Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 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: 2006-12-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, catch area, catch quota, fishery management, fishing controls, fishing licence, fishing vessel, international waters, quantity of fish landed, sea fish

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATIONS

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 41/2006

of 21 December 2006

fixing for 2007 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 Commu-
nity,

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May
1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year manage-
ment 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of
20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the
Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea
and Western Iberian peninsula (5), and in particular Articles 5
and 6 thereof,

(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. Corrected version in OJ L 185,

24.5.2004, p. 1.

(5) OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of
23 February 2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the
sustainable exploitation of
the stock of sole in the Bay of
Biscay (6), and in particular Article 4 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 advice and,
in particular, the report prepared by the Scientific, Technical
and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).

(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.

(3)

(4)

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

specific

the

The principles and certain procedures for fishery manage-
ment need to be laid down at Community level, so that
Member States can ensure the management of the vessels
flying their flag.

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

the allocation of

relevance for

definitions of
opportunities.

(6) OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 1

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(6)

Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with
the Community legislation on the subject, and in particular
with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of
22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules
for
recording information on Member States' catches of
fish (1), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 Sep-
tember 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (2),
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May
1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking
and documentation of fishing vessels (3), Council Regula-
tion (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the
submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States in
the north-east Atlantic (4), Council Regulation (EEC)
No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control
system applicable to the common fisheries policy (5),
Council Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 of 27 June 1994
laying down certain technical measures for the conserva-
tion of fishery resources in the Mediterranean (6), Coun-
cil Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying
down general provisions concerning special fishing per-
mits (7), 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 (8), 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 (9), 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 (10), Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/
2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access
requirements and associated conditions applicable to
fishing for deep-sea stocks (11), Council Regulation (EC)
No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management
of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing
areas and resources (12), Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed
provisions
regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring
Systems (13), Regulation (EC) No 423/2004, 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

(1) OJ L 276, 10.10.1983, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1804/2005 (OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 10).
(2) 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).

(3) OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by

Regulation (EC) No 448/2005 (OJ L 74, 19.3.2005, p. 5).

(5) 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).

(6) 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).

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

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

(9) OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2187/2005(OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1).

(10) 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).

(11) 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).

(12) OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1.
(13) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.

conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (14),
Regulation (EC) No 811/2004, Regulation (EC) No 2166/
2005, Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 and Council Regula-
tion (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 (15).

(7)

It is necessary, following the advice from the International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), to maintain
the application of a temporary system to manage the catch
limits of anchovy in ICES zone VIII.

(8) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1116/2006 of 20 July
2006 prohibiting fishing for anchovy in ICES Sub-area
VIII (16) should be repealed. inserted by me

(9)

It is necessary, following the advice from the ICES, to
maintain and revise a system to manage the fishing effort
on sandeel in ICES zones IIIa and IV and EC waters of ICES
zone IIa.

(10) 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.

(11) 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. It is therefore appropriate to
introduce associated conditions that will result in improved
implementation of the agreed fishing possibilities.

(12) At its Annual Meeting in 2006, the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of
technical and control measures. It is necessary to imple-
ment these measures.

(13) At its XXVth annual meeting in 2006, the Convention for
the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
(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.

(14) OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16.
(15) OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 28
(16) OJ L 199, 21.7.2006, p. 8.

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(14)

In order to comply with international obligations assumed
by the Community as a Contracting Party to the CCAMLR,
including the obligation to apply the measures adopted by
the CCAMLR Commission,
the TACs adopted by that
Commission for the 2006-2007 season and the corre-
sponding season limit dates should be applied.

(23) Scientific investigations have demonstrated that the fishing
practices when fishing with gillnets and entangling nets in
ICES zones VIa, VIb, VIIb, VIIc, VIIj, VIIk and XII constitute
a serious threat to deep-sea species. However, transitional
measures to allow these fisheries to take place under certain
conditions should be implemented until more permanent
measures are adopted.

(15)

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.

(16)

In accordance with the procedure provided for in the
agreements or protocols on fisheries relations, the Com-
munity has held consultations on fishing rights with
Norway (1), the Faroe Islands (2) and Greenland (3).

(17) The Community is a contracting party to several regional
fisheries organisations. Those fisheries organisations have
recommended the setting of catch limitations and/or effort
limitations and other conservation rules for certain species.
Such recommendations should therefore be implemented
by the Community.

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

(24)

In order to ensure sustainable exploitation of the hake
stocks and to reduce discards, the latest developments on
selective gears
transitional
should be maintained as
measures in ICES zones VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId.

(25) The control of landings and transhipments of frozen fish by
third-country fishing vessels landed in Community ports
needs to be improved. In November 2006 the North-East
Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) adopted a recom-
mendation involving port State control. Implementation of
that recommendation in the Community legal order should
be ensured.

(26)

In November 2006 the NEAFC recommended replacing 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 recommenda-
tions in the Community legal order should be ensured.

(19) Certain temporary provisions should be maintained on the
use of VMS data in order to provide for greater efficiency
and effectiveness in the monitoring, control and surveil-
lance of effort management.

(27)

In order to contribute to the conservation of octopus and in
particular to protect juveniles, it is necessary to maintain, in
2007, a minimum size of octopus from the maritime
waters under
third
countries and situated in the CECAF region pending the
adoption of a regulation amending Regulation (EC)
No 850/98.

the sovereignty or

jurisdiction of

(20) Scientific advice indicates that the stock of plaice and sole in
the North Sea are not fished sustainably and that levels of
discards of plaice are very high. Scientific advice and advice
from the North Sea Regional Advisory Council indicate that
it is appropriate to adjust the fishing opportunities in terms
of fishing effort of vessels targeting plaice.

(21) Scientific advice recommends the adoption of a recovery
plan for the stocks of sole in the Western channel. It is
necessary to apply a provisional effort management
scheme, while the Council
is considering a long-term
arrangement. For the cod stocks 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 zones VIIIc and IXa, the levels of permissible
effort within the management scheme needs to be adapted.

(22)

In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks,
certain supplementary measures on control and technical
conditions of fishing should be implemented in 2007.

(1) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48.
(2) OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12.
(3) OJ L 29, 1.2.1985, p. 9.

(28)

In the light of advice from STECF, fishing with beam trawl
using electrical pulse current should be allowed in ICES
zones IVc and IVb south under certain conditions.

(29) At its Annual Meeting in 2006, the Inter-American Tropical
Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted catch limitations for
yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna. Although the
Community is not a member of the IATTC, it is necessary
to implement
sustainable
management of the resource under the jurisdiction of that
organisation.

those measures

to ensure

(30) At its Second Annual Meeting, the Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) adopted effort
limitations for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna
and south pacific albacore, as well as technical measures as
regards the treatment of by-catches. The Community is a
member of the WCPFC since January 2005. It is therefore
necessary to implement those measures into Community
law to ensure sustainable management of the resource
under the jurisdiction of that organisation.

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(31) At its Annual Meeting in 2006, the International Commis-
sion 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.

(32)

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
concerning the annual allocation of TACs.

(33) At its Annual Meeting in 2006, 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
in 2007 pending the
adoption of a regulation amending Regulation (EC)
No 973/2001.

these measures

(35)

(36)

(37)

(34) At its Annual Meeting in 2006, the South East Atlantic
adopted conservation
Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
measures to close certain areas from 1 January 2007 in
order to protect vulnerable deep-sea habitats, the prohibi-
tion of transhipments at sea in the Convention Area to fight
illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing activities,
Interim
an interim control

amending

scheme

the

Arrangement annexed to the SEAFO Convention, incorpor-
ating the Conservation Measures adopted at
the 2005
Annual Meeting, and technical measures to reduce the
incidental mortality of seabirds in association with fishing
activities. These measures are binding on the Community
and should therefore be implemented.

It is no longer appropriate to provide fishing opportunities
for vessels flying the flag of Barbados, Guyana, Surinam,
Trinidad and Tobago, Japan and Korea in French Guyana
waters due to under-utilization of fishing opportunities, this
should be reflected in the specific provisions concerning
the Department of French Guyana.

In order to ensure that catches of blue whiting by third-
country vessels
correctly
accounted for, it is necessary to maintain the strengthened
control provisions for such vessels.

in Community waters

are

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 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 (1), it is essential to
open those fisheries on 1 January 2007 and maintain in
force in January 2007 some of the rules of that Regulation.
Given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an
exception to the six-week period referred to in paragraph I
(3) of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the
European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union
and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

Article 2

Scope

This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for the year 2007, for
certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and the associated
conditions under which such fishing opportunities may be used.

In addition, it fixes certain effort limits and associated conditions
for January 2008, and for certain Antarctic stocks it fixes the
fishing opportunities and specific conditions for the periods set
out in Annex IE.

1.

If not otherwise provided for, this Regulation shall apply to:

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

(b)

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

(1) OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 1782/2006 (OJ L 345, 8.12.2006, p. 10).

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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 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.

the authority of

Article 3

Definitions

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

(a)

‘total allowable catches’ (TAC) means the quantity that can
be taken and landed from each stock each year;

(b)

‘quota’ means a proportion of
Community, Member States or third countries;

the allocated to the

(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;

(g)

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

(h)

‘NEAFC Regulatory Area’ means
the
Convention Areas as defined in the North-East Atlantic
Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) Convention , which lie

the waters of

beyond the waters under
Contracting Parties.

the jurisdiction of NEAFC

Article 4

Fishing zones

the purposes of
For
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;

(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);

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

(e)

(f)

the IATTC (Inter American Tropical Tuna Convention) zone
is as defined in Council Decision 2006/539/EC of 22 May
2006 on the conclusion, on behalf of
the European
Community, of the Convention for the Strengthening of the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by
the 1949 Convention between the United States of America
and the Republic of Costa Rica (3);

the WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Conven-
tion) zone is as defined in Council Decision 2005/75/EC of
26 April 2004 on the accession of the Community to the
Convention on the Conservation and Management of
Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (4);

(g)

the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation
of Atlantic Tunas) zone is as defined in Council decision
the
86/238/EEC of 9 June 1986 on the accession of
the
Community to the International Convention for

(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.

(3) OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1.

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Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, as amended by the Protocol
annexed to the Final Act of the Conference of Plenipo-
tentiaries of the States Parties to the Convention signed in
Paris on 10 July 1984 (1);

(h)

SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones
are as defined in Council Decision 2002/738/EC of 22 July
2002 on the conclusion by the European Community of

the Convention on the Conservation and Management of
Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (2);

(i)

the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediter-
ranean) zone is as defined in Council Decision 98/416/
EC (3) of 16 June 1998 on the accession of the European
Community to the General Fisheries Commission for the
Mediterranean.

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

CHAPTER II

Article 5

Catch limits and allocations

6.
It shall be prohibited for Community vessels to fish for, to
retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species in
all Community and non-Community waters:

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.

3. The Commission shall fix the final catch limits for the
fisheries on sandeel in ICES zones IIIa and IV and EC waters of
ICES zone IIa according to the rules laid down in point 8 of
Annex IID.

4. The Commission shall fix catch limits for capelin in ICES
zone V and Greenland waters of ICES zone XIV available to the
Community at 7,7 % of the capelin TAC as soon as the TAC has
been established.

5. Catch limits for the stock of Norway pout in ICES zone IIIa
and in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV, for the stock of sprat
in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV and for the stock of
anchovy in ICES zone VIII 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 2007.

(1) OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33.
(2) OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39.
(3) OJ L 190, 4.7.1998, p. 34.

— Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

— White shark (Carcharodon carcharias).

7.
It shall be prohibited for Community vessels to fish for
orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in the parts of ICES zones
V, VI and VII that lie within the NEAFC Regulatory area.

8.
It shall be prohibited for Community vessels to fish for
redfish (Sebastes mentella) in the parts of ICES zones I and II that
lie within the NEAFC Regulatory area from 1 January 2007 to
30 June 2007, with the exception of unavoidable by-catches.
This prohibition shall also apply from 1 July 2007 to
31 December 2007, if recommended by NEAFC. In this event,
the Commission shall publish a notification of
the NEAFC
recommendation in the 'C' series of the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Article 6

Special provisions on allocations

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

fishing opportunities among Member

a)

b)

c)

exchanges made pursuant
tion (EC) No 2371/2002;

to Article 20(5) of Regula-

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

additional
tion (EC) No 847/96;

landings allowed under Article 3 of Regula-

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d)

e)

quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of
Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC)
No 847/96.

2.
For the purpose of withholding quotas to be transferred to
2008, 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 2007 to 31 January 2008, the fishing

1.
effort limitations and associated conditions laid down in:

(a) Annex IIA, shall apply for the management of certain
stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak and ICES zones IV, VIa,
VIIa, VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa;

(b) Annex IIB, shall apply for the management of hake and
Norway lobster in ICES zones VIIIc and IXa with the
exception of the Gulf of Cadiz;

5. Member States shall ensure that for 2007 the fishing effort
levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels
holding deep-sea fishing permits do not exceed 75 % 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 Annexes I
and II 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 established shall

1.
be retained on board or landed only if:

(a)

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

(b)

the catches 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

(c) Annex IIC, shall apply for the management of the sole stock

in ICES zone VIIe;

(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

(d) Annex IID, shall apply for the management of sandeel
stocks in ICES zones IIIa and IV and EC waters of ICES zone
IIa;

(ii)

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

2.
For the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 January 2007 for
the stocks mentioned in paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) and (d), the
fishing effort and associated conditions laid down in Annexes IIA,
IIB, IIC and IID to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 shall continue to
apply.

or

(b) mackerel, where

3. Vessels using gear types identified in point 4.1 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.

(i)

they are caught mixed with horse mackerel or
pilchard;

(ii)

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

(iii)

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

4. The Commission shall fix the final fishing effort for 2007
for the fisheries on sandeel in ICES zones IIIa and IV and in EC
waters of ICES zone IIa based on the rules laid down in points 3
to 6 of Annex IID.

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

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landings shall count against

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

the Community share, except

the quota or,

if

5. When catch limits of a Member State for herring in ICES
zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa are
exhausted, vessels 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.

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.

Article 9

Unsorted landings in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC
waters of ICES zone IIa

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 zones IIIa, IV and
VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa.

2. Unsorted catches in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC
waters of ICES zone IIa 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

Transitional
vessels shall be as set out in Annex III.

technical and control measures for Community

CATCH LIMITS AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS

CHAPTER III

Article 12

b) White shark (Carcharodon carcharias).

Transitional technical and control measures

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

Article 14

Geographical restrictions

Article 13

Authorisation

1.
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela or Norway 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 to 16 and 19 to 25.

It shall be prohibited for third-country fishing vessels to fish
2.
for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following
species in all Community waters:

a)

Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

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 zone 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 Venezuela shall
be limited to those parts of the 200-nautical-mile zone lying
the
seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of
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:

(a)

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

Article 16

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

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

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

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 name and

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

species provided that

CHAPTER V

LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS

Article 19

Obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit

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.

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

3.
Fishing vessels from third countries authorised to fish on
31 December 2006 may continue to fish as from 1 January
fishing vessels authorised to fish is
2007 until
submitted to, and approved by, the Commission.

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Article 20

Application for a licence and special
fishing permit

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

(a)

name of the vessel;

(b)

registration number;

(c)

external identification letters and numbers;

(d)

port of registration;

(e)

name and address of the owner or charterer;

(f)

gross tonnage and overall length;

(g)

engine power;

(h)

call sign and radio frequency;

(i)

intended method of fishing;

(j)

intended area of fishing;

(k)

species for which it is intended to fish;

(l)

period for which a licence is applied for.

Article 21

Number of licences

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 23

Failure to comply with relevant rules

For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence or special
1.
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.

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

shall

1. Third-country fishing vessels
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 850/98, (EC) No 1434/
98, 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 (1).

2. The third-country fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 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
the
of Norway fishing in ICES zone IIIa,
information set out
in
accordance with the rules laid down in that Annex.

to the Commission,

in Annex VI

transmit

shall

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

Article 25

Article 22

Specific provisions concerning the Department of French
Guyana

Cancellation and withdrawal

Licences and special fishing permits may be cancelled with a
1.
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.

licences to fish in the waters of

1. The granting of
the
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.

2. Third-country fishing vessels fishing in the waters of the
Department of French Guyana shall keep a logbook correspond-
ing to the model appearing in Part II of Annex V. Catch data shall
be sent
to the Commission upon request, via the French
authorities.

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

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SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

CHAPTER VI

Article 26

Article 27

Establishment of a closed season for the dolphinfish
fisheries using fish aggregating devices

1.
in
In order to protect dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus),
particular small fish, dolphin fish fisheries using fish aggregating
devices (FADs) shall be prohibited from 1 January 2007 to
14 August 2007,
in all geographical sub-areas of the GFCM
Agreement zone.

Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to
protect deep sea sensitive habitats.

1.
Fishing with towed dredges and bottom trawl nets shall be
prohibited in the areas bounded by lines joining the following
coordinates:

(a) Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘Lophelia reef off Capo

Santa Maria di Leuca’

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, if a Member State
can demonstrate that, due to bad weather, the fishing vessels
flying its flag were unable to utilise their normal fishing days,
that Member State may carry over days lost by its vessels in FAD
fisheries until 31 January of the following year. Member States
wishing to benefit from this carry-over shall submit to the
Commission before 1 January 2008 an application for the
additional number of days on which a vessel will be authorised to
fish dolphinfish by using FADs during the prohibition period
from 1 January 2008 until 31 January 2008. Such an application
shall be accompanied by the following information:

(a)

a report containing the details of the cessation of the
fishing activities in question,
including appropriate sup-
porting meteorological information;

(b)

name of the vessel;

(c)

registration number;

— 39o 27.72' N, 18o 10.74' E

— 39o 27.80' N, 18o 26.68' E

— 39o 11.16' N, 18o 04.28' E

— 39o 11.16' N, 18o 35.58' E

(b) Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Nile delta area cold

hydrocarbon seeps’

— 31o 30.00' N, 33o 10.00' E

— 31o 30.00' N, 34o 00.00' E

— 32o 00.00' N, 34o 00.00' E

— 32o 00.00' N, 33o 10.00' E

(c) Deep Sea fisheries

restricted area ‘The Eratosthemes

Seamount’

(d)

external identification letters and numbers as defined in
Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of
30 December 2003 on the Community fishing fleet
register (1).

The Commission shall forward the information obtained from
the Member States to the GFCM Executive Secretariat.

— 33o 00.00' N, 32o 00.00' E

— 33o 00.00' N, 33o 00.00' E

— 34o 00.00' N, 33o 00.00' E

— 34o 00.00' N, 32o 00.00' E

3. Before 1 November 2007 Member States shall send the
Commission a report on the implementation of the measures
referred to in paragraph 1.

(1) OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 25. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC)

No 1799/2006 (OJ L 341, 7.12.2006, p. 26).

2. Member States shall take the measures necessary for the
protection of deep sea sensitive habitats in the areas referred to in
paragraph 1 and in particular shall ensure that they protect these
areas from the impacts of any other
than fishing activity
jeopardizing the conservation of the features that characterize
these particular habitats.

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SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA

CHAPTER VII

SECTION 1

Community participation

Article 28

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 Commis-
forward this information promptly to the NAFO
sion shall
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
Regulation (EC) No 26/2004;

(b)

the international radio call sign;

(c)

the vessel charterer, where applicable;

(d)

the vessel type.

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

(a)

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

(b)

(c)

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;

(j)

the Subareas where the vessel may be expected to fish.

SECTION 2

Technical measures

Article 29

Mesh sizes

for

fishing for Sebastes mentella as

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
referred to in
except
paragraph 3. That mesh size may be reduced to a minimum of
60 mm for direct fishing of short-finned squid (Illex illecebrosus).
For direct fishing of skates (Rajidae) that mesh size shall be
increased to a minimum of 280 mm in the cod-end and 220 mm
in all other parts of the trawl.

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

3. Vessels fishing for pelagic Sebastes mentella (Oceanic redfish)
in Sub-Area 2 and Division 1F and 3K shall use nets with a
minimum mesh size of 100 mm.

Article 30

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.

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

the vessel shall leave the Division and not return for at least 60
hours.

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.

3. The percentage of by-catch authorised in any one haul shall
becalculated as the percentage, by weight, for each species of the
total catch in that haul.

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 33

Directed fishery and by-catch

Article 31

By-catch retained on board

1.
Fishing vessels shall limit their by-catch to a maximum of
2500 kg or 10 %, whichever is the greater, for each species listed
in Annex IC for which no quota has been allocated in that
Division to the Community.

In cases where a ban on fishing is in force or an ‘Others’
2.
quota has been fully utilised,
the species
concerned may not exceed 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is the
greater.

the by-catch of

3. The percentages in paragraphs 1 and 2 calculated as the
percentage, by weight, for each species of the total catch retained
on board. Catches of shrimp shall not be included in the
calculation of by-catch levels of ground fish species.

Article 32

By-catch in any one haul

1.
If the percentages of by-catches in any one haul exceed the
percentages laid down in Article 31(1) and (2) the vessel shall
immediately move a minimum of 10 nautical miles from any
position of the previous tow and throughout the next tow keep a
minimum distance of 10 nautical miles from any position of the
previous tow. If after moving, the next haul exceeds these by-
catch limits the vessel shall leave the Division and not return for
at least 60 hours.

1. Masters of Community vessels shall not conduct directed
fisheries for species for which by-catch limits apply. A directed
fishery for a species shall be considered to have been conducted
when that species comprises the largest percentage by weight of
the total catch in any one haul.

2. However, when a vessel is conducting a directed fishery for
skate with a legal mesh size appropriate for that fishery, the first
time that, in a haul, catches of species for which by-catch limits
comprise the largest percentage, by weight of the total catch, they
shall be considered as incidental. In this event the vessel shall
immediately change position in accordance with Article 32(1)
and (2).

3.
Following an absence from a Division of at least 60 hours in
accordance with the provisions of Article 32(1) and (2), masters
of Community vessels shall undertake a trial tow the duration of
which shall not exceed 3 hours. By way of derogation from
paragraph 1 of this Article, if in a haul from such a trial tow
catches of species for which by-catch limits comprise the largest
percentage, by weight of the total catch, it shall not be considered
as a directed fishery. In this event the vessel shall immediately
change position in accordance with Article 32(1) and (2).

Article 34

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.

Should total by-catches of all ground fish species subject to
2.
quota in any haul in the shrimp fishery exceed 5 % by weight in
Division 3M or 2,5 % by weight in Division 3L, the vessel shall
move a minimum of 10 nautical miles from any position of the
previous tow and throughout the next tow keep a minimum
distance of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous
tow. If after moving, the next haul exceeds these by-catch limits

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.

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SECTION 3

Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to protect
deep sea sensitive habitats (seamounts)

b)

catches of the same species may be stowed in more than
one part of the hold but the location where it is stowed
shall be clearly represented in the stowage plan referred to
in Article 37.

Article 35

Demersal fishing gears

The conduct of fishing activities involving demersal fishing gears
shall be prohibited 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

SECTION 4

Control measures

Article 36

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)
No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common
organisation of
in fishery and aquaculture
products (1) and in case of shrimp the date of capture is
identifiable. It shall also be marked as having been caught in the
NAFO Regulatory Area.

the markets

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

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

a)

all catches taken inside the NAFO Regulatory Area shall be
stowed separately from all catches taken outside the area.
They shall be kept clearly separate, for example with plastic,
plywood or netting;

(1) OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. Regulation as last amended byRegulation

(EC) No 1759/2006 (OJ L 335, 1.12.2006, p. 3). .

Article 37

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 Community vessels
shall enter in the logbook the information listed in Annex XI to
the Regulation.

2. Before the 15th of each month, each Member State shall, in
computer-readable form, notify the Commission of the quan-
landed during the
tities of stocks specified in Annex XII
preceding month and communicate any information received
under Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

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

in respect of

(a)

a production logbook stating their cumulative production,
by species on board in product weight stated in kilograms.

(b)

a stowage plan that shows the location of the different
species in the holds. In the case of shrimp, vessels shall keep
a stowage plan that specifies the location of shrimp taken in
Division 3L and in Division 3M as well as the quantities of
shrimp by Division on board in product weight stated in
kilograms.

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

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

6.
Every two years Member States shall certify the accuracy of
the capacity plans for all Community vessels authorised to fish
pursuant to Article 28(1). The master shall ensure that a copy of
such certification remains onboard to be shown to an inspector
upon request.

Article 38

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
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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 29 provided they are securely lashed and stowed and
are not available for immediate use. Such nets must:

2. On the date of the conclusion of a chartering arrangement,
the flag Member State shall send the following information to the
Commission, which shall
forward this information to the
Executive Secretary of NAFO:

a)

b)

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

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

Article 39

Trans-shipment

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.

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.

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 the call sign of
vessels involved in the trans-shipment.

(a)

its assent to the charter arrangement;

(b)

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

(c)

duration 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.

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 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. 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.

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

(c)

(d)

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

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 40

Chartering of Community vessels

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.

1. Member States may assent tot a fishing vessel flying their
flag and authorised to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area being
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 involving
vessels identified by NAFO or any other Regional
fisheries
Organisation as having been involved in Illegal, Unreported and
fishing activities shall, however, not be
Unregulated (IUU)
permitted.

Article 41

Monitoring of fishing effort

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

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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 2007 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.

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

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.

5. No later than 15 January 2008, 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 that Area. Activities of vessels fishing for shrimp in
Divisions 3M and 3L shall be reported separately for each
Division.

SECTION 5

Special provisions for northern prawns

Article 42

Northern prawn fisheries

1.
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.

2. Masters of vessels fishing for shrimp in Division 3L or their
representatives shall, before entry into any port, provide the
competent authorities of the Member States whose ports they
wish to use with the following information at least 24 hours
before the estimated time of arrival at port:

a)

b)

c)

the time of arrival at port;

the quantities of shrimp retained on board;

the Division or Divisions where the catches were taken.

SECTION 6

Special provisions for redfish

Article 43

Redfish fishery

authorities of the Member State whose flag the vessel is flying or
in which the vessel
is registered 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

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
reports shall be sent on a weekly basis.

the TAC,

SECTION 7

Enforcement measures

Article 44

Follow-up to infringements

1. The competent authorities of a Member State notified of an
infringement committed by one of its vessels shall investigate
that infringement immediately and fully to obtain the evidence
required which shall
include, where appropriate, the physical
inspection of the vessel concerned.

2. The competent authorities of the Member State shall take
immediate judicial or administrative action in accordance with
their national legislation against the nationals responsible for the
vessel flying its flag where the measures adopted by NAFO have
not been respected.

3. The competent authorities of the flag Member State shall
ensure that the proceedings initiated pursuant to paragraph 2 are
capable, in accordance with the relevant provisions of national
law, of providing effective measures that are adequate in severity,
secure compliance, deprive those responsible of the economic
benefit of the infringement and effectively discourage future
infringements.

Article 45

Treatment of infringement reports from inspectors

Inspection and surveillance reports drawn up by NAFO
1.
inspectors shall constitute admissible evidence for judicial or
administrative proceedings of any Member States. For establish-
ing facts, those reports shall be treated on the same basis as
inspection and surveillance reports of their own inspectors.

1.
Every second Monday, the master of a Community vessel
fishing for redfish in Division Subarea 2 and Divisions IF, 3K and
3M of the NAFO Regulatory Area, shall notify the competent

2. Member States shall collaborate in order to facilitate judicial
or other proceedings arising from a report submitted by an
inspector under this scheme, subject to the rules governing the
admissibility of evidence in domestic judicial and other systems.

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Article 46

Enhanced follow-up with regard to certain serious
infringements

proceeding to port, provided that the competent authority of the
Member State of
the inspected vessel does not require the
inspector to leave the vessel.

the scheme of

1.
In addition to the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 1956/88 of 9 June 1988 adopting provisions for the
application of
inspection
adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (1), in
particular paragraphs 9 and 10 of the Scheme attached thereto,
the flag Member State shall take action under this Section where
a vessel flying its flag has committed one of the following serious
infringements:

international

joint

Article 47

Enforcement measures

Each flag Member State shall take enforcement measures
1.
with respect
in
accordance with its laws that this fishing vessel flying its flag
committed a serious infringement to in Article 46.

to a vessel, where it has been established,

(a)

directed fishing for a stock which is
moratorium or for which fishing is prohibited.

subject

to a

2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 may include, in
particular depending on the gravity of
the offence and in
accordance with the pertinent provisions of national law:

(b) mis-recording of catches. To be considered for follow-up
action under
this Article the difference between the
inspector's estimates of processed catch on board, by
in total, and the figures recorded in the
species or
production logbook shall be 10 tons or 20 %, whichever
is the greater, calculated as a percentage of the production
logbook figures. In order to calculate the estimate of the
catch on board a stowage factor agreed between the
the inspecting Contracting Party and the
inspectors of
Contracting Party of the inspected vessel shall be used.

(c)

the repetition of the same serious infringement mentioned
in paragraph 9 of the Scheme attached to Regulation (EEC)
No 1956/88, that has been confirmed in accordance with
paragraph 10 of the Scheme during a 100 day period or
within the fishing trip, whichever is shorter.

2. The flag Member State shall ensure that
following the
inspection referred to in paragraph 3 the vessel concerned ceases
fishing activities and an investigation into the serious
all
infringement is initiated.

3.
If no inspector or other person designated by the flag
Member State of the vessel to carry out the investigation as
outlined in paragraph 1 is present in the Regulatory area the flag
Member State shall require the vessel to proceed immediately to a
port where the investigation can be initiated.

4. When completing the investigation for any serious infringe-
ment of mis-recording of catch referred to in paragraph 1(b) the
flag Member State shall ensure that the physical inspection and
total catch on board takes place under its
enumeration of
authority in port. Such inspection may take place in the presence
of an inspector from any another Contracting Party that wishes
to participate, subject to the consent of the flag Member State.

5. When a vessel is required to proceed to port pursuant to
paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, an inspector from another Contracting
Party may board and/or remain on board the vessel as it is

(1) OJ L 175, 6.7.1988, p. 1.

a)

fines;

b)

seizure of illegal fishing gear and catches;

c)

sequestration of the vessel;

d)

suspension or withdrawal of fishing authorisation;

e)

reduction or withdrawal of the fishing quota.

3. The flag Member State of the vessel concerned shall notify
to the Commission without delay, the appropriate measures
taken in accordance with this Article. Based on this notification,
the Commission shall notify to the NAFO Secretariat of that
measures.

Article 48

Report on infringements

1.
In case of a serious infringement referred to in Article 46,
the Member State concerned shall provide the Commission with
a report on the progress of the investigation, including details of
any action taken or proposed to be taken in relation to the
serious infringement as soon as practicable and in any case
within three months following the notification of the infringe-
ment and a report on the outcome of the investigation when the
investigation is completed.

2. The Commission shall compile a Community report on the
basis of the reports of the Member States. It shall send the
Community report on the progress of the investigation to the
NAFO Secretariat within four months following the notification
of the infringement and as soon as possible the report on the
investigation is
investigation when the
outcome of
completed.

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SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LANDING OR TRANSHIPPING OF FROZEN FISH CAUGHT BY THIRD-COUNTRY
FISHING VESSELS IN THE NEAFC REGULATORY AREA

CHAPTER VIII

Article 49

Port State control

Without prejudice to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and
to Council Regulation (EC) No 1093/94 of 6 May 1994 setting
the terms under which fishing vessels of a third country may
land directly and market their catches at Community ports (1) the
procedures set out in this Chapter shall apply from 1 May 2007
to landing or transhipping in ports of Member States of frozen
fish caught by third-country fishing vessels in the NEAFC
the Convention
Regulatory area as set out in Article 1 of
attached to Council Decision 81/608/EEC of 13 July 1981
concerning the conclusion of
the Convention on Future
Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries (2).

Article 50

Designated ports

Landings and transhipments shall be allowed only in designated
ports.

Member States shall designate a place used for landings or a place
close to the shore (designated ports) where landings or
transhipment operations of fish, referred to in Article 49, are
permitted. Notwithstanding the date of application set out in
Article 49, Member States shall send to the Commission before
15 January 2007 the list of such ports. Any subsequent changes
to the list shall be notified to the Commission at least 15 days
before the change comes into force.

The Commission shall publish the list of designated ports and
changes thereto in the 'C' series of the Official Journal of the
European Union and place it on its website.

Article 51

Prior notice of entry into port

1. By way of derogation from Article 28e(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2847/93 the masters of all fishing vessels, carrying fish
referred to in Article 49, intending to call into a port to land or
tranship shall notify the competent authorities of the port they
wish to use at least 3 working days before the estimated time of
arrival.

(1) OJ L 121, 12.5.1994, p. 3
(2) OJ L 227, 12.8.1981, p. 22

2. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this article
shall be accompanied by the form provided for in Part I of
Annex XV with Part A duly completed as follows:

a)

b)

Form PSC 1shall be used where the fishing vessel is landing
its own catch;

Form PSC 2 shall be used where the fishing vessel has
engaged in transhipment operations.
In such cases a
separate form shall be used for each donor vessel.

3. The port Member State shall forward a copy of the form
referred to in paragraph 2 without delay to the flag State of the
fishing vessel and to the flag State(s) of donor vessels when the
vessel has engaged in transhipment operations.

Article 52

Authorisation to land or tranship

Landings or transhipments may be authorised by the port
1.
Member State only if the flag State of the fishing vessel intending
to land or
tranship, or where the vessel has engaged in
transhipment operations outside a port, the flag State or States of
donor vessels, have confirmed by returning a copy of the form
to Article 51(3) with Part B duly
transmitted pursuant
completed, that:

(a)

the fishing vessels declaring that they have caught the fish
had sufficient quota for the species declared;

(b)

the quantities of fish on board have been duly reported and
taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort
limitations that may be applicable;

(c)

the fishing vessels declaring that they have caught the fish
had authorisation to fish in the areas declared;

(d)

the declared presence of the vessel in the area of catch has
been verified according to VMS data.

Landing or transhipment operations may commence only after
authorisation has been given by the competent authorities of the
port Member State.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the port Member
State may authorise all or part of a landing in the absence of the
confirmation referred to in paragraph 1 but shall in such cases
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competent authorities. The fish shall only be released to be sold,
taken over or transported once the confirmation referred to in
paragraph 1 has been received. If the confirmation has not been
received within 14 days of the landing the port Member State
may confiscate and dispose of
the fish in accordance with
national rules.

3. The port Member State shall without delay notify its
decision whether or not to authorise the landing or transhipment
by transmitting a copy of the form provided for in Part I of
Annex XV with Part C duly completed to the Commission and to
the Secretary of NEAFC when the fish landed or transhipped is
caught in the NEAFC Regulatory area.

Article 53

Inspections

1. Member States shall carry out inspections of at least 15 % of
landings or
transhipments by third-country fishing vessels,
referred to in Article 49, in its ports each year.

Inspections shall

involve the monitoring of

2.
the entire
discharge or transhipment and include a cross-check between the
quantities by species recorded in the prior notice of landing and
the quantities by species landed or transhipped.

Inspectors shall make all possible efforts to avoid unduly
3.
delaying a fishing vessel and ensure that the fishing vessel suffers
the minimum interference and inconvenience and that degrada-
tion of the quality of the fish is avoided.

Article 54

Inspection reports

Each inspection shall be documented by completing an

1.
inspection report as set out in Part II of Annex XV.

2. A copy of each inspection report shall be transmitted
without delay to the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel and
to the flag State or States of donor vessels where the fishing
vessel has engaged in transhipment operations and to the
Commission and the Secretary of NEAFC when the fish landed or
transhipped is caught in the NEAFC Regulatory Area;

3. The original or a certified copy of each inspection report
shall be forwarded on request to the flag State of the inspected
fishing vessel.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR

CHAPTER IX

SECTION 1

(a)

vessel IMO number (if issued);

Restrictions and vessel information requirements

(b)

previous flag, if any;

Article 55

(c)

international Radio Call Sign;

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.

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

(d)

name and address of vessel's owner(s), and any beneficial
owner(s), if known;

(e)

type of vessel;

(f) where and when it was built;

(g)

length;

Article 56

(h)

colour photograph of the vessel, which shall consist of:

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

1. As from 1 August 2007, Member States shall communicate
to the Commission, in addition to the information requirements
relating to authorised vessels set
forth in Article 3(2) of
Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, the following in respect of such
vessels:

(i)

(ii)

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

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;

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

(f)

the stern, taken directly from astern;

any other relevant
activities of the sightedvessel.

information regarding the observed

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

satellite monitoring device installed on board.

2. As from 1 August 2007, 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)

(b)

name and address of operator,
owner(s);

if different from vessel

names and nationality of master and, where relevant, of
fishing master;

(c)

type of fishing method or methods;

(d)

beam (m);

(e)

gross registered tonnage;

(f)

vessel communication types and numbers (INMARSAT A, B
and C numbers);

(g)

normal crew complement;

(h)

power of main engine or engines;

(i)

(j)

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

any other information (e.g.
appropriate.

ice classification) considered

Article 57

Report of vessel sightings

1.
Should the master of a licensed fishing vessel sight a fishing
vessel within the Area of CCAMLR, he shall, where possible,
document as much information as possible on each such
sighting, including:

(a)

name and description of the vessel;

(b)

vessel call sign;

(c)

registration number and the Lloyds/IMO number of the
vessel;

(d)

flag state of the vessel;

(e)

photographs of the vessel to support the report;

2. The master shall forward a report containing the informa-
tion referred to in paragraph 1 to his flag State as soon as
possible. The flag State shall submit to the CCAMLR Secretariat
any such reports if the sighted vessel
is engaged in illegal,
unreported and unregulated (IUU) activities according to
CCAMLR standards.

SECTION 2

Exploratory fisheries

Article 58

Participation in exploratory fisheries

1.
Fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, Spain 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.

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

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
in
Units (SSRUs) within each of
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.

them shall be as set out

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 59

Reporting systems

Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries as
referred to in Article 58 shall be subject to the following catch
and effort reporting systems:

(a)

the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in
Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, with the
exception that Member States shall submit to the Commis-
sion 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;

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(b)

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

(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;

(c)

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

(vi)

incineration ash; or

(vii) offal.

Article 60

Special requirements

1. The exploratory fisheries as referred to in Article 58 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:

b)

c)

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;

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.

Article 61

(a)

the discharge of offal shall be prohibited in these fisheries;

Definition of hauls

(b)

(c)

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 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 seabirds shall cease fishing
immediately and shall not be permitted to fish outside the
normal fishing season for the remainder of the 2006/
07 season.

Fishing vessels participating in exploratory fisheries in FAO
to the following

2.
Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 shall be subject
additional requirements:

a)

Vessels shall be prohibited from discharging:

(i)

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

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 62

Research plans

(ii)

garbage;

(iii)

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

Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries referred
to in Article 58 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:

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

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

(a)

on first entry into a SSRU, the first 10 hauls, designated
‘first series’, shall be designated ‘research hauls’ and must
satisfy the criteria set out in Article 61(2);

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(b)

(c)

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
these hauls may also be designated as
Article 61(2),
research hauls;

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 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;

(d)

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

(e)

in SSRUs A, B, C, E and G in 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.

Article 63

Data collection plans

1.
Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries
referred to in Article 58 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

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 64

Tagging programme

1.
Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries
as referred to in Article 58 shall implement a tagging programme
as follows:

(a) Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released in
accordance with the provisions set out in the CCAMLR
Tagging Program and Protocol
in
exploratory fisheries. Vessels shall only discontinue tagging
after they have tagged 500 individuals, or leave the fishery
having tagged one individual per tonne of green weight
caught;

for Dissostichus spp.

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

the programme shall target individuals of all sizes in order
to meet the tagging requirement. Only toothfish that are in
good condition shall be tagged. All released individuals
shall be double-tagged and releases shall cover as broad a
geographical area as possible;

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 they
were at liberty for only a short period;

recaptured tagged individuals

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

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 electro-
nically in the CCAMLR format to the relevant regional tag
data repository as detailed in the CCAMLR Tagging
Protocol.

(h)

the sea and cloud conditions and phase of the moon at the
time of setting the lines.

2. Toothfish that are tagged and released shall not be counted
against the catch limits.

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Article 65

Scientific observers and inspectors

Scientific Committee has investigated and reported on the
potential impacts of this gear and the Commission has agreed on
the basis of advice from the Scientific Committee that such a
method may be used in the Area of CCAMLR.

1.
Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries
two scientific
referred to in Article 58 shall have at
observers, one of which shall be an observer appointed in
accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific
Observation, on board throughout all fishing activities within the
fishing period.

least

2.
Each Member State, subject to and in accordance with their
applicable laws and regulations, including rules governing the
admissibility of evidence in domestic courts, shall consider and
act on reports from inspectors of a designating CCAMLR
Member under this scheme on the same basis as reports from its
own inspectors and both the Contracting Party and the
designating CCAMLR Member concerned shall cooperate in
order to facilitate judicial or other proceedings arising from any
such report.

2. The use of gillnets for scientific research in waters deeper
than 100 meters shall be notified in advance to the Scientific
Committee and be approved by the Commission before such
research can commence.

3. Any vessel seeking to transit the Area of CCALMR carrying
gillnets shall give advance notice of its intent,
including the
expected dates of its passage through the Area of CCAMLR to the
CCAMLR Secretariat. Any vessel in possession of gillnets within
the Area of CCAMLR which has not given such an advance
notice, shall be in breach of these provisions.

Article 66

Article 68

Notifications of intent to participate in a krill fishery

Each Member State intending to fish for krill in the Area of
CCAMLR shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat of its intention
not less than four months in advance of the regular annual
meeting of the Commission, immediately prior to the season in
which it intends to fish.

Article 67

Interim prohibition of deep-sea gillnetting

Interim restrictions on the use of bottom trawling gear in
the high-seas of the Area of CCAMLR for the fishing
seasons 2006/07 and 2007/08

1. The use of bottom trawling gear in the high-seas areas of the
Area of CCAMLR shall be restricted to areas for which the
Commission has conservation measures in force for bottom
trawling gear.

1. The use of gillnets in the Area of CCAMLR, for purposes
the
other than scientific research, shall be prohibited until

2. This restrictive measure shall not apply to the use of bottom
trawling gear in conducting scientific research in the Area of
CCAMLR.

CHAPTER X

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

SECTION 1

Authorisation of vessels

Article 69

Authorisation of vessels

2. Owners of the vessels included in the list referred to in
paragraph 1 shall be citizens or legal entities of the Community.

3.
Fishing vessels may be authorised to operate in the SEAFO
Convention Area only if they are able to fulfil the requirements
and responsibilities under
the SEAFO Convention and its
conservation and management measures.

1. Member States shall submit electronically, where possible, to
the Commission by 1 June 2007, the list of their vessels that are
authorised to operate in the SEAFO Convention Area by issue of
a fishing permit.

4. No fishing permit shall be issued to vessels that have a
history of IUU fishing activities unless the new owners have
provided sufficient evidence demonstrating that the previous

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owners and operators have no legal, beneficial or financial
interest in, or control over those vessels, or that, having taken
into account all relevant facts, their vessels are not engaged in or
associated with IUU fishing.

1. The list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following
information:

(a)

name of vessel, registration number, previous names (if
known), and port of registry;

2. Member States shall notify the Commission of any factual
information showing that
there are reasonable grounds for
suspecting that vessels not on the SEAFO list of authorised
vessels are engaged in fishing for and/or transhipment of species
covered by the SEAFO Convention in the SEAFO Convention
Area.

3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure
the owners of vessels included in the SEAFO list of
that
authorised vessels are not engaged in or associated with, fishing
activities conducted by vessels not entered on the SEAFO list of
authorised vessels in the SEAFO Convention Area.

(b)

previous flag (if any);

(c)

International Radio Call Sign (if any);

(d)

name and address of owner or owners;

(e)

type of vessel;

(f)

length;

SECTION 2

Transhipments

Article 72

(g)

name and address of operator (manager) or operators
(managers) (if any);

Prohibition of transhipments at sea

(h)

gross register tonnage; and

(i)

power of main engine or engines.

Each Member State shall prohibit transhipments at sea by vessels
flying their flag in the SEAFO Convention Area, for species
covered by the SEAFO Convention.

6. Member States shall promptly notify the Commission, after
the establishment of the initial list of authorised vessels, of any
addition to, deletion from and/or any modification whenever
such changes occur.

Article 73

In-port Transhipments

Article 70

Obligations for authorised vessels

1. Vessels shall comply with all the relevant SEAFO conserva-
tion and management measures.

2. Authorised vessels shall keep on board valid certificates of
vessel registration and valid authorisation to fish and/or tranship.

Article 71

Unauthorised vessels

1. Community fishing vessels which catch species covered by
the SEAFO Convention in the SEAFO Convention Area shall
tranship in the port of a SEAFO Contracting Party only if they
have prior authorisation from the Contracting Party in whose
port the operation will take place. Community fishing vessels
shall be permitted to carry out transhipments only if they have
obtained such a prior authorisation to tranship from the flag
Member State and the port State.

2.
Each Member State shall ensure that its authorised fishing
vessels obtain a prior authorisation to engage in in-port
transhipments. Member States
the
transhipments are consistent with the reported catch amount
of each vessel and require the reporting of transhipments.

shall also ensure that

1. Member States shall take measures to prohibit the fishing
for, the retaining on board, the transhipment and landing of
species covered by the SEAFO Convention by vessels which are
not entered on the SEAFO list of authorised vessels.

3. The master of a Community fishing vessel who transships to
another vessel, hereinafter referred to as ‘the receiving vessel’, any
quantity of catches of species covered by the SEAFO Convention
fished in the SEAFO Convention Area shall at the time of the

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transshipment inform the flag State of the receiving vessel of the
species and quantities involved, of the date of the transshipment
and the location of catches and shall submit to his flag Member
State a SEAFO transshipment declaration in accordance with the
format set out in Part I of Annex XVI.

(a)

Sub Division A1

i)

Dampier Seamount

4. The master of the Community fishing vessel shall notify, at
least 24 hours in advance, the following information to the
SEAFO Contracting Party in whose port the transshipment will
take place:

a)

the names of the transshipping fishing vessels,

b)

the names of the receiving vessels,

c)

the tonnage by species to be transshipped,

d)

the day and port of transshipment.

the master of

5. Not later than 24 hours before the beginning, and at the end
of a transshipment when this takes place in a port of a SEAFO
Contracting Party,
the Community flagged
receiving vessel shall inform the competent authorities of the
port State of the quantities of catches of species covered by the
SEAFO Convention on board his vessel and transmit the SEAFO
transshipment declaration to these competent authorities within
24 hours.

6. The master of the Community flagged receiving vessel shall,
48 hours before landing,
submit a SEAFO transshipment
declaration to the competent authorities of the port State where
the landing takes place.

Each Member State shall take the appropriate measures to
the information received and shall
landings are

7.
verify the accuracy of
cooperate with the flag State to ensure that
consistent with the reported catches amount of each vessel.

8.
Each Member State with vessels authorized to fish in the
SEAFO Convention Area for species covered by the SEAFO
Convention, shall notify to by 1 June 2007 to the Commission
the details of the transshipments by its flag vessels.

SECTION 3

Conservation measures for the management of vulnerable
deep-water habitats and ecosystems

Article 74

Closed areas

fishing activities

All
species covered by the SEAFO
Convention by Community fishing vessels shall be prohibited
in the areas defined below:

for

10o00'S 02o00'W

12o00'S 02o00'W

10o00'S 00o00'E

12o00'S 00o00'E

ii) Malahit Guyot Seamount

11o00'S 02o00'W

13o00'S 02o00'W

11o00'S 04o00'W

13o00'S 04o00'W

(b)

Sub-division B1

Molloy Seamount

27o00'S 08o00'E

29o00'S 08o00'E

27o00'S 10o00'E

29o00'S 10o00'E

(c) Division C

i)

Schmidt-Ott Seamount & Erica Seamount

37o00'S 13o00E

40o00'S 13o00E

37o00'S 17o00'E

40o00'S 17o00'E

ii)

Africana seamount

37o00'S 28o00E

38o00'S 28o00E

37o00'S 30o00E

38o00'S 30o00E

iii)

Panzarini Seamount

39o00'S 11o00'E

41o00'S 11o00'E

39o00'S 13o00'E

41o00'S 13o00'E

(d)

Sub-division C1

i)

Vema Seamount

31o00'S 08o00'E

32o00'S 08o00'E

31o00'S 09o00'E

32o00'S 09o00'E

ii) Wust Seamount

33o00'S 06o00'E

34o00'S 06o00'E

33o00'S 08o00'E

34o00'S 08o00'E

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(e) Division D

i)

Discovery, Junoy, Shannon Seamounts

Article 77

Mitigation measures

41o00'S 06o00'W

44o00'S 06o00'W

41o00'S 03o00'E

44o00'S 03o00'E

the parallel of
1. All Community vessels fishing south of
latitude 30 degrees South shall carry and use bird-scaring lines
(tori poles):

ii)

Schwabenland & Herdman Seamounts

44o00'S 01o00'W

47o00'S 01o00'W

44o00'S 02o00'E

47o00'S 02o00'E

Article 75

Past fishing activities

Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by 1 June
2007, information relating to their fishing activities for species
covered by the SEAFO Convention that were undertaken in
2004, 2005 and 2006 in the areas referred to in Article 74 in
the following format:

Type of Fishing

Effort Measurement

Total Catch (Mt)

Trawlers

a. Kilowatt/fishing days

b. Vessel/fishing days

Longliners

a. Gross tonnage/fish-

ing days

b. Average number of
hooks deployed/
Number of deploy-
ments

Others

Gross tonnage/fishing
days

SECTION 4

Measures on reducing incidental by-catch of seabirds

Article 76

Information on interactions with seabirds

a)

b)

c)

tori poles shall comply with agreed tori line design and
deployment guidelines, as set out in Part II of Annex XVI;

tori poles shall be deployed prior to longlines entering the
water at all times south of the parallel of latitude 30 degrees
South;

where practical, vessels shall be encouraged to use a second
tori pole and bird-scaring line at
times of high bird
abundance or activity;

d)

back-up tori lines shall be carried by all vessels and be ready
for immediate use.

Longlines shall be set at night only (i.e. during the hours of
2.
twilight (1). During
darkness between the times of nautical
longline fishing at night, only the minimum ship's lights
necessary for safety shall be used.

3. The dumping of offal shall be prohibited while gear is being
shot or set. The dumping of offal during the hauling of gear shall
be avoided. Any such discharge shall take place, where possible,
on the opposite side of the vessel to that where the gear is being
hauled. For vessels or fisheries where there is no requirement to
retain offal on board the vessel, a system shall be implemented to
remove fish hooks from offal and fish heads prior to discharge.
Nets shall be cleaned prior to shooting to remove items that
might attract seabirds.

4. Community fishing vessels shall adopt shooting and hauling
procedures that minimise the time during which the net is lying
on the surface with the meshes slack. Net maintenance shall, to
the extent possible, not be carried out with the net in the water.

5. Community fishing vessels shall be encouraged to develop
gear configurations that will minimise the likelihood of birds
encountering the part of
to which they are most
the net
vulnerable. This may include increasing the weighting or
decreasing the buoyancy of the net so that it sinks faster, or
placing coloured streamer or other devices over particular areas
of the net where the mesh sizes create a particular danger to
birds.

Member States shall collect and provide all available information
to the Commission by 1 June 2007, on interactions with
including incidental catches by their fishing vessels,
seabirds,
fishing for species covered by the SEAFO Convention.

(1) The exact times of nautical twilight are set out in the Nautical
Almanac tables for the relevant latitude, local time and date. All
times, whether for ship operations or observer reporting, shall be
referenced to GMT.

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6. Community fishing vessels which are so configured that
they lack on-board processing facilities or adequate capacity to
retain offal on board, or the ability to discharge offal on the
opposite side of the vessel to that where gear is being hauled,
shall not be authorised to fish in the SEAFO Convention Area.

7.
Every effort shall be made to ensure that birds captured alive
during fishing operations are released alive and that whenever
possible hooks are removed without jeopardising the life of the
bird concerned.

SECTION 5

Control

Article 78

Communication of vessel movements and catches

1.
Fishing vessels and fishing research vessels authorised to fish
in the SEAFO Convention Area and which are engaged in fishing
shall send entry, catch and exit reports to the flag Member State's
authorities by VMS, or other appropriate means, and, if the flag
Member State so requires, to the SEAFO Executive Secretary.

2. The entry report shall be made no more than 12 hours and
at least 6 hours in advance of each entry into the SEAFO
Convention Area
time,
geographical position of the vessel and the quantity of fish on
board by species (FAO 3 Alfa Code) and by live weight (kg).

entering date,

and shall

include

Article 79

Scientific observation and collection of information to
support stock assessment

Each Member State shall ensure that all its fishing vessels
1.
operating in the SEAFO Convention Area, and targeting species
covered by the SEAFO Convention, carry qualified scientific
observers.

2.
Each Member State shall require the submission of the
information collected by the observers, in respect of each vessel
flying its flag, within 30 days of leaving the SEAFO Convention
Area. The data shall be submitted in the format specified by the
SEAFO Scientific Committee. The Member State shall provide the
Commission with a copy of the information as soon as possible,
taking account of the need to maintain confidentiality of non-
aggregated data. The Member State may also provide the SEAFO
Executive Secretary with a copy of the information.

3. The information referred to in this Article shall, to the
greatest extent possible, be collected and verified by designated
observers by 30 June 2007.

Article 80

Sightings of non-Contracting Party vessels

1.
Fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall report
to their flag Member State information on any possible fishing
activity by vessels flying the flag of a non-Contracting Party in
the SEAFO Convention Area. This information shall contain,
inter alia:

(a)

the name of the vessel;

3. The Catch report shall be made by species (FAO 3 Alfa Code)
and by live weight (kg) at the end of each calendar month.

(b)

the registration number of the vessel;

(c)

the flag State of the vessel;

4. The exit report shall be made no more than 12 hours and at
least 6 hours in advance of each exit
from the SEAFO
Convention Area. It shall include exiting date, time, geographical
position of the vessel, the number of fishing days and the catch
taken by species (FAD 3 Alfa Code) and by live weight (kg) in the
SEAFO Convention Area since the commencement of fishing in
the SEAFO Convention Area, or since the last catch report.

(d)

any other relevant information regarding the sighted vessel.

Each Member State shall submit the information referred to
2.
in paragraph 1 to the Commission as rapidly as possible. The
Commission shall
forward this information to the SEAFO
Executive Secretary for information.

CHAPTER XI

ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHERIES

Article 81

North Atlantic

Vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries in the North Atlantic shall be subject to the
measures set out in Annex XVII.

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CHAPTER XII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 82

Data transmission

Article 84

Entry into force

When pursuant to Articles 15(1) and 18(1) 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.

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

into force on the day of

its

Article 83

Repeal

It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

Regulation (EC) No 1116/2006 is hereby repealed.

References made to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as
being made to this Regulation.

Where the TACs of the CCAMLR area are set for periods starting
before 1 January 2007, Article 55 shall apply with effect from
the beginning of the respective periods of application of the
TACs.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006.

For the Council

The President

J. KORKEAOJA

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ANNEX I

CATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST AND FOR
THIRD COUNTRY 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

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Illex illecebrosus

Lamna nasus

Lampanyctus achirus

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Lepidorhombus spp.

Limanda ferruginea

Limanda limanda

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

NOG

PLA

HAL

ORY

SQI

POR

LAC

NOS

LEZ

YEL

DAB

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

Humped rockcod

American plaice

Atlantic halibut

Orange roughy

Short fin squid

Porbeagle

Lantern fish

Grey rockcod

Megrims

Yellowtail flounder

Dab

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Scientific name

Alpha-3 code

Common name

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

Rajidae

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Salmo salar

Scomber scombrus

Scopthalmus rhombus

Sebastes spp.

Solea solea

Solea spp.

Sprattus sprattus

Squalus acanthias

Tetrapturus alba

Thunnus alalunga

Thunnus albacares

Thunnus obesus

Thunnus thynnus

Trachurus spp.

Trisopterus esmarki

Urophycis tenuis

Xiphias gladius

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

SRX-RAJ

GHL

SAL

MAC

BLL

RED

SOL

SOX

SPR

DGS

WHM

ALB

YFT

BET

BFT

JAX

NOP

HKW

SWO

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

Skates and rays

Greenland halibut

Atlantic salmon

Mackerel

Brill

Redfish

Common sole

Sole

Sprat

Spurdog/dogfish

White marlin

Albacore

Yellowfin tuna

Bigeye tuna

Bluefin tuna

Horse mackerel

Norway pout

White hake

Swordfish

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The following table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given exclusively for explanatory purposes:

Albacore

Albacore tunna

Alfonsinos

American plaice

Anchovy

Anglerfish

Antarctic icefish

Antarctic toothfish

Atlantic catfish

Atlantic halibut

Atlantic salmon

Basking shark

Bigeye tuna

Birdbeak dogfish

Black scabbardfish

Blackfin icefish

Blue ling

Blue marlin

Blue whiting

Bluefin tuna

Brill

Capelin

Cod

Common sole

Crab

Dab

Flatfish

Flounder

Forkbeards

Great lantern shark

Greater silver smelt

Greenland halibut

Grenadier

Grey rockcod

Haddock

Hake

Herring

Horse mackerel

Humped rockcod

Kitefin shark

Krill

Lantern fish

Leafscale gulper shark

Lemon sole

Ling

Mackerel

Marbled rockcod

Megrims

Northern prawn

Norway lobster

Norway pout

ALB

ALB

ALF

PLA

ANE

ANF

ANI

TOP

CAT

HAL

SAL

BSK

BET

DCA

BSF

SSI

BLI

BUM

WHB

BFT

BLL

CAP

COD

SOL

PAI

DAB

FLX

FLX

FOX

ETR

ARU

GHL

GRV

NOS

HAD

HKE

HER

JAX

NOG

SCK

KRI

LAC

GUQ

LEM

LIN

MAC

NOR

LEZ

PRA

NEP

NOP

Thunnus alalunga

Germo alalunga

Beryx spp.

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Engraulis encrasicolus

Lophiidae

Champsocephalus gunnari

Dissostichus eleginoides

Anarhichas lupus

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Salmo salar

Cetorhinus maximus

Thunnus obesus

Deania calcea

Aphanopus carbo

Chaenocephalus aceratus

Molva dypterigia

Makaira nigricans

Micromesistius poutassou

Thunnus thynnus

Scopthalmus rhombus

Mallotus villosus

Gadus morhua

Solea solea

Paralomis spp.

Limanda limanda

Pleuronectiformes

Platichthys flesus

Phycis spp.

Etmopterus princeps

Argentina silus

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Macrourus spp.

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Merluccius merluccius

Clupea harengus

Trachurus spp.

Gobionotothen gibberifrons

Dalatias licha

Euphausia superba

Lampanyctus achirus

Centrophorus squamosus

Microstomus kitt

Molva molva

Scomber scombrus

Notothenia rossii

Lepidorhombus spp.

Pandalus borealis

Nephrops norvegicus

Trisopterus esmarki

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Orange roughy

Penaeus shrimps

Plaice

Polar cod

Pollack

Porbeagle

Portuguese dogfish

Red Seabream

Redfish

Roughead grenadier

Roundnose grenadier

Saithe

Sandeel

Short fin squid

Skates and rays

Smooth lantern shark

Snow crab

Sole

South Georgian icefish

Spanish ling

Sprat

Spurdog/dogfish

Squid

Swordfish

Tope shark

Turbot

Tusk

Unicorn icefish

Velvet belly

White hake

White marlin

Whiting

Witch flounder

Yellowfin tuna

Yellowtail flounder

ORY

PEN

PLE

POC

POL

POR

CYO

SBR

RED

RHG

RNG

POK

SAN

SQI

Hoplostethus atlanticus

Penaeus spp.

Pleuronectes platessa

Boreogadus saida

Pollachius pollachius

Lamna nasus

Centroscymnus coelolepis

Pagellus bogaraveo

Sebastes spp.

Macrourus berglax

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Pollachius virens

Ammodytidae

Illex illecebrosus

SRX-RAJ

Rajidae

ETP

PCR

SOX

SGI

SLI

SPR

DGS

SQS

SWO

GAG

TUR

USK

LIC

ETX

HKW

WHM

WHG

WIT

YFT

YEL

Etmopterus pusillus

Chionoecetes spp.

Solea spp.

Pseudochaenichthus georgianus

Molva macrophthalmus

Sprattus sprattus

Squalus acanthias

Martialia hyadesi

Xiphias gladius

Galeorhinus galeus

Psetta maxima

Brosme brosme

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Etmopterus spinax

Urophycis tenuis

Tetrapturus alba

Merlangius merlangus

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Thunnus albacares

Limanda ferruginea

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SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES zones I, II, III, IV, EC waters of ICES zones V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, EC waters of
CECAF, French Guyana waters

ANNEX IA

Species: Sandeel

Ammodytidae

Denmark

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

19 000 (1)

1 000 (1)

20 000 (1)

Not relevant

Zone:

Norwegian waters of IV
SAN/04-N.

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) Quota for experimental fishery relating to sandeel abundance. The Commission will establish the conditions under which these quotas
may be fished. Quotas may not be fished until the conditions are established. Unused quota from the experimental fishery may be carried
forward to a commercial fishery if such quotas are established.

Species: Sandeel

Ammodytidae

Denmark

United Kingdom

All Member States

EC

Norway

TAC

Not established

Not established

Not established (2)

Not established

20 000 (3) (4)

Not established

Zone:

IIIa; EC waters of IIa and IV (1)
SAN/2A3A4.

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.

Excluding waters within 6 miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula
Except Denmark and the United Kingdom

(1)
(2)
(3) To be taken in the North Sea
(4) Quota for experimental fishery relating to sandeel abundance. The Commission will establish the conditions under which these quotas
may be fished. Quotas may not be fished until the conditions are established. Unused quota from the experimental fishery may be carried
forward to a commercial fishery if such quotas are established.

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20.1.2007

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
does not apply.
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
does not apply.
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

378

4 225

297

5 311

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

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Species: Tusk

Brosme brosme

EC

Norway

TAC

Not relevant (1)

3 400 (2) (3)

Not relevant

Zone:

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

Precautionary TAC.
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.

Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006

(1)
(2) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in zones 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 zones Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.
Including ling. The quotas for Norway are ling 5 780 tonnes, and tusk 3 400 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and
may only be fished with long-lines in zones Vb, VI and VII.

(3)

Species: Tusk

Brosme brosme

Germany

France

United Kingdom

Others

EC

(1)

Zone:

EC and international waters of I, II and XIV
USK/1214EI

7

7

7

4 (1)

25

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

Species: Tusk

Brosme brosme

Zone:

EC and international waters of III
USK/3EI.

Denmark

Sweden

Germany

EC

15

8

8

31

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

Species: Tusk

Brosme brosme

Denmark

Germany

France

Sweden

United Kingdom

Others

Species: Tusk

Brosme brosme

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

Others

EC

(1)

EC

(1)

Zone:

EC and international waters of IV
USK/4EI.

69

21

49

7

104

7 (1)

257

Zone:

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

7

24

282

27

136

7 (1)

483

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

Species: Tusk

Brosme brosme

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

1

191

1

1

1

5

200

Not relevant

Zone:

Norwegian waters of IV
USK/4AB-N.

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

28 907

463

30 239

59 609

500 (2)

69 360

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.

Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

(1)
(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 Tistlarna and from there to the nearest coast of Sweden.

Species: Herring (1)

Clupea harengus

Zone:

IV north of 53o30'N
HER/04A., HER/04B.

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

50 349

34 118

19 232

47 190

3 470

50 279

204 638

50 000 (2)

341 063

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 zones 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 62oN (HER/*04N-)

EC

50 000

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Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

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

Sweden

EC

TAC

846 (1)

846

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:

By-catches in zone IIIa
HER/03A-BC

Denmark

Germany

Sweden

EC

TAC

13 160

117

2 119

15 396

15 396

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:

By-catches in IV, VIId and in EC waters of IIa
HER/2A47DX

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

158

30 514

158

158

158

149

580

31 875

31 875

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:

VIId; IVc (2)
HER/4CXB7D

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

8 277 (3)

651 (3)

441 (3)

9 014 (3)

15 710 (3)

3 424 (3)

37 517

341 063

Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No847/96
does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No847/96
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1)
(2)

Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
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 (51o56' N, 1o19.1' E) to latitude 51o33' 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 zone IVb. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the

Commission (HER/*04B.).

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

Vb and VIb; EC waters of VIaN (1)
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

Precautionary TAC
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) Reference is to the herring stock in ICES zone VIa, north of 56o00' N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07o00' W and north

of 55o00' N, excluding the Clyde.

(2) This quota may only be taken in ICES zone VIa north of 56o30' N.

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Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Ireland

The Netherlands

EC

TAC

12 600

1 260

13 860

13 860

Zone:

VIIbc; VIaS (1)
HER/6AS7BC

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 zone VIa south of 56o00' N and west of 07o00' W.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

800

800

800

Zone:

VI Clyde (1)
HER/06ACL.

Precautionary TAC
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) Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between the Mull of Kintyre

and Corsewall Point.

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

1 250

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) Zone VIIa is reduced by the area added to the ICES zones VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk bounded:

— to the north by latitude 52o 30'N
— to the south by latitude 52o 00'N
— to the west by the coast of Ireland
— to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

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L 15/41

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

Species: Herring

Clupea harengus

Germany

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

500

500

1 000

1 000

104

580

8 117

580

12

9 393

9 393

(1) This zone is increased by the area bounded:
— to the north by latitude 52o 30'N,
— to the south by latitude 52o 00'N,
— to the west by the coast of Ireland,
— to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

Zone:

VIIe and VIIf
HER/7EF.

Precautionary TAC
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.

Zone:

VIIg (1), VIIh (1), VIIj (1) and VIIk (1)
HER/7G-K.

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: Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone:

VIII
ANE/08.

Spain

France

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (1)

0 (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) To gather information on the state of the stock, after consultation of the STECF and under the supervision of the Commission, a
maximum of 10 % of the French and Spanish fishing effort (20 Spanish vessels and 8 French vessels) may be deployed in zone VIII for
experimental fishing with scientific observers on board from 15 April until 15 June 2007.
Catch reports have to be submitted to the Commission every 15 days by the Member States concerned. The Commission will suspend the
experimental fishery once sufficient data has been collected. The Commission will then, as appropriate, adopt the decision foreseen in
Article 5(5) of this Regulation on the basis of an STECF advice.

Species: Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus

Zone:

IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
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
applies.
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

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

The Netherlands

Sweden

EC

TAC

7

2 282

57

14

399

2 759

2 851

Zone:

Skagerrak (1)
COD/03AN.

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) Area as defined in Article 3(e) of this Regulation

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

Kattegat (1)
COD/03AS.

Denmark

Germany

Sweden

EC

TAC

451

9

271

731

731

(1) Area as defined in Article 3(f) of this Regulation

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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20.1.2007

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

IV; EC waters of IIa
COD/2AC4.

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

590

3 388

2 148

728

1 914

23

7 773

16 564

3 393 (1)

19 957

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 ICES zones specified

Norwegian waters of IV
(COD/*04N-)

EC

14 397

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Sweden

EC

TAC

382

382

Not relevant

Zone:

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

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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Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Belgium

Germany

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

1

7

78

110

294

490

490

Zone:

VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and
XIV
COD/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.

Special conditions

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

VIa; EC waters of Vb
(COD/*5BC6A)

Belgium

Germany

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Belgium

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

1

7

78

110

294

490

19

54

963

5

421

1 462

1 462

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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20.1.2007

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

Belgium

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

197

3 377

775

28

366

4 743

4 743

Zone:

VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
COD/7X7A34

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:

EC waters of IIa and IV
LEZ/2AC4-C

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

4

4

4

24

19

1 424

1 479

1 479

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: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and 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
does not apply.
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

Precautionary TAC
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: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
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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Species: Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.

Zone:

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 31.1.1
LEZ/8C3411

Spain

France

Portugal

EC

TAC

1 330

66

44

1 440

1 440

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:

EC waters of IIa and IV
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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 15/49

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

401

884

432

82

303

10

9 233

11 345

11 345

50

1 266

20

18

296

1 650

Not relevant

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
ANF/2AC4-C

Precautionary TAC
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.

Zone:

Norwegian waters of IV
ANF/4AB-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.

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20.1.2007

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Belgium

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

185

212

198

2 280

516

178

1 586

5 155

5 155

2 595 (1)

289 (1)

1 031 (1)

16 651 (1)

2 128 (1)

336 (1)

5 050 (1)

28 080 (1)

28 080 (1)

Zone:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
ANF/561214

Precautionary TAC
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.

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.

(1) Of which up to 5 % may be fished in ICES zones VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).

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L 15/51

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Spain

France

EC

TAC

Species: Anglerfish

Lophiidae

Spain

France

Portugal

EC

TAC

1 206

6 714

7 920

7 920

1 629

2

324

1 955

1 955

Zone:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
ANF/8ABDE.

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:

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 31.1.1
ANF/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.

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

IIIa, EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId
HAD/3A/BCD

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

The Netherlands

Sweden

EC

TAC

16 (1)

2 708 (1)

172 (1)

3 (1)

320 (1)

3 219 (1)

3 360 (1)

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)

In the event that a re-opening of the Norway pout fishery is decided, these quotas will be subject to review after deducting an appropriate
amount for industrial by-catches.

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20.1.2007

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

IV; EC waters of IIa
HAD/2AC4.

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

498 (1)

3 425 (1)

2 180 (1)

3 799 (1)

374 (1)

241 (1)

36 466 (1)

46 983 (1)

7 657

54 640

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)

In the event that a re-opening of the Norway pout fishery is decided, these quotas will be subject to review after deducting an appropriate
amount for industrial by-catches.

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 of IV
(HAD/*04N-)

EC

34 948

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

Norwegian waters south of 62o 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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Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/53

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

VIb, XII and XIV
HAD/6B1214

Belgium

Germany

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

10

12

509

363

3 721

4 615

4 615

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:

EC waters of Vb and VIa
HAD/5BC6A.

Belgium

Germany

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

15

18

738

1 037

5 392

7 200

7 200

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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20.1.2007

Species: Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

VII, VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
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
does not apply.
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 zone:

Belgium

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

VIIa
(HAD/*07A)

19

85

511

564

EC
When reporting to the Commission the uptake of their quotas, Member States shall specify quantities taken in ICES zone VIIa. Landings of
haddock caught in ICES zone VIIa shall be prohibited when the totality of such landings exceeds 1179 tonnes.

1 179

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

IIIa
WHG/03A.

Denmark

The Netherlands

Sweden

EC

TAC

1 326 (1)

5 (1)

142 (1)

1 473 (1)

1 500

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)

In the event that a re-opening of the Norway pout fishery is decided, these quotas will be subject to review after deducting an appropriate
amount for industrial by-catches.

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L 15/55

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

IV; EC waters of IIa
WHG/2AC4.

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

655 (1)

2 833 (1)

737 (1)

4 257 (1)

1 637 (1)

4 (1)

11 297 (1)

21 420 (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)

In the event that a re-opening of the Norway pout fishery is decided, these quotas will be subject to review after deducting an appropriate
amount for industrial by-catches.

(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 ICES zones specified:

Norwegian waters of IV
(WHG/*04N-)

EC

14 512

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
WHG/561214

Germany

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

6

124

305

585

1 020

1 020

Precautionary TAC
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.

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20.1.2007

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

VIIa
WHG/07A.

Belgium

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

1

13

213

0

144

371

371

Precautionary TAC
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: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk
WHG/7X7A.

Belgium

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

195

11 964

5 544

97

2 140

19 940

19 940

Precautionary TAC
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: 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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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L 15/57

Species: Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 31.1.1
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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Whiting and Pollack

Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius

Zone:

Norwegian waters south of 62o 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; EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId
HKE/3A/BCD

Denmark

Sweden

EC

TAC

1 463

125

1 588

1 588 (1)

(1) Within an overall TAC of 52 680 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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20.1.2007

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
HKE/2AC4-C

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC
TAC

26
1 070
123
237
61
333
1 850
1 850 (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 52 680 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Belgium
Spain
France
Ireland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom
EC
TAC

272 (1)

8 708
13 448 (1)
1 629

175 (1)
5 309 (1)
29 541
29 541 (2)

Zone:

VI and VII; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and
XIV
HKE/571214

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) Transfers of this quota may be effected to Zones IV and EC waters of zone IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the

Commission.

(2) Within an overall TAC of 52 680 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

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(HKE/*8ABDE)

35
1 404
1 404
176
18
790
3 828

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L 15/59

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
HKE/8ABDE.

Belgium

Spain

France

The Netherlands

EC

TAC

9 (1)

6 062

13 612

18 (1)

19 701

19 701 (2)

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) Transfers of this quota may be effected to Zones IV and EC waters of zone IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the

Commission.

(2) Within an overall TAC of 52 680 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:

VI and VII; EC waters of Vb; international
waters of XII and XIV
(HKE/*57-14)

Belgium
Spain
France
The Netherlands
EC

Species: Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Spain

France

Portugal

EC

TAC

2
1 756
3 161
5
4 924

3 922

376

1 830

6 128

6 128

Zone:

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
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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20.1.2007

Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

Norwegian waters of IV
WHB/4AB-N.

Denmark
United Kingdom
EC
TAC

18 050
950
19 000
1 700 000

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: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

EC and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa,
VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV
WHB/1X14

Denmark

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

Portugal

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

Faroe Islands

TAC

42 605 (1) (2)

16 565 (1) (2)

36 119 (1) (2)

29 649 (1) (2)

32 992 (1) (2)

51 951 (1) (2)

3 355 (1) (2)

10 539 (1) (2)

55 283 (1) (2)

279 058 (1) (2)

140 000 (3) (4)

43 500 (5) (6)

1 700 000

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 (WHB/*NZJM1).
(2) Of which up to 9,7 % may be fished in Faroese waters (WHB/*05B-F).
(3) May be fished in EC waters in zones II, IVa, VIa north of 56o30' N, VIb and VII west of 12oW (WHB/*8CX34) No more than

40 000 tonnes may be fished in zone IVa.

(4) Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.).
(5) Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina spp.)
(6) May be fished in EC waters in zones II, IVa, V, VIa north of 56o30' N, VIb and VII west of 12o W. The catch in zone IVa shall be no more

than 10 875 tonnes.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/61

Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
WHB/8C3411

Spain

Portugal

EC

TAC

37 954 (1)

9 488 (1)

47 442 (1)

1 700 000

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 Exclusive Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2).

Species: Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

EC waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56o30N and VII west of
12oW
WHB/24A567

Norway

Faroe Islands

TAC

272 161 (1) (2)

27 000 (3) (4)

1 700 000

(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 68 040 tonnes.
(3) To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands established under the Coastal States arrangement.
(4) May also be fished in zone VIb. The catch in zone IV shall be no more than 6 750 tonnes.

Species: Lemon sole and witch

Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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20.1.2007

Species: Blue ling

Molva dypterigia

Zone:

EC waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII
BLI/2A47-C

EC

Norway

TAC

Not relevant (1)

160

Not relevant

(1)

Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006

Species: Blue ling

Molva dypterigia

Zone:

EC waters of VIa north of 56o30' N and VIb
BLI/6AN6B.

Faroe Islands

TAC

200 (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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1)

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

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/63

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

8

62

8

24

8

109

20

318

197

177

7

14

2 440

3 173

10

7

7

7

7

38

Zone:

IIIa; EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId
LIN/03.

Precautionary TAC
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.

Zone:

EC waters of IV
LIN/04.

Precautionary TAC
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.

Zone:

EC and international waters of V
LIN/05.

Precautionary TAC
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.

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20.1.2007

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

Portugal

United Kingdom

EC

45

8

163

3 299

3 518

882

8

4 050

11 973

Species: Ling

Molva molva

EC

Norway

Faroe Islands

TAC

Not relevant (1)

5 780 (2) (3)

250 (4) (5)

Not relevant

Zone:

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

Precautionary TAC
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.

Zone:

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

Precautionary TAC
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.

(3)

Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006.

(1)
(2) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in zones 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 zones VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.
Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are ling 5 780 tonnes and tusk 3 400 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and
may only be fished with longlines in zones Vb, VI and VII.
Including blue ling and tusk. Only to be taken by long lines in zones VIb and VIa north of 56o 30' N.

(4)
(5) Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in ICES zone VIa and VIb. 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 zone VI shall not exceed 75 tonnes.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/65

Species: Ling

Molva molva

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

7

878

25

10

1

79

1 000

Not relevant

Zone:

Norwegian waters of IV
LIN/4AB-N.

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: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

IIIa; EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId
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
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

20.1.2007

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
NEP/2AC4-C

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

1 368

1 368

20

40

704

22 644

26 144

26 144

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:

Norwegian waters of IV
NEP/4AB-N.

Denmark

Germany

UK

EC

TAC

1 230

1

69

1 300

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.

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

VI; EC waters of Vb
NEP/5BC6.

Spain

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

40

161

269

19 415

19 885

19 885

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.

20.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/67

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

VII
NEP/07.

Spain

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

1 509

6 116

9 277

8 251

25 153

25 153

Precautionary TAC
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: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
NEP/8ABDE.

Spain

France

EC

TAC

259

4 061

4 320

4 320

Precautionary TAC
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: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

VIIIc
NEP/08C.

Spain

France

EC

TAC

126

5

131

131

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.

L 15/68

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2007

Species: Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

Zone:

IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
NEP/9/3411

Spain

Portugal

EC

TAC

109

328

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: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

IIIa
PRA/03A.

Denmark

Sweden

EC

TAC

4 033

2 172

6 205

11 620

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: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
PRA/2AC4-C

Denmark

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

2 960

28

119

877

3 984

3 984

Precautionary TAC
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.

20.1.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/69

Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

Norwegian waters south of 62o N
PRA/04-N.

Denmark

Sweden

EC

TAC

900

164 (1)

1 064

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.s

Zone:

French Guyana waters (1)
PEN/FGU.

France

EC

TAC

4 108 (2)

4 108 (2)

4 108 (2)

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) Area as defined in Article 14(3) of this Regulation
(2)

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

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

Skagerrak (1)
PLE/03AN.

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

The Netherlands

Sweden

EC

TAC

51

6 617

34

1 273

355

8 330

8 500

(1) Area as defined in Article 3(e) of this Regulation

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.

L 15/70

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2007

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

Kattegat (1)
PLE/03AS.

Denmark

Germany

Sweden

EC

TAC

1 891

21

213

2 125

2 125

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) Area as defined in Article 3(f) of this Regulation

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

IV; EC waters of IIa
PLE/2AC4.

3 024

9 829

2 835

567

18 901

13 987

49 143

1 118

50 261

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

Special conditions

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.

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

Norwegian waters of IV
(PLE/*04N-)

EC

20 165

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/71

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and 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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

VIIa
PLE/07A.

Belgium

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

47

21

1 209

14

558

1 849

1 849

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:

VIIb and VIIc
PLE/7BC.

France

Ireland

EC

TAC

24

98

122

122

Precautionary TAC
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.

L 15/72

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2007

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

VIId and VIIe
PLE/7DE.

Belgium

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

826

2 755

1 469

5 050

5 050

Precautionary TAC
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: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

VIIf and VIIg
PLE/7FG.

Belgium

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Belgium

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

58

104

201

54

417

417

21

42

148

84

42

337

337

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, VIIj and VIIk
PLE/7HJK.

Precautionary TAC
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.

20.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/73

Species: Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa

Zone:

VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
PLE/8/3411

Spain

France

Portugal

EC

TAC

Species: Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Spain

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

75

298

75

448

448

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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Zone:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
POL/561214

Precautionary TAC
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: 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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

L 15/74

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2007

Species: Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone:

VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId andVIIIe
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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

Species: Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Zone:

VIIIc
POL/08C.

Spain

France

EC

TAC

Species: Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

Spain

Portugal

EC

TAC

236

26

262

262

278

10

288

288

Precautionary TAC
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.

Zone:

IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
POL/9/3411

Precautionary TAC
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.

20.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/75

Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone:

IIIa and IV; EC waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId
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 zones IV (EC waters) and IIIa. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

Germany

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

798

7 930

467

3 592

12 787

12 787

Zone:

VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and
XIV
POK/561214

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.

L 15/76

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2007

Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone:

Norwegian waters south of 62oN
POK/04-N.

Sweden

EC

TAC

880

880

Not relevant

Species: Saithe

Pollachius virens

Belgium

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

10

2 132

1 066

582

3 790

3 790

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.

Zone:

VII, VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
POK/7X1034

Precautionary TAC
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: Turbot and brill

Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

20.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/77

Species: Skates and rays
Rajidae

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
SRX/2AC4-C

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

369 (1)

14 (1)

18 (1)

58 (1)

314 (1)

1 417 (1)

2 190 (1)

2 190

Precautionary TAC
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) By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board.

Species: Greenland Halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV; EC and international waters of VI
GHL/2A-C46

Denmark

Germany

Estonia

Spain

France

Ireland

Lithuania

Poland

6

10

6

6

92

6

6

6

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

361

847 (1)

Not relevant

Precautionary TAC
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) Of which 350 tonnes are allocated to Norway and are to be taken in the EC waters of ICES zones IIa and VI. In ICES zone VI this quantity

may only be fished with longlines.

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2007

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

IIIa and IV; EC waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId
MAC/2A34.

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

372

11 509

388

1 171

1 179

3 966 (1) (2)

1 092

19 677 (1)

10 200 (3)

422 551 (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 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62oN (MAC/*04-N).

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

(3) To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in zone IVa only, except for 3 000 tonnes that

these species.

may be fished in zone 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 ICES zones specified:
VI; international waters of IIa from
1 January to 31 March 2007
MAC/*2A6

IIIa and IVbc
MAC/*3A4BC

IIIa
MAC/*03A

IVc
MAC/*04C

IVb
MAC/*04B

Denmark
France
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
Norway

3 000

4 130
490
490

490

4 020

390

10

20.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/79

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EC waters of Vb; non-
EC waters of IIa; international waters of XII and XIV
MAC/2CX14-

Germany

Spain

Estonia

France

Ireland

Latvia

Lithuania

The Netherlands

Poland

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

Faroe Islands

TAC

16 311

20

135

10 875

54 369

100

100

23 786

1 148

149 519

256 363

10 200 (1)

3 955 (2)

422 551 (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 ICES zones IIa, VIa (north of 56o30'N), IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.
(2) Of which 1 193 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IVa north of 59oN from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October
to 31 December. A quantity of 3 290 tonnes of the Faroe Islands'own quota may be fished in ICES zone VIa north of 56o30'N
throughout the year and/or in ICES zones VIIe, VIIf, VIIh, and/or ICES zone 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

EC waters of IVa
MAC/*04A-C

4 922

3 282

16 407

7 178

45 120

76 909

L 15/80

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2007

Species: Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
MAC/8C3411

Spain

France

Portugal

EC

TAC

24 405 (1)

162 (1)

5 044 (1)

29 611

29 611

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 zones VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD.).

Special conditions

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

Spain

France

Portugal

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Denmark

Germany

The Netherlands

Sweden

EC

TAC

VIIIb
(MAC/*08B.)

2 049

14

424

755

44

73

28

900

900

Zone:

IIIa, EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId
SOL/3A/BCD

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.

20.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/81

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Zone:

EC waters of II and IV
SOL/24.

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

1 243

568

995

249

11 226

639

14 920

100 (1)

15 020

(1) May be fished only in zone IV.

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

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:

VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
SOL/561214

Precautionary TAC
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.

L 15/82

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.1.2007

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

France

Ireland

EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

403

5

99

128

181

816

816

10

55

65

65

1 675

3 349

1 196

6 220

6 220

Zone:

VIIa
SOL/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.

Zone:

VIIb and VIIc
SOL/7BC.

Precautionary TAC
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.

Zone:

VIId
SOL/07D.

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 15/83

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium

France

Ireland

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

32

339

529

900

900

558

56

28

251

893

893

54

108

293

87

108

650

650

Zone:

VIIe
SOL/07E.

Precautionary TAC
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.

Zone:

VIIf and VIIg
SOL/7FG.

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, VIIj, and VIIk
SOL/7HJK.

Precautionary TAC
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.

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Species: Common sole

Solea solea

Belgium

Spain

France

The Netherlands

EC

TAC

Species: Sole

Solea spp.

Spain

Portugal

EC

TAC

56

10

4 162

312

4 540

4 540

458

758

1 216

1 216

Zone:

VIIIa and b
SOL/8AB.

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:

VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX, X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1
SOX/8CDE34

Precautionary TAC
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: 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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Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/85

Species: Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
SPR/2AC4-C

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

Faroe Islands

TAC

1 685

133 396

1 685

1 685

1 685

1 330 (1)

5 562

147 028

18 812 (2)

9 160 (3) (4) (5)

175 000 (6)

Precautionary TAC
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.

Including sandeel.

(1)
(2) May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.
(3) This quantity may be fished in ICES zone IV and zone VIa North of 56o30'N. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the

blue whiting quota established for ICES zones VIa, VIb and VII.

(4) 1 832 tonnes can be caught as herring in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32mm. If the quota of 1 832 tonnes of herring is

exhausted then all fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32mm is prohibited.

(5) Catches taken in the monitoring fisheries, corresponding to 2 % of the effort deployed by Member States and up to a maximum of 2 500

tonnes can be caught as sandeel.
Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice during the first half of 2007.

(6)

Species: Sprat

Sprattus sprattus

Zone:

VIId and VIIe
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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

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Species: Spurdog/dogfish
Squalus acanthias

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
DGS/2AC4-C

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

13 (1)

77 (1)

14 (1)

25 (1)

21 (1)

1 (1)

640 (1)

791 (1)

50 (2)

841

Precautionary TAC
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) By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 5 % by live weight of the catch retained on board.
(2)

Including catches taken with long-lines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calceus),
leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lantern shark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax) and
Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis). This quota may only be taken in zones IV, VI and VII.

Species: Spurdog/dogfish
Squalus acanthias

Zone:

IIIa; EC and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and
XIV
DGS/135X14

EC

TAC

2 828

2 828

Precautionary TAC
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.

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Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/87

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone:

EC waters of IIa and IV
JAX/2AC4-C

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

Faroe Islands

TAC

64

27 802

2 096

44

1 613

4 510

750

4 104

40 983

1 600 (1)

606 (2)

42 727

Precautionary TAC
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) May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.
(2) Within a total quota of 2550 tonnes for ICES zones IV, VIa North of 56o30'N, VII e, VIIf and VIIh.

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Denmark

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

The Netherlands

Portugal

United Kingdom

EC

Faroe Islands

TAC

12 296

9 828

13 422

6 494

31 996

46 891

1 299

13 292

135 518

1 944 (1)

137 000

Zone:

VI, VII and VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EC waters of Vb;
international waters of XII and XIV
JAX/578/14

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 a total quota of 2550 tonnes for ICES zone IV, VIa North of 56o30'N, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.

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Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone:

VIIIc and 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 Regulation (EC)
No 850/98. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the weight of the landings shall be affected by a coefficient of 1,2.

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone:

X; EC waters of 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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Waters adjacent to the Azores.
(2) Of which no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm, notwithstanding Article 19 of 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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Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/89

Species: Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.

Zone:

EC waters of CECAF (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
does not apply.
Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96
applies.

(1) Waters adjacent to Madeira.
(2) Of which no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm, notwithstanding Article 19 of 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:

EC waters of CECAF (1)
JAX/341SPN

Spain

EC

TAC

1 280

1 280

1 280

(1) Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.

Precautionary TAC
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: Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

Zone:

IIIa; EC waters of IIa and IV
NOP/2A3A4.

Denmark

Germany

The Netherlands

EC

Norway

TAC

0

0

0

0

1 000 (1) (2)

Not relevant

(1) This quota may be fished in ICES zoneVIa North of 56o30'N.
(2) Only as by-catches.

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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20.1.2007

Species: Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarki

Denmark

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

4 750 (1) (2)

250 (1) (2)

5 000 (1) (2)

Not relevant

Including inextricably mixed horse mackerel.

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

Species: Industrial fish

Sweden

EC

TAC

800 (1) (2)

800

Not relevant

Zone:

Norwegian waters of IV
NOP/4AB-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:

Norwegian waters of IV
I/F/4AB-N.

(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 horse mackerel.

Species: Combined quota

Zone:

EC waters of Vb, VI and 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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Official Journal of the European Union

L 15/91

Species: Other species

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

38

3 500

395

162

280

Not relevant (1)

2 625

7 000 (2)

Not relevant

Zone:

Norwegian waters of IV
OTH/4AB-N.

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.

Zone:

EC waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56o30'N
OTH/2A46AN

Species: Other species

EC

Norway

Faroe Islands

TAC

Not relevant

4 720 (1) (2)

150 (3)

Not relevant

(1)
(2)
(3)

Limited to ICES zones IIa and IV.
Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate.
Limited to by-catches of whitefish in ICES zones IV and VIa.

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ANNEX IB

NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND

ICES zones I, II, V, XII, XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

Species:

Snow crab

Chionoecetes spp.

Zone:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

PCR/N01GRN

Ireland

Spain

EC

TAC

62

437

500

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:

Herring

Clupea harengus

Zone:

EC 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

TAC

25 (1)

23 984 (1)

4 200 (1)

79 (1)

1 035 (1)

6 209 (1)

8 583 (1)

1 214 (1)

79 (1)

371 (1)

8 888 (1)

15 333 (1)

70 000 (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)

Provisional quotas established without prejudice to the TAC to be established by relevant coastal states. Following agreement by the
coastal states the definitive quotas will be established by the Commission.

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L 15/93

Species:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

Norwegian waters of I and II

COD/1N2AB.

Germany

Greece

Spain

Ireland

France

Portugal

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

2 051

254

2 288

254

1 883

2 288

7 956

16 974

410 000

Species:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Germany

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

818 (2)

182 (2)

1 000 (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.

Zone:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (1); Greenland
waters of V and XIV (1)
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.

South of 63o N.

(1)
(2) May only be fished as from 1 June. In the period from 1 June until 1 October the quota may only be fished by long-liners. As from 1

October both trawl and long-liners may be used.

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Species:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

I and IIb

COD/1/2B.

Germany

Spain

France

Poland

Portugal

United Kingdom

All Member States

EC

TAC

2 710

7 006

1 156

1 271

1 479

1 735

100 (1)

15 457 (2)

410 000

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.

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

(1)
(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

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

10

60

430

500

Not relevant

Zone:

Faroese waters of Vb

C/H/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 15/95

Species:

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

HAL/514GRN

Portugal

EC

TAC

1 000 (1)

1 200 (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) To be fished by no more than 6 Community demersal long-liners targeting Atlantic halibut. Catches of associated species to be counted
against this quota. Further provisions may be introduced during 2007 on the basis of a joint decision taken in the framework of the Joint
Committee.

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

Species:

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Zone:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

HAL/N01GRN

EC

TAC

200 (1)

Not relevant

(1) Allocated to Norway, to be fished only with long lines.

Species:

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

Zone:

IIb

CAP/02B.

EC

TAC

Species:

Capelin

Mallotus villosus

All Member States

EC

TAC

0

0

0

0

Not relevant

Zone:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

CAP/514GRN

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Species:

Haddock

Zone:

Norwegian waters of I and II

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

HAD/1N2AB.

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

642

386

1 972

3 000

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.

Species:

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

Norwegian waters of II

WHB/1N2AB.

Germany

France

EC

TAC

500

500

1 000

1 700 000

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.

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L 15/97

Species:

Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

Zone:

Faroese waters

WHB/2X12-F

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

7 920

540

864

756

7 920

18 000

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.

Species:

Ling and Blue ling

Zone:

Faroese waters of Vb

Molva molva and Molva dypterigia

B/L/05B-F.

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

950 (1)

2 106 (1)

184 (1)

3 065 (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) By-catch of maximum 1 080 tonnes of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.

Species:

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

PRA/514GRN

Denmark

France

EC

TAC

1 300

1 300

7 000 (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) Of which 3 250 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 1 150 tonnes to Faroe Islands.

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Species:

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Zone:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

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.

Species:

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone:

Norwegian waters of I and II

POK/1N2AB.

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

3 160

508

282

3 950

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:

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone:

International waters of I and II

POK/1/2INT.

EC

TAC

0

Not relevant

Species:

Saithe

Pollachius virens

Zone:

Faroese waters of Vb

POK/05B-F.

Belgium

Germany

France

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

54

334

1 630

54

626

2 700

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 15/99

Species:

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

Norwegian waters of I and II

GHL/1N2AB.

Germany

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

37

37

75

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:

International waters of I and II

GHL/1/2INT.

EC

TAC

0

Not relevant

Species:

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

GHL/514GRN

Germany

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

6 294

331

7 500 (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 75 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.

Species:

Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

Zone:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

GHL/N01GRN

Germany

EC

TAC

1 550

2 500 (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.

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Species:

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

Norwegian waters of IIa

MAC/02A-N.

Denmark

EC

TAC

10 200 (1)

10 200 (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 Norwegian waters of IV and in international waters of IIa (MAC/*4N-2A).

Species:

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Zone:

Faroese waters of Vb

MAC/05B-F.

Denmark

EC

TAC

3 290 (1)

3 290

Not relevant

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

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:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone:

EC and international waters of V; international waters of
XII and XIV (2)
RED/51214.

Estonia

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

Latvia

The Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

210 (1) (2)

4 266 (1) (2)

749 (1) (2)

398 (1) (2)

1 (1) (2)

76 (1) (2)

2 (1) (2)

384 (1) (2)

896 (1) (2)

10 (1) (2)

6 992 (2)

46 000

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) May be taken in the NAFO Regulatory Area Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K but shall be counted against the quota for ICES zones V, XII

and XIV within a total quota of 11 537 tonnes (RED/*N1F3K).
(2) No more than 65 % of the quota may be taken before 15 July 2007.

Species:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Zone:

Norwegian waters of I and II

RED/1N2AB.

Germany

Spain

France

Portugal

United Kingom

EC

TAC

766 (1)

95 (1)

84 (1)

405 (1)

150 (1)

1 500 (1)

Not relevant

(1) Only as by-catch.

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:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

5 977

30

42

9 750 (1) (2)

Not relevant

Zone:

Greenland waters of V and XIV

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 only be fished by pelagic trawl. May be fished East or West. The quota may be taken in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition

that Greenlandic reporting conditions are fulfilled.

(2) 3 500 tonnes to be fished with pelagic trawl are allocated to Norway and 200 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.

Species:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Belgium

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

0 (1) (2) (3)

0 (1) (2) (3)

0 (1) (2) (3)

0 (1) (2) (3)

0 (1) (2) (3)

Not relevant

Zone:

Icelandic waters of Va

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 anavoidable 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 2007.

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Species:

Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Belgium

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

16

2 083

141

24

2 265

Not relevant

Zone:

Faroese waters Vb

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:

Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

XBC/N01GRN

EC

TAC

2 600 (1) (2)

Not relevant

(1) By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel's target species indicated on the license. May be fished East or

West.

(2) Of which 120 tonnes of roundnose grenadier are allocated to Norway.

Species:

Other species (1)

Zone:

Norwegian waters of I and II

OTH/1N2AB.

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

150 (1)

60 (1)

240 (1)

450 (1)

Not relevant

(1) Only as by-catch.

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:

Other species (1)

Zone:

Faroese waters of Vb

OTH/05B-F.

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

305

275

180

760

Not relevant

(1)

Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

Species:

Flatfish

Germany

France

United Kingdom

EC

TAC

54

42

204

300

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:

Faroese waters of Vb

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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ANNEX IC

NORTH WEST ATLANTIC

Area of NAFO

All TACs and associate conditions are adopted in the framework of NAFO.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

Zone:

NAFO 2J3KL
COD/N2J3KL

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

Zone:

NAFO 3NO
COD/N3NO.

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

Species: Cod

Gadus morhua

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

Zone:

NAFO 3M
COD/N3M.

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

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 Articles 31, 32 and 33.

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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 Articles 31, 32 and 33.

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 Articles 31, 32 and 33.

Species: American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Zone:

NAFO 3LNO
PLA/3LNO.

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 Articles 31, 32 and 33.

Species: Short fin squid
Illex illecebrosus

Zone:

NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4
SQI/N34.

Estonia

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

EC

TAC

128 (1)

128 (1)

128 (1)

227 (1)

(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) To be fished between 1 July and 31 December.
(2) 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.

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Species: Yellowtail flounder
Limanda ferruginea

Zone:

NAFO 3LNO
YEL/N3LNO.

EC

TAC

0 (1) (2)

15 500

(1) Despite having access to a shared quota of 79 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 Articles 31, 32 and 33.

(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

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

Zone:

NAFO 3NO
CAP/N3NO.

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

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

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Species: Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis

Zone:

NAFO 3M (1)
PRA/N3M.

TAC

not relevant (2)

(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

47o20'0

47o20'0

46o00'0

46o00'0

46o40'0

46o30'0

46o30'0

46o40'0

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

Moreover, fishing for shrimp shall be prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2007 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:

Point No

Latitude N

Longitude W

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

47o55'0

47o30'0

46o55'0

46o35'0

46o35'0

47o30'0

47o55'0

45o00'0

44o15'0

44o15'0

44o30'0

45o40'0

45o40'0

45o00'0

(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.

Member State

Maximum number
of vessels

Maximum number
of fishing days

Denmark

Estonia

Spain

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

Portugal

2

8

10

4

7

1

1

131

1 667

257

490

579

100

69

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

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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

321,3

328

45,1

22,6

4 396,5

1 837,5

6 951

11 856

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.

EC

TAC

0 (1)

0 (1)

Zone:

NAFO 3LN
RED/N3LN.

(1) There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

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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.

Spain

Portugal

EC

TAC

Species: Redfish

Sebastes spp.

Latvia

Lithuania

TAC

1 771

5 229

7 000

20 000

364

3 019

3 383

Zone:

NAFO 3O
RED/N3O.

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 Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K
RED/N1F3K.

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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 45o W, and Mediterranean

BFT/AE045W

Cyprus

Greece

Spain

France

Italy

Malta

Portugal

All Member States

EC

TAC

74,4 (1)

161,5 (1)

3 133 (1)

3 091 (1)

2 440 (1)

172,8 (1)

295 (1)

30 (1) (2)

9 397,7 (1)

29 500

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.

(1) These figures and associated conditions are provisional and will be subject to revision by the Council as soon as possible following the
adoption by ICCAT of the Allocation Scheme for the TAC at the ICCAT meeting in Tokyo to be held on 29-31 January 2007. The
provisional allocation of bluefin tuna quotas among Member States does not prejudge the final allocation to be decided after the January
2007 negotiations in the framework of ICCAT. The definitive quota allocation for Cyprus and Malta will be added thereto.
Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

(2)

Species: Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Spain

Portugal

All Member States

EC

TAC

6 579

1 121

118 (1)

7 818

14 000

(1)

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

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5o 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
applies.

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Species: Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5o N
SWO/AS05N

Spain

Portugal

EC

TAC

5 422,8

357,2

5 780

17 000

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: Northern albacore

Germo alalunga

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5o N
ALB/AN05N

Ireland

Spain

France

United Kingdom

Portugal

EC

TAC

8 326 (2)

22 969 (2)

5 642,5 (2)

775 (2)

5 355,5 (2)

43 068 (1)

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.

(1) 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.

(2) 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

1 253

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Species: Southern albacore

Germo alalunga

Zone:

Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5o 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

15 963,3

7 562,1

7 974,6

31 500

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: Unicorn icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

LIC/F5852.

TAC

150

Species: Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

ANI/F483.

TAC

4 337 (1)

(1) This TAC is applicable for the period 15 November 2006 to 14 November 2007. Fishing for this stock during the period 1 March to

31 May 2007 shall be limited to 1 084 tonnes.

Species: Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (1)
ANI/F5852.

TAC

42 (2)

(1)

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 2006 to 30 November 2007.

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

(f)

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Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

TAC

Special conditions:

3 554 (1)

Zone:

FAO 48.3 Antarctic

TOP/F483.

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas
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

1 066

2 488

(1) This TAC shall be applicable for long-line fishery in the period 1 May to 31 August 2007 and for pot fishery 1 December 2006 to

30 November 2007.

Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone:

FAO 48.4 Antarctic

TOP/F484.

TAC

100

Species: Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

TOP/F5852.

TAC

2 427 (1)

(1) 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

TAC

Special conditions:

4 000 000 (1)

Zone:

FAO 48
KRI/F48.

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, 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 2006 to 30 November 2007.

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Species: Krill

Euphausia superba

TAC

Special conditions:

440 000 (1)

Zone:

FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic
KRI/F5841.

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

Division 58.4.1 West of 115o
E (KRI/*F-41W)

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

277 000

163 000

(1) This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2007.

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 2006 to 30 November 2007.

Species: Grey rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
NOS/F5852.

TAC

80

Zone:

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 2006 to 30 November 2007.

Species: Grenadier

Macrourus spp.

TAC

Species: Other species

TAC

360

50

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
GRV/F5852.

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
OTH/F5852.

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Species: Skates and rays
Rajidae

Zone:

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
SRX/F5852.

TAC

120

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 2006 to 30 November 2007.

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ANNEX II

ANNEX IIA

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN STOCKS IN THE
SKAGERRAK AND KAYYEGAT ICES ZONES IV, VIA, VIIA, VIID AND EC WATERS OF ICES ZONE IIA

1.

Scope

GENERAL PROVISIONS

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 the Skagerrak, Kattegat and ICES zones
IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the year 2007 means
the period from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2008.

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, ICES zones IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa;

(c)

ICES zone VIIa;

(d)

ICES zone 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 zone VIa shall apply:

ICES zone VIa excluding that part of ICES zone VIa that lies to 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

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55o00’N, 10o00’W

54o30’N, 10o00’W

3.

Definition of day present within an area

For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or part
thereof) during which a vessel is present within the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 and absent from port. The
time from which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by
the vessel concerned.

4.

Fishing gears

4.1. 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 150 mm;

(iii)

equal to or larger than 150 and less than 220 mm;

(iv)

equal to or larger than 220 mm.

(d)

Trammel nets.

(e)

Longlines.

4.2. For the purposes of this Annex and referring to the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 and the groupings of

fishing gear defined in point 4.1, the following transfer groups are defined:

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(a)

grouping of fishing gears 4.1.a.i within any area;

(b)

groupings of fishing gears 4.1.a.ii within any area and 4.1.a.iii in zones IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EC waters of zone
IIa;

(c)

groupings of fishing gears 4.1.a.iii in Skagerrak and Kattegat, 4.1.a.iv and 4.1.a.v within any area;

(d)

groupings of fishing gears 4.1.b.i, 4.1.b.ii, 4.1.b.iii, and 4.1.b.iv within any area;

(e)

groupings of fishing gears 4.1.c.i, 4.1.c.ii, 4.1.c.iii, 4.1.c.iv and 4.1.d within any area;

(f)

grouping of fishing gears 4.1.e within any area.

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

5.

Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

5.1. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 4.1 in
any geographical area defined in point 2.1 by any vessels flying its flag which have no record of such fishing activity in
the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006 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 belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 4.1 may
be authorized to use a fishing gear, 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 a geographical area defined in point 2.1 shall not be
permitted to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 4.1, unless the vessel
is allocated a quota after a transfer in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated
days at sea according to point 15 of this Annex.

6.

Limitations in activity

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point
4.1, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within a geographical area defined
in point 2.1 for no more than the number of days set out in point 8.

7.

Exceptions

A Member State shall not count against the days present within an area allocated to any of vessels flying its flag under
this Annex either 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 or any days when a 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.

NUMBER OF DAYS ABSENT FROM PORT ALLOCATED TO FISHING VESSELS

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 to Annex III and the catch retained
onboard shall consist of less than 5 % of cod and of more than 70 % of lobster.

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(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. Alternatively, the condition may
be met that in any fishing trip during 2007 the catches of cod, sole and plaice must represent less than 5 % of
the total catch during that trip and that an observer is permanently on board.

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.

(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 must have been present in the area in the year 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006 with fishing gear on board
referred to in point 4.1.b. In 2007 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 4.1.b.iii or 4.1.b.iv.

(j)

The vessel must comply with conditions laid down in Appendix 2.

(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 4o30'W in the months of May to October inclusive.

(l)

The vessel must comply with conditions laid down in Appendix 3.

8.2 The maximum number of days per year for which a vessel may be present within any one of the geographical areas
defined as in point 2.1 having carried on board any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 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 geographical
areas defined in point 2.1 may not be higher than the highest number of days allocated for one of the areas
composing it.

8.4. A day present within a geographical area defined in point 2.1 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 as defined in
point 4.1 of Annex IIA and point 3 of Annex IIC.

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8.5. Where a vessel crosses between two or more geographical areas defined in point 2 of this Annex 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 geographical areas defined in point 2.1 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 geographical area referred to in point 2.1 for the remainder of the
management period unless using only unregulated gear as described in point 18.

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 4.1. 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. The effort expended in 2002 measured in
kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question in the relevant area shall be divided by the effort
expended by all vessels using that gear during 2002. The additional number of days shall be then calculated by
multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days originally allocated. 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 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at
sea.

10.2. Member States may re-allocate the additional number of days to any vessel or group of vessels using the conversion

mechanism foreseen in point 14.

10.3. 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.

10.4. 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.

10.5. Any additional number of days resulting from permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission

remains allocated in 2007.

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 groupings
of fishing gear referred to in point 4.1. may be allocated between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 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 and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/
2000 (1), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 for the
minimum and extended programme level.

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 to the Commission.

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 vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced
programme of observers in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/
2002.

(1) OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 1
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11.4. Six additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area referred to in point 2.1(c) when carrying on
board gear referred to in point 4.1(iv) and (v) may be allocated between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 to
Member States by the Commission on the basis of an Enhanced Data Pilot Project

11.5 Twelve additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area referred to in point 2.1(c) when carrying on
board gear referred to in point 4.1 except gear referred to in paragraphs 4.1(iv) and (v) may be allocated between
1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an Enhanced Data Pilot
Project.

11.6 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in points 11.4. and 11.5. shall submit a description
of their Enhanced Data Pilot Project to the Commission, which shall go beyond the existing requirements under
Community legislation. On the basis of this description the Commission may approve a Member State's proposal for
an Enhanced Data Pilot Project.

12. Special conditions for the 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 a 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 corresponding to the given special conditions.

13.

Table I

Maximum days a vessel may be present in 2007 within an area by fishing gear

Gear Point
4.1

Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

Denomination (1)

2.a
Kattegat

Areas as defined in point:

2.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa, b,c,
3 — VIId

1

2

3

2.c
VIIa

2.d
VIa

a.i

a.ii

a.iii

a.iv

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

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥100 and <120 mm

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥120 mm

a.iii

8.1.(a)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥90 and <100 mm with a 120
mm square mesh window

a.iv

8.1.(a)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥100 and <120 mm with a 120
mm square mesh window

228

228 (2)

228

228

n.r.

n.r.

204

221

204

227

95

95

209

227

227

103

103

95

96

105

84

114

85

126

126

227

227

227

137

137

103

114

91

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Gear Point
4.1

Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

Denomination (1)

2.a
Kattegat

Areas as defined in point:

2.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa, b,c,
3 — VIId

1

2

3

2.c
VIIa

2.d
VIa

a.v

8.1.(a)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥120 mm with a 120 mm square
mesh window

a.v.

8.1.(j)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥120 mm with a 140 mm square
mesh window

a.ii

8.1.(b)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥70 and <90 mm complying
with the conditions laid down in
Appendix 2 to Annex III

a.ii

8.1.(c)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥70 and <90 mm track records
shall represent less than 5 % of cod

a.iii

8.1.(l)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥90 and <100 mm complying
with the conditions laid down in
Appendix 3

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

a.v

8.1.(c)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size ≥120 mm track records shall
represent less than 5 % of cod

a.iv

8.1.(k)

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

a.v

8.1.(k)

a.v

8.1.(h)

a.ii

8.1.(d)

a.iii

8.1.(d)

a.iv

8.1.(d)

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

137

137

103

114

91

149

149

115

126

103

Unl.

Unlimited

Unl.

Unl.

n.r

n.r

215

227

204

227

132

132

238

238

238

148

160

n.r.

n.r.

148

148

148

160

160

160

n.r.

166

n.r.

n.r.

178

n.r.

115

115

126

103

280

280

280

252

Unl.

Unl.

280

280

280

Unl.

Unlimited

276

276

a.v

8.1.(d)

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size >120 mm track records represent
less than 5 % of cod, sole and plaice

Unl.

Unlimited

Unl.

279

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Denomination (1)

2.a
Kattegat

Areas as defined in point:

2.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa, b,c,
3 — VIId

1

2

3

2.c
VIIa

2.d
VIa

Trawls or Danish seines with mesh
size >120 mm with a 140 mm square
mesh window and operating under a
system of automatic suspension of
fishing licenses

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

n.r.

n.r.

127

138

115

n.r.

n.r.

n.r.

132
(2)

143
(2)

143

Unl.

132

143 (2)

Unl.

143

143 (2)

Unl.

143

143

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120
mm

n.r.

143

Unl.

143

143

Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

8.1.(h)
8.1.(j)

Gear Point
4.1

a.v

b.i

b.ii

b.iii

b.iv

b.iii

8.1.(c)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥100and
< 120 mm track records shall repre-
sent less than 5 % of cod

b.iii

8.1 (i)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥100 and
< 120 mm for vessels having used
beam trawls in 2003, 2004, 2005 or
2006.

b.iv

8.1.(c)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120
mm track records shall represent less
than 5 % of cod

b.iv

8.1 (i)

Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120mm
for vessels having used beam trawls in
2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006.

b.iv

8.1.(e)

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

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

n.r.

155

Unl.

155

155

c.i

c.ii

c.iii

c.iv

d

c.iii

Gillnets and entangling nets with
mesh sizes < 110 mm

140

Gillnets and entangling nets with
mesh sizes ≥110 mm and < 150 mm

140

Gillnets and entangling nets with
mesh sizes ≥ 150 mm and < 220 mm

140

Gillnets and entangling nets with
mesh sizes ≥ 220 mm

Trammel nets

140

140

140

140

130

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

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

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Gear Point
4.1

Special
condi-
tion
Point 8

Denomination (1)

2.a
Kattegat

Areas as defined in point:

2.b
1 — Skaggerak
2 — II, IVa, b,c,
3 — VIId

1

2

3

2.c
VIIa

2.d
VIa

d

e

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 4.1 and 8.1 are used.
(2) Application of Title V of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 where restrictions exist.

n.r. means ‘non relevant’

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

14. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a member state

14.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within a geographical area
referred to in point 2.1 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 Community fishing fleet register.

14.2. The total number of days present within an area 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, 2004 and 2005
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. The transfer of days as described in point 14.1 shall only be permitted between vessels operating within the same
transfer group as defined in point 4.2 and during the same management period. A Member State may allow a transfer
of days when a licensed donor vessel has ceased its activity.

14.4. Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without the special

conditions laid down in point 8.1.

By way of derogation from this point, vessels benefiting from the allocation of fishing days under the special condition
referred to in point 8.1.(h), when this condition is not combined with any other special condition as laid down in
point 8.1, may transfer days.

14.5. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place.
With the purpose of making this information available to the Commission, a detailed format of spreadsheet may be
adopted, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

15. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

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 5.1, 5.2, 7
and 14 apply. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission before such
transfers take place the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing effort and, where
applicable, the quotas relating thereto.

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16. Notification of fishing gear

USE 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 geographical areas defined
in point 2.1 with any of the fishing gear referred to in point 4.1.

17. Use of more than one grouping of fishing gear

17.1. A vessel may use gears belonging to more than one of the groupings of fishing gears defined under point 4.1 during

one management period.

17.2. Whenever the master of a vessel or his representative notifies the use of more than one fishing gear, the total number
of days available during the year shall be no more than the arithmetic mean of the days corresponding to each gear in
accordance with Table I, rounded down to the nearest whole day.

17.3. If one of the gears notified has no limitation in number of days, then the total number of days available during the

year for this particular gear shall remain unlimited.

17.4. If the number of fishing gear is two, then the vessel cannot deploy any of the gears for longer than the number of days

laid down for that gear in Table I for the area concerned.

17.5. If the number of gears is three or greater, a vessel may at any moment use one of the gears notified, and which have a
limited number of days, subject to the condition that the total number of days spent fishing with whichever gear since
the beginning of the year shall be:

(a)

no more than the number of days available under point 17.2 and

(b)

no more than the number of days that would be allocated in accordance with table I if that gear was used in
isolation.

17.6. Whenever a Member State chooses to divide the days into management periods in accordance with point 9, the

conditions of points 17.2, 17.3 and 17.4 shall apply mutatis mutandis for each management period.

17.7. The option to use more than one gear shall only be available if the following additional monitoring arrangements are

met:

(a)

(b)

during a given trip the fishing vessel may carry on board or use only one of the groupings of fishing gear
referred to in point 4.1, except as provided for in point 19.2;

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.

17.8. 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 not to be complying with these requirements shall
with immediate effect no longer be permitted to use more than one grouping 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 4.1 (regulated gears) with
any other fishing gears not referred to in point 4.1 (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, none of the fishing gear referred to in point 4.1 may be carried on board. Such vessels must be authorised
and equipped to undertake the alternative fishing activity with unregulated gears.

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19. Prohibition of carrying on board more than one regulated fishing gear

19.1 A vessel which is present within any of the geographical 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 4.1 may not simultaneously carry on board any
gear belonging to one of the other groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4.1.

19.2 By way of derogation from point 19.1 a vessel may carry on board in a geographical area referred to in point 2.1
fishing gears belonging to different groupings of fishinggears, but then the fishing days will be taken as consumed
when fishing with the gear and special condition having lesser number of days allocated under Table I.

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.

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.

MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

22.

Fishing effort messages

By way of derogation to Article 9 to the Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 of 26 February 2004 establishing
measures for the recovery of cod stocks (1), vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with
Article 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 shall be excluded from hailing requirements.

VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEMS OBLIGATIONS

23. 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.

24. 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.

(1) OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 8.

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25. Collection of relevant data

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

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 annual quarter the information about total fishing effort
deployed in the areas defined in point 2.1 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.

26. Communication of relevant data

26.1. On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data
referred to in point 25 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.

26.2. A new format of spreadsheet for making the data referred to in point 25 available to the Commission may be adopted

in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Table II

Reporting format

Country

CFR

External marking

Length of man-
agement period

Area fished

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Gear(s) notified

Special condition applying to noti-
fied gear(s)

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

Days spent with notified gear(s)

No1

(6)

No2

(6)

No3

(6)

…

(6)

No1

(7)

No2

(7)

No3

(7)

…

(7)

No1

(8)

No2

(8)

No3

(8)

…

(8)

No1

(9)

No2

(9)

No3

(9)

…

(9)

Transfers
of days

(10)

Table III

Data format

Name of field

Maximum number of characters/
digits

Alignment (*)
L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and Comments

(1)

Country

(2)

CFR

(3)

External marking

(4)

Length of management
period

(5) Area fished

(6)

gear(s) notified

3

12

14

2

1

5

n/r

n/r

L

L

L

L

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which
vessel is registered for fishing under Council
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
In the case of the donor vessel, it is always the
reporting country

Community Fleet Register number
Unique identification number of a fishing
vessel.
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by
an identifying series (9 characters). Where a
series has fewer than 9 characters additional
zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.

Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/
87

Length of the management period measured in
months.

Indicate if vessel has been fishing in area a, b, c
or d of point 2.1 of Annex IIA.

Indication of gear grouping notified in accord-
ance with point 4.1 to Annex IIA (e.g a.i, a.ii. a.
iii, a.iv, a.v, b.i, b.ii, b.iii, b.iv, c.i, c.ii, c.iii, d or e).

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Name of field

Maximum number of characters/
digits

Alignment (*)
L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and Comments

(7)

Special condition apply-
ing to notified gear(s)

(8) Days eligible using noti-

fied gear(s)

(9) Days spent with notified

gear(s)

(10) Transfers of days

2

3

3

4

(*) Relevant information for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

L

L

L

L

Indication of which, if any, of the special
condition a-l referred to in point 8.1 of
Annex IIA apply.

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible
under Annex IIA for the choice of gears and
length of management period notified

Number of days the vessel actually spent
present within the area and using the gear
notified during the notified management
period according to Annex IIA

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

A copy of the special permits referred to in point 12.1 of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

1. When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an escape
window as specified in point 2. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before commencing fishing.

2.

Escape window

2.1. 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 six metres from cod-line. The joining rate shall be two diamond meshes to one square mesh when codend mesh
size is equal or more than 120 mm, five diamond meshes to two square meshes when codend mesh size is equal or
more than 100 mm and less than 120 mm and three diamond meshes to one square mesh when codend mesh size is
equal or more than 90 mm and less than 100 mm.

2.2. 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.

2.3. 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

A copy of the special permits referred to in point 12.1. of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

1. When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an escape
window as specified in point 2. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before commencing fishing.

2.

Escape window

2.1. 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 five diamond meshes to two square meshes.

2.2. 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.

2.3. 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 3 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 escape
window as specified in point 3 inserted in a codend with a mesh size equal or larger than 95 mm and with a
minimum of 80 open meshes and a maximum of 100 meshes in the circumference. The gear shall be approved by the
national inspectors before commencing fishing.

3.

Escape window

3.1. The window shall be inserted in 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 4 metres from cod-line. The joining rate shall be three diamond meshes to one square mesh.

3.2. The window shall be at least five 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 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
NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES ZONES VIIIa AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CADIZ

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 zones VIIIc and IXa excluding the
Gulf of Cadiz. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the year 2007 means the period from 1 February 2007
to 31 January 2008.

2.

Definition of day present within the area

For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or part
thereof) during which a vessel is present within the geographical area defined in point 1 and absent from port. The
time from which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by
the vessel concerned.

3.

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 equal to or larger than 32 mm;

(b) Gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm;

(c)

Bottom long-lines.

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

4.

Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

4.1. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing 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, 2005 or 2006
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 belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3 may be
authorised to use a different fishing gear , 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.

4.2. 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
in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3, 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.

5.

Limitations in activity

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear 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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6.

Exceptions

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 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 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 per year for which a vessel may be present within the area having carried on board any

one of the groupings of fishing gear 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 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 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 cessation 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
groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of
permanent cessation 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 effort
expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question in the relevant area
shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during the same year. The additional number of
days shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days originally allocated. 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 4.2 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years
to obtain additional days at sea.

9.1.a. Member States may re-allocate the additional number of days to any vessel or group of vessels using the conversion

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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 the permanent cessation 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.

Any additional number of days resulting from permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission
remains allocated in 2007.

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 groupings
of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be allocated between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 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 and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000,
Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 for the minimum and extended programme
levels.

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 to the Commission.

10.3. On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days
defined in point 7.2 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced
programme of observers in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/
2002.

11. Special conditions for the allocation of days

11.1. If a vessel has received an unlimited number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions listed in
points 7.1(a) and 7.1(b), the vessel's landings in 2007 shall not 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 allocation of days corresponding to the given special conditions.

Table I — Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

Gear
point 3

Special conditions
point 7

Denomination
Only the gear groupings as defined in point 3 and the special
conditions as defined in point 7 are used.

Maximum num-
ber of days

3.a

3.b.

3.c

3.a

3.b

3.c

Bottom trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm

Gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm

Bottom long-lines

216

216

216

7.1(a) and 7.1(b)

Bottom trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm

Unlimited

7.1(a)

7.1(a)

Gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm

Bottom long-lines

Unlimited

Unlimited

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EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

12. Transfer of days between vessels flying the flag of a member state

12.1. 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 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, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power
in kilowatts of that vessel.

12.3. The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the same gear

group and during the same management period.

12.4. Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special condition,

as laid down in point 7.1.

12.5. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place.
Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of this information may be adopted in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

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, they shall notify the Commission, before such transfers
take place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing
quotas relating thereto.

14. Notification of fishing gear

USE 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 shall not be entitled to fish within the area referred to in point 1
with any of the groupings of fishing gear 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 groupings of fishing

gear referred to in point 3.

15. Combined used of regulated and unregulated fishing gear

A vessel wishing to combine the use of one or more of the fishing gear referred to in point 3 (regulated gears) with any
other grouping of fishing gear not referred to in point 3 (unregulated gears) will not be restricted in their use of the
unregulated gear. Such vessels must prenotify when the regulated gear is to be used. When no such notification has
been given, none of the fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be carried on board. Such vessels must be authorised
and equipped to undertake the alternative fishing activity with the unregulated gear.

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16. Transit

TRANSIT

A vessel is 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
groupings of fishing gear defined in point 3 of this Annex and operating in the area defined in point 1 of this Annex.
Vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/
2003 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.

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.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

20. 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 annual 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.

21. Communication of relevant data

21.1. On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data
referred to in point 20 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.

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21.2. A new format of spreadsheet for making the data referred to in point 20 available to the Commission may be adopted

in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Table II

Reporting format

Coun-
try

CFR

External mark-
ing

Length of
management
period

Area fished

Gear(s) notified

Special condition applying to
notified gear(s)

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

Days spent with notified gear(s)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(6)

(6)

No1

No2

No3

…

(6)

No1

No2

No3

(7)

(7)

(7)

…

(7)

No1

No2

No3

(8)

(8)

(8)

…

(8)

No1

No2

No3

(9)

(9)

(9)

…

(9)

Trans-
fer of
days

(10)

Table III

Data format

Name of field

Maximum number of
characters/digits

Alignment (*)
L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and Comments

(1) Country

(2) CFR

(3) External marking

(4) Length of management period

(5) Area fished

(6) gear(s) notified

(7) Special condition applying to
notified gear(s)

3

12

14

2

1

5

2

(8) Days eligible using notified gear(s)

3

(9) Days spent with notified gear(s)

3

(10) Transfers of days

4

n/r

n/r

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

(*) Relevant information for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is
registered for fishing under Council Regulation (EC)
No 2371/2002.
In the case of the donor, it is always the reporting
country

Community Fleet Register number
Unique identification number of a fishing vessel.
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an
identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer
than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on
the left hand side.

Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

Length of the management period measured in months.

Non relevant information in the case of Annex IIB.

Indication of gear grouping notified in accordance with
point 3 of Annex IIB (e.g a, b or c)

Indication of which, if any, of the special condition a-b
referred to in point 7.1 of Annex IIB that apply.

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under
Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of
management period notified

Number of days the vessel actually spent present within
the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified
during the notified management period according to
Annex IIB.

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 ICES ZONE VIIe

1.

Scope

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.1. 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 zone VIIe. For the purposes of this
Annex, a reference to the year 2007 means the period from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2008.

1.2. Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than
300 kg live weight of sole according to the EC logbook in 2004 shall be exempt from the provisions of this Annex on
the conditions that:

(a)

such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole in 2007, and

(b)

such vessels shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel, and

(c)

each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission by 31 July 2007 and 31 January 2008 on
these vessels' track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2007.

When either of these conditions is not met, the vessels shall with immediate effect no longer be exempted from the
provisions of this Annex.

2.

Definition of day present with the area

For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or part
thereof) during which a vessel is present within zone VIIe and absent from port. The time from which the continuous
period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by the vessel concerned.

3.

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.

Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

4.1. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing 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, 2005 or 2006
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 belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3 may be
authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than
or equal to the number of days allocated to the first gear.

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4.2. 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
in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3, 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.

5.

Limitations in activity

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear 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.

6.

Exceptions

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. The maximum number of days per year for which a vessel may be present within the area having carried on board and

used any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 3 is shown in Table I.

7.2. The number of days per year for 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
groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of
permanent cessation 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 effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question shall be
divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during the same year. The additional number of days shall
be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days originally allocated. 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 4.2 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain
additional days at sea.

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9.2. Member States may re-allocate the additional number of days to any vessel or group of vessels using the conversion

mechanism foreseen in point 11.

9.3. 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 the permanent cessation of fishing activities in question.

9.4. 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.

Any additional number of days resulting from permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission
remains allocated in 2007.

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 groupings
of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be allocated between 1 of February 2007 and 31 of January 2008 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 and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1543/
2000, Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 for the minimum and extended
programme levels.

10.2 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 11.1 shall submit a description of their

enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission.

10.3 On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days
defined in point 7.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced
programme of observers in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/
2002.

Table I

Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

Gear
point 3

3.a.

3.b.

Denomination
Only the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3 are used

Western Channel

Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm

Static nets with mesh size < 220 mm

192

192

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

11. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State

11.1. 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.

11.2. The total number of days present within the area, 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, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

11.3. 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.

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11.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place. A
detailed format of spreadsheet for making these reports available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

12. 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
before such transfers take place of the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing
effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto, as agreed between them.

13. Notification of fishing gear

USE 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 groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3.

14. 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.

15. Transit

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

16.

Fishing effort messages

Articles 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e and 19k of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall apply to vessels carrying on board the
groupings of fishing gear 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 shall be excluded from
these hailing requirements.

17. 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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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.

19. Alternative control measures

Member States may implement alternative control measures to ensure compliance with the obligations referred to in
point 16 which are as effective and transparent as these reporting obligations. Such alternative measures shall be
notified to the Commission before being implemented.

20. 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.

21. Margin of tolerance in the estimation of quantities reported in the logbook

By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the permitted margin of tolerance, when
estimating quantities, in kilograms retained on board of vessels referred to in point 16 shall be 8 % of the logbook
figure. Where 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.

22. 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.

23. Weighing

23.1. 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.

23.2. 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.

24. 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.

25. 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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26. Collection of relevant data

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

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 annual 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.

27. Communication of relevant data

27.1. On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data
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.

27.2. A new format of spreadsheet for the purpose of making the data referred to in point 26 available to the Commission

may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

Table II

Reporting format

Coun-
try

CFR

External mark-
ing

Length of
management
period

Area fished

Gear(s) notified

Special condition applying to noti-
fied gear(s)

Days eligible using notified gear(s)

Days spent with notified gear(s)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(6)

(6)

No1

No2

No3

…

(6)

No1

No2

No3

(7)

(7)

(7)

…

(7)

No1

No2

No3

(8)

(8)

(8)

…

(8)

No1

No2

No3

(9)

(9)

(9)

…

(9)

Trans-
fer of
days

(10)

Table III

Data format

Name of field

Maximum number of
characters/digits

Alignment (*)
L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and Comments

(1) Country

(2) CFR

(3) External marking

(4) Length of management period

(5) Area fished

(6) gear(s) notified

(7) Special condition applying to
notified gear(s)

3

12

14

2

1

5

2

(8) Days eligible using notified gear(s)

3

n/r

n/r

L

L

L

L

L

L

Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is
registered for fishing under Council Regulation (EC)
No 2371/2002.
In the case of the donor, it is always the reporting
country

Community Fleet Register number
Unique identification number of a fishing vessel.
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an
identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer
than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on
the left hand side.

Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

Length of the management period measured in months.

Non relevant information in the case of Annex IIC.

Indication of gear grouping notified in accordance with
point 3 to Annex IIC (a or b)

Non relevant information in the case of Annex IIC.

Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under
Annex IIC for the choice of gear groupings and length of
management period notified.

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Name of field

Maximum number of
characters/digits

Alignment (*)
L(eft)/R(ight)

Definition and Comments

(9) Days spent with notified gear(s)

3

(10) Transfers of days

4

L

L

(*) Relevant information for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

Number of days the vessel actually spent present within
the area and using a gear corresponding to grouping gear
notified during the notified management period
according to Annex IIC.

For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days
transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of
days transferred’

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FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR SANDEEL IN ICES ZONES IIIA
AND IV AND IN EC WATERS OF ICES ZONE IIA

ANNEX IID

1.

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels fishing in ICES zones IIIa and IV and in EC
waters of ICES zone IIa with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm. The
same conditions shall apply to third country vessels authorized to fish for sandeel in EC waters of ICES zone IV unless
otherwise specified, or as a consequence of consultations between the Community and Norway as set out in Table 3,
footnote 13, of the Agreed Record of conclusions between the European Community and Norway of 1 December
2006.

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 2007, establish a data base containing for ICES zones IIIa
and IV, for each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 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 2006.

5.

6.

7.

8.

Each Member State shall ensure that the total kilowatt-days in 2007 for vessels flying its flag or registered in the
Community does not exceed the effort deployed in 2005 as calculated under point 4(a).

Notwithstanding the effort limit laid down in point 5, the total kilowatt-days deployed by each Member State for the
purpose of setting up exploratory fishing, which shall not start before 1 April 2007, shall not exceed, within the
period 1 April to 6 May, 30 % of the total kilowatt-days deployed in 2005.

The fishing effort deployed by two Faroese vessels for the purpose of undertaking exploratory fishing shall not exceed
2 % of the fishing effort deployed by the Member States for the same purpose as established in point 6.

The TAC and quotas for sandeel in ICES zone IIIa and in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV as laid down in Annex I
shall be revised by the Commission as early as possible based on advice from ICES and the STECF on the size of the
2006 year class of North Sea sandeel, in accordance with the following rules:

(a)

where ICES and the STECF estimates the size of the 2006 year class of North Sea sandeel to be equal to or
smaller than 150 000 million individuals at age 1, 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 2007. However, a limited fishery may

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be allowed in order to monitor the sandeel stocks in ICES zones IIIa and 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
of this limited fishery;

(b) where ICES and the STEFC estimates the size of the 2006 year class of North Sea sandeel to be greater than
150 000 million at age 1, the TAC (in 1 000 t) shall be established according to the following function:

TAC2007 = - 597 + (4,073*N1)

where N1 means the real-time estimate of age group 1 in billions and the TAC is in 1 000 t;

(c)

notwithstanding point 7(b), the TAC shall not exceed 400 000 tonnes.

(d)

The Commission Regulation on the revision of the TAC and quotas for sandeel in ICES zone IIIa and in EC
waters of ICES zones IIa and IV following the scientific advice referred to in the points (a) and (b) shall be
applicable as from the date of publication of a notice by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European
Union setting out the required revision.

9.

Commercial fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm, shall be
prohibited from 1 August 2007 until 31 December 2007.

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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 in ices zones I to VII

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 in ICES zones I, II, IIIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII;

(b)

for mackerel and horse mackerel in ICES zones IIa, IIIa, IV, VI and VII.

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 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)

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

(b)

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
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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 EC waters of ices zone IIa

It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board herring caught in EC waters of zone IIa 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.

Electric fishing in ices zones IVc and IVb

4.1. By way of derogation from Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 fishing with beam trawl using electrical pulse
current shall be allowed in ICES zones IVc and IVb south of a rhumb line joined by the following points, which shall
be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

— a point on the east coast of the United Kingdom at latitude 55o N,

— then east to latitude 55o N, longitude 5o E,

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— then north to latitude 56o N,

— and finally east to a point on the west coast of Denmark at latitude 56o N

4.2. The following measures shall apply in 2007:

(a)

no more than 5 % of the beam trawler fleet by Member State shall be allowed to use the electric pulse trawl;

(b)

the maximum electrical power in kW for each beam trawl shall be no more than the length in metre of the
beam multiplied by 1,25;

(c)

the effective voltage between the electrodes shall be no more than 15 V;

(d)

the vessel shall be equipped with an automatic computer management system which records the maximum
power used per beam and the effective voltage between electrodes for at least the last 100 tows. It shall be not
possible for non authorized person to modify this automatic computer management system;

(e)

It shall be prohibited to use one or more tickler chains in front of the footrope.

5.

Closure of an area for sandeel fisheries in ICES zone IV

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 o00'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.

6.

Rockall Haddock box in ICES zone VI

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

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7.

Restrictions on fishing for cod in ices zones VI and VII

7.1.

ICES zone VIa

Until 31 December 2007,
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

— 59o40'N, 05o00'W

— 60o00'N, 04o00'W

— 59o30'N, 04o00'W

— 59o05'N, 06o45'W.

7.2.

ICES zones VII f and g

From 1 February 2007 until 31 March 2007, 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.

7.3. By way of derogation from points 7.1. and 7.2. 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.

7.4. By way of derogation from points 7.1. and 7.2., 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.

8.

Technical conservation measures in the Irish Sea

8.1.

In the period from 14 February to 30 April 2007 it shall be prohibited to use any demersal trawl, seine or similar
towed net, any gill net, trammel net, tangle net or similar static net or any fishing gear incorporating hooks within that
part of ICES division VIIa enclosed by:

— the east coast of Ireland and the east coast of Northern Ireland and

— straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates:

— a point on the east coast of the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland at 54o 30 N,

— 54o 30_ N, 04o 50_ W,

— 54o 15_ N, 04o 50_ W,

— a point on the east coast of Ireland at 53o 15_ N.

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8.2. By way of derogation from point 8.1, within the area and time period referred to therein:

(a)

the use of demersal otter trawls shall be permitted provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on
board and that such nets:

(i)

are of mesh size either 70 mm to 79 mm or 80 mm to 99 mm, and

(ii)

are of only one of the permitted mesh size ranges, and

(iii)

incorporate no individual mesh, irrespective of its position within the net, of mesh size greater than 300
mm, and

(iv)

are deployed only within an area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following
coordinates:

— 53o 30' N, 05o 30' W

— 53o 30' N, 05o 20' W

— 54o 20' N, 04o 50' W

— 54o 30' N, 05o 10' W

— 54o 30' N, 05o 20' W

— 54o 00' N, 05o 50' W

— 54o 00' N, 06o 10' W

— 53o 45' N, 06o 10' W

— 53o 45' N, 05o 30' W

— 53o 30' N, 05o 30' W;

(b)

the use of separator trawls shall be permitted provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on board
and that such nets:

(i)

comply with the conditions laid down in subparagraph (a), and

(ii)

are constructed in conformity with the technical details provided in the Annex.

Furthermore, separator trawls may also be used within an area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the
following coordinates:

— 53o 45' N, 06o 00'' W

— 53o 45' N, 05o 30' W

— 53o 30' N, 05o 30' W

— 53o 30' N, 06o 00' W

— 53o 45' N, 06o 00' W.

8.3. The technical conservation measures referred to in Articles 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
(zone VIIa) (1) shall apply.

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9.

Use of gillnets in ICES Zones VIa, b, VII b, c, j, k and XII

9.1. 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. It catches living aquatic resources by entangling or enmeshing.

9.2. 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.

9.3. Community vessels shall not deploy gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets at any position where the charted

depth is greater than 200 metres in ICES Zones VIa, b, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27o W.

9.4. By way of derogation from point 9.3 it shall be permitted to use the following gear:

(a)

(b)

Gillnets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 120 mm and less than 150 mm, provided that they are
deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 100 meshes deep, have a hanging
ratio of not less than 0,5, and are rigged with floats or equivalent floatation. The nets shall each be of a
maximum of 2,5 km in length, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 25 km
per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 24 hours; or

Entangling nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 250 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of
less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 15 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than
0,33, and are not rigged with floats or other means of floatation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of
10 km in length. The total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 100 km per vessel. The
maximum soak time shall be 72 hours.

9.5. Only one of the types of gear described in points 9.4.(a) and 9.4.(b) shall be carried aboard the vessel at any one time.
To allow for the replacement of lost or damaged gear, vessels may carry on board nets with a total length 20 % greater
than the maximum length of the fleets that may be deployed at any one time. All gear shall be marked in accordance
with Commission Regulation (EC) No 356/2005 of 1 March 2005 laying down detailed rules for the marking and
identification of passive fishing gear and beam trawls (1).

9.6. All vessels deploying gillnets or entangling nets at any position where the charted depth is greater than 200 metres in
ICES Zones VIa, b, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27o W must hold a special fixed net fishing permit issued by the flag
Member State.

9.7. The master of a vessel with a fixed net permit referred to in point 9.6 shall record in the logbook the amount and
lengths of gear carried by a vessel before it leaves port and when it returns to port, and must account for any
discrepancy between the two quantities.

9.8. The naval services or other competent authorities shall have the right to remove unattended gear at sea in ICES Zones

VIa, b, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27° W in the following situations:

(a)

the gear is not properly marked;

(b)

the buoy markings or VMS data indicate that the owner has been located at a distance less than 100 nautical
miles from the gear for more than 120 hours;

(c)

the gear is deployed in waters with a charted depth greater than that permitted;

(d)

the gear is of an illegal mesh size.

9.9. The master of a vessel with a fixed net permit referred to in point 9.6 shall record in the logbook the following

information during each fishing trip:

— the mesh size of the net deployed,

— the nominal length of one net,

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— the number of nets in a fleet,

— the total number of fleets deployed,

— the position of each fleet deployed,

— the depth of each fleet deployed,

— the soak time of each fleet deployed,

— the quantity of any gear lost, its last known position and date of loss.

9.10. Vessels fishing with a fixed net permit referred to in point 9.6 shall only be permitted to land in the ports designated

by the Member States in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 2347/2002.

9.11. The quantity of sharks retained on board by any vessel using the gear type described in point 9.4.(b) shall be no more

than 5 % by live-weight of the total quantity of marine organisms retained on board.

10. 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 zones III, IV, V, VI
and VII and ICES zones VIII a, b, d, e (1), 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.

11. Restrictions on fishing for anchovy in ices zone VIII and for roundnose grenadier in ICES zone IIIa

11.1. In ICES zone VIII it shall be prohibited to catch, retain on board, tranship or land anchovy.

11.2. If the catch limits for anchovy in ICES zone VIII are revised in accordance with Article 5(5), point 11.1of this Annex

shall not apply.

11.3. Notwithstanding Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 no directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be
conducted ICES zone IIIa pending consultations between the European Community and Norway in early 2007.

12.

Fishing effort for deep sea species

By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, the following shall apply in 2007:

12.1. 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.

12.2. 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.

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13.

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

— 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

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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

Hatton Bank:

— 59o 26' N, 14o 30' W

— 59o 12' N, 15o 08' W

— 59o 01' N, 17o 00' W

— 58o 50' N, 17o 38' W

— 58o 30' N, 17o 52' W

— 58o 30' N, 18o 45' W

— 58o 47' N, 18o 37' W

— 59o 05' N, 17o 32' W

— 59o 16' N, 17o 20' W

— 59o 22' N, 16o 50' W

— 59o 21' N, 15o 40' W

North West Rockall:

— 57o 00' N, 14o 53' W

— 57o 37' N, 14o 42' W

— 57o 55' N, 14o 24' W

— 58o 15' N, 13o 50' W

— 57o 57' N, 13o 09' W

— 57o 50' N, 13o 14' W

— 57o 57' N, 13o 45' W

— 57o 49' N, 14o 06' W

— 57o 29' N, 14o 19' W

— 57o 22' N, 14o 19' W

— 57o 00' N, 14o 34' W

Logachev Mound:

— 55o 17' N, 16o 10' W

— 55o 34' N, 15o 07' W

— 55o 50' N, 15o 15' W

— 55o 33' N, 16o 16' W

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West Rockall Mound:

— 57o 20' N, 16o 30' W

— 57o 05' N, 15o 58' W

— 56o 21' N, 17o 17' W

— 56o 40' N, 17o 50' W

Part B

Highly migratory fish in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

14. Minimum size for bluefin tuna in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea (1)

14.1. By way of derogation from 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.

14.2. By way of derogation from 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.

15. Minimum size for bigeye tuna

By way of derogation from Article 6 and Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, the minimum size of bigeye tuna
shall not apply.

16. Restrictions on the use of certain types of vessels and gears

16.1. In order to protect the stock of bigeye tuna, in particular juvenile fish, fishing by purse seiners and baitboats shall be

prohibited and in the area specified in points (a) and for the period specified in (b):

(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)

the period covered by the prohibition shall be from 1 November to 30 November of each year.

16.2. By way of derogation from 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) of that
Regulation and during the period specified in Article 3(1) of that Regulation.

(1)

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16.3. Pending the entry into force of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning
management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (1) the fisheries
currently operating under the derogations provided for in Article3(1) and (1a) and Article 6(1) and (1a) of Regulation
(EC) No1626/94 may temporarily continue their activity in 2007.

17. Measures concerning sport and recreational fishing activities in the Mediterranean Sea

17.1. 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.

17.2. 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.

18. Sampling plan for bluefin Tuna

By way of derogation from 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 (2) 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
2007 for the sampling conducted the previous year.

Part C

Eastern Atlantic

19. Eastern Central Atlantic

The minimum size for octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third
countries and situated in the CECAF (FAO Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic) 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.

Part D

Eastern Pacific Ocean

20. Purse seines in the Regulatory Area of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

20.1. 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 2007, or, 20 November to 31
December 2007 in the area defined by the following limits:

— the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

— longitude 150o W,

— latitude 40o N,

— latitude 40o S.

(1) OJ L409, 30.12.2006, p. 11.
(2)

For fish farmed more than 1 year, other additional sampling methods should be established.

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20.2. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure before 1 July 2007. All
the purse seine vessels of the Member States concerned must stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the
period selected.

20.3. As of ... (*) 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.

Part E

Eastern Pacific Ocean and Western and Central Pacific Ocean

21. Tuna and albacore in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Member States shall ensure that the total fishing effort for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south pacific
albacore in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean is limited to the fishing effort provided for in fisheries partnership
agreements between the Community and coastal States in the region.

22. Special measures for the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean

In the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean 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.

23. Specific measures applying to encircled or entangled sea turtles

In the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean the following specific measures shall apply:

(a)

(b)

(c)

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;

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;

(d)

tuna-fishing vessels shall be prohibited from disposing of salt bags or any other type of plastic rubbish at sea;

(e)

the release, when practicable, of sea turtles entangled in Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and other fishing gear
is encouraged;

(f)

the recovery of FADs which are not being used in the fishery is also encouraged.

(*) Date of entry into force of this Regulation.

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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
(1)

≥90

Species

Minimum percentage of target species

50 %
(2)

50 %
(2)

20 %
(2)

50 %
(2)

20 %
(2)

20 %
(3)

30 %
(4)

none

Sandeel (Ammodytidae) (5)

x

Sandeel (Ammodytidae) (6)

Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)

Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)

Greater weever (Trachinus draco) (7)

Molluscs (except Sepia) (7)

Garfish (Belone belone) (7)

Gray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) (7)

Argentine (Argentina spp.)

Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

Eel (Anguilla, anguilla)

Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Cran-
gon spp., Palaemon adspersus) (8)

Mackerel (Scomber spp.)

Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)

Herring (Clupea harengus)

Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)

Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Cran-
gon spp., Palaemon adspersus) (7)

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) When applying this mesh size range the codend shall be constructed of square meshed netting with a sorting grid in accordance with

Appendix 2.

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

(4) 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.
From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.
From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat.

(5)
(6)
(7) Only within four miles from the baselines.
(8) Outside four miles from the baselines.

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Appendix 2 to Annex III

Specifications fo the Sorting grid for 70 mm trawl fishery

(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
the anterior end of the untapered section. 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 15 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 zones III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII a, b, d, e

(a)

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.

(b)

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.

(c)

Size of the window

The length and the width of the window shall be at least 2 m and at least 1 m respectively.

(d) 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.

(e)

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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(f)

Other

The insertion of the window into the trawl is illustrated below.

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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 num-
ber of vessels
present at any
time

Norwegian waters
and fishery zone
around Jan Mayen

Herring, North of 62o00'N

Demersal species, North of 62o00'N

Mackerel, South of 62o00'N, purse seine
fishery

77

80

11

DK: 26, DE: 5, FR:
1, IRL: 7, NL: 9,
SW: 10, UK: 17,
PL: 1

FR: 18, PT: 9, DE:
16, ES: 20, UK:
14, IRL: 1

55

50

DE: 1 (1), DK: 26
(1), FR: 2 (1), NL:
1 (1)

not relevant

Mackerel, South of 62o00'N, trawl fishery

19

not relevant

Mackerel, North of 62o00'N, purse seine
fishery

11 (2)

DK: 11

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)

13

4

26

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)

20 (5)

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Area of fishing

Fishery

Number of
licences

Allocation of
licences amongst
Member States

Maximum num-
ber of vessels
present at any
time

22 (5)

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

70

36

10

12

21

DE: 3, DK: 19, FR:
2, UK: 5, NL: 5

UK: 10

DK: 12

DE: 1, DK: 7, FR:
0, UK: 5, IRL: 2,
NL: 3, SW: 3

20

6

12

21

(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’.

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PART II

Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for third country fishing vessels in Community waters

Flag State

Fishery

Number of licences

Maximum number of
vessels present at any
time

Norway

Herring, North of 62o00'N

Faeroe 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, II, VIa (north of 56o30'N), VIb,
VII (west of 12o00'W)

Blue ling

Venezuela

Snappers (1) (French Guyana waters)

Sharks (French Guyana waters)

18

14

21

4

15

20

20

16

41

4

18

14

21

4

15

10

20

16

pm

pm

(1) 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 Department of French 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.
That contract 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 that endorsement 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.

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PART III

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 (6) in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on exit’

message specifying the following:

SR

AD

SQ

TM

RC

TN

NA

IR

m

m

m

m

m

o

o

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’)

(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)

XR
LT (7)
LG (7)

m
o (8)
o (8)

(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)

(1) 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.

(2) m = mandatory
(3)
o = optional
(4)
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.

(5) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.
(6) 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.
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.

(7)

(8) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

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RA

CA

OB

DF

DA

TI

MA

ER

m

m

o

o

m

m

m

m

(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
LT (1)
LG (1)
RA

CA

OB

DF

DA

TI

MA

ER

m

m

m

m

m

o

o

m

m
o (2)
o (2)
m

m

o

o

m

m

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)

(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)

1.4. 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)

(1)

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.

(2) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

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LT (1)
LG (1)
PD

PT

DA

TI

MA

ER

m/o (2), (3)
m/o (2), (3)
m

m

m

m

m

m

(predicted latitude position of the vessel where the trans-shipment is planned)

(predicted longitude position of the vessel where the trans-shipment is planned)

(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)

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.

(1)

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.

(2) Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.
(3) Optional for the receiving vessel.

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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)

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

OXZ

GLD

EJK

EJM

OXJ

LGN

LGZ

LGL

LGQ

LGT

LGA

LFO

LPG

LGS

Stockholm Radio

STOCKHOLM RADIO

Turku

OFK

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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)

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)

ALF

PLA

ANE

MNZ

ARG

POA

BSK

BSF

BLI

WHB

BOB

COD

CSH

SQC

DGS

FOR

GHL

HAD

HKE

HAL

HER

HOM

LIN

MAC

LEZ

PRA

NEP

NOP

ORY

OTH

PLE

POL

POR

RED

SBR

RNG

POK

SAL

SAN

PIL

SKH

PEZ

SPR

SQX

TUN

USK

WHG

YEL

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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.

07C.

07D.

07E.

07F.

07G.

07H.

07J.

07K.

08A.

08B.

08C.

08D.

08E.

09A.

09B.

14A.

14B.

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

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.

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(b)

(c)

Vessels that enter Community waters with no catch on board shall be exempt from the requirements laid down
in paragraph a).

By way of derogation from the provisions of point 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.

ICES rectangle 48 E2 in zone VIa

B.

ICES rectangle 46 E6 in zone IVa

C.

ICES rectangles 48 E8, 49 E8 or 50 E8 in zone IVa.

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 point
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

Gadus morhua

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Atlantic redfishes

Sebastes sp.

Golden redfish

Sebastes marinus

Beaked redfish (deepwater)

Sebastes mentella

Acadian redfish

Sebastes fasciatus

Silver hake

Red hake (*)

Pollock (=Saithe)

American plaice

Witch flounder

Merluccius bilinearis

Urophycis chuss

Pollachius virens

Hippoglossoides platessoides

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Yellowtail flounder

Limanda ferruginea

Greenland halibut

Reinharditius hippoglossoides

Atlantic halibut

Winter flounder

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Summer flounder

Paralichthys dentatus

Windowpane flounder

Scophthalmus aquosus

Flatfishes (NS)

Pleuronectiformes

American angler (=Goosefish)

Lophius americanus

Atlantic searobins

Prionotus sp.

Atlantic tomcod

Microgadus tomcod

Blue antimora

Blue whiting

Cunner

Cusk (=Tusk)

Greenland cod

Blue ling

Ling

Antimora rostrata

Micromesistius poutassou

Tautogolabrus adspersus

Brosme brosme

Gadus ogac

Molva dypterygia

Molva molva

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

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Lumpfish =(Lumpsucker)

Cyclopterus lumpus

Northern kingfish

Menticirrhus saxatilis

Northern puffer

Sphoeroides maculatus

Eelpouts (NS)

Ocean pout

Polar cod

Lycodes sp.

Macrozoarces americanus

Boreogadus saida

Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris

Roughhead grenadier

Macrourus berglax

Sandeels (=Sand Lances)

Ammodytes sp.

Myoxocephalus sp.

Stenotomus chrysops

Tautoga onitis

Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps

Urophycis tenuis

Anarhicas sp.

Anarhichas lupus

Anarhichas minor

Sculpins

Scup

Tautog

Tilefish

White hake (*)

Wolffishes (NS)

Atlantic wolffish

Spotted wolffish

Groundfish (NS)

Pelagics

Atlantic herring

Clupea harengus

Atlantic mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Atlantic butterfish

Peprilus triacanthus

Atlantic menhaden

Brevoortia tyrannus

Atlantic saury

Bay anchovy

Bluefish

Crevalle jack

Frigate tuna

Scomberesox saurus

Anchoa mitchilli

Pomatomus saltatrix

Caranx hippos

Auxis thazard

King mackerel

Scomberomourus cavalla

Atlantic Spanish mackerel

Scomberomourus maculatus

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

LUM

KGF

PUF

ELZ

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

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

White marlin

Blue marlin

Swordfish

Albacore tuna

Atlantic bonito

Little tunny

Bigeye tunny

Tetrapturus albidus

Makaira nigricans

Xiphias gladius

Thunnus alalunga

Sarda sarda

Euthynnus alletteratus

Thunnus obesus

Northern bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Katsuwonus pelamis

Thunnus albacares

Scombridae

Skipjack tuna

Yellowfin tuna

Tunas (NS)

Pelagic fish (NS)

Invertebrates

Long-finned squid (Loligo)

Loligo pealei

Short-finned squid (Illex)

Illex illecebrosus

Squids (NS)

Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae

Atlantic razor clam

Ensis directus

Hard clam

Ocean quahog

Soft clam

Surf clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

Arctica islandica

Mya arenaria

Spisula solidissima

Stimpson's surf clam

Spisula polynyma

Clams (NS)

Bay scallop

Prionodesmacea, Teleodesmacea

Argopecten irradians

Calico scallop

Argopecten gibbus

Marine worms (NS)

Polycheata

Horseshoe crab

Limulus polyphemus

Marine invertebrates (NS)

Invertebrata

Iceland scallop

Sea scallop

Scallops (NS)

Chylamys islandica

Placopecten magellanicus

Pectinidae

WHM

BUM

SWO

ALB

BON

LTA

BET

BFT

SKJ

YFT

TUN

PEL

SQL

SQI

SQU

CLR

CLH

CLQ

CLS

CLB

CLT

CLX

SCB

SCC

WOR

HSC

INV

ISC

SCA

SCX

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

American cupped oyster

Crassostrea virginica

Blue mussel

Whelks (NS)

Periwinkles (NS)

Marine molluscs (NS)

Mytilus edulis

Busycon sp.

Littorina sp.

Mollusca

Atlantic rock crab

Cancer irroratus

Blue crab

Green crab

Jonah crab

Queen crab

Red crab

Stone king crab

Marine crabs (NS)

Callinectes sapidus

Carcinus maenas

Cancer borealis

Chionoecetes opilio

Geryon quinquedens

Lithodes maia

Reptantia

American lobster

Homarus americanus

Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis

Aesop shrimp

Pandalus montagui

Penaeus shirmps (NS)

Penaeus sp.

Pink (=Pandalid) shrimps

Pandalus sp.

Marine crustaceans (NS)

Crustacea

Sea-urchin

Other fish

Alewife

Amberjacks

American conger

American eel

Atlantic hagfish

American shad

Argentines (NS)

Atlantic croaker

Strongylocentrotus sp.

Alosa pseudoharengus

Seriola sp.

Conger oceanicus

Anguilla rostrata

Myxine glutinosa

Alosa sapidissima

Argentina sp.

Micropogonias undulatus

Atlantic needlefish

Strongylura marina

Atlantic salmon

Salmo salar

OYA

MUS

WHX

PER

MOL

CRK

CRB

CRG

CRJ

CRQ

CRR

KCT

CRA

LBA

PRA

AES

PEN

PAN

CRU

URC

ALE

AMX

COA

ELA

MYG

SHA

ARG

CKA

NFA

SAL

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Atlantic silverside

Menidia menidia

Atlantic thread herring

Opisthonema oglinum

Barid's slickhead

Alepocephalus bairdii

Black drum

Black seabass

Blueback herring

Capelin

Chars (NS)

Cobia

Pogonias cromis

Centropristis striata

Alosa aestivalis

Mallotus villosus

Salvelinus sp.

Rachycentron canadum

Common (Florida) pompano

Trachinotus carolinus

Gizzard shad

Grunts (NS)

Hickory shad

Lanternfish

Mullets (NS)

Dorosoma cepedianum

Pomadasyidae

Alosa mediocris

Notoscopelus sp.

Mugilidae

North atlantic harvestfish

Peprilus alepidotus (=paru)

Pigfish

Rainbow smelt

Red drum

Red porgy

Rough scad

Sand perch

Sheepshead

Orthopristis chrysoptera

Osmerus mordax

Sciaenops ocellatus

Pagrus pagrus

Trachurus lathami

Diplectrum formosum

Archosargus probatocephalus

Spot croaker

Leiostomus xanthurus

Spotted weakfish

Cynoscion nebulosus

Squeteague (Gray Weakfish)

Cynoscion regalis

Striped bass

Sturgeons (NS)

Tarpon

Trouts (NS)

White perch

Morone saxatilis

Acipenseridae

Tarpon (=megalops) atlanticus

Salmo sp.

Morone americana

SSA

THA

ALC

BDM

BSB

BBH

CAP

CHR

CBA

POM

SHG

GRX

SHH

LAX

MUL

HVF

PIG

SMR

RDM

RPG

RSC

PES

SPH

SPT

SWF

STG

STB

STU

TAR

TRO

PEW

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Common English Name

Scientific Name

3-Alpha Code

Alfonsinos (NS)

Beryx sp.

Spiny (=picked) dogfish

Squalus acantias

Dogfishes (NS)

Squalidae

Sand Tiger shark

Odontaspis taurus

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

Shortfin mako shark

Isurus oxyrinchus

Dusky shark

Carcharhinus obscurus

Great Blue shark

Large sharks (NS)

Prionace glauca

Squaliformes

Atlantic Sharpnose shark

Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

Black Dogfish

Centroscyllium fabricii

Boreal (Greenland) shark

Somniosus microcephalus

Basking shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Skates (NS)

Little skate

Arctic skate

Barndoor skate

Winter skate

Raja sp.

Leucoraja erinacea

Amblyraja hyperborea

Dipturus laevis

Leucoraja ocellata

Thorny skate (Starry Ray)

Amblyraja radiata

Smooth skate

Malcoraja senta

Spinytail skate (Spinetail Ray)

Bathyraja spinicauda

Finfishes (NS)

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 34;

(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:

(a)

each piece of netting

(i)

is fastened by its forward edge only across the codened at right angles to its long axis;

(ii)

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

(iii)

is not more than ten meshes long; and

(b)

the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds of the length of the
codend.

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3.

Large-mesh (modified Polish-type) topside chafer

POLISH CHAFER

The large-mesh topside chafer consists of a rectangular piece of netting made of the same twine material as the
codend, or of a single, thick, knotless twine material, attached to the rear portion of the upper side of the codend and
extending over all or any part of the upper side of the codend and having in all its parts a mesh size twice that of the
codend when measured wet and fastened to the codend along the forward, lateral and rear edges only of the netting in
such a way that each mesh of the netting coincides with four meshes of the codend.

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ANNEX IX

SHRIMP TRAWL TOGGLE CHAINS : NAFO REGULATORY 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 MESH SIZE (*)

Species

Atlantic Cod

Greenland halibut

American plaice

Yellowtail flounder

Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned;
fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted.

Whole

41 cm

30 cm

25 cm

25 cm

Head off

Head and Tail Off

Head Off and Split

27 cm

N/A

19 cm

19 cm

22 cm

27/25 cm (**)

N/A

15 cm

15 cm

N/A

N/A

N/A

Fish size refers to fork length for Atlantic cod; whole length for other species.

(*)
(**) Lower size for green salted fish.

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ANNEX 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

10

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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A. Main vessel types

FISHING VESSEL CODES

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 42(2).

ANG/N3NO

CAA/N3LMN

CAP/N3LM

CAT/N3LMN

HAD/N3LNO

HAL/N23KL

HAL/N3M

HAL/N3NO

HER/N3L

HKR/N2J3KL

HKR/N3MNO

HKS/N3NLMO

RNG/N23

HKW/N2J3KL

POK/N3O

RHG/N23

SKA/N2J3KL

SKA/N3M

SQI/N56

VFF/N3LMN

WIT/N3M

YEL/N3M

Lophius americanus

Anarhichas lupus

Mallotus villosus

Anarhichas spp.

American angler

Atlantic wolffish

Capelin

Catfishes (Wolffishes) nei

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Haddock

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Atlantic halibut

Clupea harengus

Urophycis chuss

Urophycis chuss

Herring

Red hake

Red hake

Merlucius bilinearis

Silver hake

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

Sharks (all species)

Convention Area

FAO 48.1 Antarctic, in the Peninsula Area
FAO 48.2 Antarctic, around the South Orkneys
FAO 48.3 Antarctic, around South Georgia

FAO 48.1 Antarctic (1)
FAO 48.2 Antarctic (1)

FAO 48.3

Notothenia rossii

Finfish

Gobionotothen gibberifrons
Chaenocephalus aceratus
Pseudochaenichthys georgianus
Lepidonotothen squamifrons
Patagonotothen guntheri

Dissostichus spp

FAO 48.5 Antarctic

Dissostichus spp

FAO 88.3 Antarctic (1)
FAO 58.5.1 Antarctic (1) (2)
FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic east of 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 Champsocephalus
gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

Dissostichus mawsoni

FAO 48.4 Antarctic (1)

(1)
(2)

Except for scientific research purposes.
Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

All year

All year

All year

All year

1.12.2006 to
30.11.2007

All year

All year

1.12.2006 to
30.11.2007

All year

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CATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR
IN 2006/07

ANNEX XIV

Subaarea/
Division

Region

Season

SSRU

48.6

All Division

58.4.1

All Division

1.12.2006
to
30.11.2007

1.12.2006
to
30.11.2007

58.4.2

All Division

1.12.2006
to
30.11.2007

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

Total Sub-
area

A
B
C
D
E

Total Sub-
area

N/A

58.4.3a)

58.4.3b)

All Division
outside
Areas of
National Jur-
isdiction

All Division
outside
Areas of
National Jur-
isdiction

1.05.2007
to
31.08.2007

1.05.2007
to
31.08.2007

N/A

Dissostichus
spp. Catch
Limit (tonnes)

455 T north
of 60o S
455 T south
of 60o S

By-catch Catch Limit (tonnes)

Skates and rays Macrourus spp.

Other species

All division
50

All division
73

All division
20

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:
50

All Division:
124

All Division:
20

All Division:
50

All Division:
26

All Division:
20

All Division:
50

All Division:
159

All Division:
20

88.1

All Subarea

1.12.2006
to
31.08.2007

88.2

All Subarea

1.12.2006
to
31.08.2007

A
B, C, G
D
E
F
H, I, K
J
L

Total Sub-
area

A
B
C, D, F, G
E

Total Sub-
area

0
356 (1)
0
0
0
1 936 (1)
564 (1)
176 (1)
3 032 (1)

0
0
206 (1)
341 (1)
547 (1)

0
50 (1)
0
0
0
97 (1)
50 (1)
50 (1)
150 (1)

0
0
50 (1)
50 (1)
50 (1)

0
57 (1)
0
0
0
310 (1)
90 (1)
28 (1)
484 (1)

0
0
33 (1)
55 (1)
88 (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: 5 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes, whichever is greatest
— Macrourus spp.: 16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp.
— Other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU.

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ANNEX XV

PART I

Port State control forms

PORT STATE CONTROL FORM — PSC 1

PART A: To be completed by the master of the vessel

Name of vessel

IMO Number (1)

Radio Call Sign

Flag State

Inmarsat Number

Telefax Number

Telephone Number

E-mail address

Port of landing or transhipment

Estimated Time of Arrival

Date:

Time (UTC):

Total catch on board

Catch to be landed (2)

Species (3) Product (4)

ICES area of catch

Product
weight (kg)

Species (3) Product (4)

ICES area
of catch

Product
weight (kg)

PART B: For official use only — to be completed by the Flag State

The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking
‘Yes’ or ‘No’

Yes

No

a)

b)

c)

d)

The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for
the species declared

The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for
the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable

The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in
the area declared

the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been
verified according to VMS data

Flag State confirmation
I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.

Name and title

Date

Signature

Official Stamp

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PART C: For official use only — to be completed by the Port State

Name of Port State

Authorisation given

Date

Signature

Stamp

Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1) Fishing vessels not assigned an IMO (International Maritime Organisation) number shall provide their external registration number.
(2) If necessary an additional form or forms shall be used.
(3) FAO 3-alpha Species Codes.
(4) Product presentations Appendix to Annex XV.

PORT STATE CONTROL FORM — PSC 2 (1)

PART A: To be completed by the master of the vessel

Name of vessel

IMO Number (2)

Radio Call Sign

Flag State

Inmarsat Number Telefax Number

Telephone Number

E-mail address

Port of landing or transhipment

Estimated Time of Arrival

Date:

Time (UTC):

Catch information for donor vessels

Name of vessel

IMO Number (2)

Radio Call Sign

Flag State

Total catch on board

Catch to be landed (3)

Species
(4)

Product (5)

ICES area
of catch

Product
weight (kg)

Species
(4)

Product (5)

ICES area
of catch

Product
weight
(kg)

PART B: For official use only — to be completed by the Flag State

The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking
‘Yes’ or ‘No’

Yes

No

a)

b)

c)

d)

The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for
the species declared

The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for
the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable

The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in
the area declared

the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been
verified according to VMS data

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Flag State confirmation
I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.

Name and title

Date

Signature

Official Stamp

PART C: For official use only — to be completed by the Port State

Name of Port State

Authorisation given

Date

Signature

Stamp

Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1) A separate form shall be completed for each donor vessel.
(2) Fishing vessels not assigned an IMO number shall provide their external registration number.
(3) If necessary an additional form or forms shall be used.
(4) FAO 3-alpha Species Codes.
(5) Product presentations as set out in Appendix to Annex XV.

REPORT ON PORT STATE CONTROL INSPECTION (PSC 3) (1)

PART II

A.

INSPECTION REFERENCE

Port State

Port of landing or transhipment

Vessel name

Flag State

IMO Number (2)

Int. Radio call sign

Landing/transhipment started

Landing/transhipment ended

Date

Date

Time

Time

B.

INSPECTION DETAILS

Name of donor vessel

IMO Number (2)

Radio call sign

Flag State

B1.

fish landed or transhipped

Species (3)

Product (4)

ICES Area
of catch

Product weight
in kg

Diff. (kg) between
Product weight
and PSC 1 or 2

Diff. ( %) between
Product weight
and PSC 1 or 2

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B2.

information about landings authorised without confirmation from the flag state

Name of storage, name of competent authorities, deadline for receiving confirmation.

B3.

fish retained on board

Species (3)

Product (4)

ICES Area of
catch

Product weight
in kg

Diff. (kg)
between Product
weight and PSC
1or 2

Diff. ( %) between
Product weight
and PSC 1or 2

C.

RESULTS OF INSPECTION

Inspection started

Inspection ended

Observations

Date

Date

Time

Time

Infringements Noted (5)

Article

Cite NEAFC provision(s) violated and summarise pertinent facts

Inspectors name

Inspectors signature

Date and place

D.

OBSERVATIONS BY THE MASTER

I, the undersigned, Master of the vesselhereby confirm that a copy of this report has been delivered to me on this date. My
signature does not constitute acceptance of any part of the contents of this report, except my own observations, if any.
Signature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date :

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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E.

DISTRIBUTION

Copy to flag State

Copy to NEAFC Secretary

(1) In case where a vessel has engaged in transhipment operations. A separate form shall be used for each donor vessel.
(2) Fishing vessels not assigned an IMO number shall provide their external registration number.
(3) FAO 3-alpha Species Codes.
(4) Product presentations as set out in Appendix to Annex XV.
(5) In case of infringements related to fish caught in the NEAFC Convention Area a reference should be made to the relevant article of the

NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement adopted on 17 November 2006.

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Appendix 1 to Annex XV

Products and packing

A.

Product form codes

Code

Product form

Round — Frozen

Round — Frozen (Cooked)

Gutted Head on — Frozen

Gutted Head Off — Frozen

Gutted Head Off — Trimmed — Frozen

Skinless Fillets — Frozen

Skin on Fillets — Frozen

Salted Fish

Pickled Fish

Canned Products

Oil

Meal Produced from Round Fish

Meal Produced from Offal

Other (Specify)

B.

Type of packing

Code

Type

Cartons

Boxes

Bags

Blocks

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

CRT

BOX

BGS

BLC

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PART I

SEAFO transhipment declaration

L

1
5
/
2
0
6

E
N

O

f
f
i
c
i
a
l

J
o
u
r
n
a
l

o
f

t
h
e

E
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o
p
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a
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n
o
n

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2
0
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TRANSHIPMENT DECLARATION

(1) General rule

In the case of transhipment, the master of the fishing vessel shall enter the quantities on the transhipment declaration.
A copy of the transhipment declaration shall be handed to the master of the recipient vessel.

(2)

Procedure for completion

(a)

Entries on transhipment declaration shall be legible and indelible.

(b) No entry on the transhipment declaration may be erased or altered. If a mistake is made, the incorrect entry shall

be struck out with a line and followed by a new entry initialled by the master or his agent.

(c) One transhipment declaration should be completed for each transhipment operations.

(d)

Each page of the transhipment declaration shall be signed by the master.

(3) Responsibilities of the master in respect of the landing declaration and the transhipment declaration

The master of the vessel shall certify with his initials and signature that the estimated quantities entered on the
transhipment declaration are reasonable. The copies of the transhipment declaration must be kept for one year.

(4)

Information to be provided

The estimates of the quantities trans-shipped are to be indicated on the SEAFO transhipment declaration form, as
specified in the footnotes to this form, for each species, and in respect of a particular voyage

(5)

Procedure of transmission

(a)

(b)

(c)

In the case of transhipment to a vessel flying the flag of a Contracting Party State or registered in a Contracting
Party, the first copy of the transhipment declaration shall be handed over to the master of the recipient vessel.
The original shall be handed over or dispatched, as the case may be, to the authorities of the Contracting Party
whose flag the vessel is flying or in which it is registered, within 48 hours of completion of landing or on arrival
in port.

In the case of transhipment to a vessel flying the flag of a non-Contracting Party, the original document shall be
handed over or sent, as the case may be, as soon as possible to the Contracting Party whose flag the fishing
vessel is flying or in which it is registered.

In cases where it is impossible for the master to dispatch the original of the transhipment declarations to the
authorities of the Contracting Party whose flag the vessel is flying or in which it is registered within the time
limits specified, the information required in respect of the declaration shall be transmitted by radio or by other
means to the authorities concerned.

The information shall be transmitted via the radio stations usually used, preceded by the name, the call sing and
external identification of the vessel, and the name of its master.

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In cases where it is not possible for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's
behalf by another vessel or by any other method.

The master shall ensure that information transmitted to radio stations is passed on in writing to the relevant
authorities.

PART II

Guidelines for Design and Deployment of Tori Lines

1.

These guidelines are designed to assist in the preparation and implementation of tori line regulations for longline
fishing vessels. While these guidelines are relatively explicit,
line effectiveness through
experimentation is encouraged. The guidelines take into account environmental and operational variables such as
weather conditions, setting speed and ship size, all of which influence tori line performance and design in protecting
line design and use may change to take account of these variables provided that line
baits from birds. Tori
performance is not compromised. Ongoing improvement in tori line design is envisaged and consequently review of
these guidelines should be undertaken in the future.

improvement

in tori

2.

Tori Line Design

2.1.

It is recommended that a tori line 150 m in length be used. The diameter of the section of the line in the water may be
greater than that of the line above water. This increases drag and hence reduces the need for greater line length and
takes account of setting speeds and length of time taken for baits to sink. The section above water should be a string
fine line (e; g. about 3 mm diameter) of a conspicuous colour such as red or orange.

2.2. The above water section of the line should be sufficiently light that its movement is unpredictable to avoid habituation

by birds and sufficiently heavy to avoid deflection of the line by wind.

2.3. The line is best attached to the vessel with a robust barrel swivel to reduce tangling of the line.

2.4. The streamers should be made of material that is conspicuous and produces an unpredictable lively action (e.g. strong
fine line sheathed in red polyurethane tubing) suspended from a robust three-way swivel (that again reduces tangles)
attached to the tori line, and should hang just clear of the water.

2.5. There should be a maximum of 5-7 m between each streamer. Ideally each streamer should be paired.

2.6. Each streamer pair should be detachable by means of a clip so that line stowage is more efficient.

2.7. The number of streamers should be adjusted for the setting speed of the vessel, with more streamers necessary at

slower setting speeds. Three pairs are appropriate for a setting speed of 10 knots.

3.

Deployment of Tori Lines

3.1. The line should be suspended from a pole affixed to the vessel. The tori pole should be set as high as possible so that
the line protects bait a good distance astern of the vessel and will not tangle with the fishing gear. Grater pole height
provides greater bait protection. For example, a height of around 6 m above the water line can give about 100 m of
bait protection.

3.2. The tori line should be set so that streamers pass over baited hooks in the water.

3.3. Deployment of multiple tori lines is encouraged to provide even greater protections of baits from birds.

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3.4. Because there is the potential for line breakage and tangling, spare tori lines should be carried on board to replace

damaged lines and to ensure fishing operations can continue uninterrupted.

3.5. When fishers use a bait casting machine (BCM) they must ensure co-ordination of the tori line and machine by:

a)

ensuring the BCM throws directly under the tori line protection and;

b)

when using a BCM that allows throwing to port and starboard, ensure that two tori lines are used.

3.6. Fishermen are encouraged to install manual, electric of hydraulic winches to improve ease of deployment and retrieval

of tori lines.

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ANNEX XVII

Vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries in the North Atlantic

1.

NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC

1.1. The Commission shall without delay inform Member States of vessels flying flags of non-contracting Parties to the
Convention on Future Multilateral Co-operation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries (hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Convention’) that have been sighted engaging in fishing activities in the Regulatory Area of the Convention and placed
by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) on a provisional list of vessels that are being presumed to
be undermining the Recommendations established under the Convention. The following measures shall apply to these
vessels:

(a)

(b)

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 the Convention. 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 the vessels or participate in any transhipment or joint fishing operations with the
vessels;

(c)

the vessels shall not be supplied in ports with provisions, fuel or other services.

1.2. Vessels that have been placed by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission on the list of vessels that have been
confirmed as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (hereinafter referred to as ‘IUU vessels’)
are listed in Appendix 1. In addition to the measures referred to in point 1.1 the following measures shall apply to
these vessels:

(a)

IUU vessels shall be prohibited to enter a Community port;

(b)

IUU vessels shall not be authorised to fish in Community waters and be prohibited to be chartered;

(c)

imports of fish coming from IUU vessels shall be prohibited;

(d) 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.

1.3. The Commission shall amend the list of IUU vessels to be in accordance with the NEAFC IUU list as soon as NEAFC

adopts a new IUU list.

2.

NORTHWEST ATLANTIC

2.1. Vessels that have been placed by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) on the list of IUU vessels are

listed in Appendix 2. The following measures shall apply to these vessels:

(a)

Fishing vessels, support vessels, refuel vessels, mother-ship and cargo vessels flying the flag of a Member State
shall not in any way assist IUU vessels, engage in fish processing operations or participate in any transhipment
or joint fishing operations with vessels on the IUU vessels list;

(b)

IUU vessels shall not be supplied in ports with provisions, fuel or other services;

(c)

IUU vessels shall not be authorised to entry into port of a Member State, except in case of force majeure;

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(d)

IUU vessels shall not be authorised to change the crew, except as required in relation to force majeure;

(e)

IUU vessels shall not be authorised to fish in Community waters and be prohibited to be chartered;

(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;

(g)

Imports of fish coming from IUU vessels shall be prohibited.

2.2. The Commission shall amend the IUU vessels list to be in accordance with the NAFO list as soon as NAFO adopts a

new list.

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Appendix 1 to Annex XVII

List of vessels that have been confirmed by NEAFC as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated
fisheries (IUU vessels)

IMO (1) ship identification number

Vessel's name (2)

8522030

7700104

8422852

8522119

7321374

6719419

7332218

8028424

8422838

8522042

6614700

7351161

7385174

8326319

8914221

8522169

8421937

7347407

8209078

8606836

CARMEN

CEFEY

DOLPHIN

EVA

FONTE NOVA

GRAN SOL

IANNIS I

ICE BAY

ISABELLA

JUANITA

KABOU

KERGUELEN

MURTOSA

PAVLOVSK

POLESTAR

ROSITA

SANTA NIKOLAS

SUNNY JANE

THORGULL

ULLA

Flag State (2)

Georgia

Ex Panama

Georgia

Georgia

Panama

Panama

Panama

Cambodia

Georgia

Georgia

Guinea Conakry

Guinea Conakry

Togo

Georgia

Panama

Georgia

Honduras

Bahamas

Georgia

International Maritime Organisation.

(1)
(2) Any changes of names and flags and additional information on the vessels are available on the NEAFC website: www.neafc.org’

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Appendix 2 to Annex XVII List of vessels that have been confirmed by NAFO as having engaged in
illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU vessels)

Vessel Name
(+ known previous name)

Current Flag State
(known prev. Flag State)

Radio Call Sing
(RC)

Carmen
(Ostovets)

Eva
(Oyra)

Isabella
(Olchan)

Juanita
(Ostroe)

Ulla
(Lisa, Kadri)

Georgia
(Dominica)

Georgia
(Dominica)

Georgia
(Dominica)

Georgia
(Dominica)

Georgia
(Dominica)

4LSK

4LPH

4LSH

4LSM

unknown

(1)

International Maritime Organisation.

IMO (1)
Number

8522030

8522119

8422838

8522042

8606836