RCM LDF 2010 Report
EU DATA COLLECTION FRAMEWORK (DCF), REG. 199/2008, 665/2008 AND
DECISION 2008/949/EC
First Regional Coordination Meeting
on Long Distance Fisheries
Secretaria General del Mar
Madrid, 3-5 March 2010
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Index
1
2
3
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 4
1.1
Background ..................................................................................................... 4
1.2
Participants ...................................................................................................... 4
1.3
Objectives and organisational aspects ............................................................. 5
1.4
Feedback from ICCAT .................................................................................... 5
Main outputs of the different subgroups ................................................................ 6
2.1
CECAF Fisheries............................................................................................. 6
2.2
Highly Migratory Species ............................................................................... 6
2.3
SPRFMO ......................................................................................................... 7
CECAF Sub-Group ................................................................................................ 9
3.1 TOR 1-3 Allocation of Fishing Grounds/Inventory of Fisheries/ Current and
Future Coordination ................................................................................................... 9
3.1.1
Agreement on the fishing grounds ........................................................... 9
3.1.2
Overview CECAF Fisheries by EU-fleets ............................................. 11
3.2
3.2.1
Harmonization of métiers at level 6 ....................................................... 12
3.2.2
Overview of the fishing activities and sampling programmes............... 12
3.3
4
TOR 4. Identification of metiers. .................................................................. 12
TOR 5: How to ensure proper end users feedback/region ............................ 17
3.3.1
Relevant meetings eligible for co-funding in 2011................................ 17
3.3.2
Other Matters ......................................................................................... 18
Highly Migratory Species Sub-Group ................................................................. 19
4.1 TOR 1-3: Allocation of Fishing Grounds/Inventory of Fisheries/ Current and
Future Coordination ................................................................................................. 19
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4.1.1
Allocation of fishing grounds. ............................................................... 20
4.1.2
Coordination .......................................................................................... 20
4.2
TOR 4: Identification of metiers. .................................................................. 21
4.3
TOR 5: How to ensure proper end users feedback/region ............................ 23
4.3.1
Relevant meetings eligible for co-funding in 2011................................ 23
4.3.2
Studies and workshops ........................................................................... 23
South Pacific RFMO Sub-Group ......................................................................... 26
5.1
TOR 1: Allocation of fishing grounds........................................................... 27
5.2
TOR 2: Inventory of fisheries ....................................................................... 28
5.3
TOR 3: Current and future coordination ....................................................... 28
5.3.1
5.4
Current situation with the collection of the data in South Pacific RFMO.
28
TOR 4: Identification of Metiers ................................................................... 30
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ToR 6: Propose issues for following years .......................................................... 31
7
Venue and dates of the next meeting ................................................................... 31
8
Summary of Recomendations .............................................................................. 31
9
References ............................................................................................................ 32
10 Acronyms ............................................................................................................. 32
11 ANNEX I- Agenda .............................................................................................. 35
12 ANNEX II- List of Participants ........................................................................... 37
13 ANNEX III- EU Agreements............................................................................... 39
14 ANNEX IV- Coorperation Tropical Tunas.......................................................... 42
15 ANNEX V- CECAF métier descriptions ............................................................. 45
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1 Introduction
The above mentioned meeting took place in the premises of the Secretaría General del
Mar in Madrid from 3rd to 5th March 2010. The agenda of the meeting is attached in
Annex 1. It was attended by scientists and two National Correspondents from 10
Member states (ES, FR, GER, IT, LV, LIT, PL, MT, PT, and NL) as well as by 2
representatives from ICCAT (see list of participants, Annex II). A coordination
meeting between the chairpersons and the Commission representative took place on
2nd March in the premises of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO).
1.1 Background
According to Article 5(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (Data Collection
Framework, DCF) Member States shall coordinate their national programmes with
other Member States in the same marine region. For this purpose the Commission
may organise Regional Coordination Meetings (RCM) in order to assist Member
States in coordinating their national programmes and the implementation of the
collection, management and use of the data in the same region.
So far, four RCMs are operational in the framework of the DCF: Baltic, North Sea/
Eastern Arctic, North Atlantic and Mediterranean/Black Sea. Most fleets subject to
DCF activities are covered by these RCMs. However some other fleets, operating
namely in third countries and/or in international waters, were not sufficiently covered
by the existing RCMs. This was the case for fisheries taking place in CECAF area as
well as several tuna fleets operating in the Atlantic or the Indian Ocean. Some
Member states show interest before the European Commission in the coverage of
fisheries for small pelagic in the new regional fisheries management organisation for
the south Pacific SPRFMO.
1.2 Participants
Surname
First name
Country
Afonso
Edgar
Portugal
Armesto
Ángeles
Spain
Artetxe
Iñaki
Spain
Basilone
Gualtiero
Italy
Bertelletti
Mauro
Italy
Cervantes
Antonio
European Comission
Chavance
Pierre
France
Delgado de Molina Alicia
Spain
Elias
Leonor
Portugal
Fernández
José
Spain
García
Mª Teresa
Spain (co-chair)
Gatt
Mark
Malta
Gröger
Joachim
Germany
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Janusz
Jerzy
Poland
Kell
Laurie
ICCAT
Kozlovskis
Aleksandrs
Latvia
Mejuto
Jaime
Spain (co-chair)
Motova
Arina
Lithuania
Nermer
Tomasz
Poland
Ortiz de Zárate
Victoria
Spain
Palma
Carlos
ICCAT
Pereda
Pilar
Spain
Pianet
Renaud
France
Sánchez-Trujillano
Concepción
Spain
Sancho
Alejandro
Spain
Soto
Iria
Spain
Staktus
Romas
Lithuania
Van der Stelt
Dirk
The Nederlands
A list with participants‘ contact details is shown in Annex II.
1.3 Objectives and organisational aspects
In order to introduce the issue the Commission representative made a presentation on
the main background elements and on the discussion preceding the constitution of this
RCM.
The overall objective of the meeting was to address for each one of the relevant
fisheries the terms of reference established by the Liaison Meeting last December as
follows:






Allocation fishing grounds/MS
Current coordination taking place and prospects for future coordination
Inventory of fisheries, naming conventions
Identification of metiers (2009 RCMs template to be used)
End users feedback
Propose issues for following years
In order to properly discuss these Terms of Reference the participants worked in three
sub-groups according to the thematic/geographical criteria:



CECAF (Scientists from IT, PL, LIT, LV, PT, NL and ES)
Tuna Fisheries in Atlantic and Indian Oceans (PT, IT, MT, FR, ES)
SPRMFMO ( LIT, PL, NL, GER)
1.4 Feedback from ICCAT
Moreover, in line with existing RCMs, and in order to strengthen the involvement of
data users in these types of meetings contacts with ICCAT Secretary were established.
Two of their scientists (Carlos Palma and Laurie Kell) presented an overview on the
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ICCAT integrated information systems and the stock assessment processes regularly
developed form this sets of data.
2 Main outputs of the different subgroups
2.1 CECAF Fisheries
The group established two main fishing grounds in the area:
Madeira: Only Portuguese fleets operate in this area. These target deep sea species,
demersal, pelagic and cephalopods.
From Morocco to Guinea Bissau: Diverse fisheries take place in this area (different
bilateral fisheries agreements) with participation of Spain, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland,
Netherlands, UK, Ireland, France and Italy. The group indicated concern on the
identification of fishing grounds, given that most stocks are present in different
fisheries-agreements.
Concerning fisheries and further identification of metiers for sampling purposes, In
Madeira the number of metiers is 4: longline for black scabbardfish, longline for other
species, miscellaneous molluscs and purse seiners. In the Morocco-Guinea Bissau the
agreement with Mauritania includes 11 fisheries translated into license types. The
agreement with Morocco defines 6 fisheries while the one with Guinea Bissau
comprises 4 fisheries. Some of these fisheries deal with tuna species and will be the
subject of the Tuna subgroup.
Metiers were harmonised at level 6 and can be considered equivalent between
Agreements. 4 metiers were retained for sampling purposes: trawlers for crustacean,
cephalopods, small pelagic and demersal fish. Two other metiers (purse seine and
longline for demersal fish) were not retained (< 90 % in ranking exercise).
Portugal referred the existence of some fishing activity in the Morroco-Guinea Bissau
area, related to the opportunities established to Portuguese fleet in the Comunity /
Coastal States agreements. Data analysis is in place to identify fishing ground and
metiers where Portuguese vessels operate.
Currently no coordination is being implemented for sampling activities in the
Morocco to Guinea fisheries, although Spain is monitoring for catch, effort, length
and biological other EU fleets (NL, IRL, FRA, UK) targeting Small Pelagic species
and landing in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria). In this context the group recommends that
all MS involved in the industrial pelagic fishery ensure adequate sampling coverage
for landings and discards. The NL will take initiative with regard to this
recommendation before the forthcoming RCM LDF.
The group expressed interest in launching workshops on age reading and growth of
small pelagic, in cooperation with African colleagues. Three international
coordination meetings for stock assessment were identified as priority for the CECAF
fisheries in 2011.
2.2 Highly Migratory Species
One main point of discussion was the allocation of large pelagic species to one or
various RCMs. Highly migratory species are common to several RCMs groups,
including long distance, Mediterranean and Black Sea and North Atlantic, so
decisions have to be taken to coordinate work effectively between different RCMs.
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The overlap of these highly migratory species is huge, so coordination between
different areas and management groups is essential to avoid overlapping or
duplications. During the last RCM Mediterranean, the following remark was made
about move Mediterranean fraction of the BFT to the long distance RCM. «All of the
RCM Med&BS participants except Spain do not agree that large pelagic species in
the Mediterranean should be dealt with in the RCM long-distance fisheries.»1
The participants in this new Long distance fisheries RCM questioned the technical
validity of this approach and expressed doubts on whether this is the correct way to
tackle sampling and data collection for efficient stock assessments. The main
argument is the stock structure assumed by ICCAT (Atl. East + Med). The group also
pointed out that most of the EBFT is distributed within North Atlantic areas, at least
from 45º W to the Strait of Gibraltar and also into the Mediterranean Sea. Other tuna
and tuna-like species, or large pelagic species in general, could be affected for similar
problems (albacore, swordfish, etc.). Assistance from the Liaison Meeting should be
necessary to have clearer views on this issue.
Fishing grounds were defined by the group as follows: Mediterranean and Black Sea,
ICCAT, IOTC and Pacific (IATTC and WCPFC). The number of metiers identified
by the subgroup is high but this is to be revised at national level before they are
definitively retained.
In terms of studies and workshops the subgroup raised the need to promote
methodological meetings such as ageing. The group will prepare more precise
requests on this issue after reflecting on priority species/areas.
An important discussion topic was why tagging is not supported anymore by the
DCF. Some participants had strong feelings on this and drew the attention of the
Commission on the relevance of tagging experiences for stock assessment purposes
2.3 SPRFMO
A new Convention for the Establishment of South Pacific RFMO is expected to be
signed by the EU shortly. This recommended that data collection aspects pertaining to
this fishery, which are not specifically addressed by the DCF, were included in the
new RCM.
The subgroup worked on the basis of a document provided by DG MARE and, in
addition to addressing the established terms of reference, the group went through the
reporting obligations within the new convention and checked whether the DCF
satisfies these obligations. The subgroup concluded that some of these obligations are
not covered by DCF nor by the current logbook legislation and were of the opinion
that a logbook specific for this RFMO would be necessary.
EU vessels are operating in South-Eastern Pacific. According with the convention, an
adequate observer programme is preliminary being implemented by NL and PL. In
terms of sampling coordination some agreements between NL and GER are currently
being discussed but the group recommends that this is extended to the remaining
countries. Only one metier, pelagic trawlers targeting Jack mackerel and Chub
1
Report of the 6th Regional Coordination Meeting for the Mediterranean and Black seas (RCM Med &
BS) 2009 Venice, Italy, 13 to 16 October 2009. (pag 28, section 3.3.3)
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mackerel is identified, although it is unknown by participants whether all the 9 vessels
use the same mesh size.
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3 CECAF Sub-Group
3.1 TOR 1-3 Allocation of Fishing Grounds/Inventory of Fisheries/
Current and Future Coordination
3.1.1 Agreement on the fishing grounds
The fishing grounds or sub-regions, for the purpose of the ranking system, were
established as follows.


Morocco to Guinea Bissau (34 FAO subdivisions 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.31, 1.32,
3.11, 3.13)
Madeira (34 FAO subdivision 1.2)
Above-mentioned classification is the result of similar fleet activity in sub-areas 1.11
– 3.13 (same type of fishery, vessel movement between sub-areas during one fishing
trip) and autonomy of Portuguese fishery in the Madeira area. Identification of fishing
grounds according to fish stocks was rejected due to the fact that most stocks are
present in different areas and fisheries-agreements.
Figure 1: Boundaries of the sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions of the Eastern Central Atlantic (Major
Fishing Area 34). Source: FAO web page
3.1.1.1 Morocco to Guinea – Bissau
The Fishery in Morocco to Guinea Bissau fishing ground area is regulated through
agreements between Morocco, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau and other parties in
particular the EU.
