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Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 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

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[F1ANNEX IV

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA (1) U.K.

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 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 U.K.

Spain 119
France 87
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: U.K.

Croatia 9
Italy 12
Union 21

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 U.K.

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 (longline, handline, trolling line).

Number of fishing vessels
Cyprus Croatia Greece Italy France Spain Malta a
Purse Seiners 1 9 1 12 17 6 1
Longliners 4 0 0 30 8 12 20
Baitboat 0 0 0 0 8 60 0
Handline 0 12 0 0 29 2 0
Trawler 0 0 0 0 57 0 0
Other artisanal b 0 0 16 0 87 32 0
Table B
Total capacity in gross tonnage
Cyprus Croatia Greece Italy France Spain Malta
Purse Seiners To be established 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 To be established
Baitboats To be established 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 To be established
Trawlers To be established 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 To be established

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 complied with.

Number of traps
Spain 5
Italy 6
Portugal 1 a

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 17 11 852
Italy 15 13 000
Greece 2 2 100
Cyprus 3 3 000
Croatia 7 7 880
Malta 8 12 300
Table B
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain 5 855
Italy 3 000
Greece 785
Cyprus 2 195
Croatia 2 947
Malta 8 768]
(1)

[F1The numbers shown in Sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.]

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