CELEX: 31990R3934
Language: en
Date: 1990-12-20 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3934/90 of 20 December 1990 fixing catch possibilities for 1991 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the regulatory area as defined in the NAFO convention

31 . 12. 90                                     Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 378 / 69
                                               COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3934 / 90
                                                             of 20 December 1990
                    fixing catch possibilities for 1991 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the
                                             Regulatory Area as defined in the NAFO Convention
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                   Whereas conservation efforts should be assessed on the
                                                                           basis of relevant scientific data so as to permit the
                                                                           implementation of conservation measures suited to the
                                                                           biological situation of stocks and their foreseeable
                                                                           development depending on the various options for
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                      exploiting them;
Economic Community,
                                                                           Whereas the present state of biological data as analysed by
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170 / 83 of                   international scientific organizations and the conclusions
25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the                    which may be drawn therefrom should be taken as a basis
conservation and management of fishery resources (*), as                   for formulating choices regarding the management of
amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ,                    stocks :
and in particular Article 11 thereof,
                                                                           Whereas the extent to which such stocks are fished by the
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,                         fleets of the Member States should be viewed in the light of
                                                                           overall fishing activity and the contribution made hitherto
                                                                           by the Community towards their conservation should be
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC)                         taken into account;
No 170 / 83 , it falls to the Council to prepare , in the light of
the available scientific advice and, in particular, of the
report drawn up by the Scientific and Technical Fisheries                  Whereas , in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
Committee, the conservation measures necessary to achieve                  No 170 / 83 , it falls to the Council to establish the total
the aims set out in Article 1 of the said Regulation;                      allowable catches (TACs) by stock or group of stocks, the
                                                                           share available for the Community and also the specific
                                                                           conditions under which the catches must be made;
Whereas the Community has signed the United Nations
 Convention on the Law of the Sea, which contains
principles and rules relating to the conservation and
                                                                           Whereas, in order to ensure effective management, the
management of the living resources of the sea;
                                                                           TACs available for the Community in 1991 should be
                                                                           fairly allocated among the Member States in accordance
                                                                           with Article 4 of the said Regulation;
Whereas       the     Convention          on   Future    Multilateral
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries,
hereinafter referred to as the NAFO Convention, was
                                                                           Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation
approved by the Council in its Regulation (EEC)
No 3179 / 78 (2) and entered into force on 1 January                       are subject to the control measures provided for by Council
 1979 ;                                                                    Regulation (EEC) No 2241 / 87 of 23 July 1987
                                                                           establishing certain control measures for fishing
                                                                           activities (3 ), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                           3483 / 88 (4), and by Regulation (EEC) No 1956 / 88 of 9
Whereas, in the framework of its wider international                       June 1988 adopting provisions for the application of the
obligations, the Community participates in efforts to                      scheme of joint international inspection adopted by the
conserve fish stocks arising in international waters;                      Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (5 ),
( 1 ) OJ No L 24 , 27 . 1 . 1983 , p. 1 .                                  (3) OJ No L 207 , 29. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 378 , 31 . 12. 1978 , p. 1 .                                   (4) OJ No L 306 , 11.11 . 1988 , p. 2.
                                                                           (5) OJ No L 175 , 6 . 7. 1988 , p. 1 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                      following the entry into force of this Regulation. This
                                                                   information shall include :
                                                                   ( a) name of vessel;
                           Article 1
                                                                   (b) official registration number of the vessel assigned by the
Catches in 1991 of the species set out in Annex I by vessels            competent national authorities;
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 Regulatory Area referred to      (c) home port of the vessel ;
in that Annex , to the quotas set out therein.
                                                                   (d) name of owner or charterer of the vessel;
                                                                   (e) a declaration that the master has been provided with a
                           Article 2                                    copy of the regulations in force in the Regulatory
                                                                        Area;
In addition to complying with Articles 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2241 / 87, skippers shall enter in the         (f) the principal target species of the vessel while fishing
log-book the information listed in Annex II.                            within the Regulatory Area;
                                                                   (g) the sub-areas where the vessel will be expected to
In complying with Article 9 of that Regulation, Member                  fish .
States shall also inform the Commission of catches of
species not subject to quota.
                                                                                               Article 4
                           Article 3
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1991 .
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 or, as the case may be, not later than the 20th day       It shall apply until 31 December 1991 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 20 December 1990 .
