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PROTOCOL
between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco setting out the fishing opportunities
and financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the
European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco
Article 1
3. Based
on
the
conclusions
of
these
meetings
and
the
best
available scientific advice, the parties shall consult each other
Period of application and fishing opportunities
within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the
1. For
a
period
of
1
year
from
28
February
2011,
the
fishing Agreement and, where necessary and by mutual agreement, take
opportunities granted pursuant to Article 5 of the Agreement
measures to ensure the sustainable management of fisheries
shall be as laid down in the table attached to this Protocol.
resources.
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply subject to Articles 4 and 5 of this
Protocol.
Article 4
Review of fishing opportunities
3. Pursuant
to
Article
6
of
the
Agreement,
vessels
flying
the
1. The
fishing
opportunities
referred
to
in
Article
1
may
be
flag of a Member State of the European Union (EU) may engage
increased by mutual agreement in so far as the conclusions of
in fishing activities in Moroccan fishing zones only if they are in
the scientific meetings referred to in Article 3 confirm that such
possession of a fishing licence issued under this Protocol in
an increase will not endanger the sustainable management of
accordance with the Annex hereto.
Moroccan resources. In this case the financial compensation
referred to in Article 2(1) shall be increased proportionately
Article 2
and pro rata temporis. However, the total amount of the
financial contribution paid by the EU shall not be more than
Financial compensation – Methods of payment
twice the amount indicated in Article 2(1).
1. For
the
period
referred
to
in
Article
1,
the
financial
compensation referred to in Article 7 of the Agreement shall
be EUR 36 100 000 ( 1 ).
2. Conversely,
if
the
parties
agree
to
adopt
measures
as
referred to in Article 3, resulting in a reduction in the fishing
opportunities provided for in Article 1, the financial
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply subject to Articles 4, 5, 6 and 10
contribution shall be reduced proportionally and pro rata
of this Protocol.
temporis. Without prejudice to Article 6 of this Protocol, this
financial contribution could be suspended by the EU if the
3. The
EU
shall
pay
the
financial
compensation
as
provided fishing effort laid down in this Protocol cannot be used in its
in paragraph 1 no later than 4 months after the date of signing
entirety.
of this Protocol.
4. The
financial
compensation
shall
be
paid
to
the
Treasurer- 3. The
allocation
of
the
fishing
opportunities
among
General of the Kingdom into an account opened with the Public
different categories of vessels may also be reviewed by mutual
Treasury, the references of which shall be communicated by the
agreement between the parties, provided that any changes
Moroccan authorities.
comply with any recommendations made by the scientific
meetings regarding the management of stocks liable to be
affected by such redistribution. The parties shall agree on the
5. Subject
to
Article
6
of
this
Protocol,
the
Moroccan corresponding adjustment of the financial compensation should
authorities shall have full discretion regarding the use to
the redistribution of fishing opportunities so warrant.
which this financial contribution is put.
Article 3
4. The
adjustments
of
fishing
opportunities
provided
for
in
paragraph 1, the first sentence of paragraph 2, and paragraph 3
Scientific coordination
shall be decided by mutual agreement between the two parties
1. The
two
parties
hereby
undertake
to
promote
responsible in the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the
fishing in Moroccan fishing zones based on the principle of
Agreement.
non-discrimination between the different fleets fishing in
those waters.
Article 5
2. During the period covered by this Protocol, the EU and
Exploratory fishing
the Moroccan authorities shall cooperate to monitor the state of
resources in Moroccan fishing zones in joint scientific meetings,
The parties shall encourage exploratory fishing in Moroccan
pursuant to Article 4(1) of the Agreement.
fishing zones, based on the results of research carried out
under the authority of the Joint Scientific Committee provided
for in this Agreement. To this end, they shall hold consultations
( 1 ) To this sum is added the amount of fees due by shipowners for the
whenever one of the parties so requests and determine, on a
fishing licences supplied pursuant to Article 6 of the Agreement and
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter I, points 4 and 5, of
case-by-case basis, relevant species (such as sponges), conditions
the Annex to this Protocol.
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Exploratory fishing authorisations shall be granted for testing
4.
At the end of the month before the expiry of the Protocol,
purposes for a period of no more than 6 months.
Morocco shall submit a report on the planning of the sectoral
support provided for by this Protocol, in particular including its
anticipated economic and social impact and its geographical
distribution.
Where the parties conclude that exploratory fishing trips have
produced positive results, new fishing opportunities could be
allocated to the EU following the consultation procedure
provided for in Article 4 and until the expiry of this Protocol.
5. The
two
parties
shall
continue
to
monitor
implementation
The financial compensation would be increased as a result.
of the sectoral support, if necessary, beyond the expiry of this
Protocol, and during the periods of suspension set out in
Article 9 below, and according to the provisions of this
Protocol.
Article 6
Contribution of the Partnership Agreement to the
introduction of a sectoral fisheries policy in Morocco
Article 8
1. EUR
13
500
000 of the amount of the financial
contribution referred to in Article 2(1) of this Protocol shall
Economic integration of EU operators in the Moroccan
be put towards defining and implementing a sectoral fisheries
fisheries sector
policy in Morocco with a view to introducing responsible
1. The
two
parties
shall
undertake
to
promote
the
economic
fishing in its waters.
integration of EU operators into the fishing industry in Morocco
as a whole.
2. This
contribution
shall
be
allocated
and
managed
by
Morocco in the light of objectives and the programming to
2. An
initiative
supported
by
the
European
Commission
shall
attain them identified by the two parties by mutual agreement
be launched with a view to raising awareness among private
in the Joint Committee, and in accordance with the Fisheries
economic operators in the EU of the commercial and industrial
Plan for the development of the fisheries sector.
opportunities in Morocco’s fishing industry as a whole,
including in terms of direct investment.
Article 7
Implementation of the support for the introduction of
3. Moreover,
as
an
incentive,
Morocco
shall
grant
EU
responsible fishing
operators landing fish in Moroccan ports, in particular for the
purposes of sales to local industries themselves, adding value to
1. On
a
proposal
from
Morocco
and
for
the
purposes
of these products in Morocco or transporting catches made in
implementing Article 6 of this Protocol, the EU and Morocco
Moroccan fishing zones by land, a reduction in the amount
shall agree within the Joint Committee provided for in
of fees, in accordance with the Annex.
Article 10 of the Agreement, from the signature of the
Protocol, on:
4. The
two
parties
shall
also
decide
to
set
up
a
task
force
to
identify the obstacles to direct EU investment in the industry
(a) the guidelines steering the implementation of the priorities
and the measures easing the conditions governing such
of Moroccan fisheries policy aiming to introduce sustainable
investment.
and responsible fishing, and in particular those referred to
in Article 6(2);
Article 9
(b) the objectives to be achieved and the criteria and indicators
Disputes – Suspension of application of the Protocol
to be used to permit an evaluation of the results obtained.
