continuous decrease in capacity over the period 1.1.1996 – 31.12.2001
necessary to meet each of the intermediate objectives expressed purely in terms of
capacity. The area under this curve was then multiplied by the baseline level of
activity to arrive at the cumulative fishing effort over the period.

A number of Member States have questioned this methodology. Discussions will
continue with the Member States in order to arrive at an agreed method to calculate
the cumulative effort objectives.

Fleet register

The multi-annual guidance programmes are monitored using the declarations to the
fishing vessel register of the Community6. The register contains information on the

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

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physical characteristics of all the approximately 100 000 commercial marine fishing
vessels in the European fleets, together with information on the MAGP segment to
which each vessel belongs and the fishing gears that are installed. It is intended to
provide the reference data on the fleet for all aspects of the Common Fisheries Policy.

In previous reports on the results of the MAGP, large discrepancies were sometimes
noted between the information contained in the fleet register and that supplied by the
Member States in their annual national reports. One of the reasons for these
discrepancies was that the declarations from the Member States were screened for
errors before being accepted into the database. A rejected or suspect declaration was
returned to the Member State for correction or checking. This was intended to ensure
the reliability of the register, but in practise often led to a divergence between the data
in the national registers and those in the Community register.

These procedures have now been changed. Member States no longer have to send
their declarations to DG Fisheries for processing because they now have direct access
to their own data in the Community fleet register via the internet using the FRONT
(Fleet Register on the Net) application. This means that the national authorities can
make immediate corrections the data in the Community register begin to diverge from
those in the national database.

These steps will allow a change in approach on the part of the Commission. Any
changes to the national register will automatically be reflected in changes to the
Community register in order to ensure that both always contain the same information.
If these changes introduce suspect values into the database these will still be queried,
but the declaration itself will not be rejected.

Another important step to improve the reliability of the register is being taken at a
legislative level. Article 10 of Council Regulation 2792/99 states that financial aid for
fleet renewal can be withheld if a Member State does not supply information on the
fleet
in a substantial
improvement in the regularity with which Member States communicate changes to
their fleets and therefore in the accuracy of the fleet register.

in accordance with Community rules. This should result

Entry – exit regimes

Article 6 of Council Regulation 2792/1999 requires Member States to submit to the
Commission permanent arrangements for monitoring fleet renewal and modernisation.
Where the MAGP objectives are already respected,
these arrangements must
demonstrate that the entries and exits will be managed such that they will not be
exceeded in the future. Where the annual objectives are not already respected, the
entries and exits must be such that capacity is gradually reduced in order to attain
these objectives.

The services of the Commission are currently examining the entry and exit regimes
that have so far been submitted. It should be noted that under Article 10 of Regulation
2792/1999, public aid for fleet renewal and modernisation may be withheld if these
regimes are not submitted or if they are inadequate.

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Global results

The data in the following tables are in general taken from the fishing vessel register of
the Community. In some cases the data have been revised to correct certain errors that
were identified in the fishing vessel register. Such cases are described under the
section dealing with the results by Member State.

In each of the tables, the percentage change in tonnage and power over the period 1
January 1997 – 1 January 2000 is indicated. However, it should be noted that in the
case of tonnage this figure may underestimate the real percentage change due to the
progressive remeasurement of vessels in units of GT during the course of the period.

a) Compliance with capacity objectives

The tables under this heading compare the capacity of the fleet with the capacity
objectives fixed by the MAGP. Compliance with the effort objectives fixed for some
segments of the fleets of a number of Member States are dealt with under point b).

The following table summarises the evolution of the entire Community fleet since the
start of the MAGP IV. Since 1 January 1997 the fleet has been reduced by
approximately 4% in tonnage and 5.6% in power. The Community fleet is already
below the capacity objectives fixed for 31 December 2001.

Total Community fleet

Country

Situation
1.1.1997

Situation
1.1.2000

Change in
capacity
1.1.1997 to
1.1.2000

%
Change

Intermediate
objectives
31.12.1999

Objectives
31.12.2001

Situation at
1.1.2000 with
respect to
intermediate
objectives

Situation at
1.1.2000
with respect
to objectives
for 2001

TOTAL

GT

2038388

1955949

-82439

-4.0%

2374765

2348727

COMMUNITY kW

7918447

7471299

-447148

-5.6%

8070497

7964026

82%

93%

83%

94%

In the MAGP IV special treatment is given to the small scale coastal segment of the
fishing fleet, containing vessels of less than 12 metres overall length that fish with
passive gears. No capacity reductions are required for these vessels. The evolution of
the small scale coastal segment in each of the Member States and for the Community
as a whole is shown in table below.

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Small scale coastal segments

Country

Situation
1.1.1997

Situation
1.1.2000

%
Change

Objectives
31.12.2001

Change in
capacity
1.1.1997 to
1.1.2000

Situation at
1.1.2000 with
respect to
objectives for
2001

Germany

Denmark

Spain

France

(mainland)

Greece

Italy

Netherlands

Portugal

United

Kingdom

Sweden

Finland

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

4050

27960

9655

75973

24083

209900

12312

168765

35622

359528

7251

77835

13482

112507

17577

242687

6959

85154

9928

4013

29379

7900

67539

22534

190477

10650

166954

32424

318787

7164

81457

12934

120908

18579

260560

5903

75345

9107

140157

135330

-37

-0.9%

1419

5.1%

-1755

-18.2%

-8434

-11.1%

-1549

-19423

-6.4%

-9.3%

-1662

-13.5%

-1811

-3198

-1.1%

-9.0%

-40741

-11.3%

-87

-1.2%

3622

4.7%

-548

8401

1002

17873

-4.1%

7.5%

5.7%

7.4%

-1056

-15.2%

-9809

-11.5%

-821

-4827

-8.3%

-3.4%

4827

31433

11387

92429

33293

235997

9987

164874

40366

370358

10704

79994

19200

138330

21901

286154

7974

92328

10113

142110

TOTAL

GT

140919

131208

COMMUNITY kW

1500466

1446736

-9711

-53730

-7%

-4%

169752

1634007

83%

93%

69%

73%

68%

81%

107%

101%

80%

86%

67%

102%

67%

87%

85%

91%

74%

82%

90%

95%

77%

89%

Note: Belgium and Ireland did not define small scale coastal segments of their fleets. For the
Netherlands, the vessels have not yet been allocated to the segment.

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded.

The evolution of the capacity by Member State of the remaining fleet segments is
shown in the table below. The shaded rows indicate the Member States that have
chosen to achieve the objectives of one or more segments of their fleets by the
adjustment of both activity and capacity (see point b).

