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Date: 1981-10-21
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) concerning the management and control of certain catch quotas for 1982 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State and fishing in the Regulatory Area defined in the NAFO Convention (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                         COM(81)593 final
                                         Brussels - 21 October 1981
                        Proposal for a
                   COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
   concerning the management and control of certain catch
  quotas for 1982 for vessels flying the flag of a Member
    State and fishing in the Regulatory Area defined in
                     the NAFO Convention
        ( submitted to the Council by the Commission )
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                                   EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1 . At its annual meeting on 11 September 1981 the Fisheries Commission of
       the Northwest Atlantic . Fisheries Organization ( NAFO ) adopted proposals
       for catch quotas for the year 1982 of certain fish stocks occuring
       in the Regulatory Area defined in the Convention on Future Multilateral
       Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries , to which the Community
       is a Contracting Party . These proposals become measures binding upon
       all Contracting Parties to the Convention on 16 November 198'1 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 will be bound to adopt appropriate measures
       to implement the catch limitations provided for in the proposals concerned .
       This is the purpose of the present proposal .                          - <
2 . Since the NAFO proposal on squid in areas 3 and A made on .-11 September
       1981 does not provide for specific quotas for Canada and the Community , and
       since it has not proved possible for the two parties to agree on their
       respective shares of the TAC for this stock , the Commission proposes-
       that the Community establish a quota for its own fishermen which takes
       account of the TAC proposed by NAFO for the total stock and of the interest
       of Community fishermen .
3 . The other elements of the proposed Regulation , concerning measures to
       ensure adequate control of fishing activity in the Regulatory Area , are
       unchanged from the provisions of the corresponding Regulation for 1981
'      adopted by the Council ( 1 ).
  ( 1 ) OJ No L 218 , 4.8.1981 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak---                                       Proposal for a
                          COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
                         concerning the management and control
                                  of certain catch quotas
                         for 19$2 for vessels flying the flag
                                       of a Member State
                          and fishing in the Regulatory Area
                             defined in the NAPO Convention
                                        / '
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
 Community , and in particular Article 43 thereof ,
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commiss5.on ,
                                                               1
 Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament ( / , .
( 1 ) OJ No C 90.. 21.4.19S1', p. 108
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Co-operation in the
North-West Atlantic Fisheries (^), hereinafter referred to as the ,
NAFO Convention, was approved by the Council in its Regulation ( EEC )
No 3179/78 ( 2 );
i         -.■■■ ' ■                          • -         ■/
Whereas the NAFO Convention entered into force on 1 January 1979 ;
Whereas the Fisheries Commission of the North-West Atlantic Fisheries
Organization adopted on 1i < September 198 1 a proposal establishing
limitations for catches of certain species in the Regulatory Area
for 198' 2, which became a measure binding upon the Community on         '
 1'6 November 1981 ;
Whereas it is the responsibility of the Community to take
appropriate steps to ensure compliance by Community vessels with the
 said measure ;
Whereas the NAFO Commission proposal on squid , made* on
 11 September 198 1, does not provide for ^ specific        ; quotas for
 Canada and the Community ; whereas the Community should therefore
 establish a quota for its own fishermen at a level which takes account
 both of the TAC proposed by NAFO for the entire- stock and of the
 interests of Community fishermen ;
  ( I) OJ No L 378, 30.12.1978, p. 2
  r ) OJ No L 378, 30.12.1978 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas information about ©atches "by Comaunity vessels should be made
available to their respective Member States and to the Commission ia
order to ensure that these quotas are complied with .
