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 2000
Date: 2001-10-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, exchange of information, fisheries policy, fishing controls, fishing fleet, report, terms for aid

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 01.10.2001
COM(2001) 541 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 2000

Contents

Executive Summary................................................................................................................3

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

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

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

Global results .........................................................................................................................6

Results by Member State ......................................................................................................10

Belgium................................................................................................................................11

Germany...............................................................................................................................13

Denmark...............................................................................................................................16

Spain ....................................................................................................................................18

France ..................................................................................................................................20

Greece ..................................................................................................................................25

Ireland ..................................................................................................................................27

Italy......................................................................................................................................30

Netherlands ..........................................................................................................................33

Portugal................................................................................................................................36

United Kingdom...................................................................................................................38

Sweden.................................................................................................................................44

Finland .................................................................................................................................47

Conclusions..........................................................................................................................49

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This communication concerns the report to the Council and the European Parliament on the
progress of the fourth multi-annual guidance programme (MAGP IV) for the fishing fleets. The
report
is produced each year in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of Council
Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999.

These annual reports aim to ensure the transparent implementation of the MAGP IV, which fixes
fleet capacity and fishing effort objectives that must be achieved progressively over the period
1.1.1997 to 31.12.2001. This year’s report is on the progress of the programmes at the end of
2000.

Using the data from the fishing vessel register of the Community and the reports submitted to the
Commission by the national authorities, it summarises the evolution of the tonnage and power of
the fleets in comparison with the intermediate and final objectives of the MAGP IV. The report
is therefore entirely factual.

During the first four years of the MAGP IV, the Community fleet was reduced by 49,983 GT and
459,866 kW, which represent reductions in fleet capacity of approximately 2.5% and 5.9%
respectively. At 1 January 2001 the Community fleet was already approximately 17% below the
final MAGP IV objectives in terms of tonnage and 12% below the final MAGP IV objectives in
terms of power.

The degree to which the MAGPs have been respected varies greatly from Member State to
Member State. Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Portugal and Finland have met their objectives in all
segments of their fleets. Germany, Greece, Ireland, and Sweden have met their global objectives,
but have further reductions to make in one or more segments. France, Italy, and the Netherlands
have not yet met the global objectives of their MAGP. According to the data in the fleet register,
the United Kingdom has met its global objectives in terms of power but not in terms of tonnage.
However, according to the report submitted by the United Kingdom, the tonnage objectives
adjusted for the effect of fleet remeasurement in units of GT have been met.

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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 2792/19992, 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 third in the series on the results of the fourth generation of programmes
(MAGP IV)3.

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 overall 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 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, estimates of GT, GRT and national units.

Member States have until the end of 2003 to complete the remeasurement of their fleets in units
of GT. As this remeasurement progresses, the estimates of GT are replaced by real values in the

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2

3

4

5

Commission Decisions 98/119/EC to 98/131/EC (OJ L 39 of 12.2.1998, pp. 1-84).
OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.
COM(1999) 175 final, COM(2000) 738 final.
OJ L 339, 29.12.1994, p. 11.
OJ L 67, 25.3.1995, p. 33.

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fleet register. This inevitably alters 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. However, for practical reasons no formal revision of the objectives will be
made until the end of the MAGP IV period. Until that time there will always be some degree of
uncertainty when comparing the situation of the fleet with the tonnage objectives.

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 in this report. In the MAGP
Decisions published in the official journal, only the fishing effort objectives at the start and at the
end of the period are shown. These are used to calculate the cumulative objectives in the
following way. 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 expressed in days per year, to arrive at the
cumulative fishing effort over the period.

FLEET REGISTER

register of

the Community. The register contains

The multi-annual guidance programmes are monitored using the declarations to the fishing
vessel
information on the 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 if the
data in the Community register begin to diverge from those in the national database. In view of
this, the capacity figures used in the present report are based on the information on the
Community fleet register.

However some inconsistencies can still be found in the fleet register information. The most
important of these is the fact that there are some vessels without a valid MAGP segment code. In
the tables that follow these vessels have been included as unclassified. The Commission services
are working in co-operation with the Member States concerned in order to rectify this.

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GLOBAL RESULTS

In the table Total Community Fleet by Member State, the percentage change in tonnage and
power over the period 1 January 1997 – 31 December 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.

to the tonnage heading (GT*) indicates that

The * placed next
the totals underneath are
calculated mixing GT and GRT values. In order to find the total, the GT value is taken first,
whether it is the measured value or an estimation. When GT is not available the GRT value is
used.

a) Compliance with capacity objective

The following table summarises the evolution of the entire Community fleet since the start of the
MAGP IV. 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. Compliance with the effort objectives fixed for those segments are dealt with under
point b).

Since 1 January 1997 the fleet has been reduced by approximately 2.5 % in tonnage and 5.9 % in
power. The Community fleet is already below the capacity objectives fixed for 31 December
2001.

