Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea
Date: 2011-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, EU Member State, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 15.9.2011 
COM(2011) 562 final 

2011/0240 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks 
applicable in the Baltic Sea 

 
 
  
 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Grounds for and objectives of the proposal 

In  accordance  with  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2371/2002  of  20  December  2002  on  the 
conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries 
Policy, the CFP seeks to ensure that living aquatic resources are exploited under sustainable 
economic,  environmental  and  social  conditions.  One  important  tool  in  this  respect  is  the 
annual fixing of fisheries opportunities in the form of total allowable catches (TACs), quotas 
and fishing effort limits.  

The objective of this proposal is to fix, for the commercially most important fish stocks in the 
Baltic Sea, the fishing opportunities for Member States for 2012.20 

•  General context 

The  Communication  from  the  Commission  on  the  Consultation  on  Fishing  Opportunities 
(COM(2011)298 final), outlines the background to the proposal. With a view to simplifying 
and  clarifying  the  annual  TAC  and  quota  decisions,  fishing  opportunities  in  the  Baltic  Sea 
have been fixed by a separate Regulation since 2006.  

The scientific advice for stocks in the Baltic Sea for 2012 was delivered by the International 
Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in May 2011 and by the Scientific, Technical 
and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) in June 2011.  

The proposal contains two sections of importance for the management of the Baltic fisheries 
in 2012 through fishing opportunities: one section fixing the TACs and quotas and a second 
limiting the fishing effort, through imposing limits on their activity (number of days at sea). 

•  130Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

Fishing opportunities and the way they are allocated to Member States are regulated annually. 
The latest is Council Regulation (EU) No 1124/2010 of 29 November 2010 fixing for 2011 
the  fishing  opportunities  for  certain  fish  stocks  and  groups  of  fish  stocks  applicable  in  the 
Baltic Sea. 

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

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

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•  Consistency with other policies and objectives of the EU 

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

2. 

RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND 
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

•  Collection and use of expertise 

Main organisations/experts consulted 

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

The Union asks ICES and STECF each year for scientific advice on the state of important fish 
stocks. The advice received covers all Baltic stocks for which TACs are proposed. 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

The  Baltic  Sea  Regional  Advisory  Council  (BSRAC)  was  consulted  at 
its  Joint 
Demersal/Pelagic/Salmon  Working  Group  meeting  in  June  2011  on  the  basis  of  the 
Communication  from  the  Commission  on  the  Consultation  on  Fishing  Opportunities.  The 
scientific  basis  for  the  proposal  was  provided  by  ICES  and  STECF.  In  those  meetings  the 
rules  for  setting  TACs  and  quotas  for  2012  on  the  basis  of  the  Communication  were 
presented.  The  preliminary  views  expressed  during  these  meetings  on  all  fish  stocks 
concerned were considered and taken into account as far as possible in the proposal without 
contradicting existing policies or incurring deterioration in the state of vulnerable resource. 

The BSRAC supports the Commission's attempt to set the TAC that are more consistent with 
scientific advice, as well as, the application of the multi-annual plan for cod with regards to 
the setting of the TACs. In addition, it disagrees with the Commission's policy to reduce the 
TAC by 25% for stocks for which the data is not available and the analytical assessment of 
the stock could not be delivered by scientists. 

•  Impact assessment 

The  TACs  for  Western  and  Eastern  Baltic  cod  have  been  increased  on  average  by  14%  in 
accordance with the multi-annual plan. Two of the five pelagic TACs would increase, and the 
remaining three TACs would decrease. In general, the proposed measures would result in an 
overall  decrease in  fishing  opportunities in terms of catch volumes  for  Union  vessels  in  the 
Baltic Sea of around 16% for all species except for salmon stocks. 

The proposal reflects not only short-term concerns but is also part of a longer - term approach 
whereby the level of fishing is gradually reduced to long-term sustainable levels. 

The  approach  taken  in  the  proposal  will  therefore,  in  the  medium  to  long  term,  result  in 
reduced  fishing  effort  but  stable  or  increasing  quotas.  The  long-term  consequences  of  the 
approach are expected to be a reduced impact on the environment due to the decline in fishing 
effort, reductions in the catching sector in terms of number of vessels and/or in the average 

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fishing  effort  per  vessel,  and  unchanged  or  increased  landings.  The  sustainability  of  fishing 
activities will increase in the long-term. 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

•  Summary of the proposed action 

The proposal establishes the catch and effort limitations applicable to EU fisheries, in order to 
achieve the objective of the Common Fisheries Policy of ensuring fisheries at levels that are 
biologically, economically and socially sustainable. 

•  Legal basis 

Article 43(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 

•  Subsidiarity principle 

The proposal falls under the Union exclusive competence as referred to in Article 3(1)(d) of 
the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union.  The  subsidiarity  principle  therefore 
does not apply. 

