Council Regulation (EU) No 23/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009
Date: 2010-01-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, fishery resources, fishing area, fishing rights, management of resources, sustainable development




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26.1.2010   


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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 23/2010
of 14 January 2010
         
fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


According to Article 43(3) of the Treaty, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.












(2)


Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (2) requires the Council to establish measures governing access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities, taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice and in particular reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).












(3)


It is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TAC) by fishery or group of fisheries. Fishing opportunities should be distributed among Member States in such a way as to assure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each stock or fishery and having due regard to the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. Moreover, in order for the fishing opportunities to be optimal and applied in an effective way, certain conditions essential to and functionally linked to them should be fixed.












(4)


The TACs should be established on the basis of the available scientific advice and by taking into account the biological and socio-economic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors. In this regard, it is necessary to take account of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meeting on 23 July 2009 with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, the concerned Regional Advisory Councils and Member States and on 29 September 2009 with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture and the concerned Regional Advisory Councils.












(5)


For stocks subject to specific multiannual plans, the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of hake, of Norway lobster, of sole in the Bay of Biscay, the Western Channel and the North Sea, of plaice in the North Sea, of herring to the west of Scotland and of cod in the Kattegat, North Sea, Skagerrak, eastern Channel, to the west of Scotland and in the Irish Sea should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of the Northern hake stock (3), Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian Peninsula (4),
Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February 2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay (5), Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Western Channel (6), Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 of 11 June 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea (7), Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock (8), Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (9) respectively.












(6)


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












(7)


Fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations should not be included in the scope of this Regulation, with the exception of the operations carried out by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries.












(8)


For certain species, such as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a serious risk to their conservation. Fishing opportunities for such species should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition to fish those species.












(9)


It is necessary to establish the maximum allowable effort ceilings for 2010 in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, while taking into account Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 of 27 July 2009 excluding certain groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime laid down in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (10).












(10)


It is necessary, following the advice from the ICES, to maintain and revise a system to manage the fishing effort on sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV.












(11)


In the light of the most recent scientific advice from the ICES and in accordance with the international commitments in the context of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention (NEAFC), it is necessary to limit the fishing effort on certain deep-sea species.












(12)


Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with the Union legislation on the subject, and in particular with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States’ catches of fish (11), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (12), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (13), Article 21 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (14), Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits (15), 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 (16),
Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (17), Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources (18), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems (19), Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (20), Council Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing a recovery plan for Greenland halibut in the framework of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (21),
Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Regulation (EC) No 388/2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 of 21 December 2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing (22), Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (23), Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species (24), Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 of 22 October 2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (25), Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (26), Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters (27),
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing (28), Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008, Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (recast) (29), Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (recast) (30), Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (recast) (31), Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (32).












(13)


In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway (33), the Faroe Islands (34) and Greenland (35), the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. The consultations with Greenland were concluded on 25 November 2009 with the establishment of the fishing opportunities available for 2010 for EU vessels in Greenland waters. The consultations with the Faroe Islands and Norway have not been finalised and the arrangements for 2010 with those partners are expected to be concluded early 2010. In order to avoid interruption of Union fishing activities whilst allowing for the necessary flexibility for the conclusion of those arrangements early 2010, it is appropriate for the Union to establish the fishing opportunities for stocks subject to those arrangements on a provisional basis awaiting their conclusion.












(14)


The Union is a contracting party to several fisheries organisations and participates in other organisations as a cooperating non-party. Moreover, by virtue of the 2003 Act of Accession fisheries agreements previously concluded by the Republic of Poland, such as the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock resources in the central Bering Sea, are as from the date of accession of Poland to the European Union managed by the Union. Those fisheries organisations have recommended the introduction for 2010 of a number of measures, including fishing opportunities for EU vessels. Those fishing opportunities should be implemented by the Union.












(15)


The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) failed to adopt catch limitations for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna at its Annual Meeting in 2009, and although the Union is not a member of the IATTC, it is necessary to regulate the fishing opportunities for resource under the jurisdiction of the IATTC in order to ensure its sustainable management.












(16)


At its Annual Meeting in 2009, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted tables indicating the under-utilisation and over-utilisation of the fishing possibilities of the ICCAT contracting parties. In that context, ICCAT adopted a decision observing that during the year 2008, the Union had under-exploited its quota for Northern and Southern swordfish, bigeye tuna and Northern albacore. In order to respect the adjustments to the Union quotas established by the ICCAT, it is necessary for the distribution of the fishing opportunities arising from this under-utilisation to be carried out on the basis of the respective contribution of each Member State towards the under-utilisation without modifying the distribution key established in this Regulation concerning the annual allocation of TACs. At the same meeting the recovery plan for bluefin tuna was amended. ICCAT further adopted a recommendation on the conservation of bigeye thresher sharks. In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks it is necessary to implement those measures.












(17)


During the Third International Meeting, held in May 2007, for the creation of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) in the high seas of the South Pacific, the participants adopted interim measures, including fishing opportunities, in order to regulate pelagic fishing activities as well as bottom fisheries in that area until the establishment of such RFMO. Those measures were revised during the Eighth International Meeting for the creation of that SPRFMO held in November 2009. According to the agreement reached by the participants, those interim measures are voluntary and are not legally binding under international law. It is nevertheless advisable, in the light of the related provisions of the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement, to incorporate those measures into Union law.












(18)


At its Annual Meeting in 2009, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted catch limits for two additional fish stocks in the SEAFO Convention Area. It is necessary to implement those catch limits into Union law.












(19)


For continuity reasons, certain third-country fishing vessels should be allowed to fish in EU waters under certain conditions and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and its implementing provisions.












(20)


Within the context of establishing fishing opportunities and in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, the Council may, on the basis of information provided by Member States and assessed by the STECF, exclude certain groups of vessels from the effort regime established in that Regulation, provided that appropriate data is available on cod catches and discards of the vessels concerned, that the percentage of cod catches does not exceed 1,5 % of the total catches of the group of vessels and that the inclusion of the group in the effort regime would constitute an administrative burden disproportionate to its overall impact on cod stocks. Poland provided information on the cod catches by a group of vessels consisting of one vessel targeting saithe in the North Sea with bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm. The United Kingdom provided information on the cod catches of two groups of vessels using bottom trawls to the west of Scotland. On the basis of that information as assessed by STECF, it can be established that the cod catches, including discards, of those groups of vessels do not exceed 1,5 % of their total catches. Having moreover regard to control and monitoring measures in place ensuring the monitoring and control of the fishing activities of those groups of vessels and considering that the inclusion of these groups would constitute an administrative burden disproportionate to the overall impact of that inclusion on cod stocks, it is appropriate to exclude those groups of vessels from the application of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, thus allowing to establish the effort limits for the concerned Member States accordingly.












(21)


In accordance with Article 291 of the Treaty, the measures necessary for the fixing of the catch limits for certain short-lived stocks should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (36) for reasons of urgency,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



TITLE I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS


Article 1

Subject matter


1.   This Regulation fixes the following fishing opportunities and the conditions functionally linked to the use of those fishing opportunities:






—


for the year 2010, fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and










—


for the year 2011, certain effort limitations, and, for the periods set out in Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II and in Annexes IE and V, fishing opportunities for certain Antarctic stocks.






2.   This Regulation also fixes provisional fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks or groups of fish stocks subject to the bilateral fisheries agreements with Norway and the Faroe Islands, pending the consultations on the arrangements for 2010.



Article 2

Scope


1.   If not otherwise provided for, this Regulation shall apply to:






(a)


EU vessels; and










(b)


fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, third countries (‘third-country vessels’) in EU waters.






2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation, except footnote 1 to the table set out in Part B of Annex V, 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 whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.


3.   Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quotas.



Article 3

Definitions

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






(a)


‘EU vessels’ means fishing vessels defined in Article 3(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;










(b)


‘EU waters’ means waters defined in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;










(c)


‘total allowable catches’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;










(d)


‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, Member States or third countries;










(e)


‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;










(f)


‘mesh size’ means the mesh size as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets (37).;










(g)


‘EU fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;










(h)


‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.






Article 4

Fishing zones

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions shall apply:






(a)


ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009;










(b)


‘Skagerrak’ means the area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;










(c)


‘Kattegat’ means the area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;










(d)


‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the area of ICES zone IXa east of longitude 7o 23' 48″ W;










(e)


CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009;










(f)


NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 217/2009;










(g)


SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (38);










(h)


the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area is as defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (39);










(i)


CCAMLR (Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area is as defined in Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;










(j)


the IATTC (Inter American Tropical Tuna Convention) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (40);










(k)


the IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area is as defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (41);










(l)


‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ means the high seas area south of 10o N, north of the CCAMLR Convention Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (42), and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;










(m)


the WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (43).










(n)


‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ means the area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured.







TITLE II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS


CHAPTER I

General provisions


Article 5

Catch limits and allocations


1.   The catch limits for EU vessels in EU waters or in certain non-EU waters and the allocation of such catch limits among Member States and additional conditions in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are set out in Annex I.


2.   EU vessels are hereby authorised to make catches, within the quota limits set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the conditions set out in Article 12 of and Annex III to this Regulation and in Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and its implementing provisions.


3.   The Commission shall fix the catch limits for the fisheries on sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV according to the rules laid down in point 6 of Annex IID.


4.   The Commission shall fix catch limits for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES zones V and XIV available to the Union at 7,7 % of the capelin TAC as soon as the TAC has been established.


5.   Catch limits for the stock of Norway pout in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV and for the stock of sprat in EU waters of ICES zones IIa and IV may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2010.


6.   As a consequence of a revision of the stock of Norway pout in accordance with paragraph 5, the catch limits for the stocks of whiting in EU waters of ICES zone IIa, IIIa and IV and for the stocks of haddock in EU waters of ICES zone IIa, III and IV may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 to take into account industrial by-catches in the Norway pout fishery.


7.   The Commission may fix the catch limits for the stock of anchovy in ICES zone VIII in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2010.



Article 6

Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species:






(a)


basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all EU and non-EU waters;










(b)


angel shark (Squatina squatina) in all EU waters;










(c)


common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;










(d)


undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES zones VI, VII, VIII, IX and X, and










(e)


porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in international waters.






Article 7

Special provisions on allocations


1.   The allocation of fishing opportunities 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 to Article 21(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 or pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008;










(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 Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.






2.   Except where otherwise specified in Annex I of this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TAC and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation to stocks subject to analytical TAC.



Article 8

Fishing effort limits

From 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011, the fishing effort measures laid down in:






(a)


Annex IIA shall apply for the management of certain stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak, that part of ICES zone IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES zones IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EU waters of ICES zones IIa and Vb;










(b)


Annex IIB shall apply for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES zones VIIIc and IXa with the exception of the Gulf of Cádiz;










(c)


Annex IIC shall apply for the management of the sole stock in ICES zone VIIe;










(d)


Annex IID shall apply for the management of sandeel stocks in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV.






Article 9

Catch and effort limits deep-sea fisheries


1.   In addition to the catch limits laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008 of 28 November 2008 fixing for 2009 and 2010 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (44), it shall be prohibited to catch and to retain on board, to tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut in excess of 100 kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea permit issued in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002.


2.   Member States shall ensure that fishing activities which lead to catches and retention on board of more than 10 tonnes each calendar year of deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory shall be subject to a deep-sea fishing permit.


3.   Member States shall ensure that for 2010 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits do not exceed 65 % of the average annual fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the Member State concerned in 2003 on trips when deep-sea fishing permits were held and/or deep-sea species, as listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, were caught. This paragraph shall apply only to fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of deep-sea species, other than greater silver smelt, were caught.



Article 10

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches


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






(a)


the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or










(b)


the catches consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota has not been exhausted.






2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following fish may be retained on board and landed even if a Member State has no quotas or the quotas or shares are exhausted:






(a)


species, other than herring and mackerel, where






(i)


they are caught mixed with other species with nets whose mesh size is less than 32 mm in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98; and










(ii)


the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing;




or










(b)


mackerel, where






(i)


they are caught mixed with horse mackerel or pilchard;










(ii)


they do not exceed 10 % of the total weight of mackerel, horse mackerel and pilchard on board; and










(iii)


the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing.










3.   All landings shall count against the quota or, if the Union quota has not been allocated between Member States by quotas, against the Union quota, except for catches made in accordance with paragraph 2.


4.   The percentage of by-catches and their disposal shall be determined in accordance with Articles 4 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98.



Article 11

Restrictions on the use of certain fishing opportunities

During the period from 1 May to 31 July 2010 it shall be prohibited to fish for or retain on board any marine organisms other than herring, mackerel, pilchard/sardines, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting and argentines within the area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:







Point


Latitude


Longitude




1


52o 27' N


12o 19' W




2


52o 40' N


12o 30' W




3


52o 47' N


12o 39,600' W




4


52o 47' N


12o 56' W




5


52o 13,5' N


13o 53,830' W




6


51o 22' N


14o 24' W




7


51o 22' N


14o 03' W




8


52o 10' N


13o 25' W




9


52o 32' N


13o 07,500' W




10


52o 43' N


12o 55' W




11


52o 43' N


12o 43' W




12


52o 38,800' N


12o 37' W




13


52o 27' N


12o 23' W




14


52o 27' N


12o 19' W






Article 12

Unsorted landings in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa


1.   When catch limits of a Member State for herring in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa are exhausted, vessels flying the flag of that Member State, registered in the Union and operating within the fisheries to which the relevant catch limitations apply shall be prohibited from landing catches which are unsorted and which contain herring.


2.   Member States shall ensure that an adequate sampling programme is in place allowing an efficient monitoring of unsorted landings by species caught in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa.


3.   Unsorted catches in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa shall be landed only at ports and landing locations where a sampling programme as referred to in paragraph 2 is in place.



Article 13

Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.



CHAPTER II

Fishing authorisation in third-country waters


Article 14

Fishing authorisations


1.   The maximum number of fishing authorisations for EU vessels fishing in waters of a third country is set out in Annex III.


2.   Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (swap) in the fishing areas set out in Annex III on the basis of Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Annex III, shall not be exceeded.




CHAPTER III

Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations


Section 1

ICCAT convention Area


Article 15

Limitations to the number of vessels authorised to fish for bluefin tuna

The maximum number of the following vessels shall be limited as set out in Annex IV:






—


EU bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic;










—


EU coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean;










—


EU vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm.






Article 16

Additional conditions to the bluefin tuna quota allocated in Annex ID

In addition to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, purse-seine fishing for bluefin tuna shall be prohibited in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean during the period from 15 April to 15 May 2010.


Article 17

Recreational and sport fisheries

Member States shall allocate a specific quota of bluefin tuna for recreational and sport fisheries from their quotas allocated set out in Annex ID.


Article 18

Sharks


1.   Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) in any fishery shall be prohibited.


2.   It shall be prohibited to undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the genus Alopias.




Section 2

CCAMLR convention Area


Article 19

Prohibitions and catch limitations


1.   Direct fishing of the species set out in Annex V, Part A, shall be prohibited in the zones and during the periods set out in that Annex.


2.   For new and exploratory fisheries, the catch and by-catch limits set out in Annex V, Part B, shall apply in the subareas set out in that Part.



Article 20

Exploratory fisheries


1.   Fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in a Member State that have been notified to CCAMLR in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 outside areas of national jurisdiction.


2.   With regard to FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 total catch and by-catch limits per subarea and division, and their distribution among Small Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them, shall be as set out in Annex V, Part B. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified catch limit, and that SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.


3.   Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 m.



Article 21

Krill fishery during the 2010/2011 fishing season


1.   Only those Member States which are Members of the CCAMLR Commission may fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2010/2011 fishing season. If such a Member State intends to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission in accordance with Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1 June 2010:






(a)


of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Annex V, Part C;










(b)


of the net configuration form, using the format laid down in Annex V, Part D.






2.   The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each vessel to be authorised by the Member State to participate in the krill fishery.


3.   Member States intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall only notify authorised vessels flying its flag at the time of the notification.


4.   Member States shall be entitled to authorise participation in a krill fishery by a vessel other than those notified to CCAMLR in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, if an authorised vessel is prevented from participation due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure. In such circumstances the Member State concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing:






(a)


full details of the intended replacement vessel(s) referred to in paragraph 2, including information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;










(b)


a comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.






5.   Member States shall not authorise a vessel on either of the CCAMLR IUU Vessel Lists to participate in krill fisheries.



Article 22

Closure of all fisheries


1.   Following notification by the CCAMLR Secretariat of the closure of a fishery due to the exhaustion of the TAC as set out in Annex IE, Member States shall ensure that all vessels flying their flag and fishing in the area, management area, subarea, division, SSRU or other management unit, subject to the closure notice, shall remove all their fishing gear from the water by the notified closure date and time.


2.   On receipt of such notification by the vessel, no further longlines may be set within 24 hours of the notified date and time. If such notification is received less than 24 hours before the closure date and time, no further longlines may be set following receipt of that notification.


3.   In the case of closure of the fishery referred to in paragraph 1, all vessels shall depart from the fishing area as soon as all fishing gear has been removed from the water.


4.   Where a vessel is unable to remove all its fishing gear from the water by the notified closure date and time for reasons relating to:






(a)


the safety of the vessel and crew;










(b)


the limitations which may arise from adverse weather conditions;










(c)


sea-ice cover; or










(d)


the need to protect the Antarctic marine environment,




the vessel shall notify its flag Member State of the situation. The Member States shall promptly notify the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission. The vessel shall nonetheless make all reasonable efforts to remove all its fishing gear from the water as soon as possible.


