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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 754/80

OF 26 MARCH 1980

CONCERNING , FOR CERTAIN FISH STOCKS OCCURRING IN THE COMMUNITY FISHING ZONE , THE FIXING FOR 1980 OF THE TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES , THE SHARE AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE MEANS OF MAKING THE CATCHES

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 43 THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ( 1 ) ,

WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF THE FISHING GROUNDS AND STOCKS OF FISH AND TO ENSURE THEREBY A BALANCED EXPLOITATION OF THE RESOURCES OF THE SEA IN THE INTERESTS OF BOTH FISHERMEN AND CONSUMERS , THERE SHOULD BE FIXED FOR EACH SPECIES REQUIRING A LIMITATION OF CATCHES , A TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH ( TAC ) PER STOCK OR GROUP OF STOCKS THE SHARE AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY , TAKING INTO ACCOUNT COMMITMENTS TO THIRD COUNTRIES , AND CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF FISHING OPERATIONS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES ( TACS ) BY STOCK OR GROUP OF STOCKS IN THE WATERS FALLING UNDER THE SOVEREIGNTY OF JURISDICTION OF THE MEMBER STATES AND SUBJECT TO COMMUNITY FISHING RULES , TOGETHER WITH THE SHARE AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE CONDITIONS GOVERNING THESE POSSIBLE CATCHES , AS DETERMINED FOR 1980 , ARE SET OUT IN THE ANNEX HERETO .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

IT SHALL APPLY FROM 1 JANUARY 1980 .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 26 MARCH 1980 .

FOR THE COUNCIL

THE PRESIDENT

G . MARCORA

( 1 ) OPINION DELIVERED ON 14 MARCH 1980 ( NOT YET PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL ) .

ANNEX

TACS BY STOCK AND BY ZONE ENVISAGED FOR 1980 - SHARES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR 1980

** ( TONNES ) *

SPECIES*ICES DIVISION OR NAFO ZONE*TAC 1980*SHARES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR 1980*

COD*III A ) NORTH : SKAGERRAK*17 000 (*)* 13 000*

COD*III A ) SOUTH : KATTEGAT*16 400 (*)* 10 400*

COD*III B ) , C ) , D ) ( COMMUNITY ZONE ONLY ) *83 200*79 700*

COD*IV*200 000 ( 1)*179 200*

COD*VI*15 000*15 000*

COD*VII EXCEPT VII A ) *9 000 (*)* 9 000*

COD*VII A ) *5 000*5 000*

COD*XIV*0*3 000 ( A ) ( 2 )*

COD*NAFO 1*0*20 000 ( B ) ( 2 )*

COD*NAFO 3 PS*28 000*4 400*

HADDOCK*III A ) SKAGERRAK + KATTEGAT*6 600 (*)* 4 500*

HADDOCK*IV*69 000*63 500*

HADDOCK*VI*11 500*11 500*

HADDOCK*VII*9 000 (*)* 9 000*

SAITHE*III A ) , IV*129 000 ( 1)*67 000*

SAITHE*VI*39 000*39 000*

SAITHE*VII*4 880 (*)* 4 880*

WHITING*III A ) NORTH : SKAGERRAK*4 650 (*)* 3 850*

WHITING*III A ) SOUTH : KATTEGAT*17 350 (*)* 16 150*

WHITING*III B ) , C ) , D ) ( COMMUNITY ZONE ONLY ) *3 850 (*)* 3 850*

WHITING*IV*105 000*98 450*

WHITING*VI*10 500*10 500*

WHITING*VII A ) *10 000*10 000*

WHITING*VII EXCEPT VII A ) *18 000 (*)* 18 000*

PLAICE*III A ) NORTH : SKAGERRAK*14 000 (*)* 13 400*

PLAICE*III A ) SOUTH : KATTEGAT*10 800 (*)* 9 600*

PLAICE*III B ) , C ) , D ) ( COMMUNITY ZONE ONLY ) *4 150 (*)* 4 150*

PLAICE*IV*116 000*115 180*

PLAICE*VI*1 680 (*)* 1 680*

PLAICE*VII A ) *2 500*2 500*

PLAICE*VII B ) , C ) *320 (*)* 320*

PLAICE*VII D ) , E ) *2 000*2 000*

PLAICE*VII F ) , G ) *700*700*

PLAICE*VIII*190 (*)* 190*

AMERICAN PLAICE*NAFO 3 PS*5 000*550*

WITCH*NAFO 3 PS*3 000*410*

(*) PRECAUTIONARY TAC .

