CELEX: 51981PC0253
Language: en
Date: 1981-05-22
Title: Amendment to the Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concerning allocation and control of certain catch quotas for 1981 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State and fishing the Regulatory Area defined in in the NAFO Convention (COM(80) 720. 18.11.1980) (submitted to the Council by the Commission pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 149 of the EEC Treaty)

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                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
            concerning allocation and control of certain catch
            quotas for 1981 for vessels flying          the flag of a
            Member State and fishing the Regulatory Area defined in
            in the NAFO Convention ( COM(80 > 720 . 18.11.1980 )
                ( submitted to the Council by the Commission
                  pursuant to the second paragraph of Article
                  149 of the EEC Treaty )
C0M(81 ) 253 final          9 '
 ---pagebreak---                            EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
On 14 November 1980 , the Commission transmitted to the Council a
proposal for a Council Regulation ( EEC ) concerning allocation and control
of certain catch quotas for 1981 for vessels flying the flag of a Member
State and fishing in the Regulatory Area defined in th'e NAFO Convention ( 1 ).
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At its special meeting held from 31 March - 2 April 1981 , the Fisheries .
Commission of the North West Atlantic Fisheries Organization ( NAFO )
adopted a new set of Conservation and Enforcement Measures ,in the NAFO
Regulatory Area as well as proposals for definitive catch quotas for
1981 for cod and capelin in certain sub-areas , These ' proposals become
measures binding upon all Contracting Parties to the Convention on 30 May 1981
unless they have lodged an objection pursuant to Article XII of the NAFO
Convention .    The Commission sees no reason for an objection' by the Community ™
Consequently , the Community is bound to adopt appropriate measures to
implement the cat:h limitations provided for in the proposals^concerned
and the relevant provisions of the new set of Conservation and Enforcement
Measures .             , '          -     ■
It is the purpose     of the present amendment to incorporate
these proposals and provisions in the above mentioned proposal for a
Council Regulation .
(1 ) COM ( 80 ) 720 , 18.11.1980
 ---pagebreak--- Amendment to the proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) concerning
allocation and control of certain catch quotas for 1981 for vessels flying
the flag of a Member State and fishing in the Regulatory Area defined in
the NAFO Convention .      (1 )
                                 Article 2 - ( 3 )
This paragraph is amended to read as follows :
" Vessels intending to fish in the Regulatory Area for a particular stock
for which no quota has been allocated to the Community , shall transmit
to the authorities of their flag State notification of such an intention ,
at least 72 hours before engaging in a fishery for an amount allocated
to " Others " for that stock , together , if possible , with an estimate of
the projected catch . Vessels engaging in such a fishery shall transmit
to the authorities of their flag State reports of catches from that
stock , at 48 hour intervals ."
                                 Article 3 , paragraph 2
Article 3(2 )             . is amended to . read as follows :
" Member States shall transmit without delay to t he Commission information
received in accordance with Article 2(3 )."
( 1 ) COM ( 80 ) 720, 18.11.1980
 ---pagebreak---                                  Annex I
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Annex I is amended to read as follows :
                 " Catch quotas for the period 1 January to
                   31 December 1981
       Species             NAFO Division                Quotas (t onnes )
Atlantic cod               3N0        -     France                           200
               '           3M               France      '                    715
                                            Germany   ,                      570
                                            United Kingdom             . . 185
American piai ce           3LN0             France                           700 ( 2 ).
                           3M               EEC                         •    500  (1 )
Yellowtail flounder        3l.N0 ·          France                         , 400 ( 2 )
Redfish                    3M               France .                         100
         •                                  Germany                       1.000
                                          . United Kingdom                   100
Witch                      3N0              EEC   . -                         50 ( i)
Squid ( Illex )            3 + 4            EEC -         –              7.500    (2 )
Capelin                    3LN0           ■ EEC                                 0 (3)
( 1 ) This quota has not been allocated exclusively to Community vessels but
      to all Contracting Parties to NAFO having no specific allocation ,
      including the Community . Fishing by Community vessels shall thus be
                                                                                  *
      suspended once the Community has been informed that the total quota
      has been exhausted .
( 2 ) Less  any quantity taken by Community vessels in the parts of NAFO
      sub-areas falling within- areas 'of national fisheries jurisdiction .