5.   If paragraph 4 applies, Member States shall carry out an investigation of the vessel’s actions and, according to its domestic procedures, report the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission of its findings no later than before the next CCAMLR meeting. The final report shall assess whether the vessel made all reasonable efforts to remove all its fishing gear from the water:






(a)


by the notified closure date and time; and










(b)


as soon as possible after the notification referred to in paragraph 4.






6.   Where a vessel does not depart from the closed area as soon as all fishing gear has been removed from the water, the flag Member State shall ensure that the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission are informed.




Section 3

IOTC Area


Article 23

Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area


1.   The maximum number of EU vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage (GT) shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VI.


2.   The maximum number of EU vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Area and the corresponding capacity in GT shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.


3.   Member States may change the number of vessels referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 by gear type provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved.


4.   Member States shall ensure that, where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC Record of Vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna regional fisheries organisations. No vessels featuring on the list of vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities (IUU vessels) of any regional fisheries management organisation may be transferred.


5.   In order to take into account the implementation of the development plans submitted to the IOTC, Member States may only increase the limitations of fishing capacity, as mentioned in this Article, within the limits set out in those development plans.




Section 4

SPRFMO convention Area


Article 24

Pelagic fisheries – capacity limitation

Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 shall limit the total level of GT of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2010 to the levels of total 78 610 GT in the SPRFMO Convention Area in such manner that sustainable exploitation of the pelagic fishery resources in South Pacific is ensured.


Article 25

Pelagic fisheries - catch limits


1.   Only Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in the years 2007, 2008 or 2009, as referred to in Article 24, may fish for pelagic stocks in this Area in accordance with the catch limits set out in Annex IJ.


2.   Member States shall notify the Commission on a monthly basis of the names and characteristics, including GT, of their vessels engaged in the fishery referred to in this Article.


3.   For the purpose of monitoring the fishery referred to in this Article, Member States shall send to the Commission, for forwarding to the SPRFMO Interim Secretariat, records from vessel monitoring systems (VMS), monthly catch reports and, where available, port calls at the latest by the fifteenth day of the following month.



Article 26

Bottom fisheries

Member States shall limit bottom fishing effort or catch in the SPRFMO Convention Area to the average annual levels over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 in terms of the number of fishing vessels and other parameters that reflect the level of catch, fishing effort and fishing capacity and to only those parts of the SPRFMO Convention Area where bottom fisheries has occurred during the previous fishing season.



Section 5

IATTC convention Area


Article 27

Purse-seine fisheries


1.   The fishing by purse-seine vessels for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited:






(a)


either from 29 July to 28 September 2010 or from 10 November 2010 to 18 January 2011 in the area defined by the following limits:






—


the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,










—


longitude 150° W,










—


latitude 40° N,










—


latitude 40° S;














(b)


from 29 September to 29 October 2010 in the area defined by the following limits:






—


longitude 94° W,










—


longitude 110° W,










—


latitude 3° N,










—


latitude 5° S.










2.   The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1(a) before 1 April 2010. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the period selected.


3.   Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Regulatory Area shall retain on board and then land all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception shall be the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.




Section 6

SEAFO convention Area


Article 28

Measures for the protection of deep water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited: skates (Rajidae), spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi), shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus), great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), ghost catshark (Apristurus manis), velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus) and deep-sea sharks of super-order Selachimorpha.



Section 7

WCPFC convention Area


Article 29

Fishing effort limitations for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore

Member States shall ensure that the total fishing effort for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) and south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area is limited to the fishing effort provided for in fisheries partnership agreements between the Union and coastal States in the region.


Article 30

Closed area for FAD fishing


1.   In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, fishing activities of purse-seine vessels making use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be prohibited between 00:00 hours on 1 July 2010 and 24:00 hours on 30 September 2010. During this period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention Area if it carries onboard an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel:






(a)


deploy or service a FAD or associated electronic device;










(b)


fish on schools in association with FADs.






2.   All purse-seine vessels fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall retain onboard and land or tranship all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught.


3.   Paragraph 2 shall not apply in the following cases:






(a)


in the final set of a trip, if the vessel has insufficient well space left to accommodate all fish;










(b)


where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than those connected with size; or










(c)


when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.







Article 31

Limitations to the number of vessels authorised to fish swordfish

The maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area shall be as indicated in Annex VII.



Section 8

Bering Sea


Article 32

Prohibition to fish in the high seas of the Bering Sea

Fishing for pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.





TITLE III

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS


Article 33

Catch limits

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches in EU waters within the catch limits set out in Annex I and subject to the conditions provided for in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and in this Title.


Article 34

Fishing authorisations


1.   The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in EU waters is laid down in Annex VIII.


2.   Fish from stocks for which catch limits are fixed shall not be retained on board or landed unless the catches have been taken by third-country vessels having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.



Article 35

Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species:






(a)


basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all EU waters;










(b)


angel shark (Squatina squatina) in all EU waters;










(c)


common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X; and










(d)


undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES zones VI, VII, VIII, IX and X.







TITLE IV

FINAL PROVISIONS


Article 36

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008

In Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008, the entry concerning roundnose grenadier in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of ICES subarea III is replaced by the following:









‘Species:


Roundnose grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris



Zone:


Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of III (45)

(RNG/03-)




Year


2009


2010


 




Denmark


804


804




Germany


5


5




Sweden


41


41




EC


850


850






Article 37

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, the following points are added:






‘c)


the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009, targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Minch (ICES statistical rectangles 42 E3, 42 E4, 43 E3, 43 E4, 44 E3, 44 E4, 45 E3);










d)


the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009, targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Firth of Clyde (ICES statistical rectangles 39 E5 and 40 E5);










e)


the group of vessels flying the flag of Poland, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from Poland dated 24 April 2009 as completed by correspondence dated 11 July 2009, targeting saithe and using bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm in the North Sea and EU waters of ICES zone IIa with full-time observer coverage.’.






Article 38

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009 of 20 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2010 (46) is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2
Scope

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


2.   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 whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.


3.   Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quotas.’




Article 39

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009 of 27 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2010 (47) is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2
Scope

1.   This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (“Community vessels”) operating in the Black Sea.


2.   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 whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.


3.   Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quota.’




Article 40

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2010.
Where the fishing opportunities for the CCAMLR Convention Area are set for periods starting before 1 January 2010, Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II and Annexes IE and V shall apply with effect from the beginning of the respective periods of application of those fishing opportunities.





This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 January 2010.


For the Council


The President

M. A. MORATINOS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20.

(2)  
            OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(3)  
            OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(4)  
            OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5.

(5)  
            OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 1.

(6)  
            OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7.

(7)  
            OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 1.

(8)  
            OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6.

(9)  
            OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1.

(10)  
            OJ L 214, 19.8.2009, p. 16.

(11)  
            OJ L 276, 10.10.1983, p. 1.

(12)  
            OJ L 274, 25.9.1986, p. 1.

(13)  
            OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.

(14)  
            OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(15)  
            OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.

(16)  
            OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1.

(17)  
            OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6.

(18)  
            OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1.

(19)  
            OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.

(20)  
            OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16.

(21)  
            OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 3.

(22)  
            OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(23)  
            OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6.

(24)  
            OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3.

(25)  
            OJ L 318, 5.12.2007, p. 1.

(26)  
            OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1.

(27)  
            OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33.

(28)  
            OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 3.

(29)  
            OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1.

(30)  
            OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42.

(31)  
            OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70.

(32)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(33)  Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48).

(34)  Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12).

(35)  Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4) and Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in that Agreement (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 9).

(36)  
            OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(37)  
            OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5.

(38)  Concluded by Council Decision 2002/738/EC (OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39).

(39)  The European Community acceded by Council Decision 86/238/EEC (OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33).

(40)  Concluded by Council Decision 2006/539/EC (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22).

(41)  The European Community acceded by Council Decision 95/399/EC (OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24).

(42)  Concluded by Council Decision 2008/780/EC (OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27).

(43)  The European Community acceded by Council Decision 2005/75/EC (OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1).

(44)  
            OJ L 352, 31.12.2008, p. 1.

(45)  No directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be conducted in ICES zone IIIa pending consultations between the European Union and Norway.’
         

(46)  
            OJ L 330, 16.12.2009, p. 1.

(47)  
            OJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 1.




ANNEX I
CATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST AND FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (iN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)
All catch limits set out in this Annex shall be considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 5 of this Regulation and shall therefore be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 thereof.
The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.
Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. The following table of correspondences of Latin names and common names is given for the purposes of this Regulation:







Scientific name


Alpha-3 code


Common name





Amblyraja radiata



RJR


Starry ray





Ammodytes spp.


SAN


Sandeels





Argentina silus



ARU


Greater silver smelt





Beryx spp.


ALF


Alfonsinos





Brosme brosme



USK


Tusk





Centrophorus squamosus



GUQ


Leafscale gulper shark





Centroscymnus coelolepis



CYO


Portuguese dogfish





Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens



CRR


Deep sea red crab





Champsocephalus gunnari



ANI


Antarctic icefish





Chionoecetes spp.


PCR


Snow crab





Clupea harengus



HER


Herring





Coryphaenoides rupestris



RNG


Roundnose grenadier





Dalatias licha



SCK


Kitefin shark





Deania calcea



DCA


Birdbeak dogfish





Dipturus batis



RJB


Common skate





Dissostichus eleginoides



TOP


Patagonian toothfish





Engraulis encrasicolus



ANE


Anchovy





Etmopterus princeps



ETR


Great lanternshark





Etmopterus pusillus



ETP


Smooth lanternshark





Euphausia superba



KRI


Krill





Gadus morhua



COD


Cod





Galeorhinus galeus



GAG


Tope shark





Glyptocephalus cynoglossus



WIT


Witch flounder





Hippoglossoides platessoides



PLA


American plaice





Hippoglossus hippoglossus



HAL


Atlantic halibut





Hoplostethus atlanticus



ORY


Orange roughy





Illex illecebrosus



SQI


Shortfin squid





Lamna nasus



POR


Porbeagle





Lepidonotothen squamifrons



NOS


Grey rockcod





Lepidorhombus spp.


LEZ


Megrims





Leucoraja circularis



RJI


Sandy ray





Leucoraja fullonica



RJF


Shagreen ray





Leucoraja naevus



RJN


Cuckoo ray





Limanda ferruginea



YEL


Yellowtail flounder





Limanda limanda



DAB


Dab





Lophiidae



ANF


Anglerfish





Macrourus spp.


GRV


Grenadiers





Makaira nigricans



BUM


Blue marlin





Mallotus villosus



CAP


Capelin





Martialia hyadesi



SQS


Squid





Melanogrammus aeglefinus



HAD


Haddock





Merlangius merlangus



WHG


Whiting





Merluccius merluccius



HKE


Hake





Micromesistius poutassou



WHB


Blue whiting





Microstomus kitt



LEM


Lemon sole





Molva dypterygia



BLI


Blue ling





Molva molva



LIN


Ling





Nephrops norvegicus



NEP


Norway lobster





Pandalus borealis



PRA


Northern prawn





Paralomis spp.


PAI


Crabs





Penaeus spp.


PEN


‘Penaeus’ shrimps





Platichthys flesus



FLE


Flounder





Pleuronectes platessa



PLE


Plaice





Pleuronectiformes



FLX


Flatfish





Pollachius pollachius



POL


Pollack





Pollachius virens



POK


Saithe





Psetta maxima



TUR


Turbot





Raja brachyura



RJH


Blonde ray





Raja clavata



RJC


Thornback ray





Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis



JAD


Norwegian skate





Raja microocellata



RJE


Small-eyed ray





Raja montagui



RJM


Spotted ray





Raja undulata



RJA


Undulate ray





Rajiformes - Rajidae



SRX-RAJ


Skates and rays





Reinhardtius hippoglossoides



GHL


Greenland halibut





Rostroraja alba



RJA


White skate





Scomber scombrus



MAC


Mackerel





Scophthalmus rhombus



BLL


Brill





Sebastes spp.


RED


Redfish





Solea solea



SOL


Common sole





Soleidae.



SOX


Sole





Sprattus sprattus



SPR


Sprat





Squalus acanthias



DGS


Spurdog/dogfish





Tetrapturus albidus



WHM


White marlin





Thunnus maccoyii



SBF


Southern bluefin tuna





Thunnus obesus



BET


Bigeye tuna





Thunnus thynnus



BFT


Bluefin tuna





Trachurus spp.


JAX


Horse mackerel





Trisopterus esmarkii



NOP


Norway pout





Urophycis tenuis



HKW


White hake





Xiphias gladius



SWO


Swordfish




The following table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given exclusively for explanatory purposes:







Alfonsinos


ALF



Beryx spp.




American plaice


PLA



Hippoglossoides platessoides





Anchovy


ANE



Engraulis encrasicolus





Anglerfish


ANF



Lophiidae





Antarctic icefish


ANI



Champsocephalus gunnari





Atlantic halibut


HAL



Hippoglossus hippoglossus





Bigeye tuna


BET



Thunnus obesus





Birdbeak dogfish


DCA



Deania calcea





Blonde ray


RJH



Raja brachyura





Blue ling


BLI



Molva dypterygia





Blue marlin


BUM



Makaira nigricans





Blue whiting


WHB



Micromesistius poutassou





Bluefin tuna


BFT



Thunnus thynnus





Brill


BLL



Scophthalmus rhombus





Capelin


CAP



Mallotus villosus





Cod


COD



Gadus morhua





Common skate


RJB



Dipturus batis





Common sole


SOL



Solea solea





Crabs


PAI



Paralomis spp.




Cuckoo ray


RJN



Leucoraja naevus





Dab


DAB



Limanda limanda





Deep sea red crab


CRR



Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens





Flatfish


FLX



Pleuronectiformes





Flounder


FLE



Platichthys flesus





Great lanternshark


ETR



Etmopterus princeps





Greater silver smelt


ARU



Argentina silus





Greenland halibut


GHL



Reinhardtius hippoglossoides





Grenadiers


GRV



Macrourus spp.




Grey rockcod


NOS



Lepidonotothen squamifrons





Haddock


HAD



Melanogrammus aeglefinus





Hake


HKE



Merluccius merluccius





Herring


HER



Clupea harengus





Horse mackerel


JAX



Trachurus spp.




Kitefin shark


SCK



Dalatias licha





Krill


KRI



Euphausia superba





Leafscale gulper shark


GUQ



Centrophorus squamosus





Lemon sole


LEM



Microstomus kitt





Ling


LIN



Molva molva





Mackerel


MAC



Scomber scombrus





Megrims


LEZ



Lepidorhombus spp.




Northern prawn


PRA



Pandalus borealis





Norway lobster


NEP



Nephrops norvegicus





Norway pout


NOP



Trisopterus esmarkii





Norwegian skate


JAD



Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis





Orange roughy


ORY



Hoplostethus atlanticus





Patagonian toothfish


TOP



Dissostichus eleginoides





‘Penaeus’ shrimps


PEN



Penaeus spp.




Plaice


PLE



Pleuronectes platessa





Pollack


POL



Pollachius pollachius





Porbeagle


POR



Lamna nasus





Portuguese dogfish


CYO



Centroscymnus coelolepis





Redfish


RED



Sebastes spp.




Roundnose grenadier


RNG



Coryphaenoides rupestris





Saithe


POK



Pollachius virens





Sandeels


SAN



Ammodytes spp.




Sandy ray


RJI



Leucoraja circularis





Shagreen ray


RJF



Leucoraja fullonica





Shortfin squid


SQI



Illex illecebrosus





Skates and rays


SRX-RAJ



Rajiformes - Rajidae





Small-eyed ray


RJE



Raja microocellata





Smooth lanternshark


ETP



Etmopterus pusillus





Snow crab


PCR



Chionoecetes spp.




Sole


SOX



Soleidae





Southern bluefin tuna


SBF



Thunnus maccoyii





Spotted ray


RJM



Raja montagui





Sprat


SPR



Sprattus sprattus





Spurdog/dogfish


DGS



Squalus acanthias





Squid


SQS



Martialia hyadesi





Starry ray


RJR



Amblyraja radiata





Swordfish


SWO



Xiphias gladius





Thornback ray


RJC



Raja clavata





Tope shark


GAG



Galeorhinus galeus





Turbot


TUR



Psetta maxima





Tusk


USK



Brosme brosme





Undulate ray


RJA



Raja undulata





White hake


HKW



Urophycis tenuis





White marlin


WHM



Tetrapturus albidus





White skate


RJA



Rostroraja alba





Whiting


WHG



Merlangius merlangus





Witch flounder


WIT



Glyptocephalus cynoglossus





Yellowtail flounder


YEL



Limanda ferruginea








ANNEX IA
Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EU waters of CECAF, French Guyana waters











Species:



Sandeel

Ammodytes spp.



Zone:



Norwegian waters of IV
(SAN/04-N.)




Denmark


0



 (1)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (1)



 


 




EU


0



 (1)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Sandeel

Ammodytes spp.



Zone:



EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV (2)

(SAN/2A3A4.)




Denmark


108 834 



 (2)



 


 




United Kingdom


2 379 



 (2)



 


 




Germany


166



 (2)



 


 




Sweden


3 996 



 (2)



 


 




EU


115 375 



 (2)



 


 




TAC


200 000 


 


 



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



















Species:



Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus




Zone:



EU and international waters of I and II
(ARU/1/2.)




Germany


30


 


 


 




France


10


 


 


 




The Netherlands


24


 


 


 




United Kingdom


48


 


 


 




EU


112


 


 


 




TAC


112


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus




Zone:



EU waters of III and IV
(ARU/3/4.)




