Commission Regulation (EC) No 1163/2008 of 24 November 2008 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 as regards catch limits for certain stocks of Norway pout, whiting and haddock
Date: 2008-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, catch area, fishery management, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish

25.11.2008

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1163/2008

of 24 November 2008

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 as regards catch limits for certain stocks of Norway
pout, whiting and haddock

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of
16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities
and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups
for
fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and,
of
Community vessels,
in waters where catch limitations are
required (1), and in particular Articles 5(5) and 5(7) thereof:

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Preliminary catch limits for the stock of Norway pout in
ICES zone IIIa and in EC waters of
ICES zones IIa
and IV are laid down in Annex IA to Regulation (EC)
No 40/2008.

to Article 5(5) of

Pursuant
the
Commission may revise those catch limits in the light
of scientific information collected during the first half of
2008.

that Regulation,

Taking into account information collected during the first
half of 2008, the final catch limits for Norway pout in
the zones concerned should be fixed.

The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for
in 2008 of up to
Fisheries
catches
advises
148 000 tonnes would
fishing
to a
mortality of 0,6 and are expected to maintain the
stock above precautionary limits.

correspond

that

Norway pout is a North Sea stock which is shared with
Norway but which is currently not managed jointly by
the two Parties. The measures provided for in this Regu­
lation should be in accordance with consultations held
with Norway pursuant to the provisions of the Agreed
Record
consultations
of
between the European Community and Norway of
26 November 2007.

conclusions

fisheries

of

(1) OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1.

the Community share of

In consequence,
the total
allowable catches (TAC) of Norway pout in ICES zone
IIIa and in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV should be
fixed at 75 % of 148 000 tonnes.

Pursuant to Article 5(7) of Regulation (EC) No 40/2008
the catch limits for the stock of whiting in ICES zone
IIIa, the stock of whiting in ICES zone IV and EC waters
of ICES zone IIa, the stock of haddock in ICES zone IIIa
and EC waters of ICES zones IIIb, IIIc and IIId, and the
stock of haddock in ICES zone IV and EC waters of ICES
zone IIa may be revised by the Commission as a conse­
quence of a revision of the catch limits for the stock of
Norway pout in accordance with Article 5(5) of that
Regulation, to take into account industrial by-catches of
those stocks in the Norway pout fishery.

In view of the limited fisheries for Norway pout in ICES
zone IIIa and EC waters of ICES zones IIIb, IIIc and IIId,
and in the absence of any new forecasts of the by-catches
fisheries
of haddock and whiting in other
operating in those zones,
the
for
stocks of whiting and haddock in ICES zone IIIa and
EC waters of
IIIc and IIId should
remain unchanged for the remainder of 2008.

industrial
the catch limits

ICES zones IIIb,

Taking into account the fixing of the final catch limits
for Norway pout in ICES zone IIIa and in EC waters of
ICES zones IIa and IV, the catch limits for whiting and
haddock in ICES zone IV and in EC waters of ICES zone
IIa should be revised.

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10) Norway pout is a short-lived species. Consequently the
catch limitations should be implemented as soon as
possible,
in order to avoid delays which could lead to
overfishing of the stock.

(11) Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 should

therefore be amended accordingly.

(12)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Committee for
Fisheries and Aquaculture,

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 1

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

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 24 November 2008.

For the Commission

Joe BORG
Member of the Commission

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Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 is amended as follows:

ANNEX

1. The entry concerning the stock of Norway pout in zones ICES zone IIIa and in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV is

replaced by the following:

Norway pout
Trisopterus esmarki

Zone:

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

109 898

21 (1)

81 (1)

110 000

1 000 (2)

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) Quota may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only.
(2) This quota may be fished in Division VIa, north of 56°30′N.’

2. The entry concerning the stock of whiting in ICES zone IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa is replaced by the

Whiting
Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

IV; EC waters of IIa
WHG/2AC4.

367

1 587

413

2 385

917

3

9 330

15 002 (1)

1 785 (2)

17 850

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

‘Species:

Denmark

Germany

The Netherlands

EC

Norway

TAC

following:

‘Species:

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

(1) Excluding an estimate of 1 063 tonnes of industrial by-catches.
(2) May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC.

Special conditions

Within the limits of the above-mentioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES
zones specified:

EC

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

10 884’

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3. The entry concerning the stock of haddock in ICES zone IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa is replaced by the

following:

‘Species:

Belgium

Denmark

Germany

France

The Netherlands

Sweden

United Kingdom

EC

Norway

TAC

Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

IV; EC waters of IIa
HAD/2AC4.

279

1 920

1 222

2 129

209

193

31 664

37 616 (1)

8 082

46 444

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) Excluding an estimate of 746 tonnes of industrial by-catches.

Special conditions

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

EC

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

28 535’