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**COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

Brussels, 28.05.1996
COM(96) 232 final

96/O140(CNS)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (BO

**amending Regulation (EEC)** **No** **2847/93 establishing** **a** **control system**
**applicable** **to the** **Common Fisheries Policy**

(presented by the Commission)

**REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL**

**AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

**ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF**

**A SATELLITE-BASED VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM**

**FOR COMMUNITY FISHING VESSELS**

**EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM**

The present proposal for a Council Regulation amende Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93

establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy (hereinafter referred to

as "Control Regulation"), with a view to require the Member States to establish satellite-based

fishing vessel monitoring systems.

The 1992 Commission proposal for a new Control Regulation provided for the implementation of

a continuous position monitoring system of fishing vessels using satellite communications in order

to improve effectiveness of fisheries control. However, at that stage, the Council did not accept

the Commission proposal. Instead, in the framework of an overall compromise the Council and

the Commission agreed to legal provisions which required:

- Member States to carry out pilot projects in order to assess the technology to be used for the

purpose of fisheries control,

- to postpone a decision, until June 1996, on when, whether and to what extent a continuous

position monitoring system shall be implemented for fishing vessels.

All Member States concerned have carried out, from July 1994 to December 1995, pilot projects

for satellite monitoring, involving up to 350 Community vessels. The implementation of pilot

projects have demonstrated that satellite-based continuous monitoring of fishing vessels will

greatly improve the effectiveness of fisheries control.

The conclusions of the implementation of the pilot projects are reflected in the "Report on the

establishment of a satellite-based vessel monitoring system for Community fishing vessels". This

report is based on the reports submitted by each Member State.

Taking into account the experience obtained, the present proposal for a Council Regulation

amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, provides for the implementation by Member

States of satellite-based continuous monitoring systems for tracking fishing vessels flying their flag

and which enable them to communicate to the Member States in which waters they are carrying

out their activities, the localisation of its vessels. It is provided that such monitoring applies to

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**all fishing vessels exceeding a certain lenght whilst this obligation should be implemented**

**gradually in the period 1997-1999. Initially vessels operating in sensitive fisheries should be**

**monitored whilst finally all vessels should be covered. Furthermore, the present proposal contains**

**provisions which shall ensure cooperation between the Member States concerned.**

**Finally, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, it falls to the Council to**

**adopt a decision before 1 July 1996.**

**PROPOSAL** **FOR A COUNCIL REGULATION** **^ £ I** **©** **Wofr** **VJÎ^**
**amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system**
**applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy**

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular

Article 43 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ',

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament [2],

whereas fishstocks have been overexploited in recent years and therefore significant efforts

on surveillance and control of fishing activities are required to remedy this situation;

whereas there is a need to use cost-effective measures and to improve availability and

accuracy of effort data, such as by introducing satellite based vessel monitoring systems;

whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 [ 4] establishing a

control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy, the Council can decide for a

continuous position monitoring system to be established for Community fishing vessels;

O . J . No L 2 6 1, 2 0 . 1 0 . 1 9 9 3, p . 1

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whereas experience gained in the application of pilot projects carried out by the Member

States in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 897/94 [ 5], laying down detailed

rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 as regards pilot projects

relating to continuous position monitoring of Community fishing vessels, has demonstrated

that several satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems can be used to determine the position

of fishing vessels;

whereas satellite-based continuous monitoring of certain categories of Community fishing

vessels will improve effort management, surveillance of sensitive areas, crosschecking of

logbooks, and monitoring of landings,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1. Article 3 of Council Regulation No 2847/93 is replaced by the following:

"Article 3

1. Each Member State shall establish a satellite-based vessel monitoring system, hereinafter

referred to as "VMS", to monitor the position of Community fishing vessels.

The VMS shall apply no later than 1 January 1997 to all Community fishing vessels

belonging to at least one of the following categories regardless of their length :

vessels operating on the high seas, except in the Mediterranean Sea,

vessels operating in the waters of third countries,

vessels catching fish for reduction to meal and oil,

vessels using driftnets longer than one kilometer,

as well as, no later than 1 January 1999, to all other Community fishing vessels exceeding

15 metres in length overall.