1. Any dispute between the parties over the interpretation of
this Protocol or its application shall be the subject of consul
tations between the parties within the Joint Committee provided
2. Any
amendment
of
these
guidelines,
objectives,
criteria for in Article 10 of the Agreement, in a special meeting if
and evaluation indicators shall be approved by the two parties
necessary.
within the Joint Committee.
2. Application
of
the
Protocol
may
be
suspended
at
the
3. The
allocation
by
Morocco
of
the
compensation
referred initiative of one party if the dispute between the two parties
to in Article 6(2) shall be notified to the EU at the time when
is deemed to be serious and if the consultations held within the
the guidelines, objectives, criteria and evaluation indicators are
Joint Committee under paragraph 1 have not resulted in an
approved within the Joint Committee.
amicable settlement.

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3. Suspension of application of the Protocol shall require the
Moroccan authorities shall be entitled to suspend appli
interested Party to notify its intention in writing at least 3
cation of the Protocol. They shall inform the European
months before the date on which suspension is due to take
Commission of such action forthwith;
effect.
(c) application of the Protocol shall resume as soon as the
4. In
the
event
of
suspension,
the
parties
shall
continue
to
payment concerned has been made.
consult with a view to finding an amicable settlement to their
dispute. Where such settlement is reached, application of the
Protocol shall resume and the amount of the financial
contribution shall be reduced proportionately and pro rata
Article 11
temporis to the period during which application of the
National law
Protocol was suspended.
The activities of vessels operating under this Protocol and its
Annex, in particular transhipment, the use of port services and
Article 10
the purchase of supplies, etc., shall be governed by the
applicable national laws of Morocco.
Suspension of application of the Protocol on grounds of
non-payment
Subject to Article 4, if the EU fails to make the payment
Article 12
provided for in Article 2, application of this Protocol may be
suspended on the following terms:
Provisional application
This Protocol with its Annex shall apply provisionally from
28 February 2011.
(a) the competent Moroccan authorities shall notify the
European Commission of the non-payment. The latter
shall make the necessary verifications and, where necessary,
transmit the payment within no more than 30 working
Article 13
days of the date of receipt of the notification;
Entry into force
This Protocol with its Annex shall enter into force on the date
(b) if no payment is made within the period provided for in
on which the parties notify each other of the completion of the
Article 2(3) without adequate justification, the competent
respective procedures necessary for that purpose.
Fishing opportunities
Type of fishing
Small-scale fishing Demersal
fishing Industrial
pelagic
fishing
Pelagic fishing in the
Small-scale fishing in Small-scale fishing in Small-scale tuna
Bottom longliners and C stock
north: seine nets
the south: lines, poles, the north: bottom
fishing: pole-and-line
bottom trawls, and
traps
longliners
vessels
deep-water multi
filament fixed gillnets
Tonnage:
60 000 tonnes
20 vessels 20
vessels 30
vessels 27
vessels 22
vessels

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Съставено в Брюксел на тринадесети юли две хиляди и единадесета година.
Hecho en Bruselas, el trece de julio de dos mil once.
V Bruselu dne tináctého ervence dva tisíce jedenáct.
Udfrdiget i Bruxelles den trettende juli to tusind og elleve.
Geschehen zu Brüssel am dreizehnten Juli zweitausendelf.
Kahe tuhande üheteistkümnenda aasta juulikuu kolmeteistkümnendal peval Brüsselis.
γινε στι Βρυξλλε, στι δκα τρει Ιουλου δο χιλιδε ντεκα.
Done at Brussels on the thirteenth day of July in the year two thousand and eleven.
Fait à Bruxelles, le treize juillet deux mille onze.
Fatto a Bruxelles, addì tredici luglio duemilaundici.
Briselē, divi tūkstoi vienpadsmitā gada trīspadsmitajā jūlijā.
Priimta du tūkstaniai vienuolikt met liepos trylikt dien Briuselyje.
Kelt Brüsszelben, a kétezer-tizenegyedik év július tizenharmadik napján.
Magmul fi Brussell, fit-tlettax-il jum ta’ Lulju tas-sena elfejn u dax.
Gedaan te Brussel, de dertiende juli tweeduizend elf.
Sporzdzono w Brukseli dnia trzynastego lipca roku dwa tysice jedenastego.
Feito em Bruxelas, em treze de Julho de dois mil e onze.
ntocmit la Bruxelles la treisprezece iulie dou mii unsprezece.
V Bruseli da trinásteho júla dvetisícjedenás.
V Bruslju, dne trinajstega julija leta dva tiso enajst.
Tehty Brysseliss kolmantenatoista pivn heinkuuta vuonna kaksituhattayksitoista.
Som skedde i Bryssel den trettonde juli tjugohundraelva.

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За Европейския съюз
Por la Unión Europea
Za Evropskou unii
For Den Europiske Union
Für die Europische Union
Euroopa Liidu nimel
Για την Ευρωπακ νωση
For the European Union
Pour l'Union européenne
Per l'Unione europea
Eiropas Savienības vārdā –
Europos Sjungos vardu
Az Európai Unió részérl
Gall-Unjoni Ewropea
Voor de Europese Unie
W imieniu Unii Europejskiej
Pela Unio Europeia
Pentru Uniunea European
Za Európsku úniu
Za Evropsko unijo
Euroopan unionin puolesta
Fr Europeiska unionen
За Кралство Мароко
Por el Reino de Marruecos
Za Marocké království
For Kongeriget Marokko
Für das Knigreich Marokko
Maroko Kuningriigi nimel
Για το Βασλειο του Μαρκου
For the Kingdom of Morocco
Pour le Royaume du Maroc
Per il Regno del Marocco
Marokas Karalistes vārdā –
Maroko Karalysts vardu
A Marokkói Királyság részérl
Gar-Renju tal-Marokk
Voor het Koninkrijk Marokko
W imieniu Królestwa Maroka
Pelo Reino de Marrocos
Pentru Regatul Maroc
Za Marocké kráovstvo
Za Kraljevino Maroko
Marokon kuningaskunnan puolesta
Fr Konungariket Marocko

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ANNEX
Conditions governing fishing activities by EU vessels in Moroccan fishing zones
CHAPTER I
PROVISIONS GOVERNING APPLICATIONS FOR AND ISSUING OF LICENCES
Licence applications
1. Only eligible vessels may obtain a licence to fish in Morocco’s fishing zones.
2. For a vessel to be eligible, neither the owner, the captain nor the vessel itself must be prohibited from fishing in
Morocco. They must be in order vis-à-vis the Moroccan authorities in so far as they must have fulfilled all prior
obligations arising from their fishing activities in Morocco under fisheries agreements concluded with the EU.