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Under the EU - Mauritanian Agreement a distinction is made for 11 'fisheries'. I.e.:
crustaceans, black hake, demersal fresh, demersal frozen, cephalopods, lobster, tuna
freezer seiners, tuna longline and pole and line, pelagic freezer trawlers, pelagic fresh,
and crab. Except for the pelagic fisheries all other fishery-licenses are for
individually indicated EU-MS with a maximum of either the amount of licenses
and/or a TAC. Apart from the basic EU-funding, the industry has to pay fees per ton
of fish. This fee ranges from € 7/ton for pelagics till € 350/ton for cephalopods.
The fisheries on small pelagic fish by European Freezer Trawlers in Mauritanian
waters (EEZ) are conducted under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the
European Community and the Mauritanian Authorities. This Agreement covers the
period from August 2006 till July 2012. The EU contribution is approx. € 80 mln
yearly of which approx. € 17 million has to be contributed to the implementation of
the Mauritanian Fisheries Policy and Management. Albeit indirectly via the statebudget, the Mauritanian Research Institute IMROP is benefiting from this
contribution, hardly any money is being used for financing directly specific projects
to the IMROP.
On top of this, the fisheries industry has to pay appr. EUR 7,5 monthly per GT
(vessel-capacity) of the vessel concerned. In the Agreement there is a maximum of 17
licenses (simultanously operating) for 17 vessels. There is no TAC-limit but there is a
reference-tonnage of 250.000 tonnes catch. When the reference-tonnage is exceeded a
progressive penalty pro ton is introduced. The licenses for small pelagics are not
specified to a specific MS.
Under the EU-Morocco Agreement a distinction is made for 6 'fisheries'. I.e.: tuna,
small scale pelagic northern, small scale long lining, industrial pelagics, demersal, and
small scale southern. There is a limited amount of licenses for each fishery; the main
beneficiary is Spain.
Additionally to the basic EU-funding the industry has to pay a fee for each ton caught;
this fee ranges from € 20/ton for small industrial pelagic fisheries till € 70/ton for
small scale fisheries on pelagics.
The Fisheries that are conducted under the EU-Morocco Agreement are being funded
by the EU for a yearly sum of € 36 mln, of which € 13,5 mln is contributed to
Moroccan sustainable-fisheries projects. The Agreement covers the period from
February 2007 till February 2011. Additional to this fund there is a contribution from
the fishing industry for € 20 per ton of small pelagic fish. Quotas for small pelagic
fish are allocated to MS; when a MS exceeds its quota, a penalty of € 50 /ton is fined.
The total TAC for small pelagic fish is 60.000 ton/yr for a maximum of 18 vessels.
Quota are for the following MS: Netherlands (19.000), Lithuania (15.000), and
furthermore for a smaller amount (ranging between 2000-9000 ton) for Spain, France,
Germany, Portugal, UK, Latvia, Ireland, Poland and France.
The Fisheries Agreement between the EU and Guinea-Bissau covers the period
June 2007 till June 2011 with a financial contribution of € 7 mln/yr of which 35% is
dedicated to the support of fisheries management in Guinea-Bissau. The Agreement
allows vessels mainly from Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and France to conduct
fisheries in Guinea Bissau EEZ; predominantly on tuna. The licenses are for Fin-fins
and cephalopods fisheries, shrimp-fisheries, Pole-and-line Tuna and Tuna Seiners and
longliners. There are no licenses for small pelagic specifically. There is an additional
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fee for the ship-owners per ton fish; ranging from € 30/ton tuna till € 250 for shrimps
and cephalopods.
A summary of agreements from EU website2 is presented in Annex III.
3.1.1.2 Madeira
The bio-geographical conditions of the archipelago of Madeira, e.g. narrow insular
shelf, oligotrophic waters and steep incline of the slope, have always imposed severe
limitations on fishing, since the small biomass of the populations of the available
fishing species, particularly in the neritic zone (to a depth of around 200m) forced the
Madeira fishing fleet, operating inside the Madeira Economic Exclusive Zone
(CECAF 34.1.2), to concentrate on exploiting deepwater and/or migratory resources.
The fisheries described here are those only related with other than Highly Migratory
species.
The greater relative weight in this sector belongs to the black scabbard fish
Aphanopus carbo (Lowe, 1839) a benthopelagic species captured with drifting long
lines at meso and bathypelagic zones.
On a decreasing scale of commercial importance, can be noted the small coastal
pelagic species (locally called “ruama”), notably: Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich,
1825), commonly named horse mackerel and Scomber colias (Gmelin, 1789) ,chub or
common mackerel, caught by purse seiners, out of a total of a hundred marine species
commercially exploited in this region.
Despite their small commercial importance, the demersal species have an important
role in the socio-economic context of fishing in Madeira. These species, which have a
high commercial value, are fished using multispecific techniques by a number of
small boats mostly operating with bottom long lines, traps and hand lines.
There are also landings of gastropod molluscs (limpets), with small impact in terms of
landings, but fairly important in terms of value and fishing effort, carried out by small
boats through scuba diving in the subtidal zone.
3.1.2 Overview CECAF Fisheries by EU-fleets
Table 1 shows general type of fishery in relevant areas by each country (2009).
FISHERY
Small pelagic
Demersal fish
AREA
Morocco
COUNTRIES
Spain, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Netherlands
Spain
Crustaceans
Spain
Cephalopod
Spain
Demersal fish
Small pelagic
2
Mauritania
Spain, Italy
Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Netherlands, UK, Ireland,
France, Germany*
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/external_relations/bilateral_agreements_en.htm
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FISHERY
AREA
Crustaceans
Cephalopod
COUNTRIES
Spain
Guinea
Bissau
Spain
Demersal Fish
Italy
Deep-water
species
Portugal
Small pelagic
Madeira
Portugal
Demersal fish
Portugal
Cephalopod
Portugal
Table 1: type of fishery by areas and by country
*The only german vessel was “Helen Mary” but there has been no data about it since
2006.
3.2 TOR 4. Identification of metiers.
3.2.1 Harmonization of métiers at level 6
The harmonization of the métiers at level 6 was accomplished in relation to the
current EU – Third Countries agreements.
Minimum authorized mesh sizes according the above mentioned agreement shall be
as follows:
Management Measures
Fisheries Partnership
Fisheries Partnership
Fisheries Partnership
Agreement between
EC and
Agreement between
EC and
Agreement between
EC and
MAURITANIA
GUINEA -BISSAU
MOROCCO
DEMERSAL TRAWL
FISHERY
70 mm.
70 mm.
70 mm.
CEPHALOPODS TRAWL
FISHERY
70 mm.
70 mm.
CRUSTACEANS TRAWL
FISHERY
50 mm
40 mm
SMALL PELAGIC TRAWL
FISHERY
40 mm
Current Legal Framework
DO L343 of 8
December 2006
MINIMUM AUTHORISED
MESH SIZE
40 mm
DO L 342 of
27.12.2007
DO L141 of 29 May
2006
3.2.2 Overview of the fishing activities and sampling programmes
3.2.2.1 Fishing Ground: “From Morocco to Guinea Bissau”
The following tables show the main fishing activities (year 2006-2007) by decreasing
order of importance related to two parameters fishing effort (Table 2), total landings
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(Table 3) and value in euros (Table 4). The métiers cumulating to 90% of the activity for
one, two of three parameters are shown in the tables for coordination and tasksharing.
Table 2: “From Morocco to Guinea Bissau” Métiers ordered by total effort in fishing days. Shadowed lines
show the métiers cumulating 90% of the total effort in the fishing ground.
Region_REC
CECAF
FG REC draft
From Morocco to Guinea Bissau
METIER REC draft
ESP
GER
LAT
LIT
Total
general
NLD
OTB_CRU_>=40_0_0
12496
12496
OTB_CEP_>=70_0_0
9890
9890
OTM_SPF_>=40_0_0
355*
OTB_DEF_>=70_0_0
2150
2150
PS_SPF_0_0_0
642
642
LLS_DEF_0_0_0
140
140
Total general
25673
80
80
722
1208
722
1208
666
666
3032
28350
*this 355 days at sea come only from effort of Non-Spanish vessels landing in Las
Palmas (Canary Islands)
Table 3: “From Morocco to Guinea Bissau” Métiers ordered by total landings in total. Shadowed lines show
the métiers cumulating 90% of the total landings in the fishing ground.
FG REC draft
From Morocco to Guinea Bissau
Region_REC
CECAF
METIER REC draft
ESP
GER
OTB_CEP_>=70_0_0
17000
17000
OTB_CRU_>=40_0_0
7722
7722
OTB_DEF_>=70_0_0
5250
5250
PS_SPF_0_0_0
1228
1228
220
220
31420
28632
62015
31533
Total
NLD general
0
Total general
62015
LIT
OTM_SPF_>=40_0_0
LLS_DEF_0_0_0
28632
LAT
31533
78407
78407
200587
232006
Table 4: “From Morocco to Guinea Bissau” Métiers ordered by total value in Euros. Shadowed lines show
the métiers cumulating 90% of the total value in Euros in the fishing ground.
Region_REC
CECAF
FG REC draft
From Morocco to Guinea Bissau
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METIER REC draft
ESP* GER
LAT
8198321
LIT*
OTM_SPF_>=40_0_0
0
PS_SPF_0_0_0
0
0
OTB_DEF_>=70_0_0
0
0
OTB_CEP_>=70_0_0
0
0
LLS_DEF_0_0_0
0
0
OTB_CRU_>=40_0_0
0
0
Total general
0
8198321
19954000
NLD
0
19954000
0
76775652
Total
general
28229097
76775652 28229096,7
*Ranking is not complete because Spain and Lithuania did not provide value figures.
The following set of tables shows the planned sampling intensities for 2010 by métier
for monitoring the landings (Table 6) and the discards (Table 5)
Table 5: Sampling intensity (number of trips) programmed in 2009 for monitoring the discards
Somme REC_No Trips discards
MS
METIER REC draft
ESP
GER
Total
general
LIT
OTB_CEP_>=70_0_0
3
3
OTB_CRU_>=40_0_0
4
4
OTB_DEF_>=70_0_0
12
12
OTM_SPF_>=40_0_0
0
PS_SPF_0_0_0
0
Total general
0
1
1
0
19
0
1
20
Table 6: Sampling intensity (number of trips) programmed in 2009 for monitoring the landings.
Somme REC_No trips landings
MS
METIER REC draft
ESP
GER
Total
general
LIT
OTB_CEP_>=70_0_0
3
3
OTB_CRU_>=40_0_0
4
4
OTB_DEF_>=70_0_0
12
12
OTM_SPF_>=40_0_0
3
PS_SPF_0_0_0
9
Total general
31
0
1
4
9
0
1
32
Some fisheries cover very large areas along African shelf. As non-EU countries also
conduct fisheries in this area, the catches taken by vessels of EU MS do only
constitute a part of the total catches. Consequently, all catches and sampling effort in
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this area should be considered when evaluating the MS fishing activities and sampling
coverage.
Table 7: List of harmonised métiers (MS combined) cumulating 90% of the fishing activities, either by
fishing effort or by total landings or by total value, from the Fishing ground:”From Morocco to Guinea
Bissau”
Ranked by
Monitored for
Comments
Effort Landings Value* Landings Discards
OTB_CRU_>=40_0_0
X
OTB_CEP_>=70_0_0
X
X
OTM_SPF_>=40_0_0
X
X
OTB_DEF_>=70_0_0
X
X







Value* Ranking is not complete because Spain and Lithuania did not provide value
figures.
The métiers retained for sampling coordination at the regional level are the following:
METIER DESCRIPTION
Templates with description of Spanish métiers and are shown in Annex V. Although
the métier OTM_SPF_>=40_0_0 is not a Spanish metier, it is also described because
its landings in the port of LasPalmas (Gran Canaria) are sampled by Spain.
Here is a short description of métiers retained by ranking system.
OTB_CRU_>=40_0_0
The crustacean fishery is carried out by freezer trawlers using bottom trawl gear
(OTB) and mainly targeted at deep-water pink shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris
(Lucas, 1846)) and southern pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus notialis (Pérez Farfante,
1967)), which together amount to more than 75% of the overall catch. Currently only
fishing agreements with Mauritania and Guinea Bissau allow this fishery. The
permitted trawl mesh varies between 40 mm (for Guinea Bissau) and 50 mm (for
Mauritania). Fishing trips vary from 1 to 3 months. This métier is operated and
monitored by Spain for landings and discards.
OTB_CEP_>=70_0_0
The cephalopod fishery is carried out by freezer trawlers using bottom trawl gear
(OTB). It is targeted at octopus (Octopus vulgaris Cuvier, 1797), cuttlefish (Sepia
hierredda Rang, 1835 and Sepia officinalis Linnaeus, 1758) and squid (Loligo
vulgaris Lamark, 1798) essentially in the territorial waters of Mauritania, Guinea
Bissau and Guinea Conakry (expired in 2009), under Community fishing licences.
The minimum mesh size is 70 mm. The number of vessels has decreased during last
years, there are only about 23 active vessels now (roughly 55 active vessel in 1999).
