Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the intermediate results of the multi-annual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets at 30 June 2002
Date: 2002-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, common fisheries policy, fishing fleet, fishing vessel, report, statistics

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 03.09.2002
COM(2002) 483 final

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

on the intermediate results of the multi-annual guidance programmes for the fishing fleets
at 30 June 2002

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary.................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 5

Setting the intermediate targets .................................................................................................. 5

Remeasurement of tonnage ........................................................................................................ 6

Fishing Vessel Register .............................................................................................................. 7

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

Results by Member State............................................................................................................ 9

Belgium .................................................................................................................................... 10

Germany ................................................................................................................................... 11

Denmark ................................................................................................................................... 12

Spain ......................................................................................................................................... 13

Finland ...................................................................................................................................... 14

France ....................................................................................................................................... 15

United Kingdom ....................................................................................................................... 17

Greece....................................................................................................................................... 18

Ireland....................................................................................................................................... 19

Italy........................................................................................................................................... 20

Netherlands............................................................................................................................... 21

Portugal..................................................................................................................................... 22

Sweden...................................................................................................................................... 23

Conclusions .............................................................................................................................. 24

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The purpose of this report1 is to report on the situation at 30 June 2002 on the various fleet
segments  of  the  Member  States  subject  to  fourth  generation  multi-annual  guidance
programmes (MAGP IV) in the light of  the  intermediate targets  fixed  for those  segments at
that date.

This information  will ensure that public  aid  schemes  for  the  fishing  fleets  are  correctly  and
transparently implemented. As of 1 July 2002, aid may no longer be granted under the MAGP
IV for the construction of new vessels in fleet segments which have not met their targets by
that date.

In  this  report,  the  Commission  therefore  explains  how  the  intermediate  targets  for  30  June
2002 have been calculated for each fleet segment and then compared to the actual situation of
each  section  at  that  date  as  evidenced  by  the  Community  register  of  fishing  vessels.  The
calculations  have  been  applied  only  to  the  targets  expressed  in  terms  of  capacity  (GT  and
kW), since the fishing  effort targets (GT  x  days  and  kW  x  days)  can  only  be  expressed  for
complete years because of the seasonal nature of fishing activities.

The results are as follows:

(cid:1)  At 30 June 2002, all countries had met their overall intermediate target for kW2.

(cid:1)  Only Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Finland have met their kW targets in

all segments of their fleets.

Belgium, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden
have  therefore  had  to  suspend  their  aid  schemes  for  the  construction  and  modernisation  of
their fleets for one or more segments.

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2

Under Articles 6a and 6b introduced into the fourth-generation programmes by Decision 2002/652/EC
(OJ L 215 du 10.08.2002, p. 23), prolonging the multi-annual guidance programmes until 31 December
2002.
The assessment of MAGP IV outcomes in GT will be uncertain until completion of the remeasuring of
fleets, scheduled for 2003. The reference to kW is therefore the only one possible.

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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 19973,
fix targets for the period 1997-2001. This period was extended by Council Decision4 until the
end of 2002.

Setting the intermediate targets

Article 6a introduced by the Commission Decision 2002/652/EC prolonging the MAGPs until
December 31 20025 states: "The Commission shall draw up, on the basis of the information
shown at 30 June 2002 in the Community register of fishing vessels, a document setting out
for  each  fleet  segment  of  each  Member  State  the  differences  between  capacity  expressed  in
GT tonnage and kW on that date and the intermediate targets, calculated for the  individual
segments as the arithmetic mean of the targets for the fifth and sixth years of the programme."
The following  figure shows how this calculation is made for each fleet segment  and  for the
overall target:

Intermediate capacity target at 30 June 2002

Objective  1.1.1997

Obj. 30.6.2002

Obj. 31.12.2002

1.1.1997

31.12.2002

30.6.2002

Obj(1.1.97) > Obj(31.12.02)  => Obj (30.6.02) = Obj (31.12.02) + [ Obj(1.1.97) - Obj(31.12.02) ]/12

Obj(1.1.97) =< Obj(31.12.02)  =>  Obj (3.-6.02)  = Obj (31.12.2002)

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4

5

Commission Decisions 98/119/EC to 98/131/EC (OJ L 39, 12.2.98, pp. 1-84).
OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p.77.
OJ L 215 du 10.08.2002, p. 23.

