Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required
Date: 2002-08-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing net, fishing regulations

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(Preparatory Acts)

COMMISSION

Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 fixing for 2002 the
fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks,
applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch
are required

(2002/C 331 E/01)

COM(2002) 442 final

(Submitted by the Commission on 1 August 2002)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 fixes the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for
certain fish stocks and groups of stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in
waters where limitations in catch are required for 2002. Amendments of the Regulation are required
following decisions recently reached in international fora, new scientific advice and a ruling by the Court
of Justice:

1. Various conservation and enforcement measures to be applied in the Regulatory Area of

the
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) are laid down in the Regulation. The Community
is a Contracting Party to NAFO and has to implement measures adopted by the Organisation. At a
Special Meeting in February 2002 NAFO adopted the following measures:

(a) To introduce increased mesh size of nets in the skate fishery. The mesh size shall be 280 mm in

the codend (from 1 July 2002).

(b) To introduce a reporting system for catches of shrimp in NAFO Division 3L.

(c) To extend the closed period for fishing for shrimp in certain defined areas of NAFO Division 3M

from 1 June to 30 September 2002 to 1 June to 31 December 2002.

(d) To increase the maximum number of fishing days for shrimp in certain defined areas of NAFO

Division 3M.

(e) To increase the TAC of Greenland halibut in NAFO Division 3LMNO.

2. Consultations between the Community, on behalf of Sweden, and the Russian Federation concerning
cooperation in fisheries for 2002 were concluded on 14 February 2002. The conclusions of such
consultations, which concern exchange of fishing opportunities in the form of quotas and licences,
need now to be implemented in Community legislation so fishermen can make use of the new fishing
possibilities.

3. During the Fisheries Consultations between the EU and Norway on the regulation of fisheries in
Skagerrak and Kattegat for 2002 the Parties agreed that:
‘In view of the special circumstances
surrounding the plaice advice for 2002, the Parties agreed that ICES should be requested to re-evaluate
its advice for the stock for 2002 when official statistics of plaice catches for 2001 become available’.
ICES concludes in its advice for plaice in Skagerrak and Kattegat that ‘the 2001 information suggests a
32 % higher status quo prediction for 2002 than presented in 2001, implying that the 2002 TAC
could be increased by up to 32 % without significant additional risk to the stock’. The TAC has been
amended accordingly. As regards Skagerrak Norway has agreed to the increased TAC.

4. An agreement has been reached between the European Community and Norway whereby 15 000
tonnes of sandeel in Community waters of ICES Subdivision IIa and the North Sea has been trans-
ferred to Norway and 1 500 tonnes of plaice in the same area has been transferred from Norway to
the Community.

5. The Council and the Commission at the Council meeting in December 2001 agreed to seek further
scientific advice from ICES and STECF on the state of the stock of sole in ICES Subdivisions VIIIa, b
and appropriate catches for 2002. Neither ICES nor STECF found any basis to revise the previous ICES
advice.

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The Commission last year, when developing TAC and quota proposals for recovery stocks, selected the
TACs equal to the landings that, according to ICES catch forecasts, would give for cod and sole a 30 %
increase in SSB and for hake a 15 % increase. If this implied a reduction in the TAC of more than
50 % the proposed TAC was set equal to 50 % of the 2001 TAC. The proposed TAC was, however,
never set at a level that would result in a fishing mortality higher than the Fpa.

Following the ICES advice and applying the same principles as used when developing the that TAC
last year the TAC will be 2 710 tonnes for sole in ICES Subdivisions VIIIa,b for the whole year 2002
(Fpa rule).

6. ICES has in a new scientific advice on management of herring in ICES Subdivisions VII g,h,j,k
recommended that the fishing mortality in 2002 should be at or below 0,35 corresponding to
catches of no more than 11 000 tonnes for the whole year. The TAC has been amended accordingly.

7. The Court of Justice has in case C-61/96 ruled that allowing Portugal under the TAC for anchovy in
ICES Divisions IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 to fish part of its quota allocated in the aforementioned zone in
ICES Division VIII will distort the relative stability in Division VIII. The transfer must therefore be
discontinued.