3. The relevant EU authorities shall submit to the Ministry of Agriculture and Sea Fisheries – Sea Fisheries Department
(‘the Department’) the lists of vessels applying to engage in fishing activities within the limits laid down in the
datasheets annexed to the Protocol at least 20 days before the date of commencement of the validity of the
licences requested.
4. These lists shall indicate by category of fishing and by zone, the tonnage used, the number of vessels and, for each
vessel, the main characteristics and the amount of payments broken down by heading. The ‘Longliners’ and ‘Small-
scale’ categories shall also indicate, for each vessel, which gear is to be used during the period covered by the
application.
5. A sheet containing all the information required to issue fishing licences shall also be attached to the licence application
in a format compatible with the software used by the Department.
6. Individual applications shall be submitted to the Department on a form drawn up in accordance with the specimen in
Appendix 1.
7. All licence applications shall be accompanied by the following documents:
— a copy of the tonnage certificate, duly certified by the flag Member State, giving the tonnage of the vessel,
— a recent, certified colour photograph showing a side view of the vessel in its current state. The photograph shall be
at least 15 cm by 10 cm,
— proof of payment of fishing licence fees, other fees and the costs of observers,
— any other documents or certificates required under the specific rules applicable to the type of vessel concerned
pursuant to this Protocol.
Issue of licences
1. The Department shall issue fishing licences to the Delegation of the EU to Morocco (‘the Delegation’) for all vessels
within 15 days of receipt of all the documents referred to in point 6 above.
2. Fishing licences shall be drawn up in accordance with the information in the datasheets annexed to the Protocol, and
shall mention in particular the fishing zone, distance from the coast, the authorised gear, the main species, the
authorised mesh sizes, allowable by-catches and the catch quota for pelagic trawlers.
3. Fishing licences shall be issued only for vessels which have complied with all the administrative formalities required.
4. The two parties shall seek agreement for the purposes of promoting the introduction of an electronic licence system.
Validity and utilisation of licences
1. The periods of validity of licences shall be from 28 February 2011 to 27 February 2012.
2. Fishing licences shall be valid only for the period covered by the fees paid and for the fishing zone, type of gear and
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3. Fishing licences shall be issued for a given vessel and shall not be transferable. However, in the event of force majeure
duly established by the competent authorities of the flag Member State and at the request of the EU, a licence issued
for one vessel shall be replaced as soon as possible by a licence issued for another vessel of the same category on
condition that the tonnage authorised for that category is not exceeded.
4. The owner of the first vessel, or the agent, shall return the cancelled fishing licence to the Department, via the
Delegation.
5. Fishing licences must be held on board the eligible vessel at all times and presented to the inspection authorities on
inspection.
6. Fishing licences shall be valid for 1 year, 6 months or 3 months. For industrial pelagic fishing, however, monthly
fishing licences may be granted and renewed.
Fishing licence fees and other fees
1. Annual fees for fishing licences shall be fixed by Moroccan legislation in force.
2. Licence fees shall cover the calendar year in which the licence is issued and shall be payable when the first licence for
that year is applied for. The amounts of such licence fees shall include all related fees and taxes, with the exception of
port taxes and service charges.
3. As well as the fishing licence fees, other fees shall be calculated for each vessel on the basis of the rate laid down in the
datasheets annexed to the Protocol.
4. The fees shall be calculated in proportion to the period for which the fishing licence is effectively valid.
5. Any amendment to the legislation governing fishing licences shall be notified to the Delegation no later than 2
months before its entry into force.
Methods of payment
Fishing licence fees, other fees and the costs of observers shall be payable, in the name of the Ministerial Treasurer of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Sea Fisheries, into bank account number 001 810 0078251501 1075 61 71 at the Bank Al
Maghrib (Morocco) before the fishing licences are issued.
The fee for catches by pelagic trawlers shall be paid in quarterly instalments, at the end of the quarter following that in
which those catches were made.
CHAPTER II
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO VESSELS FISHING HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES (TUNA VESSELS)
1. The fee shall be EUR 25 per tonne caught within Morocco’s fishing zones.
2. Licences shall be issued for 1 calendar year following payment of an advance of EUR 5 000 per vessel.
3. The advance shall be calculated in proportion to the duration for which the licence is valid.
4. Captains of vessels holding licences for the fishing of highly migratory species shall keep an up-to-date logbook in
line with the model in Appendix 6 of the Annex.
5. They shall also forward a copy of that logbook to their competent authorities no later than 15 days before the end of
the third month following the month to which it relates. These authorities shall forward the copies immediately to
the Delegation, which shall send them to the Department before the end of the third month following the month to
which they relate.
6. By 30 April the Delegation shall submit to the Department a statement of fees due for the previous fishing year on
the basis of the catch declarations made by each shipowner and confirmed by the scientific institutes responsible for
verifying catch data in the Member States, such as the IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), the IEO
(Instituto Espaol de Oceanografía), the INIAP (Instituto Nacional de Investigao Agrária e das Pescas) and the INRH
(Institut National de Recherche Halieutique).
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8. The final statement shall be sent to the shipowners concerned, who shall have 30 days, from the notification of
approval of the figures by the Department, within which to discharge their financial obligations to the competent
national authorities. Payment made out in euro in the name of the Treasurer-General of Morocco into the account
mentioned in point 5 of Chapter I, shall be sent to the Department by the Delegation no later than 1 months after
that notification.
9. However, if the amount of the final statement is less than the advance, the difference shall not be reimbursable.
10. Shipowners shall take all the necessary steps to ensure that the copies of the logbook are sent and any additional
payments made within the deadlines given in points 6 and 7.
11. Failure by the shipowner to comply with the obligations provided for in points 6 and 7 shall entail automatic
suspension of the fishing licence until such obligations have been met.
CHAPTER III
FISHING ZONES
The fishing zones for each type of fishery in Morocco’s Atlantic zone are defined in the datasheets (Appendix 2).
Morocco’s Mediterranean zone, located east of 35° 48′ N – 6° 20′ W (Cape Spartel), shall be excluded from this Protocol.
CHAPTER IV
DETAILS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF EXPERIMENTAL FISHERIES
The two parties shall decide jointly on which European operators shall practice exploratory fishing, the most favourable
period for such fishing and the conditions applicable. To facilitate exploratory work by vessels, the Department shall
forward any available scientific data and other basic data.
The Moroccan private sector shall be closely associated (coordination and dialogue on the arrangements for exploratory
fishing).
Length of the campaigns: maximum 6 months and minimum 3 months, unless changed by the parties by joint
agreement.
Selection of candidates for the implementation of the exploratory fishing trips:
The European Commission shall communicate to the Moroccan authorities the requests for licences for exploratory
fishing. It shall provide a technical dossier specifying:
— the technical characteristics of the vessel,
— the level of expertise of the vessel’s officers as regards that fishery,
— the proposal for the technical parameters of the trip (length, gear, exploration regions, etc.).
