02022R0109 — EN — 01.11.2022 — 002.002

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/109

of 27 January 2022

fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters







TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

1. This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities available in Union waters and to Union fishing 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 2022 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2023; (b) fishing effort limits for the year 2022, except the fishing effort limits set out in Annex II, which are to apply from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023; (c) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area.

Article 2

Scope

1. This Regulation applies to the following vessels: (a) Union fishing vessels; (b) third-country vessels in Union waters.

2. This Regulation also applies to: (a) certain recreational fisheries expressly referred to in the relevant provisions of this Regulation; and (b) commercial fisheries from shore.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:

(a) ‘third-country vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;

(b) ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources in the context of recreation, tourism or sport;

(c) ‘international waters’ means waters outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

(d) ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means: (i) in fisheries subject to the exemption from the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(4) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that may be landed from each stock each year; (ii) in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that may be caught from each stock each year;

(e) ‘quota’ means a proportion of a TAC that is allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;

(f) ‘analytical assessment’ means 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;

(g) ‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as defined in Article 6, point (34), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 );

(h) ‘Union fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission pursuant to Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(i) ‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(j) ‘instrumented buoy’ means a buoy clearly marked with a unique reference number allowing identification of its owner and equipped with a satellite tracking system to monitor its position;

(k) ‘operational buoy’ means any instrumented buoy, previously activated, switched on and deployed at sea on a drifting fish aggregating device (FAD) or log, which transmits positions and other available information such as echo-sounder estimates;

(l) ‘FMSY point value’ means the value of the estimated fishing mortality that, with a given fishing pattern and under current average environmental conditions, gives the long-term maximum sustainable yield.

Article 4

Fishing zones

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions 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 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 );

(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 that 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 that 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 7’ 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;

(e) ‘functional unit 25 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 43° 00' N 9° 00' W, — 43° 00' N 10° 00' W, — 43° 30' N 10° 00' W, — 43° 30' N 9° 00' W, — 44° 00' N 9° 00' W, — 44° 00' N 8° 00' W, — 43° 30' N 8° 00' W;

(f) ‘functional unit 26 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 43° 00' N 8° 00' W, — 43° 00' N 10° 00' W, — 42° 00' N 10° 00' W, — 42° 00' N 8° 00' W;

(g) ‘functional unit 27 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 42° 00' N 8° 00' W, — 42° 00' N 10° 00' W, — 38° 30' N 10° 00' W, — 38° 30' N 9° 00' W, — 40° 00' N 9° 00' W, — 40° 00' N 8° 00' W;

(h) ‘functional unit 30 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area under the jurisdiction of Spain in the Gulf of Cádiz and in the adjacent waters of ICES division 9a;

(i) ‘functional unit 31 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: — 43° 30' N 6° 00' W, — 44° 00' N 6° 00' W, — 44° 00' N 2° 00' W, — 43° 30' N 2° 00' W;

(j) ‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7o 23' 48″ W;

(k) ‘CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in Article 2, point (a), of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 ( 3 );

(l) 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 ( 4 );

(m) ‘IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention Area’ means 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 (Antigua Convention) ( 5 );

(n) ‘ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ( 6 );

(o) ‘IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area of Competence’ means the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission ( 7 );

(p) 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 ( 8 );

(q) ‘SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean ( 9 );

(r) ‘SIOFA (Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement) Agreement Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement ( 10 );

(s) ‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean ( 11 );

(t) ‘WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean ( 12 );

(u) ‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ means 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 seas of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured;

(v) ‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas’ means the geographical area defined by the following limits: — longitude 150 o W, — longitude 130 o W, — latitude 4 o S, — latitude 50 o S.







TITLE II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS







CHAPTER I

General provisions

Article 5

TACs and allocations

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

2. Union fishing vessels may be authorised to fish in waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and in the fishing zone around Jan Mayen subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in Article 20 and Part A of Annex V of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 13 ) and its implementing provisions.

3. Union fishing vessels may be authorised to fish in waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the United Kingdom subject to the TACs in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in Article 20 of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and its implementing provisions.

Article 6

TACs to be determined by Member States

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

2. The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall: (a) be consistent with the principles and rules of the CFP, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and (b) result in an exploitation of the stock that is: (i) if an analytical assessment is available, in line with maximum sustainable yield, with as high a probability as possible; or (ii) if an analytical assessment is unavailable or incomplete, consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.

3. By 15 March 2022, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission: (a) the TACs that it has determined; (b) the data that it has collected, assessed and used as a basis for the determination of the TACs; (c) details as to how the determined TACs comply with paragraph 2.

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Article 8

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

1. Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be retained on board or landed only if they: (a) have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State that has a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or (b) make up a share of a Union quota that has not been allocated among Member States and that has not been exhausted.

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

Article 9

Quota-exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches

1. In order to take account of the landing obligation and to make quotas for certain by-catches available to Member States without a quota, the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 shall apply to the TACs identified in Annex IA.

2. 6 % of each quota allocated to a Member State from the TACs for cod ( Gadus morhua ) in the Celtic Sea, cod in the West of Scotland, whiting in the Irish Sea and plaice in ICES divisions 7h, 7j and 7k, and 3 % of each quota from the TAC for West of Scotland whiting shall be made available for a pool for quota exchanges (‘the pool’), which shall open on 1 January 2022. Member States without a quota shall have exclusive access to the pool until 31 March 2022.

3. The quantities drawn from the pool may not be exchanged or transferred to the following year. After 31 March 2022, any unused quantities shall be returned to the Member States that initially contributed to the pool.

4. Member States without a quota shall provide in return quotas for stocks listed in the Appendix to Annex IA, unless the Member State without a quota and the Member State contributing to the pool agree otherwise.

5. The quotas referred to in paragraph 4 shall be of equivalent commercial value, determined on the basis of a market exchange rate or other mutually acceptable exchange rates. In the absence of alternatives, the equivalent commercial value shall be determined on the basis of average Union prices from the previous year, as provided by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products.

6. Where the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 does not allow Member States to cover their unavoidable by-catches to a similar extent, Member States shall endeavour to agree on quota exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, ensuring that quotas exchanged are of equivalent commercial value.

Article 10

Fishing effort limits in ICES division 7e

1. For the period referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2), the technical aspects of the rights and obligations for the management of the sole stock in ICES division 7e are set out in Annex II.

2. At the request of a Member State in accordance with point 7.4 of Annex II, the Commission may adopt an implementing act by which it allocates to that Member State a number of days at sea in addition to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which it may authorise a vessel under its flag to be present in ICES division 7e when carrying on board any regulated gear. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58(2) of this Regulation.

