Council Regulation (EU) No 1367/2014 of 15 December 2014 fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks
Date: 2014-12-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
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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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1367/2014
of 15 December 2014
         
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 the European Parliament and of the Council (1) 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 (2), and the detailed management principles laid down in 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, 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)


Concerning deep sea sharks, the main commercial species are considered depleted and, therefore, no directed fishing should take place. Furthermore, 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 Committee for Eastern and Central Atlantic Fisheries (CECAF) around Madeira.












(9)


The fishing opportunities for deep-sea species as defined in Article 2(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 (3) 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 act. Therefore, fishing opportunities for the stocks of greater silver smelt and of blue ling should be set in another relevant annual regulation fixing fishing opportunities.












(10)


In accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (4) 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 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5);










(b)


CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).







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 (7) or pursuant to Article 10(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (8);










(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.   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, except where otherwise specified in the Annex to this Regulation.



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 fishing 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

Entry into force

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, 15 December 2014.


For the Council


The President

M. MARTINA
            





(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of 11 December 2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

(2)  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).

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6).

(4)  Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3).

(5)  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).

(6)  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).

(7)  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, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).

(8)  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, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93 and (EC) No 1627/94 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 3317/94 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33).




ANNEX
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. However, deep-sea sharks 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





Great lanternshark


ETR



Etmopterus princeps





Velvet belly


ETX



Etmopterus spinax





Mouse catshark


GAM



Galeus murinus





Bluntnose sixgill 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 Union fishing 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


2016


 


 




Germany


0


0


 


 




Estonia


0


0


 


 




Ireland


0


0


 


 




Spain


0


0


 


 




France


0


0


 


 




Lithuania


0


0


 


 




Poland


0


0


 


 




Portugal


0


0


 


 




United Kingdom


0


0


 


 




Union


0


0


 


 




TAC


0


0


 


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

















Species:



Deep-sea sharks



Zone:



Union and international waters of X
(DWS/10-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Portugal


0


0


 


 




Union


0


0


 


 




TAC


0


0


 


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

















Species:



Deep-sea sharks, Deania hystricosa and Deania profundorum




Zone:



International waters of XII
(DWS/12INT-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Ireland


0


0


 


 




Spain


0


0


 


 




France


0


0


 


 




United Kingdom


0


0


 


 




Union


0


0


 


 




TAC


0


0


 


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

















Species:



Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo




Zone:



Union and international waters of I, II, III and IV
(BSF/1234-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Germany


3


3


 


 




France


3


3


 


 




United Kingdom


3


3


 


 




Union


9


9


 


 




TAC


9


9


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo




Zone:



Union and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII
(BSF/56712-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Germany


42


39


 


 




Estonia


20


19


 


 




Ireland


104


96


 


 




Spain


208


191


 


 




France


2 918 


2 684 


 


 




Latvia


136


125


 


 




Lithuania


1


1


 


 




Poland


1


1


 


 




United Kingdom


208


191


 


 




Others (1)



11


10


 


 




Union


3 649 


3 357 


 


 




TAC


3 649 


3 357 


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo




Zone:



Union and international waters of VIII, IX and X
(BSF/8910-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Spain


12


12


 


 




France


29


29


 


 




Portugal


3 659 


3 659 


 


 




Union


3 700 


3 700 


 


 




TAC


3 700 


3 700 


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Black scabbardfish

Aphanopus carbo




Zone:



Union and international waters of CECAF 34.1.2
(BSF/C3412-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Portugal


3 141 


2 827 


 


 




Union


3 141 


2 827 


 


 




TAC


3 141 


2 827 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Alfonsinos

Beryx spp.



Zone:



Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
(ALF/3X14-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Ireland


9


9


 


 




Spain


67


67


 


 




France


18


18


 


 




Portugal


193


193


 


 




United Kingdom


9


9


 


 




Union


296


296


 


 




TAC


296


296


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax




Zone:



Union and international waters of I, II and IV
(RNG/124-) for roundnose grenadier;
(RHG/124-) for roughhead grenadier




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Denmark


1


1


 


 




Germany


1


1


 


 




France


10


10


 


 




United Kingdom


1


1


 


 




Union


13


13


 


 




TAC


13


13


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax




Zone:



Union and international waters of III
(RNG/03-) for roundnose grenadier; (2)

(RHG/03-) for roughhead grenadier




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Denmark


412


329


 


 




Germany


2


2


 


 




Sweden


21


17


 


 




Union


435


348


 


 




TAC


435


348


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax




Zone:



Union and international waters of Vb, VI and VII
(RNG/5B67-) for roundnose grenadier; (5)

(RHG/5B67-) for roughhead grenadier




Year


2015 (3)
 (4)