The Department shall organise a dialogue regarding the technical aspects with the European Commission, on the one
hand, and the shipowners concerned, on the other, if it considers it necessary.
Before the start of the trip, the vessel owners shall submit to the Moroccan authorities and to the European Commission:
— a declaration of the catches already on board,
— the technical characteristics of the fishing gear to be used during the trip,
— an assurance that they comply with Moroccan fisheries legislation.
During the exploratory fishing trip, the owners of the vessels concerned shall:
— send the Moroccan authorities and the European Commission a weekly report detailing the daily catches made and,
for each haul, specifying the technical parameters of the trip (position, depth, date and time, catches and other
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— ensure that a Moroccan scientific observer or an observer chosen by the Moroccan authorities is on board. The role of
the observer will be to gather scientific information from the catches, as well as to sample the catches. Observers shall
be treated in the same way as a ship’s officer, and the shipowner shall cover their living costs during their stay on the
vessel. The decision on the observer’s time on board, the length of their stay and the boarding and landing harbour
will be fixed in agreement with the Moroccan authorities. Unless there is agreement between the parties to the
contrary, the vessel will never be obliged to put into harbour more than once per 2 months,
— submit their vessel to an inspection before it leaves Moroccan waters if the Moroccan authorities so request,
— comply with Morocco’s fisheries legislation.
Catches, including by-catches, made during the scientific trip shall remain the property of the shipowner, provided they
comply with the provisions adopted to this end by the Joint Committee.
The Moroccan authorities shall designate a contact person responsible for addressing any unforeseen problems that might
hinder the development of exploratory fishing.
CHAPTER V
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SATELLITE MONITORING OF EU FISHING VESSELS IN MOROCCAN
FISHING ZONES ON THE BASIS OF THIS AGREEMENT
1. All fishing vessels with an overall length exceeding 15 metres operating under this Agreement shall be tracked by
satellite when fishing in Moroccan fishing zones.
2. For the purposes of satellite monitoring, the Moroccan authorities shall communicate to the EU the coordinates
(latitudes and longitudes) of the Moroccan fishing zones.
The Moroccan authorities shall transmit this information in electronic form, expressed in degrees, minutes and
seconds.
3. The Parties shall exchange information on X.25 addresses and the specifications for electronic data transmission
between their Control Centres in accordance with points 5 and 7. Such information shall include the following,
where they exist: names, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses (Internet or X.400) which may be used for
general communications between Control Centres.
4. The position of vessels shall be determined with a margin of error of less than 500 metres and a confidence interval
of 99 %.
5. When a vessel which is fishing under the Agreement and is the subject of satellite-tracking under EU legislation
enters the Moroccan fishing zones, the subsequent position reports (vessel identification, longitude, latitude, course
and speed) shall be transmitted immediately by the Control Centre of the flag state to Morocco’s Fisheries Monitoring
and Control Centre (FMC) at intervals of no more than 2 hours. The messages concerned shall be identified as
position reports.
6. The messages specified in point 5 shall be transmitted electronically in X.25 format, or any other secure protocol.
They shall be communicated in real time in the format set out in Table II.
7. Where the continuous satellite-tracking equipment installed on board a fishing vessel develops a technical fault or
breaks down, the captain of the vessel shall transmit the information specified in point 5 by fax to the Control
Centre of the flag State and to Morocco’s FMC in good time. It will be necessary in those circumstances to send a
global position report every 4 hours. This global position report shall include the position reports as recorded by the
captain of the vessel on a 2-hourly basis in accordance with the requirements laid down in point 5.
The Control Centre of the flag State shall send these messages immediately to Morocco’s FMC. The faulty equipment
shall be repaired or replaced within a period of not more than 1 month. Where this deadline is not met, the vessel in
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8. The Control Centres of the flag States shall monitor the movements of their vessels in Moroccan waters at hourly
intervals. If the vessels are not being monitored in accordance with the conditions laid down, the Moroccan FMC
shall be informed immediately and the procedure laid down in point 7 shall apply.
9. If the Moroccan FMC establishes that the flag State is not transmitting the information specified in point 5, the
competent European Commission departments shall be informed immediately.
10. The surveillance data communicated to the other party in accordance with these provisions is intended solely for the
Moroccan authorities for the purposes of controlling and monitoring the EU fleet fishing under the EU/Morocco
Fisheries Agreement. Such data may not under any circumstances be communicated to other parties.
11. The satellite-monitoring system software and hardware components shall be reliable and shall not permit the input or
output of false positions or be capable of being manually overridden.
The system shall be fully automatic and operational at all times regardless of environmental and weather conditions.
Destroying, damaging, rendering inoperative or tampering with the satellite-monitoring system shall be prohibited.
Captains shall ensure that:
— data are not altered in any way,
— the antenna or antennas connected to the satellite-tracking equipment are not obstructed in any way,
— the power supply of the satellite-tracking equipment is not interrupted in any way, and
— the satellite-tracking equipment is not removed from the vessel.
12. The Parties agree to exchange upon request information on the equipment used for satellite monitoring, in order to
ensure that each piece of equipment is fully compatible with the requirements of the other Party for the purposes of
these provisions. A first meeting to this end shall be organised before the entry into force of the Agreement.
13. Any dispute over the interpretation or application of these provisions shall be the subject of consultation between the
Parties within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of the Agreement.
14. The parties agree to amend, if necessary, these provisions within the Joint Committee provided for in Article 10 of
the Agreement.
CHAPTER VI
CATCH REPORTING
Logbook
1. Captains of vessels shall use the logbook specially designed for fishing in Morocco’s fishing zones and keep this
logbook up-to-date in accordance with the provisions of the explanatory note for that logbook.
2. Shipowners shall send a copy of the logbook to their competent authorities no later than 15 days before the end of
the third month following the month to which it relates. These authorities shall forward the copies immediately to the
Delegation, which shall send them to the Department before the end of the third month following the month to
which they relate.
3. Failure by shipowners to comply with the obligations provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall entail automatic
suspension of the fishing licence until such obligations have been met.
Quarterly catch declarations
1. By the end of the third month of each quarter the Delegation shall notify the Department of the quantities caught by
all EU vessels in the previous quarter.
2. This information should be broken down by month, by type of fishing, by vessel and by species specified in the
logbook.
3. This data shall also be sent to the Department in a computer file in a format compatible with software used by the
Ministry.
Reliability of data
The information in the documents referred to in points 1 and 2 above must reflect the actual fishing situation in order to
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CHAPTER VII
EMBARKATION OF MOROCCAN SEAMEN
1. Shipowners with fishing licences under this Agreement shall take on board, for the entire period of their presence in
Moroccan waters, Moroccan seamen as follows:
(a) Pelagic trawlers
— of less than 150 GT: voluntary embarkation of Moroccan seamen,
— of less than 5 000 GT: six seamen,
— equal to or greater than 5 000 GT: eight seamen.