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Total Community Fleet by Member State

Country

Situation
1.1.1997

Situation
31.12.2000

Change in
capacity
1.1.1997 to
31.12.2000

%
Change

Intermediate
objectives
31.12.2000

Objectives
31.12.2001

Situation at
1.1.2001 with
respect to
intermediate
objectives

Situation at
1.1.2001 with
respect to
objectives for
2001

Belgium

Germany

Denmark

Spain

France
(mainland)

France
(overseas)

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

GT*

kW

22.527

63.540

70.161

23.054

63.355

68.578

161.899

160.127

97.790

393.135

101.822

372.682

527

-185

-1.583

-1.772

2,3%

-0,3%

-2,3%

-1,1%

23.323

67.857

83.569

23.323

67.857

81.973

174.022

170.049

4.032

4,1%

-20.453

-5,2%

133.916

468.404

132.540

463.437

598.267

520.169

-78.098

-13,1%

803.668

799.253

1.530.742

1.324.493

-206.248

-13,5%

1.803.107

1.802.835

197.847

987.264

204.705

917.126

6.858

3,5%

-70.138

-7,1%

187.002

929.619

185.589

921.795

109.956

661.838

60.264

189.847

247.601

104.203

619.516

57.681

180.972

231.576

1.503.213

1.422.998

144.709

399.870

123.500

393.199

177.503

412.079

117.012

399.445

247.197

267.718

-5.753

-42.322

-2.583

-8.874

-16.025

-80.215

-5,2%

-6,4%

-4,3%

-4,7%

-6,5%

-5,3%

32.793

22,7%

12.209

3,1%

-6.488

-5,3%

6.246

20.521

1,6%

8,3%

120.884

655.016

70.295

201.302

230.618

120.755

654.172

69.649

199.009

230.178

1.345.340

1.341.775

145.950

429.874

197.342

502.902

145.520

423.161

195.885

497.246

1.053.193

1.049.566

-3.627

-0,3%

1.067.968

1.066.463

49.808

48.219

255.969

231.018

-1.589

-24.951

-3,2%

-9,7%

51.369

51.159

262.852

261.857

23.345

20.749

-2.596

-11,1%

23.706

23.427

218.275

198.739

-19.536

-9,0%

219.433

217.634

99%

93%

82%

92%

76%

80%

65%

73%

109%

99%

86%

95%

82%

90%

100%

106%

122%

96%

59%

79%

99%

93%

84%

94%

77%

80%

65%

73%

110%

99%

86%

95%

83%

91%

101%

106%

122%

97%

60%

80%

98%

94%

88%

88%

91%

83%

88%

98%

94%

88%

89%

91%

83%

88%

GT*
TOTAL
COMMUNITY kW

1.992.971

1.942.988

-49.983

-2,5%

2.348.335

2.338.216

7.811.984

7.352.118

-459.866

-5,9%

8.355.132

8.326.627

Bold type indicates that the objectives have not been met. It should be noted that the tonnage objectives have
not been revised to take into account the effects of remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons
between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

The vessels based in the French overseas departments (representing approximately
17,000 GT) have not been included in this table since the figures for the situation of this
part of the French fleet for 1st January 1997 are not available.

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251.035

250.684

107%

107%

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

Greece
Ireland

Italy

Netherlands

Portugal

United Kingdom
Sweden

Finland

GT

2/2

6/7
4/4

7/7

14/21*

5/6
2/3

7/10

4/7

10/10

5/8*
4/6*

4/4

kW

2/2

6/7
4/4

7/7

19/21

5/6
2/3

6/10

5/7

10/10

6/8
5/6

4/4

tonnage
* These Member Sates are likely to achieve their
objectives in some additional segments after
the effect of
remeasurement is taken into account. See the corresponding
sections in this document.

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
2000 compared with the cumulative effort objectives for the end of 2000. 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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Compliance with effort objectives

Country

Segment
code

Fishery

Cumulative effort to end
2000

Cumulative effort
objective to end 2000

Cumulative effort/
Cumulative objective

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

Germany

France

Ireland

Netherlands

United
Kingdom

4C4
4C6

4F3
4F6
4F8

4F9

4G2
4G3

4J2
4J3
4J4

4N2

4N3

4N4

4N8

F1
F1

F1
F1
F1
F1
F2

F1
F1

F1
F1
F1

F1

F2

F3

F4

F1

F2

F1

F1

1369
10224

34061
7548
6458
3093
182

16944
973

5047
17240
930
2971
15572
8316
108792
5669

4579
7359

86251
9441
36517
16164
1365

28954
4577

2076
17888

44583
8043
7352
2963
424

23646
1279

6104
12673

93133
9902
42692
17652
2503

29179
6931

6233
19196
2280
2640
15091
8180
111824
11338

14422
44411
4144
2576
58762
28285
377151
17639

320445
9910

66%
57%

76%
94%
88%
104%
43%

72%
76%

81%
90%
41%
113%
103%
102%
97%
50%

4M4

Sweden
units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days
Bold type indicates that the objectives have not been met.