3. At the request of a Member State, the Commission may adopt an implementing act by which it allocates to that Member State a maximum of three days between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023, in addition to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a vessel may be present in ICES division 7e on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage, as referred to in point 8.1 of Annex II. It shall make such an allocation on the basis of the description submitted by that Member State in accordance with point 8.3 of Annex II and following consultation with the STECF. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58(2) of this Regulation.

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Article 11

Measures on European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 4b and 4c and ICES subarea 7

1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass ( Dicentrarchus labrax) in ICES divisions 4b and 4c and in ICES subarea 7 or to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.

2. The prohibition set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to by-catches of seabass in shore-based commercial netting activities. This exemption applies to historic numbers of beach nets set at pre-2017 levels. Shore-based commercial netting activities shall not target seabass and only unavoidable by-catches of seabass may be landed.

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2022 and from 1 April to 31 December 2022, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h may fish for, retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gear and within the following limits: (a) using demersal trawls ( 14 ), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 760 kilogrammes per two calendar months (January and April; May and June; July and August; September and October; November and December) and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the vessel concerned per fishing trip; (b) using seines ( 15 ), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 760 kilogrammes per two calendar months (January and April; May and June; July and August; September and October; November and December) and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the vessel concerned per fishing trip; (c) using hooks and lines ( 16 ), not exceeding 5,95 tonnes per vessel; (d) using fixed gillnets ( 17 ), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 1,5 tonnes per vessel.

The derogations set out in the first subparagraph, point (c), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using hooks and lines over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.

The derogations set out in the first subparagraph, point (d), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using fixed gillnets over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.

In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow the derogations to apply to another Union fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to each of the derogations and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.

4. The catch limits set out in paragraph 3 shall not be transferable between vessels and, where a bi-monthly limit applies, from one calendar two-month period to another.

For Union fishing vessels using more than one gear in two calendar months, the lowest catch limit set out in paragraph 3 for either gear shall apply.

Member States shall report to the Commission all catches of European seabass per type of gear no later than 15 days after the end of each month.

5. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a and 7a to 7k: (a) from 1 January to 28 February 2022 and from 1 to 31 December 2022: (i) only catch-and-release fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass shall be allowed; (ii) it shall be prohibited to retain, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area; (b) from 1 March to 30 November 2022: (i) not more than two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisher per day; (ii) the minimum size of European seabass retained shall be 42 cm; (iii) fixed nets shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass.

6. Paragraph 5 shall be without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries.

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Article 12

Measures on European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 8a and 8b

1. France and Spain shall ensure that the fishing mortality of the European seabass stock in ICES divisions 8a and 8b from their commercial and recreational fisheries does not exceed the F MSY point value, as required by Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472.

2. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 8a and 8b: (a) a maximum of two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisher per day; (b) fixed nets shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass.

3. Paragraph 2 shall apply without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries.

Article 13

Measures on European eel fisheries in Union waters of the ICES area

Any targeted, incidental and recreational European eel (Anguilla anguilla) fishing activity, as defined in Article 4(1), point (28), of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, shall be prohibited in Union waters of the ICES area and brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters for a consecutive three-month period.

Each Member State concerned shall determine that period, which shall fall between 1 August 2022 and 28 February 2023, to ensure that the prohibition covers the periods of the highest migration of European eel.

Member States shall no later than 1 June 2022 communicate the determined period to the Commission together with the supporting information justifying the chosen prohibition period.

Article 14

Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States 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 Articles 12 and 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403; (d) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (e) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013; (f) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; (g) quota transfers and exchanges made pursuant to Article 21 of this Regulation.

2. Stocks subject to precautionary or analytical TACs for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are identified in Annex I to this Regulation.

3. Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to a precautionary TAC, and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.

4. Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

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Article 15

Closed fishing seasons for sandeels

Commercial fishing for sandeels (Ammodytes spp.) with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and in ICES subarea 4 from 1 January to 31 March 2022 and from 1 August to 31 December 2022.

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Article 16

Remedial measures for cod in the North Sea

1. The areas closed to fishing, except with pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), and the periods during which the closures apply are set out in Annex IV.

2. Vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with minimum mesh size of at least 70 mm in ICES divisions 4a and 4b or at least 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and longlines ( 18 ) shall be prohibited from fishing in Union waters of ICES division 4a, north of latitude 58° 30′ 00″ N and south of latitude 61° 30′ 00″ N, and in Union waters of ICES divisions 3a.20 (Skagerrak), 4a and 4b, north of latitude 57° 00′ 00″ N and east of longitude 5° 00′ 00″ E.

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, fishing vessels referred to in that paragraph may fish in the areas referred to in that paragraph provided that they fulfil at least one of the following criteria: (a) their cod catches do not account for more than 5 % of their total catches per fishing trip; vessels whose cod catches did not exceed 5 % of their total catches in 2017–2019 are presumed to comply with this criterion provided that they continue to use the same gear that they used in that period; this presumption may be rebutted; (b) a regulated and highly selective bottom trawl or seine is used, resulting, according to a scientific study, in at least a 30 % reduction in cod catches compared to vessels fishing with the baseline mesh size for towed gears, as specified in Part B, point 1.1, of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241; such studies may be evaluated by the STECF and in the case of a negative evaluation, the gears in question shall no longer be considered valid for use in the areas referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article; (c) for vessels operating with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 100 mm (TR1), the following highly selective gears are used: (i) belly trawls with a minimum belly mesh size of 600 mm; (ii) raised fishing line (0,6 m); (iii) horizontal separating panel with large mesh escape panel; (d) for vessels operating with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 70 mm in ICES division 4a and 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and less than 100 mm (TR2), the following highly selective gears are used: (i) horizontal sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish; (ii) Seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size; (iii) sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet; (e) vessels are subject to a national cod avoidance plan to sustain cod catches in line with the fishing mortality corresponding to the fishing opportunities fixed, based on scientific advice levels, through spatial or technical measures, or a combination thereof; such plans shall be assessed no later than two months following their implementation, by the STECF in the case of Member States or by the relevant national scientific body in the case of third countries, and, where deemed necessary, further revised if such assessments find that the objective of the national cod avoidance plan will not be met.

4. Member States shall enhance the monitoring, control and surveillance of vessels referred to in paragraph 2 in order to ensure compliance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 3.

5. This Article shall not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

Article 17

Remedial measures for cod in the Kattegat

1. Union vessels fishing in the Kattegat with bottom trawls ( 19 ) with minimum mesh size of 70 mm shall use one of the following selective gears: (a) sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet; (b) sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish; (c) Seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size; (d) regulated highly selective gear, the technical attributes of which result, according to a scientific study assessed by the STECF, in catches of less than 1,5 % of cod, provided it is the only gear that the vessel carries on board.

