Annual Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the results of the multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets at the end of 2001
Date: 2002-08-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU programme, activity report, fishing fleet, fishing industry, fishing statistics, fishing vessel

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 1.8.2002
COM(2002) 446 final

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

on the results of the multiannual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets at the
end of 2001

   
Contents

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

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

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

Fishing vessel register ................................................................................................................ 5

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

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

BELGIUM ................................................................................................................................ 11

GERMANY .............................................................................................................................. 13

DENMARK .............................................................................................................................. 16

SPAIN....................................................................................................................................... 18

FINLAND................................................................................................................................. 20

FRANCE .................................................................................................................................. 22

UNITED KINGDOM ............................................................................................................... 29

GREECE................................................................................................................................... 35

IRELAND................................................................................................................................. 37

ITALY ...................................................................................................................................... 40

NETHERLANDS ..................................................................................................................... 43

PORTUGAL............................................................................................................................. 47

SWEDEN ................................................................................................................................. 50

Conclusion................................................................................................................................ 53

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This  communication  concerns  the  report  to  the  Council  and  the  European  Parliament  on  the
progress of the  fourth multiannual guidance programme (MAGP IV) for the fishing fleets. The
report  is  produced  each  year  in  accordance  with  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  targets  that  must  be  achieved  progressively  over  the  period
1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001. This year’s report is on the progress of the programmes at
the end of 2001.

Using the data from the Community register of fishing vessels employed at the time of drafting
this  document  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  targets  of  the  MAGP IV.  The  data  contained  in  the  report  are  entirely
factual.

During the first five years of the MAGP IV, the Community fleet was reduced by 38 078 GT and
460 042  kW,  which  represent  reductions  in  fleet  capacity  of  approximately  1.9%  and  5.9%
respectively.  At  31  December  2001,  due  to  the  good  results  of  former  programmes  the
Community fleet had over-fulfilled its targets, at 16% more than the  final MAGP IV  targets in
terms of tonnage and 12% in terms of power.

The degree to which the MAGP targets have been achieved varies greatly from Member State to
Member State, as shown by the tables on pages 7 and 8.

Without  taking  into  account  the  results  expressed  in  terms  of  tonnage  in  units  of  gross  tonnes
(GT), which involve a certain degree of uncertainty in view of the ongoing fleet remeasurement
(see page 4), the results based on capacity and power are as follows:

(cid:1)  all Member States apart from the Netherlands have met their global targets at the end of 2001;

(cid:1)  however, only Denmark, Spain, Portugal and Finland have met their targets in all segments of

their fleets.

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INTRODUCTION

For  each  Member  State  in  the  Community,  a  multiannual  guidance  programme  (MAGP)  fixes
targets  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  targets
for the period 1997-2001. This period was extended to the end of 2002 by Council Decision2.

Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/19993, 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  targets.  Using  these  reports  and  data  from  the  fishing  vessel  register,  the
Commission should produce its own report to the Council and the European Parliament within
three months of the 1 May deadline.

This  report  is  the  fourth  in  the  series  on  the  results  of  the  fourth  generation  of  programmes
(MAGP IV)4.

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  targets  of  the  MAGP III  (1992  -  1996)  were  expressed  in  gross  registered  tonnes
(GRT),  while  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 3259/945  and  Commission  Decision  95/84/EC6  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 tonnage targets were converted to units of GT when the
MAGP IV was adopted. However, some Member States had made little progress in remeasuring
their fleets at the time of adoption, so the targets, although nominally in units of GT, remained a
mixture of GT, estimates of GT, GRT and national units.

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2

3

4

5

6

Commission Decisions 98/119/EC to 98/131/EC (OJ L 39, 12.2.1998, pp. 1-84).
OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 77.
OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.
COM(1999) 175 final, COM(2000) 738 final, COM(2001) 541 final.
OJ L 339, 29.12.1994, p. 11.
OJ L 67, 25.3.1995, p. 33.

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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 being replaced by real values
in  the  fishing  vessel  register.  This  inevitably  alters  the  comparability  of  the  situation  and  the
targets that were fixed for tonnage. Strictly speaking the tonnage targets should be recalculated
every time a vessel is remeasured. However, for practical reasons formal revision of the targets is
only carried out periodically. In the meantime there  will always be some degree of uncertainty
when comparing the situation of the fleet with the tonnage targets.

Cumulative fishing effort targets

For those Member States that have opted to adjust activity instead of capacity to meet the targets,
the cumulative fishing effort targets are shown in this report. In the MAGP decisions published
in the Official Journal, only the fishing effort targets at the start and at the end of the period are
shown. These are used to calculate the cumulative targets in the following way. Since cumulative
fishing effort targets should 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 January  1996  -  31 December  2001  necessary  to  meet  each  of  the  intermediate  targets
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.

FISHING VESSEL REGISTER

The multiannual guidance programmes are monitored using the declarations to the fishing vessel
register of the Community.  The register  contains  information  on  the  physical characteristics of
all the approximately 100,000 commercial marine fishing vessels in the EU 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  fishing  vessel  register  and  data  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 now have direct access to their own
data in the Community fishing vessel 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 this report are based on the information entered in the
Community fishing vessel register, with the exception of Ireland and the Netherlands. These two
countries have provided their own data for this report, as technical problems experienced by their
administrations in 2001 meant that the situation of their fleets could not be properly maintained
in our database.

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However some inconsistencies can still be found in the fishing vessel register information. The
most important of these is the fact that some vessels do not have a valid MAGP segment code. In
the tables that follow these vessels have been included as unclassified. The Commission staff are
working in cooperation with the Member States concerned to rectify this.

GLOBAL RESULTS

The table Total Community Fleet by Member State shows the percentage change in tonnage and
power over the period 1 January 1997 - 31 December 2001. However, it should be noted that in
the case of tonnage this figure may underestimate the real percentage change due to the ongoing
remeasurement of vessels in units of GT during that period.

The  *  placed  next  to  the  tonnage  heading  (GT*)  indicates  that  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 estimate. When GT is not available the GRT value is used.

(a) Compliance with capacity target

The following table summarises the evolution of the entire Community fleet since the start of the
MAGP IV.  The  shaded  columns  indicate  the  Member  States  that  have  not  met  the  targets  laid
down by the end of 2001.

Since 1 January 1997 the  fleet has been reduced by approximately 5.9% in power.  In tonnage,
the  difference  would  appear  to  be  1.9%  but  this  value  remains  indefinite  until  the  fleet
remeasuring has been finalised.