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According  to  Article  6b  introduced  by  the  same  Commission  Decision  2002/652/EC,  the
scope  of  this  exercise  is  restricted  to  comparing  the  situations  and  targets  of  the  fleets
measured in capacity.

For  the  purposes  of  the  MAGP,  the  capacity  of  a  vessel  is  defined  as  its  tonnage  in  gross
tonnes (GT) or its propulsion power in kW.

Remeasurement of tonnage

The  tonnage  targets  of  the  MAGP  III  (1992-96)  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 3259/946 and Commission Decision 95/84/EC7 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 pending
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, 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  fleet  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 the targets are
reviewed only periodically. In the meantime there will always be some degree of uncertainty
when comparing the actual situation of the fleet with the tonnage targets.

This report takes definitive account of the effect of remeasuring for all segments of the fleet
for Belgium and Finland.

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7

OJ L 339, 29.12.1994, p. 11.
OJ L 67, 25.3.1995, p.33.

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FISHING VESSEL REGISTER

The  multi-annual  guidance  programmes  are  monitored  using  the  declarations  to  the  fishing
vessel  register  of  the  Community.  The  register  contains  information  on  the  physical
characteristics  of  the  approximately  100 000  commercial  fishing  vessels  in  the  EU  fleets,
together  with  information  on  the  MAGP  segment  to  which  each  vessel  belongs.  It  thus
provides the reference data on the fleet for all aspects of the common fisheries policy.

Previous  reports  on  the  results  of  the  MAGP  sometimes  showed  up  large  discrepancies
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
practice  often  led  to  a  divergence  between  the  data  in  national  registers  and  those  in  the
Community register.

The 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
from  the  Community  fleet  register.  However  some  inconsistencies  can  still  be  found  in  the
fishing  vessel  register  information,  the  most  important  of  these  being  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 departments are working in cooperation with
the Member States concerned to rectify this.

GLOBAL RESULTS

The  table  Comparison  of  the  actual  situation  and  the  overall  intermediate  target  for  each
Member  State  at  30  June  2002  shows  how  the  percentages  for  tonnage  and  power  have
changed between 1 January 1997 and 30 June 2002.

The * placed next to the tonnage heading (GT*) indicates that the totals are a mix of 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.

Compliance with capacity objectives

The following table uses the data from the  Community  fishing  vessel  register  to summarise
the  evolution  of  the  entire  Community  fleet  since  the  start  of  the  MAGP  IV.  The  shaded
columns show the Member States that had not met their targets laid 30 June 2002.

Since 1 January 1997 the fleet has been reduced by approximately 7.6% in power. In tonnage,
the  difference  would  appear  to  be  3.5%,  but  this  value  remains  uncertain  until  the  fleet
remeasuring has been completed.

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Comparison of the actual situation and the overall intermediate target for each Member State
at 30 June 2002

GT*

kW

Count
ry
code

 Situation
1.1.1997

(1)

Situation
30.6.2002

 Trend in
tonnage
1.1.1997 -
30.6.2002

(2)

Targets
30.6.2002

 Situation
1.1.1997

(1)

Situation
30.6.2002

 Trend in
power
1.1.1997 -
30.6.2002

(2)

Targets
30.6.2002

 (1)

/

(2)

 (1)

/

(2)

