Annex
United Kingdom
Protocol, Article 2, paragraphs:
- 1..
The annual financial contribution for the access by European Union vessels to the Mauritanian fishing zone referred to in Article 7 of the Agreement is set at EUR fifty-seven million, five-hundred thousand (57 500 000). This paragraph shall apply subject to Articles 5 to 10 and Article 16 of this Protocol.
- 3..
The total allowable catches (categories 1, 2, 2a, 3, 6, 7 and 8) and the reference tonnages (categories 4 and 5) are set out in the datasheets contained in Annex 1 to this Protocol. They are established on the basis of the calendar year (1 January-31 December of the year concerned). If the first and the last period of the application of the Protocol do not correspond to a calendar year, the total allowable catches shall be fixed pro rata temporis and taking account, for each fishing category, of trends in terms of the distribution of catches throughout the year.
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For fishing categories 4 and 5, if catches made by tuna vessels from the European Union in the Mauritanian fishing zone exceed the reference tonnage stipulated for each of these categories, the financial contribution of EUR fifty-seven million, five-hundred thousand (57 500 000) shall be increased, for each additional tonne caught, by the amount of the fee stated in the relevant datasheets for the year in question. However, the amount paid by the European Union in respect of the overrun must not exceed an amount equivalent to twice the corresponding reference tonnage. If the quantities of catches made by European Union vessels are more than twice the corresponding reference tonnage, the amount due in respect of the quantity exceeding that limit shall be paid the following year.
Table of fishing categories referred to in Article 1(1):
| This figure may be exceeded by a 10 % margin without any impact on the financial contribution paid by the European Union for access. | ||
| If these fishing opportunities are utilised, they shall be deducted from the total allowable catch provided for in category 6. | ||
| Fishing categories | Total allowable catches and reference tonnage | |
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| 1 | Vessels fishing for crustaceans other than spiny lobster and crab | 5 000 tonnes |
| 2 | Black hake (non-freezer) trawlers and bottom longliners | 6 000 tonnes |
| 2a | Black hake (freezer) trawlers: | Black hake 3 500 tonnes Squid 1 450 tonnes Cuttlefish 600 tonnes |
| 3 | Vessels fishing for demersal species other than black hake with gear other than trawls | 3 000 tonnes |
| 4 | Tuna seiners | 12 500 tonnes (Reference tonnage) |
| 5 | Pole-and-line tuna vessels and surface longliners | 7 500 tonnes (Reference tonnage) |
| 6 | Pelagic freezer trawlers | 225 000 tonnesf1 |
| 7 | Non-freezer pelagic vessels | 15 000 tonnesf2 |
| 8 | Cephalopods | [pm] tonnes |
Annex, Appendix 1 ‘Datasheets’, new datasheet 2a:
| FISHING CATEGORY 2a:BLACK HAKE (FREEZER) TRAWLERS: | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1. Fishing zone | |||||||||||||||||||
In the case of areas calculated on the basis of the low-water mark, the Joint Committee may replace the lines for delimiting zones with a series of geographical coordinates. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Authorised gear | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Minimum authorised mesh | |||||||||||||||||||
| 70 mm (trawl) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Size | |||||||||||||||||||
| For fish, the minimum size is to be measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the caudal fin (total length) (see Appendix 7) | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Joint Committee may determine the minimum size for species not listed above. | |||||||||||||||||||
| By-catches | |||||||||||||||||||
| Authorised | Not authorised | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 % of demersal species (other than black hake) | Cephalopods (other than squid and cuttlefish) and crustaceans | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Joint Committee may determine by-catch rates for species not listed above. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fishing opportunities/fees | |||||||||||||||||||
| Period | Year | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total allowable catch (tonnes): | 3 500 | Black hake (main target species) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 450 | squid (secondary target species) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 600 | cuttlefish (secondary target species) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fee | 70 EUR/t for black hake | ||||||||||||||||||
| 575 EUR/t for squid | |||||||||||||||||||
| 250 EUR/t for cuttlefish | |||||||||||||||||||
| 90 EUR/t for by-catch | |||||||||||||||||||
| The fee shall be calculated at the end of each period of three months in which the vessel is authorised to fish, taking into account the catches made during that period. The licence shall be granted on advance payment of EUR 1 000 per vessel, to be deducted from the total amount of the fee; the advance payment shall be made at the beginning of each three-month period in which the vessel is authorised to fish. The number of vessels authorised at the same time shall not exceed six. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Biological rest periods | |||||||||||||||||||
| Where appropriate, the Joint Committee shall determine a biological recovery period based on the scientific opinion of the Joint Scientific Committee. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Observers | |||||||||||||||||||
| By way of derogation from the rule set out in point 2 of Chapter X of the Annex, the vessels shall take on board a Mauritanian scientific observer on each trip. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Comments | |||||||||||||||||||
| The fees shall be fixed for the entire period of application of the Protocol. | |||||||||||||||||||
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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This figure may be exceeded by a 10 % margin without any impact on the financial contribution paid by the European Union for access.
- f2
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If these fishing opportunities are utilised, they shall be deducted from the total allowable catch provided for in category 6.