                                                                                          For the Council
                                                                                           The President
                                                                                            P. BUKMAN
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                                                              ANNEX I
                                        Stock
                                                                                          Member State        1991 quota
                                                                                                                (tonnes)
       Species         Geographical region                      Zone
  Cod            North-west Atlantic                 NAFO 2 J - 3 KL           Belgium
               Il                                                              Denmark
               III                                                             Germany                           6 970
I              Il\                                                             Greece
                                                                               Spain                             7 255
               \\                                                              France                             1 140
               ||||                                                            Ireland                     \
I              III                                                             Italy
               Il\                                                             Luxembourg
               IIII                                                            Netherlands                 l
                                                                               Portugal                        11 330
               \                                   \                            United Kingdom                      305
               \                                                               Available for Member States
                                                                               EEC total                       27 000
  Cod            North-west Atlantic                 NAFO 3 M                  Belgium
               \                                   ||                          Denmark
               \\                                                              Germany                              605
                                                   ||                          Greece
               Il                                                              Spain                              1 855
               \\\\                                                            France                               260
               llIl                                                            Ireland
               Il\                                                             Italy
               ||II                                                            Luxembourg
                                                   II                          Netherlands                 \
               |\                                                              Portugal                          2 540
                                                   || United Kingdom                                              1 205
                                                                               Available for Member States
                                                                               EEC total                         6 465
  Cod            North-west Atlantic                 NAFO 3 NO                 Belgium
               lll                                                             Denmark
                                                   \                           Germany                               10
                                                   \                           Greece
                                                   l                           Spain                             4155
               \                                   \                           France                                66
                                                   I                           Ireland
               \                                   \                           Italy
               l                                   I                           Luxembourg
I              \                                                               Netherlands
                                                                               Portugal                             780
l              l                                                               United Kingdom                         5
                                                                               Available for Member States
                                                                               EEC total                         5 016
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                                        Stock
                                                                                           Member State
                                                                                                            1991 quota
                                                                                                             (tonnes)
     Species           Geographical region                       Zone
Atlantic redfish North-west Atlantic                NAFO 3 M                   Belgium
                                                                               Denmark
                                                                               Germany
                                                                                Greece
                                                                                Spain
                                                                                France
                                                                                Ireland
                                                                                Italy
                                                                                Luxembourg
                                                                                Netherlands
                                                                                Portugal
                                                                                United Kingdom
                                                                                Available for Member States
                                                                                EEC total                      7 750
Atlantic redfish North-west Atlantic                NAFO 3 LN                   Belgium
                                                                                Denmark
                                                                                Germany
                                                                                Greece
                                                                                Spain
                                                                                France
                                                                                Ireland
                                                                                Italy
                                                                                Luxembourg
                                                                                Netherlands
                                                                                Portugal
                                                                                United Kingdom
                                                                                Available for Member States
                                                                                EEC total                      6 000
American plaice  North-west Atlantic                NAFO 3 M                    Belgium
                                                                                Denmark
                                                                                Germany
                                                                                Greece
                                                                                Spain
                                                                                France
                                                                                Ireland
                                                                                Italy
                                                                                Luxembourg
                                                                                Netherlands
                                                                                Portugal
                                                                                United Kingdom
                                                                                Available for Member States
                                                                                EEC total                        350
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                                       Stock
                                                                                         Member State      1991 quota
                                                                                                             (tonnes)
     Species          Geographical region                      Zone
American plaice North-west Atlantic                NAFO 3 LNO                 Belgium
                                                                              Denmark
                                                                              Germany
                                                                              Greece
                                                                              Spain
                                                                              France
                                                                              Ireland
                                                                              Italy
                                                                              Luxembourg
                                                                              Netherlands
                                                                              Portugal
                                                                              United Kingdom
                                                                              Available for Member States
                                                                              EEC total                          328
Yellow tail     North-west Atlantic                NAFO 3 LNO                 Belgium
flounder                                                                      Denmark
                                                                              Germany
                                                                              Greece
                                                                              Spain
                                                                              France
                                                                              Ireland
                                                                              Italy