6471

F1

27995

8380

34996

77%

75%
58%

93%
95%
86%
92%
55%

99%
66%

85%
56%

80%

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RESULTS BY MEMBER STATE

The following tables and charts summarise the results of the MAGP IV at the end of 2000
for each of the Member States.

The table under point a), “situation of the fleet”, shows the intermediate capacity
objectives for the end of 2000 compared to the situation of the fleet according to the Fleet
Register on that date.

The two charts under point b), “fleet evolution”, show the evolution of the total capacity of
the fleet for each Member State since the beginning of MAGP IV.

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 its fleet at the level set by the transitional
multi-annual guidance programme of 1992. The Commission 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) Situation of the fleet

Segment

Number
of
vessels

Situation 31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective 31.12.2000

% situation /
objective 31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4A1 Beam trawlers

4A2 Demersal trawlers

TOTAL

119

8

127

21969

1085

23054

60960

2395

63355

22008

1315

23323

63987

3870

67857

99,8%

82,5%

98,8%

95,3%

61,9%

93,4%

b) Fleet evolution

Belgium. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives

Objectives GT

Situation GT

GT*

25.000

20.000

15.000

10.000

5.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

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Belgium. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives kW

Situation kW

80.000

70.000

60.000

50.000

kW

40.000

30.000

20.000

10.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

c) Fishing effort

No fishing effort data were provided.

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GERMANY

a) Situation of the fleet

Segment

Number
of
vessels

4C1 Small scale coastal <12 m

1766

4C2 Passive gear >12 m

4C3 Trawlers

4C4 Beam trawlers

4C5 Beam trawlers (list I and II)

4C6 Trawlers

4C7 Trawlers

TOTAL

Situation
31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

3983

1738

9569

1729

12543

18105

20911

kW

30265

4995

GT*

4827

2089

kW

31433

5926

31403

12584

34314

6303

49809

12841

24511

2263

11102

18356

32348

6759

12841

33930

25

130

7

298

3

10

2239

68578

160127

83569

174022

GT*

82,5%

83,2%

76,0%

76,4%

kW

96,3%

84,3%

91,5%

93,3%

98,6% 100,0%

64,6%

82,1%

72,2%

92,0%

48819

113,0% 102,0%

Bold type indicates that the objectives have not been met. It should be noted that the tonnage objectives have
not been revised to take into account the effects of remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons
between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

b) Fleet evolution

Germany. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives.

Objectives GT

Situation GT

100.000

90.000

80.000

70.000

60.000

GT*

50.000

40.000

30.000

20.000

10.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

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Germany. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives kW

Situation kW

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

kW

200.000

180.000

160.000

140.000

120.000

100.000

80.000

60.000

40.000

20.000

0

c) Fishing effort

Germany operates fishing effort regimes in two segments of the fleet, the beam trawlers
operating in the North Sea (4C4) and the pelagic trawlers (4C6). Germany manages the
fishing effort in these two segments by allocating 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 I of Council Decision 97/413/EC.

Segment
code

Fishery

1997

1998

1999

2000

GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days

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

F1

F1

564

1658

4684

3336

540
359
2419
271
1684
1502
5577

3934
1116
6871
979
7131
1161
7469

555
416
1941
262
2260
1838
5991

4057
1084
6032
945
8475
1373
7419

524
461
1801
272
2384
2200
4962

3932
1198
5570
997
9006
1488
5832

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

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d) Cumulative fishing effort

Segment
code

Fishery

4C4
4C6

F1
F1

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT days
1088
9179

kW days GT days
1592
13581

3199
6538

kW days GT days
2056
17793

4681
9672

kW days GT days
2481
21817

6045
12673

kW days
7293
15539

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

4C4 Beam trawlers

GT days (‘000)

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

kW days (‘000)

8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

4C6 Pelagic trawlers

GT days (‘000)

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

kW days (‘000)

18000

16000

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

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DENMARK

a) Situation of the fleet

Segment

Number
of
vessels

Situation
31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4B1 Small scale coastal <12 m

2870

7710

67815

11387

92429

67,7%

73,4%

4B2 Netters

186

5289

30112

9803

40064

54,0%

75,2%

4B3 Trawlers and seiners
(Danish seine)
4B4 Purse seiners and pelagic
trawlers

Unclassified

TOTAL

b) Fleet evolution

1011

76223

246075

100961

313531

75,5%

78,5%

11

80

8408

16374

11765

22381

71,5%

73,2%

4192

12307

4158

101822

372682

133916

468404

76,0%

79,6%

Denmark. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives

Objectives GT

Situation GT

GT*

160.000

140.000

120.000

100.000

80.000

60.000

40.000

20.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

16

Denmark. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives kW

Situation kW

kW

600.000

500.000

400.000

300.000

200.000

100.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

c) Fishing effort

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

17

SPAIN

a) Situation of the fleet

Segment

Number
of
vessels

Situation
31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4E1 Artisanal <12 m

