Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks, and amending Council Regulation(EC) No 2347/2002 .
Date: 2004-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catch quota, fishery management, fishing area, fishing permit, fishing regulations, fishing rights

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 29.11.2004 
COM(2004) 746 final 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels  
for certain deep-sea fish stocks, and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 

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(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

Deep-sea  stocks  are  fish  stocks  caught  in  waters  beyond  the  main  fishing  grounds  of 
continental  shelves.  They  are  distributed  on  the  continental  slopes  or  associated  with 
seamounts. These species are slow-growing and particularly vulnerable to overexploitation. 

Interim  management  measures  were  put  in  place  by  means  of  Council  Regulation  No 
2340/2002 of 16 December 2002 fixing for 2003 and 2004 the fishing opportunities for deep-
sea  fish  stocks1  and  Council  Regulation  No  2347/2002  of  16  December  2002  establishing 
specific  access  requirements  and  associated  conditions  applicable  to  fishing  for  deep-sea 
stocks2.  It  is  now  necessary  to  fix  the  fishing  opportunities  for  2005  and  2006  based  on 
scientific advice, and to make corresponding adaptations to the specific access requirements 
by  adjusting  the  power  and  capacity  of  the  deep-sea  fishing  fleets  to  the  available  fishing 
opportunities. 

New  scientific  advice  from  ICES  indicates  that  most  exploited  deepwater  species  are 
harvested  unsustainably,  and  ICES  has  recommended  immediate  reductions  in  established 
deep-sea fisheries unless they can be shown to be sustainable. No deep-sea fisheries currently 
meet this criterion. 

ICES has advised that the most appropriate conservation measures for these species would be 
based  on  effort  limitation  and  reduction.  However,  restricting  catches  by  means  of  quota 
management  of  fisheries  is  considered  a  useful  additional  step  in  applying  conservation 
measures. 

Due to the urgent requirements for conservation of these species, it is desirable to implement 
these  measures  unilaterally  while  continuing  to  seek  agreement  on  harmonised  measures 
within the relevant regional fisheries organisation (NEAFC, the North-East Atlantic Fisheries 
Commission) with  the other countries concerned. The fixing  and sharing of  possibilities for 
fishing  falls  exclusively  within  the  competence  of  the  Community.  The  Community's 
obligations for sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources arise from obligations set 
out  in  Article  2  of  Regulation  No  2371/2002  of  the  Council  of  20  December  20023.  Such 
fishing  opportunities  should  be  in  accordance  with  international  agreements  covering 
precautionary management and the sustainable use of fisheries resources, inter alia the United 
Nations agreement concerning the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and 
highly migratory fish stocks. 

This  proposal  is  designed  to  provide  fishing  opportunities  in  accordance  with  scientific 
advice. 

For all the stock covered by this proposal, insufficient data are available to demonstrate the 
sustainability of the fisheries. New programmes to deliver improved biological monitoring of 
the  stocks  have  not  yet  delivered  the  required  information,  and  in  accordance  with  the 
precautionary  approach,  it  is  appropriate  in  most  cases  to  reduce  fishing  opportunities  until 
they can be shown to be sustainable. The approach used in the preparation of this proposal is 
as follows: 

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OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 1. 
OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6. 
OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. 

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Where  scientific  advice  indicates  a  need  to  reduce  fishing  effort  or  catches  by  a 
specific  figure,  then  that  figure  is  used  in  the  calculation  of  new  fishing 
opportunities.  However,  in  order  to  mitigate  social  and  economic  disruptions, 
reductions in Community quotas have been limited to no more than 50% compared 
with the catch in 2003. 

Where scientific advice indicates a need for a significant reduction in fishing effort 
or  catches  but  does  not  specify  a  particular  figure,  a  30%  reduction  in  catching 
opportunities is proposed. 

