Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters - Commission non-paper - Hoofdinhoud

Council of the European Union Brussels, 5 December 2019 (OR. en)

14767/19

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2019/0235(NLE) i LIMITE

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NOTE

From: General Secretariat of the Council

To: Delegations

Subject: Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters

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  Commission non-paper

Delegations will find attached a Commission non-paper containing updates to the above mentioned proposal.

ANNEX

COMMISSION SERVICES NON PAPER

4 December 2019

This document serves as a basis for discussion at the Working Party on Internal and External Fisheries Policy. It cannot in any circumstances be regarded as the official position of the Commission. It is intended solely for those to whom it is addressed.

Updates to Commission proposal COM(2019) 483 i for a Council Regulation fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union

waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters

Contents

• 1. 

  Commission Proposal regarding ICCAT measures ........................................................................... 3 2. Amendment to the Commission Proposal regarding NAFO measures ......................................... 16 3. Commission Proposal for fishing effort on sole in 7d ................................................................... 20

• 1. 

  C OMMISSION P ROPOSAL REGARDING ICCAT MEASURES

Recitals 31 and 32 are replaced by the following:

“(31) At its annual meeting in 2017, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) agreed that in 2018 and 2019, the ICCAT may distribute the unallocated reserves for bluefin tuna for 2019 and 2020, considering in particular the needs of coastal developing ICCAT contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties, entities or fishing entities (CPCs) in their artisanal fisheries. That distribution was agreed at the inter-sessional meeting of Panel 2 of ICCAT (Madrid, March 2018) based, for the Union allocation, on the information received from three Member States: Greece, Spain and Portugal. As a result, the Union received specific additional catch possibilities of 87 tonnes for 2019 and 100 tonnes for 2020 to be used by Union artisanal fleets in certain Union regions. That allocation of fishing possibilities to the EU was endorsed by ICCAT at its annual meetings in 2018 and 2019 and the criteria for establishing allocation key for 2019

remain valid for 2020. (32) The ICCAT Recommendation 16-05, decreasing for 2020 the TAC for Mediterranean swordfish, should be implemented in Union law. As it is already the case for the stock of Eastern and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, it is appropriate that catches in recreational fisheries of all other ICCAT stocks should be subject to the catch limits as adopted by the ICCAT.”.

The following recital is inserted:

“(32a) At its annual meeting in 2019, ICCAT agreed for the first time on a TAC for the North Atlantic Blue Shark caught in association with ICCAT Fisheries, and on the allocation key. The fishing opportunities for that stock should thus be allocated to the Member States. In addition, ICCAT agreed on an unallocated TAC for Southern Atlantic Blue shark caught in association with ICCAT Fisheries. Moreover, annual landing limits where allocated among Contracting Parties for the stocks of blue marlin and white marlin/spearfish in the

Atlantic Ocean. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.”.

Article 18 is replaced by the following:

“Article 18

Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations

• 1. 

  The 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 shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex IV.

• 2. 

  The 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 shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV.

• 3. 

  The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV.

• 4. 

  The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 i 1 shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex IV to this Regulation.

• 5. 

  The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be limited as set out in point 8 of Annex IV.”

Annex ID is replaced by the following:

1 Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 i of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 i (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).

“ANNEX ID

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

Species: Bluefin tuna Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean Thunnus thynnus (BFT/AE45WM)

Cyprus 169,35 (4) Analytical TAC

Greece Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply 314,77 (7)

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Spain 6 107,60 (2)(4)(7)

France 6 026,60 (2)(3)(4)

Croatia 952,53 (6)

Italy 4 756,49 (4)(5)

Malta 390,24 (4)

Portugal 574,31

Other 68,11 (1)

Member States

Union 19360 (2)(3)(4)(5)

Special additional

allocation (7)

TAC 100

36 000 (1) Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. (2) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to

catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*8301): Spain 925,33 France 429,87 Union 1 355,20

• (3) 

  Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*641):

  France 100 Union 100

• (4) 

  Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV

  (BFT/*8302):

  Spain 122,15 France 120,53 Italy 95,13 Cyprus 3,39 Malta 7,80 Union 349,01

• (5) 

  Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV

  (BFT/*643):

  Italy 95,13 Union 95,13

• (6) 

  Special Condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV for

  farming purposes (BFT/*8303F):

  Croatia 857,28 Union 857,28

• (7) 

  As agreed during the 2018 ICCAT Annual Meeting, in 2020 the European Union will receive, in addition to the allocated quota of 19360 tonnes, an extra allocation of 100 tonnes, exclusively for artisanal vessels from specific archipelagos in

  Greece (Ionian Islands), Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores and Madeira). The specific allocation of this additional quantity to the concerned Member States shall be as follows (BFT/AVARCH): Greece 33,33 Spain 33,33 Portugal 33,33 Union 100

Species Swordfish Zone: Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N

Xiphias gladius (SWO/AN05N)

Spain 6 504,31 (2) Analytical TAC

Portugal Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply 1 052,57 (2)(3)

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Other 128,81 (1)(2)

Member States

Union 7 685,70 (4)

TAC 13 200

• (1) 

  Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch.

• (2) 

  Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5ºN (SWO/*AS05N). (3) 36,34 t have been allocated to Portugal to compensate a double deduction in 2018 (4) After transfer of 40 tonnes to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (ICCAT Rec. [17-02])

Species: Swordfish Zone: Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N

Xiphias gladius (SWO/AS05N)

Spain 4 712,18 (1) Analytical TAC

Portugal (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply 299,03

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Union 5 011,21

TAC 14 000

• (1) 

  Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5ºN (SWO/*AN05N).

Species Swordfish Zone: Mediterranian Sea

Xiphias gladius (SWO/MED)

Croatia 14,64 (1) Analytical TAC

Cyprus Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply. 53,99 (1)

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply.

Spain 1 667,58 (1)

France 123,77 (1)

Greece 1103,91 (1)

Italy 3418,68 (1)

Malta 405,58 (1)

Union 6 780,60 (1)

TAC 9 583,07

• (1) 

  This quota may only be fished from 1 April to 31 December.

Species: Northern albacore Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

Thunnus alalunga (ALB/AN05N)

Ireland 2 891,01 Analytical TAC

Spain Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply 16 279,56

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

France 5 236,44

United Kingdom 188,45

Portugal 2 273,97

Union 26 869,43 (1)

TAC 33600

• (1) 

  The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of

  Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 i [1] , shall be as follows:

  1 253. [1] Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 i of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 i (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).

Species: Southern albacore Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N

Thunnus alalunga (ALB/AS05N)

Spain 905,86 Analytical TAC

France Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply 297,70

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Portugal 633,94

Union 1 837,50

TAC 24 000

Species: Bigeye tuna Zone: Atlantic Ocean

Thunnus obesus (BET/ATLANT)

Spain 7 438,1 Analytical TAC

France Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply 3 759,3

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Portugal 2 823,8

Union 13 701,3

TAC 62 500

Species: Blue marlin Zone: Atlantic Ocean

Makaira nigricans (BUM/ATLANT)

Spain 0,00 Analytical TAC

France Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply 405,36

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Portugal 46,44

Union 451,80

Species: White marlin Zone: Atlantic Ocean

Tetrapturus albidus (WHM/ATLANT)

Spain 0,00 Analytical TAC

Portugal Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply 0,00

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Union 0,00

TAC 355

Species: Yellowfin tuna Zone: Atlantic Ocean

Thunnus albacares (YFT/ATLANT)

TAC 110 000 Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Species: Sailfish Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45°W

Istiophorus albicans (SAI/AE45W)

TAC 1 271 Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Species: Sailfish Zone: Atlantic Ocean, west of 45°W

Istiophorus albicans (SAI/AW45W)

TAC 1 030 Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Species: Blue shark Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

Prionace glauca (BSH/AN05N)

Ireland 1 Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply Spain 27 062

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply France 152

Portugal 5 363

(1)(2)

Union 32 578

TAC 39 102

• (1) 

  The time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall not prejudge the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at Union level.