The  Community  fleet  has  therefore  done  better  than  the  capacity  targets  fixed  for
31 December 20017.

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New targets will be fixed by Council Decision for the end of 2002.

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Total Community Fleet by Member State

Code -

Country

Situation
1.1.1997

Situation
31.12.2001

GT*

Change in
tonnage
capacity
1997-2001

Objectives
31.12.2001

Sit. 2001/
Obj. 2001

Situation
1.1.1997

Situation
31.12.2001

kW

Change in
power
capacity
1997-2001

Objectives
31.12.2001

Sit. 2001/
Obj. 2001

BEL
Belgium

DEU
Germany

22.527

24.091

6,9%

23.323

103,3%

63.540

66.347

4,4%

67.857

97,8%

70.161

68.766

-2,0%

81.973

83,9%

161.899

160.562

-0,8%

170.050

94,4%

DNK

97.812

99.663

1,9%

132.539

75,2%

393.183

364.030

-7,4%

463.437

78,6%

Denmark

ESP

Spain

FIN

Finland

603.553

532.003

-11,9%

799.254

66,6% 1.538.065

1.311.821

-14,7%

1.802.836

72,8%

23.341

19.748

-15,4%

23.427

84,3%

218.379

191.344

-12,4%

217.634

87,9%

FRA

198.026(*)

229.742

16%

213.870

107,4% 988.087

1.098.253

11,1%

1.161.131

94,6%

France

GBR

251.256

255.634

1,7%

250.684

102% 1.050.890

953.733

-9,2%

1.066.463

89,4%

United
Kingdom

GRC
Greece

IRL

Ireland

ITA
Italy

NLD
Netherlands
PRT
Portugal

110.848

108.739

-1,9%

120.755

90%

671.872

637.207

-5,2%

654.172

97,4%

60.264

64.412

6,9%

69.649

92,5%

189.847

185.276

-2,4%

199.009

93,1%

249.650

217.501

-12,9%

230.177

94,5% 1.491.983

1.315.086

-11,9%

1.341.775

98%

144.709

179.942

24,3%

145.520

123,7% 399.870

426.867

6,8%

423.161

100,9%

123.500

116.968

-5,3%

195.885

59,7%

393.199

403.245

2,6%

497.246

81,1%

SWE

49.822

50.183

0,7%

51.159

98,1%

256.303

243.302

-5,1%

261.856

92,9%

Sweden

EC total

2.005.469

1.967.391

-1,9%

2.338.215

84,1% 7.817.117

7.357.075

-5,9%

8.326.627

88,4%

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

The shaded countries are those for which the targets have not been met. France and the United Kingdom meet
their targets if the impact of fleet remeasurement (a process nearing finalisation) is taken into account.

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(*) The vessels based in the French overseas departments (representing about 17 000 GT and
100 000 kW) have not been included in this table since the figures for the situation of this part
of the French fleet for 1 January 1997 are not available.

(b) Compliance with effort targets

Six Member States chose to achieve their MAGP IV targets 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
targets  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; all fishing effort in a segment must
correspond to one of the fisheries that have been defined.

Unlike capacity,  fishing effort  cannot be measured  for  a  particular  point  in  time.  The  effort
targets 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  2001
compared with the cumulative effort targets for the end of 2001. The last two columns in this
table  show  the  extent  to  which  the  targets  have  been  met.  Where  the  targets  have  been
exceeded, this is shown in bold.

Summary of compliance with capacity targets by segment

Member
State

Number of segments in which the
targets have been achieved against
total number of segments

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

GT
1/2
6/7
4/4
7/7
4/4
15/21
6/8
5/6
2/3
8/11
5/7
10/10
4/6

kW
1/2
6/7
4/4
7/7
4/4
19/21
7/8
5/6
2/3
7/11
4/7
10/10
5/6

Number of
fisheries in which
the targets have
been achieved
against total
number of
fisheries
KW
-
2/2
-
-
-
5/5
7/8
-
2/2
-
3/4
-
1/1

The  shaded  countries  are  those  for  which  the  targets  have  not
been met in certain segments/fisheries.

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Compliance with effort targets

Country

Segment
code

Fishery

Cumulative effort to end
2001

Cumulative effort target
to end 2001

Cumulative effort/
cumulative target

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

Germany

United
Kingdom

France

Ireland

Netherlands

4C4

4C6

4N2

4N3

4N4

4N8

4F3

4F6

4F8

4F9

4G2

4G3

4J2

4J3

4J4

4J5

F1

F1

F1

F2

F3

F4

F1

F2

F1

F1

F1

F1

F1

F1

F2

F1

F1

F1

F1

F1

F1

1651

12883

5572

9251

2501

7352

66%

75,8%

21912

15539

58,8%

59,5%

6647

10389

7576

17530

87,7%

59,3%

21604

34741

23610

54624

91,5%

63,6%

1326

2731

2043

3790

2850

2300

5180

46,5%

39,4%

3220

118,7%

117,7%

18332

70642

18409

71682

99,6%

98,5%

9822

34477

10125

35013

97%

98,5%

137924

394476

137325

463158

100,4%

85,2%

7983

11254

14037

21837

56,9%

51,5%

 42.566

 107.748

55096

115096

77,3%

93,6%

 8.313

 11.798

9944

12241

83,6%

96,4%

 8.026

 44.849

9190

53365

87,3%

84%

 3.602

 18.584

3611

21509

99,8%

86,4%

 202

 1.542

530

3128

38,1%

49,3%

20790

35940

29369

36241

70,8%

99,2%

1117

5232

1578

8551

70,8%

61,2%

109953

124734

63019

88901

174,5%

140,3%

65478

255299

64694

264386

101,2%

96,6%

8134

21786

12104

36987

67,2%

58,9%

0

9

34

371

0%

26,5%

Sweden

4M4

F1

10118

39909

10120

42264

100%

94,4%

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

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RESULTS BY MEMBER STATE

The following tables and charts summarise the results of the MAGP IV at the end of 2001 for
each of the Member States.

The  table  under  point  (a),  “situation  of  the  fleet”,  shows  the  capacity  targets  for  the  end  of
2001  compared  to  the  situation  of  the  fleet  according  to  the  fishing  vessel  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 targets for the segment are expressed in terms of fishing effort in the MAGP IV Decision,
so activity limitations contribute to the achievement of the targets.

