Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127
Date: 2018-01-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishing area, fishing rights, 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) 2018/120
of 23 January 2018
         
fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127


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) and other advisory bodies, as well as in the light of any advice received from Advisory Councils.












(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. In accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities should be fixed in accordance with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) established in Article 2(2) of that Regulation. In accordance with Article 16(1) of that Regulation, fishing opportunities should be allocated to Member States in such a way as to ensure relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery.












(4)


The total allowable catch (TACs) should therefore be established, in line with Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, on the basis of available scientific advice, taking into account biological and socio-economic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meetings of the Advisory Councils.












(5)


The landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is introduced on a fishery-by-fishery basis. In the region covered by this Regulation, when a fishery falls under the landing obligation, all species in that fishery subject to catch limits should be landed. From 1 January 2016, the landing obligation applies to the species that define the fisheries. Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides that, when the landing obligation in respect of a fish stock is introduced, fishing opportunities are to be fixed taking into account the change from fixing fishing opportunities that reflect landings to fixing fishing opportunities that reflect catches. On the basis of the joint recommendations submitted by the Member States and in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission adopted a number of delegated Regulations laying down specific discard plans applicable on a temporary basis for a maximum period of three years, in preparation for the full implementation of the landing obligation.












(6)


The fishing opportunities for stocks of species falling under the landing obligation from 1 January 2018 should compensate for former discards and be based on scientific information and advice. In order to ensure fair compensation for the fish that has been previously discarded and that will have to be landed from 1 January 2018, a top-up should be calculated according to the following methodology: the new landings figure should be calculated by subtracting from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) figure of total catches the amounts that will continue to be discarded during the operation of the landing obligation; a top-up applied to the TAC figure should be proportional to the change between the new calculated landings figure and the previous ICES landings figure.












(7)


According to scientific advice, European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the Celtic Sea, Channel, Irish Sea and southern North Sea (ICES divisions 4b, 4c and 7a, 7d–7h) remains in a perilous state and the stock continues to decline further, despite the measures taken in previous years. Those measures have not delivered the desired reduction in commercial fishing mortality (only – 17 % instead of the expected – 50 %). Recreational fishing mortality on the Northern stock is now considered to be far more significant than previously calculated and is estimated to have exceeded that from commercial sources in 2016. That also includes post-release sources of mortality. Therefore, the fishing mortality of the Northern stock has to be decreased significantly in order to allow for a small increase in the biomass.












(8)


In order to mitigate the social and economic impact of the above measure, only limited fisheries with certain gears could be permitted, while providing for a two-month closure to protect spawning aggregations. Whilst there could be certain unavoidable by-catches from other fishing gears, the stock status is so severe that it is not possible to allow all by-catches to be landed, and any encounters with the stock should be avoided. Also, there will be a need of further restrictions on recreational fishing, with only catch-and-release fishing allowed during the entire year. Taking into account ICES advice to further reduce fishing pressure on the stock of European seabass in the Bay of Biscay, a lower daily bag limit for recreational fisheries should also be fixed in that area.












(9)


As regards European eel (Anguilla anguilla) stock, the ICES has advised that all anthropogenic mortalities should be reduced to zero, or kept as close to zero as possible. In the light of that advice, it is appropriate to establish a temporary prohibition to fish for European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or longer in Union waters of ICES area including in the Baltic Sea, to protect spawners during their migration.












(10)


For some years, certain TACs for stocks of elasmobranchs (skates, sharks, rays) have been set at zero, with a linked provision establishing an obligation to immediately release accidental catches. The reason for that specific treatment is that the conservation status of those stocks is poor and, because of their high survival rates, discards will not raise fishing mortality rates for them, but are deemed as beneficial for the conservation of those species. As of 1 January 2015, however, catches of those species in pelagic fisheries have to be landed, unless they are covered by any of the derogations from the landing obligation provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Article 15(4)(a) of that Regulation allows such derogations for species in respect of which fishing is prohibited and which are identified as such in a Union legal act adopted in the area of the CFP. Therefore, it is appropriate to prohibit the fishing of those species in the areas concerned.












(11)


Pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, for stocks subject to specific multiannual plans the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of sole in the Western Channel, of plaice and sole in the North Sea and of bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Regulations (EC) No 509/2007 (2), (EC) No 676/2007 (3) and (EU) 2016/1627 (4). The objective for the Southern hake stock as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 (5) is to rebuild the biomass of the stocks concerned to within safe biological limits, while staying in line with the scientific data. In accordance with scientific advice, in the absence of definitive data on a target spawning stock biomass and while taking into account changes in safe biological limits, it is appropriate, in order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, to fix the TAC on the basis of maximum sustainable yield advice, as provided by ICES.












(12)


As a result of the benchmark exercise, as regards the stock of herring to the west of Scotland, ICES has provided advice for the combined herring stocks in Divisions 6a, 7b and 7c (West of Scotland, West of Ireland). The advice covers two separate TACs (for 6aS, 7b and 7c on the one hand, and for 5b, 6b and 6aN on the other). According to ICES, a rebuilding plan has to be developed for those stocks. Since, according to scientific advice, the management plan for the northern stock (6) cannot be applied to the combined stocks and it is not possible to set separate fishing opportunities for those two stocks, a TAC is established to permit limited catches in a commercially operated scientific sampling programme.












(13)


For stocks for which there is no sufficient or reliable data in order to provide size estimates, management measures and TAC levels should follow the precautionary approach to fisheries management as defined in Article 4(1)(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, while taking into account stock-specific factors, including, in particular, available information on stock trends and mixed fisheries considerations.












(14)


Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (7) introduced additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs including, under Articles 3 and 4 of that Regulation, flexibility provisions for precautionary and analytical TACs. Under Article 2 of that Regulation, when fixing the TACs, the Council is to decide to which stocks Article 3 or 4 of that Regulation is not to apply, in particular on the basis of the biological status of the stocks. More recently, the year-to-year flexibility mechanism was introduced by Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for all stocks that are subject to the landing obligation. Therefore, in order to avoid excessive flexibility that would undermine the principle of rational and responsible exploitation of marine biological resources, hinder the achievement of the objectives of the CFP and deteriorate the biological status of the stocks, it should be established that Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply to analytical TACs only where the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is not used.












(15)


Where a TAC relating to a stock is allocated to one Member State only, it is appropriate to empower that Member State in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty to determine the level of such TAC. Provisions should be made to ensure that, when fixing that TAC level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully consistent with the principles and rules of the CFP.












(16)


It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2018 in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, and Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9 of, and Annex I to, Regulation (EU) 2016/1627.












(17)


In order to guarantee full use of fishing opportunities, it is appropriate to allow for the implementation of a flexible arrangement between some of the TAC areas where the same biological stock is concerned. In addition to existing inter-area flexibilities, it is appropriate, in particular, to introduce a limited inter-area flexibility for ling from ICES subareas 6 to14 to Union waters of subarea 4 and for skates and rays between division 7d and Union waters of division 2a and subarea 4.












(18)


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












(19)


At the 11th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, held in Quito from 3 to 9 November 2014, a number of species were added to the lists of protected species in Appendices I and II of the Convention, with effect from 8 February 2015. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the protection of those species with respect to Union fishing vessels fishing in all waters and non-Union fishing vessels fishing in Union waters.












(20)


The use of fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (8), and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation, concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.












(21)


It is appropriate, following advice from the ICES, to maintain a specific system to manage sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4. Given that the ICES scientific advice is expected to become available only in February 2018, it is appropriate to set the TAC and quotas for that stock provisionally at zero until such advice is released.












(22)


In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway (9) and the Faroe Islands (10), the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreement and protocol on fisheries relations with Greenland (11), the Joint Committee has established the level of fishing opportunities available for the Union in Greenland waters in 2018. It is therefore necessary to include those fishing opportunities in this Regulation.












(23)


At its annual meeting in 2017, the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) adopted conservation measures for the two redfish stocks in the Irminger Sea. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.












(24)


At its annual meeting in 2017, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) maintained at the same level the TACs for South Atlantic albacore and for yellowfin tuna. The ICCAT Commission also adopted TAC increases for Eastern and Mediterranean bluefin tuna and Northern albacore. The 2018 TAC for Northern albacore for Spain already reflects a deduction of 945,56 tonnes for overfishing which occurred in 2016. That overfishing was compensated at the ICCAT level by fishing opportunities from other Member States (France, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom). An additional payback by Spain will therefore be needed to fully compensate those Member States.












(25)


In 2018, the TAC for Mediterranean swordfish is decreased in line with the ICCAT Recommendation 16-05. As it is already the case for the stock of Eastern and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, it is appropriate that catches in recreational fisheries of all other ICCAT stocks should be subject to the catch limits as adopted by the ICCAT. Furthermore, Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres length fishing for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area should be subject to the capacity limitations adopted by ICCAT in the ICCAT Recommendation 15-01. All those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.












(26)


At its 36th annual meeting in 2017, the Parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted catch limits for both target and by-catch species for the period from 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018. The uptake of the quotas during 2017 should be considered when setting fishing opportunities for 2018.












(27)


At its annual meeting in 2017, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) adopted new catch limits for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) that do not affect the Union catch limits in IOTC. It also reduced possibilities for using fish-aggregating devices (FADs) and supply vessels. As the activities of supply vessels and the use of FADs are an integral part of the fishing effort exerted by the purse-seine fleet, that measure should be implemented in the law of the Union.












(28)


The annual meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) will be held on 30 January — 3 February 2018. It is appropriate that the current measures in the SPRFMO Convention Area are provisionally maintained until such annual meeting is held.












(29)


At its annual meeting in 2017, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted a conservation measure for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna for 2018-2020 and amended the existing conservation measure for 2017 for those species. It is appropriate to implement those measures in the law of the Union.












(30)


At its annual meeting in 2017, the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) confirmed the TAC for the Southern bluefin tuna for the period 2018-2020 adopted at the annual meeting in 2016. The currently applicable measures on allocation of fishing opportunities adopted by CCSBT should be implemented in the law of the Union.












