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 2009
Date: 2008-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, authorised catch, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing regulations, fishing rights

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 8.9.2008 
COM(2008) 539 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 2009 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

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CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Objectives of the proposal 

The objective of this proposal is to fix, for the commercially most important fish stocks in the 
Baltic Sea, the fishing opportunities for Member States for 2009.  

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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 CFP seeks to ensure that living aquatic resources are exploited under sustainable 
economic,  environmental  and  social  conditions.  One  important  tool  in  this  respect  is  the 
annual fixing of fisheries opportunities in the form of total allowable catches (TACs), quotas 
and fishing effort limits.  

With  a  view  to  simplification  and  clarification,  fishing  opportunities  in  the  Baltic  Sea  were 
fixed  for  the  first  time  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 the Baltic Sea in 2009 was delivered by the 
International  Council  for  the  Exploration  of  the  Sea  (ICES)  in  May  2008  and  by  the 
Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) in July 2008.  

The proposal contains three sections of importance for the management of the Baltic fisheries 
in 2009: one section fixing the TACs and quotas, a second limiting the fishing effort, and a 
third laying down associated technical measures.  

•  130Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

Fishing opportunities and the way they are allocated to Member States are regulated annually. 
The latest is Council Regulation (EC) No 1404/2007 of 26 November 2007 fixing the fishing 
opportunities  and  associated  conditions  for  certain  fish  stocks  and  groups  of  fish  stocks 
applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2008. 

Of relevance to fisheries management in the Baltic Sea is also Council Regulation (EC) No 
2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical 
measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound, amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 
and repealing Regulation (EC) No 88/98.  

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1098/2007  of  18  September  2007  establishing  a  multi-annual 
plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending 
Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 779/97 outlines the control 
and monitoring measures for rebuilding the cod stocks in question. It also lays down the rules 
for  setting  the  TACs  for  the  Western  and  the  Eastern  cod  stocks  and  the  associated  fishing 
effort limitations. 

•  Consistency with other policies and objectives of the EU 

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

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2. 

CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

•  Collection and use of expertise 

Main organisations/experts consulted 

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

The  Community  asks  ICES  and  STECF  each  year  for  scientific  advice  on  the  state  of 
important  fish  stocks.  The  advice  received  covers  all  Baltic  stocks  for  which  TACs  are 
proposed except plaice for which no advice is given this year. The proposed TACs are based 
on the advice but do not necessarily follow the advice to the letter. Given the Commission's 
intention  to  ensure  the  sustainable  use  of  fishery  resources  while  maintaining  stable  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.  Where  a  stock  is  subject  to  a 
management plan the proposed TAC is in accordance with the plan.  

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

With  regard  to  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. 

•  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 1098/2007 of 18 September 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  stakeholders:  the  fishing 
industry,  NGO's  dealing  with  fisheries  issues,  and  Member  States  concerned  in  2005  and 
2006. 

The  Baltic  RAC  was  consulted  at  its  Joint  Working  Group  meeting  and  its  Executive 
Committee meeting in June 2008 on the basis of the policy statement by the Commission on 
fishing opportunities for 2009. The scientific basis for the proposal was provided by ICES and 
STECF. DG MARE presented the rules it would follow for setting TACs and quotas for 2009 
on the basis of the policy statement. The preliminary views expressed during these meetings 
and  the  subsequent  written  recommendations  on  all  fish  stocks  concerned,  were  considered 
and taken into account as appropriate in the proposal. 

•  Impact assessment 

The  proposed  measures  will,  if  implemented,  result  in  an  overall  decrease  in  fishing 
opportunities  for  Community  vessels  in  the  Baltic  Sea  of  around  15%  for  all  species 
considered. For several herring stocks and sprat the reduction is based on lower recruitment to 
the stocks. The economically most significant reductions are the TAC for Western Baltic cod 
in accordance with the multi-annual plan and Western Baltic herring in response to the stock 

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being outside safe biological limits and the further decline expected in the following year. The 
TAC for Eastern Baltic cod has been increased in accordance with the multi-annual plan. 

The proposal reflects not only short-term concerns 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  expected  to  be  a  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  sustainability  of  fishing  activities  will  increase  in  the 
long-term. 

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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; Council Regulation (EC) No 847/1996, and in particular Article 2 thereof; 
and Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007, and in particular Article 5 and 8(3) thereof. 

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BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The proposal has no implications for the Community budget. 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

•  Detailed Explanation 

The  proposal  fixes  for  2009  the  fishing  opportunities  and  associated  conditions  for  certain 
stocks or groups of stocks 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 2009. 

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 managing 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 2009 

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing 
a  multi-annual  plan  for  the  cod  stocks  in  the  Baltic  Sea  and  the  fisheries  exploiting  those 
stocks3, and in particular Article 5 and 8(3) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

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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), as well as in the light of any advice received from the Baltic Sea Regional 
Advisory Council (BSRAC). 

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  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. 

OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 
24.7.2007, p. 1). 
OJ  L  115,  9.5.1996,  p.  3.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  338/2008  (OJ  L  107, 
17.4.2008, p. 1) 
OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1. 

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(6) 

(7) 

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. 

Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with Community legislation , and 
in  particular  with  Commission  Regulation  (EEC)  No 1381/87  of 20 May 1987 
establishing  detailed  rules  concerning  the  marking  and  documentation  of  fishing 
vessels4,  Commission  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2807/83  of  22  September  1983  laying 
down  detailed  rules  for  recording  information  on  Member  States'  catches  of  fish5, 
Council Regulation (EEC)  No 2847/93  of  12 October 1993  establishing  a  control 
system  applicable  to  the  common  fisheries  policy6,  Commission  Regulation  (EC) 
No 2244/2003  of  18 December 2003  laying  down  detailed  provisions  regarding 
satellite-based  Vessel  Monitoring  Systems7,  and  Council Regulation  (EEC)  No 
2930/86  of  22 September 1986  defining  characteristics  for  fishing  vessels8,  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  Atlantic9,  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 Sound10 and 
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1098/2007  of  18  September  2007  establishing  a  multi-
annual  plan  for  the  cod  stocks  in  the  Baltic  Sea  and  the  fisheries  exploiting  those 
stocks11. 

(8) 

To  ensure  that  annual  fishing  opportunities  are  set  at  a  level  commensurate  with  the 
sustainable  exploitation  of  resources  in  environmental,  economic  and  social  terms, 
account has been taken of the guiding principles for fixing TACs as described in the 
Communication  from  the  Commission  on  fishing  opportunities  for  2009:  Policy 
Statement from the European Commission12. 

(9) 

To help conserve fish stocks, certain supplementary measures on technical conditions 
of fishing should be implemented in 2009. 

(10)  To  ensure  the  livelihood  of  Community  fishermen,  it  is  important  to  open  these 
fisheries on 1 January 2009. 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 804/2005  (OJ L  290, 
4.11.2005, p. 10). 
OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007 (OJ L 340, 
22.12.2007, p. 8). 
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.  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  448/2005  (OJ  L  74, 
19.3.2005, p. 5). 
OJ L 16, 20.1.2005, p. 184 Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 809/2007 (OJ L 182, 
12.7.2007, p. 1). 
OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

CHAPTER I 
Scope and definitions 

Article 1 
Subject matter 

This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for 2009 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) 
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 Subdivisions 22-32; 

“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  

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) No 847/96 are set out in Annex I 
to this Regulation. 

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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) 

(b) 

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

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  2010,  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. 

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). 

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 applies shall not land catches that are unsorted 
and that contain herring. 

2. 

3. 

Article 7 
Fishing effort limits 

Fishing effort limits are set out in Annex II.  

1. 

2. 

Those  limits  shall  apply  to  ICES  Subdivisions  27,  and  28.2  insofar  as  the 
Commission has not taken a decision in accordance with Article 29(2) of Regulation 
(EC) No 1098/2007 to exclude those Subdivisions from the restrictions provided for 
in Article 8(1)(b), (3), (4) and (5) and Article 13 of that Regulation. 

Those limits shall not apply to ICES Subdivision 28.1 insofar as the Commission has 
not  taken  a  decision  in  accordance  with  Article  29(4)  of  Regulation  (EC) 
No 1098/2007 that the restrictions provided for in Article 8(1)(b), (3), (4) and (5) of 
Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 shall apply to that Subdivision. 

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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  pursuant  to  Article  15(1)  of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught , 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 2009. 

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 

Catch 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 

60 643  

13 324  

73 967  

73 967  

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 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  

Finland 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

2 299 

9 048 

1 

2 134 

2 918 

16 400 

16 400 

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 

3 159  

838 

16 134 

31 493 

3 982 

4 192 

35 779 

48 032 

143 609 

Not relevant 

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Species: 

Herring 

Zone: 

Subdivision 28.1 

Clupea harengus 

HER/03D.RG 

Estonia 

Latvia 

EC 

TAC 

16 113 

18 779 

34 892 

34 892 

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 

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 

10 241  

4 074  

998  

784  

3 808  

2 509  

11 791  

10 375   

44 580  

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 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 

7 130 

3 487 

158 

140 

590 

383 

1 908 

2 541 

16 337 

16 337 

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Species: 

Denmark 

Germany 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

Plaice 

Pleuronectes 
platessa 

1 949 

217 

408 

147 

2 721 

2 721 

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

Species: 

Atlantic salmon 

Zone: 

EC waters of IIIbcd excluding Subdivision 32  

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

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. 

Salmo salar 

64 184 (1) 

7 141 (1) 

6 523 (1) 

80 033 (1) 

40 824 (1) 

4 799 (1) 

19 471 (1)  

86 758 (1) 

309 733 (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 

Salmo salar 

SAL/3D32. 

Estonia  

Finland  

EC 

TAC 

_________ 

1 344 (1) 

11 762 (1)  

13 106 (1) 

Not relevant 

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

(1) 

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 

38 108  

24 142  

44 251  

19 948  

53 445  

19 333  

113 422  

73 669  

386 318  

Not relevant 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

EN 

14 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
ANNEX II 

Fishing effort limits 

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) 

201  days  absent  from  port  in  subdivisions  22-24  with  the  exception  of  the 
period from 1 to 30 April when Article 8(1) (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/ 
2007 applies, and 

(b)  160  days  absent  from  port  in  subdivisions  25–28  with  the  exception  of  the 
period from 1 July to 31 August when Article 8(1) (b) of Regulation (EC) No 
1098/ 2007 applies. 

EN 

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ANNEX III 
Transitional technical measures 

Restrictions on fishing for flounder and turbot 

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 

15 February to 15 May 

15 February to 31 May 

Subdivision 32 

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 point 1. 

[…] 

EN 

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