Finally,  under  point  (d),  “cumulative  fishing  effort”,  the  table  shows  the  cumulative
intermediate fishing effort targets for each of the segments and fisheries in which the targets 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 targets under the MAGP IV (shaded bars).

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BELGIUM

(a) Situation of the fleet

Belgium

Situation 31.12.2001

Objective

% Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

vessels

4A1

Beam trawlers

123

 23.075

 64.173

 22.008

 63.987

104,8%

100,3%

4A2

Demersal trawlers

7

 1.016

 2.174

 1.315

 3.870

77,3%

56,2%

TOTAL

 130

 24.091

 66.347

 23.323

 67.857

103,3%

97,8%

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

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Belgium

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 31-12-2001

Targets GT

Actual GT

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Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Belgium

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

31-12-2001

Targets kW Actual kW

(c) Fishing effort

No fishing effort data were provided. Belgium does not comply with Article 3 of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2091/988.

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OJ L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 36.

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GERMANY

(a) Situation of the fleet

Germany

Situation 31.12.2001

Objective

% Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

vessels

4C1

Small-scale 

coastal

1.721

 3.891

 30.673

 4.827

 31.433

80,6%

97,6%

fishing vessels <12 m

4C2

Passive gear > 12 m

25

 1.738

 4.995

 2.057

 5.834

84,5%

85,6%

4C3

Trawlers

130

 9.579

 31.403

 11.809

 32.200

81,1%

97,5%

4C4

Beam trawlers

6

 1.485

 5.199

 2.263

 6.759

65,6%

76,9%

4C5

Beam trawlers

296

 12.517

 49.795

 10.821

 47.585

115,7%

104,6%

(list I and II)

4C6

Pelagic trawlers

3

 18.105

 12.841

 18.356

 12.841

98,6%

100,0%

4C7

Trawlers

10

 21.451

 25.656

 31.840

 33.397

67,4%

76,8%

TOTAL

 2.191

 68.766

 160.562

 81.973

 170.049

83,9%

94,4%

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

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Germany

GT*

100.000
90.000
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

31-12-2001

Targets GT

Actual GT

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Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Germany

200.000
180.000
160.000
140.000
120.000

kW

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

31-12-2001

Targets kW

Actual kW

(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.

Germany

Segment
code

4C1

4C2

4C3

4C4

4C5

4C6

4C7

Fishery

1997

1997

1998

1998

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

540

 3.934

 555

 4.057

 524

 3.932

 531

 4.110

359

 1.116

 416

 1.084

 461

 1.198

 322

 895

2.419

 6.871

 1.941

 6.032

 1.801

 5.570

 1.770

 5.500

F1

564

 1.658

 271

 979

 262

 945

 272

 997

 281

 993

1.684

 7.131

 2.260

 8.475

 2.384

 9.006

 2.377

 8.748

F1

4.684

 3.336

 1.502

 1.161

 1.838

 1.373

 2.200

 1.488

 2.659

 1.891

5.577

 7.469

 5.991

 7.419

 4.962

 5.832

 4.542

 5.626

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

14

(d)  Cumulative  fishing  effort  for  segments  subject  to  a  system  for  the  management  of
fishing effort

Germany

Segment
code

Fishery End 1997

End 1998

End 1999

End 2000

End
2001

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

4C4

4C6

F1

F1

564

 1.658

 835

 2.637

 1.097

 3.582

 1.369

 4.579

 1.651

 5.572

4.684

 3.336

 6.186

 4.497

 8.024

 5.871

 10.224

 7.359  12.883

 9.251

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

15

DENMARK

(a) Situation of the fleet

Denmark

Situation 31.12.2001

Objective

% Situation / Objective
31.12.2001

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of
vessels

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4B1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

2.789

 7.584

 67.730

 11.387

 92.429

66,6%

73,3%

4B2

Netters

181

 5.464

 29.083

 8.981

 36.704

60,8%

79,2%

4B3

4B4

Trawlers 
(Danish seine)

and 

seiners

994

 74.546

 240.119

 100.500

 312.101

74,2%

76,9%

Purse seiners and pelagic
trawlers

10

 7.872

 14.974

 11.672

 22.203

67,4%

67,4%

NC

Unclassified

73

 4.196

 12.124

TOTAL

 4.047

 99.662

 364.030

 132.540

 463.437

75,2%

78,6%

b) Evolution of the fleet

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Denmark

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 31-12-2001

Targets GT Actual GT

16

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Denmark

600.000

500.000

400.000

kW

300.000

200.000

100.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

Targets kW Actual kW

(c) Fishing effort

Denmark

Segment
code

4B1

4B2

4B3

4B4

1997

1997

1998

1998

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

456

 4.040

 426

 3.811

 452

 4.132

 451

 4.191

 447

 4.185

1.328

 5.417

 1.234

 5.021

 1.250

 4.976

 1.163

 4.612

 1.194

 4.749

17.471  52.198  17.603  51.390  18.408  53.572  19.070  54.964  19.265  55.417

1.480

 2.845

 1.571

 2.936

 1.583

 3.003

 1.801

 3.405

 1.519

 2.848

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

17

SPAIN

(a) Situation of the fleet

Spain

Situation 31.12.2001

Objective

% Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

vessels

4E1

Artisanal <12 m

10.904

 20.676

 177.181

 33.293

 283.196

62,1%

62,6%

4E2

Trawlers

1.918

 130.988

 359.904

 163.114

 423.621

80,3%

85,0%

4E3

Fixed gear

1.090

 51.096

 147.339

 58.776

 148.967

86,9%

98,9%

4E4

Purse seiners

797

 47.189

 171.495

 57.341

 173.376

82,3%

98,9%

4E5

Trawl and mobile gear

432

 153.638

 252.334

 334.595

 517.173

45,9%

48,8%

4E6

Fixed gear

295

 52.440

 91.584

 56.642

 118.370

92,6%

77,4%

4E7

Tuna fleet

39

 75.976

 111.984

 95.493

 138.133

79,6%

81,1%

TOTAL

 15.475

 532.003  1.311.821

 799.254  1.802.836

66,6%

72,8%

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Spain

GT*

900.000

800.000

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 31-12-2001

Targets GT

Actual GT

18

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Spain

kW

2.000.000
1.800.000
1.600.000
1.400.000
1.200.000
1.000.000
800.000
600.000
400.000
200.000
0

