The European Community has even surpassed the ICCAT'srequirements by requiring the Member States to assign anindividual quota to each vessel over 24 metres in length: catchdeclarations are compared to the vessel's fishing possibilities andnot more generally to the overall quota for its flag state.
Chuaigh an Comhphobal Eorpach níos faide ná mar a d'éiligh ICCAT, fiú amháin, ag cur iachall ar na Ballstáit go bhfaigheadh gach long atá níos mó ná 24m ar fad, go bhfaigheadh sí cuótaaonair: cuirtear a fógraí gabhála i gcomparáid, mar sin de, lenaféidearthachtaí féin iascaigh, seachas iad a chur i gcomparáid ar shlí ghinearálta le cuóta iomlán a Bhrat-stáit.