This métier is operated and monitored by Spain for landings and discards.
OTM_SPF_>=40_0_0
The fishery targeting small pelagic species in Mauritanian and Moroccan waters is
conducted by the European industrial pelagic freezer trawl fleet. It is targeted at
catching small pelagic species using a pelagic trawl (OTM) with a minimum mesh
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size of 40 mm. The species targeted in this fishery are: sardine (Sardina pilchardus
(Walbaum, 1792)), round and flat sardinella (Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, and S.
maderensis (Lowe, 1838)), horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.) and chub mackerel
(Scomber colias Gmelin, 1789). The catch is sorted by species, classified in various
commercial categories and frozen on board .This metier is mainly operated by Dutch
vessels, and also Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish, German?, British, Irish and French
vessels. It is considered to be of great interest for sampling because it is a Community
fleet with the highest catch volumes. Catches partly are landed in a Spanish harbour
(Las Palmas, Canary Islands) and other part is transshipped or landed in flag
countries. Currently this métier is monitored by Spain for landings. The Netherlands
are considering establishing an observer at sea program and/or are considering
continuation of scientific research in relation to an observer-programme.
Métier variables: Fishing activities and sampling coverage
RCM LDF 2010 All MS involved in industrial small pelagic fishery in
Recommendation “From Morocco to Guinea Bissau” fishing ground to
ensure adequate sampling coverage for the landings and
discards.
Follow-up
actions needed
All MS involved in fishery to draft one agreement to
share tasks.
National Correspondents from all MS involved in
Responsible
persons
for fishery. The Netherlands will take initiative.
follow-up actions
Time
frame Before the next RCM LDF, to be approved and signed at
that RCM.
(Deadline)
OTB_DEF_>=70_0_0
The fishery targeted at Benguela and Senegal hake using a trawl (OTB): targeted at
two hake species, Merluccius polli Cadenat, 1950 and M. senegalensis Cadenat, 1950,
which are marketed together as “Black hake” and account for over 90% of total
landings. The minimum mesh size is 70 mm, according to the Community fishing
agreements signed with Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal (expired in 2006). They
carry out fishing trips of increasingly short duration, the average fishing trip lasted 10
days in 2007. This métier is operated and monitored by Spain for landings and
discards.
3.2.2.2 Fishing Ground: Madeira
Portugal is the only country fishing in this area so, in future, due to the exclusive
Portuguese fisheries in this area, regional coordination is not necessary. The métier
description is showing for information.
LLD_DWF_0_0_0
This métier comprises the very specialized Madeira fishery of the black scabbard fish
(Aphanopus spp), exclusively performed with drifting longlines (LLD, see doubt 2
below), set at the water column between 800-1300 m deep. Catches of this metier are
strongly based in the targeted species of black scabbard fish which usually composes
85-98% of the total catches. The fishery is mostly developed inside the Madeira
Exclusive Economic Zone, included in the CECAF 34.1.2. area, all year round.
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Sporadically fishing sets are made, by the vessels with superior autonomy, in the
vicinity of the Madeira EEZ. This metier comprises around 28 fishing vessels, mostly
between 12-18 m.
LLS_FIF_0_0_0
This metier comprises a multispecific fishery, developed with bottom longlines
(LLS), targeting a large number of demersal species (FIF) with high commercial
value (peixe fino). This fishery is operated all year round by small vessels 14 (<10 m)
in the insular shelf.
In this metier we merged 45 other vessels of the same segment (<10 m), operating
with handlines (LHM) and 1 (<10 m) operating with bottom traps. This merging was
made taking in consideration that the target assemblages are basically the same that
the LLS_FIF metier.
PS_SPF_16_0_0
This metier comprises the fishery of small coastal pelagic fishes (SPF), locally called
ruama, mostly horse mackerel (Trachurus picturatus) and chub or common mackerel
(Scomber colias=Scomber japonicus). This fishery uses a purse seine net, with light
attraction (PS). Nets have a legal mesh size of 16 mm. This metier, from 2009
onwards, is comprised by only 3 vessels of the 18-24 m segment operating all year
round.
MISC_MOL_0_0_0
This metier is the principal occupation of 8 small vessels (>10 m) and 1 (10-12 m)
segments. These species are caught in the intertidal zone by scuba divers with hand
devices (lapeiras), specifically targeting two species of limpets (Patella aspera and
Patella candei). There is specific local regulation of this fishery, capture of specimens
under 40 mm is not allowed, there is a daily limit to the catches of each vessel (200
kg) and a closure between 1 th December to 28th February.
3.3 TOR 5: How to ensure proper end users feedback/region
3.3.1 Relevant meetings eligible for co-funding in 2011
Data on catches, effort and biological information from Metiers “OTB_CEP ≥
70_0_0”, “OTM_SPF ≥40_0_0”, “OTB_DEF ≥ 70_0_0”, “LLS_DEF_0_0_0”,
“OTB_CRU ≥ 40_0_0” and “PS_SPF_0_0_0” in the Fishing Ground “From Morocco
to Guinea Bissau” are transmitted to the FAO Working Groups on the Assessment of
the stocks of the target species.
For this reason the European RCM-LDF CECAF Sub-Group proposes the budget
assistance to attend the following meetings:


FAO Working Group on the Assessment of Small Pelagic Fish off Northwest
Africa. Stocks: Sardina pilchardus, Sardinella aurita, Sardinella maderensis,
Trachurus trachurus, Trachurus trecae, Caranx rhonchus, Scomber colias,
Ethmalosa fimbriata and Engraulis encrasicolus. (2 scientists)
FAO Working Group on the Assessment of Demersal Fish off Northern
Africa. Stocks: Black hakes (Merluccius merluccius and Merluccius polli),
Cephalopods (Octopus vulgaris, Sepia hierredda and Sepia officinalis), and
crustaceans (Parapenaeus longirostris and Farfantepenaeus notialis). (3
scientists)
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
FAO Working Group on the Assessment of Demersal Fish off Southern
Africa. Stocks: Cephalopods (Octopus vulgaris, Sepia hierredda and Sepia
officinalis), and crustaceans (Parapenaeus longirostris and Farfantepenaeus
notialis). (2 scientists)
3.3.2 Other Matters
Furthermore, the RCM-LDF CECAF subgroup would like to ask the consideration on
the following.
Sampling of the pelagic fleet off Mauritania is required, as well through DCF
selection criteria, and following the Partnership Agreement between the EU and
Mauritania, and the CECAF data needs. Although the Mauritanian Institute IMROP
presently complies with the data needs of the CECAF Working Group (and the
sampling programme on landings carried out by Spain is complying with the EU
sampling rules), the DCF has no influence on the IMROP sampling programme. For
the case of a data-call, there is a need for an agreement on data quality and data
access. An annual technical report of the sampling activities carried out by
Mauritanian observers is required to have a complete overview of the sampling
activities. It is foreseen to be difficult to implement EU sampling rules in third
countries; in fact only by the Joint Scientific Committee under the umbrella of a
compelling Agreement, the EU can put pressure and make binding agreements with
the Mauritanian counterpart with regard to scientific programming that benefits both
the EU as well as the Mauritanian research.
To promote and to ensure a correct and coherent sampling and use and access of the
data in accordance with the EU (and CECAF) requirements and specifications the
Joint Scientific Committee is the most appropriate moment and structure to decide on
these elements.
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4 Highly Migratory Species Sub-Group
Dr. Laurie Kell and Dr. Carlos Palma from ICCAT Secretary presented an overview
on the ICCAT integrated information systems and the stock assessment processes
regularly developed from these sets of data. The group thanks the effort of both
scientists to explain the complexity of the systems now established in the ICCAT
frame.
ICCAT representatives recommended standardising and fine tuning DCF data to that
of ICCAT so to better integrate collected data into their models and to keep flag
stratification in the data collection systems and “metiers” definition. The group agreed
on this. The ICCAT representatives indicate that direct indicators are not usually
available for tuna fisheries (large pelagic fisheries). So data from the fleets are
frequently the almost unique source of information available. The CPUE information
extracted from this information is a key element in the assessment processes. The
tagging information should be also considered as a priority for these species and
tagging programs should be encouraged.
4.1 TOR 1-3: Allocation of Fishing Grounds/Inventory of Fisheries/
Current and Future Coordination
It is known that highly migratory species are common to several RCMs groups,
including long distance, Mediterranean and Black Sea and North Atlantic, so
decisions have to be taken to coordinate work effectively between different RCMs.
The overlap of these highly migratory species is huge, so coordination between
different areas and management groups is essential to avoid overlapping or
duplications.
As already happened for the RCM Med and Black Sea, concern was again raised
whether tuna and tuna-like species, as is the case of the bluefin tuna data collection in
the Mediterranean is to be kept separate from the bluefin data collected for the long
distance fisheries RCM (and from other areas). This was because the RCM Med and
Black Sea did not agree with moving Mediterranean fraction of the EBFT to the long
distance fisheries RCM. Concern during this meeting was on the technical validity of
this approach and if this is the correct way to tackle sampling and data collection for
efficient stock assessments taking into consideration the EBFT stock structure
assumed by ICCAT (Atl. East+Med). The group also pointed out that most of the
EBFT is distributed within North Atlantic areas, at least from 45º W to the Strait of
Gibraltar and also into the Mediterranean Sea. Other tuna and tuna-like species, or
large pelagic species in general, could be affected for similar problems (albacore,
swordfish, etc.).
Some participants indicate that the origin of the problems could be the initial regional
stratification applicable to demersal and small pelagic fisheries which is not
appropriate to be used for highly migratory species. The species, or at least stock
units, should be taken into high consideration for the RCM definitions.
These points were identified as a problem and it was recommended that the EC should
seek a practical solution based on technical arguments and RFMOs recommendations
versus administrative matters, maybe by finding an agreement between scientists of
the different RCMs. This problem was raised several times during this meeting but no
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immediate solution was found taking into consideration previous decision of the RCM
Med&BS.
It was also suggested that this solution should apply to all highly migratory species;
otherwise, scientists related with data collection on a particular tuna species could be
involved in several RCMs (and within the same RFMO) with different views and
proposals leading to overlap and a less efficient system.
Since one of the tasks of Liaison Meeting (LM) is “Make sure that the Regional Coordination Meetings (RCMs) move into the same direction”34, the group consider that
assistance from the LM should be necessary to have clearer views on this issue.
Allocation of large pelagic species to one or various RCMs
RCM LDF 2010 Ensure that the Regional Co-ordination Meetings
Recommendation (RCMs) move into the same direction
Follow-up
actions needed
Assistance from the LM to have clearer views on
allocation of large pelagic species to one or various
RCMs
Liaison Meeting
Responsible
persons
for
follow-up actions
Time
frame Next Liaison Meeting in 2010.
(Deadline)
4.1.1 Allocation of fishing grounds.
Table 8 was extracted from the national reports of DCF and discussed. Highlighted
areas were those reviewed for the long distance fisheries. The need was identified to
standardise the nomenclature for geographical regions and metiers used in these tables
and it was agreed that for the fishing ground codes, two columns would be put beside
each other, one with the GFCM codes and the other with ICCAT or other RFMOs
codes to avoid confusion. It was also agreed to leave “new REGION REC” to identify
correctly the region concerned. Concern was raised whether in this way information
was being lost; however this loss of information was counteracted for by “new FG
REC”.
4.1.2 Coordination
An agreement of cooperation between France (IRD) and Spain (IEO/AZTI) under
DCF for tropical tuna fleets in 2011-2013 period is shown in Annex IV.
3
Report of the 2nd Liaison Meeting between the Chairs of the RCMs, the Chair of SGRN and the
European Commission Brussels, 6-7 February 2006. (pag 3, section 2.1)
4
Report of the 5th Liaison Meeting between the Chairs of the RCMs, the chair of ICES PGCCDBS,
the chair of PGMED, the ICES representative, the Chair of SGRN and the European Commission.
Brussels, 26-27 February 2009. (pag. 1, section 1.1)
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4.2 TOR 4: Identification of metiers.
The group feels that the metiers´ identification should be as much close to ICCAT and
other RFMOs definitions as already reported routinely by member states. The ICCAT
sampling areas and/or the target species selected by specific gears could help for these
“metiers” definition in some cases, especially when different fishing practices are
identified for the same fishing gear. Some examples were included in the table (see
Table 8.). However, some participants indicated that such codification requires a
previous review at national level and a proposal was not possible during this meeting.
The group suggested that member states should review the table produced during the
meeting and make a proposal about how to identify and codify their metiers for the
next meeting.
Métier identification: Codification and naming convention
RCM LDF 2010 Review the table produced during the meeting and
Recommendation makes a proposal about how to identify and codify their
metiers for the next meeting.
Follow-up
actions needed
Review codification shown in table 8 at national level.
All MS involved in tuna and tuna-like fisheries.
Responsible
persons
for
follow-up actions
Time
frame Before the next RCM LDF, to be shown at the meeting.
(Deadline)
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Table 8: Table used as base case for the definitions of Regions (old and new adopted) and possible metiers to be studied and proposed at national level.