31-12-
19961996

(c) Fishing effort

Spain

31-12-
1997

31-12-
1998

Targets kW

31-12-
1999
Actual kW

31-12-
2000

31-12-
2001

Segment

 1997

 1997

 1998

 1998

 1999

 1999

 2000

 2000

 2001

 2001

code

 GT

 kW

 GT

 kW

 GT

 kW

 GT

 kW

 GT

 kW

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

4E1

8.637  74.667

 8.508  73.067

 8.359  70.617

 8.060  68.087

 7.500  63.694

4E2

38.475  109.403  38.128  105.555  36.685  104.457  35.205  98.675  36.368  97.948

4E3

17.405  48.276  15.292  42.339  16.055  46.477  14.671  43.085  15.862  45.300

4E4

13.501  45.284  13.585  45.960  11.996  44.767  12.140  44.487  12.110  43.936

4E5

62.226  105.967  52.313  87.979  49.814  81.379  33.652  47.388  34.867  49.089

4E6

17.620  35.365  16.494  30.647  17.735  33.949  14.762  26.078  14.551  23.668

4E7

27.628  41.625  27.746  41.626  28.320  42.279  27.731  40.889  27.731  40.888

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

19

FINLAND

(a) Situation of the fleet

Finland

Situation 31.12.2001

Objective

% Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

vessels

4L1

Small-scale 

coastal

3.369

 8.373

 129.909

 10.100

 142.110

82,9%

91,4%

fishing vessels <12 m

4L2

Trawlers

178

 9.236

 48.592

 10.470

 58.031

88,2%

83,7%

4L3

Trawlers

3

 449

 1.287

 585

 1.680

76,8%

76,6%

4L4

Passive gear

60

 1.690

 11.556

 2.272

 15.813

74,4%

73,1%

TOTAL

 3.610

 19.748

 191.344

 23.427

 217.634

84,3%

 87,9%

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Finland

30.000

25.000

20.000

GT*

15.000

10.000

5.000

0

31-12-1996 31-12-1997 31-12-1998 31-12-1999 31-12-2000 31-12-2001

Targets GT

Actual GT

20

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Finland

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

31-12-2001

Targets kW Actual kW

(c) Fishing effort

Finland

Segment

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

code

4L1

4L2

4L3

4L4

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

GT days

kW days

324

 5.348

 285

 4.631

 257

 4.404

1.075

 4.917

 1.174

 5.086

 1.005

 4.285

103

 288

 106

 294

96

 489

 73

 413

 96

 73

 264

 436

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

21

FRANCE

(a) Situation of the fleet

France

Situation 31.12.2001 Objective 31.12.2001 % Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

vessels

4F1

Small-scale  coastal  fishing

2.068

 9.809

 163.400

 11.295

 164.874

86,8%

99,1%

vessels <12 m

4F2

Trawlers =< 30 m

1.562

 78.119

 362.884

 60.847

 338.387

128,4%

107,2%

4F3

Trawlers >30 m

71

 38.993

 73.620

 41.924

 85.388

93%

86,2%

4F4

Non-trawlers 12-25 m

244

 13.424

 60.614

 9.753

 61.755

137,6%

98,2%

4F5

Non-trawlers > 25 m

10

 2.869

 6.315

 913

 2.551

314,2%

247,5%

4F6

Pelagic trawlers > 50 m

3

 6.803

 8.580

 6.970

 8.580

97,6%

100%

4F7

Small-scale specialised

1.488

 4.300

 90.894

 5.078

 99.722

84,7%

91,1%

4F8

Trawlers

137

 9.551

 40.335

 7.530

 43.144

126,8%

93,5%

4F9

Purse seiners

43

 5.520

 24.993

 4.974

 25.965

111%

96,3%

l

d
n
a
n
a
M

i

4FA

Dakar pole & line vessels

5

 1.265

 2.744

 1.744

 3.935

72,5%

69,7%

4FB

Purse seiners

28

 42.881

 77.376

 34.561

 87.494

124,1%

88,4%

4FC

< 12 m

254

 375

 11.857

 1.000

 15.000

37,5%

79%

4FD

Tuna fleet

31

 1.632

 7.551

 4.400

 11.000

37,1%

68,6%

4FE

Others > 12 m

3

 2.358

 2.934

 4.055

 8.110

58,2%

36,2%

4FF

< 12 m

60

 253

 3.379

 400

 5.250

63,3%

64,4%

4FG

Shrimp vessels

57

 6.451

 18.281

 6.526

 19.726

98,9%

92,7%

4FH

Offshore vessels

4

 242

 905

 3.500

 5.000

6,9%

18,1%

4FJ

< 12 m

998

 1.901

 51.178

 2.800

 65.500

67,9%

78,1%

s
t
n
e
m

t
r
a
p
e
d

s
a
e
s
r
e
v
O

22

 
4FK

> 12 m

7

 676

 2.378

 1.000

 3.000

67,6%

79,3%

4FL

< 12 m

858

 2.306

 87.815

 4.100

 105.000

56,2%

83,6%

4FM

> 12 m

1

 14

 220

 500

 1.750

2,8%

12,6%

TOTAL

 7.932

 229.742  1.098.253

 213.870  1.161.131

107,4%

94,6%

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

The  overcapacity  in  terms  of  tonnage  reflected  by  the  fishing  vessel  register  data  for  the
segments  4F2  (trawlers  <=  30  m),  4F9  (seiners,  Mediterranean)  and  4FB  (seiners,
international  waters)  and  for  the  global  situation  is  likely  to  disappear  after  the  targets  are
adjusted following remeasurement.

