ANNEX IV 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
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
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
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).
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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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
a This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are fulfilled. | |
Number of traps | |
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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
Table A | ||
Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity | ||
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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) | |
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Spain | 5 855 |
Italy | 3 764 |
Greece | 785 |
Cyprus | 2 195 |
Malta | 8 768 |
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.