(*)
landings per “metier” were not included in this table because countries have provided figures in different units. The group noted that this column should be verified
during next meeting (metric tons round weight are required in all cases). Estimated landings for whole highly migratory species were estimated around 570 thousand
tons per year in the different RFMOs related with these species.
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4.3 TOR 5: How to ensure proper end users feedback/region
The Group recommended that the systems already established by the RFMOs should
be used to evaluate the compliance of tasks for scientific users. The group agrees that
new structures or bodies to evaluate these tasks are not needed and recommend taking
advantage of systems already available at the RFMO level. In this sense, the group
suggests that the member states scientists and DGMare regularly participate to
ICCAT Sub. Com. of Statistics or similar bodies established in the other RFMOs. The
limitation of these tasks provided to RFMOs is annually evaluated and could be
considered a good feedback with end users.
4.3.1 Relevant meetings eligible for co-funding in 2011
The group tried to identify the relevant international meetings (scientific meetings) to
be considered for 2011. However, the group noted that most of the RFMOs have not
yet defined such agendas because they are currently proposed on annual bases by the
respective scientific bodies and approved by their respective Commissions. The 2010
meetings were approved in some RFMOs just ahead of this meeting. In view of this
scenario, a list of tentative meetings scheduled for 2010 was used as a template,
expecting for 2011 a meeting list very similar to that already set for 2010. Some
meetings can change species or goals in 2011, but in general a number of around 2530 meetings per year identified as eligible by the Group was normally recorded in the
last decade within this type of RFMOs of three different oceans.
A list of relevant meetings is shown in table 9.
4.3.2 Studies and workshops
4.3.2.1 Studies




Tagging was identified as being a key element in population dynamics and
stock structure studies and should be fully supported. The group highlighted
the importance of these studies as these are almost the only elements giving
fisheries independent information. A suggestion was put forward to renew
intensive (non partial) tagging programs every 5 years and it was agreed that
both conventional and electronic type of tagging should be included in these
programs.
A proposal was also put forward to encourage new species-specific biological
studies as the information presently available on many occasions originates
from samples taken decades ago.
The group also felt that there is a need for more stock structure studies
supported by other methods than tagging, such as genetic studies, chemical
tagging, parasites, etc.
New sampling and electronic monitoring systems to solve the problems of
allocation of observers at sea are needed, particularly in the Indian Ocean due
to limited safety of this staff.
4.3.2.2 Workshops
Group agreed and recommends that workshops on biological parameters should be
held at national, regional or international levels. This was due to the fact that
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biological data is being collected as part of each member state’s national plan and
there is the need of gathering and analysing data already available. These workshops
can be used to open debate, compare and merge existing biological data of different
ocean-species. The attendance and feedback of other research and academic
institutions to this workshop was identified as being important so as to pool in data
and updates. This workshop could also trigger the setting up of a network of
biological information that would be eventually used for standardisation of
methodology.
4.3.2.3 Other Matters
The by catch identification at species level and the size information is not always
available/reported in many EU fisheries and other fleets in different oceans. This
problem should be identified at national level and actions to improve the situation
must be proposed.
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Table 9: List of meeting identified as potentially eligible for year 2010 in the different tuna and tuna-like RFMOs. This table was used as an example to define criteria of eligibility for
meeting during 2011.
RCM - Long Distance Fisheries
Month
from
April
April
to
Madrid, 3 - 5 March 2010
Name
Type
Place/Country
RFMO
05/04/2010 09/04/2010 Reunión de coordinación IRD-IEO-AZTI tropicales Índico, Atlántico
Scientific
Córcega/Francia
ICCAT-IOTC
21/04/2010 23/04/2010 2010 Meeting of the ICCAT Working Group on Stock Assessment Methods (Precautionary Approach)
Scientific
Madrid/España
ICCAT
April
26/04/2010 30/04/2010 Bigeye Tuna Data-Preparatory Meeting
Scientific
Madrid/España
ICCAT
May
03/05/2010 07/05/2010 External review of IATTC bigeye tuna assessment
Scientific
La Jolla, California/USA IATTC
May
17/05/2010 21/05/2010 Marlins Data-Preparatory Meeting
Scientific
Madrid/España
ICCAT
May-June
31/05/2010 04/06/2010 Intersessional meeting of the Sub-Committee on Ecosystems
Scientific
Madrid/España
ICCAT
June
14/06/2010 19/06/2010 Bluefin Tuna Data-Preparatory Meeting
Scientific
Madrid/España
ICCAT
June-July
28/06/2010 03/07/2010 Mediterranean SWO assessment and Mediterranean albacore Data Preparatory meeting
Scientific
Madrid/España
ICCAT
July
05/07/2010 09/07/2010 2010 Bigeye Tuna Stock Assessment
Scientific
Madrid/España
ICCAT
July
12/07/2010 16/07/2010 Stock assessment for SWO. Review stock indicators for marlins and sailfish
Scientific
Seychelles
IOTC
August
09/08/2010 20/08/2010 Scientific Committe WCPFC
Scientific
Nukualofa/Tonga
WCPFC
August
30/08/2010 30/08/2010 Technical Meeting on shark
Scientific
La Jolla, California/USA IATTC
August-September
31/08/2010 03/09/2010 1st Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee
Scientific
La Jolla, California/USA IATTC
September
06/09/2010 12/09/2010 2010 Bluefin Tuna Stock Assessment
Scientific
Madrid/España
September-October
23/09/2010 01/10/2010 IATTC and AIDCP annual meeting
Asses./Scient. Antigua/Guatemela
IATTC
September-October
October
27/09/2010 01/10/2010 Species Group and SUBCOMMSTAT and ECOSYSTEMS. meetings
04/10/2010 08/10/2010 2010 Meeting of the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS)
Scientific
Scientific
Madrid/España
Madrid/España
ICCAT
ICCAT
October
18/10/2010 25/10/2010 Tropical Tuna MEETING
Scientific
Victoria-Seychelles
IOTC
October
26/10/2010 26/10/2010 Fishing capacity
Scientific
Victoria-Seychelles
IOTC
October
27/10/2010 30/10/2010 Ecosystems
Scientific
Victoria-Seychelles
IOTC
October-November
27/10/2010 06/11/2010 Reunión Técnica de la CIAT y Reuniones del APICD
Asses./Scient. La Jolla, California/USA IATTC
December
03/12/2010 04/12/2010 working Group of Statistics
Scientific
Victoria-Seychelles
IOTC
December
06/12/2010 10/12/2010 Scientific Commitee IOTC
Scientific
Victoria-Seychelles
IOTC
ICCAT
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5 South Pacific RFMO Sub-Group
3.
Figure 2: South Pacific RFMO covered area
The initiative to establish a new RFMO for the management and conservation of non
tuna resources in the international waters of the South Pacific was launched by
Australia, New Zealand and Chile in 2006. The text of the SPRFMO Convention was
agreed at the 8th International Consultations for the Establishment of South Pacific
RFMO held in November 2009. The text is open for signature since 1 February 2010.
The EU is expected to sign at the end of March 2010.
The Parties participating in the RFMO are the following: Australia, Belize, Canada,
Chile, China, Columbia, Cook Islands, Cuba, the EU, Ecuador, Faroe Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, France (on behalf of its overseas territories), Japan, Korea, New
Zealand, Panama, Peru, Russian Federation, Tonga, Ukraine, USA, Vanuatu,
Venezuela. Special observer: Chinese Taipei Fishing Entity.
The main players from a fishing activity perspective in the area are:


for pelagic fisheries: China, EU, Chile, Faroe Islands and Cook Islands.
for demersal fisheries: Australia and New Zealand.
Catch reporting obligations, enshrined in the revised Interim Measures (transposed
into Art 25 TQR 2010):
There is obligation on “monthly catch reporting” – a catch report for the previous month
is due to be submitted by the EU to the Interim Secretariat of South Pacific RFMO at
the end of the following month using the template attached (deadline for the submission
to the Commission: 15th day of the following month).
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RCM LDF is not sure if this is possible at the moment as data from long distance
fishery are delivered with a time lag to the control agencies which needs some time to
be processed. The situation could be improved by implementing electronic logbooks.
The other problem is a confidentiality problem which could be observed for the EU MS
being active in this area, as most of the MS fishing in the South Pacific involves only 23 vessels in this fishery, sometimes owned by 1 or 2 companies.
Some other data reporting obligations are to be submitted each 30 June for the
previous calendar year according to already established forms.
In accordance with the revised Interim Measures, EU has to ensure a minimum of 10%
effort observer coverage of trips for vessels flying EU flag,
5.1 TOR 1: Allocation of fishing grounds
EU vessels are mostly operating in the South-Eastern Pacific, i. e. in the FAO area 87,
subareas 2.6 and 3.3 as specified by the arrows in the figure below.
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5.2 TOR 2: Inventory of fisheries
EU MS Involved - Vessels active in the Area in 2009:
Germany: 3 vessels, Lithuania: 2 vessels, The Netherlands: 2 vessels, Poland: 2-3
vessels (total GT capacity of 78 610 GT). The total catches in 2009 amounted to 117
569 tonnes, with 112 391 of Jack Mackerel and 5 178 of Chub Mackerel. EU vessels,
involved in the fishery in Pacific Ocean are also active in other areas (e.g. CECAF,
ICES, other). The activity of the EU vessels in the South Pacific is on a seasonal basis.
The EU also has historical catches in the Area (1972-1984) - PL reported average
annual catches of Jack Mackerel at the level of 100.000 tonnes a year, LT of 75.000
tonnes a year and LV of 100.000 tonnes between 1988 and 1992.
5.3 TOR 3: Current and future coordination
5.3.1 Current situation with the collection of the data in South Pacific RFMO.
5.3.1.1 DCF obligations
There are no obligations for MS to undertake biological sampling in Pacific Ocean in
the DCF as at the time when DCF was introduced, no SPRFMO initiative was ongoing.
This is the reason why no species or separate Pacific Ocean area is currently defined in
the DCF.
The implementation of the Convention of SPRFMO should request the revision of the
DCF and accordingly an introduction of new fishing areas and target fisheries in the
relevant Commission Decision.
5.3.1.2 Requirements from the Convention with regards to the requirements
of DCF
EU will have to provide the data for vessels fishing in the SPRFMO. An evaluation of
the rules of the Convention and EU fleet regulation showed, that some information
about EU vessels is missing in the present fleet register. The additional data required for
the Convention are:



moulded depth;
beam and
hold capacity.
As the EU fleet is only fishing using pelagic trawls, RCM LDF analyzed the
requirements of the Convention for trawl fishing activity. The data need to be collected
on an un-aggregated (tow by tow) basis. The following fields of information need to be
collected:
Data required by the Convention
EU data
collection
(a)
Vessel flag
Yes
(b)
Vessel name
Yes
(c)
Vessel call sign
Yes
(d)
Registration number of vessel
Yes
(e)
Tow start date
Yes
(f)
Tow start time
Yes
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Data required by the Convention
EU data
collection
Comments
(g)
Tow end date
Possible
(h)
Tow end time
Possible
There is an obligation in the
logbook regulation to
provide the duration of the
fishing activity. These data
can thus be calculated
from tow start date and
time and duration of
fishing activity.
(i)
Tow start position (1/10th degree resolution)
Yes
VMS data
(j)
Tow end position (1/10th degree resolution)
Yes
VMS data
(k)
Intended target species
No
Not in the logbook reg.
(l)
Type of trawl, bottom or mid-water
Yes
(use appropriate bottom or midwater trawl
codes from the standard
ISCCFG fishing
gear standards attached at Annex 10)
(m)
Type of trawl: single, double or triple (S, D or
T)
Yes
(n)
Height of net opening
No
Not in the logbook reg.
(o)
Width of net opening
No
Not in the logbook reg.
(p)
Gear depth at start of fishing
No
Not in the logbook reg.
(q)
Bottom depth at start of fishing
No
Not in the logbook reg.
(r)
Catch retained on board by species in live
weight
Yes
(s)
An estimation of the amount of living marine
resources discarded by
Yes/No
Not reported precisely.
No
Not in the logbook reg.
species if possible
(t)
Were any marine mammals, seabirds or reptiles
caught (yes/no)
The Observer Programmes need to be created and implemented in the South Pacific
Ocean. In the past there were only two MS observer programmes implemented for the
Pacific region, by The Netherlands and Poland. The Polish biological and fishery data in
the South Pacific have been collected in 2009 in accordance with the NP 2009-2010 and
funded by DCF. The Netherlands programme was funded by the Ministry of LNV and
the Dutch pelagic industry on a contract basis.
According to the convention of SPRFMO, participants are to develop, implement and
improve observer programmes to attain the following objectives:
i) To collect vessel information, effort and catch data for all fisheries and fished species
in the Area, including target, by-catch and associated and dependent species.
ii) To collect biological or other data and information relevant to the management of
fishery resources in the Area, as specified in these standards, or as identified from time
to time by the SPRFMO Science Working Group or through processes identified by the
Commission.