12031

22340

189055

33293

271396

67,1%

69,7%

4E2 Trawlers

4E3 Fixed gear

4E4 Purse seiners

4E5 Trawl and mobile gear

4E6 Fixed gear

4E7 Tuna fleet

Unclassified

TOTAL

b) Fleet evolution

1945

129611

365905

164902

428264

78,6%

85,4%

1019

47877

140545

59828

151633

80,0%

92,7%

788

430

377

37

32

46560

170779

58916

178138

79,0%

95,9%

147746

250963

334595

517173

44,2%

48,5%

53915

71761

359

101030

56642

118370

95,2%

85,4%

105447

95493

138133

75,1%

76,3%

770

16659

520169

1324493

803668

1803107

64,7%

73,5%

Spain. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives.

GT*

900.000

800.000

700.000

600.000

500.000

400.000

300.000

200.000

100.000

0

Objectives GT

Situation GT

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

18

Spain. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives kW

Situation kW

2.000.000

1.800.000

1.600.000

1.400.000

1.200.000

1.000.000

kW

800.000

600.000

400.000

200.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

c) Fishing effort

Segment
code

4E1

4E2

4E3

4E4

4E5

4E6

4E7

1997

1998

1999

2000

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

8637

38475

17405

13501

62226

17620

27628

74667

109403

48276

45284

105967

35365

41625

8508

38128

15292

13585

52313

16494

27746

73067

105555

42339

45960

87979

30647

41626

8359

36685

16055

11996

49814

17735

28320

70617

104457

46477

44767

81379

33949

42279

8060

35205

14671

12140

33652

14762

27731

68087

98675

43085

44487

47388

26078

40889

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

19

FRANCE

a) Situation of the fleet

l

d
n
a
n
a
M

i

s
t
n
e
m

t
r
a
p
e
d

s
a
e
s
r
e
v
O

Segment

Number
of
vessels

Situation
31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

4F1 Small scale coastal <12 m

4F2 Trawlers 0-30 m, Atlantic

4F3 Trawlers >30 m, Atlantic

4F4 Non trawlers 12-25 m, Atlantic

4F5 Non trawlers >25 m, Atlantic

4F6 Pelagic trawlers >50 m, Atlan.

4F7 Small scale specialised, Med.

4F8 Trawlers, Mediterranean

4F9 Seiners, Mediterranean

4FA Dakar pole & line vessels

4FB Seiners International waters

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

10217

164537

11295

164874

90,5%

99,8%

72000

369781

62063

345148

116,0%

107,1%

37759

72884

41924

85388

90,1%

85,4%

13150

60759

9898

62670

132,9%

97,0%

2912

6803

4515

9137

5310

1273

6315

8580

90082

40813

25309

2744

966

6970

5078

7530

4974

1744

2699

301,5%

234,0%

8580

97,6%

100,0%

99722

88,9%

90,3%

43144

121,3%

94,6%

25965

106,8%

97,5%

3935

73,0%

69,7%

41629

75321

34561

87494

120,5%

86,1%

2120

1603

71

246

10

3

1535

139

44

5

27

4FC Réunion <12 m

262

620

11801

953

14369

65,0%

82,1%

4FD Réunion - Tuna vessels

4FE Réunion - Others >12 m

4FF Guyane <12 m

4FG Guyane - Shrimp vessels

4FH Guyane - Offshore vessels

19

9

53

60

5

1340

1974

271

5395

4431

3209

7256

18908

367

1069

4FJ Martinique <12 m

1070

2251

53239

3600

3629

381

6526

2715

2675

829

9875

6735

5030

37,2%

54,6%

54,4%

65,8%

71,0%

63,8%

19726

111,2%

95,9%

4155

13,5%

25,7%

62771

84,2%

84,8%

2616

57,5%

88,7%

4FK Martinique >12 m

4FL Guadeloupe <12 m

4FM Guadeloupe >12 m

8

884

1

477

2320

2762

89201

3925

100631

70,4%

88,6%

14

220

425

1530

3,2%

14,4%

TOTAL

8174

222036

1106919

212661

1157055

104,4%

95,7%

Bold type indicates that the objectives have not been met. It should be noted that the tonnage objectives have
not been revised to take into account the effects of remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons
between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

The overcapacity in terms of tonnage reflected by the fleet register data for the segments
4F2 (Trawlers 0-30 m), 4F9 (Seiners, Mediterranean) and 4FB (Seiners International
waters) is likely to disappear after the objectives are adjusted to take into account the effect
of remeasurement.

For several segments, there are significant differences in terms of tonnage between the
situation according to the Fleet Register data and the situation declared by France in the
annual report; these may be due to the fact that fleet register GT* tonnage total being, as
explained above, a mixture of GT and GRT values.

