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# 52014PC0670

**Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters and repealing Council Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 /* COM/2014/0670 final - 2014/0311 (NLE) */**

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.           CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL

Grounds and objectives

All fishing opportunities regulations must
limit the harvesting of the fish stocks to levels which must be consistent with
the overall objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). In this respect, Regulation
(EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common
Fisheries Policy (“the basic regulation of the CFP”) sets out the objectives
for the annual proposals for catch and fishing effort limitations to ensure
that Union fisheries are ecologically, economically and socially sustainable.

The fishing opportunities exercise
represents an annual management cycle (biennial in the case of deep sea
stocks). However, this does not stand in the way of the introduction of
long-term management approaches. The Union has made good progress in this
regard and key stocks of commercial interest are now subject to multi-annual
management plans; yearly TACs and effort ceilings must comply with those plans.

Scope

This proposal contains fishing
opportunities that the Union establishes autonomously. However, it also
features fishing opportunities resulting from agreed measures in multilateral
or bilateral fisheries agreements or processes. In those cases, the Union
intervenes on the basis of a position stemming from its own policy objectives,
as well as scientific advice. The outcome of such negotiations implies the
Union's consent to assume obligations vis-à-vis third parties. Therefore, the
Union has no substantive margin of discretion beyond the internal allocation
among Member States when it comes to implementing such decisions in Union law,
i.e. by means of this proposal. As for internal allocation, the principle of
relative stability applies.

Thus this proposal covers, apart from
autonomous Union stocks:

· 
Shared stocks, i.e. stocks that are jointly
managed with Norway in the North Sea and the Skagerrak, or related to North
East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) Coastal State Agreements.

· 
Fishing opportunities resulting from agreements
reached in the framework of Regional Fisheries Management Organisations
(RFMOs).

A number of fishing opportunities are
marked as "pm" (pro memoria) in this proposal. This is due to
the fact that:

– 
the advice on some stocks will not be available
by the time the proposal is scheduled for adoption; or

– 
certain catch limitations and other
recommendations from the relevant RFMOs are pending because their annual
meetings have not taken place yet; or

– 
for stocks in Greenland waters, as well as
shared stocks or stocks exchanged with Norway and other third countries, the figures
are not available yet, pending the conclusion of consultations in November and
December 2014 with those countries.

A new set of measures are proposed for the
protection of the stock of seabass in the North East Atlantic. In June 2014,
the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) released
scientific advice on this stock, which has been in rapid decline since 2012. Furthermore,
the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisherires (STECF) considered
that in general current national measures for the protection of seabass have
proved ineffective. Seabass is a late maturing and slow growing species whose
fishing mortality currently quadruples the levels maximum sustainable yield
(MSY) levels. In view of the worrying situation of this stock, which could be
on the verge of collapse, fishing opportunities are proposed in the form of
fishing effort and catch limits, which should target the main sources of
fishing mortality, i.e. pelagic trawling and recreational fishing. This
includes a new Annex IIE to the proposed regulation, which is to be completed
with information being sought from Member States.

Finally, in 2014 the STECF assessed the
impact of management measures for Bay of Biscay anchovy. It concluded that
changing the management period to a normal calendar year (January to December)
considerably reduces the risk of the stock falling below biomass safety levels
and leads to a small increase in quantity and stability of catches as compared
to the present management period running from July to June. Following
consultations with Spain, France and the South Western Waters Advisory Council
(SWWAC), and without prejudice of measures to be adopted in the context of future
management plans, stakeholders indicated their preference for an anchovy TAC
for the 2015 calendar year based on a specific TAC-setting option assessed by
the STECF whereby the risk of stock collapse is less than 5%. Following a
calendar year, like most other TACs in the Atlantic, will also reduce the
administrative burden linked to the management of this stock. On this basis it
is appropriate to repeal Council Regulation (EU) No 779/2014[1] and at the same time
introduce a new TAC for the stock of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for 2015,
which will remain in “pm” in the proposed regulation until the necessary
scientific advice is released in December 2014.

Stock overview

As usual, the Commission has reviewed the
situation to which the fishing opportunities proposals must respond via its
annual Communication from the Commission concerning a consultation on Fishing
Opportunities (COM(2014)388 final, hereinafter "Communication"). The Communication provides
an overview of the state of the stocks based on the findings of the scientific
advice issued in 2013. On the positive side, the Communication reports that,
among the stocks for which a full analysis is available, those fished above
sustainable levels have fallen from 86 % in 2009 to 41% in 2014. However, some
trends still give rise to concern. For instance, the number of stocks under an
advice to reduce catches to the lowest possible level has increased.

In response to the Commission's request,
the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) provided in
July its annual advice on most fish stocks covered by this proposal. ICES has
taken into account the orientations presented by the Commission in its
Communication. This advice was reviewed by the STECF in an Expert Working Group
and at its summer plenary.

Scientific advice delivered by those two
bodies is essentially dependent on data: only stocks for which there is
sufficient and reliable data can be fully assessed, so that stock size
estimates are produced, as well as a forecast of how they will react to the
various exploitation scenarios (this is referred to as "catch options
tables"). Where sufficient data is available, the scientific bodies are
able to provide estimates of adjustments to the fishing opportunities that will
bring the stock to produce its maximum sustainable yield (MSY). The advice is
then referred to as "MSY advice". In other cases, the Scientific
bodies rely on the precautionary approach to make recommendations as to what
the level of fishing opportunities should be. The methodology followed by ICES
to that end is presented in ICES published material pertaining to the
implementation of advice for data limited stocks[2].

The main group of TACs proposed are
included in Annex IA. This annex contains 151 TACs for stocks fished in the
Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII
and XIV, EU waters of CECAF and French Guiana waters. Of these TACs, 12
are set according to MSY advice. As for the rest:

· 
12 TACs are proposed in line with long-term
management strategies e.g.. management plans stemming from specific CFP
regulations in force, Commission proposals for management plans not yet
adopted, or a management approach put forward by Advisory Councils (ACs) and
evaluated as precautionary by scientific advisory bodies.

· 
47 TACs concern data-limited stocks, for which a
full assessment is not available. Of these, 26 TACs are proposed at the same
level as in 2014, following a joint statement by the Council and the Commission
whereby the fishing opportunities would be kept stable unless scientific advice
became available showing that the stock is deteriorating. The rationale for
this decision lies in the fact that most of these stocks are by-catches in
mixed fisheries and there is no real incidence of TAC changes on the evolution
of their status, whereas recurrent TAC cuts may give rise to regulatory
discards.

· 
The remaining TACs are at this stage shown in
“pm” (pro memoria) due to the fact that the related scientific advice is not
yet available, further socio-economic information is necessary or international
negotiations or arrangements need to be concluded later in the year (e.g. RFMO
meetings). For these stocks, the proposal will need to be updated as the
related advice and information becomes available.

All the proposed fishing opportunities
respond to the scientific advice received by the Commission as to the state of
the stocks, which has been used in the manner outlined in the Communication.

Consistency with other policies and
objectives of the Union

The measures proposed are designed in
accordance with the objectives and the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy and
are consistent with the Union's policy on sustainable development.

2.           RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS
WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

Consultation of interested parties

(a)          Consultation methods, main
sectors targeted and general profile of respondents

The Commission has consulted stakeholders,
in particular through the Advisory Councils (ACs), and Member States on its
proposed approach to its various fishing opportunities proposals on the basis
of its Communication on Fishing Opportunities for 2015.

In addition, the Commission has followed
the orientations outlined in its Communication to the Council and European
Parliament on improving consultation on Community fisheries management
(COM(2006)246 final), which sets out the principles for the so called
front-loading process.

Furthermore, the Commission organised an
event for stakeholders on 26 September, at which the outcomes of the scientific
advice and its key implications were presented and discussed.

(b)          Summary of responses and how they
were taken into account

The response to the Commission Communication
on Fishing Opportunities mentioned above reflects the views of stakeholders on the
evaluation made by the Commission of the state of the resources and how to
ensure the appropriate management response.

The Pelagic AC (PELAC), in particular,
hoped that progress is made in the adoption of multiannual management plans; it
also pointed out that the involvement of non-EU countries can complicate the
process. PELAC also urged the Commission to consider the plan it has developed
for herring in the Celtic Sea when proposing the relevant TAC for 2015. PELAC
expressed concerns regarding the fact that the Communication is vague as
regards how the objective of MSY beyond 2015 is to be delayed in certain
justified cases, i.e. who must provide evidence of the need for delay and how
will the process work. As regards the landing obligation for pelagic fisheries,
which enters into force on 1 January 2015, PELAC deplored the lack of detail in
the Commission Communication as to how TAC adaptations will be effected in
order to integrate discards.

The South Western Waters AC (SWWAC)
welcomed the clarity of the Communication and in particular the description of
the Commission’s methodology to propose TAC levels for next year. It recalled
that, in most cases, the follow-up of MSY levels should be guided by fishing
mortality rather than biomass indicators. It identified sole in the Bay of
Biscay and Southern hake as potential stocks where MSY in 2015 might not be
feasible, considering the advice released by ICES for those two stocks. SWWAC
acknowledged, however, that it had not developed a methodology to assess when
MSY can be delayed beyond 2015 on account of socio-economic impacts. SWWAC also
recommended that the TACs proposed take into account the landing obligation.The
North Western Waters AC (NWWAC) supports, as regards the landing obligation,
the use of best available science for the determination of any quota adjustment.
However, these adjustments cannot prejudice achieving the MSY objective of the
CFP. The AC also highlighted the need for consideration of economic impacts in
the setting of fishing opportunities. It also emphasised the need to develop
management plans and considered this a focus for its own work planning. The
NWWAC also called for an extensive process of consultation before decisions are
made on implementation of advice related to mixed fisheries.

Collection and use of expertise

As for the methodology used, the Commission
consulted, as already noted, the International Council for the Exploration of
the Sea (ICES) and its Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for
Fisheries (STECF). Advice from ICES is based on an advice framework developed
by its expert groups and decision-making bodies and issued in accordance with
the Memorandum of Understanding agreed with the Commission. The STECF gives its
advice following terms of reference that it receives from the Commission.

The ultimate objective is to bring and
maintain the stocks to levels that can deliver Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY).
This objective has been incorporated expressly in the new basic regulation of
the CFP, whose Article 2(2) states that this objective “shall be achieved by
2015 where possible, and [...] by 2020 for all stocks". This reflects
the commitment taken by the Union regarding the conclusions of the 2002 World
Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg and its related Plan of
Implementation. As already noted, for some stocks information on maximum
sustainable yield levels is indeed available. Among these, there are very
important stocks in terms of volume of catches and commercial value such as
hake, cod, anglerfish, sole, megrims, haddock and Norway lobster.

Reaching the MSY objective may, in certain
cases, need a reduction in fishing mortality rates and/or a reduction in
catches. Against this background, this proposal makes
use of the MSY advice, where available. In line with the objectives of
the Common Fisheries Policy, where TACs are proposed on the basis of MSY
advice, the TAC corresponds to the level which, according to that advice, would
ensure delivery of the MSY objective in 2015.This approach follows the
principles presented in the Communication on fishing opportunities for 2015.

For data-limited
stocks, the scientific advisory bodies issue recommendations as to whether to
reduce, stabilise or allow catches to increase. ICES advice has in many cases
provided quantitative guidance about such variations, based on their
methodology of a +/- 20% maximum change in catches from one year to the other,
on precautionary grounds. This guidance has been used to set the TACs proposed.
Where there is no scientific advice at all, the precautionary approach has been
followed, meaning precautionary TAC reductions by 20%.

For some stocks (mainly
widely distributed stocks, sharks and rays) the advice will be issued in the
autumn. This proposal will need to be updated as appropriate once that advice
is received. Finally, as mentioned above, for certain stocks the advice is used
for the purpose of implementing management plans.

STECF confirms, and has in some cases develops on, the
advice provided by ICES.

Means used to make the expert advice
publicly available

All STECF reports are available on the DG
MARE website. All ICES reports are available on ICES' website.

Impact assessment

The scope of the fishing opportunities
regulation is circumscribed by Article 43(3) of the Treaty.

The Union has adopted a number of multiannual
management plans for stocks of key economic importance, including hake, cod,
sole, plaice, Norway lobster and others. Before their adoption, such plans are
subject to the requirement of an impact assessment. Once in force, they
determine the TAC and effort levels that must be fixed for the given year in
order to attain their long-term objectives. The Commission is bound to make its
proposal for fishing opportunities in accordance with these plans as long as
they remain valid and in force. As a result, many crucial fishing opportunities
included in the proposal are the result of the specific impact assessment
carried out for the plan they are based upon.

For the remainder, and despite the fact
that multiannual plans may not be in place, the proposal seeks to avoid
short-term approaches in favour of long-term sustainability decisions, and
hence it takes into account initiatives from stakeholders and ACs if they have
been positively reviewed by ICES and/or STECF. Furthermore, the Commission's CFP
reform proposal was duly developed on the basis of an impact sssessment
(SEC(2011)891) in the context of which the MSY objective was analysed. Its
conclusions identify this objective as a necessary condition to achieve environmental,
economic and social sustainability. The co-legislators have accepted the
rationale underlying the Commission's reform proposal and reached political
agreement in June last year whereby the MSY target is now explicit and binding.

As regards RFMO fishing opportunites and
stocks which are shared with third countries, this proposal essentially
transposes internationally agreed measures. Any elements relevant to assess
possible impacts of the fishing opportunities are dealt with in the preparation
and conduct phase of international negotiations in the framework of which the
Union's fishing opportunities are agreed with third parties.

3.           LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE
PROPOSAL

Legal basis

The legal basis of this proposal is Article
43(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

The Union's obligations for sustainable
exploitation of living aquatic resources arise from obligations set out in
Article 2 of the basic regulation of the CFP.

Summary of the proposal

The
proposal establishes the catch and effort limitations applicable to Union
fisheries in order to achieve the CFP's objective of ensuring fisheries at
levels that are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable.

Application

The
provisions in the area of the proposal are applicable until 31 December 2015,
with the exception of certain provisions on effort limitations which are applicable
until 31 January 2016, and certain TACs with specific seasonal cycles or
arising from certain specific seasonal characteristics of RFMO stocks.

Subsidiarity principle

The
proposal falls under the Union exclusive competence as referred to in Article
3(1)(d) of the Treaty. The subsidiarity principle therefore does not apply.

Proportionality principle

The proposal complies with the
proportionality principle for the following reason: the CFP is a common policy.
According to Article 43(3) of the Treaty it is incumbent upon the Council to
adopt the measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.

The proposed Council Regulation allocates
fishing opportunities to Member States. Having regard to Articles 16 and 17 of
Regulation 1380/2013, Member States then proceed to allocate in turn such
opportunities among regions or operators as they see fit. Therefore, Member
States have ample room for manoeuvre on decisions related to the
social/economic model of their choice to exploit their allocated fishing
opportunities.

The proposal has no new financial
implications for Member States. This Regulation is adopted by Council every
year, and the public and private means to implement it are already in place.

Choice of instruments

Proposed
instrument: regulation.

Landing obligation introduced by Regulation (EU) No 1389/2013

The new basic regulation of the CFP
(Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013) entered into force in 2014; the landing
obligation it introduces will start to become applicable progressively from
2015 to 2019. In 2019, all stocks under a TAC shall be under the landing
obligation.

During the transitional period, however,
fish under TACs must be landed only if caught (either targeted or as a
by-catch) in fisheries for certain species in certain areas.

The concepts of stock under TAC and fishery
do not match, however. This is why, for the Atlantic and North Sea stocks under
this Regulation, catches will be subject to the landing obligation only if
caught in fisheries for industrial purposes and fisheries for mackerel,
herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, greater silver smelt,
sprat, sardine, bluefin tuna, swordfish, albacore tuna, bigeye tuna, and blue
and white marlin[3].

Furthermore, with the introduction of the
landing obligation, and in accordance with Article
16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the fishing opportunities proposed shall
reflect the change from amount landed to amount caught. This is done on the
basis of the received scientific advice for the fish stocks in fisheries
referred to in Article 15(1) of the new basic regulation of the CFP. The
fishing opportunities should also be fixed in accordance with Articles 16(1)
(referring to the principle of relative stability) and 16(4) (referring to the
objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy and the rules provided for in
multiannual plans).

The landing obligation impacts directly on
conservation objectives for a number of TACs in the proposed fishing
opportunities. These are TACs for elasmobranchs in a poor conservation status,
i.e. sharks, skates and rays; they have been set at 0 for many years so to
avoid that these species are targeted in the relevant areas. In addition to the
0 TACs, specific provisions attached to the TAC entries forced their immediate discarding
because of their high survivability. Landing them would increase their
mortality rates. After a consultation with experts from Member States held on
31 July 2014,  there was support to the idea of adding these species, in the
areas covered by the TACs, to the prohibited list of species the fishing
opportunities regulation. This is the aproach reflected in the proposed
regulation: the obligation to release, and hence the level of conservation it
guarantees, is maintained because prohibited species cannot be landed. Regulation
1380/2013 directly exempts prohibited species from the landing obligation via its
Article 15(4)(a).

Finally, the links between the new basic
regulation of the CFP and Council Regulation (EC) No
847/96 must be considered. The latter establishes additional conditions for
year-to-year management of TACs, including flexibility provisions under
Articles 3 and 4 for precautionary and analytical stocks respectively. Under
its Article 2, when fixing the TACs, the Council shall decide to which stocks
Articles 3 and 4 shall not apply, in particular on the basis of the biological
status of the stocks. More recently, another flexibility mechanism was introduced
by Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Therefore, in order to avoid excessive flexibility that would undermine the
principle of rational and responsible exploitation of living marine biological
resources and hinder the achievement of the objectives of the Common Fisheries
Policy, it should be clarified that Article 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No
847/96 cannot apply in addition to the year-to-year flexibility provided for in
Article 15(9) of Regulation 1380/2013.

4.           ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Simplification

The proposal provides for simplification of
administrative procedures for public authorities (Union or national), in
particular as regards requirements regarding the
effort management.

Review/revision/sunset clause

The proposal concerns an annual Regulation
for the year 2015 and therefore does not include a revision clause.

Detailed explanation of the proposal

This proposal is limited to the fixing and
allocation of fishing opportunities and conditions functionally linked to the
use of those opportunities.

In terms of the actual
trends in the evolution of the stocks, the following cases may be highlighted:

Iberian waters

On the one hand anglerfish biomass is increasing and the stock is exploited
at sustainable levels. On the other hand the stock of megrims has deteriorated
and several Norway lobster functional units remain depleted. As regards Southern
hake, biomass continues to increase despite fishing pressure remaining high
which, in accordance with the relevant management plan, results in a small TAC cut
and the corresponding effort reduction.

Bay of Biscay

The state of the sole stock is deteriorating. Over the past years
scientists have been advising on TAC reductions. In 2013 ICES considered precautionary
long-term management measures put forward by stakeholders. The 2014 TAC is
based on those measures aimed at keeping the TAC constant while gradually bringing
down fishing mortality to sustainable levels. Since fishing mortality increased
in recent years the TAC should be reduced in 2015.

Celtic Sea and
English Channel

High levels of discarding are a persistent problem in this area,
both in the whitefish and the flatfish fisheries. Accordingly, scientific
advice calls for significant TAC cuts e.g. for cod and haddock. As regards sole
in the Eastern English Channel, priority must be given to implement urgent
measures to recover this stock: recruitment has been low over the last two
years and the long-term viability of the fishery is at risk.

West of Scotland

As a result of the ICES benchmark for haddock in 2014, the stock of
haddock in the West of Scotland (ICES areas Vb and VIa) is considered a part of
the biological stock assessed in ICES areas III and IV . Therefore a single
advice for all these areas is provided. The TAC must remain in “pro memoria”
(pm) in the proposed regulation while appropriate allocations to Member States
are determined. As for cod and whiting, they remain in poor condition with
discards still in the region of 70% for both species. The situation may be
worsened by the advice on Norway lobster, to be released in autumn: discards of
whitefish originate mostly in the latter fishery. Commitments made as regards
selectivity measures have had no discernable impact so far: ICES has not been able
to identify any change in mortality as a result of these measures.

Irish Sea

Cod and whiting remain in poor condition, although selectivity for
the Norway lobster fleet seems to have produced some results for these two
stocks; still, ICES advice identifies high discards here. Sole remains overfished
and at its lowest recorded spawning biomass; exploitation should remain at a
low level. In contrast, plaice is under-utilised and widely discarded, but the
stock is stable.

The Kattegat

As regards cod in the Kattegat, the advice for 2015 is similar to
the one for 2014, i.e. that on the basis of precautionary considerations there
should be no directed fisheries of this species in this area, and bycatch and
discards should be minimised. ICES insists particularly on the need to improve
selectivity as a matter of urgency: discard estimations in 2013 were the
highest in record since 1997.

North Sea

The stocks of cod, haddock, whiting,
saithe, plaice, mackerel and herring in the North Sea are jointly managed with
Norway, so the TACs andthe quota allocations will be fixed following the
EU-Norway consultations in November and December. Of these stocks, cod
continues to recover, but very slowly. Whiting and saithe are both declining,
with the saithe biomass falling below precautionary limits for the last three
years. Haddock remains stable, with a fishing mortality below MSY levels, but
poor recruitment in recent years. The stock of plaice continues to increase,
and is now at the highest levels on record. As for stocks that are not shared
with Norway and whose TAC levels are already specified in this proposal, the
stock of sole is slowly increasing, though fishing mortality is just above MSY
levels, so the applicable management plan calls for a slight TAC reduction. The
stocks of Norway lobster in the North Sea show an overall increase.

2014/0311 (NLE)

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities
for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters
and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters and repealing Council
Regulation (EU) No 779/2014

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the
Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the
European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)       Article 43(3) of the
Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to
adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.

(2)       Regulation (EU)
No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council[4] requires that
conservation measures be adopted taking into account available scientific,
technical and economic advice, including, where relevant, reports drawn up by
the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).

(3)       It is incumbent upon the
Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing
opportunities, including, as appropriate, certain conditions functionally
linked thereto. In accordance with Article 16(1) and (4) of Regulation (EU) No
1380/2013 fishing opportunities should be allocated to Member States in
such a way as to ensure relative stability of fishing activities of each
Member State for each fish stock or fishery and in accordance with the
objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in Article 2(2) of
that Regulation.

(4)       The total allowable catch
(TACs) should therefore be established, in line with Regulation (EU) No
1380/2013, on the basis of available scientific advice, taking into account
biological and socio-economic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between
fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the
consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meetings of the Advisory
Councils.

(5)       The landing obligation
referred to in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is introduced on a
fishery-by-fishery basis. In the region covered by this regulation, when a
fishery falls under the landing obligation, all species in that fishery subject
to catch limits should be landed. As of 1 January 2015, the landing obligation
should apply to small pelagic fisheries (i.e. fisheries for mackerel, herring,
horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, argentine, sardine and sprat),
to large pelagic fisheries (i.e. fisheries for bluefin tuna, swordfish, albacore
tuna, bigeye tuna and blue and white marlin), to fisheries for industrial
purposes (e.g. fisheries for capelin, sandeel and Norwegian pout). Article 16(2)
of that Regulation provides that, when the landing obligation is introduced in
respect of a fish stock, fishing opportunities are to be fixed taking into
account the change from fixing fishing opportunities that reflect landings to
fixing fishing opportunities that reflect catches.

(6)       For some years, certain TACs
for stocks of elasmobranchs (skates, sharks, rays) have been set at 0, with a
linked provision establishing an obligation to immediately release accidental
catches. The reason for this specific treatment is that those stocks are in a
poor conservation status and, because of their high survival rates, discards
will not raise fishing mortality rates for them; discards are deemed as
beneficial for the conservation of these species. As of 1 January 2015,
however, catches of these species in pelagic fisheries will have to be landed,
unless they are covered by any of the derogations from the landing obligation
foreseen in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Article 15(4)(a) of
that Regulation allows such derogations for species in respect of which fishing
is prohibited and identified as such in a Union legal act adopted in the area
of the Common Fisheries Policy. Therefore, it is appropriate to prohibit the
fishing of these species in the areas concerned.

(7)       In recent years, the TAC
for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay has been set in a separate fishing
opportunities regulation valid from 1 July of one year to 30 June of the
following year. In 2014, STECF concluded that changing the management period to
a normal calendar year (January to December) considerably reduces conservation
risks for this stock. Following consultations with Spain, France and the South
Western Waters Advisory Council (SWWAC), the change proposed by STECF was
positively assessed. On this basis it is appropriate to repeal Council
Regulation (EU) No 779/2014[5]
and to introduce a new TAC for the stock of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for
2015 in this Regulation.

(8)       In addition, pursuant to
Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, for stocks subject to specific
multiannual plans the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules
laid down in those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of Southern hake
and Norway lobster, of sole in the Western Channel, of plaice and sole in the
North Sea, of herring to the west of Scotland, of cod in the Kattegat, to the
west of Scotland, the Irish Sea, the North Sea, Skagerrak and the Eastern
Channel and of bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Council
Regulations (EC) No 2166/2005[6],
(EC) No 509/2007[7],
(EC) No 676/2007[8],
(EC) No 1300/2008[9],
(EC) No 1342/2008[10]
(the "Cod Plan") and (EC) No 302/2009[11].