                                           i
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                               Article 1 .    .  -
                          •                                          •
1„       For the period 1 January to 31 December 19c2 < catches of the
  - species mentioned in Annex I by vessels flying the flag of a
    Member State in the Regulatory Area , as defined in Article 1(2 ) of
    the NAFO Convention, shall be limited , within the" parts of the 1
    Regulatory Area referred to in the said Annex , to the quotas set
    out therein.                                 N
2.       By-catches of the species referred to in Annex I taken in
    those areas in which no allocation for a directed fishery , is
    provided by this Regulation shall not exceed , for each of the
    species on board the vessel * listed in Annex I , 2,^00 kg or 10#
    by weight of all fish on board the vessel , whichever is the greater
                               Article 2
1.       Vessels fishing in the area referred tb in Article 1 shall
    keep a log-book in which the information specified in Annex II is
    to be entered .
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2»       Viditils fishing id           ^gfarred, to in Arti§l# 1 shall
   transmit to the authorities of their flag' State by the 16th day
   of each month in respect of the first half of that month and by
   the first day of each month in respect of the second half of the
   preceding month, reports concerning their catches in the said
   area . Such reports shall give catches in tonnes by species and
   quota area for the period covered by the report .
3.       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
   starting to fish fol* 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
                                                      /'
1.       Member States shall transmit regularly to the Commission
   the reports of vessels flying their flag which have been made
   in accordance with Article 2(2 ). Reports received in respect
    of the first half of each month shall be transmitted to the
    Commission by the 20th day of the same month and those received
    in respect of the second half of each month shall be transmitted
    by the fifth day of the following month .
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2,         Member States shall transmit without delay to the Commission
      information received in aceordS&ce       Aa^Siele 2(3 ) *       v
3.         Member States shall transmit to the Commission by the .
      20th day of each month information concerning the landings made
      during the previous month by vessels flying their flag fishing
      in the area referred to in Article 1 .
                                Article 4
        Member States shall inform the Commission of all vessels flying
their flag . which intend to engage in fishing or in the processing of
sea fish in the area referred to in Article 1 at least 30 days before
the intended commencement of such activity . This information shall
include :
( a) name of the vessel ;
                                         *
(b ) official number of the vessel registered by the appropriate
       national authorities ;
( c ) home port of the vessel ;
( d ) name of owner or charterer - of the vessel ; . '
                                                   4
( e ) a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of
  v    the regulations in force in the Regulatory Area ;
 (f ) principal target species of the vessel while fishing within the
        Regulatory Area ; :
 ( g ) sub-areas where the vessel will be expected to fish .
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                                  Article
                                  1
                                          5ri
1.        Y7hen informed by the Executive Secretary of the North-West
   Atlantic Fisheries Organization that one of the quotas referred
   to in Article 2(3 ) has been fully utilized , the Commission shall
   so inform the Member States , which shall take appropriate measures
   to . ensure that fishing by vessels flying their flag for the stocr
   concerned shall cease within 3 working days of the date of receipt
   by .the Commission of the information from the Executive Secretary .
2.        If the Commission has reason to believe , on the basis of the
   information received from the Member States , that the quota
   concerned has been fully utilized , it shall , without waiting for
   the notification from the Executive Secretary , so inform the
   Member States , which shall take appropriate measures to ensure
   that fishing by vessels flying their flag for the stock in question
   shall cease without delay .
                                  Article 6
      This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities .                                     /
      It shall apply from 1 January to 31 December 1982 .
 ---pagebreak---      This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and direotly
applicable in all Member States ."            ■ ;
                                   Done at Brussels ,
                                              For the Council
                                         ■•••   The President
 ---pagebreak---                                                                       ATNEX I
         Catch Quotas for "the period 1 Jamiary to 31 December 198 2
             Species                  ΚΑΡΟ Division   Quotas ( tonnes )
Atlantic cod                              3NO                    210
                    . 'v       -          3M                1,470
American plaice                           3LN0                   700 ( 2)
                         - - '
                                          3M                     500 ( 1 )
Yellowtail flounder                       3LN0                  ,430 ( 2 )
Redfish                                 . 3M                 1 , 200
                                          ZLtJ                      0
                                          •
Witch                                     3N0                      50 ( 1 )
Squid ( illex)                             3 + 4            9750 ( 2 )
Caps l irr                                  3.LÑO        ■           0
( ) This quota has not been allocated exclusively to Community
       vessels but to all Contracting Parties to NAPO having no
       specific allocation , including the Community , Pishing by
       Community vessels shall thus be suspended once the Community
       has been informed that the total quota has been exhausted .