2. Union vessels participating in a project run by a Member State and having functioning equipment for fully documented fisheries may use a gear in accordance with Part B of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. The Member State in question shall communicate a list of such vessels to the Commission.

3. This Article shall not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

Article 18

Prohibited species

1. Union fishing vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species: (a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d, and ICES subarea 4; (b) splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in NAFO subarea 6; (c) leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14; (d) Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14; (e) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14; (f) birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14; (g) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10; (h) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14; (i) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4, and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14; (j) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters; (k) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a; (l) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10; (m) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters; (n) common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean; (o) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, except in the context of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IA.

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

Article 19

Data transmission

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







CHAPTER II

Fishing authorisations in third - country waters

Article 20

Fishing authorisations

1. The maximum numbers of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters, where applicable, are set out in Part A of Annex V.

2. Where one Member State transfers quota to another in the fishing areas set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and be notified to the Commission. The total number of authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation, shall not be exceeded.







CHAPTER III

Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations







Section 1

General provisions

Article 21

Quota transfers and exchanges

1. Where the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) permit quota transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to that RFMO, a Member State (‘the Member State concerned’) may discuss with a Contracting Party to that RFMO and establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange, as appropriate. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of the outline.

2. On being notified in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange. If the Commission endorses the outline, it shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by the intended quota transfer or exchange. It shall notify the secretariat of the RFMO of the transfer or exchange in accordance with the rules of that RFMO.

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

4. The fishing opportunities received or transferred by the Member State concerned under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas added to, or deducted from, its allocation as of the moment when the transfer or exchange takes effect under the terms of the agreement with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such transfers and exchanges shall not affect the distribution key for allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.

5. This Article shall apply until 31 January 2023 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.







Section 2

NEAFC Convention Area

Article 22

Closures for redfish in the Irminger Sea

All fishing activities shall be prohibited in the area bounded by following coordinates measured according to the WGS84 system:







Latitude Longitude 63° 00' -30° 00' 61° 30' -27° 35' 60° 45' -28° 45' 62° 00' -31° 35' 63° 00' -30° 00'







Section 3

ICCAT Convention Area

Article 23

Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations

1. The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna ( Thunnus thynnus ) 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 VI.

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 VI.

3. The number of Union fishing 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 VI.

4. The number 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 VI.

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

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

7. Thunnus alalunga ) as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 ( The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore () as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 ( 20 ) shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex VI to this Regulation.

8. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 m length fishing for bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus ) in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be limited as set out in point 8 of Annex VI.

Article 24

Recreational fisheries

Where appropriate, Member States shall allocate a specific share from their allocated quotas to recreational fisheries, as set out in Annex ID.

Article 25

Sharks

1. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks ( Alopias superciliosus ) caught in any fishery.

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

3. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except Sphyrna tiburo ) caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area.

4. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks ( Carcharhinus longimanus ) caught in any fishery.

5. It shall be prohibited to retain on board silky sharks ( Carcharhinus falciformis ) caught in any fishery.

6. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of North Atlantic shortfin mako ( Isurus oxyrinchus ) caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area.

Article 26

FADs for tropical tunas

1. It shall be prohibited to use FADs in the ICCAT Convention Area from 1 January to 13 March 2022.

2. During the 15 days before the start of the period referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that their vessels do not deploy FADs. Each vessel shall have no more than 300 FADs with operational buoys deployed at any time in the ICCAT Convention Area.

3. Member States shall report to the Commission historical data on fishing gear set around FADs by their purse-seine vessels by 30 June 2022. If a Member State does not report those data by that date, vessels flying its flag shall not set fishing gear around FADs until the Commission receives those data from that Member State for further reporting to ICCAT.







Section 4

CCAMLR Convention Area

Article 27

Exploratory fisheries notifications for toothfish

Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in FAO divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in 2022. Member States intending to do so shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 no later than 1 June 2022.

Article 28

Limits on exploratory fisheries for toothfish

1. Fishing for toothfish in the 2021–2022 fishing season shall be limited to the Member States, subareas and number of vessels set out in Table A in Annex VII, and the TACs and by-catch limits set out in Table B in that Annex shall apply.

2. Direct fishing of shark species for purposes other than scientific research shall be prohibited. Any by-catch of shark, especially juveniles and gravid females, taken accidentally in the toothfish fishery shall be released alive.

3. Where applicable, fishing in any small-scale research unit (SSRU) shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the fishing season.

4. Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible, so as to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and avoid an over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 48.6 and 88.1 as well as in FAO division 58.4.3a, where permitted under Article 27, shall be prohibited in depths of less than 550 m.

Article 29

Krill fishery during the 2021–2022 fishing season

1. Member States intending to fish for krill ( Euphausia superba ) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2021–2022 fishing season shall notify the Commission thereof no later than 1 May 2022, using the form in Part B of the Appendix to Annex VII. On the basis of the information provided by Member States, the Commission shall submit the notifications to the CCAMLR Secretariat no later than 30 May 2022.

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 to participate in the krill fishery.

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

4. Where an authorised vessel notified to the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 is prevented from participating in a krill fishery due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure, the Member State concerned may authorise its replacement by another vessel. In such a case, the Member State concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing: (a) full details of the intended replacement vessel(s), including the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004; and (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 placed on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessel list to participate in krill fisheries.







Section 5

IOTC Area of Competence

Article 30

Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence

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

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

3. Member States may reallocate vessels assigned to one of the fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that such change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort in respect of the fish stocks in question.

4. Where a transfer of capacity to the fleet of a Member State is proposed, that Member State shall ensure that vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC record of authorised vessels or on the record of vessels of other RFMOs managing tuna fisheries. Vessels that appear on any RFMO’s list of vessels that have engaged in IUU fishing activities may not be transferred.

5. Member States may increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 only within the limits set out in the development plans submitted to the IOTC.

Article 31

Drifting FADs and supply vessels

1. Drifting FADs shall be equipped with instrumented buoys. The use of any other buoys, such as radio buoys, shall be prohibited.

2. A purse-seine vessel shall follow no more than 300 operational buoys at any time.

3. No more than 500 instrumented buoys shall be acquired annually for each purse-seine vessel. No purse-seine vessel shall have more than 500 instrumented buoys (in stock and operational) at any time.

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4. The maximum number of supply vessels shall be three supply vessels in support of not less than ten purse-seine vessels, all flying the flag of a Member State. This provision shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.

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5. A single purse-seine vessel shall not be supported by more than one supply vessel flying the flag of a Member State at any time.

