Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of  22 December 2005  fixing for 2006 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: 2005-12-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU Member State, EU waters, authorised catch, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 51/2006

of 22 December 2005

fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and
groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters
where catch limitations are required

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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

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

resources under

fisheries

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May
1996 introducing additional conditions
for year-to-year
management of TACs and quotas (2), and in particular Article
2 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 of
26 February 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of
cod stocks (3), 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 (4), 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 account of available scientific
in particular, the report prepared by the
advice and,
Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fish-
eries (STECF).

(3)

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

(4) The principles and certain procedures

fishery
management need to be laid down at Community level,
so that Member States can ensure the management of the
vessels flying their flag.

for

(5) Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 lays down
fishing

definitions of relevance for the allocation of
opportunities.

(6)

(7)

In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/
96 the stocks that are subject to the various measures
referred to therein must be identified.

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,

(8) The Community is a contracting party to several regional
fisheries organisations. Those fisheries organisations have
recommended the setting of catch limitations and other
conservation rules for certain species. Such recommen-
dations
implemented by the
Community.

should therefore be

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59
(2) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3
(3) OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 8
(4) OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 1

(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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(9) At its Annual Meeting in June 2005, 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.

(10) At

its Annual Meeting in 2005,

the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
(ICCAT) adopted tables indicating the under-utilisation
and over-utilisation of the fishing possibilities of the
ICCAT contracting parties. In that context, the ICCAT
adopted a Decision observing that during the year 2004,
the Community had under-exploited its quota for several
stocks.

(11)

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 under-utilisation without modifying the distribution
key established in this Regulation concerning the annual
allocation of TACs.

(12) Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with
the Community legislation on the subject, 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 (1),
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 Sep-
tember 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording
fish (2),
information on Member States' catches of
Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October
1993 establishing a control system applicable to the
common fisheries policy (3), Council Regulation (EC)
No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the manage-
ment of the fishing effort relating to certain Community
fishing areas and resources (4), Council Regulation (EC)
No 1626/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down certain
fishery
technical measures
Council
resources
Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying
fishing
down general provisions concerning special
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 850/98

the conservation of
Mediterranean (5),

the

for

in

(1) OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.
(2) 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).
(3) 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).

(4) OJ L 289, 7.11.2001, 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.

for

the

fishery
of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of
resources through technical measures for the protection
of juveniles of marine organisms (8), Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the
submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States
in the north-east Atlantic (9), Council Regulation (EC)
No 1434/98 of 29 June 1998 specifying conditions
under which herring may be landed for
industrial
purposes other than direct human consumption (10),
Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 of 26 February
recovery of
2004 establishing measures
cod stocks (11), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/
2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed
provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring
Systems (12), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of
22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing
vessels (13), 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 (14), Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of
16 December 2002 establishing specific access require-
ments and associated conditions applicable to fishing for
deep -sea stocks (15) 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 (16).

(13)

It is necessary, following the advice from the Interna-
tional Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), to
apply a temporary system to manage the catch limits of
anchovy in Subarea VIII.

(14)

It is necessary, following the advice from the ICES, to
apply a temporary system to manage the fishing effort on
sandeel in ICES Subarea IV and Division IIIa North.

(15) Having regard to the scientific knowledge as to the
biological status of the blue whiting stock, and following
the negotiations between the Coastal States on the
management of that stock, it is necessary to modify the
management areas while taking into account the specific
characteristics of the fisheries concerned.

(16) As a transitional measure in the light of the most recent
scientific advice from the ICES, the fishing effort on
certain deep-sea species should be further reduced.

(8) 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.
(9) OJ L 365, 31.12.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 448/2005 (OJ L 74, 19.3.2005, p. 5).

(10) OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 10.
(11) OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 8.
(12) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.
(13) 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).

(14) 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).

(15) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6.
(16) OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 860/2005 (OJ L 134, 8.6.2005, p. 1).

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(17) 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.

(25)

In November 2005 the NEAFC recommended placing a
number of vessels on the list of vessels that have been
confirmed as having engaged in illegal, unreported and
unregulated fisheries. Implementation of the recommen-
dations in the Community legal order should be ensured.

(18) 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
Sea Regional Advisory Council
is
appropriate to adjust the fishing opportunities in terms
of fishing effort of vessels targeting plaice.

indicates

that

it

(19) For the stocks of sole in the Western channel,

it is
necessary to apply a provisional effort management
scheme. For the cod stocks in the Kattegat, in the North
Sea, the Skagerrak and the Western channel, in the Irish
Sea and in the west of Scotland, and the stocks of hake
and of Norway lobster in ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa,
the effort management scheme needs to be adapted.

(20) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 does not ensure
that the catches of herring are limited to the catch limits
fixed for the species. It is therefore necessary to introduce
transitional measures ensuring an appropriate monitor-
ing and counting of herring in unsorted landings.

(21) Current fishing practices when fishing with gillnets in
deep waters west of Scotland and Ireland involve the use
of gillnets of excessive lengths, leading to excessive soak
times and high discard rates. Nets lost or deliberately
discarded may continue to fish for a number of years
without being retrieved. Scientific investigations have
demonstrated that
this fishing practice constitutes a
serious
to deep-sea species, and transitional
measures to prohibit the fishery should be implemented
until more permanent measures are adopted.

threat

(22)

In order to ensure sustainable exploitation of the hake
stocks and to reduce discards, the latest developments on
selective gears should be implemented as transitional
measures in Subdivision VIII a, b, d.

(23) At its Annual Meeting in 2004, the North East Atlantic
Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) adopted a recommenda-
tion to restrict fishing within certain areas in order to
protect vulnerable deep-sea habitats. This recommenda-
tion should be implemented by the Community.

(26) At

the Annual Meeting of

the General Fisheries
Commission of the Mediterranean (GFCM) in 2005, the
GFCM adopted a recommendation on the management
of certain fisheries exploiting deep-sea species and a
recommendation concerning the establishment of a
GFCM record of vessels of over 15 metres authorised
to operate in the GFCM area. As the Community is a
contracting party to the GFCM, these recommendations
are binding on the Community and should therefore be
implemented.

(27)

In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks,
certain supplementary measures on control and technical
conditions of fishing should be implemented in 2006.

(28) Certain provisions should be introduced on the use of
VMS data in order to provide for greater efficiency and
effectiveness in the monitoring, control and surveillance
of effort management.

(29)

In order to ensure that catches of blue whiting by third-
country vessels in Community waters are correctly
accounted for, it is necessary to strengthen the control
provisions for such vessels.

(30) 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 excess of agreed TACs result in the sustainability of
fishing operations being prejudiced.
therefore
appropriate to introduce associated conditions that will
result in improved implementation of the agreed fishing
possibilities.

is

It

(31) At its Annual Meeting in 2004, 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 areas and time
periods in order
to protect bigeye tuna, measures
concerning sport and recreational fishing activities in
the Mediterranean Sea and the establishment of a
sampling programme for the estimation of the size of
the caged bluefin tuna. In order to contribute to the
conservation of fish stocks it is necessary to implement
these measures in 2006 pending the adoption of a
regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 973/2001.

(24)

In order to contribute to the conservation of octopus and
in particular to protect the juveniles, it is necessary to
establish, in 2006, a minimum size of octopus from the
maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of
third countries and situated in the CECAF region pending
the adoption of a regulation amending Regulation (EC)
No 850/98.

(32) At its Annual Meeting in 2005, the South East Atlantic
Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted a measure to
place scientific observers on board all vessels operating in
the Convention Area and targeting species not subject to
the conservation and management regimes of other
competent regional fisheries organisations from 1 January
2006. This measure is binding on the Community and
should therefore be implemented.

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(33) At its 27th Annual Meeting of 19 to 23 September 2005,
the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)
adopted a number of technical and control measures. It is
necessary to implement these measures.

(36)

(34)

In order
to comply with international obligations
assumed by the Community as a Contracting Party to
the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine
Living Resources (CCAMLR), including the obligation to
apply the measures adopted by the CCAMLR Commis-
sion, the TACs adopted by that Commission for the
2005-2006 season and the corresponding season limit
dates should be applied.

(35) At its XXIVth annual meeting in 2005, the CCAMLR
adopted relevant catch limits for the stocks open to
established fisheries by any CCAMLR Member. CCAMLR
also approved the participation of Community vessels in
exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp.
in Subareas
FAO 88.1 and 88.2 as well as 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.

applicable

In order
to ensure the livelihood of Community
fishermen, and in order to avoid endangering resources
and any possible difficulty due to the lapsing of 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
for
in Community waters and,
stocks,
Community vessels,
in waters where catch limitations
are required (1), it is essential to open these fisheries on
1 January 2006 and maintain in force in January 2006
some of the rules of the said Regulation. Given the
is imperative to grant an
urgency of
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 establish-
ing the European Communities.

the matter,

it

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for the year 2006,
for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and the
associated conditions under which such fishing opportunities
may be used.

it

fixes certain effort

In addition,
limits and associated
conditions for January 2007, and for certain Antarctic stocks
it fixes the fishing opportunities and specific conditions for
the periods set out in Annex IE.

Article 2

Scope

(b)

fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, third
countries (‘third - country fishing vessels’) in Community
waters (‘EC waters’).

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 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.

Article 3

Definitions

If not otherwise provided for, this Regulation shall apply

1.
to:

in addition to the
this Regulation,
For the purposes of
definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/
2002, the following definitions shall apply:

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

(a)

‘total allowable catches’ means the quantity that can be
taken from each stock each year;

(1) OJ L 12, 14.1.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1936/2005 (OJ L 311, 26.11.2005, p. 1).

(b)

‘quota’ means a fixed proportion of the TAC allocated to
the Community, Member States or third countries;

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(c)

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

(d)

(e)

(f)

‘NAFO Regulatory Area’ means the part of the area of the
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) Con-
vention not falling under the sovereignty or within the
jurisdiction of coastal States;

‘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 4

Fishing zones

For the purposes 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. If ‘EC waters’ is added to a zone, it means that the
zone refers only to EC waters of that zone;

(b) CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing
zone 34) zones are as defined in Council Regulation (EC)
No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of
nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in
certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (1);

(c) NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones
are as defined in Council 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 (2);

(g)

‘Gulf of Cadiz’ means the area of ICES Subdivision IXa
east of longitude 7o23'48"W.

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

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

CHAPTER II

Article 5

Catch limits and allocations

4. The Commission shall fix the final catch limits for the
fisheries on sandeel in ICES Divisions IIa (EC waters), IIIa, and
Subarea IV (EC waters) according to the rules laid down in
point 6 of Annex IID

1. The catch limits for Community vessels in Community
waters or in certain non-Community waters and the allocation
of such catch limits among Member States and additional
conditions in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 are set out in Annex I.

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, Iceland and Norway, and the fishing zone around
Jan Mayen, subject to the conditions set out in Articles 10, 17
and 18.

5. The Commission shall fix catch limits for capelin in zones
V, XIV (Greenland waters) available to the Community at 7,7%
of the capelin TAC as soon as the TAC has been established.

6. Catch limits for the stocks of anglerfish in zones IIa (EC
waters) and IV (EC waters) and in zones Vb (EC waters), VI,
XII, and XIV may be revised by the Commission in accordance
with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 2371/2002 following analysis by the STECF of
observed catch-per-unit-effort data collected during the first
quarter of 2006.

3. The Commission shall immediately stop fishing activities
concerning anchovy in subarea VIII if STECF advises that the
spawning stock biomass at spawning time in 2006 is less than
28 000 tonnes.

(1) OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and
of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

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7. Catch limits for the stock of Norway pout in zones IIa (EC
waters), IIIa and IV (EC waters) and for the stock of sprat in
zones IIa (EC waters) and IV (EC waters) may be revised by the
Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of
scientific information collected during the first half of 2006.

Article 6

Special provisions on allocations

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

(a)

exchanges made
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

pursuant

to Article

20(5)

of

(b)

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

(c)

additional
Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

landings

allowed under Article 3 of

(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.

2.
For the purpose of withholding quotas to be transferred
to 2007, Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall
apply, by way of derogation from that Regulation, to all stocks
subject to analytical TAC.

Article 7

Fishing effort limits and associated conditions for the
management of stocks

From 1 February 2006 to 31 January 2007, the fishing

1.
effort limitations and associated conditions laid down in:

— Annex IIA shall apply for the management of certain
stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak, Subarea IV, and
ICES Divisions IIa (EC waters), IIIa, VIa, VIIa and VIId;

— Annex IIB shall apply for the management of hake in
ICES Divisions VIIIc and IXa with the exception of Gulf
of Cadiz.;

— Annex IIC shall apply for the management of sole stocks

in the ICES Division VIIe;

For the period 1 January 2006 to 31 January 2006 for the
2.
stocks mentioned in paragraph 1,
the fishing effort and
associated conditions laid down in Annexes IVa, IVb, IVc and
V to Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 shall continue to apply.

3. Vessels using gear types identified in point 4 of Annex IIA
and in point 3 of Annexes IIB and IIC respectively and fishing
in areas defined in point 2 of Annex IIA and in point 1 of
Annexes IIB and IIC respectively shall hold a special fishing
permit issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC)
No 1627/94, as provided for in these Annexes.

4. The Commission shall fix the final fishing effort for 2006
for the fisheries on sandeel in ICES Divisions IIa (EC waters),
IIIa, and Subarea IV based on the rules laid down in point 6 of
Annex IId.

5. Member States shall ensure that for 2006 the fishing
effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by
vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits do not exceed 80% of
the average annual fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the
Member State concerned in 2003 on trips when deep-sea
fishing permits were held and deep-sea species, as listed in
Annex I and in point 15 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No
2347/2002, were caught. This paragraph shall apply only to
fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of deep sea species,
other than greater silver smelt, were caught.

Article 8

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Fish from stocks for which catch limits are fixed shall be

1.
retained on board or landed only if:

(a)

(b)

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

the catches consist of a part of a Community share which
has not been allocated by quota among Member States,
and that share has not been exhausted.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following fish
may be retained on board and landed even if a Member State
has no quotas or the quotas or shares are exhausted:

(a)

species, other than herring and mackerel, where

(i)

they are caught mixed with other species with nets
whose mesh size is less than 32 mm in accordance
with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, and;

(ii)

the catches are not sorted either on board or on
landing;

— Annex IID shall apply for the management of sandeel
stocks in the Skagerrak, ICES Subarea IV and Division IIa
(EC waters).

or

(b) mackerel, where

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(i)

they are caught mixed with horse mackerel or
pilchard;

Article 9

(ii)

they do not exceed 10 % of the total weight of
mackerel, horse mackerel and pilchard on board
and;

(iii)

the catches are not sorted either on board or on
landing.

3. Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1434/98, shall not
apply to herring caught in ICES Subarea IV and ICES Divisions
IIa (EC waters), IIIa and VIId.

4. All
the
landings shall count against the quota or,
Community share has not been allocated between Member
States by quotas, against the Community share, except for
catches made under the provisions of paragraph 2.

if

5. When catch limits of a Member State for herring in ICES
Subareas II (EC waters), IV and Subdivisions IIIa and VIId are
exhausted, flying the flag of that Member State, registered in
the Community and operating within the fisheries to which
the relevant catch limitations apply, shall be prohibited from
landing catches which are unsorted and which contain
herring.

Unsorted landings in ICES Subarea IV and ICES Divisions
IIa (EC waters), IIIa and VIId

1. Member States shall ensure that an adequate sampling
programme is in place allowing an efficient monitoring of
unsorted landings by species caught in ICES Subarea IV and
ICES Divisions IIa (EC waters), IIIa and VIId.

2. Unsorted catches in ICES Subarea IV and ICES Divisions
IIa (EC waters), IIIa and VIId shall be landed only at ports and
landing locations where a sampling programme as referred to
in paragraph 1 is in place.

Article 10

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 four nautical miles from
the baselines of Norway

Article 11

Transitional technical and control measures

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

Transitional technical and control measures for Community
vessels shall be as set out in Annex III.

CATCH LIMITS AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS

CHAPTER III

Article 12

Article 14

Transitional technical and control measures

Geographical restrictions

Transitional technical and control measures for third-country
fishing vessels shall be as set out in Annex III.

Article 13

Authorisation

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Barbados, Guyana, Japan,
South Korea, Norway, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and
Venezuela and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
shall be authorised to make catches in Community waters,
within the catch limits set out in Annex I, and subject to the
conditions provided for in Articles 14, 15 and 16 and 19 to
25.

1.
Fishing by fishing vessels flying the flag of 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 ICES Subarea IV, the
Kattegat and the Atlantic Ocean north of 43o00'N, except the
area referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/
2002.

2.
Fishing in the Skagerrak by fishing vessels flying the flag
of Norway shall be allowed seawards of four nautical miles
from the baselines of Denmark and Sweden.

3.
Fishing by fishing vessels flying the flag of 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 Department of French Guyana.

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Article 15

(b) nets which are on or above deck shall be securely lashed

to some part of the superstructure.

Transit through Community waters

Third-country fishing vessels that transit through Community
waters shall stow their nets so that they may not readily be
used, in accordance with the following conditions:

Article 16

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

(a)

nets, weights and similar gear shall be disconnected from
their trawl boards and towing and hauling wires and
ropes,

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

CHAPTER IV

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

Article 17

Licences and associated conditions

fishing permits provided for

1. Notwithstanding the general rules on fishing licences and
in Regulation (EC)
special
No 1627/94, fishing by Community vessels in waters of a
third country shall be subject to the holding of a licence issued
by the authorities of that third country.

2. However, paragraph 1 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; or

(b)

(c)

vessels carrying out fisheries for human consumption for
species other than mackerel; or

vessels flying the flag of Sweden, in line with established
practice.

name and characteristics of the Community vessels for which
licences are to 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.

If one Member State transfers quota to another Member
4.
State (swap) in the fishing areas set out in Part I of Annex IV,
the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of licences
and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total
number of licences for each fishing area, as set out in Part I of
Annex IV, shall not be exceeded.

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

Article 18

Faroe Islands

3. The maximum number of licences and other associated
conditions shall be fixed as set out in Part I of Annex IV.
Requests for licences shall indicate the types of fishing and the

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

CHAPTER V

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS

Article 19

flag of Norway shall be exempt from the obligation to have a
licence and a special fishing permit.

Obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit

1. Notwithstanding Article 28b of Regulation (EEC)
No 2847/93, fishing vessels of less than 200 GT flying the

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

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Fishing vessels from third countries authorised to fish on
3.
31 December 2005 may continue to fish as from 1 January
2006 until the list of fishing vessels authorised to fish is
submitted to, and approved by, the Commission.

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 20

Article 23

Application for a licence and special fishing permit

Failure to comply with relevant rules

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:

1.
For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence or
special fishing permit shall be issued for any third-country
fishing vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in
this Regulation have not been fulfilled.

(a)

name of the vessel;

(b)

registration number;

(c)

external identification letters and numbers;

(d) port of registration;

(e)

name and address of the owner or charterer;

(f)

gross tonnage and overall length;

(g)

engine power;

(h)

call sign and radio frequency;

(i)

(j)

intended method of fishing;

intended area of fishing;

(k)

species for which it is intended to fish;

(l)

period for which a licence is applied for.

