Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
Date: 2014-10-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU Member State, EU waters, authorised catch, catch by species, conservation of fish stocks, fishing controls, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag













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Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks /* COM/2014/0613 final - 2014/0284 (NLE) */









EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.           CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
 Grounds for and objectives of the proposal Deep-sea stocks are fish stocks caught in waters beyond the main fishing grounds of continental shelves. They are distributed on the continental slopes or associated with seamounts. Most of these species are slow-growing and long-lived, which makes them particularly vulnerable to fishing activity. Another imporant element in a deep-sea species' vulnerability to fishing is whether it can be targeted in local aggregations, particularly at the time of spawning. This is the case for orange roughy, blue ling and alfonsinos. As for all wild fish stocks, leaving deep-sea fisheries unrestricted leads to a race by fishing undertakings to take possession of a free resource, without having sufficient regard to the sustainable level of exploitation. This has been clearly the case for some deep-sea species before the European Union started regulating these stocks in 2003. For example, the valuable stocks of orange roughy in North-Western waters and red seabream in the Bay of Biscay are now depleted. Therefore, limiting the fishing activity is a necessary public intervention in order to prevent the erosion of income for fishermen, to develop exploitation towards higher long-term yields, and to reduce the impact on the ecosystem and the food web as a consequence of sudden reductions in the size of certain fish populations. In the case of deep-sea species, public intervention is of particular importance due to the fact that the recovery from depletion might take a very long time or might even fail. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) provides a thorough review of the biological status of deep sea stocks every two years. The latest ICES advice was published in May 2014. This proposal for fixing fishing opportunities is based on the further review undertaken by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) in June 2014, following the work of ICES. Advice from both ICES and STECF indicates that most deep-sea stocks are still harvested unsustainably and that fishing opportunities for those stocks, in order to assure their sustainability, should be further reduced until the evolution of the stocks shows a positive trend.  This provides the groundwork for fixing fishing opportunities for deep sea stocks in accordance with the principle embodied in Article 3(c) of the Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, whereby decision-making under the Common fisheries Policy must be guided, among others, on scientific advice. 
 General context Fishing for deep-sea species has been regulated in the EU since 2003 in terms of total allowable catches (TACs) per species and area, and in terms of maximum fishing effort deployable in the North-East Atlantic. For 2013 and 2014 the total allowable catches of certain deep sea species were established in Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012 of 20 December 2012 fixing for 2013 and 2014 the fishing opportunities for Union vessels for fish stocks of certain deep-sea fish species[1]. The fixing and sharing of fishing opportunities falls exclusively within the competence of the Union. The obligations concerning sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources are set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In particular, Article 2(2) of that Regulation establishes a precautionary approach to fisheries management (as defined in  Article 4(1)(8) thereof) and provides that the Common Fisheries Policy shall aim at restoring and maintaining maximum sustainable yield (MSY). Furthermore, in accordance with Article 16(4) of that Regulation, fishing opportunities must be fixed in accordance with the objectives of Article 2(2). Furthermore, deep-sea fishing opportunities should be established in accordance with international agreements, inter alia the 1995 United Nations agreement concerning the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks ("the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement"). In particular, caution is important when information is uncertain, unreliable or inadequate. Pursuant to Article 6(2) of the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement the absence of adequate scientific information is not to be used as a reason for postponing or failing to take conservation and management measures. The TACs proposed also follow the 2008 International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, which have been confirmed by successive Resolutions of the UN General Assembly (Resolutions 61/105 in 2007, 64/72 in 2009, and most recently, 66/231 in 2011). While a number of deep-sea stocks are exploited also by other fishing nations, in particular Norway, Iceland, the Faroes Islands and Russia, and while it is necessary to seek agreement on harmonised management measures together with those fishing nations or, as far as stocks inhabit international waters, within the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC), unilateral measures applicable to vessels of the European Union are needed until those agreements are reached. These will avoid the negative consequences of unregulated fisheries and the depletion of stocks, as described above. 
 Existing provisions in the area of the proposal The existing provisions in the area of the proposal are established in Council Regulation (EU) No 1262/2012 and applicable until 31 December 2014. They are linked to Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks[2]. 