(9)       With regard, however, to
the stocks of northern hake (Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004[12]) and sole in the Bay
of Biscay (Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006[13]), the minimum targets
of the relevant recovery and management plans have been reached and, therefore,
it is appropriate to follow scientific advice provided in order to achieve or
maintain the TACs at maximum sustainable yield levels, as the case may be.

(10)     For stocks for which there
is no sufficient or reliable data in order to provide size estimates,
management measures and TAC levels should follow the precautionary approach to
fisheries management as defined in Article 4(1)(8) of Regulation (EU)
No 1380/2013, while taking into account stock-specific factors, including,
in particular, available information on stock trends and mixed fisheries
considerations.

(11)     Council Regulation (EC)
No 847/96[14]
introduced additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs, including
flexibility provisions under Articles 3 and 4 for precautionary and analytical
stocks respectively. Under Article 2 of that Regulation, when fixing the TACs,
the Council is to decide to which stocks Articles 3 and 4 do not apply, in
particular on the basis of the biological status of the stocks. More recently,
a flexibility mechanism was introduced for all catches covered by the landing
obligation by Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Therefore, in
order to avoid excessive flexibility, which would undermine the conservation
objectives set out in the Common Fisheries Policy, and to prevent negative
impacts on the biological state of the stocks, Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation
(EC) No 847/96 may apply to TACs only where Member States do not use the
year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No
1380/2013.

(12)     Where a TAC relating to a
stock is allocated to one Member State only, it is appropriate to empower
that Member State in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty to
determine the level of such TAC. Provisions should be made to ensure that, when
fixing that TAC level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully
consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy.

(13)     In June 2014, the
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) released scientific
advice on the stock on seabass in the North East Atlantic, and confirmed that this
stock has been in rapid decline since 2012.  Furthermore, STECF has evaluated the
protection of seabass by national measures in place and, in general, has deemed
them ineffective. Seabass is a late maturing and slow growing species whose
fishing mortality currently quadruples the levels maximum sustainable yield
(MSY) levels. It is therefore appropriate to establish fishing opportunities
for this stock in the form of fishing effort and catch limits, which should
target the main sources of fishing mortality, i.e. pelagic trawling and
recreational fishing.

(14)     It is necessary to
establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2015 in accordance with
Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Article 5 of
Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007,
Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles
5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, while taking into account Council
Regulation (EC) No 754/2009[15].

(15)     In the light of the most
recent scientific advice from International Council for the Exploration of the
Sea (ICES) and in accordance with the international commitments in the context
of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention (NEAFC), it is necessary to
limit the fishing effort on certain deep-sea species.

(16)     For certain species, such
as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a
serious risk to their conservation. Fishing opportunities for such species
should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition on fishing
those species.

(17)     The use of fishing
opportunities available to Union vessels set out in this Regulation is subject
to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009[16],
and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation,
concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the notification of
data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to
specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to
the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to
this Regulation.

(18)     For certain TACs
Member States should be allowed to grant additional allocations for
vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries. The aim of those
trials is to test a catch‑quota system in fisheries that are not yet
under the landing obligation set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, i.e. a
system where all catches should be landed and counted against quotas in order
to avoid discards and the waste of otherwise usable fish resources they entail.
Uncontrolled discards of fish are a threat to the long term sustainability of
fish as a public good and thus to the Common Fisheries Policy objectives. By
contrast, catch‑quota systems inherently present the fishers with an
incentive to optimise the catch selectivity of their operations. In order to
achieve a rational management of discards, a fully documented fishery should
cover every operation at sea, rather than what is landed at port. The
conditions for Member States to grant such additional allocations should
therefore include an obligation to ensure the use of close circuit television cameras
(CCTV) associated to a system of sensors (jointly referred to as "CCTV
system"). This should enable the recording, in detail, of all retained and
discarded parts of catches. A system based on human observers operating in real
time on board would be less efficient, more costly, and less reliable.
Consequently, the use of CCTV systems is, at this time, a prerequisite for the
achievement of discard reduction schemes such as fully documented fisheries. In
the use of such system, the requirements of Directive 95/46/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council[17]
should be complied with.

(19)     In order to ensure that
trials of fully documented fisheries can effectively evaluate the potential of
catch-quota systems to control the absolute fishing mortality of the stocks
concerned, it is necessary for all fish caught in those trials, including those
under minimum landing size, to be counted against the total allocation assigned
to the participating vessel, and for fishing operations to cease when that
total allocation has been fully utilised by that vessel. It is also appropriate
to allow transfers of allocations between vessels participating in the fully
documented fisheries trials and non-participating vessels provided that it can
be demonstrated that discards by non-participating vessels do not increase.

(20)     It is appropriate,
following advice from the ICES, to maintain a specific system to manage sandeel
in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV. Given that
the ICES scientific advice is expected to become available only in
February 2015, it is appropriate to set the TAC and quotas provisionally
at zero until such advice is released.

(21)     In accordance with the
procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with
Norway[18],
the Faroe Islands[19]
and Iceland[20],
the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. The
consultations with Norway and the Faroe Islands on arrangements for 2015 have
not been finalised. In order to avoid the interruption of Union fishing
activities, whilst allowing for the necessary flexibility for the conclusion of
those arrangements early in 2015, it is appropriate to establish the fishing
opportunities for stocks subject to those arrangements on a provisional basis.
It has not been possible to conclude consultations with Iceland on fisheries
arrangements for 2015. In accordance with the procedure provided for in the
agreement and protocol on fisheries relations with Greenland[21], the Joint Committee
has established the concrete level of fishing opportunities available for the
Union in Greenland waters in 2015. [Recital to be modified, as well as the
relevant provisions to which it refers, after the new consultations are held].

(22)     At its Annual Meeting in
2013, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
(ICCAT) adopted a one year extension of the existing TAC and quotas for bluefin
tuna, and confirmed TACs and quotas for North-Atlantic swordfish, Southern‑Atlantic
swordfish and North-Atlantic Albacore at the current level for the 2014‑2016
period. As a result, the Union quota for these stocks remains the same as
in 2013. Although the TAC of Southern-Atlantic albacore was also
maintained at the current level for the 2014-2016 period, individual quotas of
Contracting Parties, including the Union, were slightly reduced in order to
grant a quota to another Contracting Party. All these measures should be
implemented in the law of the Union. [Recital to be modified, as well as the
relevant provisions to which it refers, after the new annual meeting is held].

(23)     At its Annual Meeting in
2013, the Parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted catch limits for both target and by-catch
species. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.
[Recital to be modified, as well as the relevant provisions to which it refers,
after the new annual meeting is held].

(24)     At its
Annual Meeting in 2014, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) did not modify the conservation and management measures in
place.

(25)     The
third Annual Meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management
Organisation (SPRFMO) will be held in February 2015. It is appropriate
that current measures in the SPRFMO Convention Area are provisionally maintained
until such Annual Meeting is held. However, the stock of jack mackerel shall
not be targeted before a TAC is set as a result of that Annual Meeting.

(26)     At its 87th Annual Meeting
in 2014, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) maintained its
conservation measures for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna. IATTC
also maintained its resolution on the conservation of oceanic whitetip sharks.
Those measures should continue to be implemented in the law of the Union.

(27)     At its Annual Meeting in
2013, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted a
recommendation for new bi-annual TACs for Patagonian toothfish and deep‑sea
red crab for 2014 and 2015, the existing TACs for orange roughy and alfonsinos
agreed for 2013 and 2014 at its annual meeting in 2012 remained in force.
The currently applicable measures on allocation of fishing opportunities
adopted by SEAFO should be implemented in the law of the Union. [Recital to
be modified, as well as the relevant provisions to which it refers, after the
new annual meeting is held].

(28)     The 10th Annual Meeting of
the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) in 2013 modified
its measures regarding fishing opportunities by setting a total amount of days
that can be fished in the high seas and by adapting the closure concerning
aggregation devices (FAD) fishing. The revision of the measure of FAD fishing
requires that the Union as a Contracting Party to WCPFC decides on one of two
available options, either to confirm the current period of FAD fishing closure
or to opt for a reduction of FAD sets. Until such a decision is taken, the
currently applicable closure adopted by the WCFPC should continue to be
implemented in the law of the Union. [Recital to be modified, as well as the
relevant provisions to which it refers, after the new annual meeting is held].

(29)     At its Annual Meeting in
2013, the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of
Pollock resources in the central Bering Sea did not modify its measures
regarding fishing opportunities. Those measures should be implemented in the
law of the Union.

(30)     At its 36th Annual Meeting
in 2014, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number
of fishing opportunities for 2015 of certain stocks in Subareas 1‑4
of the NAFO Convention Area. In that context, NAFO adopted a moratorium for the
shrimp fishery in Division 3L, increased the TAC for redfish in Division 3M in
order to cover certain by-catches and reopened the fishery for witch flounder
in Division 3NO.

(31)     Certain international
measures which create or restrict fishing opportunities for the Union are
adopted by the relevant Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) at
the end of the year and become applicable before the entry into force of this
Regulation. It is therefore necessary for the provisions that implement such
measures in the law of the Union to apply retroactively. In particular,
since the fishing season in CCAMLR
Convention Area runs from 1 December to 30 November,
and thus certain fishing opportunities or prohibitions in the CCAMLR Convention
Area are laid down for a period of time starting from 1 December 2014, it is
appropriate that the relevant provisions of this Regulation apply from that
date. Such retroactive application will be without prejudice to the principle
of legitimate expectations as CCAMLR members are forbidden to fish in the
CCAMLR Convention Area without authorisation.

(32)     In accordance with the
declaration by the Union addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on
the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying
the flag of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off
the coast of French Guyana[22],
it is necessary to fix the fishing opportunities for snappers available to
Venezuela in Union waters.

(33)     In order to ensure uniform
conditions for granting an individual Member State an authorisation to benefit
from the system of managing its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a
kilowatt days system, implementing powers should be conferred on
the Commission.

(34)     In order to ensure uniform
conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers
should be conferred on the Commission relating to the granting of additional
days at sea for permanent cessation of fishing activities and for enhanced
scientific observer coverage as well as to establish the formats of spreadsheet
for the collection and transmission of information concerning transfer of days
at sea between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State. Those powers
should be exercised in accordance with Regulation
(EU) No 182/2011[23].

(35)     In order to avoid the
interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of the
fishermen of the Union, this Regulation should apply
from 1 January 2015, except for the provisions concerning
fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2015,
and certain provisions in particular regions, which should have a specific date
of application. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into
force immediately after its publication.

(36)     Fishing opportunities
should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1
Subject matter

1.           This Regulation fixes the
fishing opportunities available in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in
certain non-Union waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.

2.           The fishing opportunities referred
to in paragraph 1 include:

(a)     catch limits for the year 2015 and,
where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2016;

(b)     fishing effort limits for the period
from 1 February 2015 to 31 January 2016, except where other periods are
established for effort limits in Articles 9, 29 and 31 and annex IIE;

(c)     fishing opportunities for the period
from 1 December 2014 to 30 November 2015 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR
Convention Area;

(d)     fishing opportunities for certain
stocks in the IATTC Convention Area set out in Article 33 for the periods in
2015 and 2016 specified in that provision.

Article 2
Scope

This Regulation shall apply to the
following vessels:

(a)          Union vessels;

(b)          third-country vessels in Union
waters;

(c)          recreational fishing vessels, only
for the purposes of Article 1(b), 3(c) and 12 and of this Regulation.

Article 3
Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply:

(a)          'Union vessel' means a fishing
vessel as defined in Article 4(1)(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(b)          'third-country vessel' means a
fishing vessel as defined Article 4(1)(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013,
flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country.

(c)          “recreational fishing vessels”
means vessels engaged in recreational fishing, as referred to in Article 4(28)
of Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009;

(d)          'Union waters' means waters under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States, with the exception
of waters adjacent to the territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty;

(e)          'international waters' means
waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

(f)          'stock' means a marine biological
resource that occurs in a given management area;

(f)          'total allowable catch' (TAC)
means:

(i)      in fisheries subject to the landing
obligation referred to in Article 15of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the
quantity that can be caught from each stock each year;

(ii)     in all other fisheries, the quantity
that can be landed from each stock each year;

(g)          'quota' means a proportion of the
TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;

(h)          'analytical assessments' means a
quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the
stock's biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be
of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future
catches;

(i)           'precautionary approach to
fisheries management', means an approach according to which the absence of
adequate scientific information should not justify postponing or failing to
take management measures to conserve target species, associated or dependent
species and non-target species and their environment;

(j)           'mesh size' means the mesh size
of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC)
No 517/2008[24];

(k)          'Union fishing fleet register'
means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with
Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(l )          'fishing logbook' means the
logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Article 4
Fishing zones

For the purposes of this Regulation the
following zone definitions shall apply:

(a)          ICES (International Council for
the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex
III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009[25];

(b)          'Skagerrak' means the
geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm
lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from
the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the
nearest point on the Swedish coast;

(c)          'Kattegat' means the geographical
area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the
Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish
coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from
Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;

(d)          'Functional Unit 16 of ICES
subarea VII' means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially
joining the following positions:

– 
53° 30' N 15° 00' W,

– 
53° 30' N 11° 00' W,

– 
51° 30' N 11° 00' W,

– 
51° 30' N 13° 00' W,

– 
51° 00' N 13° 00' W,

– 
51° 00' N 15° 00' W,

– 
53° 30' N 15° 00' W;

(e)          'Gulf of Cádiz' means the
geographical area of ICES division IXa east of
longitude 7o 23' 48″ W;

(f)          CECAF (Committee for Eastern
Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex
II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the
Council[26];

(g)          NAFO (Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Organisation) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex III
to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the
Council[27];

(h)          'SEAFO (South East Atlantic
Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in
the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the
South‑East Atlantic Ocean[28];

(i)           'ICCAT (International Commission
for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area' is the geographical
area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic
Tunas[29];

(j)           'CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of
Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area' is the geographical area
defined in point (a) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004[30];

(k)          'IATTC (Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in
the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter‑American Tropical Tuna
Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of
America and the Republic of Costa Rica ("the Antigua Convention")[31];

(l)           'IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna
Commission) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined in the Agreement
for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission[32];

(m)         'SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional
Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area' is the high seas
geographical area south of 10o N, north of the CCAMLR Convention
Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean
Fisheries Agreement[33],
and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;

(n)          'the WCPFC (Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area' is the geographical area defined
in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean[34];

(o)          'high seas of the Bering Sea' is
the geographical area of the high seas of the Bering Sea
beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth
of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured;

(p)          'overlap area between IATTC and
WCPFC' is the geographical area defined by the following limits:

– 
longitude 150o W,

– 
longitude 130o W,

– 
latitude 4o S,

– 
latitude 50o S.

TITLE II
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION VESSELS

Chapter I
General provisions

Article 5
TACs and allocations

1.           The TACs for Union vessels
in Union waters or certain non-Union waters and the allocation of such TACs
among Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where
appropriate, are set out in Annex I.

2.           Union vessels shall be authorised
to make catches, within the TACs set out in Annex I, in waters falling within
the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway,
and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out in
Article 19 of and Annex III to this Regulation and in Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008[35] and its implementing
provisions.

3.           For the purposes of the
special condition laid down in Annex IA for the stock of sandeel in Union
waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV, the management areas defined in Annex
IID shall apply.

Article 6
TACs to be determined by Member States

1.           The TACs for certain fish
stocks shall be determined by the Member State concerned. Those stocks are
identified in Annex I.

2.           The TACs to be determined
by a Member State shall:

(a)     be consistent with the principles and
rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular the principle of
sustainable exploitation of the stock; and

(b)     result:

(i)      if analytical assessments are
available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable
yield from 2015 onwards, with as high a probability as possible;

(ii)     if analytical assessments are
unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the
precautionary approach to fisheries management.

3.           By 15 March 2015,
each Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission the following
information:

(a)     the TACs adopted;

(b)     the data collected and assessed by the
Member State concerned on which the TACs adopted are based;

(c)     details on how the TACs adopted comply
with paragraph 2.

Article 7
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

1.           Fish from stocks for which
TACs are established that have been caught in the fisheries specified in
Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be subject to the
landing obligation as established therein.

2.           Fish from other stocks for
which TACs are established shall be retained on board or landed only if:

(a) 
the catches have been taken by vessels flying
the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or

(b) 
the catches consist of a share in a Union quota
which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota
has not been exhausted.

3.           The stocks of non-target
species within safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are identified in Annex I for the purposes of the
derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas
provided for in that Article.

Article 8
Fishing effort limits

The following fishing effort measures shall
apply:

(a)          Annex IIA for the management of
certain cod, sole, and plaice stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak, that part
of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES
subarea IV and ICES divisions VIa, VIIa and VIId and Union waters of ICES
divisions IIa and Vb;

(b)          Annex IIB for the recovery of
hake and Norway lobster in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa, with the exception of
the Gulf of Cádiz;

(c)          Annex IIC for the management of
the sole stock in ICES division VIIe;

(d)          Annex IIE for the management of
seabass in ICES division VIIe.

Article 9
Catch and effort limits for deep-sea fisheries

1.           Article 3(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 2347/2002[36]
establishing the requirement of holding a deep‑sea fishing permit shall
apply to Greenland halibut. The catching, retaining on board, transhipping and
landing of Greenland halibut shall be subject to the conditions referred to in
that Article.

2.           Member States shall ensure that
for 2015 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port,
by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits referred to in Article 3(1) of
Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, do not exceed 65 % of the average annual
fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the Member State concerned in 2003 on
trips when deep‑sea fishing permits were held or deep-sea species, as
listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation, were caught. This paragraph shall
apply only to fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of deep-sea species,
other than greater silver smelt, are caught.

Article 10
Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

1.           The allocation of fishing
opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be
without prejudice to:

(a)     exchanges made pursuant to Article
16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(b)     deductions and reallocations made
pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(c)     reallocations made pursuant to Article
10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008;

(d)     additional landings allowed under
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation
1380/2013;

(e)     quantities withheld in accordance with
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

(f)     deductions made pursuant to Articles
105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(g)     quota transfers and exchanges pursuant
to Article 20 of this Regulation;

(h)     additional allocations pursuant to
Article 14 of this Regulation.

2.           Except where otherwise
specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No
847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TAC and Article 3(2)
and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to
analytical TAC. Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 should apply to
TACs only where Member States do not use the year-to-year flexibility provided
for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

Article 11
Closed fishing seasons

1.           It shall be prohibited to
fish or retain on board any of the following species in the Porcupine Bank
during the period from 1 May to 31 May 2015: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock,
whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and rays, common
sole, tusk, blue ling, ling and spurdog.

For the purposes of this paragraph, the
Porcupine Bank shall comprise the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines
sequentially joining the following positions:

Point || Latitude || Longitude

1 || 52° 27' N || 12° 19' W

2 || 52° 40' N || 12° 30' W

3 || 52° 47' N || 12° 39,600' W

4 || 52° 47' N || 12° 56' W

5 || 52° 13,5' N || 13° 53,830' W

6 || 51° 22' N || 14° 24' W

7 || 51° 22' N || 14° 03' W

8 || 52° 10' N || 13° 25' W

9 || 52° 32' N || 13° 07,500' W

10 || 52° 43' N || 12° 55' W

11 || 52° 43' N || 12° 43' W

12 || 52° 38,800' N || 12° 37' W

13 || 52° 27' N || 12° 23' W

14 || 52° 27' N || 12° 19' W

By way of derogation from the first
subparagraph, transit through the Porcupine Bank while carrying on board the
species referred to in that paragraph, shall be permitted in accordance with
Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

2.           Commercial fishing for sandeel with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size
of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in
ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV from 1
January to 31 March 2015 and from 1 August to 31 December 2015.

The prohibition set out in the first
subparagraph shall also apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for
sandeel in Union waters of ICES
subarea IV.

Article 12
Recreational fisheries for seabass

For recreational fisheries
in ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIIa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg and VIIh, a bag limit
of one seabass per person per day shall apply.

Article 13
Prohibitions

1.          It shall be prohibited for
Union vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the
following species:

(a)     starry ray (Amblyraja radiata)
in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and VIId and ICES subarea IV;

(b)     basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all waters;

(c)     common skate (Dipturus batis)
complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)
in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII,
IX and X;

(d)     tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus)
and smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES
division IIa and ICES subarea IV and in all waters of ICES subareas I, V, VI,
VII, VIII, XII and XIV;

(e)     kitefin shark (Dalatias licha),
birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus
squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) and
Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES
division IIa and ICES subarea IV and in all waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;

(f)     porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all
waters;

(g)     giant manta ray (Manta birostris)
in all waters;

(h)     thornback ray (Raja clavata) in
Union waters of ICES division IIIa;

(i)      Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus)
nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions VIa, VIb, VIIa, VIIb,
VIIc, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk;

(j)      undulate ray (Raja undulata)
in Union waters of ICES subareas VI and X and white skate (Raja alba) in
Union waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(k)     guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union
waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII;

(l)      spurdog/dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
in Union waters of ICES division IIa,and ICES subarea IV and in all waters of
ICES subareas I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;

(m)    angel shark (Squatina squatina)
in Union waters.

2.           When accidentally caught,
species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be
promptly released.

Article 14
Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission data
relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock
codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

Chapter II
Additional allocations for vessels 
participating in trials on fully documented fisheries

Article 15
Additional allocations

1.           For certain stocks, a
Member State may grant an additional allocation to vessels flying its flag
and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries. Those stocks are
identified in Annex I.

2.           The additional allocation
referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed the overall limit set out in
Annex I as a percentage of the quota allocated to that Member State.

Article 16
Conditions for additional allocations

1.           The additional allocation
referred to in Article 15 shall comply with the following conditions:

(a)     the vessel makes use of close circuit
television cameras (CCTV) associated to a system of sensors (jointly referred
to as "the CCTV system") to record all on board fishing and
processing activities;

(b)     the additional allocation granted to
an individual vessel that participates in trials on fully documented fisheries
shall not exceed any of the following limits:

(i)      75 % of the discards of the
stock, as estimated by the relevant Member State, produced by the type of
vessel to which the individual vessel that has been granted the additional
allocation belongs.

(ii)     30 % of the vessel's individual
allocation prior to participating in the trials.

(c)     all catches by the vessel from the
stock subject to the additional allocation, including fish that are under
minimum landing size as defined in Annex XII of Council Regulation (EC)
No 850/98[37],
shall be counted against the individual allocation of the vessel, as resulting
from any additional allocation granted under Article 14.

(d)     once the individual allocation for any
stock subject to the additional allocation has been fully utilised by a vessel,
the vessel in question must cease all fishing activity in the relevant TAC area.
(e)         in respect of the stocks for which this Article may be used,
Member States may allow transfers of the individual allocation or any part
thereof from vessels not participating in trials on fully documented fisheries
to vessels participating in those trials provided that it can be demonstrated
that discards by the non-participating vessels do not increase.

2.           Notwithstanding
paragraph 1(b)(i), a Member State may exceptionally grant to a vessel
flying its flag an additional allocation exceeding 75 % of the
estimated discards of the stock produced by the type of vessel to which the
individual vessel that has been granted the additional allocation belongs,
provided that:

(a)     the rate of stock discards, as
estimated for the relevant type of vessel, is less than 10 %;

(b)     the inclusion of that type of vessel
is important to evaluate the potential of the CCTV system for control purposes;

(c)     an overall limit of 75 % of
the estimated stock discards produced by all vessels participating in the
trials is not exceeded.

3.           Prior to granting the
additional allocation referred to in Article 14, a Member State shall
submit the following information to the Commission:

(a)     the list of vessels flying its flag
and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries;

(b)     the specifications of the remote
electronic monitoring equipment installed on board those vessels;

(c)     the capacity, type and specification
of gears used by those vessels;

(d)     the estimated discards for each type
of vessel participating in the trials;

(e)     the amount of catches of the stock
subject to the relevant TAC made in 2014 by the vessels participating in
the trials.

Article 17
Processing of personal data

To the extent that the recordings obtained
in accordance with Article 16(1)(a) involve the processing of personal data
within the meaning of Directive 95/46/EC, that Directive shall apply to
the processing of such data.

Article 18
Withdrawal of additional allocations

Where a Member State detects that a
vessel participating in trials on fully documented fisheries fails to comply
with the conditions set out in Article 16, it shall immediately withdraw the
additional allocation granted to that vessel and exclude it from participation
in those trials for the remainder of the year 2015.

Article 19
Scientific review of discard assessments

The Commission may request any
Member State that avails itself of this Chapter to submit its assessment
of the discards produced per type of vessel to a scientific advisory body for
review, in order to monitor the implementation of the requirement set out in
Article 16(1)(b)(i). In the absence of an assessment confirming such discards,
the Member State concerned shall take any appropriate measure to ensure
compliance with that requirement and shall inform the Commission thereof.

Chapter III
Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

Article 20
Fishing authorisations

1.           The maximum number of
fishing authorisations for Union vessels fishing in waters of a third country
is set out in Annex III.

2.           Where one Member State
transfers quota to another Member State ("swap") in the fishing areas
set out in Annex III on the basis of Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU)
No 1380/2013, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of
fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the
total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in
Annex III, shall not be exceeded.