Article 21

Number of licences

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

Article 22

Cancellation and withdrawal

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.

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

2. The Commission shall submit to the authorities of the
third-country concerned the names and characteristics of the
third-country fishing 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 24

Obligations of the licence holder

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

2. The third-country fishing vessels referred to in para-
graph 1 shall keep a logbook in which the information set out
in Part I of Annex V, shall be entered.

3. Third-country fishing vessels, except vessels flying the
flag of Norway fishing in ICES Division IIIa, shall transmit the
information set out in Annex VI to the Commission,
in
accordance with the rules laid down in that Annex.

Article 25

Specific provisions concerning the Department of French
Guyana

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

(1)

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 (OJ L 9, 15.1.1998, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 289/2005 (OJ L 49, 22.2.2005, p. 1).

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in
2. The master of each third-country fishing vessel
possession of a licence for finfish or tuna fishing in the
waters of the Department of French 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 IV. 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 24(2). The
declaration shall be signed by the competent official after it
has been verified. Before the end of each month, the French
authorities shall send to the Commission all the declarations
relating to the preceding month.

3. Third-country fishing vessels fishing in the waters of the
logbook
Department of French Guyana
II of
corresponding to the model appearing in Part
Annex V. A copy of
to the
this logbook shall be sent
Commission within 30 days of the last day of each fishing trip,
via the French authorities.

shall keep a

4.
If, for a period of one month, the Commission receives no
communication concerning a third-country fishing vessel in
possession of a licence to fish in waters of the Department of
French Guyana, the licence of that vessel shall be withdrawn.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA

CHAPTER VI

SECTION 1

(c)

the vessel charterer, where applicable;

Community participation

(d)

the vessel type.

Article 26

List of vessels

1. Only Community vessels of more than 50 gross tonnes
which have been issued a special fishing permits by their flag
Member State and are included in the NAFO vessel register
shall be authorised, on the conditions set out in their permits,
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 authorised to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area. The
Commission shall forward this information promptly to the
NAFO Secretariat.

3. The information referred to in paragraph 2 shall include
the following:

(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);

(b)

the international radio call sign;

4.
For vessels temporarily flying the flag of a Member State
(bare boat charter), the information forwarded shall further-
more include:

(a)

(b)

(c)

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

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

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;

(f)

the home port of the vessel after the transfer;

(g)

the name of owner or charterer of the vessel;

(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;

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

(j)

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SECTION 2

Technical measures

Article 27

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 VII. This mesh size may be reduced to a minimum of
squid
fishing
60 mm for
(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.

short-finned

direct

of

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

Article 28

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 VIII.

4. Vessels fishing for 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 Annex IX.

Article 29

By-catches

Fishing vessels may not conduct directed fisheries for
1.
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.

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

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 subject to by-
catch limits 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 subject to by-
catch limits in any subsequent haul exceed those 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.

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

shrimp (Pandalus borealis)

fishing for

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

Article 30

Minimum size of fish

1.
Fish from the NAFO Regulatory Area which do not have
the size required as set out in Annex X may not be processed,
retained on board, trans-shipped, landed, transported, stored,
sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned
immediately to the sea.

2. Where the quantity of caught fish not having the size
required as set out in Annex X 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 X, shall be deemed to originate
from fish that is below the minimum fish size.

SECTION 3

Control measures

Article 31

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 as referred to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC)
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nisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1)
is identifiable. It shall also be marked as having been caught in
the NAFO Regulatory Area.

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

3. Taking into consideration the legitimate safety and
navigational responsibility of the master of the vessel, the
following shall apply:

— catch 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 they are stowed,
they shall be kept clearly separate, by the use of plastic,
plywood, netting, etc. from catches of other species.

Article 32

Fishing and production logbooks and stowage plan

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

2. Before the 15th of each month, each Member State shall,
in computer -readable form, 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.

3. The masters of a Community vessel shall, in respect of
catches of the species listed in Annex IC, keep:

Every two years Member States shall certify the accuracy
6.
of the capacity plans for all Community vessels authorised to
fish pursuant to Article 26(1). The master shall ensure that a
copy of such certification remains onboard to be shown to an
inspector upon request.

Article 33

Carrying of nets

1. When fishing directly for one or more of the species listed
in Annex VII, Community vessels shall not carry nets with a
mesh size smaller than that laid down in Article 27.

2. However, Community vessels fishing in the course of the
same voyage in areas other than the NAFO Regulatory Area
may keep on board nets with a smaller mesh size than that
laid down in Article 27 provided they are securely lashed and
stowed and are not available for immediate use. Such nets
must:

(a)

be unshackled from their boards and their hauling or
trawling cables and ropes; and

(b)

if they are carried on or above the deck, be lashed
securely to a part of the superstructure.

Article 34

Trans-shipment

(a)

a production logbook stating their cumulative produc-
tion, by species on board in product weight stated in
kilograms;

1. Community vessels shall not engage in trans-shipment
operations in the NAFO Regulatory Area unless they have
received prior authorisation to do so from their competent
authorities.

(b)

a stowage plan that shows the location of the different
species in the holds.

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 on board until
the vessel has unloaded
completely.

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

2. Community vessels shall not engage in trans-shipment
operations of fish from or to a non-contracting party vessel
which has been sighted or otherwise identified as having
engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area.

3. Community vessels shall report each trans-shipment in
the NAFO Regulatory Area to their competent authorities.
Donor vessels shall make that report at least twenty-four
hours in advance and receiving vessels not later than one hour
after the trans-shipment.

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

Act of Accession.

4. The report referred to in paragraph 3 shall include the
time, the geographical position, the total round weight by
species to be off-loaded or on loaded in kilograms as well as
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5. The receiving vessel shall report, in addition to the total
catch on board and the total weight to be landed, the name of
the port and the expected time of landing at least 24 hours in
advance of any landing.

(c)

the vessel complies with the NAFO conservation and
enforcement measures for the duration of the chartering
period;

6. Member States
the reports
referred to in paragraph 3 and 5 to the Commission, which
shall promptly forward them to the NAFO Secretariat.

shall promptly transmit

(d)

all catches and by-catches under notified chartering
arrangements are recorded in the fishing logbook by the
chartered vessel separate from other catch data.

Article 35

Chartering of Community vessels

1. Member States may assent that a fishing vessel flying their
flag and authorised to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area be
subject to a chartering arrangement for the utilisation in part
or in full of a quota and/or fishing days allocated to another
Contracting Party of NAFO. Chartering arrangements invol-
ving vessels identified by NAFO or any other Regional
fisheries Organisation as having been involved in Illegal,
Unreported and Unregulated (IUU)
fishing activities shall,
however, not be permitted.

the flag Member State shall

2. On the date of the conclusion of a chartering arrange-
send the following
ment,
information to the Commission, which shall forward this
information to the Executive Secretary of NAFO:

(a)

its assent to the charter arrangement;

(b)

species covered by the charter and fishing opportunities
allocated by the charter contract;

(c)

length of the charter arrangement;

(d) name of the charterer;

(e)

contracting party which chartered the vessel;

(f)

the action the Member State has taken to ensure that the
chartered vessels flying its flag comply with the NAFO
conservation and enforcement measures for the duration
of the chartering period.

5. Member States shall report all catches and by-catches as
referred to in paragraph 4 (d) to the Commission separately
from other national catch data. The Commission shall
promptly forward those data to the Executive Secretary of
NAFO.

Article 36

Monitoring of fishing effort

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

2. Member States shall transmit to the Commission the
fishing plan for their vessels fishing for species in the NAFO
Regulatory Area no later than 31 January 2006 or, thereafter,
at least 30 days before the commencement of such activity.
The fishing plan shall identify, inter alia, the vessel or vessels
that will engage in these fisheries and the intended number of
fishing days those vessels will spend in the NAFO Regulatory
Area.

3. Member States shall, on an indicative basis, inform the
Commission of the intended activities of their vessels in other
areas.

3. When the charter arrangement ends, the flag Member
State shall
inform the Commission, which shall promptly
forward this information to the Executive Secretary of NAFO.

4. The fishing plan shall represent the total fishing effort to
be deployed in the NAFO Regulatory Area in relation to the
fishing opportunities available to the Member State making
the notification.

4. The flag Member State shall act to ensure that:

(a)

the vessel is not authorised to fish during the charter
period against the fishing opportunities allocated to the
flag Member State;

(b)

the vessel is not authorised to fish under more than one
charter arrangement during the same period;

5. No later than 31 December 2006, Member States shall
report to the Commission on the implementation of their
fishing plans. Those reports shall
include the number of
vessels actually engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO
Regulatory Area, the catches of each vessel and the total
number of days each vessel fished in the that Area. Activities
of vessels fishing for shrimp in Divisions 3M and 3L shall be
reported separately for each Division.

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SECTION 4

SECTION 5

Special requirements for data collection

Article 37

Data collection

1. Member States shall implement, where possible, special
requirements for data collection for their vessels fishing in the
following areas:

Area

Coordinate
1

Coordinate
2

Coordinate
3

Coordinate
4

Orphan Knoll

50.00.30

51.00.30

51.00.30

50.00.30

47.00.30

45.00.30

47.00.30

45.00.30

Corner

Seamounts

35.00.00

36.00.00

36.00.00

35.00.00

48.00.00

48.00.00

52.00.00

52.00.00

Newfoundland

43.29.00

44.00.00

44.00.00

43.29.00

Seamounts

43.20.00

43.20.00

46.40.00

46.40.00

New England

35.00.00

39.00.00

39.00.00

35.00.00

Seamounts

57.00.00

57.00.00

64.00.00

64.00.00

2. Data to be collected in accordance with paragraph 1 shall
be collected on a set-by-set basis and should, to the extent
possible, include:

(a)

Species composition in numbers and weight;

(b)

Length frequencies;

(c) Otoliths;

(d)

Set location, latitudes and longitudes;

(e)

Fishing gear;

(f) Depth fished;

(g) Time of day;

(h) Duration of set;

Special provisions for Northern prawns

Article 38

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 at depths greater than 200 metres and shall be
limited to one vessel per each Member State allocation at any
one time.

SECTION 6

Special provisions for redfish

Article 39

Redfish fishery

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

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

the TAC, the

(i)

Tow opened (for mobile gear);

(j) Other biological sampling, such as concerning maturity

where possible.

3. The data collected in accordance with paragraph 1 shall
be reported to the competent authorities of Member States for
onward transmission to the NAFO Secretariat as soon as
possible after the end of each fishing trip.

2. Member States shall report to the Commission every
second Tuesday before 12 noon for the fortnight ending at 12
midnight on the previous Sunday the quantities of redfish
caught in Subarea 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 the TAC,
reports shall be sent on a weekly basis.

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SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR

CHAPTER VII

SECTION 1

(iii) one photograph not smaller

than 12 x 7 cm

showing the stern, taken directly from astern;

Restrictions and vessel information requirements

Article 40

Prohibitions and catch limitations

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

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

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

satellite monitoring device installed on board.

2. As from 1 August 2006, 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:

(a)

name and address of operator, if different from vessel
owner(s);

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

fishing master;

Article 41

(c)

type of fishing method or methods;

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

(d) beam (m);

1. As from 1 August 2006, Member States shall commu-
nicate to the Commission,
in addition to the information
forth in
relating to authorised vessels
requirements
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, the following
in respect of such vessels:

set

(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;

(c)

international Radio Call Sign;

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

owner(s), if known;

(g) normal crew complement;

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

(i)

(j)

carrying capacity (tonnes), number of fish holds and their
capacity (m3);

any other information (e.g. ice classification) considered
appropriate.

(e)

type of vessel;

(f) where and when it was built;

(g)

length;

SECTION 2

Exploratory fisheries

Article 42

(h)

colour photograph of the vessel, which shall consist of:

(i)

one photograph not smaller
than 12 x 7 cm
showing the starboard side of the vessel, displaying
length and complete structural
its
features;

full overall

(ii) one photograph not smaller

than 12 x 7 cm
showing the port side of the vessel, displaying its
full overall length and complete structural features;

Participation in exploratory fisheries

Fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in Spain
1.
that have been notified to CCAMLR in accordance with the
provisions of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 may
participate in long-line exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus
spp. in Subareas FAO 88.1 and 88.2 as well as 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.

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

Article 44

Special requirements

3. With regard to Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as
Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2, total catch and by-catch limits
per Subarea and Division, and their distribution among Small
Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them shall be as
set out in Annex XIV. 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.

4.
Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and
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 shall be prohibited in depths less
than 550 m.

Article 43

Reporting systems

1. The exploratory fisheries as referred to in Article 42 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 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)

(b)

(c)

the discharge of offal shall be prohibited in these
fisheries;

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) seabirds shall
immediately revert to night setting in accordance with
Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

vessels participating in exploratory fisheries in Subareas
88.1 and 88.2 as well as 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 2005/06 season.

2.
Fishing vessels participating in exploratory fisheries in
FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 shall be subject to the following
additional requirements:

Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries as
referred to in Article 42 shall be subject to the following catch
and effort reporting systems:

(a)

vessels shall be prohibited from discharging:

(a)

the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in
Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, with the
to the
exception that Member States
Commission catch and effort reports not
later than
two working days after the end of each reporting period,
for immediate transmission to CCAMLR. In Subareas
88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2,
reporting shall be made by Small Scale Research Units;

submit

shall

(b)

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

(i)

oil or fuel products or oily residues into the sea,
except as permitted in Annex I to MARPOL 73/78
(International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships);

(ii)

garbage;

(iii)

food wastes not capable of passing through a screen
with openings no greater than 25 mm;

(iv) poultry or parts thereof (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.

(c)

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

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(b) no live poultry or other living birds shall be brought into
Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 and any dressed poultry not
consumed shall be removed from Subareas 88.1 and
88.2;

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;

(c)

fishing for Dissostichus spp. in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2
shall be prohibited within 10 nautical miles of the coast
of the Balleny Islands.

(d) on completion of 20 research hauls of the third series,
the vessel may continue to fish within the SSRU;

Article 45

Definition of hauls

(e)

in SSRUs A, B, C, E and G in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2
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.

1.
For the purposes of this Section, a haul shall comprise 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:

(a)

(b)

(c)

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

each haul shall comprise at least 3 500 hooks and no
more than 10 000 hooks; this may comprise a number
of separate lines set in the same location;

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.

Article 46

Research plans

Article 47

Data collection plans

1.
Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries
referred to in Article 42 shall implement data collection plans,
in each and all SSRUs in which FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as
well as 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;

(b)

the setting, soak, and hauling times;

(c)

the number and species of fish lost at surface;

(d)

the number of hooks set;

(e)

the bait type;

(f)

the baiting success (%);

(g)

the hook type; and

Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries
referred to in Article 42 shall implement Research Plans, in
each and all SSRUs in which FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as
well as Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 are divided. The Research
Plan shall be implemented in the following manner:

(a)

(b)

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 Article45(2);

the next 10 hauls, or 10 tonnes of catch, whichever
trigger level
is achieved first, shall be designated the
‘second series’. Hauls in the second series may, at the
discretion of the master, be fished as part of normal
exploratory fishing. However, provided they satisfy the
requirements of Article 45(2), these hauls may also be
designated as research hauls;

(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 48

Tagging programme

Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries as
referred to in Article 42 shall implement a tagging programme
as follows:

(c)

on completion of the first and second series of hauls, if
the master wishes to continue to fish within the SSRU,
the vessel shall undertake a ‘third series’ which shall

(a) Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released
at a rate of one individual per tonne of green weight

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catch throughout the season in accordance with the
CCAMLR Tagging Protocol. Vessels shall only discon-
tinue tagging after they have tagged 500 individuals, or
leave the fishery having tagged one individual per tonne
of green weight caught;

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 and releases shall
cover as broad a geographical area as possible;

(f)

(g)

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;

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

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;

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;

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 49

Scientific observers

Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries
referred to in Article 42 shall have at least two scientific
observers, one of which shall be an observer appointed in
International
accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of
Scientific Observation, on board throughout all
fishing
activities within the fishing period.

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

CHAPTER VIII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 50

Article 51

Entry into force

Data transmission

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

its

pursuant

to Articles

When
of
Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Member States send data to
the Commission relating to landings of quantities of stocks
caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this
Regulation.

15(1)

18(1)

and

It shall apply from 1 January 2006.

Where the TACs of the CCAMLR area are set for periods
starting before 1 January 2006, Article 40 shall apply with
effect
the respective periods of
application of the TACs.

from the beginning of

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

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2005.

For the Council

The President

B. BRADSHAW

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ANNEX I

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

All catch limits set out in this Annex shall be considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 5 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 Latin names and common names is given for the purposes of this Regulation:

Scientific name

Alpha-3 code

Common name

Ammodytidae

Anarhichas lupus

Aphanopus carbo

Argentina silus

Beryx spp.

Boreogadus saida

Brosme brosme

Centrophorus squamosus

Centroscymnus coelolepis

Cetorhinus maximus

Chaenocephalus aceratus

Champsocephalus gunnari

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Chionoecetes spp.

Clupea harengus

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Dalatias licha

Deania calcea

Dissostichus eleginoides

Engraulis encrasicolus

Etmopterus princeps

Etmopterus pusillus

Etmopterus spinax

Euphausia superba

Gadus morhua

Galeorhinus galeus

Germo alalunga

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

SAN

CAT

BSF

ARU

ALF

POC

USK

GUQ

CYO

BSK

SSI

ANI

LIC

PCR

HER

RNG

SCK

DCA

TOP

ANE

ETR

ETP

ETX

KRI

COD

GAG

ALB

WIT

Sandeel

Atlantic catfish

Black scabbardfish

Greater silver smelt

Alfonsinos

Polar cod

Tusk

Leafscale gulper shark

Portuguese dogfish

Basking shark

Blackfin icefish

Antarctic icefish

Unicorn icefish

Snow crab

Herring

Roundnose grenadier

Kitefin shark

Birdbeak dogfish

Antarctic toothfish

Anchovy

Great lantern shark

Smooth lantern shark

Velvet belly

Krill

Cod

Tope shark

Albacore tunna

Witch flounder

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Scientific name

Alpha-3 code

Common name

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Illex illecebrosus

Lamna nasus

Lampanyctus achirus

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Lepidorhombus spp.

Limanda ferruginea

Limanda limanda

Lophiidae

Macrourus berglax

Macrourus spp.

Makaira nigricans

Mallotus villosus

Martialia hyadesi

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Merlangius merlangus

Merluccius merluccius

Micromesistius poutassou

Microstomus kitt

Molva dypterigia

Molva macrophthalmus

Molva molva

Nephrops norvegicus

Notothenia rossii

Pagellus bogaraveo

Pandalus borealis

Paralomis spp.

Penaeus spp.

Phycis spp.

