Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 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 catch limitations are required
Date: 2002-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Community fisheries, EU waters, conservation of fish stocks, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing regulations, third country

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2341/2002

of 20 December 2002

fixing for 2003 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 catch limitations are required

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 66/98 of 18
December 1997 laying down certain conservation and control
measures applicable to fishing activities in the Antarctic and
repealing Regulation (EC) No 2113/96 (2), and in particular
Article 21 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(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
for
Fisheries, the measures necessary to ensure the rational
and
on a
exploitation of
responsible
sustainable basis.

and Economic Committee

resources

it

incumbent upon the Council,
that Regulation,

Under the terms of Article 8(4) of Regulation (EEC) No
in
3760/92,
is
accordance with Article 4 of
to
establish the total allowable catches (TAC) by fishery or
should be
fisheries. Fishing opportunities
group of
in
allocated to Member States and third countries
accordance with Article 8(4)(ii)
that
Regulation.

and (vi) of

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

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
to year
introducing additional conditions
management of TACs and quotas (3), it is necessary to
indicate which stocks
to the various
are
measures fixed therein.

for year

subject

relations,

In accordance with the procedure provided for in the
agreements or protocols on fisheries
the
Community has held consultations on fishing rights
with the Kingdom of Norway (4), the Government of
the Faroe
Denmark and the Home government of
Islands (5)
of
Greenland (6), the Republic of Iceland (7), the Republic of
Latvia (8), the Republic of Lithuania (9) and the Republic
of Estonia (10).

the Home Rule Government

and

Pursuant to Article 124 of the 1994 Act of Accession,
fisheries agreements concluded by the Kingdom of
Sweden and the Republic of Finland with third countries
are managed by the Community.
In accordance with
these agreements, the Community has held consultation
with the Republic of Poland.

fisheries

The Community is a Contracting Party to several
fisheries
organisations.
regional
organisations have recommended the setting of catch
limitations and other conservation rules
for certain
species,
should therefore be
these recommendations
implemented by the Community.

These

(9)

The execution of
fishing opportunities should be in
accordance with the Community legislation on the
matter, and in particular with Council Regulation (EEC)

(3)

In order to ensure effective management of these TACs
and quotas, the specific conditions under which fishing
operations occur should be established.

(1) 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).

(2) OJ L 6, 10.1.1998, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 2742/1999 (OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.
(4) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48.
(5) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12.
(6) OJ L 29, 1.2.1985, p. 9.
(7) OJ L 161, 2.7.1993, p. 1.
(8) OJ L 332, 20.12.1996, p. 1.
(9) OJ L 332, 20.12.1996, p. 6.
(10) OJ L 332, 20.12.1996, p. 16.

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of

for
in

resources

No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control
system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1),
Council Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 of 27 June 1994
the
down certain technical measures
laying
conservation
the
fishery
Mediterranean (2), Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94
of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions
fishing permits (3), Regulation (EC)
concerning special
No 66/98, Council Regulation (EC) No 88/98 of 18
December 1997 laying down certain technical measures
for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters
the Belts and the Sound (4) and
of
Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998
through
for
technical measures for the protection of
juveniles of
marine organisms (5).

fishery resources

conservation of

the Baltic Sea,

the

(10)

(11)

The duration of the application of certain provisions is
limited in order to enable the Commission to adopt
detailed rules implementing Article 28c of Regulation
(EEC) No 2847/93.

for

TACs for stocks with recovery plans for 2003 should
correspond to the recovery strategy laid down in a
Council Regulation establishing measures
the
recovery of cod and hake stocks. Pending the adoption
of that Regulation it is necessary to continue to apply
temporarily
to protect
certain technical measures
mature cod during their spawning season of 2002 in
the Irish Sea (ICES Division VIIa) provided for
in
Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 of 12 February 2002
establishing measures to be applicable in 2002 for the
recovery of
the stock of cod in the Irish Sea (ICES
Division VIIa) (6).

(12)

It is necessary to limit in this Regulation fishing effort
for cod in the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat and to the
West of Scotland.

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

(17)

In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks,
and
certain complementary measures on control
technical conditions of fishing should be implemented
in 2003.

In order
to comply with international obligations
undertaken by the Community as a Contracting Party to
the Convention for
the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), and accordingly the
obligation to apply the measures adopted by the
CCAMLR Commission, the relevant dates of application
are those corresponding to the beginning of
the
respective periods of application of
the TACs as
specified in Annex IG.

Furthermore, during its Annual Meeting, ICCAT adopted
tables showing the under-utilisation and over-utilisation
by the ICCAT Contracting Parties of
fishing
possibilities. In this context, ICCAT adopted a decision
showing that during 2001, the European Community
under-exploited the quotas of several stocks.

their

it

In order to respect the adjustments to the Community
quotas established by ICCAT,
is necessary for the
distribution of the 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 under
the present
Regulation concerning the annual allocation of TACs.

to ensure

the livelihood of Community
In order
fishermen, it is important to open these fisheries on 1
January 2003. Given the urgency of the matter,
it is
imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period
mentioned in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role
of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed
to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties
establishing the European Communities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

This Regulation fixes for 2003, for certain fish stocks and

1.
groups of fish stocks, fishing opportunities applicable to:

(a) vessels flying the flag and registered in Member States,
in zones

hereinafter (cid:145)Community vessels(cid:146) or (cid:145)EC vessels(cid:146)
where catch limitations are required; and

(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) 1965/2001 (OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p.
23).

(2) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 (OJ L 137, 19.5.2001, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.
(4) OJ L 9, 15.1.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1520/98 (OJ L 201, 17.7.1998, p. 1).
(5) OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 (OJ L 137, 19.5.2001, p. 1).

(6) OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 1.

(b) vessels flying the flag and registered in third countries,
hereinafter (cid:145)third country vessels(cid:146) in waters falling within
States,
jurisdiction
the
hereinafter (cid:145)Community waters(cid:146) or (cid:145)EC waters(cid:146);

of Member

sovereignty

or

specific
and the
opportunities may be utilised.

conditions under which these

fishing

However, for certain Antarctic stocks, fishing opportunities are
fixed for the period specified in Annex IG.

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For the purposes of this Regulation, fishing opportunities

2.
shall take the form of:

(a) TACs or the number of vessels authorised to fish and/or

the duration of these authorisations;

(b) shares of the TACs available to the Community;

(c) quotas allocated to the Community in third countries’

waters;

(d) allocation of Community fishing opportunities under (b)

and (c) to Member States in the form of quotas;

(e) allocation to third countries of quotas to be fished in

Community waters.

Article 2

ICES (1), CECAF (2)

The definitions of

(Eastern Central
1.
fishing zone 34) NAFO (3) and
Atlantic or FAO major
CCAMLR (4) 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 (5), Council Regulation (EC)
No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of
nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain
the North Atlantic (6), Council
areas other
Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 of 30 June 1993 on the
submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States
fishing in the Northwest Atlantic (7) and Regulation (EC) No
66/98.

than those of

For

2.
definitions shall apply:

the purposes of

this Regulation,

the following

(a)

International waters
sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

shall be those falling outside the

(b) NAFO Regulatory Area shall be the part of the area of the
falling under the sovereignty or

NAFO Convention not
within the jurisdiction of coastal States;

(c)

the Skagerrak shall be 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;

(d) the Kattegat shall be 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
Hasenłre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg
and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;

(e)

the North Sea shall comprise ICES Sub-area IV and that
part of ICES Division IIIa which is not covered by the
definition of the Skagerrak given in point (c);

(f) Management Unit 3 shall comprise ICES Sub-divisions 30
and 31 and the part of Sub-division 29 situated north of
59(cid:176)30¡ N.

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

CHAPTER II

Article 3

Fishing

opportunities

1.
in
Community waters or in certain non Community waters and
the allocation of such fishing opportunities among Member
States are fixed as set out in Annexes I and II.

for Community

vessels

2.
catches, within the quota limits set out in the Annex I,

Community vessels are hereby authorised to make
in

(1) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
(2) Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries.
(3) Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation.
(4) Convention for
Resources.

the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living

(5) OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as

amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1637/2001 (OJ L 222, 17.8.2001,
p. 20).

(6) OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1. Regulation as

amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1638/2001 (OJ L 222, 17.8.2001,
p. 29).

(7) OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1636/2001 (OJ L 222, 17.8.2001,
p. 1).

waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of
the Faroe
Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway
and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, and the Russian
Federation, subject to the conditions stipulated under Articles
7 and 13.

The

amount

to be paid in conformity with the
3.
Agreements on fisheries
relations between the European
Community and the Republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
for the year 2003 shall be set as follows:

Country

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Financial contribution

EUR 314 600

EUR 203 560

EUR 401 522

This contribution shall be payable to accounts designated by
the authorities of the States concerned.

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Article 4

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

(a) exchanges made pursuant

to Article 9(1) of Regulation

(EEC) No 3760/92;

(b) reallocations made pursuant to Article 21(4), Article 23(1)

and Article 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93;

(iv) for herring, catches comply with the provisions set out in
Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 of 29
June 1998 specifying conditions under which herring may
be
than direct human
consumption (1); or

landed for purposes other

(v)

for mackerel, where they are mixed with horse mackerel or
pilchard, the mackerel does not exceed 10 % of the total
weight of mackerel, horse mackerel and pilchard on board,
and the catches are not sorted; or

(c) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation

(EC) No 847/96;

(vi) catches

are
investigations
850/98.

taken during
scientific
carried out under Regulation (EC) No

course of

the

(d) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of

Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

(e) deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC)

No 847/96.

Article 5

Quota flexibility

to a precautionary or to an
The stocks which are subject
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 2003 in Annex III.

Article 6

Conditions for landing catch and by-catch

Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed

1.
shall not be retained on board or landed unless:

(i)

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

shall

count

landings

All
the
Community share has not been allocated between Member
States by quotas, against
for
the Community share, except
catches made under the provisions of (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi).

the quota or,

against

if

2.
Notwithstanding paragraph 1, when any of the fishing
opportunities indicated in Annex II are exhausted, it shall be
prohibited for vessels operating within the fisheries to which
the relevant catch limitations apply to land catches which are
unsorted and which contain herring.

3.
The determination of the percentage of by-catches and
their disposal shall be made in accordance with Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

Article 7

Access limits

1.
No fishing by Community vessels shall take place in the
Skagerrak within 12 nautical miles from the baselines of
Norway. However, vessels flying the flag of Denmark or
Sweden shall be allowed to fish up to 4 miles from the
baselines of Norway.

Fishing by Community vessels

the
2.
jurisdiction of Iceland shall be limited to the area defined by
straight lines sequentially connecting the following coordinates:

in waters under

(ii) where the Community share of the TAC has not been
allocated by quota among Member States, it has not been
exhausted; or

South Western Area

1. 63(cid:176)12¡N and 23(cid:176)05¡W through 62(cid:176)00¡N and 26(cid:176)00¡W

(iii) for all species other than herring and mackerel, where they
are mixed with other species, the catches have been taken
with nets whose mesh size is less than 32 millimetres in
accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98,
and are not sorted either on board or on landing; or

2. 62(cid:176)58¡N and 22(cid:176)25¡W

(1) OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 10.

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3. 63(cid:176)06¡N and 21(cid:176)30¡W

Article 8

4. 63(cid:176)03¡N and 21(cid:176)00¡W from there 180(cid:176)00¡S;

Special conditions for North Sea herring

South Eastern Area

1. 63(cid:176)14¡N and 10(cid:176)40¡W

The measures set out in Annex IV shall apply with regard to
the capture, sorting and landing of herring taken from the
North Sea, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat.

Article 9

2. 63(cid:176)14¡N and 11(cid:176)23¡W

Other technical and control measures

3. 63(cid:176)35¡N and 12(cid:176)21¡W

4. 64(cid:176)00¡N and 12(cid:176)30¡W

5. 63(cid:176)53¡N and 13(cid:176)30¡W

6. 63(cid:176)36¡N and 14(cid:176)30¡W

7. 63(cid:176)10¡N and 17(cid:176)00¡W from there 180(cid:176)00¡S.

The technical measures set out in Annex V shall apply in 2003
in addition to those set out in Regulation (EC) No 850/98,
Regulation (EC) No 88/98, Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 and
Regulation (EC) No 973/2001.

Article 10

Effort limitations and associated conditions for the
management of cod stocks

For the management of cod stocks in the Kattegat, Skagerrak,
North Sea, and to the West of Scotland, the effort limitations
and associated conditions laid down in Annex XVII shall apply.

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR THIRD COUNTRY VESSELS

CHAPTER III

Article 11

Vessels flying the flag of Barbados, Estonia, Guyana,
Japan,
South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, the Russian
Federation, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela and
vessels registered in the Faroe Islands are hereby authorised to
make catches, within the quota limits set out in Annex I, in
Community waters, and subject to the conditions stipulated
under Articles 12 and 14.

north of 43(cid:176)00¡N; fishing in the Skagerrak by vessels flying
the flag of Norway shall be allowed seawards of
four
nautical miles from the baselines of Denmark and Sweden;

(ii) Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania shall be limited to those parts
of
the 200-nautical-mile zone lying seawards of 12
nautical miles from the baselines of Member States in the
Baltic Sea south of 59(cid:176)30¡N;

Article 12

Without prejudice
to the
Community law, fishing by vessels flying the flag of:

restrictions

access

(iii) Poland or the Russian Federation shall be limited to those
parts of the Swedish part of the 200-nautical-mile zone
lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of
Sweden in the Baltic Sea south of 59(cid:176)30¡N;

stated in

(i) Norway or registered in the Faroe Islands shall be limited
to those parts of the 200 nautical mile zone lying seawards
of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of Member States
in the North Sea, Kattegat, Baltic Sea and Atlantic Ocean

(iv) Barbados, Guyana, Japan, South Korea, Suriname, Trinidad
and Tobago, and Venezuela shall be limited to those parts
of
the 200-nautical-mile zone lying seawards of 12
nautical miles from the baselines of the French Department
of Guyana.

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CHAPTER IV

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

Article 13

Notwithstanding the general rules on fishing licences and
1.
special
fishing permits provided for in Regulation (EC) No
1627/94, fishing in waters of third countries shall be subject
to the holding of a licence issued by the authorities of the
third country. However, these provisions shall not apply, when
fishing in Norwegian waters of the North Sea, to:

(a) vessels of a tonnage equal to or less than 200 GT;

(b) vessels carrying out fisheries for human consumption for

species other than mackerel;

(c) Swedish vessels, in line with established practice.

The maximum number of licences and other associated
2.
conditions is fixed as set out
in Annex VI. Requests for
licences shall indicate the types of fishing and the name and
characteristics of the vessels for which licenses are to be issued
and shall be addressed by the authorities of the Member States
these
to the Commission. The Commission shall
requests to the authorities of the third country concerned.

submit

3.
Community vessels shall comply with the conservation
and control measures and all other provisions governing the
zone in which they operate.

4.
Community vessels licensed to conduct a directed fishery
for one species in waters of the Faroe Islands may conduct
directed fishery for another species on condition of prior
notification of the change to the Faroese authorities.

CHAPTER V

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIRD COUNTRY VESSELS

Article 14

(k) species for which it is intended to fish;

1.
Notwithstanding Article 28b of Regulation (EC) No
2847/93 Norwegian vessels of less than 200 GT are exempted
from the obligation to have a licence and a fishing permit.

(l) period for which a licence is required.

An application for a licence and special fishing permit
2.
from an authority of a third country to the Commission shall
be accompanied by the following information:

The licence and special fishing permit shall be kept on
3.
board. Vessels registered in the Faroe Islands or Norway shall
be exempted from that obligation.

(a) name of the vessel;

(b) registration number;

(c) external identification letters and numbers;

(d) port of registration;

(e) name and address of the owner or charterer;

(f) gross tonnage and overall length;

(g) engine power;

(h) call sign and radio frequency;

(i)

intended method of fishing;

(j)

intended area of fishing;

The granting of

licences to fish in the waters of the
4.
French Department of Guyana shall be
to the
undertaking by the owner of the vessel concerned to permit an
observer to come on board at the Commission’s request.

subject

The number of licences and special associated conditions

5.
is hereby fixed as set out in Annex VI, Part II.

6.
Vessels from third countries authorised to fish on 31
December 2002 may continue to fish as from the beginning of
the year 2003 until the list of vessels authorised to fish is
submitted to and approved by the Commission.

Licences and special

fishing permits may be cancelled
7.
with a view to the issue of new licences and special fishing
permits. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day before
the date of
fishing
permits by the Commission. New licences and special fishing
permits shall take effect from their date of issue.

the new licences and special

issue of

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8.
Licences and special fishing permits shall be wholly or
partially withdrawn before the date of expiry if the quota for
the stock in question fixed in Annex I has been exhausted.

master alone is responsible, stating the quantities of shrimp
caught and kept on board since the last declaration. This
declaration shall be made using the form of which a model
appears in Annex VI, Part III.

9.
Licences and special fishing permits shall be withdrawn
in the event of any failure to meet the obligations laid down in
this Regulation.

10.
For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence and
special fishing permit shall be issued for any vessel in respect
of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have not
been met.

The Commission shall submit to the authorities of the
11.
third country concerned the names and characteristics of the
vessels which shall not be authorised to fish in the Community
fishing zone for
the following month or months as a
consequence of an infringement of the relevant rules.

Article 15

Third country vessels shall comply with the conservation
1.
and control measures and other provisions governing fishing
of Community vessels in the zone in which they operate, in
particular Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94,
No 88/98, No 850/98, No 1434/98 and Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing
detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of
fishing vessels (1).

The French authorities shall take all appropriate measures to
verify the accuracy of the declarations, by checking them in
particular against the log book referred to in paragraph 3. The
declaration shall be signed by the competent official after it
has been verified.

Before the end of each month, the French authorities shall
send to the Commission all the declarations relating to the
preceding month.

3.
The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a
log-book in which the information set out in Annex VII, Part I
shall be entered.

However,
the French
the vessels fishing in the waters of
Department of Guyana, shall keep a log book corresponding to
the model appearing in Annex VII, Part II. A copy of this log
book shall be sent to the Commission within 30 days of the
last day of each fishing trip via the French authorities.

Third country vessels, except Norwegian vessels fishing
in
the

4.
in ICES Division IIIa, shall transmit to the Commission,
accordance with the rules laid down in Annex VIII,
information set out in that Annex.

The master of each vessel in possession of a licence for
2.
finfish or tuna fishing in the waters of the French Department
of Guyana shall, on landing the catch after each trip, submit to
the French authorities a declaration, for whose accuracy the

If, for a period of one month, the Commission receives no
communication concerning a vessel in possession of a licence
to fish in waters of the French Department of Guyana, the
licence of that vessel shall be withdrawn.

CHAPTER VI

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN AREAS COVERED BY
REGIONAL FISHERIES ORGANISATIONS

Article 16

(b) official registration number of the vessel assigned by the

Area of NAFO (cid:151) Community participation

1. Member States shall forward to the Commission a list of
all vessels flying their flag and registered in the Community
which intend to take part in the fishing activities in the NAFO
Regulatory Area not later than 20 January 2003 or, thereafter,
at least 30 days before the intended commencement of such
activity. The information forwarded shall include:

(a) name of vessel;

competent national authorities;

(c) home port of the vessel;

(d) name of owner or charterer of the vessel;

(e) a declaration that the master has been provided with a
copy of the regulations in force in the NAFO Regulatory
Area;

(f)

the principal species fished by the vessel
Regulatory Area;

in the NAFO

(1) OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.

(g) the sub-areas where the vessel may be expected to fish.