( A ) CATCH POSSIBILITIES RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE COSTAL FISHERMEN OF GREENLAND .

( B ) CATCH POSSIBILITIES RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE COASTAL FISHERMEN OF GREENLAND . FISHING WITHIN THE BASE-LINES BY METHODS OTHER THAN TRAWLING IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LIMITATION .

( 1 ) PROVISIONAL TAC .

( 2 ) BY-CATCHES OF COD FROM THIS ZONE SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 % BY WEIGHT OF CATCHES OF REDFISH BY VESSELS WHICH ARE TRAWLING , 10 % BY WEIGHT OF CATCHES OF HALIBUT AND GREENLAND HALIBUT BY VESSELS WHICH ARE LONG-LINING AND 3 % BY WEIGHT OF OTHER FISH FOR WHICH A TAC HAS BEEN FIXED . THE DETAILED RULES OF IMPLEMENTATION TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE RATES OF BY-CATCHES WILL BE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL BEFORE 31 MARCH 1980 .

** ( TONNES ) *

SPECIES*ICES DIVISION OR NAFO ZONE*TAC 1980*SHARES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR 1980*

SOLE*III A ) *800 (*)* 800*

SOLE*IV*15 000*15 000*

SOLE*VI A ) *50 (*)* 50*

SOLE*VII A ) *1 300*1 300*

SOLE*VII B ) , C ) *50 (*)* 50*

SOLE*VII D ) *1 460*1 460*

SOLE*VII E ) *780*780*

SOLE*VII F ) , G ) *1 200*1 200*

SOLE*VIII*3 070 (*)* 3 070*

MACKEREL*III A ) , IV*55 500*6 400*

MACKEREL*VI , VII , VIII*350 000 ( 1)*307 000*

SPRAT*III A ) *77 000 (*)* 49 000*

SPRAT*III B ) , C ) , D ) ( COMMUNITY ZONE ONLY ) *4 900*4 900*

SPRAT*IV*400 000 (*)* 311 000*

HORSE-MACKEREL*IV , VI , VII , VIII*250 000 (*)* 229 500*

HAKE*III A ) *1 365 (*)* 1 365*

HAKE*IV , VI , VII , VIII A ) , B ) *40 000 (*)* 28 130*

ANCHOVIES*VIII*32 000 (*)* 3 000*

NORWAY POUT*III A ) , IV*540 000 ( 2)*500 000 ( 3 )*

BLUE WHITING*IV , VI , VII , XIV*580 000 (*)* 426 000*

ANGLERFISH*VI , VII , VIII*21 350 (*)* 19 350*

MEGRIM*VI , VII , VIII*11 800 (*)* 10 300*

SANDEEL*III A ) , IV*571 000 ( 2)*526 000*

SANDEEL*XIV*0*0 ( 4 )*

SANDEEL*NAFO 1*0*(4 )*

SQUID , OCTOPUS , CUTTLEFISH*VI , VII , VIII*12 100 (*)* 12 100 NOT YET ESTABLISHED*

SQUID , OCTOPUS , CUTTLEFISH*NAFO 3-4*150 000**

(*) PRECAUTIONARY TAC .

( 1 ) TO PROTECT THE " EASTERN " STOCK , FISHING FOR MACKEREL IS FORBIDDEN IN ICES DIVISION VI A ) NORTH OF LATITUDE 56 * 00' N FROM 1 MARCH 1980 TO 30 APRIL 1980 .

( 2 ) CATCH POSSIBILITIES .

( 3 ) OF WHICH A MAXIMUM 20 000 TONNES , BLUE WHITING INCLUDED , IS INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THE CATCH POSSIBILITIES FOR SANDEEL IN NORTH SEA ICES ZONE IV .

( 4 ) APART FORM CERTAIN LIMITED CATCH POSSIBILITIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES .

** ( TONNES ) *

SPECIES*ICES DIVISION OR NAFO ZONE*TAC 1980*SHARES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR 1980*

REDFISH*V , XIV*65 000*34 500*

REDFISH*NAFO 1*10 000 ( E)*9 800 ( 1 )*

REDFISH*NAFO 3 PS*18 000*2 000*

GREENLAND HALIBUT*V , XIV*15 000 (*)* 15 000*

GREENLAND HALIBUT*NAFO 0-1*25 000 (*)* 19 650 ( 14 )*

HALIBUT*XIV*400 (*)* 200 ( A )*

HALIBUT*NAFO 1*500 (*)* 500 ( A )*

ROUNDNOSE GRENADIER*NAFO 0-1*8 000 (*)* 7 200 ( 15 )*

SHRIMP*XIV*0*0 ( B )*

SHRIMP*NAFO 0-1 : NORTH OF 68 * 00' N , SOUTH OF 68 * 00' N*29 500*22 620 ( 16 )*

SHRIMP*FRENCH GUYANA*3 000 (*)*( C )*

HERRING*III A ) NORTH : SKAGERRAK*11 900*3 800 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 5 )*

HERRING*III A ) SOUTH : KATTEGAT*29 500*14 750 ( 4 ) ( 5 )*

HERRING*III B ) , C ) , D ) ( COMMUNITY ZONE ONLY ) *32 000*28 000 ( 2 )*

HERRING*IV , VII D ) *0 ( D)*0 ( 6 )*

HERRING*VI A ) , INCLUDING DONEGAL BAY EXCLUDING CLYDE*0 ( D)*0 ( 6 )*

HERRING*VI A ) CLYDE STOCK ( 7)*2 000 (*)* 2 000 ( 2 )*

HERRING*VII A ) ( 8 ) , MOURNE STOCK ( 9)*0 ( D)*0 ( 6 )*

HERRING*VII A ) ( 8 ) , MANX STOCK ( 10)*10 000*10 000 ( 2 ) ( 11 )*

HERRING*VII B ) , C ) ( DONEGAL BAY EXCEPTED ) *7 000 (*)* 7 000 ( 2 )*

HERRING*VII E ) , F ) *0 ( D)*0 ( 6 )*

HERRING*VII G ) - K ) ( 12 ) ( BANTRY BAY EXCEPTED ) *0 ( D)*0 ( 13 )*

HERRING*VII J ) ( BANTRY BAY ONLY ) *6 000 (*)* 6 000 ( 2 )*

CATFISH*NAFO 1*6 000*6 000*

CAPELIN*XIV*0*0 ( B )*

SALMON*III B ) , C ) , D ) ( COMMUNITY ZONE ONLY ) *1 253 (*)* 1 233*

SALMON*NAFO 1 : WEST OF 44 * WEST*0*1 190 ( 17 )*

(*) PRECAUTIONARY TAC .

( A ) SPECIAL ALLOCATION EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED FOR COASTAL FISHERMAN OF GREENLAND , BY-CATCH NOT INCLUDED . BY-CATCHES OF HALIBUT FROM THIS ZONE SHALL NOT EXCEED 3 % BY WEIGHT OF CATCHES OF OTHER SPECIES FOR WHICH A TAC HAS BEEN FIXED . THE DETAILED RULES OF IMPLEMENTATION TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE RATES OF BY-CATCHES WILL BE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL BEFORE 31 MARCH 1980 .

( B ) APART FROM CERTAIN LIMITED CATCH POSSIBILITIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES .

( C ) SEE REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3023/79 OF 20 DECEMBER 1979 .

( D ) POSITIVE TACS WILL BE LAID DOWN BEFORE 31 MAY 1980 , PROVIDED THAT THE OPINIONS OF ICES SO PERMIT AND THAT CONTROL MEASURES ENSURING STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE TACS IN QUESTION ARE ABLE TO BE INTRODUCED .

( E ) PROVISIONAL TAC .

( 1 ) SUBJECT TO THE INTRODUCTION OF A ZONE IN WHICH FISHING FOR THIS STOCK WOULD BE PROHIBITED , OR OF ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE MEASURE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE EXPERIENCE ACQUIRED FROM APPLYING THE BY-CATCH PROVISIONS MENTIONED IN FOOTNOTE 2 CONCERNING COD IN NAFO ZONE 1 .

