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 2002
Date: 2003-08-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common fisheries policy, fishing controls, fishing fleet

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 21.08.2003
COM(2003) 508 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 2002

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Contents

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

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

Measurement of Capacity and Effort.......................................................................................... 4

Remeasurement of tonnage ........................................................................................................ 4

Cumulative fishing effort objectives .......................................................................................... 5

Community Fishing Fleet Register............................................................................................. 5

Global Results ............................................................................................................................ 6

(a) Compliance with capacity objectives.................................................................................... 6

(b) Compliance with effort objectives ........................................................................................ 8

Conclusion................................................................................................................................ 10

Annex - Results by Member State............................................................................................ 11

BELGIUM ................................................................................................................................ 12

GERMANY .............................................................................................................................. 14

DENMARK .............................................................................................................................. 18

SPAIN .................................................................................................................................... 20

FINLAND................................................................................................................................. 23

FRANCE .................................................................................................................................. 25

UNITED KINGDOM ............................................................................................................... 33

GREECE................................................................................................................................... 40

IRELAND................................................................................................................................. 42

ITALY .................................................................................................................................... 46

NETHERLANDS ..................................................................................................................... 49

PORTUGAL............................................................................................................................. 54

SWEDEN ................................................................................................................................. 57

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This  is  the  final  report  on  the  results  of  the  fourth  Multi-Annual  Guidance  Programme
(MAGP IV)  for  the  fishing  fleet  in  accordance  with  Article 5  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)
No 2792/1999.

It aims to ensure a transparent implementation of the MAGP IV, which fixes fleet capacity and
fishing effort objectives that had to be achieved progressively over the period 1 January 1997 to
31 December 2002. On the basis of the data of vessels registered in the Community Fishing Fleet
Register at the time of drafting this document (1 June 2003), and taking into account the reports
submitted by the national authorities, this report summarises the evolution of tonnage and power
of the fleet in comparison with the intermediate and final objectives of the MAGP IV.

During the six years of the MAGP IV, the Community fleet (without the vessels registered in the
French  outermost  regions)  was  reduced  by  107.284  GT  and  928.973  kW,  which  represent
reductions in fleet capacity of 5,31 % and 11,77 % respectively. The degree to which the MAGP
objectives have been achieved varies greatly from Member State to Member State, as shown by
the tables on pages 7 and 8.

Taking  into  account  the  results  expressed  in  tonnage  (GT),  which  involve  a  certain  degree  of
uncertainty  because  of  the  ongoing  fleet  remeasurement  (see  page  4),  the  global  result  for  the
Community fleet is as follows:

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– 

– 

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Denmark,  Finland,  Portugal,  Spain  and  Sweden  have  met  their  objectives  in  all
segments of their fleets;

all  Member  States,  apart  from  Belgium  and  the  Netherlands1,  have  met  their  global
objectives in tonnage at the end of 2002;

remaining uncertainties on the quality of the  Irish fleet data make it difficult to assess
their degree of compliance with MAGP IV.

Following a request for an increase of the objectives in one segment on the basis of Article 6(2) of Council
Regulation 2792/1999 presented by the Netherlands in the year 2000, the Commission reviewed the final
objectives  for  this  segment,  which  will  have  the  effect  of  bringing  the  Netherlands  within  its  global
MAGP IV objective (see country section on page 44).

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INTRODUCTION

For each Member State in the Community, a Multi-Annual Guidance Programme (MAGP) fixes
the objectives for reducing the size of their fishing fleet aiming to bring fishing effort in line with
the available resources. The fourth generation of MAGPs, adopted in December 19972, fixed the
objectives  for  the  period  1997-2001.  This  period  was  extended  to  the  end  of  2002  by  Council
Decision3 2002/652/EC.

Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/19994 requires the Member States to submit to the
Commission, before  1 May  each  year,  a  report  on  the  situation of their fleets at the end of  the
preceding  year  with  respect  to  their  MAGP  objectives.  Using  these  reports  and  data  from  the
Community  Fishing  Fleet  Register,  the  Commission  produces  a  report  to  the  Council  and  the
European Parliament within three months following the 1st May deadline.

The  following  report  is  the  sixth  in  the  series  on  the  results  of  the  fourth  generation  of
programmes (MAGP IV)5.

MEASUREMENT OF CAPACITY AND EFFORT

For  the  purposes of MAGPs,  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 GTxdays and
the other in kWxdays.

Remeasurement of tonnage

The tonnage objectives 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 3259/946  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  overall  length  and
specify  formulae  to  estimate  the  GT  of  vessels  between  15  and  24  metres  while  awaiting  full
remeasurement.

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4

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6

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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,  COM(2002)  446  final,
COM (2002) 483 final (mid-term report 2002).
OJ L 339, 29.12.1994, p. 11.
OJ L 67, 25.3.1995, p. 33.

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The transitional period set up in this decision is about to end. All vessels of more than 24 m in
length overall should have been measured in GT units by the end of 1994, while all vessels of
less than 15 m in length overall should have been measured in GT units by the end of 1998. The
remeasurement of vessels between 15 and 24 m in overall length has to be concluded by the end
of 2003.

When  the  MAGP  IV  were  adopted,  the  final  objectives  in  tonnage  for  the  MAGP  III  were
converted  into  GT  units  following  the  procedure  established  in  the  Annex  to  Commission
Decision  approving  the  MAGPs  per  Member  State8.  This  decision  foresaw  a  revision  of  these
calculations in order to take into account the progress in the re-measurement of the fleet.

The Commission included a thorough revision of the tonnage objectives in the decision on the
prolongation of MAGP IV adopted in June 2002. A final revision is to be carried out when the
re-measurement of the fleet is completed by the end of 2003. However, no major changes in the
objectives are likely to result from this revision, given the high proportion of vessels that were
measured in GT units when the last revision was carried out. Any changes in the MAGP IV final
objectives that result from this calculation will be carried over into the reference levels defined in
Article 12 of Regulation (EC) 2371/2002.

Cumulative fishing effort objectives

For  those  Member  States  that  have  opted  to  adjust  activity  instead  of  capacity  to  meet  the
objectives,  the  cumulative  fishing  effort  objectives  are  shown  in  this  report.  In  the  MAGP
decisions published in the Official Journal (see footnote 2), only the fishing effort objectives at
the  start  and  at  the  end  of  the  period  are  shown.  These  are  used  to  calculate  the  cumulative
objectives  in  the  following  way.  Since  cumulative  fishing  effort  objectives  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
2002,  necessary  to  meet  each  of  the  intermediate  objectives  expressed  purely  in  terms  of
capacity.  The  area  under  this  curve  was  then  multiplied  by  the  baseline  level  of  activity
expressed in days per year, to arrive at the cumulative fishing effort over the period.

COMMUNITY FISHING FLEET REGISTER

The multiannual guidance programmes are monitored using the declarations to the Community
Fishing  Fleet  Register.  The  register  contains  information  on  the  physical  characteristics  of
approximately  90,000  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  different  aspects  of  the
Common Fisheries Policy.

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Commission Decisions 98/119/EC to 98/131/EC (OJ L 39, 12.2.1998, pp. 1-84).