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For vessels temporarily flying the flag of a Member State

2.
(bare boat charter), the information forwarded shall include:

(a) date as from which the vessel has been authorised to fly

the flag of the Member State;

fishing of the species referred to in Annex IX. This mesh size
may be reduced to a minimum of 60 mm for direct fishing of
short-finned squid (Illex illecebrosus). For direct fishing of skates
(Rajidae) this mesh size shall be increased to minimum 280
mm in the cod-end and 220 mm in all other parts of the
trawl.

(b) date as from which the vessel has been authorised by the
Member State to engage in fishing in the NAFO Regulatory
Area;

Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use nets with
a minimum mesh size of 40 mm.

(c) name of the State where the vessel

is registered or has
been previously registered and the date as from which it
ceased flying the flag of that State;

2.

Attachments to nets

(d) name of the vessel;

(e) official registration number of the vessel assigned by the

competent national authorities;

The use of any means or device other than those described in
this paragraph which obstructs the meshes of a net or which
diminishes their size shall be prohibited.

(f) home port of the vessel after the transfer;

(g) name of owner or charterer of the vessel;

Canvas, netting or any other material may be attached to the
underside of
to reduce or prevent
damage.

the cod-end in order

(h) a declaration that the master has been provided with a
copy of the regulations in force in the NAFO Regulatory
Area;

(i)

the principal species fished by the vessel
Regulatory Area;

in the NAFO

(j)

the sub-areas where the vessel may be expected to fish.

Devices may be attached to the upper side of the cod-end
provided that they do not obstruct the meshes of the cod-end.
The use of top-side chafers shall be limited to those mentioned
in Annex X.

Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use sorting
grids or grates with a maximum spacing between bars of
22 mm.

Article 17

Greenland halibut fishery

3.

By-catches

Member States shall transmit to the Commission the fishing
plan for their vessels fishing for Greenland halibut
in the
NAFO Regulatory Area not later than 20 January 2003 or,
thereafter, at least 30 days before the intended commencement
of such activity. The fishing plan shall identify, inter alia, the
vessel or vessels which will engage in this fishery. The fishing
plan shall represent the total fishing effort to be deployed with
respect to this fishery in relation to the extent of the fishing
opportunities available to the Member State making the
notification.

Member States shall, no later than 31 December 2003, report
to the Commission on the implementation of their fishing
plans, including the number of vessels actually engaged in this
fishery and the total number of days fished.

Article 18

Technical measures in the NAFO Regulatory Area

1. Mesh sizes

The use of trawl net having in any section thereof net meshes
of dimensions less than 130 mm shall be prohibited for direct

Masters of the vessels may not conduct directed fisheries for
species for which by-catch limits apply. A directed fishery for
a species is conducted when that species comprises the largest
percentage by weight of the catch in any one haul.

By-catches of the species listed in Annex IE for which no
quotas have been fixed by the Community for a part of the
NAFO Regulatory Area and taken in that part when fishing
directly for any species may not exceed for each species
2 500 kg or 10 % by weight of the total catch retained on
in a part of the
board, whichever is the greater. However,
Regulatory Area where directed fishing of certain species is
banned, by-catches of each of the species listed in Annex IE
may not exceed 1 250 kg or 5 % respectively.

is applicable, vessels

in any haul exceed the limits

Whenever the total amounts of species subject to by-catch
laid down above,
limits
whichever
immediately change
fishing area and move a minimum of five nautical miles away
from the previous haul. Whenever the total amounts of species
subject to by-catch limits in any future haul exceed the said
limits, vessels shall again immediately change fishing area and
move a minimum of
five nautical miles away from the
previous hauls.

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For vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis), in the event
that total by-catches of all species listed in Annex IE in any
haul exceed 5 % by weight, vessels shall immediately change
fishing area (minimum 5-nautical-miles)
in order to seek to
avoid further by-catches of this species.

Catches of shrimp shall not be used in the calculation of
by-catch level of groundfish species.

4. Minimum size of fish

Fish from the NAFO Regulatory Area which do not have the
size required as set out in Annex XI may not be processed,
retained on board, transshipped,
landed, transported, stored,
sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned
immediately to the sea. Where the quantity of caught fish not
having the required size exceeds in certain fishing waters 10 %
of the total quantity, the vessel must move away to a distance
of at least five nautical miles before continuing fishing. Any
processed fish of a species for which a minimum fish size is
set out in Annex XI that is below the relevant size set out in
Annex XII, shall be deemed to originate from fish that is below
the minimum fish size.

Article 19

Control measures

1.
In addition to complying with Articles 6, 8, 11 and 12
of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, masters of vessels shall enter
in the log book the information listed in Annex XIII.

smaller

2. When fishing directly for one or more of the species
listed in Annex IX, vessels may not carry nets the mesh size of
which is
laid down in Article 18(1).
However, vessels fishing in the course of the same voyage in
areas other than the NAFO Regulatory Area may keep such
nets on board provided these nets are securely lashed and
stowed and are not available for immediate use, that is to say:

than that

(a) nets shall be unshackled from their boards and their

hauling or trawling cables and ropes; and

(b) nets carried on or above the deck must be lashed securely

to a part of the superstructure.

The masters of vessels flying the flag of a Member State
3.
and registered in the Community shall, in respect of catches of
the species listed in Annex IE, keep:

(a) a log book stating, by species and by processed product,

the aggregate output; or

The masters shall provide the necessary assistance to enable
the quantities declared in the log book and the processed
products stored on board to be verified.

shall not

Vessels flying the flag of a Member State and registered
4.
in the Community
in transshipment
operations in the NAFO Regulatory Area unless they have
received prior authorisation to do so from the competent
authorities of the Member States whose flag the vessel is flying
or in which the vessel is registered.

engage

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

Article 20

Redfish fishery

fishing for

The masters of vessels flying the flag of a Member State
1.
and registered in the Community,
redfish in
Division 3M of the NAFO Regulatory Area, shall notify every
second Monday to the competent authorities of the Member
State, whose flag the vessel is flying or in which the vessel is
registered, the quantities of redfish caught in Division 3M in
the two-week period ending at 12 midnight on the previous
Sunday.

2. Member States shall report
to the Commission every
second Tuesday before 12 noon for the fortnight ending at 12
midnight on the previous Sunday the quantities of redfish
caught in sub-Area 2 and Divisions IF, 3K and 3M of the
NAFO Regulatory Area by vessels flying the flag of a Member
State and registered in the Community.

Article 21

Statistical and scientific data

1. Member States shall provide, for vessels flying their flag
and registered in the Community and fishing for yellowtail
flounder in Division 3LNO of the NAFO Regulatory Area:

(a) nominal catch and discard statistics, broken down by unit
areas no larger than 1(cid:176) latitude and 1(cid:176) longitude, based
upon the relevant entries in the log book as provided for
by Article 19(1), summarised on a monthly basis;

(b) a storage plan of products processed,
species, where they are located in the hold.

indicating, by

(b)

length sampling for both nominal catches and discards,
with a sampling intensity on the same scale as adopted in
(a) and summarised on a monthly basis.

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2. Member States shall supply, for vessels flying their flag
and registered in the Community and conducting redfish and
flatfish fisheries on the Flemish Cap in the NAFO Regulatory
area:

(a)

in addition to the normal reports, statistics on discards of
cod, based upon the relevant entries in the log book as
provided for by Article 19(1), summarised on a monthly
basis;

(b)

length samples of cod for the two fisheries separately, with
depth information accompanying each sample, summarised
on a monthly basis.

3.
the
Length samples shall be taken from all parts of
respective catch of each species concerned in such a manner

that at least one statistically significant sample is taken from
taken each day. The size of a fish shall be
the first haul
measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail fin.

Length samples taken as described in the first sub-paragraph
the
shall be deemed to be representative of all catches of
species concerned.

Article 22

Area of CCAMLR

Direct fishing of the species set out in Annex XIV shall be
prohibited in the zones and during the periods indicated
therein.

CHAPTER VII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 23

Article 24

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.

Pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, data relating to the
landing of quantities of stocks caught shall be sent by Member
States to the Commission on a computerised format by using
stock codes set out in Annex XVI.

Where the TACs of the CCAMLR area are set for periods
starting before 1 January 2003, Article 22 shall apply with
effect
the respective periods of
application of the TACs.

from the beginning of

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. FISCHER BOEL

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ANNEX I

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES APPLICABLE FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH
LIMITATIONS EXIST AND FOR VESSELS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES IN COMMUNITY WATERS, BY
SPECIES AND BY AREA (IN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

All catch limitations set out in this Annex are considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 7, and shall, therefore,
be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 2847/93, in particular Articles 14 and 15 thereof.

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

Albacore

Alfonsinos

American plaice

Anchovy

Anglerfish

Antarctic icefish

Antarctic toothfish

Atlantic catfish

Atlantic halibut

Atlantic salmon

Basking shark

Bigeye tuna

Black scabbardfish

Blackfin icefish

Blue ling

Blue marlin

Blue whiting

Bluefin tuna

Capelin

Cod

Common sole

Crab

Dab

Flatfish

Flounder

Forkbeards

Greater silver smelt

Greenland halibut

Thunnus alalunga

Beryx spp.

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Engraulis encrasicolus

Lophiidae

Champsocephalus gunnari

Dissostichus eleginoides

Anarhichas lupus

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Salmo salar

Cetorhinus maximus

Thunnus obesus

Aphanopus carbo

Chaenocephalus aceratus

Molva dypterigia

Makaira nigricans

Micromesistius poutassou

Thunnus thynnus

Mallotus villosus

Gadus morhua

Solea solea

Paralomis spp.

Limanda limanda

Pleuronectiformes

Platichthys flesus

Phycis spp.

Argentina silus

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

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Common name

Scientific name

Grenadier

Grey rockcod

Haddock

Hake

Herring

Horse mackerel

Humped rockcod

Krill

Lantern fish

Lemon sole

Ling

Mackerel

Marbled rockcod

Megrims

Northern prawn

Norway lobster

Norway pout

Orange roughy

(cid:145)Penaeus(cid:146) shrimps

Plaice

Polar cod

Pollack

Porbeagle

Redfish

Red seabream

Roughead grenadier

Roundnose grenadier

Saithe

Sandeel

Seabass

Short fin squid

Skates and rays

Macrourus spp.

Lepidonothen squamifrons

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Merluccius merluccius

Clupea harengus

Trachurus spp.

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Euphausia superba

Electrona carlsbergi

Microstomus kitt

Molva molva

Scomber scombrus

Notothenia rossii

Lepidorhombus spp.

Pandalus borealis

Nephrops norvegicus

Trisopterus esmarki

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Penaeus spp

Pleuronectes platessa

Boreogadus saida

Pollachius pollachius

Lamna nasus

Sebastes spp.

Pagellus bogaraveo

Macrourus berglax

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Pollachius virens

Ammodytidae

Dicentrarchus labrax

Illex illecebrosus

Rajidae

South Georgian icefish

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

Spanish ling

Sprat

Spurdog

Molva macrophthalmus

Sprattus sprattus

Squalus acanthias

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Common name

Scientific name

Swordfish

Toothfish

Turbot

Tusk

Unicorn icefish

White marlin

Whiting

Witch flounder

Yellowfin tuna

Yellowtail flounder

Xiphias gladius

Dissostichus eleginoides

Psetta maxima

Brosme brosme

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Tetrapturus alba

Merlangius merlangus

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Thunnus albacares

Limanda ferruginea

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ANNEX IA

BALTIC SEA

All TACs in this area, except for plaice, are adopted in the framework of IBSFC.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone: Management Unit 3

Finland
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russia

TAC

Special conditions:

49 192
10 808
60 000

60 000

8 227
24 948
9 326
32 269
74 770 (1)

0
0
500 (2)
4 000 (3)
p.m.

143 349

Zone: IIIbcd (EC waters), except Management Unit 3

(1) By-catches of herring in the sprat fishery in Latvian waters

to be counted against this quota.

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

TAC.

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

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

Estonian waters

Latvian waters

Lithuanian waters

Management Unit 3

EC

0

0

500

0

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone: IIId (Estonia waters)

EC

TAC

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

EC

TAC

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Denmark
Germany
Sweden

EC

TAC

0

143 349

0

143 349

859
644
297
500 (1)
2 300 (2)

143 349

Zone: IIId (Latvian waters)

Zone: IIId (Lithuanian waters)

(1) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within

the respective quotas for IIIbcd (EC waters).

(2) Of which 500 tonnes are to be counted against
Community share of the TAC for IIIbcd (EC waters).

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Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone: IIIb, c, d (Community waters)

(1) Includes 650 tonnes from Estonian waters, 350 tonnes from
Latvian waters and 450 tonnes from Lithuanian waters.
(2) To be counted against the Estonian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(3) To be counted against the Latvian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(4) To be counted against the Lithuanian share of the IBSFC

TAC.

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland

TAC

Special conditions:

21 137
9 250
1 300
15 438
47 125 (1)

650 (2)
1 450 (3)
1 100 (4)
0

75 000

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

EC

650

950

1 100

Estonian waters

Latvian waters

Lithuanian waters

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

EC

TAC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

EC

TAC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

EC

TAC

Zone: IIId (Estonian waters)

650 (1)

75 000

(1) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within
the respective quotas for IIIbcd (EC waters) and to be
the TAC for
counted against
IIIb, c, d (EC waters).

the Community share of

Zone: IIId (Latvian waters)

950 (1)

75 000

(1) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within
the respective quotas for IIIbcd (EC waters) and to be
counted against
the TAC for
IIIb, c, d (EC waters).

the Community share of

Zone: IIId (Lithuanian waters)

1 100 (1)

75 000

(1) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within
the respective quotas for IIIbcd (EC waters) and to be
counted against
the TAC for
IIIb, c, d (EC waters).

the Community share of

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone: IIIbcd (EC waters)

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

2 697
300
203
3 200

Not relevant

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Species: Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Zone: IIIbcd (EC waters) (2) (1)

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden

EC

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania

TAC

Special conditions:

93 512 (2)
10 404 (2)
116 603 (2)
126 399 (2)

(1) Excluding sub-division 32 of IBSFC.
(2) Expressed by number of individual fish.
(3) To be counted against the Estonian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(4) To be counted against the Latvian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(5) To be counted against the Lithuanian share of the IBSFC

346 918 (2)

TAC.

2 000 (2) (3)
1 000 (2) (4)
500 (2) (5)

460 000 (2)

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

EC

2 000

3 000

500

Estonian waters

Latvian waters

Lithuanian waters

Species: Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Finland
EC

TAC

40 700 (1)
40 700 (1)

50 000 (1)

Zone: Sub-division 32 of IBSFC (EC waters)

(1) Expressed by number of individual fish.

Species: Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Zone: IIId (Estonian waters)

EC

TAC

2 000 (1) (2)

460 000 (1)

(1) Expressed by number of individual fish.
(2) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within
the respective quotas for salmon in zone IIIb, c, d (EC
waters) and to be counted against the Community share of
IIIb, c, d (EC waters), excluding
the IBSFC TAC for
sub-division 32 of IBSFC.

Species: Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Zone: IIId (Latvian waters)

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden

EC

TAC

Species: Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden

EC

TAC

3 111 (1)
347 (1)
2 993 (1)
1 550 (1)
3 000 (1) (2)
11 000 (1) (3)

460 000 (1)

1 556 (1)
173 (1)
1 496 (1)
775 (1)
500 (1) (2)
4 500 (1) (3)

460 000 (1)

(1) Expressed by number of individual fish.
(2) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within
the respective quotas for salmon in zone IIIbcd (EC waters).

(3) Of which 3 000 salmon are to be counted against

the
Community share of the IBSFC TAC for IIIbcd (EC waters),
excluding sub-division 32 of IBSFC.

Zone: IIId (Lithuanian waters)

(1) Expressed by number of individual fish.
(2) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within
the respective quotas for salmon in zone IIIb, c, d (EC
waters).

(3) Of which 500 salmon are to be counted against

the
the IBSFC TAC for IIIb, c, d (EC

Community share of
waters), excluding sub-division 32 of IBSFC.

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Species:

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Zone: IIIb, c, d (EC waters)

(1) To be counted against the Latvian share of the IBSFC TAC.
(2) A maximum of 5 % in weight of herring is allowed as

by-catch.

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

TAC.

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Sweden
EC

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania

TAC

Special conditions:

27 497
17 420
14 394
63 157
122 468

0
6 000 (1) (2)
3 000 (3)

310 000

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

EC

0

6 000

3 000

Estonian waters

Latvian waters

Lithuanian waters

Species:

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Zone: IIId (Estonian waters)

EC

TAC

0

310 000

Species:

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Zone: IIId (Latvian waters)

EC

TAC

6 000 (1) (2)

(1) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within

310 000

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

the respective quotas for IIIb, c, d (EC waters).

Species:

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Denmark
Germany
Sweden

EC

TAC

5 817
1 546
2 637
3 000 (1)
13 000 (2)

310 000

by-catch.

Zone: IIId (Lithuanian waters)

(1) Available to Denmark, Germany, Finland and Sweden within
the respective quotas for sprat in zone IIIbcd (EC waters).
(2) Of which 3 000 tonnes are to be counted against

the
Community share of the TAC for sprat in zone IIIb, c, d (EC
waters).

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ANNEX IB

SKAGERRAK AND KATTEGAT AND NORTH SEA

Zone: IV (Norwegian waters)

124 450
6 550
131 000

Not relevant

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

814 067
17 794
31 139 (2)

863 000

35 000 (4)
20 000 (3) (4)

918 000

(1) Community waters excluding waters within 6 miles of UK

baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
(2) Except Denmark and the United Kingdom
(3) This quota consists of sandeel, Norway pout, 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 IVa North of 56(cid:176)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.

(4) To be taken in the North Sea.

Species:

Sandeel
Ammodytidae

Denmark
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Sandeel
Ammodytidae

Denmark
United Kingdom
All Member States

EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat

Denmark
Germany

Sweden
EC

Faroe Islands

TAC

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Special conditions:

33 379
534

34 917
68 830

500 (2)

80 000 (3)

62 785
41 002
16 412
44 727
4 070
55 463
224 458

116 000 (2)

400 000 (3)

(1) Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of

the catch.

(2) To be taken in Skagerrak.
(3) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway on Fisheries
in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for 2003. The parties’ shares
of the TAC, after swaps, are: EC: 69 330 tonnes, Norway:
10 670 tonnes.

Zone: North Sea north of 53(cid:176)30¡ N

(1) Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of
the catch, Member States must inform the Commission of
their
landings of herring distinguishing between ICES
Divisions IVa and IVb.

(2) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota

are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC.

(3) TAC for the whole North Sea, agreed in the framework of
Fisheries Consultations between the European Community
and Norway for 2003. The parties’ shares of the TAC, after
swaps, are: EC: 284 000 tonnes, Norway: 76 850 tonnes.

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

EC

Norwegian waters south of 62(cid:176) N

50 000

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Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62(cid:176) N

Sweden
EC

TAC

910 (1) (2)
910 (2)

400 000

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, saithe, pollack and whiting shall

be counted against the quota for these species.

(2) Accruing from the Agreed Records of Consultations
between the European Community, on behalf of Sweden,
and Norway, for 2003.

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone: IVc (2), VIId

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

8 739 (3)
1 241 (3)
810 (3)
15 448 (3)
27 354 (3)
5 950 (3)

59 542

400 000 (4)

(1) Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of

the catch.

(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(cid:176) 56¡ N, 1(cid:176)19.1¡ E) to latitude 51(cid:176)33¡ N and hence due
west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom.