Denmark


1 134 


 


 


 




Germany


11


 


 


 




France


8


 


 


 




Ireland


8


 


 


 




The Netherlands


53


 


 


 




Sweden


44


 


 


 




United Kingdom


20


 


 


 




EU


1 278 


 


 


 




TAC


1 278 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus




Zone:



EU and international waters of V, VI and VII
(ARU/567.)




Germany


389


 


 


 




France


8


 


 


 




Ireland


360


 


 


 




The Netherlands


4 057 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


285


 


 


 




EU


5 099 


 


 


 




TAC


5 099 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Tusk

Brosme brosme




Zone:



EU and international waters of I, II and XIV
(USK/1214EI.)




Germany


6



 (3)



 


 




France


6



 (3)



 


 




United Kingdom


6



 (3)



 


 




Others


3



 (3)



 


 




EU


21



 (3)



 


 




TAC


21


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Tusk

Brosme brosme




Zone:



EU waters of III
(USK/03-C.)




Denmark


12


 


 


 




Sweden


6


 


 


 




Germany


6


 


 


 




EU


24


 


 


 




TAC


24


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Tusk

Brosme brosme




Zone:



EU waters of IV
(USK/04-C.)




Denmark


53


 


 


 




Germany


16


 


 


 




France


37


 


 


 




Sweden


5


 


 


 




United Kingdom


80


 


 


 




Others


5



 (4)



 


 




EU


196


 


 


 




TAC


196


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Tusk

Brosme brosme




Zone:



EU and international waters of V, VI and VII
(USK/567EI.)




Germany


4



 (6)



 


 




Spain


14



 (6)



 


 




France


165



 (6)



 


 




Ireland


16



 (6)



 


 




United Kingdom


80



 (6)



 


 




Others


4



 (5)
 (6)



 


 




EU


283



 (6)



 


 




TAC


3 217 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Tusk

Brosme brosme




Zone:



Norwegian waters of IV
(USK/04-N.)




Belgium


0



 (7)



 


 




Denmark


0



 (7)



 


 




Germany


0



 (7)



 


 




France


0



 (7)



 


 




The Netherlands


0



 (7)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (7)



 


 




EU


0



 (7)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Herring (8)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



IIIa
(HER/03A.)




Denmark


10 147 



 (9)



 


 




Germany


163



 (9)



 


 




Sweden


10 614 



 (9)



 


 




EU


20 924 



 (9)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Herring (10)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



EU waters of IV north of 53° 30' N
(HER/04A.), (HER/04B.)




Denmark


15 259 



 (11)



 


 




Germany


9 595 



 (11)



 


 




France


6 547 



 (11)



 


 




The Netherlands


14 637 



 (11)



 


 




Sweden


1 131 



 (11)



 


 




United Kingdom


16 429 



 (11)



 


 




EU


63 598 



 (11)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



Norwegian waters south of 62° N
(HER/04-N.)




Sweden


0



 (12)
 (13)



 


 




EU


0



 (13)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant



 (13)



 



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



















Species:



Herring (14)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



By-catches in IIIa
(HER/03A-BC)




Denmark


4 652 



 (15)



 


 




Germany


42



 (15)



 


 




Sweden


748



 (15)



 


 




EU


5 442 



 (15)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Herring (16)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



By-catches in EU waters of IIa and IV; VIId
(HER/2A47DX)




Belgium


51



 (17)



 


 




Denmark


9 948 



 (17)



 


 




Germany


51



 (17)



 


 




France


51



 (17)



 


 




The Netherlands


51



 (17)



 


 




Sweden


49



 (17)



 


 




United Kingdom


189



 (17)



 


 




EU


10 390 



 (17)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Herring (18)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



VIId; IVc (19)

(HER/4CXB7D)




Belgium


4 615 



 (20)
 (21)



 


 




Denmark


218



 (20)
 (21)



 


 




Germany


137



 (20)
 (21)



 


 




France


3 550 



 (20)
 (21)



 


 




The Netherlands


5 557 



 (20)
 (21)



 


 




United Kingdom


1 242 



 (20)
 (21)



 


 




EU


15 319 



 (21)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN (22)

(HER/5B6ANB)




Germany


1 533 



 (23)



 


 




France


290



 (23)



 


 




Ireland


2 072 



 (23)



 


 




The Netherlands


1 533 



 (23)



 


 




United Kingdom


8 287 



 (23)



 


 




EU


13 715 



 (23)



 


 




TAC


24 420 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



VIIb, VIIc; VIaS (24)

(HER/6AS7BC)




Ireland


6 774 


 


 


 




The Netherlands


677


 


 


 




EU


7 451 


 


 


 




TAC


7 451 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



VI Clyde (25)

(HER/06ACL.)




United Kingdom


720


 


 


 




EU


720


 


 


 




TAC


720


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



VIIa (26)

(HER/07A/MM)




Ireland


1 250 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


3 550 


 


 


 




EU


4 800 


 


 


 




TAC


4 800 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



VIIe and VIIf
(HER/7EF.)




France


500


 


 


 




United Kingdom


500


 


 


 




EU


1 000 


 


 


 




TAC


1 000 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



VIIg (27), VIIh (27), VIIj (27) and VIIk (27)

(HER/7G-K.)




Germany


113


 


 


 




France


627


 


 


 




Ireland


8 770 


 


 


 




The Netherlands


627


 


 


 




United Kingdom


13


 


 


 




EU


10 150 


 


 


 




TAC


10 150 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus




Zone:



VIII
(ANE/08.)




Spain


6 300 


 


 


 




France


700


 


 


 




EU


7 000 


 


 


 




TAC


7 000 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus




Zone:



IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(ANE/9/3411)




Spain


3 826 


 


 


 




Portugal


4 174 


 


 


 




EU


8 000 


 


 


 




TAC


8 000 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



Skagerrak
(COD/03AN.)




Belgium


7



 (28)
 (29)



 


 




Denmark


2 140 



 (28)
 (29)



 


 




Germany


54



 (28)
 (29)



 


 




The Netherlands


13



 (28)
 (29)



 


 




Sweden


374



 (28)
 (29)



 


 




EU


2 588 



 (29)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



Kattegat
(COD/03AS.)




Denmark


234


 


 


 




Germany


5


 


 


 




Sweden


140


 


 


 




EU


379


 


 


 




TAC


379


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat
(COD/2A3AX4)




Belgium


553



 (30)
 (31)



 


 




Denmark


3 178 



 (30)
 (31)



 


 




Germany


2 015 



 (30)
 (31)



 


 




France


683



 (30)
 (31)



 


 




The Netherlands


1 796 



 (30)
 (31)



 


 




Sweden


21



 (30)
 (31)



 


 




United Kingdom


7 290 



 (30)
 (31)



 


 




EU


15 536 



 (30)
 (31)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



Norwegian waters south of 62° N
(COD/04-N.)




Sweden


0



 (32)
 (33)



 


 




EU


0



 (33)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



VIb; EU and international waters of Vb west of 12° 00' W and of XII and XIV
(COD/561214)




Belgium


0


 


 


 




Germany


1


 


 


 




France


13


 


 


 




Ireland


18


 


 


 




United Kingdom


48


 


 


 




EU


80


 


 


 




TAC


80


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



VIa; EU and international waters of Vb east of 12° 00' W
(COD/5B6A-C)




Belgium


0


 


 


 




Germany


4


 


 


 




France


38


 


 


 




Ireland


53


 


 


 




United Kingdom


145


 


 


 




EU


240


 


 


 




TAC


240


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



VIIa
(COD/07A.)




Belgium


9


 


 


 




France


25


 


 


 




Ireland


444


 


 


 




The Netherlands


2


 


 


 




United Kingdom


194


 


 


 




EU


674


 


 


 




TAC


674


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(COD/7XAD34)




Belgium


167


 


 


 




France


2 735 


 


 


 




Ireland


825


 


 


 




The Netherlands


1


 


 


 




United Kingdom


295


 


 


 




EU


4 023 


 


 


 




TAC


4 023 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



VIId
(COD/07D.)




Belgium


47



 (34)
 (35)



 


 




France


916



 (34)
 (35)



 


 




The Netherlands


27



 (34)
 (35)



 


 




United Kingdom


101



 (34)
 (35)



 


 




EU


1 091 



 (35)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Porbeagle

Lamna nasus




Zone:



EU waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII
(POR/3-12)




Denmark


0


 


 


 




France


0


 


 


 




Germany


0


 


 


 




Ireland


0


 


 


 




Spain


0


 


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 


 




EU


0


 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.



Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(LEZ/2AC4-C)




Belgium


5


 


 


 




Denmark


5


 


 


 




Germany


5


 


 


 




France


29


 


 


 




The Netherlands


23


 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 690 


 


 


 




EU


1 757 


 


 


 




TAC


1 757 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.



Zone:



VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(LEZ/561 214)




Spain


350


 


 


 




France


1 364 


 


 


 




Ireland


399


 


 


 




United Kingdom


966


 


 


 




EU


3 079 


 


 


 




TAC


3 079 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.



Zone:



VII
(LEZ/07.)




Belgium


494


 


 


 




Spain


5 490 


 


 


 




France


6 663 


 


 


 




Ireland


3 029 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


2 624 


 


 


 




EU


18 300 


 


 


 




TAC


18 300 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.



Zone:



VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(LEZ/8ABDE.)




Spain


1 176 


 


 


 




France


949


 


 


 




EU


2 125 


 


 


 




TAC


2 125 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.



Zone:



VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(LEZ/8C3411)




Spain


1 188 


 


 


 




France


59


 


 


 




Portugal


40


 


 


 




EU


1 287 


 


 


 




TAC


1 287 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Dab and flounder

Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(D/F/2AC4-C)




Belgium


513


 


 


 




Denmark


1 927 


 


 


 




Germany


2 890 


 


 


 




France


200


 


 


 




The Netherlands


11 654 


 


 


 




Sweden


6


 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 620 


 


 


 




EU


18 810 


 


 


 




TAC


18 810 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(ANF/2AC4-C)




Belgium


401



 (36)



 


 




Denmark


884



 (36)



 


 




Germany


432



 (36)



 


 




France


82



 (36)



 


 




The Netherlands


303



 (36)



 


 




Sweden


10



 (36)



 


 




United Kingdom


9 233 



 (36)



 


 




EU


11 345 



 (36)



 


 




TAC


11 345 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



Norwegian waters of IV
(ANF/04-N.)




Belgium


0



 (37)



 


 




Denmark


0



 (37)



 


 




Germany


0



 (37)



 


 




The Netherlands


0



 (37)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (37)



 


 




EU


0



 (37)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(ANF/561214)




Belgium


200


 


 


 




Germany


228


 


 


 




Spain


214


 


 


 




France


2 462 


 


 


 




Ireland


557


 


 


 




The Netherlands


193


 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 713 


 


 


 




EU


5 567 


 


 


 




TAC


5 567 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



VII
(ANF/07.)




Belgium


2 984 



 (38)



 


 




Germany


333



 (38)



 


 




Spain


1 186 



 (38)



 


 




France


19 149 



 (38)



 


 




Ireland


2 447 



 (38)



 


 




The Netherlands


386



 (38)



 


 




United Kingdom


5 807 



 (38)



 


 




EU


32 292 



 (38)



 


 




TAC


32 292 



 (38)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(ANF/8ABDE.)




Spain


1 387 


 


 


 




France


7 721 


 


 


 




EU


9 108 


 


 


 




TAC


9 108 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(ANF/8C3411)




Spain


1 247 


 


 


 




France


1


 


 


 




Portugal


248


 


 


 




EU


1 496 


 


 


 




TAC


1 496 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



IIIa, EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId
(HAD/3A/BCD)




Belgium


7



 (40)



 


 




Denmark


1 213 



 (40)



 


 




Germany


77



 (40)



 


 




The Netherlands


1



 (40)



 


 




Sweden


143



 (40)



 


 




EU


1 441 



 (39)
 (40)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(HAD/2AC4.)




Belgium


225



 (42)



 


 




Denmark


1 549 



 (42)



 


 




Germany


986



 (42)



 


 




France


1 718 



 (42)



 


 




The Netherlands


169



 (42)



 


 




Sweden


109



 (42)



 


 




United Kingdom


16 485 



 (42)



 


 




EU


21 241 



 (41)
 (42)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



Norwegian waters south of 62° N
(HAD/04-N.)




Sweden


0



 (43)
 (44)



 


 




EU


0



 (44)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



EU and international waters VIb, XII and XIV
(HAD/6B1214)




Belgium


11


 


 


 




Germany


13


 


 


 




France


551


 


 


 




Ireland


393


 


 


 




United Kingdom


4 029 


 


 


 




EU


4 997 


 


 


 




TAC


4 997 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



EU and international waters of Vb and VIa
(HAD/5BC6A.)




Belgium


3


 


 


 




Germany


4


 


 


 




France


147


 


 


 




Ireland


438


 


 


 




United Kingdom


2 081 


 


 


 




EU


2 673 


 


 


 




TAC


2 673 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(HAD/7X7A34)




Belgium


129


 


 


 




France


7 719 


 


 


 




Ireland


2 573 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 158 


 


 


 




EU


11 579 


 


 


 




TAC


11 579 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



VIIa
(HAD/07A.)




Belgium


23


 


 


 




France


103


 


 


 




Ireland


617


 


 


 




United Kingdom


681


 


 


 




EU


1 424 


 


 


 




TAC


1 424 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



IIIa
(WHG/03A.)




Denmark


151



 (46)



 


 




The Netherlands


1



 (46)



 


 




Sweden


16



 (46)



 


 




EU


168



 (45)
 (46)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(WHG/2AC4.)




Belgium


250



 (48)
 (49)



 


 




Denmark


1 082 



 (48)
 (49)



 


 




Germany


282



 (48)
 (49)



 


 




France


1 627 



 (48)
 (49)



 


 




The Netherlands


626



 (48)
 (49)



 


 




Sweden


1



 (48)
 (49)



 


 




United Kingdom


4 317 



 (48)
 (49)



 


 




EU


8 185 



 (47)
 (48)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(WHG/561 214)




Germany


3


 


 


 




France


53


 


 


 




Ireland


129


 


 


 




United Kingdom


246


 


 


 




EU


431


 


 


 




TAC


431


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



VIIa
(WHG/07A.)




Belgium


0


 


 


 




France


5


 


 


 




Ireland


91


 


 


 




The Netherlands


0


 


 


 




United Kingdom


61


 


 


 




EU


157


 


 


 




TAC


157


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk
(WHG/7X7A.)




Belgium


133


 


 


 




France


8 180 


 


 


 




Ireland


4 565 


 


 


 




The Netherlands


66


 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 463 


 


 


 




EU


14 407 


 


 


 




TAC


14 407 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



VIII
(WHG/08.)




Spain


1 296 


 


 


 




France


1 944 


 


 


 




EU


3 240 


 


 


 




TAC


3 240 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(WHG/9/3411)




Portugal


588


 


 


 




EU


588


 


 


 




TAC


588


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Whiting and pollack

Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



Norwegian waters south of 62° N
(W/P/04-N.)




Sweden


0



 (50)
 (51)



 


 




EU


0



 (51)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Hake

Merluccius merluccius




Zone:



IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId
(HKE/3A/BCD)




Denmark


1 531 


 


 


 




Sweden


130


 


 


 




EU


1 661 


 


 


 




TAC


1 661 



 (52)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Hake

Merluccius merluccius




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(HKE/2AC4-C)




Belgium


28


 


 


 




Denmark


1 119 


 


 


 




Germany


128


 


 


 




France


248


 


 


 




The Netherlands


64


 


 


 




United Kingdom


348


 


 


 




EU


1 935 


 


 


 




TAC


1 935 



 (53)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Hake

Merluccius merluccius




Zone:



VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(HKE/571214)




Belgium


284



 (54)



 


 




Spain


9 109 


 


 


 




France


14 067 



 (54)



 


 




Ireland


1 704 


 


 


 




The Netherlands


183



 (54)



 


 




United Kingdom


5 553 



 (54)



 


 




EU


30 900 


 


 


 




TAC


30 900 



 (55)



 



Analytical TAC








Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:






 


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(HKE/*8ABDE)




Belgium


37




Spain


1 469 




France


1 469 




Ireland


184




The Netherlands


18




United Kingdom


827




EU


4 004 


















Species:



Hake

Merluccius merluccius




Zone:



VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(HKE/8ABDE.)




Belgium


9



 (56)



 


 




Spain


6 341 


 


 


 




France


14 241 


 


 


 




The Netherlands


18



 (56)



 


 




EU


20 609 


 


 


 




TAC


20 609 



 (57)



 



Analytical TAC








Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:






 


VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(HKE/*57-14)




Belgium


2




Spain


1 837 




France


3 305 




The Netherlands


6




EU


5 150 


















Species:



Hake

Merluccius merluccius




Zone:



VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(HKE/8C3411)




Spain


5 952 


 


 


 




France


571


 


 


 




Portugal


2 777 


 


 


 




EU


9 300 


 


 


 




TAC


9 300 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou




Zone:



Norwegian waters of II and IV
(WHB/4AB-N.)




