1 Amendments of Barbara MATERA related to 2017/0043(COD)
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Management measures In order to achieve the targets established in Article 4, the following measures shall apply for a period of four years: (a) in 2019 the catch limits for small pelagics shall be set at the level of catch in 2017. From 2020, catch limits for small pelagics shall be adjusted in the light of scientific research data and in accordance with the recommendations of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean; (b) the fishing effort of fishing vessels targeting small pelagics shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year and 20 fishing days per month, with a maximum of 144 fishing days per year targeting sardine and a maximum of 144 fishing days per year targeting anchovy; (c) spatial and temporal fishing activity limits shall be implemented each year in order to protect nursery and juvenile areas. Such limits shall cover the entire distribution of small pelagics in the Adriatic Sea, for periods of no less than 15 continuous days and up to 30 continuous days. The limits shall apply during the following periods: - for sardine, between 1 October and 31 March, and for anchovy between 1 April and 30 September; (d) for all fishing vessels whose overall length exceeds 12 metres, spatial and temporal closures shall also be implemented of at least: 30% of the territorial waters of Croatia and Slovenia for at least six months; 50% of the territorial waters of Italy for at least four months; (e) By way of derogation from letter (d) above, in the area of the Gulf of Trieste from the western coast of Istria to the Lim Channel, those spatial and temporal closures shall apply to fishing vessels whose overall length exceeds 15 metres; (f) the overall fleet capacity of trawlers and purse seiners actively fishing for small pelagic stocks shall not exceed the registered fleet capacity of the active fleet in 2014 in terms of gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT) and engine power (kW).