(3) Transfers of up to 50 % of this quota may be effected to
ICES Division IVb. However, such transfers must be notified
in advance to the Commission.

(4) TAC for the whole North Sea agreed in the framework of
Fisheries Consultations between the European Community
and Norway for 2003.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone: Skagerrak

(1) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway on Fisheries
in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for 2003. The parties’ shares
of the TAC are: EC: 3 733 tonnes, Norway: 127 tonnes.

Zone: Kattegat

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

10
3 119
78
20
546
3 773

3 900 (1)

1 433
30
860
2 323

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Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea

(1) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota

are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC.

(2) TAC for the whole North Sea agreed in the framework of
Fisheries Consultations between the European Community
and Norway for 2003. The parties’ shares of the TAC, after
swaps, are: EC: 22 659 tonnes, Norway: 4 641 tonnes.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Special conditions:

807
4 635
2 939
997
2 619
31
10 631
22 659

4 641 (1)

27 300 (2)

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

EC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Sweden
EC

TAC

Norwegian waters

19 694

Zone: Norwegian waters South of 62(cid:176) N

426 (1)
426 (1)

(1) Accruing from the Agreed Records of Consultations
between the European Community, on behalf of Sweden,
and Norway, for 2003.

Not relevant

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

8
7
7
44
35
2 599
2 700

2 700

Species: Dab and flounder

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

627
2 356
3 534
245
14 251
8
1 981
23 001

23 001

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Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb, c, d (EC waters)

(1) Excluding an estimated 874 tonnes of industrial by-catch.
(2) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway on Fisheries
in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for 2003. The parties’ shares
of the TAC are: EC: 3 017 tonnes, Norway: 133 tonnes.

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea

(1) Excluding an estimate of 2 634 tonnes of

industrial

by-catch.

(2) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota

are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC.

(3) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway for 2003.
The parties’ shares of the TAC, after swaps, are: EC: 42 155
tonnes, Norway: 9 580 tonnes.

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Special conditions:

247
546
266
51
187
6
5 695
7 000

7 000

11
1 802
115
2
213
2 143 (1)

3 150 (2)

419
2 881
1 834
3 196
314
203
30 673
39 521 (1)

9 580 (2)

51 735 (3)

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

EC

Norwegian waters

31 357

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone: Norwegian waters South of 62(cid:176) N

Sweden
EC

TAC

789 (1)
789 (1)

51 735

(1) Accruing from the Agreed Records of Consultations
between the European Community, on behalf of Sweden,
and Norway, for 2003.

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Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat

(1) Excluding an estimated 750 tonnes of industrial by-catch.
(2) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway on Fisheries
in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for 2003. The parties’ shares
of the TAC are: EC: 1 473 tonnes, Norway: 27 tonnes.

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea

(1) Excluding an estimaded 2 106 tonnes of industrial by-catch.
(2) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota

are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC.

(3) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway for 2003.
The parties’ shares of the TAC, after swaps, are: EC: 14 400
tonnes, Norway: 1 600 tonnes.

Denmark
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Special conditions:

651
2
70
723 (1)

1 500 (2)

376
1 626
423
2 443
940
2
6 484
12 294 (1)

1 600 (2)

16 000 (3)

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

EC

Norwegian waters

9 756

Species: Whiting and Pollack

Zone: Norwegian waters South of 62(cid:176) N

Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius
pollachius

Sweden
EC

TAC

190 (1)
190 (1)

(1) Accruing from the Agreed Records of Consultations
between the European Community, on behalf of Sweden,
and Norway, for 2003.

Not relevant

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIbcd (EC waters)

(1) Within an overall TAC of 30 000 tonnes for the northern

stock of hake.

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

(1) Within an overall TAC of 30 000 tonnes for the northern

stock of hake.

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

833
71
904

904 (1)

15
610
70
135
35
190
1 053

1 053 (1)

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Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

(1) Within a total quota of 120 000 tonnes in EC waters.

Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

26 846
44
81
87
592
27 650

40 000 (1)

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone: IV (Norwegian waters)

Denmark
United Kingdom

EC

TAC

18 050
950

19 000

Not relevant

Species:

Lemon sole and witch
Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus
cynoglossus

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

448
1 232
158
337
1 026
14
5 046
8 262

8 262

3 307
10
1 183
4 500

4 500

869
869
13
26
447
14 399
16 623

16 623

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat (EC waters), IIIbcd (EC waters)

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC

3 523
1 897
5 420

10 150 (1)

(1) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway on Fisheries
in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for 2003. The parties’ shares
of the TAC are: EC: 5 420 tonnes, Norway: 4 730 tonnes.

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Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

Denmark
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Denmark
Sweden

EC

TAC

3 626
34
146
1 074
4 880

100 (1)

4 980

900
140 (1)

1 040

Not relevant

(1) To be fished in area IV.

Zone: Norwegian waters South of 62(cid:176)00¡ N

(1) Quota accruing from the Agreed Records of Consultations
between the European Community, on behalf of Sweden,
and Norway, for 2003. By-catches of cod, haddock, saithe,
pollack and whiting shall be counted against the quotas for
these species.

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone: Skagerrak

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

80
10 339
53
1 988
554
13 014

13 280 (1)

(1) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway on Fisheries
in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for 2003. The parties’ shares
of the TAC are: EC: 13 014 tonnes; Norway: 266 tonnes.

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone: Kattegat

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Special conditions:

2 955
33
332
3 320

3 320

4 263
13 856
3 997
800
26 647
19 719
69 282

3 969 (1)

73 250 (2)

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 2003.
The parties’ shares of the TAC, after swaps, are: EC: 69 282
tonnes, Norway: 3 969 tonnes.

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

EC

Norwegian waters

30 000

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Species:

Saithe
Pollachius virens

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), Skagerrak and Kattegat,
waters), North Sea

IIIbcd (EC

(1) May only be taken in IV (EC waters) and Skagerrak. 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 2003.
The parties’ shares of the TAC, after swaps, are: EC: 79 200
tonnes, Norway: 85 850 tonnes.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Special conditions:

58
6 842
17 278
40 662
173
940
13 247
79 200

85 800 (1)

165 000 (2)

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

EC

Species:

Saithe
Pollachius virens

Sweden
EC

TAC

Norwegian waters

79 200

Zone: Norwegian waters South of 62(cid:176) N

982 (1)
982 (1)

165 000

(1) Accruing from the Agreed Records of Consultations
between the European Community, on behalf of Sweden,
and Norway, for 2003.

Species:

Turbot and brill
Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Skates and rays
Rajidae

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

421
899
230
108
3 188
6
886
5 738

5 738

694
27
34
109
592
2 665
4 121

4 121

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

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Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb, c, d (EC waters)

Zone: II, North Sea

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

291
17
28
11
347

347

1 321
604
1 057
264
11 925
679
15 850

15 850

Species:

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

33 504 (1)
70 (1)
12 676 (1)
46 250 (1)

50 000 (2)

(1) This quota may be fished with towed gears with a mesh size
of no less than 16 mm and shall not be subject to the
conditions defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No
1434/98.

(2) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway on Fisheries
in the Skagerrak and Kattegat for 2003. The parties’ shares
of the TAC are: EC: 46 250 tonnes, Norway: 3 750 tonnes.

Species:

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

2 761
218 515
2 761
2 761
2 761
1 330 (1)
9 111
240 000

15 000 (2)

2 000 (3) (4)

257 000

(1) Including sandeel.
(2) May only be fished in sub-area IV (EC waters).
(3) To be counted against the quota for sandeel in the North

Sea.

(4) Excluding sprat

taken within the quotas for mixtures of
sandeel, Norway pout and sprat (see sandeels in the North
Sea).

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Species:

Spurdog/dogfish
Squalus acanthias

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

(1) Including catches taken with long lines of grey shark and
black shark, bird beak dogfish, leafscale gulper shark, greater
lantern shark, smooth lantern shark and Portuguese dogfish.
This quota may only be taken in ICES sub-areas IV, VI and
VII.

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea (EC waters)

(1) May only be fished in sub-area IV (EC waters).
(2) Within a total quota of 7 000 tonnes for ICES sub-Areas IV,

VIa (north of 56(cid:176)30¡N) and VII e, f, h

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

95
549
99
175
150
8
4 564
5 640

200 (1)

5 840

65
28 273
2 132
45
1 641
4 587
750
4 174
41 667

1 600 (1)
7 000 (2)

50 267

Species: Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

Zone: IIa (EC waters), Skagerrak and Kattegat, North Sea (EC

waters)

Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

172 840
33
127
173 000

5 000 (1) (2)
20 000 (3) (4)

198 000

(1) This quota may be fished in ICES Division VIa, North of

56(cid:176)30¡N.

(2) Up to 5 000 tonnes may be taken as sandeel.
(3) To be counted against

the quota for sandeel

in IIa (EC

waters), North Sea (EC waters).

(4) Excluding Norway pout

for
mixtures of sandeel, Norway pout and sprat (see sandeels in
the North Sea).

taken within the quotas

Species: Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

Zone: IV (Norwegian waters)

Denmark
United Kingdom
EC

47 500 (1)
2 500 (1)
50 000 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Including inextricably mixed horse mackerel.

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Species:

Industrial fish

Zone: IV (Norwegian waters)

Sweden
EC

TAC

800 (1) (2)
800

Not relevant

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, saithe, pollack and whiting to

be counted against the quotas for these species.

(2) Of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel.

Species: Other species

Zone: IV (Norwegian waters)

(1) Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of (cid:145)other species(cid:146) at a

traditional level.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

60
5 500
620
255
440
p.m. (1)

4 125
11 000

TAC

Not relevant

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ANNEX IC

NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND

ICES areas I, II, IIIa, IV, V, XII, XIV and NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

Species: Atlantic catfish
Anarhichas lupus

Zone: V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Germany
EC

TAC

Species: Atlantic catfish
Anarhichas lupus

Germany
EC

TAC

300
300

Not relevant

300
300

Not relevant

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

Species: Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone: V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Germany
United Kingdom

EC

TAC

1 629
86

2 000 (1)

Not relevant

(1) Of which 285 tonnes are allocated to Norway.

Species: Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

Germany
EC

TAC

1 035
1 350 (1)

Not relevant

(1) Of which 315 tonnes are allocated to Norway.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone: I, II (EC waters, International waters)

(1) The quota may be fished in Norwegian waters after Member
States have been notified by the Commission that an
Agreement with Norway on the issue has been finalised.
(2) The quota, which is set to cover the fishery in the first part
of the year, is preliminary and will be reviewed not later
than April 2003.

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

13 (1) (2)
12 378 (1) (2)
2 168 (1) (2)
41 (1) (2)
534 (1) (2)
3 204 (1) (2)
4 430 (1) (2)
41 (1) (2)
192 (1) (2)
4 587 (1) (2)
7 914 (1) (2)
35 500 (1) (2)

TAC

Not relevant

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Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone: I, II (Norwegian waters)

Germany
Greece
Spain
Ireland
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1 976
245
2 204
245
1 814
2 204
7 665
16 353

395 000

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone: I, IIb

Germany
Spain
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
All Member States

EC

TAC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

2 610
6 747
1 114
1 425
1 671

100 (1)

13 667 (2)

395 000

1 636
364
2 000

(1) Except Germany, Spain, France, Portugal and the United

Kingdom.

(2) The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the
Community in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island is
entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations
deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

Zone: Greenland waters

TAC

Not relevant

Species: Cod and haddock

Zone: Vb (Faroese waters)

Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus
aeglefinus

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

10
60
430
500

TAC

Not relevant

Species: Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone: V, XIV (Greenland waters)

EC

TAC

200 (1) (2)

(1) Of which 200 tonnes to be fished only with long lines, are

allocated to Norway.

Not relevant

imply over-runs of

(2) If by-catches of Atlantic halibut in trawl cod and redfish
the Greenland
fisheries
authorities will provide
that
Community cod and redfish fisheries can nevertheless
continue until the respective quotas have been exhausted.

this quota,

solutions

to the

effect

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Species: Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

EC

TAC

200 (1) (2)

(1) Of which 200 tonnes, to be fished only with long lines, are

Not relevant

allocated to Norway.

imply over-runs of

(2) If by-catches of Atlantic halibut in trawl cod and redfish
the Greenland
fisheries
authorities will provide
that
Community cod and redfish fisheries can nevertheless
continue until the respective quotas have been exhausted.

this quota,

solutions

to the

effect

Species: Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone: IIb

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (2)

(1) Without prejudice to the Community rights.
(2) Subject to revision in the light of scientific advice.

Species: Capelin

Mallotus villosus

All Member States
EC

49 285 (1)
95 985 (2)

TAC

Not relevant

Species: Capelin

Mallotus villosus

All Member States
EC

TAC

25 000
25 000

Not relevant

Zone: V, XIV (Greenland waters)

(1) Available to all Member States.
(2) Of which 6 700 tonnes are allocated to Norway, 30 000
tonnes to Iceland and 10 000 tonnes to Faroe Islands. The
Community share represents 70 % of the Greenland share of
this TAC in the
the TAC for capelin. Upon revision of
course of 2003,
the Community quota shall be revised
accordingly.

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone: I, II (Norwegian waters)

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

471
283
1 446
2 200

TAC

Not relevant

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone: I, II (Norwegian waters)

Germany
France
EC

TAC

500
500
1 000

Not relevant

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone: I, II (NEAFC Regulatory Area) (1)

EC

TAC

0

Not relevant

(1) i.e. those parts of the NEAFC Convention Area which are
situated within ICES sub-areas I and II and lie beyond the
fisheries jurisdiction of any coastal State.

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Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone: Vb (Faroese waters)

Denmark
United Kingdom
All Member States
EC

7 040
7 040
1 920
16 000

TAC

Not relevant

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone: V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Denmark
Germany
France
EC

TAC

1 500
12 000
1 500
15 000

Not relevant

Species:

Ling and Blue ling
Molva molva and Molva dypterigia

Zone: Vb (Faroese waters)

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

950 (1)
2 106 (1)
184 (1)
3 240 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

(1) By-catches up to 1 080 tonnes of roundnose grenadier and

black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone: V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Denmark
France
EC

TAC

Species:

Saithe
Pollachius virens

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

1 012
1 012
5 675 (1)

Not relevant

2 880
463
257
3 600

TAC

Not relevant

Species:

Saithe
Pollachius virens

EC

TAC

0

Not relevant

(1) Of which 2 500 tonnes are allocated to Norway and

1 150 tonnes to Faroe Islands.

Zone: I, II (Norwegian waters)

Zone: I, II (Waters outside national jurisdiction)

Species:

Saithe
Pollachius virens

Zone: Vb (Faroese waters)

Belgium
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

50
310
1 510
50
580
2 500

TAC

Not relevant

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Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone: I, II (Norwegian waters)

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

50
50
100

TAC

Not relevant

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

EC

TAC

0

Not relevant

Zone: I, II (Waters outside national jurisdiction)

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone: V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

3 658
193
4 800 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and

150 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

Germany
EC

TAC

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Denmark
EC

TAC

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Denmark
EC

TAC

550
1 500 (1)

(1) Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and

150 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.

Not relevant

12 020 (1)
12 020 (1)

Not relevant

3 893 (1)
3 893

Not relevant

Zone: IIa (Norwegian waters)

(1) May also be fished in sub-area IV (Norwegian waters) and in

Division IIa (non-EC waters).

Zone: Vb (Faroese waters)

(1) May be fished in IVa (EC waters).

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone: V, XII, XIV (1) (2)

Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

11 100 (2)
1 949 (2)
1 037 (2)
4 (2)
5 (2)
2 330 (2)
27 (2)
16 452 (2)

119 000 (2)

(1) Community waters and areas beyond fisheries jurisdiction of

other coastal States.

(2) May be taken in NAFO Divisions IF and 3K but shall be
counted against the quota for V, XII, XIV within a total
quota of 25 000 tonnes.

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Zone: I, II (Norwegian waters)

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Germany
Spain
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

512
63
56
269
100
1 000

TAC

Not relevant

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

Zone: V, XIV (Greenland waters)

21 168 (1)
107
150

25 500 (1) (2) (3)

(1) A maximum of 20 000 tonnes may be fished by pelagic
trawl. Catches from the bottom trawl fishery and the pelagic
trawl fishery shall be reported separately.

(2) 3 575 tonnes to be fished with pelagic trawl are allocated to

Norway.

(3) 500 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. Catches from
shall be

the bottom trawl and pelagic trawl
reported separately.

fisheries

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

Zone: Va (Icelandic waters)

(1) Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).
(2) To be fished between July and December.

Zone: Vb (Faroese waters)

TAC

Not relevant

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

5 395
105
5 500

TAC

Not relevant

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Belgium
Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

100 (1) (2)
1 690 (1) (2)
50 (1) (2)
1 160 (1) (2)
3 000 (1) (2)

TAC

Not relevant

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Belgium
Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

45
5 796
392
67
6 300

TAC

Not relevant

Species: Other species (1)

Zone: I, II (Norwegian waters)

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

(1) Only as by-catch.

150 (1)
60 (1)
240 (1)
450 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

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Species: Other species (1)

Zone: Vb (Faroese waters)

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

305
275
180
760

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

Species:

Flatfish

Zone: Vb (Faroese waters)

Germany
France

United Kingdom
EC

180
140

680
1 000 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Including Greenland halibut.

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ANNEX ID

WESTERN COMMUNITY WATERS

ICES areas Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF (EC waters), and French Guyana

Species:

Basking shark
Cetorhinus maximus

Zone: Community waters of zones IV, VI and VII

EC

TAC

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

Faroe islands

TAC

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Ireland
The Netherlands
EC

TAC

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Ireland
United Kingdom

EC

TAC

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

0

0

3 280
621
4 432
3 280
17 728
29 340

660 (2)

30 000

12 727
1 273
14 000

14 000

1 000
1 000

1 000

1 250
3 550

4 800

4 800

500
500
1 000

1 000

Zone: Vb, VIaN (1), VIb

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES Division VIa, north
of 56(cid:176)00¡ N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of
07(cid:176)00¡ W and north of 55(cid:176)00¡ N, excluding the Clyde.
(2) This quota may only be taken in Division VIa north of

56(cid:176) 30¡ N.

Zone: VIaS (1), VIIbc

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES Division VIa, south

of 56(cid:176)00¡ N and west of 07(cid:176) 00¡ W.

Zone: VIa Clyde (1)

(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.

Zone: VIIa (1)

(1) ICES Division VIIa is reduced by the area added to the Celtic

Sea bounded:
(cid:151) to the north by latitude 52(cid:176) 30¡N,
(cid:151) to the south by latitude 52(cid:176) 00¡N,
(cid:151) to the west by the coast of Ireland,
(cid:151) to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

Zone: VIIe, f

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Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone: VIIg, h, j, k (1)

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

144
802
11 235
802
16
13 000

13 000

(1) ICES Division VIIg, h, j, k is increased by the area added to

the Celtic Sea bounded:
(cid:151) to the north by latitude 52(cid:176) 30¡N,
(cid:151) to the south by latitude 52(cid:176) 00¡N,
(cid:151) to the west by the coast of Ireland,
(cid:151) to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

Species: Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone: VIII

Spain

France

EC

TAC

29 700

3 300

33 000

33 000 (1)

(1) This TAC will be reviewed during 2003 in the light of new

scientific advice.

Species: Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

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

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Special conditions:

3 826
4 174
8 000

8 000

3
27
287
407
1 084
1 808

1 808

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV

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

Vb (EC zone), VIa

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

3
23
250
354
945

26
71
1 284
7
562
1 950

1 950

Zone: VIIa

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Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Porbeagle
Lamna nasus

EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

289
4 958
875
41
437
6 700

6 700

Not subject to
restriction
100
125 (1)

Not relevant

Zone: VIIb-k, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)

Zone: EC waters of zones IV, VI and VII

(1) Applicable to all Community waters. Only to be fished with

long line.