(31)


At its annual meeting in 2017, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) did not amend the conservation measure for biennial TACs for Patagonian toothfish, deep sea red crab, alfonsinos and pelagic armourhead adopted in 2016. The conservation measure for the biennial TAC for orange roughy in Division B1 was not revised and remains in force in 2018. The currently applicable measures on allocation of fishing opportunities adopted by SEAFO should be implemented in the law of the Union.












(32)


At its 14th annual meeting, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) adopted conservation and management measures for tropical tunas. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.












(33)


At its 39th annual meeting in 2017, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of fishing opportunities for 2018 for certain stocks in Subareas 1-4 of the NAFO Convention Area. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.












(34)


At its 40th annual meeting in 2016, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted catch and effort limits for certain small pelagic stocks for the years 2017 and 2018 in the geographical subareas 17 and 18 (Adriatic Sea) of the GFCM Agreement Area. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union. The maximum catch limits established in Annex IL are fixed exclusively for one year and without prejudice to any other measures adopted in the future and any possible allocation scheme between Member States.












(35)


Taking into account the particularities of the Slovenian fleet and their marginal impact on the stocks of small pelagic species, it is appropriate to preserve the existing fishing patterns and to ensure access of the Slovenian fleet to a minimum quantity of small pelagic species.












(36)


Certain international measures which create or restrict fishing opportunities for the Union are adopted by the relevant Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) at the end of the year and become applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation. It is therefore necessary for the provisions that implement such measures in the law of the Union to apply retroactively. In particular, since the fishing season in CCAMLR Convention Area runs from 1 December to 30 November, and thus certain fishing opportunities or prohibitions in the CCAMLR Convention Area are laid down for a period of time starting from 1 December 2017, it is appropriate that the relevant provisions of this Regulation apply from that date. Such retroactive application does not prejudice the principle of legitimate expectations as CCAMLR members are forbidden to fish in the CCAMLR Convention Area without authorisation.












(37)


As regards the fishing opportunities for snow crab around the area of Svalbard, the Treaty of Paris of 1920 grants equal and non-discriminatory access to resources for all parties to that Treaty, including with respect to fishing. The Union's view of that access, as regards fishing for snow crab on the continental shelf around Svalbard, has been set out in two notes verbales to Norway dated 25 October 2016 and 24 February 2017. In order to ensure that the exploitation of snow crab within the area of Svalbard is made consistent with such non-discriminatory management rules as may be set out by Norway, which enjoys sovereignty and jurisdiction in the area within the limits of the said Treaty, it is appropriate to fix the number of vessels that are authorised to conduct such fishery. The allocation of such fishing opportunities among Member States is limited to 2018. It is recalled that in the Union primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with applicable law lies with the flag Member States.












(38)


In accordance with the declaration by the Union addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing opportunities in Union waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana (12), it is necessary to fix the fishing opportunities for snapper available to Venezuela in Union waters.












(39)


Given that certain provisions are to be applied on a continuous basis, and in order to avoid legal uncertainty during the period between the end of 2017 and the date of entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2018, it is appropriate that the provisions concerning prohibitions and closed seasons continue to apply at the beginning of 2019, until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2019.












(40)


In order to ensure uniform conditions for granting an individual Member State an authorisation to benefit from the system of managing its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt-day system, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (13).












(41)


In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission relating to the granting of additional days at sea for permanent cessation of fishing activities and for enhanced scientific observer coverage as well as to establish the formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information concerning transfer of days at sea between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State.












(42)


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 2018, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2018, and certain provisions concerning particular regions, which should have a specific date of application. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.












(43)


Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union.












(44)


According to the updated scientific advice from ICES, annual catches of turbot in ICES subarea 4 should be not more than 4 952 tonnes for the years 2017-2019. It is therefore appropriate to amend the TAC for turbot and brill in the North Sea to allow higher catches of those species also in 2017. Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 (14) should therefore be amended accordingly.












(45)


The TAC for turbot and brill in the North Sea (ICES divisions IIa and IV) provided for in Regulation (EU) 2017/127 applies from 1 January 2017. The amending provisions set out in this Regulation should also apply from that date. Such retroactive application does not prejudice the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations, as the fishing opportunities concerned are increased compared to the opportunities established in Regulation (EU) 2017/127,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



TITLE I


GENERAL PROVISIONS



Article 1

Subject matter


1.   This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities available in Union waters and to Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.


2.   The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:






(a)


catch limits for the year 2018 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2019;










(b)


fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019, except where other periods are established for effort limits in Articles 26, 27 and 39, and in Annex IIE, as well as regarding fish-aggregating devices (FADs);










(c)


fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area;










(d)


fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area set out in Article 28 for the periods in 2018 and 2019 specified in that Article.







Article 2

Scope


1.   This Regulation shall apply to the following vessels:






(a)


Union fishing vessels;










(b)


third-country vessels in Union waters.






2.   This Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.



Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:






(a)


‘third-country vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;










(b)


‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport;










(c)


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










(d)


‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:






(i)


in fisheries subject to the landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that can be caught from each stock each year;










(ii)


in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that can be landed 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)


‘analytical assessments’ means quantitative evaluations of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock's biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches;










(g)


‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 (15);










(h)


‘Union fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;










(i)


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






Article 4

Fishing zones

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions 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 (16);










(b)


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










(c)


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










(d)


‘Functional Unit 16 of ICES subarea 7’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:






—


53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W,










—


53° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,










—


51° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,










—


51° 30′ N 13° 00′ W,










—


51° 00′ N 13° 00′ W,










—


51° 00′ N 15° 00′ W,










—


53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W;














(e)


‘Functional Unit 26 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:






—


43° 00′ N 8° 00′ W,










—


43° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,










—


42° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,










—


42° 00′ N 8° 00′ W;














(f)


‘Functional Unit 27 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:






—


42° 00′ N 8° 00′ W,










—


42° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,










—


38° 30′ N 10° 00′ W,










—


38° 30′ N 9° 00′ W,










—


40° 00′ N 9° 00′ W,










—


40° 00′ N 8° 00′ W;














(g)


‘Functional Unit 30 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area under the jurisdiction of Spain in the Gulf of Cádiz and in the adjacent waters of 9a;










(h)


‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W;










(i)


CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (17);










(j)


NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (18);










(k)


‘SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (19);










(l)


‘ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (20);










(m)


‘CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in point (a) of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 (21);










(n)


‘IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (22);










(o)


‘IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area of Competence’ is the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (23);










(p)


‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (24);










(q)


‘WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (25);










(r)


‘GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) geographical subareas’ are the areas defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (26).










(s)


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










(t)


‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC’ is the geographical area defined by the following limits:






—


longitude 150° W,










—


longitude 130° W,










—


latitude 4° S,










—


latitude 50° S.











TITLE II


FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS




CHAPTER I




General provisions




Article 5

TACs and allocations


1.   The TACs for Union fishing vessels in Union waters or certain non-Union waters and the allocation of such TACs among Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I.


2.   Union fishing vessels shall be authorised to make catches, within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out in Article 15 of, and Annex III to, this Regulation and in Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (27) and its implementing provisions.



Article 6

TACs to be determined by Member States


1.   The TACs for certain fish stocks shall be determined by the Member State concerned. Those stocks are identified in Annex I.


2.   The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:






(a)


be consistent with the principles and rules of the CFP, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and










(b)


result:






(i)


if analytical assessments are available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2018 onwards, with as high a probability as possible; or










(ii)


if analytical assessments are unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.










3.   By 15 March 2018, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission:






(a)


the TACs adopted;










(b)


the data collected and assessed by the Member State concerned on which the TACs adopted are based;










(c)


details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.







Article 7

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches


1.   Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation established in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be retained on board or landed only if they:






(a)


have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or










(b)


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






2.   The stocks of non-target species within safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are identified in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas provided for in that Article.



Article 8

Fishing effort limits

For the periods referred to in Article 1(2)(b), the following fishing effort measures shall apply:






(a)


Annex IIA for the management of plaice and sole stocks in ICES subarea 4;










(b)


Annex IIB for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES divisions 8c and 9a, with the exception of the Gulf of Cádiz;










(c)


Annex IIC for the management of the sole stock in ICES division 7e.






Article 9

Measures on European seabass fisheries


1.   It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass in ICES divisions 4b and 4c, and in ICES subarea 7. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.


2.   By derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2018 and from 1 April to 31 December 2018, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h and in waters within 12 nautical miles from baselines under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions 7a and 7g may fish for European seabass, and retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gears and within the following limits:






(a)


using demersal trawls (28), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 100 kilogrammes per month and 1 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel in any single day;










(b)


using seines (29), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 180 kilogrammes per month and 1 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel in any single day;










(c)


using hooks and lines (30), not exceeding 5 tonnes per vessel per year;










(d)


using fixed gillnets (31), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 1,2 tonnes per vessel per year.




The derogations set out in the first subparagraph shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016: in point (c) with recorded catches using hooks and lines, and in point (d) with recorded catches using fixed gillnets. In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow the derogation to apply to another fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to the derogation and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.


3.   The catch limits set in paragraph 2 shall not be transferable between vessels and, where a monthly limit applies, from one month to another. For Union fishing vessels using more than one gear in a single calendar month, the lowest catch limit set in paragraph 2 for either gear shall apply.
Member States shall report to the Commission all catches of European seabass per type of gear not later than 15 days after the end of each month.


4.   In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7a to 7k, only catch-and-release fishing for European seabass shall be allowed. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area.


5.   In recreational fisheries in ICES divisions 8a and 8b, a maximum of three specimens of European seabass may be retained per fisherman per day.



Article 10

Measures on European eel fisheries

It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels and third country vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European eel of an overall length of 12 cm or longer in Union waters of ICES area, including in the Baltic Sea, for a consecutive three-month period to be determined by each Member State between 1 September 2018 and 31 January 2019. Member States shall communicate the determined period to the Commission not later than 1 June 2018.


