ICCAT CONVENTION AREA ( 1 )
ANNEX VISupplementary provisions
ANNEX VI 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 Spain 60 France 55 Union 115 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 364 France 140 ( 2 ) Italy 30 Cyprus 20 ( 2 ) Malta 54 ( 2 ) Union 684 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 18 Italy 12 Union 28 4. Maximum 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 Table A ( 3 ) Number of fishing vessels ( 4 ) Cyprus ( 5 ) Greece ( 6 ) Croatia Italy France Spain Malta ( 7 ) Portugal Purse seiners ( 8 ) To be established 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 ( 9 ) To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Baitboat To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established ( 10 ) Handline To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established ( 11 ) To be established To be established To be established Trawler To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Small-scale To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Other artisanal ( 12 ) To be established 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 ( 13 ) Member State Number of traps ( 14 ) 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 10 11 852 Italy 13 12 600 Greece 2 2 100 Cyprus 3 3 000 Croatia 7 7 880 Malta 6 12 300 Portugal 1 500 Table B Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes) ( 15 ) Spain 6 300 Italy 3 764 Greece 785 Cyprus 2 195 Croatia 2 947 Malta 8 786 Portugal 350 7. 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 Member State Maximum number of vessels Ireland 50 Spain 730 France 151 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 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 ( 1 ) The numbers shown in points 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union. ( 2 ) This number may increase if a purse seiner is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with the Table A in point 4 of this Annex once that table is established. ( 3 ) This table will be established following the approval of the Union fishing plan by ICCAT in 2022, in accordance with the applicable ICCAT recommendations and Union rules. ( 4 ) The numbers in this Table 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 or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels. ( 6 ) One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small-size purse seiner and three other artisanal vessels. ( 7 ) One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels. ( 8 ) The individual numbers of purse seiners in this Table are the result of transfers between Member States and do not constitute historical rights for the future. ( 9 ) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment. ( 10 ) Baitboats of the outermost regions of Azores and Madeira. ( 11 ) Line vessels operating in the Atlantic. ( 12 ) Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line). ( 13 ) The numbers in points 4 and 5 must be adapted in light of fishing plans submitted by Member States by 31 January 2022 for endorsement by Panel 2 of ICCAT. ( 14 ) This number may be modified upon request by Member States in accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1627, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. ( 15 ) The numbers in this Table may be adapted in light of the farming plans submitted by Member States by 31 January 2022.