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Belgium
Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

495
1 932
565
1 367
4 360

4 360

387
4 301
5 220
2 373
2 055
14 336

14 336

921
743
1 664

1 664

2 215
111
74
2 400

2 400

Zone: VII

Zone: VIIIa, b, d, e

Zone: VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)

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Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV

Zone: VII

Zone: VIIIa, b, d, e

Zone: VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Spain
France
EC

TAC

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Special conditions:

114
130
122
1 407
318
110
978
3 180

3 180

1 461
163
581
9 375
1 198
189
2 843
15 810

15 810

543
3 019
3 562

3 562

3 332
3
663
4 000

4 000

17
21
860
1 321
6 455
8 675

8 675

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

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom

Vb, VIa

16
19
791
1 214
5 933

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Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone: VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Special conditions:

91
5 456
1 819
819
8 185

8 185

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

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom

VIIa

9
42
253
281

When reporting to the Commission the uptake of their quotas, Member States shall specify quantities taken in VIIa.
Landings of haddock caught in Division VIIa will be prohibited when the totality of such landings exceeds 585 tonnes.

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV

Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

6
122
582
1 290
2 000

2 000

1
17
288
1
193
500

500

309
19 020
8 814
155
3 402
31 700

31 700

Zone: VIIa

Zone: VIIb-k

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Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone: VIII

Spain
France
EC

TAC

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Portugal
EC

TAC

2 240
3 360
5 600

5 600

1 360
1 360

1 360

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

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII, XIV

(1) Within an overall TAC of 30 000 tonnes for the northern

stock of hake.

Belgium
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Special conditions:

152
4 959
7 512
1 114
98
2 988
16 823

16 823 (1)

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

Belgium
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom

VIIIa, b, d, e

20
800
800
100
10
450

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone: VIIIa, b, d, e

(1) Within an overall TAC of 30 000 tonnes for the northern

stock of hake.

Belgium
Spain
France
The Netherlands
EC

TAC

Special conditions:

5
3 452
7 753
10
11 220

11 220 (1)

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

Belgium
Spain
France
The Netherlands

Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII, XIV

1
1 000
1 800
3

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Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone: VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species:

4 480
430
2 090
7 000

7 000

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone: V, VI, VII, XII and XIV (1)

Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC
Norway
Faroe Islands

2 218
8 582
14 304 (2)
11 944
17 165
26 963

1 073 (2)

25 032
107 281
120 000 (3)(4)
45 000 (3)(5)

(1) EC waters and waters which lie beyond the jurisdiction of

any coastal state.

(2) Of which up to 75 % may be taken in areas VIIIc, IX, X,

CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters).

(3) Fishing is prohibited in sub-area VIa south of 56(cid:176) 30¡ N and

in sub-area VII east of 12(cid:176) W.

(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.).

TAC

Not relevant

Special conditions:

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

Norway

IVa

40 000

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone: VIIIa, b, d, e

Spain
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Special conditions:

5 530
4 291
829
4 004
14 654

14 654

Any part of the abovementioned quotas may be fished in ICES Division Vb (EC waters), sub-areas VI, VII, XII and XIV.

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone: VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

24 332
6 083
30 415

30 415

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Species:

Blue ling
Molva dypterigia

Zone: EC waters of zones VIa (north of 56(cid:176)30¡ N), VIb

Faroe Islands

TAC

940 (1)

Not relevant

(1) To be fished by trawl; by-catches of roundnose grenadier
and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.

Species:

Ling
Molva molva

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

9 500 (1) (2)
800 (3) (4)

Not relevant

Zone: EC waters of zones IIa, IV, Vb, VI, VII

(1) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25% per
ship, at any moment, is authorised in sub-areas 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
in
sub-areas VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.

incidental catch of other

species

(2) Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are ling 9 500
tonnes, and tusk 5 000 tonnes and are interchangeable of
up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with longlines
in ICES Division Vb and sub-areas VI and VII.

(3) Including blue ling and tusk. Only to be taken by long lines

in VIa (north of 56(cid:176) 30¡ N) and VIb.

(4) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20% per
ship, at any moment, is authorised in sub-area VI. However,
this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours
following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground.
incidental catch of other species in sub-area VI
The total
shall not exceed 75 tonnes.

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Spain
France
EC

TAC

23
92
153
11 072
11 340

11 340

1 067
4 326
6 561
5 836
17 790

17 790

180
2 820
3 000

3 000

Zone: VII

Zone: VIIIa, b, d, e

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Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone: VIIIc

Spain
France
EC

TAC

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

173
7
180

180

150
450
600

600

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

Species:

(cid:145)Penaeus(cid:146) shrimps
Penaeus spp.

Zone: French Guyana

France
EC
Barbados
Guyana
Surinam
Trinidad and Tobago

TAC

4 000 (1)
4 000 (1)
24 (1)
24 (1)
0 (1)
60 (1)

4 108 (1)

(1) Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is

prohibited in waters less than 30 m deep.

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV

France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

France
Ireland
EC

TAC

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Belgium
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

42
559
932
1 534

1 534

43
19
1 173
13
428
1 675

1 675

32
128
160

160

977
3 256
1 737
5 970

5 970

Zone: VIIa

Zone: VIIb, c

Zone: VIId, e

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Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone: VIIf, g

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species:

Pollack
Pollachius pollachius

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

164
296
46
155
660

660

36
73
255
146
73
582

582

75
299
75
448

448

12
421
124
322
880

880

Zone: VIIh, j, k

Zone: VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV

Species:

Pollack
Pollachius pollachius

Zone: VII

Belgium
Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Pollack
Pollachius pollachius

Spain
France
EC

TAC

529
32
12 177
1 298
2 964
17 000

17 000

286
1 394
1 680

1 680

Zone: VIIIa, b, d, e

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Species:

Pollack
Pollachius pollachius

Zone: VIIIc

France
Spain
EC

TAC

Species:

Pollack
Pollachius pollachius

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species:

Saithe
Pollachius virens

Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Saithe
Pollachius virens

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

461
51
512

512

348
12
360

360

1 251
12 424
415
3 029
17 119

17 119

22
4 901
2 450
1 337
8 710

8 710

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

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV

Zone: VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone: IIa (EC waters), VI

EC

Norway

TAC

Not subject to
restriction

950 (1)

Not relevant

(1) Fishing in VI is restricted to long lines.

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Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone: IIa (EC waters), Skagerrak and Kattegat, IIIb, c, d (EC

waters), North Sea

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC
Norway

474
12 485
494
1 491
1 501
4 468 (1) (2) (3)
1 390
22 063 (4)
41 545 (5)

(1) Including a fishery by this Member State of 1 865 tonnes of
mackerel in ICES Division IIIa and in Community waters of
ICES Division IVab.I.

(2) Including 240 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters of
ICES sub-area IV, accruing from the Agreed Records of
Consultations between the European Community, on behalf
of Sweden, and Norway, for 2003.

(3) When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod,
saithe, pollack and whiting shall be counted

haddock,
against the quotas for these species.

TAC

556 607 (6)

(4) Including 1 865 tonnes accruing from conditions defined in
the Agreed Records of
footnote 2 of
Conclusions
the
of
European Community and Norway, Brussels, 9 December
1995.

Fisheries Consultations

the Annex of

between

(5) To be deducted from Norway(cid:146)s share of the TAC (access
quota). This quota may be fished in division IVa only,
except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in division IIIa.
(6) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the

northern area.

Special conditions:

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

IIIa

IIIa, IVb, c

IVb

IVc

IIa (non-EC waters), VI, from 1 January to 31
March 2003

Denmark
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
Norway

3 000

4 130
490
490

490

390

10

4 020

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Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone: IIa (non-EC waters), Vb(EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e,
XII, XIV

Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC
Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

Special conditions:

19 890
20
13 261
66 300
29 006
182 331
310 808

12 020 (1)
4 679 (2)

556 607 (3)

(1) May be fished only in IIa,

IVa, VIa (north of 56(cid:176)30(cid:146) N),

VIId, e, f, h.

(2) Of which 1 411 tonnes may be fished in ICES Division IVa
north of 59(cid:176) N (EC zone) from 1 January to 15 February
and from 1 October to 31 December. A quantity of 3 893
tonnes of the Faroe Islands¡ own quota may be fished in
ICES Division VIa (north of 56(cid:176)30¡N) thoughout the year
and/or in ICES Divisions VIIe, f, h, and/or ICES Division IVa.
(3) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the

northern area.

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones
specified, and only during the periods 1 January to 15 February and 1 October to 31 December.

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
Norway
Faroe Islands

IVa (EC waters)

5 967
3 978
19 890
8 702
54 699
12 020

1 411 (1)

(1) North of 59(cid:176) N (EC zone) from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December.

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone: VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

Special conditions:

28 846 (1)
191 (1)
5 963 (1)

35 000

35 000

(1) The quantities subject

to exchange with other Member
States may be taken, up to a limit of 25% of the quota of
the donor Member State, in ICES area VIIIa, b, d.

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

Spain
France
Portugal

VIIIb

3 000
20
500

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombras

Zone: Vb (Faroese waters)

Denmark
EC

TAC

3 893 (1)
3 893

Not relevant

(1) May be fished in IVa (EC waters).

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Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

France
Ireland
EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV

Zone: VIIa

Zone: VIIb, c

Zone: VIId

Zone: VIIe

Zone: VIIf, g

85
21
106

106

499
6
123
158
224
1 010

1 010

15
65
80

80

1 454
2 908
1 038
5 400

5 400

14
148
232
394

394

775
78
39
349
1 240

1 240

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Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Zone: VIIh, j, k

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium
Spain
France
The Netherlands
EC

TAC

Species:

Sole
Solea spp.

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species:

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Belgium
DNK
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

32
65
176
52
65
390

390

47
9
3 483
261
3 800

3 800

602
998
1 600

1 600

50
3 120
50
670
670
5 040
9 600

9 600

Zone: VIIIa, b

Zone: VIIIc, d, e, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)

Zone: VIId, e

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e, XII, XIV

(1) This quota may only be fished in ICES areas IV, VIa (north

of 56(cid:176) 30¡ N) and VIIe, f, h.

(2) Within a total quota of 7 000 tonnes for ICES sub-areas IV,

VIa (north of 56(cid:176)30¡N) and VIIe, f, h.

Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC
Faroe Islands

TAC

11 796
9 428
12 875
6 230
30 693
44 981
1 246
12 751
130 000

7 000 (1) (2)

130 000

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Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone: VIIIc, IX

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

29 587 (1)
377 (1)
25 036 (1)
55 000

55 000

(1) Of which no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel
between 12 and 14 cm, notwithstanding Article 19 of
Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98. For the purposes of the
control of this quantity, the weight of the landings shall be
affected by a coefficient of 1.2.

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone: X, CECAF (1)

Portugal
EC

TAC

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Portugal
EC

TAC

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Spain
EC

TAC

3 200
3 200

3 200

1 600
1 600

1 600

1 600
1 600

1 600

(1) Waters adjacent

to the Azores under the sovereignty or

jurisdiction of Portugal.

Zone: CECAF (EC waters) (1)

(1) Waters adjacent

to Madeira under

the sovereignty or

jurisdiction of Portugal.

Zone: CECAF (EC waters) (1)

(1) Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands under the sovereignty

or jurisdiction of Spain.

Species: Combined quota

Zone: Community waters of zones Vb, VI, VII

EC

Norway

TAC

Not subject to
restriction

600 (1)

Not relevant

(1) Taken with long lines only; including rat tails, Mora mora

and greater fork beard.

Species: Other species

Zone: EC waters of zones IIa, IV, VIa north of 56(cid:176) 30¡N

EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

Not subject to
restriction

5 000 (1)
400 (2)

Not relevant

(1) Limited to IIa and IV.

Includes fisheries not specifically
mentioned;
after
consultations, as appropriate; catches of sole shall be limited
to by-catches only.

exceptions may

introduced

be

(2) Limited to by-catches of white fish in IV and VIa.

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ANNEX IE

NORTH WEST ATLANTIC

Area of NAFO

All TACs and associate conditions are adopted in the framework of NAFO.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone: NAFO 2J3KL

EC

TAC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

EC

TAC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

EC

TAC

Species: Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

EC

TAC

Species: Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

EC

TAC

Species: American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

EC

TAC

Species: American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be
caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article
17(3).

Zone: NAFO 3NO

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be
caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article
17(3).

Zone: NAFO 3M

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be
caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article
17(3).

Zone: NAFO 2J3KL

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be
caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article
17(3).

Zone: NAFO 3NO

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be
caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article
17(3).

Zone: NAFO 3M

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be
caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article
17(3).

Zone: NAFO 3LNO

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be
caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article
17(3).

Species:

Short fin squid
Illex illecebrossus

Zone: NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4

EC

TAC

(1) (2)

(1) No specified Community share; an amount of 29 467

34 000

tonnes is available to Canada and the Community.

(2) To be fished between 1 July and 31 December.

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Species:

Yellowtail flounder
Limanda ferruginea

Zone: NAFO 3LNO

EC

TAC

290

14 500

Species: Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone: NAFO 3NO

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be
caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article
17(3).

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone: NAFO 3L

EC

TAC

0 (1) (2)

(1) Despite an allocation of 67 tonnes for the Community, it is

6 000

decided to set this amount to 0.

(2) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be
caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article
17(3).

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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 N
47(cid:176) 20¡ 0
47(cid:176) 20¡ 0
46(cid:176) 00¡ 0
46(cid:176) 00¡ 0

Longitude W
46(cid:176) 40¡ 0
46(cid:176) 30¡ 0
46(cid:176) 30¡ 0
46(cid:176) 40¡ 0

fishing for

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).
shrimp shall be prohibited from
Moreover,
1 June to 31 December 2003 in the area bounded by the
following coordinates:
Point No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Longitude W
45(cid:176) 00¡ 0
44(cid:176) 15¡ 0
44(cid:176) 15¡ 0
44(cid:176) 30¡ 0
45(cid:176) 40¡ 0
45(cid:176) 40¡ 0
45(cid:176) 00¡ 0

Latitude N
47(cid:176) 55¡ 0
47(cid:176) 30¡ 0
46(cid:176) 55¡ 0
46(cid:176) 35¡ 0
46(cid:176) 35¡ 0
47(cid:176) 30¡ 0
47(cid:176) 55¡ 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
in
prior to the commencement of
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:

the vessel’s activity,

Member State maximum

number of vessels

maximum number
of fishing days
131
257
69

2
10
1

Denmark
Spain
Portugal
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.

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone: NAFO 3LMNO

Germany
Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Germany
Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

856
11 512
4 858
17 226

31 122

513
233
2 354
3 100 (1)

5 000

Zone: NAFO 3M

(1) This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 5 000
tonnes established for this stock. Upon exhaustion of the
TAC, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped
irrespective of the level of catches.

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Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

EC

TAC

Zone: NAFO 3LN

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will
be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out
in
Article 17(3).

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ANNEX IF

HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH

All Areas

TACS in this area are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as
ICCAT and IATTC.

Species:

Bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus

Zone: Atlantic Ocean,

east of

longitude 45(cid:176) W,

and

Mediterranean

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

by-catch.

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5(cid:176) N

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

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5(cid:176) N

Greece
Spain
France
Italy
Portugal
All Member States
EC

TAC

Species:

Swordfish
Xiphias gladius

Spain
Portugal
All Member States
EC

TAC

Species:

Swordfish
Xiphias gladius

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

473,5
6 383,7
6 298
5 264,7
752,3

59,5 (1)

19 231,7

32 000

5 594,7
1 003,6

147,3 (1)

6 745,6

14 000

5 634
368
6 002

16 631

Species: Northern Albacore

Germo alalunga

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5(cid:176) N

Ireland
Spain
France
United Kingdom
Portugal
EC

TAC

3 320 (1) (3)
25 928,3 (1) (3)
6 259,2 (1) (3)
399,7 (1) (3)
2 730,4 (1) (3)
38 637,6 (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 1253
vessels in accordance with Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EC)
No 973/2001.

(3) The distribution between the Member States of

the
maximum number of
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 State

Maximum number of vessels

Ireland
Spain
France
United Kingdom
Portugal
EC

50
730
151
12
310
1 253

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Species:

Southern Albacore
Germo alalunga

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5(cid:176) N

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species:

Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

1 617,6
436,2
908,7
2 962,5

29 200

19 439
7 493
9 908
36 840

Average catches of
1991-1992

Zone: Atlantic Ocean

Species:

Blue marlin
Makaira nigricans

Zone: Atlantic Ocean

EC

TAC

Species: White marlin

Tetrapturus alba

EC

TAC

103

Not relevant

46,5

Not relevant

Zone: Atlantic Ocean

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ANNEX IG

ANTARCTIC

Area of CCAMLR

These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Community share is
undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, who will communicate when fishing must cease
due to TAC exhaustion.

Species:

Blackfin icefish
Chaenocephalus aceratus

Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic

TAC

2 200 (1)

(1) TAC to cover by-catches in any directed fishery. Wherever
this by-catch TAC is exhausted, the directed fishery should
be closed.

Species: Unicorn icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TAC

150 (1)

(1) TAC to cover by-catches in the fisheries for Dissostichus
this
gunnari. Wherever
the corresponding fisheries

eleginoides
by-catch TAC is exhausted,
should be closed.

and Champsocephalus

Species: Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic

TAC

2 181 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2002 to
30 November 2003. Fishing for this stock during the period
1 March to 31 May 2003 shall be limited to 545 tonnes.

Species: Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TAC

2 980 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2002 to

Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

TAC

7 810 (1) (2)

30 November 2003.

Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic

(1) This TAC is applicable for long-line fishery in the period
1 May to 31 August 2003 and for pot fishery 1 December
2002 to 30 November 2003.

(2) Including 390 tonnes of skates and rays and 390 tonnes of

Macrorus spp. as by-catch.

Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic

TAC

28 (1) (2)

(1) To be fished only with long-lines.
(2) This TAC is applicable during a fishing season defined as
that applied in sub-area 48.3, or until the catch limit for
Dissostichus eleginoides in sub-area 48.4 is reached, or until
the catch limit for Dissostichus eleginoides in sub-area 48.3, as
specified above, is reached, whichever is sooner.

Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TAC

2 879 (1) (2)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2002 to

30 November 2003.

(2) This TAC is applicable for West of 79(cid:176)20¡E only. Fishing
east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited (see
Annex XIV).

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Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone: FAO 88.1 Antarctic

TAC

256 (1) (2)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2002 to

3 504 (1) (3)

31 August 2003.

(2) This TAC is applicable for North of 65(cid:176)S in this zone.
(3) This TAC is applicable for South of 65(cid:176)S for this zone.

Species:

Lantern fish
Electrona carlsbergi

Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic

TAC

109 000 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2002 to
30 November 2003. Of this TAC, no more than 14 500
tonnes may be taken in the area of Shag Rocks, defined as
an area limited by the following coordinates:
52(cid:176)30¡ S, 40(cid:176)00¡ W;
52(cid:176)30¡ S, 44(cid:176)00¡ W;
54(cid:176)30¡ S, 40(cid:176)00¡ W;
54(cid:176)30¡ S, 44(cid:176)00¡ W.