When  calculating  Community  quotas  for  2005  and  2006,  Community  catch  reports 
for 2003 are used as a baseline for reductions where a quota was established in 2002. 
In these cases, quotas for member states have been maintained in the same relative 
proportions  as  in  2002.  Where  no  quota  was  in  place,  an  average  catches  in  2001, 
2002  and  2003  and  reported  to  international  organisations  was  used  as  a  baseline 
where  these  data  were  available.  In  other  cases  the  most  recent  relevant  data  were 
used for reference purposes. 

Where existing quotas are very small (of the order of 50t and intended to cover by-
catches)  no  reductions  are  proposed  in  order  to  avoid  creating  an  obligation  to 
discard. 

Given scientific advice that the exploitation of orange roughy in ICES Division VII 
is  "much  too  high",  a  50  %  reduction  in  quotas  is  proposed  together  with  a  closed 
area for this species in Division VI (where the stock is heavily depleted). Additional 
closed areas in international waters are to be discussed within NEAFC. 

For Greenland halibut in Areas IIa(EC waters), IV and VI (Community waters and waters not 
under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries) the Commission also proposes to set a 
maximum level of catches for the whole area of distribution of the stock. Such a maximum 
level corresponds to a 30% reduction of catches with respect to the period 2001-2003. In any 
case, the catch limitations proposed for this area are without prejudice to the relative stability 
established for this stock in Greenland waters. 

This proposal is in accordance with Article 1 of the Fourth Protocol laying down the 
conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the 
European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the 
local Government of Greenland, on the other4, which states that the quotas shall be fixed each 
year in the light of the available scientific information. 

In parallel with the overall reductions in quotas, a 30% reduction in the fishing effort of the 
fleet  permitted  to  land  deep-sea  species  is  proposed,  concomitant  with  scientific  advice 
concerning reduction of effort directed at these species. 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels  
for certain deep-sea fish stocks, and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2371/2002  of  20  December  2002  on  the 
conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries 
Policy5, and in particular Article 20 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

Under  Article  4  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  2371/2002  the  Council  is  to  adopt  the 
measures  necessary  to  ensure  access  to  waters  and  resources  and  the  sustainable 
pursuit of fishing activities taking into account available scientific advice. 

Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, it is incumbent upon the Council 
to establish fishing opportunities by fishery or group of fisheries and to allocate them 
in accordance with prescribed criteria. 

The  latest  scientific  advice  from  the  International  Council  for  the  Exploration  of  the 
Sea (ICES) concerning certain stocks of fish found in the deep sea indicates that those 
stocks  are  harvested  unsustainably,  and  that  fishing  opportunities  for  those  stocks 
should be reduced in order to assure their sustainability. 

The ICES has further advised that the exploitation rate of orange roughy in ICES Area 
VII is much too high. Scientific advice further indicates that orange roughy in Area VI 
is  heavily  depleted,  and  areas  of  vulnerable  aggregations  of  these  species  have  been 
identified.  It  is  therefore  appropriate  to  prohibit  fishing  for  orange  roughy  in  those 
areas. 

The  Community  is  a  contracting  party  to  the  North-East  Atlantic  Fisheries 
Convention,  which  has  recommended  a  limitation  on  the  fishing  effort  deployed  to 
catch certain deep-sea species. That recommendation should therefore be implemented 
by the Community. 

(6) 

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

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(8) 

(9) 

The species covered by the specific access conditions concerning fishing for deep-sea 
fishing  should  be  the  same  as  are  covered  by  catch  restrictions  for  deep-sea  species. 
Greenland  halibut  should  therefore  be  included  among  the  species  that  can  only  be 
fished by vessels holding a special fishing permit. 

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

Scientific  advice  from  ICES  concerning  most  of  the  deep-sea  species  indicates  that 
fishing  effort  should  be  reduced.  In  the  absence  of  specific  measures  limiting  the 
activity  of  vessels  fishing  for  deep-sea  species,  it  is  therefore  appropriate  to  adjust 
available effort by adjusting the power and capacity of the fishing fleet in accordance 
with the scientific advice. 