Article 11

Special provisions on allocations 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 Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;










(c)


reallocations made pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008;










(d)


additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;










(e)


quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;










(f)


deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;










(g)


quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Article 15 of this Regulation.






2.   Stocks which are subject to precautionary or analytical TACs are identified in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96.


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


4.   Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.



Article 12

Closed fishing seasons


1.   It shall be prohibited to fish or retain on board any of the following species in the Porcupine Bank during the period from 1 May to 31 May 2018: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock, whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and rays, common sole, tusk, blue ling, ling and picked dogfish.
For the purposes of this paragraph, the Porcupine Bank shall comprise the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:







Point


Latitude


Longitude




1


52° 27′ N


12° 19′ W




2


52° 40′ N


12° 30′ W




3


52° 47′ N


12° 39,600′ W




4


52° 47′ N


12° 56′ W




5


52° 13,5′ N


13° 53,830′ W




6


51° 22′ N


14° 24′ W




7


51° 22′ N


14° 03′ W




8


52° 10′ N


13° 25′ W




9


52° 32′ N


13° 07,500′ W




10


52° 43′ N


12° 55′ W




11


52° 43′ N


12° 43′ W




12


52° 38,800′ N


12° 37′ W




13


52° 27′ N


12° 23′ W




14


52° 27′ N


12° 19′ W




By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, transit through the Porcupine Bank while carrying on board the species referred to in that subparagraph, shall be permitted in accordance with Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.


2.   Commercial fishing for sandeel with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 from 1 January to 31 March 2018 and from 1 August to 31 December 2018.
The prohibition set out in the first subparagraph shall also apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES subarea 4.



Article 13

Prohibitions


1.   It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:






(a)


starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;










(b)


white shark (Carcharodon carcharías) in all waters;










(c)


leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;










(d)


Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;










(e)


basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) in all waters;










(f)


kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;










(g)


birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;










(h)


common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;










(i)


great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;










(j)


smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;










(k)


tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;










(l)


porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;










(m)


reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in all waters;










(n)


giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters;










(o)


the following species of Mobula rays in all waters:






(i)


devil fish (Mobula mobular),










(ii)


lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei),










(iii)


spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica),










(iv)


smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni),










(v)


longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee),










(vi)


Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana),










(vii)


Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana),










(viii)


shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii),










(ix)


lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma);














(p)


the following species of sawfish (Pristidae) in all waters:






(i)


pointed sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata),










(ii)


dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata),










(iii)


smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata),










(iv)


largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis),










(v)


green sawfish (Pristis zijsron);














(q)


thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;










(r)


Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h and 7k;










(s)


undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10;










(t)


white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;










(u)


guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12;










(v)


picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, with the exception of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IA;










(w)


angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters.






2.   When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.



Article 14

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 Annex I to this Regulation.




CHAPTER II




Fishing authorisations in third-country waters




Article 15

Fishing authorisations


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


2.   Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (‘swap’) in the fishing areas set out in Annex III to this Regulation on the basis of Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Annex III to this Regulation, shall not be exceeded.





CHAPTER III




Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations




Article 16

Quota transfers and exchanges


1.   Where, under the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation (‘RFMO’), quota transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to the RFMO are permitted, a Member State (‘the Member State concerned’) may discuss with a Contracting Party to the RFMO and, as appropriate, establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange.


2.   Upon notification to the Commission by the Member State concerned, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange that the Member State has discussed with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. Thereupon, the Commission shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. The Commission shall notify the secretariat of the RFMO of the agreed quota transfer or exchange in accordance with the rules of that organisation.


3.   The Commission shall inform the Member States of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.


4.   The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas allocated to, or deducted from, the allocation of the Member State concerned, as of the moment that the quota transfer or exchange takes effect in accordance with the terms of the agreement reached with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such allocation shall not change the existing distribution key for the purpose of allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.


5.   This Article shall apply until 31 January 2019 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.




Section 1




ICCAT Convention Area




Article 17

Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations


1.   The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex IV.


2.   The number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV.


3.   The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV.


4.   The number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex IV.


5.   The number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex IV.


6.   The bluefin tuna farming capacity, the fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna allocated to the farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex IV.


7.   The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex IV to this Regulation.


8.   The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be limited as set out in point 8 of Annex IV.



Article 18

Recreational fisheries

Where appropriate, Member States shall allocate a specific share for recreational fisheries from their allocated quotas as set out in Annex ID.


Article 19

Sharks


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


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


3.   Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except for the Sphyrna tiburo) in association with fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited.


4.   Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.


5.   Retaining on board silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.





Section 2




CCAMLR Convention Area




Article 20

Prohibitions and catch limitations


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


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



Article 21

Exploratory fisheries


1.   Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in 2018. If a Member State intends to participate in such fisheries, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1 June 2018.


2.   With regard to FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a, TACs and by-catch limits per subarea and division, and their distribution among Small Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them, shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.


3.   Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 metres.



Article 22

Krill fishery during the 2018/2019 fishing season


1.   If a Member State intends to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2018/2019 fishing season, it shall notify the Commission, no later than 1 May 2018, of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Part C of Annex V to this Regulation. On the basis of the information provided by Member States, the Commission shall submit the notifications to the CCAMLR Secretariat no later than 30 May 2018.


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


3.   A Member State intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall notify its intention to do so only in respect of authorised vessels either flying its flag at the time of the notification or flying the flag of another CCAMLR member that are expected, at the time the fishery takes place, to be flying the flag of that Member State.


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






(a)


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










(b)


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






5.   Member States shall not authorise a vessel on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) Vessel List to participate in krill fisheries.





Section 3




IOTC Area of Competence




Article 23

Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence


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


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


3.   Member States may re-allocate vessels assigned to one of the two fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved.


4.   Member States shall ensure that, where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC Record of Vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna RFMOs. Furthermore, no vessels featuring on the list of vessels engaged in IUU fishing activities of any RFMO may be transferred.


5.   Member States may only increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 within the limits set out in the development plans submitted to the IOTC.



Article 24

Drifting FADs and supply vessels


1.   A purse-seine vessel shall not deploy more than 350 active drifting FADs at any time.


2.   The number of supply vessels shall be no more than one supply vessel in support of not less than two purse-seine vessels, all flying the flag of the same Member State. This provision shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.


3.   A single purse seine vessel shall not be supported by more than one single supply vessel of the same flag State at any time.


4.   As from 1 January 2018, no new or additional supply vessel shall be registered in the IOTC Record of Authorised Vessels.



Article 25

Sharks


1.   Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery shall be prohibited.


2.   Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery shall be prohibited, except for vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged solely in fishing operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Member State whose flag they fly, and provided that their catch is destined solely for local consumption.


3.   When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.





Section 4




SPRFMO Convention Area




Article 26

Pelagic fisheries


1.   Only Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 may fish for pelagic stocks in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IJ.


2.   Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall limit the total level of gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2017 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area.


3.   The fishing opportunities set out in Annex IJ may only be used under the condition that Member States send to the Commission the list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO Convention Area, records from vessel monitoring systems, monthly catch reports and, where available, port calls, at the latest by the fifth day of the following month, with the aim of communicating that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat.



Article 27

Bottom fisheries


1.   Member States shall limit their bottom fishing catch or effort in 2017 in the SPRFMO Convention Area to those parts of the Convention Area where bottom fishing has occurred from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 and to a level that does not exceed the annual average levels of catches or effort parameters in that period. They may fish beyond the track record only if SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish beyond the track record.


2.   Member States without a track record in bottom fishing catch or effort in the SPRFMO Convention Area over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall not fish, unless SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish without the track record.





Section 5




IATTC Convention Area




Article 28

Purse-seine fisheries


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






(a)


from 29 July 00:00 hours to 8 October 2018 24:00 hours or from 9 November 2018 00:00 hours to 19 January 2019 24:00 hours in the area defined by the following limits:






—


the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,










—


longitude 150° W,










—


latitude 40° N,










—


latitude 40° S;














(b)


from 9 October 2018 00:00 hours to 8 November 2018 24:00 hours in the area defined by the following limits:






—


longitude 96° W,










—


longitude 110° W,










—


latitude 4° N,










—


latitude 3° S.










2.   For each of their vessels, Member States concerned shall notify to the Commission before 1 April 2018 the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined in paragraph 1 during the selected period.


3.   Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then land or tranship all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught.


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






(a)


where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or










(b)


during the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.







Article 29

Drifting FADs


1.   A purse-seine vessel shall not have more than 450 FADs active at any time in the IATTC Convention Area. A FAD is considered active when it is deployed at sea, starts transmitting its location and is being tracked by the vessel, its owner or operator. A FAD shall only be activated on board a purse-seine vessel.


2.   A purse-seine vessel may not deploy FADs during 15 days before the start of the selected closure period set out in Article 28(1)(a) and it shall recover the same number of FADs as initially deployed within 15 days prior to the start of the closure period.


3.   Member States shall report to the Commission, on a monthly basis, daily information on all active FADs as required by the IATTC. The reports shall be submitted with a delay of at least 60 days, but not longer than 75 days. The Commission shall transmit that information to the IATTC Secretariat without delay.



Article 30

Catch limits for bigeye tuna in long-line fisheries

The total annual catches of bigeye tuna by longline vessels of each Member State in the IATTC Convention Area shall not exceed 500 metric tons or their respective yearly catches of bigeye tuna in 2001.


Article 31

Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks


1.   It shall be prohibited to fish for oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the IATTC Convention Area, and to retain on board, to tranship, to store, to offer to sell, to sell or to land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught in that area.


2.   When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released by vessel operators.


3.   Vessel operators shall:






(a)


record the number of releases with indication of status (dead or alive);










(b)


report the information specified in point (a) to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States shall transmit the information collected during the previous year to the Commission by 31 January.







Article 32

Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays

It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels in the IATTC Convention Area to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer to sell or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (family Mobulidae, which includes the genera Manta and Mobula). As soon as Union fishing vessels notice that Mobulid rays have been caught, Union fishing vessels shall, wherever possible, promptly release them alive and unharmed.