Platichthys flesus

Pleuronectes platessa

Pleuronectiformes

Pollachius pollachius

Pollachius virens

Psetta maxima

Pseudochaenichthus georgianus

NOG

PLA

HAL

ORY

SQI

POR

LAC

NOS

LEZ

YEL

DAB

ANF

RHG

GRV

BUM

CAP

SQS

HAD

WHG

HKE

WHB

LEM

BLI

SLI

LIN

NEP

NOR

SBR

PRA

PAI

PEN

FOX

FLX

PLE

FLX

POL

POK

TUR

SGI

Humped rockcod

American plaice

Atlantic halibut

Orange roughy

Short fin squid

Porbeagle

Lantern fish

Grey rockcod

Megrims

Yellowtail flounder

Dab

Anglerfish

Roughead grenadier

Grenadier

Blue marlin

Capelin

Squid

Haddock

Whiting

Hake

Blue whiting

Lemon sole

Blue ling

Spanish ling

Ling

Norway lobster

Marbled rockcod

Red Seabream

Northern prawn

Crab

‘Penaeus’ shrimps

Forkbeards

Flounder

Plaice

Flatfish

Pollack

Saithe

Turbot

South Georgian icefish

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Scientific name

Rajidae

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Salmo salar

Scomber scombrus

Scopthalmus rhombus

Sebastes spp.

Solea solea

Solea spp.

Squalus acanthias

Tetrapturus alba

Thunnus alalunga

Thunnus albacares

Thunnus obesus

Thunnus thynnus

Trachurus spp.

Trisopterus esmarki

Urophycis tenuis

Xiphias gladius

Alpha-3 code

SRX-RAJ

GHL

SAL

MAC

BLL

RED

SOL

SOX

DGS

Common name

Skates and rays

Greenland halibut

Atlantic salmon

Mackerel

Brill

Redfish

Common sole

Sole

Spurdog/dogfish

WHM

White marlin

ALB

YFT

BET

BFT

JAX

NOP

HKW

SWO

Albacore

Yellowfin tuna

Bigeye tuna

Bluefin tuna

Horse mackerel

Norway pout

White hake

Swordfish

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ANNEX IA

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

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

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Subject to review during 2006.

Species:

Sandeel
Ammodytidae

Denmark
United Kingdom
All Member States
EC
Norway

Not established
Not established
Not established (2)
Not established

0 (3) (4)

TAC

Not established

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
SAN/04-N.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

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

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

(1) Excluding waters within 6 miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
(2) Except Denmark and the United Kingdom.
(3) To be taken in the North Sea.
(4) Subject to review during 2006.

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Species: Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Zone:

EC and international waters of I and II
ARU/1/2.

Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom

EC

31
10
25
50

116

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Zone:

EC and international waters of III and IV
ARU/3/4.

Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom

EC

1 180
12
8
8
55
46
21

1 331

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus

Zone:

EC and international waters of V, VI and VII
ARU/567.

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom

EC

405
9
375
4 225
297

5 310

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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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

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004.
(2) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Division Vb, and Subareas 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 Division Vb, and Subareas 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 Division Vb and Subareas VI and VII.

(3)

Species:

Tusk
Brosme brosme

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
USK/04-N.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

1
191
1
1
1
5
200

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Basking shark
Cetorhinus maximus

Zone:

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

EC

TAC

0

0

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone:

IIIa
HER/03A.

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

Faroe Islands

TAC

34 052
545
35 620
70 217

500 (2)

81 600

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
(2) To be taken in Skagerrak. Limited in the West by a line from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes and in
the South by a line from the lighthouse of Skagen to the lighthouse of Tistlarna and from there to the nearest coast of Sweden.

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone:

IV north of 53°30' N
HER/04A., HER/04B.

Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

76 348
47 836
22 769
57 938
4 627
63 333
272 851

50 000 (2)

454 751

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States must inform the

Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between ICES Divisions IVa and IVb.

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

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

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Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Norwegian waters south of 62° N
HER/04-N.

Sweden
EC

TAC

963 (1)
963

Not relevant

(1) 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 (by-catches)
HER/03A-BC

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

17 547
156
2 825
20 528

20 528

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

211
40 684
211
211
211
199
773
42 500

42 500

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

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Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone:

IVc (2), VIId
HER/4CXB7D

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

9 122 (3)
1 088 (3)
682 (3)
12 347 (3)
21 998 (3)
4 786 (3)
50 023

454 751

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
(2) Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited
by a line running due south from Landguard Point (51°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.

(3) 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 (HER/*04B).

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Vb, VIaN (1) (EC waters), VIb
HER/5B6ANB

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

Faroe Islands

TAC

3 727
705
5 036
3 727
20 145
33 340

660 (2)

34 000

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Reference is to the herring stock in 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.

(2) This quota may only be taken in Division VIa north of 56° 30' N.

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20.1.2006

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

VIaS (1),VIIbc
HER/6AS7BC

Ireland
The Netherlands
EC

TAC

14 000
1 400
15 400

15 400

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(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

800
800

Zone:

VIa Clyde (1)
HER/06ACL.

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a rhumb line drawn between the

Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1 250
3 550
4 800

4 800

Zone:

VIIa (1)
HER/07A/MM

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Division VIIa is reduced by the area added to the Divisions VIIg,h,j,k 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

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/29

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

VIIe,f
HER/7EF.

France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

500
500
1 000

1 000

Precautionary TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

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

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

123
682
9 549
682
14
11 050

11 050

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Divisions VIIg,h,j,k are 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

4 500 (1)
500 (1)
5 000 (1)

5 000 (1)

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) May not be fished before 1 March 2006. The TAC may be revised in the light of new scientific advice in 2006

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20.1.2006

Species: Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone:

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

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

3 826
4 174
8 000

8 000

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Zone:

Skagerrak
COD/03AN.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

8
2 652
66
17
464
3 207

3 315

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Zone:

Kattegat
COD/03AS.

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

524
11
315
850

850

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/31

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

686
3 940
2 498
847
2 226
26
9 037
19 260

3 945 (1)

23 205

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(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

16 740

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Zone:

Norwegian waters south of 62° N
COD/04-N.

Sweden
EC

TAC

382
382

Not relevant

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2006

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Zone:

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

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1
9
97
138
368
613

613

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Special conditions:

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

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

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

1
9
93
132
353
588

24
67
1 204
6
527
1 828

1 828

Zone:

VIIa
COD/07A.

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/33

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Zone:

VIIb-k, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)
COD/7X7A34

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

236
4 053
818
34
439
5 580

5 580

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

5
4
4
28
22
1 677
1 740

1 740

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone:

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

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

327
1 277
373
903
2 880

2 880

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone:

VII
LEZ/07.

Belgium
Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

494
5 490
6 663
3 029
2 624
18 300

18 300

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone:

VIIIabde
LEZ/8ABDE.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

1 176
949
2 125

2 125

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/35

Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone:

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

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

1 171
59
39
1 269

1 269

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

466
1 752
2 627
182
10 594
6
1 473
17 100

17 100

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

365
804
393
75
276
9
8 392
10 314 (1)

10 314 (1)

Zone:

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

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice during the first half of 2006.

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

53
1 343
21
19
314
1 750

TAC

Not relevant

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
ANF/04-N.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/37

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 (1)

4 686 (1)

Zone:

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

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice during the first half of 2006.

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium
Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

2 445 (1)
273 (1)
971 (1)
15 688 (1)
2 005 (1)
317 (1)
4 757 (1)
26 456 (1)

26 456 (1)

(1) Of which up to 5% may be fished in Zone VIII a,b,d,e

Zone:

VII
ANF/07.

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2006

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone:

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

Spain
France
EC

TAC

1 137
6 325
7 462

7 462

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Zone:

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

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

1 629
2
324
1 955

1 955

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

15
2 468
157
3
292
2 935 (1)

3 189

(1) Excluding an estimated 120 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/39

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

472
3 248
2 067
3 602
354
229
34 574
44 546 (1)

7 016

51 850

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Excluding an estimate of 289 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

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
(HAD/*04N-)

EC

33 350

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

Norwegian waters, south of 62° N
HAD/04-N.

Sweden
EC

TAC

707
707

Not relevant

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

VIb, XII, XIV
HAD/6B1214

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1
2
66
47
481
597

597

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

Vb, VIa (EC waters)
HAD/5BC6A.

Belgium
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

18
21
862
615
6 294
7 810

7 810

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/41

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

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

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

128
7 680
2 560
1 152
11 520

11 520

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Special conditions:

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.)

20

92

552

611

1 275

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 1 275 tonnes.

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

IIIa
WHG/03A.

Denmark
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

819
3
88
910 (1)

1 500

(1) Excluding an estimated 563 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

531
2 297
597
3 452
1 328
3
9 162
17 370 (1)

2 380 (2)

23 800

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Excluding an estimated 4 050 tonnes of industrial by-catch.
(2) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

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

14 512

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

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

Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

8
166
406
780
1 360

1 360

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/43

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

VIIa
WHG/07A.

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1
15
252
0
169
437

437

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

VIIb-k
WHG/7X7A.

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

195
11 964
5 544
97
2 140
19 940

19 940

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

VIII
WHG/08.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

1 440
2 160
3 600

3 600

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

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

Portugal
EC

TAC

653
653

653

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Whiting and Pollack

Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius

Zone:

Norwegian waters, south of 62° N
W/P/04-N.

Sweden
EC

TAC

190
190

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

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

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC

1 219
104
1 323

1 323 (1)

(1) Within an overall TAC of 43 900 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/45

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

22
891
102
197
51
278
1 541

1 541 (1)

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Within an overall TAC of 43 900 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

226
7 257
11 206
1 358
146
4 424
24 617

24 617 (1)

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Within an overall TAC of 43 900 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)

29
1 171
1 171
146
15
658
3 190

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20.1.2006

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

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

Belgium
Spain
France
The Netherlands
EC

TAC

7
5 052
11 345
15
16 419

16 419 (1)

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Within an overall TAC of 43 900 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
1 463
2 635
4
4 103

4 263
409
1 989
6 661

6 661

Zone:

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

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/47

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
WHB/04-N.

Denmark
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

18 050
950
19 000

2 000 000

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIabde, XII and XIV (EC and
international waters)
WHB/1 X 14

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

52 529 (5)
20 424 (5)
44 533 (5)
36 556 (5)
40 677 (5)
64 053 (5)
4 137 (5)
12 994 (5)
68 161 (5)
344 063 (5)
152 442 (1) (2)
45 000 (3) (4)

TAC

2 000 000

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) May be fished in EC waters in areas II, IVa, VIa north of 56°30'N, VIb, VII west of 12°W
(2) Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.).
(3) Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina spp.)
(4) May be fished in EC waters in areas VIa north of 56°30' N, VIb, VII west of 12° W.
(5) Of which up to 61% may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen.

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20.1.2006

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

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

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

46 795 (1)
11 699 (1)
58 494 (1)

2 000 000

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Of which up to 61% may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

EC waters of II, IVa (2), V, VI (3), VII (4)
WHB/24A567

Norway

TAC

320 189 (1)

2 000 000

(1) To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.
(2) The catch in zone IVa shall be no more than 80 047 tonnes.
(3) North of 56°30'N
(4) West of 12°W

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

334
921
118
252
767
10
3 773
6 175

6 175

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/49

Species:

Blue ling
Molva dypterigia

Zone:

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

EC
Norway

TAC

Not relevant (1)

200

Not relevant

(1) Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004.

Species:

Blue ling
Molva dypterigia

Zone:

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

Faroe Islands

TAC

400 (1)

Not relevant

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

Species:

Ling
Molva molva

Denmark
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Others (1)

EC

10
10
10
10
5

45

Zone:

EC and international waters of I and II
LIN/1/2.

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

Species:

Ling
Molva molva

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Sweden
United Kingdom

EC

10
76
10
30
10

136

Zone:

III (EC waters)
LIN/03.

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species:

Ling
Molva molva

Zone:

IV (EC waters)
LIN/04.

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

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

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

V(EC and international waters)
LIN/05.

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

EC and international waters of VI, VII,VIII,IX, X, XII,
XIV
LIN/6X14.

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/51

Species:

Ling
Molva molva

EC
Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

Not relevant (1)

6 800 (2) (3)
300 (4) (5)

Not relevant

Zone:

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

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(3)

(1) Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004.
(2) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25% per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Subareas 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 Subareas Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.
Including tusk. 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 longlines in ICES Division Vb and Subareas VI andVII.
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 Subarea 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 Subarea VI shall not exceed 75 tonnes.

Species:

Ling
Molva molva

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

7
878
25
10
1
79
1 000

TAC

Not relevant

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
LIN/04-N.

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

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

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

3 800
11
1 359
5 170

5 170

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1 472
1 472
22
43
758
24 380
28 147

28 147

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
NEP/04-N.

Denmark
Germany
United Kingdom
EC

1 230
1
69
1 300

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/53

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

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

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

36
143
239
17 257
17 675

17 675

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

VII
NEP/07.

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1 290
5 228
7 928
7 052
21 498

21 498

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

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

Spain
France
EC

TAC

242
3 788
4 030

4 030

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

VIIIc
NEP/08C.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

140
6
146

146

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

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

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

122
364
486

486

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

IIIa
PRA/03A.

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC

3 887
2 094
5 981

11 200

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/55

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

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

Denmark
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

3 700
35
149
1 096
4 980

4 980

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

Norwegian waters, south of 62° N
PRA/04-N.

Denmark
Sweden
EC

TAC

900
158 (1)

1 058

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

Species:

‘Penaeus’ shrimps
Penaeus spp

Zone:

French Guyana
PEN/FGU.

France
EC
Barbados
Guyana
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago

TAC

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

4 108 (1)

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1)

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

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Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

Skagerrak
PLE/03AN.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

46
5 979
31
1 150
320
7 526

7 680

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

Kattegat
PLE/03AS.

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

1 709
19
192
1 920

1 920

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/57

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

Norway

TAC

3 435
11 164
3 220
644
21 470
15 887
55 820

1 621

57 441

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Special conditions:

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

Norwegian waters
(PLE/*04N-)

EC

22 905

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

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

France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

22
287
477
786

786

Precautionary TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

VIIa
PLE/07A.

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

41 (1)
18 (1)
1 051 (1)
13 (1)
485 (1)
1 608 (1)

1 608 (1)

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) An additional 15% may be fished between 1 June and 30 September.

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

VIIb,c
PLE/7BC.

France
Ireland
EC

TAC

29
115
144

144

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/59

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

VIIf,g
PLE/7FG.

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

118
213
33
112
476

476

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

VIIh,j,k
PLE/7HJK.

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

25
50
172
99
50
396

396

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters)
PLE/8/3411

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

75
298
75
448

448

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species:

Pollack
Pollachius pollachius

Zone:

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

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

6
216
63
165
450

450

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Pollack
Pollachius pollachius

Zone:

VII
POL/07.

Belgium
Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

476
29
10 959
1 168
2 668
15 300

15 300

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Pollack
Pollachius pollachius

Zone:

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

Spain
France
EC

TAC

286
1 394
1 680

1 680

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/61

Species:

Pollack
Pollachius pollachius

Zone:

VIIIc
POL/08C.

Spain
France
EC

TAC

236
26
262

262

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Pollack
Pollachius pollachius

Zone:

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

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

278
10
288

288

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

43
5 111
12 906
30 374
129
702
9 895
59 160

64 090 (1)

123 250

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

TAC.

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Species:

Saithe
Pollachius virens

Zone:

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

Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

798
7 930
467
3 592
12 787

12 787

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Saithe
Pollachius virens

Zone:
POK/7X1034

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

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

12
2 666
1 333
727
4 738

4 738

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Turbot and brill
Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

317
677
173
82
2 401
5
668
4 323

4 323

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/63

Species:

Skates and rays
Rajidae

Zone:

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

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

461
18
23
72
393
1 770
2 737

2 737

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Greenland Halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

IIa (EC waters) IV, VI (EC and international waters)
GHL/2A-C46

Denmark
Germany
Estonia
Spain
France
Ireland
Lithuania
Poland
United Kingdom
EC

8
14
8
8
130
8
8
8
510
1 052 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Of which 350 tonnes are allocated to Norway and are to be taken in the EC waters of Division IIa and Subarea VI. In Sub-area VI

this quantity may only be fished with longlines.

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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

154
12 287
160
483
487

3 599 (1) (2)

451
17 621 (1)
30 178 (3)

415 824 (4)

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Including 275 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters of ICES Subarea IV (MAC/*04N-).

(1)
(2) When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the

quotas for these species.

(3) To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in Division IVa only, except

for3 000 tonnes that may be fished in Division IIIa.

(4) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

Special conditions:

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

IIIa
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,
from1 January to31 March 2006
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

14 369
20
119
9 580
47 894
88
88
20 954
1 012
131 713
225 837

9 000 (1)
3 496 (2)

415 824 (3)

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) May be fished only in IIa, VIa (north of 56°30' N), IVa, VIId, e, f, h.
(2) Of which 1 055 tonnes may be fished in ICESDivision IVa north of 59°N (EC zone) from 1 January to 15 February and from
1 October to 31 December. A quantity of 2 908 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.

(3) TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

Special conditions:

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

Germany
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC
Faroe Islands
Norway

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

4 336
2 891
14 453
6 323
39 748
67 751
9 000
1 055 (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

21 574 (1)
143 (1)
4 459 (1)
26 176

26 176

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(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.

Spain
France
Portugal

VIIIb
(MAC/*08B.)

1 812
12
374

Species:

Common sole
Solea solea

Zone:

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

Denmark
Germany
The Netherlands
Sweden
EC

TAC

755
44
73
28
900

900

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/67

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

1 456
666
1 165
291
13 143
749
17 470

200

17 670

54
14
68

68

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

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

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Common sole
Solea solea

Zone:

VIIa
SOL/07A.

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

474
6
117
150
213
960

960

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Species:

Common sole
Solea solea

Zone:

VIIb,c
SOL/7BC.

France
Ireland
EC

TAC

10
54
64

64

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Common sole
Solea solea

Zone:

VIId
SOL/07D.

Belgium
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

1 540
3 080
1 100
5 720

5 720

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Common sole
Solea solea

Zone:

VIIe
SOL/07E.

Belgium
France
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

33
354
553
940

940

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/69

Species:

Common sole
Solea solea

Zone:

VIIf,g
SOL/7FG.

Belgium
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Common sole
Solea solea

Belgium
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

594
59
30
267
950

950

54
108
293
87
108
650

650

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

VIIh,j,k
SOL/7HJK.

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Zone:

IIIa
SPR/03A.

Denmark
Germany
Sweden
EC

TAC

34 843
73
13 184
48 100

52 000

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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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

3 033
240 068
3 033
3 033
3 033
1 330 (1)
10 010
263 540
10 000 (2)
9 160 (3)

282 700 (4)

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Including sandeel.

(1)
(2) May only be fished in Subarea IV (EC waters).
(3) This quantity may be fished in IV and VIanorth of 56°30'N. The quota includes a maximum by-catch of 1 832 tonnes of
herring. If this by-catch quota is exhausted then fisheries by the Faroe Islands using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is
prohibited in Community waters. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for
fishing areas VIa, VIb and VII.

(4) Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice during the first half of 2006.

Species:

Sprat
Sprattus sprattus

Zone:

VIIde
SPR/7DE.

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

31
1 997
31
430
430
3 226
6 144

6 144

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/71

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

16
93
17
30
26
1
778
691
90 (1)

1 051

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(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 Subareas 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
27 784
2 095
44
1 612
4 507
750
4 101
40 957
1 600 (1)
713 (2)

42 727

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) May only be fished in Subarea IV (EC waters).
(2) Within a total quota of 3 000 tonnes for ICES Subareas IV, VIa (north of 56°30'N) and VII e,f,h.

