Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
Date: 2006-09-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catch quota, common fisheries policy, fishery management, fishing controls, fishing fleet, fishing regulations

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 28.9.2006 
COM(2006) 554 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for 
certain deep-sea fish stocks 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1)  CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

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•  Grounds for and objectives of the proposal 

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

For  2005  and  2006  the  fishing  opportunities  for deep  sea  species  were  established  in 
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. 

The  International  Council  for  the  Exploration  of  the  Sea  (ICES)  provides  scientific 
advice on deep sea  stocks very two  years. The latest advice was given in June 2006, 
and provides the basis for the proposed total allowable catches (TACs) for 2007-2008. 
that  most  exploited  deepwater  species  are  harvested 
This  advice 
unsustainably, and ICES has recommended immediate reductions in established deep-
sea  fisheries  unless  they  can  be  shown  to  be  sustainable.  No  deep-sea  fisheries 
currently meet this criterion. 

indicates 

ICES  has  advised  that  the  most  appropriate  conservation  measures  for  these  species 
would  be  based  on  effort  limitation  and  reduction.  However,  restricting  catches  by 
means  of  quota  management  of  fisheries  is  considered  to  be  a  useful  complementary 
conservation  measure.  The  Commission  is  currently  preparing  a  review  of  the  effort 
management  regime  for  deep-sea  species  and  later  in  2006  will  present  a  separate 
proposal  regarding  future  effort  management.  The  scope  of  the  present  proposal  is 
therefore limited to the setting of TACs. 

This  proposal  aims  to  fix  fishing  opportunities  on  deep-sea  stocks  that  are  in 
accordance with the scientific advice provided by ICES. 

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•  General context 

For  2005  and  2006  the  fishing  opportunities  for deep  sea  species  were  established  in 
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. 

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

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the  sustainable  use  of  fisheries  resources,  inter  alia  the  United  Nations  agreement 
concerning  the  conservation  and  management  of  straddling  fish  stocks  and  highly 
migratory fish stocks.  

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•  Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

There are no existing provisions in the area of the proposal. 

•  Consistency with other policies and objectives of the Union 

The measures proposed are designed in accordance with the objectives of the Common 
Fisheries  Policy  and  is  consistent  with  the  Community's  policy  on  sustainable 
developments. 

2)  CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

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Consultation methods, main sectors targeted and general profile of respondents 

The North Sea Regional Adviory Council (NSRAC), North Western Waters Regional 
Advisory Council (NWWRAC) as well as the stakehoders that will be represented in 
the  as  yet  unformed  South  Western  Waters  Regional  Advisory  Council  (SWWRAC) 
have all been informed of the main elements of the proposal. In addition, the Member 
States concerned have been informed at various meetings of the internal working party 
of the Council. 

•  Collection and use of expertise 

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Scientific/expertise domains concerned 

The Community requests ICES and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee 
for Fisheries (STECF) for scientific advice on the state of important fish stocks.  

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Main organisations/experts consulted 

The  scientific  organisations  consulted  were  the  International  Council  for  the 
Exploitation of the Seas (ICES) and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee 
for Fisheries (STECF). 

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Summary of advice received and used 

For all the stocks covered by this proposal, there are insufficient data  to demonstrate 
the sustainability of the fisheries. ICES advises that, it is appropriate in most cases to 
reduce  fishing opportunities until  they can be shown to be sustainable. This proposal 
aims  to  follow  this  advice,  but  in  order  to  mitigate  the  socio-economic  impact  the 
reductions necessary to do this are spread over a period of up to 3 years. In view of the 
vulnerability  of  deep-sea  species  to  overfishing  and  their  long  recovery  times,  the 
Commission believes that reducing the TACs more gradually than this would carry an 
unacceptable risk of long-term damage to the deep-sea ecosystem Where the levels of 
exploitation corresponding to the scientific advice could be achieved in less than three 

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years  without  exceeding  reductions  of  33%  per  year,  the  proposed  TACs  are  fixed 
accordingly.  