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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 practice often led to
a difference between the data in the national registers and those in the Community register.

The capacity figures used in this report are based on the information of the Community fishing
vessel register,  with the exception  of  Portugal.  This country has provided  its  own data for  this
report,  since  technical  problems  during  the  second  half  of  2002  meant  that  the  situation  of  its
fleet could not be properly maintained in our database.

Some  inconsistencies  can  still  be  found  in  the  fishing  vessel  register  information.  The  most
important of these are due to 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
services are working in co-operation 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 2002. 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 objectives

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 objectives laid
down by the end of 2002.

Since 1 January 1997 the fleet has been reduced by approximately 11,77 % in power. In tonnage,
the  difference  would  appear  to  be  5,31  %  but  this  value  remains  uncertain  until  the  fleet
remeasuring has been finalised.

N.B.: For some Member States the final objectives of MAGP IV were changed in 2003, either on
the basis of safety improvements (in GT only), or to include vessels that were not covered by the
programmes, or to include vessels that were not registered in the Community Fleet Register at 31
December 2002. In the following tables these increases are not reflected in the figures, but
indicated in comments below the main table for each country.

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Total Community Fleet by Member State

Country

 Vessel
Counter

 Situation
01/01/1997

 Situation
31/12/2002

BEL

 130

 22.527

 24.276

DEU

 2154

 70.161

 67.013

DNK

 3844

 97.893

 99.193

ESP

 14895

 603.249

 519.851

FIN

 3571

 23.344

 19.712

FRA
mainland

 5676

 198.304

 212.988

UK

 7546

 252.219

 237.914

GRC

 19759

 111.600

 104.550

IRL

 1319

 56.768

 71.736

ITA

 16030

 250.849

 215.998

NLD

 725

 159.696

 177.334

PRT

 10427

 123.502

 116.814

SWE

 1819

 49.954

 45.404

87.895

 2.020.065

1.912.781

EC
without
FRA
DOM

GT*

 trend
1997 -
2002

 7,76
%

 -4,49
%

 1,33
%

 -13,82
%

 -15,56
%

 7,40
%

 -5,56
%

 -6,32
%

 26,37
%

 -13,89
%

 11,04
%

 -5,42
%

 -9,11
%

-5,31
%

 Objective
2002

 % sit./obj.
31/12/2002

 Situation
01/01/1997

 Situation
31/12/2002

 23.260

104,37 %

63.540

 67.774

 80.965

 82,77 %

 161.866

 154.832

 132.706

 74,75 %

 393.039

 345.841

kW

 trend
1997 -
2002

 6,66
%

 -4,35
%

 -12,01
%

 Objective
2002

 % sit./obj.
31/12/2002

 67.857

 99,88 %

 166.890

 92,78 %

 459.525

 75,26 %

 783.113

 66,38 %

 1.537.453

 1.259.084  -18,11

 1.793.252

 70,21 %

 23.203

 84,95 %

 218.437

 190.000

 225.759

 94,34 %

 988.087

 907.433

 269.789

 88,18 %

 1.052.363

 908.597

 119.910

 87,19 %

 671.071

 611.588

 83.467

 85,95 %

 204.514

 195.475

%

 -13,02
%

 -8,16
%

 -13,66
%

 -9,00
%

 -4,42
%

 216.195

 87,88 %

916.469

 99,01 %

 1.065.277

 85,29 %

 653.497

 93,59 %

 215.939

 90,52 %

 229.862

 93,67 %

 1.497.250

 1.294.886  -13,52

 1.338.971

 96,71 %

 145.520

121,86%

457.469

 404.054

 194.757

 59,98 %

 393.202

 402.568

 51.436

 88,27 %

 256.328

 224.512

2.363.747

80,92%

7.895.618

6.966.645

%

 -11,68
%

 2,38
%

 -12,41
%

-11,77
%

 423.161

 95,48 %

 492.843

 81,68 %

 261.028

 86,01 %

8.070.904

86,32%

FRA
DOM

2.400

16.388

28.281

57,95%

202.767

239.336

84,72%

EC

 90.295

 1.929.169

 2.392.028

 80,65 %

 7.169.412

 8.310.240

 86,27 %

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

The vessels registered in the French overseas departments (16.388 GT and 202 767 kW) have been included separately in
this table since the figures for the situation of this part of the French fleet for 1 January 1997 are not available.

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(b) Compliance with effort objectives

Six  Member  States  chose  to  achieve  their  MAGP IV  objectives  by  managing  activity  as  well  as
capacity in one or more segments of their fleets. In order to do this the Member States were obliged
to define one or more fisheries in each of the segments concerned. Fishing effort objectives were then
defined for each of these 23 fisheries.

Unlike capacity, fishing effort cannot be measured for a particular point in time. The effort objectives
are  therefore  cumulative  over  the  period  of  the  programme.  The  following  table  shows  the  effort
exerted  in  each  of  the  fisheries  from  1 January  1997  until  31 December  2002  compared  with  the
cumulative effort objectives for the end of 2002. The last two columns in this table show the extent to
which the objectives have been met. Where the objectives have been exceeded, this is shown in bold.

Summary of compliance with capacity objectives by segment

Member
State

Number of segments in which the
objectives, expressed in capacity,
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
7/11
5/7
10/10
6/6

kW

1/2
6/7
4/4
7/7
4/4
18/21
5/8
5/6
3/3
7/11
5/7
10/10
6/6

Number of fisheries in which
the objectives, expressed in
fishing efforts, have been
achieved against total number
of fisheries
kWxdays

-
2/2
-
-
-
5/5
7/8
-
3/3
-
3/4
-
1/1

* Remaining uncertainties on the quality of data on the Irish fleet make it difficult to assess the true degree of compliance.

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

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Compliance with effort objectives in the 23 fisheries

Country

Segme
nt code

Fishery

Cumulative effort to
end 2002

Cumulative effort
objective to end 2002

Cumulative effort/
cumulative objective

GTxdays

kWxdays

GTxdays

kWxdays

GTxdays

kWxdays

Germany

United
Kingdom

France

Ireland

Netherlands

4C4

4C6

4N2

4N3

4N4

4N8

4F3

4F6

4F8

4F9

4G2

4G2

4G3

4J2

4J3

4J4

4J5

F1

F1

F1

F2

F3

F4

F1

F2

F1

F1

F1

F1

F1

F1

F2

F1

F2

F1

F1

F1

F1

F1

1.883

6.385

2.905

8.764

64,9%

72,9%

15.234

10.902

25.844

18.600

58,9%

58,6%

7.656

12.482

9.928

20.557

77,1%

60,7%

26.242

44.645

31.231

64.650

84,0%

69,1%

1.488

2.334

3.420

6.216

43,5%

37,5%

3.015

4.432

2.760

3.864

109,2%

114,7%

21.105

81.243

22.819

84.229

92,5%

96,5%

11.672

40.777

12686

41.581

92,0%

98,1%

160.596

459.075

180493

547.766

88,9%

83,8%

8.044

14.686

16.571

26.005

48,5%

56,5%

50.767

128.394

87.076

136.757

58,3%

93,9%

10.118

14.075

11.521

14.552

87,8%

96,7%

9.663

53.107

12.282

64.038

78,6%

82,9%

4.223

21.602

4.194

24.997

100,7%

86,4%

220

1.693

636

3.754

34,6%

45,1%

24.781

42.447

35.061

43.265

70,6%

98,1%

2.728

2.811

4.343

4.450

62,8%

63,2%

1.293

5.973

1.872

10.144

69,1%

58,9%

134.816

151.144

75.241

106.142

179,2%

142,4%

77.067

299.076

75.668

309.229

101,8%

96,7%

9.850

26.037

14.411

44.037

68,4%

59,1%

2

26

223

2.408

0,90%

1,08%

Sweden

4M4

F1

11.770

46.658

11.848

49.215

99,3%

94,8%

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

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CONCLUSION

This is the closing report on MAGP IV. During the six years of its existence the reduction for
the Community fleet (without the vessels registered in the French outermost regions) has been
107.284 GT and 928.973 kW, or 5,31% in GT and 11,77% in kW.