O . J . No L 1 0 4, 2 3 . 0 4 . 1 9 9 4, p . 18

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2. Member States shall ensure that satellite-tracking devices be installed and fully operational

on Community fishing vessels flying their flag to which VMS shall apply. The satellite

tracking device shall enable a fishing vessel to communicate by satellite to its flag State,

its geographical position and where applicable the effort reports referred to in Article 19b

below. In the case of _force majeure_ relevant information shall be communicated by

radio via a radio station approved under Community rules for the reception of such

information.

Member States shall conduct an annual inspection of the satellite-tracking devices

installed on board the fishing vessels flying their flag.

3. The masters of the Community fishing vessels to which VMS applies shall ensure that the

satellite-tracking devices are at any time fully operational and that the information referred

to in paragraph 2 is transmitted.

4. Member States shall establish and operate Fisheries Monitoring Centres, hereinafter

referred to as "FMC", which shall monitor fishing activities and fishing effort. The FMC

shall be operational no later than 1 January 1997.

The FMC of a particular Member State shall monitor the fishing vessels flying its flag,

regardless of the waters in which they are operating or the port they are in as well as

Community fishing vessels flying the flag of other Member States operating in the waters

under the sovereignty or the jurisdiction of that particular Member State.

5. Where its fishing vessels are operating in waters subject to the sovereignty or jurisdiction

of another Member State, the flag Member State shall ensure immediate communication

of spécifie data related to their position by its FMC to the FMC of the coastal Member

State concerned. The flag Member State shall be discharged of this obligation if the

fishing vessels flying its flag transmit directly all relevant information to the FMC of the

Coastal Member State concerned, on the basis of a protocol to be agreed upon between

the flag Member State and the coastal Member State, which shall be transmitted to the

Commission.

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6. Each flag Member State shall appoint the competent authorities responsible for the FMC

and shall take the appropriate measures to ensure that its FMC has the proper staffing

resources and is equipped with computer hard- and software enabling automatic data

processing and electronic data transmission. Member States shall provide for back-up and

recovery procedures in case of system failure.

Member States may operate a joint FMC.

7. The flag Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the data received

from its fishing vessels are recorded in computer-readable form for a period of three

years. The Commission shall have direct access to these computer files at any time. Due

respect shall be given to the prevailing rules concerning data protection.

8. Detailed rules for the implementation of this Article shall be decided in accordance with

the procedure laid down in Article 36. "

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at For the Council

The President

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**REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL**

**AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT**

**ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF**

**A** **SATELLITE-BASED** **VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM**

**FOR COMMUNITY FISHING VESSELS**

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**Table of contents**

I. Introduction

1. Background
2. The International Context

II. The pilot projects

1. Evaluation of the pilot projects
2. The issue of data exchange
3. Legal and Evidential Issues

III. The appropriateness of a satellite-based VMS for fishery enforcement
and management

Annex

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**INTRODUCTION**

For many and many generations, the stars have been the sole means of

navigation over land and on sea. Still in use today as back-up, celestial

navigation has been gradually complemented by other navigation techniques.

Over the past decades, the world has seen a revolutionary transition to space

based systems. Satellite navigation is probably one of the better known

applications of space technology.

Today, satellite-based systems are finding new applications in many other

areas including air (traffic control systems, approach and landing

systems, ...), road (private transport, truck management, ...), rail and survey

sectors. The number of users of these systems and the economic benefits

increase continuously, due to liberalisation and privatisation initiatives. The

technologies developed in different areas can be applied to fisheries

monitoring, control and surveillance, as will be demonstrated hereafter.

This report is made in response to a formal obligation pursuant to Article 11

of Commission Regulation (EC) No 897/94 which requires the Commission

to present a report to the Council regarding the pilot projects carried out by

the Member States relating to the continuous position monitoring of

Community fishing vessels^). It is partly based on the final reports of the

Member States, which were unfortunately transmitted with delay.

( ) OJ No L 104/18

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**1.** **Background**

In 1992, the Commission proposed that a continuous position-monitoring

system using satellite communications should be introduced for fishing

vessels, in order to improve the effectiveness of surveillance of fishing

activities^).