BEL

22 527

24 194

7 4%

23 260

104.0%

63 540

66 863

5.2%

67 857

98.5%

DEU

70 161

67 113

-4.3%

81 606

82.2%

161 899

158 244

-2.3%

168 478

93.9%

DNK

97 812

101 081

3.3%

133 270

75.8%

393 183

363 202

-7.6%

461 507

78.7%

ESP

603 552

527 268

-12.6%

784 779

67.2% 1 538 065

1 288 236

-16.2% 1 798 075

71.6%

FIN

23 341

19 736

-15.4%

23 315

84.6%

218 379

191 233

-12.4%

216 915

88.2%

FRA

198 026

228 065

15.2%

254 779

89.5%

988 087

1 096 469

11.0% 1 158 856

94.6%

GBR

251 256

242 707

-3.4%

269 937

89.9% 1 050 890

914 158

-13.0% 1 065 878

85.8%

GRC

111 118

109 303

-1.6%

119 961

91.1%

669 424

634 921

-5.2%

653 835

97.1%

IRL

60 264

68 189

13.2%

83 727

81.4%

189 847

193 153

1.7%

216 862

89.1%

ITA

249 650

217 960

-12.7%

230 036

94.8% 1 491 983

1 312 797

-12.0% 1 340 393

97.9%

NLD

159 741

180 063

12.7%

145 663

123.6%

457 469

418 945

-8.4%

425 399

98.5%

PRT

123 500

116 968

-5.3%

195 337

59.9%

393 199

403 245

2.6%

495 096

81.4%

SWE

49 822

46 982

-5.7%

51 523

91.2%

256 421

231 286

-9.8%

261 429

88.5%

EC

2 020 770

1 949 629

-3.5%

2 397 193

81.3% 7 872 386

7 272 752

-7.6% 8 330 580

87.3%

The  figures  are  given  in  bold  italic  type  where  the  targets  have  not  been  met.  It  should  be
noted  that  the  tonnage  targets  have  not  been  revised  to  take  account  of  the  effects  of
remeasurement  in  units  of  GT,  so  the  comparisons  between  the  actual  situation  and  the
targets  are  uncertain,  except  in  the  case  of  Belgium  and  Finland,  for  which  the
remeasurement has been definitively taken into account.

The shaded countries are those for which the targets have not been met.

(*) 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 no accurate figures were available for
the situation of this part of the French fleet for 1 January 1997.

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Segments for which the intermediate targets were met at 30.6.2002.

Member
State

Number of segments in which the
targets have been achieved against
total number of segments
GT*
1/2
6/7
4/4
7/7
4/4
15/21
7/8
4/6
2/3
8/11
5/7
10/10
5/6

Belgium
Germany
Denmark.
Spain
Finland
France
United Kingdom
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
The  shaded  countries  are  those  for  which  the  targets  have  not
been met in some segments.

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

RESULTS BY MEMBER STATE

The following tables summarise the intermediate results of the MAGP IV at 30 June 2002 for
each of the Member States.

They  show  the  capacity  targets  at  30  June  2002  as  against  the  actual  situation  of  the  fleet
according to the Community fishing vessel register at that date.

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BEL

Belgium

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage (GT)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
Target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

4A1

Beam trawlers

124

23 279

21 957

106.0%

64 910

63 987

101.4%

4A2

Demersal trawlers

6

915

1 303

70.2%

1 953

3 870

50.5%

Total

130

24 194

23 260

104.0%

66 863

67 857

98.5%

Bold italic type indicates that the targets have not been met.

The  tonnage  targets  in  GT  for  segments  4A1  and  4A2  are  definitive.  They  will  not  be
subsequently adjusted to take account of the remeasurement of the fleet.

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DEU

Germany

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage (GT*)

Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

4C1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

1 709

3 887

4 842

80.3%

30 820

31 433

98.0%

4C2

Passive gear > 12 m

26

1 813

2 146

84.5%

5 232

5 802

90.2%

4C3

Trawlers

128

9 388

11 547

81.3%

30 964

31 377

98.7%

4C4

Beam trawlers

7

1 800

2 263

79.5%

6 303

6 759

93.3%

4C5

Beam  trawlers  (list  I  and
II)

291

12 404

10 808

114.8%

49 252

47 082

104.6%

4C6

Trawlers

4C7

Trawlers

3

9

18 105

18 356

98.6%

12 841

12 841

100.0%

19 716

31 644

62.3%

22 832

33 184

68.8%

Total

2 173

67 113

81 606

82.2% 158 244

168 478

93.9%

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.

For segments 4C4, 4C6 and 4C7, the tonnage targets in GT are definitive. They will not be
subsequently adjusted to take account of the remeasurement of the fleet.

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DNK

Denmark

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage(GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

4B1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

2 732

7 533

10 902

69.1%

67 637

92 429

73.2%

4B2

Netters

168

5 137

8 982

57.2%

26 859

35 384

75.9%

4B3

4B4

Trawlers  and  seiners
(Danish seine)

Purse 
pelagic trawlers

seiners 

and

NC

Unclassified

988

75 624

101 753

74.3% 239 898

311 564

77.0%

11

69

8 629

11 633

74.2%

16 999

22 130

76.8%

4 158

11 809

Total

3 968

101 081

133 270

75.8% 363 202

461 507

78.7%

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 tonnage target in GT for segment 4B4 is definitive. It will not be subsequently adjusted to
take account of the remeasurement of the fleet.