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Segments other than small scale coastal

Country

Situation
1.1.1997

Situation
1.1.2000

Change in
capacity
1.1.1997 to
1.1.2000

%
Change

Intermediate
objectives
31.12.1999

Objectives
31.12.2001

Situation at
1.1.2000 with
respect to
intermediate
objectives

Situation at
1.1.2000 with
respect to
objectives for
2001

Belgium

Germany

Denmark

Spain

France

(mainland)

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Netherlands

Portugal

United

Kingdom

Sweden

Finland

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

22509

63540

69008

140062

88114

317022

578439

22683

63453

62973

127058

89982

300262

533475

174

-87

-6035

-13004

1868

-16760

-44964

1327749

1196767

-130982

185634

818290

73610

302172

61733

197572

240604

186611

754965

70581

302222

55711

181195

241659

1419376

1432102

977

-63325

-3029

50

-6022

-16377

1055

12726

0.8%

-0.1%

-8.7%

-9.3%

2.1%

-5.3%

-7.8%

-9.9%

0.5%

-7.7%

-4.1%

0.0%

-9.8%

-8.3%

0.4%

0.9%

23323

67857

80339

146562

123905

461985

774790

23323

67857

77146

138617

121153

371008

765960

1543782

1519639

217124

772569

80647

285502

70941

203594

220355

213660

756921

80389

283814

69649

199009

219474

1268911

1261781

177486

496734

109881

280075

234296

807286

42745

169996

13410

78107

159045

395952

104730

274853

244117

769408

40981

158109

12193

68217

-18441

-10.4%

-100782

-20.3%

-5151

-5222

9821

-37878

-1764

-11887

-4.7%

-1.9%

4.2%

-4.7%

-4.1%

-7.0%

-1217

-9.1%

-9890

-12.7%

132597

362579

179576

370229

243422

783320

44199

171519

13795

79123

131809

347095

176719

358916

242687

780309

43770

169529

13236

75524

TOTAL

GT

COMMUNITY kW

1897469

6417981

1824741

6024563

-72728

-393418

-3.8%

-6.1%

2205013

6517532

2178975

6330019

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded.

97%

94%

78%

87%

73%

65%

69%

78%

86%

98%

88%

106%

79%

89%

110%

113%

120%

109%

58%

74%

100%

98%

93%

92%

88%

86%

83%

92%

97%

94%

82%

92%

74%

81%

70%

79%

87%

100%

88%

106%

80%

91%

110%

113%

121%

114%

59%

77%

101%

99%

94%

93%

92%

90%

84%

95%

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Summary of compliance with capacity objectives by segment

Member State

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

Belgium
Germany
Denmark
Spain
France (mainland)
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
Sweden
Finland

GT
2/2
6/7
4/4
7/7
8/11
6/6
1/3
4/10
1/3
10/10
6/8
6/6
4/4

KW
2/2
6/7
4/4
7/7
8/11
5/6
2/3
4/10
1/3
10/10
7/8
5/6
4/4

b) Compliance with effort objectives

Six Member States chose to achieve their MAGP IV objectives by managing activity as
well as capacity in one or more segments of their fleets. In order to do this the Member
States were obliged to define one or more fisheries in each of the segments concerned.
Fishing effort objectives were then defined for each of these fisheries. All of the fishing
effort exerted by vessels in the segment must be accounted for in this way; there can be no
fishing effort in a segment that is not attributed to any of the fisheries that have been
defined.

Unlike capacity, fishing effort cannot be measured for a particular point in time. The
effort objectives are therefore cumulative over the period of the programme. The
following table shows the effort exerted in each of the fisheries from 1 January 1997 until
31 December 1999 compared with the cumulative effort objectives for the end of 1999.
The last two columns in this table show the extent to which the objectives have been met.
Where the objectives have been exceeded, this is shown in bold.

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units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

Cumulative effort to end
1999

Cumulative effort
objective to end 1999

Fishery GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

Cumulative effort
/
Cumulative objective
kW days

GT days

Country

Germany

Segment
code
4C4
4C6

4F3
4F6
4F8
4F9

4G2
4G3

4J2
4J3
4J4

France

Ireland

Netherlands

United
Kingdom

F1
F1

F1
F1
F1
F1
F2

F1
F1

F1
F1
F1

4N2

F1
F2
F3
F4
F1
F2
4N4 F1
4N8 F1

4N3

1097

8024

8814

5643

4972

2390

156

12571

783

54416

40160

4970

3582

5871

65658

7037

28237

12729

1152

21813

3694

63562

157321

13575

80981

4914

241430

8352

1592

13581

42849

7055

6474

2455

345

17804

967

45699

32936

7116

4754

14538

1710

1380

11485

6171

90685

8554

4681

9672

70336

7476

32019

13443

1877

21970

5240

44840

137483

22828

11000

33636

3108

1932

44724

21340

285914

13307

69%

59%

21%

80%

77%

97%

45%

71%

81%

119%

122%

70%

77%

61%

93%

94%

88%

95%

61%

99%

70%

142%

114%

59%

89%

57%

76%

84%

63%

79%

Sweden

4M4

F1

4882

21109

6416

26793

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded.

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Results by Member State

The following tables and charts summarise the results of the MAGP IV at the end of 1999
for each of the Member States.

The MAGP IV is a more complex instrument than the MAGP III, largely because of the
use of cumulative effort objectives in certain segments. There is now a large amount of
information to present for the results in each of the Member States.

For this reason the results are usually presented at face value, with few or no
qualifications as to their reliability. There are some exceptions in cases where a comment
is thought particularly necessary, but the reader of the report is left to do much of his or
her own interpretation of the figures.

The following is an explanation of each of the tables and charts presented.

The table under point a), “capacity objectives”, shows the intermediate capacity
objectives for the end of 1999 and the final capacity objectives for the end of 2001. It does
not show the effort objectives for those segments where the objectives are to be achieved
by a mixture of capacity and activity reductions. In this table, the columns headed “GT
rev” give the revised GT objectives after adjusting for the effect of remeasurement.

The table under point b), “situation of the fleet”, shows the situation at the end of each of
the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 as taken from the fleet register (the row labelled “FR”) and
as indicated in the national reports submitted by the Member States (the row labelled
“MS” and shown in italics). In principle the two rows should contain the same
information, since the national and Community fleet registers should be identical. In this
table, the row labelled “Unk”(for “Unknown”) shows the capacity of vessels that have not
been allocated to a MAGP IV segment in the fleet register.

The table under point c), “fishing effort” gives the fishing effort by segment. The
information in this table is the information provided by the Member States in their
national reports. Where fisheries are identified within segments (the shaded rows labelled
F1, F2 etc.), the objectives for the segment are expressed in terms of fishing effort in the
MAGP IV Decision, so activity limitations contribute to the achievement of the objectives

Finally, under point d) “cumulative fishing effort”, the table shows the cumulative
intermediate fishing effort objectives for each of the segments and fisheries in which the
objectives are expressed in terms of fishing effort. The charts following this table,
compare the cumulative fishing effort declared by the Member States (white bars) with
the cumulative intermediate effort objectives under the MAGP IV (shaded bars).

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Belgium

In the discussions for the preparation of the MAGP IV, Belgium presented economic arguments
for maintaining the objectives of the its fleet at the level set by the transitional multi-annual
guidance programme of 1992. The Council accepted that
these objectives represented the
minimum viable capacity of the Belgian fleet. The objectives of the MAGP IV are therefore to
stabilise capacity at that level.

a) Capacity objectives

No information was provided on the vessels re-measured in GT since the start of the MAGP IV,
so the GT objectives remain unchanged.

Segment

Beam trawlers
Demersal trawlers
TOTAL

Code

4A1
4A2

b) Situation of the fleet

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

kW

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

kW

GT

22008

1315

23323

63987

3870

67857

22008

1315

23323

63987

3870

67857

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

Segment
code

4A1

4A2

TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS

GT

KW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

21303
21362

1685
1650

22988
23012

61141
61141

3534
3534

64675
64675

21567
21552

1046
1216

22613
22768

61327
61327

2614
2614

63941
63941

21848
21831

835
1005

22683
22836

61279
61279

2174
2174

63453
63453

99%
99%

63%
76%

97%
98%

96%
96%

56%
56%

94%
94%

99%
99%

63%
76%

97%
98%

96%
96%

56%
56%

94%
94%

c) Fishing effort

No fishing effort data were provided.