 Consistency with other policies and objectives of the Union The measures proposed are designed in accordance with the objectives and the 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
Consultation of interested parties
The proposal has been developed based on
the principles and guidance set out in the Communication from the Commission
concerning a Consultation on Fishing Opportunities for 2015 (COM(2014)388
final), in which the Commission explained its views and intentions concerning
its proposals for fishing opportunities in 2015 for all stocks. In the context
of that Communication, the Commission carries out a wide consultation of
stakeholders, civil society, Member States and the public at large. 
Detailed explanation of the proposal
In all stocks covered in this proposal,
with the exception of one stock of roundnose grenadier, available information
does not allow scientists to fully assess the stock status, neither in terms of
population size nor fishing mortality. There are several reasons for this:
these species are often very long-lived and slow-growing, making it extremely
difficult to structure the stock into age classes and to assess the effect of
fishing on the stock through changes in the length or age structure of catches.
The frequency of recruitment of young fish to the stocks is not known. The stocks
are widely distributed in depths that are difficult to examine for practical
reasons. Data from scientific surveys are often not available due to the
reduced commercial importance of these stocks, or do not cover the whole
distribution area. Fishing activities are sometimes only partly focusing on
these species and some have a relatively short history.
The catch limits proposed are in accordance
with the Communication from the Commission on implementing sustainability in
Union fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (COM(2006)360final).  They
are also coherent with the principles for the so called frontloading process
which are set out in the Communication from the Commission on improving
consultation on Community fisheries management (COM(2006)246final) and in the
Communication from the Commission concerning a Consultation on Fishing
Opportunities for 2015 mentioned above. This last Communication sets out the
Commission's views on how to fix fishing opportunities, and such rules have
been followed in the development of this proposal in respect of the 22 TAC
entries it contains, as follows: 
·                        
Where scientific advice is provided based on
comprehensive data and quantitative analysis and forecasts according to the
ICES "MSY framework" TACs should be set according to scientific
advice. This is the case for the TAC entry proposed for roundnose grenadier in
North-Western Waters.
·                        
Where indicative scientific advice is provided
based on qualitative analysis of available information (even if this is
incomplete or incorporates expert judgement) this should be used as a basis for
TAC decisions. Accordingly, the proposal contains 5 TAC cuts, 4 TAC increases
and 2 TAC rollovers.
·                        
Where scientific advice is limited and no
quantitative advice on catches can be given, there is a need to follow the
precautionary approach: this affects 6 TAC entries in this proposal, including
3 with precautionary zero TACs. 
·                        
Finally, for one stock of black scabbardfish
STECF still needs to provide advice. For deep-sea sharks, ICES will only release
scientific advice by October 2014. Therefore, 3 TAC entries for deep-sea sharks
and one stock of black scabbardfish are marked as “pm” in this proposal, and
will be updated after its adoption by the Commission. In addition, STECF advises
that appropriate management
measures for the conservation of deep-sea sharks should be extended to cover
the full distribution of these stocks,[3]
and therefore it is proposed that the TAC area for deep-sea sharks in Union and
international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX be extended to cover waters of
CECAF (Committee for Eastern and Central Atlantic Fisheries) around Madeira,
i.e. Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.
Finally, scientific advice and recent
discussions in NEAFC indicate that significant catches of roundnose grenadier may
have been misreported as other grenadier species, mostly roughhead grenadier. There
is no catch limit for roughhead grenadier in force. In this context, it is
appropriate to expand the coverage of the roundnose grenadier TACs to cover also
catches of roughhead grenadier, along with an obligation to report catches of
each species separately. This will improve knowledge on actual catches of both
species and enable more appropriate catch limits to be set in further
amendments to this draft regulation or in future regulations.
LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL
The TFEU establishes under Article 43(3)
that the Council shall adopt measures "on the fixing and allocation of
fishing opportunities" on a proposal from the Commission. This proposal is
limited to the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities and conditions
functionally linked to the use of those fishing opportunities.