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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

12 273
9 809
13 396
6 482
31 934
46 801
1 296
13 266
135 257

2 287 (1) (2)

137 000

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) This quota may only be fished in ICES areas IV, VIa (north of 56°30'N) and VIIe, f, h.
(2) Within a total quota of 3 000 tonnes for ICES Subareas IV, VIa (north of 56°30'N) and VIIe,f,h.

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurusspp.

Zone:

VIIIc, IX
JAX/8C9.

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

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

55 000

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(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.

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L 16/73

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone:

X, CECAF (1)
JAX/X34PRT

Portugal
EC

TAC

3 200 (2)
3 200

3 200

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Waters adjacent to the Azores under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal.
(2) 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:

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

Portugal
EC

TAC

1 280 (2)
1 280

1 280

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Waters adjacent to Madeira under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal.
(2) 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:

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

Spain
EC

TAC

1 280
1 280

1 280

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(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

0
0
0
0
1 000 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Analytical TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) This quota may be fished in Division VIa, North of 56°30'N.

Species: Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

Zone:

IV (Norwegian waters)
NOP/04-N.

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..

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Industrial fish

Zone:

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

Sweden
EC

TAC

800 (1) (2)
800

Not relevant

(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species.
(2) Of which no more than 400 tonnes of horsemackerel.

Species:

Combined quota

Zone:

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

EC
Norway

TAC

Not relevant

140 (1)

Not relevant

(1) 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
Netherlands
The Sweden
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

38
3 500
395
162
280

Not relevant (1)

2 625
7 000 (2)

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level.
(2)

Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate.

Species: Other species

Zone:

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

EC
Norway
Faroe Islands

TAC

Not relevant

4 720 (1) (3)
400 (2)

Not relevant

(1) Limited to IIa and IV. Includes fisheries not specifically mentioned.
(2) Limited to by-catches of whitefish in IV and VIa.
(3)

Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate.

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ANNEX IB

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

125
875
1 000

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone:

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)
RNG/N01GRN

Germany
EC

TAC

0
192 (1)

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Of which 192 tonnes are allocated to Norway.

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Species:

Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
RNG/514GRN

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

0
0
285 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

EC, Norwegian and International waters of I and II
HER/1/2.

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

22
21 243
3 720
70
917
5 499
7 602
1 075
70
329
7 872
13 581
62 000

TAC

not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Zone:

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

Germany
Greece
Spain
Ireland
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

TAC

2 286
283
2 550
283
2 098
2 550
8 869
18 920

457 000

0
0
0

0

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

NAFO 0, 1 (incl.V, XIV (Greenland waters))
COD/N01514

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 16/79

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Zone:

I, II b
COD/1/2B.

Germany
Spain
France
Poland
Portugal
United Kingdom
All Member States
EC

TAC

3 023
7 814
1 290
1 417
1 650
1 936

100 (1)
17 229 (2)

457 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
(2) The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Community in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island is entirely

without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

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

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2006

Species: Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
HAL/514GRN

Portugal
EC

TAC

800

1 000 (1) (2)

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(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.

Species: Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone:

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)
HAL/N01GRN

EC

TAC

200 (1) (2)

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.

Species:

Capelin
Mallotus villosus

Zone:

IIb
CAP/02B.

EC

TAC

Species:

Capelin
Mallotus villosus

All Member States
EC

0

0

0
0

TAC

Not relevant

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
CAP/514GRN

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/81

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

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

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

591
355
1 814
2 760

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

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

Germany
France
EC

TAC

500
500
1 000

2 000 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

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

Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom

EC

TAC

7 040
480
768
672
7 040

16 000

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2006

Species:

Ling and Blue Ling
Molva molva and Molva dypterigia

Zone:

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

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

898 (1)
1 992 (1)
175 (1)
3 065 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) By-catches up to 1 080 tonnes of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
PRA/514GRN

Denmark
France
EC

TAC

887
887
5 675 (1)

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)
PRA/ N01GRN

Denmark
France
EC

TAC

2 000
2 000
4 000

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/83

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.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

56
347
1 691
56
650
2 800

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

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

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

37
37
75

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

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

EC

TAC

0

Not relevant

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
GHL/514GRN

Germany
United Kingdom
EC

5 154
271
6 300 (1)

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

NAFO 0,1 (Greenland waters)
GHL/N01GRN

Germany
EC

TAC

550
1 500 (1)

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

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

Denmark
EC

TAC

9 000 (1)
9 000 (1)

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) May also be fished in Subarea IV (Norwegian waters) and in Division IIa (international waters) (MAC/*4N-2A).

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L 16/85

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

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

Denmark
EC

TAC

2 908 (1)
2 908

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

Species:

Redfish
Sebastes spp.

Zone:

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

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

TAC

284 (2) (3)
5 772 (2) (3)
1 014 (2) (3)
539 (2) (3)
2 (2) (3)
103 (2) (3)
3 (2) (3)
520 (2) (3)
1 212 (2) (3)
14 (2) (3)

9 463 (2)

62 416

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) EC waters and international waters.
(2) May be taken in the NAFO Regulatory Area Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K but shall be counted against the quota for V, XII, XIV

within a total quota of 15 675 tonnes (RED/*N1F3K).

(3) No more than 80% of the quota may be taken before 1 July 2006.

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Species:

Redfish
Sebastes spp.

Germany
Spain
France
Portugal
United Kingdom
EC

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

TAC

Not relevant

(1) Only as by-catch.

Species:

Redfish
Sebastes spp.

Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

9 356
47
66

13 229 (1) (2) (3)

TAC

Not relevant

Zone:

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

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

V, XIV (Greenland waters)
RED/514GRN

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) May be fished by pelagic trawl. Catches from the bottom trawl fishery and the pelagic trawl fishery shall be reported separately.

May be fished East or West.

(2) 3 500 tonnes to be fished with pelagic trawl are allocated to Norway.
(3) 260 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. Catches from the bottom trawl and pelagic trawl fisheries shall be reported

separately.

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L 16/87

Species:

Redfish
Sebastes spp.

Belgium
Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

0 (1) (2) (3)
0 (1) (2) (3)
0 (1) (2) (3)
0 (1) (2) (3)
0 (1) (2) (3)

TAC

Not relevant

Zone:

Va (Icelandic waters)
RED/05A-IS

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).

(1)
(2) To be fished between July and December.
(3) Provisional quota pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Iceland for 2006.

Species:

Redfish
Sebastes spp.

Belgium
Germany
France
United Kingdom
EC

21
2 761
186
32
3 000

TAC

Not relevant

Zone:

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

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

By-catches

Zone:

NAFO 0, 1 (Greenland waters)
XBC/ N01GRN

EC

TAC

2 000 (1)

Not relevant

(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 be fished East or West.

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Species: Other species (1)

Zone:

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

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

81
63
306
450

TAC

Not relevant

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

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

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

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

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 16/89

ANNEX IC

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

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article 29.

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Zone:

NAFO 3NO
COD/N3NO.

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article 29.

Species:

Cod
Gadus morhua

Zone:

NAFO 3M
COD/N3M.

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article 29.

Species: Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone:

NAFO 2J3KL
WIT/N2J3KL

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article 29.

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Species: Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone:

NAFO 3NO
WIT/N3NO.

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article 29.

Species: American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Zone:

NAFO 3M
PLA/N3M.

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article 29.

Species: American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Zone:

NAFO 3LNO
PLA/N3LNO.

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article 29.

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)

(1) (2)

34 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(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.

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

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Species:

Yellowtail flounder
Limanda ferruginea

Zone:

NAFO 3LNO
YEL/N3LNO.

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
EC

TAC

pm
pm
pm
pm

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 29.

(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

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article 29.

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

NAFO 3L (1)
PRA/N3L.

Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
EC

TAC

245 (2)
245 (2)
245 (2)
245 (2)
245 (2) (3)

22 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates:

Point No

Latitude N

Longitude W

1
2
3
4

47o20'0
47o20'0
46o00'0
46o00'0

46o40'0
46o30'0
46o30'0
46o40'0

(2) To be fished from 1 January to 31 March, 1 July to 14 September and 1 December to 31 December.
(3) All Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

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Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

TAC

pm (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

Latitude N

Longitude W

1
2
3
4

47°20'0
47°20'0
46°00'0
46°00'0

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 Organisation (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 2006 in the area bounded by the following
coordinates:

Point No

Latitude N

Longitude W

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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

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
1667
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).

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L 16/93

Species: Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

NAFO 3LMNO
GHL/N3LMNO

Estonia
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

Species:

Skate
Rajidae

Spain
Portugal
Estonia
Lithuania
EC

TAC

371
378
52
26
5 072
2 139
8 038

13 079

6 561
1 274
546
119
8 500

13 500

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

NAFO 3LNO
SRX/N3LNO.

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Redfish
Sebastes spp.

Zone:

NAFO 3LN
RED/N3LN.

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Article 29.

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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)

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(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.

Species:

Redfish
Sebastes spp.

Zone:

NAFO 3O
RED/N3O.

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

1 771
5 229
7 000

20 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Redfish
Sebastes spp.

Zone:

NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K
RED/N1F3K.

Latvia
Lithuania

TAC

364
3 019

3 383

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Species: White hake

Urophycis tenuis

Zone:

NAFO 3NO
HKW/N3NO.

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

2 165
2 835
5 000

8 500

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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ANNEX ID

HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH — All Areas

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

Species:

Bluefin tuna
Thunnus thynnus

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45° W, and
Mediterranean
BFT/AE045W

Cyprus
Greece
Spain
France
Italy
Malta
Portugal
All Member States
EC

TAC

(1)

323
6 266
6 182
4 880

(1)

590
60 (2)

18 301

32 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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

ICCAT annual meeting.

(2) Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

Species:

Swordfish
Xiphias gladius

Spain
Portugal
All Member States
EC

TAC

5 565
1 010

185,5 (1)

6 760,5

14 000

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

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5° N
SWO/AN05N

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
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Species:

Swordfish
Xiphias gladius

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5° N
SWO/AS05N

Spain
Portugal
EC

TAC

5 422,8
357,2

5 780

16 055

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Northern Albacore

Germo alalunga

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5°N
ALB/AN05N

Ireland
Spain
France
United Kingdom
Portugal
EC

TAC

5 678,7 (1) (3)
24 282,5 (1) (3)
7 784,9 (1) (3)
402,1 (1) (3)
2 672,3 (1) (3)
40 820,5 (1) (2)

34 500

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

It is prohibited to use any gill net, bottom set gill net, trammel net and entangling net.

(1)
(2) The number of Community vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 vessels in accordance with

Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001.

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

Member State

Maximum number of vessels

Ireland
Spain
France
United Kingdom
Portugal
EC

50
730
151
12
310
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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

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Bigeye Tuna
Thunnus obesus

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean
BET/ATLANT

Spain
France
Portugal
EC

TAC

24 616,1
11 018,3
10 873,3
46 507,7

90 000

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
does not apply.

Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species:

Blue marlin
Makaira nigricans

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean
BUM/ATLANT

EC

TAC

103

Not relevant

Species: White marlin

Tetrapturus alba

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean
WHM/ATLANT

EC

TAC

46,5

Not relevant

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ANNEX IE

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 Antartic
SSI/F483.

TAC

2 200 (1)

(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

150 (1)

(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

2 244 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 15 November 2005 to 14 November 2006. Fishing for this stock during the period 1

March to 31 May 2006 shall be limited to 561 tonnes.

Species: Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (1)
ANI/F5852.

TAC

1 210 (2)

(1)

(b)
(c)

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 72o15'E intersects the Australia–France Maritime Delimitation
Agreement Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53o25'S;
then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74oE;
then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52o40'S and the meridian of longitude
76oE;
then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52oS;
then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51oS with the meridian of longitude
74o30'E; and
then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.
(2) This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2005 to 30 November 2006.

(d)
(e)

(f)

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Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
TOP/F483.

TAC

3 556 (1) (2)

Special conditions:

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

Management Area A: 48 W to
43 30 W – 52 30 S to 56 S
(TOP/*F483A)

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)

0

1 067

2 489

(1) This TAC shall be applicable for long-line fishery in the period 1 May to 31 August 2006 and for pot fishery 1 December 2005

to 30 November 2006.
Including 177 tonnes of skates and rays and 177 tonnes of Macrorus spp. as by-catch.

(2)

Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone:

FAO 48.4 Antarctic
TOP/F484.

TAC

100 (1) (2) (3)

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

(3) Each vessel taking part in this fishery shall undertake a tagging program in accordance with the CCAMLR tagging protocol.

Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
TOP/F5852.

TAC

2 584 (1) (2)

(1) This TAC shall be applicable for trawl and pot fisheries in the period 1 December 2005 to 30 November 2006 and for the long-

line fishery in the period 1 May to 31 August 2006.

(2) This TAC is applicable for West of 79o20'E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited (see Annex XIII).

Species:

Krill
Euphausia superba

Zone:

FAO 48
KRI/F48.

TAC

4 000 000 (1)

Special conditions:

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

Subarea 48.1 (KRI/*F481.)

Subarea 48.2 (KRI/*F482.)
Subarea 48.3 (KRI/*F483.)
Subarea 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 2005 to 30 November 2006.

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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 quotas, 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 2005 to 30 November 2006.

Species:

Krill
Euphausia superba

Zone:

FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic
KRI/F5842.

TAC

450 000 (1)

(1) This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2005 to 30 November 2006.

Species: Humped rockcod

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
NOG/F483.

TAC

1 470 (1)

(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

300 (1)

(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

80 (1)

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

Species: Marbled rockcod

Notothenia rossii

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
NOR/F483.

TAC

300 (1)

(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:

Crab
Paralomis spp.

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
PAI/F483.

TAC

1 600 (1)

(1) This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2005 to 30 November 2006.

Species:

South Georgia icefish
Pseudochaenichthus georgianus

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
SGI/F483.

TAC

300 (1)

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

Species: Grenadier

Macrourus spp.

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
GRV/F5852.

TAC

360 (1)

(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

50 (1)

(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
Rajidae

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
SRX/F5852.

TAC

120 (1) (2)

(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.
For the purposes of this TAC, skates and rays to be counted as one single species.

(2)

Species:

Squid
Martialia hyadesi

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic
SQS/F483.

TAC

2 500 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2005 to 30 November 2006.

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ANNEX II

ANNEX IIA

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN STOCKS

1.

Scope

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels of length overall equal to or greater
than 10 metres, carrying on board any of the gears defined in point 4 and present in Area IV and Divisions IIa
(EC waters) , IIIa, VIa, VIIa and VIId. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the year 2006 means the
period from 1 February 2006 to 31 January 2007.

2. Definitions of geographical areas

2.1. For the purposes of this Annex, the geographical area, representing all of following areas, shall apply:

(a)

Kattegat

(b)

Skagerrak, Area IV, and Divisions IIa (EC waters), and VIId

(c) Division VIIa

(d) Division Via

2.2. 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 of ICES Division VIa shall apply:

Division VIa excluding that part of Division VIa that lies to the west of a line drawn by sequentially joining with
rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

60o00'N, 04o00'W

59o45'N, 05o00'W

59o30'N, 06o00'W

59o00'N, 07o00'W

58o30'N, 08o00'W

58o00'N, 08o00'W

58o00'N, 08o30'W

56o00'N, 08o30'W

56o00'N, 09o00'W

55o00'N, 09o00'W

55o00'N, 10o00'W

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3. Definition of days present within an area

For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any period of 24 hours during which a
vessel is present at any time within an area defined in point 2 and absent from port.. The time from which the
24-hour period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by the vessel
concerned.

4. Definition of fishing gear

For the purpose of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:

(a)

Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, except beam trawls, of mesh size:

(i)

equal to or larger than16 mm and less than 32 mm;

(ii)

equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 90 mm;

(iii)

equal to or larger than 90 mm and less than 100 mm;

(iv)

equal to or larger than 100 mm and less than 120 mm;

(v)

equal to or larger than 120 mm;

(b)

Beam trawls of mesh size:

(i)

equal to or larger than 80 mm and less than 90 mm;

(ii)

equal to or larger than 90 mm and less than 100 mm;

(iii)

equal to or larger than 100 mm and less than 120 mm;

(iv)

equal to or larger than 120 mm;

c.

Gillnets, entangling nets with mesh size, except trammel nets:

(i)

less than 110 mm;

(ii)

equal to or larger than 110 mm and less than 220 mm;

(iii)

equal to or larger than 220 mm;

(d)

Trammel nets.

(e)

Longlines.

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

5. Obligations of the Member States

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 an area defined in point 2
for no more than the number of days set out in point 8.

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6.

Levels of fishing effort

6.1. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear defined in point 4 in any areas defined in point 2 by any
vessels flying its flag which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 or
2005 in that area excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels
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.

6.2 A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in an area defined in point 2 shall not be permitted
to fish with a gear defined in point 4 in that area, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as
permitted according to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to
point 15 of this Annex.

7.

Calculation of fishing effort

A Member State shall not count against the days present within an area allocated to any of vessels flying its flag
under this Annex any days when the vessel was present within an area but unable to fish because it was assisting
another vessel in need of emergency aid nor any days when the vessel has been present within an area but
unable to fish because it is transporting an injured person 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 competent authorities.

8. Maximum number of days

8.1. For the purpose of fixing the maximum number of days a fishing vessel may be present within the area, the

following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:

(a)

The vessel must comply with the conditions laid down in Appendix 1

(b)

The vessel must comply with the conditions laid down in Appendix 2

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

The total landings of cod in 2002 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and
qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community
law, must represent less than 5% of the total landings of all species made by the vessel in 2002 according
to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook.

The total landings of cod, sole and plaice in 2002 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using
similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance
with Community law, must represent less than 5% of the total landings of all species made by the vessel in
2002 according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook.

The total landings in 2002 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying
for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, must
represent less than 5% cod and more than 60% plaice of the total landings of all species made by the vessel
in 2002 according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook.

The total landings in 2002 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying
for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, must
represent less than 5% cod and more than 5% turbot and lumpsucker of the total landings of all species
made by the vessel in 2002 according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community
logbook.

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(g)

The vessel must be equipped with a trammel net of mesh size ≤ 110 mm and must be absent from port for
no more than 24 hours at a time.

(h)

(i)

The vessel must fly the flag and be registered in a Member State having developed a system, approved by
the Commission, of automatic suspension of fishing licences in respect of infringements by vessels
qualifying for this special condition.

The vessel shall have been present in the area in the years 2003, 2004 or 2005 with fishing gear on board
referred to in point 4, and in 2006 the quantities of cod retained on board shall represent less than 5% of
the total landings of all species made by the vessel according to the landings in live weight recorded in the
Community logbook. During a management period when a vessel is making use of this provision the
vessel may not at any time carry on board fishing gear other than that specified in points 4.b.iii. or 4.b.iv.

(j)

The vessel must comply with conditions laid down in Appendix 3.

(k)

The total landings in 2002 made by the vessel or by the vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this
special condition mutatis mutandis that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, must
represent less than 5% cod and more than 60% plaice of the total landings in live weight consigned in the
Community logbook during the May - October period. At least 55% of the maximum number of days
available under this special condition shall apply in the area east of 4°30'W in the months of May to
October inclusive.