Chapter IV
Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries
management organisations

Article 21
Quota transfers and exchanges

1.           Where, under the rules of
a regional fisheries management organisation ("RFMO"), quota
transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to the RFMO are
permitted, a Member State ("the Member State concerned") may discuss
with a Contracting Party to the RFMO and, as appropriate, establish a possible
outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange.

2.           Upon notification to the
Commission by the Member State concerned, the Commission may endorse the
outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange that the Member State
has discussed with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. Thereupon, the Commission
shall exchange, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota
transfer or exchange with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. The
Commission shall then give notification of the agreed quota transfer or
exchange to the secretariat of the RFMO in accordance with the rules of that
organisation.

3.           The Commission shall
inform the Member States of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.

4.           The fishing opportunities
received from or transferred to the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO
under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas allocated to,
or deducted from, the allocation of the Member State concerned, as of the
moment that the quota transfer or exchange takes effect in accordance with the
terms of the agreement reached with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO
or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such
allocation shall not change the existing distribution key for the purpose of
allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with
the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.

SECTION 1
ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

Article 22
Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna

1.           The number of Union bait boats and trolling
boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm
and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out
in point 1 of Annex IV.

2.           The number of Union
coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between
8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be
limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV.

3.           The number of Union
vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes
authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and
30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV.

4.           The number and total capacity in gross tonnage of
fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport,
or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited
as set out in point 4 of Annex IV.

5.           The number of traps
engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery shall be
limited as set out in point 5 of Annex IV.

6.           The bluefin tuna farming capacity, the fattening
capacity and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna allocated to the
farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in
point 6 of Annex IV.

Article 23
Recreational and sport fisheries

Member States shall allocate a specific
quota of bluefin tuna for recreational and sport fisheries from their quotas
allocated in Annex ID.

Article 24
Sharks

1.           Retaining on board,
transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias
superciliosus) in any fishery shall be prohibited.

2.           It shall be prohibited to
undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus.

3.           Retaining on board,
transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae
family (except for the Sphyrna tiburo) in association with fisheries in
the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited.

4.           Retaining on board,
transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus
longimanus) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.

5.           Retaining on board silky
sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) taken in any fishery shall
be prohibited.

SECTION 2
CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

Article 25
Prohibitions and catch limitations

1.           Direct fishing of the
species set out in Part A of Annex V, shall be prohibited in the zones and
during the periods set out therein.

2.           For exploratory fisheries,
the TACs and by-catch limits set out in Part B of Annex V, shall apply in the
subareas set out therein.

Article 26
Exploratory fisheries

1.           Only those Member States
which are members of the CCAMLR Commission may participate in longline
exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in FAO subareas 88.1
and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas
of national jurisdiction in 2015. If such a Member State intends to participate
in such fisheries, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with
Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no
later than 1 June 2015.

2.           With regard to FAO
subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as divisions 58.4.1,58.4.2 and 58.4.3a TACs and
by-catch limits per subarea and division, and their distribution among Small
Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them, shall be as set out in Part B
of Annex V. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch
reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the
remainder of the season.

3.           Fishing shall take place
over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the
information necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over‑concentration
of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 88.1
and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a shall be
prohibited in depths less than 550 m.

Article 27
Krill fishery during the 2015/2016 fishing season

1.           Only those Member States
which are members of the CCAMLR Commission may fish for krill (Euphausia
superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2015/2016 fishing
season. If such a Member State intends to fish for krill in the CCAMLR
Convention Area, it shall notify, no later than 1 June 2015, the
CCAMLR Secretariat, in accordance with Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No
601/2004, and the Commission, using the format laid down in Part C of Annex V to
this Regulation of its intention to fish for krill.

2.           The notification referred
to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the information provided for in
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each vessel to be authorised by the
Member State to participate in the krill fishery.

3.           A Member State intending
to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall only notify its intention
to do so in respect of authorised vessels either flying its flag at the time of
the notification or flying the flag of another CCAMLR member that are expected,
at the time the fishery takes place, to be flying the flag of that Member
State.

4.           Member States shall be
entitled to authorise participation in a krill fishery by vessels other than
those notified to CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3
of this Article, if an authorised vessel is prevented from participation due to
legitimate operational reasons or force majeure. In such circumstances
the Member States concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and
the Commission, providing:

(a)     full details of the intended
replacement vessel(s), including information provided for in Article 3 of
Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(b)     a comprehensive account of the reasons
justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.

5.           Member States shall not
authorise a vessel on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)
Vessel List to participate in krill fisheries.

SECTION 3
IOTC CONVENTION AREA

Article 28
Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Convention Area

1.           The maximum number of
Union vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area and the
corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex
VI.

2.           The maximum number of
Union vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus
alalunga) in the IOTC Convention Area and the corresponding capacity in
gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.

3.           Member States may
re-allocate vessels assigned to one of the two fisheries referred to in
paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to
the Commission that this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort
on the fish stocks involved.

4.           Member States shall ensure
that, where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to
be transferred are on the IOTC Record of Vessels or on the record of vessels of
other tuna regional fisheries organisations. Furthermore, no vessels featuring
on the list of vessels engaged in IUU fishing activities (IUU vessels) of any
RFMO may be transferred.

5.           In order to take into
account the implementation of the development plans submitted to the IOTC,
Member States may only increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings
referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 within the limits set out in those plans.

Article 29
Sharks

1.           Retaining on board,
transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the
species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery shall be prohibited.

2.           Retaining on board,
transshipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery
shall be prohibited, except for vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged
solely in fishing operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the
Member State whose flag they fly, and provided that their catch is destined
solely for local consumption.

3.           When accidentally caught,
species referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall
be promptly released.

SECTION 4
SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

Article 30
Pelagic fisheries - capacity limitation

Member States having actively exercised
pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or
2009 shall limit the total level of gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag
and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2015 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross
tonnage in that area.

Article 31
Pelagic fisheries – TACs

1.           Only Member States having
actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area
in 2007, 2008 or 2009, as specified in Article 30, may fish for pelagic stocks
in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IJ.

2.           The fishing opportunities
set out in Annex IJ may only be fished under the condition that Member States
send to the Commission, in order to communicate them to the SPRFMO Secretariat,
the list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO
Convention Area, records from vessel monitoring systems (VMS), monthly catch
reports and, where available, port calls at the latest by the fifth day of the
following month.

Article 32
Bottom fisheries

Member States with a track record in bottom
fishing catch or effort in the SPRFMO Convention Area over the period from 1
January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall limit their bottom fishing catch or
effort in 2015 in the Convention Area to those parts of the Convention Area
where bottom fishing has occurred in that period and to a level that does not
exceed the annual average levels of catches or effort parameters over the
period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006.

SECTION 5
IATTC CONVENTION AREA

Article 33
Purse-seine fisheries

1.           The fishing by purse-seine
vessels for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus
obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited:

(a)     from 29 July to 28 September 2015 or
from 18 November 2015 to 18 January 2016 in the area defined by
the following limits:

– 
the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

– 
longitude 150o W,

– 
latitude 40o N,

– 
latitude 40o S;

(b)     from 29 September to 29 October 2015
in the area defined by the following limits:

– 
longitude 96o W,

– 
longitude 110o W,

– 
latitude 4o N,

– 
latitude 3o S.

2.           The Member States
concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure
referred to in paragraph 1 before 1 April 2015. All the purse-seine vessels of
the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas
defined in paragraph 1 during the selected period.

3.           Purse-seine vessels
fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then
land or tranship all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught.

4.           Paragraph 3 shall not
apply in the following cases:

(a)     where the fish is considered unfit for
human consumption for reasons other than size; or

(b)     during the final set of a trip when
there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna
caught in that set.

Article 34
Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks

1.           It shall be prohibited to
fish for oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the IATTC
Convention Area, and to retain on board, to tranship, to store, to offer to
sell, to sell or to land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks
in that area.

2.           When accidentally caught,
the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be
promptly released by vessel operators, who shall also:

(a)     record the number of releases with
indication of status (dead or alive);

(b)     report the information specified in
paragraph (a) to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States
shall transmit the information collected during the previous year to the
Commission by 31 January of the year in which this Regulation enters into
force.

SECTION 6
SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

Article 35
Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep
water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited:

– 
skates (Rajidae),

– 
spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias),

– 
blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus
bigelowi),

– 
shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus),

– 
great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps),

– 
smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus),

– 
ghost catshark (Apristurus manis),

– 
velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus),

– 
deep-sea sharks of the Selachimorpha
super-order.

SECTION 7
WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

Article 36
Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific
albacore fisheries

1.           Member States shall ensure
that the number of fishing days allocated to purse-seine vessels fishing for
bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the part of the WCPFC
Convention Area in the high seas and located between 20o N and 20o S does not
exceed 403 days.

2.           Union vessels shall not
target south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention
Area south of 20°S.

Article 37
Closed area for FAD fishing

1.           In the part of the WCPFC
Convention Area located between 20o N and 20o S, fishing activities of
purse-seine vessels making use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be
prohibited between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2015 and 24:00 hours of 31 October
2015. During that period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing
operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention Area if it carries onboard
an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel:

(a)     deploy or service a FAD or associated
electronic device;

(b)     fish on schools in association with
FADs.

2.           All purse- seine vessels
fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1
shall retain onboard and land or tranship all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack
tuna caught.

3.           Paragraph 2 shall not
apply in the following cases:

(a)     in the final set of a trip, if the
vessel has insufficient well space left to accommodate all fish;

(b)     where the fish is unfit for human
consumption for reasons other than size; or

(c)     when a serious malfunction of freezer
equipment occurs.

Article 38
Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC

1.           Vessels listed exclusively
in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in Articles 34 to 38
when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article
4(p).

2.           Vessels listed in both the
WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed exclusively in the
IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in Article 33(1)(a)
and (2) to (4) and Article 34 when fishing in the overlap area between
IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(p).

Article 39
Limitations to the number of Union vessels authorised to fish swordfish

The maximum number of Union vessels
authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20o
S of the WCPFC Convention Area shall be as indicated in Annex VII.

Article 40
Silky sharks  and oceanic whitetip sharks

1.           Retaining on board,
transhipping, storing or landing any part or whole carcass of the following
species in the WCPFC Convention Area shall be prohibited:

(a)     silky sharks (Carcharhinus
falciformis),

(b)     oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus
longimanus)

2.           When accidentally caught,
species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be
promptly released.

SECTION 8
BERING SEA

Article 41
Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

Fishing for pollock (Theragra
chalcogramma) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.

TITLE III
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

Article 42
TACs

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway
and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make
catches in Union waters within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation
and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Chapter III
of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.

Article 43
Fishing authorisations

The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country
vessels fishing in Union waters is laid down in Annex VIII.

Article 44
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

The conditions specified in Article 7 shall apply to catches and
by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations specified
in Article 43.

Article 45
Prohibitions

1.           It shall be prohibited for
third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land
the following species:

(a)     starry ray (Amblyraja radiata)
in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and VIId and ICES subarea IV;

(b)     basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Union waters;

(c)     common skate (Dipturus batis)
complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)
in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII,
VIII, IX and X;

(d)     tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus),
kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea),
leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus
princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) and Portuguese
dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division IIa
and ICES subareas I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;

(e)     kitefin shark (Dalatias licha),
birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus
squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) and
Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES
division IIa and ICES subareas I, IV and XIV;

(f)      porbeagle
(Lamna nasus) in Union waters;

(g)     giant manta ray (Manta birostris)
in Union waters;

(h)     thornback ray (Raja clavata) in
Union waters of ICES division IIIa;

(i)      Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus)
nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions VIa, VIb, VIIa, VIIb,
VIIc, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk;

(j)      undulate ray (Raja undulata)
in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, IX and X and white skate (Raja
alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(k)     guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in
Union waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII;

(l)      spurdog/dogfish (Squalus acanthias)
in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII,
XII and XIV;

(m)    angel shark (Squatina squatina)
in Union waters.

2.           When accidentally caught,
the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be
promptly released.

TITLE IV
FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 46
Committee procedure

1.           The Commission shall be
assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the
meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2.           Where reference is made to
this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Article 47
Repeal

Council Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 is
repealed with effect from 1 January 2015.

Article 48

This Regulation shall enter into force on
the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2015.

However, Article 8 shall apply from 1
February 2015.

The provisions on fishing opportunities set
out in Articles 24, 25 and 26 and Annexes IE and V for the CCAMLR Convention
Area shall apply from the dates specified therein.

This Regulation shall be binding
in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For
the Council

The
President

[1]               OJ L 212, 18.07.2014, p. 1–3.

[2]               See
in particular the document "General Context of ICES Advice" at the
following link: http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Advice/2014/2014/1.2_Advice_basis_2014.pdf

[3]               Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the
Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003
and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002
and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p.
22).

[4]               Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common
Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC)
No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC)
No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

[5]               Council Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 of 17 July 2014
fixing the fishing opportunities for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for the
2014/15 fishing season (OJ L 212, 18.07.2014, p. 1).

[6]               Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December
2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway
lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula and amending
Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through
technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms
(OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5).

[7]               Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007
establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock
of sole in the Western Channel
(OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7).

[8]               Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 of 11 June 2007
establishing a multiannual plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and
sole in the North Sea (OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 1).

[9]               Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008
of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the
stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries
exploiting that stock (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6).

[10]             Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December
2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting
those stocks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008,
p. 20).

[11]             Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009
concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic
and Mediterranean, amending Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 and repealing Regulation
(EC) No 1559/2007 (OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1).

[12]             Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004
establishing measures for the recovery of the northern hake stock
(OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

[13]             Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February
2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the
stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay (OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 1).

[14]             Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96
of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year
management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3).

[15]             Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2009
of 27 July 2009 excluding certain groups of vessels from the
fishing effort regime laid down in Chapter III of Regulation (EC)
No 1342/2008 (OJ L 214, 19.8.2009, p. 16).

[16]             Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November
2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the
rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC)
No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC)
No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC)
No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing
Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L
343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).

[17]             Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of
individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free
movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).

[18]             Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic
Community and the Kingdom of Norway (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48)

[19]             Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic
Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home
Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p.
12).

[20]             Agreement on fisheries and the marine environment
between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (OJ L 161,
2.7.1993, p. 2).

[21]             Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European
Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule
Government of Greenland, on the other hand (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4) and
Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution
provided for in that Agreement (OJ L 293, 23.10.2012, p. 5).

[22]             OJ L 6, 10.1.2012, p. 9.

[23]             Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and
general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the
Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p.
13).

[24]             Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008
laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No
850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness
of twine of fishing nets (OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5).

[25]             Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal
catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north‑east Atlantic (OJ L
87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).

[26]             Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal
catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of
the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).

[27]             Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch
and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (OJ
L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42).

[28]             Concluded by Council Decision 2002/738/EC
(OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39).

[29]             The Union acceded by Council Decision 86/238/EEC
(OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33).

[30]             Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004
laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the
area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90,
(EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16).

[31]             Concluded by Council Decision 2006/539/EC (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22).

[32]             The Union acceded by Council Decision 95/399/EC
(OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24).

[33]             Concluded by Council Decision 2008/780/EC
(OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27).

[34]             The Union acceded by Council Decision 2005/75/EC
(OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1).

[35]             Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29
September 2009 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community
fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third-country
vessels to Community waters, amending Regulations (EEC)
No 2847/93 and (EC) No 1627/94 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3317/94 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33).

[36]             Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December
2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions
applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (OJ L 351, 28.12.2002,
p. 6).

[37]             Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for
the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the
protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1).

ANNEX

to the

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION
fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of
fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain
non-Union waters and repealing Council Regulation (EU) No 779/2014

LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I: || TACs applicable to Union vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area

ANNEX IA: || Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters

ANNEX IB: || North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas I, II, V, XII and XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 1

ANNEX IC: || North West Atlantic - NAFO Convention Area

ANNEX ID: || Highly migratory fish – all areas

ANNEX IE: || Antarctic – CCAMLR Convention Area

ANNEX IF: || South-East Atlantic Ocean – SEAFO Convention Area

ANNEX IG: || Southern bluefin tuna – all areas

ANNEX IH: || WCPFC Convention Area

ANNEX IJ: || SPRFMO Convention Area

ANNEX IIA: || Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of certain cod, plaice and sole stocks in ICES divisions IIIa, VIa, VIIa, VIId, ICES subarea IV and Union waters of ICES divisions IIa and Vb

ANNEX IIB: || Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of certain Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz

ANNEX IIC: || Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division VIIe

ANNEX IID: || Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV

ANNEX IIE: || Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of seabass in ICES division VIIe

ANNEX III: || Maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union vessels in third‑country waters

ANNEX IV: || ICCAT Convention Area

ANNEX V: || CCAMLR Convention Area

ANNEX VI: || IOTC Convention Area

ANNEX VII: || WCPFC Convention Area

ANNEX VIII: || Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters

ANNEX I

TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION VESSELS 
IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE,
IF, IG, IJ set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where
otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto,
where appropriate.

All fishing opportunities set out in this
Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC)
No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 of that
Regulation.

The references to fishing zones are
references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish
stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of
the species. Only Latin names identify species for regulatory purposes;
vernacular names are provided for ease of reference.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the
following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:

Scientific name || Alpha-3 code || Common name

Amblyraja radiata || RJR || Starry ray

Ammodytes spp. || SAN || Sandeels

Argentina silus || ARU || Greater silver smelt

Beryx spp. || ALF || Alfonsinos

Brosme brosme || USK || Tusk

Caproidae || BOR || Boarfish

Centrophorus squamosus || GUQ || Leafscale gulper shark

Centroscymnus coelolepis || CYO || Portuguese dogfish

Chaceon spp. || GER || Deep sea red crab

Chaenocephalus aceratus || SSI || Blackfin icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari || ANI || Mackerel icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus || LIC || Unicorn icefish

Chionoecetes spp. || PCR || Snow crab

Clupea harengus || HER || Herring

Coryphaenoides rupestris || RNG || Roundnose grenadier

Dalatias licha || SCK || Kitefin shark

Deania calcea || DCA || Birdbeak dogfish

Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) || RJB || Common skate complex

Dissostichus eleginoides || TOP || Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus mawsoni || TOA || Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus spp. || TOT || Toothfish

Engraulis encrasicolus || ANE || Anchovy

Etmopterus princeps || ETR || Great lanternshark

Etmopterus pusillus || ETP || Smooth lanternshark

Euphausia superba || KRI || Krill

Gadus morhua || COD || Cod

Galeorhinus galeus || GAG || Tope shark

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus || WIT || Witch flounder

Gobionotothen gibberifrons || NOG || Humped rockcod

Hippoglossoides platessoides || PLA || American plaice

Hippoglossus hippoglossus || HAL || Atlantic halibut

Hoplostethus atlanticus || ORY || Orange roughy

Illex illecebrosus || SQI || Shortfin squid

Lamna nasus || POR || Porbeagle

Lepidonotothen squamifrons || NOS || Grey rockcod

Lepidorhombus spp. || LEZ || Megrims

Leucoraja naevus || RJN || Cuckoo ray

Limanda ferruginea || YEL || Yellowtail flounder

Limanda limanda || DAB || Common dab

Lophiidae || ANF || Anglerfish

Macrourus spp. || GRV || Grenadiers

Makaira nigricans || BUM || Blue marlin

Mallotus villosus || CAP || Capelin

Manta birostris || RMB || Giant manta ray

Martialia hyadesi || SQS || Squid

Melanogrammus aeglefinus || HAD || Haddock

Merlangius merlangus || WHG || Whiting

Merluccius merluccius || HKE || Hake

Micromesistius poutassou || WHB || Blue whiting

Microstomus kitt || LEM || Lemon sole

Molva dypterygia || BLI || Blue ling

Molva molva || LIN || Ling

Nephrops norvegicus || NEP || Norway lobster

Notothenia rossii || NOR || Marbled rockcod

Pandalus borealis || PRA || Northern prawn

Paralomis spp. || PAI || Crabs

Penaeus spp. || PEN || "Penaeus" shrimps

Platichthys flesus || FLE || European flounder

Pleuronectes platessa || PLE || Plaice

Pleuronectiformes || FLX || Flatfish

Pollachius pollachius || POL || Pollack

Pollachius virens || POK || Saithe

Psetta maxima || TUR || Turbot

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus || SGI || South Georgia icefish

Raja alba || RJA || White skate

Raja brachyura || RJH || Blonde ray

Raja circularis || RJI || Sandy ray

Raja clavata || RJC || Thornback ray

Raja fullonica || RJF || Shagreen ray

Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis || JAD || Norwegian skate

Raja microocellata || RJE || Small-eyed ray

Raja montagui || RJM || Spotted ray

Raja undulata || RJU || Undulate ray

Rajiformes || SRX || Skates and rays

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || GHL || Greenland halibut

Scomber scombrus || MAC || Mackerel

Scophthalmus rhombus || BLL || Brill

Sebastes spp. || RED || Redfish

Solea solea || SOL || Common sole

Solea spp. || SOO || Sole

Sprattus sprattus || SPR || Sprat

Squalus acanthias || DGS || Spurdog/dogfish

Tetrapturus albidus || WHM || White marlin

Thunnus maccoyii || SBF || Southern bluefin tuna

Thunnus obesus || BET || Bigeye tuna

Thunnus thynnus || BFT || Bluefin tuna

Trachurus murphyi || CJM || Jack mackerel

Trachurus spp. || JAX || Horse mackerel

Trisopterus esmarkii || NOP || Norway pout

Urophycis tenuis || HKW || White hake

Xiphias gladius || SWO || Swordfish

The following comparative table of common
names and Latin names is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:

Alfonsinos || ALF || Beryx spp.

American plaice || PLA || Hippoglossoides platessoides

Anchovy || ANE || Engraulis encrasicolus

Anglerfish || ANF || Lophiidae

Antarctic toothfish || TOA || Dissostichus mawsoni

Atlantic halibut || HAL || Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Bigeye tuna || BET || Thunnus obesus

Birdbeak dogfish || DCA || Deania calcea

Blackfin icefish || SSI || Chaenocephalus aceratus

Blonde ray || RJH || Raja brachyura

Blue ling || BLI || Molva dypterygia

Blue marlin || BUM || Makaira nigricans

Blue whiting || WHB || Micromesistius poutassou

Bluefin tuna || BFT || Thunnus thynnus

Boarfish || BOR || Caproidae

Brill || BLL || Scophthalmus rhombus

Capelin || CAP || Mallotus villosus

Cod || COD || Gadus morhua

Common dab || DAB || Limanda limanda

Common skate complex || RJB || Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)

Common sole || SOL || Solea solea

Crabs || PAI || Paralomis spp.

Cuckoo ray || RJN || Leucoraja naevus

Deep sea red crab || GER || Chaceon spp.

European flounder || FLE || Platichthys flesus

Flatfish || FLX || Pleuronectiformes

Giant manta ray || RMB || Manta birostris

Great lanternshark || ETR || Etmopterus princeps

Greater silver smelt || ARU || Argentina silus

Greenland halibut || GHL || Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Grenadiers || GRV || Macrourus spp.

Grey rockcod || NOS || Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Haddock || HAD || Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Hake || HKE || Merluccius merluccius

Herring || HER || Clupea harengus

Horse mackerel || JAX || Trachurus spp.

Humped rockcod || NOG || Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Jack mackerel || CJM || Trachurus murphyi

Kitefin shark || SCK || Dalatias licha

Krill || KRI || Euphausia superba

Leafscale gulper shark || GUQ || Centrophorus squamosus

Lemon sole || LEM || Microstomus kitt

Ling || LIN || Molva molva

Mackerel || MAC || Scomber scombrus

Mackerel icefish || ANI || Champsocephalus gunnari

Marbled rockcod || NOR || Notothenia rossii

Megrims || LEZ || Lepidorhombus spp.

Northern prawn || PRA || Pandalus borealis

Norway lobster || NEP || Nephrops norvegicus

Norway pout || NOP || Trisopterus esmarkii

Norwegian skate || JAD || Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis

Orange roughy || ORY || Hoplostethus atlanticus

Patagonian toothfish || TOP || Dissostichus eleginoides

"Penaeus" shrimps || PEN || Penaeus spp.

Plaice || PLE || Pleuronectes platessa

Pollack || POL || Pollachius pollachius

Porbeagle || POR || Lamna nasus

Portuguese dogfish || CYO || Centroscymnus coelolepis

Redfish || RED || Sebastes spp.

Roundnose grenadier || RNG || Coryphaenoides rupestris

Saithe || POK || Pollachius virens

Sandeels || SAN || Ammodytes spp.

Sandy ray || RJI || Raja circularis

Shagreen ray || RJF || Raja fullonica

Shortfin squid || SQI || Illex illecebrosus

Skates and rays || SRX || Rajiformes

Small-eyed ray || RJE || Raja microocellata

Smooth lanternshark || ETP || Etmopterus pusillus

Snow crab || PCR || Chionoecetes spp.

Sole || SOO || Solea spp.