Denmark


0



 (58)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (58)



 


 




EU


0



 (58)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou




Zone:



EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV
(WHB/1X14)




Denmark


7 349 



 (59)
 (60)
 (61)



 


 




Germany


2 858 



 (59)
 (60)
 (61)



 


 




Spain


6 231 



 (59)
 (60)
 (61)



 


 




France


5 115 



 (59)
 (60)
 (61)



 


 




Ireland


5 691 



 (59)
 (60)
 (61)



 


 




The Netherlands


8 962 



 (59)
 (60)
 (61)



 


 




Portugal


579



 (59)
 (60)
 (61)



 


 




Sweden


1 818 



 (59)
 (60)
 (61)



 


 




United Kingdom


9 535 



 (59)
 (60)
 (61)



 


 




EU


48 138 



 (59)
 (60)
 (61)



 


 




TAC


540 000 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou




Zone:



VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(WHB/8C3411)




Spain


7 881 



 (62)



 


 




Portugal


1 970 



 (62)



 


 




EU


9 851 



 (62)
 (63)
 (64)



 


 




TAC


540 000 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou




Zone:



EU waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30' N and VII west of 12° W
(WHB/24A567)




Norway


88 701 



 (65)
 (66)



 


 




TAC


540 000 


 


 



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



















Species:



Lemon sole and witch

Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(L/W/2AC4-C)




Belgium


353


 


 


 




Denmark


973


 


 


 




Germany


125


 


 


 




France


266


 


 


 




The Netherlands


810


 


 


 




Sweden


11


 


 


 




United Kingdom


3 983 


 


 


 




EU


6 521 


 


 


 




TAC


6 521 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Blue ling

Molva dypterygia




Zone:



EU waters and international waters of VI, VII
(BLI/67-)




Germany


21



 (68)



 


 




Estonia


3



 (68)



 


 




Spain


67



 (68)



 


 




France


1 536 



 (68)



 


 




Ireland


6



 (68)



 


 




Lithuania


1



 (68)



 


 




Poland


1



 (68)



 


 




United Kingdom


391



 (68)



 


 




Others


6



 (67)
 (68)



 


 




EU


2 032 



 (68)



 


 




TAC


1 732 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



EU and international waters of I and II
(LIN/1/2.)




Denmark


8


 


 


 




Germany


8


 


 


 




France


8


 


 


 




United Kingdom


8


 


 


 




Others


4



 (69)



 


 




EU


38


 


 


 




TAC


38


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId
(LIN/03.)




Belgium


7



 (70)



 


 




Denmark


51


 


 


 




Germany


7



 (70)



 


 




Sweden


20


 


 


 




United Kingdom


7



 (70)



 


 




EU


92


 


 


 




TAC


92


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



EU waters of IV
(LIN/04.)




Belgium


16


 


 


 




Denmark


243


 


 


 




Germany


150


 


 


 




France


135


 


 


 




The Netherlands


5


 


 


 




Sweden


10


 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 869 


 


 


 




EU


2 428 


 


 


 




TAC


2 428 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



EU and international waters of V
(LIN/05.)




Belgium


10


 


 


 




Denmark


6


 


 


 




Germany


6


 


 


 




France


6


 


 


 




United Kingdom


6


 


 


 




EU


34


 


 


 




TAC


34


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
(LIN/6X14.)




Belgium


26



 (71)



 


 




Denmark


5



 (71)



 


 




Germany


95



 (71)



 


 




Spain


1 930 



 (71)



 


 




France


2 057 



 (71)



 


 




Ireland


516



 (71)



 


 




Portugal


5



 (71)



 


 




United Kingdom


2 369 



 (71)



 


 




EU


7 003 



 (71)



 


 




TAC


14 164 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



Norwegian waters of IV
(LIN/04-N.)




Belgium


0



 (72)



 


 




Denmark


0



 (72)



 


 




Germany


0



 (72)



 


 




France


0



 (72)



 


 




The Netherlands


0



 (72)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (72)



 


 




EU


0



 (72)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId
(NEP/3A/BCD)




Denmark


3 800 


 


 


 




Germany


11



 (73)



 


 




Sweden


1 359 


 


 


 




EU


5 170 


 


 


 




TAC


5 170 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(NEP/2AC4-C)




Belgium


1 291 


 


 


 




Denmark


1 291 


 


 


 




Germany


19


 


 


 




France


38


 


 


 




The Netherlands


665


 


 


 




United Kingdom


21 384 


 


 


 




EU


24 688 


 


 


 




TAC


24 688 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



Norwegian waters of IV
(NEP/04-N.)




Denmark


0



 (74)



 


 




Germany


0



 (74)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (74)



 


 




EU


0



 (74)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



VI; EU and international waters of Vb
(NEP/5BC6.)




Spain


33


 


 


 




France


130


 


 


 




Ireland


217


 


 


 




United Kingdom


15 677 


 


 


 




EU


16 057 


 


 


 




TAC


16 057 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



VII
(NEP/07.)




Spain


1 346 


 


 


 




France


5 455 


 


 


 




Ireland


8 273 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


7 358 


 


 


 




EU


22 432 


 


 


 




TAC


22 432 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(NEP/8ABDE.)




Spain


234


 


 


 




France


3 665 


 


 


 




EU


3 899 


 


 


 




TAC


3 899 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



VIIIc
(NEP/08C.)




Spain


97


 


 


 




France


4


 


 


 




EU


101


 


 


 




TAC


101


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(NEP/9/3411)




Spain


84


 


 


 




Portugal


253


 


 


 




EU


337


 


 


 




TAC


337


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



IIIa
(PRA/03A.)




Denmark


2 621 



 (75)



 


 




Sweden


1 412 



 (75)



 


 




EU


4 033 



 (75)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(PRA/2AC4-C)




Denmark


3 145 


 


 


 




The Netherlands


29


 


 


 




Sweden


127


 


 


 




United Kingdom


932


 


 


 




EU


4 233 


 


 


 




TAC


4 233 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



Norwegian waters south of 62° N
(PRA/04-N.)




Denmark


0



 (77)



 


 




Sweden


0



 (76)
 (77)



 


 




EU


0



 (77)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



‘Penaeus’ shrimps

Penaeus spp



Zone:



French Guyana waters
(PEN/FGU.)




France


4 108 



 (78)



 


 




EU


4 108 



 (78)



 


 




TAC


4 108 



 (78)



 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



Skagerrak
(PLE/03AN.)




Belgium


36



 (79)



 


 




Denmark


4 733 



 (79)



 


 




Germany


24



 (79)



 


 




The Netherlands


910



 (79)



 


 




Sweden


253



 (79)



 


 




EU


5 956 



 (79)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



Kattegat
(PLE/03AS.)




Denmark


1 353 



 (80)



 


 




Germany


15



 (80)



 


 




Sweden


152



 (80)



 


 




EU


1 520 



 (80)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat
(PLE/2A3AX4)




Belgium


2 100 



 (81)



 


 




Denmark


6 824 



 (81)



 


 




Germany


1 968 



 (81)



 


 




France


394



 (81)



 


 




The Netherlands


13 123 



 (81)



 


 




United Kingdom


9 711 



 (81)



 


 




EU


34 120 



 (81)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(PLE/561214)




France


10


 


 


 




Ireland


280


 


 


 




United Kingdom


417


 


 


 




EU


707


 


 


 




TAC


707


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



VIIa
(PLE/07A.)




Belgium


42


 


 


 




France


18


 


 


 




Ireland


1 063 


 


 


 




The Netherlands


13


 


 


 




United Kingdom


491


 


 


 




EU


1 627 


 


 


 




TAC


1 627 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



VIIb and VIIc
(PLE/7BC.)




France


16


 


 


 




Ireland


64


 


 


 




EU


80


 


 


 




TAC


80


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



VIId and VIIe
(PLE/7DE.)




Belgium


699


 


 


 




France


2 332 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 243 


 


 


 




EU


4 274 


 


 


 




TAC


4 274 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



VIIf and VIIg
(PLE/7FG.)




Belgium


67


 


 


 




France


120


 


 


 




Ireland


201


 


 


 




United Kingdom


63


 


 


 




EU


451


 


 


 




TAC


451


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



VIIh, VIIj and VIIk
(PLE/7HJK.)




Belgium


7


 


 


 




France


14


 


 


 




Ireland


156


 


 


 




The Netherlands


27


 


 


 




United Kingdom


14


 


 


 




EU


218


 


 


 




TAC


218


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(PLE/8/3411)




Spain


67


 


 


 




France


269


 


 


 




Portugal


67


 


 


 




EU


403


 


 


 




TAC


403


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Pollack

Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(POL/561214)




Spain


6


 


 


 




France


194


 


 


 




Ireland


57


 


 


 




United Kingdom


148


 


 


 




EU


405


 


 


 




TAC


405


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Pollack

Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



VII
(POL/07.)




Belgium


428


 


 


 




Spain


26


 


 


 




France


9 864 


 


 


 




Ireland


1 051 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


2 401 


 


 


 




EU


13 770 


 


 


 




TAC


13 770 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Pollack

Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe
(POL/8ABDE.)




Spain


257


 


 


 




France


1 255 


 


 


 




EU


1 512 


 


 


 




TAC


1 512 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Pollack

Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



VIIIc
(POL/08C.)




Spain


212


 


 


 




France


24


 


 


 




EU


236


 


 


 




TAC


236


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Pollack

Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(POL/9/3411)




Spain


278


 


 


 




Portugal


10


 


 


 




EU


288


 


 


 




TAC


288


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



IIIa; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc, IIId and IV
(POK/2A34.)




Belgium


29



 (82)



 


 




Denmark


3 394 



 (82)



 


 




Germany


8 572 



 (82)



 


 




France


20 172 



 (82)



 


 




The Netherlands


86



 (82)



 


 




Sweden


466



 (82)



 


 




United Kingdom


6 572 



 (82)



 


 




EU


39 291 



 (82)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



VI; EU and international waters of Vb; EU and international waters of XII and XIV
(POK/561214)




Germany


621



 (83)



 


 




France


6 163 



 (83)



 


 




Ireland


206



 (83)



 


 




United Kingdom


1 503 



 (83)



 


 




EU


8 493 



 (83)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



Norwegian waters south of 62° N
(POK/04-N.)




Sweden


0



 (84)
 (85)



 


 




EU


0



 (85)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



VII, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(POK/7/3411)




Belgium


6


 


 


 




France


1 428 


 


 


 




Ireland


1 525 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


452


 


 


 




EU


3 411 


 


 


 




TAC


3 411 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Turbot and brill

Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(T/B/2AC4-C)




Belgium


347


 


 


 




Denmark


742


 


 


 




Germany


189


 


 


 




France


89


 


 


 




The Netherlands


2 633 


 


 


 




Sweden


5


 


 


 




United Kingdom


732


 


 


 




EU


4 737 


 


 


 




TAC


4 737 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajidae




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(SRX/2AC4-C)




Belgium


235



 (86)
 (87)
 (88)



 


 




Denmark


9



 (86)
 (87)
 (88)



 


 




Germany


12



 (86)
 (87)
 (88)



 


 




France


37



 (86)
 (87)
 (88)



 


 




The Netherlands


201



 (86)
 (87)
 (88)



 


 




United Kingdom


903



 (86)
 (87)
 (88)



 


 




EU


1 397 



 (86)
 (88)



 


 




TAC


1 397 



 (88)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajidae




Zone:



EU waters of IIIa
(SRX/03-C.)




Denmark


45



 (89)
 (90)



 


 




Sweden


13



 (89)
 (90)



 


 




EU


58



 (89)
 (90)



 


 




TAC


58



 (90)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajidae




Zone:



EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k
(SRX/67AKXD)




Belgium


1 209 



 (91)
 (92)
 (93)



 


 




Estonia


7



 (91)
 (92)
 (93)



 


 




France


5 425 



 (91)
 (92)
 (93)



 


 




Germany


16



 (91)
 (92)
 (93)



 


 




Ireland


1 747 



 (91)
 (92)
 (93)



 


 




Lithuania


28


 


 


 




Netherlands


5



 (91)
 (92)
 (93)



 


 




Portugal


30



 (91)
 (92)
 (93)



 


 




Spain


1 460 



 (91)
 (92)
 (93)



 


 




United Kingdom


3 460 



 (91)
 (92)
 (93)



 


 




EU


13 387 



 (91)
 (92)
 (93)



 


 




TAC


13 387 



 (92)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajidae




Zone:



EU waters of VIId
(SRX/07D)




Belgium


80



 (94)
 (95)
 (96)



 


 




France


670



 (94)
 (95)
 (96)



 


 




The Netherlands


4



 (94)
 (95)
 (96)



 


 




United Kingdom


133



 (94)
 (95)
 (96)



 


 




EU


887



 (94)
 (95)
 (96)



 


 




TAC


887



 (95)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajidae




Zone:



EU waters of VIII and IX
(SRX/89-C.)




Belgium


11



 (97)
 (98)



 


 




France


2 070 



 (97)
 (98)



 


 




Portugal


1 678 



 (97)
 (98)



 


 




Spain


1 688 



 (97)
 (98)



 


 




United Kingdom


12



 (97)
 (98)



 


 




EU


5 459 



 (97)
 (98)



 


 




TAC


5 459 



 (98)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV; EU and international waters of Vb and VI
(GHL/2A-C46)




Denmark


3



 (99)



 


 




Germany


5



 (99)



 


 




Estonia


3



 (99)



 


 




Spain


3



 (99)



 


 




France


45



 (99)



 


 




Ireland


3



 (99)



 


 




Lithuania


3



 (99)



 


 




Poland


3



 (99)



 


 




United Kingdom


176



 (99)



 


 




EU


244



 (99)



 


 




TAC


612


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Mackerel

Scomber scombrus




Zone:



IIIa; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc, IIId and IV
(MAC/2A34.)




Belgium


324



 (100)



 


 




Denmark


8 537 



 (100)



 


 




Germany


337



 (100)



 


 




France


1 019 



 (100)



 


 




The Netherlands


1 026 



 (100)



 


 




Sweden


3 049 



 (100)



 


 




United Kingdom


951



 (100)



 


 




EU


15 243 



 (100)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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








Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:









 


IIIa and IVbc (EU waters)
(MAC/*3A4BC)(1)


IVb (EU waters)
(MAC/*04B.)
(1)


IVc
(MAC/*04C.)
(1)


VI; international waters of IIa from 1 January to 31 March 2010
(MAC/*2A6.)(1)




Denmark


2 684 


 


 


2 613 




France


319


 


 


 




The Netherlands


319


 


 


 




Sweden


 


254


7


 




United Kingdom


319


 


 


 


















Species:



Mackerel

Scomber scombrus




Zone:



VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV
(MAC/2CX14-)




Germany


12 884 



 (101)



 


 




Spain


13



 (101)



 


 




Estonia


107



 (101)



 


 




France


8 590 



 (101)



 


 




Ireland


42 947 



 (101)



 


 




Latvia


79



 (101)



 


 




Lithuania


79



 (101)



 


 




The Netherlands


18 788 



 (101)



 


 




Poland


907



 (101)



 


 




United Kingdom


118 101 



 (101)



 


 




EU


202 495 



 (101)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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








Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone specified and only during the periods from 1 January to 15 February and 1 October to 31 December.







 


EU waters of IVa
(MAC/*04A-C)




Germany


3 888 


(1)




France


2 592 


(1)




Ireland


12 960 


(1)




The Netherlands


5 670 


(1)




United Kingdom


35 639 


(1)




EC EU


60 749 


(1)


















Species:



Mackerel

Scomber scombrus




Zone:



VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(MAC/8C3411)




Spain


26 577 



 (102)
 (103)



 


 




France


176



 (102)
 (103)



 


 




Portugal


5 493 



 (102)
 (103)



 


 




EU


32 246 



 (103)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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








Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:







 


VIIIb
(MAC/*08B.)




Spain


1 984 


(2)




France


13


(2)




Portugal


410


(2)


















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId
(SOL/3A/BCD)




Denmark


588


 


 


 




Germany


34



 (104)



 


 




The Netherlands


56



 (104)



 


 




Sweden


22


 


 


 




EU


700


 


 


 




TAC


700



 (105)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



EU waters of II and IV
(SOL/24.)




Belgium


753



 (106)



 


 




Denmark


344



 (106)



 


 




Germany


603



 (106)



 


 




France


151



 (106)



 


 




The Netherlands


6 803 



 (106)



 


 




United Kingdom


388



 (106)



 


 




EU


9 042 



 (106)



 


 




TAC


14 100 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(SOL/561214)




Ireland


49


 


 


 




United Kingdom


12


 


 


 




EU


61


 


 


 




TAC


61


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



VIIa
(SOL/07A.)




Belgium


186


 


 


 




France


2


 


 


 




Ireland


73


 


 


 




The Netherlands


58


 


 


 




United Kingdom


83


 


 


 




EU


402


 


 


 




TAC


402


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



VIIb and VIIc
(SOL/7BC.)




France


10


 


 


 




Ireland


35


 


 


 




EU


45


 


 


 




TAC


45


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



VIId
(SOL/07D.)




Belgium


1 136 


 


 


 




France


2 272 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


811


 


 


 




EU


4 219 


 


 


 




TAC


4 219 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



VIIe
(SOL/07E.)




Belgium


22


 


 


 




France


233


 


 


 




United Kingdom


363


 


 


 




EU


618


 


 


 




TAC


618


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



VIIf and VIIg
(SOL/7FG.)




Belgium


621


 


 


 




France


62


 


 


 




Ireland


31


 


 


 




United Kingdom


279


 


 


 




EU


993


 


 


 




TAC


993


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



VIIh, VIIj, and VIIk
(SOL/7HJK.)




