ANNEX VISupplementary provisions
ANNEX VI Annex IV shall be replaced by the following: ‘ANNEX IV ICCAT CONVENTION AREA ( 1 ) 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 France 37 Union 37 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 84 France 94 Italy 30 Cyprus 6 ( 2 ) Malta 28 ( 3 ) Union 242 3. Maximum number of Union 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 11 Italy 12 Union 23 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 vessels ( 4 ) Cyprus ( 5 ) Greece ( 6 ) Croatia Italy France Spain Malta ( 7 ) Purse Seiners 1 1 11 12 17 6 1 Longliners 6 ( 8 ) 0 0 30 8 59 28 Baitboat 0 0 0 0 8 15 0 Handline 0 0 12 0 29 ( 9 ) 1 0 Trawler 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 Other artisanal ( 10 ) 0 21 0 0 94 273 0 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 traps ( 11 ) Spain 5 Italy 6 Portugal 2 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 7 7 880 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 Croatia 2 947 Malta 8 768 ( 1 ) The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union. ( 2 ) This figure may increase by 10, if Cyprus decides to replace the purse seine vessel by 10 longline vessels as indicated in footnote 5 to table A of section 4. ( 3 ) This figure may increase by 10, if Malta decides to replace the purse seine vessel by 10 longline vessels as indicated in footnote 7 to table A of section 4. ( 4 ) The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. ( 5 ) One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels. ( 6 ) One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 artisanal vessels or by one small size purse seiner and three artisanal vessels. ( 7 ) One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels. ( 8 ) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment. ( 9 ) Trolling liners fishing in the Eastern Atlantic. ( 10 ) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line). ( 11 ) This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.’.