(10)  The  measures  provided  for  in  this  Regulation  should  be  fixed  by  reference  to  ICES 
zones  (International  Council  for  the  Exploration  of  the  Sea)  as  defined  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 (7) and to CECAF 
zones  (Committee  for  Eastern  Central  Atlantic  Fisheries)  as  defined  in  Council 
Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of nominal catch 
statistics  by  Member  States  fishing  in  certain  areas  other  than  those  of  the  North 
Atlantic (8).  

(11)  The  fishing  opportunities  should  be  utilised  in  accordance  with  the  Community 
legislation  on  the  matter,  and  in  particular  with  Commission  Regulation (EEC) 
No 1381/87  of  20 May 1987  establishing  detailed  rules  concerning  the  marking  and 
documentation  of  fishing  vessels (9),  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2807/83  of  22 
September  1983  laying  down  detailed  rules  for  recording  information  on  Member 
States' catches of fish (10), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 
establishing  a  control  system  applicable  to  the  common  fisheries  policy(11),  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  88/98  of  18 December 1997  laying  down  certain  technical 
measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the 
Belts and the Sound (12), Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying 
down 
and 
Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery 
resources  through  technical  measures  for  the  protection  of  juveniles  of  marine 
organisms (14),  

permits (13) 

concerning 

provisions 

general 

fishing 

special 

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OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3. 
OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. 
OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1. 
OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9. 
OJ L 276, 10.10.1983 p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001 
(OJ L 268, 09.10.2001, p. 23). 
OJ  L  261,  20.10.1993,  p. 1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  806/2003 
(OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1-35). 
OJ L 9, 15.1.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) . 
OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7. 
OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) . 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 
Subject-matter 

This  Regulation  fixes  for  2005  and  for  2006,  for  stocks  of  deep-sea  species  and  for 
Community fishing vessels annual fishing opportunities in zones in Community waters and in 
certain  non-Community  waters  where  catch  limitations  are  required,  and  the  specific 
conditions under which fishing opportunities may be utilised. 

Article 2 
Definitions 

1. 

2. 

For  the  purposes  of  this  Regulation,  “deep-sea  fishing  permit”  means  the  fishing 
permit referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) 2347/2002. 

The  definitions  of  ICES  (International  Council  for  the  Exploration  of  the  Sea)  and 
CECAF  (Committee  for  Eastern  Central  Atlantic  Fisheries)  zones  are  those  given, 
respectively, in Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 and Regulation (EC) No 2597/95. 

Article 3 
Fixing of fishing opportunities 

Fishing  opportunities  for  stocks  of  deep-sea  species  for  Community  vessels  are  fixed  as  set 
out in Annex I.  

Article 4 
Allocation among Member States 

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States provided for in Annex I shall be 
without prejudice to: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

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

reallocations  made  pursuant  to  Articles  21(4)  and  32(2)  of  Regulation  (EEC) 
No 2847/93 and Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002; 

additional landings allowed pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (15); 

quantities withheld pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96; 

deductions  made  pursuant  to  Article  5  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  847/96  and  Article 
23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. 

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Article 5 

Quota flexibility 

For  the  purposes  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  847/96,  all  quotas  in  Annex  I  to  the  present 
Regulation shall be considered 'Analytic' quotas. 

However, the penalty coefficients provided for in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 
shall not apply to those quotas. 

Article 6 

Conditions for landing catch and by-catch 

Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed by this Regulation may be retained 
on board or landed only if they were taken by vessels of a Member State which has a quota 
which is not exhausted. All landings shall count against the quota. 

The first paragraph shall not apply to catches taken in the course of scientific investigations 
carried out under Regulation (EC) No 850/98, which shall not count against the quota.  

Article 7 

Effort limitation 

Member States shall ensure for vessels flying their flag that in both 2005 and 2006 the deep 
sea  fishing  effort  as  calculated  by  the  method  described  in  Annex  IV  to  Regulation  (EC) 
No 2347/2002 does not exceed 70% of the average of the fishing effort in the years 2003 and 
2004 as calculated according to that method. 

Article 8 

Orange Roughy 

1. 