Belgium


41


 


 


 




France


83


 


 


 




Ireland


225


 


 


 




The Netherlands


66


 


 


 




United Kingdom


83


 


 


 




EU


498


 


 


 




TAC


498


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



VIIIa and VIIIb
(SOL/8AB.)




Belgium


60


 


 


 




Spain


11


 


 


 




France


4 426 


 


 


 




The Netherlands


332


 


 


 




EU


4 829 


 


 


 




TAC


4 829 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Sole

Soleidae




Zone:



VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(SOX/8CDE34)




Spain


412


 


 


 




Portugal


682


 


 


 




EU


1 094 


 


 


 




TAC


1 094 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Sprat

Sprattus sprattus




Zone:



IIIa
(SPR/03A.)




Denmark


22 649 



 (107)



 


 




Germany


47



 (107)



 


 




Sweden


8 569 



 (107)



 


 




EU


31 265 



 (107)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Sprat

Sprattus sprattus




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(SPR/2AC4-C)




Belgium


1 118 



 (109)



 


 




Denmark


88 513 



 (109)



 


 




Germany


1 118 



 (109)



 


 




France


1 118 



 (109)



 


 




The Netherlands


1 118 



 (109)



 


 




Sweden


1 330 



 (108)
 (109)



 


 




United Kingdom


3 690 



 (109)



 


 




EU


98 005 



 (109)



 


 




TAC


170 000 



 (110)



 



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



















Species:



Sprat

Sprattus sprattus




Zone:



VIId and VIIe
(SPR/7DE.)




Belgium


28


 


 


 




Denmark


1 798 


 


 


 




Germany


28


 


 


 




France


387


 


 


 




The Netherlands


387


 


 


 




United Kingdom


2 904 


 


 


 




EU


5 532 


 


 


 




TAC


5 532 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias




Zone:



EU waters of IIIa
(DGS/03A-C.)




Denmark


0



 (111)



 


 




Sweden


0



 (111)



 


 




EU


0



 (111)



 


 




TAC


0



 (111)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias




Zone:



EU waters of IIa and IV
(DGS/2AC4-C)




Belgium


0



 (112)



 


 




Denmark


0



 (112)



 


 




Germany


0



 (112)



 


 




France


0



 (112)



 


 




The Netherlands


0



 (112)



 


 




Sweden


0



 (112)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (112)



 


 




EU


0



 (112)



 


 




TAC


0



 (112)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Spurdog/dogfish

Squalus acanthias




Zone:



EU and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV
(DGS/15X14)




Belgium


0



 (113)



 


 




Germany


0



 (113)



 


 




Spain


0



 (113)



 


 




France


0



 (113)



 


 




Ireland


0



 (113)



 


 




The Netherlands


0



 (113)



 


 




Portugal


0



 (113)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (113)



 


 




EU


0



 (113)



 


 




TAC


0



 (113)



 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId
(JAX/4BC7D)




Belgium


33



 (115)



 


 




Denmark


14 350 



 (115)



 


 




Germany


1 267 



 (114)
 (115)



 


 




Spain


266



 (115)



 


 




France


1 190 



 (114)
 (115)



 


 




Ireland


903



 (115)



 


 




The Netherlands


8 640 



 (114)
 (115)



 


 




Portugal


30



 (115)



 


 




Sweden


49



 (115)



 


 




United Kingdom


3 415 



 (114)
 (115)



 


 




EU


30 143 



 (115)



 


 




TAC


47 454 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



EU waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV
(JAX/2AX14-)




Denmark


9 836 



 (116)
 (118)



 


 




Germany


7 675 



 (116)
 (117)
 (118)



 


 




Spain


10 468 



 (118)



 


 




France


3 950 



 (116)
 (117)
 (118)



 


 




Ireland


25 560 



 (116)
 (118)



 


 




The Netherlands


30 794 



 (116)
 (117)
 (118)



 


 




Portugal


1 008 



 (118)



 


 




Sweden


439



 (116)
 (118)



 


 




United Kingdom


9 256 



 (116)
 (117)
 (118)



 


 




EU


98 986 



 (118)



 


 




TAC


159 881 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



VIIIc
(JAX/08c.)




Spain


22 676 



 (119)
 (120)



 


 




France


393



 (119)



 


 




Portugal


2 241 



 (119)
 (120)



 


 




EU


25 310 


 


 


 




TAC


25 310 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



IX
(JAX/09.)




Spain


8 057 



 (121)
 (122)



 


 




Portugal


23 085 



 (121)
 (122)



 


 




EU


31 142 


 


 


 




TAC


31 142 


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



X; EU waters of CECAF (123)

(JAX/X34PRT)




Portugal


3 072 



 (124)



 


 




EU


3 072 


 


 


 




TAC


3 072 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



EU waters of CECAF (125)

(JAX/341PRT)




Portugal


1 229 



 (126)



 


 




EU


1 229 


 


 


 




TAC


1 229 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



EU waters of CECAF (127)

(JAX/341SPN)




Spain


1 229 


 


 


 




EU


1 229 


 


 


 




TAC


1 229 


 


 



Precautionary TAC



















Species:



Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarkii




Zone:



IIIa; EU waters of IIa and IV
(NOP/2A3A4.)




Denmark


75 818 



 (129)



 


 




Germany


14



 (128)
 (129)



 


 




The Netherlands


56



 (128)
 (129)



 


 




EU


75 888 



 (129)



 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



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



















Species:



Norway pout

Trisopterus esmarkii




Zone:



Norwegian waters of IV
(NOP/04-N.)




Denmark


0



 (130)
 (131)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (130)
 (131)



 


 




EU


0



 (130)
 (131)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Industrial fish



Zone:



Norwegian waters of IV
(I/F/04-N.)




Sweden


0



 (132)
 (133)



 


 




EU


0



 (133)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 



Precautionary TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.



















Species:



Combined quota



Zone:



EU waters of Vb, VI and VII
(R/G/5B67-C)




EU


Not relevant


 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 



Precautionary TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.



















Species:



Other species



Zone:



Norwegian waters of IV
(OTH/04-N.)




Belgium


0



 (136)



 


 




Denmark


0



 (136)



 


 




Germany


0



 (136)



 


 




France


0



 (136)



 


 




The Netherlands


0



 (136)



 


 




Sweden


Not relevant



 (134)
 (136)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (136)



 


 




EU


0



 (135)
 (136)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 



Precautionary TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.



















Species:



Other species



Zone:



EU waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56° 30' N
(OTH/2A46AN)




EU


Not relevant



 (137)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 


 






(1)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(2)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(3)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(4)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(5)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(6)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(7)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(8)  Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

(9)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(10)  Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States must inform the Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between divisions IVa and IVb.

(11)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(12)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

(13)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(14)  Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

(15)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(16)  Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

(17)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(18)  Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

(19)  Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a line running due south from Landguard Point (51° 56' N, 1° 19,1' E) to latitude 51° 33' N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom.

(20)  Up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in EU waters of IVb. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (HER/*04B.).

(21)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(22)  Reference is to the herring stock in VIa north of 56° 00' N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07° 00' W and north of 55° 00' N, excluding the Clyde.

(23)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(24)  Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56° 00' N and west of 07° 00' W.

(25)  Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between the Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point.

(26)  This zone is reduced by the area added to VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk bounded:






—


to the north by latitude 52° 30' N,










—


to the south by latitude 52° 00' N,










—


to the west by the coast of Ireland,










—


to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.





(27)  This zone is increased by the area bounded:






—


to the north by latitude 52° 30' N,










—


to the south by latitude 52° 00' N,










—


to the west by the coast of Ireland,










—


to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.





(28)  The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 1 of the Appendix to this Annex.

(29)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(30)  The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 1 of the Appendix to this Annex.

(31)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(32)  By-catches of haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

(33)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(34)  The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 2 of the Appendix to this Annex.

(35)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(36)  Of which up to 5 % may be fished in VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/*561214)

(37)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(38)  Of which up to 5 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).

(39)  Excluding an estimate of 172 tonnes of industrial by-catches.

(40)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(41)  Excluding an estimate of 485 tonnes of industrial by-catches.

(42)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(43)  By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

(44)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(45)  Excluding an estimate of 503 tonnes of industrial by-catch.

(46)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(47)  Excluding an estimate of 691 tonnes of industrial by-catches.

(48)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(49)  The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 3 of the Appendix to this Annex.

(50)  By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

(51)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(52)  Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(53)  Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(54)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to EU waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

(55)  Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(56)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to IV and EU waters of IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

(57)  Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

(58)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(59)  Of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1). This condition will only be applicable as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010.

(60)  Of which up to 27 % may be fished in Faroese waters (WHB/*05B-F). This condition will only be applicable as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with the Faroe Islands for 2010.

(61)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(62)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(63)  Of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2). This condition will only be applicable as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010.

(64)  Of which up to 27 % may be fished in Faroese waters (WHB/*05B-F.). This condition will only be applicable as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with the Faroe Islands for 2010.

(65)  This quota will become available as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010. To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.

(66)  The catch in IV shall be no more than 22 175 tonnes, i.e. 25 % of Norway's access level.

(67)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(68)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(69)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

(70)  Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.

(71)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(72)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(73)  Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.

(74)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(75)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(76)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

(77)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(78)  Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than30 meters deep.

(79)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(80)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(81)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(82)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(83)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(84)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

(85)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(86)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/2AC4-C), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.

(87)  By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall.

(88)  Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). Catches of this species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(89)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/03-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03-C.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03-C.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/03-C.) shall be reported separately.

(90)  Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). Catches of this species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(91)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKXD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKXD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKXD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKXD), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/67AKXD), sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately.

(92)  Does not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis), Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis) and white skate (Rostroraja alba). Catches of these species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(93)  Of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIId (SRX/*07D.).

(94)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/07D.) shall be reported separately.

(95)  Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis) and undulate ray (Raja undulata). Catches of these species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(96)  Of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD).

(97)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately.

(98)  Does not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis) and white skate (Rostroraja alba). Catches of these species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(99)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(100)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(101)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(102)  Quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, France or Portugal for exchange purposes and to be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor MemberState.

(103)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(104)  Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.

(105)  Of which no more than 620 tonnes may be fished in IIIa.

(106)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(107)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(108)  Including sandeel.

(109)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(110)  Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice during the first half of 2010.

(111)  By-catches are permitted up to 10 % of the 2009 quotas established in AnnexIa to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 under the following conditions:






—


a maximum landing size of 100 cm (total length) is respected, and










—


he by-catches comprise less than 10 % of the total weight of marine organisms on board the fishing vessel.




Catches not complying with these conditions or exceeding these quantities shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.

(112)  By-catches are permitted up to 10 % of the 2009 quotas established in AnnexIa to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 under the following conditions:






—


catches taken with longlines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and spurdog (Squalus acanthias) are included,










—


a maximum landing size of 100 cm (total length) is respected, and










—


the by-catches comprise less than 10 % of the total weight of marine organisms on board the fishing vessel.




Catches not complying with these conditions or exceeding these quantities shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.

(113)  By-catches are permitted up to 10 % of the 2009 quotas established in AnnexIa to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 under the following conditions:






—


catches taken with longlines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and spurdog (Squalus acanthias) are included,










—


a maximum landing size of 100 cm (total length) shall be respected, and










—


the by-catches comprise less than 10 % of the total weight of marine organisms on board the fishing vessel.




Catches not complying with these conditions or exceeding these quantities shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.

(114)  Up to 5 % of this quota fished in division VIId may be accounted for in the quota concerning the zone: EU waters of IIa, IVa, VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*2A-14).

(115)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(116)  Up to 5 % of this quota fished in EU waters of divisions IIa or IVa before June 30 may be accounted for in the quota concerning the zone: EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*2A4A).

(117)  Up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in division VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*07d)

(118)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(119)  Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(120)  Up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in zone IX. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*09).

(121)  Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(122)  Up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in zone VIIIc. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*08C).

(123)  Waters adjacent to the Azores.

(124)  Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(125)  Waters adjacent to Madeira.

(126)  Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.

(127)  Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.

(128)  This quota may be fished in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV only.

(129)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(130)  Including inextricably mixed horse mackerel.

(131)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(132)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

(133)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(134)  Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level.

(135)  Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate.

(136)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(137)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).




ANNEX IB
NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND
ICES zones I, II, V, XII, XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1











Species:



Snow crab

Chionoecetes spp.



Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1
(PCR/N01GRN)




Ireland


62


 


 


 




Spain


437


 


 


 




EU


500


 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 


 


















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



EU and international waters of I and II
(HER/1/2.)




Belgium


34



 (1)



 


 




Denmark


33 079 



 (1)



 


 




Germany


5 793 



 (1)



 


 




Spain


109



 (1)



 


 




France


1 427 



 (1)



 


 




Ireland


8 563 



 (1)



 


 




The Netherlands


11 838 



 (1)



 


 




Poland


1 674 



 (1)



 


 




Portugal


109



 (1)



 


 




Finland


512



 (1)



 


 




Sweden


12 257 



 (1)



 


 




United Kingdom


21 148 



 (1)



 


 




EU


96 543 



 (1)



 


 




Norway


86 889 



 (2)



 


 




TAC


1 483 000 


 


 



Analytical TAC








Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:







 


Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)




Belgium


30



 (3)
 (4)





Denmark


29 771 



 (3)
 (4)





Germany


5 214 



 (3)
 (4)





Spain


98



 (3)
 (4)





France


1 284 



 (3)
 (4)





Ireland


7 707 



 (3)
 (4)





The Netherlands


10 654 



 (3)
 (4)





Poland


1 507 



 (3)
 (4)





Portugal


98



 (3)
 (4)





Finland


461



 (3)
 (4)





Sweden


11 032 



 (3)
 (4)





United Kingdom


19 033 



 (3)
 (4)



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



Norwegian waters of I and II
(COD/1N2AB.)




Germany


0



 (5)



 


 




Greece


0



 (5)



 


 




Spain


0



 (5)



 


 




Ireland


0



 (5)



 


 




France


0



 (5)



 


 




Portugal


0



 (5)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (5)



 


 




EU


0



 (5)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV
(COD/N01514)




Germany


1 595 



 (6)
 (7)
 (8)



 


 




United Kingdom


355



 (6)
 (7)
 (8)



 


 




EU


2 500 



 (6)
 (7)
 (8)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



International waters of I and IIb
(COD/1/2B.)




Germany


3 928 


 


 


 




Spain


10 155 


 


 


 




France


1 676 


 


 


 




Poland


1 838 


 


 


 




Portugal


2 144 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


2 515 


 


 


 




All Member States


100



 (9)



 


 




EU


22 356 



 (10)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Cod and haddock

Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



Faroese waters of Vb
(C/H/05B-F.)




Germany


0



 (11)



 


 




France


0



 (11)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (11)



 


 




EU


0



 (11)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus




Zone:



Greenland waters of V and XIV
(HAL/514GRN)




Portugal


650



 (12)
 (13)



 


 




EU


Not relevant



 (13)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 


 


















Species:



Atlantic halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus




Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1
(HAL/N01GRN)




EU


49



 (14)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 


 


















Species:



Capelin

Mallotus villosus




Zone:



IIb
(CAP/02B.)




EU


0


 


 


 




TAC


0


 


 


 


















Species:



Capelin

Mallotus villosus




Zone:



Greenland waters of V and XIV
(CAP/514GRN)




All Member States


0


 


 


 




EU


0


 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 


 


















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



Norwegian waters of I and II
(HAD/1N2AB.)




Germany


0



 (15)



 


 




France


0



 (15)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (15)



 


 




EU


0



 (15)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou




Zone:



Faroese waters
(WHB/2A4AXF)




Denmark


0



 (16)



 


 




Germany


0



 (16)



 


 




France


0



 (16)



 


 




The Netherlands


0



 (16)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (16)



 


 




EU


0



 (16)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Ling and blue ling

Molva molva and Molva dypterygia




Zone:



Faroese waters of Vb
(B/L/05B-F.)




Germany


0



 (17)



 


 




France


0



 (17)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (17)



 


 




EU


0



 (17)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



Greenland waters of V and XIV
(PRA/514GRN)




Denmark


703



 (18)



 


 




France


703



 (18)



 


 




EU


Not relevant



 (18)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1
(PRA/N01GRN)




Denmark


2 000 


 


 


 




France


2 000 


 


 


 




EU


4 000 


 


 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Flatfish

Pleuronectiformes




Zone:



Faroese waters of Vb
(FLX/05B-F.)




Germany


0



 (19)



 


 




France


0



 (19)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (19)



 


 




EU


0



 (19)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



Norwegian waters of I and II
(POK/1N2AB.)




Germany


0



 (20)



 


 




France


0



 (20)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (20)



 


 




EU


0



 (20)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



International waters of I and II
(POK/1/2INT)




EU


0



 (21)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 


 


















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



Faroese waters of Vb
(POK/05B-F.)




Belgium


0



 (22)



 


 




Germany


0



 (22)



 


 




France


0



 (22)



 


 




The Netherlands


0



 (22)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (22)



 


 




EU


0



 (22)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



Norwegian waters of I and II
(GHL/1N2AB.)




Germany


0



 (23)
 (24)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (23)
 (24)



 


 




EU


0



 (23)
 (24)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



International waters of I and II
(GHL/1/2INT)




EU


0



 (25)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 


 


















Species:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



Greenland waters of V and XIV
(GHL/514GRN)




Germany


4 076 



 (26)



 


 




United Kingdom


215



 (26)



 


 




EU


Not relevant



 (26)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1
(GHL/N01GRN)




Germany


1 008 



 (27)



 


 




EU


Not relevant



 (27)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Mackerel

Scomber scombrus




Zone:



Norwegian waters of IIa
(MAC/02A-N.)