Subsequently, the Council decided that Member States were to carry out

pilot projects, in cooperation with the Commission, in order to assess the

technology to be used and the vessels to be included in the above mentioned

system (as provided for by Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC)

No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries

policy, of 12 October 1993, hereafter called "the Control Regulation").

Commission Regulation (EC) No 897/94 laid down detailed rules for the

pilot projects. Thirteen EU Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Germany,

Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Finland,

Sweden and the United Kingdom) have carried out pilot projects for satellite

monitoring, involving up to 350 vessels throughout the Community.

Three different, commercially available, satellite-based vessel monitoring

systems (Argos, Euteltracs and Inmarsat) were used to track the movements

of the participating vessels. Several Member States have tested more than

one of these systems.

The pilot projects were funded with ECU 10 million from the Community

budget. The projects started in July 1994 and were due to end in June 1995.

(') COM(92) 392 final

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On request of a number of Member States, whose projects were overdue, the

projects were prolonged to December 1995. A number of Member States

continue to use the systems as a means of improving and developing their

understanding of this type of technology for fisheries enforcement and

conservation purposes.

The pilot projects were coordinated by the European Commission. The

Commission regularly organised meetings of the Expert Group Fisheries

Control with the national officials in charge in the Member States in order

to monitor the progress of the projects.

The Commission has also been conducting trials since 1992. It has been

using its inspection vessel operating in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries

Organisation (NAFO) Regulatory Area (i.e. international waters off

Newfoundland) for this purpose.

2. **The International Context**

The management dilemma in commercial fisheries of reconciling the

availability of limited fishery resources with the overcapacity in the catching

sector has been compounded by the difficulties enforcement agencies face

with monitoring large numbers of vessels spread over immense ocean areas.

In recent years, many nations have resorted to technological innovations such

as monitoring vessel locations by satellite as a means of improving the

enforcement and effectiveness of their fishery management regimes. A

number of examples are set out below.

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In April 1990, an international agreement among the United States of

America, Canada and Japan required that satellite monitoring be placed on

100% of the Japanese squid and large-mesh driftnet fishing vessels operating

in the North Pacific in 1990. Similar agreements were reached between the

U.S. and Korea and the U.S. and Taiwan. The U.S. has monitored the

operations of nearly 800 fishing vessels on the high seas. More recently a

score of U.S. longliners have been equipped with satellite surveillance

devices in the Western Pacific pelagic longline fishery. The U.S. are at

present preparing a scheme for two specific fisheries in the New England

region (groundfish and scallops).

On 1 January 1994, Australia officially implemented its first Vessel

Monitoring System in a deep sea Orange Roughy trawl fishery with

approximately 30 vessels. Further developments include extending the

coverage of the system to Tuna longliners and Northern Prawn fishery

trawlers for both position and catch reporting.

Since 1 April 1994, New Zealand requires certain categories of vessels to

carry and operate vessel monitoring equipment. At present around 200

vessels are equipped.

Several other countries worldwide have been conducting trials or are

considering doing so: Argentina, Canada, Chile, French overseas territories

(French Polynesia and New Caledonia), Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Morocco,

Norway, Peru, Russia and Taiwan.

Both the _United Nations agreement for the implementation of the provisions_

_of the UN Convention on the Law of the_ _Sea_ _of_ _10_ _December 1982, relating_

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_to the_ _conservation_ _and management of straddling fish stocks and highly_

_migratory_ _fish stocks_ and the _Code of Conduct for Responsible_ _Fisheries_

make explicit reference to the use of vessel monitoring systems (VMS).

The Bering Sea Convention foresees that each contracting party shall require

its fishing vessels that fish for pollack in the convention area to use real-time

satellite position-fixing transmitters while in the Bering Sea. Other regional

organisations such as CCAMLR (Antarctic), ICCAT (Atlantic tuna), FFA

(South Pacific) and NAFO (Northwest Atlantic) have also taken interest in

the subject. NAFO Contracting Parties will carry out pilot projects involving

35% of the fishing fleet operating in the NAFO Regulatory Area during

1996/1997.

On 21-22 November 1995, the Commission organised an International

Symposium on Fisheries Enforcement in Madrid, Spain. The aim of the

symposium was to consider the use of satellite-based technology for

monitoring, control and surveillance. Thirteen Member States, four third

countries, the FAO and a score of companies have participated. The

symposium resulted in a useful exchange of information among participants.

