Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 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: 2004-12-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, exploitation of resources, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing regulations, vessel

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 27/2005

of 22 December 2004

fixing for 2005 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
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of
20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable
exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries
Policy (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 of
26 February 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of cod
stocks (2), and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of
21 April 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of the
Northern hake stock (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 requires the
Council to adopt the measures necessary to ensure access
to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of
fishing activities taking into account available scientific
the report prepared by the
advice and,
for
Scientific, Technical
Fisheries.

and Economic Committee

in particular,

(2)

Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, it is
to establish the total
incumbent upon the Council,

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

allowable catches (TAC) by fishery or group of fisheries.
Fishing opportunities should be allocated to Member
States and third countries in accordance with the criteria
laid down in Article 20 of that Regulation.

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

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 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 (4), it is necessary to identify the stocks which are
subject to the various measures referred to therein.

In accordance with the procedure provided for in the
agreements or protocols on fisheries
the
Community has held consultations on fishing rights with
Norway (5), the Faroe Islands (6), and Greenland (7).

relations,

third

Pursuant to the Article 6 of the 2003 Act of Accession,
fisheries agreements concluded by Latvia and Lithuania
with
the
shall
Community. In accordance with these agreements, the
Community has held consultations with the Russian
Federation.

be managed

countries

by

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.
(2) OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.
(5) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48.
(6) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12.
(7) OJ L 29, 1.2.1985, p. 9.

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(8)

(9)

(10)

(11)

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

species.

certain

rules

for

At its Annual Meeting in June 2004, the Inter-American
Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
adopted catch
limitations for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack
tuna, and technical measures as regards the treatment of
by-catches. Although the Community is not a member of
the IATTC, it is necessary to implement those measures
to ensure sustainable management of the resource under
the jurisdiction of that Organisation.

its Annual Meeting in 2004,

At
the International
the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
Commission for
(ICCAT) adopted tables indicating the under-utilisation
and over-utilisation of
the
ICCAT contracting parties. In that context, the ICCAT
adopted a Decision observing that during the year 2003,
the European Community had under-exploited its quota
for several stocks.

the fishing possibilities of

In order to respect the adjustments to the Community
quotas established by the ICCAT, it is necessary for the
distribution of the fishing opportunities arising from the
under-utilisation to be carried out on the basis of the
respective contribution of each Member State towards the
underutilisation without modifying the distribution key
established in this Regulation concerning the annual
allocation of TACs.

(12) At its Annual Meeting, the ICCAT adopted a number of
technical measures for certain stocks of highly migratory
species in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, specifying
inter alia a new minimum size for bluefin tuna,
restrictions on fishing within certain area and time
periods in order to protect the bigeye tuna, measures
concerning sport and recreational fishing activities in the
Mediterranean Sea and the establishment of a sampling
program for the estimation of the size of the bluefin
tuna caged. In order to contribute to the conservation of
fish stocks it is necessary to implement these measures in
2005 pending the adoption of a Council Regulation
amending Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 of 14 May 2001
the
laying
conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory
species (1).

down certain technical measures

for

(1) OJ L 137, 19.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 831/2004 (OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 33).

(13)

(14)

(15)

(16)

Commission

At its Annual Meeting in 2004, the North East Atlantic
Fisheries
adopted
a recommendation to restrict fishing within certain areas
in order to protect vulnerable deep-water habitats. This
recommendation
the
be
Community.

implemented

(NEAFC)

should

has

by

As a temporary measure, catches of herring in mixed
fisheries as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No
973/2001 should be counted against the relevant quota
for herring.

As a temporary measure, the fishing effort concerning
certain deep-sea species should be reduced in accordance
with scientific advice from the International Council for
the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).

for

and

areas

fishing

The execution of
fishing opportunities should be 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 (2), Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed
rules
recording information on Member States'
catches of fish (3), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93
of 12 October 1993 establishing a control
system
applicable to the common fisheries policy (4), Council
Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on
the management of the fishing effort relating to certain
Community
resources, Council
Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 of 27 June 1994 laying
down certain technical measures for the conservation of
in the Mediterranean (5), Council
fishery
Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying
down general provisions
fishing
permits (6), Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of
22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures
applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the
Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine
living resources (7), 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 (8),
Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998
through
for
technical measures for the protection of
juveniles of
marine organisms (9), Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/
98 of 29 June 1998 specifying conditions under which

concerning special

fishery resources

conservation of

resources

the

(2) OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.
(3) OJ L 276, 10.10.1983, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001 (OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 23).
(4) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).

(5) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 813/2004 (OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 32).

(6) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.
(7) OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16.
(8) OJ L 9, 15.1.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 812/2004 (OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 12).
(9) OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as

last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 602/2004 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 30).

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of

22

the

2930/86

September

recovery of

herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than
direct human consumption (1), Council Regulation No
423/2004 of 26 February 2004 establishing measures
stocks (2), Commission
for
cod
Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003
laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based
Vessel Monitoring Systems (3), Council Regulation (EEC)
No
defining
characteristics for fishing vessels (4), Council Regulation
(EC) No 973/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down certain
technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks
of highly migratory species (5), Council Regulation (EC)
No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing
specific access requirements and associated conditions
applicable to fishing for deep sea-stocks (6) and Council
Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 of 22 December 2004
fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for
Community fishing vessels
for certain deep-sea fish
stocks (7).

1986

In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks,
certain complementary measures
and
technical conditions of fishing should be implemented in
2005.

on control

For
the stocks of sole in the Western channel, of
Southern hake and of Nephrops, it is necessary to apply
a provisional effort management scheme. For the cod
stocks in the Kattegat, in the North Sea, Skagerrak and
the Western channel, in the Irish Sea and in the west of
Scotland, the existing effort management scheme needs
to be adapted.

Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 it is
incumbent upon the Council to decide on the conditions
associated with the limits on catches and/or fishing effort
limits. Scientific advice indicates that substantial catches
in prejudice to the
in excess of agreed TACs result
therefore
fishing operations.
sustainability of
appropriate to introduce associated conditions that will
result in improved implementation of the agreed fishing
possibilities.

is

It

(17)

(18)

(19)

(20)

It is necessary, following the advice from the ICES, to
apply a temporary system to manage the fishing effort of
the industrial fishery for sandeel in ICES Sub-area IV and
Division IIIa North.

(21)

Scientific advice indicates that the stock of North Sea
plaice is not fished sustainably and that levels of discards
are very high. Scientific advice and advice from the North

(27)

(1) OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 8.
(3) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.
(4) 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).

(5) OJ L 137, 19.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 831/2004 (OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 33).

(6) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6.
(7) OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 4.

is
Sea Regional Advisory Council
appropriate to adjust the fishing opportunities in terms
of fishing effort of vessels targeting plaice.

indicates

that

it

(22)

For the adjustment of fishing effort limitations on cod as
laid down in Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 alternative
arrangements are proposed in order to manage fishing
effort consistently with the TAC, as
laid down in
Article 8(3) of the said Regulation.

(23) At its 25th Annual Meeting of 15 to 19 September 2003,
the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)
adopted a rebuilding plan for Greenland halibut in NAFO
Sub-area 2 and divisions 3KLMNO. The plan foresees
the TAC level until 2007 as well as
a reduction of
additional measures to ensure its effectiveness.
is
necessary to implement that plan for 2005 pending the
implementing
a Council Regulation
adoption
multiannual measures to rebuild the Greenland halibut
stock.

of

It

(24) At its 26th Annual Meeting of 13 to 17 September 2004,
the NAFO adopted Management Measures for a number
of previously unregulated stocks, namely skates
in
Division 3LNO, redfish in Division 3O and white hake in
It is therefore necessary to implement
Division 3NO.
these measures and to establish an allocation between
Member States.

(25)

to comply with international obligations
In order
undertaken by the Community as a Contracting Party to
the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources (CCAMLR), including the obligation to
the CCAMLR
apply
Commission, the TACs adopted by that Commission for
the 2004-2005 season and the corresponding season
limit dates should be applied.

the measures

adopted

by

(26) At

its XXIII Annual meeting in 2004,

the CCAMLR
adopted relevant catch limits for the stocks open to
established fisheries by any CCAMLR Member. CCAMLR
also approved the participation of Community fishing
in
vessels in exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp.
Sub-areas FAO 88.1 and in Divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2,
58.4.3a) and 58.4.3b) and made the relevant
fishing
activities subject to catch and by-catch limits, as well as
to certain specific technical measures. Those limits and
technical measures should also be applied.

to ensure
the
it is important

In order
livelihood of Community
to open these fisheries on
fishermen,
1 January 2005. Given the urgency of the matter, it is
imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period
referred to 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:

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CHAPTER I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

(iii) quotas allocated to the Community in third country

waters;

Subject matter

This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for the year 2005,
for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and the specific
conditions under which such fishing opportunities may be used.

for certain Antarctic stocks,

However,
the fishing
opportunities and specific conditions for the periods set out in
Annex IF.

fixes

it

(iv) allocation of Community fishing opportunities under (ii)

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

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

Community waters;

(b)

‘international waters’ means waters
sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

falling outside the

Article 2

Scope

This Regulation shall apply to:

(a) Community fishing vessels (‘Community vessels’); and

(b) fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, third
countries (‘third country vessels’) in waters falling within the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of Member States (‘EC waters’).

(c)

(d)

(e)

‘NAFO Regulatory Area’ means the part of the area of the
Northwest
(NAFO)
Convention not falling under the sovereignty or within the
jurisdiction of coastal States;

Fisheries Organisation

Atlantic

‘Skagerrak’ means the area 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;

‘Kattegat’ means the area 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
Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg
and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;

Article 3

Definitions

(f)

‘North Sea’ means ICES Sub-area IV and that part of ICES
Division IIIa which is not covered by the definition of the
Skagerrak given in point (d);

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions
shall apply:

(g)

(a)

‘fishing opportunities’ means:

(i)

total allowable catches (‘TACs’) or the number of vessels
authorised to fish and/or
these
authorisations;

the duration of

‘Gulf of Riga’ means the area bounded on the west bya line
drawn from Ovisi lighthouse (57°34.1234′N, 21°42.9574′E)
on the west coast of Latvia to the Southern Rock of Cape
Loode (57°57.4760′N, 21°58.2789′E) on the island of
Saaremaa, then southwards to the southernmost point of
the peninsula of Sõrve and then in a north-eastern direction
along the east coast of the island of Saaremaa, and in the
north by a line drawn from 58°30.0′N 23°13.2′E to
58°30.0′N 23°41′1E;

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

(h)

‘Gulf of Cadiz’ means the area of ICES Sub-division IXa east
of longitue 7°23′48″W.

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Article 4

Fishing zones

For
the purpose of
definitions shall apply:

this Regulation,

the following zone

(a)

ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea)
zones are as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of
17 December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch
statistics by Member States
fishing in the north-east
Atlantic (1);

(b) CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone
34) zones are as defined in 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 (2);

(c) NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are
as defined in 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 (3);

(d) CCAMLR (Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources) zones are as defined in Regulation
(EC) No 601/2004.

CHAPTER II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

Article 5

Article 6

Fishing opportunities and allocations

Fishing

opportunities

in
for
1.
Community waters or in certain non-Community waters and
the allocation of such fishing opportunities among Member
States shall be as set out in Annex I.

Community

vessels

2. Community vessels are hereby authorised to make catches,
within the quota limits set out in Annex I,
in waters falling
within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland,
Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the
conditions set out in Articles 9, 16 and 17.

The Commission shall

3.
fix the fishing opportunities for
capelin in zones V, XIV (Greenland waters) available to the
Community equal to 7,7 % of the capelin TAC as soon as the
TAC has been established.

Special provisions and allocations

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as
set out in Annex I shall be without prejudice to:

(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation

(EC) No 2371/2002;

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

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

(c) additional

landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation

(EC) No 847/96;

(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 7

Quota flexibility

Fishing opportunities for the stocks of blue whiting in
4.
zones I-XIV (EC waters and international waters) and herring in
zones I and II (EC waters and international waters) may be
increased by the Commission in accordance with the procedure
referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
when third countries do not respect a responsible management
of those stocks.

For 2005, the following stocks shall be as set out in Annex I to
this Regulation:

(a)

the stocks which are subject to a precautionary or to an
analytical TAC;

(1) OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003
(OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

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

last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

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(b) the stocks to which the year-to-year flexibility conditions set
out in Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are to
apply; and

(c)

the stocks to which the penalty coefficients provided for in
Article 5(2) of that Regulation are to apply.

By

1, when

derogation

fishing
from paragraph
3.
opportunities of a Member State for herring in Sub-areas II (EC
waters), III, IV and subdivision VII d are exhausted, it shall be
prohibited for vessels, flying the flag of that Member State, and
registered in the Community, and operating within the fisheries
to which the relevant catch limitations apply, to land catches
which are unsorted and which contain herring.

Article 8

The determination of

the percentage of by-catches and
4.
their disposal shall be made in accordance with Articles 4 and
11 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and Articles 2 and 3 of
Regulation (EC) No 88/98.

Conditions for landing catch and by-catches

Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed

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

(a)

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

(b) the catches from part of a Community share which has not
been allocated by quota among Member States, and that
share has not been exhausted; or

(c)

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

Article 9

Access limits

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.

Article 10

Special conditions for landings of unsorted catches from
Sub-areas IIa (EC waters), III, IV and VIId

(d) for herring, the catches comply with the measures referred

to in point 12 of Annex III; or

The measures set out in Annex II shall apply with regard to the
landing of unsorted landings from Sub-areas IIa (EC waters), III,
IV and VIId.

(e)

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 either on board or on
landing; or

Article 11

Other technical and control measures

(f) catches

are

taken during

scientific
investigations carried out under Regulation (EC) No 850/98
or Regulation (EC) No 88/98.

course

the

of

landings shall count against

2. All
the
Community share has not been allocated between Member
for
States by quotas, against
the Community share, except
(e)
catches made under the provisions of paragraph 1 (c),
and (f).

the quota or,

if

The technical measures set out in Annex III shall apply in
2005 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.

Detailed rules for the implementation of point 10 of Annex III
may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

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Article 12

Effort limitations and associated conditions for the
management of stocks

For the period 1 January to 31 January 2005,

1.
for the
management of cod stocks in Kattegat, North Sea, Eastern
Channel, Skagerrak, to the West of Scotland and in the Irish Sea
the fishing effort
limitations and associated conditions laid
down in points 1 to 5, 6a, 6c, 6d, 6e and 7 to 22 of
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 of 19 December
2003 fixing for 2004 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 (1) shall apply.

2.
For the period 1 February 2005 to 31 December 2005 for
the management of cod stocks mentioned in paragraph 1, the
fishing effort limitations and associated conditions laid down in
Annex IVa shall apply.

3.
From the 1 February 2005, the fishing effort limitations
and associated conditions laid down in Annex IVb shall apply to
the management of fisheries in the Cantabrian Sea and the
Western Iberian peninsula.

From 1 February 2005, the fishing effort limitations and
4.
associated conditions laid down in Annex IVc shall apply to the
management of the stock of sole in the Western Channel.

5.
The fishing effort limitations and associated conditions laid
down in Annex V shall apply to the management of sandeel
stocks in Skagerrak and the North Sea.

The Commission shall

6.
for
2005 for the fisheries on sandeel in zones IIa, IIIa, IV based on
the rules laid down in point 6 of Annex V.

fishing effort

fix the final

7. All vessels using gear
types identified in points 4 of
Annexes IVa, IVb, IVc respectively and fishing in areas defined
in points 2 of Annexes IVa, IVb, IVc respectively shall hold
a special fishing permit issued in accordance with Article 7 of
Regulation (EC) No 1627/94.

8. Member States shall ensure that for 2005 the fishing effort
levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels
holding deep-sea fishing permits do not exceed 90 % of the
average annual fishing effort deployed by that Member State's
vessels in 2003 on trips when deep-sea fishing permits were
held and deep-sea species, as listed in Annex I and Annex II to
Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, excluding greater silver
smelt, were caught.

CHAPTER III

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR THIRD COUNTRY VESSELS

Article 13

Authorisation

Vessels flying the flag of Barbados, Guyana, Japan, South Korea,
Norway, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela and
vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to
make catches in Community waters, within the quota limits set
out in Annex I, and subject to the conditions provided for in
Articles 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24.

43°00′N, except
the area referred to in Article 18 of
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002; 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;

(b) 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.

Article 14

Geographic restrictions

Article 15

Fishing by vessels flying the flag of:

Conditions for landing catch and by-catch

(a) 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 and the Atlantic Ocean north of

Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed shall
not be retained on board or landed unless the catches have been
taken by vessels of a third country having a quota and that
quota is not exhausted.

(1) OJ L 344, 31.12.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1928/2004 (OJ L 332, 6.11.2004, p. 5).

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CHAPTER IV

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

Article 16

Licences and associated conditions

be issued and shall be addressed by the authorities of
the
Member States to the Commission. The Commission shall
submit these requests to the authorities of the third country
concerned.

1. Notwithstanding the general rules on fishing licences and
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, the first subparagraph shall not apply to the following
Community vessels, when fishing in Norwegian waters of the
North Sea:

(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) vessels flying the flag of Sweden, in line with established

practice.

If one Member State transfers quota to another Member State
(swap) in the fishing areas set out in Part I of Annex VI, the
transfer shall
licences and
include an appropriate transfer of
shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number
of
I of
Annex VI, shall not be exceeded.

licences for each fishing area, as set out

in Part

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

Article 17

Faroe Islands

The maximum number of

licences and other associated
2.
conditions shall be fixed as set out in Part I of Annex VI.
Requests for licences shall indicate the types of fishing and the
name and characteristics of the vessels for which licences are to

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

species provided that

CHAPTER V

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIRD COUNTRY VESSELS

Article 18

Article 19

Obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit

Application for a licence and special fishing permit

1. Notwithstanding Article 28b of Regulation (EC) No
2847/93, vessels flying the flag of Norway of less than 200 GT
shall be exempt from the obligation to have a licence and
a fishing permit.

2.
The licence and special fishing permit shall be kept on
board. However, vessels registered in the Faroe Islands or
Norway shall be exempt from that obligation.

from third countries

3. Vessels
authorised to fish on
31 December 2004 may continue to fish as from 1 January
2005 until the list of vessels authorised to fish is submitted to
and approved by the Commission.

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

(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;

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(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;

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

(l) period for which a licence is required.

Article 20

Number of licences

The number of licences and special associated conditions shall
be fixed as set out in Part II of Annex VI.

Article 21

Cancellation and withdrawal

The Commission shall submit to the authorities of the third
2.
country concerned the names and characteristics of the vessels
which will 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 23

Obligations of the licence holder

1.
Third-country vessels shall comply with the conservation
and control measures and other provisions governing fishing of
Community vessels in the zone in which they operate,
in
(EC) No 1627/94,
particular Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93,
(EC) No 88/98, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 1434/98 and (EEC)
No 1381/87.

2.
The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook
in which the information set out in Part I of Annex VII, shall be
entered.

Third-country vessels, except vessels flying the flag of
the
in

3.
Norway fishing in ICES Division IIIa,
information set out
accordance with the rules laid down in that Annex.

to the Commission,

in Annex VIII

transmit

shall

1.
Licences and special fishing permits may be cancelled with
a view to the issue of new licences and special fishing permits.
Such cancellations shall take effect on the day preceding the
date of issue of the new licences and special fishing permits by
the Commission. New licences and special fishing permits shall
take effect from their date of issue.

Article 24

Specific provisions concerning the French Department
of Guyana

Licences and special

fishing permits shall be wholly or
2.
partially withdrawn before the date of expiry if the quota for
the stock in question set out in Annex I has been exhausted.

1.
The granting of licences to fish in the waters of the French
Department of Guyana shall be subject to an undertaking by the
owner of the vessel concerned to permit an observer to come
on board at the Commission's request.

Licences and special fishing permits shall be withdrawn in
3.
the event of any failure to meet the obligations laid down in this
Regulation.

Article 22

Failure to comply with relevant rules

1.
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 fulfilled.

The master of each vessel

2.
in possession of a licence for
finfish or tuna fishing in the waters of the French Department
of Guyana shall, on landing the catch after each trip, submit
a declaration to the French authorities stating the quantities of
shrimp caught and kept on board since the last declaration. This
declaration shall be in accordance with the model set out in
Part III of Annex VI. The master shall be responsible for the
accuracy of the declaration. The French authorities shall take all
appropriate measures to verify the accuracy of the declarations,
by checking them in particular against the logbook referred to
in Article 23(2). The declaration shall be signed by the
competent official after it has been verified. Before the end of
each month,
send to the
French authorities
relating to the preceding
Commission all
month.

the declarations

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

If, for a period of one month, the Commission receives no
4.
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 THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA

SECTION 1

Community participation

Article 25

List of vessels

1. Only Community vessels of more than 50 gross tonnes
which have been issued a special fishing permit by their flag
Member State and are included in the NAFO vessel register shall
be authorised, on the conditions set out in the permit, to fish,
keep on board, trans-ship and land fishery resources from the
NAFO Regulatory Area.

Each Member State shall

2.
inform the Commission in
computer readable form, at least 15 days before the new vessel
enters the NAFO Regulatory area, of any amendment to its list
of vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community that
are authorized to fish in the NAFO Regulatory area. The
Commission shall
forward this information promptly to the
NAFO Secretariat.

For vessels temporarily flying the flag of a Member State

4.
(bare boat charter), the information forwarded shall include:

(a)

the date from which the vessel has been authorised to fly
the flag of the Member State;

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

(c)

the 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;

(d) the name of the vessel;

(e)

the official registration number of the vessel assigned by the
competent national authorities;

The information referred to in paragraph 2 shall include

3.
the following information:

(f)

the home port of the vessel after the transfer;

(a)

the internal number of the vessel, as defined in Annex I to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December
2003 on the Community fishing fleet register (1);

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

(b) the international radio call sign;

(c)

the vessel charterer, where applicable;

(d) the vessel type.

(1) OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 25.

(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 which can be fished by the vessel in
the NAFO Regulatory Area;

(j)

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

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SECTION 2

Technical measures

Article 26

Mesh sizes

1.
The use of trawl net having in any section thereof net
meshes of dimensions less than 130 mm shall be prohibited for
direct fishing of the groundfish 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
a minimum of 280 mm in the cod-end and 220 mm in all
other parts of the trawl.

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

Article 27

Attachments to nets

1.
The use of any means or device other than those described
in this Article which obstructs the meshes of a net or which
diminishes their size shall be prohibited.