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

France

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

31-12-2001

Targets GT Actual GT

23

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

France

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

31-12-2001

Targets kW Actual kW

24

(c) Fishing effort

France

Segment
code

 Fishery

 1997

 1997

 1998

 1998

 1999

 1999

 2000

 2000

 2001

 2001

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

14.320  92.831  13.600  87.739  13.332  85.771  11.898  76.357  13.774  87.092

 F1

8.814  22.004

 8.656  21.748

 8.695  21.906

 7.896  20.593

 8.504  21.497

 F1

1.722

 2.523

 1.581

 2.317

 1.499

 2.196

 1.657

 2.428

 1.854

 2.334

 F1

 F1

 F2

1.835  10.454

 1.613

 9.173

 1.522

 8.624

 1.486

 8.281

 1.569

 8.317

776

 4.425

 798

 4.168

 807

 4.060

 704

 3.435

 517

 2.495

66

 442

 46

 360

 43

 350

 26

 213

 20

 178

488

 1.102

 384

 855

 310

 678

293

639

 345

 755

10.291  25.843  10.156  25.470

 9.772  24.315

 8.695  21.474

 9.058  21.897

4F1

4F2

4F3

4F4

4F5

4F6

4F7

4F8

4F9

4F9

4FA

4FB

4FC

4FD

4FE

4FF

4FG

4FH

4FJ

4FK

4FL

4FM

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

25

(d)  Cumulative  fishing  effort  for  segments  subject  to  a  system  for  the  management  of
fishing effort

France

Segment
code

Fishery

End
1997

End
1998

End
1999

End
2000

End
2001

GT days

kW
days

GT days kW days GT days kW days GT days kW days GT days kW days

4F3

4F6

4F8

4F9

4F9

 F1

 F1

 F1

 F1

 F2

8.814  22.004  17.470

 43.752  26.165

 65.658  34.061

 86.251  42.566

 107.748

1.722

 2.523

 3.303

 4.839

 4.802

 7.035

 6.459

 9.464

 8.313

 11.798

1.835  10.454

 3.448

 19.627

 4.970

 28.251

 6.456

 36.532

 8.026

 44.849

776

 4.425

 1.574

 8.593

 2.381

 12.654

 3.085

 16.089

 3.602

 18.584

66

 442

 112

 802

 156

 1.152

 182

 1.365

 202

 1.542

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

26

France - 4F3 Trawlers > 30 metres

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

60 000

50 000

40 000

30 000

20 000

10 000

0

140 000

120 000

100 000

80 000

60 000

40 000

20 000

0

1997

1998

1999

20 00

20 01

1997

1998

1999

20 00

20 01

France - 4F6 Pelagic trawlers > 50 metres

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

1200 0

1000 0

800 0

600 0

400 0

200 0

0

140 00

120 00

100 00

80 00

60 00

40 00

20 00

0

1997

1998

1999

20 00

20 01

1997

1998

1999

2000

20 01

France - 4F8 Mediterranean trawlers

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

1000 0

800 0

600 0

400 0

200 0

0

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

20 00

20 01

199 7

199 8

199 9

2000

20 01

France - 4F9 Mediterranean seiners: fishery F1: Tuna

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

40 00

35 00

30 00

25 00

20 00

15 00

10 00

5 00

0

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

20 01

199 7

199 8

199 9

2000

20 01

27

France - 4F9 Mediterranean seiners: fishery F2 - Small pelagics

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

60 0

50 0

40 0

30 0

20 0

10 0

0

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

19 97

19 98

1999

2000

2001

28

UNITED KINGDOM

(a) Situation of the fleet

United Kingdom

Situation 31.12.2001 Objective 31.12.2001 % Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of
vessels

GT*

KW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4N1

4N2

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <10 m

coastal

Pelagic 
purse seiners

trawlers 

and

5.561

 19.521

 277.466

 21.901

 286.154

89,1%

97,0%

43

 45.514

 81.417

 34.876

 82.168

130,5%

99,1%

4N3

Beam trawlers

112

 23.475

 85.364

 26.062

 103.054

90,1%

82,8%

4N4

Demersal 
seiners and nephrops

trawlers,

1.113

 109.391

 330.547

 120.630

 422.876

90,7%

78,2%

4N5

Liners and netters

140

 12.630

 35.743

 14.538

 61.744

86,9%

57,9%

4N6

Shellfish - fixed

277

 6.144

 37.776

 6.242

 35.768

98,4%

105,6%

4N7

Shellfish - mobile

209

 10.545

 44.589

 11.552

 50.958

91,3%

87,5%

4N8

Distant water

11

 15.426

 20.693

 14.883

 23.741

103,6%

87,2%

NC

Unclassified

82

 12.988

 40.138

TOTAL

 7.548

 255.634

 953.733

 250.684  1.066.463

102,0%

89,4%

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

The  overcapacity  in  terms  of  tonnage  reflected  by  the  fishing  vessel  register  data  for  the
global  situation  is  likely  to  disappear  after  the  targets  are  adjusted  to  take  into  account  the
effect of remeasurement.

29

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

United Kingdom

300.000

250.000

200.000

GT*

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

Targets GT Actual GT

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

United Kingdom

1.200.000

1.000.000

800.000

kW

600.000

400.000

200.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

Targets kW

Actual kW

30

(c) Fishing effort

United Kingdom

Segment
code

Fishery

1997

1997

1998

1998

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

4N1

4N2

4N2

4N2

4N2

4N3

4N3

4N4

4N5

4N6

4N7

4N8

F1

F2

F3

F4

F1

F2

F1

1.499

 2.418

 1.115

 1.784

 1.295

 1.874

 1.440

 2.281

 1.298

 2.032

4.497

 7.256

 4.107

 6.238

 4.192

 6.801

 4.544

 7.296

 4.264

 7.150

516

 780

 183

 313

 267

 411

 162

 250

 198

 289

386

 523

 754

 1.012

 800

 1.112

 389

 516

 402

 627

4.155  16.357

 3.880  14.826

 3.814  14.617

 3.378  13.005

 3.105  11.837

2.179

 7.620

 2.076

 7.447

 1.981

 7.014

 1.826

 6.267

 1.760

 6.129

28.486  84.159  27.348  79.109  27.886  78.162  28.129  79.015  26.075  74.031

F1

1.828

2.788

1.571

 2.891

 1.515

 2.673

 755

 1.558

2.314

1.344

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

31

(d)  Cumulative  fishing  effort  for  segments  subject  to  a  system  for  the  management  of
fishing effort