Section 6




SEAFO Convention Area




Article 33

Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited:






—


ghost catshark (Apristurus manis),










—


blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi),










—


shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus),










—


great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps),










—


smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus),










—


skates (Rajidae),










—


velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus),










—


deep-sea sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order,










—


picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias).








Section 7




WCPFC Convention Area




Article 34

Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries


1.   Member States shall ensure that the number of fishing days allocated to purse-seine vessels fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located in the high seas between 20° N and 20° S does not exceed 403 days.


2.   Union fishing vessels shall not target south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S.


3.   Member States shall ensure that catches of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by longliners do not exceed 2 000 tonnes in 2018.



Article 35

Management of fishing with FADs


1.   In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, it shall be prohibited for purse-seine vessels to deploy, service or set on FADs between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2018 and 24:00 hours of 30 September 2018.


2.   In addition to the prohibition set in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention Area, between 20° N and 20° S, for an additional two months: either from 00:00 hours of 1 April 2018 to 24:00 hours of 31 May 2018, or from 00:00 hours of 1 November 2018 to 24:00 hours of 31 December 2018. The choice for the additional two months shall be notified to the Commission before 31 January 2018.


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






(a)


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










(b)


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










(c)


when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.






4.   Member States shall ensure that each of its purse-seine vessels have deployed at sea, at any time, no more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. The buoy shall be activated exclusively onboard a vessel.


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



Article 36

Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish

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


Article 37

Catch limits for swordfish in long-line fisheries south of 20°S

Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) south of 20°S by long-liners do not exceed in 2018 the limit set out in Annex IH. Member States shall also ensure that there is no shift of the fishing effort for swordfish to the area north of the 20°S, as a result of that measure.


Article 38

Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks


1.   Retaining on board, transhipping, storing or landing any part or whole carcass of the following species in the WCPFC Convention Area shall be prohibited:






(a)


silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis),










(b)


oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus).






2.   When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.



Article 39

Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC


1.   Vessels listed exclusively in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in this Section when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(s).


2.   Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed exclusively in the IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in Article 28(1)(a), (2), (3) and (4) and Articles 29, 30 and 31 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(s).





Section 8




GFCM Agreement Area




Article 40

Small pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18


1.   Catches of small pelagic stocks by Union fishing vessels in the geographical subareas 17 and 18 shall not exceed the levels exerted in 2014, reported in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011, as set out in Annex IL to this Regulation.


2.   Union fishing vessels targeting small pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18 shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year. Within that total of 180 fishing days, a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting sardine and a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting anchovy shall apply.





Section 9




Bering Sea




Article 41

Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

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





TITLE III


FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS



Article 42

TACs

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


Article 43

Fishing authorisations

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters shall be as set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.


Article 44

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

The conditions specified in Article 7 shall apply to catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations specified in Article 43.


Article 45

Prohibitions


1.   It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species whenever they are found in Union waters:






(a)


starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;










(b)


the following species of sawfish in Union waters:






(i)


pointed sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata),










(ii)


dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata),










(iii)


smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata),










(iv)


largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis),










(v)


green sawfish (Pristis zijsron);














(c)


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










(d)


common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;










(e)


tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;










(f)


smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;










(g)


kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) and Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4 and 14;










(h)


porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in Union waters;










(i)


reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in Union waters;










(j)


giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in Union waters;










(k)


the following species of Mobula rays in Union waters:






(i)


devil fish (Mobula mobular),










(ii)


lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei),










(iii)


spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica),










(iv)


smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni),










(v)


longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee),










(vi)


Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana),










(vii)


Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana),










(viii)


shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii),










(ix)


lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma);














(l)


hornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;










(m)


Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h and 7k;










(n)


undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 9 and 10 and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;










(o)


guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12;










(p)


picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;










(q)


angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters.






2.   When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.




TITLE IV


FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2017



Article 46

Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/127

The fishing opportunities table for turbot and brill in Union waters of IIa and IV in Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is replaced by the following table:










Species:



Turbot and brill

Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus




Zone:



Union waters of IIa and IV
(T/B/2AC4-C)




Belgium


434


 


 




Denmark


928


 


 




Germany


237


 


 




France


112


 


 




The Netherlands


3 291 


 


 




Sweden


7


 


 




United Kingdom


915


 


 




Union


5 924 


 


 




TAC


5 924 


 


Precautionary TAC







TITLE V


FINAL PROVISIONS



Article 47

Committee procedure


1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.


2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.



Article 48

Transitional provision

Article 9, Article 11(2), Articles 13, 19, 20, 25, 31, 32, 33, 38, 41 and 45 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2019 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2019.


Article 49

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 2018.
However, Article 8 shall apply from 1 February 2018 and Article 46 shall apply retroactively from 1 January 2017.
The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 20, 21 and 22 and Annexes IE and V for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2017.





This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 January 2018.


For the Council


The President

E. KRALEVA
            





(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 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)  Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Western Channel (OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7).

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 of 11 June 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea (OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 1).

(4)  Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 (OJ L 252, 16.9.2016, p. 1).

(5)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5).

(6)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6).

(7)  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).

(8)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union 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).

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

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

(11)  Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4) and Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in that Agreement (OJ L 293, 23.10.2012, p. 5).

(12)  
            OJ L 6, 10.1.2012, p. 9.

(13)  Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

(14)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2017, p. 1).

(15)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets (OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5).

(16)  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).

(17)  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).

(18)  Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42).

(19)  Concluded by Council Decision 2002/738/EC of 22 July 2002 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39).

(20)  The Union acceded by Council Decision 86/238/EEC of 9 June 1986 on the accession of the Community to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, as amended by the Protocol annexed to the Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the States Parties to the Convention signed in Paris on 10 July 1984 (OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33).

(21)  Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16).

(22)  Concluded by Council Decision 2006/539/EC of 22 May 2006 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community of the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22).

(23)  The Union acceded by Council Decision 95/399/EC of 18 September 1995 on the accession of the Community to the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24).

(24)  The Union acceded by Council Decision 2012/130/EU of 3 October 2011 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (OJ L 67, 6.3.2012, p. 1).

(25)  The Union acceded by Council Decision 2005/75/EC of 26 April 2004 on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1).

(26)  Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 44).

(27)  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).

(28)  All types of demersal trawls, including OTB, OTT, PTB, TBB, TBN, TBS, TB.

(29)  All types of seines, including SSC, SDN, SPR, SV, SB, SX.

(30)  All long lines or pole and line or rod and line fisheries, including LHP, LHM, LLD, LL, LTL, LX and LLS.

(31)  All fixed gillnets and traps, including GTR, GNS, FYK, FPN and FIX.




LIST OF ANNEXES






ANNEX I:


TACs applicable to Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area




ANNEX IA:


Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters




ANNEX IB:


North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14 and Greenland waters of NAFO 1




ANNEX IC:


North West Atlantic — NAFO Convention Area




ANNEX ID:


ICCAT Convention Area




ANNEX IE:


Antarctic — CCAMLR Convention Area




ANNEX IF:


South-East Atlantic Ocean — SEAFO Convention Area




ANNEX IG:


Southern bluefin tuna — areas of distribution




ANNEX IH:


WCPFC Convention Area




ANNEX IJ:


SPRFMO Convention Area




ANNEX IK


IOTC Area of Competence




ANNEX IL


GFCM Agreement Area




ANNEX IIA:


Fishing effort for vessels in ICES subarea 4




ANNEX IIB:


Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of certain Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions 8c and 9a excluding the Gulf of Cádiz




ANNEX IIC:


Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division 7e




ANNEX IID:


Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4




ANNEX III:


Maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters




ANNEX IV:


ICCAT Convention Area




ANNEX V:


CCAMLR Convention Area




ANNEX VI:


IOTC Area of Competence




ANNEX VII:


WCPFC Convention Area




ANNEX VIII:


Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters









ANNEX I

TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, IG, IJ, IK and IL set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto.
All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 (1), and in particular Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation.
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. Only Latin names identify species for regulatory purposes; vernacular names are provided for ease of reference.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:







Scientific name


Alpha-3 code


Common name





Amblyraja radiata



RJR


Starry ray





Ammodytes spp.


SAN


Sandeels





Argentina silus



ARU


Greater silver smelt





Beryx spp.


ALF


Alfonsinos





Brosme brosme



USK


Tusk





Caproidae



BOR


Boarfish





Centrophorus squamosus



GUQ


Leafscale gulper shark





Centroscymnus coelolepis



CYO


Portuguese dogfish





Chaceon spp.


GER


Deep sea red crab





Chaenocephalus aceratus



SSI


Blackfin icefish





Champsocephalus gunnari



ANI


Mackerel icefish





Channichthys rhinoceratus



LIC


Unicorn icefish





Chionoecetes spp.


PCR


Snow crab





Clupea harengus



HER


Herring





Coryphaenoides rupestris



RNG


Roundnose grenadier





Dalatias licha



SCK


Kitefin shark





Deania calcea



DCA


Birdbeak dogfish





Dicentrarchus labrax



BSS


European seabass





Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)


RJB


Common skate complex





Dissostichus eleginoides



TOP


Patagonian toothfish





Dissostichus mawsoni



TOA


Antarctic toothfish





Dissostichus spp.


TOT


Toothfish





Engraulis encrasicolus



ANE


Anchovy





Etmopterus princeps



ETR


Great lanternshark





Etmopterus pusillus



ETP


Smooth lanternshark





Euphausia superba



KRI


Krill





Gadus morhua



COD


Cod





Galeorhinus galeus



GAG


Tope shark





Glyptocephalus cynoglossus



WIT


Witch flounder





Hippoglossoides platessoides



PLA


American plaice





Hippoglossus hippoglossus



HAL


Atlantic halibut





Hoplostethus atlanticus



ORY


Orange roughy





Illex illecebrosus



SQI


Shortfin squid





Lamna nasus



POR


Porbeagle





Lepidorhombus spp.