2. Canvas, netting or any other material may be attached to
the underside of the cod-end in order to reduce or prevent
damage.

3. 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 listed in
Annex X.

fishing for

4. Vessels
shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use
sorting grids or grates with a maximum spacing between bars
of 22 mm. Vessels fishing for shrimp in Division 3L shall also
be equipped with toggle chains of a minimum of 72 cm in
length as described in Appendix 4 to Annex III.

Article 28

By-catches

1. Masters of 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 ID for which no
2.
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
board, whichever is the greater. However, in a part of the NAFO
Regulatory Area where directed fishing of certain species is

banned or an ‘others’ quota has been fully utilised, by-catches of
each of the species listed in Annex ID shall not exceed 1 250 kg
or 5 % respectively.

3. Whenever the total amounts of species for which by-catch
limits apply in any haul exceed the limits laid down in
paragraph 2, whichever is applicable, vessels shall immediately
move a minimum of five nautical miles from the previous haul
position. Whenever the total amounts of species for which by-
catch limits apply in any subsequent haul exceed the said limits,
vessels shall again immediately move a minimum of
five
nautical miles from the previous haul position and shall not
return to the area for at least 48 hours.

For vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis),

4.
in the
event that total by-catches of all species listed in Annex ID in
any haul exceed 5 % by weight in Division 3M and 2,5 % in
Division 3L, vessels shall immediately move a minimum of five
nautical miles from the position of the previous haul.

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

Article 29

Minimum size of fish

sale, but

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, trans-shipped,
landed, transported, stored,
shall be returned
sold, displayed or offered for
immediately to the sea. Where the quantity of caught fish not
having the required size exceeds 10 % of the total quantity, the
vessel shall move away to a distance of at least five nautical
miles from any position of the previous haul before continuing
fishing. Any processed
fish for which minimum fish
size requirements apply which is below a length equivalent in
Annex XI, shall be deemed to originate from fish that is below
the minimum fish size.

SECTION 3

Control measures

Article 30

Product labelling and separate stowage

1. All processed fish harvested in the NAFO Regulatory Area
shall be labelled in such a way that each species and product
category is identifiable. It shall also be marked as having been
caught in the NAFO Regulatory Area.

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All shrimp harvested in Division 3L and all Greenland
2.
halibut harvested in Sub-area 2 and Divisions 3KLMNO shall be
marked as having been caught in these respective areas.

3. Catches of the same species shall be stowed clearly separate
from catches of other species. All catches taken within the
NAFO Regulatory Area shall be stowed separately from catches
taken outside this area.

Catches may be stowed in more than one part of the hold but
in each part of the hold where it is stowed,
it shall be kept
clearly separate, by the use of plastic, plywood, netting, etc.
from catches of other species.

than that laid down in Article 26. 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:

(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 shall be lashed securely to

a part of the superstructure.

Article 31

Production logbook and stowage plan

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

Each Member State shall,

2.
readable form,
before the 15th of each month, notify the Commission of the
quantities of stocks specified in Annex XIII landed during the
preceding month and communicate any information received
under Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

in computer

The master of a Community vessel shall,

3.
catches of the species listed in Annex ID, keep:

in respect of

(a) a production logbook stating their cumulative production,

by species;

(b) a stowage plan that shows the location of

the different
species in the holds as well as the quantities of such species
on board in product weight stated in kilograms.

4.
The production logbook and stowage plan referred to in
paragraph 3 shall be updated on a daily basis for the preceding
day reckoned from 00.00 hrs (UTC) until 24.00 hrs (UTC) and
shall be kept onboard until the vessel has unloaded completely.

5.
The master shall provide the necessary assistance to enable
the quantities declared in the logbook and the processed
products stored on board to be verified.

Article 32

Nets

When fishing directly for one or more of the species listed in
Annex IX, vessels shall not carry nets with a mesh size smaller

Article 33

Trans-shipment

vessels

shall not

Community
in trans-shipment
operations in the NAFO Regulatory Area unless they have
received prior authorisation to do so from their competent
authorities.

engage

Article 34

Monitoring of fishing effort

1.
Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to
ensure that the fishing effort of its vessels referred to in Article
25 is commensurate to the fishing possibilities available to that
Member State in the NAFO Regulatory Area.

shall

2. Member States
to the Commission the
transmit
fishing plan for their vessels fishing for species in the NAFO
Regulatory Area no later than 31 January 2005 or, thereafter, at
least 30 days before the commencement of such activity. The
fishing plan shall identify, inter alia, the vessel or vessels which
will engage in these fisheries and the intended number of
fishing days in the NAFO Regulatory Area.

Member States
inform the
Commission of the intended activities of the vessels in other
areas.

shall, on an indicative basis,

The fishing plan shall represent the total fishing effort to be
deployed with respect to the fisheries in relation to the extent of
the fishing opportunities available to the Member State making
the notification.

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Member States shall, no later than 31 December 2005, 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.

3. Amendments to the list provided for in paragraph 1 shall
be transmitted to the Commission at least five days prior to the
date that the vessel newly inserted in that list enters Sub-area
2 and Divisions 3KLMNO. The Commission shall promptly
forward amendments to the list to the NAFO Secretariat.

SECTION 4

Special provisions for Northern prawns

Article 35

Northern prawn fisheries

Each Member State shall report to the Commission daily on the
quantities of Northern prawns (Pandalus borealis) caught
in
Division 3L of the NAFO Regulatory Area by vessels flying its
flag and registered in the Community. All fishing activities shall
take place in depths greater than 200 metres and shall be
limited to one vessel per each Member State allocation at any
one time.

SECTION 5

Special provisions for recovery plan of Greenland halibut

Article 36

Prohibition concerning Greenland halibut

It shall be prohibited for Community fishing vessels to fish
Greenland halibut in NAFO Sub-area 2 and Divisions 3KLMNO
and to retain on board, trans-ship or land Greenland halibut
fished in that zone if they do not carry a special fishing permit
issued by their flag Member State.

Article 37

List of vessels

1. Member State shall ensure that vessels to which the special
fishing permits referred to in Article 36 are to be issued are
included in a list containing their names and internal numbers
as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 26/2004. Member
States shall issue the special fishing permit only when the vessel
has been entered into the NAFO vessel register.

take necessary measures

Each Member State shall

4.
to
allocate its quota for Greenland halibut among its vessels
included in the list referred to in paragraph 1. Member States
shall
inform the Commission of the allocation of quotas not
later than 15 days following the date of entry into force of this
Regulation.

Article 38

Reports

1. Masters of vessels referred to in Article 37(2) shall transmit
the following reports to the Flag Member State:

(a)

the quantities of Greenland halibut retained onboard when
the Community vessel enters Sub-area 2 and Divisions
3KLMNO. This report shall be transmitted not earlier than
12 hours and not later than 6 hours in advance of each
entry of the vessel to this zone;

(b) weekly catches of Greenland halibut. This report shall be
transmitted for the first time no later than the end of the
seventh day following the entry of
into Sub-
area 2 and Divisions 3 KLMNO, or, when fishing trips take
more than seven days, at the latest on Monday for catches
that have been taken in the sub-area 2 and divisions
3 KLMNO during the preceding week ending at midnight
on Sunday;

the vessel

(c)

the quantities of Greenland halibut held onboard when the
Community vessel exits Sub-area 2 and Divisions 3KLMNO.
This report shall be transmitted not earlier than 12 hours
and not later than 6 hours in advance of each departure of
the vessel from this zone and shall include the number of
fishing days and the total catches in this zone;

(d) the quantities loaded and unloaded for each trans-shipment
of Greenland halibut during the vessel's stay in Sub-area
2 and Divisions 3KLMNO. These
shall be
transmitted no later than 24 hours after the completion of
the trans-shipment.

reports

2. Member States shall, upon receipt, transmit the reports
provided for in paragraph 1(a), (c) and (d) to the Commission.

2.
Each Member State shall send to the Commission the list
provided for in paragraph 1 and all subsequent amendments in
a computer readable form.

3. When catches of Greenland halibut notified in accordance
with paragraph 2 are deemed to have exhausted 70 % of the
the
Member States' quota allocation, masters shall
reports referred to in point 1(b) on a three day basis.

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Article 39

Designated ports

Article 41

Prohibition of landings and trans-shipments
for Non-Contracting Party vessels

1.
It shall be prohibited to land any quantities of Greenland
halibut at any place other than ports designated by NAFO
Contracting Parties. Landings of Greenland halibut in ports of
non-Contracting Parties are prohibited.

Member States shall ensure that landings and trans-shipments of
Greenland halibut from non-Contracting Party vessels which
have been engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory
Area are prohibited.

2. Member States shall designate ports in which landings of
Greenland halibut may take place and shall determine the
associated inspection and surveillance procedures, including the
terms and conditions for recording and reporting the quantities
of Greenland halibut within each landing.

Article 42

Follow up on fishing activities

3. Member States shall transmit to the Commission within
15 days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation a list
the
of designated ports and, within 15 days
associated inspection and surveillance procedures referred to in
paragraph 2. The Commission shall promptly forward this
information to the NAFO Secretariat.

thereafter,

4.
The Commission shall promptly transmit the list of the
designated ports referred to in paragraph 2 as well as ports
designated by other Contracting Parties of NAFO to all Member
States.

Article 40

Inspection in port

Member States shall submit a report to the Commission by
31 December 2005 at the latest on the implementation of the
including the total
measures laid down in Articles 36 to 41,
number of days fished.

SECTION 6

Special provisions for redfish

Article 43

Redfish fishery

1. Member States
shall ensure that all vessels entering
a designated port to land and/or trans-ship Greenland halibut
caught within NAFO Sub-Area 2 and Divisions 3 KLMNO are
submitted to an inspection in port in accordance with the port
inspection scheme of NAFO.

1.
Every second Monday, the master of a Community vessel
fishing for redfish in Division Sub-Area 2 and Division IF, 3K
the NAFO Regulatory Area, shall notify to the
and 3M of
the Member State, whose flag the
competent authorities of
vessel is flying or in which the vessel is registered, the quantities
of redfish caught in those zones in the two-week period ending
at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday.

2.
It shall be prohibited to discharge and/or trans-ship catches
from the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 until the inspectors
are present.

When accumulated catches
reach 50 % of
notification shall be made weekly each Monday.

the TAC,

the

3. All quantities discharged shall be weighed by species before
being transported to a cold store or another destination.

shall

4. Member States
the corresponding port
transmit
inspection report to the NAFO Secretariat, with a copy to the
Commission, within seven working days from the date at which
the inspection was completed.

2. Member States shall
to the Commission every
report
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 their flag and registered in
their territory.

When accumulated catches have reached 50 % of
reports shall be sent on a weekly basis.

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CHAPTER VII

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR

SECTION 1

Restrictions and vessel information requirements

Article 44

Prohibitions and catch limitations

(ii) one photograph not smaller than 12 × 7 cm showing
the port side of the vessel, displaying its full overall
length and complete structural features;

(iii) one photograph not smaller than 12 × 7 cm showing

the stern, taken directly from astern;

(i) measures taken to ensure tamper-proof operation of the

satellite monitoring device installed on board.

Direct fishing of the species set out in Annex XIV shall be
1.
prohibited in the zones and during the periods set out in that
Annex.

2. As from 1 August 2005, Member States shall, to the extent
practicable, also communicate to the Commission the following
information relating to vessels authorised to fish in the Area of
CCAMLR:

For new and exploratory fisheries, the catch and by-catch
2.
limits set out in Annex XV shall apply in the Sub-areas set out
in that Annex.

Article 45

(a) name and address of operator,

if different

from vessel

owner(s);

(b) names and nationality of master and, where relevant, of

fishing master;

(c)

type of fishing method or methods;

Information requirements relating to vessels authorised
to fish in the Area of CCAMLR

(d) beam (m);

1.
In addition to the information requirements relating to
authorised vessels set forth in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No
601/2004, Member States shall, as from 1 August 2005,
communicate to the Commission the following in respect of
such vessels:

(e) gross registered tonnage;

(f) vessel communication types and numbers (INMARSAT A,

B and C numbers);

(a) vessel IMO number (if issued);

(b) previous flag, if any;

(g) normal crew complement;

(h) power of main engine or engines (kW);

(c)

international Radio Call Sign;

capacity (m3);

(i) carrying capacity (tonnes), number of fish holds and their

(d) name and address of vessel's owner(s), and any beneficial

owner(s), if known;

(j) any other information (e.g.

ice classification) considered

appropriate.

(e)

type of vessel;

(f) where and when built;

(g)

length;

SECTION 2

Exploratory fisheries

Article 46

(h) colour photograph of the vessel, which shall consist of:

Participation in exploratory fisheries

(i) one photograph not smaller than 12 × 7 cm showing
the starboard side of the vessel, displaying its full overall
length and complete structural features;

Fishing vessels flying the flag of and registered in Spain
1.
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provisions of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 may
participate in long-line exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp.
in Sub-area FAO 88.1, and in Divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2, 58.4.3a)
outside Areas of national
jurisdiction and 58.4.3b) outside
Areas of national jurisdiction.

2. No more than one fishing vessel shall fish in Divisions
58.4.3a) and 58.4.3b) at any one time.

3. With regard to Sub-area 88.1 and Divisions 58.4.1 and
58.4.2,
total catch and by-catch limits per Sub-area and
Division, and their distribution among Small Scale Research
Units (SSRUs) within each of them are set out in Annex XV.
Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches
the specified catch limit and that SSRU shall be closed to fishing
for the remainder of the season.

Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and
4.
bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information
necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over-
concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in
Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 will be prohibited in depths less
than 550 m.

Article 47

Reporting systems

Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries referred
to in Article 46 shall be subject to the following catch and
effort reporting systems:

(a)

the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in
Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, with the
exception that Member
to the
Commission catch and effort reports not later than two
working days after the end of each reporting period, for
immediate transmission to CCAMLR. In Sub-area 88.1 and
in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.42, reporting will be made by
Small Scale Research Units;

submit

States

shall

(b) the Monthly fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System
set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(c)

the total number and weight of Dissostichus eleginoides and
Dissostichus mawsoni discarded,
including those with the
‘jellymeat’ condition, shall be reported.

marine living resources (1) with regard to applicable measures to
reduce the incidental mortality of seabirds in the course of
long-line fisheries. In addition to these measures:

(a)

the discharge of offal shall be prohibited in these fisheries;

(b) vessels participating in exploratory fisheries in Divisions
58.4.1 and 58.4.2 which comply with CCAMLR Protocols
(A, B or C) for longline weighting shall be exempted from
the night setting requirement; however, vessels which catch
a total of three (3) seabird shall immediately revert to night
setting in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC)
No 601/2004;

(c) vessels participating in exploratory

in Sub-
area 88.1 and Divisions 58.4.3a) and 58.4.3b) which catch
a total of three (3) seabirds shall cease fishing immediately
and shall not be permitted to fish outside the normal
fishing season for the remainder of the 2004/2005 season.

fisheries

Fishing vessels participating in exploratory fisheries in FAO
to the following additional

2.
Sub-area 88.1 shall be subject
requirements:

(a) vessels shall be prohibited from discharging:

(i) oil or fuel products or oily residues into the sea, except
to MARPOL 73/78
Prevention of

as
(International Convention for
Pollution from Ships);

in Annex

permitted

the

I

(ii) garbage;

(iii) food wastes not capable of passing through a screen

with openings no greater than 25 mm;

(iv) poultry or parts (including egg shells);

(v) sewage within 12 nautical miles of land or ice shelves,
or sewage while the ship is travelling at a speed of less
than 4 knots; or

(vi) incineration ash.

Article 48

Special requirements

(b) no live poultry or other living birds shall be brought into
Sub-area 88.1 and any dressed poultry not consumed shall
be removed from Sub-area 88.1;

1.
The exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 46 shall be
carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 600/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain
technical measures applicable to fishing activities in the area
covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic

(c)

fishing for Dissostichus
prohibited within 10 nautical miles of
Balleny Islands.

spp.

in Sub-area 88.1 shall be
the

the coast of

(1) OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 1.

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Article 49

Definition of hauls

1.
For the purposes of this Section, a haul comprises the
setting of one or more lines in a single location. The precise
geographic position of a haul shall be determined by the centre-
point of the line or lines deployed for the purposes of catch and
effort reporting.

2.

To be designated as a research haul:

(d) on completion of 20 research hauls of the third series, the

vessel may continue to fish within the SSRU;

(e)

in SSRUs A, B, C, E and G in Sub-area 88.1 where fishable
seabed area is less than 15 000 km2, points (b), (c) and (d)
shall not apply and on completion of 10 research hauls the
vessel may continue to fish within the SSRU.

Article 51

Data collection plans

(a) each research haul shall be separated by no less than
5 nautical miles from any other research haul, distance to
be measured from the geographical mid-point of each
research haul;

(b) each haul shall comprise at least 3 500 hooks and no more
this may comprise a number of

than 10 000 hooks;
separate lines set in the same location;

1.
Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries
referred to in Article 46 shall implement Data Collection Plans,
in each and all SSRUs in which FAO Sub-area 88.1 and
Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 are divided. The Data Collection
Plan shall comprise the following data:

(a)

the position and sea depth at each end of every line in
a haul;

(c) each haul of a longline shall have a soak time of not less
than six hours, measured from the time of completion of
the setting process to the beginning of the hauling process.

(b) the setting, soak, and hauling times;

(c)

the number and species of fish lost at surface;

Article 50

Research plans

(d) the number of hooks set;

(e)

the bait type;

Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries referred
to in Article 46 shall implement Research Plans, in each and all
SSRUs in which FAO Sub-area 88.1 and Divisions 58.4.1 and
58.4.2 are divided. The Research Plan shall be implemented in
the following manner:

(f)

the baiting success (%);

(g) the hook type; and

(a) on first entry into a SSRU, the first 10 hauls, designated
‘first series’, shall be designated ‘research hauls’ and must
satisfy the criteria set out in Article 49(2);

(b) the next 10 hauls, or 10 tonnes of catch, whichever trigger
is achieved first, are designated the ‘second series’.
level
Hauls in the second series can, at the discretion of the
master, be fished as part of normal exploratory fishing.
requirements of
However, provided they
Article 49(2), these hauls can also be designated as research
hauls;

satisfy

the

(c) on completion of the first and second series of hauls, if the
master wishes to continue to fish within the SSRU, the
vessel must undertake a ‘third series’ which shall result in
a total of 20 research hauls being made in all three series.
The third series of hauls shall be completed during the same
visit as the first and the second series in a SSRU;

(h) the sea and cloud conditions and phase of the moon at the

time of setting the lines.

2. All data referred to under paragraph 1 shall be collected for
every research haul; in particular, all fish in a research haul up
to 100 fish are to be measured and at least 30 fish sampled for
biological studies. Where more than 100 fish are caught,
a method for randomly subsampling the fish shall be applied.

Article 52

Tagging programme

Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries
referred to in Article 46 shall implement a tagging programme
as follows:

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(a) Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released at
a rate of one individual per tonne of green weight catch
throughout the season according to the CCAMLR Tagging
Protocol. Vessels shall only discontinue tagging after they
have tagged 500 individuals, or leave the fishery having
tagged one individual per tonne of green weight caught;

(b) the programme shall target individuals of all sizes in order
to meet the tagging requirement of one individual per one
tonne of green weight catch. All released individuals shall be
double-tagged
broad
releases
a geographical area as possible;

cover

shall

and

as

(f) all relevant tag data and any data recording tag recaptures
shall be reported electronically in the CCAMLR format to
CCAMLR within three months of the vessel departing these
fisheries;

(g) all relevant tag data, any data recording tag recaptures, and
reported
specimens
from recaptures
electronically in the CCAMLR format
to the relevant
regional tag data repository as detailed in the CCAMLR
Tagging Protocol.

shall

also

be

(c) all

tags shall be clearly imprinted with a unique serial
number and a return address so that the origin of tags can
be retraced in the case of recapture of the tagged individual;

(d) all recaptured tagged individuals (i.e. fish caught that have
a previously inserted tag) shall not be re-released, even if it
was at liberty for only a short period;

(e) all

recaptured tagged individuals

shall be biologically
sampled (length, weight, sex, gonad stage), an electronic
photograph taken if possible, the otoliths recovered and the
tag removed;

Article 53

Scientific observers

Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries
referred to in Article 46 shall have at
two scientific
observers, one of which shall be an observer appointed in
accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific
Observation, on board throughout all fishing activities within
the fishing period.

least

CHAPTER VIII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 54

Scientific monitoring

Article 55

Data transmission

1.
This Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations
conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations
which are carried out with the permission and under
the
authority of the Member State concerned, and of which the
Commission and the Member State in whose waters
the
research is carried out have been informed in advance.

2. Marine organisms caught for the purposes referred to in
paragraph 1 may be sold, stored, displayed or offered for sale,
provided that:

(a)

the standards

laid down in Annex XII

they meet
to
Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and the marketing standards
adopted pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC)
No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common
organisation of
in fishery and aquaculture
products (1), or

the market

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 in computer readable form by using
stock codes set out in each table of stock.

Article 56

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

into force on the day of

its

It shall apply as from the 1 January 2005.

(b) they are sold directly for purposes other

than human

consumption.

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. Regulation as amended by the 2003 Act

of Accession.

the CCAMLR area are set

Where the TACs of
for periods
starting before 1 January 2005, Article 44 shall apply with
respective periods of
effect
application of the TACs.

from the beginning of

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. VEERMAN

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

ANNEX I

All catch limitations set out in this Annex shall be considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 9 of this Regulation,
and shall, therefore, be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 2847/93, and 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. The
following table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given for the purposes of this Regulation:

Common name

Albacore

Alfonsinos

American plaice

Anchovy

Anglerfish

Antarctic icefish

Antarctic toothfish

Atlantic catfish

Atlantic halibut

Atlantic salmon

Basking shark

Bigeye tuna

Birdbeak dogfish

Black scabbardfish

Blackfin icefish

Blue ling

Blue marlin

Blue whiting

Bluefin tuna

Cod

Common sole

Crab

Dab

Flatfish

Flounder

Forkbeards

Greater silver smelt

Greenland halibut

Alpha-3 code

Scientific name

ALB

ALF

PLA

ANE

ANF

ANI

TOP

CAT

HAL

SAL

BSK

BET

DCA

BSF

SSI

BLI

BUM

WHB

BFT

COD

SOL

PAI

DAB

FLX

FLX

FOX

ARU

GHL

Thunnus alalunga

Beryx spp.

