WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3760/98 by Honório NOVO Fisheries agreement between the EU and Cape Verde
6. 11. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 320/75 (1999/C 320/100) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3760/98 by Honório Novo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (11 December 1998) Subject: Fisheries agreement between the EU and Cape Verde The fisheries agreement between the EU and Cape Verde runs from 6 September 1997 to 5 September 2000. The fishing possibilities provided for under this agreement include the allocation to Portugal of eight licences for surface longliners and three licences for bottom longliners with an individual tonnage of less than 210 GRT. In this context, and bearing in mind that more than a year has now passed since the present agreement was renewed (6 September 1997), can the Commission provide the following information: 1. How many licences have actually been issued to Portuguese surface longliners? Who are the licence- holders? What quantity of fish (in tonnes) was landed by each of the Portuguese surface longliners licensed in the first year of the agreement? 2. How many licences have actually been issued to Portuguese bottom longliners? Who are the licence- holders? What quantity of fish (in tonnes) was landed by each of the Portuguese bottom longliners licensed in the first year of the agreement? Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (1 February 1999) During the first year covered by the agreement between the Community and Cape Verde (6 September 1997 to 5 September 1998), six licences were applied for and were issued to the surface longliners Atrevido, Infante Dom Henrique, Mar Portugues, Miguel Santos, Paula Filipa and Rapazinho. No licences were applied for in respect of bottom longliners. The only vessel to notify a catch was Atrevido, which reported landing 5 880 kilograms in March 1998. Since surface longliners target highly migratory species, they generally hold licences under several fisheries agreements so that they can continue to fish without interruption from one zone to another and on the high seas. (1999/C 320/101) WRITTEN QUESTION E-3761/98 by Honório Novo (GUE/NGL) to the Commission (11 December 1998) Subject: Fisheries agreement between the EU and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania The fisheries agreement between the EU and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania runs until 31 July 2001. In order to gain a picture of the agreement’s progress, can the Commission provide the following information: 1. How many licences for the various types of vessel and fish does the agreement earmark for allocation to Portugal? 2. How many licences have been applied for by Portuguese vessels to date, and under what procedures? 3. What quantity of fish (in tonnes) has been landed under the licences actually applied for?