South Georgia icefish || SGI || Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

Southern bluefin tuna || SBF || Thunnus maccoyii

Spotted ray || RJM || Raja montagui

Sprat || SPR || Sprattus sprattus

Spurdog/dogfish || DGS || Squalus acanthias

Squid || SQS || Martialia hyadesi

Starry ray || RJR || Amblyraja radiata

Swordfish || SWO || Xiphias gladius

Thornback ray || RJC || Raja clavata

Toothfish || TOT || Dissostichus spp.

Tope shark || GAG || Galeorhinus galeus

Turbot || TUR || Psetta maxima

Tusk || USK || Brosme brosme

Undulate ray || RJU || Raja undulata

Unicorn icefish || LIC || Channichthys rhinoceratus

White hake || HKW || Urophycis tenuis

White marlin || WHM || Tetrapturus albidus

White skate || RJA || Raja alba

Whiting || WHG || Merlangius merlangus

Witch flounder || WIT || Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Yellowtail flounder || YEL || Limanda ferruginea

ANNEX IA

SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS I,
II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII
AND XIV, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Sandeel || || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV ||

|| Ammodytes spp. || || || (SAN/04-N.) ||

Denmark || ||  0 || || Analytical TAC || ||

United Kingdom ||  0 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || ||  0 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Sandeel || || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV(1)

|| Ammodytes spp. || || || || ||

Denmark || ||  0 || (2) || Analytical TAC || ||

United Kingdom ||  0 || (2) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Germany || ||  0 || (2) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Sweden || ||  0 || (2) || || || ||

Union || ||  0 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  0 || || || || ||

(1) Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. || ||

(2) At least 98 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of sandeel. By-catches of dab, mackerel and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the quota (OT1/*2A3A4). These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:

|| Zone: Union waters of sandeel management areas || ||

|| 1 ||  2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7

|| (SAN/234_1) || (SAN/234_2) || (SAN/234_3) || (SAN/234_4) || (SAN/234_5) || (SAN/234_6) || (SAN/234_7)

Denmark ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0

United Kingdom ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0

Germany ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0

Sweden ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0

Union ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Total ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Greater silver smelt || || Zone: || Union and international waters of I and II

|| Argentina silus || || || (ARU/1/2.) || ||

Germany || ||  24 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  8 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  19 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  39 || || || || ||

Union || ||  90 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  90 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Greater silver smelt || || Zone: || Union waters of III and IV

|| Argentina silus || || || (ARU/34-C) ||

Denmark || ||  911 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || ||  9 || || || || ||

France || ||  7 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  7 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  43 || || || || ||

Sweden || ||  35 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  16 || || || || ||

Union || || 1 028 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 1 028 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Greater silver smelt || || Zone: || Union and international waters of V, VI and VII

|| Argentina silus || || || (ARU/567.) || ||

Germany || ||  289 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  6 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  268 || || || || ||

The Netherlands || 3 023 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  212 || || || || ||

Union || || 3 798 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 3 798 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Tusk || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of I, II and XIV

|| Brosme brosme || || || (USK/1214EI) ||

Germany || ||  6 || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  6 || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  6 || (1) || || || ||

Others || ||  3 || (1) || || || ||

Union || ||  21 || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  21 || || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Tusk || || || Zone: || IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32

|| Brosme brosme || || || (USK/3A/BCD) ||

Denmark || ||  15 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Sweden || ||  7 || || || || ||

Germany || ||  7 || || || || ||

Union || ||  29 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  29 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Tusk || || || Zone: || Union waters of IV ||

|| Brosme brosme || || || (USK/04-C.) ||

Denmark || ||  64 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || ||  19 || || || || ||

France || ||  44 || || || || ||

Sweden || ||  6 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  96 || || || || ||

Others || ||  6 || (1) || || || ||

Union || ||  235 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  235 || || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Tusk || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of V, VI and VII

|| Brosme brosme || || || (USK/567EI.) ||

Germany || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Spain || || pm || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Others || || pm || (1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (2)(3)(4)(5) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. || ||

(2) To be fished in Union waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (USK/*24X7C). || || ||

(3) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*5B67-):

|| || pm || || || || ||

(4) Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII: ||

|| Ling  (LIN/*5B67-) || pm || || || || ||

|| Tusk  (USK/*5B67-) || pm || || || || ||

(5) The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: || ||

|| || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Tusk || || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV ||

|| Brosme brosme || || || (USK/04-N.) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Germany || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || || pm || || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Boarfish || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII

|| Caproidae || || || || (BOR/678-) || ||

Denmark || || 13 079 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Ireland || || 36 830 || || || || ||

United Kingdom || 3 387 || || || || ||

Union || || 53 296 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 53 296 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring (1) || || || Zone: || IIIa || ||

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/03A.) || ||

Denmark || || pm || (2) || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || (2) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Sweden || || pm || (2) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || || pm || (2) || || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || (3) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. || ||

(2) Special condition: up to 50% of this amount may be fished in Union waters of IV (HER/*04-C.). || ||

(3) May only be fished in the Skagerrak (HER/*03AN.). || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring (1) || || || Zone: || Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53o 30' N

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/4AB.) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (2) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States shall report separately their catches of herring in IVa (HER/04A.) and IVb (HER/04B.).

(2) Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Within the limit of this quota, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in Union waters of IVa and IVb (HER/*4AB-C).

|| || pm || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken  in the following zone:

|| || || || || || ||

Norwegian waters south of 62o N (HER/*04N-)(1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States shall report separately their catches of herring in IVa (HER/*4AN.) and IVb (HER/*4BN.).

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring (1) || || || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62o N

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/04-N.) ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Union || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring (1) || || || Zone: || IIIa || ||

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/03A-BC) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Sweden || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring (1) || || || Zone: || IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/2A47DX) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Germany || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || || pm || || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring (1) || || || Zone: || IVc, VIId(2) || ||

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/4CXB7D) ||

Belgium || || pm || (3) || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || (3) || || || ||

Germany || || pm || (3) || || || ||

France || || pm || (3) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (3) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (3) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. ||

(2) Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb line running due south from Landguard Point (51° 56' N, 1° 19,1' E) to latitude 51° 33' N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom.

(3) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in IVb (HER/*04B.). || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN(1)

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/5B6ANB) ||

Germany || || 2 536 || (2) || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  480 || (2) || || || ||

Ireland || || 3 427 || (2) || || || ||

The Netherlands || 2 536 || (2) || || || ||

United Kingdom || 13 711 || (2) || || || ||

Union || || 22 690 || (2) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 22 690 || || || || ||

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone VIa which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7oW and north of the parallel of latitude 55oN, or west of the meridian of longitude 7oW and north of the parallel of latitude 56oN, excluding the Clyde.

(2) It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the ICES zones subject to this TAC that lies between 56o N and 57o 30' N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom's territorial sea.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring || || || Zone: || VIaS(1), VIIb, VIIc ||

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/6AS7BC) ||

Ireland || ||  0 || || Analytical TAC || ||

The Netherlands ||  0 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || ||  0 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  0 || || || || ||

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56o 00' N and west of 07o 00' W. || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring || || || Zone: || VI Clyde(1) || ||

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/06ACL.) ||

United Kingdom || To be established || (2) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Union || || To be established || (3) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || To be established || (3) || || || ||

(1) Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between:

|| - the Mull of Kintyre (55°17.9'N, 05°47.8'W); || || || ||

|| - a point at position (55°04'N, 05°23'W) and; || || || ||

|| - Corsewall Point (55°00.5'N, 05°09.4'W). || || || ||

(2) Article 6 of this Regulation applies. || || || || ||

(3) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2. || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring || || || Zone: || VIIa(1) || ||

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/07A/MM) ||

Ireland || || 1 264 || || Analytical TAC || ||

United Kingdom || 3 590 || || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Union || || 4 854 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 4 854 || || || || ||

(1) This zone is reduced by the area bounded: || || || ||

|| - to the north by latitude 52o 30' N, || || || || ||

|| - to the south by latitude 52o 00' N, || || || || ||

|| - to the west by the coast of Ireland, || || || || ||

|| - to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom. || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring || || || Zone: || VIIe and VIIf ||

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/7EF.) || ||

France || ||  465 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

United Kingdom ||  465 || || || || ||

Union || ||  930 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  930 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Herring || || || Zone: || VIIg(1), VIIh(1), VIIj(1) and VIIk(1)

|| Clupea harengus || || || (HER/7G-K.) ||

Germany || ||  174 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  966 || || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Ireland || || 13 527 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  966 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  19 || || || || ||

Union || || 15 652 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 15 652 || || || || ||

(1) This zone is increased by the area bounded: || || || ||

|| - to the north by latitude 52o 30' N, || || || || ||

|| - to the south by latitude 52o 00' N, || || || || ||

|| - to the west by the coast of Ireland, || || || || ||

|| - to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom. || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Anchovy || || || Zone: || VIII || ||

|| Engraulis encrasicolus || || || (ANE/08.) || ||

Spain || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Anchovy || || || Zone: || IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Engraulis encrasicolus || || || (ANE/9/3411) ||

Spain || || 4 198 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Portugal || || 4 580 || || || || ||

Union || || 8 778 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 8 778 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Cod || || || Zone: || Skagerrak || ||

|| Gadus morhua || || || (COD/03AN.) ||

Belgium || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Germany || || pm || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

The Netherlands || pm || (1) || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of this Regulation.

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Cod || || || Zone: || Kattegat || ||

|| Gadus morhua || || || (COD/03AS.) ||

Denmark || ||  49 || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || ||  1 || (1) || || || ||

Sweden || ||  30 || (1) || || || ||

Union || ||  80 || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  80 || (1) || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Cod || || || Zone: || IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat

|| Gadus morhua || || || (COD/2A3AX4) ||

Belgium || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Germany || || pm || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || || pm || (1) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (1) || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (2) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of this Regulation.

(2) May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. ||

|| || || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken  in the following zone:

|| || || || || || ||

Norwegian waters of IV (COD/*04N-) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Cod || || || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62o N

|| Gadus morhua || || || (COD/04-N.) ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Union || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Cod || || || Zone: || VIb; Union and international waters of Vb west of 12o 00' W and of XII and XIV

|| Gadus morhua || || || (COD/5W6-14) ||

Belgium || ||  0 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Germany || ||  2 || || || || ||

France || ||  23 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  9 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  40 || || || || ||

Union || ||  74 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  74 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Cod || || || Zone: || VIa; Union and international waters of Vb east of 12o 00' W

|| Gadus morhua || || || || (COD/5BE6A) ||

Belgium || ||  0 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || ||  0 || || || || ||

France || ||  0 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  0 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  0 || || || || ||

Union || ||  0 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  0 || (1) || || || ||

(1) By-catch of cod in the area covered by this TAC may be landed provided that it does not comprise more than 1,5 % of the live weight of the total catch retained on board per fishing trip. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Cod || || || Zone: || VIIa || ||

|| Gadus morhua || || || || (COD/07A.) ||

Belgium || ||  5 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  13 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  85 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  1 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  78 || || || || ||

Union || ||  182 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  182 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Cod || || || Zone: || VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters

|| Gadus morhua || || || of CECAF 34.1.1 ||

|| || || || || (COD/7XAD34) ||

Belgium || ||  110 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || 1 808 || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Ireland || ||  358 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  0 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  195 || || || || ||

Union || || 2 471 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 2 471 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Cod || || || Zone: || VIId || ||

|| Gadus morhua || || || || (COD/07D.) ||

Belgium || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || pm || (1) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of this Regulation.

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Megrims || || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Lepidorhombus spp. || || || || (LEZ/2AC4-C) ||

Belgium || ||  6 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || ||  5 || || || || ||

Germany || ||  5 || || || || ||

France || ||  34 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  27 || || || || ||

United Kingdom || 2 006 || || || || ||

Union || || 2 083 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 2 083 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Megrims || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of Vb; VI;

|| Lepidorhombus spp. || || || international waters of XII and XIV

|| || || || || (LEZ/56-14) ||

Spain || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || pm || || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Megrims || || || Zone: || VII || ||

|| Lepidorhombus spp. || || || || (LEZ/07.) || ||

Belgium || ||  373 || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Spain || || 4 144 || (1) || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

France || || 5 030 || (1) || || || ||

Ireland || || 2 287 || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom || 1 980 || (1) || || || ||

Union || || 13 814 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 13 814 || || || || ||

(1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 1% of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of this Regulation.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Megrims || || || Zone: || VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

|| Lepidorhombus spp. || || || || (LEZ/8ABDE.) ||

Spain || ||  756 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  610 || || || || ||

Union || || 1 366 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 1 366 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Megrims || || || Zone: || VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Lepidorhombus spp. || || || || (LEZ/8C3411) ||

Spain || ||  935 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  47 || || || || ||

Portugal || ||  31 || || || || ||

Union || || 1 013 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 1 013 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common dab and European flounder || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Limanda limanda and || || || (DAB/2AC4-C) for common dab;

|| Platichthys flesus || || || || (FLE/2AC4-C) for European flounder

Belgium || ||  402 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Denmark || || 1 511 || || || || ||

Germany || || 2 266 || || || || ||

France || ||  157 || || || || ||

The Netherlands || 9 136 || || || || ||

Sweden || ||  5 || || || || ||

United Kingdom || 1 270 || || || || ||

Union || || 14 747 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 14 747 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Anglerfish || || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Lophiidae || || || || (ANF/2AC4-C) ||

Belgium || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || (1) || || || ||

Germany || || pm || (1) || || || ||

France || || pm || (1) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (1) || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/*56-14).

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Anglerfish || || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV ||

|| Lophiidae || || || || (ANF/04-N.) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Germany || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Anglerfish || || || Zone: || VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

|| Lophiidae || || || || (ANF/56-14) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || || || || ||

Spain || || pm || || || || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Anglerfish || || || Zone: || VII || ||

|| Lophiidae || || || || (ANF/07.) || ||

Belgium || || 2 729 || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || ||  304 || (1) (2) || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Spain || || 1 085 || (1) (2) || || || ||

France || || 17 516 || (1) (2) || || || ||

Ireland || || 2 238 || (1) (2) || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  353 || (1) (2) || || || ||

United Kingdom || 5 311 || (1) (2) || || || ||

Union || || 29 536 || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 29 536 || (1) || || || ||

(1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE). ||

(2) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of this Regulation.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Anglerfish || || || Zone: || VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

|| Lophiidae || || || || (ANF/8ABDE.) ||

Spain || || 1 206 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || 6 708 || || || || ||

Union || || 7 914 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 7 914 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Anglerfish || || || Zone: || VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Lophiidae || || || || (ANF/8C3411) ||

Spain || || 2 490 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  2 || || || || ||

Portugal || ||  495 || || || || ||

Union || || 2 987 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 2 987 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Haddock || || || Zone: || IIIa, Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32

|| Melanogrammus aeglefinus || || || || (HAD/3A/BCD) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Germany || || pm || || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Haddock || || || Zone: || IV; Union waters of IIa ||

|| Melanogrammus aeglefinus || || || (HAD/2AC4.) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Germany || || pm || || || || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken  in the following zones:

|| || || || || || ||

Norwegian waters of IV (HAD/*04N-) || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Haddock || || || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62o N

|| Melanogrammus aeglefinus || || || || (HAD/04-N.) ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || || ||

Union || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Haddock || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of VIb, XII and XIV

|| Melanogrammus aeglefinus || || || || (HAD/6B1214) ||

Belgium || ||  6 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || ||  7 || || || || ||

France || ||  285 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  203 || || || || ||

United Kingdom || 2 079 || || || || ||

Union || || 2 580 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 2 580 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Haddock || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of Vb and VIa

|| Melanogrammus aeglefinus || || || || (HAD/5BC6A.) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Haddock || || || Zone: || VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Melanogrammus aeglefinus || || || || (HAD/7X7A34) ||

Belgium || ||  62 || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || 3 736 || (1) || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Ireland || || 1 246 || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  561 || (1) || || || ||

Union || || 5 605 || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 5 605 || || || || ||

(1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of this Regulation.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Haddock || || || Zone: || VIIa || ||

|| Melanogrammus aeglefinus || || || || (HAD/07A.) ||

Belgium || ||  15 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  68 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  409 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  453 || || || || ||

Union || ||  945 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  945 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Whiting || || || Zone: || IIIa || ||

|| Merlangius merlangus || || || || (WHG/03A.) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Precautionary TAC || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Whiting || || || Zone: || IV; Union waters of IIa ||

|| Merlangius merlangus || || || (WHG/2AC4.) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Germany || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || || pm || || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. ||

|| || || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken  in the following zones:

|| || || || || || ||

Norwegian waters of IV (WHG/*04N-) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Whiting || || || Zone: || VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

|| Merlangius merlangus || || || || (WHG/56-14) ||

Germany || ||  1 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  28 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  70 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  135 || || || || ||

Union || ||  234 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  234 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Whiting || || || Zone: || VIIa || ||

|| Merlangius merlangus || || || || (WHG/07A.) ||

Belgium || ||  0 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  6 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  32 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  0 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  42 || || || || ||

Union || ||  80 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  80 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Whiting || || || Zone: || VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk

|| Merlangius merlangus || || || || (WHG/7X7A-C) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || pm || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Ireland || || pm || || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Whiting || || || Zone: || VIII || ||

|| Merlangius merlangus || || || || (WHG/08.) || ||

Spain || || 1 016 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

France || || 1 524 || || || || ||

Union || || 2 540 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 2 540 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Whiting || || || Zone: || IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Merlangius merlangus || || || || (WHG/9/3411) ||

Portugal || || To be established || (1) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Union || || To be established || (2) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || To be established || (2) || || || ||

(1) Article 6 of this Regulation applies. || || || || ||

(2) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 1. || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Whiting and pollack || || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62o N

|| Merlangius merlangus and || || (WHG/04-N.) for whiting;

|| Pollachius pollachius || || || || (POL/04-N.) for pollack ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || Precautionary TAC || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Hake || || || Zone: || IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32

|| Merluccius merluccius || || || || (HKE/3A/BCD) ||

Denmark || || 2 179 || (2) || Analytical TAC || ||

Sweden || ||  185 || (2) || || || ||

Union || || 2 364 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 2 364 || (1) || || || ||

(1) Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: || || ||

|| || 78 457 || || || || ||

(2) Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Hake || || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Merluccius merluccius || || || || (HKE/2AC4-C) ||

Belgium || ||  39 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || 1 594 || || || || ||

Germany || ||  183 || || || || ||

France || ||  352 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  91 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  496 || || || || ||

Union || || 2 755 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 2 755 || (1) || || || ||

(1) Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: || || ||

|| || 78 457 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Hake || || || Zone: || VI and VII; Union and international waters of Vb;

|| Merluccius merluccius || || || international waters of XII and XIV

|| || || || || (HKE/571214) ||

Belgium || ||  404 || (1) (3) || Analytical TAC || ||

Spain || || 12 969 || (3) || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

France || || 20 027 || (1) (3) || || || ||

Ireland || || 2 427 || (3) || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  261 || (1) (3) || || || ||

United Kingdom || 7 907 || (1) (3) || || || ||

Union || || 43 995 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 43 995 || (2) || || || ||

(1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

(1) Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: || || ||

|| || 78 457 || || || || ||

(3) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of this Regulation.

|| || || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken  in the following zones:

|| || || || || || ||

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/*8ABDE) || || || ||

Belgium || ||  52 || || || || ||

Spain || || 2 092 || || || || ||

France || || 2 092 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  262 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  26 || || || || ||

United Kingdom || 1 177 || || || || ||

Union || || 5 701 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Hake || || || Zone: || VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

|| Merluccius merluccius || || || || (HKE/8ABDE.) ||

Belgium || ||  13 || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Spain || || 9 029 || || || || ||

France || || 20 275 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  26 || (1) || || || ||

Union || || 29 343 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 29 343 || (2) || || || ||

(1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to IV and Union waters of IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

(2) Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: || || ||

|| || 78 457 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken  in the following zones:

|| || || || || || ||

VI and VII; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/*57-14)

Belgium || ||  3 || || || || ||

Spain || || 2 615 || || || || ||

France || || 4 707 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  8 || || || || ||

Union || || 7 333 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Hake || || || Zone: || VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Merluccius merluccius || || || || (HKE/8C3411) ||

Spain || || 8 848 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  849 || || || || ||

Portugal || || 4 129 || || || || ||

Union || || 13 826 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 13 826 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Blue whiting || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of II and IV

|| Micromesistius poutassou || || || || (WHB/24-N.) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Blue whiting || || Zone: || Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV

|| Micromesistius poutassou || || || || (WHB/1X14) ||

Denmark || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || (1) || || || ||

Spain || || pm || (1) (2) || || || ||

France || || pm || (1) || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || (1) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (1) || || || ||

Portugal || || pm || (1) (2) || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || (1) (3) || || || ||

Norway || || pm || || || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Special condition: of which up to the following percentage may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1):

|| || pm || || || || ||

(2) Transfers of this quota may be effected to VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

(3) Special condition: of which up to the following quantity may be fished in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): ||

|| || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Blue whiting || || Zone: || VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Micromesistius poutassou || || || || (WHB/8C3411) ||

Spain || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Portugal || || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Special condition: of which up to the following percentage may be fished in Norwegian EEZ or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2):

|| || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Blue whiting || || Zone: || Union waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30' N and VII west of 12° W

|| Micromesistius poutassou || || || || (WHB/24A567) ||

Norway || || pm || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || (3) (4) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement. || ||

(2) Special condition: the catch in IV shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): || ||

|| || pm || || || || ||

|| This catch limit in IV amounts to the following percentage of Norway's access quota: || ||

|| || pm || || || || ||

(3) To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands. || || ||

(4) Special conditions: may also be fished in VIb (WHB/*06B-C). The catch in IVa shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C):

|| || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Lemon sole and witch flounder || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Microstomus kitt and || || || (LEM/2AC4-C) for lemon sole;

|| Glyptocephalus cynoglossus || || || || (WIT/2AC4-C) for witch flounder

Belgium || ||  346 || || Precautionary TAC || || ||

Denmark || ||  953 || || || || ||

Germany || ||  122 || || || || ||

France || ||  261 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  794 || || || || ||

Sweden || ||  11 || || || || ||

United Kingdom || 3 904 || || || || ||

Union || || 6 391 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 6 391 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Blue ling || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of Vb, VI, VII

|| Molva dypterygia || || || || (BLI/5B67-) ||

Germany || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Estonia || || pm || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Spain || || pm || || || || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

Lithuania || || pm || || || || ||

Poland || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Others || || pm || (1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (2) || || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || (3) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. || ||

(2) To be fished in Union waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII (BLI/*24X7C). || || ||

(3) By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in EU waters of VIa north of 56° 30′N and VIb. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Blue ling || || || Zone: || International waters of XII

|| Molva dypterygia || || || || (BLI/12INT-) ||

Estonia || ||  1 || (1) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Spain || ||  533 || (1) || || || ||

France || ||  13 || (1) || || || ||

Lithuania || ||  5 || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  5 || (1) || || || ||

Others || ||  1 || (1) || || || ||

Union || ||  558 || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  558 || (1) || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Blue ling || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of II and IV

|| Molva dypterygia || || || || (BLI/24-) || ||

Denmark || ||  4 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Germany || ||  4 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  4 || || || || ||

France || ||  23 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  14 || || || || ||

Others || ||  4 || (1) || || || ||

Union || ||  53 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  53 || || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Blue ling || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of III

|| Molva dypterygia || || || || (BLI/03-) || ||

Denmark || ||  3 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Germany || ||  2 || || || || ||

Sweden || ||  3 || || || || ||

Union || ||  8 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  8 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Ling || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of I and II

|| Molva molva || || || || (LIN/1/2.) || ||

Denmark || ||  8 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || ||  8 || || || || ||

France || ||  8 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  8 || || || || ||

Others || ||  4 || (1) || || || ||

Union || ||  36 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  36 || || || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Ling || || || Zone: || IIIa; Union waters of IIIbcd

|| Molva molva || || || || (LIN/3A/BCD) ||

Belgium || ||  6 || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || ||  50 || || || || ||

Germany || ||  6 || (1) || || || ||

Sweden || ||  19 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  6 || (1) || || || ||

Union || ||  87 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  87 || || || || ||

(1) Quota may be fished in Union waters of IIIa and Union waters of IIIbcd only. || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Ling || || || Zone: || Union waters of IV ||

|| Molva molva || || || || (LIN/04-C.) || ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || || || ||

Germany || || pm || || || || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Ling || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of V

|| Molva molva || || || || (LIN/05EI.) || ||

Belgium || ||  9 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Denmark || ||  6 || || || || ||

Germany || ||  6 || || || || ||

France || ||  6 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  6 || || || || ||

Union || ||  33 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  33 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Ling || || || Zone: || Union and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

|| Molva molva || || || || (LIN/6X14.) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Germany || || pm || || || || ||

Spain || || pm || || || || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

Portugal || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (1)(2)(3) || || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || (4)(5) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

(1) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in VI and VII shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*6X14.):

|| || pm || || || || ||

(2) Including tusk. The quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII, and they amount to: ||

|| Ling (LIN/*5B67-) || pm || || || || ||

|| Tusk (USK/*5B67-) || pm || || || || ||

(3) The ling and tusk quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: || ||

|| || pm || || || || ||

(4) Including tusk. To be fished in VIb and VIa north of 56o 30' N (LIN/*6BAN.). || ||

(5) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in VIa and VIb. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in VIa and VIb shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*6AB.):

|| || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Ling || || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV ||

|| Molva molva || || || || (LIN/04-N.) || ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Germany || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || || pm || || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Norway lobster || || Zone: || IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32

|| Nephrops norvegicus || || || || (NEP/3A/BCD) ||

Denmark || || 3 909 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || ||  11 || || || || ||

Sweden || || 1 398 || || || || ||

Union || || 5 318 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 5 318 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Norway lobster || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Nephrops norvegicus || || || || (NEP/2AC4-C) ||

Belgium || ||  926 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || ||  926 || || || || ||

Germany || ||  14 || || || || ||

France || ||  27 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  477 || || || || ||

United Kingdom || 15 329 || || || || ||

Union || || 17 699 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 17 699 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Norway lobster || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV ||

|| Nephrops norvegicus || || || || (NEP/04-N.) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Norway lobster || || Zone: || VI; Union and international waters of Vb

|| Nephrops norvegicus || || || || (NEP/5BC6.) ||

Spain || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Norway lobster || || Zone: || VII || ||

|| Nephrops norvegicus || || || || (NEP/07.) || ||

Spain || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || pm || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken  in the following zone:

|| || || || || || ||

Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea VII (NEP/*07U16): || || || ||

Spain || || pm || || || || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Norway lobster || || Zone: || VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

|| Nephrops norvegicus || || || || (NEP/8ABDE.) ||

Spain || ||  193 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || 3 021 || || || || ||

Union || || 3 214 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 3 214 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Norway lobster || || Zone: || VIIIc || ||

|| Nephrops norvegicus || || || || (NEP/08C.) || ||

Spain || ||  58 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  2 || || || || ||

Union || ||  60 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  60 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Norway lobster || || Zone: || IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Nephrops norvegicus || || || || (NEP/9/3411) ||

Spain || ||  50 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Portugal || ||  149 || || || || ||

Union || ||  199 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  199 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Northern prawn || || Zone: || IIIa || ||

|| Pandalus borealis || || || || (PRA/03A.) || ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Sweden || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Northern prawn || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Pandalus borealis || || || || (PRA/2AC4-C) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Northern prawn || || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62o N

|| Pandalus borealis || || || || (PRA/04-N.) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species. ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || "Penaeus" shrimps || || Zone: || French Guiana waters ||

|| Penaeus spp. || || || (PEN/FGU.) ||

France || || To be established || (1) (2) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Union || || To be established || (2) (3) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || To be established || (2) (3) || || || ||

(1) Article 6 of this Regulation applies. || || || || ||

(2) Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep. ||

(3) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2. || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Plaice || || || Zone: || Skagerrak || ||

|| Pleuronectes platessa || || || (PLE/03AN.) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Germany || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Plaice || || || Zone: || Kattegat || ||

|| Pleuronectes platessa || || || (PLE/03AS.) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Sweden || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Plaice || || || Zone: || IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat

|| Pleuronectes platessa || || || || (PLE/2A3AX4) ||

Belgium || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || (1) || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Germany || || pm || (1) || || || ||

France || || pm || (1) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:

|| || || || || || ||

Norwegian waters of IV (PLE/*04N-) || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

(1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within  an overall limit of 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of this Regulation.

