The fishing opportunities established under the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
(1)
Category 1 – Vessels fishing for crustaceans other than spiny lobster and crab:
Spain
4 150 tonnes
Italy
600 tonnes
Portugal
250 tonnes
In this category, no more than 15 vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time.
(2)
Category 2 – Black hake (non-freezer) trawlers and bottom longliners:
Spain
6 000 tonnes
In this category, no more than four vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time.
(3)
Category 2a – Black hake (freezer) trawlers:
Spain:
Black hake
3 500 tonnes
Squid
1 450 tonnes
Cuttlefish
600 tonnes
In this category, no more than six vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time.
(4)
Category 3 – Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls:
Spain
3 000 tonnes
In this category, no more than six vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time.
(5)
Category 4 – Tuna seiners (14 000 tonnes – reference tonnage):
Spain
17 annual licences
France
12 annual licences
(6)
Category 5 – Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners (7 000 tonnes – reference tonnage):
Spain
14 annual licences
France
1 annual licence
(7)
Category 6 – Pelagic freezer trawlers:
Germany
13 038,4 tonnes
France
2 714,6 tonnes
Latvia
55 966,6 tonnes
Lithuania
59 837,6 tonnes
Netherlands
64 976,1 tonnes
Poland
27 106,6 tonnes
Ireland
8 860,1 tonnes
During the period of application of the Protocol, the Member States shall have the following number of quarterly licences:
Germany
4
France
2
Latvia
20
Lithuania
22
Netherlands
16
Poland
8
Ireland
2
The Member States shall inform the Commission if certain licences may be made available to other Member States.
In this category, no more than 19 vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time.
(8)
Category 7 – Non-freezer pelagic vessels:
Ireland
15 000 tonnes
If not used, these fishing opportunities shall be transferred to category 6 according to the method of allocation of that category.
In this category, no more than two vessels may operate in Mauritanian waters at any one time.