LEZ


Megrims





Leucoraja naevus



RJN


Cuckoo ray





Limanda ferruginea



YEL


Yellowtail flounder





Lophiidae



ANF


Anglerfish





Macrourus spp.


GRV


Grenadiers





Makaira nigricans



BUM


Blue marlin





Mallotus villosus



CAP


Capelin





Manta birostris



RMB


Giant manta ray





Martialia hyadesi



SQS


Squid





Melanogrammus aeglefinus



HAD


Haddock





Merlangius merlangus



WHG


Whiting





Merluccius merluccius



HKE


Hake





Micromesistius poutassou



WHB


Blue whiting





Microstomus kitt



LEM


Lemon sole





Molva dypterygia



BLI


Blue ling





Molva molva



LIN


Ling





Nephrops norvegicus



NEP


Norway lobster





Notothenia gibberifrons



NOG


Humped rockcod





Notothenia rossii



NOR


Marbled rockcod





Notothenia squamifrons



NOS


Grey rockcod





Pandalus borealis



PRA


Northern prawn





Paralomis spp.


PAI


Crabs





Penaeus spp.


PEN


‘Penaeus’ shrimps





Pleuronectes platessa



PLE


Plaice





Pleuronectiformes



FLX


Flatfish





Pollachius pollachius



POL


Pollack





Pollachius virens



POK


Saithe





Psetta maxima



TUR


Turbot





Pseudochaenichthys georgianus



SGI


South Georgia icefish





Pseudopentaceros spp.


EDW


Pelagic armourhead





Raja alba



RJA


White skate





Raja brachyura



RJH


Blonde ray





Raja circularis



RJI


Sandy ray





Raja clavata



RJC


Thornback ray





Raja fullonica



RJF


Shagreen ray





Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis



JAD


Norwegian skate





Raja microocellata



RJE


Small-eyed ray





Raja montagui



RJM


Spotted ray





Raja undulata



RJU


Undulate ray





Rajiformes



SRX


Skates and rays





Reinhardtius hippoglossoides



GHL


Greenland halibut





Sardina pilchardus



PIL


Sardine





Scomber scombrus



MAC


Mackerel





Scophthalmus rhombus



BLL


Brill





Sebastes spp.


RED


Redfish





Solea solea



SOL


Common sole





Solea spp.


SOO


Sole





Sprattus sprattus



SPR


Sprat





Squalus acanthias



DGS


Picked dogfish





Tetrapturus albidus



WHM


White marlin





Thunnus maccoyii



SBF


Southern bluefin tuna





Thunnus obesus



BET


Bigeye tuna





Thunnus thynnus



BFT


Bluefin tuna





Trachurus murphyi



CJM


Jack mackerel





Trachurus spp.


JAX


Horse mackerel





Trisopterus esmarkii



NOP


Norway pout





Urophycis tenuis



HKW


White hake





Xiphias gladius



SWO


Swordfish




The following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:







Common name


Alpha-3 code


Scientific name




Alfonsinos


ALF



Beryx spp.




American plaice


PLA



Hippoglossoides platessoides





Anchovy


ANE



Engraulis encrasicolus





Anglerfish


ANF



Lophiidae





Antarctic toothfish


TOA



Dissostichus mawsoni





Atlantic halibut


HAL



Hippoglossus hippoglossus





Bigeye tuna


BET



Thunnus obesus





Birdbeak dogfish


DCA



Deania calcea





Blackfin icefish


SSI



Chaenocephalus aceratus





Blonde ray


RJH



Raja brachyura





Blue ling


BLI



Molva dypterygia





Blue marlin


BUM



Makaira nigricans





Blue whiting


WHB



Micromesistius poutassou





Bluefin tuna


BFT



Thunnus thynnus





Boarfish


BOR



Caproidae





Brill


BLL



Scophthalmus rhombus





Capelin


CAP



Mallotus villosus





Cod


COD



Gadus morhua





Common skate complex


RJB



Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)




Common sole


SOL



Solea solea





Crabs


PAI



Paralomis spp.




Cuckoo ray


RJN



Leucoraja naevus





Deep sea red crab


GER



Chaceon spp.




Flatfish


FLX



Pleuronectiformes





Giant manta ray


RMB



Manta birostris





Great lanternshark


ETR



Etmopterus princeps





Greater silver smelt


ARU



Argentina silus





Greenland halibut


GHL



Reinhardtius hippoglossoides





Grenadiers


GRV



Macrourus spp.




Grey rockcod


NOS



Notothenia squamifrons





Haddock


HAD



Melanogrammus aeglefinus





Hake


HKE



Merluccius merluccius





Herring


HER



Clupea harengus





Horse mackerel


JAX



Trachurus spp.




Humped rockcod


NOG



Notothenia gibberifrons





Jack mackerel


CJM



Trachurus murphyi





Kitefin shark


SCK



Dalatias licha





Krill


KRI



Euphausia superba





Leafscale gulper shark


GUQ



Centrophorus squamosus





Lemon sole


LEM



Microstomus kitt





Ling


LIN



Molva molva





Mackerel


MAC



Scomber scombrus





Mackerel icefish


ANI



Champsocephalus gunnari





Marbled rockcod


NOR



Notothenia rossii





Megrims


LEZ



Lepidorhombus spp.




Northern prawn


PRA



Pandalus borealis





Norway lobster


NEP



Nephrops norvegicus





Norway pout


NOP



Trisopterus esmarkii





Norwegian skate


JAD



Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis





Orange roughy


ORY



Hoplostethus atlanticus





Patagonian toothfish


TOP



Dissostichus eleginoides





Pelagic armourhead


EDW



Pseudopentaceros spp.




‘Penaeus’ shrimps


PEN



Penaeus spp.




Picked dogfish


DGS



Squalus acanthias





Plaice


PLE



Pleuronectes platessa





Pollack


POL



Pollachius pollachius





Porbeagle


POR



Lamna nasus





Portuguese dogfish


CYO



Centroscymnus coelolepis





Redfish


RED



Sebastes spp.




Roundnose grenadier


RNG



Coryphaenoides rupestris





Saithe


POK



Pollachius virens





Sandeels


SAN



Ammodytes spp.




Sandy ray


RJI



Raja circularis





Sardine


PIL



Sardina pilchardus





European seabass


BSS



Dicentrarchus labrax





Shagreen ray


RJF



Raja fullonica





Shortfin squid


SQI



Illex illecebrosus





Skates and rays


SRX



Rajiformes





Small-eyed ray


RJE



Raja microocellata





Smooth lanternshark


ETP



Etmopterus pusillus





Snow crab


PCR



Chionoecetes spp.




Sole


SOO



Solea spp.




South Georgia icefish


SGI



Pseudochaenichthys georgianus





Southern bluefin tuna


SBF



Thunnus maccoyii





Spotted ray


RJM



Raja montagui





Sprat


SPR



Sprattus sprattus





Squid


SQS



Martialia hyadesi





Starry ray


RJR



Amblyraja radiata





Swordfish


SWO



Xiphias gladius





Thornback ray


RJC



Raja clavata





Toothfish


TOT



Dissostichus spp.




Tope shark


GAG



Galeorhinus galeus





Turbot


TUR



Psetta maxima





Tusk


USK



Brosme brosme





Undulate ray


RJU



Raja undulata





Unicorn icefish


LIC



Channichthys rhinoceratus





White hake


HKW



Urophycis tenuis





White marlin


WHM



Tetrapturus albidus





White skate


RJA



Raja alba





Whiting


WHG



Merlangius merlangus





Witch flounder


WIT



Glyptocephalus cynoglossus





Yellowtail flounder


YEL



Limanda ferruginea







(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union 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).





ANNEX IA

SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 AND 14, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS













Species:



Sandeel and associated by-catches

Ammodytes spp.



Zone:



Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4 (1)





Denmark


0 (2)



 


 




United Kingdom


0 (2)



 


 




Germany


0 (2)



 


 




Sweden


0 (2)



 


 




Union


0


 


 




TAC


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





Special condition:

within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:





















Zone



:


Union waters of sandeel management areas








 


1r


2r and 3r


4


5r


6


7r




 


(SAN/234_1R)


(SAN/234_2R) for 2r; (SAN/234_3R) for 3r


(SAN/234_4)


(SAN/234_5R)


(SAN/234_6)


(SAN/234_7R)




Denmark


0


0


0


0


0


0




United Kingdom


0


0


0


0


0


0




Germany


0


0


0


0


0


0




Sweden


0


0


0


0


0


0




Union


0


0


0


0


0


0




Total


0


0


0


0


0


0























Species:



Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus




Zone:



Union and international waters of 1 and 2
(ARU/1/2.)




Germany


24


 


 




France


8


 


 




The Netherlands


19


 


 




United Kingdom


39


 


 




Union


90


 


 




TAC


90


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus




Zone:



Union waters of 3a and 4
(ARU/34-C)




Denmark


1 093 


 


 




Germany


11


 


 




France


8


 


 




Ireland


8


 


 




The Netherlands


51


 


 




Sweden


43


 


 




United Kingdom


20


 


 




Union


1 234 


 


 




TAC


1 234 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Greater silver smelt

Argentina silus




Zone:



Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7
(ARU/567.)




Germany


355


 


 




France


7


 


 




Ireland


329


 


 




The Netherlands


3 710 


 


 




United Kingdom


260


 


 




Union


4 661 


 


 




TAC


4 661 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Tusk

Brosme brosme




Zone:



Union and international waters of 1, 2 and 14
(USK/1214EI)




Germany


6 (3)



 


 




France


6 (3)



 


 




United Kingdom


6 (3)



 


 




Others


3 (3)



 


 




Union


21 (3)



 


 




TAC


21


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Tusk

Brosme brosme




Zone:



3a
(USK/3A/BCD)




Denmark


15


 


 




Sweden


8


 


 




Germany


8


 


 




Union


31


 


 




TAC


31


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Tusk

Brosme brosme




Zone:



Union waters of 4
(USK/04-C.)




