CELEX: 31987R3980
Language: en
Date: 1987-12-15 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 3980/87 of 15 December 1987 laying down for 1988 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands

No L 375 / 44                                     Official Journal of the European Communities                                   31 . 12 . 87
                                                  COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3980 / 87
                                                                of 15 December 1987
                      laying down for 1988 certain measures for the conservation and mangament of fishery
                                            resources applicable to vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                       Whereas Article 3 ( 2 ) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                                1381 / 87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules
                                                                                concerning the marking and documentation of fishing
                                                                                vessels ( 5 ) provides that all vessels with chilled or
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                           refrigerated sea-water tanks are to keep on board a
Economic Community ,
                                                                                document certified by a competent authority and specifying
                                                                                the calibration of the tanks in cubic meters at 10-cm
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170 / 83 of                        intervals ,
25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the
conservation and management of fishery resources ('), as
amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal ( 2 ),
and in particular Article 11 thereof,                                           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
                                                                                                              Article 1
Whereas , in accordance with the procedure provided for in
Article 2 of the Fisheries Agreement between the European                       1 . Vessels registered in the Faroe Islands are hereby
Economic Community, on the one hand , and the                                   authorized , until 31 December 1988 , to fish for the species
Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the                           listed in Annex I , within the geographical and quantitative
Faroe Islands , on the other hand ( 3 ), the Community and                     limits laid down therein and in accordance with this
the Home Government of the Faroe Islands have held                              Regulation , in the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone of the
consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for                       Member States in the North Sea , Skagerrak , Kattegat,
1988 :                                                                         Baltic Sea and Atlantic Ocean north of 43°00'N .
Whereas , in the course of these consultations , the                           2 . Fishing authorized under paragraph 1 shall be limited ,
delegations agreed to recommend to their respective                            except in the Skagerrak, to those parts of the 200­
authorities that certain catch quotas for 1988 should be                       nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of 12 nautical
fixed for the vessels of the other party ;                                     miles from the baselines from which the fishing zones of
                                                                               Member States are measured .
Whereas measures should be taken to implement the results
of these consultations between the Community and the                           3 . Notwithstanding paragraph 1 , unavoidable by-catches
Faroe Islands and thus prevent any interruption of mutual                      of species for which no quota has been fixed in a given zone
fisheries relations as at 31 December 1987 ;                                   shall be permitted within the limits laid down by the
                                                                               conservation measures in force in the zone concerned .
Whereas , under the terms of Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC )
No 170 / 83 , it is for the Council to fix the total catches                   4 . By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a
allocated to third countries and to lay down the specific                      quota is established in that zone shall be counted against
conditions under which such catches may be taken ;                             the quota concerned .
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation
are subject to the relevant control measures provided for by                                                  Article 2
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241 / 87 of 23 July 1987
establishing certain , control measures for fishing                            1 . Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall
activities ( 4 );
                                                                               comply with the conservation and control measures and all
                                                                               other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred in
                                                                               that Article .
(') OJ  No   L  24 , 27 . 1 . 1983 , p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No   L  302 , 15 . 11 . 1985 , p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No   L  226 , 29 . 8 . 1980 , p. 11 .
(4) OJ  No   L  207 , 29 . 7 . 1987 , p. 1 .                                   ( 5 ) OJ No L 132 , 21 . 5 . 1987 , p. 9 .
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  2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a                (e) 20 for the fishing of blue whiting in ICES sub-area VII
  logbook in which the information set out in Annex II shall                (west of 12°00'W) and ICES divisions VI a (north of
   be entered .                                                             56°30'N) and VI b ;
                                                                        (f) three for the fishing, by longline, of porbeagle in the
                                                                            whole Community zone with the exception of NAFO
  3 . The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to              3 PS .
  the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in
  Annex III , the information set out in that Annex .                  3 . Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. Where
                                                                       two or more vessels are taking part in the same fishing
                                                                       operation , each vessel must be in possession of a licence .