6. The Union shall not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised vessels.

Article 32

Sharks

1. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery.

2. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks ( Carcharhinus longimanus ) in any fishery, except for vessels under 24 m overall length engaged solely in fishing operations in their flag Member State’s exclusive economic zone, provided that their catch is destined solely for local consumption.

3. When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.

Article 33

Mobulid rays

1. Union fishing vessels shall not fish for mobulid rays ( Mobulidae family, including the genera Manta and Mobula ) and shall not retain on board, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of mobulid rays, except where the fish caught are consumed directly by the fishers’ families (‘subsistence fishery’).

However, mobulid rays that are unintentionally caught through artisanal fishing (fisheries other than surface fisheries, i.e. purse seines, pole and line, gillnet fisheries, handline and trolling vessels, or longline fisheries undertaken by vessels registered in the IOTC record of authorised vessels) may be landed for purposes of local consumption.

2. All fishing vessels, other than those engaged in subsistence fishery, shall promptly release mobulid rays alive and unharmed, to the extent practicable, as soon as they are seen in the net, on the hook or on the deck, in a manner that will result in the least possible harm to those specimens.







Section 6

SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 34

Pelagic fisheries

1. Only those Member States that have actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 may fish for pelagic stocks in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IH.

2. The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall limit the total gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2022 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area.

3. The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 may use the fishing opportunities set out in Annex IH only if they send the following information to the Commission by the fifteenth day of the following month, so that the Commission can communicate it to the SPRFMO Secretariat: (a) list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO Convention Area; (b) monthly catch reports.







Section 7

IATTC Convention Area

Article 35

Purse-seine fisheries

1. Purse-seine vessels shall not fish for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna or skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis): (a) from 00.00 hours on 29 July 2022 to 24.00 hours on 8 October 2022 or from 00.00 hours on 9 November 2022 to 24.00 hours on 19 January 2023 in the area defined by the following limits: — the Pacific coastlines of the Americas, — longitude 150 o W, — latitude 40 o N, — latitude 40 o S; (b) from 00.00 hours on 9 October 2022 to 24.00 hours on 8 November 2022 in the area defined by the following limits: — longitude 96 o W, — longitude 110 o W, — latitude 4 o N, — latitude 3 o S.

2. For each of the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 and flying the flag of a Member State, that flag Member State shall inform the Commission before 1 April 2022 which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the vessel has selected.

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

4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply: (a) where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; (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 36

Drifting FADs

1. A purse-seine vessel shall have no more than 400 FADs active at any time in the IATTC Convention Area. A FAD shall be considered active when it is deployed at sea, starts transmitting its location and is being tracked by the vessel, its owner or operator. A FAD shall be activated only on board a purse-seine vessel.

2. During the 15 days before the start of the closure period selected in accordance with Article 35(1), point (a), a purse-seine vessel shall, in the IATTC Convention Area: (a) refrain from deploying FADs; (b) recover the same number of FADs as initially deployed.

Article 37

Catch limits for bigeye tuna in longline fisheries

The total annual catches of bigeye tuna in the IATTC Convention Area by each Member State’s longline vessels are set out in Annex IL.

Article 38

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, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught in that area.

2. When accidentally caught, specimens of oceanic whitetip sharks shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released by vessel operators.

3. Vessel operators shall record the number of releases with indication of status (dead or alive) and report that information to the Member State of which they are nationals.

Member States shall transmit that information collected during the previous year to the Commission by 31 January.

Article 39

Prohibition of fishing for mobulid rays

Union fishing vessels in the IATTC Convention Area shall not fish for mobulid rays (Mobulidae family, including the genera Manta and Mobula) and shall not retain on board, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of mobulid rays caught in that area. As soon as they notice that mobulid rays have been caught, they shall promptly release them, where possible alive and unharmed.







Section 8

SEAFO Convention Area

Article 40

Prohibition of fishing for deep-water sharks

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

(a) ghost catshark (Apristurus manis);

(b) blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi);

(c) shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus);

(d) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps);

(e) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus);

(f) skates (Rajidae);

(g) velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus);

(h) deep-sea sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order;

(i) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias).







Section 9

WCPFC Convention Area

Article 41

Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and South Pacific albacore fisheries

1. Member States shall ensure that no more than 403 fishing days are 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 located in the high seas between 20° N and 20° S.

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

3. Member States shall ensure that catches of bigeye tuna ( Thunnus obesus ) by longliners in 2022 do not exceed the limits set out in the table in Annex IG.

Article 42

Management of fishing with FADs

1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, purse-seine vessels shall not deploy, service or set nets on FADs between 00.00 hours on 1 July 2022 and 24.00 hours on 30 September 2022.

2. In addition to the prohibition in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set nets on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S for an additional two months, either from 00.00 hours on 1 April 2022 to 24.00 hours on 31 May 2022, or from 00.00 hours on 1 November 2022 to 24.00 hours on 31 December 2022.

3. Each Member State shall ensure that none of its purse-seine vessels deploy at sea, at any time, more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. Buoys shall be activated exclusively on board a vessel.

Article 43

Prohibition on discards of tropical tunas caught by purse seiners

1. All purse-seine vessels fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S shall retain on board, tranship and land all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna that they catch.

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the following cases: (a) in the final set of a trip, if the vessel has insufficient remaining well space to accommodate all fish; (b) where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; (c) in the event of a serious malfunction of freezer equipment.

Article 44

Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish

The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas of the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S shall be as set out in Annex IX.

Article 45

Catch limits for swordfish in longline fisheries south of 20° S

Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) south of 20° S by longliners in 2022 do not exceed the limit set out in Annex IG. They shall also ensure that this does not result in a shift of the fishing effort for swordfish to the area north of 20° S.

Article 46

Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks

1. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship, land or store any part or whole carcass of the following species in the WCPFC Convention Area: (a) silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis); (b) oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus).

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

Article 47

Overlap area between the IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas

1. Vessels listed only in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in this Section when fishing in the overlap area between the IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas.

2. Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed only in the IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in Article 35(1), point (a), Article 35(2), (3) and (4), and Articles 36, 37 and 38 when fishing in the overlap area between the IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas.







Section 10

Bering Sea

Article 48

Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

It shall be prohibited to fish for pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) in the high seas of the Bering Sea.







Section 11

SIOFA Agreement Area

Article 49

Limits to bottom fishing

Member States shall ensure that vessels flying their flag that are fishing in the SIOFA Agreement Area:

(a) limit their annual bottom fishing effort and catch to their average annual level of a representative period in which they were active in that area and for which data declared to the Commission exists;

(b) do not expand the spatial distribution of bottom fishing effort, apart from longline and trap methods, beyond areas fished in recent years;

(c) are not authorised to fish in the interim protected areas of Atlantis Bank, Coral, Fools Flat, Middle of What and Walter’s Shoal, as defined in Annex IK, except with longline and trap methods and on condition of having a scientific observer on board at all times while fishing in those areas.