Denmark


68


 


 




Germany


20


 


 




France


47


 


 




Sweden


7


 


 




United Kingdom


102


 


 




Others


7 (4)



 


 




Union


251


 


 




TAC


251


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Tusk

Brosme brosme




Zone:



Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7
(USK/567EI.)




Germany


17


 


 




Spain


60


 


 




France


705


 


 




Ireland


68


 


 




United Kingdom


340


 


 




Others


17 (5)



 


 




Union


1 207 


 


 




Norway


2 923  (6)
 (7)
 (8)
 (9)



 


 




TAC


4 130 


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Tusk

Brosme brosme




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 4
(USK/04-N.)




Belgium


0


 


 




Denmark


165


 


 




Germany


1


 


 




France


0


 


 




The Netherlands


0


 


 




United Kingdom


4


 


 




Union


170


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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

















Species:



Boarfish

Caproidae




Zone:



Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8
(BOR/678-)




Denmark


5 001 


 


 




Ireland


14 084 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 295 


 


 




Union


20 380 


 


 




TAC


20 380 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Herring (10)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



3a
(HER/03A.)




Denmark


20 255  (11)



 


 




Germany


324 (11)



 


 




Sweden


21 189  (11)



 


 




Union


41 768  (11)



 


 




Norway


6 459 


 


 




Faroe Islands


200 (12)



 


 




TAC


48 427 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies














Species:



Herring (13)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



Union and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30′ N
(HER/4AB.)




Denmark


111 299 


 


 




Germany


65 302 


 


 




France


27 114 


 


 




The Netherlands


70 776 


 


 




Sweden


6 105 


 


 




United Kingdom


79 381 


 


 




Union


359 977 


 


 




Faroe Islands


400


 


 




Norway


174 171  (14)



 


 




TAC


600 588 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies





Special condition:

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








 


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





Union


50 000 





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























Species:



Herring (16)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



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




Sweden


1 239  (16)



 


 




Union


1 239 


 


 




TAC


600 588 


 


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:



Herring (17)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



3a
(HER/03A-BC)




Denmark


5 692 


 


 




Germany


51


 


 




Sweden


916


 


 




Union


6 659 


 


 




TAC


6 659 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Herring (18)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



4, 7d and Union waters of 2a
(HER/2A47DX)




Belgium


48


 


 




Denmark


9 256 


 


 




Germany


48


 


 




France


48


 


 




The Netherlands


48


 


 




Sweden


45


 


 




United Kingdom


176


 


 




Union


9 669 


 


 




TAC


9 669 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Herring (19)


Clupea harengus




Zone:



4c, 7d (20)

(HER/4CXB7D)




Belgium


10 139  (21)



 


 




Denmark


1 718  (21)



 


 




Germany


1 008  (21)



 


 




France


16 644  (21)



 


 




The Netherlands


30 002  (21)



 


 




United Kingdom


6 529  (21)



 


 




Union


66 040 


 


 




TAC


600 588 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



Union and international waters of 5b, 6b and 6aN (22)

(HER/5B6ANB)




Germany


466 (23)



 


 




France


88 (23)



 


 




Ireland


630 (23)



 


 




The Netherlands


466 (23)



 


 




United Kingdom


2 520  (23)



 


 




Union


4 170  (23)



 


 




TAC


4 170 


 


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:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



6aS (24), 7b, 7c
(HER/6AS7BC)




Ireland


1 482 


 


 




The Netherlands


148


 


 




Union


1 630 


 


 




TAC


1 630 


 


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:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



6 Clyde (25)

(HER/06ACL.)




United Kingdom


To be established


 


 




Union


To be established (26)



 


 




TAC


To be established (26)



 


Precautionary TAC
Article 6(2) of this Regulation applies.

















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



7a (27)

(HER/07A/MM)




Ireland


1 826 


 


 




United Kingdom


5 190 


 


 




Union


7 016 


 


 




TAC


7 016 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



7e and 7f
(HER/7EF.)




France


465


 


 




United Kingdom


465


 


 




Union


930


 


 




TAC


930


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



7g (28), 7h (28), 7j (28) and 7k (28)

(HER/7G-K.)




Germany


113


 


 




France


625


 


 




Ireland


8 751 


 


 




The Netherlands


625


 


 




United Kingdom


13


 


 




Union


10 127 


 


 




TAC


10 127 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus




Zone:



8
(ANE/08.)




Spain


29 700 


 


 




France


3 300 


 


 




Union


33 000 


 


 




TAC


33 000 


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Anchovy

Engraulis encrasicolus




Zone:



9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(ANE/9/3411)




Spain


5 978 


 


 




Portugal


6 522 


 


 




Union


12 500 


 


 




TAC


12 500 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



Skagerrak
(COD/03AN.)




Belgium


20


 


 




Denmark


6 397 


 


 




Germany


160


 


 




The Netherlands


40


 


 




Sweden


1 119 


 


 




Union


7 736 


 


 




TAC


7 995 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



Kattegat
(COD/03AS.)




Denmark


389 (29)



 


 




Germany


8 (29)



 


 




Sweden


233 (29)



 


 




Union


630 (29)



 


 




TAC


630 (29)



 


Precautionary TAC














Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat
(COD/2A3AX4)




Belgium


1 275 


 


 




Denmark


7 327 


 


 




Germany


4 645 


 


 




France


1 575 


 


 




The Netherlands


4 140 


 


 




Sweden


49


 


 




United Kingdom


16 808 


 


 




Union


35 819 


 


 




Norway


7 337  (30)



 


 




TAC


43 156 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies





Special condition:

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








 


Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-)




Union


31 132 























Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



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




Sweden


382 (31)



 


 




Union


382


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12° 00′ W and of 12 and 14
(COD/5W6-14)




Belgium


0


 


 




Germany


1


 


 




France


12


 


 




Ireland


16


 


 




United Kingdom


45


 


 




Union


74


 


 




TAC


74


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



6a; Union and international waters of 5b east of 12° 00′ W
(COD/5BE6A)




Belgium


0


 


 




Germany


0


 


 




France


0


 


 




Ireland


0


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 




Union


0


 


 




TAC


0 (32)



 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



7a
(COD/07A.)




Belgium


9 (33)



 


 




France


25 (33)



 


 




Ireland


459 (33)



 


 




The Netherlands


2 (33)



 


 




United Kingdom


200 (33)



 


 




Union


695 (33)



 


 




TAC


695 (33)



 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(COD/7XAD34)




Belgium


121


 


 




France


1 984 


 


 




Ireland


757


 


 




The Netherlands


0


 


 




United Kingdom


214


 


 




Union


3 076 


 


 




TAC


3 076 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



7d
(COD/07D.)




Belgium


74


 


 




France


1 456 


 


 




The Netherlands


43


 


 




United Kingdom


160


 


 




Union


1 733 


 


 




TAC


1 733 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.



Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4
(LEZ/2AC4-C)




Belgium


8


 


 




Denmark


7


 


 




Germany


7


 


 




France


41


 


 




The Netherlands


33


 


 




United Kingdom


2 430 


 


 




Union


2 526 


 


 




TAC


2 526 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.



Zone:



Union and international waters of 5b; 6; international waters of 12 and 14
(LEZ/56-14)




Spain


617


 


 




France


2 407 


 


 




Ireland


704


 


 




United Kingdom


1 704 


 


 




Union


5 432 


 


 




TAC


5 432 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.



Zone:



7
(LEZ/07.)




Belgium


333 (34)



 


 




Spain


3 693  (35)



 


 




France


4 481  (35)



 


 




Ireland


2 038  (34)



 


 




United Kingdom


1 765  (34)



 


 




Union


12 310 


 


 




TAC


12 310 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.



Zone:



8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
(LEZ/8ABDE.)




Spain


674


 


 




France


544


 


 




Union


1 218 


 


 




TAC


1 218 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Megrims

Lepidorhombus spp.



Zone:



8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(LEZ/8C3411)




Spain


1 280 


 


 




France


64


 


 




Portugal


43


 


 




Union


1 387 


 


 




TAC


1 387 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4
(ANF/2AC4-C)




Belgium


573 (36)



 


 




Denmark


1 264  (36)



 


 




Germany


618 (36)



 


 




France


118 (36)



 


 




The Netherlands


434 (36)



 


 




Sweden


15 (36)



 


 




United Kingdom


13 203  (36)



 


 




Union


16 225  (36)



 


 




TAC


16 225 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 4
(ANF/04-N.)




Belgium


51


 


 




Denmark


1 305 


 


 




Germany


21


 


 




The Netherlands


18


 


 




United Kingdom


305


 


 




Union


1 700 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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

















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(ANF/56-14)




Belgium


330


 


 




Germany


377


 


 




Spain


353


 


 




France


4 059 


 


 




Ireland


918


 


 




The Netherlands


318


 


 




United Kingdom


2 825 


 


 




Union


9 180 


 


 




TAC


9 180 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



7
(ANF/07.)




Belgium


3 097  (37)



 


 




Germany


345 (37)



 


 




Spain


1 231  (37)



 


 




France


19 875  (37)



 


 




Ireland


2 540  (37)



 


 




The Netherlands


401 (37)



 


 




United Kingdom


6 027  (37)



 


 




Union


33 516  (37)



 


 




TAC


33 516  (37)



 


Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
(ANF/8ABDE.)




Spain


1 368 


 


 




France


7 612 


 


 




Union


8 980 


 


 




TAC


8 980 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Anglerfish

Lophiidae




Zone:



8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(ANF/8C3411)




Spain


3 296 


 


 




France


3


 


 




Portugal


656


 


 




Union


3 955 


 


 




TAC


3 955 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



3a
(HAD/3A/BCD)




Belgium


12


 


 




Denmark


2 070 


 


 




Germany


132


 


 




The Netherlands


2


 


 




Sweden


245


 


 




Union


2 461 


 


 




TAC


2 569 


 


Analytical TAC














Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



4; Union waters of 2a
(HAD/2AC4.)