However, if these vessels operate for less than 1 month per year in the Moroccan fishing zones, they shall be
exempted from the obligation to embark Moroccan seamen.
Furthermore, if the fishing licences of these vessels are renewed for a period of more than 1 month a year, the
shipowners concerned shall pay the lump sum provided for in point 10 of this Chapter for the first month. From the
first day of the second month of the fishing licence, they shall be required to comply with their obligation to embark
Moroccan seamen;
(b) Small-scale fishing in the north: voluntary embarkation of Moroccan seamen;
(c) Small-scale fishing in the south: two seamen;
(d) Seiners in the north: two seamen;
(e) Deepwater trawlers and bottom longliners: eight seamen;
(f) Pole-and-line tuna vessels: three seamen.
2. Shipowners shall be free to select the seamen they take on board their vessels.
3. The fishermen’s employment contracts shall be drawn up between the shipowners or their representatives and the
fishermen.
4. The shipowner or agent shall inform the Department of the names of the Moroccan seamen taken on board the
vessel concerned, mentioning their position in the crew.
5. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work shall apply
as of right to seamen signed on by European vessels. This concerns in particular the freedom of association and the
effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, and the elimination of discrimination in respect of
employment and occupation.
6. Moroccan seamen’s employment contracts, a copy of which shall be given to the signatories, shall be drawn up
between the shipowners’ agent(s) and the seamen and/or their trade unions or representatives in consultation with
the competent Moroccan authorities. These contracts shall guarantee the seamen the social security cover applicable
to them, including life assurance and sickness and accident insurance.
7. Shipowners or their agents shall send, within 2 months of the issue of the licence, a copy of that contract duly signed
by the competent authorities of the Member State concerned direct to the Department.
8. Moroccan seamen’s wages shall be paid by the shipowners. They shall be fixed, before licences are issued, by mutual
agreement between the shipowners or their agents and the Moroccan seamen concerned or their representatives.
However, the wage conditions granted to Moroccan seamen shall not be lower than those applied to Moroccan crews
and shall comply with ILO standards and under no circumstances be below those standards.
9. If one or more seamen employed on board fail to report at the time agreed for the vessel’s departure, the vessel shall
be permitted to start the planned trip after informing the competent authorities in the port of embarkation of the
shortfall in the number of seamen required and having updated its crew list. These authorities shall inform the
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The shipowner shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the number of seamen required by this Agreement are
signed on by the vessel by the next trip at the latest.
10. Where no Moroccan seamen are taken on board for reasons other than that specified in the previous point, owners
of EU vessels shall be obliged to pay as soon as possible a flat-rate amount of EUR 20 per day of fishing in the
Moroccan fishing zone per seaman within a maximum of 3 months.
This sum shall be used for training Moroccan fishermen and shall be paid into the account specified in point 5 of
Chapter I.
11. On 1 July 2011 and 1 January 2012, the Delegation shall send the Department a list of Moroccan seamen taken on
board EU vessels, with details of their registration as crew members and the vessels concerned.
12. Except as provided for in point 9, repeated failure by shipowners to comply with the embarkation of the requisite
number of Moroccan seamen shall result in automatic suspension of the vessels’ fishing licence until such obligations
have been met.
CHAPTER VIII
MONITORING AND OBSERVATION OF FISHING
Observation of fishing
1. Vessels authorised to fish in Moroccan fishing zones under the Agreement shall take on board observers appointed
by Morocco on the terms set out below.
1.1. 25 % of authorised vessels over 100 GT shall take on board observers each quarter.
1.2. Industrial pelagic vessels shall take a scientific observer on board for the entire period of activity in Moroccan
waters.
1.3. Other Community fishing vessels of a tonnage not exceeding 100 GT shall be observed during a maximum of
ten voyages per year and per category of fishing.
1.4. The Department shall draw up a list of vessels designated to take an observer on board and a list of appointed
observers. These lists shall be sent to the Delegation as soon as they have been drawn up.
1.5. The Department shall inform the shipowners concerned, through the Delegation, of the name of the observer
appointed to be taken on board their vessel at the time the licence is issued, or no later than 15 days before the
observer’s planned embarkation date.
2. Observers shall be on board pelagic trawlers on a permanent basis. For the other categories of fishing, observers shall
spend one voyage per vessel on board.
3. The conditions under which observers are taken on board shall be agreed between shipowners or their agents and the
Moroccan authorities.
4. Observers shall be taken on board at a port chosen by the shipowner at the beginning of the first voyage in
Moroccan waters after notification of the list of designated ships.
5. Within 2 weeks and giving 10 days’ notice, the shipowners concerned shall make known at which Moroccan ports
and on what dates they intend to take observers on board.
6. Where observers are taken on board in a foreign country, their travel costs shall be borne by the shipowner. Should a
vessel with a Moroccan observer on board leave the Moroccan fishing zones, all measures must be taken to ensure
the observer’s return to Morocco as soon as possible at the expense of the shipowner.
7. In the event of wasted journeys by scientific observers, due to failure by shipowners to comply with their
commitments, shipowners shall pay their travel expenses, and daily allowances, equal to those received by
Moroccan national officials of an equivalent grade, for the days of inactivity by the observers. Similarly, in the
event of a delay in embarkation which is due to the shipowner, the shipowner shall pay the scientific observer the
daily allowances described above.
Any amendment to the rules and regulations concerning daily allowances shall be notified to the Delegation no later
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8. If the observer is not present at the time and place agreed and during the 12 hours following the time agreed, the
shipowner shall be automatically absolved of his obligation to take the observer on board.
9. Observers shall be treated as officers. They shall carry out the following tasks:
9.1. observe the fishing activities of the vessels;
9.2. verify the position of vessels engaged in fishing operations;
9.3. perform biological sampling in the context of scientific programmes;
9.4. note the fishing gear used;
9.5. verify the catch data for Moroccan waters recorded in the logbook;
9.6. verify the percentages of by-catches and estimate the quantity of discards of species of marketable fin-fish,
crustaceans and cephalopods;
9.7. report fishing data by fax or by radio, including the quantity of catches and by-catches on board.
10. Captains shall do everything in their power to ensure the physical safety and welfare of observers during performance
of their duties.
11. Observers shall be offered every facility needed to carry out their duties. Captains shall facilitate their access to the
means of communication needed for the discharge of their duties, to documents directly concerned with the vessel’s
fishing activities, in particular the logbook and the navigation log, and to those parts of the vessel necessary to
facilitate the exercise of their tasks as observer.
12. While on board, observers shall:
12.1. take all appropriate steps to ensure that the conditions of their boarding and presence on the vessel neither
interrupt nor hamper fishing operations;
12.2. take care of the material and equipment on board and respect the confidentiality of all documents belonging to
that vessel.
