Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010Show full title

Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009

ANNEX IVU.K.ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

1.Maximum number of EU 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 AtlanticU.K.

Spain63
France44
EU107

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

[F1Spain 139
France 86
Italy 35
Cyprus 25
Malta 83
EU 368]

Textual Amendments

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

Italy68
EU68

[F24. 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 U.K.

Table A

a

Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line)

b

From which 8 vessels used as longliners

Number of fishing vessels
Cyprus Greece Italy France Spain Malta
Purse Seiners 1 1 24 19 6 0
Longliners 12 0 30 0 81 83
Bait boat 0 0 0 8 61 0
Handline 0 0 0 29 2 0
Trawler 0 0 0 78 b 0 0
Other artisanal 0 256 a 0 87 33 0

Table B

a

Temporary cessation of activities in 2010

b

Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line)

Total capacity in gross tonnage
Cyprus Greece Italy France Spain Malta
Purse Seiners 51 260 a 4 826 1 608 0
Longliners 409 — 1 196 0 4 416,73 1 365,64
Bait boat — — — 243 10 335,58 0
Handline — — — 1 436 20,96 0
Trawler — — — 9 212 0 0
Other artisanal — 3 343,21 b — 943 489,83 0

Textual Amendments

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

Number of traps
Spain 6
Italy 6
Portugal 1

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 U.K.

Table A

Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
Number of farms Capacity (in tonnes)
Spain 14 11 852
Italy 15 13 000
Greece 2 2 100
Cyprus 3 3 000
Malta 8 12 300

Table B

Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain 5 855
Italy 3 764
Greece 785
Cyprus 2 195
Malta 8 768]