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Plaice || || || Zone: || VI; Union and international waters of Vb;

|| Pleuronectes platessa || || || international waters of XII and XIV

|| || || || || (PLE/56-14) ||

France || ||  18 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Ireland || ||  240 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  400 || || || || ||

Union || ||  658 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  658 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Plaice || || || Zone: || VIIa || ||

|| Pleuronectes platessa || || || (PLE/07A.) || ||

Belgium || ||  50 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  22 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  390 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  15 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  499 || || || || ||

Union || ||  976 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  976 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Plaice || || || Zone: || VIIb and VIIc ||

|| Pleuronectes platessa || || || || (PLE/7BC.) || ||

France || ||  15 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Ireland || ||  59 || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Union || ||  74 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  74 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Plaice || || || Zone: || VIId and VIIe ||

|| Pleuronectes platessa || || || (PLE/7DE.) || ||

Belgium || ||  752 || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || 2 508 || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom || 1 337 || (1) || || || ||

Union || || 4 597 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 4 597 || || || || ||

(1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within  an overall limit of 1 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of this Regulation.

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Plaice || || || Zone: || VIIf and VIIg ||

|| Pleuronectes platessa || || || (PLE/7FG.) || ||

Belgium || ||  104 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  189 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  29 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  98 || || || || ||

Union || ||  420 || || || || ||

|| ||   || || || || ||

TAC || ||  420 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Plaice || || || Zone: || VIIh, VIIj and VIIk ||

|| Pleuronectes platessa || || || (PLE/7HJK.) ||

Belgium || ||  8 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  17 || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Ireland || ||  59 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  34 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  17 || || || || ||

Union || ||  135 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  135 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Plaice || || || Zone: || VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Pleuronectes platessa || || || || (PLE/8/3411) ||

Spain || ||  66 || || Precautionary TAC || || ||

France || ||  263 || || || || ||

Portugal || ||  66 || || || || ||

Union || ||  395 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  395 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Pollack || || || Zone: || VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

|| Pollachius pollachius || || || (POL/56-14) ||

Spain || ||  6 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

France || ||  190 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  56 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  145 || || || || ||

Union || ||  397 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  397 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Pollack || || || Zone: || VII || ||

|| Pollachius pollachius || || || (POL/07.) || ||

Belgium || ||  336 || (1) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Spain || ||  20 || (1) || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

France || || 7 734 || (1) || || || ||

Ireland || ||  824 || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom || 1 882 || (1) || || || ||

Union || || 10 796 || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 10 796 || || || || ||

(1) Special condition: of which up to 2 % may be fished in: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (POL/*8ABDE). ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Pollack || || || Zone: || VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

|| Pollachius pollachius || || || (POL/8ABDE.) ||

Spain || ||  202 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

France || ||  984 || || || || ||

Union || || 1 186 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 1 186 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Pollack || || || Zone: || VIIIc || ||

|| Pollachius pollachius || || || (POL/08C.) || ||

Spain || ||  208 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

France || ||  23 || || || || ||

Union || ||  231 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  231 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Pollack || || || Zone: || IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Pollachius pollachius || || || (POL/9/3411) ||

Spain || ||  273 || (1) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Portugal || ||  9 || (1) || || || ||

Union || ||  282 || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  282 || || || || ||

(1) Special condition: of which up to 5% may be fished in Union waters of VIIIc (POL/*08C.). || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Saithe || || || Zone: || IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32

|| Pollachius virens || || || (POK/2A34.) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || || || ||

Germany || || pm || || || || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) May only be taken in Union waters of IV and in IIIa (POK/*3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Saithe || || || Zone: || VI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV

|| Pollachius virens || || || (POK/56-14) ||

Germany || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) To be fished north of 56o 30' N (POK/*5614N). || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Saithe || || || Zone: || Norwegian waters south of 62o N

|| Pollachius virens || || || (POK/04-N.) ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Union || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species. ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Saithe || || || Zone: || VII, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Pollachius virens || || || (POK/7/3411) ||

Belgium || ||  8 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

France || || 1 787 || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Ireland || ||  894 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  487 || || || || ||

Union || || 3 176 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 3 176 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Turbot and brill || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Psetta maxima and || || || (TUR/2AC4-C) for turbot;

|| Scopthalmus rhombus || || || (BLL/2AC4-C) for brill ||

Belgium || ||  340 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Denmark || ||  727 || || || || ||

Germany || ||  186 || || || || ||

France || ||  88 || || || || ||

The Netherlands || 2 579 || || || || ||

Sweden || ||  5 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  717 || || || || ||

Union || || 4 642 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 4 642 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Skates and rays || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Rajiformes || || || || (SRX/2AC4-C) ||

Belgium || ||  169 || (1) (2) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Denmark || ||  7 || (1) (2) || || || ||

Germany || ||  8 || (1) (2) || || || ||

France || ||  27 || (1) (2) || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  144 || (1) (2) || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  650 || (1) (2) || || || ||

Union || || 1 005 || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 1 005 || || || || ||

(1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4‑C), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/2AC4-C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.

(2) By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall.  This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Skates and rays || || Zone: || Union waters of IIIa ||

|| Rajiformes || || || || (SRX/03A-C.) ||

Denmark || ||  30 || (1) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Sweden || ||  8 || (1) || || ||

Union || ||  38 || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  38 || || || || ||

(1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03A-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03A-C.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03A-C.) shall be reported separately.

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Skates and rays || || Zone: || Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k

|| Rajiformes || || || || (SRX/67AKXD) ||

Belgium || ||  580 || (1) (2) (3) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Estonia || ||  3 || (1) (2) (3) || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

France || || 2 606 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Germany || ||  8 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Ireland || ||  838 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Lithuania || ||  13 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  2 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Portugal || ||  14 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Spain || ||  701 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

United Kingdom || 1 661 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Union || || 6 426 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 6 426 || (2) || || || ||

(1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKXD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKXD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKXD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKXD), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/67AKXD), sandy ray (Raja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately.

(2) Shall not apply to raja undulata (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. When accidentally caught in fisheries not yet subject to the landing obligation, specimens shall not be harmed and shall be released immediately. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.

(3) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIId (SRX/*07D.). Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D.), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/*07D.), sandy ray (Raja circularis) (RJI/*07D.) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/*07D.) shall be reported separately.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Skates and rays || || Zone: || Union waters of VIId ||

|| Rajiformes || || || || (SRX/07D.) || ||

Belgium || ||  57 || (1) (2) (3) || Precautionary TAC || ||

France || ||  482 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  3 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  96 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Union || ||  638 || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  638 || (2) || || || ||

(1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/07D.) shall be reported separately.

(2) Shall not apply to raja undulata (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. When accidentally caught in fisheries not yet subject to the landing obligation, specimens shall not be harmed and shall be released immediately. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.

(3) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD). Catches of Cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*67AKD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*67AKD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*67AKD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*67AKD) and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/*67AKD) shall be reported separately.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Skates and rays || || Zone: || Union waters of VIII and IX

|| Rajiformes || || || || (SRX/89-C.) ||

Belgium || ||  6 || (1) (2) || Precautionary TAC || ||

France || || 1 167 || (1) (2) || || || ||

Portugal || ||  946 || (1) (2) || || || ||

Spain || ||  952 || (1) (2) || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  7 || (1) (2) || || || ||

Union || || 3 078 || (1) (2) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 3 078 || (2) || || || ||

(1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/89-C.) and  thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately.

(2) Shall not apply to raja undulata (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. When accidentally caught in fisheries not yet subject to the landing obligation, specimens shall not be harmed and shall be released immediately. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Greenland halibut || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV; Union and international waters of Vb and VI

|| Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || || (GHL/2A-C46) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || || || || ||

Estonia || || pm || || || || ||

Spain || || pm || || || || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || || || || ||

Lithuania || || pm || || || || ||

Poland || || pm || || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) To be taken in Union waters of IIa and VI. In VI this quantity may only be fished with long-lines (GHL/*2A6-C). ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Mackerel || || || Zone: || IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32

|| Scomber scombrus || || || (MAC/2A34.) ||

Belgium || || pm || (2) (4) || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || (2) (4) || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Germany || || pm || (2) (4) || || || ||

France || || pm || (2) (4) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (2) (4) || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) (2) (4) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (2) (4) || || || ||

Union || || pm || (1) (2) (4) || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (3) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

(1) Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62° N (MAC/*04N-): ||

|| || pm || || || || ||

|| When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.

(2) May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*4AN.). || || ||

(3) To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the following Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC :

|| || pm || || || || ||

|| This quota may be fished in IVa only (MAC/*04A.), except for the following amount, in tonnes, which may be fished in IIIa (MAC/*03A.):

|| || pm || || || || ||

(4) May also be taken in Faroese waters as a Union access quota for quota holders in this TAC area and also for quota holders in TAC area VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV, and up to the following maximum amount for the Union (MAC/*FRO):

|| || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken

in the following zones: || || || || || ||

|| IIIa || IIIa and IVbc || IVb || IVc || VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 31 March 2015 and in December 2015 || ||

|| (MAC/*03A.) || (MAC/*3A4BC) || (MAC/*04B.) || (MAC/*04C.) || (MAC/*2A6.) || ||

Denmark || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || ||

France || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || ||

The Netherlands || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || ||

Sweden || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || ||

United Kingdom || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || ||

Norway || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Mackerel || || || Zone: || VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV

|| Scomber scombrus || || || (MAC/2CX14-) ||

Germany || || pm || (4) || Analytical TAC || ||

Spain || || pm || (4) || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Estonia || || pm || (4) || || || ||

France || || pm || (4) || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || (4) || || || ||

Latvia || || pm || (4) || || || ||

Lithuania || || pm || (4) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (4) || || || ||

Poland || || pm || (4) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (4) || || || ||

Union || || pm || (4) || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (1) (2) || || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || (3) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) May be fished in IIa, VIa north of 56° 30' N, IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh (MAC/*AX7H). || ||

(2) The following additional amount of access quota, in tonnes, may be fished by Norway North of 56°30' N and counted against its catch limit (MAC/*N5630):

|| || pm || || || || ||

(3) This amount shall be deducted from the Faroe Islands' catch limit (access quota). It may be fished only in VIa north of 56° 30' N (MAC/*6AN56). However, from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December this quota may also be fished in IIa, IVa north of 59o (EU zone) (MAC/*24N59).

(4) May also be taken in Faroese waters as an Union access quota for quota holders in this TAC area and also for quota holders in TAC area IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32, and up to the following maximum amount for the Union (MAC/*FRO):

|| || pm || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods:

|| || || || || || ||

|| Union waters of IIa; Union and Norwegian waters of IVa. During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2015 and from 1 September to 31 December 2015 || || Norwegian waters of IIa || || ||

|| (MAC/*4A-EN) || || (MAC/*2AN-) || || || ||

Germany || pm || || pm || || || ||

France || pm || || pm || || || ||

Ireland || pm || || pm || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || pm || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || pm || || || ||

Union || pm || || pm || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Mackerel || || || Zone: || VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Scomber scombrus || || || (MAC/8C3411) ||

Spain || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || pm || (1) || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Portugal || || pm || (1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State.

|| || || || || || ||

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:

|| || || || || || ||

VIIIb (MAC/*08B.) || || || || || ||

Spain || || pm || || || || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

Portugal || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Mackerel || || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa

|| Scomber scombrus || || || (MAC/2A4A-N) ||

Denmark || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Union || || pm || (1) || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) Catches taken in IIa (MAC/*02A.) and IVa (MAC/*4A.) shall be reported separately. || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common sole || || Zone: || IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32

|| Solea solea || || || || (SOL/3A/BCD) ||

Denmark || ||  172 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || ||  10 || (1) || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  17 || (1) || || || ||

Sweden || ||  6 || || || || ||

Union || ||  205 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  205 || || || || ||

(1) Quota may be fished in Union waters of IIIa, Subdivisions 22-32 only. || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common sole || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Solea solea || || || || (SOL/24-C.) ||

Belgium || ||  914 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || ||  418 || || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Germany || ||  732 || || || || ||

France || ||  183 || || || || ||

The Netherlands || 8 256 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  470 || || || || ||

Union || || 10 973 || || || || ||

Norway || ||  0 || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 10 973 || || || || ||

(1) May be fished only in Union waters of IV (SOL/*04-C.). || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common sole || || Zone: || VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

|| Solea solea || || || || (SOL/56-14) ||

Ireland || ||  46 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

United Kingdom ||  11 || || || || ||

Union || ||  57 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  57 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common sole || || Zone: || VIIa || ||

|| Solea solea || || || || (SOL/07A.) || ||

Belgium || ||  44 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  1 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Ireland || ||  11 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

The Netherlands ||  14 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  20 || || || || ||

Union || ||  90 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  90 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common sole || || Zone: || VIIb and VIIc ||

|| Solea solea || || || || (SOL/7BC.) || ||

France || ||  7 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Ireland || ||  35 || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Union || ||  42 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  42 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common sole || || Zone: || VIId || ||

|| Solea solea || || || || (SOL/07D.) || ||

Belgium || ||  520 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || || 1 040 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  371 || || || || ||

Union || || 1 931 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 1 931 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common sole || || Zone: || VIIe || ||

|| Solea solea || || || || (SOL/07E.) || ||

Belgium || ||  30 || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  320 || (1) || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

United Kingdom ||  501 || (1) || || || ||

Union || ||  851 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  851 || || || || ||

(1) In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on fully documented fisheries an additional allocation within an overall limit of 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of this Regulation.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common sole || || Zone: || VIIf and VIIg ||

|| Solea solea || || || || (SOL/7FG.) || ||

Belgium || ||  408 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  41 || || || || ||

Ireland || ||  20 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  183 || || || || ||

Union || ||  652 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  652 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common sole || || Zone: || VIIh, VIIj and VIIk ||

|| Solea solea || || || || (SOL/7HJK.) ||

Belgium || ||  32 || || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  64 || || Article 11 of this Regulation applies ||

Ireland || ||  171 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  51 || || || || ||

United Kingdom ||  64 || || || || ||

Union || ||  382 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || ||  382 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Common sole || || Zone: || VIIIa and VIIIb ||

|| Solea solea || || || || (SOL/8AB.) || ||

Belgium || ||  42 || || Analytical TAC || ||

Spain || ||  8 || || || || ||

France || || 3 135 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  235 || || || || ||

Union || || 3 420 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 3 420 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Sole || || || Zone: || VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

|| Solea spp. || || || || (SOO/8CDE34) ||

Spain || ||  403 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Portugal || ||  669 || || || || ||

Union || || 1 072 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 1 072 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Sprat and associated by-catches || Zone: || IIIa || ||

|| Sprattus sprattus || || || (SPR/03A.) || ||

Denmark || || pm || (1) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || (1) || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of sprat. By-catches of dab, whiting and haddock to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OTH/*03A.). These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Sprat and associated by-catches || Zone: || Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Sprattus sprattus || || || (SPR/2AC4-C) ||

Belgium || || pm || (2) || Analytical TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || (2) || Article 7(3) of this Regulation applies ||

Germany || || pm || (2) || || || ||

France || || pm || (2) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (2) || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) (2) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (2) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

(1) Including sandeel. || || || || || ||

(2) At least 98 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of sprat. By-catches of dab and whiting to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the quota (OTH/*2AC4C). These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Sprat || || || Zone: || VIId and VIIe ||

|| Sprattus sprattus || || || (SPR/7DE.) || ||

Belgium || ||  26 || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Denmark || || 1 674 || || || || ||

Germany || ||  26 || || || || ||

France || ||  361 || || || || ||

The Netherlands ||  361 || || || || ||

United Kingdom || 2 702 || || || || ||

Union || || 5 150 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 5 150 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Spurdog/dogfish || || Zone: || Union waters of IIIa ||

|| Squalus acanthias || || || (DGS/03A-C.) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

Sweden || || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Horse mackerel and associated by-catches || Zone: || Union waters of IVb, IVc and VIId

|| Trachurus spp. || || || (JAX/4BC7D) ||

Belgium || || pm || (3) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || (3) || || || ||

Germany || || pm || (1) (3) || || || ||

Spain || || pm || (3) || || || ||

France || || pm || (1) (3) || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || (3) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (1) (3) || || || ||

Portugal || || pm || (3) || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || (3) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (1) (3) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Norway || || pm || (2) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 15 200 || || || || ||

(1) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in division VIId may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the following zone: Union waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (JAX/*2A-14).

(2) May be fished in Union waters of IV but not in VIId (JAX/*04-C.). || || ||

(3) At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OTH/*4BC7D). These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Horse mackerel and associated by-catches || Zone: || Union waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

|| Trachurus spp. || || || (JAX/2A-14) ||

Denmark || || pm || (1) (3) || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Spain || || pm || (3) || || || ||

France || || pm || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Ireland || || pm || (1) (3) || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Portugal || || pm || (3) || || || ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) (3) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (1) (2) (3) || || || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || (4) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 85 732 || || || || ||

(1) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in Union waters of IIa or IVa before 30 June 2015 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of Union waters of IVb, IVc and VIId (JAX/*4BC7D).

(2) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIId (JAX/*07D.). || ||

(3) At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OTH/*2A-14). These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

(4) Limited to IVa, VIa (north of 56° 30’ N only), VIIe, f, h. || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Horse mackerel || || Zone: || VIIIc || ||

|| Trachurus spp. || || || (JAX/08C.) || ||

Spain || || 12 159 || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC || ||

France || ||  211 || (1) || || || ||

Portugal || || 1 202 || (1) (2) || || || ||

Union || || 13 572 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 13 572 || || || || ||

(1) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 [1], no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 15 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the catches shall be 1,20. These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

(2) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in IX (JAX/*09.). || || ||

|| [1]Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms, OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Horse mackerel || || Zone: || IX || ||

|| Trachurus spp. || || || (JAX/09.) || ||

Spain || || 15 394 || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC || ||

Portugal || || 44 106 || (1) (2) || || || ||

Union || || 59 500 || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || 59 500 || || || || ||

(1) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 15 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the catches shall be 1,20. These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

(2) Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIIIc (JAX/*08C). || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Horse mackerel || || Zone: || X; Union waters of CECAF(1)

|| Trachurus spp. || || || (JAX/X34PRT) ||

Portugal || || To be established || (2) (3) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Union || || To be established || (4) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || To be established || (4) || || || ||

(1) Waters adjacent to the Azores. || || || || ||

(2) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the catches shall be 1,20. These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

(3) Article 6 of this Regulation applies. || || || || ||

(4) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 3. || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Horse mackerel || || Zone: || Union waters of CECAF(1)

|| Trachurus spp. || || || (JAX/341PRT) ||

Portugal || || To be established || (2) (3) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Union || || To be established || (4) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || To be established || (4) || || || ||

(1) Waters adjacent to Madeira. || || || || ||

(2) Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of that quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the catches shall be 1,20. These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

(3) Article 6 of this Regulation applies. || || || || ||

(4) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 3. || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Horse mackerel || || Zone: || Union waters of CECAF(1)

|| Trachurus spp. || || || (JAX/341SPN) ||

Spain || || To be established || (2) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Union || || To be established || (3) || || || ||

|| || || F || || || ||

TAC || || To be established || (3) || || || ||

(1) Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands. || || || ||

(2) Article 6 of this Regulation applies. || || || || ||

(3) Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2. || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Norway pout and associated by-catches || Zone: || IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV

|| Trisopterus esmarki || || || (NOP/2A3A4.) ||

Denmark || || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC || ||

Germany || || pm || (1) (2) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

The Netherlands || pm || (1) (2) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || || pm || (1) || || || ||

Norway || || pm || || || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || (3) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) At least 95 % of landings counted against this quota shall be of Norway pout. By-catches of haddock and whiting to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the quota (OT2/*2A3A4). These provisions shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

(2) Quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only. || || ||

(3) A sorting grid shall be used. Includes a maximum of 15% of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota.

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Norway pout and associated by-catches || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV ||

|| Trisopterus esmarki || || || (NOP/04-N.) ||

Denmark || || pm || || Analytical TAC || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Industrial fish || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV ||

|| || || || || (I/F/04-N.) || ||

Sweden || || pm || (1) (2) || Precautionary TAC || ||

Union || || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species. ||

(2) Special condition: of which no more than the following amount of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.): ||

|| || pm || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Other species || || Zone: || Union waters of Vb, VI and VII

|| || || || || (OTH/5B67-C) ||

Union || || Not relevant || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Norway || || pm || (1) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) Taken with long-lines only. || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Other species || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of IV ||

|| || || || || (OTH/04-N.) ||

Belgium || || pm || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Denmark || || pm || || || || ||

Germany || || pm || || || || ||

France || || pm || || || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || || || ||

Sweden || || Not relevant || (1) || || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || || || ||

Union || || pm || (2) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of "other species" at a traditional level. || ||

(2) Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate. ||

|| || || || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

Species: || Other species || || Zone: || Union waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56° 30' N

|| || || || || (OTH/2A46AN) ||

Union || || Not relevant || || Precautionary TAC || ||

Norway || || pm || (1) (2) || || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || (3) || || || ||

|| || || || || || ||

TAC || || Not relevant || || || || ||

(1) Limited to IIa and IV (OTH/*2A4-C). || || || ||

(2) Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate. ||

(3) To be fished in IV and VIa north of 56o 30' N (OTH/*46AN). || || ||

ANNEX IB

NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES
SUBAREAS I, II, V, XII AND XIV AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1

|| || || ||

Species: || Snow crab || || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1

|| Chionoecetes spp. || || (PCR/N1GRN.)

