CELEX: 31978H0591
Language: en
Date: 1978-06-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission recommendation of 30 June 1978 relating to the directed herring fishing in maritime zones west of Ireland

No L 194/28                       Official Journal of the European Communities                               19 . 7. 78
                                     COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
                                                  of 30 June 1978
                relating to the directed herring fishing in maritime zones west of Ireland
                                                    (78/591 /EEC)
1 . In its resolution on certain aspects of the               the fishing plans be applied not later than 1 July, by
internal fisheries regime adopted on 3 November               way of exception on a national basis, in order to avoid
1976, the Council, having regard to the economic              a postponement in the introduction of the fishing
implications of fishing in Ireland, declared its inten­       plans until later in the year which would be comprom­
tion to apply the provisions of the common fisheries          ising the objectives.
policy in such a way as to ensure the continued and
progressive development of the Irish fishing industry         5. In the premises and in virtue of Article 155 of
on the basis of the Irish Government's fishery develop­       the Treaty establishing the European Economic
ment programme for the development of coastal                 Community, the Commission recommends to Ireland
fisheries .                                                   and the Kingdom of the Netherlands that they apply,
                                                              from 1 July to 31 December 1978, to vessels over 12
The recognition of the special position of Ireland            metres between perpendiculars carrying out directed
among those Member States with fishing interests will         fishing for herring in Division VII b), c) as defined by
require the application of special provisions as part of      ICES (Donegal Bay excepted), the measures contained
the regime for the conservation and management of             in the fishing plans for Ireland and the Netherlands
resources which need to be set up as soon as possible.        appearing in Annexes I and II respectively to the pro­
2. As this regime has not yet been established, ad            posal for a Council Regulation establishing Commu­
hoc provisions should be laid down without delay in           nity fishing plans for directed herring fishing in
order to prevent lack of protection threatening the           certain zones (').
endangered herring stock in ICES Division VII b), c)
whose exploitation is of special importance to the            6. The Commission reserves the right to examine
coastal population .                                          the content of this present recommendation as experi­
                                                              ence in the application of the fishing plans suggests,
3. To this end, the Commission has proposed that              and having regard to any changes which may occur in
Community fishing plans be established for the                the state of the herring stock.
period 1 July to 31 December 1978 which on the one
hand will help ensure that the Regulations governing
fishing in this Division, as approved by the Commis­
sion, are observed, and on the other hand will ensure,        Done at Brussels, 30 June 1978 .
by taking account of the economic and social needs of
Irish coastal fishermen, that the natural geographical
advantage in catch possibilities in the zone close to                                    For the Commission
the coast is fully enjoyed.
                                                                                          Finn GUNDELACH
4. In the present circumstances, even though this
proposal has not yet been adopted, it is desirable that                                      Vice-President
                                                               1 OJ No C 141 , 16. 6. 1978 , p. 10 .