The  relatively  modest  MAGP  IV  targets  have  been  substantially  over-achieved  in  most
Member States. At 31 December 2002 the size of the Community fleet was 19% (in GT) and
13%  (in  kW)  below  the  final  objective  of  the  MAGPs,  and  all  Member  States  managed  to
bring their fleets within  their  objective  both  in tonnage and in power,  with the exception of
Belgium which is outside its objective in GT (104%). Out of the 23 fisheries where objectives
had been set in terms of fishing effort, four fisheries did not respect the objective in GTxdays
and only two exceeded the objective in kWxdays.

The  Council  regulations  on  the  CFP  reform,  adopted  in  December  2002,  established  a  link
with the now-expired MAGPs by  fixing the reference levels for the Community fleet as the
sum of MAGP  IV objectives in capacity.  In the same spirit  the  Commission  intends to take
account  of  previous  MAGP  IV  effort  ceilings  in  any  future  effort  limitation  system  in  the
framework  of  Recovery  Plans  or  Multi-Annual  Management  Plans.  This  has  already  been
proposed for the recovery plans for Cod9 and for Northern Hake10. These two  proposals  are
under discussion in Council.

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Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  establishing  measures  for 
COM(2003) 237 final, adopted on 6 May 2003; see Article 10 (2).
Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  establishing  measures  for  the  recovery  of  Northern  hake  stock,
COM(2003) 374 final, adopted on 27 June 2003; see Article 9 (2).

the  recovery  of  cod  stocks,

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ANNEX - RESULTS BY MEMBER STATE

The  following  tables and charts summarise the  results of the MAGP IV  at  the  end  of  2002.
For each Member State the chapters are broken down as follows.

a) “situation of the fleet”, shows the capacity objectives for the end of 2002 compared to the
situation of the fleet according to the fishing vessel register on that date.

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

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 (i.e. the  shaded  rows  labelled  F1,  F2  etc.),  the  objectives  for  the
segment  are  expressed  in  terms  of  fishing  effort  in  the  MAGP  IV  Decision,  so  activity
limitations contribute to the achievement of the objectives.

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

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BELGIUM

a) Situation of the fleet

Belgium

Tonnage (GT)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4A1

Beam trawlers

123

 23.260

 21.957

105,93 %

65.600

 63.987

102,52 %

4A2

Demersal trawlers

7

 1.016

 1.303

 77,97 %

 2.174

 3.870

 56,18 %

TOTAL

130

 24.276

 23.260

104,37 %

67.774

 67.857

 99,88 %

Bold italic type indicates that the objectives have not been met. The tonnage objectives for the segments 4A1 and
4A2  expressed  in  terms  of  GT  are  definitive.  The  final  tonnage  objectives  for  the  segment  4A1  have  to  be
increased by 112 GT as approved by Commission Decision 2003/245/EC to take into account the improvements
on safety, navigation at sea, hygiene, product quality and working conditions for vessels of more than 12 m in
length overall.

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b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT compared to objectives.

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

31-12-2002

Objectives

Situation

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Belgium

80.000

70.000

60.000

50.000

40.000

30.000

20.000

10.000

0

kW

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

31-12-2002

Objectives

Situation

c) Fishing effort

No fishing effort data was provided. Belgium does not comply with Article 3 of Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2091/9811.

11

OJ L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 36.

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GERMANY

a) Situation of the fleet

Germany

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT*

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4C1

4C2

Small scale coastal
< 12 m

Passive gear
>12 m

1697

 3.825

 4.842

 79,00 %

 30.525

 31.433

 97,11 %

25

 1.790

 2.133

 83,92 %

 5.235

 5.766

 90,79 %

4C3

Trawlers

122

 9.374

 11.236

 83,43 %

 30.273

 30.533

 99,15 %

4C4

Beam trawlers

7

 1.800

 2.263

 79,54 %

 6.303

 6.759

 93,25 %

4C5

Beam trawlers
(list I and II)

291

 12.403

 10.694

115,98 %

49.236

 46.587

105,69 %

4C6

Trawlers

4C7

Trawlers

3

9

 18.105

 18.356

 98,63 %

 12.841

 12.841

 100,00 %

 19.716

 31.441

 62,71 %

 20.419

 32.971

 61,93 %

TOTAL

2154

 67.013

 80.965

 82,77 %

 154.832

 166.890

 92,78 %

Bold italic type indicates that the objectives have not been met. The tonnage objectives for the  segments  4C4,
4C6 and 4C7 expressed in terms of GT are definitive. The tonnage objectives for the other segments have not
been revised to take into account the remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons between the situation
and the objectives are uncertain. The situation of the fleet and final objectives have to be increased by 3.297 GT
and 9.037 kW respectively to include vessels partly used in aquaculture, which were not covered by the MAGPs.

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b) Fleet evolution

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

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

31-12-2002

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives

Situation

Germany

kW

200.000
180.000
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

31-12-2002

Objectives

Situation

15

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

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

540

 3.934

 555

 4.057

 524

 3.932

 531

 4.110

 519

4.172

359

 1.116

 416

 1.084

 461

 1.198

 322

 895

 315

931

2.419

 6.871

 1.941

 6.032

 1.801

 5.570

 1.770

 5.500

 1.859

5.712

F1

564

1.658

271

 979

 262

 945

 272

 997

 281

 993

 232

812

1.684

 7.131

 2.260

 8.475

 2.384

 9.006

 2.377

 8.748

 2.369

8.939

F1

4.684

3.336

1.502

 1.161

 1.838

 1.373

 2.200

 1.488

 2.659

 1.891

 2.351

1.651

5.577

 7.469

 5.991

 7.419

 4.962

 5.832

 4.542

 5.626

 4.410

5.269

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

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

End 2002

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

days

days

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

 1.883

 6.385

4.684

 3.336  6.186  4.497

 8.024  5.871  10.224  7.359  12.883  9.251  15.234  10.902

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

16

4C4 Beam trawlers

GTxdays (‘000)

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

KWxdays (‘000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

4C6 Pelagic trawlers

GTxdays (‘000)

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

Situation

Objectives

kWxdays (‘000)