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ESP

Spain

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage(GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 % situation
/ target
30.6.2002

4E1

Artisanal <12 m

10 968

20 985

33 883

61.9%

185 353

283 196

65.5%

4E2

Trawlers

1 520

130 998

153 646

85.3%

344 732

421 885

81.7%

4E3

Fixed gear

1 073

50 556

57 822

87.4%

144 903

147 910

98.0%

4E4

Purse seiners

778

46 753

51 718

90.4%

167 135

171 408

97.5%

4E5

Trawl and mobile gear

403

147 686

334 513

44.1%

240 893

517 173

46.6%

4E6

Fixed gear

285

53 115

57 254

92.8%

91 139

118 370

77.0%

4E7

Tuna fleet

39

77 175

95 943

80.4%

114 081

138 133

82.6%

Total

15 066

527 268

784 779

67.2% 1 288 236

1 798 075

71.6%

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 tonnage target in GT for segment 4E7 is definitive. It will not be subsequently adjusted to
take account of the remeasurement of the fleet.

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FIN

Finland

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage (GT)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

4L1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

3 366

8 361

10 100

82.8% 129 798

142 110

91.3%

4L2

Trawlers

178

9 236

10 470

88.2%

48 592

58 031

83.7%

4L3

Trawlers

4L4

Passive gear

3

60

449

571

78.6%

1 287

1 638

78.6%

1 690

2 174

77.7%

11 556

15 136

76.3%

Total

3 607

19 736

23 315

84.6% 191 233

216 915

88.2%

For segments 4L1, 4L2, 4L3 and 4L4, the tonnage targets in GT are definitive. They will not
be subsequently adjusted to take account of the remeasurement of the fleet.

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FRA

France

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage(GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 % situation
/ target
30.6.2002

4F1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

2 063

9 784

9 583

102.1%

163 126

164 874

98.9%

4F2

Trawlers < 30 m

1 549

78 877

81 336

97.0%

361 544

336 286

107.5%

4F3

Trawlers >30 m

70

38 754

47 350

81.8%

73 032

85 388

85.5%

4F4

Non-trawlers 12-25 m

239

13 461

12 948

104.0%

59 568

61 640

96.6%

4F5

Non-trawlers > 25 m

4F6

Pelagic trawlers > 50 m

9

3

2 545

1 104

230.5%

5 821

2 492

233.6%

6 803

6 804

100.0%

8 580

8 580

100.0%

4F7

Small-scale specialised

1 475

4 230

4 062

104.1%

90 412

99 722

90.7%

4F8

Trawlers

140

10 160

9 397

108.1%

41 702

43 144

96.7%

4F9

Seiners, Mediterranean

4FA

Dakar pole & line vessels

43

5

6 072

5 540

109.6%

24 867

25 965

95.8%

1 265

1 744

72.5%

2 744

3 935

69.7%

4FB

Seiners 
waters

International

27

39 922

46 630

85.6%

71 662

87 494

81.9%

4FC

Réunion < 12 m

251

376

1 000

37.6%

12 238

15 000

81.6%

4FD

Réunion - Tuna vessels

4FE

Réunion - others > 12 m

4FF

Guiana < 12 m

4FG

Guiana - Shrimp vessels

4FH

Guiana 
vessels

- 

Offshore

34

3

63

54

4

1 746

4 400

39.7%

8 361

11 000

76.0%

2 358

4 055

58.2%

2 934

8 110

36.2%

264

400

66.0%

3 537

5 250

67.4%

6 065

6 526

92.9%

17 394

19 726

88.2%

242

3 500

6.9%

905

5 000

18.1%

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4FJ

Martinique < 12 m

1 012

1 917

2 800

68.5%

53 276

65 500

81.3%

4FK

Martinique > 12 m

8

733

1 000

73.3%

2 621

3 000

87.4%

4FL

Guadeloupe < 12 m

871

2 327

4 100

56.8%

91 609

105 000

87.2%

4FM

Guadeloupe > 12 m

2

164

500

32.8%

536

1 750

30.6%

Total

7 925

228 065

254 779

89.5% 1 096 469

1 158 856

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.