United Kingdom

Segment
code

Fishery End 1997

End 1998

End 1999

End 2000

End
2001

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

4N2

4N2

4N2

4N2

4N3

4N3

4N4

4N8

F1

F2

F3

F4

F1

F2

F1

F1

1.499

 2.418

 2.614

 4.202

 3.909

 6.076

 5.349

 8.357

 6.647  10.389

4.497

 7.256

 8.604

 13.494

 12.796

 20.295

 17.340  27.591  21.604  34.741

516

 780

 699

 1.093

 966

 1.504

 1.128

 1.754

 1.326

 2.043

386

 523

 1.140

 1.535

 1.940

 2.647

 2.329

 3.163

 2.731

 3.790

4.155

 16.357

 8.035

 31.183

 11.849

 45.800

 15.227  58.805  18.332  70.642

2.179

 7.620

 4.255

 15.067

 6.236

 22.081

 8.062  28.348

 9.822  34.477

28.486

 84.159

 55.834

 163.268

 83.720

 241.430

 111.849  320.445  137.924  394.476

1.828

2.788

3.399

5.679

4.914

8.352

5.669

9.910

7.983

11.254

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

United Kingdom - 4N2 Pelagic: fishery F1 - North Sea herring

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

80 00

70 00

60 00

50 00

40 00

30 00

20 00

10 00

0

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

20 01

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

United Kingdom - 4N2 Pelagic: fishery F2 - Western pelagic

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

25 000

20 000

15 000

10 000

5 000

0

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

20 00

20 01

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

32

United Kingdom - 4N2 Pelagic: fishery F3. Atlanto-Scandian herring

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

30 00

25 00

20 00

15 00

10 00

5 00

0

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

20 01

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

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

United Kingdom - 4N2 Pelagic: fishery F4 - Blue whiting

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

4000

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 targets in the MAGP Decision states that the targets for this fishery are subject to
review in the light of the development of the fishery.

United Kingdom - 4N3 Beam trawl: fishery F1 - Flatfish IV

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

20 000

15 000

10 000

5 000

0

80000

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

20 00

20 01

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

33

United Kingdom - 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

United Kingdom - 4N4 Demersal trawlers, seiners, 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

19 97

1998

1999

20 00

20 01

United Kingdom - 4N8 Distant water

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

1600 0

1400 0

1200 0

1000 0

800 0

600 0

400 0

200 0

0

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

20 00

20 01

199 7

199 8

199 9

2000

20 01

34

GREECE

(a) Situation of the fleet

Greece

Situation 31.12.2001 Objective 31.12.2001 % Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of
vessels

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4D1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

18.081

 35.645

 352.725

 40.366

 370.358

88,3%

95,2%

4D2

Demersal species

363

 27.154

 103.805

 23.648

 95.976

114,8%

108,2%

4D3

Gri-gri

344

 11.579

 61.558

 12.539

 63.445

92,3%

97,0%

4D4

Sponges

8

 66

 541

 186

 1.202

35,5%

45,0%

4D5

> 12 m

978

 13.030

 77.289

 13.025

 85.440

100,0%

90,5%

4D6

Demersal 
international waters

species 

-

53

 19.270

 32.365

 30.991

 37.751

62,2%

 85,7%

NC

Unclassified

267

 1.995

 8.924

TOTAL

 20.094

 108.739

 637.207

 120.755

 654.172

90,0%

 97,4%

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

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Greece

GT*

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

31-12-2001

Targets GT

Actual GT

35

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Greece

800.000

700.000

600.000

500.000

kW

400.000

300.000

200.000

100.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

Targets kW Actual kW

(c) Fishing effort

Greece

Segment
code

4D1

4D2

4D3

4D4

4D5

4D6

 1997

 1997

 1998

 1998

 1999

 1999

 2000

 2000

2001

2001

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

8.434  68.582

 9.178  72.889

 9.382  73.913

 9.024  71.378

6.992

69.836

5.692  25.686

 5.148  23.854

 4.858  22.618

 4.331  20.112

5.602

21.149

2.717  12.388

 2.641  12.129

 2.665  12.228

 2.507  11.506

2.283

11.714

2.660  16.248

 2.614  15.701

 2.534  15.205

 2.574  15.456

2.326

15.005

4.680  11.112

 3.567

 8.334

 3.807

 9.039

 4.187  10.009

5.154

8.262

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

36

IRELAND

(a) Situation of the fleet

In  2001  Ireland  did  not  communicate  the  data  on  its  fleet  as  required  by  Commission
Regulation  (EC)  No 2090/989.  The  following  table  is  based  on  information  provided  by
Ireland in accordance with Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/199910.

Ireland

Segment

Description

Number of
vessels

Situation 31.12.2001 Objective 31.12.2001 % Situation / Objective

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

31.12.2001

4G1

Polyvalent

1.312

 40.476

 138.627

 46.185

 163.857

87,6%

84,6%

4G2

Pelagic 
purse seiners

trawlers 

and

23

 22.804

 41.520

 22.308

 29.039

102,2%

143,0%

4G3

Beam trawlers

6

 1.132

 5.129

 1.156

 6.113

97,9%

83,9%

TOTAL

 1.341

 64.412

 185.276

 69.649

 199.009

92,5%

93,1%

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

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Ireland (the data has been taken from the fishing vessel register)

80.000

70.000

60.000

50.000

GT*

40.000

30.000

20.000

10.000

0

31-12-1996 31-12-1997 31-12-1998 31-12-1999 31-12-2000 31-12-2001

Targets GT

Actual GT

9

10

OJ L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 27.
OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.

37

                                                
Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Ireland (the data has been taken from the fishing vessel register)

250.000

200.000

150.000

kW

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

Targets kW

Actual kW

(c) Fishing effort

Ireland

Segment
code

Fishery

1997

1997

1998

1998

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

4G1

4G2

4G3

F1

F1

4.973  18.399

 5.359  18.547

 6.120  22.509

 5.268  19.864

 7.069  21.606

4.451

 7.773

 4.029

 7.022

 4.091

 7.020

 4.373

 7.141

 3.846

 6.984

232

 1.112

 273

 1.304

 278

 1.278

 190

 883

 144

 655

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

(d)  Cumulative  fishing  effort  for  segments  subject  to  a  system  for  the  management  of
fishing effort

Ireland

Segment
code

Fishery

End
1997

End 1998

End 1999

End 2000

End
2001

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

4G2

4G3

F1

F1

4.451

 7.773

 8.480

 14.795

 12.571

 21.815

 16.944  28.956  20.790  35.940

232

 1.112

 505

 2.416

 783

 3.694

 973

 4.577

 1.117

 5.232

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

38

Ireland - 4G2 Pelagic

GT days (‘000)

35 000

30 000

25 000

20 000

15 000

10 000

5 000

0

kW days (‘000)

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

20 00

20 01

199 7

199 8

199 9

2000

20 01

Ireland - 4G3 Beam trawl

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

1800

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0

9000

8000

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

20 01

19 97

19 98

1999

2000

2001

39

ITALY

(a) Situation of the fleet

Italy

Situation 31.12.2001 Objective 31.12.2001 % Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of
vessels