2016 (3)
 (4)



 


 




Germany


8


8


 


 




Estonia


59


60


 


 




Ireland


260


265


 


 




Spain


65


66


 


 




France


3 302 


3 358 


 


 




Lithuania


76


77


 


 




Poland


38


39


 


 




United Kingdom


194


197


 


 




Others (4)



8


8


 


 




Union


4 010 


4 078 


 


 




TAC


4 010 


4 078 


 


Analytical TAC
















Species:


Roundnose grenadier and roughhead grenadier

Coryphaenoides rupestris and Macrourus berglax



Zone:


Union and international waters of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
(RNG/8X14-) for roundnose (7) grenadier;
(RHG/8X14-) for roughhead grenadier




Year


2015 (6)



2016 (6)



 


 




Germany


24


21


 


 




Ireland


5


5


 


 




Spain


2 617 


2 354 


 


 




France


121


109


 


 




Latvia


42


38


 


 




Lithuania


5


5


 


 




Poland


819


737


 


 




United Kingdom


11


10


 


 




Union


3 644 


3 279 


 


 




TAC


3 644 


3 279 


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus




Zone:



Union and international waters of VI
(ORY/06-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Ireland


0


0


 


 




Spain


0


0


 


 




France


0


0


 


 




United Kingdom


0


0


 


 




Union


0


0


 


 




TAC


0


0


 


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

















Species:



Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus




Zone:



Union and international waters of VII
(ORY/07-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Ireland


0


0


 


 




Spain


0


0


 


 




France


0


0


 


 




United Kingdom


0


0


 


 




Others


0


0


 


 




Union


0


0


 


 




TAC


0


0


 


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

















Species:



Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus




Zone:



Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV
(ORY/1CX14)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Ireland


0


0


 


 




Spain


0


0


 


 




France


0


0


 


 




Portugal


0


0


 


 




United Kingdom


0


0


 


 




Others


0


0


 


 




Union


0


0


 


 




TAC


0


0


 


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

















Species:



Red seabream

Pagellus bogaraveo




Zone:



Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII
(SBR/678-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Ireland


5


5


 


 




Spain


135


128


 


 




France


7


6


 


 




United Kingdom


17


16


 


 




Others (8)



5


5


 


 




Union


169


160


 


 




TAC


169


160


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Red seabream

Pagellus bogaraveo




Zone:



Union and international waters of IX
(SBR/09-)




Year


2015 (9)



2016 (9)



 


 




Spain


294


144


 


 




Portugal


80


39


 


 




Union


374


183


 


 




TAC


374


183


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Red seabream

Pagellus bogaraveo




Zone:



Union and international waters of X
(SBR/10-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Spain


6


5


 


 




Portugal


678


507


 


 




United Kingdom


6


5


 


 




Union


690


517


 


 




TAC


690


517


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Greater forkbeard

Phycis blennoides




Zone:



Union and international waters of I, II, III and IV
(GFB/1234-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




Germany


10


10


 


 




France


10


10


 


 




United Kingdom


17


17


 


 




Union


37


37


 


 




TAC


37


37


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Greater forkbeard

Phycis blennoides




Zone:



Union and international waters of V, VI and VII
(GFB/567-)




Year


2015 (10)



2016 (10)



 


 




Germany


12


12


 


 




Ireland


312


312


 


 




Spain


706


706


 


 




France


427


427


 


 




United Kingdom


977


977


 


 




Union


2 434 


2 434 


 


 




TAC


2 434 


2 434 


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Greater forkbeard

Phycis blennoides




Zone:



Union and international waters of VIII and IX
(GFB/89-)




Year


2015 (11)



2016 (11)



 


 




Spain


290


290


 


 




France


18


18


 


 




Portugal


12


12


 


 




Union


320


320


 


 




TAC


320


320


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Greater forkbeard

Phycis blennoides




Zone:



Union and international waters of X and XII
(GFB/1012-)




Year


2015


2016


 


 




France


10


10


 


 




Portugal


45


45


 


 




United Kingdom


10


10


 


 




Union


65


65


 


 




TAC


65


65


 


Analytical TAC






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

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

(3)  A maximum of 10 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (RNG/*8X14-).

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

(5)  Landings of roundnose grenadier shall not exceed 95 % of each Member State quota.

(6)  A maximum of 10 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of Vb, VI, VII (RNG/*5B67-).

(7)  Landings of roundnose grenadier shall not exceed 80 % of each Member State quota.

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

(9)  A maximum of 8 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII (SBR/*678-).

(10)  A maximum of 8 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of VIII and IX (GFB/*89-).

(11)  A maximum of 8 % of each quota may be fished in Union and international waters of V, VI, VII (GFB/*567-).