TITLE III

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

Article 50

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands may be authorised to fish in Union waters subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.

Article 51

Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom and licensed by a United Kingdom fisheries administration

Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom and licensed by a fisheries administration of the United Kingdom may be authorised to fish in Union waters subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.

Article 52

Quota transfers and exchanges with the United Kingdom

1. Any quota transfer or exchange between the Union and the United Kingdom shall take place in accordance with this Article.

2. A Member State intending to transfer or exchange quotas with the United Kingdom may discuss with the United Kingdom an outline of the quota transfer or exchange. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of the outline.

3. If the Commission endorses an outline of the quota transfer or exchange referred to in paragraph 2 notified by the Member State concerned, it shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange. The Commission shall notify the United Kingdom and the Member States of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.

4. The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the United Kingdom under the agreed 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 when the quota transfer or exchange has been notified in accordance with paragraph 3. Such transfers and exchanges shall not affect the distribution key for allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.

Article 53

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.

Article 54

Fishing authorisations

The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V.

Article 55

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

The conditions laid down in Article 8 shall apply to the catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations referred to in Article 54.

Article 56

Prohibited species

1. Third-country vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species where they are found in Union waters: (a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4; (b) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10; (c) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14; (d) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) and Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4 and 14; (e) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all Union waters; (f) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a; (g) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 9 and 10; (h) common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean; (i) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters; (j) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

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







TITLE IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 57

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/92

Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is amended as follows:

(1) In Annex IB, the fishing opportunities table for capelin in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (CAP/514GRN) is replaced by the following:



‘Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (CAP/514GRN) Denmark 0 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 0 Sweden 0 All Member States 0 (1) Union 0 (2) Norway 69 623 (2) TAC Not relevant (1) Denmark, Germany and Sweden 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. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (CAP/514 GRN_AMS). (2) For a fishing period from 15 October 2021 to 15 April 2022.’;

(2) In Annex ID, the fishing opportunities table for northern albacore (ALB/AN05N) is replaced by the following:



‘Species: Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (ALB/AN05N) Ireland 3 174,03 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Spain 17 890,00 France 5 626,69 Portugal 1 962,13 Union 28 652,85 (1) TAC 37 801 (1) The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007, shall be 1 253 . Those quotas shall be subject to the appropriate deductions pursuant to Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009, in order to implement quotas allocated to the Member States under this Regulation with the adaptations respecting the Union’s overall quota at ICCAT level.’.

Article 58

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 59

Transitional provision

Articles 11, 16, 17, 18, 25, 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 46, 48 and 56 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2023 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2023.

Article 60

Entry into force and application

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2022. However:

(a) the provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 27, 28 and 29, and Annex VII for stocks indicated in that Annex in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2021;

(b) Article 26(2) shall apply from 17 December 2021;

(c) Article 57, point (1), shall apply from 15 October 2021 to 15 April 2022;

(d) Article 57, point (2), shall apply from 1 January 2021;

(e) Annex II shall apply from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023.

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









ANNEX

LIST OF ANNEXES ANNEX I: TACs applicable to Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area ANNEX IA: Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters ANNEX IB: North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14 and Greenland waters of NAFO 1 ANNEX IC: North West Atlantic – NAFO Convention Area ANNEX ID: ICCAT Convention Area ANNEX IE: South-East Atlantic Ocean – SEAFO Convention Area ANNEX IF: Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distribution ANNEX IG: WCPFC Convention Area ANNEX IH: SPRFMO Convention Area ANNEX IJ: IOTC Area of Competence ANNEX IK: SIOFA Agreement Area ANNEX IL: IATTC Convention Area ANNEX II: Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division 7e ANNEX III: Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 ANNEX IV: Seasonal closures to protect spawning cod ANNEX V: Fishing authorisations ANNEX VI: ICCAT Convention Area ANNEX VII: CCAMLR Convention Area ANNEX VIII: IOTC Area of Competence ANNEX IX: WCPFC Convention Area









ANNEX I

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

The tables in the Annexes set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto.

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

The references to fishing zones in the Annexes are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to according to the alphabetical order of the scientific names of the species. Only scientific names identify species for regulatory purposes. Common names are provided for ease of reference.

Annexes IA to IL are part of this Annex.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of scientific names and common names of the species 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 Boarfishes Centrophorus squamosus GUQ Leafscale gulper shark Centroscymnus coelolepis CYO Portuguese dogfish Chaceon spp. GER Deep sea red crabs Chaenocephalus aceratus SSI Blackfin icefish Champsocephalus gunnari ANI Mackerel icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus LIC Unicorn icefish Chionoecetes spp. PCR Snow crabs Clupea harengus HER Herring Coryphaenoides rupestris RNG Roundnose grenadier Dalatias licha SCK Kitefin shark Deania calcea DCA Birdbeak dogfish Dicentrarchus labrax BSS European seabass 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 Toothfishes 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 Hoplostethus atlanticus ORY Orange roughy Illex illecebrosus SQI Shortfin squid Lamna nasus POR Porbeagle Lepidorhombus spp. LEZ Megrims Leucoraja fullonica RJF Shagreen ray Leucoraja naevus RJN Cuckoo ray Limanda ferruginea YEL Yellowtail flounder Lophiidae ANF Anglerfishes 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 Notothenia squamifrons NOS Grey rockcod Pandalus borealis PRA Northern prawn Paralomis spp. PAI Crabs Penaeus spp. PEN ‘Penaeus’ shrimps Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice Pleuronectiformes FLX Flatfishes Pollachius pollachius POL Pollack Pollachius virens POK Saithe Pseudochaenichthys georgianus SGI South Georgia icefish Pseudopentaceros spp. EDW Pelagic armourheads Raja brachyura RJH Blonde ray Raja circularis RJI Sandy ray Raja clavata RJC Thornback 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 Rostroraja alba RJA White skate Sardina pilchardus PIL Sardine Scomber scombrus MAC Mackerel Scophthalmus maximus TUR Turbot Scophthalmus rhombus BLL Brill Sebastes spp. RED Redfishes Solea solea SOL Common sole Solea spp. SOO Sole Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat Squalus acanthias DGS Picked dogfish Tetrapturus albidus WHM White marlin Thunnus alalunga ALB Albacore 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 scientific names of the species is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:







Common name Alpha-3 code Scientific name Albacore ALB Thunnus alalunga Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp. American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides Anchovy ANE Engraulis encrasicolus Anglerfishes ANF Lophiidae Antarctic toothfish TOA Dissostichus mawsoni 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 Boarfishes BOR Caproidae Brill BLL Scophthalmus rhombus Capelin CAP Mallotus villosus Cod COD Gadus morhua 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 crabs GER Chaceon spp. European seabass BSS Dicentrarchus labrax Flatfishes 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 Notothenia 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 Pelagic armourheads EDW Pseudopentaceros spp. ‘Penaeus’ shrimps PEN Penaeus spp. Picked dogfish DGS Squalus acanthias Plaice PLE Pleuronectes platessa Pollack POL Pollachius pollachius Porbeagle POR Lamna nasus Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus coelolepis Redfishes RED Sebastes spp. Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris Saithe POK Pollachius virens Sandeels SAN Ammodytes spp. Sandy ray RJI Raja circularis Sardine PIL Sardina pilchardus Shagreen ray RJF Leucoraja fullonica Shortfin squid SQI Illex illecebrosus Skates and rays SRX Rajiformes Small-eyed ray RJE Raja microocellata Smooth lanternshark ETP Etmopterus pusillus Snow crabs 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 Squid SQS Martialia hyadesi Starry ray RJR Amblyraja radiata Swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius Thornback ray RJC Raja clavata Toothfishes TOT Dissostichus spp. Tope shark GAG Galeorhinus galeus Turbot TUR Scophthalmus maximus 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 Rostroraja alba Whiting WHG Merlangius merlangus Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Yellowtail flounder YEL Limanda ferruginea

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ANNEX IA

SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 AND 14, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS

PART A

Autonomous Union stocks

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Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANE/9/3411) Spain 4 812 (1) Precautionary TAC Portugal 5 249 (1) Union 10 061 (1) TAC 10 061 (1) (1) The quota may be fished only from 1 July 2022 to 30 September 2022.

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Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANE/9/3411) Spain 7 546 (1) Precautionary TAC Portugal 8 231 (1) Union 15 777 (1) TAC 15 777 (1) (1) This quota may only be fished from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Kattegat (COD/03AS.) Denmark 60 (1)(2) Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 1 (1)(2) Sweden 36 (1)(2) Union 97 (1)(2) TAC 97 (1)(2) (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) In addition to these quotas, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on remote electronic monitoring an additional allocation, within an overall limit of 30 % of the quota allocated to that Member State. Each vessel participating in trials on remote electronic monitoring shall take no more than 300 kg. Catches from this additional allocation shall be reported separately (COD/03AS_REM). This shall be without prejudice to the relative stability.







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (LEZ/8C3411) Spain 2 167 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 108 Portugal 72 Union 2 347 TAC 2 445







Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANF/8C3411) Spain 3 091 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 3 Portugal 615 Union 3 709 TAC 3 868







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 8 (WHG/08.) Spain 871 Precautionary TAC France 1 306 Union 2 177 TAC 2 276

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Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HKE/8C3411) Spain 9 021 Analytical TAC France 866 Portugal 4 209 Union 14 096 TAC 14 429

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Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: 3a (NEP/03A.) Denmark 6 248 Analytical TAC Germany 18 Sweden 2 235 Union 8 501 TAC 8 501







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (NEP/8ABDE.) Spain 233 Analytical TAC France 3 647 Union 3 880 TAC 3 880







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: 8c, functional unit 25 (NEP/8CU25) Spain 1,7 (1) Precautionary TAC France 0,0 (1) Union 1,7 (1) TAC 1,7 (1) (1) Exclusively as part of a sentinel fishery to collect catch per unit effort (CPUE) data with vessels carrying observers on board, during five trips per month in August and September.







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: 8c, functional unit 31 (NEP/8CU31) Spain 13 Analytical TAC France 1 Union 14 TAC 20







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/9/3411) Spain 89 (1) Precautionary TAC Portugal 266 (1) Union 355 (1)(2) TAC 355 (1)(2) (1) Shall not be taken in functional units 26 and 27 of 9a. (2) Within the limits of these quotas, no more than the following amount may be taken in functional unit 30 of 9a (NEP/*9U30): 50.







Species: ‘Penaeus’ shrimps Penaeus spp. Zone: French Guiana waters (PEN/FGU.) France To be established (1) Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies Union To be established (1)(2) TAC To be established (1)(2) (1) Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France.

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Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Kattegat (PLE/03AS.) Denmark 493 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 6 Sweden 56 Union 555 TAC 1 038

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Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 7b and 7c (PLE/7BC.) France 4 Precautionary TAC Ireland 15 Union 19 TAC 19







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (PLE/8/3411) Spain 26 Precautionary TAC France 103 Portugal 26 Union 155 TAC 155







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (POL/8ABDE.) Spain 252 Precautionary TAC France 1 230 Union 1 482 TAC 1 482







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: 8c (POL/08C.) Spain 149 Precautionary TAC France 17 Union 166 TAC 166







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (POL/9/3411) Spain 196 (1) Precautionary TAC Portugal 7 (1)(2) Union 203 (1) TAC 203 (2) (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 8c (POL/*08C.). (2) In addition to this TAC, Portugal may fish quantities of pollack not exceeding 98 tonnes (POL/93411P).







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 3a; Union waters of subdivisions 22-24 (SOL/3ABC24) Denmark 599 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 35 (1) Netherlands 58 (1) Sweden 23 Union 715 TAC 723 (1) This quota may only be fished in Union waters of 3a and of subdivisions 22-24.







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 7b and 7c (SOL/7BC.) France 6 Precautionary TAC Ireland 28 Union 34 TAC 34







Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: 8a and 8b (SOL/8AB.) Belgium 27 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Spain 5 France 1 997 Netherlands 150 Union 2 179 TAC 2 233







Species: Sole Solea spp. Zone: 8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (SOO/8CDE34) Spain 245 Precautionary TAC Portugal 407 Union 652 (1) TAC 652 (1) (1) Within the limits of these quotas, no more than the following quantity of common sole (Solea solea) shall be taken (SOL/8CDE34): 320.

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Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: 9 (JAX/09.) Spain 35 516 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Portugal 101 761 (1) Union 137 277 TAC 143 505 (1) Special condition: up to 3 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C.).

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Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: 10; Union waters of CECAF (1) (JAX/X34PRT) Portugal To be established Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies Union To be established (2) TAC To be established (2) (1) Waters adjacent to the Azores. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.







Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of CECAF (1) (JAX/341PRT) Portugal To be established Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies Union To be established (2) TAC To be established (2) (1) Waters adjacent to Madeira. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.







Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of CECAF (1) (JAX/341SPN) Spain To be established Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies Union To be established (2) TAC To be established (2) (1) Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands. (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Spain.

PART B

Shared stocks

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Species: Sandeel and associated by-catches Ammodytes spp. Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union waters of 3a(1) Denmark 83 123 (2)(3) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 127 (2)(3) Sweden 3 053 (2)(3) Union 86 303 (2) United Kingdom 2 541 (2) TAC 88 844 (2) (1) Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the United Kingdom’s baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. (2) In management areas 1r and 4, the TAC may only be fished as monitoring TAC with an associated sampling protocol for the fishery. (3) Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4X). By-catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.







Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex III: Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of sandeel management areas 1r 2r 3r 4 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R)(1) (SAN/234_2R)(1) (SAN/234_3R)(1) (SAN/234_4)(1)(2) (SAN/234_5R)(1) (SAN/234_6)(1) (SAN/234_7R)(1) Denmark 4 678 67 232 6 404 4 678 0 131 0 Germany 7 103 10 7 0 0 0 Sweden 172 2 469 235 172 0 5 0 Union 4 857 69 804 6 649 4 857 0 136 0 United Kingdom 143 2 055 196 143 0 4 0 Total 5 000 71 859 6 845 5 000 0 140 0 (1) Up to 10 % of this quota can be banked and used in the following year only within this management area. (2) In addition to this quota, up to a maximum of 800 t of unutilised quota allocated for 2021 can be fished in 2022. The 800 t are distributed as follows: 685 t for Denmark, 23 t for Germany and 92 t for Sweden.







Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: United Kingdom and international waters of 1 and 2 (ARU/1/2.) Germany 16 Precautionary TAC France 5 Netherlands 13 Union 34 United Kingdom 25 TAC 59







Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; Union waters of 3a (ARU/3A4-C) Denmark 717 Precautionary TAC Germany 7 France 5 Ireland 5 Netherlands 34 Sweden 28 Union 796 United Kingdom 13 TAC 809







Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: 6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5 (ARU/567.) Germany 886 Precautionary TAC France 19 Ireland 821 Netherlands 9 250 Union 10 976 United Kingdom 650 TAC 11 626







Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: United Kingdom and international waters of 1, 2 and 14 (USK/1214EI) Germany 6 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 6 (1) Others 4 (1)(2) Union 16 (1) United Kingdom 6 (1) TAC 22 (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/1214EI_AMS).







Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (USK/04-C.) Denmark 62 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 19 (1) France 43 (1) Sweden 6 (1) Others 6 (2) Union 136 (1) United Kingdom 92 (1) TAC 228 (1) Special condition: of which up to 25 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (USK/*6AN58). (2) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/04-C_AMS).







Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: 6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5 (USK/567EI.) Germany 59 (1) Precautionary TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Spain 208 (1) France 2 465 (1) Ireland 238 (1) Others 59 (2) Union 3 029 (1) Norway 0 (3)(4)(5) United Kingdom 1 265 (1) TAC 4 294 (1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (USK/*04-C.). (2) Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/567EI_AMS). (3) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per vessel, at any moment, is authorised in 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5. 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 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5 shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*5B67-): 0. By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %. (4) Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with longlines in 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5: Ling (LIN/*5B67-) 0 Tusk (USK/*5B67-) 0 (5) The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 0

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Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (USK/04-N.) Belgium 0 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Denmark 50 Germany 0 France 0 Netherlands 0 Union 50 TAC Not relevant

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Species: Boarfishes Caproidae Zone: 6, 7 and 8 (BOR/678-) Denmark 5 592 Precautionary TAC Ireland 15 749 Union 21 341 United Kingdom 1 450 TAC 22 791

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Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: 3a (HER/03A.) Denmark 10 516 (1)(2)(3) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 168 (1)(2)(3) Sweden 11 000 (1)(2)(3) Union 21 684 (1)(2)(3) Norway 3 337 (2) TAC 25 021 (1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Only the following amounts of the herring stocks HER/03A. (HER/*03A.) and HER/03A-BC (HER/*03A-BC) may be fished in 3a: Denmark 554 Germany 8 Sweden 407 Union 969 Norway 167 (3) Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 4 (HER/*04-UK), and up to the following amounts may be fished in Union waters of 4b (HER/*4B-EU): Denmark 10 203 Germany 163 Sweden 10 672 Union 21 038

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Species: Herring(1) Clupea harengus Zone: Union, United Kingdom and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30' N (HER/4AB.) Denmark 62 975 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 41 147 France 20 500 Netherlands 51 946 Sweden 4 093 Union 180 661 Faroe Islands 0 Norway 124 012 (2) United Kingdom 75 916 TAC 427 628 (1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (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 following quantity may be taken in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4a and 4b (HER/*4AB-C): 2 700 . Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62° N: Norwegian waters south of 62o N (HER/*4N-S62) Union 2 700

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Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62o N (HER/4N-S62) Sweden 991 (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 Union 991 TAC 427 628 (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 3a (HER/03A-BC) Denmark 5 692 (1)(2)(3) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 51 (1)(2)(3) Sweden 916 (1)(2)(3) Union 6 659 (1)(2)(3) TAC 6 659 (2) (1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. (2) Only the following amounts of the herring stocks HER/03A. (HER/*03A) and HER/03A-BC (HER/*03A-BC) may be fished in 3a: Denmark 554 Germany 8 Sweden 407 Union 969 (3) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*4-EU-BC).







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: 4 and 7d; United Kingdom waters of 2a (HER/2A47DX) Belgium 41 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 7 823 Germany 41 France 41 Netherlands 41 Sweden 38 Union 8 025 United Kingdom 149 TAC 8 174 (1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

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Species: Herring(1) Clupea harengus Zone: 4c and 7d(2) (HER/4CXB7D) Belgium 8 735 (3) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 909 (3) Germany 594 (3) France 11 324 (3) Netherlands 20 058 (3) Union 41 620 (3) United Kingdom 5 419 (3) TAC 427 628 (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, i.e. 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 4b (HER/*04B.).







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 6b and 6aN; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b(1) (HER/5B6ANB) Germany 347 (2) Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 66 (2) Ireland 470 (2) Netherlands 347 (2) Union 1 230 (2) United Kingdom 2 250 (2) TAC 3 480 (1) Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone 6a which lies east of 7° W and north of 55° N, or west of 7° W and north of 56° N, 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 56° N and 57° 30' N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom’s territorial sea.







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 6aS(1), 7b, 7c (HER/6AS7BC) Ireland 1 236 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Netherlands 124 Union 1 360 TAC 1 360 (1) Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56o 00' N and west of 07o 00' W.