Ireland || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC

Spain || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) Fishing is prohibited between 1 January and 31 March in Greenland waters of NAFO Subarea 1 North of 64° 15' N.

|| || || ||

Species: || Herring || || Zone: || Union, Norwegian and international waters of I and II

|| Clupea harengus || || (HER/1/2-)

Belgium || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC

Denmark || pm || (1) || ||

Germany || pm || (1) || ||

Spain || pm || (1) || ||

France || pm || (1) || ||

Ireland || pm || (1) || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (1) || ||

Poland || pm || (1) || ||

Portugal || pm || (1) || ||

Finland || pm || (1) || ||

Sweden || pm || (1) || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || ||

Union || pm || (1) || ||

Norway || pm || (2) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

(1) When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, Union waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard.

(2) Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EU waters north of 62° N.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken  in the following zone:

Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)

|| pm || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Cod || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II

|| Gadus morhua || || (COD/1N2AB.)

Germany || pm || || Analytical TAC

Greece || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Spain || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Ireland || pm || || ||

France || pm || || ||

Portugal || pm || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || ||

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Cod || || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV

|| Gadus morhua || || (COD/N1GL14)

Germany || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) Except for by-catches, the following conditions shall apply to these quotas:

|| 1. They may not be fished between 1 April and 31 May 2015.

|| 2. They may only be fished in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and ICES XIV in at least 2 of the following 4 areas:

|| Reporting code || Geographical limits ||

|| COD/GRL1 || The part of the Greenlandic fisheries territory that is to the north of 63°45’N and to the east of 35°15’W.

|| COD/GRL2 || The part of the Greenlandic fisheries territory that is between 62°30’N and 63°45’N to the east of 44°00’W, and the part of the Greenlandic fisheries territory that is to the north of 63°45’N and between 44°00’W and 35°15’W.

|| COD/GRL3 || The part of the Greenlandic fisheries territory that is to the south of 59°00’N and to the east of 42°00’W, and the part of the Greenlandic fisheries territory that is between 59°00’N and 62°30’N to the east of 44°00’W.

|| COD/GRL4 || The part of the Greenlandic fisheries territory that is between 60°45’N and 59°00’N to the west of 44°00’W, and the part of the Greenlandic fisheries territory that is to the south of 59°00’N and to the west of 42°00’W.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Cod || || Zone: || I and IIb

|| Gadus morhua || || (COD/1/2B.)

Germany || pm || (3) || Analytical TAC

Spain || pm || (3) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || pm || (3) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Poland || pm || (3) || ||

Portugal || pm || (3) || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (3) || ||

Other Member States || pm || (1) (3) || ||

Union || pm || (2) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

(2) The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

(3) By-catches of haddock may represent up to 14 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.

|| || || ||

Species: || Cod and haddock || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb

|| Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus || || (COD/05B-F.) for cod; (HAD/05B-F.) for haddock

Germany || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Atlantic halibut || Zone: || Greenland waters of V and XIV

|| Hippoglossus hippoglossus || || (HAL/514GRN)

Portugal || pm || || Analytical TAC

Union || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Norway || pm || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) To be fished with long-lines (HAL/*514GN). ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Atlantic halibut || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1

|| Hippoglossus hippoglossus || || (HAL/N1GRN.)

Union || pm || || Analytical TAC

Norway || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) To be fished with long-lines (HAL/*N1GRN). ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Grenadiers || || Zone: || Greenland waters of V and XIV

|| Macrourus spp. || || (GRV/514GRN)

Union || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC

|| || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC || Not relevant || (2) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

(2) The following amount, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/514N1G).

|| || pm || ||

|| Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

|| || || ||

Species: || Grenadiers || || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1

|| Macrourus spp. || || (GRV/N1GRN.)

Union || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC

|| || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC || Not relevant || (2) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

(2) The following amount, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514N1G).

|| || pm || ||

||  Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and rough-head grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

|| || || ||

Species: || Capelin || || Zone: || IIb

|| Mallotus villosus || || (CAP/02B.)

Union || pm || || Analytical TAC

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Capelin || || Zone: || Greenland waters of V and XIV

|| Mallotus villosus || || (CAP/514GRN)

Denmark || pm || || Analytical TAC

Germany || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Sweden || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || || ||

All Member States || pm || (1) || ||

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom may access the "All Member States" quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10% of the Union quota shall not access the "All Member States" quota at all.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Haddock || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II

|| Melanogrammus aeglefinus || || (HAD/1N2AB.)

Germany || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Blue whiting || Zone: || Faroese waters

|| Micromesistius poutassou || || (WHB/2A4AXF)

Denmark || pm || || Analytical TAC

Germany || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

The Netherlands || pm || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || ||

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || (1) || ||

(1) TAC set in accordance with consultations among the Union, Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland.

|| || || ||

Species: || Ling and blue ling || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb

|| Molva molva and molva dypterygia || || (LIN/05B-F.) for ling;

|| || || || (BLI/05B-F.) for blue ling

Germany || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || (1) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish may be counted against this quota, up to the following limit (OTH/*05B-F):

|| pm || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Northern prawn || Zone: || Greenland waters of V and XIV

|| Pandalus borealis || || (PRA/514GRN)

Denmark || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Norway || pm || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Northern prawn || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1

|| Pandalus borealis || || (PRA/N1GRN.)

Denmark || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Saithe || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II

|| Pollachius virens || || (POK/1N2AB.)

Germany || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Saithe || || Zone: || International waters of I and II

|| Pollachius virens || || (POK/1/2INT)

Union || pm || || Analytical TAC

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Saithe || || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb

|| Pollachius virens || || (POK/05B-F.)

Belgium || pm || || Analytical TAC

Germany || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

The Netherlands || pm || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || ||

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Greenland halibut || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II

|| Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || || (GHL/1N2AB.)

Germany || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Greenland halibut || Zone: || International waters of I and II

|| Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || || (GHL/1/2INT)

Union || pm || || Precautionary TAC

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Greenland halibut || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1

|| Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || || (GHL/N1GRN.)

Germany || pm || || Analytical TAC

Union || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Norway || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) To be fished south of 68o N. || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Greenland halibut || Zone: || Greenland waters of V and XIV

|| Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || || (GHL/514GRN)

Germany || pm || || Analytical TAC

United Kingdom || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Norway || pm || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) To be fished by no more than 6 vessels at the same time. ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish (shallow pelagic) || Zone: || Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/51214S)

Estonia || pm || || Analytical TAC

Germany || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Spain || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || pm || || ||

Ireland || pm || || ||

Latvia || pm || || ||

The Netherlands || pm || || ||

Poland || pm || || ||

Portugal || pm || || ||

United Kingdom || pm || || ||

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish (deep pelagic) || Zone: || Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/51214D)

Estonia || pm || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC

Germany || pm || (1) (2) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Spain || pm || (1) (2) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || pm || (1) (2) || ||

Ireland || pm || (1) (2) || ||

Latvia || pm || (1) (2) || ||

The Netherlands || pm || (1) (2) || ||

Poland || pm || (1) (2) || ||

Portugal || pm || (1) (2) || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (1) (2) || ||

Union || pm || (1) (2) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || (1) (2) || ||

(1) May only be taken within the area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:

|| Point || Latitude || Longitude ||

||   1 || 64°45'N || 28°30'W ||

||   2 || 62°50'N || 25°45'W ||

||   3 || 61°55'N || 26°45'W ||

||   4 || 61°00'N || 26°30'W ||

||   5 || 59°00'N || 30°00'W ||

||   6 || 59°00'N || 34°00'W ||

||   7 || 61°30'N || 34°00'W ||

||   8 || 62°50'N || 36°00'W ||

||   9 || 64°45'N || 28°30'W ||

(2) May not be fished from 1 January to 9 May 2015. ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish || || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/1N2AB.)

Germany || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC

Spain || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || pm || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Portugal || pm || (1) || ||

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || ||

Union || pm || (1) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish || || Zone: || International waters of I and II

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/1/2INT)

Union || Not relevant || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC

|| || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) The fishery may only take place within the period from 1 July to 31 December 2015. The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. The Commission shall inform Member States of the date on which the Secretariat of NEAFC has notified NEAFC Contracting Parties that the TAC has been fully utilised. From that date Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag.

(2) Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish (pelagic) || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV

|| Sebastes spp. ||   || (RED/N1G14P)

Germany || pm || (1) (2) (3) || Analytical TAC

France || pm || (1) (2) (3) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || (1) (2) (3) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || (1) (2) (3) || ||

Norway || pm || || ||

Faroe Islands || pm || (4) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || ||

|| || || ||

(1) May only be fished as deep pelagic redfish by pelagic trawl from 10 May to 31 December 2015.

(2) May only be fished in Greenland waters within the Redfish Conservation Area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: || Latitude || Longitude ||

|| Point || 64°45'N || 28°30'W ||

||   1 || 62°50'N || 25°45'W ||

||   2 || 61°55'N || 26°45'W ||

||   3 || 61°00'N || 26°30'W ||

||   4 || 59°00'N || 30°00'W ||

||   5 || 59°00'N || 34°00'W ||

||   6 || 61°30'N || 34°00'W ||

||   7 || 62°50'N || 36°00'W ||

||   8 || 64°45'N || 28°30'W ||

||   9 || 64°45'N || 28°30'W ||

(3) Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/*5-14P).

(4) May only be fished in Greenland Waters of V and XIV (RED/*514GN).

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish (demersal) || Zone: || Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/N1G14D)

Germany || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC

France || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || (1) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || ||

|| || || ||

(1) May only be fished by trawl, and only North and West of the line defined by the following coordinates:

|| Point || Latitude || Longitude ||

||   1 || 59°15'N || 54°26'W ||

||   2 || 59°15'N || 44°00'W ||

||   3 || 59°30'N || 42°45'W ||

||   4 || 60°00'N || 42°00'W ||

||   5 || 62°00'N || 40°30'W ||

||   6 || 62°00'N || 40°00'W ||

||   7 || 62°40'N || 40°15'W ||

||   8 || 63°09'N || 39°40'W ||

||   9 || 63°30'N || 37°15'W ||

||   10 || 64°20'N || 35°00'W ||

||   11 || 65°15'N || 32°30'W ||

||   12 || 65°15'N || 29°50'W ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish || || Zone: || Icelandic waters of Va

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/05A-IS)

Belgium || pm || (1) (2) || Analytical TAC

Germany || pm || (1) (2) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || pm || (1) (2) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || (1) (2) || ||

Union || pm || (1) (2) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

(1) Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed). ||

(2) May only be fished between July and December 2015. ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish || || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/05B-F.)

Belgium || pm || || Analytical TAC

Germany || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || || ||

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Other species || Zone: || Norwegian waters of I and II

|| || || || (OTH/1N2AB.)

Germany || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC

France || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || (1) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

|| || || ||

Species: || Other species || (1) || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb

|| || || || (OTH/05B-F.)

Germany || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) Excluding fish species of no commercial value. ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Flatfish || || Zone: || Faroese waters of Vb

|| || || || (FLX/05B-F.)

Germany || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

ANNEX IC

NORTH WEST ATLANTIC
NAFO CONVENTION AREA

|| || || ||

Species: || Cod || || Zone: || NAFO 2J3KL

|| Gadus morhua || || (COD/N2J3KL)

Union ||   0 || (1) || Analytical TAC

|| || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC ||   0 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5%, whichever is the greatest.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Cod || || Zone: || NAFO 3NO

|| Gadus morhua || || (COD/N3NO.)

Union ||   0 || (1) || Analytical TAC

|| || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC ||   0 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits of a maximum of 1 000 kg or 4 %, whichever is greater.

|| || || ||

Species: || Cod || || Zone: || NAFO 3M

|| Gadus morhua || || (COD/N3M.)

Estonia ||   153 || || Analytical TAC

Germany ||   642 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Latvia ||   153 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Lithuania ||   153 || || ||

Poland ||   523 || || ||

Spain ||  1 975 || || ||

France ||   275 || || ||

Portugal ||  2 708 || || ||

United Kingdom ||  1 285 || || ||

Union ||  7 867 || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC ||  13 795 || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Witch flounder || Zone: || NAFO 3L

|| Glyptocephalus cynoglossus || || (WIT/N3L.)

Union ||   0 || (1) || Analytical TAC

|| || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC ||   0 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5%, whichever is the greatest.

|| || || ||

Species: || Witch flounder || Zone: || NAFO 3NO

|| Glyptocephalus cynoglossus || || (WIT/N3NO.)

Estonia ||   44 || || Analytical TAC

Latvia ||   44 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Lithuania ||   44 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union ||   133 || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC ||  1 000 || || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || American plaice || Zone: || NAFO 3M

|| Hippoglossoides platessoides || || (PLA/N3M.)

Union ||   0 || (1) || Analytical TAC

|| || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC ||   0 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5%, whichever is the greatest.

|| || || ||

Species: || American plaice || Zone: || NAFO 3LNO

|| Hippoglossoides platessoides || || (PLA/N3LNO.)

Union ||   0 || (1) || Analytical TAC

|| || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC ||   0 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5%, whichever is the greatest.

|| || || ||

Species: || Shortfin squid || Zone: || NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4

|| Illex illecebrosus || || (SQI/N34.)

Estonia ||   128 || (1) || Analytical TAC

Latvia ||   128 || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Lithuania ||   128 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Poland ||   227 || (1) || ||

Union || Not relevant || (1) (2) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC ||  34 000 || || ||

|| || || ||

(1) To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2015. ||

(2) No specified Union's share. The following tonnage is available to Canada and the Member States of the Union except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland:

|| || 611 || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Yellowtail flounder || Zone: || NAFO 3LNO

|| Limanda ferruginea || || (YEL/N3LNO.)

Union ||   0 || (1) || Analytical TAC

|| || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC ||   0 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 2 500 kg or 10%, whichever is the greatest.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Capelin || || Zone: || NAFO 3NO

|| Mallotus villosus || || (CAP/N3NO.)

Union ||   0 || (1) || Analytical TAC

|| || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

TAC ||   0 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5%, whichever is the greatest.

|| || || ||

Species: || Northern prawn || Zone: || NAFO 3L(1)

|| Pandalus borealis || || (PRA/N3L.)

Estonia ||   0 || || Analytical TAC

Latvia ||   0 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Lithuania ||   0 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Poland ||   0 || || ||

Spain ||   0 || || ||

Portugal ||   0 || || ||

Union ||   0 || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC ||   0 || || ||

(1) Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates:

|| Point No || Latitude N || Longitude W ||

|| 1 || 47° 20' 0 || 46° 40' 0 ||

|| 2 || 47° 20' 0 || 46° 30' 0 ||

|| 3 || 46° 00' 0 || 46° 30' 0 ||

|| 4 || 46° 00' 0 || 46° 40' 0 ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Northern prawn || Zone: || NAFO 3M(1)

|| Pandalus borealis || || (PRA/*N3M.)

TAC || Not relevant || (2)(3) || Analytical TAC

(1) Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates:

|| Point No || Latitude N || Longitude W ||

|| 1 || 47° 20' 0 || 46° 40' 0 ||

|| 2 || 47° 20' 0 || 46° 30' 0 ||

|| 3 || 46° 00' 0 || 46° 30' 0 ||

|| 4 || 46° 00' 0 || 46° 40' 0 ||

|| Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2015 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:

|| Point No || Latitude N || Longitude W ||

|| 1 || 47° 55' 0 || 45° 00' 0 ||

|| 2 || 47° 30' 0 || 44° 15' 0 ||

|| 3 || 46° 55' 0 || 44° 15' 0 ||

|| 4 || 46° 35' 0 || 44° 30' 0 ||

|| 5 || 46° 35' 0 || 45° 40' 0 ||

|| 6 || 47° 30' 0 || 45° 40' 0 ||

|| 7 || 47° 55' 0 || 45° 00' 0 ||

(2) Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue fishing authorisations for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery and shall notify those authorisations to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

|| Member State || Maximum number of vessels || Maximum number of fishing days ||

|| Denmark || 0 || 0 ||

|| Estonia || 0 || 0 ||

|| Spain || 0 || 0 ||

|| Latvia || 0 || 0 ||

|| Lithuania || 0 || 0 ||

|| Poland || 0 || 0 ||

|| Portugal || 0 || 0 ||

(3) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5%, whichever is the greatest.

|| || || ||

Species: || Greenland halibut || Zone: || NAFO 3LMNO

|| Reinhardtius hippoglossoides || || (GHL/N3LMNO)

Estonia ||   313 || || Analytical TAC

Germany ||   319 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Latvia ||   44 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Lithuania ||   22 || || ||

Spain ||  4 281 || || ||

Portugal ||  1 789 || || ||

Union ||  6 768 || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC ||  11 543 || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Skate || || Zone: || NAFO 3LNO

|| Rajidae || || || (SKA/N3LNO.)

Estonia ||   283 || || Analytical TAC

Lithuania ||   62 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Spain ||  3 403 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Portugal ||   660 || || ||

Union ||  4 408 || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC ||  7 000 || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish || || Zone: || NAFO 3LN

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/N3LN.)

Estonia ||   514 || || Analytical TAC

Germany ||   354 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Latvia ||   514 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Lithuania ||   514 || || ||

Union ||  1 896 || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC ||  10 400 || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish || || Zone: || NAFO 3M

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/N3M.)

Estonia ||  1 571 || (1) || Analytical TAC

Germany ||   513 || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Latvia ||  1 571 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Lithuania ||  1 571 || (1) || ||

Spain ||   233 || (1) || ||

Portugal ||  2 354 || (1) || ||

Union ||  7 813 || (1) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC ||  6 700 || (1) || ||

(1) This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC as shown, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within that TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July 2015:

|| ||  3 350 || ||

|| Upon reaching 6 500 tonnes, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped. The remainder of the TAC can be retained as by-catch and shall be limited to 5% of catches of 3M cod.

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish || || Zone: || NAFO 3O

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/N3O.)

Spain ||  1 771 || || Analytical TAC

Portugal ||  5 229 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union ||  7 000 || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

TAC ||  20 000 || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Redfish || || Zone: || NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K

|| Sebastes spp. || || (RED/N1F3K.)

Latvia ||   0 || (1) || Analytical TAC

Lithuania ||   0 || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union ||   0 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

TAC ||   0 || (1) || ||

(1) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5%, whichever is the greatest.

|| || || ||

Species: || White hake || || Zone: || NAFO 3NO

|| Urophycis tenuis || || (HKW/N3NO.)

Spain ||   255 || || Analytical TAC

Portugal ||   333 || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union ||   588 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

TAC ||  1 000 || || ||

(1) Where, in accordance with footnote 27 of Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below:

|| Spain ||   509 || ||

|| Portugal ||   667 || ||

|| Union ||  1 176 || ||

|| || || ||

ANNEX ID

HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH – ALL AREAS

TACs in these areas are adopted in the
framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as
ICCAT.

|| || || ||

Species: || Bluefin tuna || || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean

|| Thunnus thynnus || || (BFT/AE45WM)

Cyprus || pm || (4)(7) || Analytical TAC

Greece || pm || (7) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Spain || pm || (2)(4)(7) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || pm || (2)(3)(4)(7) || ||

Croatia || pm || (6)(7) || ||

Italy || pm || (4)(5)(7) || ||

Malta || pm || (4)(7) || ||

Portugal || pm || (7) || ||

Other Member States || pm || (1)(7) || ||

Union || pm || (2)(3)(4)(5)(7) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

(1) Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain , France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch.

(2) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*8301):

|| Spain || pm || ||

|| France || pm || ||

|| Union || pm || ||

(3) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*641):

|| France || pm || ||

|| Union || pm || ||

(4) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302):

|| Spain || pm || ||

|| France || pm || ||

|| Italy || pm || ||

|| Cyprus || pm || ||

|| Malta || pm || ||

|| Union || pm || ||

(5) Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643):

|| Italy || pm || ||

|| Union || pm || ||

(6) Special Condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV for farming purposes (BFT/*8303F):

|| Croatia         || pm || ||

|| Union || pm || ||

(7) By derogation from Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) 302/2009, purse seine fishing for bluefin tuna shall be authorised in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from 26 May to 24 June 2015 included.

|| || || ||

Species: || Swordfish || || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N

|| Xiphias gladius || || (SWO/AN05N)

Spain || pm || (2) || Analytical TAC

Portugal || pm || (2) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Other Member States || pm || (1)(2) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

(1) Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. ||

(2) Special condition: up to 2,39% of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5oN (SWO/*AS05N).

|| || || ||

Species: || Swordfish || || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N

|| Xiphias gladius || || (SWO/AS05N)

Spain || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC

Portugal || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

(1) Special condition: up to 3,86% of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5o N (SWO/*AN05N).

|| || || ||

Species: || Northern albacore || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

|| Thunnus alalunga || || (ALB/AN05N)

Ireland || pm || (2) || Analytical TAC

Spain || pm || (2) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

France || pm || (2) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

United Kingdom || pm || (2) || ||

Portugal || pm || (2) || ||

Union || pm || (1) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

(1) The number of Union vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007[1], shall be as follows:

|| || pm || ||

|| [1] || Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).

(2) The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007:

|| Member State || Maximum number of vessels || ||

|| Ireland || pm || ||

|| Spain || pm || ||

|| France || pm || ||

|| United Kingdom || pm || ||

|| Portugal || pm || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Southern albacore || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N

|| Thunnus alalunga || || (ALB/AS05N)

Spain || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Portugal || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Bigeye tuna || || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean

|| Thunnus obesus || || (BET/ATLANT)

Spain || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Portugal || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Blue marlin || || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean

|| Makaira nigricans || || (BUM/ATLANT)

Spain || pm || || Analytical TAC

France || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Portugal || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || White marlin || Zone: || Atlantic Ocean

|| Tetrapturus albidus || || (WHM/ATLANT)

Spain || pm || || Analytical TAC

Portugal || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Union || pm || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

TAC || pm || || ||

|| || || ||

ANNEX IE

ANTARCTIC
CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not
allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union's share is
undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will
communicate when fishing shall cease due to TAC exhaustion.

Unless specified otherwise, these TACs are
applicable for the period from 1 December 2014 to 30 November 2015.

|| || || ||

Species: || Mackerel icefish || || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic

|| Champsocephalus gunnari || || (ANI/F483.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Mackerel icefish || || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (1)

|| Champsocephalus gunnari || || (ANI/F5852.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is specified as that portion of FAO statistical division 58.5.2 that lies within the area enclosed by a line:

|| - starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 72° 15' E intersects the Australia-France Maritime Delimitation Agreement Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53° 25' S,

|| - then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74° E,

|| - then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52° 40' S and the meridian of longitude 76° E,

|| - then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52° S,

|| - then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51° S with the meridian of longitude 74° 30' E, and

|| - then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Blackfin icefish || || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic

|| Chaenocephalus aceratus || || || (SSI/F483.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Unicorn icefish || || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

|| Channichthys rhinoceratus || || || (LIC/F5852.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Eclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

Species: || Patagonian toothfish || || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic

|| Dissostichus eleginoides || || || (TOP/F483.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Special condition: || || || ||

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:

Management Area A: 48o W to 43° 30' W – 52° 30' S to 56° S (TOP/*F483A): ||

Management Area B: 43° 30' W to 40o W – 52° 30' S to 56° S (TOP/*F483B): ||

Management Area C: 40o W to 33° 30' W – 52° 30' S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C): ||

|| || || ||

(1) This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 16 April to 31 August 2015 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Patagonian toothfish || || Zone: || FAO 48.4 Antarctic North

|| Dissostichus eleginoides || || || (TOP/F484N.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30' S and 57o 20' S and by longitudes 25° 30' W and 29o 30' W.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Patagonian toothfish || || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

|| Dissostichus eleginoides || || || (TOP/F5852.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20' E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Antarctic toothfish || || Zone: || FAO 48.4 Antarctic South

|| Dissostichus mawsoni || || || (TOA/F484S.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 57o 20' S and 60o 00' S and by longitudes 24° 30' W and 29o 00' W.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Krill || || Zone: || FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic

|| Euphausia superba || || || (KRI/F5841.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Special condition: || || || ||

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:

Division 58.4.1 west of 115° E (KRI/*F-41W): || || ||

Division 58.4.1 east of 115° E (KRI/*F-41E): || || ||

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Humped rockcod || || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic

|| Gobionotothen gibberifrons || || || (NOG/F483.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Grey rockcod || || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic

|| Lepidonotothen squamifrons || || || (NOS/F483.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Grey rockcod || || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

|| Lepidonotothen squamifrons || || || (NOS/F5852.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Grenadiers || || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

|| Macrourus spp. || || || (GRV/F5852.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Grenadiers || || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic

|| Macrourus spp. || || || (GRV/F483.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Marbled rockcod || || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic

|| Notothenia rossii || || || (NOR/F483.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Crabs || || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic

|| Paralomis spp. || || || (PAI/F483.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || South Georgia icefish || || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic

|| Pseudochaenichthys georgianus || || || (SGI/F483.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Skates and rays || || Zone: || FAO 48.3 Antarctic

|| Rajiformes || || || (SRX/F483.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Skates and rays || || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

|| Rajiformes || || || (SRX/F5852.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

Species: || Other species || || Zone: || FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

|| || || || (OTH/F5852.)

|| || || Analytical TAC

TAC || pm || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

|| || || ||

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

|| || || ||

|| || || ||

ANNEX IF

SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN
SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

These TACs are not allocated to the members
of SEAFO and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by
the Secretariat of SEAFO, who will communicate when fishing shall cease due to
TAC exhaustion.