8. During the Annual Meeting of ICCAT from 12 to 19 November 2001, tables were adopted for the
first time showing the under-utilisation and over-utilisation by the ICCAT Contracting Parties of their
fishing possibilities agreed in ICCAT. In this context, ICCAT adopted a decision showing that during
2000, the European Community under-exploited its quota by 1 696 tonnes for South Atlantic blue-fin
tuna and by 2 tonnes for South Atlantic swordfish as well as over-exploited its quota of North Atlantic
swordfish by 147,5 tonnes. In order to respect the adjustments to the Community quotas established
by ICCAT, and taking into account the under-utilisation and the over-utilisation attributed to the
European Community resulting from the under-exploitation of South Atlantic blue-fin tuna and
swordfish and the over-exploitation by certain Member States of the 2000 fishing possibilities of
North Atlantic swordfish established by ICCAT, it is necessary that the distribution of under-utilisation
and over-utilisation is carried out on the basis of the respective contribution of each Member State
towards the under-utilisation and over-utilisation without modifying the distribution key established
under Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 concerning the annual allocation of TACs.

9. At the extraordinary meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna
(ICCAT) in November 2000 it was recommend ed that quotas should be introduced for white marlin
and blue marlin in the Atlantic Ocean. The recommendations entered into force 26 June 2001. The
Community as a Contracting Party has to implement them.

10. In accordance with Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 the number of Community fishing
vessels that are fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species has to be fixed, based on the average
number of fishing vessels fishing for Northern Albacore during the period 1993 and 1995. The total
number is 1 253 distributed among Member States as follows: Ireland 25, Spain 751, France 155,
United Kingdom 12 and Portugal 310. The total number may not be exceeded.

In accordance with Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 the total number of vessels fixed in
accordance with Article 10 (1) shall be distributed among Member States. The vessels intended to
participate in the Northern Albacore fishery during 2002, notified by the Member States to the
Commission, is higher than 1 253. In accordance with a declaration made by Spain, France and
Ireland, made at the adoption of the Regulation, Spain and France will renounce up to 25 vessels
in favour of Ireland if it is deemed necessary for the application of Article 10 (4). The reduction will
be made in proportion to their number of vessels determined in accordance with Article 10 (1). This
means that Spain has to reduce the number of vessels with 21 to 730 and France with 4 to 151 and
Ireland will increase the number of vessels from 25 to 50.

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11. Various conservation and enforcement measures to be applied in the Baltic Sea fishery are laid down
in the Regulation. These measures are recommended by the International Baltic Sea Fishery
Commission (IBSFC). The Community as a Contracting Party has to implement them. The IBSFC, at
an Extraordinary Session in March 2001, made a recommendation on increased gear selectivity in the
cod trawl fishery. The specification relating to twine thickness for the 130 mm trawl should be
inserted in Annex V to the Regulation.

The Council is requested to adopt this proposal as soon as possible in order to allow fishermen to plan
their activities for this fishing season.

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 aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) In February 2002 the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Organisation (NAFO) adopted various amendments to its
conservation and enforcement measures regarding mesh
size for fishing for skate, catch reporting requirements for
the shrimp fishery in Division 3L, the extension of the
closed period for the fishing for shrimp in certain defined
areas in Division 3M, a change of the maximum number
of fishing days for shrimp in Division 3M and the total
allowable catches (TAC) for Greenland halibut.

(2) In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article
3 of the Agreement on fisheries of 11 December 1992
concluded between the Government of the Kingdom of
Sweden and the Government of the Russian Federation,
the Community, on behalf of the Kingdom of Sweden,
held consultations with the Russian Federation concerning
their respective fishing rights for 2002.

(3) In accordance with the most recent scientific evidence and
in agreement with Norway, the TAC for plaice in ICES (2)
Subdivision IIIa (Kattegat and Skagerrak) for 2002 can be
increased.

(4) An agreement has been reached between the European
Community and Norway whereby 15 000 tonnes of
ICES Subdivision IIa
sandeel

in Community waters of

(1) OJ L 389, 31.12.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1181/98 (OJ L 164, 9.6.1998, p. 1).
(2) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.

and the North Sea has been transferred to Norway and
1 500 tonnes of plaice in the same area has been trans-
ferred from Norway to the Community.

