Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2009 and 2010 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
Date: 2008-10-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catch quota, common fisheries policy, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing controls, fishing regulations, sea fish

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 1.10.2008 
COM(2008) 595 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

fixing for 2009 and 2010 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels  
for certain deep-sea fish stocks 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1.  CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

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•  Grounds for and objectives of the proposal 

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

For  2007  and  2008  the  fishing  opportunities  for deep  sea  species  were  established  in 
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2015/2006  of  19  December  2006  fixing  for  2007  and 
2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish 
stocks1. 

indicates 

The  International  Council  for  the  Exploration  of  the  Sea  (ICES)  provides  scientific 
advice on deep sea  stocks very  two years. The latest advice was given in June 2008, 
and provides the basis for the proposed total allowable catches (TACs) for 2009-2010. 
that  most  exploited  deepwater  species  are  harvested 
This  advice 
unsustainably.  The  TAC  reductions  foreseen  in  this  proposal  respond  to  the 
fundamental  principle  informing  ICES  recommendations  that  immediate  reductions 
should  apply  to  established  deep-sea  fisheries  unless  they  can  be  shown  to  be 
sustainable.  Such  conclusion  cannot  be  established,  on  the  basis  of  data  available  to 
ICES for any of the fisheries to which this proposal applies. 

ICES  also  advices  consistently  that  effort  should  be  a  driving  management  tool  in 
deep-sea  stocks,  given  its  mixed  fishery  condition.  Catch  limits  are  nevertheless 
considered  a  useful  complementary  measure  and  the  Commission  has  therefore 
established the practice of tabling catch regulation proposals at the pace that scientific 
advice becomes available. In any event, the Commission has committed to review and 
where necessary revise the effort management regime applicable to deep sea fisheries 
through appropriate, separate proposals. 

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

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•  General context 

For  2007  and  2008  the  fishing  opportunities  for deep  sea  species  were  established  in 
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2015/2006  of  19  December  2006  fixing  for  2007  and 
2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish 
stocks. 

Due  to  the  urgent  requirements  for  conservation  of  these  species,  it  is  desirable  to 
implement  these  measures  unilaterally  while  continuing  to  seek  agreement  on 
harmonised  measures  within  the  relevant  regional  fisheries  management  organisation 
(NEAFC,  the  North-East  Atlantic  Fisheries  Commission)  with  the  other  countries 

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concerned.  The  fixing  and  sharing  of  possibilities  for  fishing  falls  exclusively  within 
the  competence  of  the  Community.  The  Community's  obligations  for  sustainable 
exploitation  of  living  aquatic  resources  arise  from  obligations  set  out  in  Article  2  of 
Regulation  (EC)  No  2371/2002  of  20  December  2002  on  the  conservation  and 
sustainable  exploitation  of  fisheries  resources  under  the  Common  Fisheries  Policy. 
Such  fishing  opportunities  should  be  in  accordance  with  international  agreements 
covering  precautionary  management  and  the  sustainable  use  of  fisheries  resources, 
inter alia the United Nations agreement concerning the conservation and management 
of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks.  

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•  Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2015/2006  of  19  December  2006  fixing  for  2007  and 
2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish 
stocks. 

•  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.  Consistency  with  the  Community's  environmental  policy  is  ensured,  in 
particular, through reduction in fish mortality acting as a key element in conservation 
of biodiversity and also through discard reduction as an effect of by-catch quotas. 

2.  CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

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Consultation methods, main sectors targeted and general profile of respondents 

The  North  Sea  Regional  Advisory  Council  (NSRAC),  the  North  Western  Waters 
Regional  Advisory  Council  (NWWRAC)  and  the  South  Western  Waters  Regional 
Advisory  Council  (SWWRAC)  have  all  been  informed  of  the  main  elements  of  the 
proposal. In addition, the Member States concerned have been consulted at the meeting 
of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture on 2 July 2008.  