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Engraulis encrasicolus

Lophiidae

Champsocephalus gunnari

Dissostichus eleginoides

Anarhichas lupus

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Salmo salar

Cetorhinus maximus

Thunnus obesus

Deania calcea

Aphanopus carbo

Chaenocephalus aceratus

Molva dypterigia

Makaira nigricans

Micromesistius poutassou

Thunnus thynnus

Gadus morhua

Solea solea

Paralomis spp.

Limanda limanda

Pleuronectiformes

Platichthys flesus

Phycis spp.

Argentina silus

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

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Common name

Grenadier

Great lantern shark

Grey rockcod

Haddock

Hake

Herring

Horse mackerel

Humped rockcod

Kitefin shark

Krill

Lantern fish

Leafscale gulper shark

Lemon sole

Ling

Mackerel

Marbled rockcod

Megrims

Northern prawn

Norway lobster

Norway pout

Orange roughy

‘Penaeus’ shrimps

Plaice

Polar cod

Pollack

Porbeagle

Portuguese dogfish

Redfish

Red Seabream

Roughead grenadier

Roundnose grenadier

Saithe

Sandeel

Short fin squid

Skates and rays

Smooth lantern shark

Alpha-3 code

GRV

ETR

NOS

HAD

HKE

HER

JAX

NOG

SCK

KRI

LAC

GUQ

LEM

LIN

MAC

NOR

LEZ

PRA

NEP

NOP

ORY

PEN

PLE

POC

POL

POR

CYO

RED

SBR

RHG

RNG

POK

SAN

SQI

SRX-RAJ

ETP

Scientific name

Macrourus spp.

Etmopterus princeps

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Merluccius merluccius

Clupea harengus

Trachurus spp.

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Dalatias licha

Euphausia superba

Lampanyctus achirus

Centrophorus squamosus

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

Centroscymnus coelolepis

Sebastes spp.

Pagellus bogaraveo

Macrourus berglax

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Pollachius virens

Ammodytidae

Illex illecebrosus

Rajidae

Etmopterus pusillus

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Common name

Snow crab

South Georgian icefish

Spanish ling

Sprat

Spurdog

Swordfish

Tope shark

Turbot

Tusk

Unicorn icefish

Velvet belly

White hake

White marlin

Whiting

Witch flounder

Yellowfin tuna

Yellowtail flounder

Alpha-3 code

Scientific name

PCR

SGI

SLI

SPR

DGS

SWO

GAG

TUR

USK

LIC

ETX

HKW

WHM

WHG

WIT

YFT

YEL

Chionoecetes spp.

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

Molva macrophthalmus

Sprattus sprattus

Squalus acanthias

Xiphias gladius

Galeorhinus galeus

Psetta maxima

Brosme brosme

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Etmopterus spinax

Urophycis tenuis

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 and cod in Sub-divisions 25-32, are adopted in the framework of IBSFC.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Sub-divisions 30-31
HER/3D30.; HER/3D31.

Finland
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Denmark
Germany
Finland
Poland
Sweden
EC

TAC

52 471
11 529
64 000

64 000

6 448
25 380
3
5 985
8 184
46 000

46 000

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Zone:

Sub-divisions 22-24
HER/3B23.; HER/3C22.; HER/3D24.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Sub-divisions 25-29 (except Gulf of Riga) and 32
HER/3D25.; HER/3D26.; HER/3D27.; HER/3D28.;
HER/3D29.; HER/3D32.

Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Sweden
EC

TAC

2 588
686
13 218
25 801
3 262
3 405 (1)
27 862 (2)
39 350
116 172 (3)

130 000

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Due to overfishing in 2003, the quota has been reduced by 30 tonnes in accordance with IBSFC decisions.
(2) Due to overfishing in 2003, the quota has been reduced by 1 450 tonnes in accordance with IBSFC decisions.
(3) Due to overfishing in 2003, the quota has been reduced by 1 480 tonnes in accordance with IBSFC decisions.

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Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone: Gulf of Riga
HER/03D.RG

Estonia
Latvia
EC

TAC

16 972 (1)
20 452
37 424 (1)

38 000

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Due to overfishing in 2003, the quota has been reduced by 576 tonnes in accordance with IBSFC decisions.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

Sub-divisions 25-32 (EC waters)
COD/3D25.; COD/3D26.; COD/3D27.; COD/
3D28.; COD/3D29.; COD/3D30.; COD/3D31.;
COD/3D32.

Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Sweden
EC

TAC

8 959
3 564
873
686
3 331
2 189 (1)
10 203 (2)
9 077
38 882 (3)

N/A

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Due to overfishing in 2003, the quota has been reduced by 6 tonnes in accordance with IBSFC decisions.
(2) Due to overfishing in 2003, the quota has been reduced by 112 tonnes in accordance with IBSFC decisions.
(3) Due to overfishing in 2003, the quota has been reduced by 118 tonnes in accordance with IBSFC decisions.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

Sub-divisions 22-24 (EC waters)
COD/3B23.; COD/3C22.; COD/3D24.

Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Sweden
EC

TAC

10 781
5 271
239
212
892
579
2 885
3 841
24 700

24 700

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

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Zone:

IIIbcd (EC waters)
PLE/3B23.; PLE/3C22.; PLE/3D24.; PLE/3D25.;
PLE/3D26.; PLE/3D27.; PLE/3D28.; PLE/3D29.;
PLE/3D30.; PLE/3D31.; PLE/3D32.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
and of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IIIbcd (EC waters) excluding Sub-division 32
SAL/3B23.; SAL/3C22.; SAL/3D24.; SAL/3D25.;
SAL/3D26.; SAL/3D27.; SAL/3D28.; SAL/3D29.;
SAL/3D30.; SAL/3D31.

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
Poland
EC

TAC

2 697
300
203
565
3 766

Not relevant

Species: Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Sweden
EC

TAC

93 512 (1)
10 404 (1)
9 504 (1)
116 603 (1)
59 478 (1)
6 992 (1)
28 368 (1)
126 400 (1)
451 260 (1)

460 000 (1)

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1)

Expressed by number of individual fish.

Species: Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

Zone:

Sub-division 32
SAL/3D32.

Estonia
Finland
EC

TAC

1 581 (1)
13 838 (1)
15 419 (1)

17 000 (1)

(1)

Expressed by number of individual fish.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

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Species: Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone:

IIIbcd (EC waters)
SPR/3B23.; SPR/3C22.; SPR/3D24.; SPR/3D25.;
SPR/3D26.; SPR/3D27.; SPR/3D28.; SPR/3D29.;
SPR/3D30.; SPR/3D31.; SPR/3D32.

Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Finland
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Sweden
EC

TAC

48 785
30 907
56 650
25 538
68 420
24 750
141 275 (1)
94 311
490 636 (1)

550 000

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Due to overfishing in 2003, the quota has been reduced by 3 924 tonnes in accordance with IBSFC decisions.

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ANNEX IB

SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, NORTH SEA AND WESTERN COMMUNITY WATERS

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

Species: Sandeel

Ammodytidae

Denmark
United Kingdom
EC

9 500
500
10 000

TAC

Not relevant

Species: Sandeel

Ammodytidae

Denmark
United Kingdom
All Member States
EC

Norway

TAC

618 767
13 525
23 668 (2)
655 960

5 000 (3)

660 960

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
SAN/04-N.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and
4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not
apply.

Zone:

IIa (1), IIIa, IV (1)
SAN/2A3A4.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and
4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not
apply.

(1)
(2)
(3)

EC waters excluding waters within 6 miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
Except Denmark and the United Kingdom.
To be taken in the North Sea.

Zone:

I, II (Community waters and international waters)

Zone:

IV (Community waters and international

III,
waters)

Species: Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

Species: Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

31
10
25
50
116

1 180
12
8
8
55
46
21
1 331

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Species: Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Zone:

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

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

405
9
375
4 225
297
5 310

5 310

Species: Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone:

EC waters of zones IIa, IV, Vb, VI, VII
USK/2A47-C

EC

Norway

TAC

Not relevant (1)

4 000 (2) (3)

Not relevant

Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004.

(1)
(2) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Sub-areas Vb, 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 incidental
catch of other species in Sub-areas Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.
Including ling. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 800 tonnes, and tusk 4 000 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes
and may only be fished with long-lines in ICES Division Vb and Sub-areas VI and VII.

(3)

Species: Tusk

Brosme brosme

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

1
191
1
1
1
5
200

TAC

Not relevant

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
USK/04-N.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and
4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not
apply.

Species: Basking shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Zone:

EC waters of zones IV, VI and VII
BSK/467.

EC

TAC

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

Faroe Islands

TAC

0

0

40 104
642
41 950
82 696

500 (2)

96 000

Zone:

IIIa
HER/03A.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1)
(2)

Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of the catch.
To be taken in Skagerrak.

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Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone:

IV north of 53°30′ N
HER/4AB.

Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

95 211
57 215
20 548
56 745
5 443
70 395
305 557

50 000 (2)

535 000

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(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 (zones HER/04A. and HER/04B.).

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

Special conditions:

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

Norwegian waters south of 62° N
(HER/*04N-)

EC

50 000

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Sweden
EC

TAC

(1)

Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N

HER/04-N.

1 102 (1)
1 102

Not relevant

By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone:

IIIa
HER/03A-BC

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

20 642
184
3 324
24 150

24 150

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1)

By-catches of herring taken in fisheries for species other than herring and landed unsorted.

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Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV, VIId
HER/2A47DX

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

248
47 865
248
248
248
234
909
50 000

50 000

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1)

By-catches of herring taken in fisheries for species other than herring and landed unsorted.

9 684 (3)
1 882 (3)
1 131 (3)
19 341 (3)
34 704 (3)
7 551 (3)
74 293

535 000

Zone:

IVc (2), VIId
HER/4CXB7D

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

(1)
(2)

(3)

Landed as the entire catch or sorted from the remainder of the catch.
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°56′ N, 1°19.1′ E) to latitude 51°33′ N and hence due west to a point on the coast
of the United Kingdom.
Transfers of up to 50 % of this quota may be affected to ICES Division IVb. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to
the Commission.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone: Vb, VIaN (1) (EC waters), VIb

HER/5B6ANB

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

Faroe Islands

TAC

3 291
623
4 447
3 291
17 788
29 440

660 (2)

30 100

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES Division VIa, north of 56°00′ N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07°00′ W

and north of 55°00′ N, excluding the Clyde.
This quota may only be taken in Division VIa north of 56°30′ N.

(2)

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Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Ireland
The Netherlands
EC

TAC

12 727
1 273
14 000

14 000

Zone: VIaS (1), VIIbc
HER/6AS7BC

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES Division VIa, south of 56°00′ N and west of 07°00′ W.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1 000
1 000

1 000

Zone: VIa Clyde (1)
HER/06ACL.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(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.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

(1)

1 250
3 550
4 800

4 800

Zone: VIIa (1)

HER/07A/MM

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

ICES Division VIIa is reduced by the area added to the ICES area VIIghjk bounded:
— to the north by latitude 52°30′ N
— to the south by latitude 52°00′ N
— to the west by the coast of Ireland
— to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

500
500
1 000

1 000

Zone:

VIIe,f
HER/7EF.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

(1)

144
802
11 236
802
16
13 000

13 000

Zone: VIIg,h,j,k (1)
HER/7G-K.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

ICES Division VIIg,h,j,k is increased by the area bounded:
— to the north by latitude 52°30′ N,
— to the south by latitude 52°00′ N,
— to the west by the coast of Ireland,
— to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

Species: Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone: VIII

ANE/08.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

27 000
3 000
30 000

30 000

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone:

IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)
ANE/9/3411

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

3 826
4 174
8 000

8 000

10
3 119
78
20
546
3 773

3 900

617
13
370
1 000

1 000

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Zone:

Skagerrak
COD/03AN.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Zone: Kattegat

COD/03AS.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV
COD/2AC4.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

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

4 641 (1)

27 300

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

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

Special conditions:

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

Norwegian waters
(COD/*04N-)

EC

19 694

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N

COD/04-N.

Sweden
EC

TAC

411
411

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

Vb (EC waters), VI, XII, XIV
COD/561214

1
11
114
162
433
721

721

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Special conditions:

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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
EC

Vb (EC zone), VIa
(COD/*5BC6A)

1
10
110
156
415
692

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Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

29
79
1 416
7
619
2 150

2 150

266
4 554
849
38
493
6 200

6 200

5
4
4
28
22
1 677
1 740

1 740

327
1 277
373
903
2 880

2 880

Zone: VIIa

COD/07A.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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

COD/7X7A34

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
LEZ/2AC4-C

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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

LEZ/561214

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone: VII

LEZ/07.

Belgium
Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

520
5 779
7 013
3 189
2 762
19 263

19 263

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone: VIIIabde

LEZ/8ABDE.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

1 238
999
2 237

2 237

1 233
62
41
1 336

1 336

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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

LEZ/8C3411

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Dab and flounder

Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
D/F/2AC4-C

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

491
1 844
2 766
192
11 151
6
1 550
18 000

18 000

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

365
804
393
75
276
9
8 392
10 314

10 314

54
1 381
22
20
323
1 800

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
ANF/2AC4-C

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
ANF/04-N.

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

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

168
192
180
2 073
469
162
1 442
4 686

4 686

2 318
258
921
14 874
1 901
300
4 510
25 082

25 082

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

ANF/561214

Analytical TAC where Article 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone: VII

ANF/07.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone: VIIIa,b,d,e

ANF/8ABDE.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

932
5 188
6 120

6 120

1 629
2
324
1 955

1 955

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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

ANF/8C3411

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

IIIa, IIIbcd (EC waters)
HAD/3A/BCD

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

18
3 036
193
4
359
3 610 (1)

4 018

(1)

Excluding an estimated 239 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV
HAD/2AC4.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

544
3 742
2 381
4 150
408
264
39 832
51 321 (1)

14 679

66 000

(1)

Excluding an estimate of 578 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

Special conditions:

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

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

Norwegian waters
(HAD/*04N-)

EC

38 175

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Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone: Norwegian waters, south of 62° N

HAD/04-N.

Sweden
EC

TAC

761
761

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone: VIb, XII, XIV
HAD/6B1214

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

2
2
77
55
566
702

702

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone: Vb, VIa (EC waters)

HAD/5BC6A.

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

17
20
838
598
6 127
7 600

7 600

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

VII, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)
HAD/7/3411

128
7 680
2 560
1 152
11 520

11 520

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Special conditions:

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

VIIa
(HAD/*07A.)

24
109
649
718
1 500

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 shall be prohibited when the totality of such landings exceeds 1 500 tonnes.

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Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

IIIa
WHG/03A.

Denmark
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

651
2
70
723 (1)

1 500

(1)

Excluding an estimated 750 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV
WHG/2AC4.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

605
2 618
681
3 935
1 513
4
10 444
19 800 (1)

2 800 (2)

28 000

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Excluding an estimated 5 400 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

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

Special conditions:

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

Norwegian waters
(WHG/*04N-)

EC

17 073

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

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

WHG/561214

Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

10
195
478
917
1 600

1 600

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone: VIIa

WHG/07A.

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1
18
296
0
199
514

514

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone: VIIb-k

WHG/7X7A.

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

211
12 960
6 006
105
2 318
21 600

21 600

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone: VIII

WHG/08.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Portugal
EC

TAC

1 440
2 160
3 600

3 600

816
816

816

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)
WHG/9/3411

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Whiting and Pollack

Zone: Norwegian waters, south of 62° N

Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius

W/P/04-N.

Sweden
EC

TAC

190
190

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

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Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

IIIa, IIIbcd (EC waters)
HKE/3A/BCD

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC

1 183
101
1 284

1 284 (1)

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Within an overall TAC of 42 600 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
HKE/2AC4-C

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

21
866
99
191
50
269
1 496

1 496 (1)

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Within an overall TAC of 42 600 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII, XIV
HKE/571214

Belgium
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

220
7 042
10 873
1 318
142
4 293
23 888

23 888 (1)

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Within an overall TAC of 42 600 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

Special conditions:

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
EC

VIIIabde
(HKE/*8ABDE)

28
1 137
1 137
142
14
639
3 096

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Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

VIIIa,b,d,e
HKE/8ABDE.

Belgium
Spain
France
The Netherlands
EC

TAC

7
4 902
11 009
14
15 932

15 932 (1)

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Within an overall TAC of 42 600 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

Special conditions:

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

Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, XII, XIV
(HKE/*57-14)

Belgium
Spain
France
The Netherlands
EC

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

1
1 420
2 557
4
3 982

3 819
367
1 782
5 968

5 968

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

HKE/8C3411

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
WHB/2AC4-C

Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

118 475
195
359
382
2 613
122 024

40 000 (1)

Not relevant

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

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

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Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
WHB/04-N.

Denmark
United Kingdom
EC

18 050
950
19 000

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

V, VI, VII, XII and XIV
WHB/571214

Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

9 803
37 947
63 244 (1)
52 809
75 893
119 216

4 743 (1)

110 678
474 333

120 000 (2) (3)
45 000 (4) (5)

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Of which up to 75 % may be taken in areas VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters).
(2) May be fished in EC waters in areas II, IVa, VIa north of 56°30′N, VIb, VII west of 12°W.
(3) Of which up to pm tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.).
(4) Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina spp.)
(5) May be fished in EC waters in areas VIa north of 56°30′ N, VIb, VII west of 12° W.

Special conditions:

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

IVa
WHB/*04A-C

Norway

40 000

Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone: VIIIa,b,d,e

WHB/8ABDE.

Spain
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

24 404
18 936
3 661
17 672
64 673

TAC

Not relevant

Special conditions:

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Any part of the abovementioned quotas may be fished in ICES Division Vb (EC waters), sub-areas VI, VII, XII and XIV (WHB/*5B-14).

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Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

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

WHB/8C3411

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

107 382
26 845
134 227

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Lemon sole and witch

Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
L/W/2AC4-C

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Blue ling

Molva dypterigia

EC
Norway

352
970
125
265
807
11
3 970
6 500

6 500

Not relevant (1)

200

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IIa, IV, Vb, VI, VII (Community waters)
BLI/2A47-C

Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004.

Species: Blue ling

Molva dypterigia

Faroe Islands

Zone:

EC waters of zones VIa (north of 56°30′ N), VIb
BLI/6AN6B.

900 (1)

Not relevant

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

Zone:

I, II (Community waters and international waters)

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Denmark
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Others (1)
EC

10
10
10
10
5
45

(1)

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

TAC

(1)

TAC

(1)

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Zone:

III (Community waters and international waters)

Zone:

IV (Community waters and international waters)

Zone:

V (Community waters and international waters)

Zone:

VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV (Community waters
and international waters)

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

10 (1)

4 976
610
1 930

610 (1)

8 136

(1) May not be fished in Division 3 IIIb,c,d.

25
397
246
221
8
17
3 052
3 966

12
9
9
9
9
48

56
10
204
4 124
4 397
1 102
10
5 063
14 966

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

Species: Ling

Molva molva

EC
Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

Zone:

EC waters of zones IIa, IV, Vb, VI, VII
LIN/2A47-C

Not relevant (1)

6 800 (2) (3)
800 (4) (5)

Not relevant

(3)

Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004.

(1)
(2) 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 incidental
catch of other species in Sub-areas VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.
Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 000 tonnes, and tusk 4 000 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.
Including blue ling and tusk. Only to be taken by long lines in VIa (north of 56°30′ N) and VIb.

(4)
(5) 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. The total incidental catch of other
species in Sub-area VI shall not exceed 75 tonnes.

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Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
LIN/04-N.

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

7
878
25
10
1
79
1 000

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

IIIa (EC waters), IIIbcd (EC waters)
NEP/3A/BCD

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Denmark
Germany
United Kingdom
EC

3 454
10
1 236
4 700

4 700

1 117
1 117
16
33
575
18 492
21 350

21 350

946
1
53
1 000

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
NEP/2AC4-C

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
NEP/04-N.

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone: Vb (EC waters), VI
NEP/5BC6.

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

26
103
172
12 399
12 700

12 700

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone: VII

NEP/07.

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Spain
France
EC

TAC

1 173
4 753
7 207
6 411
19 544

19 544

186
2 914
3 100

3 100

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone: VIIIa,b,d,e

NEP/8ABDE.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone: VIIIc

NEP/08C.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

156
6
162

162

135
405
540

540

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)
NEP/9/3411

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

IIIa
PRA/03A.

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC

3 717
2 002
5 719

10 710

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

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Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
PRA/2AC4-C

Denmark
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

3 626
34
146
1 074
4 880

4 980

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone: Norwegian waters, south of 62°N

PRA/04-N.

900
151 (1)

1 051

Not relevant

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC

(1)

TAC

(1)

Species:

‘Penaeus’ shrimps
Penaeus spp.

France
EC
Barbados
Guyana
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago

By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

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

4 108 (1)

Zone:

French Guyana
PEN/FGU.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 m deep.

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

Skagerrak
PLE/03AN.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

46
5 917
30
1 138
317
7 448

7 600

1 691
19
190
1 900

1 900

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Zone: Kattegat

PLE/03AS.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

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Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV
PLE/2AC4.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Special conditions:

3 530
11 474
3 310
662
22 066
16 328
57 370

1 630

59 000

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

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

Norwegian waters
(PLE/*04N-)

EC

30 000

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

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

PLE/561214

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

27
358
597
982

982

41
18
1 051
13
485
1 608

1 608

32
128
160

160

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone: VIIa

PLE/07A.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone: VIIb,c

PLE/7BC.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone: VIId,e

PLE/7DE.

Belgium
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

843
2 810
1 498
5 151

5 151

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone: VIIf,g

PLE/7FG.

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

73
132
202
69
476

476

29
58
204
117
58
466

466

75
298
75
448

448

8
270
79
206
563

563

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone: VIIh,j,k

PLE/7HJK.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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

PLE/8/3411

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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

POL/561214

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone: VII

POL/07.

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

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone: VIIIa,b,d,e

POL/8ABDE.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone: VIIIc

POL/08C.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

Species: Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

295
33
328

328

278
10
288

288

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)
POL/9/3411

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IIIa, IIIbcd (EC waters), IV
POK/2A34.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC
Norway

TAC

51
6 013
15 184
35 733
152
826
11 641
69 600
75 400 (1)

145 000

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(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.

Special conditions:

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

Norwegian waters
(POK/*04N-)

EC

69 600

Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N

POK/04-N.

