§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what rights exist for EU countries to fish off the west African coast: which countries enjoy such rights; and what sums have been paid to African Governments by the EU in order to facilitate these concessions. [253]
§ Mr. BaldryDetails of the fisheries agreements between the European Community and west African countries are shown in the table.
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EU Fisheries Agreements with countries on the west coast of Africa Country Fishing opportunities Main EU beneficiaries Annual cost of agreement Angola Licences for five surface longliners and 19 freezer tuna seiners. Spain, France, Portugal 13,000,000 ECU Opportunities for 6550 GRT1 per month of shrimp trawlers, 1900 GRT per month of demersal trawelers and 900 GRT per months of bottom set long liners with fixed gillnet. 54W
EU Fisheries Agreements with countries on the west coast of Africa Country Fishing opportunities Main EU beneficiaries Annual cost of agreement Cape Verde Licences for 23 freezer tuna seiners, 17 tuna canners and surface longliners and three bottom long-liners. A quota of 4850 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. France, Italy, Portugal, Spain 500,000 ECU Equatorial Guinea Licences for 47 freezer tuna seiners, two pole and line tuna vessels and four surface longliners. A quota of 2750 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. France, Italy, Portugal, Spain 222,000 ECU Gambia Licences for 23 tuna freezer seiners and seven pole and line tuna vessels. Annual opportunities of 410 GRT for fresh fish trawlers, 2000 GRT for freezer trawlers fishing for shrimps and 750 GRT for freezer trawlers fishing for other species. France, Italy, Portugal, Spain 466,667 ECU Guinea Bissau Licences for 26 freezer tuna seiners. 16 pole and line tuna vessels and surface longliner vessels. Monthly quotas of 8800 tonnes of shrimps and 4000 tonnes of fin fish and cephalapods are available. France, Italy, Portugal, Spain 6,350,000 ECU Guinea Conakry Licences for 24 freezer tuna seiners, 10 pole and line tuna vessels and five surface longliners. Opportunities for 4200 GRT per month. France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain 1,350,000 ECU Ivory Coast Licences for 46 tuna seiners and seven pole and line tuna vessels and surface longliners. A quota of 7500 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. Opportunities for 600 GRT per month of freezer trawlers fishing for demersal species. France, Italy, Portugal. Spain 833,333 ECU
EU Fisheries Agreements with countries on the west coast of Africa Country Fishing opportunities Main EU beneficiaries Annual cost of agreement Mauritania Licences for 17 tuna canners and surface longliners, 40 freezer tuna seiners and 22 pelagic freezer trawlers. Monthly quotas of 5500 GRT of crustaceans, 8500 GRT of black hake, 9700 GRT of demersals, 300 GRT of crawfish and 7500 GRT of cephalapods. France, Italy, Portugal, Spain 54,410,000 ECU Morocco Licences for 27 pole and line tuna vessels and five sponge catching vessels. Monthly opportunities for 30212 GRT cephalapods 11200 GRT shrimps, 11350 GRT longliners, 6100 GRT seiners, 1300 GRT pelagics, 1550 GRT artisanals and 3000 GRT black hake. Spain, Portugal 125,000,000 ECU Senegal Licences for 11 tuna canners, 47 freezer tuna seiners and six surface longliners. Annual quotas of 1000 GRT ocean going and freezer trawlers and 5000 GRT shrimp freezer trawlers. Quotas for four month period of 2000 GRT for ocean going and freezer trawlers. France, Greece, Italy, Spain 9,000,000 ECU SAO Tome E Principe Licences for 37 freezer tuna seiners, seven tuna canners and 25 surface longliners. A quota of 9,000 tonnes of tuna per annum is available. France, Spain, Portugal 725,000 ECU 1 Gross registered tonnes.