Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 of 30 January 2019 fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (c. 124)

ANNEX IV ICCAT CONVENTION AREA (1)

1. Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic

Spain	To be established
France	To be established
Union	To be established

2. Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean

a This number may increase if a purse seine vessel is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with footnote 4 or footnote 6 of table A in point 4 of this Annex.
Spain	To be established
France	To be established
Italy	To be established
Cyprus	To be establisheda
Malta	To be establisheda
Union	To be established

3. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes

Croatia	To be established
Italy	To be established
Union	To be established

4. Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A

a The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
b One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.
c One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seine vessel and three other artisanal vessels.
d One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.
e Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.
f Line vessels operating in the Atlantic.
g Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
Number of fishing vesselsa
	Cyprusb	Greecec	Croatia	Italy	France	Spain	Maltad
Purse Seiners	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Longliners	To be establishede	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Baitboat	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Handline	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be establishedf	To be established	To be established
Trawler	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Other artisanalg	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established

Table B

Total capacity in gross tonnage
	Cyprus	Croatia	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Malta
Purse Seiners	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Longliners	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Baitboats	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Handlines	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Trawlers	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Other artisanal	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established

5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State

a This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
Member State	Number of trapsa
Spain	To be established
Italy	To be established
Portugal	To be established

6. Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A

Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
	Number of farms	Capacity (in tonnes)
Spain	To be established	To be established
Italy	To be established	To be established
Greece	To be established	To be established
Cyprus	To be established	To be established
Croatia	To be established	To be established
Malta	To be established	To be established

Table B ^a

a The farming capacity of Portugal of 500 tonnes is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in table A.
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain	To be established
Italy	To be established
Greece	To be established
Cyprus	To be established
Croatia	To be established
Malta	To be established
Portugal	To be established

7. The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 shall be as follows:

Member State	Maximum number of vessels
Ireland	To be established
Spain	To be established
France	To be established
United Kingdom	To be established
Portugal	To be established

8. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 meters length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be as follows:

Member State	Maximum number of vessels with purse seines	Maximum number of vessels with longlines
Spain	To be established	To be established
France	To be established	To be established
Portugal	To be established	To be established
Union	To be established	To be established

(1)

The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.