CELEX: 51987PC0580
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Date: 1987-11-18
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) fixing catch possibilities for 1988 for certain fish stocks and and groups of fish stocks in the Regulatory Area as defined in the NAFO Convention and amending Regulation (EEC) No/87 establishing an interim autonomous scheme of control in respect of Community vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the North West Atlantic Fisheries Organization (submitted to the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                            COM(87 )    580 final
                                            Brussels , 18 November 1987
                                                                             /
                                Proposai for a
                           COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC )
      fixing catch possibilities for 1988 for certain fish stocks and
    and groups of fish stocks in the Regulatory Area as defined in the
  NAFO Convention and amending Regulation ( EEC ) No          /87 establish­
         ing an interim autonomous scheme of control in respect of
         Community vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the
                 North West Atlantic Fisheries Organization
                        ( submitted to the Commission )
  C0M(87 ) 530 final
 ---pagebreak---                              EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM                    бГ -+И ' Г/а
In order to fulfill its international responsibilities as regards the
conservation of the living resources of the sea and to preserve its fishing
interests on a lasting basis in the Northwest Atlantic Area , the Comnunity
must adopt for 1988 conservation and management measures in respect of
stocks occuring in the Area to the extent that their biological situation
so warrants and in accordance with the share which it may reasonably claim
in their exploitation .
The stocks for which catch possibilities for 1988 are proposed may be
divided into four categories .
Firstly , there are the cod stocks 2J+3KL and 3N0 where the status of these
stocks according to available scientific information warrant fishing levels
corresponding closely to the fishing levels fixed for 1986 and 1987 .
Secondly , there are the redfish and flatfish stocks where NAFO 's proposals
continue to be based on inadequate advice and information . However , in
view of the fishing trends and in the interests of conservation and
rational management of these stocks , it is appropriate to fix for 1988
precautionary TACs at levels maintaining the current fishing effort on
these stocks by Community vessels .
Thirdly , there are the capelin 3N0 and squid illex ( sub-areas 3+4 ) stocks
where the Community may fix levels corresponding to those proposed by NAFO .
Finally , there is the cod 3M stock ; a discrete NAFO stock on which the
Community has traditionally exercised a major fishery . The scientific
information available on this stock indicates that there is a very high
probability that continued fishing at the present high level on the
recruiting year classes will lead to a total recruitment failure and stock
collapse . The stock is currently very heavily growth-overfished with the
fishery removing 55% of the stock a year . A zero TAC is proposed and this
action will protect incoming year classes until they become mature ; there
are no alternative year classes on which the fishery could take place . It
should be recalled that two parties with a direct interest in the fishery ,
namely , Denmark on behalf of Greenland and Faroes , and Norway , both
supported the proposal which was adapted by NAFO 's Fisheries Commission at
the 1987 Annual Meeting for a zero TAC for 1988 .
The aim of this proposal is therefore to fix catch possibilities for 1988
for certain fish stocks or group of fish stocks occuring in the NAFO
Regulatory Area .
In addition , it is necessary to amend the reference to Regulation 500/87
included in Council Regulation ( EEC ) N "      /87 of October 1987
establishing an interim autonomous scheme of control in respect of
Community vessels operating in the NAFO Area , by replacing it with a
reference to this Regulation .
 ---pagebreak---                                                            PROPOSAL     FOR A
                                                    COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) ■
       fixing catch possibilities for 1988 for cerriin fish stocks and groups of fish stocks
        in the Regulatory Area as defined in the NAM > Convention and amending Regulation
        ( EEC )                      /87 establishing an intr ~, :n autonomous scheme of control in respect
       of Community vessels operating in the Regulclory Area of the North West Atlantic
                                                 Fisheries Organisation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUR "> PEAN COMMUNITIES.                      of overall fishing activity, ana the contribution made
                                                                 hitherto by the Community towards their conservation
                                                                 should be taken into account ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
                                                                 Whereas, in accordance with .Article 3 of Regulation
 Having regard to Council Rcg-.lation (EEC) No 170/83 of         (EEC) No 170/83 . it (alls to the Council to establish the
 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for             total allowable catches (TACs) b-- stock or group of stocks,
 the conservation and manage . - ent of fishery resources ('),   the’ share available for the C immunity and also the
as amended by the Act o ! Accession of Spain and                 specific conditions under whu h the catches must be
 Portugal, and in partcular An clc II thereof.                   made ;
                                                                 Whereas, in order to ensure effective management , the TACs
 Having regard to the propos.-i from the Commission,             available for the Comrunity in 1987 should be fairly alloca¬
                                                                 ted among the Menber States in accordance with Article 4 of
■Whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83,         the same Regulation;
it falls to the Council to prepare, in the light of the          Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation
 available scientific advice anc. in particular, of the report
 drawn up by the Scientific and Technical Fisheries              are subject to the control measures provided for by Council
 Committee, the conservation measures necessary to               Regulation (EEC) N* 2241 /87 of 23 July 1987 establishing
 achieve the aims set out in A tide 1 of the said Regula ¬       certain control measures for fishing activities G), and by
 tion ;                                                           Council Regulation (EEC) N*              /87 of       October 1987
                                                                 establishing an interim autonomous scheme of control in
 Whereas ‘the Community has - igned the United Nations           respect of Cormunity vessels operating in the Regulatory
 Convention on the Law of the Sea, which contains prin ¬         Area of the North West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (4 );
 ciples and rules relating to the conservation and manage¬       Wiereas it is necessary to amend the latter regulation
 ment of the living resources of the sea ;                       to refer to this regulation .