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•  Collection and use of expertise 

Scientific/expertise domains concerned 

The Community requests ICES and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee 
for  Fisheries  (STECF)  for  scientific  advice  on  the  state  of  important  fish  stocks. 
STECF is also mandated to provide advice on technical and economic aspect involved. 

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 

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for Fisheries (STECF). 

Summary of advice received and used 

For all the stock covered by this proposal, there is insufficient data to demonstrate the 
sustainability  of  the  fisheries.  ICES  advises  that  it  is  appropriate  in  most  cases  to 
reduce  fishing opportunities until they can be shown to be  sustainable.  This  proposal 
aims  to  follow  this  advice,  but  in  order  to  mitigate  the  socio-economic  impact  the 
reductions necessary to do this are spread over a period of up to 4 years. In view of the 
vulnerability  of  deep-sea  species  to  overfishing  and  their  long  recovery  times,  the 
Commission believes that reducing the TACs more gradually than this would carry an 
unacceptable risk of long-term damage to the deep-sea ecosystem  

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

The proposed TACs are calculated using the reported catches in 2007. In most cases, 
official  catch  figures  are  used.  However,  in  cases  where  ICES  reports  significantly 
higher Community catches than indicated by official figures, the ICES figures are used 
as the baseline. This is because they are likely to be more realistic, and also because the 
use of the lower official figures would reward failures to report all catches.  

The scientific advice is that there should be no fishing on orange roughy in any of the 
TAC  areas.  The  orange  roughy  protection  area  in  ICES  Divisions  VI  and  VII  which 
was introduced in Council Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 of 22 December 2004 fixing 
for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain 
deep-sea fish stocks, is nevertheless maintained, given the depleted state of the stocks 
around  the  seamounts  in  those  areas  and  given  the  continued  availability  of  quotas 
outside of the closed areas.  

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•  Impact assessment 

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

3.  LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

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•  Summary of the proposed action 

The  proposal  is  designed  to  provide  fishing  opportunities  for  Community  fishing 
vessels  for  certain  deep  sea  species  in  the  years  2009  and  2010  in  accordance  with 

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•  Legal basis 

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

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•  Subsidiarity principle 

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

•  Proportionality principle 

The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reason:  

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

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instruments: Regulation. 

Other means would not be adequate for the following reason: this proposal replaces an 
already existing Regulation.  

3.  BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The proposal has no implication for the Community budget. 

4.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Not applicable 

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

fixing for 2009 and 2010 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels  
for certain deep-sea fish stocks 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No 2371/2002  of  20  December  2002  on  the 
conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries 
Policy2, and in particular Article 20 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal of the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

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Under  Article  4  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  2371/2002  the  Council  is  to  adopt  the 
measures  necessary  to  ensure  access  to  waters  and  resources  and  the  sustainable 
pursuit  of  fishing  activities  taking  into  account  available  scientific  advice  and  any 
advice received from Regional Advisory Councils. 

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

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

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

In  accordance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2347/2002  of  16  December  2002 
establishing  specific  access  requirements  and  associated  conditions  applicable  for 
deep-sea stocks3, the fishing opportunities for deep sea species, as defined in Annex 1 
to that Regulation, are decided on bi-annual basis. Nevertheless, an exception is made 

OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1). 
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). 

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for the stocks of greater silver smelt and blue ling for which the fishing opportunities 
depend  on  the  outcome  of  the  annual  negotiations  with  Norway.  The  fishing 
possibilities  for  those  stocks  remain  therefore  to  be  established  in  the  annual  fishing 
opportunities regulation decided by the Council in December. 

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

In  accordance  with  Article  2  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 847/96  of  6  May  1996 
introducing additional conditions for year to year management of TACs and quotas4, it 
is necessary to indicate which stocks are subject to the various measures fixed therein. 

The  measures  provided  for  in  this  Regulation  should  be  fixed  by  reference  to  ICES 
zones as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on 
the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the Northeast 
Atlantic (5) and to CECAF zones (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) as 
defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission 
of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those 
of the North Atlantic6. 