The mixed nature of many deep-sea fisheries is also taken into account. Where ICES 
advice  is  for  a  significant  reduction  on  one  stock  that  is  taken  in  a  mixed  fishery  for 
another  for  which  the  advice  is  less  restrictive,  the  TAC  is  fixed  on  the  basis  of  the 
most endangered stock. Existing quotas that are small and intended to cover inevitable 
by-catches are maintained in order to avoid creating an obligation to discard. 

The proposed TACs are calculated using the reported catches in 2005. In most cases, 
official  catch  figures  are  used.  However,  in  cases  where  ICES  reports  significantly 
higher Community catches than indicated by official figures, the ICES figures are used 
as the baseline. This is because they are likely to be more realistic, and also because the 
use of the lower official figures would reward failures to report all catches.  

The scientific advice is that there should be no fishing on orange roughy in any of the 
TAC areas. The orange roughy protection area introduced in Regulation 2270/2004 in 
ICES Divisions VI and VII is nevertheless maintained, given the depleted state of the 
stocks  around  the  seamounts  in  those  areas  and  given  the  continued  availability  of 
quotas outside of the closed areas.  

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•  Impact assessment 

The  proposal  will  significantly  reduce  the  fishing  opportunities  on  deep-sea  stocks. 
Although  landings  of  deep-sea  species  represent  only  a  very  small  proportion  of  the 
economic value of total Community landings, the loss of opportunities will inevitably 
cause financial hardship to the fleets concerned. However, the proposal must be seen as 
part  of  a  longer  term  approach  whereby  the  level  of  fishing  is  gradually  reduced  to 
sustainable  levels,  and  which  therefore  aims  to  guarantee  the  long  term  health  of  the 
industry as well as safeguard the deep-sea ecosystem. 

3)  LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

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•  Summary of the proposed action 

The  proposal  is  designed  to  provide  fishing  opportunities  for  Community  fishing 
vessels  for  certain  deep  sea  species  in  the  years  2007  and  2008  in  accordance  with 
scientific advice.  

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•  Legal basis 

The  legal  basis  for  this  proposal  is  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2371/2002,  and  in 
particular Article 20 thereof. 

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•  Subsidiarity principle 

The proposal falls under the exclusive competence of the Community. The subsidiarity 
principle therefore does not apply. 

•  Proportionality principle 

The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reason(s). 

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The proposal is based on Article 20 of Regulation 2371/2002, according to which the 
Council  shall  decide  on  catch  and/or  fishing  effort  limits  and  on  the  allocation  of 
fishing opportunities among Member States.  

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instruments: regulation. 

Other means would not be adequate for the following reason(s). 

This proposal replaces an already existing Regulation.  

4)  BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The proposal has no implication for the Community budget. 

5)  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

•  Detailed explanation of the proposal 

The proposal fixes for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing 
vessels  for  certain  deep-sea  fish  stocks.  The  TACs  and  quotas  allocated  to  Member 
States are given in the Annex.  

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

ICES  has  advised  that  the  most  appropriate  conservation  measures  for  these  species 
would  be  based  on  effort  limitation  and  reduction.  However,  restricting  catches  by 
means  of  quota  management  of  fisheries  is  considered  a  useful  additional  step  in 
applying  conservation  measures.  The  Commission  is  currently  preparing  a  review  of 
the effort management regime currently in place for deep-sea stocks, and later in 2006 
will present a separate proposal regarding future effort-management. The scope of the 
present proposal is therefore limited to the setting of TACs. 

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

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for 
certain deep-sea fish stocks 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2371/2002  of  20  December  2002  on  the 
conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries 
Policy1, and in particular Article 20 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

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

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

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

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

(5) 

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

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OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. 

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(6) 

(7) 

(8) 

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

The  measures  provided  for  in  this  Regulation  should  be  fixed  by  reference  to  ICES 
zones as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on 
the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the Northeast 
Atlantic (3) and to CECAF zones (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) as 
defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission 
of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those 
of the North Atlantic (4). 

