Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011Show full title

Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters

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.

Spain139
France86
Italy35
Cyprus25
Malta83
EU368

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

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
CyprusGreeceItalyFranceSpainMalta
Purse Seiners119a1760
Longliners10b03008183
Baitboat0008610
Handline0002920
Trawler00078c00
Other artisanal0250d087330
Table B
Total capacity in gross tonnage
CyprusGreeceItalyFranceSpainMalta
Purse Seinerspmpmpmpmpmpm
Longlinerspmpmpmpmpmpm
Baitboatpmpmpmpmpmpm
Handlinepmpmpmpmpmpm
Trawlerpmpmpmpmpmpm
Other artisanalpmpmpmpmpmpm

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

a

This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are fulfilled.

Number of traps
Spain6
Italy6
Portugal1a

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 MediterraneanU.K.

Table A
Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
Number of farmsCapacity (in tonnes)
Spain1411 852
Italy1513 000
Greece22 100
Cyprus33 000
Malta812 300
Table B
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain5 855
Italy3 764
Greece785
Cyprus2 195
Malta8 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.