20

b) Fleet evolution

France. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives.

Objectives GT

Situation GT

GT*

250.000

200.000

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

France. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives kW

Situation kW

kW

1.400.000

1.200.000

1.000.000

800.000

600.000

400.000

200.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

* The bar corresponding to the total power of the fleet at the end of 1996 has been omitted because the
figures for the situation of the overseas departments fleet for that date are not available.

21

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.

Segment
code

Fishery

1997

1998

1999

2000

GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days

14320
8814

92831
22004

13616
8656

87887
21748

13380
8695

86183
21906

11898
7896

76357
20593

2052

2523

1855

2318

1736

2196

1905

2404

1835
776
66

10454
4425
442

1615
798
46

9194
4168
360

1522
816
43

8589
4135
350

1486
704
26

8281
3435
213

10291

25843

10156

25470

9772

24315

8695

21474

F1

F1

F1
F1
F2

4F1
4F2
4F3
4F4
4F5
4F6
4F7
4F8

4F9

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

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

Segment
code

Fishery

4F3
4F6
4F8

4F9

F1
F1
F1
F1
F2

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days

28792
4739
4316
1665
230

47261
5022
21346
9118
1251

42849
7055
6474
2455
345

70336
7476
32019
13443
1877

56567
9316
8632
3202
461

92855
9873
42692
17535
2503

69947
11524
10790
3906
576

114818
12213
53365
21392
3128

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

22

4F3 Trawlers > 30 metres

GT days (‘000)

kW Days (‘000)

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)

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)

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

23

4F9 Mediterranean seiners: Fishery F1: Tuna

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

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)

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

24

GREECE

a) Situation of the fleet

Segment

Number
of
vessels

Situation
31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4D1 Small scale coastal < 12 m

17775

34478

340353

40366

370358

85,4%

91,9%

4D2 Demersal

4D3 Gri-gri

4D4 Sponges

4D5 >12 metres

4D6 Demersal International waters

Unclassified

TOTAL

354

342

9

952

52

246

24677

102333

23648

95976

104,4% 106,6%

11466

59716

12539

63445

91,4%

94,1%

70

493

186

1202

37,8%

41,0%

12328

74212

13154

86283

93,7%

86,0%

19071

32056

30991

37751

61,5%

84,9%

2112

10353

19730

104203

619516

120884

655016

86,2%

94,6%

Bold type indicates that the objectives have not been met. It should be noted that the tonnage objectives have
not been revised to take into account the effects of remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons
between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

b) Fleet evolution

Greece. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives.

GT*

140.000

120.000

100.000

80.000

60.000

40.000

20.000

0

Objectives GT

Situation GT

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

25

Greece. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives kW

Situation kW

kW

700.000

600.000

500.000

400.000

300.000

200.000

100.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

c) Fishing effort

Segment
code

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

1997

1998

1999

2000

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

8434
5692
2717

2660
4680

68582
25686
12388

16248
11112

9178
5148
2641

2614
3567

72889
23854
12129

15701
8334

9382
4858
2665

2534
3807

73913
22618
12228

15205
9039

9024
4331
2507

2574
4187

71378
20112
11506

15456
10009

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

26

IRELAND

a) Situation of the fleet

Segment

Number
of
vessels

Situation
31.12.2000

Objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4G1 Polyvalent

1030

36455

136769

46831

166150

77,8%

82,3%

4G2 Pelagic trawl and purse seines

22

19612

37361

22308

29039

87,9% 128,7%

4G3 Beam trawl

Unclassified

TOTAL

7

32

1330

5875

1156

6113

115,1%

96,1%

284

966

1091

57681

180972

70295

201302

82,1%

89,9%

Bold type indicates that the objectives have not been met. It should be noted that the tonnage objectives have
not been revised to take into account the effects of remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons
between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

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. The situation declared by the Irish authorities for the
Pelagic segment (4G2) at the end of 2000 is of 22804 GT and 41520 kW.

b) Fleet evolution

Ireland. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives.

Objectives GT

Situation GT

GT*

80.000

70.000

60.000

50.000

40.000

30.000

20.000

10.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

27

Ireland. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives kW

Situation kW

kW

250.000

200.000

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

c) Fishing effort

Segment
code

Fishery

4G1

4G2

4G3

F1

F1

1997

1998

1999

2000

GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days

4973

4451

232

18399

7773

1112

5359

4029

273

18547

7022

1304

6120

4091

278

22509

7020

1278

5268

4373

190

19864

7141

1304

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

Segment

Fishery

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days

4G2

4G3

F1

F1

11922

650

14712

3525

17804

967

21970

5240

23606

1275

29130

6907

29329

1574

36192

8528

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

28

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

29

ITALY

In the 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/EC6 of 30 March 2000. However it should be noted that although the revised
figures are considered to be a much more accurate representation of the Italian fleet,
further revisions are envisaged.