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4H1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

4.519

 8.152

 109.110

 10.704

 79.994

76,2%

136,4%

4H2

Bottom trawlers

1.554

 71.914

 326.097

 64.152

 312.437

112,1%

104,4%

4H3

Pelagic trawlers

11

 632

 3.515

 794

 4.749

79,6%

74,0%

4H4

Small purse seiners

7.568

 43.093

 397.237

 58.221

 453.220

74,0%

87,6%

4H5

Hydraulic dredgers

734

 9.532

 79.532

 9.802

 95.108

97,2%

83,6%

4H6

Polyvalent

1.606

 49.628

 272.117

 30.808

 199.361

161,1%

136,5%

4H7

Bottom trawlers

100

 10.998

 37.345

 8.025

 22.276

137,0%

167,6%

4H8

Polyvalent non-trawlers

19

 2.840

 10.155

 6.301

 23.696

45,1%

42,9%

4H9

Tuna purse seiners

21

 2.641

 11.256

 3.158

 12.081

83,6%

93,2%

4HA

Swordfish fleet

282

 4.716

 37.337

 8.980

 85.489

52,5%

43,7%

4HB

Trawlers 
seiners

and 

purse

22

 12.124

 25.500

 29.232

 53.364

41,5%

47,8%

NC

Unclassified

50

 1.231

 5.885

TOTAL

 16.486

 217.501  1.315.086

 230.177  1.341.775

94,5%

98,0%

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

40

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Italy

300.000

250.000

200.000

GT*

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

Targets GT Actual GT

Evolution of fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Italy

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

31-12-2001

Targets kW

Actual kW

41

(c) Fishing effort

Italy

Segment
code

4H1

4H2

4H3

4H4

4H5

4H6

4H7

4H8

4H9

4HA

4HB

 1997

 1997

 1998

 1998

 1999

 1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

 GT
days

 kW
days

41.632  386.281  69.764  618.885  70.004  640.539

2.769

25.138

38.610  187.855  41.960  211.766  39.503  200.341

11.883

64.053

305

 1.526

 258

 1.410

 208

 1.135

41

216

664

 6.925

 607

 6.379

 673

 7.132

765

7.989

42.226  330.681  31.928  266.564  34.271  281.087

7.274

49.359

6.279

56.737

1.112

3.394

142

547

635

2.867

335

2.960

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

There are significant differences in terms of both GT-days and kW-days between the fishing
efforts  communicated  in  2001  and  in  the  previous  period  (1997-99).  These  results  require
further clarification.

42

NETHERLANDS

(a) Situation of the fleet

In  2001  the  Netherlands  did  not  regularly  communicate  the  data  on  its  fleet  as  required  by
Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No 2090/9811.  The  following  table  is  based  on  information
provided  by  the  Netherlands  in  accordance  with  Article 5  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)
No 2792/199912.

Netherlands

Situation 31.12.2001 Objective 31.12.2001 % Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of
vessels

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4J1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

86

146

 1.976

 229

 1.968

63,8%

100,4%

4J2

Pelagic trawlers

16

 90.939

 99.297

 48.790

 62.475

186,4%

158,9%

4J3

Cutters > 221 kW

169

 67.301

 257.223

 71.345

 275.616

94,3%

93,3%

4J4

Eurocutters <= 221 kW

177

12.643

 34.267

 13.427

 41.529

94,2%

82,5%

4J5

Small vessels

81

177

 1.992

 213

 2.245

83,1%

88,7%

4J6

Shrimp vessels

83

 3.809

15.605

 2.813

 10.318

135,4%

151,2%

4J7

Vessels  fishing  off-quota
species only

139

4.927

16.507

8.703

29.010

56,6%

56,9%

TOTAL

 751

 179.942

 426.867

 145.520

 423.161

123,7%

100,9%

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

In  December  1999,  the  Netherlands  asked  for  additional  fishing  effort  for  segment  4J2
(pelagic  trawlers)  in  west  African  waters.  This  request  was  based  on  Article 8  of  Council
Decision 97/413/EC13 and represented capacity of 41 000 kW and 45 000 GT, corresponding
in fact to the difference between the fleet situation and the MAGP IV targets.

On the basis of an opinion from the Scientific Committee, in November 2000 the Commission
proposed an increase of 15 000 kW and 15 000 GT. This proposal was rejected by the Dutch
authorities.  The  Netherlands  subsequently  asked  for  their  request  to  be  reconsidered  on  the

11

12

13

OJ L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 27.
OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.
OJ L 175, 3.7.1997, p. 27.

43

                                                
basis of scientific information to be supplied to the Commission. This information was sent to
the Commission in November 2001 and is still being given an in-depth examination.

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Netherlands (the data has been taken from the fishing vessel register)

200.000

150.000

GT*

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

Targets GT Actual GT

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Netherlands (the data has been taken from the fishing vessel register)

600.000

500.000

400.000

kW

300.000

200.000

100.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

Targets kW Actual kW

44

(c) Fishing effort

Netherlands

Segment
code

Fishery

1997

1997

1998

1998

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

F1

F1

F1

F1

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 0

 1

 19

17.083  20.052  18.552  21.436  21.242  24.706  24.687  27.880  28.388  30.660

13.582  53.697  13.314  52.691  13.052  50.902  12.996  50.127  12.534  47.882

1.718

 4.814

 1.592

 4.322

 1.585

 4.253

 1.575

 4.153

 1.663

 4.243

0

 0

 0

 1

 0

 1

 0

 0

0

 7

226

 870

 334

 1.170

 334

 1.243

 365

 1.406

 406

 1.487

101

 461

 86

 335

 79

 291

 52

 209

 58

 271

4J1

4J2

4J3

4J4

4J5

4J6

4J7

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

(d)  Cumulative  fishing  effort  for  segments  subject  to  a  system  for  the  management  of
fishing effort

Netherlands

Segment
code

Fishery End 1997

End
1998

End 1999

End 2000

End
2001

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

4J2

4J3

4J4

4J5

F1

F1

F1

F1

17.083  20.052  35.636

 41.488

 56.878

 66.193

 81.565  94.073  109.953  124.734

13.582  53.697  26.896

 106.388

 39.947

 157.290

 52.944  207.417  65.478  255.299

1.718

 4.814

 3.311

 9.136

 4.896

 13.389

 6.471  17.542

 8.134  21.786

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

9

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

Netherlands - 4J2 Pelagic trawlers

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

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Netherlands - 4J3 Cutters > 221 kW

