CELEX: 31987R3984
Language: en
Date: 1987-12-15 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3984/87 of 15 December 1987 fixing catch possibilities for 1988 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Regulatory Area as defined in the NAFO Convention and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3251/87 establishing an interim autonomous scheme of control in respect of Community vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)

31 . 12 . 87                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 375 / 63
                                              COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3984 / 87
                                                            of 15 December 1987
                    fixing catch possibilities for 1988 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the
                    Regulatory Area as defined in the NAFO Convention and amending Regulation (EEC)
                    No 3251 / 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 (NAFO)
 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 analyzed 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 ( J ), 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
                                                                          fleets of the Member States should be viewed in the light of
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,                       overall fishing activity and the contribution made hitherto
                                                                          by the Community towards their conservation should be
                                                                          taken into account;
Whereas , pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation ( EEC)
No 170 / 83 , it falls to the Council to prepare, in the light
of the available scientific advice and , in particular, of the           Whereas , in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC)
report drawn up by the Scientific and Technical Fisheries                No 179 / 83 , it falls to the Council to establish the total
Committee, the conservation measures necessary to achieve                 allowable catches ( TACs) by stock or group of stocks , the
the aims set out in Article 1 of the said Regulation;                     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                      Whereas , in order to ensure effective management, the
Convention on the Law of the Sea , which contains                        TACs available for the Community in 1988 should be
principles and rules relating to the conservation and                    fairly allocated among the Member States in accordance
management of the living resources of the sea ;                          with Article 4 of the said Regulation ;
Whereas       the    Convention          on  Future     Multilateral     Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation
                                                                         are subject to the control measures provided for by Council
Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries ,
hereinafter referred to as the NAFO Convention , was                     Regulation (EEC ) No 2241 / 87 of 23 July 1987
approved by the Council in its Regulation (EEC )
                                                                         establishing certain control measures for fishing
                                                                         activities ( 3 ) and by Council Regulation ( EEC)
No 3179 / 78 ( 2 ) and entered into force on 1 January
1979 ;
                                                                         No 3251 / 87 of 19 October 1987 establishing an interim
                                                                         autonomous scheme of control in respect of Community
                                                                         vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the North-West
                                                                         Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) ( 4 );
Whereas , in the framework of its wider international
obligations , the Community participates in efforts to
conserve fish stocks arising in international waters ;                   Whereas it is necessary to amend the latter Regulation in
                                                                         order to refer to this Regulation ,
(») 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 ) OJNoL 314 , 4 . 11.1987 , p. 1 .
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                        at least 30 days before the intended commencement of such
                                                                     activity or, as the case may be, not later than the 20th day
                                                                     following in entry into force of this Regulation . This
                                                                     information shall include :
                           Article 1
                                                                     ( a ) name of vessel ;
 1 . Catches in 1988 of the species set out in Annex I by            ( b) official registration number of the vessel assigned by the
vessels flying the flag of a Member State in the Regulatory                 competent national authorities ;
Area as defined in Article 1 ( 2) of the NAFO Convention
shall be limited , within the parts of the Regulatory Area           (c) home port of the vessel ;
referred to 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
2 . By-catches of the species set out in Annex I taken in                  copy of the regulations in force in the Regulatory
areas in which no allocation for directed fishing is provided              Area ;
for by this Regulation shall not exceed , for each of the
species on board set out in Annex I , 2 500 kilograms or             ( f) the principal target species of the vessel while fishing
10 % by weight of the total catch , whichever is the                       within the Regulatory Area ;
greater .
                                                                     (g) the sub-areas where the vessel will be expected to
                                                                           fish .
                           Article 2
                                                                                                     Article 4
In addition to complying with Articles 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 of
Regulation ( EEC) No 2241 / 87 , skippers shall enter in the         In Article 3 ( 2 ) of Regulation ( EEC ) No 3251 / 87 :
logbook the information listed in Annex II .
