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 2010
Date: 2009-09-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, authorised catch, catch quota, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 1.9.2009 
COM(2009) 439 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 2010 

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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 commercially most important fish stocks in the 
Baltic Sea, the fishing opportunities for Member States for 2010.  

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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  simplifying  and  clarifying  the  annual  TAC  and  quota  decisions,  fishing 
opportunities  in  the  Baltic  Sea  are  fixed  by  a  separate  Regulation  since  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 2010 was delivered by the 
International  Council  for  the  Exploration  of  the  Sea  (ICES)  in  May  2009  and  by  the 
Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) in June 2009.  

The proposal contains three sections of importance for the management of the Baltic fisheries 
in  2010:  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 1322/2008 of 28 November 2008 fixing the fishing 
opportunities  and  associated  conditions  for  certain  fish  stocks  and  groups  of  fish  stocks 
applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2009. 

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 

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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. 

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 and Herring in Subdivision 31 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. A salmon management plan is under preparation. 

•  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,  NGOs  dealing  with  fisheries  issues,  and  Member  States  concerned  in  2005  and 
2006. 

The  Baltic  Sea  RAC  (BSRAC)  was  consulted  at  its  Demersal  and  Pelagic  Working  Group 
meetings  and  its  Executive  Committee  meeting  in  June  2009  on  the  basis  of  the 

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Communication from the Commission on the Consultation on fishing opportunities for 2010. 
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  2010  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. 

The BSRAC supports the application of the multi-annual plan for cod but disagrees with the 
adjustment of TACs towards long-term sustainable levels where from the point of view of the 
BSRAC the stock status is stable or potential benefits on the stock concerned or other stocks 
can be expected from maintaining TACs at their current level or increasing TACs beyond the 
levels  resulting  from  the  application  of  the  harvest  control  rules  defined  in  the 
Communication on the Consultation on fishing opportunities for 2010. 

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•  Impact assessment 

The  proposed  measures  will,  if  implemented,  result  in  an  overall  decrease  in  fishing 
opportunities  in  terms  of  catch  volumes  for  Community  vessels  in  the  Baltic  Sea  of  around 
10% for all species considered. For several herring stocks and for sprat the reduction is based 
on the state of the stock not being known precisely and lower recruitment to the stocks. The 
reduction  with  the  most  significant  economic  impact  is  the  TAC  for  Western  Baltic  herring 
which arise as a result of to the stock being overfished and the rapid decline expected due to 
poor recruitment over the last years. The TACs for Western and Eastern Baltic cod have 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 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. 

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; 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. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The proposal has no implications for the Community budget. 

5. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

•  Detailed Explanation 

The  proposal  fixes  for  2010  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, consultation with the BSRAC and the framework for setting the 
TACs and quotas outlined in the Communication from the Commission on the Consultation 
on  fishing  opportunities  for  2010.  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 transitional measures for managing the fishery for flounder and turbot.  

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A high-grading ban for any species subjected to quota is established. The overall aim of the 
high-grading  ban  is  the  reduction  of  discards.  A  high  grading  ban  implies  a  prohibition  to 
discard  species  subject  to  quota  that  can  legally  be  caught  and  landed  under  Community 
fisheries legislation. 

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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 2010 

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) 

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. 

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OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.  
OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.  
OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1. 

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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. 

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, Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a 
Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated 
(IUU) fishing12. 

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 point 
4, 5 and points 7-9 of the Communication from the Commission on the Consultation 
on fishing opportunities for 201013. 

In  order  to  reduce  discards,  it  is  appropriate  to  establish  a  high-grading  ban  for  any 
species subject to quota, implying a prohibition to discard species subject to quota that 
can legally be caught and landed under Community fisheries legislation.  

OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9. 
OJ L 276, 10.10.1983 p. 1.  
OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.  
OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17. 
OJ L 274, 25.9.1986, p. 1.  
OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1.  
OJ L 16, 20.1.2005, p. 184. 
OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1 
OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1. 
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(10)  To help conserve fish stocks, certain supplementary measures on technical conditions 

of fishing should be implemented in 2010. 

(11)  To  ensure  the  livelihood  of  Community  fishermen,  it  is  important  to  open  these 
fisheries on 1 January 2010. Given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant 
an exception to the eight-week period referred to in paragraph I (4) 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. 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

CHAPTER I 
Scope and definitions 

Article 1 
Subject matter 

This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for 2010 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 

This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (Community vessels) operating in 
the Baltic Sea.  

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 (EC) No 2187/2005; 

“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. 

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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) No 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 23(4)  of  Regulation (EC)  No 2371/2002 
and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 338/2008.  

2. 

For  the  purpose  of  withholding  quotas  to  be  transferred  to  2011,  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; or  

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.  

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2. 

3. 

4. 

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. 

Where  the  quota  for  sprat  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 sprat. 

Article 7 
Prohibition of high-grading 

Any  species  subject  to  quota  which  is  caught  during  fishing  operations  shall  be  brought 
aboard  the  vessel  and  subsequently  landed  unless  this  would  be  contrary  to  obligations  laid 
down  in  Community  fisheries  legislation  establishing  technical,  control,  and  conservation 
measures,  and  in  particular  in  this  Regulation  and  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  2187/2005, 
Regulation (EEC) No 2847/1993, and Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Article 8 
Fishing effort limits 

Fishing effort limits are set out in Annex II.  

The limits referred to in paragraph 1 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. 

The limits referred to in paragraph 1 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. 

Article 9 
Transitional technical measures 

Transitional technical measures are set out in Annex III. 

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CHAPTER III 
Final provisions 

Article 10 
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 11 
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 2010. 

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 

84 721  

18 615  

103 336  

103 336  

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 

3 009 

11 845 

2 

2 793 

3 820 

21 469 

21 469 

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 

2 685  

712 

13 714 

26 769 

3 384 

3 564 

30 412 

40 828 

122 068 

Not relevant 

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Species: 

Herring 

Zone: 

Subdivision 28.1 

Clupea harengus 

HER/03D.RG 

Estonia 

Latvia 

EC 

TAC 

16 809 

19 591 

Analytical TAC. 

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

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

36 400 

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

36 400 

Species 

Cod 

Zone: 

EC waters of Subdivisions 25-32  

Gadus morhua 

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

11 777  

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. 

4 685  

1 148  

901  

4 379  

2 885  

13 561  

11 932   

51 267  

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 

7 726 

3 777 

171 

152 

639 

415 

2 067 

2 753 

17 700 

17 700 

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Species: 

Denmark 

Germany 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

Plaice 

Pleuronectes 
platessa 

2 179 

242 

456 

164 

3 041 

3 041 

Zone: 

EC waters of Subdivisions 22-32  

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 Subdivisions 22-31  

Salmo salar 

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

54 556 (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. 

6 070 (1) 

5 545 (1) 

68 028 (1) 

34 700 (1) 

4 079 (1) 

16 550 (1)  

73 745 (1) 

263 273 (1) 

Not relevant 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

__________ 

(1) 

Expressed by number of individual fish. 

Species: 

Atlantic salmon 

Zone: 

EC waters of 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. 

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Species: 

Sprat 

Zone: 

EC waters of Subdivisions 22-32 

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 

33 535  

21 245  

38 941  

17 555  

47 032  

17 013  

99 810  

64 829  

339 960  

Not relevant 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

EC 

TAC 

EN 

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ANNEX II 

Fishing effort limits 

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) 

181  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, 27, 28 and 
29 south of 59°30'N 

15 February to 15 May 

15 February to 31 May 

Subdivision 32 

Turbot (Psetta maxima) 

Subdivisions 25, 26 and 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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