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Article 1 Period of application and fishing opportunities

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1.

For a period of 1 year from 16 June 2011, the fishing opportunities granted pursuant to Articles 5 and 6 of the Agreement shall be as follows:

  • crustaceans and demersal species:

    1. a))

      freezer shrimp trawlers: 4 400 GRT per year;

    2. b))

      freezer, fin-fish and cephalopod trawlers: 4 400 GRT per year;

  • highly migratory species (species listed in Annex 1 to the 1982 United Nations Convention):

    1. c))

      freezer tuna seiners and longliners: 23 vessels;

    2. d))

      pole-and-line tuna vessels: 14 vessels;

2.

Paragraph 1 shall apply subject to Articles 5 and 6 of this Protocol.

3.

Under Article 6 of the Agreement, vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union may fish in Guinea-Bissau fishing zones only if they are in possession of a fishing licence issued under this Protocol in accordance with the Annexes hereto.