Sweden
EC

TAC

947
947

Not relevant

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

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

POK/561214

Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

984
9 774
494
3 792
15 044

15 044

14
3 137
1 568
855
5 574

5 574

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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

POK/7X1034

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Turbot and brill

Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
T/B/2AC4-C

334
713
182
86
2 527
5
703
4 550

4 550

542
21
27
85
462
2 083
3 220

3 220

10
18
10
10
168
10
10
661
1 042

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
SRX/2AC4-C

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IIa (Community waters) IV, VI (Community waters
and international 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

Species: Greenland Halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Spain
France
Ireland
Poland
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

(1)
(2)
(3)

145 (1) (2) (3)

Not relevant

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

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Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IIIa, IIIb,c,d (EC waters), IV
MAC/2A34.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

148
11 866
155
467
470

3 526 (1) (2) (3)

435
17 067 (2)

28 676 (4)

420 000 (5)

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1)

Including a fishery by this Member State of 1 865 tonnes of mackerel in ICES Division IIIa and in EC waters of ICES Division IVab
(MAC/*3A4AB).
Including 315 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters of ICES Sub-area IV (MAC/*04N-).

(2)
(3) When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for

these species.
To be deducted from Norway’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.
TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

(4)

(5)

Special conditions:

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

IIIa
MAC/*03A.

IIIa, IVb,c
MAC/*3A4BC

IVb
MAC/*04B.

IVc
MAC/*04C.

Denmark
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
Norway

4 130
467
470

435

3 000

390

10

IIa (non-EC waters), VI, from
1 January to 31 March 2005
MAC/*2A6.

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
MAC/2CX14-

Germany
Spain
Estonia
France
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
The Netherlands
Poland
United Kingdom
EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

13 845
20
115
9 231
46 149
85
85
20 190
844
126 913
217 477

8 500 (1)
3 322 (2)

420 000 (3)

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) May be fished only in IIa, VIa (north of 56°30′N), IVa, VIId, e, f, h.
(2) Of which 1 002 tonnes may be fished in ICES Division IVa north of 59°N (EC zone) from 1 January to 15 February and from
1 October to 31 December. A quantity of 2 763 tonnes of the Faroe Islands' own quota may be fished in ICES Division VIa (north of
56°30′N) throughout the year and/or in ICES Divisions VIIe, f, h, and/or ICES Division IVa.
TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

(3)

Special conditions:

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
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC
Norway
Faroe Islands

IVa (EC waters)
MAC/*04A-C

4 175
0
2 784
13 918
6 089
38 274
65 240
8 500
1 002 (1)

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

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Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

VIIIc, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)
MAC/8C3411

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

20 500 (1)
136 (1)
4 237 (1)
24 873

24 873

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(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 (MAC/*8ABD.).

Special conditions:

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

VIIIb
(MAC/*08B.)

Spain
France
Portugal

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

1 722
11
356

437
25
42
16
520

520

Zone:

IIIa, IIIbcd (EC waters)
SOL/3A/BCD

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Zone:

II, IV (EC waters)
SOL/24.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1 527
698
1 221
305
13 784
785
18 320

280

18 600

54
14
68

68

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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

SOL/561214

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Zone: VIIa

SOL/07A.

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
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium
Spain
France
The Netherlands
EC

TAC

474
6
117
150
213
960

960

10
55
65

65

625
63
31
281
1 000

1 000

54
108
293
87
108
650

650

51
9
3 796
284
4 140

4 140

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone: VIIb,c

SOL/7BC.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone: VIIf,g

SOL/7FG.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone: VIIh,j,k

SOL/7HJK.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone: VIIIa,b

SOL/8AB.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Sole

Solea spp.

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species: Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

458
758
1 216

1 216

33 504
70
12 676
46 250

50 000

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

SOX/8CDE34

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IIIa
SPR/03A.

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
SPR/2AC4-C

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

2 877
227 669
2 877
2 877
2 877
1 330 (1)
9 493
250 000

1 000 (2)
6 000 (3)

257 000

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Including sandeel.

(1)
(2) May only be fished in sub-area IV (EC waters).
(3)

The quota includes a maximum by-catch of 1 200 tonnes of herring. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue
whiting quota established for fishing areas VIa, VIb and VII.

Species: Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone: VIIde

SPR/7DE.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

38
2 496
38
538
538
4 032
7 680

7 680

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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Species: Spurdog/dogfish
Squalus acanthias

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
DGS/2AC4-C

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

19
111
20
35
30
2
919
1 136

100 (1)

1 236

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1)

Including catches taken with long lines of tope shark and velvet belly, 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.

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IV (EC waters)
JAX/2AC4-C

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

64
27 547
2 077
44
1 599
4 469
750
4 066
40 616

1 600 (1)
1 823 (2)

42 727

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) May only be fished in sub-area IV (EC waters).
(2) Within a total quota of 6 500 tonnes for ICES Sub-Areas IV, VIa (north of 56°30′N) and VII e,f,h.

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone:

Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa,b,d,e, XII, XIV
JAX/578/14

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

TAC

12 088
9 662
13 195
6 384
31 454
46 096
1 277
13 067
133 223

4 955 (1) (2)

137 000

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

This quota may only be fished in ICES areas IV, VIa (north of 56°30′N) and VIIe, f, h.

(1)
(2) Within a total quota of 6 500 tonnes for ICES Sub-areas IV, VIa (north of 56°30′N) and VIIe,f,h.

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Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone:

VIIIc, IX
JAX/8C9.

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

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

55 000

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(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)
JAX/X34PRT

Portugal
EC

TAC

3 200
3 200

3 200

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Waters adjacent to the Azores under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal.

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone:

CECAF (EC waters) (1)
JAX/341PRT

Portugal
EC

TAC

1 600
1 600

1 600

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

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

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone:

CECAF (EC waters) (1)
JAX/341SPN

Spain
EC

TAC

1 600
1 600

1 600

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

(1) Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Spain.

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Species: Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

Zone:

IIa (EC waters), IIIa, IV (EC waters)
NOP/2A3A4.

Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
EC

Norway

TAC

0
0
0
0

1 000 (1)

Not relevant

(1)

This quota may be fished in ICES Division VIa, North of 56°30′N.

Species: Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

Denmark
United Kingdom
EC

4 750 (1) (2)
250 (1) (2)
5 000 (1) (2)

TAC

Not relevant

Including inextricably mixed horse mackerel.

(1)
(2) Only as by-catches.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
NOP/04-N.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Industrial fish

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
I/F/04-N.

Sweden
EC

TAC

800 (1) (2)
800

Not relevant

By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species.

(1)
(2) Of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel.

Species: Combined quota

Zone:

EC waters of zones Vb, VI, VII
R/G/5B67-C

EC
Norway

Not subject to restriction

600 (1)

TAC

(1)

Not relevant

Taken with long lines only, including rat tails, Mora mora and greater fork beard.

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Species: Other species

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
OTH/04-N.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

38
3 500
395
162
280

Not relevant (1)

2 625
7 000

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level.

Species: Other species

Zone:

EC waters of zones IIa, IV, VIa north of 56°30′N
OTH/2A46AN

EC
Norway
Faroe Islands

Not subject to restriction

4 720 (1)
400 (2)

TAC

(1)
(2)

Not relevant

Limited to IIa and IV. Includes fisheries not specifically mentioned.
Limited to by-catches of whitefish in IV and VIa.

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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: Snow crab

Chionoecetes spp.

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

PCR/N01GRN

Ireland
Spain
EC

TAC

0 (1)
0 (1)
0 (1)

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1)

Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)
for 2005.

Species: Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

RNG/N01GRN

Germany
EC

TAC

1 035 (2)
1 035 (1) (2)

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Of which 315 tonnes are allocated to Norway.
(2)

Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland) for
2005.

Species: Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
RNG/514GRN

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

0 (2)
0 (2)
285 (1) (2)

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC where Articles 3 and 4
of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Of which 285 tonnes are allocated to Norway.
(2)

Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)
for 2005.

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Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

I, II (EC waters and International waters)
HER/1/2.

27
26 909
4 713
89
1 161
6 967
9 630
1 362
89
417
9 972
17 205
78 541

7 548 (1)

890 000

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

Faroe Islands

TAC

(1) May be fished in EC waters.

Special conditions:

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

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

II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroese waters)
(HER/*25B-F)

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

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Germany
Greece
Spain
Ireland
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

3
2 580
452
9
111
668
924
131
9
40
956
1 650

2 356
292
2 628
292
2 163
2 628
9 140
19 499

471 000

Zone:

I, II (Norwegian waters)
COD/1N2AB.

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

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Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)
for 2005.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Germany
Spain
France
Poland
Portugal
United Kingdom
All Member States
EC

TAC

(1)

TAC

(1)
(2)

0 (1)
0 (1)
0 (1)

0

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (incl.V, XIV (Greenland waters))

COD/N01514

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

3 116
8 056
1 330
1 460
1 701
1 995

100 (1)
17 757 (2)

471 000

Zone:

I, II b
COD/1/2B.

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
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.

Species: Cod and haddock

Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus
aeglefinus

Zone:

Vb (Faroese waters)
C/H/05B-F.

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

10
60
430
500

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
HAL/514GRN

Portugal
EC

TAC

800 (3)

1 000 (1) (2) (3)

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Of which 200 tonnes to be fished only with long lines, are allocated to Norway.
(2)

If by-catches of Atlantic halibut in trawl cod and redfish fisheries imply over-runs of this quota, the Greenland authorities will provide
solutions to the effect that Community cod and redfish fisheries can nevertheless continue until the respective quotas have been
exhausted.
Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland) for
2005.

(3)

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Species: Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

HAL/N01GRN

EC

TAC

200 (1) (2) (3)

Not relevant

(1) Of which 200 tonnes, to be fished only with long lines, are allocated to Norway.
(2)

If by-catches of Atlantic halibut in trawl cod and redfish fisheries imply over-runs of this quota, the Greenland authorities will provide
solutions to the effect that Community cod and redfish fisheries can nevertheless continue until the respective quotas have been
exhausted.
Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland) for
2005.

(3)

Species: Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone:

IIb
CAP/02B.

EC

TAC

Species: Capelin

Mallotus villosus

All Member States
EC

TAC

(1)

0

0

0 (1)
0 (1)

Not relevant

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
CAP/514GRN

Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)
for 2005.

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

I, II (Norwegian waters)
HAD/1N2AB.

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

484
291
1 485
2 260

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

I, II (international waters)
WHB/1/2INT

EC

TAC

70 000

Not relevant

Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

I, II (Norwegian waters)
WHB/1/2-N.

Germany
France
EC

TAC

500
500
1 000

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

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Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

Vb (Faroese waters)
WHB/05B-F.

Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

7 040
480
768
672
7 040
16 000

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Ling and Blue Ling

Molva molva and Molva dypterigia

Zone:

Vb (Faroese waters)
B/L/05B-F.

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

(1)

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

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

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)
PRA/514GRN

Denmark
France
EC

TAC

887 (2)
887 (2)
5 675 (1) (2)

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Of which 2 750 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 1 150 tonnes to Faroe Islands.
(2)

Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)
for 2005.

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

PRA/N01GRN

Denmark
France
EC

TAC

2 000 (1)
2 000 (1)
4 000 (1)

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1)

Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)
for 2005.

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Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

2 880
463
257
3 600

TAC

Not relevant

Zone:

I, II (Norwegian waters)
POK/1N2AB.

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone:

I, II (International waters)
POK/1/2INT

EC

TAC

0

Not relevant

Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone:

Vb (Faroese waters)
POK/05B-F.

Belgium
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

50
310
1 510
50
580
2 500

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

I, II (Norwegian waters)
GHL/1N2AB.

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

50
50
100

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

I, II (International waters)
GHL/1/2INT

EC

TAC

0

Not relevant

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Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
GHL/514GRN

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

5 154 (2)
271 (2)
6 300 (1) (2)

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 75 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.
(2)

Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)
for 2005.

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

GHL/N01GRN

Germany
EC

TAC

550 (2)
1 500 (1) (2)

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 150 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.
(2)

Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)
for 2005.

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

IIa (Norwegian waters)
MAC/02A-N.

Denmark
EC

TAC

8 500 (1)
8 500 (1)

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) May also be fished in sub-area IV (Norwegian waters) and in Division IIa (non-EC waters)(MAC/*4N-2A).

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

Vb (Faroese waters)
MAC/05B-F.

Denmark
EC

TAC

2 763 (1)
2 763

Not relevant

(1) May be fished in IVa (EC waters)(MAC/*04A-C).

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

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Zone:

V, XII, XIV (1) (2)
RED/51214.

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Estonia
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
Latvia
Lithuania
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

344 (2)
6 986 (2)
1 227 (2)
652 (2)
2 (2)
562 (2)
3 625 (2)
3 (2)
629 (2)
1 466 (2)
17 (2)
15 513 (2)

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

EC waters and international waters.

(1)
(2) May be taken in the NAFO Regulatory Area Sub-area 2, Divisions IF and 3K but shall be counted against the quota for V, XII, XIV

within a total quota of 25 000 tonnes (RED/*N1F3K).

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Germany
Spain
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

766 (1)
95 (1)
84 (1)
405 (1)
150 (1)
1 500 (1)

Zone:

I, II (Norwegian waters)
RED/1N2AB.

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Only as by-catch.

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
RED/514GRN

11 794 (4)
60 (4)
84 (4)

15 938 (1) (2) (3) (4)

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) A maximum of 12 500 tonnes may be fished by pelagic trawl. Catches from the bottom trawl fishery and the pelagic trawl fishery

(2)
(3)
(4)

shall be reported separately. May be fished East or West.
3 500 tonnes to be fished with pelagic trawl are allocated to Norway.
500 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. Catches from the bottom trawl and pelagic trawl fisheries shall be reported separately.
Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)
for 2005.

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Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Belgium
Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

29
3 679
249
43
4 000

Zone:

Vb (Faroese waters)
RED/05B-F.

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: By-catches

EC

TAC

2 000 (1) (2)

Not relevant

Zone: NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)

XBC/N01GRN

(1) Refers to the combined by-catch of cod, catfish, skate, ling and tusk. The by-catch quantities of cod shall not exceed 100 tonnes. May

(2)

be fished in the East or in West.
Provisional quota, pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Denmark (on behalf of the Faroe Islands and Greenland)
for 2005.

Species: Other species (1)

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

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

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Only as by-catch.

Species: Other species (1)

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

305
275
180
760

TAC

Not relevant

(1)

Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

Species: Flatfish

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

108
84
408
600

Zone:

I, II (Norwegian waters)
OTH/1N2AB.

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Zone:

Vb (Faroese waters)
OTH/05B-F.

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Zone:

Vb (Faroese waters)
FLX/05B-F.

TAC

Not relevant

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

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ANNEX ID

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
COD/N2J3KL

EC

TAC

(1)

0 (1)

0 (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 28.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone: NAFO 3NO
COD/N3NO.

EC

TAC

(1)

0 (1)

0 (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 28.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone: NAFO 3M
COD/N3M.

EC

TAC

(1)

0 (1)

0 (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 28.

Species: Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone: NAFO 2J3KL
WIT/N2J3KL

EC

TAC

(1)

0 (1)

0 (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 28.

Species: Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone: NAFO 3NO
WIT/N3NO.

EC

TAC

(1)

0 (1)

0 (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 28.

Species: American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Zone: NAFO 3M
PLA/N3M.

EC

TAC

(1)

0 (1)

0 (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 28.

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Species: American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Zone: NAFO 3LNO
PLA/N3LNO.

EC

TAC

(1)

0 (1)

0 (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 28.

Species: Short fin squid
Illex illecebrosus

Zone: NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4

SQI/N34.

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
EC

TAC

128 (2)
128 (2)
128 (2)
227 (2)

Not relevant (1) (2)

34 000

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) No specified Community share, an amount of 29 467 tonnes is available to Canada and the EC Member States except Estonia, Latvia,

Lithuania and Poland.
To be fished between 1 July and 31 December.

(2)

Species: Yellowtail flounder
Limanda ferruginea

Zone: NAFO 3LNO
YEL/N3LNO.

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
EC

TAC

0 (1) (2)

15 000

(1) Despite having access to a shared quota of 76 tonnes for the Community, it is decided to set this amount to 0. There will be no

directed fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catches within the rules set out in Article 28.

(2) Catches taken by vessels under this quota shall be reported to the Flag Member State and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of

NAFO via the Commission at 48 hour intervals.

Species: Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone: NAFO 3NO
CAP/N3NO.

EC

TAC

(1)

0 (1)

0 (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 28.

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Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone: NAFO 3L (1)

PRA/N3L.

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
EC

TAC

144 (2)
144 (2)
144 (2)
144 (2)
144 (2) (3)

13 000

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates:
Latitude N
47°20′0
47°20′0
46°00′0
46°00′0

Point No
1
2
3
4

Longitude W
46°40′0
46°30′0
46°30′0
46°40′0

To be fished from 1 January to 31 March, 1 July to 14 September and 1 December to 31 December.

(2)
(3) All Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

TAC

(2)

Zone: NAFO 3M (1)

PRA/N3M.

(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°20′0
47°20′0
46°00′0
46°00′0

Longitude W
46°40′0
46°30′0
46°30′0
46°40′0

When conducting a fishery for shrimp in this box, vessels shall, whether or not crossing the line separating NAFO Divisions 3L and
3M, report in accordance with point 1.3 of the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 189/92 of 27 January 1992 adopting
provisions for the application of control measures adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (OJ L 21, 30.1.1992, p. 4.
Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1048/97 (OJ L 154, 12.6.1997, p. 1)).

Moreover, fishing for shrimp shall be prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2005 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:

Point No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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

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

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

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

Member State

Maximum number of
vessels

Maximum number of
fishing days

Denmark
Estonia
Spain
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Portugal

2
8
10
4
7
1
1

131
1 667
257
490
579
100
69

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

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Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone: NAFO 3LMNO
GHL/N3LMNO

Estonia
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species: Skates
Rajidae

Spain
Portugal
Estonia
Lithuania
EC

TAC

380
388
54
27
5 208
2 197
8 254

14 079

6 561
1 274
546
119
8 500

13 500

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Zone: NAFO 3LNO
SRX/N3LNO.

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone: NAFO 3LN
RED/N3LN.

EC

TAC

(1)

0 (1)

0 (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 28.

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone: NAFO 3M
RED/N3M.

Estonia
Germany
Spain
Latvia
Lithuania
Portugal
EC

TAC

1 571 (1)
513 (1)
233 (1)
1 571 (1)
1 571 (1)
2 354 (1)
7 813 (1)

5 000 (1)

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(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.

Zone: NAFO 3O
RED/N3O.

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species: White hake

Urophycis tenuis

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

1 771
5 229
7 000

20 000

2 160
2 835
5 000

8 500

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Zone: NAFO 3NO

HKW/N3NO.

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

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ANNEX IE

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

Cyprus
Greece
Spain
France
Italy
Malta
Portugal
All Member States
EC

TAC

323,4
6 276,7
6 192,7
4 888

(1)

(1)

590,2

60 (2)

18 331

32 000

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of
Mediterranean
BFT/AE045W

longitude 45° W, and

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

(1) Cyprus and Malta may fish under the ICCAT ‘Others’ quota in accordance with the ICCAT Compliance Tables adopted at 2003 ICCAT

Annual Meeting.
Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

(2)

Species: Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Spain
Portugal
All Member States
EC

TAC

6 541,5
1 010,4

148,5 (1)

7 700,4

14 000

(1)

Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° N

SWO/AN05N

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° N

SWO/AS05N

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

6 595,6
371,1
6 966,7

15 956

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

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Species: Northern Albacore

Germo alalunga

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° N

ALB/AN05N

Ireland
Spain
France
United Kingdom
Portugal
EC

TAC

(1)
(2)

(3)

5 723,3 (1) (3)
31 383 (1) (3)
8 217 (1) (3)
600,7 (1) (3)
4 129,5 (1) (3)
50 053,5 (1) (2)

34 500

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

It is prohibited to use any gill net, bottom set gill net, trammel net and entangling net.
The number of Community fishing vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to pm vessels in accordance with
Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001.
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

Ireland
Spain
France
United Kingdom
Portugal
EC

Maximum number of vessels

50
730
151
12
310
1 253

Species: Southern Albacore

Germo alalunga

Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° N

ALB/AS05N

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

943,7
311
660
1 914,7

30 915

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

Species: Bigeye Tuna

Thunnus obesus

Zone: Atlantic Ocean

BET/ATLANT

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

21 526,4
9 438
13 511
44 475,4

90 000

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 do not apply.

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Species: Blue marlin

Makaira nigricans

Zone: Atlantic Ocean
BUM/ATLANT

EC

TAC

Species: White marlin

Tetrapturus alba

EC

TAC

103

Not relevant

46,5

Not relevant

Zone: Atlantic Ocean
WHM/ATLANT

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ANNEX IF

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
SSI/F483.

TAC

(1)

2 200 (1)

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

Species: Unicorn icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
LIC/F5852.

TAC

(1)

150 (1)

TAC to cover by-catches in the fisheries for Dissostichus eleginoides and Champsocephalus gunnari. Wherever this by-catch TAC is
exhausted, the corresponding fisheries shall be closed.

Species: Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
ANI/F483.

TAC

(1)

3 574 (1)

This TAC is applicable for the period 15 November 2004 to 14 November 2005. Fishing for this stock during the period 1 March to
31 May 2005 shall be limited to 894 tonnes.

Species: Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (2)
ANI/F5852.

TAC

(1)
(2)

1 864 (1)

This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2005.
For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as that portion of FAO statistical division 58.5.2 that lies within
the area enclosed by a line:
(a)

starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 72°15′E intersects the Australia–France Maritime Delimitation Agreement
Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53°25′S;
then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74°E;
then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52°40′S and the meridian of longitude 76°E;
then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52°S;
then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51°S with the meridian of longitude 74°30′E;
and
then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

(f)

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Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
TOP/F483.

TAC

3 050 (1) (2)

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the sub-areas specified:
Management Area A:
48°W to 43°30′W –
52°30′S to 56°S
(TOP/*F483A)

0

Management Area B:
43°30′W to 40°W –
52°30′S to 56°S
(TOP/*F483B)

Management Area C:
40°W to 33°30′W –
52°30′S to 56°S
(TOP/*F483C)

915

2 135

(1)

(2)

This TAC shall be applicable for long-line fishery in the period 1 May to 31 August 2005 and for pot fishery 1 December 2004 to 30
November 2005.
Including 152 tonnes of skates and rays and 152 tonnes of Macrorus spp. as by-catch.

Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone:

FAO 48.4 Antarctic
TOP/F484.

TAC

(1)
(2)

28 (1) (2)

To be fished only with long-lines.
This TAC shall be 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
TOP/F5852.

TAC

(1)

(2)

2 787 (1) (2)

This TAC shall be applicable for the trawl fishery in the period 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2005 and for the long-line fishery
in the period 1 May to 31 August 2005.
This TAC is applicable for West of 79°20′E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited (see Annex XV).