Species: Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone: FAO 48

TAC

4 000 000 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2002 to

30 November 2003.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the sub-areas
specified:

sub-area 48.1

sub-area 48.2

sub-area 48.3

sub-area 48.4

1 008 000

1 104 000

1 056 000

832 000

Species: Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone: FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic

TAC

440 000 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2002 to

30 November 2003.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the areas
specified

Division 58.4.1 West of 115(cid:176) E

Division 58.4.1 East of 115(cid:176) E

277 000

163 000

Species: Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone: FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic

TAC

450 000 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2002 to

Species: Humped rockcod

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

TAC

1 470 (1)

30 November 2003.

Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic

(1) TAC to cover by-catches in any directed fishery. Wherever
this by-catch TAC is exhausted, the directed fishery should
be closed.

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Species: Grey rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic

TAC

300 (1)

(1) TAC to cover by-catches in any directed fishery. Wherever
this by-catch TAC is exhausted, the directed fishery should
be closed.

Species: Grey rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TAC

80 (1)

(1) TAC to cover by-catches in any directed fishery. Wherever
this by-catch TAC is exhausted, the directed fishery should
be closed.

Species: Marbled rockcod

Notothenia rossii

Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic

TAC

300 (1)

(1) TAC to cover by-catches in any directed fishery. Wherever
this by-catch TAC is exhausted, the directed fishery should
be closed.

Species: Crab

Paralomis spp.

Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic

TAC

1 600 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2002 to

Species:

South Georgia icefish
Pseudochaenichthus georgianus

TAC

300 (1)

30 November 2003.

Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic

(1) TAC to cover by-catches in any directed fishery. Wherever
this by-catch TAC is exhausted, the directed fishery should
be closed.

Species: Grenadier

Macrourus spp.

Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TAC

465 (1)

(1) TAC to cover by-catches in the fisheries for Dissostichus
this
gunnari. Wherever
the corresponding fisheries

eleginoides
by-catch TAC is exhausted,
should be closed.

and Champsocephalus

Species: Other species

Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TAC

50 (1)

(1) TAC to cover by-catches in the fisheries for Dissostichus
this
gunnari. Wherever
the corresponding fisheries

eleginoides
by-catch TAC is exhausted,
should be closed.

and Champsocephalus

Species:

Skates and rays

Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TAC

120 (1) (2)

(1) TAC to cover by-catches in the fisheries for Dissostichus
this
gunnari. Wherever
the corresponding fisheries

eleginoides
by-catch TAC is exhausted,
should be closed.

and Champsocephalus

Species:

Squid
Martialia hyadesi

(2) For the purposes of this TAC, skates and rays to be counted

as one single species.

Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic

TAC

2 500 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2002 to

30 November 2003.

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ANNEX II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES APPLICABLE IN 2003 FOR HERRING TO BE LANDED UNSORTED FOR
PURPOSES OTHER THAN HUMAN CONSUMPTION (IN TONNES, LIVE WEIGHT)

All catch limitations set out in this Annex are considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 7 and shall, therefore, be
subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, in particular Articles 14 and 15 thereof.

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone: Skagerrak and Kattegat

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

17 950
160
2 890
21 000

21 000 (2)

268
51 693
268
268
268
253
982
54 000

54 000 (2)

(1) By-catches of herring taken in fisheries for species other

than herring and landed unsorted.

(2) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway on Fisheries
in the Skagerrak and Kattegat
for 2003. The TAC is
allocated entirely to the Community.

Zone: IIa (EC waters), North Sea, VIId

(1) By-catches of herring taken in fisheries for species other

than herring and landed unsorted.

(2) TAC agreed in the framework of Fisheries Consultations
between the European Community and Norway for 2003.
The TAC is allocated entirely to the Community.

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ANNEX III

Stock

Species

Common name

Latin name

Area

Type of TAC
A = analytical
P = precautionary
n.r. = not relevant

Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation
(EC) No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Deductions of
Article 5(2) of
Regulation (EC)
No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

P

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

A

P

A

A

n.r.

n.r.

A

A

A

A

Sandeel

Ammodytidae

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

Atlantic catfish

Anarhichas lupus

V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Atlantic catfish

Anarhichas lupus

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

Basking shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Community waters of zones IV, VI
and VII

Blackfin icefish

Chaenocephalus aceratus

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

Unicorn icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

Herring

Herring

Herring

Herring

Herring

Herring

Herring

Herring

Herring

Herring

Herring

Herring

Herring

Clupea harengus

I, II

Clupea harengus

Skagerrak, Kattegat

Clupea harengus

Management Unit 3

Clupea harengus

IIIb, c, d, except management Unit
3

Clupea harengus

IIId (Lithuanian waters)

n.r.

Clupea harengus

IIa (1), North Sea, north of
53(cid:176) 30¡N

Clupea harengus

IVc (1), VIId

Clupea harengus

Vb (1), VIaN, VIb

Clupea harengus

VIaS, VIIbc

Clupea harengus

VIa Clyde

Clupea harengus

Clupea harengus

VIIa

VIIe, f

Clupea harengus

VIIg, h, j, k

A

P

A

A

P

A

P

A

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

no

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

yes

no

no

yes

no

no

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Stock

Species

Common name

Latin name

Area

Type of TAC
A = analytical
P = precautionary
n.r. = not relevant

Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation
(EC) No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Deductions of
Article 5(2) of
Regulation (EC)
No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 48.4 Antarctic

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 88.1 Antarctic

Lantern fish

Electrona carlsbergi

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

Anchovy

Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

VIII

Engraulis encrasicolus

IX, X

Krill

Krill

Krill

Cod

Cod

Cod

Cod

Cod

Cod

Cod

Cod

Cod

Cod

Cod

Euphausia superba

FAO 48

Euphausia superba

FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic

Euphausia superba

FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic

Gadus morhua

I, II (Norwegian waters)

Gadus morhua

I, IIb

Gadus morhua

Greenland waters (all zones)

Gadus morhua

Vb (Faroese waters)

Gadus morhua

IIIb, c, d (1)

Gadus morhua

IIa (1), North Sea

Gadus morhua

Skagerrak

Gadus morhua

Kattegat

Gadus morhua

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

Gadus morhua

VIIa

Gadus morhua

VIIb-k, VIII, IX, X

Cod and Haddock

Gadus morhua,
Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Vb (Faroese waters)

Cod

Gadus morhua

NAFO 2J3KL

A

A

A

A

A

A

P

A

A

A

A

A

n.r.

n.r.

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

n.r.

n.r.

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

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Stock

Species

Common name

Latin name

Area

Type of TAC
A = analytical
P = precautionary
n.r. = not relevant

Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation
(EC) No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Deductions of
Article 5(2) of
Regulation (EC)
No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Cod

Cod

Gadus morhua

NAFO 3NO

Gadus morhua

NAFO 3M

Northern Albacore

Germo alalunga

Atlantic Ocean, north of 5(cid:176)N

Northern Albacore

Germo alalunga

Atlantic Ocean, south of 5(cid:176)N

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

NAFO 2J3KL

Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

NAFO 3NO

Humped rockcod

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

NAFO 3M

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

NAFO 3LNO

Short fin squid

Illex illecebrossus

NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

EC waters of zones IV, VI and VII

Grey rockcod

Lepidonothen squamifrons

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

Grey rockcod

Lepidonothen squamifrons

FAO 58.5.2

Megrims

Megrims

Megrims

Megrims

Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

Lepidorhombus spp.

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

Lepidorhombus spp.

VII

Lepidorhombus spp.

VIIIa, b, d, e

Lepidorhombus spp.

VIIIc, IX, X

Dab and flounder

Limanda limanda and
Platichthus flesus

IIa (1), North Sea

Yellowtail flounder

Limanda ferruginea

NAFO 3LNO

Anglerfish

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Lophiidae

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

A

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

A

A

P

P

A

A

A

P

n.r.

P

P

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

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Species

Common name

Latin name

Area

Type of TAC
A = analytical
P = precautionary
n.r. = not relevant

Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation
(EC) No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Deductions of
Article 5(2) of
Regulation (EC)
No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Anglerfish

Anglerfish

Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Lophiidae

Lophiidae

VII

VIIIa, b, d, e

VIIIc, IX, X,

Grenadier

Macrourus spp.

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

Capelin

Capelin

Capelin

Capelin

Squid

Haddock

Haddock

Haddock

Haddock

Haddock

Haddock

Whiting

Whiting

Whiting

Whiting

Whiting

Whiting

Whiting

Hake

Mallotus villosus

IIb

Mallotus villosus

V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Mallotus villosus

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

Mallotus villosus

NAFO 3NO

Martialia hyadesi

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

I, II (Norwegian waters)

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Skagerrak, Kattegat, IIIb, c, d(1)

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IIa (1), North Sea

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

VII, VIII, IX, X

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

VIIa

Merlangius merlangus

Skagerrak, Kattegat

Merlangius merlangus

IIa (1), North Sea

Merlangius merlangus

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

Merlangius merlangus

VIIa

Merlangius merlangus

VIIb-k

Merlangius merlangus

VIII

Merlangius merlangus

IX, X

Merluccius merluccius

Skagerrak, Kattegat, IIIb, c, d (1)

A

A

A

P

A

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

P

n.r.

A

A

A

P

P

P

A

A

A

A

P

P

A

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

yes

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Stock

Species

Common name

Latin name

Area

Type of TAC
A = analytical
P = precautionary
n.r. = not relevant

Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation
(EC) No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Deductions of
Article 5(2) of
Regulation (EC)
No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Hake

Hake

Hake

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

Merluccius merluccius

Vb (1), VI, VII, XII, XIV

Merluccius merluccius

VIIIa, b, d, e

Merluccius merluccius

VIIIc, IX, X

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

I, II (Norwegian waters)

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Vb (Faroese waters)

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

IIa (1), North Sea(1)

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Vb (1), VI, VII, XII, XIV

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

VIIIa, b, d, e

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

VIIIc, IX, X

Lemon sole and witch

Microstomus kitt and
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

Blue ling

Molva dypterigia

Ling

Molva molva

EC waters of zones VIa (north of
56(cid:176) 30¡N) (1), VIb (1)

EC waters of zones IIa, IV, Vb, VI,
VII

Ling and Blue ling

Molva molva and Molva
dypterigia

Vb (Faroese waters)

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Skagerrak and Kattegat
(EC waters), IIIb, c, d (1)

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Vb (1), VI

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

VII

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

VIIIa, b, d, e

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

VIIIc

Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

IX, X, CECAF (1)

Marbled rockcod

Notothenia rossii

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

A

A

A

A

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

A

A

A

A

P

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

A

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

no

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Stock

Species

Common name

Latin name

Area

Type of TAC
A = analytical
P = precautionary
n.r. = not relevant

Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation
(EC) No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Deductions of
Article 5(2) of
Regulation (EC)
No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Skagerrak and Kattegat

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Norwegian waters south of
62” 00¡N

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

NAFO 3L

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

NAFO 3M

Crab

Paralomis spp.

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

Penaeus shrimp

Penaeus spp.

French Guyana

Plaice

Plaice

Plaice

Plaice

Plaice

Plaice

Plaice

Plaice

Plaice

Plaice

Plaice

Flatfish

Pollack

Pollack

Pollack

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIb, c, d (1)

Pleuronectes platessa

Skagerrak

Pleuronectes platessa

Kattegat

Pleuronectes platessa

IIa (1), North Sea

Pleuronectes platessa

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

Pleuronectes platessa

VIIa

Pleuronectes platessa

VIIb, c

Pleuronectes platessa

VIId, e

Pleuronectes platessa

VIIf, g

Pleuronectes platessa

VIIh, j, k

Pleuronectes platessa

VIII, IX, X

Pleuronectiformes

Vb (Faroese waters)

Pollachius pollachius

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

Pollachius pollachius

VII

Pollachius pollachius

VIIIa, b, d, e

A

P

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

A

P

P

A

A

A

P

A

P

A

A

P

P

P

P

P

P

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

no

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

no

no

no

yes

yes

no

no

yes

no

no

no

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Stock

Species

Common name

Latin name

Area

Type of TAC
A = analytical
P = precautionary
n.r. = not relevant

Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation
(EC) No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Deductions of
Article 5(2) of
Regulation (EC)
No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Pollack

Pollack

Saithe

Saithe

Saithe

Saithe

Pollachius pollachius

Pollachius pollachius

VIIIc

IX, X

Pollachius virens

Vb (Faroese waters)

Pollachius virens

IIa (1), Skagerrak, Kattegat,
IIIbcd (1), North Sea

Pollachius virens

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

Pollachius virens

VII, VIII, IX, X

Turbot and brill

Psetta maxima and
Scopthalmus rhombus

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

South Georgia icefish

Pseudochaenichthus
georgianus

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

Skates and rays

Skates and rays

Rajidae

Rajidae

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

I, II (Norwegian waters)

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

IIa (1), VI

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

NAFO 0, 1

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

NAFO 3LMNO

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

IIIb, c, d (1)

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

Sub-division 32 of IBSFC
(EC waters)

Mackerel

Mackerel

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

IIa (Norwegian waters)

Scomber scombrus

Vb (Faroese waters)

Scomber scombrus

IIa (1), Skagerrak, Kattegat,
IIIbcd (1), North Sea

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

IIa (non EC waters), Vb (1), VI, VII,
VIIIa, b, d, e, XII, XIV

P

P

n.r.

A

A

P

P

A

P

P

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

A

A

n.r.

n.r.

A

A

A

Mackerel

Redfish

Scomber scombrus

VIIIc, IX, X

Sebastes spp.

I, II (Norwegian waters)

n.r.

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

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Species

Common name

Latin name

Area

Type of TAC
A = analytical
P = precautionary
n.r. = not relevant

Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation
(EC) No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Deductions of
Article 5(2) of
Regulation (EC)
No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Redfish

Redfish

Redfish

Redfish

Redfish

Redfish

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

V, XII, XIV (1), International waters

Sebastes spp.

V, XIV (Greenland waters)

Sebastes spp.

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

Sebastes spp.

Va (Icelandic waters)

Sebastes spp.

Vb (Faroese waters)

Sebastes spp.

NAFO 3M

Sebastes spp.

NAFO 3LN

Common Sole

Solea solea.

Skagerrak, Kattegat, IIIb, c, d (1)

Common Sole

Solea solea

II, North Sea

Common Sole

Solea solea

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

Common Sole

Solea solea

Common Sole

Solea solea

Common Sole

Solea solea

Common Sole

Solea solea

VIIa

VIIb, c

VIId

VIIe

Common Sole

Solea solea

VIIf, g

Common Sole

Solea solea

VIIh, j, k

Common Sole

Solea solea

VIIIa, b

Common Sole

Solea solea

VIIIc, d, e, IX, X

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

A

A

P

A

P

A

A

A

P

A

P

A

Sprat

Sprat

Sprat

Sprat

Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

IIIb, c, d (1)

Sprattus sprattus

IIId (Lithuanian waters)

n.r.

Sprattus sprattus

Skagerrak, Kattegat

Sprattus sprattus

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

Sprattus sprattus

VIId, e

P

P

P

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

yes

yes

no

yes

no

no

no

no

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

yes

no

yes

no

yes

yes

yes

no

yes

no

yes

no

no

no

no

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Stock

Species

Common name

Latin name

Area

Type of TAC
A = analytical
P = precautionary
n.r. = not relevant

Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation
(EC) No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Deductions of
Article 5(2) of
Regulation (EC)
No 847/96
applicable

(yes/no)

Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Atlantic Ocean east of 45(cid:176) W,
Mediterranean

Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus

Atlantic Ocean

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

IIa (1), North Sea (1)

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp

Vb (1), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e, XII,
XIV

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp

VIIIc, IX

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp

X, CECAF (Azores I.)

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp

CECAF (Madeira I.)

Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp

CECAF (Canary I.)

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

IIa (1), Skagerrak, Kattegat, North
Sea (1)

Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

IV (Norwegian waters)

Swordfish

Swordfish

Industrial fish

Other species

Other species

Other species

Other species

Other species

(1) Community waters.

Xiphias gladius

Atlantic Ocean, north of 5(cid:176) N

Xiphias gladius

Atlantic Ocean, south of 5(cid:176) N

IV (Norwegian waters)

I, II (Norwegian waters)

IV (Norwegian waters)

Vb (Faroese waters)

IIa, IV, VIa north of 56” 30¡N

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

P

n.r.

n.r.

P

A

A

P

P

P

P

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

P

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

no

no

no

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

no

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ANNEX IV

SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING NORTH SEA HERRING

Member States shall adopt special measures concerning the capture, sorting or landing of herring taken from the North
Sea or from the Skagerrak and Kattegat with a view to ensuring the observance of catch limitations, in particular those
set in Annex II. These measures shall include, in particular:

(cid:151) special control and inspection programmes;

(cid:151) fishing effort plans,

including lists of authorised vessels and, where deemed necessary on the basis of quota

exhaustion beyond the level of 70 %, limitations on the activity of authorised vessels;

(cid:151) control of transhipment and of practices which incur discarding;

(cid:151) where possible, temporary prohibition of fishing in areas where high by-catch rates of herring,

in particular

juveniles, are known to occur.

1.

In the case of landings of herring unsorted from the remainder of the catch, Member States shall ensure that
adequate sampling programmes are in place in order to monitor effectively all landings of by catches of herring. It
shall be prohibited to land catches of
fish containing unsorted herring in harbours where these sampling
programmes are not in place.

2. Commission inspectors shall, in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and whenever the
Commission deems it necessary for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, carry out independent inspections to
verify the implementation by the competent authorities of the sampling programmes and of the detailed measures
mentioned in paragraph 1.

3. The Commission shall prohibit landings of herring if it is deemed that implementation of the measures mentioned

in paragraphs 1 and 2 does not achieve a strict control of fishing mortality of herring in all fisheries.

4. All landings of herring caught in ICES areas IIIa, IV and VIId by vessels which carry on board only towed nets of
mesh sizes equal to or greater than 32 mm, while taking these catches in these areas, will be counted against a
relevant quota as defined in Annex I to this Regulation.

5. All landings of herring caught in ICES areas IIIa, IV and VIId by vessels which carry on board towed nets of mesh
size less than 32 mm, while taking these catches in these areas, will be counted against a relevant quota as defined
in Annex II to this Regulation. Herring landed by vessels operating within these conditions shall not be offered for
sale for human consumption.

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ANNEX V

TRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL MEASURES

1.

Type of gear authorised for cod fishery in the Baltic Sea

1.1.

Towed nets

1.1.1. W i t h o u t e x i t w i n d o w s

By way of derogation from the provisions of the minimum mesh size of 120 mm set out in Annex IV to
Regulation (EC) No 88/98 for trawls, Danish seines and similar nets, the minimum mesh size shall be 130 mm
until 31 August 2003. From 1 September 2003 the minimum mesh size shall be 140 mm, applicable to the
entire codend and at least to the last eight meters of the net measured from the codline with the meshes
stretched lengthwise. 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 codend or extension piece found on
board a fishing vessel and attached to or suitable for attachment to any towed net.

1.1.2. W i t h e x i t w i n d o w s

By way of derogation from the provisions of special selectivity devices in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No
88/98, the provisions in Appendix 1 to this Annex shall apply.

1.2.

Gillnets

By way of derogation from the provisions of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 88/98, the minimum mesh size
for gillnets shall be 110 mm.

The nets shall not exceed a maximum length of 12 km for vessels with an overall
including 12 m.

length of up to and

The nets shall not exceed a maximum length of 24 km for vessels with an overall length of more than 12 m.

The soaking time of the nets shall not exceed 48 hours counting from the time the nets are first put in the
water to the time when the nets are fully recovered on board the fishing vessel.

2.