•  Proportionality principle 

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

The  Common  Fisheries  Policy  is  a  common  policy.  According  to  Article  43(3)  TFEU  it  is 
incumbent  upon  the  Council  to  adopt  the  measures  on  the  fixing  and  allocation  of  fishing 
opportunities.  

The Council Regulation in question allocates fishing opportunities to Member States. Having 
regard  to  Article  20(3)  of  Regulation  2371/2002  Member  States  are  free  to  allocate  such 
opportunities  among  regions  or  operators  as  they  see  fit.  Therefore,  Member  States  have 
ample room for manoeuvre on decisions related to the social/economic model of their choice 
to exploit their allocated fishing opportunities. 

The  proposal  has  no  new  financial  implications  for  Member  States.  This  Regulation  is 
adopted by Council every year, and the public and private means to implement it are already 
in place. 

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instruments: Regulation. 

This  is  a  proposal  for  fisheries  management  on  the  basis  of  Article  43(3)  TFEU  and  in 
accordance with Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The proposal has no implications for the EU budget. 

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5. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

•  Simplification 

The proposal continues to provide for simplification of administrative procedures for public 
authorities (EU or national), as it contains similar provisions from the 2011 regulation on the 
fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea. 

•  Review/revision/sunset clause 

The proposal concerns an annual Regulation for the year 2012 and therefore does not include 
a revision clause. 

•  Detailed Explanation 

The proposal fixes for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain stocks or groups of stocks for 
Member States fishing in the Baltic Sea.  

The  proposed  figures  reflect  the  scientific  advice,  consultation  with  the  BSRAC  and  the 
framework  for  setting  the  TACs  and  quotas  outlined  in  the  Communication  from  the 
Commission  Concerning  a  Consultation  on  Fishing  Opportunities.  Where  relevant,  the 
theoretical  quantities  of  stocks  shared  with  the  Russian  Federation  were  deducted  from  the 
proposed TACs. 

Given  the  Commission's  intention  to  ensure  the  sustainable  use  of  fishery  resources  in  line 
with  the  Union's  policy  and  international  commitments  while  maintaining  stable  fishing 
opportunities, annual variations in TACs are limited as far as practicable taking account of the 
status of a given stock.  

The TACs and quotas allocated to Member States are given in Annex I and the fishing effort 
limits are laid down in Annex II to the Regulation.  

For cod stocks the proposed TACs and effort limitations were in line with the requirements of 
the multi-annual plan for cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks. 
The  central  element  of  the  plan  is  a  gradual  reduction  in  fishing  mortality  to  long-term 
sustainable levels that ensures recovery of the stocks and provide high and stable yields. As 
the fishing mortality of the cod stocks has been already decreased to the levels indicated in the 
multi-annual  plan,  there  is  no  further  need  to  reduce  fishing  effort  i.e.  days  at  sea  and 
furthermore, the TAC can be increased. 

For  the  two  herring  stocks  (Western  and  Bothnian  Sea/Bothnian  Bay)  the  TAC  proposed 
corresponds  to  the  MSY  fishing  mortality.  For  the  other  pelagic  stocks,  the  proposed  TAC 
corresponds to a reduction in fishing mortality that is mid-way between the current level and 
the MSY fishing mortality, with the exception of the central herring stock. In that particular 
case,  the  mid-way  fishing  mortality  would  be  outside  precautionary  levels,  so  instead  the 
proposed  TAC  is  mid-way  between  that  corresponding  to  MSY  fishing  mortality  and  that 
corresponding to the precautionary fishing mortality. 

In the case of plaice, which is a data-poor stock, the TAC corresponds to a 25% reduction in 
the TAC compared with 2011. The BSRAC's opinion on lower reduction could not be taken 
into  account,  as  in  line  with  the  approach  described  in  the  Communication  on  Fishing 

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Opportunities  a  lack  of  data  cannot  be  used  to  justify  the  continuation  of  current  levels  of 
catches and the precautionary principle must be applied. 

With regard to salmon stocks, given uncertainties arising from the scientific advice issued by 
ICES  in  May,  a  meeting  was  organised  with  them  in  August  by  the  Baltic  Sea  Regional 
Advisory  Council.  Following  this  meeting  ICES  re-confirmed  the  advice  previously  issued. 

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2011/0240 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks 
applicable in the Baltic Sea 

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 the proposal from the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

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

Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and 
sustainable  exploitation  of  fisheries  resources  under  the  common  fisheries  policy1 
requires  that  measures  governing  access  to  waters  and  resources  and  the  sustainable 
pursuit  of  fishing  activities  be  established  taking  into  account  available  scientific 
advice  and,  in  particular,  the  report  drawn  up  by  the  Scientific,  Technical  and 
Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). 