Species: Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone:

FAO 48
KRI/F48.

TAC

4 000 000 (1)

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 (KRI/*F481.)
Sub-area 48.2 (KRI/*F482.)
Sub-area 48.3 (KRI/*F483.)
Sub-area 48.4 (KRI/*F484.)

1 008 000
1 104 000
1 056 000
832 000

(1)

This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2005.

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Species: Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone:

FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic
KRI/F5841.

TAC

440 000 (1)

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° E (KRI/*F-41W)
Division 58.4.1 East of 115° E (KRI/*F-41E)

277 000
163 000

(1)

This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2005.

Species: Krill

Euphausia superba

Zone:

FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic
KRI/F5842.

TAC

(1)

450 000 (1)

This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2005.

Species: Humped rockcod

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
NOG/F483.

TAC

(1)

1 470 (1)

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

Species: Grey rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
NOS/F483.

TAC

(1)

300 (1)

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

Species: Grey rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
NOS/F5852.

TAC

(1)

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

80 (1)

Species: Marbled rockcod

Notothenia rossii

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
NOR/F483.

TAC

(1)

300 (1)

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

Species: Crab

Paralomis spp.

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
PAI/F483.

TAC

(1)

1 600 (1)

This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2005.

Species: South Georgia icefish

Pseudochaenichthus georgianus

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
SGI/F483.

TAC

(1)

300 (1)

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

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Species: Grenadier

Macrourus spp.

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
GRV/F5852.

TAC

(1)

360 (1)

TAC to cover by-catches in the fisheries for Dissostichus eleginoides and Champsocephalus gunnari. Wherever this by-catch TAC is
exhausted, the corresponding fisheries shall be closed.

Species: Other species

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
OTH/F5852.

TAC

(1)

50 (1)

TAC to cover by-catches in the fisheries for Dissostichus eleginoides and Champsocephalus gunnari. Wherever this by-catch TAC is
exhausted, the corresponding fisheries shall be closed.

Species: Skates and rays
Rajae

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
SRX/F5852.

TAC

(1)

(2)

120 (1) (2)

TAC to cover by-catches in the fisheries for Dissostichus eleginoides and Champsocephalus gunnari. Wherever this by-catch TAC is
exhausted, the corresponding fisheries shall be closed.
For the purposes of this TAC, skates and rays to be counted as one single species.

Species: Squid

Martialia hyadesi

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
SQS/F483.

TAC

(1)

2 500 (1)

This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2004 to 30 November 2005.

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SPECIAL MEASURES CONCERNING UNSORTED LANDINGS IN SUB-AREAS IIa (EC WATERS),
III, IV AND VIId

ANNEX II

1.

It shall be prohibited to land catches which are unsorted.

2. Member States shall ensure that an adequate sampling programme is in place which allow an efficient monitoring of
the landings by species when landings are unsorted. The Member States shall not later than 1 March 2005 provide
the Commission with a detailed description of the sampling programmes and a list of ports and landing sites where
the sampling systems are in operation.

3. By way of derogation from point 1), it shall be permitted to land catches which are unsorted in ports and landing

sites where a sampling programme referred to in point 2 is in operation.

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ANNEX III

TRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONTROL MEASURES

PART A

BALTIC SEA

S e c t i o n 1

Cod fishery

1.

Conditions for certain gears 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

Towed nets without an exit window shall be prohibited.

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.

1.1.3.

O n e n e t r u l e

When a towed net with exit windows is used, no other type of gear shall be kept on board.

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 length of up to and including
12 m.

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

2.1.

2.2.

2.3.

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, except in the case set out in point 2.2.

However, by way of derogation from the provisions of Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 88/98, 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 other than those referred to in point 1.1.2.

3.

Minimum size for cod in the Baltic Sea

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

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4.

Summer ban for Baltic cod

Fishing for cod shall be prohibited in Sub-divisions 22-24 from 1 March 2005 to 30 April 2005 inclusive, and
in Sub-divisions 25-32 from 1 May 2005 to 15 September 2005 inclusive.

5.

Restrictions for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea

It shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with
rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

Area 1:

— 55°45′N, 15°30′E

— 55°45′N, 16°30′E

— 55°00′N, 16°30′E

— 55°00′N, 16°00′E

— 55°15′N, 16°00′E

— 55°15′N, 15°30′E

— 55°45′N, 15°30′E

Area 2:

— 55°00′N, 19°14′E

— 54°48′N, 19°20′E

— 54°45′N, 19°19′E

— 54°45′N, 18°55′E

— 55°00′N, 19°14′E

Area 3:

— 56°13′N, 18°27′E

— 56°13′N, 19°31′E

— 55°59′N, 19°13′E

— 56°03′N, 19°06′E

— 56°00′N, 18°51′E

— 55°47′N, 18°57′E

— 55°30′N, 18°34′E

— 56°13′N, 18°27′E

6.

Interim and additional conditions for monitoring,
recovery of cod stocks in the Baltic Sea

inspection and surveillance in the context of

6.1.

General provisions

6.1.1.

The monitoring inspection and surveillance programme for cod stocks in the Baltic Sea shall consist of the
following elements:

Special conditions for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea.

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National control action programmes to be drawn up by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania,
Poland, and Sweden.

Additional measures for monitoring, control and inspection.

Joint surveillance and exchange of inspectors.

6.1.2.

The National control action programme for cod stocks may be revised, at the initiative of the Commission or
following a request by a Member State.

6.2.

Special Conditions for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea

6.2.1.

All vessels of overall length equal to or greater than 8 metres carrying on board or using any gear authorised for
fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea shall hold a special permit for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea.

6.2.2.

Each Member State shall establish a list of vessels holding a special permit for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea.

6.2.3.

The master of a fishing vessel, or his representative, to which a Member State has issued a special permit for
fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea shall comply with the conditions in Appendix 2.

6.3.

National Control Action programmes

6.3.1.

Each Member State concerned shall define a national control action programme for the Baltic Sea.

6.3.2.

The Commission shall convene at least once in 2005 a meeting of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture
to evaluate the compliance with and results of the national control action programme for cod stocks in the
Baltic Sea.

6.4.

Monitoring, inspection and surveillance to be adopted by Member States

6.4.1.

Each Member State concerned shall transmit to the Commission within 30 days of the date of entry into force
of this Regulation a list of designated ports and the national control programme referred to in point 6.3.1. and
an implementation schedule. The Commission shall transmit this information to all the relevant Member States.

6.4.2.

Notwithstanding Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the masters of Community fishing vessels
holding a special fishing permit for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea in accordance with point 6.2.1 shall keep
a logbook of their operations in accordance with the provisions laid down in Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No
2847/93.

6.4.3.

By way of derogation from Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the permitted margin of tolerance in
estimates of the quantities, in kilograms, of fish subject to a TAC that are retained on board shall be 8 %.

6.4.4.

For cod landed in a designated port, representative samples, amounting to at least 20 % of the landings, shall be
weighed in the presence of controllers authorised by the Member States before they are offered for first sale and
sold. To this end, the Member States shall submit to the Commission, within one month of the date of entry
into force of this Regulation, details of the sampling regime to be employed.

6.4.5.

Notwithstanding Article 19a 1a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Articles 19e, 19f, 19g, 19h and 19i of that
Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels holding a special fishing permit for fishing for cod in the
Baltic Sea in accordance with point 6.2.1.

6.4.6.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 Member States shall ensure
that the VMS data received pursuant to Article 8, Article 10(1) and Article 11(1) of that Regulation of vessels
holding a special permit for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea are used:

(a)

to record each entry into, and exit from port in a computer readable form;

(b)

to record each entry into, and exit from areas closed for cod fishing in the Baltic Sea.

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6.4.7.

6.4.8.

Member States may implement alternative control measures to ensure compliance with reporting obligations
referred in point 6.4.5 which are as effective and transparent as these reporting obligations. Such alternative
measures shall be notified to the Commission before being implemented.

By way of derogation from Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, quantities greater than 50 kg of cod
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 Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 pertaining to the quantities of
these species transported. The exemption provided for in Article 13(4)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall
not apply.

6.4.9.

By way of derogation from Article 34(c)(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93,
programme for cod in the Baltic Sea may last more than two years from their date of entry into force.

the specific monitoring

6.5.

Joint Surveillance and Exchange of inspectors

6.5.1.

The Member States concerned shall undertake joint inspection and surveillance activities and shall establish to
that effect joint operational procedures applicable to their surveillance crafts.

6.5.2.

A meeting of the competent national inspection authorities shall be convened by the Presidency within 30 days
of the date of entry into force of this Regulation to coordinate the joint inspection and surveillance programme.

6.5.3.

The Member States concerned shall ensure that inspectors from other Member States concerned are invited to
participate at least in their joint inspections activities.

6.5.4.

Inspectors from the Commission may participate in these exchanges and may participate in joint inspections.

S e c t i o n 2

Gulf of Riga

7.

Specific provisions for the Gulf of Riga

7.1.

Special fishing permit

7.1.1.

In order to exercise fishing activities in the Gulf of Riga vessels shall hold a special fishing permit issued in
accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94.

7.1.2.

Member States shall ensure that vessels to which a special fishing permit referred to in paragraph 1 has been
issued are included in a list containing their name and internal registration number to be provided to the
Commission by each Member State.

Vessels included in the list shall satisfy the following conditions:

(a)

the total engine power (kW) of the vessels within the lists must not exceed that observed for each Member
State in the years 2000-2001 in the Gulf of Riga;

(b)

the engine power of a vessel must not exceed 221 kilowatts (kW) at any time.

7.2.

Replacement of vessels or engines

7.2.1.

Any individual vessel on the list referred to in point 7.1.2 may be replaced by another vessel or vessels, provided
that:

(a)

such replacement will not lead to an increase in the total engine power as indicated in point 7.1.2 (a) in the
Member State concerned, and

(b)

the engine power of any replacement vessel does not exceed 221 kW at any time.

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7.2.2.

An engine of any individual vessel included in the list referred to in point 7.1.2 may be replaced, provided that:

(a)

the replacement of an engine does not lead to the vessel’s engine power exceeding 221 kW at any time, and

(b)

the power of the replacement engine is not such that replacement will lead to an increase in the total
engine power as indicated in point 7.1.2 (a) for the Member State concerned.

PART B

SKAGERRAK AND KATTEGAT

8.

Technical conservation measures in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat

By way of derogation from the provisions set out in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, the provisions in
Appendix 3 to this Annex shall apply.

PART C

ICES SUB-AREAS I TO VII

9.

Weighing procedures for herring, mackerel and horse mackerel

9.1.

The following procedures shall apply to landings in the European Community by Community and third country
vessels of quantities per
landing exceeding 10 tonnes of herring, mackerel, and horse mackerel, or
a combination thereof, taken in:

(a)

for herring, ICES Sub-areas I, II, IV, VI and VII and Divisions III a, and Vb;

(b)

for mackerel and horse mackerel, in ICES Sub-areas III, IV, VI and VII and Division IIa.

9.2.

Landings referred to in point 9.1 are only permitted in designated ports.

9.3.

Each Member State concerned shall transmit to the Commission changes in the list, transmitted in 2004, of
designated ports in which landings of herring, mackerel and horse mackerel may take place and, changes in
inspection and surveillance procedures for those ports including the terms and conditions for recording and
reporting the quantities of any of the species and stocks referred to in point 9.1 within each landing. Those
changes shall be transmitted at least 15 days before they enter into force. The Commission shall transmit this
information as well as ports designated by third countries to all Member States concerned.

9.4.

The master of a fishing vessel referred to in point 9.1 or his representative shall
inform the competent
authorities of the Member State in which the landing is to be made, at least 4 hours in advance of entry to port
of landing of the Member State concerned of the following:

(a)

the port he intends to enter, the name of the vessel and its registration number,

(b)

the estimated time of arrival at that port,

(c)

the quantities in kilograms live weight by species retained on board.

The competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall require that the discharge does not commence
until authorised to do so.

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9.5.

By way of derogation from the provisions of point 4.2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the
master of a fishing vessel shall submit, immediately upon arrival to port, the relevant page or pages of the
logbook as demanded by the competent authority at the port of landing.

The quantities retained on board, notified prior to landing as referred to in point 9.4c, shall be equal to the
quantities recorded in the logbook after its completion.

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 the permitted margin
of tolerance in estimates recorded into the logbook of the quantities in kilograms of fish retained on board of
vessels shall be 8 %.

9.6.

All buyers purchasing fresh fish shall ensure that all quantities received are weighed. The weighing shall be
carried out prior to the fish being sorted, processed, held in storage, transported from the port of landing or
resold. The figure resulting from the weighing shall be used for the completion of landing declarations and sales
notes.

When determining the weight any deduction for water shall not exceed 2 %.

In addition to the obligations set out in Article 9(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 the processor or
buyer of the quantities landed shall submit to the competent authorities of the Member State concerneda copy
of the invoice or a document replacing it, as referred to in Article 22(3) of the Sixth Council Directive
77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover
taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (1). Any such invoice or document
shall include the information required by Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 and shall be submitted on
demand or within 48 hours of the completion on the weighing.

9.7.

All buyers or holders of frozen fish shall ensure that the quantities landed are weighed prior to the fish being
processed, held in storage, transported from the port of landing or resold. Any tare weight equal to the weight
of boxes, plastic or other containers in which the fish to be weighed is packed may be deducted from the weight
of any quantities landed.

Alternatively, the weight of frozen fish packed in boxes may be determined by multiplying the average weight of
a representative sample based on weighing the contents removed from the box and without plastic packaging
whether or not after the thawing of any ice on the surface of the fish. Member States shall notify to the
Commission for approval any changes in their sampling methodology approved by the Commission during
2004. Changes shall be approved by the Commission. The figure resulting from the weighing shall be used for
the completion of landing declarations and sales notes.

9.8.

By no later than 1 May 2005, all weighing systems shall be approved, calibrated and sealed by the competent
authorities. The party weighing the fish shall keep a paginated logbook indicating the running total of the
weight and the weight of each landing. This logbook shall be kept for three years. The competent authorities
shall have full access to the weighing system and the logbooks.

Until the introduction of weighing systems, referred to in the first paragraph, the weighing shall take place in
the presence of a controller.

9.9.

The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that at least 15 % of the quantities of fish landed and
at least 10 % of the landings of fish are subject to full inspections which shall include at least the following:

(a) monitoring of the weighing of the catch from the vessel, by species. In the case of vessels pumping catch
ashore the weighing of the entire discharge from the vessels selected for inspection shall be monitored. In
the case of freezer trawlers, all boxes shall be counted. A representative sample of boxes/pallets shall be
weighed in order to arrive at an average weight for the boxes/pallets. Sampling of boxes shall also be
undertaken according to an approved methodology in order to arrive at an average net weight for the fish
(without packing, ice);

(b) cross verification between quantities by species recorded in logbook and landing declaration or sales note,

as well as quantities indicated in prior notice of landing and the quantities discharged by species;

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(c)

if the discharge is interrupted, permission shall be required before the discharge can recommence;

(d) verification that the vessel is empty of all fish, once the discharge has been completed.

10.

Fishing for herring in area IIa (EC waters)

It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board herring caught in Division IIa (EC waters) in the periods
1 January to 28 February and 16 May to 31 December.

11.

Conditions for landing of herring for industrial purposes

Conditions for landing of herring for industrial purposesBy way of derogation from the provisions of Article
2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 the following provisions shall apply:

Herring caught when fishing outside ICES Sub-areas III and IV with nets of minimum mesh size less than
32 mm may not be retained on board or landed unless such catches consist of a mixture of herring and other
species, are not sorted and the herring does not exceed 10 % by weight of the total combined weight of herring
and other species.

12.

Restrictions on fishing for Cod

(a) West of Scotland: Until 31 December 2005, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity within the

areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rumb lines the following positions:

59°05′N, 06°45′W

59°30′N, 06°00′W

59°40′N, 05°00′W

60°00′N, 04°00′W

59°30′N, 04°00′W

59°05′N, 06°45′W.

(b) Celtic Sea: Until 31 March 2005, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity within that part of
ICES Division VII included in the following ICES rectangles: 30E4, 31E4, 32E3. This prohibition shall not
apply to Beam trawlers in the month of March.

(c) By way of derogation from (a) and from (b), it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using pots

and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that:

(i) no fishing gear other than pots and creels are carried on board, and

(ii) no fish other than shellfish and crustacea are retained on board;

(d) By way of derogation from point (a) and from point (b), it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities

within the areas referred to in those points using nets of mesh size less than 55 mm, provided that:

(i) no net of mesh size greater than or equal to 55 mm is carried on board, and

(ii) no fish other than herring, mackerel, pilchard/sardines, sardinelles, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting

and argentines are retained on board.

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13.

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 enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following
positions:

— the east coast of England at latitude 55°30′N,

— latitude 55°30′N, longitude 1°00′W,

— latitude 58°00′N, longitude 1°00′W,

— latitude 58°00′N, longitude 2°00′W,

— the east coast of Scotland at longitude 2°00′W.

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

14.

Rockall Haddock box

All fishing, except with longlines, shall be prohibited in the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb
lines the following positions:

Point No

1
2
3
4

Latitude
57°00′N
57°00′N
56°30′N
56°30′N

Longitude
15°00′W
14°00′W
14°00′W
15°00′W

15.

Technical conservation measures in the Irish Sea

The technical conservation measures referred to in Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Council 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) (1) shall temporarily apply in 2005.

PART D

ICES SUB-AREAS VIII, IX AND X

16.

Trawling ban in waters around the Azores, the Canary Islands and Madeira

Vessels shall be prohibited from using any bottom trawl or similar towed nets operating in contact with the
bottom of the sea in waters under the sovereignty or the jurisdiction of Member States within the areas
bounded by a line joining the following coordinates:

(a) Azores

Latitude 36°00′N, longitude 23°00′W

Latitude 42°00′N, longitude 23°00′W

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Latitude 42°00′N, longitude 34°00′W

Latitude 36°00′N, longitude 34°00′W

Latitude 36°00′N, longitude 23°00′W

(b) Canary Islands and Madeira

Latitude 27°00′N, longitude 19°00′W

Latitude 26°00′N, longitude 15°00′W

Latitude 29°00′N, longitude 13°00′W

Latitude 36°00′N, longitude 13°00′W

Latitude 36°00′N, longitude 19°00′W

Latitude 27°00′N, longitude 19°00′W

PART E

MEDITERRANEAN

17.

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 2005.

PART F

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

18.

Purse seines in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (Regulatory Area of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC))

The fishing by purse-seine vessels for Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares), Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) and
Skipjack Tunas (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited from either, 1 August to 11 September 2005, or,
20 November to 31 December 2005 in the area defined by the following limits:

— the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

— longitude 150° W,

— latitude 40° N,

— latitude 40° S.

The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure before 1 July 2005.
All the purse seine vessels of the Member States concerned must stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area
during the period selected.

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As of the date of entry into force of this Regulation purse seiners fishing for tuna in the Regulatory Area of the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission shall retain on board and then land all bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin
tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception
shall be the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna
caught in that set.

Purse seine vessels shall promptly release unharmed, to the extent practicable, all sea turtles, sharks, billfishes,
rays, dorado, and other non-target species. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and
equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of any such animals.

The following specific measures to encircled or entangled sea turtles shall apply:

(a) whenever a sea turtle is sighted in the net, all reasonable efforts shall be made to rescue the turtle before it

becomes entangled in the net, including, if necessary, the deployment of a speedboat,

(b)

if a turtle is entangled in the net, net roll should stop as soon as the turtle comes out of the water and
should not start again until the turtle has been disentangled and released,

(c)

if a turtle is brought on board a vessel, all appropriate methods to assist in the recovery of the turtle should
be made before returning it to the water,

(d)

tuna-fishing vessels shall be prohibited from disposing of salt bags or any other type of plastic rubbish at
sea,

(e)

the release, when practicable, of sea turtles entangled in Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and other fishing
gear is encouraged,

(f)

the recovery of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) which are not being used in the fishery is also encouraged.

PART G

EASTERN ATLANTIC AND MEDITERRANEAN SEAS

19.

Minimum size for bluefin tuna in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

By way of derogation from the provisions laid down in Article 6 and Annex IV of Regulation (EC)
No 973/2001, the minimum size for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea shall be 10 kg or 80 cm.

By way of derogation from the provisions laid down in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, no
tolerance limit shall be granted for bluefin tuna fished in the East Atlantic and in the Mediterranean Sea.

20.

Minimum size for bigeye tuna

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 6 and Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, the
minimum size of bigeye tuna is abolished.

21.

Restrictions on the use of certain types of vessels and gears

1.

In order to protect the bigeye stock, in particular juvenile fish, fishing by purse seiners and baitboats shall
be prohibited during the period and in the area specified in point (a) and (b) below;

(a) The area is the following:

Southern limit:

parallel 0° South latitude

Northern limit:

parallel 5° North latitude

Western limit:

meridian 20° West longitude

Eastern limit:

meridian 10° West longitude

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2. By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, Community fishing
vessels shall be authorised to fish without restriction on the use of certain types of vessels and gears in the
area referred to in Article 3(2) and during the period specified in Article 3(1).

22.

Measures concerning sport and recreational fishing activities in the Mediterranean Sea

1.

Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to forbid the use, within the framework of sport and
recreational fishing of towed nets, encircling nets, seine sliding, dredger, gillnets, trammel nets and longline
to fish for tuna and tuna-like species, notably bluefin tuna, in the Mediterranean Sea.

2.

Each Member State shall ensure that catches of tuna and tuna-like species carried out in the Mediterranean
Sea as a result from sport and recreational fishing are not marketed.

23.

Sampling plan for bluefin Tuna

By way of derogation from the provisions laid down in Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, each
Member State shall establish a sampling programme for the estimation of the numbers-at-size of the bluefin
tuna caught; this requires notably that size sampling at cages must be done on one sample (= 100 specimen) for
every 100 tonnes of live fish. Size sample will be collected during harvesting (1) at the farm, in accordance with
the ICCAT methodology for reporting Task II. The sampling should be conducted during any harvesting,
covering all cages. Data must be transmitted to ICCAT by 31 July for the sampling conducted the previous year.

24.