Experience outside the European Union has clearly indicated that although

satellite monitoring has not replaced conventional enforcement methods, it

has made them more efficient and effective. In particular, it has allowed

enforcement agencies to identify problems on a priority basis.

Other than the use of satellite technology for enforcement purposes there

have been many satellite technology innovations that have helped fishermen

to operate more efficiently. These applications have included the Global

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Positioning System (GPS) satellites that have allowed fishing vessels to

immediately determine their position, course and speed. Other developments

include satellite application of remote sensing to fisheries which has

facilitated the precise location of highly productive biological zones of

certain stocks. Furthermore, telecommunication satellites have improved

inter-vessel communications for some fishing fleets and this saves search

times in locating the optimal fishing sites as well as providing additional

security in the event of emergency.

**H.** **THE PILOT PROJECTS**

Member States have carried out extensive trials with Vessel Monitoring

Systems in the course of their respective projects. Globally, more than 300

Community fishing vessels have been equipped with a blue box (30 Argos,

60 Euteltracs and 175 Inmarsat, in addition to Portugal where MONICAP is

operational with over one hundred vessels). In 1995, Finland and Sweden

set up a joint pilot project with Denmark. Sweden because of the short time

frame of their project did not however succeed in finding voluntary

participant vessels.

All Member States have tested GPS-INMARSAT. Only some Member States

tested ARGOS and/or EUTELTRACS. In a complementary project, Greece

has also tried out VHF/DSC data communication, the use of which is more

limited to territorial waters. The United Kingdom has conducted trials with

Automatic Position Recorders (APR), which store data onboard the fishing

vessel without transmitting the information in real-time.

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**The Annex recapitulates the main facts about each project.**

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**1.** **Evaluation of the Pilot Projects**

This section summarises the principle findings of the Member State reports

and the reflections of the Expert Group Fisheries Control which was

convened regularly throughout the duration of the pilot projects.

The pilot projects proved the reliability of real-time satellite position

monitoring equipment on board fishing vessels and established that this type

of technology will greatly enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the

existing aerial, surface and land based resources.

Although the pilot projects in the Member States revealed a number of

technical problems, they also clearly demonstrate that these could be resolved

by a joint approach between the project managers and the system providers.

It was particularly evident that satellite-based vessel monitoring technology

has evolved considerably during the period of the project. This trend is set

to continue. The further development of ready-to-use products as well as the

improvement in satellite services will greatly assist the realisation of the full

potential of a future operational system.

The pilot project demonstrated that the quality, robustness and reliability of

vessel equipment had improved significantly during the trial period.

Ongoing technological progress will continue to offer new functionalities at

a lower cost. Prices of mobile equipment are expected to drop significantly

with the advent of low earth orbit satellite systems, and the liberalisation and

privatisation policies should diminish telecommunication costs. Computer

hard- and software is getting cheaper in general. The principle problem

encountered was the loss of data through system failures. This problem

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occurs however only occasionaly and can be resolved by appropriate back-up

and recovery procedures.

All Member States reported that the Global Positioning System (GPS),

integrated in the ARGOS transponders and used in combination with

INMARSAT C, is sufficiently precise for fishery enforcement purposes.

The positioning function of Euteltracs is evaluated positively as well.

**2.** **The Issue of Data** **Exchange**

A significant number of data exchange trials between Member States have

been undertaken during the operational phase of the pilot projects. The trials

identified the complexity and difficulties of exchanging position data.

However, they also provided valuable information on how data exchange

may be improved and how a unique solution or other alternatives may be

achieved in an operational system.

The data exchange format proposed by Denmark and X.25 data exchange

protocol have been accepted as standards for the purpose of the pilot

projects. The X.25 services available are however not the same in each

Member State. A number of Member States failed to exchange position

reports on a regular basis. In this regard, the technical effort required to

establish and operate reliable and effective data communication procedures

during the period of the pilot project has apparently been underestimated by

the Member States. From the Commission point of view this was the least

successful aspect of the pilot project.

