[F1ANNEX IV U.K. ICCAT CONVENTION AREA (1)

Textual Amendments

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 U.K.

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 U.K.

a

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.

Spain 364
France 130
Italy 30
Cyprus 20 a
Malta 54 a
Union 598

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 U.K.

Croatia 16
Italy 12
Union 28

4. [F2Maximum number 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

The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

b

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.

c

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.

d

One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

e

This vessel shall not be used in 2019.

f

Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.

g

Baitboats of the outermost regions of Azores and Madeira.

h

Line vessels operating in the Atlantic.

i

Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).

Number of fishing vessels a
Cyprus b Greece c Croatia Italy France Spain Malta d Portugal
Purse Seiners 1 1 e 16 19 22 6 1 0
Longliners 23 f 0 0 35 8 49 61 0
Baitboat 0 0 0 0 37 69 0 76 g
Handline 0 0 12 0 33 h 1 0 0
Trawler 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 0
Small scale 0 13 0 0 130 599 52 0
Other artisanal i 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Textual Amendments

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.

Member State Number of traps a
Spain 5
Italy 6
Portugal 3

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 10 11 852
Italy 13 12 600
Greece 2 2 100
Cyprus 3 3 000
Croatia 7 7 880
Malta 6 12 300

[F2Table B a

a

The total farming capacity of Portugal of 500 tonnes (corresponding to 350 tonnes of input farming capacity) is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in table A.]

Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain 6 300
Italy 3 764
Greece 785
Cyprus 2 195
Croatia 2 947
Malta 8 786
Portugal 350

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: U.K.

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: U.K.

Member State Maximum number of vessels with purse seines Maximum number of vessels with longlines
Spain 23 190
France 11 —
Portugal — 79
Union 34 269]
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[F1The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.]

Textual Amendments