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of 14 January 2010

fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009







THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks ( 1 ), and in particular Article 11 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, Whereas: (1) According to Article 43(3) of the Treaty, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities. (2) Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy ( 2 ) requires the Council to establish measures governing access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities, taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice and in particular reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). (3) It is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TAC) by fishery or group of fisheries. Fishing opportunities should be distributed among Member States in such a way as to assure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each stock or fishery and having due regard to the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. Moreover, in order for the fishing opportunities to be optimal and applied in an effective way, certain conditions essential to and functionally linked to them should be fixed. (4) The TACs should be established on the basis of the available scientific advice and by taking into account the biological and socio-economic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors. In this regard, it is necessary to take account of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meeting on 23 July 2009 with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, the concerned Regional Advisory Councils and Member States and on 29 September 2009 with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture and the concerned Regional Advisory Councils. (5) For stocks subject to specific multiannual plans, the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of hake, of Norway lobster, of sole in the Bay of Biscay, the Western Channel and the North Sea, of plaice in the North Sea, of herring to the west of Scotland and of cod in the Kattegat, North Sea, Skagerrak, eastern Channel, to the west of Scotland and in the Irish Sea should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of the Northern hake stock ( 3 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian Peninsula ( 4 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February 2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay ( 5 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Western Channel ( 6 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 of 11 June 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea ( 7 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock ( 8 ), Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean ( 9 ) respectively. (6) In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein must be identified. (7) Fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations should not be included in the scope of this Regulation, with the exception of the operations carried out by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries. (8) For certain species, such as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a serious risk to their conservation. Fishing opportunities for such species should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition to fish those species. (9) It is necessary to establish the maximum allowable effort ceilings for 2010 in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, while taking into account Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 of 27 July 2009 excluding certain groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime laid down in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 ( 10 ). (10) It is necessary, following the advice from the ICES, to maintain and revise a system to manage the fishing effort on sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV. (11) In the light of the most recent scientific advice from the ICES and in accordance with the international commitments in the context of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention (NEAFC), it is necessary to limit the fishing effort on certain deep-sea species. (12) Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with the Union legislation on the subject, and in particular with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States’ catches of fish ( 11 ), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels ( 12 ), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels ( 13 ), Article 21 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy ( 14 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits ( 15 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms ( 16 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks ( 17 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources ( 18 ), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems ( 19 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources ( 20 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing a recovery plan for Greenland halibut in the framework of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation ( 21 ), Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Regulation (EC) No 388/2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 of 21 December 2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing ( 22 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea ( 23 ), Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species ( 24 ), Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 of 22 October 2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation ( 25 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing ( 26 ), Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters ( 27 ), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing ( 28 ), Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008, Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (recast) ( 29 ), Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (recast) ( 30 ), Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (recast) ( 31 ), Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy ( 32 ). (13) In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway ( 33 ), the Faroe Islands ( 34 ) and Greenland ( 35 ), the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. The consultations with Greenland were concluded on 25 November 2009 with the establishment of the fishing opportunities available for 2010 for EU vessels in Greenland waters. The consultations with the Faroe Islands and Norway have not been finalised and the arrangements for 2010 with those partners are expected to be concluded early 2010. In order to avoid interruption of Union fishing activities whilst allowing for the necessary flexibility for the conclusion of those arrangements early 2010, it is appropriate for the Union to establish the fishing opportunities for stocks subject to those arrangements on a provisional basis awaiting their conclusion. (14) The Union is a contracting party to several fisheries organisations and participates in other organisations as a cooperating non-party. Moreover, by virtue of the 2003 Act of Accession fisheries agreements previously concluded by the Republic of Poland, such as the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock resources in the central Bering Sea, are as from the date of accession of Poland to the European Union managed by the Union. Those fisheries organisations have recommended the introduction for 2010 of a number of measures, including fishing opportunities for EU vessels. Those fishing opportunities should be implemented by the Union. (15) The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) failed to adopt catch limitations for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna at its Annual Meeting in 2009, and although the Union is not a member of the IATTC, it is necessary to regulate the fishing opportunities for resource under the jurisdiction of the IATTC in order to ensure its sustainable management. (16) At its Annual Meeting in 2009, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted tables indicating the under-utilisation and over-utilisation of the fishing possibilities of the ICCAT contracting parties. In that context, ICCAT adopted a decision observing that during the year 2008, the Union had under-exploited its quota for Northern and Southern swordfish, bigeye tuna and Northern albacore. In order to respect the adjustments to the Union quotas established by the ICCAT, it is necessary for the distribution of the fishing opportunities arising from this under-utilisation to be carried out on the basis of the respective contribution of each Member State towards the under-utilisation without modifying the distribution key established in this Regulation concerning the annual allocation of TACs. At the same meeting the recovery plan for bluefin tuna was amended. ICCAT further adopted a recommendation on the conservation of bigeye thresher sharks. In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks it is necessary to implement those measures. (17) During the Third International Meeting, held in May 2007, for the creation of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) in the high seas of the South Pacific, the participants adopted interim measures, including fishing opportunities, in order to regulate pelagic fishing activities as well as bottom fisheries in that area until the establishment of such RFMO. Those measures were revised during the Eighth International Meeting for the creation of that SPRFMO held in November 2009. According to the agreement reached by the participants, those interim measures are voluntary and are not legally binding under international law. It is nevertheless advisable, in the light of the related provisions of the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement, to incorporate those measures into Union law. (18) At its Annual Meeting in 2009, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted catch limits for two additional fish stocks in the SEAFO Convention Area. It is necessary to implement those catch limits into Union law. (19) For continuity reasons, certain third-country fishing vessels should be allowed to fish in EU waters under certain conditions and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and its implementing provisions. (20) Within the context of establishing fishing opportunities and in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, the Council may, on the basis of information provided by Member States and assessed by the STECF, exclude certain groups of vessels from the effort regime established in that Regulation, provided that appropriate data is available on cod catches and discards of the vessels concerned, that the percentage of cod catches does not exceed 1,5 % of the total catches of the group of vessels and that the inclusion of the group in the effort regime would constitute an administrative burden disproportionate to its overall impact on cod stocks. Poland provided information on the cod catches by a group of vessels consisting of one vessel targeting saithe in the North Sea with bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm. The United Kingdom provided information on the cod catches of two groups of vessels using bottom trawls to the west of Scotland. On the basis of that information as assessed by STECF, it can be established that the cod catches, including discards, of those groups of vessels do not exceed 1,5 % of their total catches. Having moreover regard to control and monitoring measures in place ensuring the monitoring and control of the fishing activities of those groups of vessels and considering that the inclusion of these groups would constitute an administrative burden disproportionate to the overall impact of that inclusion on cod stocks, it is appropriate to exclude those groups of vessels from the application of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, thus allowing to establish the effort limits for the concerned Member States accordingly. (21) In accordance with Article 291 of the Treaty, the measures necessary for the fixing of the catch limits for certain short-lived stocks should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission ( 36 ) for reasons of urgency, Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:







TITLE I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

1. This Regulation fixes the following fishing opportunities and the conditions functionally linked to the use of those fishing opportunities:

— for the year 2010, fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and

— for the year 2011, certain effort limitations, and, for the periods set out in Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II and in Annexes IE and V, fishing opportunities for certain Antarctic stocks.