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas the Convention on ' irurc Multilateral Coopera ¬
                                                                                            A nicle
 tion in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, hereinafter
  referred to as the NAJFO Convention, was approved by
  the Council in its Regulation (EEC) No 3179/78 (*) and          1 . Catches in 1988 of ( he species set out in Annex I by
  entered into force on 1 January 1979 ;                         vessels flying the flag of a Member State in the Regulatory
                                                                 Area as defined in Article 1 (2) of the NAFO Convention
 Whereas, in the framework oi . ts wider international obli ¬    shall be limited, within the parts of the Regulatory Area
 gations. the Community participates in efforts to conserve      referred to in that Annex , to the quotas set out therein.
  fish stocks arising in international waters :
                                                                  2. By-catches of the species set out in Annex 1 taken in
  Whereas conservation efforts ihould be assessed on the         areas in which no allocation for directed fishing is
  basis of relevant scientific date so as to permit the imple¬    provided for by (his Regulation ,hall not exceed, lor each
  mentation ot conservation treasures suited to chc biolo ¬      of the species on board set ou : in Annex 1, 2 500 kilo¬
  gical situation of stocks and iKir foreseeable development     grams or 10 % by weight of the total catch, whichever is
  depending on the various options for exploiting them ;          the greater.
                                                                                             AnicU 2
  Whereas the present state c . biological data as analyzed
  by international scientific organizations and the conclu¬         In addition to complying with Arricies 3 . 6. 7 and 8 of
  sions which may be drawn therefrom should be taken as a          Rcgulation (EEC) No 2057/82 skippers shall cnter in ihe
   basis for formulating choices regarding the management          logbook the Information listed in Anncx II .
   of stocks ;
                                                                    In complying with Article 9 oi that Regulation. Member
   Whereas the extent to which such stocks are fished by the       States shall also inform the Commission of catches of
   fleets of the Member States should be viewed in the light        species not subject to quota.
   (•) OJ No L : a . 27 l 1983. p I.
   0 OJ No L j' 8 . 31 . IL 1978 . p. l .                            G) 0J N* L 207, 29.7.1967, p. 1
                                                                     ( 4 ) 0J N' L
 ---pagebreak---                              Article J                        (c) home port of the vessel ;
                                                              ,'d) name of owner or charterer of the vessel ;
Member Sutes shall inierm the Commission of all vessels
                                                              Kc) a declaration that the master has been provided with a
                                                                   copy of the regulations in force in the Regulatory
flying their flag which intend to engage in fishing or in          Area ;
the processing of sea-fish in the area referred to in Article
 1 ( 1 ) at least 30 days b-fore the intended commencement    (f) the principal target species of the vessel while fishing
of such activity or, as the case may be, not later than the        within the Rcgulatory Area ;
20th day following the entry into force of this Regulation.    (g) the sub-areas where the vessel wil! be expectcd to fish.
This information shall include :
                                                                                       Artide 4
                                                                faragraph 3(2 ) (c) and the corresponding footnote
(a) name of the vessel :                                        of Regulation (EEC) N°           /87 is replaced by the
(b) official registration number of the vessel assigned by      following :
       the competent national authoritics ;                     - "Articles 1(2) and 2 of Régulation (EEC) N°               /87
                                                                   (2); and"
                                                                - "(2) 0J N° L         of                1987, p.     "
                                                                                       Article 5
                                                                This Régulation shall enter into force on 1 January
                                                                1988 . It shall apply until 31 Decenber 1988.