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 7a(1) (HER/07A/MM) Ireland 719 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Union 719 United Kingdom 7 736 TAC 8 455 (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 Clupea harengus Zone: 7e and 7f (HER/7EF.) France 465 Precautionary TAC Union 465 United Kingdom 465 TAC 930







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: 7a south of 52°30’N; 7g(1), 7h(1), 7j(1) and 7k(1) (HER/7G-K.) Germany 10 (2) Analytical TAC France 54 (2) Ireland 750 (2) Netherlands 54 (2) Union 868 (2) United Kingdom 1 (3) TAC 869 (2) (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. (2) This quota may only be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as assessed by ICES. The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches. (3) This quota may only be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as assessed by ICES. United Kingdom fisheries administrations shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Marine Management Organisation before allowing any catches.

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Skagerrak (COD/03AN.) Belgium 5 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Denmark 1 515 Germany 38 Netherlands 9 Sweden 265 Union 1 832 TAC 1 893







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4) Belgium 339 (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 Denmark 1 951 Germany 1 236 France 419 (1) Netherlands 1 102 (1) Sweden 13 Union 5 060 Norway 2 252 (2) United Kingdom 5 934 (1) TAC 13 246 (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 7d (COD/*07D.). (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 these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone:

Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-)







Union 3 958







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62o N (COD/4N-S62) Sweden 382 (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 Union 382 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: 6b; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b west of 12o 00' W and of 12 and 14 (COD/5W6-14) Belgium 0 (1) Precautionary TAC Germany 1 (1) France 8 (1) Ireland 14 (1) Union 23 (1) United Kingdom 51 (1) TAC 74 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this TAC.







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone 6a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b east of 12o 00' W (COD/5BE6A) Belgium 2 (1) Analytical TAC Article 9 of this Regulation applies Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Germany 11 (1) France 117 (1) Ireland 219 (1) Union 349 (1) United Kingdom 930 (1) TAC 1 279 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: 7a (COD/07A.) Belgium 3 (1) Precautionary TAC France 7 (1) Ireland 104 (1) Netherlands 1 (1) Union 115 (1) United Kingdom 91 (1) TAC 206 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (COD/7XAD34) Belgium 14 (1) Analytical TAC Article 9 of this Regulation applies Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply France 231 (1) Ireland 338 (1) Netherlands 0 (1) Union 583 (1) United Kingdom 61 (1) TAC 644 (1) (1) Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: 7d (COD/07D.) Belgium 33 (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 France 649 (1) Netherlands 19 (1) Union 701 (1) United Kingdom 71 (2) TAC 772 (1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 4, the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat, and United Kingdom waters of 2a (COD/*2A3X4). (2) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4, the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat, and United Kingdom waters of 2a (COD/*2A3X4).

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Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (LEZ/2AC4-C) Belgium 8 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 7 (1) Germany 7 (1) France 45 (1) Netherlands 36 (1) Union 103 (1) United Kingdom 2 660 (1) TAC 2 763 (1) Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (LEZ/*6AN58).







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (LEZ/56-14) Spain 550 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 2 146 (1) Ireland 627 (1) Union 3 323 (1) United Kingdom 2 258 (1) TAC 5 581 (1) Special condition: of which up to 25 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/*2AC4C).







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: 7 (LEZ/07.) Belgium 461 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Spain 5 124 (2) France 6 219 (2) Ireland 2 827 (2) Union 14 631 United Kingdom 3 660 (2) TAC 18 916 (1) 10 % of this quota may be used in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole. (2) 35 % of this quota may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE).







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/8ABDE.) Spain 1 035 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 835 Union 1 870 TAC 1 870







Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (ANF/2AC4-C) Belgium 221 (1)(2) Precautionary TAC Denmark 488 (1)(2) Germany 238 (1)(2) France 45 (1)(2) Netherlands 167 (1)(2) Sweden 6 (1)(2) Union 1 165 (1)(2) United Kingdom 7 849 (1)(2) TAC 9 014 (1) Special condition: of which up to 30 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (ANF/*6AN58). (2) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 6a south of 58° 30’ N; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

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Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (ANF/04-N.) Belgium 37 Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Denmark 935 Germany 15 Netherlands 13 Union 1 000 TAC Not relevant

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Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: 6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/56-14) Belgium 158 (1) Precautionary TAC Germany 180 (1) Spain 169 (1) France 1 944 (1) Ireland 439 (1) Netherlands 152 (1) Union 3 042 (1) United Kingdom 2 060 (1) TAC 5 102 (1) Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).







Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: 7 (ANF/07.) Belgium 3 629 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 405 (1) Spain 1 442 (1) France 23 291 (1) Ireland 2 977 (1) Netherlands 470 (1) Union 32 214 (1) United Kingdom 8 959 (1) TAC 41 173 (1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).







Species: Anglerfishes Lophiidae Zone: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/8ABDE.) Spain 1 681 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 9 351 Union 11 032 TAC 11 032

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Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 3a (HAD/03A.) Belgium 13 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 2 225 Germany 141 Netherlands 3 Sweden 263 Union 2 645 TAC 2 761







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (HAD/2AC4.) Belgium 290 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 1 994 (1) Germany 1 268 (1) France 2 212 (1) Netherlands 217 (1) Sweden 178 (1) Union 6 159 (1) Norway 10 333 United Kingdom 28 432 (1) TAC 44 924 (1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (HAD/*6AN58).

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

Norwegian waters of 4 (HAD/*04N-)







Union 4 123







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62o N (HAD/4N-S62) Sweden 707 (1) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Union 707 TAC Not relevant (1) By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.

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Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6b; international waters of 12 and 14 (HAD/6B1214) Belgium 12 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 12 France 542 Ireland 385 Union 951 United Kingdom 4 874 TAC 5 825

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Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 6a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b (HAD/5BC6A.) Belgium 6 (1) Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Germany 6 (1) France 277 (1) Ireland 682 (1) Union 971 (1) United Kingdom 4 035 (1) TAC 5 006 (1) Special condition: of which up to 25 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (HAD/*2AC4).

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Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HAD/7X7A34) Belgium 146 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 8 762 Ireland 2 920 Union 11 828 United Kingdom 2 550 TAC 15 000







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: 7a (HAD/07A.) Belgium 43 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies France 196 Ireland 1 171 Union 1 410 United Kingdom 1 628 TAC 3 038

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Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 3a (WHG/03A.) Denmark 659 Precautionary TAC Netherlands 2 Sweden 70 Union 731 TAC 929







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (WHG/2AC4.) Belgium 498 Analytical TAC Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies Denmark 2 152 Germany 560 France 3 234 Netherlands 1 244 Sweden 4 Union 7 692 Norway 2 664 (1) United Kingdom 16 131 TAC 26 636 (1) May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of t