In order to help the local economy and create jobs in the country itself, we have agreed that demersal fish trawlers must now land a larger proportion of their catches in Mauritania.

Germany has met the objectives set, comfortably in the case of pelagic trawlers (cutters) and freezer vessels and wet fish trawlers, with some improvement being required only regarding the beam trawler (crustacean) segment, where there has been some increase in capacity over the period under review, resulting in a 10% excess of tonnage over the objective for 1996.

The following fishing rights have been accorded to Community vessels over the next two years: - freezer trawlers: 22 400 grt - wet trawlers: 9 250 grt - pole-and-line tuna fishing: 18 vessels - tuna seiners: 48 vessels - surface longliners: 35 vessels In return, the Community will pay financial compensation of 24 million ECU over the two application years of the Protocol; this includes a contribution of 550 000 ECU to Senegal's scientific programme and 550 000 ECU in study and training awards.

Under the Protocol, the fishing possibilities allocated to the Community fleet in Senegalese waters are as follows: - trawlers (inshore demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods) not landing their catch in Senegal: 1 000 GRT/year, with the option of fishing with freezing facilities for 500 GRT; - ocean-going fish trawlers (deep-water demersal species) not landing their catch in Senegal and fishing for a period of four months; 4 000 GRT in each four-month period, with the option of fishing with freezing facilities for 1 000 GRT; - freezer trawlers (inshore demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods) landing and selling part of their cat ...[+++]ch in Senegal: 1 000 GRT/year; - freezer trawlers (inshore demersal fishing for fish and cephalopods) landing part of their catch in Senegal and fishing over a four-month period specified for each vessel in an overall fishing plan to be notified to the Senegalese Government by the Community every six months: 2 000 GRT in each four-month period; - ocean-going shrimp freezer trawlers (demersal) not landing their catch in Senegal: 5 000 GRT/year; - pole-and-line tuna vessels: 11 vessels; - freezer tuna seiners: 47 vessels; - surface longliners: 6 vessels.

It will be noted that this Protocol, for which the provisional implementing Decision was adopted on 29 October 1993, lays down fishing rights for the Community fleet as follows: - tuna vessels: freezer seiners, 23 vessels; pole-and-line, 7 vessels; - Trawlers and other vessels: fresh fish trawlers, 410 GRT; freezer trawlers, 2 000 GRT fishing for shrimps and 750 GRT fishing for other species.

- Trawlers and other vessels: fresh fish trawlers, 410 gross registered tonnes (GRT); freezer trawlers, 2 000 GRT fishing for shrimps and 750 GRT fishing for other species.