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Germany

After the adoption of the MAGP IV Decision for Germany, it was discovered that certain
logbook data had not been included in the original baseline activity figures for the beam trawler
segment, which contains just 7 vessels. The Decision was therefore amended by Decision
1999/447/EC 7 of 14 June 1999 in order to correct this. The capacity objectives were not affected
by the amendment.

a) Capacity objectives

No information was provided on the vessels re-measured in GT since the start of the MAGP IV,
so the GT objectives remain unchanged.

Segment

Code

Small scale coastal
Passive gear >12 m
Demersal trawlers
Beam trawlers
Beam trawlers (list I and II)
Pelagic trawlers
Trawlers (3rd country)
TOTAL

4C1
4C2
4C3
4C4
4C5
4C6
4C7

b) Situation of the fleet

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

kW

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

kW

GT

4827

2122

13360

2263

11383

18356

32856

85166

31433

6017

36429

6759

50054

12841

34463

177995

4827

2057

11809

2263

10821

18356

31840

81973

31433

5834

32200

6759

47585

12841

33397

170050

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

4042

28201

1800

5237

10473

33329

1731

6303

12446

50233

18264

11749

17437

20816

1

9

66194

155877

3982
3978

1771
1771

9786
9755

1682
1682

12608
12607

18264
18264

16862
16862

1

64956
64919

28546
28572

5079
5079

31709
31709

6303
6303

50097
50097

11749
11749

19543
19543

9

153035
153052

4013
4031

1768
1768

9668
9644

1729
1729

12576
12579

18264
18264

18968
18968

1

66986
66983

29379
29711

5079
5079

31351
31351

6303
6303

49820
49820

8949
11749

22747
22747

9

83%
84%

83%
83%

72%
72%

76%
76%

110%

111%

99%
99%

58%
56%

93%
95%

84%
84%

86%
86%

93%
93%

100%

100%

70%
91%

66%
66%

83%
84%

86%
86%

82%
82%

76%
76%

116%

116%

99%
99%

60%
57%

93%
95%

87%
87%

97%
97%

93%
93%

105%

105%

70%
91%

68%
68%

153628
156760

79%
78%

86%
88%

82%
81%

90%
92%

Segment
code

4C1

4C2

4C3

4C4

4C5

4C6

4C7

Unk
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS

Note: The power of segment 4C6 at 1 January 2000 should be taken to be 11749 kW, as indicated by the German
authorities.

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded

c) Fishing effort

7

OJ No L175, 10.7.1999, p. 66.

14

Germany intends to control fishing effort in two segments of the fleet, the beam trawlers
operating in the North Sea (4C4) and the pelagic trawlers (4C6). Germany has introduced
regimes to manage fishing effort in these two segments, by the allocation of days at sea to
individual vessels in the case of beam trawlers and by limiting the aggregate effort of the pelagic
trawlers. However the services of the Commission have queried certain details concerning the
calculation of the number of days spent at sea, in particular regarding the apparent exclusion of
time spent fishing species that are not listed in Annex 1 of Council Decision 97/413/EC.

Segment
code
4C1
4C2
4C3
4C4
4C5
4C6
4C7

Fishery

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

KW days

1997

1998

1999

F1

F1

564000

1658000

4684000

3336000

540285

359474

2418780

270694

1684446

1501522

5576697

3934492

1115504

6870790

978996

7131184

1161479

7468507

555473

415992

1941095

262192

2260342

1838019

5990561

4057260

1084372

6032409

945184

8474703

1373183

7418865

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

Segment
code
4C4
4C6

Fishery GT
days

end 1998
kW
days

end 1999
kW
days

GT
days

end 2000
kW
days

GT
days

end 2001
kW
days

GT
days

F1
F1

1088

9179

3199

6538

1592

13581

4681

9672

2056

17793

6045

12673

2481

21817

7293

15539

4C4 Beam trawlers

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

15

4C6 Pelagic trawlers

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

18000

16000

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

16

Denmark

a) Capacity objectives

No information was provided on the vessels re-measured in GT since the start of the MAGP IV,
so the GT objectives remain unchanged.

Segment

Code

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

kW

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

kW

GT

Small scale coastal
Netters
Trawlers & seiners
Purse seiners & pelagic trawlers
TOTAL

4B1
4B2
4B3
4B4

11387

10625

101421

11859

135292

92429

43423

314962

22558

473372

11387

8981

100500

11672

132540

92429

36704

312101

22203

463437

b) Situation of the fleet

Denmark stated that the difference between the GT figures provided in their report and the
figures obtained from the fleet register are due to estimates of GT being used in the report in
cases where only GRT figures are available in the register. Under Community legislation the
estimates of GT should in fact have been reported to the fleet register. The figure provided by
Denmark should be considered the most reliable.

For 1.1.1998 and 1.1.1999, the differences in power between the figures supplied by Denmark
and those in the fleet register can be largely attributed to the declaration of the maximum power
in the report and the de-rated power in the fleet register. Provided that the de-rated engine power
is an accurate representation of the power actually developed the fleet register information
should be considered more reliable. For 1.1.2000 Denmark provided the de-rated engine power.

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

Segment
code

4B1

4B2

4B3

4B4

Unk.
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

8896
8642

5202
7119

71126
81747

7858
8237

4663

97745
105745

71245
76522

31051
32650

243012
269529

15668
15815

15940

376916
394516

8392
8069

5150
7125

71548
82164

7858
8237

4738

97686
105595

68523
73155

30911
33072

239503
266969

15833
15834

15580

370350
389030

7900
8161

5217
7084

73372
84323

6763
8237

4630

97882
107805

67539
69959

30115
31824

242084
253396

14370
16196

13693

367801
371375

69%
72%

49%
67%

72%
83%

57%
69%

72%
80%

73%
76%

69%
73%

77%
80%

64%
72%

78%
78%

69%
72%

58%
79%

73%
84%

58%
71%

74%
81%

73%
76%

82%
87%

78%
81%

65%
73%

79%
80%

c) Fishing effort

Overall fishing effort data were provided, but not broken down by fleet segment.

17

Spain

a) Capacity objectives

No information was provided on the vessels re-measured in GT since the start of the MAGP IV,
so the GT objectives remain unchanged.

Segment

Small scale coastal
EU waters Trawlers
EU waters Fixed Gear
EU waters Purse seiners
Int. waters Trawl and mobile
Int. waters Fixed gear
Int. waters Tuna
TOTAL

