Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities for deep-sea fish stocks
Date: 2001-12-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, authorised catch, catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing regulations, ship's flag

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 10.12.2001
COM(2001)764 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities
for deep-sea fish stocks

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Deep-sea  stocks  are  fish  stocks  caught  in  waters  beyond  the  main  fishing  grounds  of
continental  shelves.  They  are  distributed  on  the  continental  slopes  or  associated  with
seamounts.  These  species  are  believed  to  be  slow-growing,  and  particularly  vulnerable  to
overexploitation.  As  fisheries  for  these  species  are  being  developed  in  recent  years,  it  is
necessary  to establish a management system to ensure that their exploitation be sustainable.
Scientific  advice  from  ICES  and  endorsed  by  STECF  indicates  that  the  most  appropriate
conservation measures for these species would be based on effort limitation and reduction. It
is expected to develop a system for the management of effort directed at deep-sea species in
line with this scientific advice as soon as possible. However, restricting catches by means of
quota  management  of  fisheries  is  considered  a  useful  firts  step  in  applying  conservation
measures.

At the Fisheries Council of 14-15 December 2000, the Council and the Commission adopted a
declaration whereby the Commission was invited to propose catch limitations for these stocks
in 2001 at the latest, and to propose the allocation of these catch limitations among Member
States.

This proposal for a Council Regulation fixes for 2002 the fishing opportunities for some deep-
sea stocks for the Community, both in international waters and in Community waters. Due to
the  urgent  requirements  for  conservation  of  these  species,  it  is  desirable  to  implement  these
measures  unilaterally  whilst  agreement  on  harmonised  measures  is  being  sought  within  the
relevant  regional  fisheries  organisation  (NEAFC, 
the  North-East  Atlantic  Fisheries
Commission).  The  fixing  and  sharing  of  possibilities  for  fishing  falls  exclusively  within  the
competence  of  the  Community  and  arises  from  obligations  set  out  in  Article  8(4)  of
Regulation No 3760/92 of the Council of 20 December 1992.

Such  fishing  opportunities  should  be  in  accordance  with  international  agreements  covering
precautionary management and the sustainable use of fisheries resources, inter alia the United
Nations agreement concerning the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and
highly migratory fish stocks.

The most recent report of ACFM, endorsed by STECF, indicates that  many of the stocks of
deep-water fish stocks are too heavily exploited and are considered to be in a state which is
actually  or  potentially  outside  safe  biological  limits.  Depending  on  the  stock  in  question,
ACFM have recommended action implying the restriction of fishing opportunities. For stocks
for  which  little  biological  information  is  available,  ACFM  have  recommended  that  the
expansion  of  the  fisheries  should  be  restricted  until  comprehensive  data-collection  systems
have been put in place. Such recommendations are reflected in this proposal.

Concomitant  with  scientific  advice,  the  Commission  intends  to  complement  the  proposed
limitations  on  catches  with  a  proposal  on  a  licensing  system  as  a  first  step  towards  effort
management measures for deep-sea fisheries as soon as possible in 2002.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities
for deep-sea fish stocks

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a
Community system for fisheries and aquaculture1, and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

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2

Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 requires the Council to adopt, in the light of
the  available  scientific  advice  and,  in  particular,  of  the  report  prepared  by  the
Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, the measures necessary
to ensure the rational and responsible exploitation of resources on a sustainable basis;

New scientific advice concerning certain stocks of fish found in the deep sea indicates
that these stocks are vulnerable to exploitation, and that fishing opportunities for these
stocks should be limited or reduced in order assure their sustainability by establishing
total allowable catches (TAC) and quotas;

In  order  to  ensure  effective  management  of  these  TACs  and  quotas,  the  specific
conditions  under  which  fishing  operations  occur  should  be  established  both  for
Community  waters  and  for  waters  not  under  the  sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  third
countries;

It  is  necessary  to  establish  the  principles  and  certain  procedures  of  fishery
management at Community level, so that Member States can ensure the management
of the vessels flying their flag;

In accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC)
No 847/96  of  6  May  1996  introducing  additional  conditions  for  year  to  year
management of TACs and quotas 2 , it is necessary to indicate which stocks are subject
to the various measures fixed therein;

The realisation of fishing opportunities should be in accordance with the Community
legislation on the matter, and in particular with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93
of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries

OJ  L  389,  31.12.1992,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1181/98  (OJ L 164,
9.6.1998, p. 1).
OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.