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iii) To collect relevant scientific information related to the implementation of the
provisions of the Interim Measures adopted by the Participants to the negotiations for
the formation of a South Pacific RFMO.
iv) To collect representative data, including length-frequency and biological samples,
across the Area, distribution of fishing effort, seasons, fishing fleets and fleet types.
Since all EU vessels (Poland, Lithuania, Germany, and the Netherlands) are operating in
the same fishery with the same gear, it is suggested by RCM LDF to set up a common
EU sampling strategy. One possible sampling strategy could take the form of an EU
observer programme covering 10% of the EU effort, ensuring that the sampling protocol
adheres data requirements specified by SPRFMO. The common observer programme is
anticipated to be more cost efficient than separate national observer programmes. Given
this the MS are recommended to foresee the collection of biological data in the South
Pacific Ocean during the preparation of NP 2011-2013.
Germany and the Netherlands have already established a short term bilateral agreement
on a pilot basis to collect biological data in the SPRFMO area. RCM LDF now suggests
evaluating and preferably extending this bilateral agreement by Polish and Lithuanian
participation, which then could be transferred into the common EU observer programme
for the Pacific as suggested in the paragraph above. In a case of other MS joining in this
fishery it is strongly recommended that these MS will have to join in the research and
monitoring (observer-schemes) obligations/activities/programme as well.
5.4 TOR 4: Identification of Metiers
The EU fishery in SPRFMO area is rather homogeneous. All EU vessels are targeting
small pelagic species with mid-water trawls (OTM). The main target species is Chilean
jack mackerel with some by-catch of chub mackerel and other species.
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6 ToR 6: Propose issues for following years
The RCM participants consider that ToR for the forthcoming RCM LDF could be the
same as for the others RCM.
7 Venue and dates of the next meeting
The next RCM LDF is scheduled to be held in autumn 2011 as the other RCM.
One of the ideas to strengthen cooperation with the Mediterranean and Black Sea RCM
and to help continue the same direction is taking place both at the same date and place,
so RCM LDF will await the decision of RCM Med & BS for the next venue.
However, LDF RCM recognizes the organization problems to hold two RCMs on the
same date and place. If this situation is not possible, the RCM LDF accept the offer to
hold the meeting in Sicily in 2011, and suggest the attendance of the chairman of RCM
LDF tuna subgroup to the next RCM Med & BS.
8 Summary of Recomendations
Métier variables: Fishing activities and sampling coverage
RCM LDF 2010 All MS involved in industrial small pelagic fishery in “From
Recommendation Morocco to Guinea Bissau” fishing ground to ensure
adequate sampling coverage for the landings and discards.
Follow-up
actions needed
All MS involved in fishery to draft one agreement to share
tasks.
National Correspondents from all MS involved in fishery.
Responsible
persons
for The Netherlands will take initiative.
follow-up actions
Time
frame Before the next RCM LDF, to be approved and signed at
that RCM.
(Deadline)
Allocation of large pelagic species to one or various RCMs
RCM LDF 2010 Ensure that the Regional Co-ordination Meetings (RCMs)
Recommendation move into the same direction
Follow-up
actions needed
Assistance from the LM to have clearer views on allocation
of large pelagic species to one or various RCMs
Liaison Meeting
Responsible
persons
for
follow-up actions
Time
frame Next Liaison Meeting in 2010.
(Deadline)
Métier identification: Codification and naming convention
RCM
LDF
2010 Review the table produced during the meeting and makes
a proposal about how to identify and codify their metiers
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Recommendation
Follow-up
needed
for the next meeting.
actions Review codification shown in table 8 at national level.
Responsible persons All MS involved in tuna and tuna-like fisheries.
for
follow-up
actions
Time
(Deadline)
frame Before the next RCM LDF, to be shown at the meeting.
9 References
-
-
-
-
-
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Anon. 2006. Report of the 2nd Liaison Meeting between the Chairs of the
RCMs, the Chair of SGRN and the European Commission Brussels, 6-7
February 2006, 37 pp.
EC 2008a. Council Regulation (EC) 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning
the establishment of a Community Framework for the collection, management
and use of data in fisheries sector for scientific advice regarding the Common
Fisheries Policy.
EC 2008b. Commission Decision (EC) No 2008/949/EC of 2008 adopting a
multi annual Community programme pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No
199/2008 establishing a Community framework for the collection, management
and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding
the Common Fisheries Policy.
Anon. 2009a. Report of the 6th Regional Coordination Meeting for the
Mediterranean and Black seas (RCM Med & BS) 2009 Venice, Italy, 13 to 16
October 2009, 155 pp.
Anon. 2009b. Report of the 5th Liaison Meeting between the Chairs of the
RCMs, the chair of ICES PGCCDBS, the chair of PGMED, the ICES
representative, the Chair of SGRN and the European Commission, Brussels, 2627 February 2009, 42 pp.
PASCUAL-ALAYÓN, P., E. HERNÁNDEZ, M.T.G. SANTAMARÍA, E.
BALGUERÍAS, C. LÓPEZ, C. PRESAS, A. SANCHO and V. DUQUE, 2008.
Reproductive aspects of sardine (Sardina pilchardus walbaum, 1792), Round
sardinella (Sardinella aurita valenciennes, 1847), Flat sardinella (Sardinella
maderensis lowe, 1838) and Mackerel (Scomber colias gmelin, 1789) off
Mauritanian waters, Northwest Africa. Science and the challenge of managing
small pelagic fisheries on shared stocks in northwest Africa. 11–14 March 2008,
Casablanca, Morocco
10 Acronyms
AZTI: Instituto Tecnológico, Pesquero y Alimentario.
CECAF: Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic.
CEP: Cephalopods.
CPUE: Catches Per Unit Effort.
CRU: Crustacenas.
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DCF: Data Collection Framework.
DEF: Demersal Fish.
DG MARE: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
EBFT: Eastern Bluefin tuna.
EC: European Commission.
EEZ: Economic Exclusive Zone.
ES: España.
EU: European Union.
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
FG REC: Fishing Groud Recodified.
FR: France.
GER: Germany.
GFCM: General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean.
GT: Gross tonnage.
IATTC: Inter American Ttropical Tuna Commission.
ICCAT: Intenational Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tuna.
ICES: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
IEO: Instituto Español de Oceanografía.
IMROP: Institute Mauritanien de Recherches Océanographiques et de Pêche.
IOTC: Indian Ocena Tuna Commission.
IRD: Institut de recherche pour le Développement.
IRL: Ireland.
IT: Italy.
LHM: Hand Line Mechanized.
LIT; Lithuania.
LLD: Drifting Long Line.
LLS: Setting Long Line.
LM: Liaison Meeting.
LV: Latvia.
MS: Member state.
MT: Malta.
NL: The Netherlands.
OTB: Bottom Otter Trawl.
OTM: Midwater Otter Trawl.
PL: Poland.
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PS: Purse Seine.
PT: Portugal.
RCM: Regional Coordination Meeting.
REGION REC: Region Recodified.
RFMO: Regionla Fisheries Management Organisation.
SPF: Small Pelagic Fish.
SPRFMO: South Pacific Regionla Fisheries Management Organization.
TAC: Total Allowed Catches.
UK: United Kingdom.
WCPFC: Western Central Pacific Fisheries commission.
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11 ANNEX I- Agenda
DATA COLLECTION FRAMEWORK
Regional Coordination Meeting for Long Distance Fisheries
Madrid, 3-5 March 2010
AGENDA
Wednesday, 3th March
9.00 - 9.15 h.: Welcome, introduction of the participants and adoption of the agenda
9.15 - 9.45 h.: European Commission Correspondent: Establishment of a RCM for Long
distance fisheries under the DCF (Presentation. Antonio Cervantes, DG MARE)
9.45 - 10.30 h.: Objective of the meeting and Sub-Groups organization. Appointment of
Chairpersons and rapporteurs. Terms of reference
10.30 - 11.00 h.: Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30 h.: Presentation of ICCAT representative (Carlos Palma): End users
feedback
ToR 1-3: Allocation of fishing grounds/ inventory of fisheries/ current and future
coordination.
11.30 - 13.00 h.: Sub-Groups working
13.00 - 14.30 h.: Lunch
14.30 - 16.00 h.: Sub-Groups working
16.00 - 16.30 h.: Coffee break
16.30 - 18.00 h.: Sub-Groups working
Thursday, 4th March
9.00 – 10.00 h.: Plenary session: Preliminary results and discussion / Sub-Group on
ToRs 1-3
Tor 4: Identification of Metiers according to Appendix IV of DCF Decision
10.00 - 10.30 h.: Sub-Groups working
10.30 - 11.00 h.: Coffee break
11.00 - 13.00 h.: Sub-Groups working
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13.00 - 14.30 h.: Lunch
14.30 - 16.00 h.: Plenary session: Preliminary results and discussion / Sub-Group
Transposition of outputs of discussion of ToR 4 onto Table III.C.1.
16.00 - 16.30 h.: Coffee break
ToR 5 How to ensure proper end users feedback/region? Which relevant international
meetings should be considered as eligible in 2011?
16.30 - 18.00 h.: Sub-Groups working
Friday, 5th March
9.00 – 10.30 h.: Plenary session: Preliminary results and discussion / Sub-Group on
ToR 5.
10.30 - 11.00 h.: Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30 h.: Studies and workshops (Introduction of the topic by DG MARE
representative)
12.30- 13. 00: ToR 6: Propose issues for following years
13.00 - End of the meeting.