a) Situation of the fleet

Segment

4H1 Small scale coastal < 12 m

4H2 Bottom trawlers

Number
of
vessels

4573

1742

Situation
31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

8816

108978

10704

79994

82,4% 136,2%

77912

370819

64152

312437

121,4% 118,7%

4H3 Pelagic pair trawlers

21

1156

5881

794

4749

145,6% 123,8%

4H4 Small purse seiners

8270

54913

436992

58250

453447

94,3%

96,4%

4H5 Hydraulic dredgers

747

9490

81111

9802

95108

96,8%

85,3%

4H6 Polyvalent

4H7 Bottom trawlers

4H8 Polyvalent non trawlers

4H9 Tuna purse seiners

4HA Swordfish fleet

4HB Trawlers and purse seiners

Unclassified

TOTAL

1687

48721

279660

30816

199411

158,1% 140,2%

106

20

15

356

25

92

8855

2691

1995

5636

10199

1191

35795

10440

8390

48153

8025

6301

3255

9287

22276

110,3% 160,7%

23696

42,7%

44,1%

12454

61,3%

67,4%

88404

60,7%

54,5%

28012

29232

53364

34,9%

52,5%

8768

17654

231576

1422998

230618

1345340

100,4% 105,8%

Bold type indicates that the objectives have not been met. It should be noted that the tonnage objectives have
not been revised to take into account the effects of remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons
between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

In the annual report, Italy declares to be within their global objectives for tonnage although
outside the global power objective. In the table above there are very large discrepancies for
certain segments between the data in the fleet register and those supplied by Italy in the
annual report. These may arise because the allocation of vessels to their correct segments
in the Community fleet register is not yet complete, since the number of vessels declared
by Italy and that reflected by the fleet register differs only by 13.

6

OJ L 90, 12.4.2000, p. 12.

30

b) Fleet evolution

Italy. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives.

Objectives GT

Situation GT

GT*

300.000

250.000

200.000

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

Italy. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives kW

Situation kW

1.600.000

1.400.000

1.200.000

1.000.000

kW

800.000

600.000

400.000

200.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31

c) Fishing effort

1997

1998

1999

2000

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

41632
38610
305

664
42226

386281
187855
1526

6925
330681

69764
41960
258

607
31928

618885
211766
1410

6379
266564

70004
39503
208

673
34271

640539
200341
1135

7132
281087

Segment
code

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

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

32

NETHERLANDS

a) Situation of the fleet

At the time of writing, the Dutch authorities had not submitted the annual report on the
implementation of MAGP IV, nor had they updated the information in the Fleet Register,
according the new segmentation of their fleet. Therefore, the information provided in the
table below does not accurately reflect the situation of the Dutch fleet by segment. In
particular, the table shows that no vessels have yet been allocated to the new segments 4J6
and 4J7.

Segment

4J1 Small scale coastal < 12 m

4J2 Pelagic trawlers

≥

4J3 Cutters

221 kW
≤

4J4 Eurocutters

221 kW

4J5 Small vessels (trawlers)

4J6 Shrimps vessels

4J7 All gears

TOTAL

Number
of
vessels

Situation
31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

106

18

187

196

90

0

0

240

3052

229

1968

104,9% 155,1%

93066

91497

48790

62475

190,7% 146,5%

71301

278198

71775

282329

99,3%

98,5%

12663

37142

13427

41529

94,3%

89,4%

232

2190

0

0

0

0

213

2813

8703

2245

109,1%

97,6%

10318

29010

0,0%

0,0%

0,0%

0,0%

597

177503

412079

145950

429874

121,6%

95,9%

Bold type indicates that the objectives have not been met. It should be noted that the tonnage objectives have
not been revised to take into account the effects of remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons
between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

b) Fleet evolution

Netherlands. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives.

GT*

200.000

180.000

160.000

140.000

120.000

100.000

80.000

60.000

40.000

20.000

0

Objectives GT

Situation GT

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

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Netherlands. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives

Objectives kW

Situation kW

500.000

450.000

400.000

350.000

300.000

kW

250.000

200.000

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

c) Fishing effort

Segment
code

Fishery

1997

1998

1999

2000

GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days

4J1
4J2
4J3
4J4
4J5

F1
F1
F1

16165
13583
1740

19025
53719
4871

18000
13525
1631

20940
52710
4407

20250
13052
1599

23597
50891
4297

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

Segment
code

Fishery

4J2
4J3
4J4

F1
F1
F1

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days

30623
22395
4778

30047
93484
15327

45699
32936
7116

44840
137483
22828

60539
42820
9403

59402
178740
30167

75145
52046
11640

73733
217255
37343

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

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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

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

35

PORTUGAL

a) Situation of the fleet

Segment

Number
of
vessels

Situation
31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4K1 Small scale coastal < 12 m