For  segments  4F5  and  4F6,  the  tonnage  targets  in  GT  are  definitive.  They  will  not  be
subsequently adjusted to take account of the remeasurement of the fleet.

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GBR

United Kingdom

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage(GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

4N1

4N2

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <10 m

coastal

5 481

19 302

21 721

88.9% 273 220

286 154

95.5%

Pelagic 
purse seiners

trawlers 

and

42

44 604

38 731

115.2%

80 224

82 168

97.6%

4N3

Beam trawlers

108

22 418

27 395

81.8%

81 993

103 054

79.6%

4N4

Demersal trawlers,
seiners and nephrops

1 026

100 689

134 059

75.1% 305 648

422 876

72.3%

4N5

Liners and netters

133

12 144

15 308

79.3%

34 283

61 206

56.0%

4N6

Shellfish - fixed

270

6 014

6 511

92.4%

36 437

35 757

101.9%

4N7

Shellfish - mobile

204

10 348

11 454

90.3%

43 754

50 922

85.9%

4N8

Distant water

NC

Unclassified

10

80

14 280

14 758

96.8%

18 893

23 741

79.6%

12 908

39 706

Total

7 354

242 707

269 937

89.9% 914 158

1 065 878

85.8%

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.

The tonnage target in GT for segment 4N8 is definitive. It will not be subsequently adjusted
to take account of the remeasurement of the fleet.

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GRC

Greece

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage(GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

4D1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

18 143

35 875

36 884

97.3% 352 050

370 358

95.1%

4D2

Demersal species

363

27 710

24 927

111.2% 104 282

95 976

108.7%

4D3

Gri-gri

348

11 740

12 539

93.6%

60 237

63 445

94.9%

4D4

Sponges

8

66

175

37.7%

541

1 202

45.0%

4D5

> 12 m

976

12 992

12 974

100.1%

77 182

85 103

90.7%

4D6

Demersal 
international waters

species 

-

53

19 270

32 462

59.4%

32 365

37 751

85.7%

NC

Unclassified

260

1 650

8 264

Total

20 151

109 303

119 961

91.1% 634 921

653 835

97.1%

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.

The tonnage target in GT for segment 4D4 is definitive. It will not be subsequently adjusted
to take account of the remeasurement of the fleet.

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IRL

Ireland

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage(GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

4G1

Polyvalent

1 032

38 114

45 908

83.0% 140 401

162 876

86.2%

4G2

Pelagic 
purse seiners

trawlers 

4G3

Beam trawlers

NC

Unclassified

and

22

28 461

36 663

77.6%

45 911

47 873

95.9%

7

32

1 330

1 156

115.1%

5 875

6 113

96.1%

284

966

Total

1 093

68 189

83 727

81.4% 193 153

216 862

89.1%

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.

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ITA

Italy

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage(GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 % situation
/ target
30.6.2002

4H1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

4 536

8 297

10 704

77.5%

111 076

79 994

138.9%

4H2

Bottom trawlers

1 554

71 979

64 152

112.2%

325 862

312 437

104.3%

4H3

Pelagic trawlers

10

584

794

73.6%

3 102

4 749

65.3%

4H4

Small purse seiners

7 530

43 497

58 210

74.7%

400 286

453 129

88.3%

4H5

Hydraulic dredgers

734

9 532

9 802

97.2%

79 532

95 108

83.6%

4H6

Polyvalent

1 608

49 537

30 839

160.6%

271 881

199 385

136.4%

4H7

Bottom trawlers

101

11 186

8 025

139.4%

37 644

22 276

169.0%

4H8

Polyvalent non-trawlers

4H9

Tuna purse seiners

20

22

2 941

6 301

46.7%

10 861

23 696

45.8%

2 667

3 119

85.5%

11 374

11 931

95.3%

4HA

Swordfish fleet

193

3 781

8 858

42.7%

28 833

84 324

34.2%

4HB

Trawlers 
seiners

and 

purse

23

12 799

29 232

43.8%

26 640

53 364

49.9%

NC

Unclassified

49

1 160

5 706

Total

16 380

217 960

230 036

94.8% 1 312 797

1 340 393

97.9%

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.