Belgium


241


 


 




Denmark


1 657 


 


 




Germany


1 054 


 


 




France


1 837 


 


 




The Netherlands


181


 


 




Sweden


167


 


 




United Kingdom


27 324 


 


 




Union


32 461 


 


 




Norway


9 306 


 


 




TAC


41 767 


 


Analytical TAC





Special condition:

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








 


Norwegian waters of 4 (HAD/*04N-)




Union


24 146 























Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



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




Sweden


707 (38)



 


 




Union


707


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



Union and international waters of 6b, 12 and 14
(HAD/6B1214)




Belgium


12


 


 




Germany


40


 


 




France


546


 


 




Ireland


429


 


 




United Kingdom


4 136 


 


 




Union


5 163 


 


 




TAC


5 163 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



Union and international waters of 5b and 6a
(HAD/5BC6A.)




Belgium


5 (39)



 


 




Germany


6 (39)



 


 




France


257 (39)



 


 




Ireland


762


 


 




United Kingdom


3 624  (39)



 


 




Union


4 654  (39)



 


 




TAC


4 654  (39)



 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



7b-k, 8,9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(HAD/7X7A34)




Belgium


77


 


 




France


4 606 


 


 




Ireland


1 536 


 


 




United Kingdom


691


 


 




Union


6 910 


 


 




TAC


6 910 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



7a
(HAD/07A.)




Belgium


51


 


 




France


232


 


 




Ireland


1 388 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 536 


 


 




Union


3 207 


 


 




TAC


3 207 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



3a
(WHG/03A.)




Denmark


929


 


 




The Netherlands


3


 


 




Sweden


99


 


 




Union


1 031 


 


 




TAC


1 050 


 


Precautionary TAC














Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



4; Union waters of 2a
(WHG/2AC4.)




Belgium


442


 


 




Denmark


1 912 


 


 




Germany


497


 


 




France


2 873 


 


 




The Netherlands


1 105 


 


 




Sweden


4


 


 




United Kingdom


13 818 


 


 




Union


20 651 


 


 




Norway


1 406  (40)



 


 




TAC


22 057 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies





Special condition:

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








 


Norwegian waters of 4 (WHG/*04N-)




Union


13 991 























Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(WHG/56-14)




Germany


1 (41)



 


 




France


26 (41)



 


 




Ireland


64 (41)



 


 




United Kingdom


122 (41)



 


 




Union


213 (41)



 


 




TAC


213 (41)



 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



7a
(WHG/07A.)




Belgium


0


 


 




France


3


 


 




Ireland


46


 


 




The Netherlands


0


 


 




United Kingdom


31


 


 




Union


80


 


 




TAC


80


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k
(WHG/7X7A-C)




Belgium


217


 


 




France


13 328 


 


 




Ireland


6 176 


 


 




The Netherlands


108


 


 




United Kingdom


2 384 


 


 




Union


22 213 


 


 




TAC


22 213 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Whiting

Merlangius merlangus




Zone:



8
(WHG/08.)




Spain


1 016 


 


 




France


1 524 


 


 




Union


2 540 


 


 




TAC


2 540 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Whiting and pollack

Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



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




Sweden


190 (42)



 


 




Union


190


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Hake

Merluccius merluccius




Zone:



3a
(HKE/3A/BCD)




Denmark


2 890  (43)



 


 




Sweden


246 (43)



 


 




Union


3 136 


 


 




TAC


3 136  (44)



 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Hake

Merluccius merluccius




Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4
(HKE/2AC4-C)




Belgium


52 (45)



 


 




Denmark


2 112  (45)



 


 




Germany


242 (45)



 


 




France


468 (45)



 


 




The Netherlands


121 (45)



 


 




United Kingdom


658 (45)



 


 




Union


3 653  (45)



 


 




TAC


3 653  (46)



 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies














Species:



Hake

Merluccius merluccius




Zone:



6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(HKE/571214)




Belgium


575 (47)



 


 




Spain


18 434 


 


 




France


28 468  (47)



 


 




Ireland


3 449 


 


 




The Netherlands


371 (47)



 


 




United Kingdom


11 239  (47)



 


 




Union


62 536 


 


 




TAC


62 536  (48)



 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies





Special condition:

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








 


8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (HKE/*8ABDE)




Belgium


74




Spain


2 974 




France


2 974 




Ireland


372




The Netherlands


37




United Kingdom


1 673 




Union


8 104 




















Species:



Hake

Merluccius merluccius




Zone:



8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
(HKE/8ABDE.)




Belgium


19 (49)



 


 




Spain


13 065 


 


 




France


29 338 


 


 




The Netherlands


38 (49)



 


 




Union


42 460 


 


 




TAC


42 460  (50)



 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies





Special condition:

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








 


6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (HKE/*57-14)




Belgium


4




Spain


3 784 




France


6 812 




The Netherlands


11




Union


10 611 























Species:



Hake

Merluccius merluccius




Zone:



8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(HKE/8C3411)




Spain


5 924 


 


 




France


569


 


 




Portugal


2 765 


 


 




Union


9 258 


 


 




TAC


9 258 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 2 and 4
(WHB/24-N.)




Denmark


0


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 




Union


0


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou




Zone:



Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14
(WHB/1X14)




Denmark


61 277  (51)



 


 




Germany


23 825  (51)



 


 




Spain


51 949  (51)
 (52)



 


 




France


42 644  (51)



 


 




Ireland


47 451  (51)



 


 




The Netherlands


74 720  (51)



 


 




Portugal


4 826  (51)
 (53)



 


 




Sweden


15 158  (51)



 


 




United Kingdom


79 513  (51)



 


 




Union


401 363  (51)
 (53)



 


 




Norway


110 000 


 


 




Faroe Islands


10 000 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou




Zone:



8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(WHB/8C3411)




Spain


42 778 


 


 




Portugal


10 695 


 


 




Union


53 473  (54)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou




Zone:



Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30′ N and 7 west of 12° W
(WHB/24A567)




Norway


227 975  (55)
 (56)



 


 




Faroe Islands


21 500  (57)
 (58)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Lemon sole and witch flounder

Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus




Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4
(L/W/2AC4-C)




Belgium


346


 


 




Denmark


953


 


 




Germany


122


 


 




France


261


 


 




The Netherlands


794


 


 




Sweden


11


 


 




United Kingdom


3 904 


 


 




Union


6 391 


 


 




TAC


6 391 


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Blue ling

Molva dypterygia




Zone:



Union and international waters of 5b, 6, 7
(BLI/5B67-)




Germany


110


 


 




Estonia


17


 


 




Spain


347


 


 




France


7 908 


 


 




Ireland


30


 


 




Lithuania


7


 


 




Poland


3


 


 




United Kingdom


2 011 


 


 




Others


30 (59)



 


 




Union


10 463 


 


 




Norway


150 (60)



 


 




Faroe Islands


150 (61)



 


 




TAC


10 763 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Blue ling

Molva dypterygia




Zone:



International waters of 12
(BLI/12INT-)




Estonia


1 (62)



 


 




Spain


273 (62)



 


 




France


7 (62)



 


 




Lithuania


2 (62)



 


 




United Kingdom


2 (62)



 


 




Others


1 (62)



 


 




Union


286 (62)



 


 




TAC


286 (62)



 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Blue ling

Molva dypterygia




Zone:



Union and international waters of 2 and 4
(BLI/24-)




Denmark


4


 


 




Germany


4


 


 




Ireland


4


 


 




France


23


 


 




United Kingdom


14


 


 




Others


4 (63)



 


 




Union


53


 


 




TAC


53


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Blue ling

Molva dypterygia




Zone:



Union and international waters of 3a
(BLI/03-)




Denmark


3


 


 




Germany


2


 


 




Sweden


3


 


 




Union


8


 


 




TAC


8


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



Union and international waters of 1 and 2
(LIN/1/2.)




Denmark


8


 


 




Germany


8


 


 




France


8


 


 




United Kingdom


8


 


 




Others


4 (64)



 


 




Union


36


 


 




TAC


36


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



3a
(LIN/3A/BCD)




Belgium


6 (65)



 


 




Denmark


50


 


 




Germany


6 (65)



 


 




Sweden


19


 


 




United Kingdom


6 (65)



 


 




Union


87


 


 




TAC


87


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



Union waters of 4
(LIN/04-C.)




Belgium


25


 


 




Denmark


385


 


 




Germany


238


 


 




France


214


 


 




The Netherlands


8


 


 




Sweden


16


 


 




United Kingdom


2 957 


 


 




Union


3 843 


 


 




TAC


3 843 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



Union and international waters of 5
(LIN/05EI.)




Belgium


9


 


 




Denmark


6


 


 




Germany


6


 


 




France


6


 


 




United Kingdom


6


 


 




Union


33


 


 




TAC


33


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



Union and international waters of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14
(LIN/6X14.)




Belgium


48 (66)



 


 




Denmark


8 (66)



 


 




Germany


173 (66)



 


 




Spain


3 498 


 


 




France


3 730  (66)



 


 




Ireland


935


 


 




Portugal


8


 


 




United Kingdom


4 296  (66)



 


 




Union


12 696 


 


 




Norway


7 500  (67)
 (68)
 (69)



 


 




Faroe Islands


200 (70)
 (71)



 


 




TAC


20 396 


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Ling

Molva molva




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 4
(LIN/04-N.)




Belgium


9


 


 




Denmark


1 187 


 


 




Germany


33


 


 




France


13


 


 




The Netherlands


2


 


 




United Kingdom


106


 


 




Union


1 350 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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

















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



3a
(NEP/3A/BCD)




Denmark


8 626 


 


 




Germany


25


 


 




Sweden


3 087 


 


 




Union


11 738 


 


 




TAC


11 738 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4
(NEP/2AC4-C)




Belgium


1 282 


 


 




Denmark


1 282 


 


 




Germany


19


 


 




France


38


 


 




The Netherlands


660


 


 




United Kingdom


21 237 


 


 




Union


24 518 


 


 




TAC


24 518 


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 4
(NEP/04-N.)




Denmark


758


 


 




Germany


0


 


 




United Kingdom


42


 


 




Union


800


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



6; Union and international waters of 5b
(NEP/5BC6.)