Interim measures for the protection of vulnerable deep-water habitats

It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom gill-nets and
long-lines, within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which
shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

The Hecate Seamounts:

— 52°21.2866′N, 31°09.2688′W

— 52°20.8167′N, 30°51.5258′W

— 52°12.0777′N, 30°54.3824′W

— 52°12.4144′N, 31°14.8168′W

— 52°21.2866′N, 31°09.2688′W

The Faraday Seamounts:

— 50°01.7968′N, 29°37.8077′W

— 49°59.1490′N, 29°29.4580′W

— 49°52.6429′N, 29°30.2820′W

— 49°44.3831′N, 29°02.8711′W

— 49°44.4186′N, 28°52.4340′W

— 49°36.4557′N, 28°39.4703′W

— 49°29.9701′N, 28°45.0183′W

— 49°49.4197′N, 29°42.0923′W

— 50°01.7968′N, 29°37.8077′W

(1)

For fish farmed more than 1 year, other additional sampling methods should be established.

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Part of the Reykjanes Ridge:

— 55°04.5327′N, 36°49.0135′W

— 55°05.4804′N, 35°58.9784′W

— 54°58.9914′N, 34°41.3634′W

— 54°41.1841′N, 34°00.0514′W

— 54°00.0′N, 34°00.0′W

— 53°54.6406′N, 34°49.9842′W

— 53°58.9668′N, 36°39.1260′W

— 55°04.5327′N, 36°49.0135′W

The Altair Seamounts:

— 44°50.4953′N, 34°26.9128′W

— 44°47.2611′N, 33°48.5158′W

— 44°31.2006′N, 33°50.1636′W

— 44°38.0481′N, 34°11.9715′W

— 44°38.9470′N, 34°27.6819′W

— 44°50.4953′N, 34°26.9128′W

The Antialtair Seamounts:

— 43°43.1307′N, 22°44.1174′W

— 43°39.5557′N, 22°19.2335′W

— 43°31.2802′N, 22°08.7964′W

— 43°27.7335′N, 22°14.6192′W

— 43°30.9616′N, 22°32.0325′W

— 43°40.6286′N, 22°47.0288′W

— 43°43.1307′N, 22°44.1174′W

PART H

DEEP-SEA SPECIES

By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, the following shall apply in 2005:

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 100 kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea
permit.

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Specifications of top window codend ‘BACOMA’

Appendix 1 to Annex III

Specification of 110 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 may 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 metres.

The netting of the window

The meshes shall have a minimum mesh opening of 110 millimetres. The meshes shall be square meshes i.e. all four sides
of
the window netting shall 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 millimetres.

Other specification

The mounting specifications are defined in Figures 4a, 4b and 4c. 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 shall be 4 meshes. There are 3,5 diamond meshes in the upper panel
and one 0,5 mesh deep hand-braided ‘codline’ 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 – 6 = 24 diamond meshes divided by two is 12 mesh bars).

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Figure 4a

Lower panel

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

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Figure 4b

Upper panel

(without diamond meshes between selvedge and square mesh panel)

The construction of upper panel, size and position of the window panel
selvedge to selvedge

in case when the escape panel runs from

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Figure 4c

Upper panel

(with diamond meshes between selvedge and square mesh panel)

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

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Appendix 2 to Annex III

Special Conditions for fishing for Cod in the Baltic Sea

1. Only vessels holding a special fishing permit are authorised to land cod from the Baltic Sea.

2. The competent authorities of a Member State in which a landing requiring pre-notification is to be made may require

that the discharge of catch retained on board does not commence until authorised by those authorities.

3. The master of a fishing vessel, or his representative, to which a Member State has issued a special permit for fishing

for cod in the Baltic Sea shall comply with the following conditions:

(i)

(ii)

a copy of the special permit for fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea shall be kept on board the fishing vessel;

before leaving or entering the Baltic Sea area, notify the authorities of the flag Member State of the date, time
and place of exit or entry, and not commence any new fishing trip until all catches have been landed;

(iii)

not trans-ship any fish at sea;

(iv)

(v)

not transit within the areas closed for cod fishing unless the fishing gear on board is securely lashed and
stowed;

when retaining more than 300 kg of cod on board, inform the relevant authorities at least two hours in
advance of any entry to a port or landing location of a Member State of the name of the port or landing
location, the estimated time of arrival at that port or landing location, and the quantities in kilogrammes live
weight of cod;

(vi) make landings of cod exclusively at designated ports when retaining more than 750 kg of cod live weight on

board;

(vii)

notwithstanding Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, submit the relevant logbook sheet(s) to the
national authorities prior to the commencement of the discharge of the catches retained on board.

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Appendix 3 to Annex III

Towed Gears: Skagerrak and Kattegat

Mesh size ranges, target species and required catch percentages applicable to the use of a single mesh size range

Species

Sandeel (Ammodytidae) (3)

Sandeel (Ammodytidae) (4)

Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)

Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)

Greater weever (Trachinus draco) (1)

Molluscs (except Sepia) (1)

Garfish (Belone belone) (1)

Gray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) (1)

Argentine (Argentina spp.)

Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

Eel (Anguilla, anguilla)

Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp.,
Palaemon adspersus) (2)

Mackerel (Scomber spp.)

Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)

Herring (Clupea harengus)

Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)

Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp.
Palaemon adspersus) (1)

Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

All other marine organisms

Mesh size range (millimetres)

< 16

16-31

32-69

35-69

70-89 (5)

≥ 90

Minimum percentage of target species

50 % (6) 50 % (6) 20 % (6) 50 % (6) 20 % (6) 20 % (7) 30 % (8)

none

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

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x

x

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x

x

x

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x

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x

x

x

x

(1) Only within four miles from the baselines.
(2) Outside four miles from the baselines.
(3)
(4)
(5) When applying this mesh size range the codend and the extension piece shall be constructed of square meshed netting with a sorting

From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.
From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat.

(6)

(7)

(8)

grid.
The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole,
turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.
The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole,
turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.
The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole,
turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe and lobster.

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Appendix 4 to Annex III

Shrimp trawl toggle chains: NAFO area

Toggle chains are chains, ropes, or a combination of both, which attach the footrope to the fishing line or bolchline at
varying intervals. The terms ‘fishing line’ and ‘bolchline’ are interchangeable. Some vessels use one line only; others use
both a fishing line and a bolchline as shown in the sketch. The toggle chain length shall be measured from the center of
the chain or wire running through the footrope (center of footrope) to the underside of the fishing line.

The attached sketch shows how to measure the toggle chain length.

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FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN STOCKS

ANNEX IVa

General provisions

1. 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 geographical area shall apply:

Kattegat (ICES Division IIIa south),

Skagerrak and North Sea, (ICES Divisions IVa,b,c, IIIa north and IIa EC),

West of Scotland (ICES Division VIa),

Eastern Channel (ICES Divisions VIId),

Irish Sea (ICES Division VIIa).

For vessels notified to the Commission as being equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Articles
5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003, the following definition for the area West of Scotland shall apply:

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°00′N, 04°00′W

59°45′N, 05°00′W

59°30′N, 06°00′W

59°00′N, 07°00′W

58°30′N, 08°00′W

58°00′N, 08°00′W

58°00′N, 08°30′W

56°00′N, 08°30′W

56°00′N, 09°00′W

55°00′N, 09°00′W

55°00′N, 10°00′W

54°30′N, 10°00′W.

3.

For the purposes of this Annex, a day present within the area and absent from port shall be:

(a)

the 24-hour period between 00:00 hours of a calendar day and 24:00 hours of the same calendar day or any
part of such a period during which a vessel is present within the area defined in point 2 and absent from port,
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(b) any continuous period of 24 hours as recorded in the EC logbook during which a vessel is present within the

area defined in point 2 and absent from port or any part of any such time period.

A Member State which wishes to employ the definition of a day present within the area and absent from port
laid down under point (b) shall notify the Commission before 1 February 2005 of the means of monitoring the
activities of a vessel to ensure compliance with the conditions laid down in point (b).

4.

For the purpose of this Annex, the following groupings 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

for all areas except Kattegat and Skagerrak where this mesh size shall be equal to or greater than 90mm;

(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
with mesh size between 80 mm and 99 mm for all areas except Kattegat and Skagerrak where this mesh size
shall be between 70 mm and 89 mm;

(f) demersal trawls, seines or similar towed gears of mesh size between 16 mm and 31 mm except beam trawls.

Fishing effort

5.

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the fishing gears referred to in point 4, fishing
vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within the area and absent from port for no
more than the number of days set out in point 6.

6.

(a) The maximum number of days in any calendar month for which a vessel may be present within the area and
absent from port having carried on board any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4 is shown in Table I.

A day spent absent from port and present within the area defined in point 2 of this Annex shall also count
against the total number of days allowable for the area defined in point 2 of Annex IVc for a vessel operating
with the same gear categories.

Where a vessel crosses between two areas on a fishing trip the day shall be counted against the area in which the
largest proportion of time was spent during that day.

Table I — Maximum days present within the area and absent from port by fishing gear

Area defined in point 2:

Kattegat, North Sea and
Skagerrak, Eastern Channel, West
of Scotland and Irish Sea

Grouping of fishing gears referred to in point:

4b

13

4c

13

4d

16

4e

21

4f

19

4a

9

However the maximum number of days in any calendar month for which a vessel may be present within any of
the following sub-areas and absent from port having carried on board the fishing gear referred to in point 4(a)
shall be:

(i) West of Scotland: 8;

(ii)

Irish Sea: 10.

(b) A Member State may aggregate the days present within the area and absent from port in Table I within

management periods of up to eleven calendar months.

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(c) An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area and absent from port when
carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 4 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission
on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2002 in
accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the
detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector (1). The
additional number of days allocated to vessels in a given gear category will be directly proportional to the fishing
effort expended in 2001 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question
compared to the comparable level of effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2001. Any part of
a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

Member States wishing to benefit from such allocations shall submit a request to the Commission with reports
containing the details of the permanent cessations of fishing activities in question.

On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point (a) for that
Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

The additional number of days allocated by the Commission to a Member State in 2004 in accordance with
point 6(c) of Annex V of Regulation (EC) No 2287/2003 remain allocated in 2005.

(d) Derogations from the number of days present within the area and absent from port shown in Table I may be

allocated to vessels by Member States under the conditions shown in Table II.

Member States wishing to apply that higher allocation of days shall notify the Commission with details of the
vessels that will benefit and with details of their track records at least two weeks before the higher allocation of
days are to be granted.

Table II — Derogations from days present within the area and absent from port in Table I and associated conditions

Area

Gear defined in point 4

2002 vessel track record (*)

Days

Area defined in point 2

4(a), 4(e)

Less than 5 % of each of
cod, sole and plaice

no days restriction (**)

Area defined in point 2

4(a), 4(b)

Less than 5 % cod

Kattegat and North Sea

4(c) gear of mesh size
equal to or greater than
220 mm

Less than 5 % cod and
more than 5 % of turbot
and lumpfish

100 to < 120 mm up to
13 ≥ 120 mm up to 14

Up to 15 days

Kattegat, North Sea and
Skagerrak

4(a) with 120 mm square
mesh window (***)

n/a

Eastern Channel

4 (c) trammel nets of
mesh size equal to or less
than 110 mm

Vessels absent from port
for no more than 24
hours

12 days

19 days

(*) As verified by the EC logbook — average annual landing in live weight.
(**) The vessel may be present within the area for the number of days in the month concerned.
(***) Vessels subject to this derogation shall comply with the conditions laid down in Appendix 1 to this Annex.

If that higher allocation of days is given to a vessel, as a result of its low percentage track record of catch of
certain species, that vessel shall not at any time retain more than the percentage of those species on board as
shown in Table II nor shall they tranship any fish at sea to another vessels. When either of these conditions are
not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be entitled to the additional days.

(e) One additional day on which a vessel may be present within the area and absent from port when carrying on
board fishing gears referred to in point 4(a) of mesh size greater than 120 mm may be allocated to a Member
State by the Commission, on the basis of a request from that Member State, on the condition that the Member
State concerned has developed a system of automatic suspensions of fishing licences in respect of infringements.
During a management period when a vessel is making use of this provision, that vessel may not at any time
carry on board any fishing gear of mesh size less than or equal to 120 mm.

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(f)

In recognition of the area closure in the Irish Sea for the protection of spawning fish and the assumed reduction
in fishing mortality on cod, an additional one day will be granted for vessels in groupings of fishing gears 4(a)
and 4(b) which spend more than half their allocated days in a given management period fishing in the Irish Sea.

7.

Before the first day of each management period the master of a vessel or his representative shall notify to the
authorities of the flag Member State which gear or gears he intends to use during the forthcoming management
period. Until such notification is provided the vessel shall not be entitled to fish within the areas defined in point 2
with any of the gears referred to in point 4.

Where the master of a vessel or his representative notifies the use of two of the groupings of fishing gears defined
under point 4, the total number of days available during the forthcoming management period shall be no more than
half the sum of the days to which the vessel is eligible for each gear, rounded down to the nearest whole day. It shall
not be permitted to deploy either of the gears concerned for more days than the number of days laid down for that
gear in Table I or in the third subparagraph of point 6(a) for the sub-area concerned.

The option to use two gears shall only be available if the following additional monitoring arrangements are met:

— during a given trip the fishing vessel may carry on board only one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4;

— before any trip the master of a vessel or his representative shall give prior notice to the competent authorities of
the type of fishing gear that is to be carried on board unless the type of fishing gear has not changed from the
one notified for the previous trip.

Inspection and surveillance at sea and in port by the competent authorities shall be undertaken for verification
of compliance with the above two requirements. Any vessel found to be not complying with these requirements
shall with immediate effect no longer be permitted to use two groupings of fishing gears.

A vessel wishing to combine the use of one or more of the fishing gears referred to in point 4 (regulated gears)
with any other fishing gears not referred to in point 4 (unregulated gears) shall not be restricted in their use of
the unregulated gear. Such vessels must pre-notify when the regulated gear is to be used. When no such
notification has been given no gear referred to in point 4 may be carried on board. Such vessels must be
authorised and equipped to undertake the alternative fishing activity.

8. A vessel which is present within any of the areas defined in point 2 and carrying on board any one of the fishing
gears referred to in point 4 may not simultaneously carry on board any of the other gears referred to in point 4.

9.

(a)

In any given management period a vessel that has used the number of days present within the area and absent
from port for which it is eligible shall remain in port or out of any area referred to in point 2 for the remainder
of the management period unless using only unregulated gear as described in point 7.

(b)

In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being
counted against its days allocated under point 6, provided that the vessel first notifies its flag Member State of its
intention to do so, the nature of its activity and that it surrenders its fishing licence for that time. Such vessels
shall not carry any fishing gear or fish on board during that time.

10.

(a) A Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels to transfer days present within the area and absent from
port for which it is eligible to another of its vessels for the same management period and within the same area
provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt
days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel multiplied by the engine
power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each
vessel in the Community fishing fleet register.

(b) The total number of days present within the area and absent from port transferred under point (a) multiplied by
the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual
days track record in that area as verified by the EC logbook in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003, multiplied by the
engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. When a donor vessel uses the alternative area definition of the West of
Scotland as defined in point 2 its track record calculation will be based on this alternative area definition.

(c) The transfer of days as described in sub-point (a) shall only be permitted between vessels operating within the
same gear grouping and area categories referred to in point 6(a) and during the same management period.
A Member State may allow a transfer of days when a licensed donor vessel has temporarily ceased its activity
without public aid.

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(d) No transfer of days from vessels benefiting from the allocation referred to in points 6(d) and 7 is permitted.

(e) On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place.

11. A vessel with no track record of fishing in one of the areas defined in point 2 shall be allowed to transit across these
areas provided that it has first notified its authorities of its intention to do so. While that vessel is within any of the
areas defined in point 2 any fishing gears carried on board must be lashed and stowed in accordance with conditions
laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

12. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear defined in point 4 in any area defined in point 2 by any of its
vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2001, 2002, 2003 or 2004 in that area unless it
ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area in question.

However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear defined in point 4 may be authorised to use a different gear
defined in point 4, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the
number of days allocated to the first gear.

13. A Member State shall not count against the days allocated to any of its vessels under this Annex either any days
when the vessel has been absent from port but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in need of
emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been absent from port but unable to fish because it is transporting an
injured crew member for emergency medical aid. The Member State shall provide justification to the Commission
within one month of any decisions taken on this basis with associated evidence of the emergency from the
competent authorities.

Reporting obligations

14. Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days absent from port and present
within the areas as set out in this Annex, shall communicate, for each calendar year within one month of the expiry
of that calendar year, to the Commission the information about effort deployed by vessels using different types of
gear in the areas concerned by this Annex as laid out in Table IV.

15. Member States shall communicate the data referred in point 14 to the Commission in Spread Sheet format by
to the appropriate mailbox address which shall be communicated to the Member States by the

sending it
Commission.

Table IV — Reporting format

Country

CFR

External
marking

Area fished

Length of
management
period

Gear type/
types
notified

Days
eligible
using this
gear/gears

Days spent
with gear
type 1

Days spent
with gear
type 2

Transfers of
days

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

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Table V — Data format

Name of zone

Max. number of characters/
digits

Definition and comments

(1) Country

(2) CFR

(3) External marking

(4) Area

(5) Length of management

period

(6) Gear type/types notified

(7) Days eligible using this

gear/gears

(8) Days spent with gear

type 1

(9) Days spent with gear

type 2

(10) Transfers of days

3

12

14

1

2

2

3

3

3

3

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is
registered for fishing under Regulation (EC) No 2371/
2002.

Always the reporting country.

(Community Fleet Register Number).

Unique identification number of a fishing vessel.

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an
identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer
than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on
the left hand side.

Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

Indicate if the vessel has been fishing in Area 2(a) or 2(b)
of this Annex

Indication from 1-12 of the length of each management
period allocated to the vessel concerned. Separate
management periods in which the same gear grouping or
combination of gear groupings have been notified, in
accordance with point 7 of this Annex, may be
aggregated.

Indication from 4(a) through to 4(g) of the gear types
notified in accordance with point 4 of this Annex.

Number of days for which this vessel is eligible under
this Annex for the choice of gears and length of
management period notified.

Number of days for which the vessel actually spent
absent from port and present within the area according
to this Annex using gear type 1.

Number of days for which the vessel actually spent
absent from port and present within the area according
to this Annex using gear type 2, if applicable.

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days
transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of
days transferred’

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Appendix 1 to Annex IVa

1. Any vessel using this gear type shall hold a special fishing permit in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC)

No 1627/94.

2. A copy of the special permits referred to in point 1 shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

3. When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an exit
window as specified point 4. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before commencing fishing.

4.

(a) The window shall be inserted in the untapered section with a minimum of 80 open meshes in the
circumference. The window shall be inserted into the top panel and shall cover half the top panel. There shall be
no more than two open diamond meshes between the posterior row of meshes in the side of the window and
the adjacent selvedge. The window shall terminate no more than 6 metres from the cod-line. The joining rate
shall be two diamond meshes to one square mesh.

(b) The window shall be at least three meters in length. The meshes shall have a minimum opening of 120 mm. 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 cod-end.

(c) The netting of square-meshed panel shall be knotless single twine. The window shall be inserted in such a way
that the meshes remain fully open at all times when fishing. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by
either internal or external attachments.

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ANNEX IVb

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE
AND NEPHROPS STOCK

General provisions

1. 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 geographical area shall apply:

Iberian Peninsula, Atlantic coast (ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa) with the exception of Gulf of Cadiz.

3.

For the purposes of this Annex, a day present within the area and absent from port shall be:

(a)

the 24-hour period between 00:00 hours of a calendar day and 24:00 hours of the same calendar day or any
part of such a period during which a vessel is present within the area defined in point 2 and absent from port,
or

(b) any continuous period of 24 hours as recorded in the EC logbook during which a vessel is present within the

area defined in point 2 and absent from port or any part of any such time period.

A Member State which wishes to employ the definition of a day present within the area and absent from port laid
down under point (b) shall notify the Commission before 1 February 2005 of the means of monitoring the activities
of a vessel to ensure compliance with the conditions laid down in point (b).

4.

For the purpose of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:

(a) Bottom trawl of mesh size > 55 mm;

(b) Bottom long-lines;

(c) Gill-nets of mesh size > 60 mm;

(d) Gill-nets of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm;

(e) Trawl of mesh size between 31 mm and 54 mm.

Fishing effort

5.

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the fishing gears referred to in point 4, fishing
vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within the area and absent from port for no
more than the number of days specified in point 6.

6.

(a) The maximum number of days in any calendar month for which a vessel may be present within the area and
absent from port having carried on board any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4 is shown in Table I.

Table I — Maximum days present within the area and absent from port by fishing gear

Area defined in point:

2 Iberian Peninsula, Atlantic coast (ICES

Divisions VIIIc and IXa)

Grouping of fishing gears referred to in point:

4a

22

4b

22

4c

22

4d

22

4e

22

4f

22

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(b) A Member State may aggregate the days present within the area and absent from port in Table I within

management periods of up to eleven calendar months.

(c) An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area and absent from port when
carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 4 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission
on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 in
accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999. Any vessels that can be shown to have
been definitively withdrawn from the area specified in point 2 may also be considered. The additional number of
days allocated to vessels in a given gear category will be directly proportional to the fishing effort expended in
2003 measured in kilowatt days of
the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question compared to the
comparable level of effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2003. Any part of a day resulting from
this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

Member States wishing to benefit from such allocations shall submit a request to the Commission with reports
containing the details of permanent cessations of fishing activities in question.

On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point (a) for that
Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

(d) Derogations from the number of days present within the area and absent from port shown in Table I may be

allocated to vessels by Member States under the conditions shown in Table II.

Member States wishing to apply this higher allocation of days shall notify the Commission with details of the
vessels that will benefit and with details of their track records at least two weeks before the higher allocation of
days are to be granted.

Table II — Derogations from days present within the area and absent from port in Table I and associated conditions

Area Defined in point 2

Gear defined in point 4

2001, 2002 and 2003 vessel
track record (*)

Days

2

4(a) to 4(f)

Less than 5 tonnes of hake
in all years

no days restriction (**)

(*) As verified by the EC logbook — average annual landing in live weight.
(**) The vessel may be present within the area for the number of days in the month concerned.

If this higher allocation of days is given to a vessel, as a result of its low hake track record, that vessel's landing
shall not in 2005 exceed 5 tonnes live weight of hake nor shall they tranship any fish at sea to another vessels.
When either of these conditions are not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be
entitled to the additional days.

7.

Before the first day of each management period the master of a vessel or his representative shall notify to the
authorities of the flag Member State which gear or gears he intends to use during the forthcoming management
period. Until such notification is provided the vessel will not be entitled to fish within the area defined in point 2
with any of the gears referred to in point 4.