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12 ANNEX II- List of Participants
DATA COLLECTION FRAMEWORK
Regional Coordination Meeting for Long Distance Fisheries
Madrid, 3-5 March 2010
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Member State
Appointed persons
Antonio Cervantes
CECAF
LARGE
PELAGIC
SPRFMO
National
Correspondant
x
x
x
UE
Correspondant
E-mail
1
European
Commission
2
ICCAT
Carlos Palma
x
carlos.palma@iccat.int
3
ICCAT
Laurie Kell
x
Laurie.Kell@iccat.int
+34 913476035
pilar.pereda@md.ieo.es
+34 913421100
isototej@mapa.es
+34 913476118
angeles.armesto@vi.ieo.es
+34 986492111
x
teresa.garcia@ca.ieo.es
+34 922549400
x
alejandro.sancho@ca.ieo.es
+34 922549400
jaime.mejuto@co.ieo.es
+34 981205362
Concepción Sánchez
5
Pilar Pereda
x
x
6
Iria Soto
x
x
Ángeles Armesto
x
x
8
Mª Teresa García
9
Alejandro Sancho
10
Jaime Mejuto
Spain
+322 2965162
csancheztrujillano@mapa.es
4
7
antonio.cervantes@ec.europa.eu
Telephone
x
x
x
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José Fernández
x
jose.costa@co.ieo.es
+34 981205362
12
Victoria Ortiz de Zárate
x
victoria.zarate@st.ieo.es
+34 942291060
13
Alicia Delgado de Molina
x
alicia.delgado@ca.ieo.es
+34 922549400
14
Iñaki Artexte
x
iartetxe@azti.es
+34 946574000
Renaud Pianet
x
renaud.pianet@ird.fr
Pierre Chavance
x
pierre.chavance@ird.fr
15
France
16
17
Germany
Mauro Bertelletti
18
Italy
19
20
Latvia
Lithuania
22
Poland
Malta
x
x
Romas Staktus
x
Tomasz Nermer
x
Portugal
27
The Nederland
Dirk Van der Stelt
x
0039 0923948966
+370 61219519
x
romass@zuvivaisa.lt
+370 46391144
nermer@mir.gdynia.pl
+48587356211
jerzy.janusz@mir.gdynia.pl
+48587356214
mark.gatt@gov.mt
+35622293303
lnelias@dgpa.min-agricultura.pt
00 351213035997
eafonso@ dgpa.min-agricultura.pt
00 351213035980
d.j.van.der.stelt@minlnv.nl
+31618596866
x
x
gualtiero.basilone@iamc.cnr.it
arinam@laci.lt
x
Edgar Afonso
0039 659084050
x
x
Mark Gatt
m.bertelletti@politicheagricole.gov.it
aleksandrs.kozlovskis@bion.gov.lu
Leonor Elias
26
28
Gualtiero Basilone
Aleksandrs Kozlovskis
joachim.groeger@vti.bund.de
x
Jerzy Janusz
24
25
x
Arina Motova
21
23
Joachim Gröger
x
x
x
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13 ANNEX III- EU Agreements
Country
Angola
Cape-Verde
Comoros
Côte d'Ivoire
Gabon
Gambia
Greenland
Guinea
GuineaBissau
Equatorial
Guinea
Kiribati
Madagascar
Mauritania
Mauritius
Micronesia
Morocco
Duration of
protocol
4 years and
5 months
(30.3.200731.8.2011)
6 years
(1.1.200531.12.2010)
6 years
(1.7.2007—
30.6.2013)
6 years
(3.12.20052.12.2011)
Type
EC
contribution
per year
No protocol in force
Tuna
385 000 €
FPA
Earmarked for
support of
sectoral fisheries
policy (FPA)
100%
Tuna
FPA
390 000 €
60%
Tuna
FPA
595 000 €
100%
Tuna
FPA
860 000 €
60%
No protocol in force
6 years
Mixed 15 847 244 €
(01.01.2007 FPA
–
31.12.2012)
4 years (1st Tuna 1 050 000 €
January
FPA
1st year
2009 – 31st
decreasing
December
the following
2012)
years
4 years
Mixed 7 500 000 €
(16.6.2007— FPA
15.6.2011)
No protocol in force
6 years
Tuna
(16.9.2006 – FPA
15.9.2012)
478 400 €
3 261 449 €
100%
2 950 000 €
6 years
(1.1.2007 –
31.12.2012)
4 years
renewable
(1.8.2008 31.7.2012)
Tuna
FPA
1 197 000 €
30 % to be
increased to 40
% the second
year, later to 60
%
80%
Mixed
FPA
86 million €
1st year
11 million € /
year
4 years
(28.2.2007-
Mixed 36.1 million €
FPA
decreasing increasing in the
the following following years
years
No protocol in force since 3.12.2007
3 years
Tuna
559 000 €
18%
(26.2.2007 – FPA
25.2.2010)
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Country
Duration of
protocol
Type
EC
contribution
per year
Earmarked for
support of
sectoral fisheries
policy (FPA)
27.2.2011)
5 years
Tuna
900 000 €
100%
(1.1.2007 – FPA
31.12.2011)
São Tomé
4 years
Tuna
663 000 €
50%
and Principe (1.6.2006 – FPA
31.5.2010)
No protocol in force since 1.07.2006
Senegal
Seychelles
6 years
Tuna 5 355 000 €
56 % (as from
(18.1.2005 – FPA
(as from
17.01.2008)
17.1.2011)
17.01.2008)
Solomon
3 years
Tuna
400 000 €
30%
Islands
(9.10.2006 – FPA
8.10.2009)
Mozambique
Fisheries agreements not involving financial compensation
Period
Country
Faeroe
2.2.2006Islands
1.2.2012
Iceland
15.12.200314.12.2009
Norway
2003-2009
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ES FR PT IT GR UK LIT POL LET NL IRL DE MLT EE DK N/FRO/ICE
Accords
Cap Vert
Comores
Côte d'Ivoire
Gabon
Groenland
Guinée Conakry
Guinée Bissau
Kiribati
Madagascar
Maroc
Mauritanie
Micronésie
Mozambique
Sao-Tomé &
Principe
Solomon
Seychelles
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
no protocol in force
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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14 ANNEX IV- Coorperation Tropical Tunas
IRD/IEO/AZTI cooperation under DCF for tropical tuna fleets
(2011-2013 period)
Context
The main characteristic of this fishery stems from the fact that virtually the entirety of
the catches are obtained outside EU waters and transhipped at ports in neighbouring
countries that have in most – but not all – cases signed fisheries agreements with the
EU. For nearly 30 years, the responsibility for the collection of statistics on catches and
the sampling of this European fleet segment has been shared between the IEO (Instituto
Español de Oceanografía) and the IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement),
in close cooperation with the countries nearest these resources: Côte d’Ivoire and
Senegal in the Atlantic, Seychelles and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
The sampling methodology used for tropical tuna fisheries sampling is that defined
under the European ET project (“Analysis of the tropical tunas multi-species sampling
scheme” no. 95/37, 1995-1997). Catches at sea are monitored through exhaustive
logbook collection. They usually involve a small number of species and are stored
directly in freezer wells containing brine without prior sorting, except for albacore tuna,
or to discard certain non-commercial species. Sorting is carried out later on landing on
the basis of commercial categories, these being more related to the weight of the
individual fish than to their species. As a consequence, it is imperative to carry out
sampling of the species composition of these landings in order to estimate the actual
catches of each species as well as concurrently determining the demographic
composition. The ET project involved an in-depth analysis of the sampling system
(counting of species and measurement of length of albacores, bigeye and skipjack) and
the processing of the data on catches in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans from 1991 to
1995.
Using these results, a new stratified sampling system was defined on the basis of
simultaneous sampling of length and species and applying stratification based largely on
the fishery mode (log sets or free school sets) and homogeneous spatial and temporal
strata. The main consequence of this was the disappearance of the former “fleet
segment” stratum which made a distinction between Spanish and French purse seiners,
thus anticipating the current approach. As a result, the two research bodies involved
(IEO for Spain and IRD for France) decided as early as 1998 to combine their efforts
and carry out coordinated sampling of their fleet segments with a view to the best
possible coverage of the defined strata. A detailed description of the procedures used
was provided in the final report of the ET project, and also in the initial project
submitted by France in 2002.
In june 2009, an international working group gathering scientists from the four tuna
regional organization (ICCAT, CTOI, IATCC, WCPFC) was held in Sète (France) in
order to compare the different multi specific sampling schemes used in the three oceans.
The WG underlined in particular the necessity for the European fleet to re-analyse the
sampling scheme in order to estimate bias and uncertainties associated with (i) well
selection, (ii) the use of set in place of well as unit of sampling and (3) the use of
sampling strata defined on data from the 90s whereas the fishery has changed since.
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Since 2000, collaborations between IEO and IRD on tropical tunas take the form of
coordination meetings carried out every year alternatively in France and in Spain. In
2003 AZTI starts joining the group and participates regularly since 2007 to the annual
meeting particularly for observer programs. Where the monitoring of tuna fishing fleets
is concerned, such grouping of the resources available to the three research bodies is
relevant at a number of levels:




Data on length, species composition and biology: shared funding of joint
sampling teams in the main ports where catches are landed (Victoria,
Seychelles; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; Dakar, Senegal), coordinated for each
ocean by French (IRD) and Spanish (Fisheries Directorate) technical staff;
Assessment of discards and bycatch: although the two programmes were
conducted independently, the data collection protocols, the data
input/verification applications, the central database and final data processing
are all carried out jointly;
Development of common tools: the following were defined and developed
jointly:
o Sampling procedures and manuals (catches and length) and for
collection of information by on-board observers (discards);
o The data input/verification module for data on catches and samples
(Avdth) along with observer data;
o Processing modules for data on estimation of catches by species and
by length (T3) and estimation of discards;
o The definition and implementation of identical national databases in
order to facilitate later processing (Balbaya, Sardara, Obstuna, etc.);
Final data processing common to both fleet segments: the chosen principle
whereby all samples from both fleets are used entails an annual updating of
the joint sample file for the processing of the data collected by the two
organisations.
Details of cooperation for 2011-2013
- Discards
Each of the three organisations (IEO, AZTI for Spain and IRD for France) is in charge
of its own observer programme; the manuals and data input/verification modules have
been developed jointly and final processing of the data is done for both fleet segments
without any particular financial impact. A common database and acquisition tool have
been developed facilitating data sharing and common analysis.
Acknowledging the difficulty in embarking observers on tuna vessels since 2009 due to
piracy in the Indian Ocean, the three institutes will collaborate during the period in a
feasibility study searching for alternate solutions to observers like auto sampling and
electronic monitoring.
- Landing ages and length
Generally speaking, the sampling systems are coordinated, executed and funded jointly.
The activities are monitored in the field or remotely by Spanish and IRD technical staff
in Victoria (Seychelles) and Dakar (Senegal), Abidjan (Côte D’Ivoire), Antsiranana
(Madagascar) along with IRD and IEO researchers based in Sète and the Canaries
Centre, who provide overall monitoring for the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
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The tasks entailed by this activity are carried out in conjunction with local research
bodies in the following locations:


Atlantic:
 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (CRO, Centre de Recherches Océanologiques d’Abidjan).
 Dakar, Senegal (ISRA/CRODT, Centre de Recherches Océanographiques de
Dakar-Thiaroye).
 Potentially, Tema (Ghana).
Indian:
 Victoria, Seychelles (SFA – Seychelles Fishing Authority)
 Madagascar (USTA, Unité Statistique Thonière d'Antsiranana / Antsiranana
tuna statistics unit)
 Port Louis, Mauritius (Albion Fisheries Center)
The sampling system had been created to reflect the seasonality of this fishery, but
changes in the latter might involve adjustments to the system.
In 2010-2012 period, an analysis of the sampling scheme in place will be done in
common with the following objectives:
 Analysis of the spatial and temporal variability of statistical data from recent
available period (1980-2008) and form super-sampling operation conducted in
2008 in the Indian Ocean,
 Potential adjustment of sampling scheme on port and on board and during data
computation taking into account logistical constraints (i.e. unloading duration)
and associated costs (financial and human resources, sampling duration),
 Estimation of accuracy of data produced within DCF.
- Other biological parameters
These are collected in the canneries context applying the same framework and
conditions as for length sampling at the point of landing with independent funding and
using existing survey teams.
- Access to data and coordination
Coordination meeting for actions conducted by IRD and IEO are carried out every year
(and with AZTI since 2007), alternatively in France and Spain. These help define the
partners’ respective frameworks for field actions, in addition to decisions on desirable
changes in the various common applications and databases, and the definition of joint
processing of the data to be carried out, and, lastly the preparation and allocation of the
work to be done in the context of statutory ICCAT and IOTC meetings.
Implementation of the databases is planned independently in the national programmes,
with developments being conducted in a context of mutual consultation.
Madrid, March 4th 2010
Pierre CHAVANCE, IRD DCF tropical tuna programme coordinator
Alicia DELGADO DE MOLINA, IEO Canarias DCF tropical tuna programme
coordinator
Iñaki ARTETXE, AZTI DCF programme coordinator.
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15 ANNEX V- CECAF métier descriptions
SPANISH CEPHALOPOD FISHERY
RCM
RCM LDF (Long Distance Fisheries)
Name of métier:
OTB_CEP_>=70_0_0
Flag countries:
ESP
Date of update:
31- 12- 2009
Description of the métier
Spatial distribution of
the fishing activity of
the métier
Territorial waters of Mauritania and Guinea Bissau
Mauritania: Coastal, shelf and slope. Mauritania, North Cap Timiris
(19º15.6’N), out of the protected area delimited in the Fishery
Agreement and South Cap Timiris, beyond 6 miles.
Guinea Bissau: shelf and slope. Guinea Bissau, Beyond 12 nautical
miles from the base line including the Guinea-Bissau/Senegal joint
management area, extending north to the azimuth 268°.
Seasonal pattern of the
fishing activity of the
métier
Number
of
vessels
involved in metier by
LOA group (Appendix
III EC949/2008):
Detailed gear types and
selectivity devices used
in métier
Management measures
The fleet is operative all the year, excepting during those months of
close season. Some vessels share licences in both countries, moving
from one to the other fishing ground, especially during the
Mauritanian close season.
31 (24<40 m)
Bottom otter trawl
Mauritania:
Closed area: Out of the fishing area established by the Agreement,
North of latitude 19° 15,6’ N, outside the zone marked by the
following points:
- - 20° 46,3’ N 17° 03,0’ W
- - 20° 40,0’ N 17° 07,5’ W
- - 19° 57,0’ N 17° 07,5’ W
- - 19° 28,2’ N 16° 48,0’ W
- - 19° 18,5’ N 16° 48,0’ W
- - 19° 18,5’ N 16° 40,5’ W
- - 19° 15,6’ N 16° 38,0’ W
South of latitude 19° 15,6’ N as far as latitude 17° 50,0’ N, west of 9
miles from the 6-mile line, the coordinates.
Authorised gear Bottom trawl. Doubling of the cod-end and
Doubling of the twine forming the cod-end are prohibited.
Minimum authorised mesh size: 70 mm
Biological recovery
Two periods of two months: May-June and September-October.
By-catches: 5 % shrimps
Minimum sizes:
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Octopus vulgaris 500 g (eviscerated); Loligo vulgaris 13 cm and
Sepia
officinalis 13 cm
Authorised tonnage: 13 950 GT per licence period.
Guinea Bissau:
Fishing zone: Beyond 12 nautical miles from the base line, including
the Guinea-Bissau/Senegal joint management area, extending north
to the azimuth 268°.
Authorised gear: Standard otter trawls and other selective gear are
authorised. Outriggers are authorised. In the case of all fishing gear,
no methods or devices may be used to seek to obstruct the mesh of
the nets or reduce their selective effect. Doubling of the codend’s
netting yarn, whether single or multiple, shall be prohibited.
Minimum authorised mesh size: 70 mm
By-catches: Cephalopod trawlers may not hold on board crustaceans
accounting for more than 9 % of their total catch in Guinea-Bissau’s
fishing zone at the end of a trip.
Authorised tonnage: 1 421 authorized tonnage (GT) per year.
Main target and bycatch species for the
métier
Indicate level of discard
of major species (mostly
subset of G1 or G2
species)
Is significant part of the
catches
landed
in
foreign countries?
Target species: Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Cuttlefish (Sepia
hierredda, S.officinalis) and Squid (Loligo vulgaris)
By-catch species: M. senegalensis, M. polli, Solea spp. and Dentex
spp.
Species
Level of discarding
DISCARD DATA NOT AVAILABLE
Landing country
Sampling
agreement (y/n)
Until 2008 mainly vessels landed in Gran
Canaria, Canary Islands. Nowadays, most of the
landings takes place at Nouadhibou Port
(Mauritania) and are carried afterwards to Gran
Canaria by freighter. In other cases, it is port of
Vigo (Galicia, NW Spain) that is used for
landings.