                    This Régulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in ail Msntoer
                    States .
                    Done at Brussels ,
                                                                              For the üxncil
                                                                                 The FVesident
 ---pagebreak---                                                                       ANNEX I
                                        Stock
                                                                                                     Member StJte                    1981 quota
                                                                                                                                      (tonnes)
     Spcocs                Geographical regions                    Division
Cod                   Noah-wrst Adancic                  NAFO 2 J + 3 KL                Belgium
                                                                                        Denmark
                                                                                        Germany                                        1 9 550 (')
                                                                                        Greece
                                                                                        Spain                                          20 330 CD
                                                                                        France                                           3 200 (·)
                                                                                        Ireland
                                                                                        Italy
                                                                                        Luxembourg
                                                                                        Netherlands
                                                                                        Portugal                                       31 770 (1 )
                                                                                        United Kingdom                                     850 (')
                                                                                        Available for Member States
                                                                                         EEC Total                                     75 700
Cod                   North-west Atlantic                NAFO 3 NO                       Belgium
                                                                                         Denmark
                                                                                         Germany                                            45       ‘
                                                                                        Greece
                                                                                        Spain                                        19 870
                                                                                         France                                            320
                                                                                         Ireland
                                                                                         Italy
                                                                                         Luxembourg
                                                                                         Netherlands
                                                                                         Portugal                                     3 745
                                                                                         United Kingdom                                     20
                                                                                         Available for Member Sutes
                                                                                         EEC total                                  24 000
Cod                   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                                           0
C) Minus chc qutntiiics caugbt by (he vcucls o( lhe Mcmbcr Sutc conccmcd in lhe paru o( lhe NATO Divisions faltmg withm national hshcncs juridiction.
 ---pagebreak---                                            Stock
                                                                                                       Member State                      1914 quota .
       Species               Geographical regions                   Division                                                              (tonnes)
    Redfish             North-west Atlantic                NAFO     3M                     Belgium
                                                                                           Denmark
                                                                                           Germany
                                                                                           Greece
                                                                                          Spain
                                                                                           France
                                                                                           Ireland
                                                                              .·
                                                                                           Italy
                                                                                          Luxembourg
                                                                                          Netherlands
                                                                                          Portugal
                                                                                          United Kingdom
                                                                                          Available 1or Member States
                                                                                          EEC Total                                     12 000
    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                                     20 000
    American           North-west Atlantic                NAFO 3 M                       Belgium
    Plaice                                                                               Denmark
                                                                                         Germany
                                                                                         Greece
                                                                                         Spain
                                                                                         France
                                                                                         Ireland
                                                                                         Italy
                                                                                         Luxembourg
                                                                                         Netherlands
                                                                                         Portugal
                                                                                         United Kingdom
                                                                                         Available (or Member States
                                                                                         EEC Total                                        3 000
C) Minus the quintities caughc by the vcsscU o( the Mcmber Suie conccmcd in ihe paru of the NAFO Divisions hlling «ithin national ftshenes jurisdiction.
 ---pagebreak---                             Stock
                                                                 Member State   1988 quota .
                                                                                 (tonne*)
   Specie»      Geographical repon *       Division
American   North-west Atlantic       NAFO   3LMD    Belgium
Plaice                                              Denmark
                                                    Germany
                                                    Greece
                                                    Spain
                                                    France
                                                    Ireland
                                                    Italy
                                                    Luxembourg
                                                    Netherlands
                                                    Portugal
                                                    United Kingdom
                                                    Available for Member States
                                                    EEC Total                    9 000
Witch      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                     4 000
 ---pagebreak---                                          Stock
                                                                                                        Member Suic                       I9tf quota .