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Direct transmission from the fishing vessel to the coastal state has only been

tested by two Member States. It can nevertheless be considered to be a valid

alternative for communication by the Flag State to the Coastal State.

Member States recognize the need to standardise the data exchange

procedures and reflect further on the architecture of the future Community

system for satellite monitoring. In that context the issues of inter-operability

of different mobile satellite communication and tracking technologies with

terrestrial networks will have to be addressed in a comprehensive manner.

It should be noted that the issue of data communication between Member

States is a general issue that is not limited to satellite tracking applications.

**3.** **Legal and Evidential Issues**

In their reports Member State did not undertake an elaborate assessment of

the legal and evidential issues pertaining to the data acquired from a satellite

based vessel monitoring system. The Commission is nevertheless aware that

the vessels participated in the pilot projects on a voluntary basis and that

many issues such as tampering or misuse of the devices for the purpose of

cloning (the unauthorised use of a legitimate unit to mislead the authorities

as to the correct location of vessels) or of ghosting (the unauthorised

disabling of a unit) will not be fully apparent until the system is mandatory

for certain categories of vessels. It is therefore essential that the full onus

of responsibility for the installation, operation and maintenance of the

operational equipment is placed on the vessel and that it will be illegal to be

at sea without an operational unit on board. It is also imperative that there

will be a full range of appropriate sanctions, as well as incentives, to ensure

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that vessels comply with the regulatory requirements.

In general, Member States have widely diverging rules of evidence. The

admissibility and evidential value of the data provided by a satellite-based

vessel monitoring system could to some extent differ in each Member State,

such as is the case with other information, e.g. photographs taken during

aerial surveillance flights. In order for VMS to operate effectively, co

operation between the competent authorities of the Flag State and the Coastal

state is required. This may imply that certain Member States will have to

introduce rules under their national law in order to enable the evaluation of

evidence obtained by satellite-based VMS.

**m.** **THE APPROPRIATENESS OF A SATELLITE-BASED VMS FOR**

**FISHERY ENFORCEMENT AND MANAGEMENT**

The trials demonstrated that a fully operational system will have many

benefits for fisheries enforcement. As noted in the Commission Report on

Monitoring the Common Fisheries Policy _(_ _[l]_ _)_ there are at present many

serious shortcomings in the effectiveness and efficiency of enforcement .

Satellite monitoring of fishing vessels will improve the control of many areas

in the current fisheries regime.

In particular it will :

     improve effort management by providing high-quality effort

(') COM (96) 100 final

reports;

     improve the monitoring of closed boxes or sensitive areas;

    allow a more cost effective deployment of patrol vessels and

surveillance aircraft as well as a more efficient use of boarding

parties at sea;

     allow the verification of logbook data and in some instances the

validation of catch area reports;

     assist in the detection of illegal or unauthorised landings;

     allow the monitoring of the advance notification of landing

requirement.

The diverse nature of EU fisheries requires a complex management and

control structure. However, in the long term a satellite based vessel

monitoring system may allow simplification of the regulatory framework.

In particular, it may provide an incentive for fishermen to comply with the

regulations which in turn may result in a reduction of some of the current

obligations such as hail requirements.

Satellite-based systems will assist the monitoring of fishing effort and will,

if combined with other enforcement tools, improve the recording of quota

uptake by vessels.

From the Community perspective, a satellite based vessel monitoring system

will improve the uniform application of the regulatory framework, enhance

cooperation between enforcement agencies and ensure greater transparency

of the fishery control and enforcement effort in the Member States.

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The pilot projects in the Member States revealed that there are also many

advantages for the fishing industry. These include, cheaper communication

costs, improved safety features in the event of an emergency, confidential

messaging services for catch and market information, and improved access

to weather, port, and other information. Furthermore, recent experience in

the Member States indicates that fishermen are already investing in satellite

telecommunications equipment and services.

The encouraging results of the pilot projects conducted by the Member States

and developments in international fisheries indicate that it is now appropriate

to prepare for an operational scheme applicable to Community fishing

vessels.

The cost of satellite-based VMS will depend mainly on the number of

vessels included in the system. It can further be assumed that Member

States will prefer maximum flexibility to develop a national system tailored

specifically to their needs and to integrate the system with existing

monitoring facilities and operations.