7752

10205

103641

15774

112941

64,7%

91,8%

4K2 Fixed gear >=12 m

4K3 Trawl

4K4 Seine

4K5 Polyvalent trawl and longline
small scale coastal < 12 m

4K6 Madeira and small scale
coastal < 12m

513

106

169

21189

81872

29925

99645

70,8%

82,2%

18404

52105

21176

60772

86,9%

85,7%

7672

37433

10292

45335

74,5%

82,6%

54

41793

56180

96922

103390

43,1%

54,3%

445

480

3119

680

4574

70,6%

68,2%

4K7 Fixed gear >=12 m

4K8 Seine

52

5

4084

14160

5354

17414

76,3%

81,3%

219

965

253

1170

86,5%

82,5%

4K9 Small scale coastal < 12 m

1528

2254

18585

2721

20815

82,8%

89,3%

4KA Fixed gear >=12 m

116

10713

31381

14246

36846

75,2%

85,2%

Unclassified

TOTAL

b) Fleet evolution

1

1

5

10741

117012

399445

197342

502902

59,3%

79,4%

Portugal. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives

GT*

250.000

200.000

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

Objectives GT

Situation GT

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

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Portugal. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives

Objectives kW

Situation kW

kW

600.000

500.000

400.000

300.000

200.000

100.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

c) Fishing effort

Segment
code

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

1997

1998

1999

2000

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

2767
5598
5638
2037
16303
150
1196
61
591
2606

24214
22000
16419
9551
21363
949
3886
269
4529
7642

2712
5738
5541
1401
15481
143
1274
57
590
2548

24880
21951
16089
6622
20424
908
4266
252
4619
7414

2667
5665
5605
1380
14751
133
1312
57
586
2630

25693
21492
16090
6679
19628
868
4433
252
4681
7587

2652
5595
5774
1370
14210
126
1211
57
588
2842

26722
21352
16233
8748
19143
843
4120
252
4813
8122

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

37

UNITED KINGDOM

a) Situation of the fleet

Segment

Number
of
vessels

Situation
31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4N1 Small scale coastal < 10 m

5514

18738

274371

21901

286154

85,6%

95,9%

4N2 Pelagic trawl and purse
seines

47

43327

68657

34876

82168

124,2%

83,6%

4N3 Beam trawl

116

23935

89417

26062

103054

91,8%

86,8%

4N4 Demersal trawl, seines,
Nephrops

4N5 Lines and nets

4N6 Shellfish fixed

4N7 Shellfish mobile

4N8 Distant water

Unclassified

TOTAL

1253

109167

360919

120630

422876

90,5%

85,3%

175

267

212

14

917

15241

44767

14867

63149

102,5%

70,9%

5217

36209

6248

45679

11568

35800

51027

83,5% 101,1%

87,0%

89,5%

26916

14883

23741

122,4% 113,4%

10062

18220

23811

102631

8515

267718

1049566

251035

1067968

106,6%

98,3%

Bold type indicates that the objectives have not been met. It should be noted that the tonnage objectives have
not been revised to take into account the effects of remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons
between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

The segment 4N5 (Lines and nets) is likely to be within the tonnage objective when this is
adjusted to take into account the effect of remeasurement. For the segments 4N6 (Shellfish
fixed) and 4N2 (Pelagic trawl and purse seines) there are significant differences between
the situation declared by the United Kingdom in the annual report and that reflected by the
Fleet Register. The vessels in the Fleet Register not allocated to any MAGP IV segment
may in part explain these differences. However, the majority of these 917 unclassified
vessels are, according to the UK authorities, out of the fleet, since the total number of
active vessels declared in the annual report is much lower than the number reflected by the
Fleet Register. That, together with the fact that the UK authorities have taken into account
the effect of remeasurement, may explain that the figures for the global capacity are,
according to their annual report, within the objectives.

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b) Fleet evolution

United Kingdom. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives.