      Species               Gcofnphicd rcgiorn                       DivUion                                                               (tonnes)
Yellowtai l            North-wcw Atlantic                  NAFO 3LN0                        Bclgium
                                                                                            Denmark
                                                                                           Germany
                                                                                           Greece
                                                                                           Spain
                                                                                           Prince
                                                                                           Ircland
                                                                                           Ilaly
                                                                                           Luxembourg
                                                                                           NcthcrliiuU
                                                                                           Portugal
                                                                                           United Kingdom
                                                                                           Available for Member Stales
                                                                                           EEC Total                                      5.000
Capelin               North-west Atlantic                 NAFO 3 NO                        Bclgium
                                                                                           Denmark
                                                                                           Germany
                                                                                           Greece
                                                                                           Spain
                                                                                           France
                                                                                           Ircland
                                                                                           Italy
                                                                                           Luxembourg
                                                                                           Netherlands
                                                                                           Portugal
                                                                                           United Kingdom
                                                                                          Available for Member States
                                                                                           EEC Total                                          375
Squid II Lex          North-west Atlantic                 NAFO       Sub-areaS             Bclgium
                                                                     3+4                   Denmark
                                                                                          Germany
                                                                                          Greece
                                                                                          Spain
                                                                                          France
                                                                                          Ircland
                                                                                          Italy
                                                                                          Luxembourg
                                                                                          Netherlands
                                                                                          Portugal
                                                                                          United Kingdom
                                                                                          Available for Member States
                                                                                          EEC Total                                     25 000 ( 1 )
0 Minus the quantitics caught by the vcsscls of the Mcmbcr State conccmcd in the pans of the NAFO Divisions lalling mthin national fishenes jurisdiction.
 ---pagebreak---                                                                      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                                                                                                          20
              Daw :
             – day                                                                                                                20
             – month                                                                                                              21
             – year                                                                                                               22
             Position :
             – latitude                                                                                                           31
             – longitude                                                                                                          32
             ~ statistical area                                                                                                   33
              Number of hauls during the 24-hour periodi1)·                                                                       40
             Number of hours gear-fished during the 24-hour period (*)                                                            41
             Species names                                                                                                         20
             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
             (*) Codes co be compleced by onc of chc items of information given in the second p«rt of this Annex.
             (*) Wh'cn cvo or more types of gear are aftéd in the urne 24-hour period, records should be separate for the different types.
                                             Standard FAO abbrevi&tions for main species
Abbreviation                          Species                                     Abbreviation    i                        Species
  ALE              Alewifc                                                            MEN             Atlantic menhaden
  ARG              Atlantic argentine                                                 MIX             Mixed species
  BUT              Atlantic butterfish                                                MOL             Molluscs
  CAP              Capelin                                                            PEL             Pelagic fish (net specified)
  CAT              Wolffish (- catfish)                                               PLA             American plaice
   COD             Atlantic cod                                                       POK             Pollock (– saithe)
   CRA             Crabs                                                              RED             Atlantic redfish
   CRU             Crustaceans                                                        RNG             Roundnosc 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              Yellowtai! flounder
 ---pagebreak---                        Standard FAO abbreviations for gcar
  Abbreviation!                                     Gear
    OTB          Bottom otter trawl (tide or stem not specified)
    OTB J       Bottom otter trawl (side)
    OTB 2       Bottom otter trawl (stem)
    OTM         Midwater otter trawl (side or stem not specified)
    OTM l       Midwatcr otter trawl (side)
    OTM 2       Midwater otter trawl (stem)
    PTB         Bottom pair trawl (two boats)
    PTM         Midwater pair trawl (two boats)
                Shrimp trawl (now include^ in bottom otter trawl categories)
    SDN         Danish seines
    SSC         Scottish seines
    SPR         Pair seine (two boats)
    SB          Beach seines
    PS          Pune seines
    GN          Gillnets (not specified)
    GNS         Gillnets (set)
    GND         Gillnets (drift)
    LL          Longlines (set or drift not specified)
    LLS         Longlincs (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         Barrien, fences, wein, etc.
    DRB         Boat dredges
    DRH         Hand dredges (e.g. rakes and tongs)
    HAR         Harpoons
   MIS          Miscellaneous gean       '
    NK          Gean not known
 ---pagebreak--- COMPETI T 1 VENESS AND EMPLOYMENT IMPACT 5TATEMENT
The object of this measure is to maintain fishing possibilities for
Community fishermen in the North West Atlantic Area . The fishery takes
place in international waters outside the 200 mile EEZ of Coastal States
and therefore no licence fees are paid by the undertakings which make the
fisheries more profitable .
« APPORT DE L' IMPACT SUR LA COMPETITIVITE ET L 'EMPLOI
L' objet de cette mesure est de maintenir les possibilités de pêche
actuelles pour les pêcheurs de la Communauté opérant dans les eaux du
Nord-Ouest Atlantique . Les pêcheries sont réalisées en-dehors des zones
des 200 mile des Etats côtiers et par conséquent , les entreprises ne
doivent pas payer de redevances de licences , ce qui rend les pêcheries plus
rentables .