  4. Those vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which have
  chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks shall keep on board          4 . Licences may be cancelled with a view to the issue of
  a document certified by a competent authority and                   new licences . Cancellation shall take effect from the date
  specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10       on which the licence is surrendered to the Commission .
  centimetre intervals . Until 1 January 1990 , and in the
  absence of such documents, the relevant certification shall         5 . Licences shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before
  be established and signed by the vessel owner.                      the date of expiry if the respective quotas, fixed in
                                                                      Article 1 , have been exhausted .
  5 . The registration letters and numbers of the vessels             6. Licences shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure
 referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on the            to meet the obligations laid down in this Regulation.
 bow of each vessel on both sides .
                                                                     7 . For a period not exceeding 12 months , no licence shall
                                                                     be issued for any vessel in respect of which the obligations
                                                                     laid down in this Regulation have not been met.
                            Article 3                                8 . Licences issued pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     4039 / 86 (*) and valid on 31 December 1987 shall remain
 1 . Fishing in the waters referred to in Article 1 and within       valid until 31 March 1988 at the latest, if so requested by
                                                                     the Faroese authorities .
 the quotas fixed in that Article shall be permitted only
 where a licence issued by the Commission on behalf of the
 Community is kept on board and where the conditions set
 out in the licence are observed .                                                               Article 4
                                                                     When an application for a licence is submitted to the
                                                                     Commission, the following information must be supplied:
 2 . Licences shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1
                                                                       a) name of the vessel ;
provided that the number of licences valid on any one day
does not exceed :
                                                                       b ) registration number;
( a) 14 for the fishing of mackerel in ICES divisions VI a             c) external identification letters and numbers;
      (north of 56°30'N), VII e, f and h , sprat in ICES              d) port of registration ;
      sub-area IV and division VI a ( north of 56°30'N),
      horse mackerel in ICES sub-area IV and divisions VI a           e) name and address of the owner or charterer;
      (north of 56°30'N), VII e, f and h and herring in ICES
      division VI a (north of 56°30'N); four for the fishing of       f) gross tonnage and overall length ;
      herring in ICES division III a N (Skagerrak);                   g) engine power;
( b ) 15 for the fishing of Norway pout in ICES sub-area IV           h ) call sign and radio frequency;
      and division VI a (north of 56°30'N) and sandeel in             i) intended method of fishing;
      ICES sub-area IV ;
                                                                      j ) intended area of fishing;
(c) 20 for the fishing, by longline, of ling, tusk and blue           k) species for which it is intended to fish ;
      ling in ICES divisions VI a (north of 56°30'N) and
      VI b ; however, the total number of vessels allowed to          I ) period for which a licence is requested .
      fish simultaneously shall not exceed 10 ;
(d) 16 for the fishing, by trawl, of blue ling in ICES
      divisions VI a (north of 56°30'N) and VI b ;                  (») OJ No L 376 , 31 . 12 . 1986 , p. 94.
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                            Article 5                                                        Article 6
Fishing in the Skagerrak within the limits of the quotas            Where an infringement is duly established, Member States
referred to in Article 1 shall be subject to the following          shall without delay inform the Commission of the name of
conditions :                                                        the vessel concerned and of any action they have taken .
( 1 ) direct fishing for herring for purposes other than
      human consumption shall be prohibited;
(2) the use of trawls and purse seines for the capture of                                    Article 7
      pelagic species shall be prohibited from Saturday
      midnight to Sunday midnight .                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 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
                                                                    Faroese catch quotas for 1988
            1 . Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in the Community zone
                                   Species                           Fishing zone: ICES-sub-area / division                     Quantity
                                                                                                                                (tonnes)
                  Ling, tusk and blue ling              VI a ( 2 ), VI b                                                       800 ( J ) ( 10 )
                  Blue ling                             VI a ( 2 ), VI b                                                     940 ( 7 )
                  Mackerel                              VI a ( 2 ), VII e , f, h                                           6 000
                  Herring                               VI a n                                                               600
                  Horse mackerel                        IV , VI a ( 2 ), VII e , f, h                                      8 250
                  Norway pout                           IV , VI a ( 2 )                                                    9 000 ( 3 ) («) ( 8 )
                  Sprat                                 IV , VI a ( 2 )                                                    2 000
                  Sand-eel                              IV                                                                 9 000 ( 8 )
                  Blue whiting                          VI a ( 2 ), VI b , VII ( 5 )                                      62 000 ( 9 )
                 Other white fish
                 ( by-catches only)                     IV , VI a ( 2 )                                                      400
                 Herring                                III a N (Skagerrak) ( 6 )                                            500
                 Porbeagle                              Entry Community zone except NAFO 3 Ps                                150 (>)
                  (') To be fished by long-line.