(5) According to the most recent scientific evidence, the TAC
for sole in ICES Subdivisions VIIIa,b should be reduced.
The TAC for herring in ICES Subdivisions VIIg,h,j,k
should be set
for the whole year 2002 taking into
account new scientific advice from ICES.

(6) Following the judgement of the Court of Justice of 18
April 2002 in case C-61/96 footnote 2 on the entry
concerning anchovy in Zone IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1
should be deleted.

(7) During the Annual Meeting of ICCAT from 12 to 19
November 2001, tables were adopted for the first time
showing the under-utilisation and over-utilisation by the
their fishing possibilities
ICCAT Contracting Parties of
ICCAT adopted a
agreed in ICCAT.
decision showing that during 2000,
the European
Community under-exploited its quota by 1,696 tonnes
for South Atlantic blue-fin tuna and by 2 tonnes for
South Atlantic swordfish as well as over-exploited its
quota of North Atlantic swordfish by 147,5 tonnes.

In this context,

blue-fin tuna

South Atlantic

(8) In order to respect the adjustments to the Community
quotas established by ICCAT, and taking into account
the under-utilisation and the over-utilisation attributed
to the European Community resulting from the under-
and
exploitation of
swordfish and the over-exploitation by certain Member
States of the 2000 fishing possibilities of North Atlantic
swordfish established by ICCAT, it is necessary that the
distribution of under-utilisation and over-utilisation is
carried out on the basis of the respective contribution
of each Member State towards the under-utilisation and
over-utilisation without modifying the distribution key
established under Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No
2555/2001 concerning the annual allocation of TACs.

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(9) In accordance with Article 10 (1) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 973/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down certain
technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks
of highly migratory species (1) the number of Community
fishing vessels that are fishing for Northern Albacore as a
target species should be determined, based on the average
number of fishing vessels fishing for this species during
the period 1993 and 1995. That number of vessels should
be distributed among the Member States.

(10) At

its extraordinary meeting in November 2000,

the
the Conservation of
International Commission for
Atlantic Tunas
quotas
should be introduced for white marlin and blue marlin
in the Atlantic Ocean.

recommended that

(ICCAT)

(11) The International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission (IBSFC),
recommended technical conservation measures in March
fishery. Therefore point 3 of
2001 for the cod trawl
Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18
December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities
and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and
groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters
and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations
in catch are required (2) has to be changed.

(12) Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 should therefore be

amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 is amended as follows:

1. The first paragraph of Article 17 (1)

is replaced by the

following:

2. In Article 18, the following paragraph 5 is added:

‘5. Member States shall report to the Commission daily
the quantities of Northern prawns (Pandalus borealis) caught
in Division 3L of the NAFO Regulatory Area by vessels
flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the
Community.’

3. Annex IA is amended in accordance with Annex I to this

Regulation.

4. Annex IB is amended in accordance with Annex II to this

Regulation.

5. Annex ID is amended in accordance with Annex III to this

Regulation.

6. Annex IE is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this

Regulation.

7. Annex IF is amended in accordance with Annex V to this

Regulation.

8. In Annex V, point 3 is replaced by the following:

and similar nets

‘3. By way of derogation from the provisions of Annex IV
of Council Regulation (EC) No 88/98, the minimum
fishing for cod with trawls, Danish
mesh size for
seines
shall be 130 mm. The
maximum twine thickness shall be 6 mm if single
twine is used and 4 mm if double twine is used. The
said mesh size and twine thickness shall apply to any
cod-end or extension piece found on board a fishing
vessel and attached to or suitable for attachment to
any towed net.’

‘The use of trawl net having in any section thereof net
than 130 mm shall be
less
meshes of dimensions
prohibited for direct fishing of the species referred to in
Annex IX. This mesh size may be reduced to minimum
60 mm for direct fishing of short-finned squid (Illex illece-
brosus). For direct fishing of skates (Rajidae) this mesh size
shall be increased to minimum 280 mm in the cod-end
from 1 July 2002.’

Article 2

into force on the third day
This Regulation shall enter
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.

(1) OJ L 137, 19.5.2001, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 347, 31.12.2001, p. 1.