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

17

DENMARK

a) Situation of the fleet

Denmark

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT*

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4B1

Small scale coastal
< 12 m

2703

 7.036

 10.902

 64,54 %

 67.516

 92.429

 73,05 %

4B2

Netters

144

 4.684

 8.641

 54,20 %

 22.179

 34.042

 65,15 %

4B3

Trawlers 
seiners 
seine)

and
(Danish

4B4

Purse  seiners  and
pelagic trawlers

NC

Not classified

920

 75.098

 101.567

 73,94 %

 228.209

 310.995

 73,38 %

11

66

 8.629

 11.596

 74,41 %

 16.999

 22.059

 77,06 %

 3.746

 10.938

TOTAL

3844

 99.193

 132.706

 74,75 %

 345.841

 459.525

 75,26 %

The tonnage objectives for the segments 4B4 expressed in terms of GT is definitive. The tonnage objectives for
the  other  segments  have  not  been  revised  to  take  into  account  the  remeasurement  in  units  of  GT,  so  the
comparisons between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

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b) Evolution of the fleet

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

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 31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

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 31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

19

c) Fishing effort

Denmark

Segment
code

4B1

4B2

4B3

4B4

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

456

 4.040

 426

 3.811

 452

 4.132

 451

 4.191

 447

 4.185

 403

 3.824

1.328

 5.417

 1.234

 5.021

 1.250

 4.976

 1.163

 4.612

 1.194

 4.749

 1.000

 4.037

17.471  52.198  17.603  51.390  18.408  53.572  19.070  54.964  19.265  55.417  17.965  51.315

1.480

 2.845

 1.571

 2.936

 1.583

 3.003

 1.801

 3.405

 1.519

 2.848

 1.557

 2.983

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

SPAIN

a) Situation of the fleet

Spain

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT*

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4E1

Artisanal < 12 m

10904

 20.470

 33.883

 60,41 %

 185.952

 283.196

 65,66 %

4E2

Trawlers

1513

 130.586

 152.974

 85,36 %

 340.637

 420.039

 81,10 %

4E3

Fixed gear

1080

 51.212

 57.405

 89,21 %

 146.161

 146.844

 99,54 %

4E4

Purse seiners

769

 46.212

 51.141

 90,36 %

 165.030

 169.497

 97,36 %

4E5

Trawl  and  mobile
gear

335

 141.667

 334.513

 42,35 %

 221.382

 517.173

 42,81 %

4E6

Fixed gear

255

 52.529

 57.254

 91,75 %

 85.841

 118.370

 72,52 %

4E7

Tuna fleet

39

 77.175

 95.943

 80,44 %

 114.081

 138.133

 82,59 %

TOTAL

14895

 519.851

 783.113

 66,38 %

 1.259.084  1.793.252

 70,21 %

The tonnage objectives for the segments 4E7 expressed in terms of GT is definitive. The tonnage objectives for
the  other  segments  have  not  been  revised  to  take  into  account  the  remeasurement  in  units  of  GT,  so  the
comparisons between the situation and the objectives are uncertain.

20

b) Fleet evolution

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

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 31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

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

31-12-1996

31-12-1997

31-12-1998

31-12-1999

31-12-2000

31-12-2001

31-12-2002

Objectives

Situation

21

c) Fishing effort

Spain

Segment

 1997

 1998

 1999

 2000

 2001

 2002

code

 GTx

days

 KWx

days

 GTx

days

 kWx

days

 GTx

days

 kWx

days

 GTx

days

 kWx

days

 GTx

days

 kWx

days

 GTx

days

 kWx

days

4E1

8.637  74.667

 8.508  73.067

 8.359  70.617

 8.060  68.087

 7.500  63.694

7.447

67.699

4E2

38.475  109.403  38.128  105.555  36.685  104.457  35.205  98.675  36.368  97.948

35.302

91.055

4E3

17.405  48.276  15.292  42.339  16.055  46.477  14.671  43.085  15.862  45.300

15.374

43.236

4E4

13.501  45.284  13.585  45.960  11.996  44.767  12.140  44.487  12.110  43.936

12.044

42.996

4E5

62.226  105.967  52.313  87.979  49.814  81.379  33.652  47.388  34.867  49.089

34.056

48.810

4E6

17.620  35.365  16.494  30.647  17.735  33.949  14.762  26.078  14.551  23.668

13.186

20.543

4E7

27.628  41.625  27.746  41.626  28.320  42.279  27.731  40.889  27.731  40.888

28.169

41.653

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

22

FINLAND

a) Situation of the fleet

Finland

Tonnage (GT)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4L1

Small scale coastal
< 12 m

3342

 8.223

 10.100

 81,42 %

 130.504

 142.110

 91,83 %

4L2

Trawlers

168

 9.297

 10.470

 88,80 %

 46.669

 58.031

 80,42 %

4L3

Trawlers

3

 449

 556

 80,76 %

 1.287

 1.596

 80,65 %

4L4

Passive gear

58

 1.743

 2.077

 83,91 %

 11.540

 14.458

 79,81 %

TOTAL

3571

 19.712

 23.203

 84,95 %

 190.000

 216.195

 87,88 %

The tonnage objectives for the segments 4L1, 4L2, 4L3 and 4L4 expressed in terms of GT are definitive.

23

b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT compared to objectives.

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 31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Finland