8.2. The maximum number of days per year for which a vessel may be present within any one of the areas defined as

in point 2 having carried on board any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4 is shown in Table I.

8.3. The maximum number of days per year for which a vessel may be present within any combination of areas
defined in point 2 may not be higher than the highest number of days allocated for one of the areas composing
it.

8.4. A day present within an area defined in point 2 of this Annex shall also count against the total number of days
present within the area defined in point 1 of Annex IIC for a vessel operating with the same gear categories.

8.5. Where a vessel crosses between two or more 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.

9. Management periods

9.1. A Member State may divide the days within an area given in Table I into management periods of durations of

one or more calendar months.

9.2. The number of days for which a vessel may be present within any of the areas defined in point 2 during a

management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned.

9.3.

In any given management period a vessel that has used the number of days present within the area 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 18.

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10. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities

10.1. An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area 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 either 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) or resulting from other
circumstances duly motivated by Member States. The effort expended in 2001 measured in kilowatt days of the
withdrawn vessels using the gear in question shall be compared to 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. This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 6.2.

10.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 10.1. shall submit a request to the
Commission with reports containing the details of the permanent cessations of fishing activities in question.

10.3. On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 8.2. for that
Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

10.4. Any additional number of days resulting from permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the

Commission remains allocated in 2006.

11. Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

11.1 Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the gears
referred to in point 4 may be allocated in 2006 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an
enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a
programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition.

11.2 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 11.1 shall submit a description of

their enhanced observer coverage programme.

11.3 On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of
days defined in point 8.2 for that Member State and for the area and gear grouping concerned in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

12. Conditions for derogations from the normal allocation of days

12.1 The special fishing permit referred to in Article 7(3) for any vessel benefiting of any special conditions listed in

point 8.1. shall identify such conditions.

12.2 If an additional number of days is allocated to a vessel resulting from compliance with any of the special
conditions listed in points 8.1.(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (k), the catches taken by that vessel and retained on board
shall consist of no more than the percentage of those species referred to in these points. The vessel shall not
tranship any fish to another vessel. When either of these conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with
immediate effect no longer be entitled to the allocation of days submitted special conditions.

(1)

OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 485/2005 (OJ L 81, 30.3.2005, p. 1).

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13.

Table I

Maximum days a vessel may be present in 2006 within an area by fishing gear

Gear
group
Point 4

Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

Denomination (1)

2.a

Kattegat

Areas as defined in point:

2.c

VIIa

2.d

VIa

2.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa, b,c,
3 — VIId

1

2

3

4.a.i

4.a.ii

4.a.iii

4.a.iv

4.a.v

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 16 and < 32 mm

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 70 and < 90 mm

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥90 and < 100 mm

228 (2)

228 (2)

228

228

n.r.

n.r.

227

227

227

103

103

227

227

227

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm

103

103

103

103

114

114

91

91

4.a.iii

8.1.(a)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 90 and < 100 mm with a 120
mm square mesh window

4.a.iv

8.1.(a)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm with a
120 mm square mesh window

4.a.v

8.1.(a)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm with a 120 mm
square mesh window

4.a.v

8.1.(j)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm with a 140 mm
square mesh window

137

137

227

227

227

137

137

103

114

91

137

137

103

114

91

149

149

115

126

103

4.a.ii

8.1.(b)

4.a.iii

8.1.(b)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 70 and < 90 mm complying
with the conditions laid down in
Appendix 2

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 90and < 100 mm complying
with the conditions laid down in
Appendix 2

Unlim-
ited

Unlim-
ited

Unlimited

Unl.

Unl.

Unlimited

Unl.

Unl.

4.a.iv

8.1.(c)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm track
records shall represent less than 5 %
of cod

4.a.v

8.1.(c)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm track records shall
represent less than 5 % of cod

148

148

148

148

160

160

160

160

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Gear
group
Point 4

Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

4.a.iv

8.1.(k)

4.a.v

8.1.(k)

4.a.v

8.1.(h)

4.a.ii

8.1.(d)

4.a.iii

8.1.(d)

4.a.iv

8.1.(d)

4.a.v

8.1.(d)

4.b.i

4.b.ii

4.b.iii

4.b.iv

4.b.iii

8.1.(c)

4.b.iii

8.1.(i)

Denomination (1)

2.a

Kattegat

Areas as defined in point:

2.c

VIIa

2.d

VIa

2.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa, b,c,
3 — VIId

1

2

3

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm track
records shall represent less than 5 %
of cod and more than 60 % of
plaice

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm track records shall
represent less than 5 % of cod and
more than 60 % of plaice

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 120 mm operating under a
system of automatic suspension of
fishing licences

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 70 and < 90 mm track
records represent less than 5 % of
cod, sole and plaice

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 90 and < 100 mm track
records represent less than 5 % of
cod, sole and plaice

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥ 100 and < 120 mm track
records represent less than 5 % of
cod, sole and plaice

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size > 120 mm track records
represent less than 5 % of cod, sole
and plaice

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 80
and < 90 mm

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 90
and < 100 mm

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100
and < 120 mm

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120
mm

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥
100and < 120 mm track records
shall represent less than 5 % of cod

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 100
and < 120 mm for vessels having
used beam trawls of mesh <
100 mm in 2003, 2004 or 2005.

n.r.

n.r.

166

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

178

n.r.

115

115

126

103

280

280

280

280

Unlim-
ited

Unlim-
ited

Unlim-
ited

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

Unl.

280

280

280

Unlimited

Unl.

Unl.

Unlimited

Unl.

Unl.

143 (2)

Unl.

143

143 (2)

143 (2)

Unl.

143

143 (2)

143

Unl.

143

143

143

Unl.

143

143

155

Unl.

155

155

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

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group
Point 4

Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

4.b.iv

8.1.(c)

4.b.iv

8.1.(i)

4.b.iv

8.1.(e)

Denomination (1)

2.a

Kattegat

Areas as defined in point:

2.c

VIIa

2.d

VIa

2.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa, b,c,
3 — VIId

1

2

3

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥
120 mm track records shall repre-
sent less than 5 % of cod

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥
120mm for vessels having used
beam trawls of mesh < 100mm in
2003, 2004 or 2005.

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120
mm track records shall represent
less than 5 % of cod and more than
60 % of plaice

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

4.c.i

4.c.ii

Gillnets and entangling nets with
mesh size < 110 mm

Gillnets and entangling nets with
mesh size ≥ 110 mm and <
220 mm

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

4.c.iii

8.1.(f)

Gillnets and entangling nets with
mesh size ≥ 220 mm track records
shall represent less than 5 % of cod
and more than 5 % of turbot and
lumpsucker

162

140

162

140

140

140

4.d

4.d

4.e

Trammel nets

140

140

140

140

8.1.(g)

Trammel nets with mesh size <
110 mm. The vessel shall be absent
from the port no more than 24 h.

140

140

205

140

140

Long-lines

173

173

173

173

(1) Only the denominations in points 4 and 8 are used.
(2) Application of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 where restrictions exist.

n.r. means non relevant

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS AND DAYS PRESENT WITHIN AN AREA

14. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State

14.1. According to provisions laid down in point 6, a Member State may permit any fishing vessels flying its flag to
transfer days present within a area referred to in point 2 for which it is eligible to another vessel flying its flag
provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is
equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and 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
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14.2. The total number of days present within an area referred to in point 2 under point 14.1. 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 excluding transfers from other vessels in that area as verified by the Community logbook in the
years 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. When a donor
vessel uses the area definition of West of Scotland as defined in point 2.2 its track record calculation will be
based on this area definition.

For the purposes of this point, the recipient vessel is deemed to use its own allocated days before any days
transferred to it. Transferred days used by the recipient vessel are counted towards the track record of the donor
vessel.

14.3. For the purposes of this Annex and referring to the areas defined in point 2 and the groupings of fishing gears

defined in point 4, the following transfer groups are defined:

(a)

groupings of fishing gears 4.a.i within any area;

(b)

groupings of fishing gears 4.a.ii within any area and 4.a.iii in Area IV, Divisions IIa (EC waters) VIa, VIIa
and VIId;

(c)

groupings of fishing gears 4.a.iii in Kattegat and Skagerak, 4.a.iv and 4.a.v within any area;

(d)

groupings of fishing gears 4.b.i, 4.b.ii, 4.b.iii, and 4.b.iv within any area;

(e)

groupings of fishing gears 4.c.i, 4.c.ii and 4.c.iii within any area;

(f)

grouping of fishing gears 4.d within any area;

(g)

grouping of fishing gears 4.e within any area.

14.4. The transfer of days as described in point 14.1. shall only be permitted between vessels operating within the
same transfer group 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.

14.5. No transfer of days from vessels benefiting from the allocation under conditions referred to in points 8.1. and

17 is permitted.

14.6. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken

place.

15. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

Different Member States may permit transfer of days present within an area for the same management period
and within the same area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided the same provisions as laid
down in points 6.1, 6.2, 7 and 14 apply. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall
notify the Commission before such transfers take place of the transfer expressed in number of days and in
fishing effort and the quotas relating thereto.

USE OF FISHING GEAR

16. Notification of fishing gear

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.

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17. Use of more than one grouping of fishing gear

17.1. A vessel may use gears belonging to more than one grouping of fishing gears defined under point 4 during one

management period.

17.2 Where the master of a vessel or his representative notifies the use of more than one 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 the arithmetic mean of the days which the vessel is eligible for each gear, rounded down
to the nearest whole day. It shall not be permitted to deploy any of the gears concerned for more days than the
number of days laid down for that gear in Table I for the area concerned.

17.3. The option to use more than one gear shall only be available if the following additional monitoring

arrangements are met:

(a)

during a given trip the fishing vessel may carry on board or use only one of the fishing gears referred to in
point 4, except as provided for in point 19.2;

(b)

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 or used unless the type of fishing gear
has not changed from the one notified for the previous trip.

17.4. 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.

18. Combined use of regulated and unregulated fishing gear

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.

19. Prohibition of carrying on board more than one regulated fishing gear

19.1. A vessel which is present within any of the areas defined in point 2 and carrying on board a fishing gear
belonging to one of the groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4 may not simultaneously carry on board
any gear belonging to one of the other groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4.

19.2. By way of derogation from point 19.1 a vessel may carry on board in an area referred to in point 2 fishing gears
belonging to different groupings of fishing gears if the number of days allocated to these gear groups in that
area is identical.

NON-FISHING RELATED ACTIVITIES AND TRANSIT

20. Non-fishing related activities

In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being
counted against its days allocated under point 8, 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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21. Transit

A vessel 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 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.

VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEMS OBLIGATIONS

22. Recording of relevant data

Member States shall ensure that the following data received pursuant to Articles 8, 10(1) and 11(1) of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 are recorded in a computer-readable form:

(a)

(b)

entry into, and exit from port;

each entry into, and exit from maritime areas where specific rules on access to waters and resources apply.

23. Cross-checks

Member States shall verify the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbook by
using VMS data. Such cross-checks shall be recorded and made available to the Commission on request.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

24. Collection of relevant data

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 collect for each quarter the information about total
fishing effort deployed in the areas defined in point 2 for towed gears, static gears and demersal longlines and
effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the areas concerned by this Annex.

25. Communication of relevant data

On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the
data referred to in point 24 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic
mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission.

Table II

Reporting format

Country

CFR

External
Marking

Area fished

Length of
manage-
ment

period

Gear type/
types noti-
fied

Special
conditions
applying

Days eligi-
ble using
this gear

Days spent
with this
gear type

Transfers of
days

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

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Table III

Data format

Name of field

Max. number of characters/
digits

Definition and comments

(1) Country

3

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which
vessel is registered for fishing under Council
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Always the reporting country.

(2) CFR

12

(Community Fleet Register Number).

(3)

External marking

14

(4) Area

(5)

Length of management
period

(6) Gear type/types notified

(7)

Special conditions apply-
ing

(8) Days eligible using this

gear

(9) Days spent with this gear

type

(10) Transfers of days

1

3

5

1

3

3

3

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 a,
b, c or d of point 2.1 of this Annex

The number of days 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 may be aggregated.

Indication of the gear types notified in accor-
dance with point 4 of this Annex. e.g. a.i - e.

Indication of which, if any, of the special
conditions a — g referred to in point 8.1 apply

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 the vessel actually spent 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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Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

1.

A copy of the special permits referred to in point 12.1. of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

2. When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an exit
window as specified in point 4 of this annex. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before
commencing fishing.

3.

Escape window

3.1. 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 six metres from cod-line. The joining rate shall
be two diamond meshes to one square mesh.

3.2. 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 bars. The netting shall be
mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the length of the cod-end.

3.3. 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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Appendix 2 to Annex IIA

1.

A copy of the special permits referred to in point 12.1. of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

2. When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with grid
designated to separate Norway lobster to round fish as specified in point 4 of this annex or any other devices
with similar proven selective properties. The gear shall be approved by the national
inspectors before
commencing fishing.

3.

Grid

3.1. The grid shall be rectangular. The bars of the grid shall be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the grid. The bar
spacing of the grid shall not exceed 35 mm. It shall be permitted to use one or more hinges in order to facilitate
the storage on the net drum.

3.2. The grid shall be mounted diagonally in the trawl, upwards backwards, anywhere from just in front of the

codend to 10 metres up in the extension piece. All sides of the grid shall be attached to the trawl.

3.3.

In the upper panel of the trawl there shall be an unblocked fish outlet in immediate connection to the upper side
of the grid. The opening of the fish outlet shall have the same width in the posterior side as the width of the grid
and shall be cut out to a tip in the anterior direction along mesh bars from both sides of the grid.

3.4.

It shall be permitted to attach in front of the grid a funnel to lead the fish towards the trawl floor and grid. The
minimum mesh size of the funnel shall be the minimum mesh size of the codend. The minimum vertical
opening of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be 30 centimetres. The width of the guiding funnel towards
the grid shall be the grid width.

4.

For vessels holding a special fishing permit referred to in point 12.1. of this annex the catch retained onboard
shall consist of less than 5 % of cod and more than 70 % of Norway lobster.

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1.

A copy of the special permits referred to in point 12.1. of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

2. When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an exit
window as specified in point 4 of this Annex. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before
commencing fishing.

3.

Escape window

3.1. 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. 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 cod-line. The joining rate shall be two diamond meshes to one
square mesh.

3.2. The window shall be at least three meters in length. The meshes shall have a minimum opening of 140 mm. The
meshes shall be square meshes i.e. all four sides of the window netting will be cut bars. The netting shall be
mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the length of the codend.

3.3. 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 IIB

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE
AND NEPHROPS STOCKS

1.

Scope

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels of length overall equal to or greater
than 10 metres, carrying on board towed and static gears defined in point 3 and present in Divisions VIIIc and
IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the year 2006 means the period
from 1 February 2006 to 31 January 2007

2. Definition of days present within the area

For the purposes of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any period of 24 hours during which a
vessel is present at any time within the area defined in point 1 and absent from port. The time from which the
24-hour period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by the vessel
concerned.

3. Definition of fishing gear

For the purpose of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:

(a)

Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size:

(i)

equal to or larger than 32 mm and less than 55 mm;

(ii)

equal to or larger than 55 mm;

(b) Gill-nets of mesh size:

(i)

equal to or larger than 60 mm and less than 80 mm;

(ii)

equal to or larger than 80 mm;

(c)

Bottom long-lines.

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

4. Obligations of the Member States

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the fishing gears referred to in point 3,
fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within the area for no more than
the number of days specified in point 7.

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5.

Levels of fishing effort

5.1. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear defined in point 3 in the area by any of its vessels which
have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002,2003, 2004 or 2005 in the area, excluding the record
of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, 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 3 may be authorised to use a different gear
defined in point 3, 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.

5.2 A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area defined in point 1 shall not be permitted
to fish with a gear defined in point 3 in that area, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as
permitted according to the Article 20 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea
according to point 13 of this Annex.

6.

Calculation of fishing effort

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 present within the area but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in
need of emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been present within the area but unable to fish because it is
transporting an injured person 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.

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO FISHING VESSELS

7. Maximum number of days

7.1.

For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days a fishing vessel may be present within the area, the
following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:

(a)

(b)

The total landings of hake in any of the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or
vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced
in accordance with Community law, shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live
weight consigned in the Community logbook, and;

The total landings of Norway lobster in any of the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 made by the vessel, or by
the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it
has replaced in accordance with Community law, shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the
landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook.

7.2. The maximum number of days 2006per year for which a vessel may be present within the area having carried

on board any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 3 is shown in Table I.

8. Management periods

8.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of

durations one or more calendar month.

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8.2. The number of days for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be

fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned

8.3.

In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being
counted against its days allocated under point 7, 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.

9.

Allocation of additional days for permanent cessations of fishing activities

9.1. An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any of
the gears referred to in point 3 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 either in accordance with
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member
States. Any vessels that can be shown to have been definitively withdrawn from the area 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. . This point shall not apply where
a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 5.2.

9.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1. shall submit a request to the
Commission with reports containing the details of permanent cessations of fishing activities in question.

9.3. On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 7.2. for that
Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

10. Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

10.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the gears
referred to in point 4 may be allocated in 2006 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an
enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a
programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition.

10.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 10.1 shall submit a description of

their enhanced observer coverage programme.

10.3. On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of
days defined in point 8.2 for that Member State and for the area and gear grouping concerned in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

11. Conditions for derogations from the normal allocation of days

11.1 If a vessel has received an additional number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions
listed in points 7.1(a) and 7.1(b) the vessel's landings shall not in 2006 exceed 5 tonnes live weight of hake and
2,5 tonnes live weight of Norway lobster.

11.2. The vessel shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel.

11.3. When either of these conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be

entitled to the additional days.

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Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

Gear group
point 3

Special conditions
point 7

Denomination (1)

Maximum number
of days

3.a.i

3.a.ii

3.b.i

3.c

3.a.i

3.a.ii

3.b.i

3.c

Bottom trawls of mesh size ≥32 and <55 mm

Bottom trawls of mesh size equal or larger than 55 mm

Gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 and <80 mm

Bottom long-lines

7.1(a) and 7.1(b)

Bottom trawls of mesh size ≥32 and <55 mm

7.1(a) and 7.1(b)

Bottom trawls of mesh size ≥ 55 mm

7.1(a)

7.1(a)

Gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 and <80 mm

Bottom long-lines

240

240

240

240

Unlimited

unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

(1) Only the denominations in points 3 and 7 are used.

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS AND DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA

12. Transfer of days between vessels flying the flag of a Member State

12.1. According to provisions laid down in point 5, a Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to
transfer days present within the area for which it is eligible to another vessel flying its flag 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 and 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.

12.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred under point 12.1. 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 Community logbook in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 and 2004, multiplied by the
engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

12.3. The transfer of days as described in 12.1. shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the same gear

group and during the same management period.

12.4. No transfer of days from vessels benefiting from the allocation referred to in point 3 is permitted.

12.5. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place.

13. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area referred to in point 1 for the same
management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided the same
provisions as laid down in points 5.1., 5.2., 6 and 12. Where Member States decide to authorize such a transfer,
as a preliminary they shall notify the Commission not only of that transfer expressed in number of days and in
fishing effort but also expressed in fishing quotas relating thereto, as agreed between them.

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USE OF FISHING GEAR

14. Notification of fishing gear

14.1. 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 with any of the
gears referred to in point 3.

14.2 Point 14.1 shall not apply to fishing vessels authorised by a Member State to use only one of the gear types

defined in point 3.

15. Combined use of regulated and unregulated fishing gear

A vessel wishing to combine the use of one or more of the fishing gears referred to in point 3 (regulated gears)
with any other fishing gears not referred to in point 3 (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 3 may be carried on board. Such vessels must be
authorised and equipped to undertake the alternative fishing activity.

16. Transit

A vessel 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 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.

MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

17. Recording of relevant data

Member States shall ensure that the following data received pursuant to Articles 8, 10(1) and 11(1) of
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 are recorded in a computer-readable form:

(a)

entry into, and exit from port;

(b)

each entry into, and exit from maritime areas where specific rules on access to waters and resources apply.

18. Cross-checks

Member States shall verify the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbook by
using VMS data. Such cross-checks shall be recorded and made available to the Commission on request

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

19. Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as
set out in this Annex, shall collect, for each quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed within
the area defined in point 1 for towed gears, static gears and longlines and effort deployed by vessels using
different types of gear in the area concerned by this Annex.

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20. Communication of relevant data

On request of the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the
data referred to in point 19 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic
mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission.

Table II Reporting format

Country

CFR

External
marking

Length of
manage-
ment
period

Gear
type/
types
notified

Special
condi-
tions
applying

Days eli-
gible
using this
gear

Days
spent
with this
gear type

Transfers of
days

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Table III Data format

Max. number of characters / digits

Definition and comments

Name of field

(1) Country

(2) CFR

3

12

(3) External marking

14

(4) Length of management period

3

(5) Gear type / types notified

(6) Special conditions applying

(7) Days eligible using this gear

5

1

3

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 Num-
ber). 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

The number of days of each
management period allocated to
the vessel concerned. Separate
management periods in which the
same gear grouping or combina-
tion of gear groupings have been
notified may be aggregated.

Indication of the gear types notified
in accordance with point 3 of this
Annex. e.g. a.i., a.ii., b.i., b.ii. or c.

Indication of which, if any, of the
special conditions a and/or b
referred to in point 7.1 apply

Number of days for which this
vessel is eligible under this Annex
for the choice of gears and length
of management period notified.

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Name of field

Max. number of characters / digits

Definition and comments

(8) Days spent with this gear type

3

(9) Transfers of days

3

Number of days the vessel actually
spent 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 IIC

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE
STOCKS

1.

Scope

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels of length overall equal to or greater
than 10 metres carrying on board any of the gears defined in point 3, and present in Division VIIe. For the
purposes of this Annex, a reference to the year 2006 means the period from 1 February 2006 to 31 January
2007.
Vessels fishing with static nets greater than 120 mm and with a track record in 2004 of less than 300 kg of sole
shall be exempt from the provisions of this Annex on condition that:

(a)

such vessels catch less than 300 kg in 2006, and

(b)

each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission by 31 July 2006 and 31 January 2007
on these vessels' catches of sole in 2006.

2. Definition of days present with the area

For the purposes of this Annex, a day present within area shall be any period of 24 hours during which a vessel
is present at any time within the area defined in point 1 and absent from port. The time from which the 24-hour
period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by the vessel concerned.

3. Definition of fishing gear

For the purposes 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 nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size less than 220 mm.

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

4. Obligations of the member States

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the fishing gears referred to in point 3,
fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within the area for no more than
the number of days set out in point 7.

5.

Levels of fishing effort

5.1. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear defined in point 3 in the area by any of its vessels which
have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 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 3 may be authorised to use a different gear
defined in point 3, 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.

5.2. A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area defined in point 1 shall not be permitted
to fish with a gear defined in point 3 in that area, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as
permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea
according to point 12 of this Annex.

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6.

Calculation of the fishing effort

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 present within the area but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in
need of emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been present within the area but unable to fish because it is
transporting an injured person 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.

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO FISHING VESSELS

7. Maximum number of days

7.1.

For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days a fishing vessel may be present within the area, the
following special conditions shall apply, in accordance with Table I:

(a)

of the gear groups referred to in point 3 the vessel shall only carry on board or deploy the gear defined in
point 3.b;

(b)

the total landings in live weight of sole in 2004 as recorded in the Community logbook by the vessel
concerned shall be less than 300 kg.

7.2. The maximum number of days per year for which a vessel may be present within the area having carried on

board any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 3 is shown in Table I.

7.3. The number of days in which a vessel is present within the total area covered by this Annex and Annex IIA shall
not exceed the number shown in Table I of this Annex. However the number of days in which the vessel is
present in the areas covered in Annex IIA shall comply with the maximum number fixed in accordance with
Annex IIA.

8. Management periods

8.1. Member States may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of

durations of one or more calendar months.

8.2. The number of days for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be

fixed at the discretion of Member States concerned.

8.3.

In any given management period a vessel that has used the number of days present within the area for which it
is eligible shall remain in port or out of the area for the remainder of the management period unless using a gear
for which no maximum number of days has been fixed

9.

Allocation of additional days for permanent cessations of fishing activities

9.1. An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any of
the gears referred to in point 3 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 either in accordance with
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member
States. 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. This point shall not apply
where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 5.2

9.2. 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.

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9.3. On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 7.1 for that
Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

10. Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

10.1 Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the gears
referred to in point 4 may be allocated in 2006 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an
enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a
programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition.

10.2 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 10.1 shall submit a description of

their enhanced observer coverage programme.

10.3 On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of
days defined in point 8.2 for the Member State concerned and for the area and gear grouping concerned in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

11. Conditions for derogations from the normal allocation of days

11.1. If a vessel has received an additional number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions

listed in point 7.1 the vessel's landings shall not exceed 300 kg live weight of sole.

11.2. The vessel shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel .

11.3. When either of these conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be

entitled to the additional days.

Table I — Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

Gear group point 3

Special conditions point 7

Denomination (1)

Beam trawls of mesh size ≥80 mm

Static nets with mesh size <220 mm

Western
Channel

216

216

7.1

Static nets with mesh size ≥120 mm;
Less than 300 kg of sole per year

Unlimited

3.a

3.b

3.b.

(1) Only the denominations in point 3 and 7are used.

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS AND DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA

12. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State

12.1. In accordance with the provisions laid down in point 5, a Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels
flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it is eligible to another of its vessels flying its
flag within the area provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts
(kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and 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.

12.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred under point 12.1. 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 Community logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, multiplied by the
engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

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12.3. The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the

same gear grouping referred to in point 3. and during the same management period.

12.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place.

13. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within
the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided the same provisions as laid down in points 5.1.,
5.2, 6 and 12. Where Member States decide to authorize such a transfer, as a preliminary they shall notify the
Commission not only of that transfer expressed in number of days and in fishing effort but also expressed in
fishing quotas relating thereto, as agreed between them.

USE OF FISHING GEAR

14. Notification of fishing gear

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
1 with any of the gears referred to in point 3.

15. Non-fishing related activities.

In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being
counted against its days allocated under point 7, 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.

16. Transit

A vessel shall be allowed to transit across the area provided that it has no fishing permit to operate in the area or
it has first notified its authorities of its intention to do so. While that vessel is within the area 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.

MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

17.

Fishing effort messages

Articles 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e and 19k of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall apply to vessels carrying on board the
fishing gears defined in point 3 and operating in the area defined in point 1. 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 2 shall be excluded from these hailing requirements.

18. Recording of relevant data

Member States shall ensure that the following data received pursuant to Articles 8, 10(1) and 11(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 2244/2003 are recorded in a computer-readable form:

(a)

entry into, and exit from port;

(b)

each entry into, and exit from maritime areas where specific rules on access to waters and resources apply.

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19. Cross-checks

Member States shall verify the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbook by
using VMS data. Such cross-checks shall be recorded and made available to the Commission on request.

20. Alternative control measures

Member States may implement alternative control measures to ensure compliance with the obligations referred
in point 17 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.

21. Prior notification of transhipments and landings

The master of a Community 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.

22. Margin of tolerance in the estimation of quantities reported in the logbook

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 17 shall be
8 % of the logbook figure. Where 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.

23. Separate stowage

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 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.

24. Weighing

24.1. The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that any quantity of sole exceeding 300 kg caught in

the area shall be weighed using auction room scales before sale.

24.2. The competent authorities of a Member State may require that any quantity of sole exceeding 300 kg caught in
the area and first landed in that Member State is weighed in the presence of controllers before being transported
from the port of first landing.

25. Transport

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 7 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.

26. Specific monitoring programme

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 7 may last more than two years from their date of entry
into force.

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REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

27. Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as
set out in this Annex, shall collect for each quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed within the
area for towed gears and static gears and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area
concerned by this Annex.

28. Communication of relevant data

On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spredsheet with the
data on request referred to in point 26 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate
electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission.

Table II Reporting format

Country

CFR

External
marking

Length
of man-
agement
period

Gear
type/
types
notified

Special
condi-
tions
applying

Days eli-
gible
using
this gear

Days
spent
with this
gear
type

Transfers
of days

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

Name of field

(1) Country

(2) CFR

3

12

(3) External marking

14

(4) Length of management period

3

Table III Data format

Max. number of characters /
digits

Definition and comments

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 Num-
ber).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

The number of days of each
management period allocated to
the vessel concerned. Separate
management periods in which the
same gear grouping or combina-
tion of gear groupings have been
notified may be aggregated.

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(5) Gear type / types notified

(6) Special conditions applying

(7) Days eligible using this gear

5

1

3

(8) Days spent with this gear type

3

(9) Transfers of days

3

Indication of the gear types notified
in accordance with point 3 of this
Annex. e.g. a. or b.

Indication if the special condition
referred to in point 7.1 applies

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 the vessel actually
spent 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 IID

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR SANDEEL IN SUBAREA IV AND DIVISIONS IIA, AND IIIA

1.

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels fishing in Division IIIa, Division IIa
(EC waters) and Subarea IV 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 present within the area shall be:

(a)

(b)

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;

any continuous period of 24 hours as recorded in the Community 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 2006, establish a data base containing for Subarea
IV and Division IIIa, 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 16 mm, 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 present within the area 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 present within the area 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 point 3(d);

(b)

the average kilowatt-days for the period 2002 to 2004.

5.

6.

Each Member State shall ensure that the number of kilowatt-days in 2006 for vessels flying its flag or registered
in the Community does not exceed 20 % of the number in 2004 as calculated under point 4(a).

The maximum number of kilowatt-days referred to in point 5 and the TAC and quotas for sandeel in zones IIa
(EC waters), IIIa, and IV (EC waters) as laid down in Annex I to this Regulation shall be revised by the
Commission as early as possible based on advice from the STECF on the size of the 2005 year class of North Sea
sandeel, in accordance with the following rules:

(a) where STECF estimates the size of the 2005 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 2006 and the
TAC for 2006 shall be fixed at 600 000 tonnes;

(b) where STECF estimates the size of the 2005 year class of North Sea sandeel to be between 300 000
million and 500 000 million individuals at age 0, the number of kilowatt-days shall not exceed the level in
2003 as calculated in point 4(a) and the TAC for 2006 shall be fixed at 300 000 tonnes;

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(c) where STECF estimates the size of the 2005 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 remainder of 2006. However, a limited fishery shall be allowed in order
to monitor the sandeel stocks in ICES Division IIIa and Subarea IV 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 III

TRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONTROL MEASURES

Part A

North Atlantic including the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat

1.

Landing and weighing procedures for herring, mackerel and horse mackerel

1.1. Scope

1.1.1. 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 Subareas I, II, IV, VI and VII and Divisions III a, and Vb;

(b)

for mackerel and horse mackerel, in ICES Subareas III, IV, VI and VII and Division IIa.

1.2. Designated ports

1.2.1. Landings referred to in point 1.1 are only permitted in designated ports.

1.2.2. 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 1.1.1. 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

1.3. Entry to port

1.3.1. The master of a fishing vessel referred to in point 1.1.1. or his agent 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;

(d)

the management area in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation where the catch was taken.

1.4. Discharge

1.4.1. 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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1.5. Logbook

1.5.1. 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 to the competent authority at the port of landing.

The quantities retained on board, notified prior to landing as referred to in point 1.3.1.(c), 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 %.

1.6. Weighing of fresh fish

1.6.1. All buyers purchasing fresh fish shall ensure that all quantities received are weighed on systems approved
by the competent authorities. The weighing shall be carried out prior to the fish being sorted, processed,
held in storage and transported from the port of landing or resold. The figure resulting from the weighing
shall be used for the completion of landing declarations, sales notes and take-over declarations.

1.6.2. When determining the weight any deduction for water shall not exceed 2 %.

1.7. Weighing of fresh fish after transport

1.7.1. By way of derogation from point 1.6.1. Member States may permit fresh fish to be weighed after transport
from the port of landing provided that the fish is transported to a destination on the territory of the
Member State no more than 100 kilometres from the port of landing and that:

(a)

(b)

the tanker in which the fish is transported is accompanied by an inspector from the place of landing
to the place where the fish is weighed, or

approval is given by the competent authorities at the place of landing to transport the fish subject to
the following provisions:

(i)

immediately prior to the tanker leaving the port of landing, the buyer or his agent shall
provide to the competent authorities a written declaration giving the species of the fish and
name of the vessel from which it is to be discharged, the unique identity number of the tanker
and details of the destination where the fish will be weighed as well as the estimated time of
arrival of the tanker at the destination;

(ii)

a copy of the declaration provided for in (i) shall be kept by the driver during the transport of
the fish and handed over to the receiver of the fish at the destination.

1.8. Weighing of frozen fish

1.8.1. 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.

1.8.2. 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, sales notes and take-over declarations.

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1.9. Sales note and take-over declaration

1.9.1. In addition to the provisions of Article 9 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 the processor or buyer of all
fish landed shall submit a copy of the sales note or take-over declaration to the competent authorities of
the Member State concerned on demand but in any event no later than 48 hours after the completion of
the weighing.

1.10 Weighing facilities

1.10.1. In cases where publicly operated weighing facilities are used the party weighing the fish shall issue to the
buyer a weighing slip indicating the date and time of the weighing and the identity number of the tanker.
A copy of the weighing slip shall be attached to the sales note or take-over declaration.

1.10.2. In cases where privately operated weighing facilities are used the system shall be approved, calibrated

and sealed by the competent authorities and be subject to the following provisions:

(a)

the party weighing the fish shall keep a paginated weighing logbook indicating:

(i)

the name and registration number of the vessel from which the fish has been landed,

(ii)

the identity number of the tankers in cases where fish has been transported from the port of
landing before weighing,

(iii)

the species of fish,

(iv)

the weight of each landing,

(v)

the date and time of the beginning and end of the weighing.

(b) where the weighing is carried out on a conveyor belt system a visible counter shall be fitted that
records the cumulative total of the weight. Such cumulative total shall be recorded in the paginated
logbook referred to in point (a);

(c)

the weighing logbook and the copies of written declarations provided for in point 1.7.1. (b) (ii)
shall be kept for three years.

1.11. Access by competent authorities

The competent authorities shall have full access at all times to the weighing system, the weighing logbooks,
written declarations and all premises where the fish is processed and kept.

1.12. Cross checks

1.12.1. The competent authorities shall carry out administrative cross checks on all landings between the

following:

(a)

(b)

(c)

quantities by species indicated in the prior notice of landing, referred to in point 1.3.1 and the
quantities recorded in the vessel's logbook,

quantities by species recorded in the vessel's logbook and the quantities recorded in the landing
declaration,

quantities by species recorded on the landing declaration and the quantities recorded in the take-
over declaration or the sales note.

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1.13. Full inspection

1.13.1. 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)

in addition to the cross checks referred to in point 1.12 cross verification between the following:

(i)

(ii)

quantities by species recorded in the weighing logbook and the quantities by species recorded
in the take-over declaration or the sales note;

the written declarations received by the competent authorities pursuant to point 1.7.1. (b) (i)
and the written declarations held by the receiver of the fish pursuant to point 1.7.1 (b) (ii);

(iii)

identity numbers of tankers that appear in the written declarations provided for in point
1.7.1 (b) (i) and the weighing logbooks;

(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.

1.14. Documentation

1.14.1. All inspection activities covered by point 1 shall be documented. Such documentation shall be kept for 3

years.

2.

Fishing for herring in ICES Division 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.

3.

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 1 to this Annex shall apply.

4.

Restrictions on fishing for Cod

4.1.

ICES Division VIa

Until 31 December 2006, 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:

59o05'N, 06o45'W

59o30'N, 06o00'W

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59o40'N, 05o00'W

60o00'N, 04o00'W

59o30'N, 04o00'W

59o05'N, 06o45'W.

4.2.

ICES Divisions VII f and g

From 1 February 2006 until 31 March 2006, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity in the
following ICES rectangles: 30E4, 31E4, 32E3. This prohibition shall not apply within 6 nautical miles from the
baseline.

4.3. By way of derogation from points 4.1. and 4.2. 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.

4.4. By way of derogation from points 4.1. and 4.2., 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.

5.

Closure of an area for sandeel fisheries

5.1.

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, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

— the east coast of England at latitude 55o30'N,

— latitude 55o30'N, longitude 1o00'W,

— latitude 58o00'N, longitude 1o00'W,

— latitude 58o00'N, longitude 2o00'W,

— the east coast of Scotland at longitude 2o00'W.

5.2. Fisheries for scientific investigation shall be allowed in order to monitor the sandeel stock in the area and the

effects of the closure.

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6.

Rockall Haddock box

All fishing, except with longlines, shall be prohibited in the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb
lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

Point No

1

2

3

4

Latitude

57o00'N

57o00'N

56o30'N

56o30'N

Longitude

15o00'W

14o00'W

14o00'W

15o00'W

7.

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 2006.

8.

Use of gillnets in ICES Divisions VI a, b and VII b, c, j, k and Subarea XII

8.1. For the purposes of this Annex, ‘Gillnet’ and ‘Entangling net’ means a gear made up of a single piece of net and
held vertically in the water by floats and weights. It catches living aquatic resources by entangling or enmeshing.

8.2. For the purposes of this Annex, ‘Trammel net’ means a gear made up of two or more pieces of net hung jointly

in parallel on a single headline and held vertically in the water.

8.3. Community vessels shall not deploy gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets at any position where the

charted depth is greater than 200 metres in:

(a)

ICES Divisions VIa, b and VII b, c, j, k

(b)

ICES Subarea XII east of 27o W.

8.4. All nets referred to in points 8.1 and 8.2. shall be removed from the areas referred to in point 8.3. by 1 February

2006.

9.

Condition for fisheries with certain towed gears authorized in the Bay of Biscay

By way of derogation of the provisions laid down in Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002
of 19 March 2002 establishing additional technical measures for recovery of the stock of hake in ICES subareas
III, IV, V, VI and VII and ICES Divisions VIII a, b, d, e (2), it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activity using
trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, except beam trawls, of mesh size range 70 to 99 mm in the area defined
in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 if the gear is fitted with a square mesh window in accordance
with Appendix 3 to this Annex.