It  is  incumbent  upon  the  Council  to  adopt  measures  on  the  fixing  and  allocation  of 
fishing  opportunities  by  fishery  or  group  of  fisheries,  including  certain  conditions 
functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. 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. 

The total allowable catches (TACs) should be established on the basis of the available 
scientific  advice,  by  taking  into  account  the  biological  and  socioeconomic  aspects 
whilst  ensuring  fair  treatment  between  fishing  sectors,  as  well  as  in  light  of  the 
opinions  expressed  during  the  consultation  of  stakeholders,  in  particular  at  the 
meetings  with  the  Advisory  Committee  on  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  and  the 
concerned Regional Advisory Councils. 

(5) 

For  stocks  subject  to  specific  multiannual  plans,  the  fishing  opportunities  should  be 
established in accordance with the rules laid down in these plans. Consequently, catch 

1 

OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. 

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limits  and  fishing  effort  limits  for  the  cod  stocks  in  the  Baltic  Sea  should  be 
established  in  accordance  with  the  rules  laid  down  in  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 
1098/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for the cod stocks in 
the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks2. 

(6) 

The  use  of  fishing  opportunities  set  out  in  this  Regulation  is  subject  to  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 policy3 
and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 thereof concerning the recording of catches and 
fishing  effort  and  the  notification  of  data  on  the  exhaustion  of  fishing  opportunities 
respectively. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by the Member 
States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to 
this Regulation. 

(7) 

In  accordance  with  Article  2  of  Council Regulation  (EC)  No  847/96  of  6  May  1996 
introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas4, 
the  stocks  that  are  subject  to  the  various  measures  referred  to  therein  must  be 
identified. 

(8) 

To ensure the livelihood of Union fishermen, it is important to open these fisheries on 
1 January 2012, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Chapter I 
Scope and Definitions 

Article 1 
Subject matter 

This Regulation fixes for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of 
fish stocks in the Baltic Sea. 

This Regulation shall apply to Union vessels operating in the Baltic Sea. 

Article 2 
Scope 

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: 

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4 

OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 1. 
OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1. 
OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3. 

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(a) the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) zones are the geographical 
areas  specified  in  Annex  I  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2187/2005  of  21 
December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures 
in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound5; 

(b) "Baltic Sea" means ICES Subdivisions 22-32; 

(c) "Union vessel" means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in 

the Union; 

(d) "total allowable catch" (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken from each stock each 

year; 

(e) "quota" means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third 

country; 

(f)  "day  absent  from  port"  means  any  continuous  period  of  24  hours  or  part  thereof  during 

which the vessel is absent from port. 

Chapter II 
Fishing Opportunities 

Article 4 
TACs and allocations 

The  TACs,  the  allocation  of  such  TACs  among  Member  States,  and  the  conditions 
functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I. 

Article 5 
Special provisions on allocations 

1. 

The  allocation  of  fishing  opportunities  among  Member  States  as  set  out  in  this 
Regulation 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 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009; 

(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  37,  105,  106  and  107  of  Regulation  (EC) 

No 1224/2009. 

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2. 

Except  where  otherwise  specified  in  Annex  I  to  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 6 
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. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Article 7 
Fishing effort limits 

Fishing effort limits are set out in Annex II. 

The limits referred to in paragraph 1 shall also apply to ICES Subdivisions 27 and 
28.2, unless the Commission has taken a decision in accordance with Article 29(2) of 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1098/2007  to  exclude  those  Subdivisions  from  the  restrictions 
provided for in Article 8(1)(b), (3), (4) and (5) and Article 13 of that Regulation. 

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

Chapter III 
Final Provisions 

Article 8 
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. 

Article 9 
Entry into force 

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

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It shall apply from 1 January 2012. 

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX I 

TACS APPLICABLE TO UNIONVESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACS EXIST BY 
SPECIES AND BY AREA 

The  following  tables  set  out  the  TACs  and  quotas  (in  tonnes  live  weight,  except  where 
otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate. 

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 
Clupea harengus 
Gadus morhua 
Pleuronectes platessa 
Salmo salar 
Sprattus sprattus 

Alpha-3 code 
HER 
COD 
PLE 
SAL 
SPR 

Common name 
Herring 
Cod 
Plaice 
Atlantic salmon 
Sprat 

Species: 

Herring 

Zone: 

Subdivisions 30-31 

Finland 

Sweden 

Union 

TAC 

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Clupea harengus 

HER/3D30.; HER/3D31. 