Objectives GT

Situation GT

GT*

300.000

250.000

200.000

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

United Kingdom. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives

Objectives kW

Situation kW

kW

1.200.000

1.000.000

800.000

600.000

400.000

200.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

39

c) Fishing effort

Segment
code

4N1

Fishery

1997

1998

1999

2000

GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days

F1
F2
F3
F4
F1
F2
F1

1115
4107
183
754
3879
2071
26437

1784
6283
313
1012
14176
6722
79109

1295
4192
267
800
3810
1962
26875

1874
6801
411
1112
13922
6368
78162

1440
4544
162
389
3376
1817
27811

2281
7296
250
516
12336
5899
79015

27669

84159

F1

1828

2788

1571

2891

1515

2673

755

1558

4N2

4N3

4N4
4N5
4N6
4N7
4N8

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

Segment
code

Fishery

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days

F1
F2
F3
F4
F1
F2
F1
F1

4N2

4N3

4N4
4N8

3230
9800
1140
920
7785
4142
61194
5741

7473
22673
2072
1288
30313
14323
192934
8931

4754
14538
1710
1380
11485
6171
90685
8554

11000
33636
3108
1932
44724
21340
285914
13307

6188
19115
2280
1840
14995
8159
119071
11310

14317
44223
4144
2576
58389
28213
375408
17595

7531
23529
2850
2300
18313
10104
146350
14008

17426
54436
5180
3220
71309
34940
461415
21793

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

4N2 Pelagic: Fishery F1. North Sea herring

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

40

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

15000

10000

5000

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

400000

300000

200000

100000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

42

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

43

SWEDEN

a) Situation of the fleet

Segment

Number
of
vessels

Situation
31.12.2000

Intermediate
objective
31.12.2000

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4M1 Small scale coastal <12 m

1413

4M2 Trawlers

4M3 Trawlers, purse seiners

4M4 Bottom trawlers

4M5 Passive gear >12 m Cod

4M6 Passive gear >12 m Salmon

Unclassified

TOTAL

5478

5758

22312

12918

1548

195

10

68845

23130

72963

55970

8855

1079

176

7974

5527

19280

15841

2462

285

92328

68,7%

23173

104,2%

83670

115,7%

74,6%

99,8%

87,2%

49741

12554

1386

81,5% 112,5%

62,9%

68,4%

70,5%

77,9%

69

125

204

56

6

1

1874

48219

231018

51369

262852

93,9%

87,9%

Bold type indicates that the objectives have not been met. It should be noted that the tonnage objectives have
not been revised to take into account the effects of remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons
between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

The situation for segment 4M3 (Trawlers and purse seiners) will probably be within the
tonnage objectives after these are adjusted for remeasurement.

b) Fleet evolution

Sweden. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives

GT*

60.000

50.000

40.000

30.000

20.000

10.000

0

Objectives GT

Situation GT

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

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Sweden. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

kW

300.000

250.000

200.000

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

c) Fishing effort

Segment
code

Fishery

Objectives kW

Situation kW

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

1997

1998

1999

2000

GT days

kW days GT days

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

F1

1868

7886

1394

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

d) Cumulative fishing effort objectives

kW days GT days
549
754
2882
1620
195
37

6240

kW days GT days

kW days

6833
3101
9241
6983
1140
208

1589

6886

Segment
code

Fishery

end 1998

end 1999

end 2000

end 2001

GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days GT days

kW days

4M4

F1

4377

18278

6416

26793

8305

34684

10046

41952

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

45

4M4 Bottom Trawlers

GT days (‘000)

kW day (‘000)s

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

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

a) Situation of the fleet

Segment

4L1 Small scale coastal < 12 m

4L2 Trawlers

4L3 Trawlers

4L4 Passive gear

TOTAL

b) Fleet evolution

Number
of
vessels

Situation
31.12.2000

Objective
31.12.2000

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

3422

197

3

67

8715

9763

449

1821

132416

10100

142110

52112

10470

58031

1287

12925

621

2515

1785

17507

3689

20749

198739

23706

219433

% situation /
objective
31.12.2000

GT*

86,3%

93,3%

72,3%

72,4%

87,5%

kW

93,2%

89,8%

72,1%

73,8%

90,6%

Finland. Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives

GT*

30.000

25.000

20.000

15.000

10.000

5.000

0

Objectives GT

Situation GT

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

47

Finland. Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives

Objectives kW

Situation kW

kW

250.000

200.000

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

c) Fishing effort

No fishing effort data were provided.

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CONCLUSIONS

During the first four years of the MAGP IV, the Community fleet was reduced by
49,983 GT and 459,866 kW, which represent
reductions in fleet capacity of
approximately 2.5% and 5.9% respectively. The decrease in tonnage is likely to be an
underestimate, since no account has been taken of the progressive remeasurement of
the fleet in units of GT. This also partly explains why, in last year’s report on the
results of the MAGP IV at the end of 1999, the decrease in tonnage was estimated to
be somewhat greater, at 4%. At 1 January 2001 the Community fleet was already
approximately 17% below the final MAGP IV objectives in terms of tonnage and 12%
below the final MAGP IV objectives in terms of power.

The reasons for this have been discussed at length in the report from the Commission
to the Council for the preparation of a mid term review of the MAGP IV7. The
reductions called for by the MAGP IV were so modest (about 3% in capacity over the
five 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 five
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.

Despite the modesty of the reductions required under the MAGP, many Member States
have failed to reach their targets in some segments of the fleet. Some Member States
have even substantially increased the capacity of certain segments that were already
outside their MAGP objectives. That such results have been presented without further
comment in the present, purely factual report, does not imply inaction on the part of the
Commission. The Commission is currently considering action against several Member
States for failure to take sufficient measures to meet their obligations under MAGP.

7

COM(2000) 272 final, 10.5.2000.

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