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Article 2

Scope

1. If not otherwise provided for, this Regulation shall apply to:

(a) EU vessels; and

(b) fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, third countries (‘third-country vessels’) in EU waters.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation, except footnote 1 to the table set out in Part B of Annex V, shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quotas.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) ‘EU vessels’ means fishing vessels defined in Article 3(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b) ‘EU waters’ means waters defined in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(c) ‘total allowable catches’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;

(d) ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, Member States or third countries;

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

(f) ‘mesh size’ means the mesh size as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets ( 37 ).;

(g) ‘EU fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

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

Article 4

Fishing zones

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

(a) ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009;

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

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

(d) ‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the area of ICES zone IXa east of longitude 7o 23' 48″ W;

(e) CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009;

(f) NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 217/2009;

(g) SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean ( 38 );

(h) the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area is as defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ( 39 );

(i) CCAMLR (Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area is as defined in Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(j) the IATTC (Inter American Tropical Tuna Convention) Convention Area is as 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 ( 40 );

(k) the IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area is as defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission ( 41 );

(l) ‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ means the high seas area south of 10o N, north of the CCAMLR Convention Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement ( 42 ), and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;

(m) the WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean ( 43 ).

(n) ‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ means the area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured.







TITLE II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS







CHAPTER I

General provisions

Article 5

Catch limits and allocations

1. The catch limits for EU vessels in EU waters or in certain non-EU waters and the allocation of such catch limits among Member States and additional conditions in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are set out in Annex I.

2. EU vessels are hereby authorised to make catches, within the quota limits set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the conditions set out in Article 12 of and Annex III to this Regulation and in Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and its implementing provisions.

3. The Commission shall fix the catch limits for the fisheries on sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV according to the rules laid down in point 6 of Annex IID.

4. The Commission shall fix catch limits for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES zones V and XIV available to the Union at 7,7 % of the capelin TAC as soon as the TAC has been established.

5. Catch limits for the stock of Norway pout in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV and for the stock of sprat in EU waters of ICES zones IIa and IV may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2010.

6. As a consequence of a revision of the stock of Norway pout in accordance with paragraph 5, the catch limits for the stocks of whiting in EU waters of ICES zone IIa, IIIa and IV and for the stocks of haddock in EU waters of ICES zone IIa, III and IV may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 to take into account industrial by-catches in the Norway pout fishery.

7. The Commission may fix the catch limits for the stock of anchovy in ICES zone VIII in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2010.

Article 6

Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species:

(a) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all EU and non-EU waters;

(b) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in all EU waters;

(c) common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(d) undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES zones VI, VII, VIII, IX and X, and

(e) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in international waters.

Article 7

Special provisions on allocations

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

(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b) reallocations made pursuant to Article 21(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 or pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008;

(c) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

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

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

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

Article 8

Fishing effort limits

From 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011, the fishing effort measures laid down in:

(a) Annex IIA shall apply for the management of certain stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak, that part of ICES zone IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES zones IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EU waters of ICES zones IIa and Vb;

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

(c) Annex IIC shall apply for the management of the sole stock in ICES zone VIIe;

(d) Annex IID shall apply for the management of sandeel stocks in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV.

Article 9

Catch and effort limits deep-sea fisheries

1. In addition to the catch limits laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008 of 28 November 2008 fixing for 2009 and 2010 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks ( 44 ), it shall be prohibited to catch and to retain on board, to tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut in excess of 100 kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea permit issued in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002.

2. Member States shall ensure that fishing activities which lead to catches and retention on board of more than 10 tonnes each calendar year of deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory shall be subject to a deep-sea fishing permit.

3. Member States shall ensure that for 2010 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits do not exceed 65 % of the average annual fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the Member State concerned in 2003 on trips when deep-sea fishing permits were held and/or deep-sea species, as listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, were caught. This paragraph shall apply only to fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of deep-sea species, other than greater silver smelt, were caught.

Article 10

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

1. Fish from stocks for which catch limits are established shall be retained on board or landed only if:

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

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

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following fish may be retained on board and landed even if a Member State has no quotas or the quotas or shares are exhausted:

(a) species, other than herring and mackerel, where (i) they are caught mixed with other species with nets whose mesh size is less than 32 mm in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98; and (ii) the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing; or

(b) mackerel, where (i) they are caught mixed with horse mackerel or pilchard; (ii) they do not exceed 10 % of the total weight of mackerel, horse mackerel and pilchard on board; and (iii) the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing.

3. All landings shall count against the quota or, if the Union quota has not been allocated between Member States by quotas, against the Union quota, except for catches made in accordance with paragraph 2.

4. The percentage of by-catches and their disposal shall be determined in accordance with Articles 4 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

Article 11

Restrictions on the use of certain fishing opportunities

During the period from 1 May to 31 July 2010 it shall be prohibited to fish for or retain on board any marine organisms other than herring, mackerel, pilchard/sardines, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting and argentines within the area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:







Point Latitude Longitude 1 52o 27' N 12o 19' W 2 52o 40' N 12o 30' W 3 52o 47' N 12o 39,600' W 4 52o 47' N 12o 56' W 5 52o 13,5' N 13o 53,830' W 6 51o 22' N 14o 24' W 7 51o 22' N 14o 03' W 8 52o 10' N 13o 25' W 9 52o 32' N 13o 07,500' W 10 52o 43' N 12o 55' W 11 52o 43' N 12o 43' W 12 52o 38,800' N 12o 37' W 13 52o 27' N 12o 23' W 14 52o 27' N 12o 19' W

Article 12

Unsorted landings in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa

1. When catch limits of a Member State for herring in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa are exhausted, vessels flying the flag of that Member State, registered in the Union and operating within the fisheries to which the relevant catch limitations apply shall be prohibited from landing catches which are unsorted and which contain herring.

2. Member States shall ensure that an adequate sampling programme is in place allowing an efficient monitoring of unsorted landings by species caught in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa.

3. Unsorted catches in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa shall be landed only at ports and landing locations where a sampling programme as referred to in paragraph 2 is in place.