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

24

c) Fishing effort

Finland

Segment

code

1999

2000

2001

2002

GTxdays

kWxdays

GTxdays

kWxdays

GTxdays

kWxdays

GTxdays

kWxdays

4L1

4L2

4L3

4L4

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

261

966

70

69

4.572

4.097

177

418

units in ‘000 GT days and ‘000 kW days

FRANCE

a) Situation of the fleet

France

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description  Number

 GT*

of
vessels

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

%
situation/objective
31/12/2002

scale

2091

 9.890

 9.583

103,21 %

165.267

 164.874

100,24 %

4F1

4F2

4F3

4F4

4F5

4F6

c
i
t
n
a
l
t

A

Small 
coastal
<12 m

Trawlers
0-30 m

Trawlers
>30 m

Non  trawlers
12-25 m

Non  trawlers
>25 m

Pelagic
trawlers
>50 m

1540

 78.965

 80.695

 97,86 %

 360.347

 333.637

108,01 %

67

 36.955

 47.350

 78,05 %

 68.764

 85.388

 80,53 %

240

 13.521

 12.876

105,01 %

59.511

 61.297

 97,09 %

9

3

 2.545

 1.078

236,09 %

5.821

 2.433

239,25 %

 6.803

 6.804

 99,99 %

 8.580

 8.580

 100,00 %

25

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a
e
n
a
r
r
e
t
i
d
e
M

l
a
n
o
i
t
a
n
r
e
t
n

I

s
t
n
e
m

t
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a
p
e
d
s
a
e
s
r
e
v
O

4F7

Small 
specialised

scale

1512

 4.380

 4.062

107,84 %

95.000

 99.722

 95,26 %

4F8

Trawlers

139

 10.481

 9.397

111,54 %

41.687

 43.144

 96,62 %

4F9

Seiners

42

 6.142

 5.540

110,87 %

24.405

 25.965

 93,99 %

4FA

Dakar  pole  &
line vessels

5

 1.265

 1.744

 72,51 %

 2.744

 3.935

 69,73 %

4FB

Seiners

28

 42.041

 46.630

 90,16 %

 75.307

 87.494

 86,07 %

SUBTOTAL

5676

212.988

225.759

94,34 %

907.433

916.469

99,01 %

4FC

4FD

4FE

4FF

4FG

4FH

4FJ

4FK

4FL

Réunion:  <12
metres

Réunion:
Tuna vessels

Réunion:
Others
>12 metres

Guyana:  <12
metres

Guyana:
Shrimp
vessels

Guyana:
Offshore
vessels

Martinique:  <
12 metres

Martinique:
>12 metres

Guadeloupe:
< 12 metres

254

 391

 1.000

 39,06 %

 12.789

 15.000

 85,26 %

35

 1.749

 4.400

 39,75 %

 8.523

 11.000

 77,48 %

4

 2.377

 4.055

 58,62 %

 3.170

 8.110

 39,09 %

69

 280

 400

 70,04 %

 3.756

 5.250

 71,54 %

53

 5.994

 6.526

 91,85 %

 17.173

 19.726

 87,06 %

5

 288

 3.500

 8,22 %

 1.010

 5.000

 20,20 %

1064

 2.017

 2.800

 72,05 %

 57.445

 65.500

 87,70 %

8

 848

 1.000

 84,79 %

 2.598

 3.000

 86,60 %

907

 2.432

 4.100

 59,31 %

 96.083

 105.000

 91,51 %

4FM

Guadeloupe:
>12 metres

1

 12

 500

 2,38 %

 220

 1.750

 12,57 %

SUBTOTAL

2.400

16.388

28.281

57,95 %

202.767

239.336

84.72 %

TOTAL

8076

 229.376

 254.040

 90,29 %

 1.110.200  1.155.805

 96,05 %

Bold italic type indicates that the objectives have not been met The tonnage objectives for the segments 4F5 and
4F6 expressed in terms of GT are definitive. The tonnage objectives for the other segments have not been revised
to  take  into  account  the  remeasurement  in  units  of  GT,  so  the  comparisons  between  the  situation  and  the
objectives are uncertain.

26

 
Revision of the objectives in connection with the “pelagic trawlers (4F6)”

In  2002,  the  French  Authorities  presented  to  the  Commission  a  request  for  an  increase  in
capacity.  The  request  was  based  on  the  identification  of  additional  fishing  opportunities
mainly in the waters off West Africa (Mauritania).

On the basis of extensive scientific advice, the Commission has accepted to increase the final
objectives  of  this  segment  by  4.500  GT  and  4.500  kW,  under  the  condition  of  a  “Special
National  Fishing  Effort  Scheme”,  in  order  to  avoid  any  possible  relocation  of  this  new
capacity towards  Northern  pelagic  stocks  in  Community  and  International  waters.  The  final
objectives of this segment have to be adapted accordingly.

Revision of the objectives in connection with the segments 4FC and 4FD

Following a request by the French authorities presented in 2002, the Commission accepted an
increase of the final  objectives  of  segments  4FC  by  100  GT  and  1.500  kW  and  of  segment
4FD by 1.200 GT and 3.000 kW. These increases are not reflected in the table above.

27

b) Fleet evolution

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

France without overseas departments

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 31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

France without overseas departments

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

28

c) Fishing effort

France

Segment
code

 Fishery

 1997

 1998

 1999

 2000

 2001

 2002

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

14.320  92.831  13.600  87.739  13.332  85.771  11.898  76.357  13.774  87.092

13.518

85.449

 F1

8.814  22.004

 8.656  21.748

 8.695  21.906

 7.896  20.593

 8.504  21.497

8.203

20.646

 F1

1.722

 2.523

 1.581

 2.317

 1.499

 2.196

 1.657

 2.428

 1.854

 2.334

1.805

2.277

 F1

 F1

 F2

1.835  10.454

 1.613

 9.173

 1.522

 8.624

 1.486

 8.281

 1.569

 8.317

1.637

8.258

776

 4.425

 798

 4.168

 807

 4.060

 704

 3.435

 517

 2.495

621

3.018

66

 442

 46

 360

 43

 350

 26

 213

 20

 178

18

151

488

 1.102

 384

 855

 310

 678

293

639

 345

 755

323

705

10.291  25.843  10.156  25.470

 9.772  24.315

 8.695  21.474

 9.058  21.897

8.398

20.329

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 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

29

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

End 2002

GTx

KWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

KWx

GTx

KWx

GTx

KWx

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

days

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

50.767 128.394

1.722

 2.523

 3.303

 4.839

 4.802

 7.035

 6.459

 9.464

 8.313  11.798

10.118

14.075

1.835  10.454

 3.448  19.627

 4.970  28.251

 6.456  36.532

 8.026  44.849

9.663

53.107

776

 4.425

 1.574

 8.593

 2.381  12.654

 3.085  16.089

 3.602  18.584

4.223

21.602

66

 442

 112

 802

 156

 1.152

 182

 1.365

 202

 1.542

220

1.693

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

30

France - 4F3 Trawlers > 30 metres

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

160000

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

France - 4F6 Pelagic trawlers > 50 metres

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

16000

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

31

France - 4F8 Mediterranean trawlers

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

France - 4F9 Mediterranean seiners: fishery F1: Tuna

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

4500

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

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

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

700

600

500

400

300

200

100

0

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

32

UNITED KINGDOM

a) Situation of the fleet

United Kingdom

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT*

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4N1

4N2

Small scale coastal
< 10 m

Pelagic  trawl  and
purse seines

5750

 20.448

 21.721

 94,14 %

 291.511

 286.154

101,87 %

44

 48.962

 38.731

126,41 %

93.369

 82.168

113,63 %

4N3

Beam trawl

111

 22.879

 27.395

 83,51 %

 82.578

 103.054

 80,13 %

4N4

Demersal 
seines, Nephrops

trawl,

978

 98.658

 134.059

 73,59 %

 292.980

 422.876

 69,28 %

4N5

Lines and nets

138

 14.443

 15.168

 95,22 %

 38.270

 60.646

 63,10 %

4N6

Shellfish fixed

288

 6.848

 6.509

105,20 %

40.546

 35.744

113,44 %

4N7

Shellfish mobile

226

 11.296

 11.448

 98,67 %

 49.450

 50.894

 97,16 %

4N8

Distant water

10

 14.363

 14.758

 97,32 %

 19.774

 23.741

 83,29 %

NC

Not classified

1

 17

 119

TOTAL

7546

 237.914

 269.789

 88,19 %

 908.597

 1.065.277

 85,29 %

Bold  italic  type  indicates  that  the  objectives  have  not  been  met  The  tonnage  objectives  for  the  segments  4N1,
4N2, 4N3, 4N4, 4N5, 4N6 and 4N7 expressed in terms of GT are definitive. The tonnage objectives for the other
segment has not been revised to take into account the remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons between
the  situation  and  the  objective  is  uncertain.  The  final  tonnage  objectives  for  the  segment  4N4  have  to  be
increased by 143 GT as approved by Commission Decision 2003/245/EC to take into account the improvements
on safety, navigation at sea, hygiene, product quality and working conditions for vessels of more than 12 m in
length overall.