The  fishing  opportunities  should  be  utilised  in  accordance  with  the  Community 
legislation on the matter, and in particular with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 
of  22  September  1983  laying  down  detailed  rules  for  recording  information  on 
Member  States'  catches  of  fish  (5),  Commission  Regulation (EEC)  No 1381/87  of 
20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of 
fishing  vessels (6),  Council  Regulation (EEC)  No 2847/93  of  12 October 1993 
establishing  a  control  system  applicable  to  the  common  fisheries  policy(7),  Council 
Regulation (EC)  No 1627/94  of  27 June 1994  laying  down  general  provisions 
concerning  special  fishing  permits (8),  Council Regulation (EC)  No  850/98  of  30 
March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for 
the  protection  of  juveniles  of  marine  organisms (9)  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 
2347/2002  of  16  December  2002  establishing  specific  access  requirements  and 
associated  conditions  applicable  for  fishing  for  deep-sea  stocks(10,  and  Council 
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery 
resources  through  technical  measures  in  the  Baltic  Sea,  the  Belts  and  the  Sound, 
amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 88/9811. 

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OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3. 
OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 448/2005 
(OJ L74, 19.3.2005, p.5) 
OJ  L  270,  13.11.1995,  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1882/2003  of  the 
Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p.1) 
OJ  L  276,  10.10.1983  p.  1.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No 
No 1804/2005 (OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 10). 
OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9. 
OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 
21.5.2005, p.1). 
OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 (OJ L 
345, 28.12.2005, p. 5) 
OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.. 
OJ  L  351,  28.12.2002,  p.  6.  Regulation  as  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No 2269/2004  (OJ  L  396, 
31.12.2004, p. 1) 
OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 
Subject-matter 

This  Regulation  fixes  for  2007  and  for  2008,  for  stocks  of  deep-sea  species  and  for 
Community fishing vessels annual fishing opportunities in zones in Community waters and in 
certain  non-Community  waters  where  catch  limitations  are  required,  and  the  specific 
conditions under which fishing opportunities may be utilised. 

Article 2 
Definitions 

1. 

2. 

For  the  purposes  of  this  Regulation,  “deep-sea  fishing  permit”  means  the  fishing 
permit referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002. 

The  definitions  of  ICES  and  CECAF  zones  are  those  given,  respectively,  in 
Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 and Regulation (EC) No 2597/95. 

Article 3 
Fixing of fishing opportunities 

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

Article 4 
Allocation among Member States 

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

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

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

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

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

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

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

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Article 5 

Quota flexibility 

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

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

Article 6 

Conditions for landing catch and by-catch 

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

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

Article 7 

Orange Roughy 

1. 

(a) 

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

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

57° 00' N, 11° 00' W 

57° 00' N, 8° 30' W 

55° 00' N, 8° 30' W 

55° 00' N, 11° 00' W 

57° 00' N, 11° 00' W 

(b) 

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

55º 30' N, 15º 49' W 

53º 30' N, 14º 11' W 

50º 30' N, 14º 11' W 

50º 30' N, 15º 49' W 

(c) 

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

55º 00' N, 13º 51' W 

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55º 00' N, 10º 37' W 

54º 15' N, 10º 37' W 

53º 30' N, 11º 50' W 

53º 30' N, 13º 51' W 

2. 

3. 

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

Member  States  shall  ensure  that  vessels  holding  a  deep-sea  fishing  permit  shall  be 
properly monitored by the Fisheries Monitoring Centres (FMC), which shall have a 
system to detect and record the vessels' entry into, transit through and exit from the 
areas defined in paragraph 1.  

Vessels  holding  a  deep-sea  fishing  permit  that  have  entered  the  areas  defined  in 
paragraph 1 shall not retain on board or tranship any quantity of orange roughy, nor 
land any quantity of orange roughy at the end of that fishing trip unless: 

- (a)  all  gears  carried  on  board  are  lashed  and  stowed  during  the  transit  in 
accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) 
No 2847/93 

- (b)  the average speed during transit is not less than 8 knots.  

Article 8 
Entry into force 

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

It shall apply as from 1 January 2007. 