Article 13

Data transmission

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







CHAPTER II

Fishing authorisation in third-country waters

Article 14

Fishing authorisations

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

2. Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (swap) in the fishing areas set out in Annex III on the basis of Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Annex III, shall not be exceeded.







CHAPTER III

Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations







Section 1

ICCAT convention Area

Article 15

Limitations to the number of vessels authorised to fish for bluefin tuna

The maximum number of the following vessels shall be limited as set out in Annex IV:

— EU 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;

— EU coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean;

— EU 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.

Article 16

Additional conditions to the bluefin tuna quota allocated in Annex ID

In addition to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, purse-seine fishing for bluefin tuna shall be prohibited in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean during the period from 15 April to 15 May 2010.

Article 17

Recreational and sport fisheries

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

Article 18

Sharks

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

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







Section 2

CCAMLR convention Area

Article 19

Prohibitions and catch limitations

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

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

Article 20

Exploratory fisheries

1. Fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in a Member State that have been notified to CCAMLR in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 outside areas of national jurisdiction.

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

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

Article 21

Krill fishery during the 2010/2011 fishing season

1. Only those Member States which are Members of the CCAMLR Commission may fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2010/2011 fishing season. If such a Member State intends to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission in accordance with Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1 June 2010:

(a) of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Annex V, Part C;

(b) of the net configuration form, using the format laid down in Annex V, Part D.

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

3. Member States intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall only notify authorised vessels flying its flag at the time of the notification.

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

(a) full details of the intended replacement vessel(s) referred to in paragraph 2, including information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

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

5. Member States shall not authorise a vessel on either of the CCAMLR IUU Vessel Lists to participate in krill fisheries.

Article 22

Closure of all fisheries

1. Following notification by the CCAMLR Secretariat of the closure of a fishery due to the exhaustion of the TAC as set out in Annex IE, Member States shall ensure that all vessels flying their flag and fishing in the area, management area, subarea, division, SSRU or other management unit, subject to the closure notice, shall remove all their fishing gear from the water by the notified closure date and time.

2. On receipt of such notification by the vessel, no further longlines may be set within 24 hours of the notified date and time. If such notification is received less than 24 hours before the closure date and time, no further longlines may be set following receipt of that notification.

3. In the case of closure of the fishery referred to in paragraph 1, all vessels shall depart from the fishing area as soon as all fishing gear has been removed from the water.

4. Where a vessel is unable to remove all its fishing gear from the water by the notified closure date and time for reasons relating to:

(a) the safety of the vessel and crew;

(b) the limitations which may arise from adverse weather conditions;

(c) sea-ice cover; or

(d) the need to protect the Antarctic marine environment,

the vessel shall notify its flag Member State of the situation. The Member States shall promptly notify the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission. The vessel shall nonetheless make all reasonable efforts to remove all its fishing gear from the water as soon as possible.

5. If paragraph 4 applies, Member States shall carry out an investigation of the vessel’s actions and, according to its domestic procedures, report the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission of its findings no later than before the next CCAMLR meeting. The final report shall assess whether the vessel made all reasonable efforts to remove all its fishing gear from the water:

(a) by the notified closure date and time; and

(b) as soon as possible after the notification referred to in paragraph 4.

6. Where a vessel does not depart from the closed area as soon as all fishing gear has been removed from the water, the flag Member State shall ensure that the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission are informed.







Section 3

IOTC Area

Article 23

Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area

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

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

3. Member States may change the number of vessels referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 by gear type provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved.

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

5. In order to take into account the implementation of the development plans submitted to the IOTC, Member States may only increase the limitations of fishing capacity, as mentioned in this Article, within the limits set out in those development plans.







Section 4

SPRFMO convention Area

Article 24

Pelagic fisheries – capacity limitation

Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 shall limit the total level of GT of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2010 to the levels of total 78 610 GT in the SPRFMO Convention Area in such manner that sustainable exploitation of the pelagic fishery resources in South Pacific is ensured.

Article 25

Pelagic fisheries - catch limits

1. Only Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in the years 2007, 2008 or 2009, as referred to in Article 24, may fish for pelagic stocks in this Area in accordance with the catch limits set out in Annex IJ.

2. Member States shall notify the Commission on a monthly basis of the names and characteristics, including GT, of their vessels engaged in the fishery referred to in this Article.

3. For the purpose of monitoring the fishery referred to in this Article, Member States shall send to the Commission, for forwarding to the SPRFMO Interim Secretariat, records from vessel monitoring systems (VMS), monthly catch reports and, where available, port calls at the latest by the fifteenth day of the following month.

Article 26

Bottom fisheries

Member States shall limit bottom fishing effort or catch in the SPRFMO Convention Area to the average annual levels over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 in terms of the number of fishing vessels and other parameters that reflect the level of catch, fishing effort and fishing capacity and to only those parts of the SPRFMO Convention Area where bottom fisheries has occurred during the previous fishing season.







Section 5

IATTC convention Area

Article 27

Purse-seine fisheries

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

(a) either from 29 July to 28 September 2010 or from 10 November 2010 to 18 January 2011 in the area defined by the following limits: — the Pacific coastlines of the Americas, — longitude 150° W, — latitude 40° N, — latitude 40° S;

(b) from 29 September to 29 October 2010 in the area defined by the following limits: — longitude 94° W, — longitude 110° W, — latitude 3° N, — latitude 5° S.

2. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1(a) before 1 April 2010. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the period selected.

3. Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Regulatory Area shall retain on board and then land all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception shall be the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.







Section 6

SEAFO convention Area

Article 28

Measures for the protection of deep water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited: skates (Rajidae), spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi), shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus), great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), ghost catshark (Apristurus manis), velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus) and deep-sea sharks of super-order Selachimorpha.







Section 7

WCPFC convention Area

Article 29

Fishing effort limitations for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore

Member States shall ensure that the total fishing effort for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) and south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area is limited to the fishing effort provided for in fisheries partnership agreements between the Union and coastal States in the region.

Article 30

Closed area for FAD fishing

1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, fishing activities of purse-seine vessels making use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be prohibited between 00:00 hours on 1 July 2010 and 24:00 hours on 30 September 2010. During this period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention Area if it carries onboard an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel:

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

(b) fish on schools in association with FADs.

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

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

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

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

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

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Article 30a

Closed areas for purse-seine fisheries

The fishing by purse-seine vessels for bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna shall be prohibited in the following high seas areas:

(a) the international waters enclosed by the boundaries of the exclusive economic zones of Indonesia, Palau, Micronesia and Papua New Guinea;

(b) the international waters enclosed by the boundaries of the exclusive economic zones of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

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Article 31

Limitations to the number of vessels authorised to fish swordfish

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







Section 8

Bering Sea

Article 32

Prohibition to fish in the high seas of the Bering Sea

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







TITLE III

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS

Article 33

Catch limits

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

Article 34

Fishing authorisations

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

2. Fish from stocks for which catch limits are fixed shall not be retained on board or landed unless the catches have been taken by third-country vessels having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.