Therefore, this proposal puts forward, by
way of a Council Regulation  the catch limitations for Union fishing fleets concerning
the commercially most important deep-sea species in Union and international
waters of the North-East Atlantic, in order to achieve the objective of the
Common Fisheries Policy of ensuring fisheries at levels that are environmentally,
economically and socially sustainable. The proposal falls under the Union
exclusive competence as referred to in Article 3(1)(d) TFEU. The subsidiarity
principle therefore does not apply.
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. 
Having regard to Article 16(6) of
Regulation (EC) No 1380/2013 Member States are free to allocate fishing opportunities,
when they are not subject to a system of transferable fishing concessions, among
regions or operators in line with Article 16(7) and the criteria set out in
Article 17. Therefore, Member States have  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 two
years, and the public and private means to implement it are already in place.
2014/0284 (NLE)
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION
fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing
opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
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)       Article 43(3) of the
Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to
adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities. 
(2)       Regulation (EU) No
1380/2013 of 11 December 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on
the Common Fisheries Policy[4]
requires that conservation measures be adopted taking into account available
scientific, technical and economic advice, including, where relevant, reports
drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries
(STECF). 
(3)       It is incumbent upon the
Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing
opportunities, 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 by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. 
(4)       The total allowable
catches (TACs) should be established on the basis of available scientific
advice, taking into account biological and socioeconomic aspects whilst
ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the
opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, and in particular
the Regional Advisory Councils concerned. 
(5)       Fishing opportunities
should be in accordance with international agreements and principles, such as
the 1995 United Nations agreement concerning the conservation and management of
straddling stocks and highly migratory fish stocks[5], and the detailed
management principles laid down in the 2008 Inter-national Guidelines for the
Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas of the Food and Agriculture
Organisation of the United Nations, according to which, in particular, a
regulator should be more cautious when information is uncertain, unreliable or
inadequate. The absence of adequate scientific information should not be used
as a reason for postponing or failing to take conservation and management
measures. 
(6)       The latest scientific
advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and
from STECF indicates that most deep-sea stocks are still harvested
unsustainably and that fishing opportunities for those stocks, in order to
assure their sustainability, should be further reduced until the evolution of
the stocks shows a positive trend. The ICES has further advised that no
directed fishery should be allowed for orange roughy in all areas and for
certain stocks of red seabream and roundnose grenadier. 
(7)       As regards the four stocks
of roundnose grenadier, scientific advice and recent discussions in the North
East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) indicate that catches of this
species may be misreported as catches of roughhead grenadier. In this context,
it is appropriate to establish a TAC covering both species while enabling a
separate reporting for each of them. 
(8)       In view of the migratory
nature of deep-sea sharks and their wide distribution throughout the North East
Atlantic, STECF has recommended that management measures for these species be
extended to Union waters of CECAF (Committee for Eastern and Central Atlantic
Fisheries) around Madeira.
(9)       The fishing opportunities
for deep-sea species as defined in Article 2(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No
2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and
associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks[6] are decided on a bi-annual
basis. Nevertheless, an exception is made for the stocks of greater silver
smelt and the stocks of blue ling. As regards the latter, the main fishery of
blue ling is linked to the annual negotiations with Norway; in the interest of
simplification, all blue ling TACs should be established along that one and
within the same legal text. Therefore, fishing opportunities for the stocks of
greater silver smelt and of blue ling mentioned above should be set in another
relevant annual regulation fixing fishing opportunities.
(10)     In accordance with Council
Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for
year-to-year management of TACs and quotas[7]
the stocks that are subject to various measures referred to therein should be
identified. Precautionary TACs should apply for stocks for which no
scientifically-based evaluation of fishing opportunities is available
specifically for the year in which the TACs are to be set; analytical TACs
should apply otherwise. In view of ICES and STECF advice for deep-sea stocks,
those for which a science-based evaluation of the relevant fishing
opportunities is not available should be subject to precautionary TACs in this
Regulation.
(11)     In order to avoid the
interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of the
fishermen of the Union, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2015. For
reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after
its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Subject matter
This Regulation fixes for the years 2015
and 2016 the annual fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels
for fish stocks of certain deep-sea species in Union waters and in certain
non-Union waters where catch limits are required.