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policy 3, Council Regulation (EC) No 2027/95 of 15 June 1995 for the management of
fishing effort 4, Council Regulation (EC) No 88/98 of 18 December 1997 laying down
certain  technical  measures  for  the  conservation  of  fishery resources  in  the  waters  of
the Baltic  Sea, the Belts and  the Sound 5 and 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 6.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

This  Regulation  fixes  for  2002,  for  stocks  of  deep-sea  species,  fishing  opportunities
1.
applicable to vessels  flying 
in  Member  States,  hereinafter
"Community  vessels"  in  zones  where  catch  limitations  are  required,  and  the  specific
conditions under which these fishing opportunities may be utilised.

the  flag  and  registered 

For the purposes of this Regulation, fishing opportunities shall take the form of Total

2.
Allowable Catches (TACs) available to the Community and allocated to Member States.

Article 2

Definition of Zones

The definitions of ICES 7, CECAF 8 (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34)
zones are those given, respectively, in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December
1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the Northeast
Atlantic 9,  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 2597/95  of  23  October  1995  on  the  submission  of
nominal  catch  statistics  by  Member  States  fishing  in  certain  areas  other  than  those  of  the
North Atlantic 10.  Definitions of other zones referred to shall be as stated in Annex I to this
Regulation.

Fishing  opportunities  of  stocks  of  deep-sea  species  for  Community  vessels  in  Community
waters or in international waters are hereby fixed as set out in Annex II.

Article 3

3

4 
5

6

7

8

9

10

OJ  L  261,  20.10.1993,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  2846/98  (OJ L 358,
31.12.1998, p. 5).
OJ L 199, 24.8.1995, p.1.
OJ L 9, 15.1.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) …
OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) …
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries.
OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1.
OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1.

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Article 4

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States shall be without prejudice to:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

exchanges made pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92;

reallocations made pursuant to Articles 21(4), 23(1) and 32(2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2847/93;

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

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

deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

Article 5

Quota flexibility

The stocks which are subject to a precautionary or to an analytical TAC, the stocks to which
the  year-to-year  flexibility  conditions  stipulated  in  Articles  3  and  4  of  Regulation  (EC)
No 847/96  shall  not  apply,  and  the  stocks  to  which  the  penalty  coefficients  provided  for  in
Article  5(2)  of  the  same  Regulation  shall  apply,  are  fixed  for  2002  in  Annex  III  of  this
Regulation .

Article 6

Conditions for landing catch and by-catch

Fish  from  stocks  for  which  fishing  opportunities  are  fixed  shall  not  be  retained  on

1.
board or landed unless:

(i)

(ii)

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

catches  are  taken  during  the  course  of  scientific  investigations  carried  out  under
Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

All  landings  shall  count  against  the  quota  except  for  catches  made  under  the  provisions  of
point (ii) of the first paragraph.

Article 7

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

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

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Done at Brussels, XX December 2001

For the Council
The President

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ANNEX I

Definition of areas

Where references are made to specific sea zones, the meaning of those references shall be as
defined in the table below:

VIIf(N)

VIIIc(ES)

VIIIe(ES)

IX(PT)

IX(ES)

X(PT)

Waters to the north of 50°30N within ICES Subarea VIIf

Waters  under  the  soverignty  or  jurisdiction  of  Spain  within  ICES
Division VIIIc

Waters  under  the  soverignty  or  jurisdiction  of  Spain  within  ICES
Division VIIIe

Waters  under  the  soverignty  or  jurisdiction  of  Portugal  within  ICES
Sub-Area IX

Waters under the soverignty or jurisdiction of Spain within ICES Sub-
Area IX

Waters  under  the  soverignty  or  jurisdiction  of  Portugal  within  ICES
Sub-Area X

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ANNEX II

Definition of Species and Species Groups

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

Common name

Scientific name

Alfonsinos
Black scabbardfish
Blue ling
Forkbeards
Greater silver smelt
Ling
Orange roughy
Red Seabream
Roundnose grenadier
Tusk

Beryx spp.
Aphanopus carbo
Molva dypterigia
Phycis spp.
Argentina silus
Molva molva
Hoplostethus atlanticus
Pagellus bogaraveo
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Brosme brosme

Where reference is made to "deep sea sharks", this shall refer to sharks in the following list of
species:  Portuguese  dogfish 
),  Leafscale  gulper  shark
(Centroscymnus  coelolepis 
(Centrophorus  squamosus),  Birdbeak  dogfish  (Deania  calceus),  Kitefin  shark  (Dalatias
licha), Greater  lanternshark  (Etmopterus princeps), Velvet belly (Etmopterus  spinax),  Black
dogfish  (Centroscyllium  fabricii),  Gulper  shark  (Centrophorus  granulosus),  Blackmouth
dogfish (Galeus melastomus), Mouse catshark (Galeus murinus), Iceland catshark (Apristuris
spp.)