The  fishing  opportunities  should  be  used  in  accordance  with  the  Community 
legislation on the matter, and in particular with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 
of  22  September  1983  laying  down  detailed  rules  for  recording  information  on 
Member  States'  catches  of  fish  (7),  Commission  Regulation (EEC)  No 1381/87  of 
20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of 
fishing  vessels (8),  Council  Regulation (EEC)  No 2847/93  of  12 October 1993 
establishing  a  control  system  applicable  to  the  common  fisheries  policy(9),  Council 
Regulation (EC)  No 1627/94  of  27 June 1994  laying  down  general  provisions 
concerning  special  fishing  permits (10),  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 (11),  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 
2347/2002 and Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the 
conservation  of  fishery  resources  through  technical  measures  in  the  Baltic  Sea,  the 
Belts and the Sound, amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 and repealing Regulation 
(EC) No 88/9812. 

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OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 338/2008 (OJ L 107, 17.4.2008, p. 1). 
OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 448/2005 
(OJ L 74, 19.3.2005, p. 5). 
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). 
OJ L 276, 10.10.1983 p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1804/2005 
(OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 10). 
OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9. 
OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1559/2007 (OJ L 340, 
22.12..2007, p. 8). 
OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7. 
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). 
OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 809/2007 (OJ L 182, 
12.7.2007, p. 1). 

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In  order  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  Title  I,  Article  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: 

Article 1 
Subject-matter 

This Regulation fixes for the years 2009 and 2010 the annual fishing opportunities available 
to  Community  fishing  vessels  for  stocks  of  deep-sea  species  in  Community  waters  and  in 
certain  non-Community  waters  where  catch  limitations  are  required,  and  the  specific 
conditions under which such fishing opportunities may be used . 

Article 2 
Definitions 

1. 

2. 

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

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

Article 3 
Fixing of fishing opportunities 

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

Article 4 
Allocation among Member States 

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

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

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

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

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

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

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

Article 5 

Quota flexibility 

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

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

Article 6 

Conditions for landing catch and by-catch 

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

Paragraph 1 shall not apply to catches taken in the course of scientific investigations 
carried  out  in  accordance  with  Article  43  of  Regulation (EC)  No  850/98.  Such 
catches shall not count against the quota.  

Article 7 

Orange Roughy 

Fishing for orange roughy shall be prohibited in the following sea areas: 

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

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2. 

1. 

(a) 

57° 00' N, 11° 00' W 

57° 00' N, 8° 30' W 

55° 00' N, 8° 30' W 

55° 00' N, 11° 00' W 

57° 00' N, 11° 00' W 

(b) 

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

55º 30' N, 15º 49' W 

53º 30' N, 14º 11' W 

50º 30' N, 14º 11' W 

50º 30' N, 15º 49' W 

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

55º 00' N, 13º 51' W 

55º 00' N, 10º 37' W 

54º 15' N, 10º 37' W 

53º 30' N, 11º 50' W 

53º 30' N, 13º 51' W 

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

2. 
Vessels  holding  a  deep-sea  fishing  permit  that  have  entered  the  areas  defined  in 
paragraph 1 shall not retain on board or tranship any quantity of orange roughy, nor land any 
quantity of orange roughy at the end of that fishing trip unless: 

(a) 

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

(b) 

the average speed during transit is not less than 8 knots. 

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

Article 8 
Entry into force 

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  seventh  day  of  its  publication  in 
the Official Journal of the European Union It shall apply as 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  

Part 1 

Definition of Species and Species Groups 

1. 
In  the  list  set  out  in  part  2  of  this  Annex,  fish  stocks  are  referred  to  following  the 
alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. However, deep-sea sharks are placed at 
the beginning of that list. A table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is 
given below for the purposes of this Regulation: 

Common name 

Scientific name 

Black scabbardfish 
Alfonsinos 
Roundnose grenadier 
Orange roughy 
Blue ling 
Red seabream 
Forkbeards 

Aphanopus carbo 
Beryx spp. 
Coryphaenoides rupestris 
Hoplostethus atlanticus 
Molva dypterigia 
Pagellus bogaraveo 
Phycis blennoides 

For  the  purposes  of  this  Regulation,  "deep  sea  sharks",  means  the  following  list  of 

2. 
species:  

Iceland catshark 

Gulper shark 

(Apristuris spp.)  