Article 2
Definitions
(1)                   
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following
definitions shall apply:
(a)         
“Union fishing vessel” means a fishing vessel
flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;
(b)         
“Union waters” means the waters under the
sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States, with the exception of waters
adjacent to the territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty;
(c)         
“total allowable catch” (TAC) means the quantity
that can be taken and landed from each fish stock each year;
(d)        
“quota” means a proportion of the TAC allocated
to the Union or a Member State;
(e)         
“international waters” means waters falling
outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State.
(2)                   
For the purposes of this Regulation, the
following zone definitions shall apply:
(a)         
ICES (International Council for the Exploration
of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to
Regulation (EC) No 218/2009[8];
(b)         
CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic
Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation
(EC) No 216/2009[9].
Article 3
TACs and allocations
The TACs for deep-sea species caught by Union fishing vessels in Union waters or in certain non-Union waters, the allocation of
such TACs among Member States and the conditions functionally linked thereto,
where appropriate, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 4
Special provisions on the allocation of fishing opportunities
(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 16(8) of
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
(b)         
deductions and reallocations made pursuant to
Article 37 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009[10] or pursuant to Article
10(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008[11];
(c)         
additional landings allowed pursuant to Article
4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;
(d)        
deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106
and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
(2)                   
Except where otherwise specified in the Annex to
this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks
subject to precautionary TAC whereas Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that
Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to analytical TAC.
Article 5
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
Fish from stocks for which TACs are
established shall be retained on board or landed only if the catches have been
taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that
quota is not exhausted.
Article 6
Data transmission
When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission data
relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock
codes set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 7
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 2015.
This
Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.
Done at Brussels,
                                                                       For
the Council
                                                                       The
President
[1]               OJ L 356, 22.12.2012, p. 22.
[2]               OJ L 351, 28/12/2002, p. 6–11
[3]               Report from the 46th Plenary meeting held
in July 2014:  http://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/812327/2014-07_STECF+PLEN+14-02_Final+Report_JRCxxx.pdf
[4]               OJ L 356, 22.12.2012, p. 22.
[5]               Agreement on the implementation of the provisions of
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and
highly migratory fish stocks (OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 16).
[6]               OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6.
[7]               OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.
[8]               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 (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).
[9]               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 (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).
[10]             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 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).
[11]             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 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33).
ANNEX
to the proposal
for a Council Regulation
fixing for 2015 and 2016 the
fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish
stocks
The references to fishing zones are
references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.
PART 1
Definition of species and species groups
1.           In the list set out in Part 2 of
this Annex, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the
Latin names of the species; the only exception are deep-sea sharks, which are
placed at the beginning of that list. For the purposes of this Regulation, the
following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided:
 Common name || Alpha-3 code || Scientific name 
 Black scabbardfish || BSF || Aphanopus carbo 
 Alfonsinos || ALF || Beryx spp. 
 Roundnose grenadier || RNG || Coryphaenoides rupestris 
 Roughhead grenadier || RHG || Macrourus berglax 
 Orange roughy || ORY || Hoplostethus atlanticus 
 Red seabream || SBR || Pagellus bogaraveo 
 Greater Forkbeard || GFB || Phycis blennoides 
2.           For the purposes of this Regulation, 'deep-sea sharks' means the
following list of species:
 Common name || Alpha-3 code || Scientific name 
 Deep-water catsharks || API || Apristurus spp. 
 Frilled shark || HXC || Chlamydoselachus anguineus 
 Gulper shark || CWO || Centrophorus spp. 