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

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

Part 1 

Definition of Species and Species Groups 

Within  each  area  fish  stocks  are  referred  to  following  the  alphabetical  order  of  the  Latin 
names  of  the  species.  However,  deep  see  sharks  are  placed  at  the  beginning  of  that  list.  A 
table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given below for the purposes 
of this Regulation: 

Common name 

Scientific name 

Black scabbardfish 

Aphanopus carbo 

Alfonsinos 

Tusk 

Beryx spp. 

Brosme brosme 

Roundnose grenadier 

Coryphaenoides rupestris 

Orange roughy 

Blue ling 

Forkbeards 

Red seabream 

Hoplostethus atlanticus 

Molva dypterigia 

Phycis blennoides 

Pagellus bogaraveo 

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

(Centroscymnus  coelolepis),  Leafscale  gulper 

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Part 2 

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

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

Species: 

Deep Sea Sharks 

Zone: 

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

Year 
Germany 
Spain  
Estonia 
France 
Ireland 
Lithuania 
Poland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2007 
 53 
 250 
 3 
 906 
 146 
 3 
 3 
 341 
 502 
2 207 

2008  
 26  
 123  
 2  
 445  
 72  
 2  
 2  
 168  
 247  
1 087  

Species: 

Deep Sea Sharks 

Zone: 

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

Year 
Portugal 
EC 

Species: 

2007 
20 
20 

2008  
20  
20  

Deep Sea Sharks and 
Deania histricosa and 
Deania profondorum 

Zone: 

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

Year 
Spain  
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2007 
 69 
 22 
 4 
 4 
 99 

2008  
 34  
 11  
 2  
 2  
 49  

Species: 

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Aphanopus carbo 

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

Year 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2007 
5 
5 
5 
15 

2008  
5  
5  
5  
15  

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Species: 

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Aphanopus carbo 

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

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

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

2007 
 23 
 113 
 11 
1 595 
 57 
 74 
 1 
 1 
 113 
 6 
1 994 

2008  
 11  
 56  
 5  
 784  
 28  
 36  
1  
 1  
 56  
 3  
 982  

Species: 

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Aphanopus carbo 

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

Year 
Spain 
France 
Portugal 
EC 

Species: 

Year 
Portugal 
EC 

Species 

2007 
 8 
 21 
2 670 
2 700 

2008  
 8  
 21  
2 670  
2 700  

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Aphanopus carbo 

2007 
3200 
3200 

2008  
3200  
3200  

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

the  sovereignty  or 

jurisdiction  of 

Alfonsinos 

Zone: 

 Beryx spp. 

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

Year 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2007 
 68 
 18 
 9 
 196 
 9 
 300 

2008  
 68  
 18  
 9  
 196  
 9  
 300  

Species: 

Tusk 

Zone: 

 Brosme brosme 

Year 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

2007 
 5 
 5 
 5 
 3 
 18 

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

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

2008  
 5
 5
 5  
 3  
 18  

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Species: 

Tusk 

Zone: 

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

Year 
Denmark 
Sweden 
Germany 
EC 

 Brosme brosme 

2007 
 8 
 4 
 4 
 15 

2008  
 8  
 4  
 4  
 15  

Species: 

Tusk 

Zone: 

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

 Brosme brosme 

Year 
Denmark 
Germany 
France 
Sweden 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

2007 
 41 
 12 
 28 
 4 
 61 
 4 
 150 

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

2008  
 41
 12
 28  
 4  
 61  
 4  
 150  

Species: 

Tusk 

Zone: 

 Brosme brosme 

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

Year 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

2007 
 4 
 16 
 184 
 18 
 89 
 4 
 315 

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

2008  
 4
 16
 184  
 18  
 89  
 4  
 315  

Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

Year 
Denmark 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Coryphaenoides rupestris  