(1)
(2)

OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 1.

OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 8.

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10.

Fishing effort for deep sea species

By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, the following shall apply in 2006:

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

10.2. 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.

11.

Interim measures for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats

It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set 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:

— 52o 21.2866' N, 31o 09.2688' W

— 52o 20.8167' N, 30o 51.5258' W

— 52o 12.0777' N, 30o 54.3824' W

— 52o 12.4144' N, 31o 14.8168' W

— 52o 21.2866' N, 31o 09.2688' W

The Faraday Seamounts:

— 50o 01.7968' N, 29o 37.8077' W

— 49o 59.1490' N, 29o 29.4580' W

— 49o 52.6429' N, 29o 30.2820' W

— 49o 44.3831' N, 29o 02.8711' W

— 49o 44.4186' N, 28o 52.4340' W

— 49o 36.4557' N, 28o 39.4703' W

— 49o 29.9701' N, 28o 45.0183' W

— 49o 49.4197' N, 29o 42.0923' W

— 50o 01.7968' N, 29o 37.8077' W

Part of the Reykjanes Ridge:

— 55o 04.5327' N, 36o 49.0135' W

— 55o 05.4804' N, 35o 58.9784' W

— 54o 58.9914' N, 34o 41.3634' W

— 54o 41.1841' N, 34o 00.0514' W

— 54o 00.0'N, 34o 00.0' W

— 53o 54.6406' N, 34o 49.9842' W

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— 53o 58.9668' N, 36o 39.1260' W

— 55o 04.5327' N, 36o 49.0135' W

The Altair Seamounts:

— 44o 50.4953' N, 34o 26.9128' W

— 44o 47.2611' N, 33o 48.5158' W

— 44o 31.2006' N, 33o 50.1636' W

— 44o 38.0481' N, 34o 11.9715' W

— 44o 38.9470' N, 34o 27.6819' W

— 44o 50.4953' N, 34o 26.9128' W

The Antialtair Seamounts:

— 43o 43.1307' N, 22o 44.1174' W

— 43o 39.5557' N, 22o 19.2335' W

— 43o 31.2802' N, 22o 08.7964' W

— 43o 27.7335' N, 22o 14.6192' W

— 43o 30.9616' N, 22o 32.0325' W

— 43o 40.6286' N, 22o 47.0288' W

— 43o 43.1307' N, 22o 44.1174' W

12. CECAF

The minimum size for octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of
third countries and situated in the CECAF region shall be 450 g (gutted). Octopus under the minimum size of
450 g (gutted) shall not be retained on board or be transhipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or
offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea.

13. Vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries in the North-East Atlantic

13.1. Vessels that have been placed by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) on the list of vessels
that have been confirmed as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU vessels) are
listed in Appendix 4. The following measures shall apply to these vessels:

(a)

(b)

IUU vessels that enter ports are not authorised to land or tranship therein and shall be inspected by the
competent authorities. Such inspections shall include the vessel's documents, log books, fishing gear, catch
onboard and any other matter relating to the vessel's activities in the Regulatory Area of NEAFC.
Information on the result of the inspections shall immediately be transmitted to the Commission;

fishing vessels, support vessels, refuel vessels, mother-ships and cargo vessels flying the flag of a Member
State shall not in any way assist IUU vessels or participate in any transhipment or joint fishing operations
with vessels on that list;

(c)

IUU vessels shall not be supplied in ports with provisions, fuel or other services;

(d)

IUU vessels shall not be authorised to fish in Community waters and be prohibited to be chartered;

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(e)

imports of fish coming from IUU vessels shall be prohibited;

(f) Member States shall refuse the granting of their flag to IUU vessels and encourage importers, transporters
and other sectors concerned to refrain from negotiating and from transhipping of fish caught by such
vessels.

13.2. The Commission shall amend the list to be in accordance with the NEAFC list as soon as NEAFC adopts a new

list.

14. Electric Fishing

By way of derogation from Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 fishing with beam trawl using electrical
current shall be allowed under conditions to be established by the Commission in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of advice from STECF.

Part B

Mediterranean

15. Temporary measure for mesh size and fishery activities

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 2006.

16. Dredges and trawl nets in deep-sea fisheries

The use of towed dredges and trawl nets fisheries at depths beyond 1 000 m shall be prohibited.

17.

Establishment of GFCM record of vessels over 15 m

17.1. Before 1 June 2006 each Member State shall send the Commission, through the accustomed data-processing
support, a list of the vessels of more than 15 metres overall length flying its flag and registered in its territory
that it authorises to fish in the GFCM area by issue of a fishing permit.

17.2. The list indicated in paragraph 17.1. shall include the following information:

(a)

vessel's Community fleet register number, and external marking as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC)
No 26/2004;

(b)

period authorised for fishing and/or transhipment;

(c)

fishing gears used.

17.3. The Commission shall send the list to the GFCM Executive Secretariat before 1 July 2006 so that these vessels
can be entered on the GFCM register of vessels more than 15 metres in overall length authorised to fish in the
GFCM Agreement area (hereinafter referred to as the ‘GFCM register’).

17.4. Any change to be made to the list indicated in paragraph 17.1. shall be notified to the Commission for
transmission to the GFCM Executive Secretariat, the same procedure applying, at least 10 working days before
the vessel begins fishing activity in the GFCM area.

17.5. Community fishing vessels more than 15 metres in overall length that are not entered on the list indicated in
paragraph 17.1. shall not fish, retain on board, tranship or land any type of fish and shellfish within the GFCM
area.

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17.6. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

only vessels flying their flag that are included in the list indicated in paragraph 17.1. and hold on board a
fishing permit issued by them are authorised, on the terms of the permit, to carry out fishing activities in
the GFCM area;

no fishing permit is issued to vessels that have carried out illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU
fishing) in the GFCM area or elsewhere, unless the new owners provide adequate documentary evidence
that the previous owners and operators have no longer any legal, beneficial or financial interest in, or
exercise any control over, their vessels, or that their vessels neither take part in nor are associated with IUU
fishing;

to the extent possible, their national legislation prohibits owners and operators of vessels flying their flag
that are included in the list indicated in paragraph 17.1. from taking part in or being associated with
fishing activities in the GFCM Agreement area by vessels not on the GFCM register;

to the extent possible, their national legislation requires owners of vessels flying their flag that are
included in the list indicated in paragraph 17.1. to be nationals or legal entities within the flag Member
State;

(e)

their vessels comply with all the relevant GFCM conservation and management measures.

17.7. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prohibit fishing, retention on board, transhipment and
landing of fish and shellfish caught in the GFCM area by vessels more than 15 metres in overall length that are
not on the GFCM register.

17.8. Member States shall without delay pass on to the Commission any information showing that there are strong
reasons for suspecting that vessels more than 15 metres in overall length that are not on the GFCM register are
fishing for or transhipping fish and shellfish in the GFCM Agreement area.

Part C

Eastern Pacific Ocean

18. Purse seines in the Regulatory Area of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

18.1. 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 2006, or,
20 November to 31 December 2006 in the area defined by the following limits:

— the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

— longitude 150o W,

— latitude 40o N,

— latitude 40o S.

18.2. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure before 1 July 2006.
All the purse seine vessels of the Member States concerned must stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area
during the period selected.

18.3. As of the date of entry into force of this Regulation purse seiners fishing for tuna in the Regulatory Area of the
IATTC 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.

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18.4. 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.

19. 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)

(c)

(d)

(e)

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;

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;

tuna-fishing vessels shall be prohibited from disposing of salt bags or any other type of plastic rubbish at
sea;

the release, when practicable, of sea turtles entangled in Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and other fishing
gear is encouraged;

(f)

the recovery of FADs which are not being used in the fishery is also encouraged.

Part D

Highly migratory fish in Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

20. Minimum size for bluefin tuna in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

20.1. 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.

20.2. 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.

21. 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.

22. Restrictions on the use of certain types of vessels and gears

22.1. 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 points (a) and (b) below;

(a)

the area is the following:

Southern limit: parallel 0o South latitude

Northern limit: parallel 5o North latitude

Western limit: meridian 20o West longitude

Eastern limit: meridian 10o West longitude;

(b)

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22.2. By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, Community 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) of that Regulation.

23. Measures concerning sport and recreational fishing activities in the Mediterranean Sea

23.1. 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.

23.2. 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.

24. 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 1 May 2006 for the sampling conducted the previous
year.

Part E

South-east Atlantic

25. SEAFO

25.1. All Community vessels operating in the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) Convention Area,
and targeting species not subject to the conservation and management regimes of other competent regional
fisheries organisations, shall carry qualified scientific observers from 1 January 2006.

25.2. Member States shall take the necessary steps to appoint scientific observers and ensure that they are placed on
board all vessels flying their flag or registered in their territory which are about to undertake fishing activities in
the SEAFO Convention Area. Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that properly appointed
scientific observers remain on board the fishing vessels to which they have been assigned until they are replaced
by other scientific observers.

25.3. The master of a Community vessels operating in the SEAFO Convention Area from 1 January 2006 shall
receive the scientific observer and co-operate with him in the performance of his duties during his stay on
board.

25.4. Member States shall send to the SEAFO Secretariat by 1 May each year at the latest a comprehensive report in a
format to be defined by the Scientific Committee of SEAFO, assessing the content of the reports of the scientific
observers assigned to fishing vessels flying their flag. This report shall be forwarded to the Commission at the
same time.

(1)

For fish farmed more than 1 year, other additional sampling methods should be established.

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Appendix 1 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

Mesh size range (mm)

< 16

16-31

32-69

35-69

70‑89
(5)

≥ 90

Species

Minimum percentage of target species

50 %
(6)

50 %
(6)

20 %
(6)

50 %
(6)

20 %
(6)

20 %
(7)

30 %
(8)

none

Sandeel (Ammodytidae)

(3)

x

(4)

Sandeel (Ammodytidae)
Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)
Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)
Greater weever (Trachinus draco)
Molluscs (except Sepia)
Garfish (Belone belone)
Gray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)
Argentine (Argentina spp.)
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

(1)
(1)

(1)

(1)

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

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

x

x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

x
x

x
x
x

x
x

x
x

x

(1) Only within four miles from the baselines.
(2) Outside four miles from the baselines.
(3)
From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.
(4)
From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat.
(5) When applying this mesh size range the codend shall be constructed of square meshed netting with a sorting grid in accordance

with Appendix 2 to this Annex.

(6) 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.

(7) 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.

(8) 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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Specifications of the Sorting grid for 70 mm trawl fishery in Skagerrak and Kattegat

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

The species selective grid shall be attached in trawls with full square mesh codend with a mesh size equal to or
larger than 70 mm and smaller than 90 mm. The minimum length of the codend shall be 8 m. It shall be
prohibited to use any trawl having more than 100 square meshes in any circumference of the codend, excluding
the joining or the selvedges.

The grid shall be rectangular. The bars of the grid shall be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the grid. The bar
spacing of the grid shall not exceed 35 mm. It shall be permitted to use one or more hinges in order to facilitate
its storage on the net drum.

The grid shall be mounted diagonally in the trawl, upwards backwards, anywhere from just in front of the
codend to 10 meters up in the extension piece. All sides of the grid shall be attached to the trawl.

In the upper panel of the trawl there shall be an unblocked fish outlet in immediate connection to the upper side
of the grid. The opening of the fish outlet shall have the same width in the posterior side as the width of the grid
and shall be cut out to a tip in the anterior direction along mesh bars from both sides of the grid.

It shall be permitted to attach in front of the grid a funnel to lead the fish towards the trawl floor and grid. The
minimum mesh size of the funnel shall be 70 mm. The minimum vertical opening of the guiding funnel
towards the grid shall be 30 cm. The width of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be the grid width.

Schematic illustration of a size and species selective trawl. Entering fish is lead towards the trawl floor and grid
via a leading funnel. Larger fish is then led out of the trawl by the grid while smaller fish and Norway lobster
pass through the grid and enter the codend. The full square mesh codend enhance escapement of small fish and
undersized Norway lobster.

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Appendix 3 to Annex III

Condition for fisheries with certain towed gears authorized in ICES Subareas III, IV, V, VI and VII and ICES
divisions VIII a, b, c, e

Specifications of the top square mesh window

Specifications of 100 mm, measured as inner opening, square mesh window in the rear tapered section of the trawl,
Danish seine or similar gear with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 100 mm.

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

Location of the window

The window shall be inserted into the middle of the top panel of the rear tapered section of the trawl just in front of
the untapered section constituted by the extension piece and the codend.

The window shall terminate not more than 12 meshes from the hand braided row of meshes between the extension
piece and the rear tapered section of the trawl.

Size of the window

The length and the width of the window shall be at least 2 m and at least 1 m respectively.

Netting of the window

The meshes shall have a minimum mesh opening of 100 mm. The meshes will 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 longitudinal axis of the codend.

The netting shall be single twine. The twine thickness shall be not more than 4 mm.

Insertion of the window into the diamond meshes netting

It shall be permitted to attach a selvedge on the four sides of the window. The diameter of this selvedge shall be no
more than 12 mm.

The stretched length of the window shall be equal to the strength length of the diamond meshes attached to the
longitudinal side of the window.

The number of diamond meshes of the top panel attached to the smallest side of the window (i.e. one metre long side
which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend) shall be at least the number of full diamond meshes
attached to the longitudinal side of the window divided by 0,7.

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Other

The insertion of the window into the trawl is illustrated below.

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Appendix 4 to Annex III

List of vessels that have been confirmed by NEAFC

as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries

Vessel's name

Flag State

IMO (1) ship identification number

FONTENOVA

IANNIS

LANNIS I

LISA

Panama

Panama

Panama

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

Commonwealth of Dominica

8606836

KERGUELEN

Guinea Conakry

p.m.

OKHOTINO

Commonwealth of Dominica

8522169

OLCHAN

OSTROE

Commonwealth of Dominica

8422838

Commonwealth of Dominica

8522042

OSTROVETS

Commonwealth of Dominica

8522030

OYRA

Commonwealth of Dominica

8522119

OZHERELYE

Commonwealth of Dominica

8422876

SUNNY JANE

Belize

7347407

PAVLOVSK

DOLPHIN

ICE BAY

TURICIA

GRAND SOL

MURTOSA

Commonwealth of Dominica

8326319

Georgia

Cambodia

Panama

Panama

Togo

p.m.

8028424

7700104

p.m.

7385174

(1)

International Maritime Organisation

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ANNEX IV

PART I

Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for Community vessels fishing in third country waters

Area of fishing

Fishery

Number of
licences

Allocation of
licences amongst
Member States

Maximum
number of ves-
sels present at
any time

Norwegian waters
and fishery zone
around Jan Mayen

Herring, North of 62o00'N

Demersal species, North of 62o00'N

80

FR: 18, PT: 9,
DE: 16, ES: 20,
UK: 14, IRL: 1

50

Mackerel, South of 62o00'N, purse seine
fishery

Mackerel, South of 62o00'N, trawl fish-
ery

DE: 1 (1), DK:
26 (1), FR: 2 (1),
NL: 1 (1)

11

19

Mackerel, North of 62o00'N, purse seine
fishery

11 (2)

DK: 11

not relevant

not relevant

not relevant

Industrial species, South of 62o00'N

480

DK: 450, UK: 30

150

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

26

BE: 0, DE: 4, FR:
4, UK: 18

Directed fishing for cod and haddock
with a minimum mesh of 135 mm,
restricted to the area south of 62o28'N
and east of 6o30'W

8 (3)

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 61o20'N and
62o00'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 61o30'N and west of 9o00'W
and in the area between 7o00'W and
9o00'W south of 60o30'N and in the
area south-west of a line between
60o30'N, 7o00'W and 60o00'N, 6o00'W.

70

BE: 0, DE: 10,
FR: 40, UK: 20

70

DE: 8 (4), FR: 12
(4), UK: 0 (4)

13

4

26

20 (5)

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Area of fishing

Fishery

Number of
licences

Allocation of
licences amongst
Member States

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

Fisheries for blue whiting. The total
number of licences may be increased by
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 62oN

Waters of the
Russian Federa-
tion

All fisheries

Fisheries for cod

Fisheries for sprat

70

34

10

12

21

pm

7 (6)

pm

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

Maximum
number of ves-
sels present at
any time

22 (5)

20

6

12

21

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 62o00'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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PART II

Flag State

Fishery

Number of licences

Maximum number of
vessels present at any
time

Norway

Herring, North of 62o00'N

Faroe Islands

Mackerel, VIa (north of 56o30'N), VIIe,f,h,
horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56o30'N),
VIIe,f,h; herring, VIa (north of 56o30'N)

Herring north of 62o00'N

Herring, IIIa

Industrial fishing for Norway pout and
sprat, IV, VIa (north of 56o30'N): sandeel,
IV (including unavoidable by-catches of
blue whiting)

Ling and tusk

Blue whiting, VIa (north of 56o30'N), VIb,
VII (west of 12o00'W)

Blue ling

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

pm

pm

4 (1)

5

5

Guyana

Surinam

Penaeus shrimps (5) (French Guyana waters)

pm

Penaeus shrimps (5) (French Guyana waters)

Trinidad and Tobago

Penaeus shrimps (5) (French Guyana waters)

Japan

Korea

Tuna (9) (French Guyana waters)

Tuna (10) (French Guyana waters)

5

8

pm

pm

18

14

21

4

15

10

20

16

pm

pm

pm

pm (3)

pm

pm (6)

pm (7)

pm (8)

pm (5)

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Flag State

Fishery

Number of licences

Maximum number of
vessels present at any
time

Venezuela

Snappers (5) (French Guyana waters)

Sharks (5) (French Guyana waters)

41

4

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
an obligation to land at least 75% of all snapper catches, or 50% of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that
department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant.
The contract referred to above must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the
actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guyanese
economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application.
Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their
reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.

(5) Applicable from 1 January to 30 April 2006.
(6) Pending the conclusion of fisheries consultations with Norway for 2006.
(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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Declaration pursuant to Article 25(2)

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ANNEX V

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 identifications letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the trans‑shipment
occurred;

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: ‘catch on entry’, ‘catch on exit’, ‘catch’, ‘transhipment’;

4.3.

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

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ANNEX VI

CONTENT AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION

1.

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

1.1. On each occasion a vessel commences a fishing trip (1) in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on

entry’ message specifying the following

SR
AD
SQ
TM
RC
TN
NA
IR

XR
LT (4)
LG (4)
LI

LN

RA
OB

DA
TI
MA
ER

m (2)
m
m
m
m
o (3)
o
m

m
o (5)
o (5)
o

o

m
m

m
m
m
m

(= start of record)
XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)
(serial number of message in current year)
COE (= ‘catch on entry’)
(international radio call sign)
(fishing trip serial number in the year)
(name of the vessel)
(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique
reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)
(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)
(latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)
(longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)
(estimated latitude position where the master intends to commence fishing,
degrees or decimal presentation)
(estimated longitude position where the master intends to commence fishing,
degrees or decimal presentation)
(relevant ICES area)
(quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed:
FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
(time of transmission in hhmm format)
(name of the master of the vessel)
(= end of record)

1.2. On each occasion a vessel terminates a fishing trip (1) in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on exit’

message specifying the following:

SR

AD

SQ

TM

m

m

m

m

(= start of record)

XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

(serial number of message for that vessel in current year)
COX (= ‘catch on exit’)

(1)

(2)
(3)
(4)

(5)

A fishing trip means a voyage commencing when a vessel intending to fish enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of
the Member States of the Community which is covered by the Community rules on fisheries and terminating when a vessel
leaves that zone.

m = mandatory

o = optional

LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point; until 31/12/2006 the use of LA and LO, with
data in degrees and minutes continues to be supported.

Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

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RC
TN
NA
IR

XR
LT (1)
LG (1)
RA
CA

OB

DF
DA
TI
MA
ER

m
o
o
m

m
o (2)
o (2)
m
m

o

o
m
m
m
m

(international radio call sign)
(fishing trip serial number in the year)
(name of the vessel)
(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique
reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)
(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)
(latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)
(longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)
(relevant ICES area where catches were taken)
(catch quantity by species since last report in pairs as needed, : FAO code + live
weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)
(quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed: FAO code + live
weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms
(days fished since last report)
(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
(time of transmission in hhmm format)
(name of the master of the vessel)
(= end of record)

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 in weekly intervals, commencing 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 ‘catch report’ message has to be sent, specifying:

SR

AD

SQ

TM

RC

TN

NA

IR

XR

m

m

m

m

m

o

o

m

m

(= start of record)

XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

(serial number of message for that vessel in current year)

CAT (= ‘catch report’)

(international radio call sign)

(fishing trip serial number in the year)

(name of the vessel)

(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique
reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)

(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)

LT (1)

o (2)

(latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

LG (1)

o (2)

(longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

RA

CA

OB

m

m

o

(relevant ICES area where catches were taken)

(catch quantity by species since last report in pairs as needed, : FAO code + live
weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

(quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed,: FAO code + live
weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms

(1)

(2)

LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point; until 31/12/2006 the use of LA and LO, with
data in degrees and minutes continues to be supported.

Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

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DF
DA
TI
MA
ER

o
m
m
m
m

(days fished since last report)
(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
(time of transmission in hhmm format)
(name of the master of the vessel)
(= end of record)

1.4. Whenever a trans–shipment is planned between the ‘catch on entry’ and ‘catch on exit’ message and apart
from the ‘catch report’ messages, an additional ‘trans–shipment’ message has to be sent minimum 24
hours in advance, specifying:

SR

AD

SQ

TM

RC

TN

NA

IR

XR

KG

TT

TF

m

m

m

m

m

o

o

m

m

m

m

m

(= start of record)

XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

(serial number of message for that vessel in current year)

TRA (= ‘trans–shipment’)

(international radio call sign)

(fishing trip serial number in the year)

(name of the vessel)

(Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique
reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)

(external identification letters; side number of the vessel)

(quantity by species on- or off-loaded in pairs as needed, : FAO code + live
weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

(international radio call sign of the receiving vessel)

(international radio call sign of the donor vessel)

LT (1)

m/o (2),

(3) (predicted latitude position of the vessel where the trans–shipment is planned)

LG (1)

m/o (2),

(3) (predicted longitude position of the vessel where the trans–shipment is planned)

PD

PT

DA

TI

MA

ER

m

m

m

m

m

m

(predicted date when the trans–shipment is planned)

(predicted time when the trans–shipment is planned)

(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

(time of transmission in hhmm format)

(name of the master of the vessel)

(= end of record)

(1)

(2)
(3)

LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point; until 31/12/2006 the use of LA and LO, with
data in degrees and minutes, continues to be supported

Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

Optional for the receiving vessel.

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2.

Form of the communication

Unless point 3.3 is applied (see below), the information specified above under point 1 shall be transmitted
respecting the codes and ordering of data as specified above; in particular,

— the text ‘VRONT’ must be placed in the subject line of the message;

— each data item will be placed on a new line;

— the data itself will be preceded by the indicated code, separated from each-other by a space.

Example (with fictitious data):

SR
AD
SQ
TM
RC
TN
NA
IR
XR
LT
LO
RA
OB
DA
MA
TI
ER

XEU
1
COE
IRCS
1
VESSEL NAME EXAMPLE
NOR
PO 12345
+65.321
-21.123
04A.
COD 100 HAD 300
20051004
CAPTAIN NAME EXAMPLE
1315

3.

Communication scheme

3.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted by the vessel 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 4 below and in the form specified
under point 2.

3.2.

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.

3.3.

In the case a Flag State has the technical capability to send all above messages and contents in the so-called
NAF-format on behalf of its operating vessels, that Flag State may — after bilateral agreement between the
Flag State and the Commission — transmit this information via a secured transmission protocol to the
Commission of the European Communities in Brussels. In that case, some extra information will be added
— as a kind of envelope — to the transmission (after the AD information)

FR

RN

RD

RT

m

m

m

m

(from; party alfa ISO-3 country code)

(serial number of the record for the relevant year)

(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

(time of transmission in hhmm format)

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Example (with data of above)

//SR//AD/XEU//FR/NOR//RN/5//RD/20051004//RT/1320//SQ/1//TM/COE//RC/IRCS//TN/1//NA/VESSEL NAME
EXAMPLE//IR/NOR//XR/PO 12345//LT/+65.321//LG/-21.123//RA/04A.//OB/COD 100 HAD 300//DA/
20051004//TI/1315//MA/CAPTAIN NAME EXAMPLE//ER//

The Flag State will receive a ‘return message’ specifying:

SR
AD
FR
RN
TM
SQ
RC
RS
RE
DA
TI
ER

m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m

(= start of record)
(ISO-3 country code of Flag State)
XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)
(serial number of message in current year for which a ‘return message’ is sent)
RET (= ‘return’)
(serial number of original message for that vessel in current year)
(international radio call sign mentioned in original message)
(return status — ACK or NAK)
(return error number)
(date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)
(time of transmission in hhmm format)
(= end of record)

4.

Name of the radio station

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
Gryt
Göteborg
Turku

OXZ
GLD
EJK
EJM
OXJ
LGN
LGZ
LGL
LGQ
LGT
LGA
LFO
LPG
LGS
GRYT RADIO
SOG
OFK

5.

Code to be used to indicate the species

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)

ALF
PLA
ANE
MNZ
ARG
POA
BSK
BSF
BLI
WHB
BOB

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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 hippoglussus)
Herring (Clupea harengus)
Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)
Ling (Molva Molva)
Mackerel (Scomber Scombrus)
Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)
Nortern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis)
Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)
Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)
Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)
Other
Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)
Porbeagle (Lamma nasus)
Redfish (Sebastes spp.)
Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)
Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)
Saithe (Pollachius virens)
Salmon (Salmo salar)
Sandeel (Ammodytes spp.)
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus)
Shark (Selachii, Pleurotremata)
Shrimp (Penaeidae)
Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
Squid (Illex spp.)
Tuna (Thunnidae)
Tusk (Brosme brosme)
Whiting (Merlangus merlangus)
Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea)

COD
CSH
SQC
DGS
FOR
GHL
HAD
HKE
HAL
HER
HOM
LIN
MAC
LEZ
PRA
NEP
NOP
ORY
OTH
PLE
POL
POR
RED
SBR
RNG
POK
SAL
SAN
PIL
SKH
PEZ
SPR
SQX
TUN
USK
WHG
YEL

6.

Codes to be used to indicate the relevant area

02A.
02B.
03A.
03B.
03C.
03D.
04A.
04B.
04C.
05A.
05B.
06A.

06B.
07A.
07B.

ICES division IIa — Norwegian Sea
ICES division IIb — Spitzbergen and Bear Island
ICES division IIIa — Skagerrak and Kattegat
ICES division IIIb
ICES division IIIc
ICES division IIId — Baltic Sea
ICES division IVa — Northern North Sea
ICES division IVb — Central North Sea
ICES division IVc — Southern North Sea
ICES division Va — Iceland Grounds
ICES division Vb — Faroes Grounds
ICES division VIa — Northwest coast of Scotland and North
Ireland
ICES division VIb — Rockall
ICES division VIIa — Irish Sea
ICES division VIIb — West of Ireland

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07C.
07D.
07E.
07F.
07G.
07H.
07J.
07K.
08A.
08B.
08C.
08D.
08E.
09A.
09B.
14A.
14B.

ICES division VIIc — Porcupine Bank
ICES division VIId — Eastern Channel
ICES division VIIe — Western English Channel
ICES division VIIf — Bristol Channel
ICES division VIIg — Celtic Sea North
ICES division VIIh — Celtic Sea South
ICES division VIIj — South-West of Ireland — East
ICES division VIIk — South-West of Ireland — West
ICES division VIIIa- Bay of Biscay — North
ICES division VIIIb — Bay of Biscay — Central
ICES division VIIIc — Bay of Biscay — South
ICES division VIIId — Bay of Biscay — Offshore
ICES division VIIIe — Bay of Biscay — West Bay
ICES division IXa — Portuguese waters — East
ICES division IXb — Portuguese waters — West
ICES division XIVa — North-East Greenland
ICES division XIVb — South-East Greenland

7.

In addition to the provisions laid down in points 1 to 6 the following provisions shall apply to Third-Country
vessels intending to fish for blue whiting in Community waters:

(a)

Vessels that already have catch on board may only commence their fishing trip after having received
authorisation from the competent authority of the coastal Member State concerned. At least four hours
prior to entering Community waters the master of the vessel shall notify as appropriate one of the
following Fisheries Monitoring Centres:

(i)

(ii)

UK (Edinburgh) by e-mail at the following address: ukfcc@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or by telephone
(+44 131 271 9700), or

Ireland (Haulbowline) by e-mail at the following address: nscstaff@eircom.net or by telephone
(+353 87 236 5998).

The notification shall specify the name, international radio call sign and port letters and number
(PLN) of the vessel, the total quantity by species on board and the position (longitude/latitude) where
the master estimates that the vessel will enter Community waters as well as the area where he intends
to commence fishing. The vessel shall not commence fishing until it has received acknowledgement
of the notification and instructions on whether or not the master is required to present the vessel for
inspection. Each acknowledgement shall have a unique authorisation number which the master shall
retain until the fishing trip is terminated.

Notwithstanding any inspections that may be carried out at sea the competent authorities may in
duly justified circumstances require a master to present his vessel for inspection in port.

(b) Vessels that enter Community waters with no catch on board shall be exempt from the requirements laid

down in paragraph a).

(c)

By way of derogation from the provisions of paragraph 1.2, the fishing trip shall be considered as being
terminated when the vessel leaves Community waters or enters a Community port where its catch is fully
discharged.

Vessels shall only leave Community waters after passing through one of the following control routes:

A.

B.

C.

ICES rectangle 48 E2 in Division VIa

ICES rectangle 46 E6 in Division IVa

ICES rectangles 48 E8, 49 E8 or 50 E8 in Division IVa.

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The master of the vessel shall give at least four hours prior notification of entering one of the afore
mentioned control routes to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre in Edinburgh by e-mail or telephone as
provided for in paragraph 1. The notification shall specify the name, international radio call sign and port
letters and number (PLN) of the vessel, the total quantity by species on board and the control route
through which the vessel intends to pass.

The vessel shall not leave the area within the control route until it has received acknowledgement of the
notification and instructions on whether or not the master is required to present the vessel for inspection.
Each acknowledgement shall have a unique authorisation number which the master shall retain until the
vessel leaves Community waters.

Notwithstanding any inspections that may be carried out at sea the competent authorities may in duly
justified circumstances require a master to present his vessel for inspection in the ports of Lerwick or
Scrabster.

(d)

Vessels that transit through Community waters must stow their nets so that they may not readily be used
in accordance with the following conditions:

(i)

nets, weights and similar gear shall be disconnected from their trawl boards and towing and hauling
wires and ropes,

(ii)

nets which are on or above deck shall be securely lashed to some part of the superstructure.

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ANNEX VII

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)

Menticirrhus saxatilis

Sphoeroides maculatus

Lycodes sp.

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

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Ocean pout

Polar cod

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

Macrozoarces americanus

Boreogadus saida

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

Istiophorus platypterus

Tetrapturus albidus

Makaira nigricans

Xiphias gladius

Thunnus alalunga

Sarda sarda

Euthynnus alletteratus

Thunnus obesus

Thunnus thynnus

Katsuwonus pelamis

Thunnus albacares

OPT

POC

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

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Tunas (NS)

Pelagic fish (NS)

Invertebrates

Scombridae

Long-finned squid (Loligo)

Short-finned squid (Illex)

Loligo pealei

Illex illecebrosus

Squids (NS)

Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae

Atlantic razor clam

Ensis directus

Hard clam

Ocean quahog

Soft clam

Surf clam

Stimpson's surf clam

Clams (NS)

Bay scallop

Calico scallop

Marine worms (NS)

Horseshoe crab

Mercenaria mercenaria

Arctica islandica

Mya arenaria

Spisula solidissima

Spisula polynyma

Prionodesmacea, Teleodesmacea

Argopecten irradians

Argopecten gibbus

Polycheata

Limulus polyphemus

Marine invertebrates (NS)

Invertebrata

Iceland scallop

Sea scallop

Scallops (NS)

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

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

TUN

PEL

SQL

SQI

SQU

CLR

CLH

CLQ

CLS

CLB

CLT

CLX

SCB

SCC

WOR

HSC

INV

ISC

SCA

SCX

OYA

MUS

WHX

PER

MOL

CRK

CRB

CRG

CRJ

CRQ

CRR

KCT

CRA

LBA

PRA

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Aesop shrimp

Pandalus montagui

Penaeus shrimps (NS)

Pink (=Pandalid) shrimps

Marine crustaceans (NS)

Sea-urchin

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

Penaeus sp.

Pandalus sp.

Crustacea

Strongylocentrotus sp.

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

Orthopristis chrysoptera

Osmerus mordax

Sciaenops ocellatus

Pagrus pagrus

Trachurus lathami

AES

PEN

PAN

CRU

URC

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

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Sand perch

Sheepshead

Spot croaker

Spotted weakfish

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)

Diplectrum formosum

Archosargus probatocephalus

Leiostomus xanthurus

Cynoscion nebulosus

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 terraenovae

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)

PES

SPH

SPT

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 VIII

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 27;

(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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POLISH CHAFER

3.

Large-mesh (modified Polish-type) topside 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 IX

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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ANNEX X

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

Head off

Head and Tail Off

Head Off and Split

41 cm

30 cm

25 cm

25 cm

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 XI

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

No. of hauls during the 24-hour period (1)

No. of hours gear fished during the 24-hour period (1)

Species names (Annex I)

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 trans-shipment

Date(s) of trans-shipment

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
— Shirmp trawls
— Midwater trawls (not specified)

Otter twin trawls

Otter trawls (not specified)

Pair trawls (not specified)

Other trawls (not specified)

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

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

GNS

GND

GNC

GNF

GTR

GTN

GEN

GN

FPN

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Gear Categories

Standard Abbreviation Code

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

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)

Harvesting machines

Pumps

Mechanized dredges

Harvesting machines (not specified)

Miscellaneous gear (4)

Recreational fishing gear

Gear not known or not specified

FYK

FSN

FWR

FAR

FIX

LHP

LHM

LLS

LLD

LL

LTL

LX

HAR

DRB

DRH

LNP

LNB

LNS

LN

FCN

FG

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

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

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FAO Code

Type of vessel

TTP

TU

WO

WOP

WOX

ZO

DRN

Stern trawler factory

Outrigger trawlers

Trap setter

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 XII

NAFO AREA

The list that follows is a partial list of stocks that needs to be reported in accordance with Article 29(2).

ANG/N3NO

CAA/N3LMN

CAP/N3LM

CAT/N3LMN

HAD/N3LNO

HAL/N23KL

HAL/N3M

HAL/N3NO

HER/N3L

HKR/N2J3KL

HKR/N3MNO

Lophius americanus

American angler

Anarhichas lupus

Atlantic wolffish

Mallotus villosus

Anarhichas spp.

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

Herring

Red hake

Red hake

HKS/N3NLMO

Merlucius bilinearis

Silver hake

RNG/N23

HKW/N2J3KL

POK/N3O

RHG/N23

SKA/N2J3KL

SKA/N3M

SQI/N56

VFF/N3LMN

WIT/N3M

YEL/N3M

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Roundnose grenadier

Urophycis tenuis

Pollachius virens

White hake

Pollock (=Saithe)

Macrourus berglax

Roughhead grenadier

Raja spp.

Raja spp.

Skates

Skates

Illex illecebrosus

Short fin squid

—

Fishes unsorted, unidentified

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Witch flounder

Limanda ferruginea

Yellow tail flounder

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ANNEX XIII

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

(2)

FAO 88.3 Antarctic (1)
FAO 58.5.1 Antarctic (1)
FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic east of 79o20'E and outside the
EEZ to the west of 79o20'E (1)
FAO 88.2 Antarctic north of 65oS (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 Champsocepha-
lus gunnari and Dissostichus elegi-
noides

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

All year

All year

1.12.2005 to
30.11.2006

All year

All year

1.12.2005 to
30.11.2006

Dissostichus mawsoni

FAO 48.4 Antarctic (1)

All year

(1) Except for scientific research purposes.
(2) Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

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ANNEX XIV

CATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR
IN 2005/06

Subarea/
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

1.12.2005 to
30.11.2006

58.4.2

All Division

1.12.2005 to
30.11.2006

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Total Sub-
area

A

B

C

D

E

Total Sub-
area

N/A

1.05 to
31.08.2006

1.05 to
31.08.2006

N/A

58.4.3a)

All Division
outside
Areas of
National Jur-
isdiction

58.4.3b) All Division

outside
Areas of
National Jur-
isdiction

88.1

All Subarea

1.12.2005 to
31.08.2006

A

B, C, G

D

E

F

H, I, K

J

L

Total Sub-
area

88.2

All Subarea

1.12.2005 to
31.08.2006

A

B

C, D, F, G

E

Total Sub-
area

0

0

200

0

200

0

200

0

600

260

0

260

0

260

780

250

300

All Division:

50

All

Division:

96

All Division:

20

All Division:

All Division:

All Division:

50

124

20

All Division:

All Division:

All Division:

50

26

20

All Division:

All Division:

All Division:

50

159

20

0
348 (1)
0

0

0
1 893 (1)
551 (1)
172 (1)
2 964 (1)

0

0
214 (1)
273 (1)
487 (1)

0
50 (1)
0

0

0
95 (1)
50 (1)
50 (1)
148 (1)

0

0
50 (1)
50 (1)
50 (1)

0
56 (1)
0

0

0
303 (1)
88 (1)
28 (1)
474 (1)

0

0
34 (1)
44 (1)
78 (1)

0
60 (1)
0

0

0
60 (1)
20 (1)
20 (1)

0

0

0
20 (1)
20 (1)
0

(1) Rules for catch limits for by-catch species per SSRU, applicable within total by-catch limits per Subarea:

— Skates and rays:
— Macrourus spp.:
— Other species:

5 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes, whichever is greatest
16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp.
20 tonnes per SSRU.