 Portuguese dogfish || CYO || Centroscymnus coelolepis 
 Longnose velvet dogfish || CYP || Centroscymnus crepidater 
 Black dogfish || CFB || Centroscyllium fabricii 
 Birdbeak dogfish || DCA || Deania calcea 
 Kitefin shark || SCK || Dalatias licha 
 Greater lanternshark || ETR || Etmopterus princeps 
 Velvet belly || ETX || Etmopterus spinax 
 Mouse catshark || GAM || Galeus murinus 
 Bluntnose six-gill shark || SBL || Hexanchus griseus 
 Sailfin roughshark (Sharpback shark) || OXN || Oxynotus paradoxus 
 Knifetooth dogfish || SYR || Scymnodon ringens 
 Greenland shark || GSK || Somniosus microcephalus 
PART 2
Annual fishing opportunities applicable for EU vessels
in areas where TACs exist by species and by area (in tonnes live weight)
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Species: || Deep-sea sharks ||   ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of V, VI, VII, VIII and IX ; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2 
   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (DWS/ 56789-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Germany || pm || pm ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 Estonia || pm || pm ||   || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 Ireland || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Spain || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Lithuania || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Poland || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Portugal || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Species: || Deep-sea sharks ||   ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of X 
   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (DWS/10-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Portugal || pm || pm ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 Union || pm || pm ||   || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 TAC || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Species: || Deep-sea sharks, Deania hystricosa and Deania profundorum || Zone: || International waters of XII ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (DWS/12INT-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Ireland || pm || pm ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 Spain || pm || pm ||   || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 France || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Species: || Black scabbardfish ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of I, II, III and IV 
   || Aphanopus carbo ||   ||   || (BSF/1234-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Precautionary TAC ||   ||   
 Germany ||  3 ||  3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France ||  3 ||  3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  3 ||  3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  9 ||  9 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  9 ||  9 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Species: || Black scabbardfish ||   || Zone: || EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII 
   || Aphanopus carbo ||   ||   || (BSF/56712-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Germany ||  37 ||  29 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Estonia ||  18 ||  14 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Ireland ||  91 ||  73 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Spain ||  180 ||  144 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France || 2 538 || 2 030 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Latvia ||  118 ||  94 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Lithuania ||  1 ||  1 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Poland ||  1 ||  1 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  180 ||  144 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Others (1) ||  9 ||  8 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union || 3 173 || 2 538 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC || 3 173 || 2 538 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 (1)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Species: || Black scabbardfish ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of VIII, IX and X 
   || Aphanopus carbo ||   ||   || (BSF/8910-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Spain ||  10 ||  9 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France ||  25 ||  22 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Portugal || 3 165 || 2 737 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union || 3 200 || 2 768 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC || 3 200 || 2 768 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Species: || Black scabbardfish ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of CECAF 34.1.2 
   || Aphanopus carbo ||   ||   || (BSF/C3412-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Precautionary TAC ||   ||   
 Spain || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Portugal || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union || pm || pm ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Species: || Alfonsinos ||   ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV 
   || Beryx spp. ||   ||   ||   || (ALF/3X14-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Ireland ||  9 ||  9 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Spain ||  63 ||  63 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France ||  17 ||  17 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Portugal ||  182 ||  182 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  9 ||  9 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  280 ||  280 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  280 ||  280 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Species: || Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier || Zone: || Union and international waters of I, II and IV 
   || Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax ||   || (RNG/124-) for roundnose grenadier; 
   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (RHG/124-) for roughhead grenadier 
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Precautionary TAC ||   ||   
 Denmark ||  1 ||  1 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Germany ||  1 ||  1 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France ||  10 ||  10 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  1 ||  1 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  13 ||  13 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  13 ||  13 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
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 Species: || Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier || Zone: || Union and international waters of III 
   || Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax ||   || (RNG/03-) for roundnose grenadier; || (1) 
   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (RHG/03-) for roughhead grenadier 
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Precautionary TAC ||   ||   
 Denmark ||  412 ||  329 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Germany ||  2 ||  2 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Sweden ||  21 ||  17 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  435 ||  348 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  435 ||  348 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 (1)  No directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be conducted in ICES zone IIIa pending consultations between the European Union and Norway. ||   
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 Species: || Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier || Zone: || Union and international waters of Vb, VI and VII 
   || Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax ||   || (RNG/5B67-) for roundnose grenadier; 
   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (RHG/5B67-) for  roughhead grenadier ||   ||   
 Year || 2015(1) || 2016(1) ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Germany ||  7 ||  7 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Estonia ||  56 ||  57 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Ireland ||  246 ||  250 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Spain ||  61 ||  62 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France || 3 126 || 3 178 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Lithuania ||  72 ||  73 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Poland ||  36 ||  37 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  183 ||  187 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Others (2) ||  7 ||  7 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union || 3 794 || 3 858 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC || 3 794 || 3 858 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 (1)  A maximum of 10 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (RNG/*8X14-). ||   