  Allocation based on the average catches in the last 10 years

(2)

Species: Blue shark Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N

Prionace glauca (BSH/AS05N)

TAC 28 923 (1) Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

• (1) 

  The time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall not prejudge the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at Union level.

”

Annex IV is replaced by the following:

“ANNEX IV

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA 2

• 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 to be established France to be established Union to be established

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

• 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 to be established France to be established Italy to be established Cyprus to be established 3 Malta to be established 2 Union to be established

• 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 to be established Italy to be established Union to be established

3 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.

• 4. 

  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 i shall be as follows:

  Member State Maximum number of vessels

  Ireland to be established

  Spain to be established

  France to be established

  United Kingdom to be established

  Portugal to be established

• 5. 

  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:

  Maximum number of vessels Maximum number of vessels

Member State with purse seines with longlines

Spain to be established to be established France to be established to be established Portugal to be established to be established Union to be established to be established ”

• 2. 

  A MENDMENT TO THE C OMMISSION P ROPOSAL REGARDING NAFO MEASURES

 Recital 27 is replaced by the following:

“(27) The use of fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 i 4 , and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation, concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to the

Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.”

 Article 1(2)(b) is replaced by the following:

“(b) fishing effort limits for the year 2020, except the fishing effort limits in Annex IIA, which

will apply from 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2021;”

 Article 15 is replaced by the following:

“Article 15

Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 i, Member States submit to

the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught and fishing effort, they shall

use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.”

4 Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 i of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96 i, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004 i, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005 i, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006 i, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007 i, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008 i, (EC) No 1342/2008 i and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93 i, (EC) No 1627/94 i and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).

 The fishing opportunities table for cod in NAFO 3M is replaced by the following:

Species: Cod Zone: NAFO 3M Gadus morhua (COD/N3M.)

Estonia 95 Analytical TAC

Germany Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply 397

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 i shall not apply

Latvia 95 Lithuania 95 Poland 324 Spain 1 221 France 170 Portugal 1 673 United 795

Kingdom

Union 4 865

The fishing opportunities table for Northern prawn in NAFO 3M is replaced by the following:

Species: Northern prawn Zone: (1) NAFO 3M

Pandalus borealis (PRA/*N3M.) TAC Not relevant (2) Analytical TAC

• (1) 

  Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates:

  Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 47° 20' 0 46° 40' 0 2 47° 20' 0 46° 30' 0 3 46° 00' 0 46° 30' 0 4 46° 00' 0 46° 40' 0 Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December in the area bounded by the following coordinates: Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 47° 55' 0 45° 00' 0 2 47° 30' 0 44° 15' 0 3 46° 55' 0 44° 15' 0 4 46° 35' 0 44° 30' 0 5 46° 35' 0 45° 40' 0 6 47° 30' 0 45° 40' 0 7 47° 55' 0 45° 00' 0

• (2) 

  Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort (EFF/*N3M.). The Member States concerned shall issue fishing authorisations for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery and shall notify those authorisations to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC)

  No 1224/2009. Member State Maximum number of fishing days Denmark 33 Estonia 391 * Spain 64 Latvia 123 Lithuania 145 Poland 25 Portugal 17

• * 

  NAFO Commission agreed at its 2019 Annual Meeting that the European Union (Estonia) will transfer 25 fishing days of its fishing days allocation for 2020 to France, in respect of St Pierre et Miquelon. These 25 fishing days are deducted under this interim regime for 2020 that will not create any catch history.

• 3. 

  C OMMISSION P ROPOSAL FOR FISHING EFFORT ON SOLE IN 7 D

In Annex IIA, Table I is replaced by the following:

“Table I

Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area

by category of regulated gear per year

Regulated gear Maximum number of days

Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm Belgium 176

France 188

United 222

Kingdom

Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm Belgium 176

France 191

United

Kingdom 176

”

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