Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (c. 44)

ANNEX IV ICCAT CONVENTION AREA (1)

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	60
France	8
Union	68

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	119
France	132
Italy	30
Cyprus	7
Malta	28
Union	316

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	12
Union	12

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 One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.
b Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.
c Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
Number of fishing vessels
	Cyprus	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Maltaa
Purse Seiners	1	1	12	17	6	1
Longliners	7b	0	30	8	25	28
Baitboat	0	0	0	8	60	0
Handline	0	0	0	29	2	0
Trawler	0	0	0	60	0	0
Other artisanalc	0	35	0	87	32	0

Table B
a One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.
Total capacity in gross tonnage
	Cyprus	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Maltaa
Purse Seiners	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
Baitboats	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
Trawlers	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

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.
	Number of traps
Spain	5
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
	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)

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