Considerations on COM(2005)310 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 27/2005, as concerns herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, octopus and vessels engaged in illegal fisheries

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dossier COM(2005)310 - Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 27/2005, as concerns herring, mackerel, horse mackerel, octopus and vessels engaged in ...
document COM(2005)310 EN
date August  3, 2005
 
table>(1)Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 (2) fixes for 2005 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)The International Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission (IBSFC) adopted a recommendation in September 2004 to increase the fishing opportunities for herring by 10 000 tonnes for 2004 in Management Unit 3, which would give Finland an additional 8 199 tonnes of fishing opportunities for herring. This recommendation was not made part of the Community legislation. As a consequence Finland has overfished its quota by 7 856 tonnes for 2004 as the additional tonnes were not allocated. In Commission Regulation (EC) No 776/2005 of 19 May 2005 adapting certain fish quotas for 2005 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (3) the Finnish quota of herring for 2005 was reduced by 7 856 tonnes due to the overfishing. The Finnish quota for herring in subdivision 30-31 should therefore be increased by 7 856 tonnes as the reduction was due to the fact that the IBSFC recommendation was not implemented in Community legislation. This amendment will not increase the amount of herring caught by Finland in 2005.

(3)The total available catch (TAC) adopted for mackerel in management area IIa (non-EC waters), Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e, XII, XIV should cover EC waters and international waters of Vb in order to avoid misreporting. The management area should therefore be amended accordingly.

(4)The TAC adopted for horse mackerel in management area Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e, XII, XIV should cover EC waters and international waters of Vb in order to avoid misreporting. The management area should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)In the light of new scientific advice the TAC for common sole can be increased to 900 tonnes in management area IIIa, IIIb, c, d (EC waters). The TAC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6)In order to allowing weighing of herring, mackerel and horse mackerel after transport from the port of landing, complementary measures should be implemented in 2005.

(7)In accordance with the Agreed Record of Conclusions of Fisheries Consultations between the European Community and Norway for 2005 the Parties have access to fish 50 000 tonnes of their respective North Sea herring quotas in the other Parties' waters of Divisions IVa and IVb. These quantities can be increased by 10 000 tonnes if called for. By letter of 29 June 2005 Norway has called for such an increase. The Community has submitted a similar request on 20 July 2005. It is therefore appropriate to implement these changes in the Community legislation.

(8)In May 2005 the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) made a recommendation to place a number of vessels on the list of vessels that have been confirmed as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries. A recommendation on measures to be applied on such vessels was adopted in February 2004. Implementation of the recommendations in the Community legal order should be ensured.

(9)Given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period referred to in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities.

(10)Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,