13. At the end of the observation period and before leaving the vessel, observers shall draw up an activity report to be
transmitted to the competent authorities in Morocco, with a copy to the Delegation. They shall sign it in the presence
of the captain, who may add or cause to be added to it any observations considered relevant, followed by the
captain’s signature. A copy of the report shall be given to the captain when the observer is put ashore.
14. Shipowners shall bear the cost of accommodating observers in the same conditions as the officers on the vessel,
within the confines of the structure of the vessel.
15. The salary and social contributions of the observer shall be borne by the competent Moroccan authorities.
16. In order to reimburse Morocco for the costs arising from the presence of observers on board vessels, in addition to
the fee payable by shipowners, ‘costs of scientific observers’ shall be payable at a rate of EUR 3,5 per GT per quarter
per vessel fishing in Moroccan fishing zones.
These costs shall be paid at the same time as the quarterly payments in accordance with point 5 of Chapter I of the
Annex.
17. Failure by the shipowner to comply with the obligations laid down in point 4 shall result in automatic suspension of
the fishing licence until such obligations have been met.
Joint monitoring of fishing
The contracting parties shall set up a system of joint monitoring and observation of checks on landings, with the aim of
improving the effectiveness of control so as to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Agreement.
To this end, the competent authorities of each contracting party shall designate a representative to attend checks on
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The representative of the Moroccan authority shall attend inspections on landings by vessels which have operated in the
Moroccan fishing zones carried out by the national inspection authorities of the Member States as an observer.
The representative shall accompany national inspection officials in their visits to ports, on board vessels, in dock, to
auctions, fish wholesalers’ shops, coldstores and other premises for landing fish before it is placed on the market, and
shall have access to the documents which are the subject of these inspections.
The representative of the Moroccan authority shall draw up and submit a report detailing the inspections attended.
The Department shall invite the Delegation to attend inspection visits scheduled in the ports of landing giving 10 days’
notice.
At the request of the European Commission, European fishing inspectors may attend as observers inspections carried out
by the Moroccan authorities on landing operations by European vessels in Moroccan ports.
The practical arrangements for these operations will be laid down by mutual agreement between the competent
authorities of the two parties.
CHAPTER IX
MONITORING
1. The EU shall keep an up-to-date list of the vessels to which a fishing licence has been issued under this Protocol. This
list shall be notified to the Moroccan authorities responsible for fisheries inspection as soon as it is drawn up and each
time it is updated.
2. Technical inspection
2.1. Once a year and after any alteration in tonnage or changes to the fishing category necessitating the use of a
different type of gear, EU vessels covered by point 1 above shall report to the Moroccan port to undergo the
inspections required by the legislation in force. Such inspections shall take place within 48 hours of the vessel’s
arriving in port.
2.2. Once the inspection has been completed satisfactorily, the captain of the vessel shall be issued with a certificate
having the same period of validity as the licence and which shall be automatically extended in the case of vessels
renewing their licence within the year. However, the maximum validity may not exceed 1 year. This certificate
must be kept on board at all times.
2.3. The technical inspection shall verify that the vessel’s technical characteristics and gear conform to the provisions
of the Agreement and that the provisions relating to its Moroccan crew have been complied with.
2.4. The cost of the inspection shall be borne by the shipowner at the rates laid down by Moroccan law. It may not
be greater than the amount normally paid by other vessels for the same services.
2.5. Failure by the shipowner to comply with points 2.1 and 2.2 above shall result in automatic suspension of the
fishing licence until such obligations have been met.
3. Entering and leaving the zone
3.1. EU vessels shall notify the Department at least 4 hours in advance of their intention to enter or leave the
Moroccan fishing zones.
3.2. When notifying leaving, vessels shall also communicate their position and the volume and species in catches on
board. This information should preferably be communicated by fax or, for vessels not equipped with a fax, by
radio, the details of which are set out in Appendix 8.
3.3. A vessel found to be fishing without having informed the Department shall be regarded as a vessel without a
licence.
3.4. Vessels shall also be informed of the fax and telephone numbers and e-mail address when the fishing licence is
issued.
4. Monitoring procedures
4.1. Captains of European fishing vessels engaged in fishing activities in Moroccan waters shall allow and facilitate
boarding and the discharge of their duties by any Moroccan officials responsible for the inspection and control of
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4.2. These officials shall not remain on board for longer than is necessary for the discharge of their duties.
4.3. Once the inspection and control has been completed, a certificate shall be issued to the captain of the vessel.
5. Boarding
5.1. The Department shall inform the European Commission, within no more than 48 hours, of all boardings of and
penalties imposed on European vessels in Moroccan waters.
5.2. The European Commission shall at the same time receive a brief report of the circumstances and reasons leading
to the boarding.
6. Statement of boarding
6.1. After the Moroccan authorities responsible for inspection have drawn up a statement, the captain of the vessel
shall sign it.
6.2. This signature shall not prejudice the rights of the captain or any defence which he or she may make to the
alleged infringement.
6.3. The captain shall take the vessel to the port indicated by the Moroccan authorities responsible for inspection. The
vessel in breach of the Moroccan sea fishing legislation in force shall be kept in port until completion of the usual
administrative formalities relating to boarding.
7. Settlement of boarding
7.1. Before any judicial procedure, an attempt shall be made to resolve the presumed infringement by means of an
amicable settlement. This procedure shall end no later than 3 working days after the boarding.
7.2. In the event of an amicable settlement, the amount of the fine shall be determined in accordance with Moroccan
fisheries legislation.
7.3. If the case cannot be settled by amicable procedure and has to be brought before a competent judicial body, a
bank security set to take account of the boarding costs and the fines and compensation payable by the parties
responsible for the infringement shall be paid by the shipowner into a bank account specified by the competent
Moroccan authorities.
7.4. The bank security shall be irrevocable until the legal proceedings have been concluded. It shall be released once
legal proceedings end without a conviction. Similarly, in the event of a conviction leading to a fine of less than
the security lodged, the balance shall be released by the competent Moroccan authorities.
7.5. The vessel shall be authorised to leave the port:
— once the obligations arising under the amicable settlement have been fulfilled, or
— when the bank security referred to in point 7.3 has been lodged and accepted by the competent Moroccan
authority, pending completion of the legal proceedings.
8. Transhipment
8.1. Any transhipment at sea of catches shall be prohibited in the Moroccan fishing zones. However, European pelagic
trawlers wishing to tranship catches in Moroccan waters shall do so in a Moroccan port or other place designated
by the competent Moroccan authorities, after authorisation by the Department. Such transhipment shall take
place under the supervision of the observer or of a representative of the sea fisheries delegation and the control
authorities. Any person infringing this provision shall be liable to the penalties provided for by Moroccan law.
