Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December 2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
Date: 2006-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, catch quota, common fisheries policy, exploitation of resources, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing controls, vessel

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2015/2006

of 19 December 2006

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
Community,

establishing the European

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

resources under

fisheries

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 the
is to adopt the measures necessary to ensure
Council
to waters and resources and the sustainable
access
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 oppor-
tunities 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 aggre-
gations of
is
therefore appropriate to prohibit
fishing for orange
roughy in those areas.

these species have been identified.

It

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

In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC)
No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional

(1) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(7)

(8)

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
fishing in the Northeast Atlantic (3) and to
States
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).

be

for

fishing

should

utilised

opportunities

The
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
recording information on Member States'
rules
fish (5), Commission Regulation (EEC) No
catches of
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
permits (8),
provisions
Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998
through
for
technical measures for the protection of
juveniles of
marine organisms (9) Council Regulation (EC) No
2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific
access requirements and associated conditions applicable
for fishing for deep-sea stocks (10), and Council Regu-
lation (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 88/98 (11),

fishery resources

conservation of

concerning

fishing

special

the

(2) OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 448/2005 (OJ L 74, 19.3.2005,
p. 5).

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

(5) OJ L 276, 10.10.1983, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
L 290,

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1804/2005 (OJ
4.11.2005, p. 10).

(6) OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.
(7) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).

(8) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.
(9) OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 2166/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5).

(10) 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).

(11) OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 6

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 oppor-
tunities may be utilised.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of

‘deep-sea fishing
1.
permit’ means the fishing permit referred to in Article 3 of
Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002.

this Regulation,

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

2.
respectively,
(EC) No 2597/95.

Article 3

Fixing of fishing opportunities

Fishing opportunities
Community vessels are fixed as set out in the Annex.

stocks of deep-sea

for

species

for

Article 4

Allocation among Member States

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

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

The Orange Roughy Protection Areas are defined as the

1.
following sea areas:

(a)

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

57° 00′ N, 11° 00′ W

57° 00′ N, 8° 30′ W

56° 23′ N, 8° 30′ W

55° 00′ N, 9° 38′ W

55° 00′ N, 11° 00′ W

57° 00′ N, 11° 00′ W;

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

(EC) No 2371/2002;

(b) that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining

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

(c) additional landings allowed pursuant to Article 3 of Regu-

lation (EC) No 847/96;

(d) quantities withheld pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC)

No 847/96;

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

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 Regu-
lation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply to those quotas.

the following positions:

55° 30′ N, 15° 49′ W

53° 30′ N, 14° 11′ W

50° 30′ N, 14° 11′ W

50° 30′ N, 15° 49′ W;

(c)

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

55° 00′ N, 13° 51′ W

55° 00′ N, 10° 37′ W

54° 15′ N, 10° 37′ W

53° 30′ N, 11° 50′ W

53° 30′ N, 13° 51′ W.

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

2. 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.

(a) all gears carried on board are lashed and stowed during the
in accordance with the conditions laid down in

transit
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

Vessels holding a deep-sea fishing permit

3.
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:

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, 19 December 2006.

For the Council
The President

J. KORKEAOJA

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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 sea 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

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Blue ling

Forkbeards

Molva dypterigia

Phycis blennoides

Red seabream

Pagellus bogaraveo

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

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.

PART 2

Species:

Deep Sea Sharks

Zone:

the
Community waters and waters not under
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 (1)

2008 (1)

59
280
4
1 014
164
4
4
381
562

2 472

39
187
2
676
109
2
2
254
375

1 646

(1) By-catches only. No directed fisheries for deep sea sharks are permitted.

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Species:

Deep Sea Sharks

Zone:

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

Year

Portugal

EC

2007

20

20

2008

20

20

Species:

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

2008

69
22
4
4

99

34
11
2
2

49

Species:

Black scabbardfish
Aphanopus carbo

Zone:

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

Species:

Black scabbardfish
Aphanopus carbo

Year

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

EC

2007

2008

5
5
5

15

2007

35
173
17
2 433
87
113
1
1
173
9

3 042

5
5
5

15

2008

35
173
17
2 433
87
113
1
1
173
9

3 042

Zone:

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

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Species:

Black scabbardfish
Aphanopus carbo

Zone:

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

Year

Spain
France
Portugal

EC

Species:

Black scabbardfish
Aphanopus carbo

Year

Portugal

EC

2007

13
31
3 956

4 000

2007

4 285

4 285

2008

13
31
3 956

4 000

2008

4 285

4 285

Species:

Alfonsinos
Beryx spp.