2007 
 1 
 1 
 10 
 1 
 13 

2008  
 1  
 1  
 10  
 1  
 13  

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

Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

III  

Year 
Denmark 
Germany 
Sweden 
EC 

 Coryphaenoides rupestris  

2007 
 946 
 5 
 49 
1 000 

2008  
 946  
 5  
 49  
1 000  

EN 

14 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

Coryphaenoides rupestris  

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

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

Year 
Germany 

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

2007 

 9 
 67 
 74 
3 789 
 299 
 87 
 44 
 222 
 9 
4 600 

2008  

 9
 67  
 74  
3 789  
 299  
 87  
 44  
 222  
 9  
4 600  

Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

 Coryphaenoides rupestris  

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

Year 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Poland 
EC 
Species: 

Year 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2007 
 20 
2 238 
 103 
 4 
 9 
 36 
 4 
 700 
3 116 
Orange roughy 

2008  
 10  
1 060  
 49  
 2  
 4  
 17  
 2  
 332  
1 476  

Zone: 

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

 Hoplostethus atlanticus 

2007 
 5 
 30 
 5 
 5 
 45 

2008  
 3  
 15  
 3  
 3  
 22  

EN 

15 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species: 

Orange roughy 

Zone: 

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

Year 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

 Hoplostethus atlanticus 

2007 
 1 
 131 
 39 
 1 
 1 
 174 

2008  
 1  
 64  
 19  
 1  
 1  
 86  

Species: 

Orange roughy 

Zone: 

Year 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Hoplostethus atlanticus 

2007 
 4 
 21 
 5 
 6 
 4 
 40 

2008  
 2  
 10  
 3  
 3  
 2  
 20  

Species: 

Blue ling 

Zone: 

Year 
Denmark 
Germany 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 

 Molva dypterygia 

2007 
 1 
 1 
 9 
 1 
 5 
 1 
 18 

2008  
 1  
 1  
 3  
 1  
 2  
 1  
 9  

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

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

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

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

Species: 

Blue ling 

Zone: 

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

Year 
Denmark 
Germany 
Sweden 
EC 

 Molva dypterygia 

2007 
 4 
 2 
 4 
 10 

2008  
 4  
 2  
 4  
 10  

EN 

16 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species: 

Blue ling 

Zone: 

 Molva dypterygia 

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

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

2007 
 22 
 3 
 68 
1 552 
 6 
 1 
 1 
 395 
 6 
2 054 

2008  
 11  
 2  
 34  
 765  
 3  
 1  
 0  
 195  
 3  
1 012  

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

Species: 

Red seabream 

Zone: 

 Pagellus bogaraveo 

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

Year 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others(1) 
EC 

2007 
 176 
 9 
 6 
 22 
 6 
 220 

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

2008  
 176
 9
 6  
 22  
 6  
 220  

Species: 

Red seabream 

Zone: 

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

Year 
Spain 
Portugal 
EC 

Species: 

Year 
Spain (1) 

Portugal (1) 
United Kingdom (1) 
EC (1) 

 Pagellus bogaraveo 

2007 
 338 
 92 
 430 

2008  
 338  
 92  
 430  

Red seabream 

Zone: 

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

 Pagellus bogaraveo 

2007 
10 

1116 
10 
1136 

2008  

10 (1)  Up  to  10%  of  the  2008  quotas  may  be  taken  in  December 

2007 

1116  
10  
1136  

Species 

Forkbeards 

Zone: 

 Phycis blennoides 

Year 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2007 
 4 
 4 
 7 
 15 

2008  
 4  
 4  
 7  
 15  

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

EN 

17 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species 

Forkbeards 

Zone: 

Year 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Phycis blennoides 

2007 
 8 
 448 
 271 
 198 
 620 
1 545 

2008  
 8  
 448  
 271  
 198  
 620  
1 545  

Species 

Forkbeards 

Zone: 

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

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

 Phycis blennoides 

2007 
242 
15 
10 
267 

2008  
242  
15  
10  
267  

Year 
Spain 
France 
Portugal 
EC 

Species 

Forkbeards 

Zone: 

 Phycis blennoides 

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

Year 
France 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2007 
 6 
 25 
 6 
 36 

2008  
 6  
 25  
 6  
 36  

EN 

18 

   EN