CELEX: 51977PC0194
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Date: 1977-05-16
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) relating to certain interim measures for the conservation and management of certain herring stocks (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                 COM(77)194 final
                                                 Brussels , 16 May 1977
                                Proposal for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION (ESC )
              relating to certain interim measures for the conservation
              and management of certain herring stocks
                                                     *
                      ( submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COI-H77 ) 194 final
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                     Explanatory Memorandum
             The Council , during ita session of the 25/26 April 1977
agreed to resume the study of the overall range of problems relating
to the conservation of the different herring stacks in order to
adopt a definite position on the regiae applicable to this species
from 1st June 1977 •
             According to the latest available scientific information
on the North Sea herring , the threshold beyond which recruitment caa
no longer be guaranteed has now been reached * Maintenance of the
ban on direct catches and the maximum reduction of the by-catch le^el
constitutes the only chance of allowing the reconstitution of this
stock at a level where in the first instance its perenniality will
no longer be threatened .
             For this reason the Commission reaffirms its proposal of
20 April 1977 ( doc . COM/52/77 final ).
             The state of exploitation of other stocks of herring ( 1 )
in the fishing cones of the Member States is not of the same gravity
as that of the North Sea stock . However , the equilibrium between
the production potential and the exploitable resource level has been
broken ," or is in danger of being so for these stocks also .
             For this reason , measures leading to the reduction b'f
these catches must be taken .
             The measures to be taken are given in this present propo­
sal .
( 1 ) Excepting the Cdltic Sea herring for which the Council decided
      upon a ban on fishing up to 51.12.1977 its regulation ( CEE )
      n " 550/77 .
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                        Council Regulation ( EEC ) ;                             ;
               relating to certain interim measures for the conser­
              vation and management of certain herring stocks .
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ,
and im particular Article 103 thereof ,
Having regard to the Act of Accession , and in particular Article 102
thereof ,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas , in view of the over- fishing of many of the herring stocks in
the fishing zones under the Member States' Jurisdiction or sovereignty ,,
the Council has agreed to rule on the regime to applied to this species
from 1 June 1977 ;
Whereas as regards North Sea herring , in view of scientific advice that
this stock is still in a critical state , the prohibition on fishing al-           j
ready decided upon for the period up to 31 May should be continued for .
the remainder of 1977 J whereas the special provisions on herring /by-catches '
occurring in the course of the direct fishing of other species should
also "be continued :
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas Council Regulation (EEC ) NO 350/77 of 18 February 1977 ^ •'ving
down certain interim measures for the conservation and management of
fishery resources ( l ) prohibited fishing for herring in the Celtic Sea
in divisions VII g, h ; whereas this prohibition should be extended to
the adjacent division VII f ;
Whereas the latest scientific advice is that stocks other than those in
the North Sea and Celtic Sea are in an equally critical situation ; whereas
that situation may be aggravated by the likelihood of the transfer of
fishing activities from the prohibited herring zones in the North Sea
and the Celtic Sea ; whereas measures should therefore be taken to limit
catches ;
Whereas , consequently , catch quotas should be allotted equitably between
the Member States ;
Whereas certain control measures are needed to enforce this Regulation ;
Whereas the measures in question must be taken without delay in view of
the danger which the current over–exploitation of herring resources holds
for Community supplies ; whereas , as an interim step , such measures should
be laid down forthwith on the basis of Article 103 of the Treaty , subject
to their being included at a later date in the common agricultural policy ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
( 1 ) 0J No L 48 , 19.2.1977 , P. 28
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                                 Article 1
1.         The catch quotas for' the direct fishing of herring im the
North Sea for the period from 1 June to 31 December 1977 in sub-area IV and
division VII d as defined by the International Council for the- Exploration
of the Sea ( ICES ) shall "be fixed at zero for all Member States .
2.         The Member States shall be authorized to catch North Sea herring
as by-catches in the course of direct fishing for other species , up to a
limit of 10 % by weight of catches of sprat and 5 # by weight of catches
of Norway pout and of sand eels during each voyage .
The permitted by->catches calcultated on an annual basis , may not however
exceed 15-000 tons for Denmark , 1.650 tons for the United Kingdom , ^10
tons for the Federal Republic of Germany and 275 tons for the other Member
States .
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           Fishing for herring in division VII f as defined by the
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea be prohibited from
1 June to 31 December 1977 *
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            The quotas of catches allotted to each Mealier Stat «_ for
certain stocks or group of stocks of herring in the sub-areas and divi­
sions laid' down by the ICES in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdic­
tion of the Member States shall be as laid down in the Annex to this
Regulation for the period from 1 June to 31 December 1977-
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           The Member States shall take , as far as is possible , all
necessary steps to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Regula­
tion within the maritime waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction ,
and covered by the Community rules on fisheries .
           The checks carried out by the Member Stfites shall be repor^-sfi
at regular intervals to the Commission .
           In each case they shall mention the type and the nationality
of the vessel , any infringements recorded. and counter-measures taken .
 ---pagebreak---                              Article 5
            This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 1977 •
            It shall apply until the entry into force of the Coaaunity
regime for the conservation and management tif fishery resources or , at
the latest , until 31 December 1977 *
            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Meaber States *
Done at Brussels ,          1977 »                For the Council ,
                                                   The President *
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Quantities of herrings ,by stock , which may be caught by Member States .
Except where indicated to the contrary the regions shall be those defined
by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ( ICES )
insofar as these are in the Member States'fishing zones .
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j                         Stock                             J Catches in thousand
                    Geographi cal                                      tonnes             I;
                                                                       Quota              I
                     région               ICES division      1 June - 31 December 197=7
      Species
       –
 I Herring          West Celtic           VII j'/ k •        Ireland •         1.0
                    Sea                                      Other Member
                                                             States            0.1
  i
                                          VII a ( 1 )        France            0.19
  I Herring         Irish Sea
                                                             Ireland           2.7
  I
  i                                                          Netherlands       0.11
                                                             United
                                                                Kingdom       10.2
  L-_        ––
   !                                                         Germany           1
   I Herring        West Ireland          VII b , c , ( 2 )
                                                             France            0.5
                                                             Ireland           5.5
                                                             Netherlands      10            "
                                                             United
                                                                   Kingdom     1
                     West Scotland        VI a   (3)         Germany           6.2
     Herring
                                                              Denmark          0.32
                                                              France           2.0
                                V
                                                              Ireland         10.6
                                                              Netherlands      4.9      ~
                                                              United
                                                                  Kingdom     57.4
      (1 ) minus the zone bounded
           on the north by 52° 30' north
           on the south by 52° 00 * north
           on the west by the Irish coast
           on the east by 6° 30' longitude west
      (2)  except Donegal Bay
      (3)  including Donegal Bay