                  ( 2 ) North of 56° 30 ' N.
                  (3) Each of these quotas may be exceeded by a maximum of 10 000 tonnes provided that the total catches of Norway pout
                        ( including blue whiting), sand-eel and sprat do not exceed 20 000 tonnes.
                  (4) Of which a maximum of 6 000 tonnes may be fished in ICES VI a north of 56° 30' N subject to the provision on request by
                        the Community of details of the quantity and composition of any by-catch taken .
                  ( s ) West of 12° 00' W.
                  (6 ) Limited in the west by a line drawn from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes and in the south by a line
                        drawn from Skagen lighthouse to the lighthouse of Tistlarna and from there to the nearest coast of Sweden .
                  ( 7 ) To be fished by trawl .
                  ( 8 ) Catches of Norway pout and sand-eel may include unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting.
                  (') Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of argentine .
                 ( ,0) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorized in ICES sub areas VI a and b .
                        However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground.
                        The total incidental catch of other species in VI a and b may not exceed 75 tonnes .
           2 . Quotas for Faroese vessels fishing in Greenland waters according to Article 1 (3 ) of EEC / Greenland Fisheries
                Protocol (') (shown for information only).
                                  Species                    Fishing zones: ICES division of NAFO sub-area                    Quantity
                                                                                                                               (tonnes)
                Northern deepwater Prawn                NAFO 1 ( 2 )                                                               475
                (Pandalus borealis)                     XIV                                                                        675
                Greenland halibut                       NAFO 1                                                                     150
                                                        XIV                                                                        150
                Redfish                                 XIV                                                                        500
                Capalin                                 XIV                                                                    10 000
                (') OJ No L 29 , 1 . 2 . 1985 , p. 14.
                ( 2) South of 68° N.
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                                                                   ANNEX II
        The following details are to be entered in the log-book after each haul when fishing within the 200 nautical-mile fishing
        tone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community :
        1 . the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught, including by-catches;
        2 . the date and the time of the haul ;
        3 . the geographical position in which the catches were made;
        4 . the fishing method used ;
        5 . all radio messages sent in conformity with Annex III .
                                                                  ANNEX III
        1.       The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable for its transmission are as follows:
        1.1 .    On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone off the coasts of the Member States of the
                 Community which is under the jurisdiction of the Member States as regards fisheries:
                 ( a ) the information specified under 1.4 ;
                 (b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold;
                 (c) the date and ICES sub-area within which the master intends to commence fishing.
                 Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to under 1.1 on a given
                 day , one communication shall suffice on first entry.
        1.2 .    On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to under 1.1 :
                 ( a ) the information specified under 1.4 ;
                 ( b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold ;
                 (c) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission ;
                 (d ) the ICES sub-area in which the catches were taken;
                 (e) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to other vessels since the vessel entered the
                       zone and the identification of the vessel to which the transfer was made ;
                 ( f) the quantity ( in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the vessel
                       entered the zone .
        1.3 .    At three-day intervals , commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1
                 when fishing for herring and mackerel , and at weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel
                 first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring and mackerel:
                 ( a) the information specified under 1.4 ;
                 (b ) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission ;
                 (c) the ICES divisions / sub-areas in which the catches were made.
        1.4 .    ( a ) The name , call sign , identification numbers and letters of the vessel and the name of its master;
                 (b) the licence number if the vessel is under licence;
                 (c) the serial number of the message;
                 (d) identification of the type of message;
                 (e) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel .
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           2.1 . The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities
                 in Brussels (telex 24 189 FISEU-B) via one of the radio stations listed under point 3 below and in the form
                 specified under point 4 .
           2.2 . If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel , it may be
                 transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel .
           3.    Name of radio station                        Call sign of radio station
                 Skagen                                       OXP
                 Blåvand                                      OXB
                 Rønne                                        OYE
                 Norddeich                                    DAF DAK
                                                              DAH DAL
                                                              DAI DAM
                                                              DAJ DAN
                 Scheveningen                                 PCH
                 Oostende                                     OST
                 North Foreland                               GNF
                 Humber                                       GKZ
                 Cullercoats                                  GCC
                 Wick                                         GKR
                 Portpatrick                                  GPK
                 Anglesey                                     GLV
                 Ilfracombe                                   GIL
                 Niton                                        GNI
                 Stonehaven                                   GND
                 Portishead                                   GKA
                                                              GKB
                                                              GKC
                 Land's End                                   GLD
                 Valentia                                     EJK
                 Malin Head                                   EJM
                 Boulogne                                     FFB
                 Brest                                        FFU
                 Saint-Nazaire                                FFO
                 Bordeaux-Arcachon                            FFC
                 Thorshavn                                    OXJ
                 Bergen                                       LGN
                 Farsund                                      LGZ
                 Floro                                        LGL
                 Rogaland                                     LGQ
                 Tjøme                                        LGT
                 Alesund                                      LGA
           4.    Form of the communications
                 The information specified under point 1 concerning the fishing operations in the zones referred to under 1.1
                 shall contain the following particulars, which shall be given in the following order:
                 — name of vessel ,
                 — call sign,
                 — external identification letters and numbers ,
                 — serial number of the message for the voyage in question ,
                 — indication of the type of message according to the following code:
                      — message when entering one of the zones referred to under 1.1 : 'IN',
                      — message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1 : 'OUT',
                      — message when moving from one ICES division to another: 'ICES',
                      — weekly message : 'WKL',
                      — three-day message : 2 'WKL',
                 — the geographical position ,
                 — the ICES divisions/ sub-areas in which fishing is expected to commence,
                 — the date on which fishing is expected to commence ,
                 — the quantity (in kilograms live weight) of each species of fish in the hold using the code mentioned in point
                      5,
                 — the ICES divisions / sub-areas in which the catches were made ,
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              — the quantity ( in kilograms ) of each species transferred to other vessels since the previous transmission ,
              — the name and call sign of the vessel to which the transfer was made ,
              — the quantity (in kilograms) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the previous
                 transmission ,
              —  the name of the master .
        5.    The code to be used to indicate the quantities of fish on board as mentioned in point 4 above:
              — A.      Deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis),
              — B.      Hake (Merluccius merluccius),
              — C.      Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides),
              — D.      Cod (Gadus morhua),
              — E.      Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus),
              — F.      Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus),
              — G.      Mackerel (Scomber scombrus),
              — H.      Horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus),
              — I.      Round-nose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris),
              — J.      Saithe (Pollachius virens),
              — K.      Whiting (Merlangus merlangus),
              — L.      Herring (Clupea harengus),
              — M.      Sand-eel (Ammodytes spp .),
              — N.      Sprat (Clupea sprattus),
              — O.      Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa),
              — P.      Norway pout ( Trisopterus esmarkii),
              — Q.      Ling (Molva molva),
              — R.      Other ,
              — S.      Shrimp (Penaeidae),
              — T.      Anchovy (Engraulis encrassicholus),
              — U.      Redfish (Sebastes spp.j,
              — V.     American plaice (Hypoglossoides platessoides),
              — W.      Squid (Illex spp .),
              — X.     Yellowtail (Limanda ferruginea),
              — Y.     Blue whiting (Gadus poutassou),
              — Z.     Tuna (Thunnidae),
              — AA .   Blue ling (Molva dypterygia),
              — BB .   Tusk (Brosme brosme),
              — CC .   Dogfish (Scyliorhinus retifer),
              — DD .   Basking shark (Cetorhindae),
              — EE .   Porbeagle (Lamma nasus),
              — FF.    Squid loligo (Loligo vulgaris),
              — GG .   Ray's bream (Brama brama),
              — HH .   Sardine (Sardina pilchardus),
              — II .   Common shrimp (Crangon crangon),
              — JJ .   Megrim (Lepidorhombus),
              — KK .   Angler / Monk (Lophius spp .),
              — LL .   Norway lpbster (Nephrops norvegicus),
              — MM. Pollack (Pollachius pollachius).