33

Revision of the objectives

The Commission has accepted a request from the United Kingdom to increase the objectives
of MAGP IV by 6% based on the fact that between 1983 and 1986 the capacity of the UK’s
fleet  was  reduced  voluntarily  and  this  reduction  was  later  integrated  into  the  compulsory
MAGP objectives. The final objectives have to be adapted accordingly.

b) Fleet evolution

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

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

34

c) Fishing effort

United Kingdom

Segment
code

Fishery

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
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

1.009

2.093

4.497

 7.256

 4.107

 6.238

 4.192

 6.801

 4.544

 7.296

 4.264

 7.150

4.638

9.904

516

 780

 183

 313

 267

 411

 162

 250

 198

 289

162

291

386

 523

 754

 1.012

 800

 1.112

 389

 516

 402

 627

284

642

4.155  16.357

 3.880  14.826

 3.814  14.617

 3.378  13.005

 3.105  11.837

2.773

10.601

2.179

 7.620

 2.076

 7.447

 1.981

 7.014

 1.826

 6.267

 1.760

 6.129

1.850

6.300

28.486  84.159  27.348  79.109  27.886  78.162  28.129  79.015  26.075  74.031

22.672

64.599

F1

1.421

2.615

1.571

 2.891

 1.515

 2.673

 755

 1.558

1.451

2.555

1.331

2.394

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

35

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

End 2002

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

days

days

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

7.656

12.482

4.497

 7.256

 8.604

 13.494  12.796  20.295  17.340  27.591  21.604  34.741

26.242

44.645

516

 780

 699

 1.093

 966

 1.504

 1.128

 1.754

 1.326

 2.043

1.488

2.334

386

 523

 1.140

 1.535

 1.940

 2.647

 2.329

 3.163

 2.731

 3.790

3.015

4.432

4.155  16.357

 8.035

 31.183  11.849  45.800  15.227  58.805  18.332  70.642

21.105

81.243

2.179

 7.620

 4.255

 15.067

 6.236  22.081

 8.062  28.348

 9.822  34.477

11.672

40.777

28.486  84.159  55.834

 163.268  83.720  241.430  111.849  320.445  137.924  394.476 160.596 459.075

1.421

2.615

2.992

5.506

4.507

8.179

5.262

9.767

6.713

12.322

8.044

14.686

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

36

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

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

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

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

37

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

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

7000

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

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

Situation

Objectives

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

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

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

Situation

Objectives

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

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

90000

80000

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

38

United Kingdom - 4N3 Beam trawl: fishery F2 - Flatfish VII, VI

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

45000

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

United Kingdom - 4N4 Demersal trawlers, seiners, nephrops

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

200000

150000

100000

50000

0

600000

500000

400000

300000

200000

100000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

United Kingdom - 4N8 Distant water

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

18000

16000

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

39

GREECE

a) Situation of the fleet

Greece

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT*

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4D1

Small scale coastal
< 12 m

18078

 35.611

 36.884

 96,55 %

 348.582

 370.358

 94,12 %

4D2

Demersal

358

 28.793

 24.927

115,51 %

103.562

 95.976

107,90 %

4D3

Gri-gri

342

 11.941

 12.539

 95,23 %

 58.599

 63.445

 92,36 %

4D4

Sponges

6

 47

 175

 26,75 %

 407

 1.202

 33,84 %

4D5

>12 metres

919

 12.385

 12.923

 95,83 %

 71.984

 84.765

 84,92 %

4D6

Demersal-
Internaltional
waters

49

 15.754

 32.462

 48,53 %

 28.338

 37.751

 75,07 %

NC

Not classified

7

 19

 116

TOTAL

19759

 104.550

 119.910

 87,19 %

 611.588

 653.497

 93,59 %

Bold  italic  type  indicates  that  the  objectives  have  not  been  met  The  tonnage  objectives  for  the  segments  4D4
expressed in terms of GT is definitive. The tonnage objectives for the other segments have not been revised to
take into account the remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons between the situation and the objectives
are uncertain.

40

b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of global fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives.
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 31-12-2002

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives Situation

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

41

c) Fishing effort

Greece

Segment
code

4D1

4D2

4D3

4D4

4D5

4D6

 1997

 1998

 1999

 2000

2001

2002

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

8.434  68.582

 9.178  72.889

 9.382  73.913

 9.024  71.378

6.992

69.836

7.196

70.516

5.692  25.686

 5.148  23.854

 4.858  22.618

 4.331  20.112

5.602

21.149

5.671

20.867

2.717  12.388

 2.641  12.129

 2.665  12.228

 2.507  11.506

2.283

11.714

2.243

11.118

2.660  16.248

 2.614  15.701

 2.534  15.205

 2.574  15.456

2.326

15.005

2.749

16.032

4.680  11.112

 3.567

 8.334

 3.807

 9.039

 4.187  10.009

5.154

8.262

4.140

7.633

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

IRELAND

a) Situation of the fleet

Ireland

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT*

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4G1

Polyvalent

1281

 38.630

 45.648

 84,63 %

 140.858

 161.953

 86,97 %

4G2

Pelagic  trawl  and
purse seines

4G3

Beam trawl

NC

Not classified

23

 31.586

 36.663

 86,15 %

 47.838

 47.873

 99,93 %

7

8

 1.207

 1.156

104,38 %

5.350

 6.113

 87,52 %

 313

 1.429

TOTAL

1319

 71.736

 83.467

 85,95 %

 195.475

 215.939

 90,52 %

Bold italic type indicates that the objectives have not been met. Ireland has not yet fully updated its fleet register
following technical problems during 2001/2002. These technical problems have been resolved but the register
remains incomplete and will do until the backlog of vessel data is cleared. This task is expected to be completed
shortly.So the comparisons between the situation and the objectives are  uncertain. It  should be  noted  that  the
tonnage  objectives  have  not  been  revised  to  take  into  account  the  remeasurement  in  units  of  GT.  The  final
tonnage objectives for the segments 4G1 and 4G2 have to be increased by 107 GT and 96 GT as approved by
Commission Decision 2003/245/EC to take into account the improvements on safety, navigation at sea, hygiene,
product quality and working conditions for vessels of more than 12 m in length overall. In addition, the situation
of  the  fleet  and  the  final  objectives  have  to  be  increased  by  6.706  GT  and  28.259  kW  respectively  to  include
vessels partly used in aquaculture and that were not covered by the MAGPs.