Article 35

Prohibited species

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

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

(b) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in all EU waters;

(c) common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X; and

(d) undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES zones VI, VII, VIII, IX and X.







TITLE IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 36

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008

In Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008, the entry concerning roundnose grenadier in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of ICES subarea III is replaced by the following:







‘Species: Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris Zone: Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of III (1) (RNG/03-) Year 2009 2010 Denmark 804 804 Germany 5 5 Sweden 41 41 EC 850 850 (1) No directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be conducted in ICES zone IIIa pending consultations between the European Union and Norway.’

Article 37

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, the following points are added:

‘c) the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009, targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Minch (ICES statistical rectangles 42 E3, 42 E4, 43 E3, 43 E4, 44 E3, 44 E4, 45 E3);

d) the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009, targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Firth of Clyde (ICES statistical rectangles 39 E5 and 40 E5);

e) the group of vessels flying the flag of Poland, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from Poland dated 24 April 2009 as completed by correspondence dated 11 July 2009, targeting saithe and using bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm in the North Sea and EU waters of ICES zone IIa with full-time observer coverage.’.

Article 38

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009 of 20 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2010 ( 45 ) is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (“Community vessels”) operating in the Baltic Sea.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quotas.’

Article 39

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009 of 27 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2010 ( 46 ) is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (“Community vessels”) operating in the Black Sea.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quota.’

Article 40

Entry into force and application

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2010.

Where the fishing opportunities for the CCAMLR Convention Area are set for periods starting before 1 January 2010, Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II and Annexes IE and V shall apply with effect from the beginning of the respective periods of application of those fishing opportunities.

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









ANNEX I

CATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST AND FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (iN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

All catch limits set out in this Annex shall be considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 5 of this Regulation and shall therefore 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 are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.

Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. The following table of correspondences of Latin names and common names is given for the purposes of this Regulation:







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 Centrophorus squamosus GUQ Leafscale gulper shark Centroscymnus coelolepis CYO Portuguese dogfish Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens CRR Deep sea red crab Champsocephalus gunnari ANI Antarctic icefish Chionoecetes spp. PCR Snow crab Clupea harengus HER Herring Coryphaenoides rupestris RNG Roundnose grenadier Dalatias licha SCK Kitefin shark Deania calcea DCA Birdbeak dogfish Dipturus batis RJB Common skate Dissostichus eleginoides TOP Patagonian toothfish Engraulis encrasicolus ANE Anchovy Etmopterus princeps ETR Great lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus ETP Smooth lanternshark Euphausia superba KRI Krill Gadus morhua COD Cod Galeorhinus galeus GAG Tope shark Glyptocephalus cynoglossus WIT Witch flounder Hippoglossoides platessoides PLA American plaice Hippoglossus hippoglossus HAL Atlantic halibut Hoplostethus atlanticus ORY Orange roughy Illex illecebrosus SQI Shortfin squid Lamna nasus POR Porbeagle Lepidonotothen squamifrons NOS Grey rockcod Lepidorhombus spp. LEZ Megrims Leucoraja circularis RJI Sandy ray Leucoraja fullonica RJF Shagreen ray Leucoraja naevus RJN Cuckoo ray Limanda ferruginea YEL Yellowtail flounder Limanda limanda DAB Dab Lophiidae ANF Anglerfish Macrourus spp. GRV Grenadiers Makaira nigricans BUM Blue marlin Mallotus villosus CAP Capelin 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 Pandalus borealis PRA Northern prawn Paralomis spp. PAI Crabs Penaeus spp. PEN ‘Penaeus’ shrimps Platichthys flesus FLE Flounder Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice Pleuronectiformes FLX Flatfish Pollachius pollachius POL Pollack Pollachius virens POK Saithe Psetta maxima TUR Turbot Raja brachyura RJH Blonde 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 RJA Undulate ray Rajiformes - Rajidae SRX-RAJ Skates and rays Reinhardtius hippoglossoides GHL Greenland halibut Rostroraja alba RJA White skate Scomber scombrus MAC Mackerel Scophthalmus rhombus BLL Brill Sebastes spp. RED Redfish Solea solea SOL Common sole Soleidae. SOX Sole Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat Squalus acanthias DGS Spurdog/dogfish Tetrapturus albidus WHM White marlin Thunnus maccoyii SBF Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus obesus BET Bigeye tuna Thunnus thynnus BFT Bluefin tuna Trachurus spp. JAX Horse mackerel Trisopterus esmarkii NOP Norway pout Urophycis tenuis HKW White hake Xiphias gladius SWO Swordfish

The following table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given exclusively for explanatory purposes:







Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp. American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides Anchovy ANE Engraulis encrasicolus Anglerfish ANF Lophiidae Antarctic icefish ANI Champsocephalus gunnari Atlantic halibut HAL Hippoglossus hippoglossus Bigeye tuna BET Thunnus obesus Birdbeak dogfish DCA Deania calcea 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 Brill BLL Scophthalmus rhombus Capelin CAP Mallotus villosus Cod COD Gadus morhua Common skate RJB Dipturus batis Common sole SOL Solea solea Crabs PAI Paralomis spp. Cuckoo ray RJN Leucoraja naevus Dab DAB Limanda limanda Deep sea red crab CRR Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens Flatfish FLX Pleuronectiformes Flounder FLE Platichthys flesus Great lanternshark ETR Etmopterus princeps Greater silver smelt ARU Argentina silus Greenland halibut GHL Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Grenadiers GRV Macrourus spp. Grey rockcod NOS Lepidonotothen squamifrons Haddock HAD Melanogrammus aeglefinus Hake HKE Merluccius merluccius Herring HER Clupea harengus Horse mackerel JAX Trachurus spp. 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 Megrims LEZ Lepidorhombus spp. Northern prawn PRA Pandalus borealis Norway lobster NEP Nephrops norvegicus Norway pout NOP Trisopterus esmarkii Norwegian skate JAD Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis Orange roughy ORY Hoplostethus atlanticus Patagonian toothfish TOP Dissostichus eleginoides ‘Penaeus’ shrimps PEN Penaeus spp. Plaice PLE Pleuronectes platessa Pollack POL Pollachius pollachius Porbeagle POR Lamna nasus Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus coelolepis Redfish RED Sebastes spp. Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris Saithe POK Pollachius virens Sandeels SAN Ammodytes spp. Sandy ray RJI Leucoraja circularis Shagreen ray RJF Leucoraja fullonica Shortfin squid SQI Illex illecebrosus Skates and rays SRX-RAJ Rajiformes - Rajidae Small-eyed ray RJE Raja microocellata Smooth lanternshark ETP Etmopterus pusillus Snow crab PCR Chionoecetes spp. Sole SOX Soleidae Southern bluefin tuna SBF Thunnus maccoyii Spotted ray RJM Raja montagui Sprat SPR Sprattus sprattus Spurdog/dogfish DGS Squalus acanthias Squid SQS Martialia hyadesi Starry ray RJR Amblyraja radiata Swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius Thornback ray RJC Raja clavata Tope shark GAG Galeorhinus galeus Turbot TUR Psetta maxima Tusk USK Brosme brosme Undulate ray RJA Raja undulata 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









