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Annex VII

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Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 is replaced by the following:

ANNEX IV

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA f1

1.

Maximum number of EU 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

Spain60
France8
Union68

2.

Maximum number of EU coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean

Spain119
France87
Italy30
Cyprus7
Malta28
Union316

3.

Maximum number of EU 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:

Croatia9
Italy12
Union21

4.

Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage 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

One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).

Number of fishing vessels
CyprusCroatiaGreeceItalyFranceSpainMaltaf2
Purse Seiners191121761
Longliners4003081220
Baitboat00008600
Handline012002920
Trawler00005700
Other artisanalf3 0016087320
Table B
Total capacity in gross tonnage
CyprusCroatiaGreeceItalyFranceSpainMalta
Purse SeinersTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be established
LonglinersTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be established
BaitboatsTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be established
HandlinesTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be established
TrawlersTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be established
Other artisanalTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be establishedTo be established

5.

Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State

This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

Number of traps
Spain5
Italy6
Portugal1f4

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 farmsCapacity (in tonnes)
Spain1711 852
Italy1513 000
Greece22 100
Cyprus33 000
Croatia77 880
Malta812 300
Table B
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain5 855
Italy3 000
Greece785
Cyprus2 195
Croatia2 947
Malta8 768

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

The numbers shown in Sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.

f2

One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

f3

Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).

f4

This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.