b) Situation of the fleet

Code

4E1
4E2
4E3
4E4
4E5
4E6
4E7

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
kW
235997

GT rev

33293

GT

166689

60879

60491

334595

56642

95493

808083

432907

154298

182901

517173

118370

138133

1779779

Final objective 31.12.2001

GT

GT rev

33293

163114

58776

57341

334595

56642

95493

799253

kW
235997

423621

148967

173376

517173

118370

138133

1755636

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

23678
23664

136277
137171

50711
48720

49374
51729

185525
191758

50606
49559

72090
75693

1373

205506
204568

394106
395319

150379
143496

172098
173503

323380
334427

102236
99953

108047
114042

3380

22306
23309

135601
135450

45606
47044

49857
52249

164336
165628

49716
46528

74723
76016

6273

191895
200183

380460
379268

132130
133954

171877
176768

286604
268120

96212
86616

112075
114045

25719

22534

22902

138633

128565

47635

48811

49955

46140

162861

159956

50434

51574

77704

77588

6253

190477

193472

376490

373786

135728

145290

170190

172182

278104

271073

95707

99326

115720

115834

24828

569634
1459132
578294 1465308

548418
1396972
546224 1358954

556009
1387244
535536 1370963

68%
69%

83%
77%

78%
80%

83%
76%

49%
48%

89%
91%

81%
81%

69%
66%

81%
82%

87%
86%

88%
94%

93%
94%

54%
52%

81%
84%

84%
84%

78%
77%

68%
69%

85%
79%

81%
83%

87%
80%

49%
48%

89%
91%

81%
81%

70%
67%

81%
82%

89%
88%

91%
98%

98%
99%

54%
52%

81%
84%

84%
84%

79%
78%

Segment
code

4E1

4E2

4E3

4E4

4E5

4E6

4E7

Unk.
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS

c) Fishing effort

Segment
code
4E1
4E2
4E3
4E4
4E5
4E6
4E7

1997

1998

1999

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

8637360

38474518

17404810

13501269

62225793

17620006

27627945

74667320

109402779

48275591

45284283

105967414

35364904

41625330

8507785

38127820

15292420

13584740

52313425

16493816

27745840

73066795

105554620

42338559

45959680

87979342

30646626

41626425

8359230

36685380

16055024

11996400

49813860

17734946

28319620

70617280

104457305

46476805

44767320

81378882

33948654

42279410

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France

The MAGP IV Decision was modified by Decision 1999/442/EC 8of 7 June 1999 in order to fix
the objectives for the segments operating in the French Overseas Departments, as envisaged in a
footnote to the table of objectives of the earlier Decision.

a) Capacity objectives

France provided a list of all vessels operating from the mainland that were remeasured since the
start of the MAGP IV. Of these, only the vessels that were active at 1.1.1997 were used to
calculate for each fleet segment the change in the situation at 1.1.1997 attributable purely to the
change in units from GRT to GT. The objectives for 31.12.1996 were adjusted by the same
proportion and the objectives for 31.12.2001 recalculated accordingly.

Segment

Small scale coastal
Trawlers 0 – 30 metres
Trawlers > 30 metres
Non trawlers 12 – 25 metres
Non trawlers > 25 metres
Pelagic trawlers > 50 metres
Med. small scale specialised
Med. trawlers
Med. seiners
International Dakar pole & line
International seiners
TOTAL MAINLAND
Réunion small scale coastal
Réunion tuna
Réunion others
Guyanne small scale coastal
Guyanne shrimp vessels
Guyanne offshore vessels
Martinique <12 metres
Martinique > 12 metres
Guadeloupe <12 metres
Guadeloupe >12 metres
TOTAL DOMs
TOTAL

Code

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev
GT

kW

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT

GT rev

KW

4F1
4F2
4F3
4F4
4F5
4F6
4F7
4F8
4F9
4FA
4FB

4FC
4FD
4FE
4FF
4FG
4FH
4FJ
4FK
4FL
4FM

11295

63278

41924

10043

1018

6970

5078

7530

4974

1744

9987

75743

53352

12298

1213

8096

4210

8841

5408

1759

34561

188415

46205

227111

1000

4400

4055

400

6526

3500

2800

1000

4100

500

28281

216696

255392

164874

351908

85388

63586

2847

8580

99722

43144

25965

3935

87494

937443

15000

11000

8110

5250

19726

5000

65500

3000

105000

1750

239336

1176779

11295

60847

41924

9753

913

6970

5078

7530

4974

1744

9987

72832

53352

11944

1014

8096

4210

8841

5408

1759

34561

185589

46205

223647

1000

4400

4055

400

6526

3500

2800

1000

4100

500

28281

213870

251928

164874

338387

85388

61755

2551

8580

99722

43144

25965

3935

87494

921795

15000

11000

8110

5250

19726

5000

65500

3000

105000

1750

239336

1161131

Note: For the DOMs an increase in capacity is foreseen. The intermediate objectives are therefore equivalent to the
final objectives

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded.

8

OJ No L 172, 8.7.1999, p. 45.

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b) Situation of the fleet

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

Segment
code

4F1

4F2

4F3

4F4

4F5

4F6

4F7

4F8

4F9

4FA

4FB

TOTAL
MAIN-
LAND
4FC

4FD

4FE

4FF

4FG

4FH

4FJ

4FK

4FL

4FM

Unk.
TOTAL
DOM
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS
FR
MS

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

12108
12184

59074
58611

37261
29738

11885
11458

1967
1967

5857
5856

5785
5787

8632
8497

4335
4528

1744
1744

43982
33205

192630
173575

704
704

439
439

2701
2806

302
302

5935
6046

876
765

2325
2326

346
318

3228
3228

379
409

169050
169582

378175
379074

74643
74643

67522
66485

5135
5135

8580
8580

96512
96496

48805
48599

24824
24824

3935
3935

83333
83333

960514
960686

11382
11382

1629
1629

4507
4853

4043
4043

18257
18573

3165
2849

54971
54986

1817
1463

82377
83516

1335
1546

11536
11974

60956
57625

37366
29347

12123
10834

2414
2218

5857
5857

5563
5616

8067
7633

4635
5046

1258
1258

43113
32106

192888
169512

695
695

486
586

2866
2971

232
232

6156
6197

707
677

2362
2335

437
409

3220
3208

379
300

167436
168472

368842
370831

73805
73805

67413
64275

5797
5797

8580
8580

94921
94147

43231
43135

26498
26498

2744
2744

80463
80463

939730
938747

11321
11321

2083
2414

5720
6066

2870
2870

18972
19067

2104
2002

54359
53860

2343
1989

84245
84909

1287
1174

10650
11773

64571
57304

37708
29403

13377
10489

2540
2213

6803
5857

4797
5292

8906
7594

4820
4830

1258
1258

41831
30737

197261
166750

645
589

748
1073

376
1721

295
272

5986
6209

539
146

2214
2229

304
402

3253
3222

166954
166991

364040
368577

74210
74210

65481
62239

5797
5797

8580
8580

91341
89227

41345
43109

25524
24649

2744
2744

75903
75903

921919
922026

11073
10722

3680
6040

5166
3015

3307
3065

18672
19319

1933
734

52565
52259

1727
2028

87247
88303

130

527

17235
17343

183483
184840

17540
17608

185304
185672

14360
15994

185370
186012

209865
1143997
190918 1145526

210428
1125034
187120 1124419

211621
1107289
182744 1108038

107%

118%

85%
76%

71%
55%

109%
85%

209%

182%

84%
72%

114%

126%

101%
86%

89%
89%

72%
72%

91%
67%

87%
73%

65%
59%

17%
24%

9%
42%

74%
68%

92%
95%

15%
4%

79%
80%

30%
40%

79%
79%

0%
26%

51%
57%

83%
72%

101%

101%

103%

105%

87%
87%

103%
98%

204%

204%

100%
100%

92%
89%

96%
100%

98%
95%

70%
70%

87%
87%

98%
98%

74%
71%

33%
55%

64%
37%

63%
58%

95%
98%

39%
15%

80%
80%

58%
68%

83%
84%

0%
30%

77%
78%

94%
94%

107%

118%

89%
79%

71%
55%

112%
88%

250%

218%

84%
72%

114%

126%

101%
86%

89%
89%

72%
72%

91%
67%

88%
75%

65%
59%

17%
24%

9%
42%

74%
68%

92%
95%

15%
4%

79%
80%

30%
40%

79%
79%

0%
26%

51%
57%

84%
73%

101%

101%

108%

109%

87%
87%

106%

101%

227%

227%

100%
100%

92%
89%

96%
100%

98%
95%

70%
70%

87%
87%

100%
100%

74%
71%

33%
55%

64%
37%

63%
58%

95%
98%

39%
15%

80%
80%

58%
68%

83%
84%

0%
30%

77%
78%

95%
95%

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded.