A vessel wishing to combine the use of one or more of the fishing gears referred to in point 4 (regulated gears) with
any other fishing gears not referred to in point 4 (unregulated gears) will not be restricted in their use of the
unregulated gear. Such vessels must pre-notify when the regulated gear is to be used. When no such notification has
been given no gear referred to in point 4 may be carried on board. Such vessels must be authorised and equipped to
undertake the alternative fishing activity.

8.

(a)

In any given management period a vessel that has used the number of days present within the area and absent
from port for which it is eligible shall remain in port or out of the area referred to in point 2 for the remainder
of the management period unless using unregulated gear as described in point 7.

(b)

In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being
counted against its days allocated under point 6, provided that the vessel first notifies its flag Member State of its
intention to do so, the nature of its activity and that it surrenders its fishing licence for this time. Such vessels
shall not carry any fishing gear or fish on board during that time.

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9.

(a) A Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels to transfer days present within the area and absent from
port for which it is eligible to another of its vessels for the same management period and within the area
provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt
days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel multiplied by the engine
power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each
vessel in the Community fishing fleet register.

(b) The total number of days present within the area and absent from port transferred under sub-point (a) multiplied
by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual
days track record in the area as verified by the EC logbook in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003, multiplied by the
engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

(c) The transfer of days as described in sub-point (a) shall only be permitted between vessels operating within the

same gear grouping referred to in point 6(a) and during the same management period.

(d) No transfer of days from vessels benefiting from the allocation referred to in points 6(d) is permitted.

(e) On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place.

10. A vessel with no track record of fishing in the area defined in point 2 is allowed to transit across the area provided
that it has no fishing permit to operate in the area or that it has first notified its authorities of its intention to do so.
While that vessel is within the area defined in point 2 any fishing gears carried on board must be lashed and stowed
in accordance with conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

11. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear defined in point 4 in the area defined in point 2 by any of its
vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003 or 2004 in that area unless it ensures
that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.

However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear defined in point 4 may be authorised to use a different gear
defined in point 4, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the
number of days allocated to the first gear.

12. A Member State shall not count against the days allocated to any of its vessels under this Annex either any days
when the vessel has been absent from port but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in need of
emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been absent from port but unable to fish because it is transporting an
injured crew member for emergency medical aid. The Member State shall provide justification to the Commission
within one month of any decisions taken on this basis with associated evidence of the emergency from the
competent authorities.

However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear defined in point 4 may be authorised to use a different gear
defined in point 4, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the
number of days allocated to the first gear.

Monitoring, inspection and surveillance

13. Notwithstanding Article 19a of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Articles 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e and 19k of that Regulation
shall apply to vessels carrying on board the fishing gears defined in point 4 and operating in the area defined in
point 2. Vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No
2244/2003 or those operating under the definition of a day as defined in point 3(a) shall be excluded from these
hailing requirements.

14. Member States may implement alternative control measures to ensure compliance with the obligations referred in
point 13 of this Annex which are as effective and transparent as these reporting obligations. Such alternative
measures shall be notified to the Commission before being implemented.

15. The master of a Community fishing vessel or his representative wishing to tranship any quantity retained on board or
to land in a port or landing location of a third country shall inform the competent authorities of the flag Member
State at least 24 hours prior to transhipping or to landing in a third country the information referred to in Article
19b of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

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16. By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the permitted margin of
tolerance, when estimating quantities, in kilograms retained on board of vessels referred to in point 14 shall be 8 %
of the logbook figure. In the event that no conversion factors are laid down in Community legislation, the conversion
factors adopted by the Member states whose flag the vessel is flying shall apply.

17. The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that any quantity of Southern hake exceeding 300 kg and/
or 150 kg of Norway lobster caught in the area referred in point 2 shall be weighed using auction room scales before
sale.

18. When quantities of hake greater than 50 kg are stowed on board a vessel, it shall be prohibited to retain on board
a fishing vessel in any container any quantity of Southern hake or Norway lobster mixed with any other species of
marine organism. The masters of Community fishing vessels shall give inspectors of Member States such assistance as
will enable the quantities declared in the logbook and the catches of Southern hake and Norway lobster retained on
board to be cross-checked.

19. The competent authorities of a Member State may require that any quantity of Southern hake exceeding 300 kg or
Norway lobster exceeding 150 kg caught in the area specified in point 2 and first landed in that Member State is
weighed in the presence of controllers before being transported from the port of first landing.

20. By way of derogation from Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, quantities greater than 50 kg of any species
in fisheries referred to in Article 12 of this Regulation 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 Regulation (EEC) No
2847/93 pertaining to the quantities of these species transported. The exemption provided for in Article 13(4)(b) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall not apply.

21. By way of derogation from Article 34c(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the specific monitoring programme for
any of the stocks in fisheries referred to in Article 12 may last more than two years from their date of entry into
force.

Reporting obligations

22. Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days absent from port and present
within the area as set out in this Annex, shall communicate, for each calendar year within one month of the expiry
of that calendar year, to the Commission the information about effort deployed by vessels using different types of
gear in the area concerned by this Annex as laid out in Table IV.

23. Member States shall communicate the data referred in point 22 to the Commission in spreadsheet format by sending

it to the appropriate mailbox address which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission.

Table IV — Reporting format

Country

CFR

External
marking

Area fished

Length of
management
period

Gear type/
types
notified

Days eligible
using this
gear

Days spent
with this
gear type

Transfers of
days

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

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Table V — Data format

Name of zone

Max. number of
characters/digits

Definition and comments

(1) Country

(2) CFR

3

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Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered for
fishing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
Always the reporting country.

(Community Fleet Register Number).
Unique identification number of a fishing vessel.
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series
(9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional
zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.

(3) External marking

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(4) Area

(5) Length of

management period

(6) Gear type/types

notified

(7) Days eligible using

this gear

(8) Days spent with this

gear type

(9) Transfers of days

1

2

2

3

3

3

Indicate if the vessel has been fishing in Area 2(a) or 2(b) of this
Annex

Indication from 1-12 of the length of each management period
allocated to the vessel concerned. Separate management periods in
which the same gear grouping or combination of gear groupings have
been notified, in accordance with point 7 of this Annex, may be
aggregated.

Indication from 4(a) through to 4(g) of the gear types notified in
accordance with point 4 of this Annex.

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under this Annex for
the choice of gears and length of management period notified.

Number of days for which the vessel actually spent absent from port
and present within the area according to this Annex.

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for
days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

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ANNEX IVc

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE
STOCKS

General provisions

1. 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 geographical area shall apply:

Western Channel (ICES Division VIIe).

3.

For the purposes of this Annex, a day present within the area and absent from port shall be:

(a)

the 24-hour period between 00:00 hours of a calendar day and 24:00 hours of the same calendar day or any
part of such a period during which a vessel is present within the area defined in point 2 and absent from port,
or

(b) any continuous period of 24 hours as recorded in the EC logbook during which a vessel is present within the

area defined in point 2 and absent from port or any part of any such time period.

A Member State which wishes to employ the definition of a day present within the area and absent from port laid
down under point (b) shall notify the Commission before 1 February 2005 of the means of monitoring the activities
of a vessel to ensure compliance with the conditions laid down in point (b).

4.

For the purpose of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:

(a) beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm;

(b)

static demersal nets including gill nets, trammel nets and tangle nets.

Fishing effort

5.

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the fishing gears referred to in point 4, fishing
vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within the area and absent from port for no
more than the number of days set out in point 6.

6.

(a) The maximum number of days in any calendar month for which a vessel may be present within the area and
absent from port having carried on board any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4 is shown in Table I.

A day spent absent from port and present within the area defined in point 2 of this Annex shall also count
against the total number of days allowable for any of the areas defined in point 2 of Annex IVa for a vessel
operating with the same gear categories.

Where a vessel crosses between two areas on a fishing trip the day shall be counted against the area in which the
largest proportion of time was spent during that day.

Table I — Maximum days present within the area and absent from port by fishing gear

Area defined in point 2:

2. Western Channel (ICES Division VIIe).

4a

20

4b

20

Grouping of fishing gears referred to in point:

(b) A Member State may aggregate the days present within the area and absent from port in Table I within

management periods of up to eleven calendar months.

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(c) An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area and absent from port when
carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 4 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission
on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 in
accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999. The additional number of days allocated to vessels
in a given gear category will be directly proportional to the fishing effort expended in 2003 measured in
kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question compared to the comparable level of effort
expended by all vessels using that gear during 2003. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be
rounded to the nearest whole day.

Member States wishing to benefit from such allocations shall submit a request to the Commission with reports
containing the details the permanent cessations of fishing activities in question.

On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point (a) for that
Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

7.

Before the first day of each management period the master of a vessel or his representative shall notify to the
authorities of the flag Member State which gear or gears he intends to use during the forthcoming management
period. Until such notification is provided the vessel shall not be entitled to fish within the area defined in point 2
with any of the gears referred to in point 4.

8.

(a)

In any given management period a vessel that has used the number of days present within the area and absent
from port for which it is eligible shall remain in port or out of the area referred to in point 2 for the remainder
of the management period unless using only unregulated gear as described in point 7.

(b)

In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being
counted against its days allocated under point 6, provided that the vessel first notifies its flag Member State of its
intention to do so, the nature of its activity and that it surrenders its fishing licence for that time. Such vessels
shall not carry any fishing gear or fish on board during that time.

9.

(a) A Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels to transfer days present within the area and absent from
port for which it is eligible to another of its vessels for the same management period and within the area
provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt
days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel multiplied by the engine
power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each
vessel in the Community fishing fleet register.

(b) The total number of days present within the area and absent from port transferred under point (a) multiplied by
the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual
days track record in the area as verified by the EC logbook in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003, multiplied by the
engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

(c) The transfer of days as described in sub-point (a) shall only be permitted between vessels operating within the

same gear grouping referred to in point 6(a) and during the same management period.

(d) On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place.

10. A vessel with no track record of fishing in the area defined in point 2 shall be allowed to transit across the area
provided that it has first notified its authorities of its intention to do so. While that vessel is within the area defined
in point 2 any fishing gears carried on board must be lashed and stowed in accordance with conditions laid down in
Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

11. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear defined in point 4 in the area defined in point 2 by any of its
vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003 and 2004 in that area unless it ensures
that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.

However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear defined in point 4 may be authorised to use a different gear
defined in point 4, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the
number of days allocated to the first gear.

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12. A Member State shall not count against the days allocated to any of its vessels under this Annex either any days
when the vessel has been absent from port but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in need of
emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been absent from port but unable to fish because it is transporting an
injured crew member for emergency medical aid. The Member State shall provide justification to the Commission
within one month of any decisions taken on this basis with associated evidence of the emergency from the
competent authorities.

Monitoring, inspection and surveillance

13. Notwithstanding Article 19a of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Articles 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e and 19k of that Regulation
shall apply to vessels carrying on board the fishing gears defined in point 4 and operating in the area defined in
point 2. Vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No
2244/2003 or those operating under the definition of a day as defined in point 3(a) shall be excluded from these
hailing requirements.

14. Member States may implement alternative control measures to ensure compliance with the obligations referred in
point 13 of this Annex which are as effective and transparent as these reporting obligations. Such alternative
measures shall be notified to the Commission before being implemented.

15. The master of a Community fishing vessel or his representative wishing to tranship any quantity retained on board or
to land in a port or landing location of a third country shall inform the competent authorities of the flag Member
State at least 24 hours prior to transhipping or to landing in a third country the information referred to in Article
19b of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

16. By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the permitted margin of
tolerance, when estimating quantities, in kilograms retained on board of vessels referred to in point 13 shall be 8 %
of the logbook figure. In the event that no conversion factors are laid down in Community legislation, the conversion
factors adopted by the Member states whose flag the vessel is flying shall apply.

17. When quantities of sole greater than 50 kg are stowed on board a vessel, it shall be prohibited to retain on board
a fishing vessel in any container any quantity of Sole mixed with any other species of marine organism. The masters
of Community fishing vessels shall give inspectors of Member States such assistance as will enable the quantities
declared in the logbook and the catches of sole retained on board to be cross checked.

18. The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that any quantity of sole exceeding 300 kg caught in the

areas defined in point 2 shall be weighed using auction room scales before sale.

19. The competent authorities of a Member State may require that any quantity of Sole exceeding 300 kg caught in the
area specified in point 2 and first landed in that Member State is weighed in the presence of controllers before being
transported from the port of first landing.

20. By way of derogation from Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, quantities greater than 50 kg of any species
in fisheries referred to in Article 12 of this Regulation 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 Regulation (EEC) No
2847/93 pertaining to the quantities of these species transported. The exemption provided for in Article 13(4)(b) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall not apply.

21. By way of derogation from Article 34c(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the specific monitoring programme for
any of the stocks in fisheries referred to in Article 12 may last more than two years from their date of entry into
force.

Reporting obligations

22. Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days absent from port and present
within the area as set out in this Annex, shall communicate, for each calendar year within one month of the expiry
of that calendar year, to the Commission the information about effort deployed by vessels using different types of
gear in the area concerned by this Annex as laid out in Table IV.

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23. Member States shall communicate the data referred in point 22 to the Commission in Spread Sheet format by
to the appropriate mailbox address which shall be communicated to the Member States by the

sending it
Commission.

Table IV — Reporting format

Country

CFR

External
marking

Area fished

Length of
management
period

Gear type/
types
notified

Days eligible
using this
gear

Days spent
with this
gear type

Transfers of
days

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Table V — Data format

Name of zone

Max. number of
characters/digits

Definition and comments

(1) Country

(2) CFR

3

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Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered for
fishing under Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
Always the reporting country.

(Community Fleet Register Number).
Unique identification number of a fishing vessel.
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series
(9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional
zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.

(3) External marking

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(4) Area

(5) Length of

management period

(6) Gear type/types

notified

(7) Days eligible using

this gear

(8) Days spent with this

gear type

(9) Transfers of days

1

2

2

3

3

3

Indicate if the vessel has been fishing in Area 2(a) or 2(b) of this
Annex

Indication from 1-12 of the length of each management period
allocated to the vessel concerned. Separate management periods in
which the same gear grouping or combination of gear groupings have
been notified, in accordance with point 7 of this Annex, may be
aggregated.

Indication from 4(a) through to 4 (g) of the gear types notified in
accordance with point 4 of this Annex.

Number of days for which this vessel is eligible under this Annex for
the choice of gears and length of management period notified.

Number of days for which the vessel actually spent absent from port
and present within the area according to this Annex.

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for
days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

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FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR SANDEEL IN THE NORTH SEA AND THE SKAGERRAK

ANNEX V

1.

From 1 January to 31 December 2005, the conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community fishing
vessels fishing in the North Sea and the Skagerrak with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size
of less than 16 mm.

2.

For the purposes of this Annex a day absent from port shall be:

(a)

the 24-hour period between 00:00 hours of a calendar day and 24:00 hours of the same calendar day or any
part of such a period, or

(b) any continuous period of 24 hours as recorded in the EC logbook between the date and time of departure and

the date and time of arrival or any part of any such time period.

3.

Each Member State concerned shall, not later than 1 March 2005, establish a data base containing for the North Sea
and Skagerrak, for each of the years 2002, 2003 and 2004 and for each vessel flying its flag or registered within the
Community which have been fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than
16mm, the following information:

(a)

the name and internal registration number of the vessel;

(b)

(c)

(d)

the installed engine power of the vessel in kilowatts measured in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2930/86;

the number of days absent from port when fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gear with a mesh
size of less than 16 mm;

the kilowatt-days as the product of the number of days absent from port and the installed engine power in
kilowatts.

4. The following quantities shall be calculated by each Member State:

(a)

the total kilowatt-days for each year as the sum of the kilowatt-days calculated in paragraph 3(d);

(b)

the average kilowatt-days for the period 2002 to 2004.

5.

Each Member State shall ensure that the number of kilowatt-days in 2005 for vessels flying its flag or registered in
the Community does not exceed 40 % of the number in 2004 as calculated in point 4(a).

6. The maximum number of kilowatt-days referred to in point 5 shall be revised by the Commission as early as possible
and not later than 15 May 2005, based on advice from the STECF on the size of the 2004 year class of North Sea
sandeel, in accordance with the following rules:

(a) where STECF estimates the size of the 2004 year class of North Sea sandeel to be at or above 500 000 million

individuals at age 0, no restrictions in kilowatt-days shall apply for the remaining of 2005;

(b) where STECF estimates the size of the 2004 year class of North Sea sandeel to be between 300 000 million and
in 2003 as

500 000 million individuals at age 0, the number of kilowatt-days shall not exceed the level
calculated in point 4(a);

(c) where STECF estimates the size of the 2004 year class of North Sea sandeel to be below 300 000 million
individuals at age 0, fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than
16 mm shall be prohibited for the remaining of 2005. However, a limited fishery will be allowed in order to
monitor the sandeel stocks in the North Sea and the Skagerrak and the effects of the closure. To this end the
Member States concerned shall in cooperation with the Commission develop a plan for the monitoring fishery.

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ANNEX VI

PART I

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

Maximum
number of
vessels
present at
any time

55

50

not
relevant

not
relevant

not
relevant

150

13

4

26

Area of fishing

Fishery

Number
of licences

Allocation of licences
amongst Member States

Norwegian waters
and fishery zone
around Jan Mayen

Herring, North of 62°00′N

Demersal species, North of 62°00′N

Mackerel, South of 62°00′N, purse
fishery

seine

Mackerel, South of 62°00′N, trawl fishery

DK: 26, DE: 5, FR: 1,
IRL: 7, NL: 9, SW: 10,
UK: 17

FR: 18, PT: 9, DE: 16,
ES: 20, UK: 14, IRL: 1

DE: 1 (1), DK: 26 (1),
FR: 2 (1), NL: 1 (1)

75

80

11

19

Mackerel, North of 62°00′N, purse
fishery

seine

11 (2)

DK: 11

Industrial species, South of 62°00′N

480

DK: 450, UK: 30

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°28′N and east of 6°30′W

Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese
baseline. In the periods 1 March to 31 May
and 1 October to 31 December, these vessels
may operate in the area between 61°20′N and
62°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°30′N
and west of 9°00′W and in the area between
7°00′W and 9°00′W south of 60°30′N and in
the area south-west of a line between 60°30′N,
7°00′W and 60°00′N, 6°00′W.

fishery

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

for

Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of
licences may be increased by four vessels to
form pairs,
should the Faroese authorities
introduce special rules of access to an area
called ‘main fishing area of blue whiting’

Line fishing

Fishing for mackerel

Herring fisheries north of 62°N

BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4,
UK: 18

26

8 (3)

70

BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40,
UK: 20

70

DE: 8 (4), FR: 12 (4),
UK: 0 (4)

20 (5)

70

34

10

12

21

DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2,
UK: 5, NL: 5

UK: 10

DK: 12

DE: 1, DK: 7, FR: 0,
UK: 5, IRL: 2, NL: 3,
SW: 3

22 (5)

20

6

12

21

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Area of fishing

Fishery

Number
of licences

Allocation of licences
amongst Member States

Waters of the
Russian Federation

All fisheries

Fisheries for cod

Fisheries for sprat

pm

7 (6)

pm

Maximum
number of
vessels
present at
any time

pm

pm

pm

(1) This allocation is valid for purse and trawl fisheries.
(2) To be selected from the 11 licences for purse seine fishery for mackerel South of 62°00′N.
(3) Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the Directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for ‘All trawl

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

(4) These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.
(5) These figures are included in the figures for ‘Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’.
(6) Applies only to vessels flying the flag of Latvia.

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

PART II

Flag State

Fishery

Number of
licences

Maximum
number of
vessels present
at any time

Norway

Herring, North of 62°00′N

Faroe Islands

Mackerel, VIa (north of 56°30′N), VIIe,f,h, horse mackerel,
IV, VIa (north of 56°30′N), VIIe,f,h; herring, VIa (north of
56°30′N)

Herring north of 62°00′N

Herring, IIIa

Industrial
(north of 56°30′N): sandeel,
by-catches of blue whiting)

fishing for Norway pout and sprat,

IV, VIa
IV (including unavoidable

Ling and tusk

Blue whiting, VIa (north of 56°30′N), VIb, VII (west of
12°00′W)

Blue ling

Porbeagle (all zones except NAFO 3PS)

Russian Federation

Herring, IIId (Swedish waters)

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

Sprat

Barbados

Penaeus shrimps (2) (French Guyana waters)

Snappers (4) (French Guyana waters)

18

14

21

4

15

20

20

16

3

pm

pm

4 (1)

5

5

18

14

21

4

15

10

20

16

3

pm

pm

pm

pm (3)

pm

Guyana

Surinam

Penaeus shrimps (5) (French Guyana waters)

pm

pm (6)

Penaeus shrimps (5) (French Guyana waters)

Trinidad and Tobago

Penaeus shrimps (5) (French Guyana waters)

Japan

Tuna (9) (French Guyana waters)

pm (7)

pm (8)

5

8

pm

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Flag State

Fishery

Korea

Tuna (10) (French Guyana waters)

Venezuela

Snappers (5) (French Guyana waters)

Sharks (5) (French Guyana waters)

Number of
licences

Maximum
number of
vessels present
at any time

pm

41

4

pm (5)

pm

pm

(1) Applies only to the Latvian zone of EC waters.
(2) 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.

(3) The annual number of days at sea is limited to 200.
(4) 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 ship owner
applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the French Department of Guyana, and that it includes and 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.

(5) Applicable from 1 January to 30 April 2005.
(6) Pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2005.
(7) The annual number of days at sea is limited to pm.
(8) The annual number of days at sea is limited to 350.
(9) To be fished exclusively with longlines.
(10) Of which at any given time a maximum of 10 for vessels fishing cod with gillnets.

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PART III

DECLARATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 15 (2)

LANDING DECLARATION (1)

Registration No:

Name of agent:

Name of vessel:

Name of master:

Master's signature:

Voyage made from the

to the

Port of landing:

‘Head-off’ shrimps:

‘Head-on’ shrimps:

Thunnidae:

Shark:

Quantity of shrimps landed (in live-weight)

kg

or (

× 1,6) =

kg (head-on shrimps)

kg

kg

Snapper (Lutjanidae):

Other:

kg

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 is carried out 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 ‘received from’ or ‘transferred to’;

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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LOG-BOOK MODEL

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ANNEX VIII

CONTENT AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION

The information to be transmitted to the Commission of
transmission are as follows:

the European Communities and the timetable for its

1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200‑nautical‑mile zone off
Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries:

the coasts of

the Member States of

the

(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 these zones 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)

(f)

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;

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 by telex (SAT COM C 420599543 FISH), electronic mail (FISHERIES-telecom@cec.eu.int) or 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, it may be transmitted
on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.