( 2 ) BY-CATCHES OF HERRING LANDED AT THE END OF EACH VOYAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 % BY WEIGHT OF THE CATCHES OF SPRATS AND 5 % BY WEIGHT OF THE CATCHES OF OTHER SPECIES . THE BY-CATCHES LANDED WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE QUANTITIES TO BE ALLOCATED TO EACH MEMBER STATE .

( 3 ) FISHING FOR HERRING IS FORBIDDEN IN THE SKAGERRAK FROM 1 JANUARY TO 31 MARCH 1980 AND FROM 1 OCTOBER TO 31 DECEMBER 1980 .

( 4 ) BY-CATCHES OF HERRING LANDED FROM THE KATTEGAT AT THE END OF EACH VOYAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED 15 % BY WEIGHT OF THE CATCHES OF SPRATS AND 5 % BY WEIGHT OF THE CATCHES OF OTHER SPECIES . THE BY-CATCHES LANDED WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE QUANTITIES ALLOCATED TO EACH MEMBER STATE .

( 5 ) TRAWLING AND PURSE-SEINING IS PROHIBITED IN THE SKAGERRAK FROM SATURDAY MIDNIGHT TO SUNDAY MIDNIGHT AND IN THE KATTEGAT FROM FRIDAY MIDNIGHT TO SUNDAY MIDNIGHT .

( 6 ) BY-CATCHES OF HERRING LANDED AT THE END OF EACH VOYAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 % BY WEIGHT OF THE CATCHES OF SPRATS AND 5 % BY WEIGHT OF THE CATCHES OF OTHER SPECIES .

( 7 ) MARITIME AREA SITUATED TO THE NORTH-EAST OF A LINE DRAWN BETWEEN THE MULL OF KINTYRE AND CORSEWALL POINT .

( 8 ) ICES ZONE VII A ) IS REDUCED BY THE ZONE ADDED TO THE CELTIC SEA 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 .

( 9 ) FISHING PROHIBITED WITHIN 12 MILES ZONE FROM THE BASE-LINE OFF THE EAST COAST OF IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND BETWEEN 53 * 00' N AND 55 * 00' N THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR .

( 10 ) REFERENCE IS TO THE HERRING STOCK IN THE IRISH SEA ( ICES ZONE VII A ) ) EXCLUDING THE ZONES REFERRED TO IN FOOTNOTES 8 AND 9 .

( 11 ) FISHING FOR HERRING IS FORBIDDEN IN THE IRISH SEA ( ICES DIVISION VII A ) ) THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR WITHIN 12 MILES OF THE COASTS OF ENGLAND , SCOTLAND AND WALES BETWEEN LATITUDES 53 * 20' N AND 55 * 00' N AND FROM 22 SEPTEMBER TO 16 NOVEMBER 1980 IN THAT PART OF THE IRISH SEA ( ICES VII A ) ) NORTH OF LATITUDE 53 * 30' N .

( 12 ) INCREASED BY ZONE 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 .

( 13 ) BY-CATCHES OF HERRING ARE FORBIDDEN IN THIS ZONE WHEN FISHING DIRECTLY FOR MACKEREL AND FOR SPRAT . BY-CATCHES OF HERRING LANDED FROM THIS ZONE AT THE END OF EACH VOYAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED 5 % BY WEIGHT OF FISH OF THE CATCHES OF OTHER SPECIES .

( 14 ) 7 500 TONNES EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED TO COASTAL FISHERMEN OF GREENLAND .

( 15 ) 1 000 TONNES EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED TO COASTAL FISHERMEN OF GREENLAND .

( 16 ) 22 000 TONNES EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED FOR COASTAL FISHERMEN OF GREENLAND , 7 500 TONNES AVAILABLE FOR THE MEMBER STATES ( EXCEPT FOR GREENLAND ) AND THIRD COUNTRIES .

( 17 ) CATCH POSSIBILITIES EXCLUSIVELY RESERVED TO COASTAL FISHERMEN OF GREENLAND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FISHERIES PATTERNS FOR 1976 AND 1977 , I.E . FISHING ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT HAVING REGARD TO THE TYPE OF GEAR , THE SEASONS AND THE SECTORS OF OPERATION WITHIN A ZONE OF 30 MILES FROM THE COASTS OF GREENLAND .