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Fishing opportunities applicable for Community vessels in areas where catch limitations
exist by species and by area (in tonnes live weight).

Species:

Deep Sea Sharks

Zone:

V, VI, VII, VIII, IX (Community  waters  and  waters
not  under  the  sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  third
countries)

Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Spain
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

128
1149
2881
10
1282
10
5460

5460

Deep Sea Sharks

Zone:

X  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

10
10
933
10
963

963

Deep Sea Sharks and
Deania histricosa and
Deania profondorum

Zone:

XII  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

10
10
10
1034
44
10
10
10
10
10
1158

1154

9

Species:

Black scabbardfish

Zone:

Aphanopus carbo

I, II, III, IV ( Community waters and waters not under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species:

10
10
10
30

30

Black scabbardfish

Zone:

Aphanopus carbo

10
1010
10
17
1047

1047

V, VI, VII, XIV (Community waters and waters not
under 
third
countries)

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

Black scabbardfish

Zone:

Aphanopus carbo

VIII,  IX  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

10
10
1531
1551

1551

Black scabbardfish

Zone:

Aphanopus carbo

X  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Spain
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

10 (1)
10 (1)
19
10 (1)
49

49

(1) May not be fished in Sub-Area X(PT).

Species:

Black scabbardfish

Zone:

Aphanopus carbo

XII  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Germany
Spain
France
EC

TAC

10
57
10
77

77

10

Species:

Black scabbardfish

Zone:

CECAF  34.1.1.  (Waters  adjacent  to  Madeira  under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal.)

Aphanopus carbo

4285
4285

4285

Portugal
EC

TAC

Species:

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Greater silver smelt

Zone:

I,  II  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Argentina silus

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
100

100

Greater silver smelt

Zone:

III, IV (Community waters and waters not under the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Argentina silus

1388
14
10
10
65
54
25
1566

1566

Greater silver smelt

Zone:

V, VI, VII (Community waters and waters not under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Argentina silus

476
10
441
4971
349
6247

6247

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Species:

Greater silver smelt

Zone:

Argentina silus

VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV(Community waters and waters
not  under  the  sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  third
countries)

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
100

100

Alfonsinos

Beryx spp.

 Zone:

I,  II,  III,  IV,  V,  VI,  VII,  VIII   (Community
waters  and  waters  not  under  the  sovereignty  or
jurisdiction of third countries)

10
10
10
65 (1)
20
10
10
20 (2)
10
10
175

175

(1) May not be fished in Sub-Areas IV, VIIa or VIIf(N)
(2) May not be fished in Sub-Areas IV,Vb,VI, VII,VIIIc(ES) or VIIIe(ES)

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Species

Alfonsinos

 Zone:

X, XII (Community waters and waters not under the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Beryx spp.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

10 (1)
10 (1)
10 (1)
10 (2)
10 (1)
10 (1)
10 (1)
260
10 (1)
10 (1)
350

350

(1) May be fished only in Sub-Area XII.
(2) May not be fished in Sub-Area X(PT).
Species:

Tusk

Brosme brosme

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC
Species:

Denmark
Germany
France
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

10
10
10
30

30

Tusk

Brosme brosme

10
10
20

20

Tusk

Brosme brosme

91
23
62
10
132
318

318

Zone:

I,  II,  XIV  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Zone:

III    (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Zone:

IV    (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

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Species:

Tusk

Zone:

V, VI, VII  (Community waters and waters not under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Denmark
Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC

Brosme brosme

10
383
35
168
596

596

Tusk

Zone:

Brosme brosme

10
10
20

20

VIII, IX, X, XII  ( Community waters and waters not
under 
third
countries)

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

Roundnose grenadier

Zone:

I, II, IV, Va (Community waters and waters not under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Coryphaenoides rupestris

2
2
14
2
20

20

Roundnose grenadier

Zone:

III  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Coryphaenoides rupestris

1050
49
1099

1099

Roundnose grenadier

Zone:

Vb, VI, VII(Community waters and waters not under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

TAC

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

10
3916
27
3953

3953

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Species:

Roundnose grenadier

Zone:

VIII, IX, X (Community waters and waters not under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

10 (1)
10 (1)
10 (2)
30

30

(1) May not be fished in Sub-Areas IX(PT), X(PT)
(2) May not be fished in Sub-Areas VIIIc(ES), VIIIe(ES) or IXa(ES)

Species:

Roundnose grenadier

Zone:

XII,  XIV(Community  waters  and  waters  not  under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Germany
Spain
France
EC