86 905  (1) 

Analytical TAC 

19 095  (2) 

106 000  (3) 

106 000  (3) 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

Catches in SD 31 are limited to 1 640 

Catches in SD 31 are limited to 360 

Catches in SD 31 are limited to 2 000 

Species: 

Herring 

Zone: 

Subdivisions 22-24 

Clupea harengus 

HER/3B23.; HER/3C22.; HER/3D24. 

Denmark 

Germany  

Finland 

Poland 

Sweden 

Union 

2 930 

11 532 

 1 

2 719 

3 718 

20 900 

Analytical TAC 

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

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

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Union waters of Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 
32 

HER/3D25.; HER/3D26.; HER/3D27.; 
HER/3D28.; HER/3D29.; HER/3D32. 

Analytical TAC 

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

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

TAC 

20 900 

Species: 

Herring 

Zone: 

Denmark 

Germany  

Estonia 

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

Union 

TAC 

Clupea harengus 

1 588 

 421 

8 109 

15 829 

2 001 

2 107 

17 983 

24 140 

72 178 

Not relevant 

Species: 

Herring 

Zone: 

Subdivision 28.1 

Clupea harengus 

HER/03D.RG 

Analytical TAC 

Estonia 

Latvia 

Union 

TAC 

13 336 

15 542 

28 878 

28 878 

Species 

Cod 

Zone: 

Union waters of Subdivisions 25-32  

Gadus morhua 

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

15 587 

Analytical TAC 

6 200 

1 519 

1 193 

5 795 

3 818 

17 947 

15 791 

Denmark 

Germany  

Estonia  

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

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Union 

TAC 

67 850 

Not relevant 

Species: 

Cod 

Zone: 

Subdivisions 22-24  

Gadus morhua 

COD/3B23.; COD/3C22.; COD/3D24. 

Denmark 

Germany  

Estonia  

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

Union 

TAC 

Species: 

Denmark 

Germany 

Poland 

Sweden 

Union 

TAC 

Analytical TAC 

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

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

9 298 

4 546 

 206 

 183 

 769 

 499 

2 487 

3 312 

21 300 

21 300 

Plaice 

Pleuronectes 
platessa 

Zone: 

Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32  

PLE/3B23.; PLE/3C22.; PLE/3D24.; PLE/3D25.; 
PLE/3D26.; PLE/3D27.; PLE/3D28.; PLE/3D29.; 
PLE/3D30.; PLE/3D31.; PLE/3D32. 

Precautionary TAC 

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

1 634 

182 

342 

123 

2 281 

2 281 

Species: 

Atlantic salmon 

Zone: 

Union waters of Subdivisions 22-31  

Salmo salar 

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

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

10 977  (1) 

Analytical TAC 

1 221  (1) 

1 116  (1) 

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

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

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Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

13 688  (1) 

6 982  (1) 

821  (1) 

3 330  (1)  

14 839  (1) 

Union 

52 974  (1) 

TAC 

__________ 

Not relevant 

(1) 

Expressed by number of individual fish. 

Species: 

Atlantic salmon 

Zone: 

Union waters of Subdivision 32 

Estonia  

Finland  

Union 

TAC 

__________ 

Salmo salar 

SAL/3D32. 

1 116  (1) 

Analytical TAC 

9 768  (1)  

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

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

10 884  (1) 

Not relevant 

(1) 

Expressed by number of individual fish.  

Species: 

Sprat 

Zone: 

Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 

SPR/3B23.; SPR/3C22.; SPR/3D24.; SPR/3D25.; 
SPR/3D26.; SPR/3D27.; SPR/3D28.; SPR/3D29.; 
SPR/3D30.; SPR/3D31.; SPR/3D32. 

Analytical TAC 

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

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

Sprattus sprattus 

21 022 

13 318 

24 411 

11 004 

29 483 

10 665 

62 568 

40 639 

213 110 

Not relevant 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Finland 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Poland 

Sweden 

Union 

TAC 

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ANNEX II 

FISHING EFFORT LIMITS 

1. 

2. 

For  vessels  flying  their  flag,  Member  States  shall  ensure  that,  as  regards  their 
activity, fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gear of a mesh size equal to or 
larger  than  90  mm,  with  gillnets,  entangling  nets  or  trammel  nets  of  a  mesh  size 
equal to or larger than 90 mm, with bottom set lines, longlines except drifting lines, 
handlines and jigging equipment shall be permitted for a maximum number of: 

(a) 163 days absent from port in Subdivisions 22-24 with the exception of the period 
from  1  to  30  April  when  Article  8(1)(a)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1098/2007 
applies, and 

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

The maximum number of days absent from port per year for which a vessel may be 
present  within  the  two  areas  defined  in  point  1(a)  and  (b)  fishing  with  the  gears 
referred to in point 1 may not exceed the maximum number of days allocated for one 
of the two areas. 

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