Council Regulation (EC) No 941/2006 of 1 June 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 51/2006, as concerns blue whiting and herring

of 1 June 2006

amending Regulation (EC) No 51/2006, as concerns blue whiting and herring

Preamble

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy ¹ , and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 ² fixes for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required.

(2) Pursuant to consultations between the Community and the Faeroe Islands on 23 February 2006 an arrangement on mutual access on blue whiting stock and the herring stock in each other's, fishing zones has been reached. This arrangement should be implemented.

(3) Since vessels that targeted hake with gill-nets in ICES Divisions VIa, b and VIIb, c, j, k and subarea XII were not implicated in the fishing practices that led to the prohibition of the use of gill-nets in those areas, it is appropriate to allow these fisheries to continue by way of derogation from the prohibition.

(4) The Community has held consultations with Norway on the management of fisheries on the stock of Norwegian spring spawning (Atlanto-Scandian) herring in the North-East Atlantic, in particular, with regard to licensing arrangements, which should be implemented.

(5) Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes IA, IB and IV to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Final provisions

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 1 June 2006. For the Council The President U. HAUBNER

¹ OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59 .

² OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1 .

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 shall be amended as follows:

¹ May be fished in EC waters in areas II, IVa, VIa north of 56° 30′ N, VIb, VII west of 12° W.

² Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine ( Argentina spp. ).

⁵ Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine ( Argentina spp. ).

⁶ May be fished in EC waters in areas VIa north of 56° 30′ N, VIb, VII west of 12° W.

³ Of which up to 61 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen.

⁴ Of which up to 2,9 % may be fished in Faeroese waters, zone Vb.’

¹⁰ To be counted against Faeroe Islands’ catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.

⁷ The catch in zone IVa shall be no more than 2 500 tonnes.

⁸ North of 56° 30′ N.

⁹ West of 12° W.’

¹⁷ May be fished in EC waters.’

¹¹ This allocation is valid for purse and trawl fisheries.

¹² To be selected from the 11 licences for purse seine fishery for mackerel south of 62° 00′ N.

¹³ Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for “All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faeroese baselines”.

¹⁴ These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.

¹⁵ These figures are included in the figures for “Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faeroese baselines”.

¹⁶ Applies only to vessels flying the flag of Latvia.

¹⁸ Applies only to the Latvian zone of EC waters.

¹⁹ The licences concerning fishing for shrimp in the waters of the French Department of Guyana shall be issued on the basis of a fishing plan submitted by the authorities of the third country concerned, approved by the Commission. The period of validity of each of these licences shall be limited to the fishing period provided for in the fishing plan on the basis of which the licence was issued.

²⁰ The annual number of days at sea is limited to 200.

²¹ To be fished exclusively with long lines or traps (snappers) or long lines or mesh nets having a minimum mesh of 100 mm, at depths greater than 30 m (sharks). To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the French Department of Guyana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches, or 50 % of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant.

The contract referred to above must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guyanese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application.

Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.

²² Applicable from 1 January to 30 April 2006.

²³ Pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2006.

²⁴ The annual number of days at sea is limited to pm.

²⁵ The annual number of days at sea is limited to 350.

²⁶ To be fished exclusively with longlines.

²⁷ Of which at any given time a maximum of 10 for vessels fishing cod with gill-nets.’

Footnotes

1. May be fished in EC waters in areas II, IVa, VIa north of 56° 30′ N, VIb, VII west of 12° W. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

2. Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

3. Of which up to 61 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

4. Of which up to 2,9 % may be fished in Faeroese waters, zone Vb.’ ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

5. Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina spp.). ↩ ↩²

6. May be fished in EC waters in areas VIa north of 56° 30′ N, VIb, VII west of 12° W. ↩ ↩²

7. The catch in zone IVa shall be no more than 2 500 tonnes. ↩ ↩²

8. North of 56° 30′ N. ↩ ↩²

9. West of 12° W.’ ↩ ↩²

10. To be counted against Faeroe Islands’ catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement. ↩ ↩²

11. This allocation is valid for purse and trawl fisheries. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

12. To be selected from the 11 licences for purse seine fishery for mackerel south of 62° 00′ N. ↩ ↩²

13. Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for “All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faeroese baselines”. ↩ ↩²

14. These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

15. These figures are included in the figures for “Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faeroese baselines”. ↩ ↩² ↩³

16. Applies only to vessels flying the flag of Latvia. ↩ ↩²

17. May be fished in EC waters.’ ↩

18. Applies only to the Latvian zone of EC waters. ↩

19. The licences concerning fishing for shrimp in the waters of the French Department of Guyana shall be issued on the basis of a fishing plan submitted by the authorities of the third country concerned, approved by the Commission. The period of validity of each of these licences shall be limited to the fishing period provided for in the fishing plan on the basis of which the licence was issued. ↩

20. The annual number of days at sea is limited to 200. ↩

21. To be fished exclusively with long lines or traps (snappers) or long lines or mesh nets having a minimum mesh of 100 mm, at depths greater than 30 m (sharks). To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the French Department of Guyana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches, or 50 % of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant. ↩

22. Applicable from 1 January to 30 April 2006. ↩

23. Pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2006. ↩

24. The annual number of days at sea is limited to pm. ↩

25. The annual number of days at sea is limited to 350. ↩

26. To be fished exclusively with longlines. ↩

27. Of which at any given time a maximum of 10 for vessels fishing cod with gill-nets.’ ↩