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Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 is amended as follows:

1. The entry concerning the species Sprat in zone ‘IIIbcd (EC waters)’ is replaced by the following:

ANNEX I

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Zone: IIIbcd (EC waters)

‘Species:

Denmark
Germany

Finland

Sweden

EC

Estonia
Latvia

Lithuania

Russian Federation

33 705
21 353

17 644

76 158

148 860

0 (1)
8 000 (2) (3)
4 000 (4)
1 000 (5)

(1) To be counted against the Estonian share of the IBSFC

TAC.

(2) To be counted against the Latvian share of the IBSFC

TAC.

(3) A maximum of 5 % in weight of herring is allowed as

by-catch.

(4) To be counted against the Lithuanian share of the IBSFC

TAC.

(5) To be fished in the Swedish zone of EC waters and
by-catches of other species shall be counted against this
quota.

TAC

380 000

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones
specified:

EC

0

8 000

4 000’

Estonian waters

Latvian waters

Lithuanian waters

2. The following entry is added:

‘Species:

Sweden

EC

TAC

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Zone: IIId (Russian Federation waters)

1 000

1 000

380 000’

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In Annex IB to Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001, the entries concerning the species Sandeel in zone ‘IIa, North Sea’, the
species Plaice in zones ‘Skagerrak’, ‘Kattegat’ and zone ‘IIa (EC waters), North Sea’ are replaced by the following:

ANNEX II

‘Species:

Sandeel
Ammodytidae

Denmark

United Kingdom

All Member States
EC

Norway

Faroe Islands

TAC

799 388

17 473
31 139 (2)
848 000

50 000 (3)
20 000 (4)

918 000

Zone: IIa (1), North Sea (1)

(1) Community waters excluding waters within 6 miles of

UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

(2) Except Denmark, Finland, Spain, Portugal and the

United Kingdom.

consists of

(4) This quota

(3) This quota consists of any mixture of sandeel, Norway
pout and blue whiting. No more than 500 tonnes of
Norway pout may be taken in VIa north of 56°30' N.
a
maximum of 2 000 tonnes of sprat and unavoidable
by-catches of blue whiting. Sprat and a maximum of
6 000 tonnes of Norway pout may be taken in VIa
north of 56°30' N. Such Norway pout catches shall be
subject to the provision, on request by the Commission,
of details on the quantity and composition of any
by-catch taken.

sandeel, Norway pout,

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone: Skagerrak

Belgium

Denmark

Germany
The Netherlands

Sweden

EC

TAC

50

6 578

34
1 265

352

8 279

8 448 (1)

(1) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway on
Fisheries in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for 2002. The
parties'
the TAC are: EC: 8 279 tonnes;
Norway: 169 tonnes.

shares of

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone: Kattegat

Denmark

Germany

Sweden
EC

TAC

1 880

21

211
2 112

2 112

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Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea

(1) May only be taken in IV(EC waters). Catches taken within
this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the
TAC.

(2) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway for 2002.
The parties' shares of the TAC, after swaps, are: EC:
74 610 tonnes, Norway: 2 390 tonnes.

Belgium

Denmark

Germany
France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Special conditions:

4 591

14 922

4 305
861

28 696

21 235
74 610

2 390 (1)

77 000 (2)

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones
specified:

EC

Norwegian waters

31 500’

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Annex ID to Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 the entries concerning the species Herring in zone ‘VII g,h,j,k’, the species
Anchovy in zone ‘IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (Community waters)’ and the species Common sole in zone ‘VIII a,b’ are replaced
by the following:

ANNEX III

‘Species:

Herring
Clupea harengus

Zone: VII g,h,j,k (1)

Anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone: IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (Community waters)

Germany

France
Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

Species:

Spain
Portugal

EC

TAC

Species:

Belgium

Spain
France

Common sole
Solea solea

The Netherlands

EC

TAC

(1) ICES Division VII g,h,j,k is increased by the area 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.

122

679
9 506

679

14

11 000

11 000

3 826 (1)
4 174 (1)
8 000

8 000

34 (1)
6 (2)
2 484 (1)
186 (1)

2 710

2 710

(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.

Zone: VIII a,b

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

(2) May be fished only in the waters under the sovereignty or
within the jurisdiction of Spain, or in the international
waters of the zone concerned.’

