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Prior to 2002, the fleet was managed<br />
by multiannual guidance programmes<br />
(MAGPs), but these could not be used to<br />
resolve the Community fleet’s overcapacity<br />
problem. Since the 2002 reform,<br />
it has no longer been possible to replace<br />
any capacity for whose withdrawal public<br />
aid has been granted, and reference<br />
levels are automatically reduced by the<br />
amount of the capacity withdrawn with<br />
the aid of public funds. Any creation of<br />
new capacity must be offset by the withdrawal,<br />
without financial aid, of a capacity<br />
that is at least equivalent. Since 2005,<br />
aid has had to be allocated exclusively<br />
to improving safety and working conditions<br />
on board and product quality, or<br />
to switching to more selective fishing<br />
techniques or satellite vessel monitoring<br />
systems (VMSs).<br />
A ‘scrapping fund’ was created to help the sector to achieve<br />
the reductions in fishing effort required under the stock recovery<br />
plans. It will allocate premiums that are 20% higher<br />
than those available for decommissioning under the Financial<br />
Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG). Financial aid is<br />
also granted for the permanent transfer of EU vessels to third<br />
countries, in particular by creating joint enterprises.<br />
The new methods introduced with the 2002 reform have<br />
failed to reduce fleet overcapacity. Despite the restrictions introduced<br />
by the entry/exit regime, actual fishing capacity has<br />
continued to increase.<br />
Fishing fleets average tonnage. 2007 = 100<br />
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Strictly speaking, fleet management does not employ fishing<br />
capacity parameters. It deals only with fleet tonnage and power,<br />
so that paradoxical situations can arise. Even though fleet<br />
tonnage and power are decreasing overall, average tonnages<br />
and power, as well as fishing capacity, often increase, while<br />
technological advances lead to substantial efficiency gains.<br />
STRUCTURAl MEASURES<br />
The CFP has a budget of some € 3.8 billion for 2007-2013. This<br />
budget is administered by its financial instrument, the European<br />
Fisheries Fund (EFF).<br />
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