ANNEX IVICCAT CONVENTION AREA300
1.Maximum number of Union 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 | 37 |
Union | 97 |
2.Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean
3.Maximum number of Union fishing 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
Croatia | 15 |
Italy | 12 |
Union | 27 |
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
Number of fishing vessels302 | |||||||
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Cyprus303 | Greece304 | Croatia | Italy | France | Spain | Malta305 | |
Purse Seiners | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
Longliners | 13306 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 31 | 44 |
Baitboat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 60 | 0 |
Handline | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 29307 | 2 | 0 |
Trawler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
Other artisanal308 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 32 | 0 |
The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. | |||||||
One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels. | |||||||
One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seine vessel and three other artisanal vessels. | |||||||
One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels. | |||||||
Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment. | |||||||
Line vessels operating in the Atlantic. | |||||||
Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line). |
Total capacity in gross tonnage | |||||||
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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
Number of traps309 | |
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Spain | 5 |
Italy | 6 |
Portugal | 3 |
This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. |
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
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 |
Croatia | 4 | 7 880 |
Malta | 8 | 12 300 |
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes) | |
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Spain | 5 855 |
Italy | 3 764 |
Greece | 785 |
Cyprus | 2 195 |
Croatia | 2 947 |
Malta | 8 768 |
Portugal | 500 |
The farming capacity of Portugal of 500 tonnes is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in table A. |
7.
The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 shall be as follows:
Member State | Maximum number of vessels |
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Ireland | 50 |
Spain | 730 |
France | 151 |
United Kingdom | 12 |
Portugal | 310 |
8.
Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 meters length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be as follows:
Member State | Maximum number of vessels with purse seines | Maximum number of vessels with longlines |
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Spain | 23 | 190 |
France | 11 | — |
Portugal | — | 79 |
Union | 34 | 269 |