Denmark


0



 (28)
 (29)



 


 




EU


0



 (28)
 (29)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Mackerel

Scomber scombrus




Zone:



Faroese waters of Vb
(MAC/05B-F.)




Denmark


0



 (30)
 (31)



 


 




EU


0



 (30)
 (31)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



EU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV
(RED/51214.)




Estonia


210


 


 


 




Germany


4 266 


 


 


 




Spain


749


 


 


 




France


398


 


 


 




Ireland


1


 


 


 




Latvia


76


 


 


 




The Netherlands


2


 


 


 




Poland


384


 


 


 




Portugal


896


 


 


 




United Kingdom


10


 


 


 




EU


6 992 



 (32)



 


 




TAC


46 000 


 


 



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



















Species:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



Norwegian waters of I and II
(RED/1N2AB.)




Germany


0



 (33)



 


 




Spain


0



 (33)



 


 




France


0



 (33)



 


 




Portugal


0



 (33)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (33)



 


 




EU


0



 (33)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



International waters of I and II
(RED/1/2INT)




EU


Not relevant



 (34)
 (35)



 


 




TAC


8 600 


 


 



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



















Species:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



Greenland waters of V and XIV
(RED/514GRN)




Germany


3 082 



 (36)
 (37)



 


 




France


16



 (36)
 (37)



 


 




United Kingdom


21



 (36)
 (37)



 


 




EU


Not relevant



 (36)
 (37)
 (38)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



Icelandic waters of Va
(RED/05A-IS)




Belgium


0



 (39)
 (40)
 (41)



 


 




Germany


0



 (39)
 (40)
 (41)



 


 




France


0



 (39)
 (40)
 (41)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (39)
 (40)
 (41)



 


 




EU


0



 (39)
 (40)
 (41)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



Faroese waters Vb
(RED/05B-F.)




Belgium


0



 (42)



 


 




Germany


0



 (42)



 


 




France


0



 (42)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (42)



 


 




EU


0



 (42)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



By-catches



Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1
(XBC/N01GRN)




EU


2 300 



 (43)
 (44)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 


 


















Species:



Other species (45)




Zone:



Norwegian waters of I and II
(OTH/1N2AB.)




Germany


0



 (45)
 (46)



 


 




France


0



 (45)
 (46)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (45)
 (46)



 


 




EU


0



 (45)
 (46)



 


 




TAC


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.



















Species:



Other species (47)




Zone:



Faroese waters of Vb
(OTH/05B-F.)




Germany


0



 (48)



 


 




France


0



 (48)



 


 




United Kingdom


0



 (48)



 


 




EU


0



 (48)



 


 




TAC


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.







(1)  When reporting catches to the Commission, the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, EU waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard.

(2)  This quota will become available as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010. Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EU waters north of 62° N.

(3)  This quota will become available as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010.

(4)  When the sum of the catches of all Member tates has reached pm tonnes, no further catches shall be permitted.

(5)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(6)  To be fished south of 61° N in West Greenland and south of 62° N in East Greenland.

(7)  Vessels may have a scientific observer on board.

(8)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(9)  Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

(10)  The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island is entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

(11)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(12)  To be fished by no more than six EU demersal longliners targeting Atlantic halibut. Catches of associated species to be counted against this quota.

(13)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(14)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(15)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(16)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(17)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(18)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(19)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(20)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(21)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(22)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(23)  Only as by-catch.

(24)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(25)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(26)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(27)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(28)  May also be fished in Norwegian waters of IV and in international waters of IIa (MAC/*4N-2A).

(29)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(30)  May be fished in EU waters of IVa (MAC/*04A.).

(31)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(32)  No more than 70 % of the quota may be taken within the area bounded by the following coordinates and no more than 15 % of the quota may be taken within that area during the period from 1 April to 10 May (RED/*5X14.).







Point No


Latitude N


Longitude W




1


64° 45'


28° 30'




2


62° 50'


25° 45'




3


61° 55'


26° 45'




4


61° 00'


26° 30'




5


59° 00'


30° 00'




6


59° 00'


34° 00'




7


61° 30'


34° 00'




8


62° 50'


36° 00'




9


64° 45'


28° 30'





(33)  Only as by-catch.

(34)  The fishery will only take place within the period from 15 August to 30 November 2010. The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. The Commission shall inform Member States of the date on which the Secretariat of NEAFC has notified NEAFC Contracting Parties that the TAC has been fully utilised. From this date Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag.

(35)  Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.

(36)  May only be fished by pelagic trawl. May be fished East or West. The quota may be taken in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that Greenlandic reporting conditions are fulfilled (RED/*51214).

(37)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(38)  No more than 70 % of the quota may be taken within the area bounded by the following coordinates and no more than 15 % of the quota may be taken within that area during the period from 1 April to 10 May (RED/*5-14.)







Point No


Latitude N


Longitude W




1


64° 45'


28° 30'




2


62° 50'


25° 45'




3


61° 55'


26° 45'




4


61° 00'


26° 30'




5


59° 00'


30° 00'




6


59° 00'


34° 00'




7


61° 30'


34° 00'




8


62° 50'


36° 00'




9


64° 45'


28° 30'





(39)  Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).

(40)  To be fished between July and December.

(41)  Provisional quota pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Iceland for 2010.

(42)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(43)  By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel's target species indicated on the fishing authorisation. May be fished East or West.

(44)  Of which pm tonnes of roundnose grenadier are allocated to Norway. To be fished in V, XIV and NAFO 1 only.

(45)  Only as by-catch.

(46)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).

(47)  Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

(48)  Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).




ANNEX IC
NORTH WEST ATLANTIC
NAFO Convention Area
All TACs and associated conditions are adopted in the framework of NAFO.











Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



NAFO 2J3KL
(COD/N2J3KL)




EU


0



 (1)



 


 




TAC


0



 (1)



 


 


















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



NAFO 3NO
(COD/N3NO.)




EU


0



 (2)



 


 




TAC


0



 (2)



 


 


















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



NAFO 3M
(COD/N3M.)




Estonia


61



 (3)
 (4)



 


 




Germany


247



 (3)



 


 




Latvia


61



 (3)
 (4)



 


 




Lithuania


61



 (3)
 (4)



 


 




Poland


209



 (3)
 (4)



 


 




Spain


796



 (3)



 


 




France


110



 (3)



 


 




Portugal


1 070 



 (3)



 


 




United Kingdom


521



 (3)



 


 




EU


3 136 



 (3)
 (4)
 (5)



 


 




TAC


5 500 



 (3)
 (4)



 


 


















Species:



Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus




Zone:



NAFO 2J3KL
(WIT/N2J3KL)




EU


0



 (6)



 


 




TAC


0



 (6)



 


 


















Species:



Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus




Zone:



NAFO 3NO
(WIT/N3NO.)




EU


0



 (7)



 


 




TAC


0



 (7)



 


 


















Species:



American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides




Zone:



NAFO 3M
(PLA/N3M.)




EU


0



 (8)



 


 




TAC


0



 (8)



 


 


















Species:



American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides




Zone:



NAFO 3LNO
(PLA/N3LNO.)




EU


0



 (9)



 


 




TAC


0



 (9)



 


 


















Species:



Shortfin squid

Illex illecebrosus




Zone:



NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4
(SQI/N34.)




Estonia


128



 (10)



 


 




Latvia


128



 (10)



 


 




Lithuania


128



 (10)



 


 




Poland


227



 (10)



 


 




EU


 



 (10)
 (11)



 


 




TAC


34 000 


 


 



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



















Species:



Yellowtail flounder

Limanda ferruginea




Zone:



NAFO 3LNO
(YEL/N3LNO.)




EU


0



 (12)
 (13)



 


 




TAC


17 000 


 


 


 


















Species:



Capelin

Mallotus villosus




Zone:



NAFO 3NO
(CAP/N3NO.)




EU


0



 (14)



 


 




TAC


0



 (14)



 


 


















Species:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



NAFO 3L (15)

(PRA/N3L.)




Estonia


334


 


 


 




Latvia


334


 


 


 




Lithuania


334


 


 


 




Poland


334


 


 


 




All Member States


334



 (16)



 


 




EU


1 670 


 


 


 




TAC


30 000 


 


 



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



















Species:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



NAFO 3M (17)

(PRA/*N3M.)




TAC


Not relevant



 (18)



 


 


















Species:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



NAFO 3LMNO
(GHL/N3LMNO)




Estonia


321,3


 


 


 




Germany


328


 


 


 




Latvia


45,1


 


 


 




Lithuania


22,6


 


 


 




Spain


4 396,5 


 


 


 




Portugal


1 837,5 


 


 


 




EU


6 951 


 


 


 




TAC


11 856 


 


 



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



















Species:



Skate

Rajidae




Zone:



NAFO 3LNO
(SRX/N3LNO.)




Spain


5 833 


 


 


 




Portugal


1 132 


 


 


 




Estonia


485


 


 


 




Lithuania


106


 


 


 




EU


7 556 


 


 


 




TAC


12 000 


 


 



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



















Species:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



NAFO 3LN
(RED/N3LN.)




Estonia


173



 (19)
 (20)



 


 




Germany


119



 (19)



 


 




Latvia


173



 (19)
 (20)



 


 




Lithuania


173



 (19)
 (20)



 


 




EU


638



 (19)
 (20)
 (21)



 


 




TAC


3 500 



 (19)
 (20)



 


 


















Species:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



NAFO 3M
(RED/N3M.)




Estonia


1 571 



 (22)



 


 




Germany


513



 (22)



 


 




Spain


233



 (22)



 


 




Latvia


1 571 



 (22)



 


 




Lithuania


1 571 



 (22)



 


 




Portugal


2 354 



 (22)



 


 




EU


7 813 



 (22)



 


 




TAC


10 000 



 (22)



 



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



















Species:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



NAFO 3O
(RED/N3O.)




Spain


1 771 


 


 


 




Portugal


5 229 


 


 


 




EU


7 000 


 


 


 




TAC


20 000 


 


 



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



















Species:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K
(RED/N1F3K.)




Latvia


269


 


 


 




Lithuania


2 234 


 


 


 




TAC


2 503 


 


 


 


















Species:



White hake

Urophycis tenuis




Zone:



NAFO 3NO
(HKW/N3NO.)




Spain


1 528 


 


 


 




Portugal


2 001 


 


 


 




EU


3 529 


 


 


 




TAC


6 000 


 


 



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







(1)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(2)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(3)  Directed fishery for cod in NAFO 3M shall be permitted until the moment when the estimated catches, including by-catches, to be taken in the remainder of the year equal 100 % of the allocated quota. After that date, only by-catches shall be permitted within a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater, within the quota allocated to the flag Member State.

(4)  Including the fishing entitlements of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of 61 tonnes respectively and the allocation for Poland of 209 tonnes in accordance with sharing arrangements for the former USSR adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission in 2003, following the accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to the European Union.

(5)  By-catches of cod when fishing for other species in NAFO 3M for Member States which do not have a quota allocation for cod shall be limited to a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

(6)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(7)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(8)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(9)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(10)  To be fished between 1 July and 31 December.

(11)  No specified Union share; an amount of 29 458 tonnes is available to Canada and the EU Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

(12)  Despite having access to a shared quota of 85 tonnes for the Union, it is decided to set this amount to 0. There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(13)  Catches taken by vessels under this quota shall be reported to the flag Member State and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of NAFO via the Commission at 48-hour intervals.

(14)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

(15)  Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates:







Point No


Latitude N


Longitude W




1


47° 20' 0


46° 40' 0




2


47° 20' 0


46° 30' 0




3


46° 00' 0


46° 30' 0




4


46° 00' 0


46° 40' 0





(16)  Except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

(17)  Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates:







Point No


Latitude N


Longitude W




1


47° 20' 0


46° 40' 0




2


47° 20' 0


46° 30' 0




3


46° 00' 0


46° 30' 0




4


46° 00' 0


46° 40' 0




Moreover, fishing for shrimp shall be prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2010 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:







Point No


Latitude N


Longitude W




1


47° 55' 0


45° 00' 0




2


47° 30' 0


44° 15' 0




3


46° 55' 0


44° 15' 0




4


46° 35' 0


44° 30' 0




5


46° 35' 0


45° 40' 0




6


47° 30' 0


45° 40' 0




7


47° 55' 0


45° 00' 0





(18)  Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94.







Member State


Maximum number of vessels


Maximum number of fishing days




Denmark


2


65




Estonia


8


833




Spain


10


128




Latvia


4


245




Lithuania


7


289




Poland


1


50




Portugal


1


34




Each Member State shall, within 25 days following the calendar month in which the catches are made, report monthly to the Commission the number of fishing days and the catches made in Division 3M and in the area defined in footnote (1).

(19)  Directed fishery for redfish in NAFO 3LN shall be permitted until the moment when the estimated catches, including by-catches, to be taken in the remainder of the year equal 100 % of the allocated quota. After that date, only by-catches shall be permitted within a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater, within the quota allocated to the flag Member State.

(20)  Including the fishing entitlements of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of 173 tonnes respectively in accordance with sharing arrangements for the former USSR adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission in 2003, following the accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to the European Union.

(21)  By-catches of redfish when fishing for other species in NAFO 3LN for Member States which do not have a quota allocation for redfish shall be limited to a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

(22)  This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 10 000 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Upon exhaustion of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.




ANNEX ID
HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH – All areas
TACs in this area are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT and IATTC.











Species:



Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean
(BFT/AE045W)




Cyprus


70,18



 (4)



 


 




Greece


130,30


 


 


 




Spain


2 526,06 



 (2)
 (4)



 


 




France


2 021,93 



 (2)
 (3)
 (4)



 


 




Italy


1 937,50 



 (4)
 (5)



 


 




Malta


161,34



 (4)



 


 




Portugal


237,66


 


 


 




All Member States


28,18



 (1)



 


 




EU


7 113,15 



 (2)
 (3)
 (4)
 (5)



 


 




TAC


13 500 


 


 


 


















Species:



Swordfish

Xiphias gladius




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N
(SWO/AN05N)




Spain


6 869,8 


 


 


 




Portugal


1 408,5 


 


 


 




All Member States


357,5



 (6)



 


 




EU


8 635,7 


 


 


 




TAC


13 700 


 


 


 


















Species:



Swordfish

Xiphias gladius




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N
(SWO/AS05N)




Spain


6 299,8 


 


 


 




Portugal


338,6


 


 


 




EU


6 638,4 


 


 


 




TAC


15 000 


 


 


 


















Species:



Northern albacore

Thunnus alalunga




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N
(ALB/AN05N)




Ireland


4 355,9 



 (8)



 


 




Spain


14 659,9 



 (8)



 


 




France


5 967,1 



 (8)



 


 




United Kingdom


309,4



 (8)



 


 




Portugal


2 624,6 



 (8)



 


 




EU


27 916,8 



 (7)



 


 




TAC


28 000 


 


 


 


















Species:



Southern albacore

Thunnus alalunga




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N
(ALB/AS05N)




Spain


943,7


 


 


 




France


311


 


 


 




Portugal


660


 


 


 




EU


1 914,7 


 


 


 




TAC


29 900 


 


 


 


















Species:



Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean
(BET/ATLANT)




Spain


17 012,7 


 


 


 




France


8 026,9 


 


 


 




Portugal


6 160,4 


 


 


 




EU


31 200 


 


 


 




TAC


85 000 


 


 


 


















Species:



Blue marlin

Makaira nigricans




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean
(BUM/ATLANT)




EU


103


 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 


 


















Species:



White marlin

Tetrapturus albidus




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean
(WHM/ATLANT)




EU


46,5


 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 


 






(1)  Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

(2)  Within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*8301):






Spain


367,23




France


165,69




EU


532,92





(3)  Within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*641):






France


45 (*1)





EU


45





(*1)  This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request of France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05.

(4)  Within this TAC, the following the catch limit and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302):






Spain


50,52




France


49,84




Italy


39,34




Cyprus


1,40




Malta


3,23




EU


144,34





(5)  Within this TAC, the following the catch limit and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643):






Italy


39,34




EU


39,34





(6)  Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

(7)  The number of EU vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007.

(8)  The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007:






Member State


Maximum number of vessels




Ireland


50




Spain


730




France


151




United Kingdom


12




Portugal


310








ANNEX IE
ANTARCTIC
CCAMLR Convention Area
These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will communicate when fishing must cease due to TAC exhaustion.











Species:



Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari




Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(ANI/F483.)




TAC


1 548 


 


 


 


















Species:



Antarctic icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (1)

(ANI/F5852.)




TAC


1 658 



 (2)



 


 


















Species:



Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides




Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(TOP/F483.)




TAC


3 000 



 (3)



 


 





Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:




Management Area A: 48o W to 43o 30' W – 52o 30' S to 56o S (TOP/*F483A)


0


 


 


 




Management Area B: 43o 30' W to 40o W – 52o 30' S to 56o S (TOP/*F483B)


900


 


 


 




Management Area C: 40o W to 33o 30' W – 52o 30' S to 56o S (TOP/*F483C)


2 100 


 


 


 


















Species:



Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides




Zone:



FAO 48.4 Antarctic
(TOP/F484.)




TAC


75


 


 


 


















Species:



Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(TOP/F5852.)




TAC


2 550 



 (4)



 


 


















Species:



Krill

Euphausia superba




Zone:



FAO 48
(KRI/F48.)




TAC


3 470 000 



 (5)



 


 





Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:




Division 48.1 (KRI/F48.1.)


155 000 


 


 


 




Division 48.2 (KRI/F48.2.)