NO
Sampling of the metier
Indicate if this Métier is
merged
with
other
metiers for sampling
Justification
merging:
Sampling scheme
NO
for
Type of sampling
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The sampling
scheme will be onboard (scheme 1),
provided that onboard observers are
present.
Indicate if the Métier is
associated
with
particular
sampling
problems:
primary sampling unit
for data collection
Retained catch and
discarded catch.
One trip per quarter
will be sampled, as the
fishing trips are of long
duration, always more
than 2 weeks (from 1 to
3 months)
Concurrent
at
market
and
Concurrent at sea
(provided that onboard
observers
are present)
Observers at sea
NO
Self sampling
NO
Sampling landings
Samples purchase on
on shore
market.
The fishing sector is reluctant to put observers on-board so until now
all the biological data have been obtained from purchased samples.
Therefore this samples purchase system will be maintained and the
on-board concurrent sampling will not be possible until the
shipowners allow observers on-board.
It is essential to realise that, in most cases, the possibility of sampling
the selected metiers will depend, as has been explained, on the
possibility of having observers on board the vessels in question. In
this connection, it should be remembered that, in spite of the efforts
made in previous years, observers have only been able to board the
hake fleet. In view of the new requirements, there is great concern
about this matter, since, without the sector’s collaboration on this
point, it would not be possible to carry out any concurrent sampling
by metier as required by the new regulation.
In the late years, assistance have been provided by the staff hired by
the SGM in Mauritania, which is collaborating with the IEO staff in
the biological sampling of fresh material landed in Nouadhibou
(Mauritania). This task have been suspended from October 2009 .
Additional
remarks
(historical and others):
The number of vessels has decreased during last years, there are only
about 23 active vessels now (roughly 55 active vessel in 1999).
Sampling dependent on the existence of and possibility of access to
the fishery. Stocks shared with fleets of coastal and non-Community
countries so that the fisheries in the CECAF area are dependent on
the fishing agreements between the EU and this countries.
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INDUSTRIAL CRUSTACEAN FISHERY
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Name of métier:
OTB_CRU_>=40_0_0
Flag countries:
ESP
Date of update:
31- 12- 2009
Description of the métier
Spatial distribution of
the fishing activity of
the métier
Territorial waters of Mauritania
Mauritania: Coastal, shelf and slope. Mauritania, North Cap Timiris
(19º15.6’N), out of the protected area delimited in the Fishery
Agreement and South Cap Timiris, beyond 6 miles.
Guinea Bissau: shelf and slope. Guinea Bissau, Beyond 12 nautical
miles from the base line, including the Guinea-Bissau/Senegal joint
management area, extending north to the azimuth 268°.
Seasonal pattern of the
fishing activity of the
métier
The fleet is operative all the year, excepting during those months of
close season. Some vessels share licences in both countries, moving
from one to the other fishing ground, especially during the
Mauritanian close season.
In Mauritania, the seasonal pattern is very clear: fleet targets mainly
Parapenaeus longirostris during the first six months of the year.
During the summer the fishery especially targets Farfantepenaeus
notialis, as it occurs in November and December, after the close
season (Sepetembre-October).
Number
of
vessels
involved in metier by
LOA group (Appendix
III EC949/2008):
Detailed gear types and
selectivity devices used
in métier
Management measures
36 (24-<40) (2008)
Gear type: bottom otter trawl. These shrimpers usually alternate the
use of outriggers and the classic bottom otter trawl with trawl doors
(“baka” type), depending on the target species. Thus, outriggers are
used to fish P. longirostris and F. notialis, while the classic bottom
otter trawl with trawl doors is employed for a deeper fishery,
especially targeting A. varidens and C. maritae.
Mauritania:
Closed area: Out of the fishing area established by the Agreement:
- North of latitude 19° 21,0’ N, outside the zone marked by the
following points:
-
20° 46,30’ N 17° 03,00’ W
20° 40,00’ N 17° 07,50’ W
20° 05,00’ N 17° 07,50’ W
19° 35,50’ N 16° 47,00’ W
19° 28,00’ N 16° 45,00’ W
19° 21,00’ N 16° 45,00’ W
-South of latitude 19° 21,0’ N, west of the six-mile line.
Closed season: Two periods: May-June and September-October.
Gear-related measures: Minimum mesh size: 50 mm. Doubling of
the cod-end prohibited. Doubling of the twine forming the cod-end
prohibited. Protective aprons are authorised in accordance with
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Article 24 of the Mauritanian Fisheries Code
Aquatic species-related measures: minimum sizes and weights of
the saltwater fish, cephalopods and crustaceans established by the
Fishing Agreement. Limitation of by-catches: 20% fish, 15%
cephalopods and 7,5 % crabs. Prohibition of catches of spiny lobster.
Effort control: 7 313 GT authorized tonnage (GT) per licence
period.
Guinea Bissau:
Closed area: Out of the fishing area established by the Agreement
(Beyond 12 nautical miles from the base line, including the GuineaBissau/Senegal joint management area, extending north to the
azimuth 268°.
Gear-related measures: Minimum mesh size: 40 mm. Doubling of
the cod-end’s netting yarn, whether single or multiple, prohibited.
Methods or devices may be used to seek to obstruct the mesh of the
nets or reduce their selective effect prohibited.
Aquatic species-related measures: Limitation of by-catches: 50 %
of fishes and cephalopods by fishing trip.
Effort control: 1 421 authorized tonnage (GT) per year.
Main target and bycatch species for the
métier
Target species: Deep-water pink shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris)
and Southern pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus notialis)
By-catch species: Red shrimp (Aristeus varidens) and Crab (Chaceon
maritae)
Indicate level of discard
of major species (mostly
subset of G1 or G2
species)
Is significant part of the
catches
landed
in
foreign countries?
Species
Level of discarding
DISCARD DATA NOT AVAILABLE
Landing country
Sampling agreement (y/n)
Low % is landed in Noadhibou
(Mauritania), but the mainly catches
are transferred to merchant vessels
and transported to the port of Huelva
(Spain).
NO
Sampling of the metier
Indicate if this Métier is
merged
with
other
metiers for sampling
Justification
merging:
Sampling scheme
NO
for
Type of sampling
The sampling
scheme will be onboard (scheme 1).
Sampling frame and
primary sampling
unit for data
collection (trip, day
etc etc)
One trip per
quarter will be
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sampled, as the
fishing trips are of
long duration, always
more than 2 weeks
(from 1 to 3 months)
Observers at sea
YES
Self sampling
NO
Sampling landings
on shore
Indicate if the Métier is
associated
with
particular
sampling
problems:
Until 2008, Samples
purchase on market.
For 2009 (see below)
During the period 2003-2008, and into the framework of the National
Data Collection Programme of the EU, biological and length
samplings were carried out by the IEO. Shrimp samples from
Mauritanian catches were obtained from freezer shrimp enterprises
located at Huelva, through the collaboration of the National
Association of Crustacean Freezer Shrimpers Shipowners
(ANAMAR). Furthermore, in November 2007, the personnel of the
Spanish fisheries office in Nouadhibou, started to collaborate with the
IEO in sampling fresh shrimps supplied by the Spanish shrimpers that
fished in waters off Mauritania. However, due to several problems in
obtaining these samples, this collaboration was intermittent and
unfortunately was finally ceased when the Fisheries Office was
closed in October 2009.
The failures in the sampling system carried out until the moment
(lack of samples of all the needed categories every month), the need
of carrying out discards studies and the new type of concurrent
sampling established in the new Regulation of the Community
Program, have involved the development of important changes in the
sampling strategy. This sampling strategy is necessary based on the
periodical work of scientific observers on-board the shrimpers vessels
operating in waters of the Mauritania. Finally, and after some years of
hard efforts made by the IEO to achieve it, the Spanish shrimpers’
fleet has allowed having observers on board since January 2010.
Additional
remarks
(historical and others):
Sampling dependent on the existence of and possibility of access to
the fishery. Stocks shared with fleets of coastal and non-Community
countries so that the fisheries in the CECAF area are dependent on
the fishing agreements between the EU and this countries.
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HAKE TRAWL FISHERY
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Name of métier:
OTB_DEF_>=70_0_0
Flag countries:
ESP
Date of update:
31- 12- 2009
Description of the métier
Spatial distribution of
the fishing activity of
the métier
Territorial waters of Mauritania and Morocco.
Seasonal pattern of the
fishing activity of the
métier
The fleet is operative all the year.
Number
of
vessels
involved in metier by
LOA group (Appendix
III EC949/2008):
Detailed gear types and
selectivity devices used
in métier
Management measures
9 (24<40 m)
Bottom otter trawl for hake
Mauritania:
Fishing zone:
North of latitude 19° 15′ 60″ N, west of the line joining the following
points:
- 20° 46′ 30″ N 17° 03′ 00″ W
- 20° 36′ 00″ N 17° 11′ 00″ W
- 20° 36′ 00″ N 17° 36′ 00″ W
- 20° 03′ 00″ N 17° 36′ 00″ W
- 19° 45′ 70″ N 17° 03′ 00″ W
- 19° 29′ 00″ N 16° 51′ 50″ W
- 19° 15′ 60″ N 16° 51′ 50″ W
- 19° 15′ 60″ N 16° 49′ 60″ W
South of latitude 19° 15′ 60″ N as far as latitude 17° 50′ 00″ N, west
of the 18-mile line from the low-water mark.
South of latitude 17° 50′ 00″ N, west of the 12-mile line from the
low-water mark.
The zone to the north of latitude 19°15,60’ N is more restricted
during the biological recovery of cephalopod. (for coordinates see
DO L 203 31 July 2008).
Authorised gear: bottom trawl.
Doubling of the cod-end is prohibited.
Doubling of the twine forming the cod-end is prohibited.
Minimum authorised mesh: 70 mm for the trawl net.
Authorised tonnage: 3 240 GT for Spain and per licence period.
The zone to the north of latitude 19°15,60’ N is more restricted
during the biological recovery of cephalopod. (for coordinates see
DO L 203
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31 July 2008).
By-catches: 25% Fish
Prohibited catches: Cephalopods and crustaceans.
Minimum sizes: Hake (Merluccius spp.) 30 cm.
Morocco:
Fishing zone: south of latitude 29ºN a depth of more than 200 m.
No vessels authorised: 22 vessels (maximum of 11 trawlers per year)
Type of vessel: Average size of 275 GT,
Geographical limit: South of 29º N. Beyond the 200 m isobath
The biological recovery period is that fixed for cephalopods.
Authorised net trawling: net of min. 70 mm.
Doubling of the cod-end is prohibited.
Doubling of the twine forming the cod-end is prohibited.
By-catches:0 % of cephalopods and crustaceans, with the exception
of crab (5 %)
Main target and bycatch species for the
métier
Indicate level of discard
of major species (mostly
subset of G1 or G2
species)
Is significant part of the
catches
landed
in
foreign countries?
Targed species: Black hakes (Merluccius polli and M. senegalensis);
European hake: M. merluccius (very occasionally in Morocco).
by-catch species: anglerfish (Lophius vaillantii), silvery John Dory
(Zenopsis conchifer), redfish (Helicolenus dactylopterus) and various
elasmobranch species (Centrophorus granulosus, C. squamosus, Raja
spp.
Species
Level of discarding
Merluccius spp.
Significant (> 10% in weight)
(average 15 %, varies widely)
Landing country
Sampling agreement (y/n)
Landing requirement 50 % of
catches made in Morocco (DO L
141/2006)
NO
Sampling of the metier
Indicate if this Métier is
merged
with
other
metiers for sampling
Justification
merging:
Sampling scheme
NO
for
Type of sampling
The sampling scheme
will be on-board
concurrent sampling
(scheme 1), provided
that on-board observers
are present.
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Sampling frame and
primary sampling
unit for data
collection
One fishing trip
per month will be
sampled, as fishing
Data collected
Retained
catch
and
discarded
catch.
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trips lasting less
than two weeks.
Observers at sea
YES
Self sampling
NO
Sampling landings on
shore
NO (only samples
separates on-board
by the observer)
Indicate if the Métier is
associated
with
particular
sampling
problems:
Acute difficulties due to the lack of availability of some of the
logbooks from 2008 (75%) and the closing of the fishing Bureau
(Noadhibou). Absolute lack of information from Morocco. Both
issues increase the need for the aforementioned documents.
Additional
remarks
(historical and others):
Increasing dwindle of the vessels. Some of the boats now refuses to
let observers in. As a consequence, the foreseen ratio (one trip per
month) is not attainable.
Sampling dependent on the existence of and possibility of access to
the fishery. Stocks shared with fleets of coastal and non-Community
countries so that the fisheries in the CECAF area are dependent on
the fishing agreements between the EU and this countries.