(a) 

The Orange Roughy Protection Areas are defined as the following sea areas: 

that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:  

57° 00' N, 11° 00' W 

57° 00' N, 8° 30' W 

55° 00' N, 8° 30' W 

55° 00' N, 11° 00' W 

57° 00' N, 11° 00' W 

(b) 

that sea area lying within 40 nautical miles from any point on a rhumb line between 
positions 54° 10' N, 11° 30' W and 54° 30' N, 11° 30' W; 

(c) 

that sea area lying within 40 nautical miles from position 54° 00' N, 13° 00' W; 

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(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

2. 

that sea area lying within 40 nautical miles from position 53°00'N, 15°00'W. 

that sea area lying within 40 nautical miles from any point on a rhumb line between 
positions 52° 00' N, 15° 00' W and 52° 30' N, 15° 00' W; 

that sea area lying within 40 nautical miles from any point on a rhumb line between 
position 51° 00' N, 15° 00' W and 51° 43' N, 15° 00' W. 

Those  positions  and  the  corresponding  rhumb  lines  and  vessel  positions  shall  be 
measured according to the WGS84 standard. 

Vessels  holding  a  deep-sea  fishing  permit  that  have  entered  an  Orange  Roughy 
Protection Area shall not retain on board or tranship any quantity of orange roughy 
nor shall they land any quantity of orange roughy at the end of any fishing trip during 
which the vessel has entered the sea area defined in paragraph 1. 

Article 9 

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 

Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 shall be amended as follows: 

1. 

Article 3 (1) is replaced with the following: 

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

It shall however be prohibited to catch and retain on board, tranship or to land any 
aggregate  quantity  of  the  deep  sea  species  and  of  Greenland  halibut  in  excess  of 
100Kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea permit. " 

2. 

Article 4 is replaced with the following: 

“Article 4 

Member States shall calculate the fishing effort for deep sea species by the method 
described in Annex IV for the years 2003 and 2004.” 

3. 

Annex II to this Regulation shall be added as Annex IV. 

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Article 10 
Entry into force 

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

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

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX I 

Part 1 

Definition of Species and Species Groups 

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

Common name 

Black scabbardfish 
Greater silver smelt 
Alfonsinos 
Tusk 

Scientific name 

Aphanopus carbo 
Argentina silus 
Beryx spp. 
Brosme brosme 

Roundnose grenadier 
Orange roughy 

Coryphaenoides rupestris 
Hoplostethus atlanticus 

Blue ling 
Ling 
Forkbeards 
Red seabream 
Greenland halibut 

Molva dypterigia 
Molva molva 
Phycis blennoides 
Pagellus bogaraveo 
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 

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

(Centroscymnus  coelolepis),  Leafscale  gulper 

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Part 2 

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

All references are to ICES sub-areas unless otherwise stated. 

Species: 

Deep Sea Sharks  

Zone: 

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

Germany 
Spain  
France 
Ireland 
Lithuania 
Poland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

82  
389  
1408  
10  
10  
10  
530  
780  
3219  

Species: 

Deep Sea Sharks  

Zone: 

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

Portugal 
EC 

Species: 

14  
14  

Deep Sea Sharks and 
Deania histricosa and 
Deania profondorum 

Spain  
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
EC 

169  
54  
10  
10  
243  

Zone: 

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

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Species: 

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Aphanopus carbo 

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

Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
EC 

10  
10  
10  
30  

Species: 

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Aphanopus carbo 

Germany 
Spain 
Estonia 
France 
Ireland 
Lithuania 
Poland 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

22  
108  
19  
1524  
55  
1  
1  
108  
6  
1965  

Species: 

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Spain 
France 
Portugal 
EC 

Species: 

Portugal 
EC 

Aphanopus carbo 

10  
25  
3162  
3197  

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Aphanopus carbo 

4285  
4285  

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

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

(1)  Exclusively  for  by-catches.  No directed  fisheries 
are permitted under this quota. 

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

CECAF  34.1.2.  (Community  waters  and  waters  not 
under 
third 
countries.) 