Year

Spain
France
Ireland
Portugal
United Kingdom

EC

2007

2008

74
20
10
214
10

328

74
20
10
214
10

328

Zone:

CECAF 34.1.2.
(Community waters and waters
not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third
countries.)

Zone:

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

Species:

Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone:

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

2007

2008

Year

Denmark
Germany
France
United Kingdom

EC

2
2
14
2

20

Species:

Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris

Year

Denmark
Germany
Sweden

EC

2007

1 003
6
52

1 060

2
2
14
2

20

2008

946
5
49

1 000

Zone:

IIIa and Community waters of IIIbcd

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Species:

Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone:

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

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

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

Species:

Roundnose grenadier
Coryphaenoides rupestris

Zone:

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

2007

40
4 391
202
9
18
71
9
1 374

6 114

2008

40
4 391
202
9
18
71
9
1 374

6 114

Species:

Orange roughy
Hoplostethus atlanticus

Zone:

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

Year

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom

EC

2007

2008

6
33
6
6

51

4
22
4
4

34

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Species:

Orange roughy
Hoplostethus atlanticus

Zone:

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

Year

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
Others (1)

EC

2007

2008

1
147
43
1
1

193

1
98
29
1
1

130

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

Species:

Orange roughy
Hoplostethus atlanticus

Zone:

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

Year

Spain
France
Ireland
Portugal
United Kingdom

EC

2007

2008

4
23
6
7
4

44

3
15
4
5
3

30

Species:

Blue ling
Molva dypterygia

Zone:

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

Year

Denmark
Germany
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
Others (1)

EC

2007

2008

7
7
42
7
25
7

95

6
6
34
6
20
6

78

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

Species:

Blue ling
Molva dypterygia

Zone:

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

Year

Denmark
Germany
Sweden

EC

2007

2008

8
4
8

20

6
3
6

15

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Species:

Blue ling
Molva dypterygia

Zone:

the
Community waters and waters not under
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of
VI and VII (2)

Year

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

EC

2007

26
4
83
1 897
7
2
1
482
7

2 510

2008

21
3
67
1 518
6
1
1
386
6

2 009

(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
(2) Member States shall ensure that the fishery for Blue ling is scientifically monitored, in particular the activities of those fishing vessels
that landed more than 30 tonnes of Blue ling in 2005. Such vessels shall give prior notification of landing and shall not land more
than 25 tonnes of Blueling at the end of any fishing trip.

Species:

Red seabream
Pagellus bogaraveo

Zone:

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

Year

Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom
Others (1)

EC

2007

2008

238
12
9
30
9

298

238
12
9
30
9

298

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

Red seabream
Pagellus bogaraveo

Zone:

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

Species:

Year

Spain
Portugal

EC

Species:

Red seabream
Pagellus bogaraveo

Year

Spain
Portugal
United Kingdom

EC

2007

850
230

1 080

2007

10
1 116
10

1 136

2008

850
230

1 080

2008

10
1 116
10

1 136

Zone:

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

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Species:

Forkbeards
Phycis blennoides

Zone:

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

Year

Germany
France
United Kingdom

EC

Species:

Forkbeards
Phycis blennoides

Year

Germany
Spain
France
Ireland
United Kingdom

EC

Species:

Forkbeards
Phycis blennoides

Year

Spain
France
Portugal

EC

2007

2008

10
10
16

36

2007

10
588
356
260
814

2 028

2007

242
15
10

267

10
10
16

36

2008

10
588
356
260
814

2 028

2008

242
15
10

267

Zone:

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

Zone:

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

Species:

Forkbeards
Phycis blennoides

Zone:

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

Year

France
Portugal
United Kingdom

EC

2007

2008

10
43
10

63

10
43
10

63