By-catch of cod in the Baltic Sea

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 88/98, no undersized cod may
be kept on board. However, by way of derogation from the provisions of Article 3(5) of that Regulation, the
by-catch of cod taken when fishing for herring and sprat with mesh sizes of 32 mm or smaller shall not exceed
3 % by weight. Of this by-catch, no more than 5 % of undersized cod shall be kept on board.

By-catches of cod may not exceed 10% when fishing for other species than herring and sprat with trawls and
Danish seines with meshes of smaller size than those referred to in point 1.1.1 and without an exit window
referred to in point 1.1.2.

3.

Minimum size for cod

By way of derogation from the provisions of the minimum size for cod, as laid down in Annex III to
Regulation (EC) No 88/98, the minimum size shall be 38 cm.

4.

Summer ban for Baltic cod

Fishing for cod shall be prohibited in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound from 1 June to 31 August 2003
inclusive.

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5.

Closure of Bornholm Deep

All fishing shall be prohibited from 15 May to 31 August 2003 within the area bounded by the following
co-ordinates:

(cid:151) latitude 55(cid:176) 30¡ N, longitude 15(cid:176) 30¡ E,

(cid:151) latitude 55(cid:176) 30¡ N, longitude 16(cid:176) 10¡ E,

(cid:151) latitude 55(cid:176) 15¡ N, longitude 16(cid:176) 10¡ E,

(cid:151) latitude 55(cid:176) 15¡ N, longitude 15(cid:176) 30¡ E.

6.

Technical conservation measures in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat

Notwithstanding the conditions set out in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, the following rules shall
apply in 2003:

(a) A mesh size of 35 mm shall apply when fishing for prawns (Pandalus borealis);

(b) A mesh size of 30 mm shall be used when fishing for argentine (Argentina spp.);

(c) When fishing for whiting with a mesh size of 70 to 89 mm, the by-catches shall not exceed 30% for the
following species: cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, dab, saithe
and lobster;

(d) When fishing for Norway lobster with a mesh size of 70 to 89 mm, the by-catches should not exceed 60%
for the following species: cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim,
whiting, dab, saithe and lobster;

(e) When fishing for prawns (Pandalus borealis) with a mesh size of 35 to 69 mm, the by-catches should not
exceed 50% for the following species: cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, turbot, brill, flounder,
herring, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster;

(f)

In all fisheries other than those covered in (c), (d) and (e), using a mesh size below 90 mm, the by-catches
should not exceed 10% for the following species: cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, turbot,
brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.

7.

Haddock box

All fishing, except with longlines, shall be prohibited in Community and in waters beyond the areas under
national jurisdiction of Member States in the box bounded by the following coordinates:

Point No

1
2
3
4

Latitude

57(cid:176)00¡ N
57(cid:176)00¡ N
56(cid:176)30¡ N
56(cid:176)30¡ N

Longitude

15(cid:176)00¡ W
14(cid:176)00¡ W
14(cid:176)00¡ W
15(cid:176)00¡ W.

8.

Fishing for herring in area IIa (EC waters)

Fishing with towed gear of a mesh size less than 54 mm or with purse seines in area IIa (EC waters) is allowed
only between 1 March and 15 May.

9.

Technical conservation measures in the Mediterranean

The fisheries currently operating under the derogations provided for in Article 3(1) and (1a) and Article 6(1)
and (1a) of Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 may temporarily continue their activity in 2003.

10.

Closure of an area for sandeel fisheries.

It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board sandeels caught within the geographical area bounded by the
East coast of England and Scotland, and a line sequentially joining the following coordinates:

(cid:151) the east coast of England at latitude 55”30¡ N,

(cid:151) latitude 55”30¡ N, longitude 1”00¡ W,

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(cid:151) latitude 58”00¡ N, longitude 1”00¡ W,

(cid:151) latitude 58”00¡ N, longitude 2”00¡ W,

(cid:151) the East coast of Scotland at longitude 2”00¡ W,

(cid:151) the East coast of Scotland at longitude 2”00¡ W.

However, a limited fishery will be allowed in order to monitor the sandeel stock in the area and the effects of
the closure.

11.

Technical conservation measures in the Irish Sea

The technical conservation measures referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 shall
temporarily apply in 2003.

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Appendix 1 to Annex V

Specifications of Top Window Codend (cid:145)BACOMA(cid:146)

Specification of 120 mm, measured as inner diameter opening, square mesh window in a codend with a 105 mm or
larger mesh size in trawls, Danish seines or similar towed nets.

The window shall be a rectangular section of netting in the codend. There shall be only one window. The window shall
not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

Size of the codend, extension piece and the rear end of the trawl

The codend shall be constructed of two panels of equal size, joined together by selvedges one on each side.

The carrying on board of a net having more than 100 open diamond meshes in any circumference of the codend,
excluding the joining or the selvedges shall be prohibited.

The number of open diamond meshes, excluding those in the selvedges, at any point on any circumference of any
extension or lengthening piece shall not be less or more than the maximum number of meshes on the circumference of
the front end of the codend stricto sensu and the rear end of the tapered section of the trawl excluding meshes in the
selvedges (Figure 1).

Location of the window

The window shall be inserted into the top panel of the codend. The window shall terminate not more than 4 meshes
from the codline, inclusive of the hand braided row of meshes through which the codline is passed (Figure 2).

Size of the window

The width of the window, expressed in number of mesh bars, shall be equal to the number of open diamond meshes in
the top panel divided by two. If necessary, it will be allowed to maintain at the most 20 % of the number of open
diamond meshes in the top panel divided evenly on the both sides of the window panel (Figure 3).

Length of the window shall be at least 3,5 meters.

The netting of the window

The meshes shall have a minimum mesh opening of 120 millimeters. The meshes shall be square meshes i.e. all four
sides of the window netting will be cut all bars. The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and
perpendicular to the length of the codend. The netting shall be knotless braided single twine or a netting with similar
proven selective properties. The diameter of the single yarn shall be at least 4,9 millimeters.

Other specification

The mounting specifications are defined in Figures 4a to c. The length of the lifting strap shall not be less than 4 m.

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Figure 1

Trawl gear can be divided into three different sections according to shape and function. The trawl body is always a
tapered section often between 10 and 40 m long. The extension piece is an untapered section normally manufactured
of either one or two pieces of 49,5 mesh long nets giving a stretched length between 6 or 12 m. The codend is also an
untapered section often made of double twine in order to have a better resistance against heavy wearing. The codend
length is often 49,5 meshes i.e. circa 6 metres although shorter codends (2-4) exists in smaller vessels. The part below
the lifting strap is called a lifting bag.

Figure 2

The distance of the window panel from the codline is 4 meshes. There are 3,5 diamond meshes in the upper panel and
one 0,5 mesh deep hand-braided (cid:145)codline(cid:146) row.

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Figure 3

Twenty percent of diamond meshes in the upper panel along a perpendicular row running from one selvedge to
another may be maintained. For example (as in figure 3) if the upper panel were 30 open meshes wide, 20 % of that
would be 6 meshes. Then three open meshes are divided on both sides of the window panel. Consequently the width
of the window panel then becomes 12 mesh bars (30 (cid:150) 6 = 24 diamond meshes divided by two is 12 mesh bars).

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Figure 4a

Showing the construction of lower panel made of 49,5 meshes deep netting

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Figure 4b

The construction of the upper panel, size and position of the window panel in cases where the escape panel runs from
selvedge to selvedge

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Figure 4c

The construction of the upper panel where 20 % of diamond meshes in the upper panel are maintained and equally
divided on both sides of the window

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ANNEX VI

PART I

QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF LICENCES AND FISHING PERMITS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS
FISHING IN THIRD COUNTRY WATERS

Area of fishing

Fishery

Norwegian waters and
fishery zone around Jan
Mayen

Herring, North of 62(cid:176)00¡ N

Estonian waters

Cod, herring, salmon and sprat

Waters of the Faroe Islands

All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet
in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese
baselines

Directed fishing for cod and haddock with a minimum
mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62(cid:176)28¡
N and east of 6(cid:176)30¡ W

Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines. In
the periods 1 March to 31 May and 1 October to 31
December, these vessels may operate in the area between
61(cid:176)20¡ N and 62(cid:176)00¡ N and between 12 and 21 miles
from the baselines.

Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of
100 mm in the area south of 61(cid:176)30¡ N and west of
9(cid:176)00¡ W and in the area between 7(cid:176)00¡ W and 9(cid:176)00¡ W
south of 60(cid:176)30¡ N and in the area south-west of a line
between 60(cid:176)30¡ N, 7(cid:176)00¡ W and 60(cid:176)00¡ N, 6(cid:176)00¡ W.

Directed trawl fishery for saithe with a minimum mesh
size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use
round-straps around the codend.

Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of licences
may be increased by 4 vessels to form pairs, should the
Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an
area called (cid:145)main fishing area of blue whiting(cid:146)

Line fishing

Fishing for mackerel

Herring fisheries north of 62(cid:176) N

Iceland

All fisheries

Latvian waters

Fishing for cod, herring and sprat

Fishing for salmon

Lithuanian waters

All fisheries

Polish waters

All fisheries. Only vessels with an engine power equal to
or less than 750 kW are allowed.

Waters of the Russian
Federation

All fisheries

Fisheries for cod

Fisheries for sprat

Number of
licences

Maximum
number of
vessels present
at any time

40

250

26

8

70

30

70

13

4

26

70

20

70

34

10

12

21

18

130

40

300

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

22

20

6

12

21

5

38

15

60

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

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QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF LICENCES AND FISHING PERMITS FOR THIRD COUNTRIES VESSELS
IN COMMUNITY WATERS

Flag State

Fishery

Number of
licences

Maximum
number of
vessels present at
any time

Norway

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Herring, North of 62(cid:176) 00¡ N

Herring, salmon, sprat

Cod

Mackerel, VIa (north of 56(cid:176) 30¡ N), VIIe, f, h, horse
mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56(cid:176) 30¡ N), VIIe, f, h; herring,
VIa (north of 56(cid:176) 30¡ N)

Herring north of 62(cid:176) 00¡ N

Herring, IIIa

Industrial
IV, VIa
fishing for Norway pout and sprat,
(north of 56(cid:176) 30¡ N): sandeel, IV (including unavoidable
by-catches of blue whiting)

Ling and tusk (2)

Blue whiting, VIa (north of 56(cid:176) 30¡ N), VIb, VII (west of
12(cid:176) 00¡ W)

Blue ling

Porbeagle (all zones except NAFO 3PS)

Latvia

Cod, herring, sprat, IIId

Salmon, IIId

Lithuania

Cod, herring, sprat, salmon, IIId

Herring, sprat, IIId (transport and refrigerator vessels)

Poland

Herring fisheries. Only vessels with an engine power
equal to or less than 750 kw are allowed.

10

106

30

14

21

4

15

20

20

16

3

90

4

70

5

60

Russian Federation

Herring, IIId (Swedish waters)

p.m.

Herring, IIId (Swedish waters, non-fishing mother ships)

p.m.

10

63

15 (1)

14

21

4

15

10

20

16

3

45 (3)

2

40 (4)

4

25

p.m.

p.m.

Barbados

Penaeus shrimps (5) (French Guyana waters)

Snappers (7) (French Guyana waters)

5

5

p.m. (6)

p.m.

Guyana

Penaeus shrimps (5) (French Guyana waters)

p.m.

p.m. (6)

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Flag State

Fishery

Surinam

Penaeus shrimps (5) (French Guyana waters)

Trinidad and Tobago

Penaeus shrimps (5) (French Guyana waters)

Japan

Korea

Tuna (10) (French Guyana waters)

Tuna (10) (French Guyana waters)

Venezuela

Snappers (7) (French Guyana waters)

Sharks (7) (French Guyana waters)

Number of
licences

Maximum
number of
vessels present at
any time

5

8

p.m.

p.m.

41

4

p.m. (8)

p.m. (9)

p.m. (9)

p.m.

p.m.

(1) Out which 6 vessels may fish with gillnets and during the period 15 March to 31 May an additional 9 vessels may fish with trawl.
(2) The Faroese authorities will send the relevant list before the 25th day of each month.
(3) Of which 32 vessels fishing with gill-nets at any given time.
(4) Of which at any given time a maximum of 10 for vessels fishing cod with gillnets.
(5) The licences concerning fishing for shrimp in the waters of the French Department of Guyana shall be issued on the basis of a
fishing plan submitted by the authorities of the third country concerned, approved by the Commission. The period of validity of
each of these licences shall be limited to the fishing period provided for in the fishing plan on the basis of which the licence was
issued.

(6) The annual number of days at sea is limited to 200.
(7) To be fished exclusively with long lines or traps (snappers) or long lines or mesh nets having a minimum mesh of 100 mm, at
depths greater than 30 m (sharks). To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the
shipowner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the French Department of Guyana, and that it includes
an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches, or 50 % of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that
department so that they may be processed in that undertaking’s plant.
The contract referred to above must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the
actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guyanese economy. A
copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application.
Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their
reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.

(8) The annual number of days at sea is limited to p.m.
(9) The annual number of days at sea is limited to 350.
(10) To be fished exclusively with longlines.

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PART III

DECLARATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 14(2)

LANDING DECLARATION (1)

Name of vessel:

Name of master:

Master’s signature:

Registration No:

Name of agent:

Voyage made from the

to the

Port of landing:

(cid:145)Head-off(cid:146) shrimps:

(cid:145)Head-on(cid:146) shrimps:

Thunnidae:

Shark:

Quantity of shrimps landed (in live-weight)

or (

(cid:215) 1,6) =

kg (head-on shrimps)

kg

kg

kg

kg

Snapper (Lutjanidae):

Other:

kg

kg

(1) One copy is kept by the master, one copy is kept by the control officer, and one copy is to be sent to the Commission of the European Communities.

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ANNEX VII

PART I

INFORMATION TO BE RECORDED IN THE LOGBOOK

When fishing within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is
covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be entered in the log-book immediately after the
following events:

After each haul:

1.1.

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught;

1.2.

the date and the time of the haul;

1.3.

the geographical position in which the catches were made;

1.4.

the fishing method used.

After each trans-shipment to or from another vessel:

2.1.

the indication (cid:145)received from(cid:146) or (cid:145)transferred to(cid:146);

2.2.

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species trans-shipped;

2.3.

the name, external
occurred.

identifications letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the trans-shipment

2.4.

trans-shipment of cod is not allowed.

After each landing in a port of the Community:

3.1.

name of the port;

3.2.

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed.

After each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities:

4.1.

date and time of the transmission;

4.2.

type of message: IN, OUT, ICES, WKL or 2 WKL;

4.3.

in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station.

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CONTENT AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION

ANNEX VIII

1.

The information to be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities and the timetable for its
transmission are as follows:

1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the

Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries:

(a)

the information specified under 1.5;

(b)

the quantity (in kilograms) of each species of fish in the hold;

(c)

the date and ICES division within which the master intends to commence fishing.

Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to under 1.1 on a given
day, one communication shall suffice on first entry.

1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to under 1.1:

(a)

the information specified under 1.5;

(b)

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold;

(c)

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;

(d)

the ICES division in which the catches were taken;

(e)

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other vessels since the
vessel entered the zone and the identification of the vessel to which the transfer was made;

(f)

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the vessel
entered the zone.

Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to under 1.1 on a given
day, one single communication on the last exit will be sufficient.

1.3. At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1
when fishing for herring and mackerel, and at weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel
first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring and mackerel:

(a)

the information specified under 1.5;

(b)

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;

(c)

the ICES division in which the catches were made.

1.4. On each occasion the vessel moves from one ICES division to another:

(a)

the information specified under 1.5;

(b)

the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;

(c)

the ICES division in which the catches have been taken.

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1.5.

(a) The name, call sign, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel and the name of its master;

(b)

the licence number if the vessel is under licence;

(c)

the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned;

(d)

identification of the type of message;

(e)

the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel.

2.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities in
Brussels (telex 24189 FISEU-B) via one of the radio stations listed under point 3 below and in the form specified
under point 4.

2.2.

If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel,
transmitted on the vessel’s behalf by another vessel.

it may be

3.

Name of radio station

Call sign of radio station

Lyngby

Land’s End

Valentia

Malin Head

Torshavn

Bergen

Farsund

Florł

Rogaland

Tjłme

¯lesund

(cid:216)rlandet

Bodł

Svalbard

Bl(cid:229)vand

Gryt

G(cid:246)teborg

Turku

OXZ

GLD

EJK

EJM

OXJ

LGN

LGZ

LGL

LGQ

LGT

LGA

LFO

LPG

LGS

OXB

GRYT RADIO

SOG

OFK

4.

Form of the communications

The information specified under point 1 shall contain the following particulars, which shall be given in the
following order:

(cid:151) name of vessel;

(cid:151) call sign;

(cid:151) external identification letters and numbers;

(cid:151) serial number of the message for the voyage in question;

(cid:151) indication of the type of message according to the following code:

(cid:151) message when entering one of the zones referred to under 1.1: (cid:145)IN(cid:146),

(cid:151) message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1: (cid:145)OUT(cid:146),

(cid:151) message when moving from one ICES division to another: (cid:145)ICES(cid:146),

(cid:151) weekly message: (cid:145)WKL(cid:146),

(cid:151) three-day message: (cid:145)2 WKL(cid:146);

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(cid:151) the date, the time and the geographical position;

(cid:151) the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which fishing is expected to commence;

(cid:151) the date on which fishing is expected to commence;

(cid:151) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold using the code mentioned in

point 5;

(cid:151) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish caught since the previous transmission using

the code mentioned in point 5;

(cid:151) the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which the catches were made;

(cid:151) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other vessels since the

previous transmission;

(cid:151) the name and call sign of the vessel to and/or from which the transfer was made;

(cid:151) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the previous

transmission;

(cid:151) the name of the master.

5.