TAC

Species:

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Spain
France
Ireland
UK
EC

TAC

10
2304
133
2447

2447

Orange roughy

Zone:

VI  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Hoplostethus atlanticus

10
58
10
10
88

88

Orange roughy

Zone:

VII  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Hoplostethus atlanticus

10
1019
10
10
1049

1049

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Species:

Orange roughy

Zone:

Hoplostethus atlanticus

I,  II,  III,  IV,  V,    VIII,  IX,  X,  XI,  XII,  XIV
(Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

10
10
10
29 (1)
149
10
10
10 (2)
10
10
258

258

(1) May not be fished in Sub-Areas IV, VIIa, VIIf(N), IX(PT) or X(PT)
(2) May not be fished in Sub-Areas Vb, VI,VII, VIIIa,b,d, VIIIc(ES),VIIIe(ES) or IX(ES)

Species:

Blue ling

Zone:

Molva dypterygia

I, II, IV, V, XIV (Community waters and waters not
under 
third
countries)

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species:

10
10
61
10
37
128

128

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

Zone:

III    (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

10
10
20

20

Blue ling

Molva dypterygia

Zone:

VI, VII  (Community waters and waters not under the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

39
2788
709
3536

3536

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Species:

Blue ling

Zone:

VIII, IX, X (Community waters and waters not under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

Molva dypterygia

10 (1)
10 (2)
10 (2)
30

30

(1) May not be fished in Sub-Areas IX(PT) or X(PT)
(2) May not be fished in Sub-Areas VIIIc(ES),VIIIe(ES) or IX(ES)

Species:

Blue ling

Zone:

XII  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Molva dypterygia

Germany
Spain
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC
Species:

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

10
147
79
10
246

246

Ling

Molva molva

10
10
10
30

30

Ling

Molva molva

10
76
10
20
10
126

126

Zone:

I,  II  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Zone:

III    (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

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Species:

Ling

Zone:

IV    (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Molva molva

16
462
286
10
10
3473
4514

4514

Ling

Molva molva

14
10
10
10
10
54

54

Zone:

V    (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

VI,  VII,VIII    (Community  waters  and  waters  not
under 
third
countries)

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

Ling

Zone:

Molva molva

53 (1)
10 (2)
191 (3)
589 (4)
4113
750 (5)
4565
10271

10271

(1) May not be fished in Divisions VIIIc or VIIIe
(2) May not be fished in Sub-Area VIII nor Division VIIa
(3) May not be fished in Sub-Area VIII nor Divisions VIIa or VIIf(N)
(4) May not be fished in Divisions VIIa or VIIf(N)
(5) May not be fished in Sub-Area VIII

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 IX, X, XII, XIV   (Community waters and waters not
under 
third
countries)

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

Species:

Ling

Zone:

Germany
Spain
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Molva molva

10 (1)
10 (2)
10 (1)
10 (2)
40

40

(1) May not be fished in Sub-Areas IX or X
(2) May not be fished in IX(PT) or X(PT)

Species:

Red seabream

Zone:

Pagellus bogaraveo

I,  II,  III,  IV,  V,  XII,  XIV  (Community  waters  and
waters  not  under  the  sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of
third countries)

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

10
10
10
10 (1)
10
10
10
10 (1)
10
10
100

100

(1) May not be fished in Sub-Area IV
Species:

Red seabream

Zone:

Pagellus bogaraveo

VI,  VII,  VIII  (Community  waters  and  waters  not
under 
third
countries)

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

55
10
10
10
85

85

Red seabream

Zone:

IX  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Pagellus bogaraveo

577 (1)
181 (1)
758

758

(1) May be fished only in the waters under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of the Member State concerned,
or in international waters of the zone concerned.

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Species:

Red seabream

Zone:

X  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under  the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Spain
Portugal
UK
EC

TAC

Pagellus bogaraveo

10 (1)

1116

10 (1)

1136

1136

(1)May be fished only in international waters of the zone concerned.

I,  II,  III,    IV  (Community  waters  and  waters  not
under 
third
countries)

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

Species

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Netherlands
Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Forkbeards

Phycis spp.

 Zone:

10
10
10
10 (1)
10
10
10
10 (1)
10
10
100

100

 Zone:

V, VI, VII (Community waters and waters not under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

(1) May not be fished in Sub-Area IV

Species

Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Forkbeards

Phycis spp.

10
907
582
171
741
2411

2411

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 Zone:

VIII,  IX  (Community  waters  and  waters  not  under
the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Species

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

Forkbeards

Phycis spp.