8.2. Before any transhipment, the owners of these vessels must notify the following information to the Department at
least 24 hours in advance:
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— the tonnage by species to be transhipped,
— the destination of catches,
— the date and day of transhipment.
Morocco reserves the right to refuse transhipment if the carrier vessel has carried out illegal, undeclared or
unregulated fishing inside or outside the maritime areas under Moroccan jurisdiction.
8.3. Transhipment shall be considered as an exit from the Moroccan fishing zones. Vessels must therefore submit their
catch declarations to the Department and state whether they intend to continue fishing or leave the Moroccan
fishing zones.
Captains of European pelagic trawlers engaged in landing or transhipment operations in a Moroccan port shall
allow and facilitate the inspection of such operations by Moroccan inspectors. Once the inspection and control
have been completed in the port, a certificate shall be issued to the captain of the vessel.
CHAPTER X
LANDING OF CATCHES
The contracting parties, aware of the benefits of increased integration with a view to joint development of their respective
fisheries sectors, have agreed to adopt the following provisions concerning the landing in Moroccan ports a proportion of
the catches made by European vessels in Moroccan waters.
The proportion of the catch subject to compulsory landing shall be as indicated in the datasheets annexed to the
Agreement.
Financial incentives:
1. Landings
European tuna vessels which opt to land their catches in a Moroccan port shall benefit from a reduction on the fee
indicated on datasheet No 5 of EUR 2,5 per tonne fished in Moroccan waters.
An additional reduction of EUR 2,5 per tonne shall be granted where fisheries products are sold in fish markets.
This mechanism shall apply, for all European vessels, up to a maximum of 50 % of the final statement of catches (as
defined in Chapter II of the Annex).
European pelagic vessels which choose to land a quantity above the 25 % of compulsory catches laid down in
datasheet No 6 in a Moroccan port shall benefit from a reduction of 10 % of the fee for each tonne landed on a
voluntary basis.
2. Detailed rules for implementation
Fish markets shall complete a weighing slip for landing operations, as a basis for product traceability.
A statement of sales and deductions shall be drawn up for sales in fish markets.
Copies of the above weighing slips and statements shall be sent to the sea fisheries delegation in the port of landing.
Once they have been approved by the Department, the shipowners concerned shall be informed of the amounts that
will be refunded to them. These amounts shall be deducted from the fees due for future licence applications.
3. Evaluation
The level of the financial incentives shall be adjusted within the Joint Committee, in accordance with the socioe
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Appendices
(a) Licence application form.
(b) Datasheets.
(c) Communication of VMS messages to Morocco, Position report.
(d) Limits of Moroccan fishing zones, coordinates of fishing zones.
(e) Address of Moroccan FMC.
(f) ICCAT logbook for tuna fishing.
(g) Catch Report Form. Specimen to be harmonised.
(h) Details of the radio station of the Moroccan Sea Fisheries Department.

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Appendix 1
MOROCCO – EUROPEAN UNION FISHING AGREEMENT
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Appendix 2
Fishing datasheet No 1
Small-scale fishing in the north: pelagic species
Number of vessels authorised 20
Authorised gear Seine
Maximum authorised dimensions corresponding to the conditions in the zone:
500 m × 90 m.
Ban on fishing with lampara nets.
Type of vessel <
100
GT
Fees
EUR 67 per GT per quarter
Geographical limit North
of
34°
18′ 00′
Beyond 2 miles
Target species Sardine,
anchovy
and
other
small
pelagic
species
Landing requirement 25
%
Biological recovery 2
months:
February
and
March
Comments
The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences.
Fishing datasheet No 2
Small-scale fishing in the north
Number of vessels authorised 30
Authorised gear Bottom-set
longline,
Cat. (a): maximum authorised number of hooks per longline = 2 000.
Cat. (b): the maximum authorised number of hooks per longline will be decided at
a later date by the Joint Committee in accordance with scientific advice and
Moroccan law.
Type of vessel a)
<
40
GT:
27
licences
b) > 40 GT and < 150 GT: 3 licences
Fees
EUR 60 per GT per quarter
Geographical limit North
of
34°
18′ 00′ N
Beyond 6 nautical miles
Target species Scabbardfish,
sparidae
and
other
demersal
species
Landing requirement Voluntary
landing
Biological recovery
From 15 March to 15 May
By-catches 0
%
of
swordfish
and
surface
sharks
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Fishing datasheet No 3
Small-scale fishing in the south
Number of vessels authorised 20
Authorised gear Line,
pole
and
traps,
limited
to
a
maximum
of
two
types
of
gear
per
vessel.
The use of longlines, trammel nets, fixed gillnets, driftnets, ‘trolls’ and croaker nets
is prohibited.
Type of vessel <
80
GT
Fees
EUR 60 per GT per quarter
Geographical limit South
of
30°
40′ N
Beyond 3 nautical miles
Target species Croaker
and
sparidae
Landing requirement Voluntary
landing
Biological recovery
—
Authorised net 8
mm
net
for
catching
bait,
beyond
2
nautical
miles
By-catches
0 % of cephalopods and crustaceans, with the exception of 10 % of crab; targeted
fishing for crab is prohibited.
10 % of other demersal species.
The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences.
Fishing datasheet No 4
Demersal fishing
Number of vessels authorised
22 vessels with a maximum of 11 trawlers per year.
Authorised gear —
for
longliners:
— bottom longline,
— deep-water multifilament fixed gillnet,
— for trawlers: bottom trawl.
Type of vessel
Average size of 275 GT, fishing at a depth of more than 200 m for trawlers
Fees
EUR 53 per GT per quarter
Geographical limit South
of
29°
N
Beyond the 200 m isobath for trawlers (and 12 nautical miles for longliners)
Target species Black
hake,
scabbardfish,
leerfish/bonito
Landing requirement 50
%
of
catches
made
in
Morocco
Biological recovery Only
applicable
to
trawlers.
The biological recovery period is that fixed for cephalopods.
Authorised net —
Trawling:
net
of
minimum
70
mm,
Doubling of the cod-end is prohibited.
Doubling of the twine forming the cod-end is prohibited.
The maximum authorised number of hooks per longline will be decided at a later
date by the Joint Committee in accordance with scientific advice and Moroccan
law.
By-catches
0 % of cephalopods and crustaceans, with the exception of crab (5 %)
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Fishing datasheet No 5
Tuna fishing
Number of vessels authorised 27
Authorised gear Pole-and-line
Seine nets for fishing with live bait
Geographical limit Beyond
3
miles
Capture of bait beyond 2 miles
All of Morocco’s Atlantic zone, apart from a protected area east of a line from
33° 30′ N/7° 35′ W to 35° 48′ N/6° 20′ W
Target species Tunas
Landing requirement A
proportion
to
be
landed
in
Morocco
at
international
market
prices
Biological recovery No
Authorised net Bait
to
be
caught
with
8
mm
seine
nets
Fees EUR
25
per
tonne
fished
Advance
A flat-rate advance of EUR 5 000 is to be paid when applying for annual licences
Comments
The fishing conditions for each category shall be agreed each year before the issue of licences.