20

c) Fishing effort

France has opted to control fishing effort in four segments of the fleet, but the services of the
Commission have raised certain reservations concerning the efficacy of certain provisions of the
fishing effort management regimes that have been introduced, notably the weekend prohibition
of fishing in segment 4F8.

Fishery

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

1997

1998

1999

F1

F1

F1
F1
F2

14320320

8814025

92831040

22004263

13616460

8655953

87887124

21747632

13379904

8695000

86182780

21906220

2052120

2522940

1855070

2317740

1735670

2196360

1834918

776082

66113

10453623

4425113

441775

1614900

797632

46319

9193900

4168384

359814

1522400

815882

43432

8589000

4135396

350304

10291457

25842856

10155861

25470278

9772087

24314913

Segment
code
4F1
4F2
4F3
4F4
4F5
4F6
4F7
4F8
4F9

4FA
4FB
4FC
4FD
4FE
4FF
4FG
4FH
4FJ
4FK
4FL
4FM

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

Segment
code
4F3
4F6
4F8
4F9

Fishery

F1
F1
F1
F1
F2

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT
days
28792

4739

4316

1665

230

kW
days
47261

5022

21346

9118

1251

GT
days
42849

7055

6474

2455

345

KW
days
70336

7476

32019

13443

1877

GT
days
56567

9316

8632

3202

461

kW
days
92855

9873

42692

17535

2503

GT
days
69947

11524

10790

3906

576

kW
days
114818

12213

53365

21392

3128

21

4F3 Trawlers > 30 metres

GT days (‘000)

kW Days (‘000)

80000

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4F6 Pelagic trawlers > 50 metres

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4F8 Mediterranean trawlers

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

22

4F9 Mediterranean seiners : Fishery F1 : Tuna

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

4500

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4F9 Mediterranean seiners : Fishery F2 : Small pelagics

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

23

Greece

a) Capacity objectives

No information was provided on the vessels re-measured in GT since the start of the MAGP IV,
so the GT objectives remain unchanged.

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

GT

Segment

Small scale coastal
Demersal
Gri-gri
Sponge
> 12 metres
International waters
TOTAL

b) Situation of the fleet

Code

4D1
4D2
4D3
4D4
4D5
4D6

40366

23648

12539

186

13283

30991

121013

kW
370358

95976

63445

1202

87127

37751

40366

23648

12539

186

13025

30991

655860

120755

kW
370358

95976

63445

1202

85440

37751

654172

The tonnage values communicated by Greece separated the totals of vessels for which a GRT
measure was available and those for which a GT value was available. No total was given in
which a GT was used if available and a GRT if not. The tonnage figures from Greece have
therefore been omitted from the following table.

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

35452

24183

12444

119

12847

19946

3606

108597

353906
363346

104405
108456

62003
63338

789
789

83502
84717

33402
34466

20105

658112
655112

34722

22495

12010

119

11970

18938

6022

106276

345471
363570

96237
104270

60012
62879

789
789

77601
80374

31616
32823

37466

649192
644705

32424

22104

11395

72

11085

18252

7673

103005

318787
344823

93422
102499

56941
60437

493
493

71766
76699

30727
32240

48873

621009
617191

80%

93%

91%

39%

83%

59%

85%

86%
93%

97%

107%

90%
95%

41%
41%

82%
88%

81%
85%

95%
94%

80%

93%

91%

39%

85%

59%

85%

86%
93%

97%

107%

90%
95%

41%
41%

84%
90%

81%
85%

95%
94%

Segment
code

4D1

4D2

4D3

4D4

4D5

4D6

Unk.
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS

c) Fishing effort

Segment
code
4D1
4D2
4D3
4D4
4D5
4D6

1997

1998

1999

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

8433578

5691584

2717217

2659736

4680338

68581903

25685604

12387676

16248403

11112390

9178160

5148336

2640974

2614040

3567206

72888814

23853888

12128918

15700526

8334059

9382252

4857789

2665362

2533526

3806867

73912567

22618304

12227816

15204895

9038816

24

Ireland

a) Capacity objectives

No information was provided on the vessels re-measured in GT since the start of the MAGP IV,
so the GT objectives remain unchanged.

Segment

Polyvalent
Pelagic Trawl and purse seine
Beam trawl
TOTAL

Code

4G1
4G2
4G3

b) Situation of the fleet

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

GT

kW
168442

29039

6113

203594

46185

22308

1156

69649

kW
163857

29039

6113

199009

47477

22308

1156

70941

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

39478
36148

18942
21075

1130
1130

135

59685
58353

145673
136717

38893
39253

5128
5129

775

190469
181099

38848
36235

16952
21977

932
1130

135

56867
59342

139884
137517

38928
40988

4383
5339

775

183970
183844

37900
34748

16334
22804

1330
1132

147

55711
58684

137113
138331

37361
41520

5875
5129

846

181195
184980

80%
73%

73%

102%

115%
98%

79%
83%

81%
82%

129%

143%

96%
84%

89%
91%

82%
75%

73%

102%

115%
98%

80%
84%

84%
84%

129%

143%

96%
84%

91%
93%

Segment
code

4G1

4G2

4G3

Unk.
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS

Note : The objectives for segment 4G1 were increased at the start of the MAGP IV in order to take into account the
capacity of previously unregistered vessels. The registration of these vessels has not yet been completed, with
approximately 400 of a total of about 1000 applications as yet unprocessed. The capacity of this segment is
therefore underestimated in the table.

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded.

c) Fishing effort

Segment
code
4G1
4G2
4G3

Fishery

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

1997

1998

1999

F1
F1

4972946

4451261

232197

18398822

7773113

1111626

5359037

4028677

273240

18547406

7021739

1304267

6119781

4091316

277725

22508700

7020166

1277770

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

Segment
code
4G2
4G3

Fishery

F1
F1

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT
days
11922

650

kW
days
14712

3525

GT
days
17804

967

KW
days
21970

5240

GT
days
23606

1275

kW
days
29130

6907

GT
days
29329

1574

kW
days
36192

8528

25

4G2 Pelagic

GT days (‘000)

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

kW days (‘000)

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4G3 Beam trawl

GT days (‘000)

1800

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0

kW days (‘000)

9000

8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

26

Italy

In that MAGP IV Decision for Italy, a footnote to the table of objectives stated that the figures
would be revised in the light of the conclusions of a working group set up between the
Commission and the Italian authorities to review the data on the Italian fleet, which were
considered at the time of adoption to be unreliable.

Based on the results of the working group, the Italian MAGP was amended by Decision
2000/279/EC 9 of 30 March 2000. However it should be noted that although the revised figures
are a much more accurate representation of the Italian fleet, further revisions are envisaged
before the end of 2000.

a) Capacity objectives

Segment

Small scale coastal
Bottom trawlers
Pelagic pair trawlers
Small purse seiners
Hydraulic dredgers
Polyvalent
Bottom trawlers
Polyvalent non trawlers
Tuna purse seiners
Swordfish fleet
Trawlers and purse seiners
TOTAL

Code

4H1
4H2
4H3
4H4
4H5
4H6
4H7
4H8
4H9
4HA
4HB

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

kW

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

kW

GT

10704

64152

794

58280

9802

30824

8025

6301

3353

9593

29232

231059

79994

312437

4749

453674

95108

199461

22276

23696

12827

91318

53364

1348905

10704

64152

794

58221

9802

30808

8025

6301

3158

8980

29232

230178

79994

312437

4749

453220

95108

199361

22276

23696

12081

85489

53364

1341775

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OJ No L 90, 12.4.2000, p. 12.