                                                                              Luxembourg
                                                                              Netherlands
                                                                              Portugal
                                                                              United Kingdom
                                                                              Available for Member States
                                                                              EEC total                          140
Witch flounder  North-west Atlantic                NAFO 3 NO                  Belgium
                                                                              Denmark
                                                                              Germany
                                                                              Greece
                                                                              Spain
                                                                              France
                                                                              Ireland
                                                                              Italy
                                                                              Luxembourg
                                                                              Netherlands
                                                                              Portugal
                                                                              United Kingdom
                                                                              Available for Member States
                                                                              EEC total                       1 000
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                                     Stock
                                                                                        Member State
                                                                                                         1991 quota
                                                                                                          (tonnes)
     Species        Geographical region                       Zone
Capelin       North-west Atlantic                NAFO 3 NO                   Belgium
                                                                             Denmark
                                                                             Germany
                                                                             Greece
                                                                             Spain
                                                                             France
                                                                             Ireland
                                                                             Italy
                                                                             Luxembourg
                                                                             Netherlands
                                                                             Portugal
                                                                             United Kingdom
                                                                             Available for Member States
                                                                             EEC total                        750
Squid         North-west Atlantic                NAFO subzones 3 + 4         Belgium
                                                                             Denmark
                                                                             Germany
                                                                             Greece
                                                                             Spain
                                                                             France
                                                                             Ireland
                                                                             Italy
                                                                             Luxembourg
                                                                             Netherlands
                                                                             Portugal
                                                                             United Kingdom
                                                                             Available for Member States
                                                                             EEC total                    15 000
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                                                                       ANNEX II
                                                   Items of information to appear in the log-book
                                                               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 0)
                Date :
                — day                                                                                                              20
                — month                                                                                                            21
                — year                                                                                                             22
                Position;
                — latitude                                                                                                         31
                — longitude                                                                                                        32
                — statistical area                                                                                                 33
                Number of hauls during the 24-hour period (2)                                                                      40
                Number of hours gear-fished during the 24-hour period (2)                                                          41
                Species names                                                                                                        2(1 )
                Daily catch of each species (tonnes 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 transhipment                                                                                           70
                Date(s) of transhipment                                                                                            71
                Master's signature                                                                                                 80
                0 ) Codes to be completed by one of the items of information given in the second part of this Annex.
                (2 ) When two or more types of gear are used in the same 24-hour period, records should be separate for the different types.
                                                    Standard FAO abbreviations (or main species
   Abbreviation                           Species                                   Abbreviation                            Species
      ALE              Alewife                                                          MEN             Atlantic menhaden
      ARG              Atlantic argentine                                               MIX             Mixed species
      BUT              Atlantic butterfish                                              MOL             Molluscs
      CAP              Capelin                                                          PEL             Pelagic fish (not specified)
      CAT              Wolffish ( = catfish )                                           PLA             American plaice
      COD              Atlantic cod                                                     POK             Pollock ( = saithe)
      CRA              Crabs                                                            RED             Atlantic redfish
      CRU              Crustaceans                                                      RNG             Roundnose grenadier
      DOG              Dogfish                                                          SAL             Atlantic salmon
      FLW              Winter flounder                                                  SAU             Atlantic saury
      FLX              Flatfish (not specified)                                         SCA             Sea scallops
      GHL              Greenland halibut                                                SHA             Sharks
      GRC              Greenland cod                                                    SHR             Shrimps
      GRO              Groundfish (not specified)                                       SKA             Skate (not specified)
      HAD              Haddock                                                          SQU             Squid
      HAL              Atlantic halibut                                                 SWO             Swordfish
      HER              Atlantic herring                                                 SWX             Seaweed
      HKR              Red hake                                                         TUN             Tuna
      HKS              Silver hake                                                      URC             American sea urchin
      HKW              White hake                                                       USK             Cusk ( = tusk)
      INV              Shellfish (not specified)                                        VFF             Finfish (not specified)
      LOB              Northern lobster                                                 WIT             Witch flounder
      MAC              Atlantic mackerel                                                YEL             Yellowtail flounder
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                                     Standard FAO abbreviations for gear
              Abbreviations                                        Gear
                OTB         Bottom otter trawl (side or stern not specified)
                OTB 1       Bottom otter trawl (side)
                OTB 2       Bottom otter trawl (stern )
                OTM         Midwater otter trawl (side or stern not specified)
                OTM 1       Midwater otter trawl (side)
                OTM 2       Midwater otter trawl ( stern )
                PTB         Bottom pair trawl (two boats)
                PTM         Midwater pair trawl (two boats)
                —
                            Shrimp trawl (now included in bottom otter trawl categories)
                SDN         Danish seines                             >
                SSC         Scottish seines
                SPR         Pair seine (two boats)
                SB          Beach seines
                PS          Purse seines
                GN          Gillnets (not specified )
                GNS         Gillnets (set)
                GND         Gillnets (drift)
                LL          Longlines (set or drift not specified)
                LLS         Longlines (set)
                LLD         Longlines (drift)
                LHP         Handlines and pole-lines
                LHM         Handlines and pole-lines (mechanized)
                LTL         Troll lines
                FIX         Traps (not specified)
                FPN         Uncovered pound nets
                FPO         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 gear
                NK          Gear not known