ANNEX IVSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IV ICCAT CONVENTION AREA 1. Maximum number of EU 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 63 France 44 EU 107 2. Maximum number of EU 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 139 France 86 Italy 35 Cyprus 25 Malta 83 EU 368 3. Maximum number of EU 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 Italy 68 EU 68 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 ( 1 ) . Table A Number of fishing vessels Cyprus Greece Italy France Spain Malta Purse Seiners 1 1 9 ( 2 ) 17 6 0 Longliners 10 ( 3 ) 0 30 0 81 83 Baitboat 0 0 0 8 61 0 Handline 0 0 0 29 2 0 Trawler 0 0 0 78 ( 4 ) 0 0 Other artisanal 0 250 ( 5 ) 0 87 33 0 Table B Total capacity in gross tonnage Cyprus Greece Italy France Spain Malta Purse Seiners pm pm pm pm pm pm Longliners pm pm pm pm pm pm Baitboat pm pm pm pm pm pm Handline pm pm pm pm pm pm Trawler pm pm pm pm pm pm Other artisanal pm pm pm pm pm pm 5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State Number of traps Spain 6 Italy 6 Portugal 1 ( 6 ) 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 Malta 8 12 300 Table B Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes) Spain 5 855 Italy 3 764 Greece 785 Cyprus 2 195 Malta 8 768 ( 1 ) Tables A and B, including the distribution per Member State within each of the vessel categories, shall be revised after the adoption of the EU capacity plans by the ICCAT Inter ssessional Compliance Committee in February 2011, provided that the overall limits set by such plan for each of these categories are not increased. ( 2 ) This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are fulfilled. ( 3 ) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line). ( 4 ) From which 8 vessels are longliners. ( 5 ) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line). ( 6 ) This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are fulfilled.