279 000 


 


 


 




Division 48.3 (KRI/F48.3.)


279 000 


 


 


 




Division 48.4 (KRI/F48.4.)


93 000 


 


 


 


















Species:



Krill

Euphausia superba




Zone:



FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic
(KRI/F5841.)




TAC


440 000 



 (6)



 


 





Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:




Division 58.4.1 west of 115° E (KRI/*F-41W)


277 000 


 


 


 




Division 58.4.1 east of 115° E (KRI/*F-41E)


163 000 


 


 


 


















Species:



Krill

Euphausia superba




Zone:



FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic
(KRI/F5842.)




TAC


2 645 000 



 (7)



 


 





Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:




Division 58.4.2 west of 55° E
(KRI/*F-42W)


1 448 000 


 


 


 




Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E
(KRI/*F-42E)


1 080 000 


 


 


 


















Species:



Grey rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(NOS/F5852.)




TAC


80


 


 


 


















Species:



Crabs

Paralomis spp.



Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(PAI/F483.)




TAC


1 600 



 (8)



 


 


















Species:



Grenadiers

Macrourus spp.



Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(GRV/F5852.)




TAC


360


 


 


 


















Species:



Other species



Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(OTH/F5852.)




TAC


50


 


 


 


















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajidae




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(SRX/F5852.)




TAC


120



 (9)



 


 






(1)  For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as that portion of FAO statistical division 58.5.2 that lies within the area enclosed by a line:






(a)


starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 72° 15' E intersects the Australia-France Maritime Delimitation Agreement Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53° 25' S;










(b)


then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74° E;










(c)


then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52° 40' S and the meridian of longitude 76° E;










(d)


then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52° S;










(e)


then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51° S with the meridian of longitude 74° 30' E; and










(f)


then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.





(2)  This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.

(3)  This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 1 May to 31 August 2010 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.

(4)  This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20' E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited (see Annex IX).

(5)  This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.

(6)  This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.

(7)  This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.

(8)  This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.

(9)  This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.




ANNEX IF
SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN
SEAFO Convention Area
These TACs are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Union share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of SEAFO, who will communicate when fishing must cease due to TAC exhaustion.











Species:



Alfonsinos

Beryx spp.



Zone:



SEAFO
(ALF/SEAFO)




TAC


200


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Deep-sea red crab

Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens




Zone:



SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (1)

(CRR/F47NAM)




TAC


0


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Deep-sea red crab

Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens




Zone:



SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1
(CRR/F47X)




TAC


200


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides




Zone:



SEAFO
(TOP/SEAFO)




TAC


200


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus




Zone:



SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (2)

(ORY/F47NAM)




TAC


0


 


 



Analytical TAC



















Species:



Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus




Zone:



SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1
(ORY/F47X)




TAC


50


 


 



Analytical TAC







(1)  For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as having:






—


its western boundary on the longitude 0° E,










—


its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S,










—


its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and










—


the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ.





(2)  For the purpose of this Annex, the area open to the fishery is defined as having:






—


its western boundary on the longitude 0° E,










—


its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S,










—


its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and










—


the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ.








ANNEX IG
SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – All areas











Species:



Southern bluefin tuna

Thunnus maccoyii




Zone:



All areas
(SBF/F41-81)




EU


10



 (1)



 


 




TAC


9 449 


 


 



Analytical TAC







(1)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.




ANNEX IH
WCPFC Convention Area











Species:



Swordfish

Xiphias gladius




Zone:



WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S
(F7120S)




EU


Not established


 


 


 




TAC


Not established


 


 



Analytical TAC









ANNEX IJ
SPRFMO Convention Area











Species:



Jack mackerel

Trachurus murphyi




Zone:



SPRFMO Convention Area
(CJM)




Germany


49 553 


 


 


 




The Netherlands


47 449 


 


 


 




Lithuania


37 998 


 


 


 




Poland


44 000 


 


 


 




EU


179 000 


 


 


 








Appendix to annex I
1.   Cod selectivity in the North Sea and Skagerrak
1.1.   Member States shall take measures to distribute, in the course of the year 2010, the use of cod quotas by vessels flying their flag, operating in the North Sea and Skagerrak and using bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar towed gear, with the exception of beam trawls, and to limit cod discards by those vessels, in accordance with conditions set out in points 1.2 to 1.6.
1.2.   Member States shall adapt the use of the gears mentioned in point 1.1 in respect of the utilisation of their cod quotas. For this purpose, Member States shall establish utilisation targets of their cod quotas by the end of each quarter of 2010, and communicate these to the Commission by 1 February 2010.
1.3.   If, at the end of any of the first three quarters of 2010, the utilisation of the cod quota is more than 10 % above the target quantity, the Member State concerned shall put in place measures to ensure that its vessels referred to in point 1.1 apply technical changes to their fishing gears deployed which allow for a reduction in cod by-catches to such an extent as sufficient to meet the target for the utilisation of the quota at the end of the following quarter.
1.4.   Within one month from the end of the quarter in which the target quantity has been exceeded, Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures referred to in point 1.3, outlining the technical changes that are to be introduced to the gears and the vessels that will be affected, together with supporting evidence of the likely effect on catch rates of cod.
1.5.   Where the cod quota of a Member State has been utilised up to a level of 90 % at any time before 15 October 2010, it shall be obligatory for all vessels of that Member State referred to in point 1.1 using gears with a mesh size of 80 mm or greater, with the exception of vessels using Danish seines, to use for the remainder of the year the fishing gear described in Appendix 4 to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 or any other gear the technical attributes of which result in similar catch rates of cod, as confirmed by STECF, or, for vessels targeting Norway lobster, a sorting grid as described in Appendix 3 to that Annex or any other gear with a proven equivalent escapement capability.
1.6.   Notwithstanding point 1.5, Member States may also apply the measures referred to in that point to individual vessels or to groups of vessels that, at any time before 15 November 2010, have used 90 % of the part of the national cod quota that was made available to them in accordance with the national method of allocating fishing opportunities.
1.7.   Notwithstanding points 1.3 and 1.5, Member States may also apply the measures referred to in those points with respect to individual vessels or to groups of vessels to which part of the national cod quota has been made available in accordance with the national method of allocating fishing opportunities.
2.   Cod selectivity in Eastern Channel
2.1.   Member States shall take measures to distribute, in the course of the year 2010, the use of cod quotas by vessels flying their flag, operating in the Eastern Channel and using bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar towed gear, with the exception of beam trawls, and to limit cod discards by those vessels, in accordance with conditions set out in points 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4.
2.2.   Member States shall adapt the use of the gears mentioned in point 2.1 in respect of the utilisation of its cod quota. For this purpose, Member States shall establish utilisation targets of its cod quotas by the end of each quarter of 2010, and communicate these to the Commission by 1 February 2010.
2.3.   If, at the end of any of the second and third quarters of 2010, the utilisation of the cod quota is more than 10 % above the target quantity, the Member State concerned shall put in place measures, including real time closures, to ensure that the vessels referred to in point 2.1 flying their flag avoid cod by-catches and target non quota species, to such an extent as sufficient to meet the target for the utilisation of the cod quota at the end of the following quarter.
2.4.   On request from the Commission, Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures referred to in point 2.3.






ANNEX IIA
FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN STOCKS IN ICES ZONES IIIa, IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId, AND EU WATERS OF ICES ZONES IIa AND Vb
1.   Scope
1.1.   This Annex shall apply to EU vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and present in any of the geographical areas referred to in point 2 of that Annex.
1.2.   This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. These vessels shall not be required to carry special fishing permits issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. Member States concerned shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels by effort groups to which they belong, using appropriate sampling methods. During 2010, the Commission shall seek scientific advice for evaluating the effort deployment of those vessels, with a view to their future inclusion into the effort regime.
2.   Regulated gears and geographical areas
For the purposes of this Annex, the regulated gears referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and geographical areas referred to in point 2 of that Annex shall apply.
3.   Maximum allowable fishing effort
3.1.   The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 for the 2010 management period, from 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011, for each of the effort groups of each Member State is set out in Appendix 1.
3.2.   The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 shall not affect the maximum allowable fishing effort set in this Annex.
4.   Member States' obligations
4.1.   Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Articles 4 and 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 26 to 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
4.2.   Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood, for the purpose of cod management, as each of the geographical areas referred to in point 2 and, for the purpose of sole and plaice management, as ICES zone IV.
5.   Allocation of fishing effort
5.1.   If a Member State deems so appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it shall not permit fishing with a regulated gear in any of the geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of its vessels which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.
5.2.   A Member State may establish management periods for allocating all or parts of the maximum allowable effort to individual vessels or groups of vessels. In such case, the number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned. During any such management periods, the Member State may reallocate effort between individual vessels or groups of vessels.
5.3.   If a Member State authorises vessels to be present within an area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in point 4. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of effort within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.
6.   Communication of relevant data
6.1.   Without prejudice to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States shall transmit to the Commission on its request the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels in the previous month and the months before, using the reporting format set out in Appendix 2.
6.2.   The data shall be sent to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which the Commission shall communicate to the Member States. When a data transfer to the Fisheries Data Exchange System (or any future data system decided by the Commission) will become operational, the Member State shall transmit the data to the system before the fifteenth of each month, referring to the effort deployed up to the end of the previous month. The Commission shall notify Member States the date at which the system shall be used for transmission at least two months in advance of the first due date. The first fishing effort declaration that will be sent to the system shall include the effort deployed since 1 February 2010. Member States shall transmit to the Commission on its request the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels during the month of January 2010.



Appendix 1 to annex IIA
Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days









Geographical area:


Regulated gear


DK


DE


SE










(a)


Kattegat






TR1


197 929 


4 212 


16 610 




TR2


1 475 629 


9 316 


582 233 




TR3


523 126 


0


55 853 




BT1


0


0


0




BT2


0


0


0




GN


115 456 


26 534 


13 102 




GT


22 645 


0


22 060 




LL


1 100 


0


25 339 






















Geographical area


Regulated gear


BE


DK


DE


ES


FR


IE


NL


SE


UK










(b)


Skagerrak,
that part of ICES zone IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES zone IV and EU waters of ICES zone IIa;
ICES zone VIId






TR1


432


4 892 761 


1 379 121 


2 036 


2 214 240 


227


371 757 


248 638 


8 938 164 




TR2


279 868 


4 106 634 


516 154 


0


9 638 858 


15 861 


1 080 920 


872 900 


7 409 969 




TR3


0


4 391 356 


3 501 


0


107 041 


0


48 508 


263 772 


21 511 




BT1


1 427 574 


1 157 265 


29 271 


0


0


0


999 808 


0


1 739 759 




BT2


6 229 751 


88 645 


1 691 253 


0


829 504 


0


34 923 335 


0


7 337 669 




GN


163 531 


2 307 977 


224 484 


0


222 598 


0


438 664 


74 925 


546 303 




GT


0


224 124 


467


0


2 374 073 


0


0


48 968 


14 004 




LL


0


56 312 


0


245


71 448 


0


0


110 468 


134 880 

















Geographical area


Regulated gear


BE


FR


IE


UK










(c)


ICES zone VIIa






TR1


0


138 714 


59 625 


603 719 




TR2


17 409 


552


845 598 


1 934 646 




TR3


0


0


8 433 


1 588 




BT1


0


0


0


0




BT2


843 782 


0


514 584 


111 693 




GN


0


158


18 255 


5 970 




GT


0


0


0


158




LL


0


0


0


70 614 


















Geographical area


Regulated gear


DE


ES


FR


IE


UK










(d)


ICES zone VIa and EU waters of ICES zone Vb






TR1


16 569 


0


3 387 803 


221 346 


1 836 929 




TR2


0


0


7 415 


479 043 


2 972 845 




TR3


0


0


0


20 355 


30 042 




BT1


0


0


7 161 


0


117 544 




BT2


0


0


13 211 


3 801 


4 626 




GN


35 442 


13 836 


400 503 


5 697 


213 454 




GT


0


0


0


1 953 


145




LL


0


1 402 142 


54 917 


4 250 


630 040 








Appendix 2 to annex IIA
Table II
Reporting format










Country


Gear


Area


Year


Month


Cumulative declaration




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)


(5)


(6)







Table III
Data format








Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (*1)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Country






3


—


Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered










(2)


Gear






3


—


one of the following gear types
TR1
TR2
TR3
BT1
BT2
GN1
GT1
LL1










(3)


Area






8


L


one of the following areas
03AS
02A0407D
07A
06A










(4)


Year






4


—


the year of the month for which the declaration is done










(5)


Month






2


—


month for which the fishing effort declaration is done (expressed by two digits between 01 and 12)










(6)


Cumulative declaration






13


R


cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days from 1 January of the year (4) until the end of the month (5)






(*1)  Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.






ANNEX IIB
FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CADIZ
1.   Scope
This Annex shall apply to EU vessels of 10 metres’ length overall or more carrying on board or deploying trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm or bottom longlines, and present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz.
2.   Definitions
For the purposes of this Annex:






(a)


‘gear grouping’ means the grouping of trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;










(b)


‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;










(c)


‘area’ means ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz;










(d)


‘2010 management period’ means the period from 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011;










(e)


‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 5.2;




3.   Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations
3.1.   A Member State shall not authorise fishing with a regulated gear in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009 in the area, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.
3.2.   A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with a regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 10 or 11 of this Annex.
4.   General obligations and limitation in activity
4.1.   Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 and Articles 26 to 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
4.2.   Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, EU vessels flying its flag shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in point 5.
4.3.   Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area defined in point 2.
NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS
5.   Maximum number of days
5.1.   During the 2010 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.
5.2.   For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea an EU vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:






(a)


the total landings of hake in the year 2007 or 2008 made by the vessel shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight consigned in the fishing logbook, and










(b)


the total landings of Norway lobster in the year 2007 or 2008 made by the vessel shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight consigned in the fishing logbook.




5.3.   The special condition referred to in point 5.2 might be transferred from one vessel to one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the weights specified in point 5.2.
5.4.   A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations according to a kilowatt days system. By that system it may authorise any vessel concerned for any regulated gear and special conditions as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear and to the special condition referred to in point 5.2 is respected.
This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear and, where applicable, the special condition. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if this point were not applied. For as long as the number of days is unlimited according to Table I, the relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360.
5.5.   A Member State wishing to benefit from point 5.4 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping and special condition as laid down in Table I the details of the calculation based on:






—


list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power,










—


track records of 2007, 2008 and 2009 for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in special conditions 5.2(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special condition,










—


the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 5.4.




On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorise that Member State to benefit from point 5.4.
6.   Management periods
6.1.   A Member State may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.
6.2.   The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned.
In case that a Member State authorises vessels to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 4.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area that do not coincide with the end of a 24-hour period.
7.   Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities
7.1.   An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 of 24 July 2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis (1), or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. Any vessels that can be shown to have been definitively withdrawn from the area may also be considered.
The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gears in question shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using those gears during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.
This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 5.3, or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.
7.2.   Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special condition as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:






—


lists of withdrawn vessels with their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power,










—


the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears and if necessary special condition.




7.3.   On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 5.1 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
7.4.   During the 2010 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited from a special condition 5.2(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition.
7.5.   A Member State may not reallocate in the 2010 management period any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission, unless the Commission has taken a decision that reassesses those additional numbers of days on the basis of the current gear groupings and limitations in days at sea. Upon the Member State's request to reassess the number of days, the Member State is provisionally authorised to reallocate 50 % of the additional number of days, until the Commission's decision is taken.
8.   Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage
8.1.   Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any regulated gear may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (2) and its implementing rules for national programmes.
Observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member.
8.2.   Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.
8.3.   On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 5.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
8.4.   If an enhanced observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State wishes to continue its application without changes, the Member State shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.
9.   Special conditions for the allocation of days
9.1.   If a vessel has received an unlimited number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions, the vessel’s landings in the 2010 management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes live weight of Norway lobster.
9.2.   The vessel shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel.
9.3.   When either of these conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special condition.
Table I
Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year







Special condition


Regulated gear


Maximum number of days




 



Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm and bottom longlines




158






5.2(a) and 5.2(b)




Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm and bottom longlines




Unlimited





EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS
10.   Transfer of days between vessels flying the flag of a Member State
10.1.   A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the EU fishing fleet register.
10.2.   The total number of days present within the area transferred under point 10.1 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel shall not be higher than the donor vessel’s average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.
10.3.   The transfer of days as described in point 10.1 shall be permitted only between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.
10.4.   Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special condition.
10.5.   On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in the present point may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
11.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States
Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 3.1, 3.2, and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.
REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
12.   Collection of relevant data
Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kW.
13.   Communication of relevant data
Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 12 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, also send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2009 and 2010 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.
Table II
Reporting format kW-day information by year








Country


Gear


Year


Cumulative effort declaration




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)







Table III
Data format kW-day information by year








Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (*1)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Country






3


 


Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered










(2)


Gear






2


 


one of the following gear types:
TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm
GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm
LL = bottom longlines










(3)


Year






4


 


either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010










(4)


Cumulative effort declaration






7


R


cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the year







Table IV
Reporting format for vessel-related information

























Country


CFR


External marking


Length of management period


Gear notified


Special condition applying to notified gear(s)


Days eligible using notified gear(s)


Days spent with notified gear(s)


Transfer of days




No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(8)


(8)


(8)


(8)


(9)







Table V
Data format for vessel-related information








Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (*2)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Country






3


 


Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered.










(2)


CFR






12


 


EU fishing fleet register number
Unique identification number of a fishing vessel.
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.