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SPANISH SMALL PELAGIC FISHERY
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Name of métier:
PS_SPF_0_0_0
Flag countries:
ESP
Date of update:
31- 12- 2009
Spatial distribution of the
fishing activity of the
métier
Seasonal pattern of the
fishing activity of the
métier
Number
of
vessels
involved in metier by
LOA group (Appendix
III EC949/2008):
Detailed gear types and
selectivity devices used in
métier
Management measures
Main target and by-catch
species for the métier
Indicate level of discard
of major species (mostly
subset of G1 or G2
species):
Description of the métier
Territorial waters of Morocco
Shelf, beyond 2 miles, North of 34º18’N.
The fleet dynamics varies through the year. During the period 1988-1999,
the higher effort of the fleet targeting anchovy was carried out along the
third quarter (maximum average value of 186 fishing trips in September).
This main fishing season in Moroccan waters occurs just after the main one
in the Gulf of Cadiz (spring-summer) (Ramos and Millán, 2006). The
fishing strategy deployed in 2007 has showed some differences because of
some punctual circumstances occurring during this year. In this way, higher
fishing effort in Moroccan waters was applied in May, followed by a sharp
decrease the following month and a second peak in July and August. From
September onwards, the effort progressively decreased, one month before
than in the series 1988-1999 (García-Isarch, et al., 2008).
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The gear is locally called “traiña”. The main body-net is composed of a
number of long and rectangular sheet nets, horizontally delimited thought
all its length by resistant net strips. The net is vertically kept through a leadline in the ground-rope and a buoyed line in the head-rope. The purse line,
locally called “jareta”, closes the seine when the fish school is surrounded,
forming a big bag with the catches inside. They used to attract the schools
by using powerful lights, that increased the fishing efficiency (not allowed
in the last fishing Agreement).
Maximum authorised dimensions of the seine net: 500 m × 90 m.
Ban on fishing with “lampara” nets.
Access control: Vessel size < 100 GT.
Number of licensed vessels: 20
Closed area: out of the area North of 34º18’N and beyond 2 miles
Closed season: Two months: February and March.
Target species: European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
Associated species: European sardine (Sardina pilchardus)-20%; scomber
mackerels (Scomber spp), jack and horse mackerels (Trachurus spp)-5%
Species
Level of discarding
No significant (> 10%)
Landing country
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Is significant part of the
catches landed in foreign
countries?
Morocco
Landing requirements established by the
last Fishery Agreement, (2006):
First year: 25 %; second year: 30 %; third
year: 40 %; fourth year: 50 %.
NO
Sampling of the metier
Indicate if this Métier is
merged
with
other
metiers for sampling
NO
Justification for merging:
Sampling scheme
Type of sampling
Sampling scheme 1 will
be applied, since, as the
catch is largely of one
species, it is considered
that complete sampling of
all the species can be
carried out in the
wholesale market.
One fishing trip per
month will be sampled,
as these vessels carry
out daily fishing trips.
Observers at sea
NO
Self sampling
NO
Sampling
shore
Indicate if the Métier is
associated with particular
sampling problems:
Sampling frame and
primary sampling unit
for data collection
landings
on
Data collected
Retained catch.
Concurrent at
market
Landing samples will
also be bought in order
to carry out biological
parameter sampling.
Sampling dependent on the existence of and possibility of access to the
fishery. Stocks shared with fleets of coastal and non-Community countries
so that the fisheries in the CECAF area are dependent on the fishing
agreements between the EU and this countries.
Monthly sampling in the wholesale market of the purse seine metier fishing
in Morocco will also provide good coverage, given that it is a small fleet
(maximum 20 purse seiners) that makes landings at only one port (Barbate).
Additional
remarks
(historical and others):
More restrictive fishery conditions of this metier since the last Fishery
Agreement (2006) in relation to the ones before the closure of the fishery in
1999.
In 2007, there was a much lower level of effort and far fewer landings were
made than in the years prior to the end of the agreement in 1999 (around
12000 t in 1998, 1999). Therefore, and in the hope that this metier will in
the future acquire the significance, and the social and economic importance,
that it had previously, it has been selected for commencement of sampling.
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SMALL PELAGIC TRAWL FISHERY
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Name of métier:
OTM_SPF_>=40_0_0
Flag countries:
NDL, FR, ENG, IRL, LIT
Date of update:
31- 12- 2009
Description of the métier
Spatial distribution of
the fishing activity of
the métier
Territorial waters of Mauritania.
Seasonal pattern of the
fishing activity of the
métier
The fleet is operative all the year.
Number
of
vessels
involved in metier by
LOA group (Appendix
III EC949/2008):
6* (> 40 m)
Detailed gear types and
selectivity devices used
in métier
Pelagic trawl. Large ships (more than 100 m)
Management measures
There is a seasonal variability both in Sardine pilchardus (winter) and
Sardinellas (summer) catches and there are clear evidence of
relationship between sea surface temperature (SST) and catches for
this species too. The last warm period seems to be favouring catches
of Sardinella aurita (Round Sardinella). (Pascual-Alayón. P. et al.,
2008).
*Only vessels that landing in Las Palmas
Total: about 23 (PL: 3; LV: 7 ; NL: 7 and LIT: 6.
Fishing zone:
North of latitude 19° 21,0’ N, outside the zone marked by
following points:
the
- 20° 46,3’ N 17° 03,0’ W
- 20° 36,0’ N 17° 11,0’ W
- 20° 36,0’ N 17° 24,1’ W
- 19° 57,0’ N 17° 24,1’ W
- 19° 45,7’ N 17° 03,0’ W
- 19° 29,0’ N 16° 51,5’ W
- 19° 21,0’ N 16° 45,0’ W
South of latitude 19° 21,0’ N as far as 17° 50,0’ N, 13 miles from the
6-mile line, the coordinates. (DO L 203/2008).
South of latitude 17° 50,0’ N as far as latitude 16° 04,0’ N, 12 miles
from the 6-mile line, the coordinates (DO L 203/2008).
Authorised gear: Pelagic trawl
The bag of the pelagic or semi-pelagic trawl may be strengthened with
a piece of netting with a minimum mesh size of 400 mm of stretched
mesh and by straps placed at least 1,5 metres apart, except for the
strap at the back of the trawl which may not be placed less than 2
metres from of the bag by any other means is prohibited and the trawl
may in no case target species other than the small pelagic species
authorised.
Minimum authorised mesh size: 40 mm
By-catches: 3 % of the total for the authorised target species or group
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of species (live weight)
Prohibited catches: Crustaceans or cephalopods except squid
Minimum sizes:
Sardinella (Sardinella aurita and S. maderensis) 18 cm
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) 16 cm
Scads and horse mackerels (Trachurus spp.) 19 cm
Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) 25 cm
Authorised tonnage: Nº of vessels authorised to fish at the same time
17 for a reference tonnage of 250 000 tonnes.
Main target and bycatch species for the
métier
Indicate level of discard
of major species (mostly
subset of G1 or G2
species)
Is significant part of the
catches
landed
in
foreign countries?
Target species: Sardine (S. pilchardus); Round sardinella (S. aurita);
Flat sardinella (S. maderensis); Horse mackerels (Trachurus spp.) and
Chub mackerel (Scomber colias)
Mainly by-catch: Bullet tuna (Auxis rochei rochei); Atlantic bonito
(Sarda sarda); Cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus) and Little tunny
(Euthynnus alletteratus).
Species
Level of discarding
Data not available for Spain. It is not a Spanish’s
Metier.
Landing country
Sampling
agreement (y/n)
About 75-80% of landed are not in Las Palmas
(Canary island) due to transfer on the high seas
or landed at country of origin (North of
Europe). Small Pelagic Trawlers that fishing in
Mauritanian fishing ground mainly landed in
Las Palmas (Canary Islands) but occasionally
we have notice of landing of vessels
(Netherlands) fishing in Morocco (under private
or bilateral agreements) or Lithuanian vessels
fishing in Mauritania that landed in the same
port too.
NO
Sampling of the metier
Indicate if this Métier is
merged with other
metiers for sampling
Justification
merging:
Sampling scheme
NO
for
Type of sampling
The sampling
scheme to be
applied is scheme
1 during landing
and transhipment
operations in port.
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Sampling frame and
primary sampling
unit for data
collection
One fishing trip per
quarter
will
be
sampled on one of
Data collected
Retained catch.
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the vessels selected at
random.
Indicate if the Métier is
associated
with
particular
sampling
problems:
Observers at sea
NO
Self sampling
NO
Sampling landings
on shore (market;
landing site)
Samples on landing
site.
The huge landing (several thousands of boxes by species and
category) and the impossibility to put observers on-board (it is not
Spanish fleet) make the concurrent sampling impossible. It is
necessary collaboration between Member States (mainly Netherlands)
through their National Programmes. With this collaboration is hoped
that, quality information will be obtained on the catches, efforts and
discards, as well as additional ecosystem information. Complete
length distribution of the total catch (retained catch and discards) may
also be obtained.
Currently samples are obtained belonging to group1 (G1), but to
develop concurrent sampling (scheme 2) we must identify the species
belonging to the group 2 (G2) and group 3 (G3) and obtain samples of
both.
Additional
remarks
(historical and others):
This metier has not been incorporated into the ranking system for
national metiers because it is not operated by the Spanish fleet.
However, it is considered to be of great interest for sampling because
it is a Community fleet with a high catch volume and landings in a
Spanish port (Las Palmas, in Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands).
In the beguining of the fishery a big vessel worked in the area.
(Atlantic Dawn Ireland 145 m built in 2000)
Since the beginning of fishery the number of vessels was decreases,
from 9 in 2004 to 6 (2009). Some of them only have changed of
fishing grounds (Morocco), and another we not to know where it is.
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HAKE BOTTOM LONGLINES FISHERY
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RCM Long Distance Fisheries
Name of métier:
LLS_DEF_0_0_0
Flag countries:
ESP
Date of update:
31- 12- 2009
Spatial distribution of the
fishing activity of the
métier
Description of the métier
Territorial waters of Mauritania (mainly northern area).
Seasonal pattern of the
fishing activity of the
métier
The fleet is operative all the year, but there are a low number of ships
and its activity is very irregular and has been intermittent in recent years
too.
Number
of
vessels
involved in metier by
LOA group (Appendix
III EC949/2008):
6 (24<40 m)
Detailed gear types and
selectivity devices used in
métier
Management measures
Set Longlines
Mauritania:
Fishing zone:
North of latitude 19° 15′ 60″ N, west of the line joining the following
points:
- 20° 46′ 30″ N 17° 03′ 00″ W
- 20° 36′ 00″ N 17° 11′ 00″ W
- 20° 36′ 00″ N 17° 36′ 00″ W
- 20° 03′ 00″ N 17° 36′ 00″ W
- 19° 45′ 70″ N 17° 03′ 00″ W
- 19° 29′ 00″ N 16° 51′ 50″ W
- 19° 15′ 60″ N 16° 51′ 50″ W
- 19° 15′ 60″ N 16° 49′ 60″ W
South of latitude 19° 15′ 60″ N as far as latitude 17° 50′ 00″ N, west of
the 18-mile line from the low-water mark.
South of latitude 17° 50′ 00″ N, west of the 12-mile line from the lowwater mark.
The zone to the north of latitude 19°15,60’ N is more restricted during
the biological recovery of cephalopod. (for coordinates see DO L 203 31
July 2008).
Authorised tonnage: 3 240 GT for Spain and per licence period.
Authorised by-catches: 50 % Fish.
Prohibited catches: Cephalopods and crustaceans.
Minimum sizes: Hake (Merluccius spp.) 30 cm.
Main target and by-catch
species for the métier
Targed species: Black hakes (Merluccius polli and M. senegalensis).
By-catch species: large-eye dentex (Dentex macrophthalmus), Atlantic
pomfret (Brama brama), imperial blackfish (Schedophilus ovalis), and
European conger (Conger conger).
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Indicate level of discard
of major species (mostly
subset of G1 or G2
species)
Is significant part of the
catches landed in foreign
countries?
Species
Level of discarding
Merluccius spp.
(metier no selected by ranking system). Discard
estimates are <10% so it would not be necessary to
provide this data (Section III.B.B1.2 (a).
2008/949/CE).
Landing country
Sampling agreement (y/n)
Sampling of the metier
Indicate if this Métier is
merged
with
other
metiers for sampling
NO
Justification for merging:
Sampling scheme
Type of sampling
This metier is no selected by ranking
system for Sampling for this area due to
its lack of activity and its small
importance compared to the rest of
metiers, concerning the effort as well as
the amount of landing (inferior to 1% in
both respects).
Sampling
frame and
primary
sampling unit
for data
collection
Data
collected
Observers at sea
Self sampling
Sampling landings on shore (market;
landing site)
Indicate if the Métier is
associated with particular
sampling problems:
Acute dificulties due to the lack of availability of some of the logbooks
from 2008 (13%) and the closing of the fishing Bureau (Noadhibou).
Both issues increase the need for the aforementioned documents.
Few boats, irregular activity and small boats (worse living conditions for
observers).
Additional
remarks
(historical and others):
Sampling dependent on the existence of and possibility of access to the
fishery. Stocks shared with fleets of coastal and non-Community
countries so that the fisheries in the CECAF area are dependent on the
fishing agreements between the EU and this countries.
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