Code to be used to indicate the species on board as mentioned in 1.4 above:

Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.),

American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides),

Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus),

Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.),

Argentine (Argentina silus),

Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama),

Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus),

Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo),

Blue ling (Molva dypterygia),

Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou),

Bob shrimp (Xyphopenaeus kroyerii),

Cod (Gadus morhua),

Common shrimp (Crangon crangon),

Common squid (Loligo spp.),

Dogfish (Squalus acanthias),

Forkbeards (Phycis spp.),

Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides),

Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus),

Hake (Merluccius merluccius),

Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus),

Herring (Clupea harengus),

Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus),

Ling (Molva molva),

Mackerel (Scomber scombrus),

Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.),

Northern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis),

ALF

PLA

ANE

MNZ

ARG

POA

BSK

BSF

BLI

WHB

BOB

COD

CSH

SQC

DGS

FOR

GHL

HAD

HKE

HAL

HER

HOM

LIN

MAC

LEZ

PRA

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Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus),

Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii),

Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus),

Other,

Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa),

Pollack (Pollachius pollachius),

Porbeagle (Lamma nasus),

Redfish (Sebastes spp.),

Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo),

Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris),

Saithe (Pollachius virens),

Salmon (Salmo salar),

Sandeel (Ammodytes spp.),

Sardine (Sardina pilchardus),

Shark (Selachii, Pleurotremata),

Shrimp (Penaeidae),

Sprat (Sprattus sprattus),

Squid (Illex spp.),

Tuna (Thunnidae),

Tusk (Brosme brosme),

Whiting (Merlangus merlangus),

Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea),

NEP

NOP

ORY

OTH

PLE

POL

POR

RED

SBR

RNG

POK

SAL

SAN

PIL

SKH

PEZ

SPR

SQX

TUN

USK

WHG

YEL

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ANNEX IX

LIST OF SPECIES OF THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA

Common name

Scientific name

Principal groundfish (except flatfish)
Atlantic cod
Haddock
Redfish
Atlantic redfish
Golden redfish
Silver hake
Red hake
Pollock (= saithe)

Flatfish

American plaice
Witch flounder
Yellowtail flounder
Greenland halibut
Atlantic halibut
Winter flounder
Summer flounder
Windowpane flounder
Flatfish (NS)

Other groundfish

American angler (= goosefish)
Atlantic searobins
Atlantic tomcod
Blue whiting
Cunner
Cusk (= tusk)
Greenland cod
Blue ling
Ling
Lumpfish (= lumpsucker)
Northern kingfish
Northern puffer
Eelpouts (NS)
Ocean pout
Polar cod
Roundnose grenadier
Roughhead grenadier
Sandeel (= sand lance)
Sculpin
Scup
Tautog
Tilefish
White hake
Wolffish (NS)
Atlantic wolffish
Spotted wolffish
Groundfish (NS)

Gadus morhua
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Sebastes spp.
Sebastes marinus
Sebastes mentella
Merluccius bilinearis
Urophycis chuss
Pollachius virens

Hippoglossoides platessoides
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Limanda ferruginea
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Paralichthys dentatus
Scophthalmus aquosus
Pleuronectiformes

Lophius americanus
Prionotus spp.
Microgadus tomcod
Micromesistius poutassou
Tautogolabrus adspersus
Brosme brosme
Gadus ogac
Molva dypterygia
Molva molva
Cyclopterus lumpus
Menticirrhus saxatilis
Sphaeroides maculatus
Lycodes spp.
Macrozoarces americanus
Boreogadus saida
Coryphaenoides rupestris
Macrouris berglax
Ammodytes spp.
Myoxocephalus spp.
Stenotomus chrysops
Tautoga onitis
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
Urophycis tenuis
Anarhichas spp.
Anarhichas lupus
Anarhichas minor
(cid:133)

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ANNEX X

AUTHORISED TOP-SIDE CHAFERS

ICNAF-type top-side chafer

A rectangular piece of netting attached to the upper side of a cod-end to reduce or prevent damage and complying
with the following requirements:

(a)

the netting shall not have a mesh size less than that specified for the net itself;

(b)

the netting may be fastened to the cod-end only along the forward and lateral edges of the netting and shall be
fastened in such a manner that it extends forward of the splitting strap no more than four meshes and ends not
less than four meshes in front of the codline mesh; where a splitting strap is not used, the netting shall not extend
to more than one-third of the cod-end measured from not less than four meshes in front of the codline mesh;

(c)

the number of meshes in the width of the netting shall be at least one and a half times the number of meshes in
the width of the part of the cod-end which is covered, both widths being taken at right angles to the longitudinal
axis of the cod-end.

(cid:145)Multiple flap(cid:146) top-side chafer

Pieces of netting having in all their parts meshes the dimensions of which, whether the pieces of netting are wet or dry,
are not less than those of the meshes of the net to which they are attached, provided that:

(i)

each piece of netting:

(a)

is fastened only by its forward edge across the cod-end at right angles to its longitudinal axis;

(b)

is at least equal in width to the width of the cod-end (such width being measured at right angles to the
longitudinal axis of the cod-end at the point of attachment);

(c)

is not more than 10 meshes long.

(ii)

the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds of the length of the
cod-end.

Large mesh (modified Polish-type) top-side chafer

A rectangular piece of netting made of the same twine material as the cod-end, or of a single, thick, knotless twine
material, attached to the rear portion of the upper side of the cod-end and extending over all or any part of the upper
side of the cod-end, having in all its parts a mesh size twice that of the cod-end when measured wet and fastened to
the cod-end along the forward, lateral and rear edges only of the netting in such a way that each mesh of the netting
exactly coincides with four meshes of the cod-end.

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ANNEX XI

MINIMUM LANDING SIZES

Species

Minimum size

Definition

Atlantic cod

American plaice

Yellowtail flounder

Greenland halibut

Fork length

Total length

Total length

Total length

41 cm

25 cm

25 cm

30 cm

ANNEX XII

MINIMUM LANDING SIZES OF PROCESSED FISH

Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned;
fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted

Whole

41 cm

25 cm

25 cm

Head off

Head and tail off

Head off and split

27 cm

19 cm

19 cm

22 cm

15 cm

15 cm

27/25 (1) cm

NA

NA

Species

Atlantic cod

American plaice

Yellow tail flounder

(1) Lower size for green salted fish.

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ANNEX XIII

PARTICULARS TO BE CONTAINED IN THE LOGBOOK

Particulars

Name of vessel

Nationality of vessel

Registration number of vessel

Port of registration

Type of fishing gear used (daily)

Type of fishing gear

Date:

(cid:151) day

(cid:151) month

(cid:151) year

Position:

(cid:151) latitude

(cid:151) longitude

(cid:151) statistical zone

Number of fishing operations per period of 24 hours (1)

Number of hours fishing with gear per period of 24 hours (1)

Name of species

Daily catches by species (in tonnes live weight)

Daily catches, per species, for human consumption

Quantities discarded daily per species

Place of transshipment

Date(s) of transshipment

Master’s signature

Code

01

02

03

04

10

2 (2)

20

21

22

31

32

33

40

41

2 (2)

50

61

63

70

71

80

(1) Where two or more types of fishing gear are used in a given 24-hour period, separate records must be supplied for each type of

gear.

(2) To be indicated together with one of the abbreviations listed in the second part of this Annex.

STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS FOR THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES IN THE NAFO AREA

Abbreviations

Names of species of fish

English

Latin

ALE

ARG

BUT

CAP

COD

GHL

HAD

HER

Alewife

Atlantic argentine

American butterfish

Capelin

Cod

Alosa pseudoharengus

Argentina silus

Peprilus triacanthus

Mallotus villosus

Gadus morhua

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Haddock

Herring

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Clupea harengus

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Abbreviations

Names of species of fish

English

Latin

Red hake

Silver hake

Mackerel

Urophycis chuss

Merluccius bilinearis

Scomber scombrus

American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Saithe

Redfish

Roundnose grenadier

Shrimps and prawns

Squid

Witch flounder

Yellowtail founder

Pollachius virens

Sebastes marinus

Macrourus rupestris

Pandalus spp.

Loligo pealei (cid:151) Illex illecebrosus

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Limanda ferruginea

HKR

HKS

MAC

PLA

POK

RED

RMG

SHR

SQU

WIT

YEL

STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS FOR FISHING GEAR

Abbreviations

Fishing gear

OTB

OTB 1

OTB 2

OTM

OTM 1

OTM 2

PTB

PTM

GM

GNS

LL

LLS

LLD

MIS

NK

Bottom otter trawl (side or stern, not specified)

Bottom otter trawl (side)

Bottom otter trawl (stern)

Midwater otter trawl (side or stern, not specified)

Midwater otter trawl (side)

Midwater otter trawl (stern)

Bottom pair trawl (2 vessels)

Midwater pair trawl (2 vessels)

Gillnets (not specified)

Set gillnets

Longlines (set or drifting, not specified)

Longlines (set)

Longlines (drifting)

Miscellaneous fishing gear

Fishing gear not known

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ANNEX XIV

PROHIBITION ON FISHING IN CCAMLR AREA

Target species

Zone

Period of prohibition

Notothenia rossii

FAO 48.1 Antarctic, in the Peninsula Area

All year

Finfish

Gobionotothen gibberifrons
Chaenocephalus aceratus

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Patagonotothen guntheri

Dissostichus spp.

FAO 48.2 Antarctic, around the South Orkneys

FAO 48.3 Antarctic, around South Georgia

FAO 48.1 Antarctic
FAO 48.2 Antarctic

FAO 48.3

FAO 48.5 Antarctic
FAO 88.3 Antarctic

FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic
FAO 58.5.1 Antarctic (1)
FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic east of 79(cid:176)20¡E

FAO 88. 2 Antarctic

FAO 58.4.4 Antarctic

FAO 58.6 Antarctic

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

FAO 58.4.4 (2)

All species except
Champsocephalus gunnari and
Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

Dissostichus mawsoni

FAO 48.4 Antarctic (2)

Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 58.7 Antarctic (2)

(1) Excluding waters adjacent to Kerguelen Islands.
(2) Except for scientific research purposes.

All year

All year

1.12.2002 to
30.11.2003

All year

1.12.2002 to
30.11.2003

All year

All year

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ANNEX XV

BY-CATCH CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR IN
2002/2003

Sub-area/
division

Region

SSRU

Dissostichus spp. Catch Limit
(tonnes)

By-catch Catch Limit
(tonnes)

Skates and
rays

Macrourus
spp.

Other species

48.6

North of 60(cid:176)S
South of 60(cid:176)S

58.4.2

58.4.3a

58.4.3b

88.1

Total Area

Total Area

North of 65(cid:176)S
South of 65(cid:176)S

88.2

A

all

B

C

D

E

F

A

B

C

D

E

A

B

C

D

E

all

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

455

455

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

100

100

100

100

100

250

300

256

876

876

876

876

375

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

73

73

16

16

16

16

16

40

48

41

140

140

140

140

60

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

(1) Catch limit not specified.

Rules for catch limits for by-catch species:

(cid:151) Skates and rays:

5 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes, whichever is greatest

(cid:151) Macrourus spp.:

16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp.

(cid:151) Other species:

20 tonnes per SSRU.

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ANNEX XVI

Stock code

Latin name

Area description in English

Annex I A: Baltic Sea

HER/MU3

Clupea harengus

IIId- Manag. Unit 3 (approx. sub-divisions 30 and 31
of IBSFC)

HER/3BCD-C

Clupea harengus

IIIb, c, d (1) (cid:151) Excluding MU3

HER/3BCD-C

Clupea harengus

IIIb, c, d (1) (cid:151) Excluding MU3

HER/3DEFS.

Clupea harengus

HER/3DLAFS

Clupea harengus

Estonia zone: IIId

Latvia zone: IIId

HER/3DLIFS

Clupea harengus

Lithuania zone: IIId

HER/MU3

Clupea harengus

IIId; Management Unit 3

HER/03D-E.

Clupea harengus

HER/03D-LA

Clupea harengus

Estonia zone: IIId

Latvia zone: IIId

HER/03D-LI

Clupea harengus

Lithuania zone: IIId

HER/03D-P.

Clupea harengus

COD/3BCD-C

Gadus morhua

COD/3DEFS.

Gadus morhua

COD/3DLAFS

Gadus morhua

COD/3DLIFS

Gadus morhua

COD/03D-P.

Gadus morhua

Polish zone: IIId

IIIb, c, d (1)

Estonian zone: IIId

Latvia zone: IIId

Lithuania zone: IIId

Polish zone: IIId

PLE/3BCD-C

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIb, c, d (1) (cid:151) Excluding MU3

SAL/3BCD-C

Salmo salar

IIIb, c, d (1) (cid:151) Excluding MU3

SAL/3DEFS.

Salmo salar

SAL/3DLAFS

Salmo salar

SAL/3DLIFS

Salmo salar

Estonia zone: IIId

Latvia zone: IIId

Lithuania zone: IIId

SAL/3BCD-F

Salmo salar

Gulf of Finland (sub-division 32 of IBSFC)

SAL/03D-E.

Salmo salar

SAL/03D-LA

Salmo salar

SAL/03D-LI

Salmo salar

Estonia zone: IIId

Latvia zone: IIId

Lithuania zone: IIId

SPR/3BCD-C

Sprattus sprattus

IIIb, c, d (1) (cid:151) Excluding MU3

SPR/3DEFS.

Sprattus sprattus

SPR/3DLAFS

Sprattus sprattus

Estonia zone: IIId

Latvia zone: IIId

SPR/3DLIFS

Sprattus sprattus

Lithuania zone: IIId

SPR/03D-E.

Sprattus sprattus

SPR/03D-LA

Sprattus sprattus

SPR/03D-LI

Sprattus sprattus

SPR/03D-P.

Sprattus sprattus

Estonia zone: IIId

Latvia zone: IIId

Lithuania zone: IIId

Polish zone: IIId

FLX/03D-C

Pleuronectiformes

IIId (Community waters)

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Stock code

Latin name

Area description in English

Annex I B: North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat

SAN/04-N.

Ammodytes spp.

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

SAN/24.

HER/03A.

HER/4AB.

HER/04A.

HER/04B.

Ammodytes spp.

Clupea harengus

Clupea harengus

Clupea harengus

Clupea harengus

II, IV

IIIa

North Sea North of 53(cid:176)30¡ N

IVa

IVb

HER/04-NFS

Clupea harengus

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

HER/04-N.

Clupea harengus

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

HER/4CXB7D

Clupea harengus

COD/03AN.

Gadus morhua

COD/03AS.

Gadus morhua

COD/2AC4.

Gadus morhua

IVc, VIId

IIIa Skagerrak

IIIa Kattegat

IIa (1), IV

COD/04-N

Gadus morhua

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

COD/2AC4-C

Gadus morhua

IIa (1), IV (1)

COD/04-NFS

Gadus morhua

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

COD/04-N.

Gadus morhua

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

LEZ/2AC4-C

Lepidorhombus spp.

IIa (1), IV (1)

D/F/2AC4-C

Limanda limanda/Platichthys flesus

IIa (1), IV (1)

ANF/2AC4-C

Lophiidae

IIa (1), IV (1)

HAD/3A/BCD

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IIIa; IIIb, c, d (1)

HAD/2AC4.

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

IIa (1), IV

HAD/04-NFS

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

HAD/04-N.

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

WHG/03A.

Merlangius merlangus

WHG/2AC4.

Merlangius merlangus

IIIa

IIa (1), IV

W/F/04-NFS

Merlangius merlangus

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

WHG/04-N.

Merlangius merlangus

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

HKE/3A/BCD

Merluccius merluccius

IIIa; IIIb, c, d (1)

HKE/2AC4-C

Merluccius merluccius

WHB/2AC4-C

Micromesistius poutassou

L/W/2AC4-C

Microstomus Kitt/Glyptocephalus
cynoglossus

NEP/3A/BCD

Nephrops norvegicus

NEP/2AC4-C

Nephrops norvegicus

PRA/03A.

Pandalus borealis

PRA/2AC4-C

Pandalus borealis

PRA/2A4-C

Pandalus borealis

IIa (1), IV (1)

IIa (1), IV (1)

IIa (1), IV (1)

IIIa; IIIb, c, d (1)

IIa (1), IV (1)

IIIa

IIa (1), IV (1)

IIa (1), IV (1)

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Stock code

Latin name

Area description in English

PLE/03AN.

Pleuronectes platessa

PLE/03AS.

PLE/2AC4.

Pleuronectes platessa

Pleuronectes platessa

IIIa Skagerrak

IIIa Kattegat

IIa (1), IV

PLE/04-NFS

Pleuronectes platessa

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

POK/2A34-

Pollachius virens

IIa (1), IIIa; IIIb, c, d (1), IV

POK/04-NFS

Pollachius virens

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

POK/04-N.

Pollachius virens

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

T/B/2AC4-C

Psetta maxima/Scopthalmus rombus

IIa (1), IV (1)

SRX/2AC4-C

Rajiformes

SOL/3A/BCD

Solea solea

SOL/24.

SPR/03A.

Solea solea

Sprattus sprattus

SPR/2AC4-C

Sprattus sprattus

DGS/2AC4-C

Squalus acanthias

JAX/2AC4-C

Trachurus spp.

IIa (1), IV (1)

IIIa; IIIb, c, d (1)

II, IV

IIIa

IIa (1), IV (1)

IIa (1), IV (1)

IIa (1), IV (1)

NOP/2A3A4-

Trisopterus esmarkii

IIa (1), IIIa; IV (1)

NOP/04-N.

Trisopterus esmarkii

IV Norwegian waters

I/F/04-N.

Industrial fish

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

OTH/04-N.

(cid:151)

Norway zone (South of 62(cid:176) N): IV

Annex I C: North-East Atlantic, including Greenland waters (cid:151) ICES areas I, II, IIa, IV, V, XII, XIV, and
NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

CAT/514GRN

Anarhichas spp.

Greenland zone: V and XIV

CAT/N01GRN

Anarhichas spp.

Greenland zone: NAFO 0,1

RNG/514GRN

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Greenland zone: V and XIV

RNG/N01GRN

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Greenland zone: NAFO 0,1

RNG/N01GRN

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Greenland zone (all zones I, V, XII and XIV)

HER/1/2.

Clupea harengus

I, II

HER/1/2FRO

Clupea harengus

I, II (Faroese waters)

HER/1/2NJM

Clupea harengus

(Norwegian EEZ and fishery zone

I,
II
J. Mayen)

aroud

HER/1/2NEZ

Clupea harengus

I, II (Norwegian EEZ)

HER/1/2INT

Clupea harengus

I, II

COD/1N2AB-

Gadus morhua

I, II (Norwegian waters)

COD/1/2B.

Gadus morhua

I, II b

COD/N01514

Gadus morhua

Greenland zone: NAFO 0, 1 + V and XIV

COD/05B1-F

Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus
aeglefinus

Faroese zone: Vb,1

HAL/514GRN

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Greenland zone: V, XIV

HAL/N01GRN

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Greenland zone: NAFO 0, 1

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Area description in English

CAP/02B.

Mallotus villosus

IIb

CAP/514GRN

Mallotus villosus

Greenland zone: V and XIV

CAP/N01GRN

Mallotus villosus

Greenland zone: NAFO 0, 1

HAD/1N2AB-

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Norway zone (North of 62(cid:176) N): I, IIa, b

WHB/1/2-N.

Micromesistius poutassou

I, II (Norwegian zone)

WHB/05B-F.

Micromesistius poutassou

Faroe zone: Vb

WHB/514GRN

Micromesistius poutassou

Greenland zone: V and XIV

B/L/05B-F.

Molva dypterygia and Molva molva

Faroe zone: Vb

PRA/514GRN

Pandalus borealis

Greenland zone: V and XIV

POK/1N2AB-

Pollachius virens

Norway zone (North of 62(cid:176) N): I, IIa, b

POK/05B-F.

Pollachius virens

Faroe zone: Vb

GHL/1N2AB-

Rheinhardtius hippoglossoides

Norway zone (North of 62(cid:176) N): I, IIa, b

GHL/514GRN

Rheinhardtius hippoglossoides

Greenland zone: V and XIV

GHL/N01GRN

Rheinhardtius hippoglossoides

Greenland zone: NAFO 0,1

MAC/02A-N.

Scomber scombrus

Norway zone (North of 62(cid:176) N): IIa

MAC/05B-F.

Scomber scombrus

RED/51214.

Sebastes spp.

Faroe zone: Vb

ICES XIV/XII/V (2)

RED/1N2AB-

Sebastes spp.

Norway zone (North of 62(cid:176) N): I, IIa, b

RED/514GRN

Sebastes spp.

Greenland zone: V and XIV

RED/N01GRN

Sebastes spp.

Greenland zone: NAFO 0, 1

RED/05A-IS

Sebastes spp.

Iceland zone: Va defined by coordinates

RED/05B-F.

Sebastes spp.

Faroe zone: Vb

OTH/1N2AB-

OTH/05B-F.

(cid:151)

(cid:151)

FLX/05B-F.

Pleuronectiformes

Norway zone (North of 62(cid:176) N): I, IIa, b

Faroe zone: Vb

Faroe zone: Vb

Annex I D: Western Community waters (cid:151) ICES areas Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, area of CECAF (EC
waters) and waters of French Guyana.

BSK/467.

Cethorinus maximus

EC waters of IV, VI and VII

HER/5B6ANB

Clupea harengus

Vb (EC waters), VIa North , VIb

HER/6AS7BC

Clupea harengus

VIa South , VIIb, c

HER/06ACL.