(Centrophorus granulosus)  

Leafscale gulper shark 

(Centrophorus squamosus)  

Portuguese dogfish 

(Centroscymnus coelolepis)  

Longnose velvet dogfish 

(Centrocymmus crepidater) 

Birdbeak dogfish 

(Deania calceus)  

Black dogfish 

Kitefin shark 

(Centroscyllium fabricii)  

(Dalatias licha)  

Greater lanternshark 

(Etmopterus princeps) 

Velvet belly 

(Etmopterus spinax) 

Blackmouth dogfish 

(Galeus melastomus)  

Mouse catshark 

Greenland shark 

(Galeus murinus)  

(Somniosus microcephalus)  

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Part 2 

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

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

Species: 

Deep Sea Sharks  

Zone: 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  third  countries  of  V, 
VI, VII, VIII and IX (DWS/56789-) 

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

2009 
20 
93 
1 
339 
55 
1 
1 
127 
187 
824 

2010  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  

Species: 

Deep Sea Sharks  

Zone: 

Community waters and waters not under the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of X 
(DWS/10-) 

Year 
Portugal 
EC 

Species: 

2009 
10 
10 

2010  
0  
0  

Deep Sea Sharks and 
Deania histricosa and 
Deania profondorum 

Zone: 

Community waters and waters not under the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of XII 
(DWS/12-) 

Year 
Spain  
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2009 
17 
6 
1 
1 
25 

2010  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  

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Species: 

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Aphanopus carbo 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, 
III and IV (BSF/1234-) 

Year 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2009 
4 
4 
4 
13 

2010  
4  
4  
4  
13  

Species: 

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Aphanopus carbo 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  third  countries  of  V, 
VI, VII and XII (BSF/56712-) 

Year 
Germany 
Spain 
Estonia 
France 
Ireland 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Poland 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 
Species: 

2009 
30 
147 
14 
2 068 
74 
96 
1 
1 
147 
8 
2 586 

2010  
25  
125  
12  
1 757  
63  
82  
1  
1  
125  

Black scabbardfish 

2 198  

Zone: 

7 (1) 

Year 
Spain 
France 
Portugal 
EC 

Species: 

Year 
Portugal 
EC 

Species 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VIII, 
IX and X (BSF/8910-) 

Aphanopus carbo 

2009 
10 
27 
3 363 
3 400 

2010  
9  
23  
2 858  
2 890  

Black scabbardfish 

Zone: 

Aphanopus carbo 

Community waters and waters not under the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of 
CECAF 34.1.2. (BSF/C3412-) 

2009 
3 642 
3 642 

2010  
3 642  
3 642  

Alfonsinos 

 Zone: 

 Beryx spp. 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  third  countries  of  III, 
IV,  V,  VI,  VII,  VIII,  IX,  X,  XII  and  XIV 
(ALF/3X14-) 

Year 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2009 
74 
20 
10 
214 
10 
328 

2010  
74  
20  
10  
214  
10  
328  

EN 

13 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

Year 
Denmark 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Coryphaenoides rupestris  

2009 
2 
2 
11 
2 
17 

2010  
2  
2  
11  
1  
17  

Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

Year 
Denmark 
Germany 
Sweden 
EC 

 Coryphaenoides rupestris  

2009 
804 
5 
41 
850 

2010  
804  
5  
41  
850  

the 
Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, 
IV and Va (RNG/1245A-) 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of III 
(RNG/03-) 

the 

Species: 

Roundnose grenadier 

Zone: 

Coryphaenoides rupestris  

the 
Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  third  countries  of  Vb, 
VI, VII (RNG/5B67-) 

Year 
Germany 
Estonia 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Lithuania 
Poland 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 

2010  
6  
49  
54  
2 738  
216  
63  
32  
160  
6  
3 324  

2009 
7 
57 
63 
3 222 
254 
74 
37 
189 
7 
3 910 

Species: 

Orange roughy 

Zone: 

Year 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Hoplostethus atlanticus 

2009 
2 
11 
2 
2 
17 

2010  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  

Community waters and waters not under the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VI 
(ORY/06-C.) 