Species: || Alfonsinos Beryx spp. || Zone: || SEAFO (ALF/SEAFO)

TAC || pm || || Precautionary TAC

Species: || Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp. || Zone: || SEAFO Sub-Division B1(1) (GER/F47NAM)

TAC || pm || || Precautionary TAC

(1)                For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as having: – its western boundary on the longitude 0° E, – its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S, – its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and – the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ.

Species: || Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp. || Zone: || SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (GER/F47X)

TAC || pm || || Precautionary TAC

Species: || Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides || Zone: || SEAFO Sub-Area D (TOP/F47D)

TAC || pm || || Precautionary TAC

Species: || Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus || Zone: || SEAFO Sub-Division B1(1) (ORY/F47NAM)

TAC || pm || || Precautionary TAC

(1)                For the purpose of this Annex, the area open to the fishery is defined as having: – its western boundary on the longitude 0° E, – its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S, – its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and – the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ.

Species: || Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus || Zone: || SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (ORY/F47X)

TAC || pm || || Precautionary TAC

ANNEX IG

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – ALL AREAS

Species: || Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii || Zone: || All areas (SBF/F41-81)

Union || pm || (1) || Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

TAC || pm || ||

(1)             Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

ANNEX IH

WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

Species: || Swordfish Xiphias gladius || Zone: || WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S (SWO/F7120S)

Union || pm || || Precautionary TAC

TAC || Not relevant ||

ANNEX IJ

SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

|| || || ||

Species: || Jack mackerel || Zone: || SPRFMO Convention Area

|| Trachurus murphyi || || (CJM/SPRFMO)

Germany || 0 || (1) || Analytical TAC

The Netherlands || 0 || (1) || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Lithuania || 0 || (1) || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Poland || 0 || (1) || ||

Union || 0 || (1) || ||

|| || || ||

TAC || Not relevant || || ||

(1) To be modified after the third annual meeting of the SPRFMO Commission in February 2015.

|| || || ||

ANNEX IIA

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS
IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN COD,
PLAICE AND SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS IIIa, VIa, VIIa, VIId,
ICES SUBAREA IV AND UNION WATERS OF ICES DIVISIONS IIa AND Vb

1.           SCOPE

1.1.        This Annex shall apply to Union
vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to in
point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and present
in any of the geographical areas specified in point 2 of this Annex.

1.2.        This Annex shall not apply to
vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. Those vessels shall not be
required to carry fishing authorisations issued in accordance with
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States
concerned shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels by effort groups to
which they belong, using appropriate sampling methods. During the
management periodspecified in Article 8 the Commission shall seek scientific
advice for evaluating the effort deployment of those vessels, with a view to
their future inclusion into the effort regime.

2.           REGULATED GEARS AND GEOGRAPHICAL
AREAS

For the purposes of this Annex, the gear
groupings referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC)
No 1342/2008 ("regulated gear") and the groupings of
geographical areas referred to in point 2 of that Annex shall apply.

3.           AUTHORISATIONS

If a Member State deems it appropriate in
order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it may
introduce a prohibition to fish with a regulated gear in any of the
geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of vessels flying its
flag which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that
equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in that
area.

4.           MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FISHING EFFORT

4.1.        The maximum allowable effort
referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and
in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 for the management period
specified in Article 8, for each of the effort groups of each Member State
is set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex.

4.2.        The maximum levels of annual
fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003[1] shall not affect the
maximum allowable fishing effort set in this Annex.

5.           MANAGEMENT

5.1.        Member States shall manage
the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in
Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Article 4 and Articles 13
to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 26 to 35
of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

5.2.        A
Member State may establish management periods for allocating all or parts
of the maximum allowable effort to individual vessels or groups of vessels. In
such case, the number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within
the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the
Member State concerned. During any such management periods, the
Member State concerned may reallocate effort between individual vessels or
groups of vessels.

5.3.        If a Member State authorises
vessels flying its flag to be present within an area by hours, it shall
continue measuring the consumption of days in accordance with the conditions
referred to in point 5.1. Upon request by the Commission, the
Member State concerned shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to
avoid an excessive consumption of effort within the area due to a vessel
terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24‑hour
period.

6.           FISHING EFFORT REPORT

Article 28 of Regulation (EC)
No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex.
The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood, for the
purpose of cod management, as each of the geographical areas referred to in
point 2 of this Annex.

7.           COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT DATA

Member States shall transmit to
the Commission the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing
vessels in accordance with Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC)
No 1224/2009. These data shall be transmitted via the Fisheries Data
Exchange System or any future data collection system implemented by the
Commission.

Appendix 1
to Annex IIA

Maximum allowable fishing effort in
kilowatt days

(a)          Kattegat:

Regulated gear || DK || DE || SE

TR1 || pm || pm || pm

TR2 || pm || pm || pm

TR3 || pm || pm || pm

BT1 || pm || pm || pm

BT2 || pm || pm || pm

GN || pm || pm || pm

GT || pm || pm || pm

LL || pm || pm || pm

(b)          Skagerrak,
that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat;
ICES subarea IV and Union waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId:

Regulated gear || BE || DK || DE || ES || FR || IE || NL || SE || UK

TR1 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

TR2 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

TR3 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

BT1 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

BT2 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

GN || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

GT || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

LL || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

(c)         ICES
division VIIa:

Regulated gear || BE || FR || IE || NL || UK

TR1 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

TR2 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

TR3 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

BT1 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

BT2 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

GN || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

GT || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

LL || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

(d)          ICES division VIa and Union
waters of ICES division Vb:

Regulated gear || BE || DE || ES || FR || IE || UK

TR1 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

TR2 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

TR3 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

BT1 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

BT2 || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

GN || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

GT || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

LL || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

ANNEX IIB

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE
CONTEXT OF
THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE
AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS
IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ

Chapter I
General Provisions

1.           SCOPE

This Annex shall apply to Union vessels
of 10 metres' length overall or more carrying on board or deploying
trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger
than 32 mm and gill‑nets of mesh size equal to or larger
than 60 mm or bottom longlines in accordance with Regulation (EC)
No 2166/2005, and present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding
the Gulf of Cádiz.

2.           DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Annex:

(a)     'gear grouping' means the grouping
consisting of the following two gear categories:

(i)      trawls, Danish seines or similar
gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and

(ii)     gill-nets of mesh size equal to or
larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;

(b)     'regulated
gear' means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;

(c)     'area' means ICES divisions VIIIc and
IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz;

(d)     'current management period' means the
period specified in Article 8;

(e)     'special conditions' means the special
conditions set out in point 6.1.

3.           LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY

Without prejudice to Article 29 of
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that,
when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union vessels flying its flag shall
be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in
Chapter III of this Annex.

Chapter II
Authorisations

4.           AUTHORISED
VESSELS

4.1.        A Member State shall not authorise
fishing with a regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which
has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 to
2014, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of
days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity,
measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.

4.2.        A
vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area
shall not be authorised to fish in the area with a regulated gear, unless the
vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with
Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days
at sea in accordance with point 11 or 12 of this Annex.

Chapter III
Number of days present within the area 
allocated to Union vessels

5.           MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS

5.1.        During the current management
period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may
authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried
on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.

5.2.        If a vessel is able to
demonstrate that its hake catches represent less
than 4 % of the total live weight of fish
caught in a given fishing trip, the flag Member State of the vessel shall
be allowed not to count the days at sea associated with that fishing
trip against the applicable maximum number of days at sea as set out in
Table I.

6.           SPECIAL
CONDITIONS FOR THE ALLOCATION OF DAYS

6.1.        For the purposes of fixing the
maximum number of days at sea a Union vessel may be authorised by its flag
Member State to be present within the area, the following special
conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:

(a)     the total landings of hake in the two
calendar years 2012 or 2013 made by the vessel concerned shall represent
less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight; and

(b)     the total landings of Norway lobster
in the years specified in section (a) of this point made by the vessel
concerned shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the
landings in live weight.

6.2.        If a vessel benefits from an
unlimited number of days as a result of its compliance with the special
conditions, the vessel's landings in the current management period shall
not exceed 5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of hake
and 2,5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of Norway lobster.

6.3.        When either of the special
conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall, with immediate effect, no
longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given
special condition.

6.4.        The application of the special
conditions referred to in point 6.1. may be transferred from one vessel to
one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that
the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its
operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the
quantities specified in point 6.1.

Table
I
Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear
per year

Special condition || Regulated gear || Maximum number of days

|| Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm and bottom longlines || ES || 114

|| || FR || 109

|| || PT || 113

6.1.(a) and 6.1.(b) || Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm and bottom longlines || Unlimited

7.           KILOWATT DAY SYSTEM

7.1.        A Member State may manage its
fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through
that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear and special
conditions as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum
number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided
that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear
and to the special conditions is respected.

7.2.        This
overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing
efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and
qualified for the regulated gear and, where applicable, the special conditions.
Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by
multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it
would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 7.1. were not applied.
For as long as the number of days is unlimited according to Table I, the
relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360.

7.3.        A Member State wishing to
benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request
to the Commission, with reports in electronic format containing, for the
regulated gear and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of
the calculation based on:

(a)     list of vessels authorised to fish by
indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their
engine power;

(b)     track record of the years specified in
point 6.1.(a) for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in the
special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b), if these
vessels are qualified for such special conditions;

(c)     the number of days at sea for which
each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I
and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in
application of point 7.1.

7.4.        On the basis of that request, the
Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 7 are
complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to
benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1.

8.           ALLOCATION
OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES

8.1.        An additional number of days at
sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be
present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be
allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent
cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding
management period, either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC)
No 1198/2006[2]
or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008[3].
Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered
by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly
motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request
shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they
shall never return to fishing activities.

8.2.        The effort expended in 2003
measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the regulated gear
shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear
during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated
by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been
allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that
calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

8.3.        Points 8.1. and 8.2. shall
not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3
or 6.4., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to
obtain additional days at sea.

8.4.        A
Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1.
shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current
management period, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear
grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the
calculation based on:

(a)     lists of withdrawn vessels with their
Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

(b)     the fishing activity deployed by such
vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of
fishing gears and, if necessary, special conditions.

8.5.        On the basis of such a request by
a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate
that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in
point 5.1. for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be
adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article
46(2).

8.6.        During the current management
period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all
or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated
gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited from a
special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) may not be
allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition.

8.7.        When the Commission allocates
additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities
during the preceding management period, the maximum number of days per
Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current
management period.

9.           ALLOCATION
OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER COVERAGE

9.1.        Three additional days on which a
vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear
may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an
enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between
scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular
on levels of discarding and on catch composition and shall go beyond the
requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC)
No 199/2008[4]
and its implementing rules for national programmes.

9.2.        Scientific observers shall be
independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member.

9.3.        A Member State wishing to
benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1. shall submit a
description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the
Commission for approval.

9.4.        On the basis of that description,
and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing
acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to
that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State and for the
vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific
observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the
examination procedure referred to in Article 46(2).

9.5.        If
an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a
Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the
Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes,
it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks
before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

Chapter IV
Management

10.         GENERAL OBLIGATION

Member States shall manage the maximum
allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8
of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 and Articles 26 to 35 of
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

11.         MANAGEMENT PERIODS

11.1.      A Member State may divide the
days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of
durations of one or more calendar months.

11.2.      The number of days or hours for
which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall
be fixed by the Member State concerned.

11.3.      Where a Member State
authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the
Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified
in point 10. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall
demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption
of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area
before the end of a 24-hour period.

Chapter
V
Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

12.         TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING
VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE

12.1.      A Member State may permit any
fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for
which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area,
provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its
engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product
of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts
of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that
recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.

12.2.      The total number of days present
within the area transferred in accordance with point 12.1., multiplied by
the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the
donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the
fishing logbook in the years specified in point 6.1.(a) multiplied by the
engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

12.3.      The transfer of days as described
in point 12.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any
regulated gear and during the same management period.

12.4.      The transfer of days is only
permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without
special conditions.

12.5.      On
request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on
the transfers that have taken place. The format of spreadsheets for the
collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be
established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those
implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure
referred to in Article 46(2).

13.         TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING
VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES

Member States may permit the transfer of
days present within the area for the same management period and within the area
between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1.
and 4.2. and 12 apply mutatis mutandis. Where
Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the
Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer,
including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where
applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

Chapter VI
Reporting obligations

14.         FISHING EFFORT REPORT

Article 28 of Regulation (EC)
No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex.
The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the
area specified in point 2 of this Annex.

15.         COLLECTION
OF RELEVANT DATA

Member States, on the basis of information
used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in
this Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total
fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears,
effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the
engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days.

16.         COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT DATA

Upon request from the Commission,
Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with
data specified in point 15 in the format specified in Tables II
and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which
shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission.
Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send to the Commission
detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of
the current and the precedent management periods, using the data format
specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II
Reporting format kW-day information by management period

Member State || Gear || Management period || Cumulative effort declaration

(1) (2) || (3) || (4)

Table
III
Data format kW-day information by management period

Name of field || Maximum number of characters/digits || Alignment[5] L(eft)/R(ight) || Definition and comments ||

(1) Member State || 3 || || Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered ||

(2) Gear || 2 || || One of the following gear types: TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm LL = bottom longlines ||

(3) Management period || 4 || || One management period in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period ||

(4) Cumulative effort declaration || 7 || R || Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period ||

Table IV
Reporting format for vessel-related information

Member State || CFR || External marking || Length of management period || Gear notified || Special condition applying to notified gear(s) || Days eligible using notified gear(s) || Days spent with notified gear(s) || Transfer of days

(1) (2) || (3) || (4) || No 1 || No 2 || No 3 || ... || No 1 || No 2 || No 3 || ... || No 1 || No 2 || No 3 || ... || No 1 || No 2 || No 3 || ... || (9)

(5) (5) || (5) || (5) || (6) || (6) || (6) || (6) || (7) || (7) || (7) || (7) || (8) || (8) || (8) || (8)

Table V
Data format for vessel-related information

Name of field || Maximum number of characters/digits || Alignment L(eft)/R(ight) || Definition and comments

(1) Member State || 3 || || Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered

(2) CFR || 12 || || Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) Unique identification number of a fishing vessel Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left hand side

(3) External marking || 14 || L || Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87[6]

(4) Length of management period || 2 || L || Length of the management period measured in months

(5) Gears notified || 2 || L || One of the following gear types: TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm LL = bottom longlines

Name of field || Maximum number of characters/digits || Alignment[7] L(eft)/R(ight) || Definition and comments

(6) Special condition applying to notified gear(s) || 2 || L || Indication of which, if any, of the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) of Annex IIB that apply

(7) Days eligible using notified gear(s) || 3 || L || Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified

(8) Days spent with notified gear(s) || 3 || L || Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period

(9) Transfers of days || 4 || L || For days transferred indicate '– number of days transferred' and for days received indicate '+ number of days transferred'

ANNEX IIC

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE
CONTEXT 
OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL 
SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION VIIe

Chapter I
General provisions

1.           SCOPE

1.1.        This Annex shall apply to Union
vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or
deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and
static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size
equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Regulation (EC)
No 509/2007, and present in ICES division VIIe.

1.2.        Vessels fishing with static nets
with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records
of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the three
previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the
application of this Annex subject to the following conditions:

(a)     such vessels catch less
than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2014
management period;

(b)     such
vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;

(c)     by 31 July 2015
and 31 January 2016 each Member State concerned make a
report to the Commission on these vessels' catch records for sole in the three
previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2015.

Where any of these conditions is not met, the
vessels concerned shall, with immediate effect, cease to be exempt from the
application of this Annex.

2.           DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Annex the following
definitions shall apply:

(a)     'gear grouping' means the grouping
consisting of the following two gear categories:

(i) beam trawls of mesh size equal to or
greater than 80 mm and

(ii) static nets, including gill-nets, trammel
nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;

(b)     'regulated gear' means any of the two
gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;

(c)     'area'
means ICES division VIIe;

(d)     'current management period' means the
period from 1 February 2015 to 31 January 2016.

3.           LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY

Without prejudice to Article 29 of
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that,
when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union vessels flying its flag and
registered in the Union shall be present within the area for no more than the
number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex.

Chapter
II
Authorisations

4.           AUTHORISED VESSELS

4.1         A Member State shall not authorise
fishing with a regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which
has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 and
2014, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of
days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity,
measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.

4.2         However, a vessel with a track
record of using a regulated gear may be authorised to use a different fishing
gear, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater
than or equal to the number of days allocated to the regulated gear.

4.3         A vessel flying the flag of a
Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish
in the area with a regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after
a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation
(EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with
point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

Chapter
III
Number of days present within the area 
allocated to Union vessels

5.           MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS

During the current management period, the
maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a
vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board
any regulated gear is shown in Table I.

Table I
Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area 
by category of regulated gear per year

Regulated gear || Maximum number of days

Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm || BE || 164

FR || 175

UK || 207

Static nets with mesh size ≤220 mm || BE || 164

FR || 178

UK || 164

6.           KILOWATT
DAY SYSTEM

6.1.        During the current management
period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in
accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise
any vessel concerned by any regulated gear as set out in Table I to be present
within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set
out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days
corresponding to the regulated gear is respected.

6.2.        This overall amount of kilowatt
days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the
vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the
regulated gear. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt
days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at
sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 6.1. were not
applied.

6.3.        A
Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in
point 6.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, with reports in
electronic format containing, for the regulated gear as laid down in Table I,
the details of the calculation based on:

(a)     list of vessels authorised to fish by
indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their
engine power;

(b)     the number of days at sea for which
each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I
and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in
application of point 6.1.

6.4.        On the basis of that request, the
Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are
complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to
benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.

7.           ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR
PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES

7.1.        An additional number of days at
sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be
present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be
allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent
cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding
management period either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC)
No 1198/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent
cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the
Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated
request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall
identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall
never return to fishing activities.

7.2.        The
effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels
using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all
vessels using that gear grouping during 2003. The additional number of
days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by
the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I.
Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the
nearest whole day.

7.3.        Points 7.1.and 7.2.
shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with
point 4.2., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years
to obtain additional days at sea.

7.4.        A Member State wishing to
benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a
request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current management
period, with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping as
laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:

(a)     lists of withdrawn vessels with their
Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

(b)     the fishing activity deployed by such
vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of
fishing gears.

7.5.        On the basis of such a request by
a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate
that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in
point 5 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be
adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article
46(2).

7.6.        During
the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those
additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and
qualified for the regulated gears.

7.7.        When the Commission allocates
additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities
during the preceding management period the maximum number of days per
Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for
the current management period.

8.           ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR
ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER COVERAGE

8.1.        Three additional days on which a
vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear
may be allocated between 1 February 2014
and 31 January 2015 to a Member State by the Commission on
the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in
partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall
focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go
beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC)
No 199/2008 and its implementing rules for national programmes.

8.2.        Scientific
observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel
and any crew member.

8.3.        A Member State wishing to
benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a
description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the
Commission for approval.

8.4.        On the basis of that description,
and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing
acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to
that referred to in point 5 for that Member State and for the
vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific
observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the
examination procedure referred to in Article 46(2).

8.5.        If an enhanced scientific observer
coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the
Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue
its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the
continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period
for which the programme applies.

Chapter
IV
Management

9.           GENERAL OBLIGATION

Member States shall manage the maximum
allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation
(EC) No 1224/2009.

10.         MANAGEMENT PERIODS

10.1.      A Member State may divide the
days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of
durations of one or more calendar months.

10.2.      The number of days or hours for
which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall
be fixed by the Member State concerned.

10.3.      Where a Member State
authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the
Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified
in point 9. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall
demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption
of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area
before the end of a 24-hours period.

Chapter
V
Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

11.         TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING
VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE

11.1.      A Member State may permit any
fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for
which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area,
provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its
engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product
of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts
of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that
recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.

11.2.      The total number of days present
within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1., multiplied by
the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the
donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the
fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005
multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

11.3.      The transfer of days as described
in point 11.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any
regulated gear and during the same management period.

11.4.      On
request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on
the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection
and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by
the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be
adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article
46(2).

12.         TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING
VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES

Member States may permit transfer of days
present within the area for the same management period and within the area
between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2.,
4.4., 5, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States
decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission before
the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of
days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing
quotas relating thereto.

Chapter VI
Reporting obligations

13.         FISHING EFFORT REPORT

Article 28 of Regulation (EC)
No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex.
The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the
area specified in point 2 of this Annex.

14.         COLLECTION
OF RELEVANT DATA

Member States, on the basis of information
used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in
this Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing
effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort
deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine
power of those vessels in kilowatt days.

15.         COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT DATA

Upon request from the Commission,
Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with
data specified in point 14 in the format specified in Tables II
and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which
shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission.
Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send to
the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed
covering all or parts of the 2013 and 2014 management periods, using
the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II
Reporting format kW-day information by management period

Member State || Gear || Management period || Cumulative effort declaration

(1) (2) || (3) || (4)

Table
III
Data format kW-day information by management period

Name of field || Maximum number of characters/digits || Alignment[8] L(eft)/R(ight) || Definition and comments

(1) Member State || 3 || || Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered

(2) Gear || 2 || || One of the following gear types: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm

(3) Management period || 4 || || One year in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period

(4) Cumulative effort declaration || 7 || R || Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period

Table IV
Reporting format for vessel-related information

Member State || CFR || External marking || Length of management period || Gear notified || Days eligible using notified gear(s) || Days spent with notified gear(s) || Transfer of days

No 1 || No 2 || No 3 || ... || No 1 || No 2 || No 3 || ... || No 1 || No 2 || No 3 || ...

(1) (2) || (3) || (4) || (5) || (5) || (5) || (5) || (6) || (6) || (6) || (6) || (7) || (7) || (7) || (7) || (8)

Table V
Data format for vessel-related information

Name of field || Maximum number of characters/digits || Alignment[9] L(eft)/R(ight) || Definition and comments

(1) Member State || 3 || || Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered

(2) CFR || 12 || || Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) Unique identification number of a fishing vessel Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left hand side

(3) External marking || 14 || L || Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

(4) Length of management period || 2 || L || Length of the management period measured in months

(5) Gears notified || 2 || L || One of the following gear types: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm

Name of field || Maximum number of characters/digits || Alignment[10] L(eft)/R(ight) || Definition and comments

(6) Special condition applying to notified gear(s) || 3 || L || Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gears and length of management period notified

(7) Days spent with notified gear(s) || 3 || L || Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period

(8) Transfers of days || 4 || L || For days transferred indicate '– number of days transferred' and for days received indicate '+ number of days transferred'

ANNEX IID

MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL
IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV

For the purposes of the management of the
fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea
IV fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits
apply are defined as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex:

Sandeel management area || ICES statistical rectangles

1 || 31-34 E9-F2; 35 E9- F3; 36 E9-F4; 37 E9-F5; 38-40 F0-F5; 41 F5-F6

2 || 31-34 F3-F4; 35 F4-F6; 36 F5-F8; 37-40 F6-F8; 41 F7-F8

3 || 41 F1-F4; 42-43 F1-F9; 44 F1-G0; 45-46 F1-G1; 47 G0

4 || 38-40 E7-E9; 41-46 E6-F0

5 || 47-51 E6 + F0-F5; 52 E6-F5

6 || 41-43 G0-G3; 44 G1

7 || 47-51 E7-E9

Appendix
1 to Annex IID

Sandeel Management Areas

ANNEX IIE

FISHING
EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF SEABASS IN ICES DIVISION
VIIe

Chapter I
General Provisions

1. SCOPE

This
annex shall apply to Union vessels carrying on board or deploying pelagic
trawls with a cod end mesh size greater than 80 mm, and present in ICES
division VIIe, and having caught more than [pm] tonnes in live weight of
seabass during the period from 1 January to 30 April 2014.

2. DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Annex:

(a) 
“regulated gear” means any pelagic trawl with a
cod end mesh size greater than 80mm.