                                                                     — (c) is hereby replaced by the following:
                                                                           '( c) Article 1 ( 2) and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC )
In complying with Article 9 of that Regulation , Member                           No 3984 / 87 ( 3 ), and';
States shall also inform the Commission of catches of                — footnote ( 3 ) shall be replaced by:
species not subject to quota .                                             '( 3 ) OJ No L 375 , 31 . 12 . 1987 , p . 63 .
                                                                                                     Article 5
                           Article 3
Member States shall inform the Commission of all vessels
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988 .
flying their flag which intend to engage in fishing or in the
processing of sea-fish in the area referred to in Article 1(1 )     It shall apply until 31 December 1988 .
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels , 15 December 1987 .
                                                                                         For the Council
                                                                                          The President
                                                                                    Lars P. GAMMELGAARD
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                                                                  ANNEX I
                                            Stock
                                                                                                     Member State                1988 quota
                                                                                                                                   (tonnes)
       Species            Geographical regions                     Division
Cod                North-west Atlantic                  NAFO 2 J + 3 KL                   Belgium
                                                                                          Denmark
                                                                                          Germany                                  21 700 (')
                                                                                          Greece
                                                                                          Spain                                    22 560 (')
                                                                                          France                                    3 550 (')
                                                                                          Ireland
                                                                                          Italy
                                                                                          Luxembourg
                                                                                          Netherlands
                                                                                          Portugal                                 35 250 (')
                                                                                          United Kingdom                              940 (')
                                                                                          Available for Member States
                                                                                          EEC Total                                84 000
Cod                North-west Atlantic                  NAFO 3 NO                         Belgium
                                                                                          Denmark
                                                                                          Germany                                       50
                                                                                          Greece
                                                                                          Spain                                    21 860
                                                                                          France                                      350
                                                                                          Ireland
                                                                                          Italy
                                                                                          Luxembourg
                                                                                          Netherlands
                                                                                          Portugal                                  4 120
                                                                                          United Kingdom                               20
                                                                                          Available for Member States
                                                                                          EEC Total                                26 400
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
(') Minus the quantities caught by the vessels of the Member State concerned in the parts of the NAFO Divisions falling within national fisheries
    jurisdiction .
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                                        Stock
                                                                                           Member State     1988 quota
                                                               Division
                                                                                                              ( tonnes )
     Species          Geographical regions
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                    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 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                      3 000
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                                        Stock
                                                                                           Member State      1988 quota
     Species          Geographical regions                     Division                                       ( tonnes )
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                        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
Yellowtail      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                       5 000
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                                            Stock
                                                                                                     Member State
                                                                                                                                 1988 quota
                                                                                                                                   ( tonnes )
       Species            Geographical regions                     Division
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                                    375
Squid Illex        North-west Atlantic                  NAFO-Sub-areas 3 + 4              Belgium
                                                                                          Denmark
                                                                                          Germany
                                                                                          Greece
                                                                                          Spain
                                                                                          France
                                                                                          Ireland
                                                                                          Italy
                                                                                          Luxembourg
                                                                                          Netherlands
                                                                                          Portugal
                                                                                          United Kingdom
                                                                                                      4
                                                                                          Available for Member States
                                                                                          EEC Total                                25 000 (')
(') Minus the quantities caught by the vessels of the Member State concerned in the parts of the NAFO Divisions falling within national fisheries
    jurisdiction .
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                                                                      ANNEX II
                                                    Items of information to appear in the logbook
                                                               Information                                                       Code
               Vessel name                                                                                                         01
               Vessel nationality                                                                                                  02
               Vessel registration number                                                                                          03
               Registration port                                                                                                   04
               Type of gear used (daily)                                                                                            10
               Type of gear                                                                                                          2 (>)
               Date :
               — day                                                                                                               20
               — month                                                                                                             21
               — year                                                                                                              22
               Position :
               — latitude                                                                                                          31
               — longitude                                                                                                         32
               — statistical area                                                                                                  33
               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 0)
               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 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 geat are used in the same 24-hour period , records should be separate for the different types.
                                                     Standard FAO abbreviations for 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 founder
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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