341 (1)
15 (1)
10 (2)
366

366

(1) May not be fished in Sub-Area IX(PT)
(2) May not be fished in Sub-Areas VIIIc(ES), VIIIe(ES) and IX(ES)

 Zone:

X, XII (Community waters and waters not under the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries)

Species

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

Forkbeards

Phycis spp.

10 (1)
10 (1)
37
57

57

(1) May not be fished in Sub-Area X(PT)

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Stocks subject to the various measures of Regulation (EC) No 847/96

ANNEX III

Common name

Latin name

n.r.=not relevant

Species

Area

P= precautionary

No 847/96 applicable

Stock

Type of TAC

A= analytical

Articles 3 and 4

of Regulation (EC)

Deep Sea Sharks

Deep Sea Sharks

Deep Sea Sharks

Black Scabbardfish

Black Scabbardfish

Black Scabbardfish

Black Scabbardfish

Black Scabbardfish

Black Scabbardfish

Greater silver smelt

Greater silver smelt

Greater silver smelt

Greater silver smelt

Alfonsinos

Alfonsinos

Tusk

Tusk

Tusk

Tusk

Tusk

Roundnose Grenadier

Roundnose Grenadier

Roundnose Grenadier

Roundnose Grenadier

Roundnose Grenadier

Orange roughy

Orange roughy

Orange roughy

Blue ling

Blue ling

Blue Ling

See Annex I

See Annex I

See Annex I but including Deania  histricosa
and Deania profondorum
Aphanopus carbo

Aphanopus carbo

Aphanopus carbo

Aphanopus carbo

Aphanopus carbo

Aphanopus carbo

Argentina silus

Argentina silus

Argentina silus

Argentina silus

Beryx spp.

Beryx spp.

Brosme brosme

Brosme brosme

Brosme brosme

Brosme brosme

Brosme brosme

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Molva dypterigia

Molva dypterigia

Molva dypterigia

V, VI, VII, VIII, IX (EC waters and international waters)

X (EC waters and international waters)

XII(EC waters and international waters)

I, II, III, IV (EC waters and international waters)

V, VI, VII, XIV (EC waters and international waters)

VIII, IX (EC waters and international waters)

X (EC waters and international waters)

XII (EC waters and international waters)

CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters and international waters)

I, II (EC waters and international waters)

III, IV (EC waters and international waters)

V, VI, VII (EC waters and international waters)

VIII, IX,X, XII, XIV (EC waters and international waters)

I,II,  III,  IV,  V,  VI,  VII,  VIII  (EC  waters  and  international
waters)
X, XII (EC waters and international waters)

I,II,  XIV (EC waters and international waters)

III (EC waters and international waters)

IV (EC waters and international waters)

V, VI, VII(EC waters and international waters)

VIII, IX, X, XII (EC waters and international waters)

I, II, IV, Va  (EC waters and international waters)

III (EC waters and international waters)

Vb, VI, VII  (EC waters and international waters)

VIII, IX, X (EC waters and international waters)

XII, XIV (EC waters and international waters)

VI (EC waters and international waters)

VII (EC waters and international waters)

I,  II,  III,  IV,  V,  VIII,  IX,  X,  XI,  XII,  XIV  (EC  waters  and
international waters)
I, II, V, XIV (EC waters and international waters)

III (EC waters and international waters)

VI, VII (EC waters and international waters)

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P

P

P

A

A

A

A

A

A

P

P

P

P

P

P

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

P

P

A

A

A

Blue Ling

Blue Ling

Ling

Ling

Ling

Ling

Ling

Ling

Red seabream

Red seabream

Red seabream

Red seabream

Forkbeards

Forkbeards

Forkbeards

Forkbeards

Molva dypterigia

Molva dypterigia

Molva molva

Molva molva

Molva molva

Molva molva

Molva molva

Molva molva

Pagellus bogaraveo

Pagellus bogaraveo

Pagellus bogaraveo

Pagellus bogaraveo

Phycis spp.

Phycis spp.

Phycis spp.

Phycis spp.

VIII, IX, X (EC waters and international waters)

XII (EC waters and international waters)

I, II (EC waters and international waters)

III (EC waters and international waters)

IV (EC waters and international waters)

V (EC waters and international waters)

VI, VII, VIII (EC waters and international waters)

IX, X, XII, XIV (EC waters and international waters)

I,II,III,IV,V,XII, XIV (EC waters and international waters)

VI,VII,VIII (EC waters and international waters)

IX (EC waters and international waters)

X (EC waters and international waters)

I, II, III, IV (EC waters and international waters)

V,VI, VII (EC waters and international waters)

VIII, IX (EC waters and international waters)

X, XII (EC waters and international waters)

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

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