EC/Senegal fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 2nd October 1994 to 1st October 1996

The proposal relates to the conclusion of a new fisheries protocol between the Community and Senegal, which seeks to lay down the technical and financial conditions relating to the fishing activities of Community vessels in Senegalese waters for the period between 02.10.94 and 01.10.96. The protocol provides for the following fishing opportunities: - licences for trawlers (demersal) not landing their catch in Senegal: 1,000 GRT/year (with the option of fishing with freezing facilities for 500 GRT); - licences for trawlers (deep-water demersal species) not landing their catch in Senegal: 4,000 GRT in each four-month period (with the option of fishing with freezing facilities for 1,000 GRT); - licences for trawlers (demersal) landing part of their catch in Senegal: 1,000 GRT/year; - licences for freezer trawlers (demersal) landing part of their catch in Senegal and fishing over a four-month period as specified for each vessel by the Community: 2,000 GRT in each four-month period; - licences for shrimp freezer trawlers (demersal) not landing their catch in Senegal: 5,000 GRT/year; - licences for 11 pole-and-line tuna vessels; - licences for 47 freezer tuna seiners; - licences for 6 surface longliners. In return, Senegal will be granted: - financial compensation of ECU 15.8 million payable in two equal annual instalments; - a contribution of ECU 458,000 towards the financing of scientific and technical programmes to develop the fisheries industry; - awards for study and practical training to improve the skills and knowledge of fishermen, to a maximum of ECU 230,000. The Commission would also contribute to the financing of programmes to support the structures responsible for fisheries surveillance, the Ministry of Fisheries and non-industrial fishing, the amounts in question being ECU 860,000, 452,000 and 200,000 respectively. �