(b) 
“pelagic trawl” means a gear which is towed by
one or more fishing vessels in midwater and consisting of a net with large
meshes in the front section which herd the catch towards the net aft sections
which are constructed in small mesh. The fishing depth is controlled by means
of a net sounder and the horizontal opening is controlled by otter boards which
normally do not touch the seabed or by the distance between the vessels towing
the trawl.

(c) 
“area” means ICES division VIIe.

(d) 
“day at sea” means any continuous period of 24
hours or part thereof, in accordance with Article 26(6) of Regulation (EU) No
1224/2009.

3. LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY

Without
prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State
shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union vessels
flying its flag and registered in the Union shall be present in the area between
1 January and 30 April for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter
III of this Annex.

Chapter II
Authorisations

4. AUTHORISED VESSELS

4.1.        A member State shall not authorise
fishing with a regulated gear in the area between 1 January and 30 April by any
vessel flying its flag having no record of such fishing activity in the area in
the period from 2009 to 2012, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity,
measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.

4.2.        A vessel flying the flag of a
member state having no track record of seabass catches in the area shall not be
authorised to fish in the area with a regulated gear unless the vessel is
allocated effort in accordance with point 8.

Chapter III
Number of days present within the area allocated to Union vessels

5.         MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS

During
2015 the maximum number of days for which a Member State may authorise a vessel
flying its flag to be present in the area carrying on board a regulated gear is
shown in Table I.

Table I

Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area with
a regulated gear per year

Regulated gear || Maximum number of days

Pelagic trawl with a cod end mesh size greater than 80 mm || [Member State to be established] || pm

[Member State to be established] || pm

[Member State to be established] || pm

[Member State to be established] || pm

6.         CATCH
LIMIT PER MONTH

6.1         Within the maximum number of days
at sea that is authorised in accordance with point 5, and within the period
mentioned in point 3, any Union vessel shall not exceed a catch of [pm] tonnes
in live weight in any calendar month.

6.2         Where the conditions specified in
paragraph 6.1 are not met by a vessel, or when the number of days allocated to
the vessel are exceeded, that vessel shall no longer be authorised to fish in
the area with the regulated gear.

Chapter IV
Reporting obligations

7.       FISHING EFFORT REPORT

The
geographical area referred to in section 2 of chapter I of Title IV of
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall be understood as the area specified in point
2 of this Annex.

Chapter V
Exchanges of fishing effort

8.       TRANSFER OF EFFORT BETWEEN VESSELS

A
Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days at
sea present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel
flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received
by a vessel multiplied by its engine power is equal to or less than the product
of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts
of that vessel.

ANNEX III

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING
AUTHORISATIONS
FOR UNION VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS

Area of fishing || Fishery || Number of fishing authorisations || Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States || Maximum number of vessels present at any time

Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen || Herring, north of 62° 00' N || To be established || DK || To be established || To be established ||

DE || To be established ||

FR || To be established ||

IE || To be established ||

NL || To be established ||

PL || To be established ||

SV || To be established ||

UK || To be established ||

Demersal species, north of 62° 00' N || To be established || DE || To be established || To be established ||

IE || To be established ||

ES || To be established ||

FR || To be established ||

PT || To be established ||

UK || To be established ||

Unallocated || To be established ||

Mackerel (1) || Not relevant || Not relevant || || To be established ||

Industrial species, south of 62° 00' N || To be established || DK || To be established || To be established ||

UK || To be established ||

Faroese waters || All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines || To be established || BE || To be established || pm ||

DE || To be established ||

FR || To be established ||

UK || To be established ||

Directed fisheries for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28′ N and east of 6° 30′ W || To be established || Not relevant (2) || || To be established ||

Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20′ N and 62° 00′ N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines || To be established || BE || To be established || To be established ||

DE || To be established ||

FR || To be established ||

UK || To be established ||

Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30′ N and west of 9° 00′ W and in the area between 7° 00′ W and 9° 00′ W south of 60° 30′ N and in the area south-west of a line between 60° 30′ N, 7° 00′ W and 60°00′ N, 6°00′ W || To be established || DE (3) || To be established || To be established || (4)

FR (3) || To be established ||

UK (3) || To be established ||

Directed trawl fisheries for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend || To be established || Not relevant || || To be established || (4)

Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called 'main fishing area of blue whiting' || To be established || DE || To be established || To be established ||

DK || To be established ||

FR || To be established ||

NL || To be established ||

UK || To be established ||

Line fisheries || To be established || UK || To be established || To be established ||

Mackerel || To be established || DK || To be established || To be established ||

Herring, north of 61° N || To be established || DK || To be established || To be established ||

DE || To be established ||

IE || To be established ||

FR || To be established ||

NL || To be established ||

SV || To be established ||

UK || To be established ||

|| || || || || ||

(1) Without prejudice to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway in accordance with established practice.

(2) Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for ‘All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines.

(3) These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time. || ||

(4) These figures are included in the figures for ‘Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’.

ANNEX IV

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA[11]

1.           Maximum number of Union bait
boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between
8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic

Spain || pm

France || pm

Union || pm

2.           Maximum number of Union coastal
artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna
between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the
Mediterranean

Spain || pm

France || pm

Italy || pm

Cyprus || pm

Malta || pm

Union || pm

3.           Maximum number of Union vessels
authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm
and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes

Croatia || pm

Italy || pm

Union || pm

4.           Maximum
number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each
Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board,
tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and
Mediterranean

Table A

|| Number of fishing vessels[12]

|| Cyprus || Greece[13] || Croatia || Italy || France || Spain || Malta[14]

Purse Seiners || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Longliners || pm [15] || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Baitboat || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Handline || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Trawler || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Other artisanal[16] || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Table
B

|| Total capacity in gross tonnage

|| Cyprus || Croatia || Greece || Italy || France || Spain || Malta

Purse Seiners || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Longliners || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Baitboats || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Handlines || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Trawlers || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

Other artisanal || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

5.           Maximum number of traps engaged
in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by
each Member State

|| Number of traps

Spain || pm

Italy || pm

Portugal || pm [17]

6.           Maximum
bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State
and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may
allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A

Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity

|| Number of farms || Capacity (in tonnes)

Spain || pm || pm

Italy || pm || pm

Greece || pm || pm

Cyprus || pm || pm

Croatia || pm || pm

Malta || pm || pm

Table
B

Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)

Spain || pm

Italy || pm

Greece || pm

Cyprus || pm

Croatia || pm

Malta || pm

ANNEX V

CCAMLR
CONVENTION AREA

PART
A
PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

Target species || Zone || Period of prohibition

Sharks (all species) || Convention Area || From 1 January to 31 December 2015

Notothenia rossii || FAO 48.1. Antarctic, in the Peninsula Area FAO 48.2. Antarctic, around the South Orkneys FAO 48.3. Antarctic, around South Georgia || From 1 January to 31 December 2015

Finfish || FAO 48.1. Antarctic(1) FAO 48.2. Antarctic(1) || From 1 January to 31 December 2015

Gobionotothen gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Lepidonotothen squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergi[18] || FAO 48.3. || From 1 January to 31 December 2015

Dissostichus spp. || FAO 48.5. Antarctic || From 1 December 2013 to 30 November 2015

Dissostichus spp. || FAO 88.3. Antarctic(1) FAO 58.5.1. Antarctic(1) (2) FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic east of 79° 20' E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20' E(1) FAO 58.4.4. Antarctic(1) (2) FAO 58.6. Antarctic(1) FAO 58.7. Antarctic(1) || From 1 January to 31 December 2015

Lepidonotothen squamifrons || FAO 58.4.4.(1)(2) || From 1 January to 31 December 2015

All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides || FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic || From 1 December 2014 to 30 November 2015

Dissostichus mawsoni || FAO 48.4. Antarctic(1) within the area bounded by latitudes 55o 30' S and 57o 20' S and by longitudes 25o 30' W and 29o 30' W || From 1 January to 31 December 2015

(1)         Except for scientific research purposes. (2)         Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

PART B
TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES
IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2014/15

Subarea/Division || Region || Season || SSRUs || Dissostichus spp. catch limit (in tonnes) || By-catch catch limit (in tonnes)(1)

SSRU || Limit || Skates and rays || Macrourus spp. || Other species

58.4.1. || Whole Division || 1 December 2014 || A, B, F || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

to || C (2) || pm

30 November 2015 || D (2) || pm

|| E || pm

|| G (2) || pm

|| H (2) || pm

58.4.2. || Whole Division || 1 December 2014 || A, B, C, D || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

to || E || pm

30 November 2015 || ||

58.4.3a. || Whole Division || 1 May 2015 || || || pm || pm || pm || pm

to || Not relevant ||

31 August 2015 || ||

88.1. || Whole Subarea || 1 December 2014 || A, D, E, F, M || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

to || B, C, G || pm || A, D, E, F, M || pm || A, D, E, F, M || pm || A, D, E, F, M || pm

31 August 2015 || H, I, K || pm || B, C, G || pm || B, C, G || pm || B, C, G || pm

|| J, L || pm || H, I, K || pm || H, I, K || pm || H, I, K || pm

|| || || J, L || pm || J, L || pm || J, L || pm

88.2. || South of 65o S || 1 December 2014 || A, B, I || pm || pm || pm || pm || pm

to || C, D, E, F, G || pm || A, B, I || pm || A, B, I || pm || A, B, I || pm

31 August 2015 || H || pm || C, D, E, F, G || pm || C, D, E, F, G || pm || C, D, E, F, G || pm

|| || || H || pm || H || pm || H || pm

(1) Rules for catch limits for by-catch species per SSRU, applicable within total by-catch limits per Subarea:

– skates and rays: pm % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or pm tonnes, whichever is greater;

– Macrourus spp.: pm % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or pm tonnes, whichever is greater, except in Statistical Division 58.4.3a and Statistical Subarea 88.1;

– other species combined: pm tonnes per SSRU.

(2) Includes a catch limit of pm tonnes to permit Spain to undertake a depletion experiment in 2015/2016.

Appendix to Annex V, Part B

List
of Small-Scale Research Units (SSRUs)

Region || SSRU || Boundary line

48.6 || A || From 50° S 20° W, due east to 1°30' E, due south to 60° S, due west to 20° W, due north to 50° S.

|| B || From 60° S 20° W, due east to 10° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° W, due north to 60° S.

|| C || From 60° S 10° W, due east to 0° longitude, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° W, due north to 60° S.

|| D || From 60° S 0° longitude, due east to 10° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 0° longitude, due north to 60° S.

|| E || From 60° S 10° E, due east to 20° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° E, due north to 60° S.

|| F || From 60° S 20° E, due east to 30° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° E, due north to 60° S.

|| G || From 50° S 1° 30' E, due east to 30° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 1° 30' E, due north to 50° S.

58.4.1 || A || From 55° S 86° E, due east to 150° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 86° E, due north to 55° S.

|| B || From 60° S 86° E, due east to 90° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 80° E, due north to 64° S, due east to 86° E, due north to 60° S.

|| C || From 60° S 90° E, due east to 100° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 90° E, due north to 60° S.

|| D || From 60° S 100° E, due east to 110° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 100° E, due north to 60° S.

|| E || From 60° S 110° E, due east to 120° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° E, due north to 60° S.

|| F || From 60° S 120° E, due east to 130° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° E, due north to 60° S.

|| G || From 60° S 130° E, due east to 140° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° E, due north to 60° S.

|| H || From 60° S 140° E, due east to 150° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° E, due north to 60° S.

58.4.2 || A || From 62° S 30° E, due east to 40° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 30° E, due north to 62° S.

|| B || From 62° S 40° E, due east to 50° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 40° E, due north to 62° S.

|| C || From 62° S 50° E, due east to 60° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 50° E, due north to 62° S.

|| D || From 62° S 60° E, due east to 70° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 60° E, due north to 62° S.

|| E || From 62° S 70° E, due east to 73° 10' E, due south to 64° S, due east to 80° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 70° E, due north to 62° S.

58.4.3a || A || Whole division, from 56° S 60° E, due east to 73°10' E, due south to 62° S, due west to 60° E, due north to 56° S.

58.4.3b || A || From 56° S 73° 10' E, due east to 79° E, south to 59° S, due west to 73°10' E, due north to 56° S.

|| B || From 60° S 73° 10' E, due east to 86° E, south to 64° S, due west to 73°10' E, due north to 60° S.

|| C || From 59° S 73° 10' E, due east to 79° E, south to 60° S, due west to 73°10' E, due north to 59° S.

|| D || From 59° S 79° E, due east to 86° E, south to 60° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 59° S.

|| E || From 56° S 79° E, due east to 80° E, due north to 55° S, due east to 86° E, south to 59° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 56°S.

58.4.4 || A || From 51° S 40° E, due east to 42° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 51° S.

|| B || From 51° S 42° E, due east to 46° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 42° E, due north to 51° S.

|| C || From 51° S 46° E, due east to 50° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 46° E, due north to 51° S.

|| D || Whole division excluding SSRUs A, B, C, and with outer boundary from 50° S 30° E, due east to 60° E, due south to 62° S, due west to 30° E, due north to 50° S.

58.6 || A || From 45° S 40° E, due east to 44° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 45° S.

|| B || From 45° S 44° E, due east to 48° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 44° E, due north to 45° S.

|| C || From 45° S 48° E, due east to 51° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 48° E, due north to 45° S.

|| D || From 45° S 51° E, due east to 54° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 51° E, due north to 45° S.

58.7 || A || From 45° S 37° E, due east to 40° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 37° E, due north to 45° S.

88.1 || A || From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S.

|| B || From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66°40' S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S.

|| C || From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66°40' S, due west to 179° E, due north to 60° S.

|| D || From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S.

|| E || From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30' S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S.

|| F || From 68° 30' S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30' S.

|| G || From 66° 40' S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due south to 70° 50' S, due west to 170° E, due north to 66°40' S.

|| H || From 70° 50' S 170° E, due east to 178° 50' E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, due north to 70° 50' S.

|| I || From 70° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 70° S.

|| J || From 73° S at coast near 170° E, due east to 178° 50' E, due south to 80° S, due west to 170° E, northward along coast to 73° S.

|| K || From 73° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 73° S.

|| L || From 76° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 76° S.

|| M || From 73° S at coast near 169° 30' E, due east to 170° E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73° S.

88.2 || A || From 60° S 170° W, due east to 160° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170° W, due north to 60° S.

|| B || From 60° S 160° W, due east to 150° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° W, due north to 60° S.

|| C || From 70° 50' S 150° W, due east to 140° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° W, due north to 70° 50' S.

|| D || From 70° 50' S 140° W, due east to 130° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° W, due north to 70° 50' S.

|| E || From 70° 50' S 130° W, due east to 120° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° W, due north to 70° 50' S.

|| F || From 70° 50' S 120° W, due east to 110° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° W, due north to 70° 50' S.

|| G || From 70°50' S 110° W, due east to 105° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° W, due north to 70° 50' S.

|| H || From 65° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 70° 50' S, due west to 150° W, due north to 65° S.

|| I || From 60° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 65° S, due west to 150°W, due north to 60° S.

88.3 || A || From 60° S 105° W, due east to 95° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 105° W, due north to 60° S.

|| B || From 60° S 95° W, due east to 85° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 95° W, due north to 60° S.

|| C || From 60° S 85° W, due east to 75° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 85° W, due north to 60° S.

|| D || From 60° S 75° W, due east to 70° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 75° W, due north to 60° S.

PART C

ANNEX
21-03/A

NOTIFICATION
OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY 
FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

General information

Member:

Fishing season:

Name of vessel:

Expected level of catch (tonne):

Intended fishing subareas and divisions

This conservation measure applies to
notifications of intentions to fish for krill in Subareas 48.1, 48.2,
48.3 and 48.4 and Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. Intentions to fish for
krill in other subareas and divisions must be notified under Conservation
Measure 21-02.

Subarea/Division || Tick the appropriate boxes

48.1 || □

48.2 || □

48.3 || □

48.4 || □

58.4.1 || □

58.4.2 || □

Fishing
technique:       Tick the appropriate boxes

□ Conventional
trawl

□ Continuous
fishing system

□ Pumping to
clear codend

□ Other method:
Please specify

Product types and methods for direct
estimation of green weight of krill caught

Product type || Method for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught, where relevant (refer to Annex 21-03/B)1

Whole frozen ||

Boiled ||

Meal ||

Oil ||

Other product, please specify ||

1           If the method is not listed in Annex
21-03/B, then please describe in detail ______________

Net
configuration

Net measurements || Net 1 || Net 2 || Other net(s)

Net opening (mouth) || || ||

Maximum vertical opening (m) || || ||

Maximum horizontal opening (m) || || ||

Net circumference at mouth1 (m) || || ||

Mouth area (m2) || || ||

Panel average mesh size3 (mm) || Outer2 || Inner2 || Outer2 || Inner2 || Outer2 || Inner2

1st panel || || || || || ||

2nd panel || || || || || ||

3rd panel || || || || || ||

... || || || || || ||

Final panel (Codend) || || || || || ||

1               Expected in operational conditions.

2               Size of outer mesh, and inner mesh
where a liner is used.

3               Inside measurement of stretched mesh
based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01.

Net
diagram(s): _________

For each net used, or any change in net
configuration, refer to the relevant net diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear
library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or
submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG‑EMM.
Net diagrams must include:

1.           Length and width of each trawl
panel (in sufficient detail to allow calculation of the angle of each panel
with respect to water flow.)

2.           Mesh size (inside measurement
of stretched mesh based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01),
shape (e.g. diamond shape) and material (e.g. polypropylene).

3.           Mesh construction (e.g.
knotted, fused).

4.           Details of streamers used
inside the trawl (design, location on panels, indicate ‘nil’ if streamers are
not in use); streamers prevent krill fouling the mesh or escaping.

Marine mammal
exclusion device

Device diagram(s): _________

For each type of device used, or any
change in device configuration, refer to the relevant diagram in the CCAMLR
fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or
submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG‑EMM.

Collection of acoustic data

Provide information on the echosounders
and sonars used by the vessel.

Type (e.g. echosounder, sonar) || || ||

Manufacturer || || ||

Model || || ||

Transducer frequencies (kHz) || || ||

Collection of acoustic data (detailed
description): __________

Outline steps
which will be taken to collect acoustic data to provide information on the
distribution and abundance of Euphausia superba and other pelagic species such
as myctophiids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10).

ANNEX
21-03/B

GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING
THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT

Method || Equation (kg) || Parameter

Description || Type || Estimation method || Unit

Holding tank volume || W*L*H*ρ*1 000 || W = tank width || Constant || Measure at the start of fishing || m

L = tank length || Constant || Measure at the start of fishing || m

ρ = density of the sample || Variable || Volume-to-mass conversion || kg/ litre

H = depth of krill in tank || Haul-specific || Direct observation || m

|| || || || ||

Flow meter || V*Fkrill* ρ || V = volume of krill and water combined || Haul1-specific || Direct observation || litre

Fkrill = fraction of krill in the sample || Haul1-specific || Flow meter volume correction || -

ρ = density of krill in the sample || Variable || Volume-to-mass conversion || kg/ litre

|| || || || ||

Flow scale || M*(1–F) || M = mass of krill and water combined || Haul2-specific || Direct observation || kg

F = fraction of water in the sample || Variable || Flow scale mass correction || -

|| || || || ||

|| || Mtray = mass of empty tray || Constant || Direct observation prior to fishing || kg

Plate tray || (M–Mtray)*N || M = mean mass of krill and tray combined || Variable || Direct observation, prior to freezing with water drained || kg

|| || N = number of trays || Haul-specific || Direct observation || -

|| || || || ||

Meal conversion || Mmeal*MCF || Mmeal = mass of meal produced || Haul-specific || Direct observation || kg

MCF = meal conversion factor || Variable || Meal to whole krill conversion || -

|| || || || ||

Codend volume || W*H*L*ρ*π/4*1 000 || W = codend width || Constant || Measure at the start of fishing || m

H = codend height || Constant || Measure at the start of fishing || m

ρ = density of the sample || Variable || Volume-to-mass conversion || kg/ litre

L = codend length || Haul-specific || Direct observation || m

|| || || || ||

Other || Please specify || || || ||

1                  Individual haul when using a conventional
trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing
system.

2                  Individual haul when using a
conventional trawl, or a two-hour period when using the continuous fishing
system.

Observation
steps and frequency

Holding tank
volume

At the start of
fishing      Measure the width and length of the holding tank (if the tank is
not rectangular in shape, then additional measurements may be required;
precision ±0.05 m)

Every month1      Estimate
the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known
volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the holding tank

Every haul            Measure
the depth of krill in the tank (if krill are held in the tank between hauls,
then measure the difference in depth; precision ±0.1 m)
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

Flow meter

Prior to
fishing     Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to
processing)

Every month1      Estimate
the volume-to-mass conversion (ρ) derived from the drained mass of krill
in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the flow meter

Every haul2          Obtain
a sample from the flow meter and:

measure the volume (e.g. 10 litres) of krill
and water combined

estimate the flow meter volume correction
derived from the drained volume of krill

Estimate the green weight of krill caught
(using equation)

Flow scale

Prior to
fishing     Ensure that the flow scale is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to
processing)

Every haul2          Obtain
a sample from the flow scale and:

measure the mass of krill and water combined

estimate the flow scale mass correction derived
from the drained mass of krill

Estimate the green weight of krill caught
(using equation)

Plate tray

Prior to fishing     Measure
the mass of the tray (if trays vary in design, then measure the mass of each
type; precision ±0.1 kg)

Every haul            Measure
the mass of krill and tray combined (precision ±0.1 kg)

Count the number of trays used (if trays vary
in design, then count the number of trays of each type)

Estimate the green weight of krill caught
(using equation)

Meal conversion

Every month1      Estimate
the meal to whole krill conversion by processing 1 000 to 5 000 kg
(drained mass) of whole krill

Every haul            Measure
the mass of meal produced

Estimate the green weight of krill caught
(using equation)

Codend volume

At the start of
fishing      Measure the width and height of the codend (precision ±0,1 m)

Every month1      Estimate
the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known
volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the codend

Every haul            Measure
the length of codend containing krill (precision ±0,1 m)

Estimate the green weight of krill caught
(using equation)

1                  Measured at least monthly (more
frequently if feasible); a new monthly period will commence when the vessel
moves to a new subarea or division.

2                  Individual haul when using a
conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the
continuous fishing system.

ANNEX VI

IOTC
CONVENTION AREA

1.           Maximum number of Union vessels
authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area

Member State || Maximum number of vessels || Capacity (gross tonnage)

Spain || 22 || 61 364

France || 22 || 33 604

Portugal || 5 || 1 627

Union || 49 || 96 595

2.           Maximum number of Union vessels
authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area

Member State || Maximum number of vessels || Capacity (gross tonnage)

Spain || 27 || 11 590

France || 41 || 5 382

Portugal || 15 || 6 925

United Kingdom || 4 || 1 400

Union || 87 || 25 297

3.           The
vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for
swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area.

4.           The vessels referred to in
point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC
Convention Area.

ANNEX VII

WCPFC
CONVENTION AREA

Maximum number of Union vessels authorised
to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area

Spain || pm

Union || pm

ANNEX VIII

QUANTITATIVE
LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS
FOR THIRD‑COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS

Flag State || Fishery || Number of fishing authorisations || Maximum number of vessels present at any time

Norway || Herring, north of 62° 00' N || To be established || To be established

Faroe Islands || Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30' N), IIa, IVa (north of 59o N) Horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30' N), VIIe, VIIf, VIIh || To be established || To be established

Herring, north of 62° 00' N || To be established || To be established

Herring, IIIa || To be established || To be established

Industrial fishing for Norway pout, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30' N) (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) || To be established || To be established

Ling and tusk || To be established || To be established

Blue whiting, II, VIa (north of 56° 30' N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00' W) || To be established || To be established

Blue ling || To be established || To be established

Venezuela[19] || Snappers (French Guiana waters) || pm || pm

[1]           
            Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the
management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas
and resources (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).

[2]           
            Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the
European Fisheries Fund (OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1).

[3]               Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 of 24 July 2008
instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of
the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis (OJ L
202, 31.7.2008, p. 1).

[4]               Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February
2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection,
management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific
advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 60, 5.3.2008,
p. 1).

[5]               Information relevant for transmission of data by
fixed-length formatting.

[6]               Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987
establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing
vessels (OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9).

[7]               Information relevant for transmission of data by
fixed-length formatting.

[8]           
            Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length
formatting.

[9]           
            Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length
formatting.

[10]             Information relevant for transmission of data by
fixed-length formatting.

[11]          
            The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to
comply with international obligations of the Union.

[12]             The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further
increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are
complied with.

[13]             One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more
than 10 longline vessels.

[14]             One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more
than 10 longline vessels.

[15]             Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.

[16]             Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment
(longline, handline, trolling line).

[17]             This number may be further increased, provided that the
international obligations of the Union are complied with.

[18]          
            Except for scientific research purposes.

[19]          
            To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that
a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the fishing
authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French
Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper
catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be
processed in that undertaking's plant. Such a contract must be endorsed by the
French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the
actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the
objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the duly
endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application.
Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall give
notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party
concerned and to the Commission.