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b) Situation of the fleet

In the following table there are very large discrepancies for certain segments between the data in
the fleet register and those supplied by Italy. These arise because the allocation of vessels to their
correct segments in the Community fleet register is not yet complete.

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

7157
4017
82273
81319
1197
758
61804
59186
10913
9346
34707
34631
20144
4622
2946
3008
2645
2720
10486
10239
13622
14910
3041

79765
85356
390272
407649
6186
4790
491848
499920
95389
96649
205712
228438
96481
13908
11643
11622
10306
10906
88896
91098
30619
33820
5005

7183
10138
83071
79834
1197
704
63253
62275
11020
8953
35110
34328
19984
4711
3275
3457
2645
2716
9039
5516
12295
15595
3039

81353
87208
392748
405831
6186
4314
506676
534345
96100
92883
207875
229839
96058
14431
12482
13397
10306
10300
75083
50672
31031
35371
4996

7164
10069
82968
77148
1197
727
63394
61630
10557
8251
35376
32530
19984
4711
3275
3719
2645
2608
8997
3983
10227
14037
3039

81457
87598
391933
395677
6186
4520
507730
532170
91107
85416
211321
224049
96163
14431
12482
14508
10306
10083
73639
35814
26239
31207
4996

250935
1512122
224756 1484156

251111
1520894
228227 1478591

248823
1513559
219413 1435473

67%
94%
129%
120%
151%
92%
109%
106%
108%
84%
115%
106%
249%
59%
52%
59%
79%
78%
94%
42%
35%
48%

108%
95%

102%
110%
125%
127%
130%
95%
112%
117%
96%
90%
106%
112%
432%
65%
53%
61%
80%
79%
81%
39%
49%
58%

112%
106%

67%
94%
129%
120%
151%
92%
109%
106%
108%
84%
115%
106%
249%
59%
52%
59%
84%
83%
100%
44%
35%
48%

108%
95%

102%
110%
125%
127%
130%
95%
112%
117%
96%
90%
106%
112%
432%
65%
53%
61%
85%
83%
86%
42%
49%
58%

113%
107%

Segment
code

4H1

4H2

4H3

4H4

4H5

4H6

4H7

4H8

4H9

4HA

4HB

Unk.
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR

FR
MS

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded.

c) Fishing effort

1997

1998

1999

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

41631611

38610416

305333

386280539

187854903

1526409

69763545

41960244

258289

618885236

211765980

1410325

70004135

39503103

208125

640539492

200340675

1135058

664230

6924942

606979

6379386

673287

7132340

42226166

330680768

31927719

266564142

34270585

281087096

.

Segment
code
4H1
4H2
4H3
4H4
4H5
4H6
4H7
4H8
4H9
4HA
4HB

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Netherlands

In 1999 the Commission began an infringement procedure against the Netherlands for non
compliance with the objectives for 31 December 1996 fixed by the MAGP III (1992 – 1996).
This action has prompted a thorough examination of the historical data on the Dutch fleet and the
potential for additional fishing opportunities. On the basis of these analyses the Dutch authorities
have requested (i) a revision of the objectives for 31 December 1986 fixed by the MAGP I, and
consequently the revision of the objectives fixed by the MAGPs II – IV, and (ii), an increase in
the objectives of the pelagic segment in order to exploit additional fishing opportunities in third
country and international waters.

The Commission is currently examining these requests with a view to amending the MAGP IV
for the Netherlands in the last quarter of 2000.

a) Capacity objectives

The objectives for segments 4J1 and 4J5 could not be fixed at the time of adoption of the MAGP
IV Decision for the Netherlands because there was insufficient information to classify the small
vessels into those using passive gears and those using active gears. These objectives will be fixed
when the MAGP IV Decision is modified later this year.

Segment

Small scale coastal
Pelagic trawlers
Cutters > 221 kW
Eurocutters < 221 kW
Small vessels
TOTAL

Code

4J1
4J2
4J3
4J4
4J5

b) Situation of the fleet

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

kW

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

kW

GT

52444

67415

12738

132597

53424

269210

39945

52444

66627

12738

362579

131809

53424

253726

39945

347095

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

235
271

55523
55523

73599
70272

12985
12044

238
329

2170
2578

58838
65280

289602
276744

38089
37451

1861
2386

240
220

62522
62522

71756
71220

12663
12152

232
252

2918
2596

62956
72970

281548
279747

37142
37421

2190
2303

240
189

74609
74609

71301
69730

12663
11912

232
235

2918
2458

75504
87321

278198
270796

37142
34945

2190
2318

142%

142%

106%

103%

99%
94%

141%

163%

103%

101%

93%
87%

142%

142%

107%

105%

99%
94%

141%

163%

110%

107%

93%
87%

142580
138439

390560
384439

147413
146366

386754
395037

159045
156675

395952
397838

120%

118%

109%

110%

121%

119%

114%

115%

Segment
code

4J1

4J2

4J3

4J4

4J5

Unk.
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded.

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c) Fishing effort

Fishery

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

1997

1998

1999

F1
F1
F1

16165353

13582603

1740284

19025135

53719118

4870992

18000454

13525226

1631186

20939596

52710399

4407168

20250091

13051861

1598645

23597493

50891236

4297153

Segment
code
4J1
4J2
4J3
4J4
4J5

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

Segment
code
4J2
4J3
4J4

Fishery

F1
F1
F1

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT
days
30623

22395

4778

kW
days
30047

93484

15327

GT
days
45699

32936

7116

kW
days
44840

137483

22828

GT
days
60539

42820

9403

kW
days
59402

178740

30167

GT
days
75145

52046

11640

kW
days
73733

217255

37343

4J2 Pelagic Trawlers

GT days (‘000)

80000

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

kW days (‘000)

80000

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4J3 Cutters > 221 kW

GT days (‘000)

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

kW days (‘000)

250000

200000

150000

100000

50000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4J4 Eurocutters < 221 kW

30

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

31

Portugal

a) Capacity objectives

Portugal provided a list of vessels that were remeasured since the start of the MAGP IV. Of
these, the vessels that were active at 1.1.1997 were used to calculate for each fleet segment the
increase in the situation at 1.1.1997 attributable purely to the change in units from GRT to GT.
The objectives for 31.12.1996 were adjusted by the same proportion and the objectives for
31.12.2001 recalculated accordingly.