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

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Species: 

Greater silver smelt 

Zone:  

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

Germany 
France 
The Netherlands 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Argentina silus 

31  
10  
25  
50  
116  

Species: 

Greater silver smelt 

Zone: 

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

 Argentina silus 

Denmark 
Germany 
France 
Ireland 
The Netherlands 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EC 

250  
3  
2  
2  
12  
10  
5  
284  

Species: 

Greater silver smelt 

Zone: 

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

Germany 
France 
Ireland 
The Netherlands 
United Kingdom 
EC 

TAC 

Species 

Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Argentina silus 

170  
4  
157  
1773  
125  
2229  

2229  

Alfonsinos 

 Zone: 

 Beryx spp. 

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

71  
19  
10  
205  
10  
315  

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Species: 

Tusk 

Zone: 

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

 Brosme brosme 

Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

10  
10  
10  
5  
35  

(1)  Exclusively  for  by-catches.  No  directed  fisheries  are 
permitted under this quota. 

Species: 

Tusk 

Zone: 

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

Denmark 
Sweden 
Germany 
EC 

Species: 

Denmark 
Germany 
France 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

 Brosme brosme 

20  
10  
10  
40  

Tusk 

 Brosme brosme 

36  
11  
25  
4  
54  
4  
134  

Zone: 

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

(1)  Exclusively  for  by-catches.  No  directed  fisheries  are 
permitted under this quota. 

Species: 

Tusk 

Zone: 

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

Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

 Brosme brosme 

4  
13  
162  
16  
78  
4  
277  

(1)  Exclusively  for  by-catches.  No  directed  fisheries  are 
permitted under this quota. 

Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

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

 Coryphaenoides rupestris  

Denmark 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2  
2  
14  
2  
20  

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Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

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

 Coryphaenoides rupestris  

Denmark 
Germany 
Sweden 
EC 

646  
4  
33  
683  

Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

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

Coryphaenoides rupestris  

(1)  Exclusively  for  by-catches.  No  directed  fisheries 
are permitted under this quota.  

Germany 

Estonia 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Lithuania 
Poland 
United Kingdom 
Others(1) 
EC 

4  

33  
37  
1887  
149  
43  
22  
111  
4  
2290  

Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

 Coryphaenoides rupestris  

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

Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Poland 

EC 

47  
5185  
239  
10  
21  
83  
10  
1622  

7217  

Within  the  limits  of  the  quotas  indicated  above,  catches  are  limited  to  the  following  amounts  in  waters  of  ICES 
Divisions V and XIV under the sovereignty or jusrisdiction of Greenland: 

Germany 
United Kingdom 
 Others 
EC 

pm (1) 
pm (1) 
0  
pm (2) 

(1) Including pm tonnes transferred by Greenland. 
(2) Of which pm tonnes are allocated to Norway.  

EN 

15 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species: 

Orange roughy 

Zone: 

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

 Hoplostethus atlanticus 

Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
EC 

10  
58  
10  
10  
88  

Species: 

Orange roughy 

Zone: 

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

 Hoplostethus atlanticus 

Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

2  
195  
57  
2  
2  
258  

(1)  Exclusively  for  by-catches.  No  directed  fisheries 
are permitted under this quota. 

Species: 

Orange roughy 

Zone: 

 Hoplostethus atlanticus 

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

Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

10  
52  
14  
16  
10  
102  

Species: 

Blue ling 

Zone: 

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

 Molva dypterygia 

Denmark 
Germany 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

6  
6  
38  
6  
23  
6  
85  

(1)  Exclusively  for  by-catches. No directed  fisheries 
are permitted under this quota. 

Species: 

Blue ling 

Zone: 

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

Denmark 
Germany 
Sweden 
EC 

 Molva dypterygia 

10  
5  
10  
25  

EN 

16 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species: 

Blue ling 

Zone: 

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

 Molva dypterygia 

(1)  Exclusively  for  by-catches.  No directed  fisheries 
are permitted under this quota.  

Germany 
Estonia 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Lithuania 
Poland 
United Kingdom 
Others(1) 
EC 

25  
4  
77  
1760  
6  
1  
1  
448  
6  
2328  

Species: 

Ling 

Zone: 

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

Denmark 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
Others(1) 
EC 

 Molva molva 

10  
10  
10  
10  
5  
45  

(1)  Exclusively  for  by-catches.  No directed  fisheries 
are permitted under this quota. 