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

300000

250000

200000

150000

100000

50000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Netherlands - 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

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PORTUGAL

(a) Situation of the fleet

Portugal

Situation 31.12.2001 Objective 31.12.2001 % Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of
vessels

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4K1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

7.562

 10.018

 105.124

 15.774

 112.941

63,5%

93,1%

4K2

Fixed gear >=12 m

499

 21.940

 82.502

 29.544

 98.378

74,3%

83,9%

4K3

Trawlers

111

 19.926

 55.124

 20.946

 60.114

95,1%

91,7%

4K4

Purse seiners

168

 7.755

 38.308

 9.445

 41.604

82,1%

92,1%

4K5

Polyvalent  + 
trawler  +
small-scale coastal fishing
vessels <12 m

52

 40.060

 54.451

 96.922

 103.390

41,3%

52,7%

4K6

Small-scale 
Madeira < 12 m

coastal

442

 480

 3.153

 680

 4.574

70,6%

68,9%

4K7

Fixed gear >=12 m

53

 3.958

 13.974

 5.354

 17.414

73,9%

80,2%

4K8

Purse seiners

5

 219

 965

 253

 1.170

86,6%

82,5%

4K9

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

1.502

 2.239

 18.921

 2.721

 20.815

82,3%

90,9%

4KA

Fixed gear >=12 m

119

 10.372

 30.718

 14.246

 36.846

72,8%

83,4%

NC

Unclassified

1

 1

 5

TOTAL

 10.514

 116.968

 403.245

 195.885

 497.246

59,7%

81,1%

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(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Portugal

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

31-12-2001

Targets GT Actual GT

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Portugal

600.000

500.000

400.000

kW

300.000

200.000

100.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

Targets kW Actual kW

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(c) Fishing effort

Portugal

Segment
code

1997

1997

1998

1998

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

2.767  24.214

 2.712  24.880

 2.667  25.693

 2.652  26.722

 2.608  27.657

5.598  22.000

 5.738  21.951

 5.665  21.492

 5.595  21.352

 5.830  21.676

5.638  16.419

 5.541  16.089

 5.605  16.090

 5.774  16.233

 6.342  17.270

2.037

 9.551

 1.401

 6.622

 1.380

 6.679

 1.370

 8.748

 1.387

 6.903

16.303  21.363  15.481  20.424  14.751  19.628  14.210  19.143  13.408  18.262

150

 949

 143

 908

 133

 868

 126

 843

 125

 838

1.196

 3.886

 1.274

 4.266

 1.312

 4.433

 1.211

 4.120

 1.033

 3.647

61

 269

 57

 252

 57

 252

 57

 252

 57

 252

591

 4.529

 590

 4.619

 586

 4.681

 588

 4.813

 586

 4.992

4K1

4K2

4K3

4K4

4K5

4K6

4K7

4K8

4K9

4KA

2.606

 7.642

 2.548

 7.414

 2.630

 7.587

 2.842

 8.122

 2.736

 8.017

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

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SWEDEN

(a) Situation of the fleet

Sweden

Situation 31.12.2001 Objective 31.12.2001 % Situation / Objective

31.12.2001

Segment

Description

Number of
vessels

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

GT*

kW

4M1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

1.470

5.655

73.200

7.974

92.328

70,9%

79,3%

4M2

Trawlers

69

5.489

22.261

5.496

23.044

99,9%

96,6%

4M3

Trawlers, purse seiners

134

24.276

80.702

23.256

83.586 104,4 %

96,5 %

4M4

Bottom trawlers

214

13.104

57.719

11.841

49.741 110,7 %

116,0 %

4M5

4M6

Passive  gear 
>12 m

vessels

54

1.463

8.332

2.330

11.884

62,8%

70,1%

Passive gear vessels >12
m

NC

Unclassified

6

1

195

1.079

262

1.273

74,4%

84,8%

1

9

TOTAL

1.948

50.183

243.302

51.159

261.856

98,1%

92,9%

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

(b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to targets.

Sweden

60.000

50.000

40.000

GT*

30.000

20.000

10.000

0

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

Targets GT Actual GT

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Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to targets.

Sweden

300.000

250.000

200.000

kW

150.000

100.000

50.000

0

31-12-1996 31-12-1997 31-12-1998

31-12-1999 31-12-2000 31-12-2001

Targets kW Actual kW

(c) Fishing effort

Sweden

Segment
code

4M1

4M2

4M3

4M4

4M5

4M6

Fishery

1997

1997

1998

1998

1999

1999

2000

2000

2001

2001

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

GT
days

kW
days

549

 6.833

931

 3.849

 825

 3.391

 812

 3.251

 955

 3.725

 753

 2.935

3.606  11.165

 4.214  12.498

 4.229  12.315

 4.809  13.976

 4.748  14.298

F1

2.209

 8.595

 1.689

 6.999

 2.111

 8.254

 2.152

 8.231

 1.957

 7.831

195

 1.140

37

 208

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

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(d)  Cumulative  fishing  effort  for  segments  subject  to  a  system  for  the  management  of
fishing effort

Sweden

Segment
code

Fishery End 1997

End 1998

End 1999

End 2000

End 2001

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

GT –

kW –

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

4M4

F1

2.209

 8.595

 3.897  15.594

 6.009

 23.848

 8.161  32.078

 10.118  39.909

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

Sweden - 4M4 Bottom trawlers

GT days (‘000)

kW days (‘000)

1200 0

1000 0

800 0

600 0

400 0

200 0

0

45000

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

20 00

20 01

199 7

199 8

199 9

2000

20 01

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CONCLUSION

At the end of the first five years of the MAGP IV, the Community fleet has been reduced by
38 078 GT and 460 042 kW, representing reductions in fleet capacity of approximately 1.9%
and  5.9%  respectively.  The  decrease  in  tonnage  has  been  under-estimated  due  to  the
progressive remeasurement of the fleet. At 31 December 2001 the Community fleet had over-
fulfilled the final MAGP IV targets by around 16% in terms of tonnage and 12% in terms of
power.

Several Member States have failed to meet their targets in a few segments. In some segments
capacity has even risen substantially beyond the MAGP target levels.

As well as providing information, the aim of this report is to allow the Member States and the
Commission to take steps to remedy the situation where required, to halt public aid schemes
where necessary and to launch infringement proceedings.

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