EN 

14 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species: 

Orange roughy 

Zone: 

 Hoplostethus atlanticus 

Community waters and waters not under the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VII 
(ORY/07-C.) 

Year 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others (1) 
EC 
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 
Species: 

2010  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0 (1) 
0  

2009 
0 
50 
15 
0 
0 
65 

Orange roughy 

Zone: 

Year 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Hoplostethus atlanticus 

2009 
1 
9 
2 
2 
1 
15 

2010  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  
0  

Community waters and waters not under the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, 
III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (ORY/1CX14C) 

Species: 

Blue ling 

Zone: 

 Molva dypterygia 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of II, IV
and V (BLI/245-) 

Year 
Denmark 
Germany 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others  
EC 
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. 
Species: 

2010  
4  
4  
25  
4  
15  
4 (1) 
56  

2009 
5 
5 
28 
5 
18 
5 
66 

Blue ling 

Zone: 

Year 
Denmark 
Germany 
Sweden 
EC 

 Molva dypterygia 

2009 
5 
3 
5 
13 

2010  
4  
3  
4  
11  

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  third  countries  of  III
(BLI/03-) 

EN 

15 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species: 

Red seabream 

Zone: 

 Pagellus bogaraveo 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty  or  jurisdiction  of  third  countries  of VI, 
VII and VIII (SBR/678-) (1) 

Year 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
Others 
EC 
(1) A minimum size of 33 cm (total length) shall be respected 
(2) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota 

2010  
172
9
6  
22  
6 (2) 

2009 
204 
10 
7 
25 
7 
253 

215  

Species: 

Red seabream 

Zone: 

 Pagellus bogaraveo 

Community waters and waters not under the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of IX 
(SBR/09-) (1) 

Year 
Spain 
Portugal 
EC 
(1) A minimum size of 33 cm (total length) shall be respected 
Species: 

2010  
614  
166  
780  

2009 
722 
196 
918 

Red seabream 

Zone: 

 Pagellus bogaraveo 

Community waters and waters not under the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of X 
(SBR/10-) (1) 

2010  

Year 
Spain  
Portugal  
United Kingdom  
EC  
(1) A minimum size of 33 cm (total length) shall be respected 
(2) Up to 10% of the 2010 quotas may be taken in December 2009 

9 (2) 
1 032 (2) 
9 (2) 
1 050 (2) 

2009 
9 
1 032 
9 
1 050 

EN 

16 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Species 

Forkbeards 

 Zone: 

 Phycis blennoides 

Year 
Germany 
France 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2009 
9 
9 
13 
31 

2010  
9  
9  
13  
31  

Species 

Forkbeards 

 Zone: 

Year 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
United Kingdom 
EC 

 Phycis blennoides 

2009 
10 
588 
356 
260 
814 
2 028 

2010  
10  
588  
356  
260  
814  
2 028  

Species 

Forkbeards 

 Zone: 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of I, II, 
III and IV (GFB/1234-) 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI
and VII (GFB/567-) 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty  or  jurisdiction of  third  countries  of  VIII
and IX (GFB/89-) 

 Phycis blennoides 

2009 
242 
15 
10 
267 

2010  
242  
15  
10  
267  

Year 
Spain 
France 
Portugal 
EC 

Species 

Forkbeards 

 Zone: 

 Phycis blennoides 

Community  waters  and  waters  not  under 
the 
sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of X and 
XII (GFB/1012-) 

Year 
Spain 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC 

2009 
9 
36 
9 
54 

2010  
9  
36  
9  
54  

EN 

17 

   EN