Species: 

Ling 

Zone: 

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

Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Molva molva 

6  
49  
6  
19  
6  
86  

Species: 

Ling 

Zone: 

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

Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
France 
The Netherlands 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Molva molva 

11  
171  
106  
95  
4  
7  
1312  
1706  

EN 

17 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species: 

Ling 

Zone:  

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

Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Molva molva 

14  
10  
10  
10  
10  
54  

Species: 

Ling 

Zone:  

Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Molva molva 

26  
5  
96  
1931  
2059  
516  
5  
2369  
7007  

Species: 

Red seabream 

Zone: 

 Pagellus bogaraveo 

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

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

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others(1) 
EC 

101  
5  
4  
13  
4  
127  

(1)  Exclusively  for  by-catches.  No  directed  fisheries  are 
permitted under this quota. 

Species: 

Red seabream 

Zone: 

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

Spain 
Portugal 
EC 

Species: 

 Pagellus bogaraveo 

364  
99  
463  

Red seabream 

Zone: 

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

 Pagellus bogaraveo 

Spain 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

7  
734  
7  
748  

EN 

18 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species 

Forkbeards 

 Zone: 

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

 Phycis blennoides 

Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
EC 

10  
10  
16  
36  

Species 

Forkbeards 

 Zone: 

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

 Phycis blennoides 

Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
EC 

10  
603  
365  
267  
835  
2080  

Species 

Forkbeards 

 Zone: 

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

Spain 
France 
Portugal 
EC 

Species 

 Phycis blennoides 

242  
15  
10  
267  

Forkbeards 

 Zone: 

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

 Phycis blennoides 

France 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

10  
43  
10  
63  

EN 

19 

   EN 

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

(1) Fishing in VI is restricted to longlines. 
(2) To be taken in EC waters of IIa and VI.  
(3)  Provisional  quota,  pending  the  conclusion  of 
fisheries consultations with Norway for 2005. 

Species: 

Greenland Halibut  

Zone: 

 Reinhardtius 
hippoglossoides 

10  
15  
10  

10  
137  
10  
10  
497  

145 (1)(2)(3) 

844  

Denmark 
Germany 
Estonia 

Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Poland 
United Kingdom 

Norway 

EC 

Species: 

Greenland Halibut  

Zone: 

 Reinhardtius 
hippoglossoides 

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

Denmark 
Germany 
Estonia 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Lithuania 
Poland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 

EC 

10  
1326  
10  
10  
11  
10  
10  
10  
10  
300  

1707  

Within  the  limits  of  the  quotas  indicated  above,  catches  are  limited  to  the  following  amounts  in  waters  of  ICES 
Divisions V and XIV under the sovereignty or jusrisdiction of Greenland: 

Germany 
United Kingdom 
Others  
EC 

pm (1) 
pm (1) 
0  
pm (2) 

(1) Including pm tonnes transferred by Greenland. 
(2) Of which pm tonnes are allocated to Norway.  

EN 

20 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANNEX II 

Calculation of fishing effort 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Member  States  shall  determine,  for  each  vessel  flying  its  flag  and  having  held  a 
deep-sea licence in the year in question, the total installed engine power in kilowatts 
measured  in  accordance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2930/86  of  of  22 
September  1986  defining  characteristics  for  fishing  vessels16.  Member  States  shall 
also determine the number of days within each year that each vessel held a deep-sea 
fishing licence as described in Council Regulation 2347/2002.  

The deep sea fishing effort for each vessel shall be calculated as the number of days 
a deep-sea fishing licence was held multiplied by the total installed engine power in 
kilowatts. 

The deep sea fishing effort for each Member State shall be calculated as the sum of 
the deep sea fishing effort for all the vessels flying the flag of that Member State. 

16 

OJ  L  274,  25.9.1986,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  3259/94 
(OJ L 339, 29.12.1994, p. 11). 

EN 

21 

   EN