Segment

Small scale coastal
Fixed gear > 12 metres
Trawl
Seine
Polyvalent trawl & longline
Madeira small scale coastal
Madeira fixed gear > 12 metres
Madeira seine
Azores small scale coastal
Azores fixed gear > 12 metres
TOTAL

Code

4K1
4K2
4K3
4K4
4K5
4K6
4K7
4K8
4K9
4KA

b) Situation of the fleet

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

GT

15774

30305

21405

11139

96922

680

5354

253

2721

15780

30296

21407

10766

97270

699

5338

253

2722

14246

198799

14246

198776

kW
112941

100913

61431

49065

103390

4574

17414

1170

20815

36846

508559

15774

29544

20946

9445

96922

680

5354

253

2721

15780

29535

20948

9129

97270

699

5338

253

2722

14246

195885

14246

195919

kW
112941

98378

60114

41604

103390

4574

17414

1170

20815

36846

497246

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

Segment
code

4K1

4K2

4K3

4K4

4K5

4K6

4K7

4K8

4K9

4KA

Unk.
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS

10441
10500

21134
21810

17424
17742

7683
7832

47166
48185

567
565

4485
4516

219
219

2260
2275

9315
9512

121

93636
93985

83301
84717

51556
51556

36720
36848

61580
63779

3417
3588

15395
15244

965
965

17464
17662

28281
28280

368

10265
10278

21411
22159

17229
17662

7613
7729

44897
45641

540
531

4717
4860

219
219

2241
2247

8932
9201

121

96560
96667

81613
83489

50871
51246

36548
36729

58638
60004

3247
3374

16191
16559

965
965

17570
17732

26725
27284

368

10192
10159

20899
21250

17823
18154

7784
7609

43208
43759

501
492

4681
4811

219
219

2241
2246

9995
10144

121

99799
100216

80670
81198

51568
51568

37447
37487

58064
58951

3127
3277

16159
16527

965
965

17982
18136

29612
29612

368

120815
123156

392683
396624

118185
120527

389296
394049

117664
118843

395761
397937

c) Fishing effort

1997

1998

32

88%
89%

80%
80%

84%
84%

76%
76%

56%
57%

68%
72%

93%
95%

82%
82%

86%
87%

80%
80%

78%
78%

65%
64%

71%
72%

85%
87%

85%
83%

44%
45%

72%
70%

88%
90%

87%
87%

82%
83%

70%
71%

60%
61%

88%
89%

82%
83%

86%
86%

90%
90%

56%
57%

68%
72%

93%
95%

82%
82%

86%
87%

80%
80%

80%
80%

65%
64%

69%
70%

83%
85%

72%
71%

44%
45%

72%
70%

88%
90%

87%
87%

82%
83%

70%
71%

59%
60%

1999

Segment
code
4K1
4K2
4K3
4K4
4K5
4K6
4K7
4K8
4K9
4KA

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

2767234

5597520

5637975

2036553

16303320

149567

1195727

60964

591316

2605605

24213821

21999920

16418637

9551241

21362715

949372

3885986

268569

4529030

7641641

2711506

5737947

5540804

1400514

15481290

143006

1273667

57151

590224

2547541

24880012

21950819

16088588

6621903

20424154

908487

4265550

251865

4618986

7413695

2666985

5664838

5605209

1380416

14751000

133461

1312227

57151

586357

2629973

25693267

21491603

16090393

6679429

19627580

867939

4432876

251865

4680775

7587406

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UnitedKingdom

a) Capacity objectives

The United Kingdom supplied a list of all vessels active at 1 January 1997 that have been
remeasured in GT since that date. The change in the situation at 1.1.1997 attributable purely to
the change in units from GRT to GT was calculated for each fleet segment. The objectives for
31.12.1996 were adjusted by the same proportion and the objectives for 31.12.2001 recalculated
accordingly

Segment

Small scale coastal
Pelagic trawl and purse seines
Beam trawl
Demers. trawl, seines, Nephrops
Lines and nets
Shellfish fixed
Shellfish mobile
Distant water
TOTAL

Code

4N1
4N2
4N3
4N4
4N5
4N6
4N7
4N8

b) Situation of the fleet

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

GT

21901

34876

26062

21901

37838

27701

120630

129041

15196

6255

11584

14883

15849

6387

11723

14883

kW
286154

82168

103054

422876

64554

35832

51095

23741

21901

34876

26062

21901

37838

27701

120630

129041

14538

6242

11552

14883

15163

6374

11687

14883

kW
286154

82168

103054

422876

61744

35768

50958

23741

251386

265323

1069474

250684

264588

1066463

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

18618
19993

40907
43831

24500
27676

111773
123948

16260
16989

5436
7445

9935
10446

15829
15829

9553

259579
287554

68353
69757

99879
105495

381957
390374

48915
51550

37716
49512

45703
47296

23996
25004

65163

18062
20433

42253
48470

22761
25604

251897
290589

66291
79885

90897
96486

18579
20309

43927
47661

23388
24498

260560
288239

67324
77209

90684
91417

102156
118545

348424
368364

104219
116752

350556
357128

15350
15783

5056
7281

9475
11725

16980
17426

24622

45057
46567

35467
45633

43362
50997

25784
27551

114201

14973
15046

5249
6443

9602
12317

16599
16664

26160

44175
43698

35886
43353

43199
52607

24516
25015

113068

85%
93%

116%

126%

84%
88%

81%
90%

94%
95%

82%

101%

82%

105%

112%

112%

91%

101%

82%
94%

88%
89%

83%
84%

68%
68%

100%

121%

85%

103%

103%

105%

85%
93%

116%

126%

84%
88%

81%
90%

99%
99%

82%

101%

82%

105%

112%

112%

252811
1031261
266157 1026542

256715
1021380
265267 1006072

262696
259690

1029968
978666

99%
98%

96%
92%

99%
98%

91%

101%

82%
94%

88%
89%

83%
84%

72%
71%

100%

121%

85%

103%

103%

105%

97%
92%

Segment
code

4N1

4N2

4N3

4N4

4N5

4N6

4N7

4N8

Unk.
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded.

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c) Fishing effort

Segment
code
4N1
4N2

4N3

4N4
4N5
4N6
4N7
4N8

Fishery

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

1997

1998

1999

F1
F2
F3
F4
F1
F2
F1

F1

1274

4178

237

803

3776

1884

27669000

84159000

26437000

79109000

26875000

78162000

1828000

2788000

1571000

2891000

1515000

2673000

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

Segment
code
4N2

4N3

4N4
4N8

Fishery

F1
F2
F3
F4
F1
F2
F1
F1

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT
days

3230

9800

1140

920

7785

4142

kW
days

7473

22673

2072

1288

30313

14323

61194

5741

192934

8931

GT
days

4754

14538

1710

1380

11485

6171

90685

8554

kW
days
11000

33636

3108

1932

44724

21340

GT
days

6188

19115

2280

1840

14995

8159

kW
days
14317

44223

4144

2576

58389

28213

GT
days

7531

23529

2850

2300

18313

10104

kW
days
17426

54436

5180

3220

71309

34940

285914

119071

375408

146350

461415

13307

11310

17595

14008

21793

4N2 Pelagic : Fishery F1. North Sea herring

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

20000

18000
16000

14000

12000

10000
8000

6000

4000

2000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

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4N2 Pelagic : Fishery F2. Western pelagic

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4N2 Pelagic : Fishery F3. Atlanto Scandian herring

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

NB: A footnote to the table of objectives in the MAGP Decision states that the objectives for this fishery are subject
to review in the light of the development of the fishery

4N2 Pelagic : Fishery F4. Blue whiting

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

NB: A footnote to the table of objectives in the MAGP Decision states that the objectives for this fishery are subject
to review in the light of the development of the fishery

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4N3 Beam trawl : Fishery F1 Flatfish IV

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

20000

18000

16000

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

80000

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4N3 Beam trawl : Fishery F2 Flatfish VII, VI

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4N4 Demersal trawl, seines, Nephrops

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

160000

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

500000

450000

400000

350000

300000

250000

200000

150000

100000

50000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

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4N8 Distant water

GT days (‘000)

16000

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

kW days (‘000)

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

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Sweden

In order to accommodate a change from industrial to human consumption fishing by a number of
vessels, Sweden requested a transfer of capacity from the objectives of the bottom trawl segment
to those of the pelagic trawl segment. Given that the overall objectives of the MAGP would be
unaffected and that the change would result in better product quality and improved use of
the MAGP IV Decision for Sweden was amended by Commission Decision
resources,
1999/446/EC 10 of 14 June 1999.

a) Capacity objectives

Sweden provided a list of vessels that were remeasured since the start of the MAGP IV. Of these,
the vessels that were active at 1.1.1997 were used to calculate for each fleet segment the change
in the situation at 1.1.1997 attributable purely to the change in units from GRT to GT. The
objectives for 31.12.1996 were adjusted by the same proportion and the objectives for
31.12.2001 recalculated accordingly.