Clupea harengus

HER/07A/MM

Clupea harengus

HER/7EF.

HER/7GK.

ANE/08.

Clupea harengus

Clupea harengus

Engraulis encrasicolus

VIa Clyde

VIIa

VIIe, f

VIIg, h, j, k

VIII

ANE/9/3411

Engraulis encrasicolus

IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

COD/561214

Gadus morhua

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

COD/5BC6A.

Gadus morhua

Vb (1), VIa

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Latin name

Area description in English

COD/07A.

Gadus morhua

VIIa

COD/7X7A34

Gadus morhua

VIIb, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k, VIII, IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1
(1)

POR/467.

Lamna nasus

EC waters of IV, VI and VII

BSS/2AX10-C

Dicentrarchus Labrax

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

LEZ/561214

Lepidorhombus spp

LEZ/07.

Lepidorhombus spp.

EC waters

VII

LEZ/561214

Lepidorhombus spp.

Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV

LEZ/8ABDE.

Lepidorhombus spp.

VIIIa, b, d, e

LEZ/8C3411

Lepidorhombus spp.

VIIIc, IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

ANF/561214

ANF/07.

Lophiidae

Lophiidae

ANF/8ABDE.

Lophiidae

ANF/07.

ANF/8C3411

Lophiidae

Lophiidae

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

VII

VIIIa, b, d, e

VII

VIIIc, IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

HAD/561214

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

HAD/5BC6A.

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Vb (1), VIa)

HAD/7X7A34

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

VII, VIII, IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

HAD/07A.

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

VIIa

WHG/561214

Merlangius merlangus

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

WHG/07A.

Merlangius merlangus

VIIa

WHG/7X7A.

Merlangius merlangus

VIIb, c, d, e, f, g, h, j, k

WHG/08.

Merlangius merlangus

VIII

WHG/9/3411

Merlangius merlangus

IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

HKE/571214

Merluccius merluccius

Vb (1), VI, VII, XII, XIV

HKE/8ABDE.

Merluccius merluccius

HKE/8ABDE.

Merluccius merluccius

VIIIa, b, d, e

VIIIa, b, d, e

HKE/571214

Merluccius merluccius

Vb (1), VI, VII, XII, XIV

HKE/8C3411

Merluccius merluccius

VIIIc, IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

HKE/8C9PRT

Merluccius merluccius

HKE/8C9SPN

Merluccius merluccius

VIIIc, IX, X; CECAF 3411 (1): under sover./juris. of
Portugal

IX, X; CECAF3411 (1): under sover./juris. of

VIIIc,
Spain

WHB/571214

Micromesistius poutassou

Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII, XIV

WHB/8ABDE.

Micromesistius poutassou

VIIIa, b, d, e

WHB/04A-C

Micromesistius poutassou

IV a Community waters for Norway

WHB/8ABDE.

Micromesistius poutassou

VIIIa, b, d, e

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Stock code

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Area description in English

WHB/571214

Micromesistius poutassou

Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII, XIV

WHB/8C3411

Micromesistius poutassou

VIIIc, IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

Micromesistius poutassou

EC waters, VIa (North of 56(cid:176)30¡), VIb

BLI/6AN6B.

LIN/2A47-C

NEP/5BC6.

NEP/07.

Molva dypterigia

Molva molva

Nephrops norvegicus

NEP/8ABDE.

Nephrops norvegicus

NEP/08C.

Nephrops norvegicus

IIa, IV, Vb, VI, VII (EC waters)

Vb (1), VI

VII

VIIIa, b, d, e

VIIIc

NEP/9/3411

Nephrops norvegicus

IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

PEN/FGU.

Nephrops norvegicus

PLE/561214

Penaeus spp.

French Guyana

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

PLE/07A.

PLE/7BC.

PLE/7DE.

PLE/7FG.

PLE/7HJK.

PLE/8/3411

Pleuronectes platessa

Pleuronectes platessa

Pleuronectes platessa

Pleuronectes platessa

Pleuronectes platessa

Pleuronectes platessa

VIIa

VIIb, c

VIId, e

VIIf, g

VIIh, j, k

VIII, IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

POL/561214

Pleuronectes platessa

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

POL/07.

Pollachius pollachius

POL/8ABDE.

Pollachius pollachius

POL/08C.

Pollachius pollachius

VII

VIIIa, b, d, e

VIIIc

POL/9/3411

Pollachius pollachius

IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

POK/561214

Pollachius pollachius

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

POK/7X1034

Pollachius virens

VII, VIII, IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

MAC/2A34-

Scomber scombrus

IIa (1), IIIa; IIIb, c, d (1); IV

MAC/3A/4AB

Scomber scombrus

MAC/03A.

Scomber scombrus

MAC/3A/4BC

Scomber scombrus

MAC/04B.

MAC/04C.

Scomber scombrus

Scomber scombrus

IIIa, IVa, b (1)

IIIa

IIIa, IVb, c

IVb

IVc

MAC/2AX6.

Scomber scombrus

IIa (2), VI

MAC/04-N.

Scomber scombrus

Norwegian waters south of 62(cid:176) N.

MAC/2CX14-

Scomber scombrus

II (2),Vb (1), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e, XII, XIV

MAC/04A-C.

Scomber scombrus

IVa (1)

MAC/06AN56

Scomber scombrus

VIa North of 56(cid:176)30¡ (1)

MAC/8C3411

Scomber scombrus

VIIIc, IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

MAC/08B.

Scomber scombrus

VIIIb

SOL/561214

SOL/07A.

SOL/7BC.

SOL/07D.

SOL/07E.

Solea solea

Solea solea

Solea solea

Solea solea

Solea solea

Vb (1), VI, XII, XIV

VIIa

VIIb, c

VIId

VIIe

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Latin name

Area description in English

SOL/7FG.

SOL/7HJK.

SOL/8AB.

Solea solea

Solea solea

Solea solea

VIIf, g

VIIh, j, k

VIIIa, b

SOX/8CDE34

Solea spp

VIIIc, d, e, IX, X; COPACE 34.1.1 (1)

SPR/7DE.

Sprattus sprattus

VIId, e

JAX/578/14

Trachurus spp.

Vb (1), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e, XII, XIV

JAX/8C9.

Trachurus spp.

VIIIc, IX

JAX/8C9PRT

Trachurus spp.

Portugal zone: VIIc, IX

JAX/8C9SPN

Trachurus spp.

Spain zone: VIIIc, IX

JAX/X34PRT

Trachurus spp.

X, CECAF 3420 (1) under souver./juris. (Azores)

JAX/341PRT

Trachurus spp.

CECAF 3412 (1) under souver./juris. (Madeira)

JAX/341SPN

Trachurus spp.

CECAF 34.1.13, under souver./juris. (Canaries)

R/G/5B67-C

OTH/2A4-C.

OTH/46AN56

EC waters of Vb, VI, VII

EC waters of IIa, IV, VIa North of 56(cid:176)30¡

EC waters of IIa, IV, VIa North of 56(cid:176)30¡

Annex I E: North-West Atlantic (cid:151) area of NAFO

COD/N2J3KL

Gadus morhua

COD/N3NO.

Gadus morhua

COD/N3M.

Gadus morhua

NAFO 2J,3KL

NAFO 3NO

NAFO 3M

WIT/N2J3KL

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

NAFO 2J,3KL

WIT/N3NO.

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

NAFO 3NO

PLA/N3M.

Hippoglossoides platessoides

NAFO 3M

PLA/N3LNO.

Hippoglossoides platessoides

NAFO 3LNO

SQI/N34.

Illex illecebrosus

YEL/N3LNO.

Limanda ferruginea

CAP/N3NO.

Mallotus villosus

PRA/N3L.

Pandalus borealis

PRA/N3M.

Pandalus borealis

NAFO 3,4

NAFO 3LNO

NAFO 3NO

NAFO 3L

NAFO 3M

GHL/N3LMNO

Rheinhardtius hippoglossoides

NAFO area 3L,3M,3N,3O

RED/N3M.

Sebastes spp.

RED/N3LN.

Sebastes spp.

NAFO 3M

NAFO 3LN

Annex I F: Highly migratory fish (all areas)

BFT/AE045W

Thunnus thynnus

Atlantic ocean, east of longitude 45(cid:176) W

SWO/AN05N

Xiphias gladius

Atlantic ocean, north of latitude 5(cid:176) N

SWO/AS05N

Xiphias gladius

Atlantic ocean, south of latitude 05(cid:176) N

ALB/AN05N

Thunnus alalunga

Atlantic ocean, north of latitude 5(cid:176) N

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Latin name

Area description in English

ALB/AS05N

Thunnus alalunga

Atlantic ocean, south of latitude 05(cid:176) N

BET/ATLANT

Thunnus obesus

BUM/ATLANT

Makaira nigricans

WHM

Tetrapturus alba

Annex I G: Antarctic (cid:151) area of CCAMLR

Atlantic ocean

Atlantic ocean

Atlantic ocean

SSI/F483.

Chaenocephalus aceratus

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

LIC/F5852.

Channichthys rhinoceratus

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

ANI/F483.

Champsocephalus gunnari

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

ANI/F5852.

Champsocephalus gunnari

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TOP/F483.

Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

TOP/F484.

Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 48.4 Antarctic

TOP/F5852.

Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TOP/F881.

Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 88.1 Antarctic

ELC/F483.

Electrona carlsbergi

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

KRI/F48.

Euphrausia superba

FAO 48 Antarctic

KRI/F481.

Euphrausia superba

FAO 48.1 Antarctic

KRI/F482.

Euphrausia superba

FAO 48.2 Antarctic

KRI/F483.

Euphrausia superba

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

KRI/F484.

Euphrausia superba

FAO 48.4 Antarctic

KRI/F5841.

Euphrausia superba

FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic

KRI/F5841W

Euphrausia superba

FAO 58.4.1 west of 115(cid:176) E Antarctic

KRI/F5841E

Euphrausia superba

FAO 58.4.1 east of 115(cid:176) E Antarctic

KRI/F5842.

Euphrausia superba

FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic

NOG/F483.

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

NOS/F483.

Lepidonothen squamifrons

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

NOS/F5852.

Lepidonothen squamifrons

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

NOR/F483.

Notothenia rossii

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

PAI/F483.

SGI/F483.

Paralomis spp

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

GRV/F5852.

Macrourus spp

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

SRX/F5852.

Raja spp, Torpedo spp, Disyatdae,
Myliobatidae

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

OTH/F5852.

(cid:151)

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

SQS/F483.

Martialia hyadesi

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

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Area description in English

Annex II

HER/03A-BC

Clupea harengus

ICES area IIIa (Skagerrak, Kattegat) (by-catch quota)

HER/2A47DX

Clupea harengus

ICES areas IIa(EU-zone), North Sea and VIId (by-catch
quota)

Chapter VI (cid:151) area of NAFO

The list that follows is a partial list of stocks that may be reported in accordance with Chapter VI of
Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001

ANG/N3NO.

Lophius americanus

CAA/N3LMN.

Anarhichas lupus

American angler

Atlantic wolffish

CAT/N3LMN.

Anarhichas spp.

Catfishes (Wolffishes) nei

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Haddock

HAD/N3NO.

HAL/N23KL.

HAL/N3M.

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

HAL/N3NO.

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

HKR/N2J3KL

Urophycis chuss

HKR/N3MNO.

Urophycis chuss

HKS/N3NLMO

Merlucius bilinearis

HKW/N2J3KL

Urophycis tenuis

RED/N3O.

RHG/N23.

SKA/N2J3KL

SKA/N3M.

SKA/N3NO.

Sebastes spp.

Macrourus berglax

Raja spp.

Raja spp.

Raja spp.

Atlantic halibut

Atlantic halibut

Atlantic halibut

Red hake

Red hake

Silver hake

White hake

Atlantic redfish

Roughhead grenadier

Skates

Skates

Skates

VFF/N3LMN.

(cid:151)

Fishes unsorted, unidentified

WIT/N3M.

YEL/N3M.

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Witch flounder

Limanda ferruginea

Yellow tail flounder

(1) Community waters.
(2) Non-Community waters.

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FISHING EFFORT AND ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS FOR MONITORING, INSPECTION AND
SURVEILLANCE IN THE CONTEXT OF RECOVERY OF CERTAIN COD STOCKS

ANNEX XVII

FISHING EFFORT

1.

From 1 February 2003 to 31 December 2003, the conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community
fishing vessels of length overall equal to or greater than 10 metres.

2.

For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions of geographical areas shall apply:

(a) That part of ICES Division IIIa 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 Hasenłre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen.

(b) That part of Division IIIa not covered by the area specified in subparagraph (a) and ICES sub-area IV

excluding the following ICES statistical rectangles:

52E6, 52E7, 52E8, 52E9, 52F0, 52F1, 52F2
51E6, 51E7, 51E8, 51E9, 51F0, 51F1, 51F2
50E6, 50E7 (1), 50E8 (1), 50F2 (2)
49E6 (1), 49E7 (1), 49F3, 48F3
47F3 (3)
6F3, 46F4, 46F5
45F3, 45F4, 45F5, 45F6
44F5, 44F6.

(c)

ICES Division VIa excluding that part which lies to the west of a line drawn by sequentially joining with
straight lines the following geographical coordinates:

60(cid:176)00¡N, 04(cid:176)00¡W
59(cid:176)45¡N, 05(cid:176)00¡W
59(cid:176)30¡N, 06(cid:176)00¡W
59(cid:176)00¡N, 07(cid:176)00¡W
58(cid:176)30¡N, 08(cid:176)00¡W
58(cid:176)00¡N, 08(cid:176)00¡W
58(cid:176)00¡N, 08(cid:176)30¡W
56(cid:176)00¡N, 08(cid:176)30¡W
56(cid:176)00¡N, 09(cid:176)00¡W
55(cid:176)00¡N, 09(cid:176)00¡W
55(cid:176)00¡N, 10(cid:176)00¡W
54(cid:176)30¡N, 10(cid:176)00¡W.

3.

For the purposes of this Annex a day shall be the 24-hour period between 00:00 Hrs of a calendar day and
24:00 Hrs of the same calendar day.

4.

For the purpose of this Annex, the following definitions of fishing gears shall apply:

(a) demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm except beam

trawls;

(b) beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm;

(c)

static demersal nets including gill nets, trammel nets and tangle nets;

(d) demersal longlines;

(e) demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size between 70 mm and 99 mm except beam trawls;

(f) demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size between 16 mm and 31 mm except beam trawls.

(1) North of a straight line drawn between 60(cid:176)00¡N, 04(cid:176)03¡W and 61(cid:176)00¡N, 01(cid:176)43¡W.
(2) North of a straight line drawn between 61(cid:176)00¡N, 02(cid:176)00¡E and 60(cid:176)30¡N 03(cid:176)00¡E.
(3) East of a straight line drawn bwetween 59(cid:176)30¡N, 03(cid:176)00¡E and 59(cid:176)00¡N, 03(cid:176)30¡E.

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5.

Each Member State shall ensure that within each of the areas specified in paragraph 2 individual fishing vessels
flying its flag or registered in the Community when carrying on board any of the fishing gears defined in
paragraph 4 shall be absent from port for no more than the number of days specified in paragraph 6.

6.

(a) The number of days in each calendar month on which a vessel may be absent from port while carrying on

board any of the fishing gears defined in paragraph 4 are:

Area defined in paragraph:

2a

2b

2c

Gear defined in paragraph:

4b

0

15

15

4c

16

16

16

4a

9

9

9

4d

19

19

19

4e

25

25

25

4f

23

23

23

(b) Additional days to compensate for steaming time between home ports and fishing grounds and to
compensate for adjustment to the newly installed effort management scheme may be allocated to the
Member States by the Commission.

(c) An additional number of days on which a vessel may be absent from port while carrying on board any of
the gears defined in paragraph 4a may be provisionally allocated to Member States by the Commission on
the basis of the achieved results or the expected results of decommissioning programmes in 2002 and 2003
for vessels affected by the provisions of this Annex.

(d) Member States benefiting from the allocation under paragraph 6b shall report to the Commission before the
end of March, May, July, September, and November respectively on the progress made in implementing their
decommissioning programmes. On the basis of these reports, the Commission may amend the number of
days defined in paragraph 6b.

7.

8.

9.

A vessel which is absent from port while carrying on board any of the fishing gears defined in paragraph 4 may
not simultaneously carry on board any of the other fishing gears defined in paragraph 4.

A vessel which has deployed any one of the defined gears within any one of the specified areas may not deploy
the same gear in a diferrent area on more days than those specified in paragraph 6 for a month or for an
alternative period determined under the conditions of paragraph 11 minus the total number of the days on
which this gear has already been deployed in any of the othere specified areas in that month or alternative time
period.

During a month or during a two-month period determined under the conditions laid down in paragraph 11 a
vessel may deploy only two of the gears defined in paragraph 4. These gears may be deployed only on different
days and the total number of days available to such vessels may be no more than half the sum of the days
allocated to each gear.

10.

(a) A Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels to transfer a maximum of 20 % of the days to which it
is eligible from a month to the next month or from an alternative time period determined under the
conditions of paragraph 11 to the next month or alternative time period.

(b) A Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels to transfer days to which it is eligible for a given
month or an alternative time period determined under the conditions of paragraph 11 to another of its
vessels only when the vessel receiving days has an installed engine power equal to or less than that of the
vessel contributing the days.

11. A Member State may permit any of its vessels to aggregate days absence from port:

(a) within any period of no more than two consecutive months; and

(b) within any period of no more than four consecutive month when it has been decided that the vessels of that
Member State will remain in port during any part of that period to avoid the capture of spawning fish.

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12.

13.

The provisions of Title IIA of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall apply to vessels deploying the fishing gears
defined in paragraph 4 and operating in the areas defined in paragraph 2.

The master of a fishing vessel, or his representative, who wishes to land more than 1 tonne of cod in any
Member State shall inform, at least four hours in advance of landing, the competent authorities of that Member
State of:

(cid:151) the landing location,

(cid:151) the estimated time of arrival at that location,

(cid:151) the quantities of cod retained on board,

(cid:151) the quantities of cod to be landed.

The competent authorities of a Member State in which a landing of more than 1 tonne of cod is to be made,
may require that the discharge does not commence until authorised by those authorities.

14. Whenever more than 2 tonnes of cod are to be landed from a fishing vessel, the master of the vessel shall ensure

that such landings are made only at designated ports.

15.

Each Member State shall designate ports into which any landing of cod in excess of 2 tonnes shall take place.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

Each Member State shall transmit to the Commission within 15 days of the date of entry into force of this
Regulation the list of designated ports and, within 30 days thereafter, associated inspection and surveillance
procedures including the terms and conditions for recording and reporting the quantities of cod within each
landing. The Commission shall transmit this information to all Member States.

It shall be prohibited to retain on board a fishing vessel in any individual box or other container any quantity of
cod mixed with any other species of marine organism.

The masters of the fishing vessels shall provide the necessary assistance to inspectors of Member States to enable
the quantities declared in the logbook and the catches of cod retained on board to be cross-checked for
verification purposes.

The competent authorities of a Member State may require that any quantity of cod caught in any of the areas
specified in paragraph 2 and first landed in that Member State is weighed before being transported from the port
of first landing.

By way of derogation from the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, all
quantities of cod caught in any of the areas specified in paragraph 2 which are transported to a place other than
that of landing or import shall be accompanied by a copy of one of the declarations provided for in Article 8(1)
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 pertaining to the quantities of these species transported. The exemption
provided for in Article 13(4)(b) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall not apply.