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NLD

Netherlands

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage(GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

4J1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

88

154

229

67.2%

2 029

1 968

103.1%

4J2

Pelagic trawlers

18

93 393

48 790

191.4% 103 547

62 475

165.7%

4J3

Cutters > 221 kW

161

64 366

71 488

90.0% 244 349

277 854

87.9%

4J4

Eurocutters <= 221 kW

180

12 976

13 427

96.6%

35 040

41 529

84.4%

4J5

Small vessels

4J6

Shrimp vessels

80

80

176

213

82.6%

1 856

2 245

82.7%

3 729

2 813

132.6%

15 015

10 318

145.5%

4J7

All gear

138

5 269

8 703

60.5%

17 109

29 010

59.0%

Total

745

180 063

145 663

123.6% 418 945

425 399

98.5%

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.

For  segments  4J2,  4J3  and  4J4,  the  tonnage  targets  in  GT  are  definitive.  They  will  not  be
subsequently adjusted to take account of the remeasurement of the fleet.

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PRT

Portugal

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage(GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

4K1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

7 562

10 018

15 774

63.5% 105 124

112 941

93.1%

4K2

Fixed gear >=12 m

499

21 940

29 426

74.6%

82 502

97 985

84.2%

4K3

Trawlers

111

19 926

20 854

95.6%

55 124

59 850

92.1%

4K4

Purse seiners

168

7 755

9 107

85.2%

38 308

40 111

95.5%

4K5

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

4K6

Small-scale 
coastal
fishing - Madeira < 12 m

4K7

Fixed gear >=12 m

4K8

Purse seiners

4K9

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

52

40 060

96 922

41.3%

54 451

103 390

52.7%

442

480

680

70.6%

3 153

4 574

68.9%

53

5

3 958

5 354

73.9%

13 974

17 414

80.2%

219

253

86.6%

965

1 170

82.5%

1 502

2 239

2 721

82.3%

18 921

20 815

90.9%

4KA

Fixed gear >=12 m

119

10 372

14 246

72.8%

30 718

36 846

83.4%

NC

Unclassified

1

1

5

Total

10 514

116 968

195 337

59.9% 403 245

495 096

81.4%

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.

21

SWE

Sweden

Situation of the fleet

Tonnage(GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment
code

 Segment

 Number
of vessels

 GT*

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

 kW

 Target
30.6.2002

 %
situation /
target
30.6.2002

4M1

Small-scale 
fishing vessels <12 m

coastal

1 428

5 529

7 974

69.3%

73 464

92 328

79.6%

4M2

Trawlers

61

4 586

5 709

80.3%

18 131

22 993

78.9%

4M3

Trawlers, purse seiners

124

23 812

23 305

102.2%

78 032

83 523

93.4%

4M4

Bottom trawlers

193

11 478

11 975

95.8%

52 662

49 741

105.9%

4M5

4M6

Passive  gear  vessels  >
12 m (cod)

Passive  gear  vessels  >
12 m (salmon)

NC

Unclassified

50

1 381

2 299

60.1%

7 909

11 616

68.1%

6

1

195

261

74.7%

1 079

1 228

87.9%

1

9

Total

1 863

46 982

51 523

91.2% 231 286

261 429

88.5%

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.

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CONCLUSIONS

Between 1 January 1997 and 30 June 2002, the Community fleet was reduced by 71 141 GT
and 599 634 kW,  representing reductions in fleet  capacity of approximately 3.5% and 7.6%
respectively. The measurement of tonnage is inexact due to the progressive remeasurement of
the  fleet.  At  30  June  2002  the  Community  fleet  had  over-fulfilled  its  targets,  at  19%  more
than the final MAGP IV targets in terms of tonnage and 13% in terms of power.

Several Member States have failed to meet their targets in a few segments.

The  aim  of  this  report  is  to  invite  the  Member  States  to  take  steps  to  remedy  the  situation
where  required  and  to  suspend  public  aid  schemes  for  fleet  segments  that  have  failed  to
comply  with  their  targets,  in  accordance  with  Articles 9  and  10  of  Regulation  (EC)  No
2792/19998 and Article 6b introduced into the original fourth-generation programmes by the
Commission Decision 2002/652/EC9 prolonging the multi-annual guidance programmes until
31 December 2001.

8

9

OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 14.
OJ L 215 du 10.08.2002, p. 23.

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