Segment

Small scale coastal
Trawlers
Pelagic trawlers, purse seiners
Bottom trawlers
Passive gear > 12 m. (cod)
Passive gear > 12 m. (salmon)
TOTAL

Code

4M1
4M2
4M3
4M4
4M5
4M6

b) Situation of the fleet

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

kW

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

kW

GT

7974

5557

23305

11841

2593

308

51578

7974

5810

23509

11911

2657

313

52173

92328

23302

83754

49741

13224

1498

263847

7974

5496

23256

11841

2330

262

51159

7974

5745

23460

11911

2387

266

51744

92328

23044

83586

49741

11884

1273

261857

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

6487

81539

6087

77171

6203

25478

5196

21478

19065

64932

22902

74485

14255

59148

11343

50729

2252

12193

1966

11288

276

1339

285

1363

2

15

48540

244644

47779

236514

5903
5784

5160
4983

22619
21836

11172
13391

1826
1459

204
270

75345
71932

21927
20541

74586
70011

50249
57711

10216
8512

1131
1512

74%
73%

89%
86%

96%
93%

94%

112%

69%
55%

65%
86%

82%
78%

94%
88%

89%
84%

101%

116%

77%
64%

76%

74%
73%

90%
87%

96%
93%

94%

112%

76%
61%

77%

82%
78%

95%
89%

89%
84%

101%

116%

86%
72%

89%

101%

102%

119%

46884
47723

233454
230219

90%
91%

88%
87%

91%
92%

89%
88%

Segment
code

4M1

4M2

4M3

4M4

4M5

4M6

Unk.
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS

Bold type indicates that the objectives have been exceeded.

c) Fishing effort

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Segment
code
4M1
4M2
4M3
4M4
4M5
4M6

Fishery

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

1997

1998

1999

F1

1868000

7886000

1394000

6240000

549000
754000
2882000
1620000
195000
37000

6833000
3101000
9241000
6983000
1140000
208000

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

Segment
code
4M4

Fishery

F1

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT
days

4377

kW
days
18278

GT
days

6416

kW
days
26793

GT
days

8305

kW
days
34684

GT
days
10046

kW
days
41952

4M4 Bottom Trawlers

GT days (‘000)

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

kW day (‘000)s

45000

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

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Finland

Following the submission by the Finnish authorities of new data concerning the composition of
the fleet, it was necessary to introduce a minor correction to the allocation of vessels to fleet
segments. The MAGP IV Decision for Finland was therefore amended by Commission Decision
1999/448/EC 11 of 14 June 1999.

a) Capacity objectives

Finland provided a list of vessels that were remeasured since the start of the MAGP IV. Of these,
the vessels that were active at 1.1.1997 were used to calculate for each fleet segment the change
in the situation at 1.1.1997 attributable purely to the change in units from GRT to GT. The
objectives for 31.12.1996 were adjusted by the same proportion and the objectives for
31.12.2001 recalculated accordingly.

Segment

Small scale coastal
Pelagic trawlers
Demersal trawlers
Passive gear
TOTAL

Code

4L1
4L2
4L3
4L4

b) Situation of the fleet

Intermediate objective 31.12.1999
GT rev

GT

Final objective 31.12.2001
GT rev

GT

10100

10470

658

2759

23987

10113

10381

658

2757

23908

kW
142110

58031

1890

19202

221233

10100

10470

585

2272

23427

10113

10381

585

2270

23349

kW
142110

58031

1680

15813

217634

1.1.1998

1.1.1999

1.1.2000

% situation /
intermediate
objectives

% situation / final
objectives

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

GT

kW

9909
9929

11147
11171

449
449

2695
2733

141061
140799

59426
59118

1287
1287

18640
18850

9552
9573

10422
10453

449
449

2126
2166

139182
138881

55640
55332

1287
1287

14942
15153

9107
9141

9812
10103

449
449

1932
1971

135330
135054

53251
54083

1287
1287

13679
13890

24200
24282

220414
220054

22549
22641

211051
210653

21300
21664

203547
204314

90%
90%

95%
97%

68%
68%

70%
71%

89%
91%

95%
95%

92%
93%

68%
68%

71%
72%

92%
92%

90%
90%

95%
97%

77%
77%

85%
87%

91%
93%

95%
95%

92%
93%

77%
77%

87%
88%

94%
94%

Segment
code

4L1

4L2

4L3

4L4

Unk.
TOTAL

FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
MS
FR
FR
MS

c) Fishing effort

No fishing effort data were provided.

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Conclusions

During the first three years of the MAGP IV, the Community fleet was reduced by
reductions in fleet capacity of
82439 GT and 447148 kW, which represent
approximately 4% and 5.6% respectively. At 1 January 2000 the Community fleet
was already approximately 17% below the final MAGP IV objectives in terms of
tonnage and 6% below the final MAGP IV objectives in terms of power.

These figures would seem to confirm the success of the MAGP in reducing fleet
capacity. However, closer examination shows that these reductions were achieved
because some Member States far exceeded the reductions called for by the MAGP
while others failed to achieve the target reductions by a substantial margin. The
Member States that exceeded the required reductions must have been motivated by
factors other than the MAGP objectives, whereas those that failed to achieve the
required reductions largely ignored the MAGP objectives.

The reasons for this have been discussed at length in the recently published report
from the Commission to the Council for the preparation of a mid term review of the
MAGP IV12. The reductions called for by the MAGP IV were so modest (about 3% in
capacity over the 5 year period) that the Community fleet as a whole was already
within the final objectives before the start of the programme. A reduction of 3% in
capacity over 5 years would certainly not be sufficient to counter increases in fishing
effort due to technological progress over the same period, and must be contrasted with
the scientific advice that there is currently about 40% over-capacity in the European
fleet.

In this context it is also interesting to note that with the exceptions of Italy and Greece
the countries opting to achieve their objectives purely in terms of capacity have
reached their objectives in all segments, whereas all of the countries the opted to
reduce activity as well as capacity have all failed to reach their capacity objectives in
one or more segments. In addition,
there remain some doubts concerning the
adequacy of the effort regimes to ensure a real and permanent reduction of activity in
several of the countries concerned.

Whilst the MAGPs do not seem to have been directly responsible for the major part of
the reductions in fleet capacity in recent years, the eligibility for public aid for the
renewal and modernisation of the fishing fleet under the Financial Instrument for
Fisheries Guidance does provide an incentive to meet the objectives, at least for some
Member States.

This makes the measurement and control of fleet capacity of great importance. From
the results presented in this report it would appear that the coherence between the data
in the fishing vessel register of the Community and those in the national registers is
now improving,
though by no means perfect. Further improvements are to be
expected as the Member States take greater responsibility for this coherence by
having direct access to the Community register through the FRONT application.

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A greater problem concerns the measurement of capacity itself. The problems of
comparing fleet tonnage with the objectives of the MAGP as the fleet is progressively
re-measured is evident in this report. There are also less obvious but perhaps more
difficult problems associated with the measurement and control of vessel power.
Where a 1% change in capacity can mean the difference between eligibility or non-
eligibility for public aid for modernisation and renewal the importance of ensuring
reliable capacity measurement is clear.

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