ANNEX IA

Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EU waters of CECAF, French Guyana waters







Species: Sandeel Ammodytes spp. Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (SAN/04-N.) Denmark 0 (1) United Kingdom 0 (1) EU 0 (1) TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

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Species: Sandeel Ammodytidae Zone: EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV (1) (SAN/2A3A4.) Denmark 167 436 United Kingdom 3 660 Germany 256 Sweden 6 148 EU 177 500 Norway 20 000 (2) Faroe 2 500 (2) TAC 200 000 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) Excluding waters within six miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. (2) To be taken in zone IV.

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Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: EU and international waters of I and II (ARU/1/2.) Germany 30 France 10 The Netherlands 24 United Kingdom 48 EU 112 TAC 112 Precautionary TAC







Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: EU waters of III and IV (ARU/3/4.) Denmark 1 134 Germany 11 France 8 Ireland 8 The Netherlands 53 Sweden 44 United Kingdom 20 EU 1 278 TAC 1 278 Precautionary TAC







Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: EU and international waters of V, VI and VII (ARU/567.) Germany 389 France 8 Ireland 360 The Netherlands 4 057 United Kingdom 285 EU 5 099 TAC 5 099 Precautionary TAC







Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU and international waters of I, II and XIV (USK/1214EI.) Germany 6 (1) France 6 (1) United Kingdom 6 (1) Others 3 (1) EU 21 (1) TAC 21 Analytical TAC (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.







Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU waters of III (USK/03-C.) Denmark 12 Sweden 6 Germany 6 EU 24 TAC 24 Analytical TAC







Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU waters of IV (USK/04-C.) Denmark 53 Germany 16 France 37 Sweden 5 United Kingdom 80 Others 5 (1) EU 196 TAC 196 Analytical TAC (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

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Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU and international waters of V, VI and VII (USK/567EI) Germany 4 Spain 14 France 172 Ireland 17 United Kingdom 83 Others 4 (1) EU 294 Norway (2) 2 923 (3) (4) TAC 3 217 Analytical TAC (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII. (3) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes. (4) Including ling. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 140 tonnes, and tusk 2 923 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes ad may only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII.







Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (USK/04-N.) Belgium 0 Denmark 165 Germany 1 France 0 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 4 EU 170 TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: IIIa (HER/03A.) Denmark 14 010 Germany 224 Sweden 14 656 EU 28 890 Faroe Islands 450 (2) TAC 33 855 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) To be taken in Skagerrak.







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′N (HER/4AB.) Denmark 22 497 Germany 14 147 France 9 653 The Netherlands 21 581 Sweden 1 672 United Kingdom 24 223 EU 93 773 Norway 47 647 (2) TAC 164 300 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States must inform the Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between IVa and IVb. (2) May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.







Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/*04N-) EU 50 000







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/04-N.) Sweden 846 (1) EU 846 TAC 164 300 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, Pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: By-catches in IIIa (HER/03A-BC) Denmark 6 424 Germany 57 Sweden 1 034 EU 7 515 TAC 7 515 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: By-catches in IV, VIId and in EU waters of IIa (HER/2A47DX) Belgium 67 Denmark 13 008 Germany 67 France 67 The Netherlands 67 Sweden 64 United Kingdom 247 EU 13 587 TAC 13 587 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.







Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: VIId; IVc (2) (HER/4CXB7D) Belgium 7 100 (3) Denmark 321 (3) Germany 202 (3) France 5 235 (3) The Netherlands 8 193 (3) United Kingdom 1 830 (3) EU 22 881 TAC 164 300 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a 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) Up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in IVb. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (HER/*04B.).







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN (1) (HER/5B6ANB) Germany 2 656 France 503 Ireland 3 589 The Netherlands 2 656 United Kingdom 14 356 EU 23 760 Faroe Islands 660 (2) TAC 24 420 Analytical TAC (1) Reference is to the herring stock in VIa, north of 56° 00′N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07° 00′W and north of 55° 00′N, excluding the Clyde. (2) This quota may only be taken in VIa north of 56° 30′N.

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Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIb, VIIc; VIaS (1) (HER/6AS7BC) Ireland 6 774 The Netherlands 677 EU 7 451 TAC 7 451 Analytical TAC (1) Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56° 00' N and west of 07° 00' W.







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VI Clyde (1) (HER/06ACL.) United Kingdom 720 EU 720 TAC 720 Precautionary TAC (1) Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between the Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point.







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIa (1) (HER/07A/MM) Ireland 1 250 United Kingdom 3 550 EU 4 800 TAC 4 800 Analytical TAC (1) This zone is reduced by the area added to VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk bounded: — to the north by latitude 52° 30' N, — to the south by latitude 52° 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: VIIe and VIIf (HER/7EF.) France 500 United Kingdom 500 EU 1 000 TAC 1 000 Precautionary TAC







Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIg (1), VIIh (1), VIIj (1) and VIIk (1) (HER/7G-K.) Germany 113 France 627 Ireland 8 770 The Netherlands 627 United Kingdom 13 EU 10 150 TAC 10 150 Analytical TAC (1) This zone is increased by the area bounded: — to the north by latitude 52° 30' N, — to the south by latitude 52° 00' N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.







Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: VIII (ANE/08.) Spain 6 300 France 700 EU 7 000 TAC 7 000 Analytical TAC







Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANE/9/3411) Spain 3 826 Portugal 4 174 EU 8 000 TAC 8 000 Analytical TAC

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Skagerrak (COD/03AN.) Belgium 12 (1) (2) Denmark 3 835 (1) (2) Germany 96 (1) (2) The Netherlands 24 (1) (2) Sweden 671 (1) (2) EU 4 638 TAC 4 793 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 1 of the Appendix to this Annex. (2) In addition to this quota, Member States may allow vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries to make additional catches within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, provided that: — the vessel makes use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), associated to a system of sensors, that record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessel, — all catches of cod with that vessel are counted against the quota, including those fish below the minimum landing size, — the additional catches are limited to 30 % of the normal catch limit applicable to such a vessel or to an amount which is justified as being capable of ensuring that there will be no increase in the fishing mortality of the cod stock, — where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in the initiative is not complying with the above conditions, the Member State shall withdraw the additional catches granted to that vessel and exclude it from any further participation in this initiative.