The hard- and software purchased for the purpose of the pilot projects may

be reused whenever possible.

Based on an earlier study, the cost of satellite monitoring, including a control

center in each Member State for monitoring a fleet of 10.000 vessels, over

five years, is likely to be of the order of 80 to 100 Mecu. The predominant

part will be the mobile equipment on board of each vessel. Expenditure

would normally be eligible under Council Decision 95/527/EC on a

Community financial contribution towards certain expenditure incurred by

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the Member States implementing the monitoring and control systems

applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy( [1] ).

(*) O.J. No L 301, 14.12.1995, p. 30
Rectified O.J. No L 302, 15.12.1995, p. 45

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SYNOPTIC TABLE (situation on 01.05.96)

Member

State

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Greece

Spain

France

Ireland

Italy

Community
financial

contribution

(MECU)

0,3

0,9

0,4

0,8

3,0

0,9

0,7

0,5

Number of

vessels

Satellite System

INMARSAT

INMARSAT

INMARSAT

INMARSAT

EUTELTRACS

INMARSAT

ARGOS

EUTELTRACS

INMARSAT

EUTELTRACS

INMARSAT

INMARSAT

Receipt
final report
(deadline:
29.02.96)

    

26.03.96

04.03.96

13.03.96

14.03.96

19.03.96

    

    

ANNEX

Remarks

- Cost of connectivity software shared with
Netherlands

- Loss of INMARSAT data reports

- Difficulties in finding voluntary participants

- Developed data exchange format for position
reporting

- Telecom does not support X.25 fast select mode
for international communications

- Tested VHF/DSC in a complementary projet

- LES does not support individual polling function

- Developed an extension of the Danish data
exchange format for event reporting

- Continues to use the system for effort reporting

- Eutelsat developed technical solution for the
integration of the data flows from the three
satellite systems

- Continues to use the system for effort reporting

- Encryption of position reports

- In favour of direct transmission to coastal state

- Suggests use of central data routing facility

- Not yet operational

**Minimum**

10

10

15

10

124

67

10

17

**Actual**

21

10

22

20

124

45

10

(20)

Control Centre

Dienst voor Zee
visserij, Oostende

Fiskeridirektoratet,
Copenhagen

Bundesanstalt LE,
Hamburg

Hellenic Coast

Guard, Piraeus

IGPM, Madrid

CROSSA, Etel

Naval Base, Cork

Coast Guard,

Rome

Operational
starting date
(deadline:
01.10.94)

March '95

April '95

October '94

October '94

March [ ;] 94

May '95

October '94

 

Satellite System

ARGOS

EUTELTRACS

INMARSAT

INMARSAT

INMARSAT

INMARSAT

ARGOS

EUTELTRACS

INMARSAT

Receipt
final report
(deadline:
29.02.96)

20.03.96

05.03.96

07.03.96

22.03.96

(draft
provisional)

Remarks

 - Cost of connectivity software shared with
Belgium

 - Loss of INMARSAT data reports

 - Previous experience with project "Verre
Visserijen"

 - PTT Telecom does not support X.25 fast select
mode

 - Portugal did not carry out a specific pilot
project, since it had prior experience with
MONICAP

 - Satellite-monitoring is an established means of
control under national law

 - Joint project with Denmark and Sweden

 - Joint project with Denmark and Finland

 - No voluntary particioants
. - Equipped two Coast Guard vessels and one
research vessel

 - Full integration of satellite systems through
customised monitoring system (CTMS)

 - No participation of Fisheries Organisations
 - 18 vessels equipped with Automatic Position
Recorders

Number of

vessels

Community
financial

contribution

(MECU)

0,5

0,2

0,2

0,9

Control Centre

AID, Kerkrade

IGP, Lisbon

Department of
Fisheries, Helsinki

Fiskeriverket,
Gôteborg

MAFF, London
DAFS, Edinburgh

Operational
starting date
(deadline:
01.10.94)

October '94

After

accession

After

accession

September

- 94

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**A**

Member

State

Netherlands

Portugal

Finland

Sweden

United

Kingdom

**Minimum**

14

47

  

19

**Actual**

41

104

5

3

29

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