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ANNEX IV U.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 Atlantic U.K.

Spain	63
France	44
EU	107

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 Mediterranean U.K.

Spain	139
France	86
Italy	35
Cyprus	25
Malta	83
EU	368

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 purposes U.K.

Italy	68
EU	68

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(1). U.K.

Table A
a This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are fulfilled.
b Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
c From which 8 vessels are longliners.
d Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
Number of fishing vessels
	Cyprus	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Malta
Purse Seiners	1	1	9a	17	6	0
Longliners	10b	0	30	0	81	83
Baitboat	0	0	0	8	61	0
Handline	0	0	0	29	2	0
Trawler	0	0	0	78c	0	0
Other artisanal	0	250d	0	87	33	0

Table B
Total capacity in gross tonnage
	Cyprus	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Malta
Purse Seiners	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Longliners	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Baitboat	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Handline	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Trawler	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Other artisanal	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm

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

a This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are fulfilled.
	Number of traps
Spain	6
Italy	6
Portugal	1a

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

(1)

Tables A and B, including the distribution per Member State within each of the vessel categories, shall be revised after the adoption of the EU capacity plans by the ICCAT Inter ssessional Compliance Committee in February 2011, provided that the overall limits set by such plan for each of these categories are not increased.