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

Spain

119

France

107

Italy

30

Cyprus

13301

Malta

44301

Union

313

This number may increase if a purse seine vessel is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with footnote 4 or footnote 6 of table A in point 4 of this Annex.

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

Table A

Number of fishing vessels302

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).

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

Number of traps309

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

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

Croatia

4

7 880

Malta

8

12 300

Table B310

Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)

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

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

Spain

23

190

France

11

Portugal

79

Union

34

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