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Kattegat (COD/03AS.) Denmark 234 Germany 5 Sweden 140 EU 379 TAC 379 Analytical TAC

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4) Belgium 991 (1) (2) Denmark 5 696 (1) (2) Germany 3 612 (1) (2) France 1 225 (1) (2) The Netherlands 3 219 (1) (2) Sweden 38 (1) (2) United Kingdom 13 067 (1) (2) EU 27 848 (1) Norway 5 704 (3) TAC 33 552 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 1 of the Appendix to this Annex. (2) In addition to this quota, Member States may allow vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries to make additional catches within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, provided that: — the vessel makes use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), associated to a system of sensors, that record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessel, — all catches of cod with that vessel are counted against the quota, including those fish below the minimum landing size, — the additional catches are limited to 30 % of the normal catch limit applicable to such a vessel or to an amount which is justified as capable of ensuring that there will be no increase in the fishing mortality of the cod stock, — where a MemberState detects that a vessel participating in the initiative is not complying with the above conditions, the MemberState shall withdraw the additional catches granted to that vessel and exclude it from any further participation in this initiative. (3) May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.







Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of IV (COD/*04N-) EU 24 204







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (COD/04-N.) Sweden 382 (1) EU 382 TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for this species.

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIb; EU and international waters of Vb west of 12° 00' W and of XII and XIV (COD/561214) Belgium 0 Germany 1 France 13 Ireland 18 United Kingdom 48 EU 80 TAC 80 Precautionary TAC







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIa; EU and international waters of Vb east of 12° 00' W (COD/5B6A-C) Belgium 0 Germany 4 France 38 Ireland 53 United Kingdom 145 EU 240 TAC 240 Analytical TAC







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIIa (COD/07A.) Belgium 9 France 25 Ireland 444 The Netherlands 2 United Kingdom 194 EU 674 TAC 674 Analytical TAC







Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (COD/7XAD34) Belgium 167 France 2 735 Ireland 825 The Netherlands 1 United Kingdom 295 EU 4 023 TAC 4 023 Analytical TAC

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Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIId (COD/07D.) Belgium 84 (1) (2) France 1 641 (1) (2) The Netherlands 49 (1) (2) United Kingdom 181 (1) (2) EU 1 955 TAC 1 955 Analytical TAC (1) The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 2 of the Appendix to this Annex. (2) In addition to this quota, Member States may allow vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries to make additional catches within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, provided that: — the vessel makes use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), associated to a system of sensors, that record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessel, — all catches of cod with that vessel are counted against the quota, including those fish below the minimum landing size, — the additional catches are limited to 30 % of the normal catch limit applicable to such a vessel or to an amount which is justified as being capable of ensuring that there will be no increase in the fishing mortality of the cod stock, — where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in the initiative is not complying with the above conditions, the Member State shall withdraw the additional catches granted to that vessel and exclude it from any further participation in this initiative.

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Species: Porbeagle Lamna nasus Zone: EU waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII (POR/3-12) Denmark 0 France 0 Germany 0 Ireland 0 Spain 0 United Kingdom 0 EU 0 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (LEZ/2AC4-C) Belgium 5 Denmark 5 Germany 5 France 29 The Netherlands 23 United Kingdom 1 690 EU 1 757 TAC 1 757 Precautionary TAC







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (LEZ/561 214) Spain 350 France 1 364 Ireland 399 United Kingdom 966 EU 3 079 TAC 3 079 Precautionary TAC







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VII (LEZ/07.) Belgium 494 Spain 5 490 France 6 663 Ireland 3 029 United Kingdom 2 624 EU 18 300 TAC 18 300 Precautionary TAC







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (LEZ/8ABDE.) Spain 1 176 France 949 EU 2 125 TAC 2 125 Precautionary TAC







Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (LEZ/8C3411) Spain 1 188 France 59 Portugal 40 EU 1 287 TAC 1 287 Analytical TAC







Species: Dab and flounder Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (D/F/2AC4-C) Belgium 513 Denmark 1 927 Germany 2 890 France 200 The Netherlands 11 654 Sweden 6 United Kingdom 1 620 EU 18 810 TAC 18 810 Precautionary TAC







Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (ANF/2AC4-C) Belgium 401 (1) Denmark 884 (1) Germany 432 (1) France 82 (1) The Netherlands 303 (1) Sweden 10 (1) United Kingdom 9 233 (1) EU 11 345 (1) TAC 11 345 Precautionary TAC (1) Of which up to 5 % may be fished in VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/*561214)

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Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (ANF/04-N.) Belgium 46 Denmark 1 182 Germany 19 The Netherlands 17 United Kingdom 276 EU 1 540 TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

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Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/561214) Belgium 200 Germany 228 Spain 214 France 2 462 Ireland 557 The Netherlands 193 United Kingdom 1 713 EU 5 567 TAC 5 567 Precautionary TAC







Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VII (ANF/07.) Belgium 2 984 (1) Germany 333 (1) Spain 1 186 (1) France 19 149 (1) Ireland 2 447 (1) The Netherlands 386 (1) United Kingdom 5 807 (1) EU 32 292 (1) TAC 32 292 (1) Analytical TAC (1) Of which up to 5 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).







Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/8ABDE.) Spain 1 387 France 7 721 EU 9 108 TAC 9 108 Analytical TAC







Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANF/8C3411) Spain 1 247 France 1 Portugal 248 EU 1 496 TAC 1 496 Analytical TAC

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Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IIIa, EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId (HAD/3A/BCD) Belgium 9 Denmark 1 551 Germany 99 The Netherlands 2 Sweden 183 EU 1 844 (1) TAC 2 201 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) Excluding an estimate of 264 tonnes of industrial by-catches.







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa (HAD/2AC4.) Belgium 200 Denmark 1 376 Germany 876 France 1 526 The Netherlands 150 Sweden 139 United Kingdom 22 698 EU 26 965 (1) Norway 8 083 TAC 35 794 Analytical TAC (1) Excluding an estimate of 746 tonnes of industrial by-catches.







Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of IV (HAD/*04N-) EU 20 613







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HAD/04-N.) Sweden 707 (1) EU 707 TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) By-catches of cod, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.