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In Annex IE to Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001, the entries concerning the species Northern prawn in zone ‘NAFO 3M’
and the species Greenland halibut in zone ‘NAFO 3LMNO’ are replaced by the following:

ANNEX IV

‘Species:

Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone: NAFO 3M (1)

TAC

(2)

(1) Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box

bounded by the following coordinates:

Point No
1
2
3
4

Latitude
47°20'0
47°20'0
46°00'0
46°00'0

Longitude
46°40'0
46°30'0
46°30'0
46°40'0

When conducting a fishery for shrimp in this box, vessels
shall, whether or not crossing the line separating NAFO
Divisions 3L and 3M, report in accordance with point 1.3
of the annex to Regulation (EC) No 189/92 (OJ L 21,
30.1.1992, p. 4).

Moreover, fishing for shrimp shall be prohibited from 1
June to 31 December 2002 in the area bounded by the
following coordinates:

Point No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Latitude N
47°55'0
47°30'0
46°55'0
46°35'0
46°35'0
47°30'0
47°55'0

Longitude W
45°00'0
44°15'0
44°15'0
44°30'0
45°40'0
45°40'0
45°00'0

(2) Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing
effort. The Member States concerned shall issue special
fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this
fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission
prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity,
in
accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. By way of
derogation from Article 8 of that regulation, permits will
only become valid if the Commission has not objected
within five working days following the notification.

The maximum number of vessels and fishing time allowed
shall be:

Member State

Denmark
Spain
Portugal

Maximum
number of
vessels
2
10
1

Maximum
number of
fishing days
131
257
69

Each Member State shall, within 25 days following the
calendar month in which the catches are made, report
monthly to the Commission the fishing days spent in
Division 3M and in the area defined in footnote (1) above.

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‘Species:

Germany

Spain

Portugal
EC

TAC

Greenland halibut
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone: NAFO 3LMNO

896

12 060

5 090
18 046

32 604’

Annex IF to Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 is amended as follows:

ANNEX V

1. The entries concerning the species Bluefin tuna in zone ‘Atlantic Ocean’, East of longitude 45 °W, and ‘Mediter-
ranean’, the species swordfish in zones ‘Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5 N’ and ‘Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5
N’ and the species Northern Albacore in zone ‘Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5 °N’ are replaced by the following:

Bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and Medi-
terranean

‘Species:

Greece

Spain

France
Italy

Portugal

All Member States
EC

TAC

Swordfish
Xiphias gladius

Species:

Spain

Portugal

All Member States

EC

TAC

Species:

Spain
Portugal

EC

TAC

Swordfish
Xiphias gladius

(1) Except Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal, and only

as by-catch.

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° N

(1) Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° N

395,5

6 497

6 461
6 105

803,5
60 (1)

20 286

29 500

4 087,5

763
75 (1)
4 925,5

10 200

5 850
385

6 235

14 620

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Species:

Ireland

Spain
France

United Kingdom

Portugal
EC

TAC

Northern Albacore
Germo alalunga

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° N

3 158 (1) (3)
17 801 (1) (3)
5 599 (1) (3)
201 (1) (3)

1 953 (3)
28 712 (1) (2)

34 500

(1) It is prohibited to use any gill net, bottom set gill net,

trammel net and entangling net.

(2) The number of Community fishing vessels fishing for
Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253
vessels in accordance with Article 10 (1) of Regulation
(EC) No 973/2001.

(3) The distribution between the Member States of

the
maximum number fishing vessels flying the flag of a
Member State authorised to fish for Northern Albacore
as a target species in accordance with Article 10 (4) of
Regulation (EC) No 973/2001:

Member States

Ireland
Spain
France
United Kingdom
Portugal
EC

Maximum number of
vessels

50
730
151
12
310
1 253’

2. The following entries concerning the species Blue marlin and White marlin in zone ‘Atlantic Ocean’ are inserted:

‘Species:

Blue marlin
Makaira nigricans

Zone: Atlantic Ocean

EC

TAC

Species:

White marlin
Tetrapturus alba

EG

TAC

106,5

Not relevant

46,53

Not relevant’

Zone: Atlantic Ocean