( 3 ) No directed fishery ."                                                  *
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                                    Annex 2
      Annex 2 is amended to read as follows :
                                " Log-book Entries
 Item of Information                                                     Code
 Vessel name                                                              01
 Vessel nationality                                  ^                    02
 Vessel registration number                                               03
 Registration port                                                        04
 Type of gear used (daily )                            .  .               10
 Type of gear                                                             *2
 Date - day                                                               20
       - month                                                            21
       - year                                                             22
 Position - latitude                                                      31
             - longitude                           *                      32
             - statistical area                                           33
 *No . of hauls during the 24-hour period                                 40
 *No . of hours gear fished during the 24-hour period                     41
 Species names                                                            *2
 Daily catch of each species (metric tons live weight )                   50
 Daily catch of each species for human consumption in the form of fish    61
 Daily catch of each species for reduction                                62
 Daily discard of each species                                            63
 Place ( s ) of trans-shipment                                            70
 Date(s ) of trans-shipment                                               71
 Master 's signature                                                      80
*1   When two or more types of gear are used in same 24-hour period , records should
     be separate for the different types .
*2   Please see attached sheets showing the FA0 codes applicable ."
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                         STANDARD FAO ABBREVIATIONS FOR MAIN SPECIES
ALE             -    Alewife          ■   t                                         MEN      m
ARG             .
                     Atlantic argentine                                             MIX      m
                                                                                                 Mixed species
 BUT            m    Atlantic butterflsh                                            MOL      m
                                                                                                 Molluscs
 CAP                 Capei in                                                       PEL
                m                                                                            m
                                                                                                 Pelagic fish ( not
 CAT            -
                     Wolffishes (=catf1shes )                                       PLA          American plaice
 COD                 Atlantic cod                                                   POK          Pol lock (= sai the )
                -
CRA             -    Crabs                                                          RED      m
CRU             -    Crustaceans                                                    RNG
DOG             -
                     Dogfish                                                        SAL          Atlantic salmon
FLW                  Winter flounder-                                               SAU          Atlantic saury
                -
FLX             -
                     Flatfishes ( not-specified )                                   SCA     „'
                                                                                                 Sea scallops
GHL             -
                     Greenland halibut                                       "      SHA          Sharks             ' .
GRC             -    Greenland cod                                                  SHR          Shrimps             -
GRO             -
                    Groundfish ( not specified )                                    SKA          Skates ( not specified )
HAD             -   Haddock                                                         SQU          Squids
HAL             -
                    Atlantic hal ibut              ,4                               SWO          Swordfish
HER           . -   Atlantic herring                                             . SWX           Seaweeds
HKR ·           -   Red hake                                                        TUN          Tuna
HKS             -
                    Silver hake                                                     URC          American sea urchin
H KW            -   White hake                                                      USK     m
                                                                                                 Cusk ;( = tusk )         -
I NV            -
                     Shellfish ( not specified )                          «
                                                                                    VFF     m
LOB         '   -   Northern lobster                                                WIT     _  .
MAC             -
                    Atlantic mackerel                                               YEL     -
                                                                                                 Yellowtail flounder
                          STANDARD FAO ABBREVIATIONS FOR GEARS
          Abbreviations
                                                                            Gear
  0TB                                                  Bottom otter trawl ( side or stern not specified )
  0TB1                                                 Bottom otter trawl ( side )                            ~
   0TB2                 .   ;     I                    Bottom otter trawl ( stern ) ,
   OTM           .                                     Midwater otter trawl ( side or stern not specified )
   0TM1          '                  .                  Midwater otter trawl ( side )
   QTM2                                       ■„       Midwater otter trawl ( stern )
   PT P                                                Bottom pair trawl (2 boats )
   PTM                                                 Midwater pair trawl (2 boats )
        .                                              Shrimp trawl ( now included in bottom otter trawl
                   ' -                             .    ~ categories )
   SDN                                                 Danish seines
   SSC                                                 Scottish seines
   5PR .                        i                      Pair seine (2 boats )
   SB                                                  Beach seines
   t>S                                                 Purse seines
   GN                                                  Gillnets ( not specified )
   GNS                                                 Gi 11 nets ( set )               ,
   GND                                                 Gi linets ( drift )
   LL                         /           c            Longlines ( set or drift not specified )
   LLS                                                 Loriql ines ( set )
   LLD                                                 Longlines ( drift )        •
   LHP                                                 Hanoi ines and pole-lines
    LHM                                 "              Haridl ines and pole-1,ines ( mechanized )
    LTL .                                              Troll    nnes
    FIX                                                Traps ( not specified )
    FPN                                                Uncovered pound nets
    rpO                                                Covered pots and fyke nets
    l" WF.-                                            Barriers , fences , weirs , rtc .
    DRR                                                Boat dredges
    DP.H                                             ^        dredges ( e.g . rakes and tor.gs )
    HAR                                     •    "     Herpoons                           /
    MIS                                                Miscellaneous gears
    n<                                                  Gail's ict known ,