Fishing datasheet No 6
Industrial pelagic fishing
Authorised gear Pelagic
or
semi-pelagic
Quota allocated
60 000 tonnes per year, maximum 10 000 tonnes per month
Type of vessel Industrial
pelagic
trawler
Number of vessels authorised Maximum:
— 5-6 vessels ( 1 ) over 3 000 GT/vessel,
— 2-3 vessels between 150-3 000 GT/vessel,
— 10 vessels under 150 GT/vessel.
Authorised total tonnage of vessels Maximum:
Geographical limit
South of 29° N, beyond 15 nautical miles from the coasts calculated from the
low-water line
Target species Sardine,
sardinella,
mackerel,
horse
mackerel
and
anchovy
Landing requirement Each
vessel
must
land
25
%
of
its
catches
in
Morocco
Biological recovery
Authorised fishing vessels must observe all biological recovery periods laid down
by the Ministry in the authorised fishing zone and stop any fishing activity there.
The Moroccan authorities will notify this decision to the Commission in advance,
specifying the period or periods for which there is a prohibition on fishing, and
the areas concerned.
Authorised net
The minimum size of the stretched mesh of the pelagic or semi-pelagic trawl is
40 mm. 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 the window in the bag. The
strengthening or doubling of the bag for any other reason is prohibited and the
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By-catches Maximum:
3,5
%
of
other
species.
The catch of cephalopods, crustaceans and other demersal and benthic species is
strictly prohibited.
Industrial processing Industrial
processing
of
catches
into
fishmeal
and/or
fish
oil
is
strictly
prohibited.
However, damaged or spoiled fish and the waste resulting from handling catches
may be processed into fishmeal or fish oil without exceeding the maximum
threshold of 5 % of total allowable catches.
Comments The
vessels
fall
into
three
categories:
Category 1: gross tonnage not exceeding 3 000 GT, ceiling of 12 500 tonnes per
year per vessel;
Category 2: gross tonnage exceeding 3 000 GT but not exceeding 5 000 GT,
ceiling of 17 500 tonnes per year and per vessel;
Category 3: gross tonnage exceeding 5 000 GT, ceiling of 25 000 tonnes per year
and per vessel.
Number of vessels/fees Maximum
number
of
vessels
authorised
to
fish
at
the
same
time:
18.
Shipowner’s fees per tonne of allowable catch: EUR 20/tonne.
Shipowner’s fees per tonne in excess of allowable catch: EUR 50/tonne.
( 1 ) This figure regarding the number of vessels may only be amended by agreement between the two parties. Industrial pelagic fishing is
managed by limiting the number of vessels fishing simultaneously.
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Appendix 3
COMMUNICATION OF VMS MESSAGES TO MOROCCO
POSITION REPORT
Data Element Code
Mandatory
or Optional?
Comments
Start record SR
O System
detail
–
indicates
start
of
record
Addressee AD
O Message
detail
–
addressee.
Alpha-3
ISO
country
code
From FR
O Message
detail
–
sender.
Alpha-3
ISO
country
code
Flag State FS
F
Type of message TM
O
Message detail – message type ‘POS’
Radio call sign RC
O Vessel
detail
–
international
radio
call
sign
of
vessel
Contracting Party internal
IR
F Vessel
detail
–
unique
Contracting
Party
number
(flag
State
reference number
ISO-3 code followed by number)
External registration number XR
O Vessel
detail
–
number
marked
on
side
of
vessel
Latitude LA
O
Vessel position detail – position in degrees and minutes N/S
DDMM (WGS -84)
Longitude LO
O
Vessel position detail – position in degrees and minutes E/W
DDMM (WGS-84)
Course CO
O Vessel
course
360°
scale
Speed SP
O Vessel
speed
in
tenths
of
knots
Date DA
O Vessel
position
detail
–
date
of
record
of
UTC
position
(YYYYMMDD)
Time TI
O Vessel
position
detail
–
time
of
record
of
UTC
position
(HHMM)
End record ER
O System
detail
–
indicates
end
of
record
Character set: ISO 8859.1
Each data transmission is structured as follows:
— a double slash (//) and field code indicate the start of the message,
— a single slash (/) separates the field code and the data.
Optional data elements have to be inserted between the start and end of the record.

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Appendix 4
LIMITS OF MOROCCAN FISHING ZONES
COORDINATES OF FISHING ZONES/VMS EU PROTOCOL
Datasheet Category Fishing
zone
(latitude) Distance
from
the
coast
1 Small-scale
fishing
in
the
34°18′00″N — 35°48′00″N Beyond
2
miles
north: pelagic species
2 Small-scale
fishing
in
the
34°18′00″N — 35°48′00″N Beyond
6
miles
north: longline
3 Small-scale
fishing
in
the
South of 30°40′00″ Beyond
3
miles
south
4 Demersal South
of
29°00′00″ Longliners:
beyond
12
miles
Trawlers: beyond the 200
metre isobath
5 Tuna
fishing The
entire
Atlantic
apart
from
the
area
Beyond 3 miles and 2 miles for
delimited by: 35°48′N; 6°20′W/33°30′N;
bait
7°35′W
6 Industrial
pelagic
fishing South
of
29°00′00″N Beyond
15
miles

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ADDRESS OF MOROCCAN FMC
Name of FMC: CSC (Centre de Surveillance et de Contrle de la pêche (Fisheries Monitoring and Control Centre))
VMS Tel. + 212 537688146
VMS Fax + 212 537688134
VMS e-mail: alaouihamd@mpm.gov.ma; fouima@mpm.gov.ma
DSPCM Tel.
DSPCM Fax
Address X25 = not used
Declaration of entries/exits: via radio station (Appendix 8)

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TUNA FISHERY
ndix 6
FOR
Appe
ICCAT LOGBOOK

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European
Union L
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Appendix 8
DETAILS OF THE MOROCCAN SEA FISHERIES DEPARTMENT RADIO STATION
MMSI:
242 069 000
Call sign:
CNA 39 37
Location: Rabat
Frequency range: 1,6
to
30
MHz
Class of transmission: SSB-AIA-J2B
Transmission power: 800
W
Working frequencies
Bands Channels Transmission Reception
Band 8 831 8
285
kHz 8
809
kHz
Band 12 1206 12
245
kHz 13
092
kHz
Band 16 1612 16
393
kHz 17
275
kHz
Station operating hours
Period Times
Working days from
08.30
to
16.30
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from
09.30
to
14.00
VHF: Channel
16 Channel
70
ASN
Radio Telex
Type: DP-5
Class of transmission: ARQ-FEC
Number: 31356
Fax
Numbers: 212
5376882
13/45

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