FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE ADRIATIC SEA
ANNEX IVSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IV FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS IN THE ADRIATIC SEA The tables in this Annex set out the fishing opportunities by stock or vessels effort groups and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate , including the maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish small pelagics. All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The reference to fishing zones are references to GFCM GSAs. For the purposes of this Annex, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided: Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Engraulis encrasicolus ANE Anchovy Merluccius merluccius HKE European hake Mullus barbatus MUT Red mullet Nephrops norvegicus NEP Norway lobster Parapenaeus longirostris DPS Deep-water rose shrimp Sardina pilchardus PIL Sardine Solea solea SOL Common sole 1. Small pelagic stocks – GSAs 17 and 18 Maximum level of catches expressed in tonnes live weight Species: Small pelagic species (anchovy and sardine) Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus Zone: Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 17 and 18 (SP1/GF1718) Italy 35 394 ( 1 ) Maximum level of catches Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Croatia 56 304 TAC Not relevant Maximum fleet capacity of trawlers and purse seiners actively fishing for small pelagics Member State Gear Number of vessels kW GT Croatia PS 249 77 145,52 18 537,72 Italy PTM-OTM-PS 685 134 556,7 25 852 Slovenia ( 2 ) PS 4 433,7 38,5 2. Demersal stocks – GSAs 17 and 18 Maximum allowable fishing effort (in fishing days) by types of trawls and fleet segment fishing for demersal stocks in GSAs 17 and 18 (Adriatic Sea). Fishing Days 2022 Gear type Geographical area Stocks concerned Overall length of vessels Effort group code ITALY CROATIA SLOVENIA ( 3 ) Trawls (OTB) GFCM sub-areas 17-18 Red mullet; Hake; Deep-water rose shrimp, and Norway lobster < 12 m EFF/MED3_OTB_TR1 3 521 10 388 ≥ 12 m and < 24 m EFF/MED3_OTB_TR2 79 139 24 202 ≥ 24 m EFF/MED3_OTB_TR3 6 934 2 173 Beam trawls (TBB) GFCM sub-area 17 Common sole < 12 m EFF/MED3_TBB_TR1 200 0 ≥ 12 m and < 24 m EFF/MED3_TBB_TR2 3 747 0 ≥ 24 m EFF/MED3_TBB_TR3 3 726 0 Maximum fleet capacity of bottom trawler and beam trawl vessels authorised for fishing demersal stocks Member State Gear Number of vessels kW GT Croatia OTB 495 79 867,99 13 267,99 Italy OTB-TBB 1 363 260 618,37 47 148 Slovenia ( *1 ) OTB 11 1 813,00 168,67 ( 1 ) Concerning Slovenia, the quantities are based on the level of catches exerted in 2014, up to an amount that should not exceed 300 tonnes. ( 2 ) The provision under paragraph 28 of GFCM/44/2020/20 shall not apply to the national fleets of less than ten purse seiners and/or pelagic trawlers actively fishing for small pelagic stocks, as recorded both in national and GFCM register in 2014. In such case, the capacity of the active fleet may increase by not more than 50 percent in number of vessels and in terms of gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT) and kW. ( 3 ) Slovenia shall not exceed the effort limit of 3 000 fishing days per year in accordance with paragraph 13 of GFCM/43/2019/5. ( *1 ) The provisions of paragraphs 9(c) and 28 of GFCM/43/2019/5 shall not apply to national fleets operating with OTB and fishing for less than 1 000 days during the reference period mentioned in paragraph 9(c). The fishing capacity of the active fleet operating with OTB shall not increase by more than 50 percent with respect to the reference period.