42

Revision of the objectives in connection with segment 4G1

The Commission is  examining  a  request from  Ireland  to  increase  the  final  objectives  of  the
MAGP IV for segment 4G1 in order to allow for the registration of existing inshore vessels.
At the time of adoption of the MAGP IV, 5.473 GT and 28.447 kW were added to the Irish
objectives in order to allow for the registrations of these vessels, but the Irish authorities claim
this amount does not cover the total capacity of this fleet and request an additional 2.300 GT
and 25.130 kW. Since out of the 5.473 GT and 28.447 kW added at the adoption of MAGP
IV, only 2.077 GT and 14.475 kW had been registered by the time this report was drafted (1
June 2003), the difference has to be deducted from the final objective for this segment.

b) Fleet evolution

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

Ireland

GT*

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

31-12-2002

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives Situation

Ireland

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

43

c) Fishing effort

Ireland

Segment
code

Fishery

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

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

3.991

6.509

232

 1.112

 273

 1.304

 278

 1.278

 190

 883

 144

 655

176

741

2.728

2.811

4G1

4G2

4G2

4G3

F1

F2

F1

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

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

End 2002

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

days

days

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

24.781

42.447

232

 1.112

 505

 2.416

 783

 3.694

 973

 4.577

 1.117

 5.232

1.293

5.973

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

44

Ireland - 4G2 Pelagic

GTxdays (‘000)

40000

35000

30000

25000

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

kWxdays (‘000)

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

Ireland - 4G3 Beam trawl

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

2000

1500

1000

500

0

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

45

ITALY

a) Situation of the fleet

Italy

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT*

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4H1

Small scale coastal
< 12 m

4565

 8.594

 10.704

 80,29 %

 114.760

 79.994

143,46 %

4H2

Bottom trawlers

1493

 66.639

 64.152

103,88 %

308.843

 312.437

 98,85 %

4H3

4H4

Pelagic 
trawlers

Small 
seiners

pair

10

 584

 794

 73,60 %

 3.102

 4.749

 65,31 %

purse

7248

 41.777

 58.198

 71,78 %

 384.635

 453.038

 84,90 %

4H5

Hydraulic dredgers

729

 9.468

 9.802

 96,59 %

 78.936

 95.108

 83,00 %

4H6

Polyvalents

1578

 47.818

 30.839

155,06 %

262.891

 199.369

131,86 %

4H7

Bottom trawlers

119

 14.819

 8.025

184,66 %

47.779

 22.276

214,49 %

4H8

Polyvalents 
trawlers

non

15

 2.356

 6.301

 37,39 %

 7.224

 23.696

 30,49 %

4H9

Tuna purse seiners

76

 6.610

 3.080

214,62 %

30.862

 11.782

261,94 %

4HA

Swordfish fleet

168

 3.446

 8.735

 39,45 %

 26.119

 83.158

 31,41 %

4HB

Trawlers and purse
seiners

25

 13.529

 29.232

 46,28 %

 28.440

 53.364

 53,29 %

NC

Not classified

4

 358

 1.294

TOTAL

16030

 215.998

 229.862

 93,97 %

 1.294.885  1.338.971

 96,71 %

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

46

b) Fleet evolution

Evolution of fleet capacity in GT* compared to objectives.

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

31-12-2002

Evolution of fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives Situation

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

47

c) Fishing effort

Italy

Segment
code

 1997

 1998

 1999

2000

2001

2002

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

 GTx
days

 kWx
days

41.632  386.281  69.764  618.885  70.004  640.539

3.524

32.63

3.251

29.811

2.826

26.292

38.610  187.855  41.960  211.766  39.503  200.341

11.553

64.063

11.216

63.837

9.427

55.064

305

 1.526

 258

 1.410

 208

 1.135

35

288

39

317

21

149

5.339

44.830

5.498

46.881

5.324

46.320

4.877

44.050

4.124

38.256

4.320

40.376

664

 6.925

 607

 6.379

 673

 7.132

870

9.095

773

8.056

715

7.444

42.226  330.681  31.928  266.564  34.271  281.087

6.858

46.305

5.961

40.384

6.037

41.523

848

2.603

891

2.759

830

2.564

1.948

5.757

2010

5.919

2.003

5.943

78

338

83

359

89

385

92

378

78

309

150

576

362

1.591

266

1.125

237

1.015

365

1.585

566

2.754

560

2.745

1.187

10.080

466

3.859

207

1.705

181

1.457

131

1.132

128

1.107

4.162

9.772

4.355

10.207

3.687

8.570

3.373

8.079

3.084

7.457

3.311

8.327

4H1

4H2

4H3

4H4

4H5

4H6

4H7

4H8

4H9

4HA

4HB

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

48

NETHERLANDS

a) Situation of the fleet

Netherlands

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT*

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4J1

Small scale coastal
< 12 m

83

 144

 229

 62,88 %

 1.870

 1.968

 95,02 %

4J2

Pelagic trawlers

18

 93.848

 48.790

192,35 %

103.547

 62.475

165,74 %

4J3

Cutters >221 kW

152

 61.228

 71.345

 85,82 %

 230.015

 275.616

 83,45 %

4J4

Eurocutters <= 221
kW

4J5

Small vessels

4J6

Shrimps vessels

178

 12.682

 13.427

 94,45 %

 34.921

 41.529

 84,09 %

80

79

 184

 213

 86,38 %

 1.983

 2.245

 88,35 %

 3.751

 2.813

133,33 %

14.979

 10.318

145,17 %

4J7

All gears

135

 5.497

 8.703

 63,16 %

 16.739

 29.010

 57,70 %

TOTAL

725

 177.334

 145.520

121,86 %

404.054

 423.161

 95,48 %

Bold italic type indicates that the objectives have not been met. The tonnage objectives for the segments 4J2, 4J3
and 4J4 expressed in terms of GT are definitive. The tonnage objectives for the other segments have not been
revised to take into account the remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons between the situation and the
objectives are uncertain. The situation of the fleet and the final objectives have to be increased by 21.978 GT
and  60.138  kW  respectively  to  include  vessels  partly  used  in  aquaculture,  which  were  not  covered  by  the
MAGPs.

Revision of the objectives in connection with the “pelagic segment (4J2)”

In  December  1999,  the  Dutch  Authorities  presented  to  the  Commission  a  request  for  an
increase  in  capacity.  The  request  was  based  on  the  identification  of  additional  fishing
opportunities mainly in the waters off West Africa (Mauritania).

On the basis of extensive scientific advice, the Commission has accepted to increase the final
objectives of this segment by 44.888  GT and 41.489 kW, under  the  condition  of  a “Special
National  Fishing  Effort  Scheme”,  in  order  to  avoid  any  possible  relocation  of  this  new
capacity towards Northern  pelagic  stocks  in  Community  and  International  waters.  The  final
objectives of this segment have to be adapted accordingly.