 (2)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ||   ||   ||   
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 Species: || Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier || Zone: || Union and international waters of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV 
   || Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax ||   || (RNG/8X14-) for roundnose grenadier; 
   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (RHG/8X14-) for  roughhead grenadier ||   ||   
 Year || 2015(1) || 2016(1) ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Germany ||  17 ||  13 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Ireland ||  4 ||  3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Spain || 1 851 || 1 482 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France ||  85 ||  68 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Latvia ||  30 ||  24 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Lithuania ||  4 ||  3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Poland ||  579 ||  463 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  8 ||  6 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union || 2 578 || 2 062 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC || 2 578 || 2 062 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 (1)  A maximum of 10 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of Vb, VI, VII (RNG/*5B67-). ||   ||   
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 Species: || Orange roughy ||   ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of VI 
   || Hoplostethus atlanticus ||   ||   || (ORY/06-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Ireland ||  0 ||  0 ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 Spain ||  0 ||  0 ||   || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 France ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
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 Species: || Orange roughy ||   ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of VII 
   || Hoplostethus atlanticus ||   ||   || (ORY/07-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Ireland ||  0 ||  0 ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 Spain ||  0 ||  0 ||   || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 France ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Others ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
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 Species: || Orange roughy ||   ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV 
   || Hoplostethus atlanticus ||   ||   || (ORY/1CX14) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Ireland ||  0 ||  0 ||   || Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 Spain ||  0 ||  0 ||   || Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply 
 France ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Portugal ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Others ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  0 ||  0 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
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 Species: || Red seabream ||   ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII 
   || Pagellus bogaraveo ||   ||   || (SBR/678-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Ireland ||  4 ||  3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Spain ||  115 ||  92 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France ||  6 ||  5 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  14 ||  11 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Others (1) ||  4 ||  3 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  143 ||  114 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  143 ||  114 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 (1)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. ||   ||   ||   
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 Species: || Red seabream ||   ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of IX 
   || Pagellus bogaraveo ||   ||   || (SBR/09-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015(1) || 2016(1) ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Spain ||  236 ||  90 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Portugal ||  64 ||  25 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  300 ||  115 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  300 ||  115 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 (1)  A maximum of 8 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII (SBR/*678-). ||   ||   
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 Species: || Red seabream ||   ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of X 
   || Pagellus bogaraveo ||   ||   || (SBR/10-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Spain ||  5 ||  4 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Portugal ||  600 ||  392 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  5 ||  4 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  610 ||  400 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  610 ||  400 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
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 Species: || Greater forkbeard ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of I, II, III and IV 
   || Phycis blennoides ||   ||   || (GFB/1234-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Germany ||  9 ||  9 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France ||  9 ||  9 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  16 ||  16 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  34 ||  34 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  34 ||  34 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
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 Species: || Greater forkbeard ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of V, VI and VII 
   || Phycis blennoides ||   ||   || (GFB/567-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015(1) || 2016(1) ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Germany ||  11 ||  11 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Ireland ||  287 ||  287 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Spain ||  649 ||  649 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France ||  393 ||  393 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  899 ||  899 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union || 2 239 || 2 239 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC || 2 239 || 2 239 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 (1)  A maximum of 8 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of VIII and IX (GFB/*89-). ||   ||   
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 Species: || Greater forkbeard ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of VIII and IX 
   || Phycis blennoides ||   ||   || (GFB/89-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015(1) || 2016(1) ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 Spain ||  267 ||  267 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 France ||  17 ||  17 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Portugal ||  11 ||  11 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  295 ||  295 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  295 ||  295 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 (1)  A maximum of 8 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of V, VI, VII (GFB/*567-). ||   ||   
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 Species: || Greater forkbeard ||   || Zone: || Union and international waters of X and XII 
   || Phycis blennoides ||   ||   || (GFB/1012-) ||   ||   
 Year || 2015 || 2 016 ||   || Analytical TAC ||   ||   ||   
 France ||  10 ||  10 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Portugal ||  40 ||  40 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 United Kingdom ||  10 ||  10 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 Union ||  60 ||  60 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
 TAC ||  60 ||  60 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   
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