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Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: EU and international waters VIb, XII and XIV (HAD/6B1214) Belgium 11 Germany 13 France 551 Ireland 393 United Kingdom 4 029 EU 4 997 TAC 4 997 Analytical TAC







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: EU and international waters of Vb and VIa (HAD/5BC6A.) Belgium 3 Germany 4 France 147 Ireland 438 United Kingdom 2 081 EU 2 673 TAC 2 673 Analytical TAC







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HAD/7X7A34) Belgium 129 France 7 719 Ireland 2 573 United Kingdom 1 158 EU 11 579 TAC 11 579 Analytical TAC







Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: VIIa (HAD/07A.) Belgium 23 France 103 Ireland 617 United Kingdom 681 EU 1 424 TAC 1 424 Precautionary TAC

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Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IIIa (WHG/03A.) Denmark 232 The Netherlands 1 Sweden 25 EU 258 (1) TAC 1 050 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) Excluding an estimate of 773 tonnes of industrial by-catch.







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa (WHG/2AC4.) Belgium 236 (1) Denmark 1 022 (1) Germany 266 (1) France 1 536 (1) The Netherlands 591 (1) Sweden 2 (1) United Kingdom 7 391 (1) EU 11 044 (2) Norway 790 (3) TAC 12 897 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 3 of the Appendix to this Annex. (2) Excluding an estimate of 1 063 tonnes of industrial by-catches. (3) May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.







Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of IV (WHG/*04N-) EU 8 203

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Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (WHG/561 214) Germany 3 France 53 Ireland 129 United Kingdom 246 EU 431 TAC 431 Analytical TAC







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIIa (WHG/07A.) Belgium 0 France 5 Ireland 91 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 61 EU 157 TAC 157 Analytical TAC







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk (WHG/7X7A.) Belgium 133 France 8 180 Ireland 4 565 The Netherlands 66 United Kingdom 1 463 EU 14 407 TAC 14 407 Analytical TAC







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIII (WHG/08.) Spain 1 296 France 1 944 EU 3 240 TAC 3 240 Precautionary TAC







Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHG/9/3411) Portugal 588 EU 588 TAC 588 Precautionary TAC

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Species: Whiting and Pollack Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (W/P/04-N.) Sweden 190 (1) EU 190 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC (1) By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.

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Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId (HKE/3A/BCD) Denmark 1 531 Sweden 130 EU 1 661 TAC 1 661 (1) Analytical TAC (1) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.







Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (HKE/2AC4-C) Belgium 28 Denmark 1 119 Germany 128 France 248 The Netherlands 64 United Kingdom 348 EU 1 935 TAC 1 935 (1) Analytical TAC (1) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.







Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/571214) Belgium 284 (1) Spain 9 109 France 14 067 (1) Ireland 1 704 The Netherlands 183 (1) United Kingdom 5 553 (1) EU 30 900 TAC 30 900 (2) Analytical TAC (1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to EU waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission. (2) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.







Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/*8ABDE) Belgium 37 Spain 1 469 France 1 469 Ireland 184 The Netherlands 18 United Kingdom 827 EU 4 004







Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/8ABDE.) Belgium 9 (1) Spain 6 341 France 14 241 The Netherlands 18 (1) EU 20 609 TAC 20 609 (2) Analytical TAC (1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to IV and EU waters of IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission. (2) Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.







Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/*57-14) Belgium 2 Spain 1 837 France 3 305 The Netherlands 6 EU 5 150







Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HKE/8C3411) Spain 5 952 France 571 Portugal 2 777 EU 9 300 TAC 9 300 Analytical TAC

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Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Norwegian waters of II and IV (WHB/4AB-N.) Denmark 1 900 United Kingdom 100 EU 2 000 TAC 540 000 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.







Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV (WHB/1X14) Denmark 10 128 (1) (2) Germany 3 938 (1) (2) Spain 8 586 (1) (2) France 7 048 (1) (2) Ireland 7 843 (1) (2) The Netherlands 12 350 (1) (2) Portugal 798 (1) (2) Sweden 2 505 (1) (2) United Kingdom 13 141 (1) (2) EU 66 337 (1) (2) Norway 59 900 (3) (4) Faroe Islands 9 000 (5) (6) TAC 540 000 Analytical TAC (1) Of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1). (2) May be fished in Faroese waters within the overall access quantity of 14 000 tonnes available to the EU (WHB/*05B-F). (3) To be fished in EU waters of II, IVa, VIa north of 56° 30′N, VIb and VII west of 12°W. (WHB/*8CX34). The catch in IVa shall be no more than 40 000 tonnes. (4) Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.). (5) Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina spp.). (6) To be fished in EU waters of II, IVa, V, VIa north of 56° 30′N, VIb and VII west of 12° W. The catch in IVa shall be no more than 2 250 tonnes.







Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3 411) Spain 11 096 Portugal 2 774 EU 13 870 (1) (2) TAC 540 000 Analytical TAC (1) Of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2). (2) May be fished in Faroese waters within the overall access quantity of 14 000 tonnes available to the EU (WHB/*05B-F).







Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: EU waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30N and VII west of 12°W (WHB/24A567) Norway 88 701 (1) (2) Faroe Islands 14 000 (3) (4) TAC 540 000 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement. (2) The catch in IV shall be no more than 21 753 tonnes, i.e. 25 % of Norway's access level. (3) To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands established under the Coastal States arrangement. (4) May also be fished in VIb. The catch in IV shall be no more than 3 500 tonnes.

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Species: Lemon sole and witch Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (L/W/2AC4-C) Belgium 353 Denmark 973 Germany 125 France 266 The Netherlands 810 Sweden 11 United Kingdom 3 983 EU 6 521 TAC 6 521 Precautionary TAC

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Species: Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone: EU waters and international waters of VI, VII (BLI/67-) Germany 18 Estonia 3 Spain 57 France 1 309 Ireland 5 Lithuania 1 Poland 1 United Kingdom 333 Others 5 (1) EU 1 732 Norway 150 (2) Faroe Islands 150 (3) TAC 2 032 Analytical TAC (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII. (3) By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in EU waters of VIa north of 56° 30′N and VIb.

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Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU and international waters of I and II (LIN/1/2.) Denmark 8 Germany 8 France 8 United Kingdom 8 Others 4 (1) EU 38 TAC 38 Analytical TAC (1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.







Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId (LIN/03.) Belgium 7 (1) Denmark 51 Germany 7 (1) Sweden 20 United Kingdom 7 (1) EU 92 TAC 92 Analytical TAC (1) Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.







Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU waters of IV (LIN/04.) Belgium 16 Denmark 243 Germany 150 France 135 The Netherlands 5 Sweden 10 United Kingdom 1 869 EU 2 428 TAC 2 428 Analytical TAC







Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU and international waters of V (LIN/05.) Belgium 10 Denmark 6 Germany 6 France 6 United Kingdom 6 EU 34 TAC 34 Analytical TAC

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Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (LIN/6X14.) Belgium 29 Denmark 5 Germany 107 Spain 2 156 France 2 299 Ireland 576 Portugal 5 United Kingdom 2 646 EU 7 824 Norway 6 140 (1) (2) Faroe Islands 200 (1) (4) TAC 14 164 Analytical TAC (1) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes. (2) Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 140 tonnes and tusk 2 923 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in zones Vb, VI and VII. (3) Including tusk. To be fished in VIb and VIa north of 56° 30′N. (4) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in VIa and VIb. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in VI shall not exceed 75 tonnes.







Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (LIN/04-N.) Belgium 6 Denmark 747 Germany 21 France 8 The Netherlands 1 United Kingdom 67 EU 850 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC

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Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId (NEP/3A/BCD) Denmark 3 800 Germany 11 (1) Sweden 1 359 EU 5 170 TAC 5 170 Precautionary TAC (1) Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (NEP/2AC4-C) Belgium 1 291 Denmark 1 291 Germany 19 France 38 The Netherlands 665 United Kingdom 21 384 EU 24 688 TAC 24 688 Analytical TAC

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Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (NEP/04-N.) Denmark 1 135 Germany 1 UK 64 EU 1 200 TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

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Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb (NEP/5BC6.) Spain 33 France 130 Ireland 217 United Kingdom 15 677 EU 16 057 TAC 16 057 Analytical TAC







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VII (NEP/07.) Spain 1 346 France 5 455 Ireland 8 273 United Kingdom 7 358 EU 22 432 TAC 22 432 Analytical TAC







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (NEP/8ABDE.) Spain 234 France 3 665 EU 3 899 TAC 3 899 Analytical TAC







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VIIIc (NEP/08C.) Spain 97 France 4 EU 101 TAC 101 Analytical TAC







Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/9/3411) Spain 84 Portugal 253 EU 337 TAC 337 Analytical TAC

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Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: IIIa (PRA/03A.) Denmark 3 401 Sweden 1 832 EU 5 233 TAC 9 800 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

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Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (PRA/2AC4-C) Denmark 3 145 The Netherlands 29 Sweden 127 United Kingdom 932 EU 4 233 TAC 4 233 Analytical TAC

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Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (PRA/04-N.) Denmark 420 Sweden 138 (1) EU 558 TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

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Species: ‘Penaeus’ shrimps Penaeus spp Zone: French Guyana waters (PEN/FGU.) France 4 108 (1) EU 4 108 (1) TAC 4 108 (1) Precautionary TAC (1) Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than30 meters deep.

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Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Skagerrak (PLE/03AN.) Belgium 56 Denmark 7 280 Germany 37 The Netherlands 1 400 Sweden 390 EU 9 163 TAC 9 350 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Kattegat (PLE/03AS.) Denmark 2 039 Germany 23 Sweden 229 EU 2 291 TAC 2 291 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (PLE/2A3AX4) Belgium 3 665 Denmark 11 911 Germany 3 436 France 687 The Netherlands 22 907 United Kingdom 16 951 EU 59 557 Norway 4 268 TAC 63 825 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.







Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of IV (PLE/*04N-) EU 24 439

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Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (PLE/561214) France 10 Ireland 280 United Kingdom 417 EU 707 TAC 707 Precautionary TAC







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIa (PLE/07A.) Belgium 42 France 18 Ireland 1 063 The Netherlands 13 United Kingdom 491 EU 1 627 TAC 1 627 Analytical TAC







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIb and VIIc (PLE/7BC.) France 16 Ireland 64 EU 80 TAC 80 Analytical TAC







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIId and VIIe (PLE/7DE.) Belgium 699 France 2 332 United Kingdom 1 243 EU 4 274 TAC 4 274 Analytical TAC







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIf and VIIg (PLE/7FG.) Belgium 67 France 120 Ireland 201 United Kingdom 63 EU 451 TAC 451 Analytical TAC







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIh, VIIj and VIIk (PLE/7HJK.) Belgium 7 France 14 Ireland 156 The Netherlands 27 United Kingdom 14 EU 218 TAC 218 Analytical TAC







Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (PLE/8/3411) Spain 67 France 269 Portugal 67 EU 403 TAC 403 Precautionary TAC







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (POL/561214) Spain 6 France 194 Ireland 57 United Kingdom 148 EU 405 TAC 405 Precautionary TAC







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VII (POL/07.) Belgium 428 Spain 26 France 9 864 Ireland 1 051 United Kingdom 2 401 EU 13 770 TAC 13 770 Precautionary TAC







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (POL/8ABDE.) Spain 257 France 1 255 EU 1 512 TAC 1 512 Precautionary TAC







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VIIIc (POL/08C.) Spain 212 France 24 EU 236 TAC 236 Precautionary TAC







Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (POL/9/3411) Spain 278 Portugal 10 EU 288 TAC 288 Precautionary TAC

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Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc, and IIId (POK/2A34.) Belgium 37 Denmark 4 357 Germany 11 002 France 25 891 The Netherlands 110 Sweden 599 United Kingdom 8 435 EU 50 431 Norway 56 613 (1) TAC 107 044 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. (1) May only be taken in EU waters of IV and in IIIa. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.







Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV (POK/561 214) Germany 660 France 6 556 Ireland 447 United Kingdom 3 443 EU 11 106 TAC 11 106 Analytical TAC







Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (POK/04-N.) Sweden 880 (1) EU 880 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC (1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting shall be counted against the quota for these species.

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Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: VII, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (POK/7/3411) Belgium 6 France 1 428 Ireland 1 525 United Kingdom 452 EU 3 411 TAC 3 411 Precautionary TAC







Species: Turbot and brill Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (T/B/2AC4-C) Belgium 347 Denmark 742 Germany 189 France 89 The Netherlands 2 633 Sweden 5 United Kingdom 732 EU 4 737 TAC 4 737 Precautionary TAC







Species: Skates and rays Rajidae Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (SRX/2AC4-C) Belgium 235 (1) (2) (3) Denmark 9 (1) (2) (3) Germany 12 (1) (2) (3) France 37 (1) (2) (3) The Netherlands 201 (1) (2) (3) United Kingdom 903 (1) (2) (3) EU 1 397 (1) (3) TAC 1 397 (3) Analytical TAC (1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/2AC4-C), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately. (2) By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall. (3) Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). Catches of this species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.







Species: Skates and rays Rajidae Zone: EU waters of IIIa (SRX/03-C.) Denmark 45 (1) (2) Sweden 13 (1) (2) EU 58 (1) (2) TAC 58 (2) Analytical TAC (1) Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/03-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03-C.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03-C.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/03-C.) shall be reported separately. (2) Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). Catches of this species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.







Species: Skates and rays Raj