49

Revision of the objectives in connection with the “all gears segment (4J7)”

In December 2002, the Netherlands asked to register some vessels involved in artisan coastal
and  inland  fisheries,  which  were  not  registered  previously  due  to  doubts  about  their
professional  status.  The  request  concerns  27  vessels  using  fixed  gears  and  operating  in  the
‘Wadden  Sea’  and  amounts  to  2.279  kW  and  753  GT.  The  final  objectives  of  segment  4J7
have to be adapted accordingly.

b) Fleet evolution

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

Netherlands

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Netherlands

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 31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

50

c) Fishing effort

Netherlands

Segment
code

Fishery

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
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

24.864

26.410

13.582  53.697  13.314  52.691  13.052  50.902  12.996  50.127  12.534  47.882

11.589

43.777

1.718

 4.814

 1.592

 4.322

 1.585

 4.253

 1.575

 4.153

 1.663

 4.243

1.716

4.251

0

 0

 0

 1

 0

 1

 0

 0

0

 7

1

17

226

 870

 334

 1.170

 334

 1.243

 365

 1.406

 406

 1.487

101

 461

 86

 335

 79

 291

 52

 209

 58

 271

F1

F1

F1

F1

4J1

4J2

4J3

4J4

4J5

4J6

4J7

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

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

End 2002

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

days

days

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

134.816

151.144

13.582  53.697  26.896  106.388  39.947  157.290  52.944  207.417  65.478

 255.299

77.067

299.076

1.718

 4.814

 3.311

 9.136

 4.896  13.389

 6.471  17.542

 8.134

 21.786

9.850

26.037

0

0

0

1

0

2

0

2

0

9

2

26

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

51

Netherlands - 4J2 Pelagic trawlers

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

180000

160000

140000

120000

100000

80000

60000

40000

20000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

Netherlands - 4J3 Cutters > 221 kW

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

90000

80000

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

350000

300000

250000

200000

150000

100000

50000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

52

Netherlands - 4J4 Cutters ≤ 221 kW

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

16000

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

Netherlands - 4J5 Small vessels

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

250

200

150

100

50

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

53

PORTUGAL

a) Situation of the fleet

During  the  second  half  of  2002  Portugal  communicated  sporadically  data  on  its  fleet  as
required  by  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No 2090/9812.  The  following  table  is  based  on
information  provided  by  Portugal  in  accordance  with  Article 5  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)
No 2792/199913. Note that the figures for the Azores and Madeira are based on information of
the first semester of 2002.

Portugal

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT*

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4K1

Small scale  coastal
< 12 m

7488

 9.904

 15.774

 62,79 %

 105.645

 112.941

 93,54 %

4K2

Fixed gear >=12 m

494

 21.890

 29.277

 74,77 %

 82.320

 97.488

 84,44 %

4K3

Trawl

110

 19.936

 20.762

 96,02 %

 54.894

 59.586

 92,13 %

4K4

Seine

160

 7.475

 8.768

 85,26 %

 36.777

 38.619

 95,23 %

4K5

trawl
Polyvalent 
and  longline  small
scale  coastal  <  12
m

4K6

small  scale  coastal
< 12m

53

 40.563

 96.922

 41,85 %

 55.339

 103.390

 53,52 %

438

 456

 680

 67,05 %

 3.000

 4.574

 65,59 %

4K7

Fixed gear >=12 m

52

 3.741

 5.354

 69,87 %

 13.388

 17.414

 76,88 %

4K8

Seine

5

 193

 253

 76,35 %

 1.006

 1.170

 85,97 %

4K9

Small scale  coastal
< 12 m

1508

 2.284

 2.721

 83,93 %

 19.482

 20.815

 93,59 %

4KA

Fixed gear >=12 m

119

 10.372

 14.246

 72,81 %

 30.718

 36.846

 83,37 %

d
n
a
l
n
i
a
M

a
r
i
e
d
a
M

s
e
r
o
z
A

TOTAL

10427

 116.814

 194.757

 59,98 %

 402.569

 492.843

 81,68 %

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

12

13

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

54

                                                
b) Fleet evolution

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

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

55

c) Fishing effort

Portugal

Segment
code

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

2.767  24.214

 2.712  24.880

 2.667  25.693

 2.652  26.722

 2.608  27.657

2.598

28.490

5.598  22.000

 5.738  21.951

 5.665  21.492

 5.595  21.352

 5.830  21.676

5.800

21.649

5.638  16.419

 5.541  16.089

 5.605  16.090

 5.774  16.233

 6.342  17.270

6.427

17.362

2.037

 9.551

 1.401

 6.622

 1.380

 6.679

 1.370

 8.748

 1.387

 6.903

1.331

6.605

16.303  21.363  15.481  20.424  14.751  19.628  14.210  19.143  13.408  18.262

13.415

18.408

150

 949

 143

 908

 133

 868

 126

 843

 125

 838

115

793

1.196

 3.886

 1.274

 4.266

 1.312

 4.433

 1.211

 4.120

 1.033

 3.647

976

3.413

61

 269

 57

 252

 57

 252

 57

 252

 57

 252

50

263

591

 4.529

 590

 4.619

 586

 4.681

 588

 4.813

 586

 4.992

599

5.197

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

2.698

7.926

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

56

SWEDEN

a) Situation of the fleet

Sweden

Tonnage (GT*)

 Power (kW)

Segment

 Description

 Number
of
vessels

 GT*

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

 kW

 Objective
2002

 %
situation/objective
31/12/2002

4M1

Small scale coastal
< 12 m

1416

 5.517

 7.974

 69,18 %

 74.491

 92.328

 80,68 %

4M2

Trawlers

57

 4.524

 5.696

 79,43 %

 17.537

 22.941

 76,44 %

4M3

Trawlers, 
seiners

purse

119

 23.146

 23.294

 99,36 %

 75.469

 83.487

 90,40 %

4M4

Bottom trawlers

177

 10.847

 11.975

 90,58 %

 48.946

 49.741

 98,40 %

4M5

4M6

Passive 
vessels <12 m

Passive 
vessels ≥12 m

gear

44

 1.206

 2.246

 53,70 %

 6.991

 11.348

 61,60 %

gear

6

 164

 251

 65,34 %

 1.078

 1.183

 91,12 %

TOTAL

1819

 45.404

 51.436

 88,27 %

 224.512

 261.028

 86,01 %

Bold italic type indicates that the objectives have not been met. It should be noted that the tonnage objectives
have not been revised to take into account the remeasurement in units of GT, so the comparisons between the
situation and the objectives are uncertain. The final tonnage objectives for the segment 4M2, 4M3, 4M4 have to
be increased by 11 GT, 458 GT and 88 GT respectively as approved by Commission Decision 2003/245/EC to
take  into  account  the  improvements  on  safety,  navigation  at  sea,  hygiene,  product  quality  and  working
conditions for vessels of more than 12 m in length overall.

57

b) Fleet evolution

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

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

31-12-2002

Evolution of global fleet capacity in kW compared to objectives.

Objectives Situation

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

31-12-2002

Objectives Situation

58

c) Fishing effort

Sweden

Segment
code

4M1

4M2

4M3

4M4

Fishery

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

KWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

GTx
days

kWx
days

549

 6.833

931

 3.849

 825

 3.391

 812

 3.251

 955

 3.725

 753

 2.935

 790

 2.965

3.606  11.165

 4.214  12.498

 4.229  12.315

 4.809  13.976

 4.748  14.298

 4.575  13.990

F1

2.209

 8.595

 1.689

 6.999

 2.111

 8.254

 2.152

 8.231

 1.957

 7.831

 1.652

 6.748

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

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

End 2002

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

GTx

kWx

days

days

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  32.079  10.118  39.910

11.770  46.658

units in ‘000 GTxdays and ‘000 kWxdays

59

Sweden - 4M4 Bottom trawlers

GTxdays (‘000)

kWxdays (‘000)

14000

12000

10000

8000

6000

4000

2000

0

60000

50000

40000

30000

20000

10000

0

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

Situation

Objectives

60