3.

Name of radio station

Call sign of radio station

Lyngby

Land's End

Valentia

Malin Head

Torshavn

Bergen

Farsund

Florø

Rogaland

Tjøme

Ålesund

Ørlandet

Bodø

Svalbard

Blåvand

Gryt

Göteborg

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:

— name of vessel;

— call sign;

— external identification letters and numbers;

— serial number of the message for the voyage in question;

— indication of the type of message according to the following code:

— message when entering one of the zones referred to under 1.1: ‘IN’,

— message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1: ‘OUT’ ,

— message when moving from one ICES division to another: ‘ICES’,

— weekly message: ‘WKL’,

— three-day message: ‘2 WKL’;

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— the date, the time and the geographical position;

— the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which fishing is expected to commence;

— the date on which fishing is expected to commence;

— the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold using the code mentioned in point 5;

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

code mentioned in point 5;

— the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which the catches were made;

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

previous transmission;

— the name and call sign of the vessel to and/or from which the transfer was made;

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

transmission;

— 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 (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri)

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)

Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

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

NEP

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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)

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

Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Groundfish

Atlantic Cod

Haddock

Atlantic redfishes

Golden redfish

Beaked redfish (deepwater)

Acadian redfish

Silver hake

Red hake (*)

Pollock (=Saithe)

American plaice

Witch flounder

Yellowtail flounder

Greenland halibut

Atlantic halibut

Winter flounder

Summer flounder

Windowpane flounder

Flatfishes (NS)

Gadus morhua

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Sebastes sp.

Sebastes marinus

Sebastes mentella

Sebastes fasciatus

Merluccius bilinearis

Urophycis chuss

Pollachius virens

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Limanda ferruginea

Reinharditius hippoglossoides

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Paralichthys dentatus

Scophthalmus aquosus

Pleuronectiformes

American angler (=Goosefish)

Lophius americanus

Atlantic searobins

Atlantic tomcod

Blue antimora

Blue whiting

Cunner

Cusk (=Tusk)

Greenland cod

Blue ling

Ling

Prionotus sp.

Microgadus tomcod

Antimora rostrata

Micromesistius poutassou

Tautogolabrus adspersus

Brosme brosme

Gadus ogac

Molva dypterygia

Molva molva

Lumpfish (=Lumpsucker)

Cyclopterus lumpus

Northern kingfish

Northern puffer

Eelpouts (NS)

Ocean pout

Polar cod

Menticirrhus saxatilis

Sphoeroides maculatus

Lycodes sp.

Macrozoarces americanus

Boreogadus saida

COD

HAD

RED

REG

REB

REN

HKS

HKR

POK

PLA

WIT

YEL

GHL

HAL

FLW

FLS

FLD

FLX

ANG

SRA

TOM

ANT

WHB

CUN

USK

GRC

BLI

LIN

LUM

KGF

PUF

ELZ

OPT

POC

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Roundnose grenadier

Roughhead grenadier

Sandeels (=Sand Lances)

Sculpins

Scup

Tautog

Tilefish

White hake (*)

Wolffishes (NS)

Atlantic wolffish

Spotted wolffish

Groundfish (NS)

Pelagics

Atlantic herring

Atlantic mackerel

Atlantic butterfish

Atlantic menhaden

Atlantic saury

Bay anchovy

Bluefish

Crevalle jack

Frigate tuna

King mackerel

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Macrourus berglax

Ammodytes sp.

Myoxocephalus sp.

Stenotomus chrysops

Tautoga onitis

Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps

Urophycis tenuis

Anarhicas sp.

Anarhichas lupus

Anarhichas minor

Clupea harengus

Scomber scombrus

Peprilus triacanthus

Brevoortia tyrannus

Scomberesox saurus

Anchoa mitchilli

Pomatomus saltatrix

Caranx hippos

Auxis thazard

Scomberomourus cavalla

Atlantic Spanish mackerel

Scomberomourus maculatus

Sailfish

White marlin

Blue marlin

Swordfish

Albacore tuna

Atlantic bonito

Little tunny

Bigeye tunny

Northern bluefin tuna

Skipjack tuna

Yellowfin tuna

Tunas (NS)

Pelagic fish (NS)

Istiophorus platypterus

Tetrapturus albidus

Makaira nigricans

Xiphias gladius

Thunnus alalunga

Sarda sarda

Euthynnus alletteratus

Thunnus obesus

Thunnus thynnus

Katsuwonus pelamis

Thunnus albacares

Scombridae

RNG

RHG

SAN

SCU

SCP

TAU

TIL

HKW

CAT

CAA

CAS

GRO

HER

MAC

BUT

MHA

SAU

ANB

BLU

CVJ

FRI

KGM

SSM

SAI

WHM

BUM

SWO

ALB

BON

LTA

BET

BFT

SKJ

YFT

TUN

PEL

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Invertebrates

Long-finned squid (Loligo)

Short-finned squid (Illex)

Squids (NS)

Atlantic razor clam

Hard clam

Ocean quahog

Soft clam

Surf clam

Stimpson's surf clam

Clams (NS)

Bay scallop

Calico scallop

Iceland scallop

Sea scallop

Scallops (NS)

Loligo pealei

Illex illecebrosus

Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae

Ensis directus

Mercenaria mercenaria

Arctica islandica

Mya arenaria

Spisula solidissima

Spisula polynyma

Prionodesmacea, Teleodesmacea

Argopecten irradians

Argopecten gibbus

Chylamys islandica

Placopecten magellanicus

Pectinidae

American cupped oyster

Crassostrea virginica

Blue mussel

Whelks (NS)

Periwinkles (NS)

Marine molluscs (NS)

Atlantic rock crab

Blue crab

Green crab

Jonah crab

Queen crab

Red crab

Stone king crab

Marine crabs (NS)

American lobster

Northern prawn

Aesop shrimp

Penaeus shrimps (NS)

Pink (=Pandalid) shrimps

Marine crustaceans (NS)

Mytilus edulis

Busycon sp.

Littorina sp.

Mollusca

Cancer irroratus

Callinectes sapidus

Carcinus maenas

Cancer borealis

Chionoecetes opilio

Geryon quinquedens

Lithodes maia

Reptantia

Homarus americanus

Pandalus borealis

Pandalus montagui

Penaeus sp.

Pandalus sp.

Crustacea

Sea-urchin

Strongylocentrotus sp.

Marine worms (NS)

Polycheata

SQL

SQI

SQU

CLR

CLH

CLQ

CLS

CLB

CLT

CLX

SCB

SCC

ISC

SCA

SCX

OYA

MUS

WHX

PER

MOL

CRK

CRB

CRG

CRJ

CRQ

CRR

KCT

CRA

LBA

PRA

AES

PEN

PAN

CRU

URC

WOR

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Horseshoe crab

Limulus polyphemus

Marine invertebrates (NS)

Invertebrata

Other Fish

Alewife

Amberjacks

American conger

American eel

Atlantic hagfish

American shad

Argentines (NS)

Atlantic croaker

Atlantic needlefish

Atlantic salmon

Atlantic silverside

Atlantic thread herring

Barid's slickhead

Black drum

Black seabass

Blueback herring

Capelin

Chars (NS)

Cobia

Alosa pseudoharengus

Seriola sp.

Conger oceanicus

Anguilla rostrata

Myxine glutinosa

Alosa sapidissima

Argentina sp.

Micropogonias undulatus

Strongylura marina

Salmo salar

Menidia menidia

Opisthonema oglinum

Alepocephalus bairdii

Pogonias cromis

Centropristis striata

Alosa aestivalis

Mallotus villosus

Salvelinus sp.

Rachycentron canadum

Common (Florida) pompano

Trachinotus carolinus

Gizzard shad

Grunts (NS)

Hickory shad

Lanternfish

Mullets (NS)

Dorosoma cepedianum

Pomadasyidae

Alosa mediocris

Notoscopelus sp.

Mugilidae

North atlantic harvestfish

Peprilus alepidotus (=paru)

Pigfish

Rainbow smelt

Red drum

Red porgy

Rough scad

Sand perch

Sheepshead

Spot croaker

Orthopristis chrysoptera

Osmerus mordax

Sciaenops ocellatus

Pagrus pagrus

Trachurus lathami

Diplectrum formosum

Archosargus probatocephalus

Leiostomus xanthurus

HSC

INV

ALE

AMX

COA

ELA

MYG

SHA

ARG

CKA

NFA

SAL

SSA

THA

ALC

BDM

BSB

BBH

CAP

CHR

CBA

POM

SHG

GRX

SHH

LAX

MUL

HVF

PIG

SMR

RDM

RPG

RSC

PES

SPH

SPT

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Spotted weakfish

Cynoscion nebulosus

Squeteague (Gray Weakfish)

Striped bass

Sturgeons (NS)

Tarpon

Trouts (NS)

White perch

Alfonsinos (NS)

Spiny (=picked) dogfish

Dogfishes (NS)

Sand Tiger shark

Porbeagle

Shortfin mako shark

Dusky shark

Great Blue shark

Large sharks (NS)

Cynoscion regalis

Morone saxatilis

Acipenseridae

Tarpon (=megalops) atlanticus

Salmo sp.

Morone americana

Beryx sp.

Squalus acantias

Squalidae

Odontaspis taurus

Lamna nasus

Isurus oxyrinchus

Carcharhinus obscurus

Prionace glauca

Squaliformes

Atlantic Sharpnose shark

Rhizoprionodon terraenova

Black Dogfish

Centroscyllium fabricii

Boreal (Greenland) shark

Somniosus microcephalus

Basking shark

Skates (NS)

Little skate

Arctic skate

Barndoor skate

Winter skate

Thorny skate (Starry Ray)

Smooth skate

Cetorhinus maximus

Raja sp.

Leucoraja erinacea

Amblyraja hyperborea

Dipturus laevis

Leucoraja ocellata

Amblyraja radiata

Malcoraja senta

Spinytail skate (Spinetail Ray)

Bathyraja spinicauda

Finfishes (NS)

SWF

STG

STB

STU

TAR

TRO

PEW

ALF

DGS

DGX

CCT

POR

SMA

DUS

BSH

SHX

RHT

CFB

GSK

BSK

SKA

RJD

RJG

RJL

RJT

RJR

RJS

RJO

FIN

(*) In accordance with a recommendation adopted by STACRES at the 1970 Annual Meeting (ICNAF Redbook 1970, Part I, Page 67), hakes
of the Genus Urophycis are designated as follows for statistical reporting: (a) hake reported from Subareas 1, 2, and 3, and Divisions 4R,
S, T and V be designated as white hake, Urophycis tenuis; (b) hake taken by line gears or any hake greater than 55 cm standard length,
reagardless of how caught, from Divisions 4W and X, Subarea 5 and Statistical Area 6 be designated as white hake, Urophycis tenuis; (c)
Except as noted in (b), other hake of the Genus Urophycis taken in Divisions 4W and X, Subarea 5 and Statistical Area 6 be designated as
red hake, Urophycis chuss.

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ANNEX X

AUTHORISED TOPSIDE CHAFERS

1.

ICNAF-type topside chafer

The ICNAF-type topside chafer is a rectangular piece of netting to be attached to the upper side of the codend of the
trawl net to reduce and prevent damage so long as such netting conforms to the following conditions:

(a)

this netting shall have a mesh size not less than that specified for the codend in Article 10;

(b)

this netting may be fastened to the codend only along the forward and lateral edges of the netting and at no other
place in it, 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 cod line mesh; where a splitting strap is not used, the
netting shall not extend to more than one-third of the codend measured from not less than four meshes in front of
the cod line mesh;

(c)

the width of this netting shall be at least one and a half times the width of the area of the codend which is covered,
such widths to be measured at right angles to the long axis of the codend.

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2.

Multiple flap-type topside chafer

The multiple flap-type topside chafer is defined as pieces of netting having in all their parts meshes the size of which,
whether the pieces of netting are wet or dry, is not less than that of the codend, provided that:

(i)

each piece of netting

(a)

is fastened by its forward edge only across the codened at right angles to its long axis;

(b)

is of a width of at least the width of the codend (such width being measured at right angles to the long axis of
the codend at the point of attachment); and

(c)

is not more than ten meshes long; and

(ii)

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

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3.

Large-mesh (modified Polish-type) topside chafer

POLISH CHAFER

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

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ANNEX XI

MINIMUM FISH SIZE (*)

Species

Atlantic Cod

Greenland halibut

American plaice

Yellowtail flounder

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

Whole

41 cm

30 cm

25 cm

25 cm

Head off

Head and Tail Off

Head Off and Split

27 cm

N/A

19 cm

19 cm

22 cm

27/25 cm (**)

N/A

15 cm

15 cm

N/A

N/A

N/A

Fish size refers to fork length for Atlantic cod; whole length for other species.

(*)
(**) Lower size for green salted fish.

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ANNEX XII

RECORDING OF CATCH (LOGBOOK ENTRIES)

FISHING LOGBOOK ENTRIES

Item of information

Standard code

Vessel name

Vessel nationality

Vessel registration number

Registration port

Types of gear used (separate record for different gear types)

Type of gear

Date

— day

— month

— year

Position

— latitude

— longitude

— statistical area

Number of hauls during the 24-hour period (1)

Number of hours gear fished during the 24-hour period (1)

Species names (Annex II)

Daily catch of each species (metric tons round fresh weight)

Daily catch of each species for human consumption in the form of fish

Daily catch of each species for reduction

Daily discard of each species

Place(s) of transshipment

Date(s) of transshipment

Master's signature

01

02

03

04

10

20

21

22

31

32

33

40

41

50

61

62

63

70

71

80

(1) When two or more types of gear are used in the same 24-hour period, records should be separate for the different types.

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GEAR CODES

Gear categories

Standard abbreviation code

Surrounding nets

With purse lines (purse seines)

— One boat operated purse seines

— Two boat operated purse seines

Without purse lines (lampara)

Seine nets

Boat or vessel seines

— Danish seines

— Scottish seines

— Pair seines

Seine nets (not specifed)

Trawls

Pots

Bottom trawls

— Beam trawls

— Otter trawls (1)

— Pair trawls

— Nephrops trawls

— Shrimp trawls

— Bottom trawls (not specified)

Midwater trawls

— Otter trawls

— Pair trawls

— Shrimp trawls

— Midwater trawls (not specified)

Otter twin trawls

Otter trawls (not specified)

Pair trawls (not specified)

Other trawls (not specified)

Dredges

Boat dredges

Hand dredges

Lift nets

Portable lift nets

Boat operated lift nets

Shore operated stationary lift nets

Lift nets (not specified)

Falling gear

Cast nets

Falling Gear (not specified)

PS

PS1

PS2

LA

SB/SV

SDN

SSC

SPR

SX

FPO

TBB

OTB

PTB

TBN

TBS

TB

OTM

PTM

TMS

TM

OTT

OT

PT

TX

DRB

DRH

LNP

LNB

LNS

LN

FCN

FG

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Gear categories

Standard abbreviation code

Gillnets and entangling nets

Set gillnets (anchored)

Drift nets

Encircling gillnets

Fixed gillnets (on stakes)

Trammel nets

Combined gillnets-Trammel nets

Gillnets and entangling nets (not specified)

Gillnets (not specified)

Traps

Stationary uncovered pound-nets

Fyke nets

Stow nets

Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.

Aerial traps

Traps (not specified)

Hooks and lines
Hand-lines and pole-lines (hand operated) (2)
Hand-lines and pole-lines (mechanized) (2)

Set lines (longlines set)

Drifting longlines

Longlines (not specified)

Trolling lines
Hooks and lines (not specified) (3)

Grappling and wounding

Harpoons

Harvesting machines

Pumps

Mechanized dredges

Harvesting machines (not specified)

Miscellaneous gear (4)

Recreational fishing gear

Gear not known or not specified

GNS

GND

GNC

GNF

GTR

GTN

GEN

GN

FPN

FYK

FSN

FWR

FAR

FIX

LHP

LHM

LLS

LLD

LL

LTL

LX

HAR

HMP

HMD

HMX

MIS

RG

NK

(1) Fisheries agencies may indicate side and stern bottom and side and stern midwater trawls, as OTB-1 and OTB-2, and OTM-1 and

OTM-2, respectively.
Including jigging lines.

(2)
(3) Code LDV for dory operated line gears will be maintained for historical data purposes.
(4) This item includes: hand and landing nets, drive-in-nets, gathering by hand with simple hand implements with or without diving

equipment, poisons and explosives, trained animals, electrical fishing.

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FISHING VESSEL CODES

A.

Main Vessel Types

FAO code

Type of vessel

BO

CO

DB

DM

DO

DOX

FO

FX

GO

HOX

HSF

KO

LH

LL

LO

LP

LT

MO

MSN

MTG

MTS

NB

NO

NOX

PO

SN

SO

SOX

SP

SPE

SPT

TO

TOX

TS

TSF

TSW

TT

TTF

TTP

TU

WO

Protection vessel

Fish training vessel

Dredger non continuous

Dredger continuous

Beamer

Dredger NEI

Fish carrier

Fishing vessel NEI

Gill netter

Mother ship NEI

Factory mother ship

Hospital ship

Hand liner

Long liner

Liner

Pole and line vessel

Troller

Multipurpose vessels

Seiner hand liner

Trawler drifter

Trawler purse seiner

Lift netter tender

Lift netter

Lift netter NEI

Vessel using pumps

Seine netter

Seiner

Seiner NEI

Purse seiner

Purse seiner european

Tuna purse seiner

Trawler

Trawlers NEI

Side trawler

Side trawler freezer

Side trawler wetfish

Stern trawler

Stern trawler freezer

Stern trawler factory

Outrigger trawlers

Trap setter

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Type of vessel

FAO code

WOP

WOX

ZO

DRN

Pot vessels

Trap setters NEI

Fish research vessel

Drifnetter

NEI = Not Elsewhere Identified

B.

Main vessel activities

Alfa code

Category

ANC

DRI

FIS

HAU

PRO

STE

TRX

OTH

Anchoring

Drifting

Fishing

Hauling

Processing

Steaming

Trans-shipping on or off loading
Others — to be specified

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ANNEX XIII

NAFO AREA

The list that follows is a partial list of stocks that needs to be reported in accordance with Article 31(2).

ANG/N3NO

CAA/N3LMN

CAP/N3LM

CAT/N3LMN

HAD/N3LNO

HAL/N23KL

HAL/N3M

HAL/N3NO

HER/N3L

HKR/N2J3KL

HKR/N3MNO

HKS/N3NLMO

RNG/N23

HKW/N2J3KL

POK/N3O

RHG/N23

SKA/N2J3KL

SKA/N3M

SQI/N56

VFF/N3LMN

WIT/N3M

YEL/N3M

Lophius americanus

Anarhichas lupus

Mallotus villosus

Anarhichas spp.

American angler

Atlantic wolffish

Capelin

Catfishes (Wolffishes) nei

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Haddock

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic halibut

Clupea harengus

Urophycis chuss

Urophycis chuss

Merlucius bilinearis

Herring

Red hake

Red hake

Silver hake

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Roundnose grenadier

Urophycis tenuis

Pollachius virens

White hake

Pollock (=Saithe)

Macrourus berglax

Roughhead grenadier

Raja spp.

Raja spp.

Illex illecebrosus

—

Skates

Skates

Short fin squid

Fishes unsorted, unidentified

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Witch flounder

Limanda ferruginea

Yellow tail flounder

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ANNEX XIV

PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR AREA

Target species

Zone

Period of prohibition

Notothenia rossii

FAO 48.1 Antarctic, in the Peninsula Area

All year

FAO 48.2 Antarctic, around the South Orkneys

FAO 48.3 Antarctic, around South Georgia

Finfish

FAO 48.1 Antarctic (1)

FAO 48.2 Antarctic (1)

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

FAO 48.3

Chaenocephalus aceratus

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Patagonotothen guntheri

Dissostichus spp.

FAO 48.5 Antarctic

Dissostichus spp.

FAO 88.3 Antarctic (1)

FAO 58.5.1 Antarctic (1) (2)
FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic east of 79°20′E and outside the
EEZ to the west of 79°20′E (1)

FAO 88.2 Antarctic north of 65° S (1)

FAO 58.4.4 Antarctic (1)

FAO 58.6 Antarctic (1)

FAO 58.7 Antarctic (1)

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

FAO 58.4.4 (1)

All species except
Champsocephalus gunnari and
Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

Dissostichus mawsoni

FAO 48.4 Antarctic (1)

(1) Except for scientific research purposes.
(2) Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

All year

All year

1.12.2004 to
30.11.2005

All year

All year

1.12.2004 to
30.11.2005

All year

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ANNEX XV

CATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR IN
2004/2005

Sub-area/
division

Region

Season

SSRU

Dissostichus spp.
Catch Limit
(tonnes)

By-catch Catch Limit
(tonnes)

Skates and
rays

Macrourus spp. Other species

58.4.1

All Division

1.12.2004 to
30.11.2005

58.4.2

All Division

1.12.2004 to
30.11.2005

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Total Subarea

A

B

C

D

E

Total Subarea

N/A

1.5 to
31.8.2005

58.4.3a)

58.4.3b)

All Division
outside
Areas of
National
Jurisdiction

All Division
outside
Areas of
National
Jurisdiction

0

0

200

0

200

0

200

0

600

260

0

260

0

260

780

250

All Division:
50

All Division:
96

All Division:
20

All Division:
50

All Division:
124

All Division:
20

All Division:
50

All Division:
26

All Division:
20

1.5 to
31.8.2005

N/A

300

All Division:
50

All Division:
159

All Division:
20

88.1

All Subarea

1.12.2004 to
31.8.2005

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

0

80

223

0

57

0

83

786

776

316

749

180

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)

0

20

20

0

20

0

20

20

20

20

20

20

Total Subarea

3 250

163

520

(1) Rules for catch limits for by-catch species per SSRU, applicable within total by-catch limits per Sub-area:
— Skates and rays5 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes, whichever is greatest.
— Macrourus spp.16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp.
— Other species20 tonnes per SSRU.

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In Annex I, page 57, after the table for ‘Species: Common sole/Solea solea’, ‘Zone: VIIb,c’, the following two tables shall be
inserted:

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1 535
3 069
1 096
5 700

5 700

31
326
508
865

865

Zone:

VIId
SOL/07D.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.

Zone:

VIIe
SOL/07E.

Analytical TAC where Articles 3 and 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply.