Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2008
Date: 2007-09-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, authorised catch, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 3.9.2007 
COM(2007) 492 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and 
groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2008 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

1. 

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•  Objectives of the proposal 

The objective of this proposal is to fix, for the commercial most important fish stocks in the 
Baltic Sea, the fishing opportunities for Member States for 2008.  

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•  General context 

In  accordance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2371/2002  of  20  December  2002  on  the 
conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries 
Policy, the Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure exploitation of living aquatic resources that 
provides  sustainable  economic,  environmental  and  social  conditions.  An  important  tool  to 
achieve these objectives is the annual fixing of the fisheries opportunities in the form of total 
allowable catches (TACs), quotas and fishing effort limits.  

With a view to simplification and clarification, the fixing of fishing opportunities in the Baltic 
Sea was for the first time implemented by a separate Regulation for 2006, Council Regulation 
(EC)  No  52/2006  of  22  December  2005  fixing  the  fishing  opportunities  and  associated 
conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2006.  

The scientific advice on fishing opportunities in 2008 in the Baltic Sea was delivered by the 
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the Scientific, Technical and 
Economic  Committee  for  Fisheries  (STECF)  in  June  2007.  On  the  basis  of  the  scientific 
advice  the  Community  has  had  an  informal  technical  consultation  on  the  TACs  and  quotas 
and  associated  condition  with  the  Russian  Federation  in  light  of  the  new  bilateral  fisheries 
agreement,  which  was  initialled  in  July  2006.  This  agreement  will  not  formally  enter  into 
force until the agreement has been concluded by both Parties, for the Community in the form 
of  a  decision  of  the  Council  on  the  basis  of  a  proposal  from  the  Commission.  Joint 
management measures have not been established for the shared stocks at this stage. 

The proposal contains three sections of importance for the management of the Baltic fisheries 
in  2008  a  section  fixing  the  TACs  and  quotas,  a  section  limiting  the  fishing  effort  and  a 
section laying down associated technical measures.  

•  130Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

The fishing opportunities and the allocation to Member States are subject to the provisions of 
annual regulations. The latest is the Council Regulation (EC) No 1941/2006 of 11 December 
2006  fixing  the  fishing  opportunities  and  associated  conditions  for  certain  fish  stocks  and 
groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2007. 

Of relevance to management of the fisheries in the Baltic Sea is also Council Regulation (EC) 
No  2187/2005  of  21  December  2005  for  the  conservation  of  fishery  resources  through 

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technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound, amending Regulation (EC) No 
1434/98 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 88/98.  

Council Regulation (EC) No XXX/2007 of XX XX 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for 
the  cod  stocks  in  the  Baltic  Sea  and  the  fisheries  exploiting  those  stocks  is  outlining  the 
control  and  monitoring  measures  applicable  in  connection  with  the  rebuilding  of  the  cod 
stocks  in  question.  Moreover  it  is  providing  the  rules  for  the  setting  of  the  TACs  for  the 
Western and the Eastern cod stocks and the associated fishing effort limitations. 

•  Consistency with other policies and objectives of the Union 

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

2. 

CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

The sections on limiting the fishing effort and on laying down associated technical measures 
are  in  accordance  with  the  decisions  taken  in  the  Council  in  December  2006  on  Council 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1941/2006  of  11  December  2006  fixing  the  fishing  opportunities  and 
associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic 
Sea  for  2007  and  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  XXX/2007  of  XX  XX  2007  establishing  a 
multi-annual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks 
Both  regulations  have  been  subject  to  consultations  with  the  fishing  sector,  NGO's  dealing 
with fisheries issues in the Baltic Sea, and Member States concerned in 2005 and 2006. 

The  Baltic  RAC,  which  was  founded  in  March  2006,  has  been  consulted  at  its  Executive 
Committee meeting in June 2007 on the basis of the policy statement by the Commission on 
the Fishing opportunities for 2008. The scientific basis for the proposal was provided by ICES 
and STECF. DG FISH presented the rules it would follow for setting the TACs and quotas for 
2008  on  the  basis  of  the  policy  statement.  The  preliminary  views  expressed  during  the 
meeting and the subsequently provided written recommendations were taken into account. 

Especially  the  Eastern  cod  stock  and  the  salmon  stocks  in  the  Main  Basin  were  discussed 
during  the  meeting.  The  Eastern  cod  stock  is  continuously  suffering  from  high  levels  of 
misreporting. ICES is including estimates for misreported catches in their catch forecast but 
do advice not to include unallocated catches in the setting of the TACs unless a stop of illegal 
landings  is  implemented.  Control  and  monitoring  measures  to  address  the  problem  of 
misreporting in the cod fishery are included in the Multi-annual plan for the two cod stocks in 
the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting these stocks which will enter into force in 2008.  

•  Salmon  in  the  Main  Basin  is  suffering  from  a  decreasing  post-smolt  survival  which  will 
result in a decreasing number of spawners in 2007-2008. A reduction in the TAC by 15% 
is therefore proposed.  

•  Collection and use of expertise 

The  Community  requests,  each  year,  ICES  and  STECF  for  scientific  advice  on  the  state  of 
important  fish  stocks.  The  advice  received  covers  all  Baltic  stocks  for  which  TACs  are 

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proposed except plaice for which no advice is given this year. The proposed TACs are based 
on the advice but do not necessary follow the advice to the letter. According to the intention 
of  the  Commission  to  ensure  the  sustainable  use  of  fishery  resources  while  maintaining 
stability in fishing opportunities, changes in TACs are limited to no more than 15% from one 
year  to  the  next  unless  the  status  of  a  stock  requires  stronger  measures.  When  a  stock  is 
subject to a management plan the proposed TACs is in accordance with the plan.  

For  the  cod  stocks  the  proposed  TACs  reflect  the  gradual  approach  applied  in  the  multi-
annual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks. The 
central  element  of  the  plan  is  a  gradual  reduction  of  fishing  effort  to  long-term  sustainable 
levels that will ensure recovery of the stocks and provide high and stable yields. 

While  ICES  TAC  forecast  is  based  on  total  landings  including  estimates  for  misreported 
catches, the TAC proposal for the cod stocks is based solely on legal landings in light of the 
strengthened control and monitoring measures that will be implemented in 2008 as part of the 
multi-annual plan and the Commission's intention to reduce misreporting considerably in the 
concerned Member States in 2008. In light of the poor status of the Eastern cod stock and the 
current  high  fishing  mortality  for  both  stocks,  the  TACs  for  both  stocks  are  proposed  in 
correspondence to a reduction in fishing mortality by 10% without the annual TAC variation 
limit of 15%. 

With  regards  to  the  Salmon  stocks  in  the  Baltic  Sea,  additional  management  measures  in 
marine  and  inland  waters  are  required  in  order  to  facilitate  efficient  recovery  of  the  stocks 
where necessary. It is therefore intended to develop a salmon management plan in 2008. 

Main organisations/experts consulted 

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

•  Impact assessment 

The  proposed  measures  will,  if  implemented,  result  in  an  overall  decrease  in  fishing 
opportunities for Community vessels in the Baltic Sea by 10%. For several herring stocks and 
sprat  the  reduction  is  based  on  lower  recruitment  to  the  stocks.  The  most  significant 
reductions  are  the  TACs  for  the  Baltic  cod  stocks  in  accordance  with  the  multi-annual  plan 
and the main basin salmon stocks in response to the decreased post-smolt survival. The TAC 
for salmon in the main basin and plaice resulting from the proposed reductions are above real 
catches and therefore not expected to have an influence on the first hand value of landings. 
The TAC for central herring has been increased. 

The  proposal  does  not  only  reflect  short  term  decisions  but  is  also  part  of  a  longer  term 
approach whereby the level of fishing is gradually reduced to long-term sustainable levels. 

The  approach  taken  in  the  proposal  will  therefore  in  the  medium  to  long  term  result  in 
reduced  fishing  effort  but  stable  or  increasing  quotas  in  the  long-term.  The  long-term 
consequences  of  the  approach  are  therefore  predicted  to  be  reduced  impact  on  the 
environment  as  a  consequence  of  the  decline  in  fishing  effort,  reductions  in  the  catching 
sector  in  terms  of  number  of  vessels  and/or  in  the  average  fishing  effort  per  vessel,  and 
unchanged or increased landings. The stability of the sector will increase in the long-term. 

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3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Legal basis 

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

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The proposal has no implication for the Community budget. 

5. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

•  Detailed Explanation 

The proposal fixes for 2008 the fishing opportunities for Member States fishing in the Baltic 
Sea.  

The TACs and quotas allocated to Member States are given in Annex I. The proposed figures 
reflect the scientific advice and the framework for setting the TACs and quotas outlined in the 
Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  Council  and  the  European  Parliament  about  a 
Policy Statement from the European Commission on Fishing Opportunities for 2008. 

The TACs and quotas for the two cod stocks are closely linked to the fishing effort limits laid 
down in Annex II.  

The technical measures in Annex III represent additional measures for the management of the 
fishery for flounder and turbot.  

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and 
groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2008 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

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 
Policy1, and in particular Article 20 thereof, 

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/1996 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional 
conditions  for  year-to-year  management  of  TACs  and  quotas2,  and  in  particular  Article  2 
thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

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. 

Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, it is incumbent upon the Council 
to  establish  fishing  opportunity  limits  by  fishery  or  group  of  fisheries  and  the 
allocation of these opportunities to Member States. 

In  order  to  ensure  effective  management  of  the  fishing  opportunities,  the  specific 
conditions under which fishing operations are carried out should be established. 

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

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 lays down definitions of relevance for the 
allocation of fishing opportunities. 

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

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OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. 
OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3. 

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(8) 

(9) 

(10) 

Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with the Community legislation on 
the  subject,  and  in  particular  with  Commission  Regulation  (EEC)  No 1381/87 
of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation 
of fishing vessels3, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 
laying  down  detailed  rules  for  recording  information  on  Member  States'  catches  of 
fish4, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control 
system  applicable  to  the  common  fisheries  policy5,  Commission  Regulation  (EC) 
No 2244/2003  of  18 December 2003  laying  down  detailed  provisions  regarding 
satellite-based  Vessel  Monitoring  Systems6,  and  Council Regulation  (EEC)  No 
2930/86  of  22 September 1986  defining  characteristics  for  fishing  vessels7,  Council 
Regulation  (EEC)  No  3880/91  of  17  December  1991  on  the  submission  of  nominal 
catch  statistics  by  Member  States  fishing  in  the  North-East  Atlantic8,  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 Sound9 and 
Council Regulation (EC) No XXX/2007 of XX XX 2007 establishing a multi-annual 
plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks10 

It is appropriate in accordance with the Commission's declaration at the meeting of the 
Council on 11-12 June 2007 to take account of the efforts made by Member States to 
adjust  fleet  capacities  in  the  Baltic  Sea  in  recent  years  without  compromising  the 
overall objective of the effort scheme in Regulation (EC) No XXX/2007. 

In  order  to  contribute  to  the  conservation  of  fish  stocks,  certain  supplementary 
measures on technical conditions of fishing should be implemented in 2008. 

In  order  to  ensure  the  livelihood  of  Community  fishermen,  it  is  important  to  open 
these fisheries on 1 January 2008. 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  Community,  the 
European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, 

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OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9. 
OJ L 276, 10.10.1983 p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001 (OJ L 268, 
9.10.2001, p. 23). 
OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 
7.11.2003, p. 1). 
OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17. 
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). 
OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. 
OJ L 16, 20.1.2005, p. 184 
OJ L 

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

CHAPTER I 
Scope and definitions 

Article 1 
Subject matter 

This  Regulation  fixes  fishing  opportunities  for  the  year  2008  for  certain  fish  stocks  and 
groups of fish stocks in the Baltic Sea and the associated conditions under which such fishing 
opportunities may be used. 

Article 2 
Scope 

1. 

2. 

This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (Community vessels) and 
fishing  vessels  flying  the  flag  of,  and  registered  in,  third  countries  operating  in  the 
Baltic Sea. 

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

Article 3 
Definitions 

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

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) zones are as defined 
in Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91; 

“Baltic Sea” means ICES Divisions IIIb, IIIc and IIId; 

“total allowable catch (TAC)” means the quantity that can be taken from each stock 
each year; 

“quota” means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Community, a Member State 
or a third country; 

"day  absent  from  port"  means  any  continuous  period  of  24  hours  or  part  thereof 
during which the vessel is absent from port. 

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CHAPTER II 
Fishing opportunities and associated conditions 

Article 4 
Catch limits and allocations 

The  catch  limits,  the  allocation  of  such  limits  among  Member  States,  and  additional 
conditions in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) 847/96 are set out in Annex I to 
this Regulation. 

Article 5 
Special provisions on allocations 

1. 

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

(a) 

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

(b) 

reallocations  made  pursuant 
Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93; 

to  Articles 21(4),  23(1)  and  32(2)  of 

(c) 

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

(d)  quantities  withheld 

in  accordance  with  Article 4  of  Regulation (EC) 

No 847/96; 

(e) 

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

2. 

For  the  purpose  of  withholding  quotas  to  be  transferred  to  2009,  Article  4(2)  of 
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 may apply, by way of derogation from that Regulation, 
to all stocks subject to analytical TAC. 

Article 6 
Conditions for catches and by-catches 

1. 

Fish from stocks for which catch limits are fixed shall only be retained on board or 
landed if: 

(a) 

b) 

the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State with a quota and that 
quota has not been exhausted;  

species other than herring and sprat are mixed with other species, the catches 
have been taken with trawls, Danish seines or similar gears whose mesh size is 
less than 32 mm, and the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing. 

2. 

All  landings shall count against the quota or, if the Community share  has  not  been 
allocated among Member States by quotas, against the Community share, except for 
catches made under paragraph 1(b). 

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3. 

Where the quota for herring allocated to a Member State is exhausted, vessels flying 
the  flag  of  that  Member  State,  registered  in  the  Community,  and  operating  in  the 
fisheries  to  which  the  relevant  quota  apply  shall  not  land  catches  that  are  unsorted 
and that contain herring. 

Article 7 
Fishing effort limits 

Fishing effort limits are set out in Annex II. 

Article 8 
Transitional technical measures 

Transitional technical measures are set out in Annex III. 

CHAPTER III 
Final provisions 

Article 9 
Data transmission 

When Member States send data to the Commission relating to landings of quantities of stocks 
caught  pursuant  to  Article  15(1)  of  Regulation (EEC)  No 2847/93,  they  shall  use  the  stock 
codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation. 

Article 10 
Entry into force 

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2008. 

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

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX I 

Landings limits and associated conditions for year-to-year management of catch limits 
applicable to Community vessels in areas where catch limits exist by species and by area 

The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise 
specified) by stock, the allocation to the Member States and associated conditions for year-to-year 
management of the quotas. 

Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of 
the species. For the purposes of these tables the codes used for the different species are as follows: 

Scientific name  

Alpha-3 code 

Common name  

Clupea harengus 

Gadus morhua 

Platichthys flesus 

Pleuronectes platessa 

Psetta maxima 

Salmo salar 

Sprattus sprattus 

HER 

COD 

FLX 

PLE 

TUR 

SAL 

SPR 

Herring 

Cod 

Flounder 

Plaice 

Turbot 

Atlantic salmon 

Sprat 

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Species: 

Herring 

Zone: 

Subdivisions 30-31 

Clupea harengus 

HER/3D30.; HER/3D31. 

Finland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

63 834  

14 026  

77 860  

77 860  

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: 

Herring 

Zone: 

Subdivisions 22-24 

Clupea harengus 

HER/3B23.; HER/3C22.; HER/3D24. 

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. 

Denmark 

Germany  

Finland 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

5 551 

21 848 

3 

5 153 

7 045 

39 600 

39 600 

Species: 

Herring 

Zone: 

Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32 

Clupea harengus 

HER/3D25.;  HER/3D26.;  HER/3D27.; 
HER/3D28.; HER/3D29.; HER/3D32. 

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 

Denmark 

Germany  

Estonia 

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

3 265  

866 

16 673 

32 546 

4 115 

4 333 

36 975 

49 634 

148 407 

Not relevant 

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Species: 

Herring 

Zone: 

Subdivision 28.1 

Clupea harengus 

HER/03D.RG 

Estonia 

Latvia 

EC 

TAC 

16 668 

19 426 

Analytical TAC. 

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

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

36 094 

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

36 094 

Species 

Cod 

Zone: 

EC waters of Subdivisions 25-32  

COD/3D25.; COD/3D26.; COD/3D27.; 
COD/3D28.; COD/3D29.; COD/3D30.; 
COD/3D31.; COD/3D32. 

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. 

Gadus morhua 

7 250  

2 884  

706  

555  

2 696  

1 776  

8 349  

7 345   

31 561  

Not relevant 

Denmark 

Germany  

Estonia  

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

Species: 

Cod 

Zone: 

EC waters of Subdivisions 22 –24  

Gadus morhua 

COD/3B23.; COD/3C22.; COD/3D24. 

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. 

Denmark 

Germany  

Estonia  

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

7 827 

3 826 

174 

154 

647 

420 

2 094 

2 788 

17 930 

17 930 

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Species: 

Denmark 

Germany 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

Plaice 

Pleuronectes 
platessa 

2 293 

255 

480 

173 

3 201 

TAC 

3 201 

Zone: 

EC waters of IIIbcd  

PLE/3B23.; PLE/3C22.; PLE/3D24.; PLE/3D25.; 
PLE/3D26.; PLE/3D27.; PLE/3D28.; PLE/3D29.; 
PLE/3D30.; PLE/3D31.; PLE/3D32. 

Precautionary TAC. 

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

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

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

Species: 

Atlantic salmon 

Zone: 

EC waters of IIIbcd excluding Subdivision 32  

Salmo salar 

SAL/3B23.; SAL/3C22.; SAL/3D24.; SAL/3D25.; 
SAL/3D26.; SAL/3D27.; SAL/3D28.; SAL/3D29.; 
SAL/3D30.; SAL/3D31. 

75 511 (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. 

8 401 (1) 

7 674 (1) 

94 157 (1) 

48 028 (1) 

5 646 (1) 

22 907 (1)  

102 068 (1) 

364 392 (1) 

Not relevant

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

__________ 

(1) 

Expressed by number of individual fish. 

Species: 

Atlantic salmon 

Zone: 

Subdivision 32 

Estonia  

Finland  

EC 

TAC 

_________ 

Salmo salar 

SAL/3D32. 

1 581 (1) 

Analytical TAC. 

13 838 (1)  

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

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

15 419 (1) 

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

Not relevant

(1) 

Expressed by number of individual fish. 

EN 

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Species: 

Sprat 

Zone: 

EC waters of IIIbcd  

SPR/3B23.; SPR/3C22.; SPR/3D24.; SPR/3D25.; 
SPR/3D26.; SPR/3D27.; SPR/3D28.; SPR/3D29.; 
SPR/3D30.; SPR/3D31.; SPR/3D32. 

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. 

Sprattus sprattus 

42 614  

26 997  

49 484  

22 307  

59 765  

21 619  

126 833  

82 381  

432 000  

Not relevant 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

EN 

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ANNEX II 

1. 

Fishing effort limits 

1.1. 

For  vessels  flying  their  flag,  Member  States  shall  ensure  that  fishing  with  trawls, 
Danish  seines  or  similar  gear  of  a  mesh  size  equal  to  or  larger  than  90  mm,  with 
gillnets,  entangling  nets  or  trammel  nets  of  a  mesh  size  equal  to  or  larger  than  90 
mm,  with  bottom  set  lines,  longlines  except  drifting  lines,  handlines  and  jigging 
equipment shall be permitted for a maximum number of  

(a) 

223  days  absent  from  port  in  subdivisions  22-24  with  the  exception  of  the 
period from 1 to 30 April when Article 8 paragraph 1(a) of Council Regulation 
(EC) No XXX/ 2007 applies, and 

(b)  200  days  absent  from  port  in  subdivisions  25–27  with  the  exception  of  the 
period  from  1  July  to  31  August  when  Article  8  paragraph  1(b)  of  Council 
Regulation (EC) No XXX/ 2007 applies. 

Up to 4 additional days absent from port may be allocated to Member States by the 
Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities with any of the 
gears  defined  in  Article  8  paragraph  1  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  XXX/  2007 
that have taken place since 1 January 2005 in the areas concerned in accordance with 
Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999  

Member  States  wishing  to  benefit  from  the  allocations  described  in  point  2.  shall 
submit a request to the Commission with reports containing the details of permanent 
cessations  of  the  fishing  activities  in  question  by  30  January  2008.  On  the  basis  of 
such  a  request  the  Commission  may  amend  the  number  of  days  absent  from  port 
defined in point 1 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down 
2371/2002.
in 

Regulation 

Article 

30(2) 

(EC) 

No 

of 

1.2. 

1.3. 

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ANNEX III 
Transitional technical measures 

1. 

Restrictions on fishing for flounder and turbot 

1.1. 

The retention on board of the following species of fish which are caught within the 
geographical areas and during the periods mentioned below shall be prohibited: 

Species 

Geographical area 

Period 

Flounder (Platichthys flesus) 

Subdivisions 26 to 28, 29 
south of 59°30'N 

Subdivision 32 

15 February to 15 May 

15 February to 31 May 

Turbot (Psetta maxima) 

Subdivisions 25 to 26, 28 
south of 56°50'N 

1 June to 31 July 

2. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  point  1,  when  fishing  with  trawls,  Danish  seines  and 
similar  gears  with  a  mesh  size  equal  to  or  greater  then  105  mm  or  with  gillnets, 
entangling nets or trammel nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm, 
by-catches of flounder and turbot may be retained on board and landed within a limit 
of  10  %  by  live  weight  of  the  total  catch  retained  on  board  and  landed  during  the 
periods of prohibition referred to in that point. 

EN 

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