 , 2\                               '               ...
 C ) Less any quantity taken by Community vessels in the parts
       of NAPO sub -are as falling within areas of national fisheries
       jurisdiction .                                      . ,
                • f
                                                  V
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Itftta t*£ Xaffoffmatsioft to appear In the logbook             Code
Vessel name                                                      01
Vessel nationality                                               02
Vessel registration number                                       03 -
Régi stration 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
                                                 2
Number of hauls during the 24-hour period ( )                     40
Number 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
 ( ) Codes to he completed by one of the items of information given m
      the second part of this Annex*                  -
 (^) When two or more types of gear are used in same 24~hour period,
      records should be separate for the different types#
 ---pagebreak---                       f?3\ÊK5D!®3 TèQ AS553TXATX0SS FOR KASJ SPSCT2S
ALE - Alevri.ro                                  K3J – Atlantic menhaden
AEG – Atlantic argentine                         UIX – Kiied species
SOT - Atlantic "brxtterfish     .                SDL – Kollusos
 CAP – Capelin                                    PEL – Pelagic fish ( not specified)
 CAT - Wolffish»a (• catfiahos)                  PLA «• American plaice
 COD - Atlantio cod                               POK – Pollock (« saithe)
 CRA – Crabs                                      RED – Atlantic redfish
 CRU – Crustaceans                                ENG – Roundj-iOse grenadier
 DOG - Dogfish                                    SAL – Atlantic Balmon '
 FIW - Winter flounder                            SAD – 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 speoified) -
 HAD – Haddook                                    SQU – Squids
 HAL – Atlantic halibut                           SWO - Swordfish
 HER - Atlantic herring                           SWX – Seaweeds
 HKR - Red hake                                   TU3 – Tuna
 HKS - Silver hake                                URC - American sea urohin
 EKW – White hake                ;                USK – Cusk (» tusk )
 W7 - Shellfish ( not specified)                  VFF – Finfish (not speoified)
 LOB – Northern lobster                           WIT – Witch flounder
 MAC - Atlantic mackerel                          TEL - Yellowtail flounder
                            STANDARD TAD ABBREVIATIONS FOR GEARS
 Abbreviations              Gear
 OTB                        Bottom otter' trawl ( side or stern not specified)
 0TB1                       Bottom otter trawl ( side)
  0TB2                      Bottom otter trawl ( stern)
  OTM                       Midwater otter trawl ( side or stem not speoified)
  0TM1                      Midwater otter trawl ( side)
  0TH2                      Midwater otter trawl ( stern)
  PTB •                     Bottom pair trawl (2 boats )
  PTM                        Midwater pair trawl (2 boats )
                             Shrimp trawl (now included in bottom otter trawl categories )
  SOI                       Danish seines
  SSC                        Scottish seines
  SPR                        Pair seine (2 boats )
  SB   .                     Beach seines
  PS                         Purse seines
  GS                         Gillnets ( not specified)
  GNS                        Gillnets . set )
  GHD                        Gillnets   drift )
   LL'                       Longlines   set or drift not specified)
   ILS                       Lcnglines   set )
   LLP                       Longlines   drift )
   LHP                       Handlines and pole-lines                 ^
■ LEM    ■                   Handlines and pole-lines (mechanised)
   LTL     -                 Troll lines
, FIX                        Traps (not specified)
   FPS                       Uncovered pound nets
   7236 /Ai
 ---pagebreak--- Abbreviations                   Gear
     PPO        -     Covered pots and fyke nets
     FWR              Barriers , fences , weirs , etc ,
     DRB            ' Boat dredges
     DRH              Hand dredges ( e.g. rakes and tongs )
     HAR          '   Harpoons
     MIS      .       Miscellaneous gears
     KK               Gears not known