(3)


External marking






14


L


Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87.










(4)


Length of management period






2


L


Length of the management period measured in months










(5)


Gears notified






2


L


One of the following gear types
TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm
GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm
LL = bottom longlines










(6)


Special condition applying to notified gear(s)






2


L


Indication of which, if any, of the special condition a-b referred to in point 7.2 of Annex IIB that apply










(7)


Days eligible using notified gear(s)






3


L


Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified










(8)


Days spent with notified gear(s)






3


L


Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period










(9)


Transfers of days






4


L


For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’.






(1)  
            OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1.

(*1)  Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

(*2)  Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.





ANNEX IIC
FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS ICES ZONE VIIe
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.   Scope
1.1.   This Annex shall apply to EU vessels of 10 metres' length overall or more carrying on board or deploying any of the gears defined in point 3, and present in zone VIIe. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2010 management period means the period from 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011.
1.2.   Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole according to the fishing logbook in 2004 shall be exempt from the provisions of this Annex on the conditions that:






(a)


such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2010 management period;










(b)


such vessels shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel; and










(c)


each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission by 31 July 2010 and 31 January 2011 on these vessels' track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2010.




When either of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall with immediate effect cease to be exempted from the provisions of this Annex.
2.   Fishing gear
For the purposes of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:






(a)


beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm;










(b)


static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size less than 220 mm.




3.   General obligations and limitation in activity
3.1.   Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
3.2.   Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the ICES zone VIIe.
IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS
4.   Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations
4.1.   Vessels using gear types identified in point 2 and fishing in areas defined in point 1 shall hold a special fishing permit issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94.
4.2.   A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears defined in point 2 in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009 in that area unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.
4.3.   However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears defined in point 2 may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the first gear.
4.4.   A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area defined in point 1 shall not be permitted to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 2, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 10 or 11 of this Annex.
5.   Limitations in activity
Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 2, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in point 6.
NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS
6.   Maximum number of days
6.1.   During the 2010 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board and used any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 2 is shown in Table I.
6.2.   During the 2010 management period, the number of days at sea for which a vessel is present within the total area covered by this Annex and Annex IIA shall not exceed the number shown in Table I of this Annex. However, where the vessel is subject to allocations of maximum effort for its presence in areas covered by Annex IIA alone, it shall comply with the maximum effort thus fixed.
6.3.   During the 2010 management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocation according to a kilowatt days system. By that system it may authorise any vessel concerned to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in Table I for any one of the groupings of fishing gears laid down in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to such a grouping is respected.
For a specific grouping of fishing gears, the overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned and qualified for that specific grouping. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if this point were not applied.
6.4.   A Member State wishing to benefit from point 6.3 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for each grouping of fishing gears the details of the calculation based on:






—


list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power,










—


the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.3.




On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorise that Member State to benefit from point 6.3.
7.   Management periods
7.1.   A Member State may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.
7.2.   The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned.
In case that a Member State authorises vessels to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 3. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area that do not coincide with the end of a 24-hours-period.
8.   Allocation of additional days for permanent cessations of fishing activities
8.1.   An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the geographical area when carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 2 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 or Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008, or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States.
The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.
This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.
8.2.   Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for each grouping of fishing gears the details of the calculation based on:






—


lists of withdrawn vessels with their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power,










—


the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea by concerned grouping of fishing gears.




8.3.   On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 6.2 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
8.4.   During the 2010 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all or parts of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the relevant grouping of fishing gears.
8.5.   A Member State may not reallocate in the 2010 management period any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission, unless the Commission has taken a decision that reassesses those additional numbers of days on the basis of the current gear groupings and limitations in days at sea. Upon the Member State's request to reassess the number of days, the Member State is provisionally authorised to reallocate 50 % of the additional number of days, until the Commission's decision is taken.
9.   Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage
9.1.   Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 2 may be allocated between 1 February 2010 and 31 January 2011 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 for national programmes.
Observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.
9.2.   Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.
9.3.   On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 6.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
9.4.   If an enhanced observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State wishes to continue its application without changes, the Member State shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.
Table I
Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by gear grouping per year







Gear
point 3


Denomination
Only the gear groupings as defined in point 3 are used


Western Channel




3(a)


Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm


164




3(b)


Static nets with mesh size < 220 mm


164




EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS
10.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State
10.1.   A Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another of its vessels flying its flag within the area provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the EU fishing fleet register.
10.2.   The total number of days present within the area, multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.
10.3.   The transfer of days as described in point 10.1 shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the same gear grouping referred to in point 2 and during the same management period.
10.4.   On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place. A detailed format of spreadsheet for making these reports available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.
11.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States
Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2, 4.4, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, as a preliminary they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto, as agreed between them.
REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
12.   Collection of relevant data
Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect for each annual quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area concerned by this Annex.
13.   Communication of relevant data
Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 12 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, also send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2009 and 2010 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.
Table II
Reporting format kW-day information by year








Country


Gear


Year


Cumulative effort declaration




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)







Table III
Data format kW-day information by year








Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (1)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Country






3


 


Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered










(2)


Gear






2


 


one of the following gear types:
BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm
GN = gillnet < 220 mm
TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm










(3)


Year






4


 


either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010










(4)


Cumulative effort declaration






7


R


cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the year







Table IV
Reporting format for vessel-related information





















Country


CFR


External marking


Length of management period


Gear notified


Days eligible using notified gear(s)


Days spent with notified gear(s)


Transfer of days




No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(8)







Table V
Data format for vessel-related information








Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (2)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Country






3


 


Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered.










(2)


CFR






12


 


EU fishing fleet register number
Unique identification number of a fishing vessel
Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.










(3)


External marking






14


L


Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87










(4)


Length of management period






2


L


Length of the management period measured in months










(5)


Gears notified






2


L


One of the following gear types:
BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm
GN = gillnet < 220 mm
TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm










(6)


Special condition applying to notified gear(s)






3


L


Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gears and length of management period notified










(8)


Days spent with notified gear(s)






3


L


Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period










(9)


Transfers of days






4


L


For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’.






(1)  Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

(2)  Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.





ANNEX IID
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR SANDEEL IN ICES ZONES IIa, IIIa AND IV
1.   The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to EU vessels fishing in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm.
2.   The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel in EU waters of ICES zone IV unless otherwise specified, or as a consequence of consultations between the Union and Norway as set out in the Agreed Record of conclusions between the European Union and Norway.
3.   For the purposes of this Annex, a day present within the area shall be:






(a)


the 24-hour period between 00:00 hours of a calendar day and 24:00 hours of the same calendar day or any part of such a period; or










(b)


any continuous period of 24 hours as recorded in the fishing logbook between the date and time of departure and the date and time of arrival or any part of any such time period.




4.   Each Member State concerned shall maintain a data base containing for EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV and for each vessel flying its flag or registered within the Union which have been fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm, the following information:






(a)


the name and internal registration number of the vessel;










(b)


the installed engine power of the vessel in kilowatts measured in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86;










(c)


the number of days present within the area when fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gear with a mesh size of less than 16 mm;










(d)


the kilowatt-days as the product of the number of days present within the area and the installed engine power in kilowatts.




5.   Exploratory fishery relating to sandeel abundance shall start no earlier than 1 April 2010 and end no later than 6 May 2010.
The total ceiling of fishing effort allowed in the exploratory fishery relating to sandeel abundance in 2010 shall be determined on the basis of the total fishing effort deployed by EU vessels in 2007 established in accordance with point 4 and shall be divided among Member States in accordance with the quota allocations for this TAC.
6.   The TAC and quotas for sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV as laid down in Annex I shall be revised by the Commission as early as possible based on advice from ICES and the STECF on the size of the 2009 year class of North Sea sandeel, taking into account the following principles as well as other relevant elements contained in the scientific advice:
The TAC for EU waters of ICES zones IIa and IV shall be established according to the following function:
TAC 2010 = -333+R1,2010*3,692
where R1,2010 is the stock size of age 1 sandeel in billions on 1 January 2010 and the TAC is expressed in 1 000 tonnes.
7.   If the TAC calculated in point 6 exceeds 400 000 tonnes, the TAC shall be set at 400 000 tonnes.
8.   Commercial fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited from 1 August 2010 until 31 December 2010.





ANNEX III
Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for EU vessels fishing in third-country waters









Area of fishing


Fishery


Number of fishing authorisations


Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States


Maximum number of vessels present at any time




Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen (6)



Herring, north of 62° 00' N


93


DK: 32, DE: 6, FR: 1, IE: 9, NL: 11, PL: 1, SV: 12, UK: 21


69




Demersal species, north of 62° 00' N


80


DE: 16, IE: 1, ES: 20, FR: 18, PT: 9, UK: 14


50




Mackerel, south of 62° 00' N, purse-seine fishery


11


DK: 26 (1), DE: 1 (1), FR: 2 (1), NL: 1 (1)



not relevant




Mackerel, south of 62° 00' N, trawl fishery


19


not relevant




Mackerel, north of 62° 00' N, purse-seine fishery


11 (2)



DK: 11


not relevant




Industrial species, south of 62° 00' N


480


DK: 450, UK: 30


150




Faroese waters (7)



All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines


26


BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18


13




Directed fisheries for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28' N and east of 6° 30' W


8 (3)



 


4




 


Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20' N and 62° 00' N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines.


70


BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20


26




Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30' N and west of 9° 00' W and in the area between 7° 00' W and 9° 00' W south of 60° 30' N and in the area south-west of a line between 60° 30' N, 7° 00' W and 60° 00' N, 6° 00' W


70


DE: 8 (4), FR: 12 (4), UK: 0 (4)



20 (5)





 


Directed trawl fisheries for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend


70


 


22 (5)





Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘main fishing area of blue whiting’.


36


DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, NL: 5, UK: 5


20




Line fisheries


10


UK: 10


6




Mackerel


12


DK: 12


12




Herring, north of 61° N


21


DK: 7, DE: 1, IE: 2, FR: 0, NL: 3, SV: 3, UK: 5


21






(1)  This allocation is valid for purse-seine and trawl fisheries.

(2)  To be selected from the 11 fishing authorisations for purse-seine fishery for mackerel south of 62° 00' N.

(3)  Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for ‘All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’.

(4)  These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.

(5)  These figures are included in the figures for ‘Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’.

(6)  The fishing authorisations for fishing activities in these waters may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010.

(7)  The fishing authorisations for fishing activities in these waters may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with the Faroe Islands for 2010.





ANNEX IV
ICCAT CONVENTION AREA
1.   Maximum number of EU bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic






Spain


63




France


44




EU


107




2.   Maximum number of EU coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean






Spain


139




France


86




Italy


35




Cyprus


25




Malta


89




EU


374




3.   Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes






Italy


68




EU


68









ANNEX V
CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
Part A
PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA







Target species


Zone


Period of prohibition




Sharks (all species)


Convention Area


All year





Notothenia rossii



FAO 48.1 Antarctic, in the Peninsula Area
FAO 48.2 Antarctic, around the South Orkneys
FAO 48.3 Antarctic, around South Georgia


All year




Finfish


FAO 48.1 Antarctic (1)

FAO 48.2 Antarctic (1)



All year





Gobionotothen gibberifrons


Chaenocephalus aceratus


Pseudochaenichthys georgianus


Lepidonotothen squamifrons


Patagonotothen guntheri


Electrona carlsbergiv
 (1)



FAO 48.3


All year





Dissostichus spp.


FAO 48.5 Antarctic


1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010





Dissostichus spp.


FAO 88.3 Antarctic (1)

FAO 58.5.1 Antarctic (1)
 (2)

FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic east of 79° 20' E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20' E (1)

FAO 88.2 Antarctic north of 65° S (1)

FAO 58.4.4 Antarctic (1)
 (2)

FAO 58.6 Antarctic (1)

FAO 58.7 Antarctic (1)



All year





Lepidonotothen squamifrons



FAO 58.4.4 (1)
 (2)



All year




All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic


1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010





Dissostichus mawsoni



FAO 48.4 Antarctic (1) within the area bounded by latitudes 55o 30' S and 57o 20' S and by longitudes 25o 30' W and 29o 30' W


All year




Part B
CATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2009/10












Subarea/Division


Region


Season


SSRU



Dissotichus spp. catch limit (tonnes)


By-catch catch limit (tonnes)




Skates and rays



Macrourus spp.


Other species




58.4.1


Whole Division


1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010


SSRU A, B, D, F and H: 0
SSRU C: 100
SSRU E: 50
SSRU G: 60


Total 210


All
Division: 50


All
Division: 33


All
Division: 20




58.4.2


Whole Division


1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010


SSRU A: 30
SSRU B, C and D: 0
SSRU E: 40


Total 70


All
Division: 50


All
Division: 20


All
Division: 20




88.1


All Subarea


1.12.2009 to 31.08.2010


SSRU A: 0
SSRUs B, C and G: 372
SSRUs D, E and F: 0
SSRUs H, I and K: 2 104 
SSRUs J and L: 374
SSRU M: 0


Total 2 850 


142
SSRU A: 0
SSRU B, C and G: 50
SSRU D, E and F: 0
SSRU H, I and K: 105
SSRU J and L: 50
SSRU M: 0


430
SSRU A: 0
SSRU B, C and G: 40
SSRU D, E and F: 0
SSRU H, I and K: 320
SSRU J and L: 70
SSRU M: 0


20
SSRU A: 0
SSRU B, C and G: 60
SSRU D, E and F: 0
SSRU H, I and K: 60
SSRU J and L: 40
SSRU M: 0




88.2


South of 65o S


1.12.2009 to 31.08.2010


SSRU A and B: 0
SSRUs C, D, F and G: 214
SSRU E: 361


Total 575 (3)



50 (3)

SSRU A and B: 0
SSRU C, D, F and G: 50
SSRU E: 50


92 (3)

SSRU A and B: 0
SSRU C, D, F and G: 34
SSRU E: 58


20
SSRU A and B: 0
SSRU C, D, F and G: 80
SSRU E: 20




Part C
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

Contracting Party:
Fishing season:
Name of vessel:
Expected level of catch (tonnes):






Fishing technique:


 Conventional trawl




 Continuous fishing system




 Pumping to clear codend




 Other approved methods: Please specify _




Products to be derived from the catch and their conversion factors (4):










Product type


% of catch


Conversion factor (5)





 


 


 






















Subarea/Division


 


Dec


Jan


Feb


Mar


Apr


May


Jun


Jul


Aug


Sep


Oct


Nov




48.1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




48.2


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




48.3


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




48.4


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




48.5


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




48.6


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




58.4.1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




58.4.2


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




88.1


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




88.2


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




88.3


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




X


Tick boxes where and when you are most likely to operate.




 


Precautionary catch limits not set, therefore considered as exploratory fisheries.




Note that the details you provide here are for information only and do not preclude you from operating in areas or times which you did not specify
Part D
NET CONFIGURATION AND USE OF FISHING TECHNIQUES







Net opening (mouth) circumference (m)


Vertical opening (m)


Horizontal opening (m)




 


 


 




Net panel length and mesh size







Panel


Length (m)


Mesh size (mm)




1st panel


 


 




2nd panel


 


 




3rd panel


 


 




…


 


 




Final panel (Codend)


 


 




Provide diagram of each net configuration used
Use of multiple fishing technique (*1): Yes No








 


Fishing technique


Expected proportion of time to be used (%)




1


 


 




2


 


 




3


 


 




4


 


 




5


 


 




…


 


Total 100 %




Presence of marine mammal exclusion device (*2): Yes No

Provide explanation of fishing techniques, gear configuration and characteristics and fishing patterns:


(1)  Except for scientific research purposes.

(2)  Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

(3)  Rules for catch limits for by-catch species per SSRU, applicable within total by-catch limits per Subarea:






—


skates and rays: 5 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes, whichever is greatest,










—



Macrourus spp.: 16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp.,










—


other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU.





(4)  Information to be provided to the extent possible.

(5)  Conversion factor = whole weight/processed weight.

(*1)  If yes, frequency of switch between fishing techniques:

(*2)  If yes, provide design of the device:





ANNEX VI
IOTC AREA
1.   Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area







Member State


Maximum number of vessels


Capacity (GT)




Spain


22


61 364 




France


21


31 467 




Italy


1


2 137 




Portugal


5


1 627 




EU


49


96 595 




2.   Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area







Member State


Maximum number of vessels


Capacity (GT)




Spain


27


11 600 




France


25


1 940 




Portugal


15


6 925 




United Kingdom


4


1 400 




EU


71


21 865 




3.   The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area.
4.   The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area.





ANNEX VII
WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area






Spain


14




EU


14









ANNEX VIII
Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in EU waters








Flag State


Fishery


Number of fishing authorisations


Maximum number of vessels present at any time




Norway (1)



Herring, north of 62° 00' N


20


20




Faroe Islands (2)



Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30' N); VIIe, f, h, horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30' N), VIIe, f, h; herring, VIa (north of 56° 30' N)


14


14




Herring, north of 62° 00' N


21


21




Herring, IIIa


4


4




Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30' N); sandeel, IV (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)


15


15




Ling and tusk


20


10




Blue whiting, II, VIa (north of 56° 30' N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00' W)


20


20




Blue ling


16


16




Venezuela


Snappers (3) (French Guyana waters)


41


pm




Sharks (3) (French Guyana waters)


4


pm






(1)  The fishing authorisations for fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010.

(2)  The fishing authorisations for fishing vessels flying the flag of Faroe Islands may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with the Faroe Islands for 2010.

(3)  To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the vessel owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guyana and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches or 50 % of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant. The contract referred to above must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guyanese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application. Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall notify this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.