Spain


25


 


 




France


98


 


 




Ireland


164


 


 




United Kingdom


11 842 


 


 




Union


12 129 


 


 




TAC


12 129 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



7
(NEP/07.)




Spain


1 745  (72)



 


 




France


7 074  (72)



 


 




Ireland


10 729  (72)



 


 




United Kingdom


9 543  (72)



 


 




Union


29 091  (72)



 


 




TAC


29 091  (72)



 


Analytical TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
(NEP/8ABDE.)




Spain


217


 


 




France


3 397 


 


 




Union


3 614 


 


 




TAC


3 614 


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



8c
(NEP/08C.)




Spain


0


 


 




France


0


 


 




Union


0


 


 




TAC


0


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus




Zone:



9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(NEP/9/3411)




Spain


95 (73)



 


 




Portugal


286 (73)



 


 




Union


381 (73)
 (74)



 


 




TAC


381 (74)



 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



3a
(PRA/03A.)




Denmark


2 545 


 


 




Sweden


1 371 


 


 




Union


3 916 


 


 




TAC


7 333 


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4
(PRA/2AC4-C)




Denmark


1 453 


 


 




The Netherlands


14


 


 




Sweden


59


 


 




United Kingdom


431


 


 




Union


1 957 


 


 




TAC


1 957 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



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




Denmark


211


 


 




Sweden


123 (75)



 


 




Union


334


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



‘Penaeus’ shrimps

Penaeus spp.



Zone:



French Guiana waters
(PEN/FGU.)




France


to be established (76)



 


 




Union


to be established (76)
 (77)



 


 




TAC


to be established (76)
 (77)



 


Precautionary TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



Skagerrak
(PLE/03AN.)




Belgium


92


 


 




Denmark


11 946 


 


 




Germany


61


 


 




The Netherlands


2 297 


 


 




Sweden


640


 


 




Union


15 036 


 


 




TAC


15 343 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



Kattegat
(PLE/03AS.)




Denmark


1 320 


 


 




Germany


15


 


 




Sweden


148


 


 




Union


1 483 


 


 




TAC


1 483 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies














Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat
(PLE/2A3AX4)




Belgium


6 447 


 


 




Denmark


20 952 


 


 




Germany


6 044 


 


 




France


1 209 


 


 




The Netherlands


40 290 


 


 




United Kingdom


29 816 


 


 




Union


104 758 


 


 




Norway


7 885 


 


 




TAC


112 643 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies





Special condition:

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








 


Norwegian waters of 4 (PLE/*04N-)




Union


42 986 























Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(PLE/56-14)




France


9


 


 




Ireland


261


 


 




United Kingdom


388


 


 




Union


658


 


 




TAC


658


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



7a
(PLE/07A.)




Belgium


46


 


 




France


20


 


 




Ireland


1 255 


 


 




The Netherlands


14


 


 




United Kingdom


458


 


 




Union


1 793 


 


 




TAC


1 793 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



7b and 7c
(PLE/7BC.)




France


11


 


 




Ireland


63


 


 




Union


74


 


 




TAC


74


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



7d and 7e
(PLE/7DE.)




Belgium


1 695 


 


 




France


5 651 


 


 




United Kingdom


3 014 


 


 




Union


10 360 


 


 




TAC


10 360 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



7f and 7g
(PLE/7FG.)




Belgium


82


 


 




France


148


 


 




Ireland


204


 


 




United Kingdom


77


 


 




Union


511


 


 




TAC


511


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



7h, 7j and 7k
(PLE/7HJK.)




Belgium


8


 


 




France


16


 


 




Ireland


56


 


 




The Netherlands


32


 


 




United Kingdom


16


 


 




Union


128


 


 




TAC


128


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Plaice

Pleuronectes platessa




Zone:



8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(PLE/8/3411)




Spain


66


 


 




France


263


 


 




Portugal


66


 


 




Union


395


 


 




TAC


395


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Pollack

Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(POL/56-14)




Spain


6


 


 




France


190


 


 




Ireland


56


 


 




United Kingdom


145


 


 




Union


397


 


 




TAC


397


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Pollack

Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



7
(POL/07.)




Belgium


378 (78)



 


 




Spain


23 (78)



 


 




France


8 712  (78)



 


 




Ireland


929 (78)



 


 




United Kingdom


2 121  (78)



 


 




Union


12 163  (78)



 


 




TAC


12 163 


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Pollack

Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
(POL/8ABDE.)




Spain


252


 


 




France


1 230 


 


 




Union


1 482 


 


 




TAC


1 482 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Pollack

Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



8c
(POL/08C.)




Spain


208


 


 




France


23


 


 




Union


231


 


 




TAC


231


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Pollack

Pollachius pollachius




Zone:



9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(POL/9/3411)




Spain


273 (79)



 


 




Portugal


9 (79)
 (80)



 


 




Union


282 (79)



 


 




TAC


282 (80)



 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



3a and 4; Union waters of 2a
(POK/2C3A4)




Belgium


37


 


 




Denmark


4 365 


 


 




Germany


11 024 


 


 




France


25 943 


 


 




The Netherlands


110


 


 




Sweden


600


 


 




United Kingdom


8 452 


 


 




Union


50 531 


 


 




Norway


55 262  (81)



 


 




TAC


105 793 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



6; Union and international waters of 5b, 12 and 14
(POK/56-14)




Germany


534


 


 




France


5 305 


 


 




Ireland


428


 


 




United Kingdom


3 308 


 


 




Union


9 575 


 


 




Norway


640 (82)



 


 




TAC


10 215 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



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




Sweden


880 (83)



 


 




Union


880


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



7, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(POK/7/3411)




Belgium


6


 


 




France


1 245 


 


 




Ireland


1 491 


 


 




United Kingdom


434


 


 




Union


3 176 


 


 




TAC


3 176 


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Turbot and brill

Psetta maxima and Scophthalmus rhombus




Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4
(T/B/2AC4-C)




Belgium


521


 


 




Denmark


1 113 


 


 




Germany


284


 


 




France


134


 


 




The Netherlands


3 945 


 


 




Sweden


8


 


 




United Kingdom


1 097 


 


 




Union


7 102 


 


 




TAC


7 102 


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajiformes




Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4
(SRX/2AC4-C)




Belgium


278 (84)
 (85)
 (86)
 (87)



 


 




Denmark


11 (84)
 (85)
 (86)



 


 




Germany


14 (84)
 (85)
 (86)



 


 




France


44 (84)
 (85)
 (86)
 (87)



 


 




The Netherlands


237 (84)
 (85)
 (86)
 (87)



 


 




United Kingdom


1 070  (84)
 (85)
 (86)
 (87)



 


 




Union


1 654  (84)
 (86)



 


 




TAC


1 654  (86)



 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajiformes




Zone:



Union waters of 3a
(SRX/03A-C.)




Denmark


37 (88)



 


 




Sweden


10 (88)



 


 




Union


47 (88)



 


 




TAC


47


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajiformes




Zone:



Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k
(SRX/67AKXD)




Belgium


876 (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




Estonia


5 (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




France


3 929  (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




Germany


12 (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




Ireland


1 266  (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




Lithuania


20 (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




The Netherlands


4 (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




Portugal


22 (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




Spain


1 058  (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




United Kingdom


2 507  (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




Union


9 699  (89)
 (90)
 (91)
 (92)



 


 




TAC


9 699  (91)
 (92)



 


Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajiformes




Zone:



Union waters of 7d
(SRX/07D.)




Belgium


115 (93)
 (94)
 (95)
 (96)



 


 




France


963 (93)
 (94)
 (95)
 (96)



 


 




The Netherlands


6 (93)
 (94)
 (95)
 (96)



 


 




United Kingdom


192 (93)
 (94)
 (95)
 (96)



 


 




Union


1 276  (93)
 (94)
 (95)
 (96)



 


 




TAC


1 276  (96)



 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Skates and rays

Rajiformes




Zone:



Union waters of 8 and 9
(SRX/89-C.)




Belgium


9 (97)
 (98)



 


 




France


1 640  (97)
 (98)



 


 




Portugal


1 330  (97)
 (98)



 


 




Spain


1 338  (97)
 (98)



 


 




United Kingdom


9 (97)
 (98)



 


 




Union


4 326  (97)
 (98)



 


 




TAC


4 326  (98)



 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4; Union and international waters of 5b and 6
(GHL/2A-C46)




Denmark


16


 


 




Germany


28


 


 




Estonia


16


 


 




Spain


16


 


 




France


259


 


 




Ireland


16


 


 




Lithuania


16


 


 




Poland


16


 


 




United Kingdom


1 017 


 


 




Union


1 400 


 


 




Norway


1 100  (99)



 


 




TAC


2 500 


 


Analytical TAC


















Species:



Mackerel

Scomber scombrus




Zone:



3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32
(MAC/2A34.)




Belgium


519 (100)
 (101)



 


 




Denmark


17 836  (100)
 (101)



 


 




Germany


541 (100)
 (101)



 


 




France


1 635  (100)
 (101)



 


 




The Netherlands


1 646  (100)
 (101)



 


 




Sweden


4 991  (100)
 (101)
 (102)



 


 




United Kingdom


1 525  (100)
 (101)



 


 




Union


28 693  (100)
 (101)
 (102)



 


 




Norway


169 248  (103)



 


 




TAC


816 797 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies





Special condition:

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












 


3a


3a and 4bc


4b


4c


6, international waters of 2a, from 1 January to 15 February 2018 and from 1 September to 31 December 2018




 


(MAC/*03A.)


(MAC/*3A4BC)


(MAC/*04B.)


(MAC/*04C.)


(MAC/*2A6.)




Denmark


0


4 130 


0


0


10 702 




France


0


490


0


0


0




The Netherlands


0


490


0


0


0




Sweden


0


0


390


10


2 782 




United Kingdom


0


490


0


0


0




Norway


3 000 


0


0


0


0






















Species:



Mackerel

Scomber scombrus




Zone:



6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14
(MAC/2CX14-)




Germany


20 743 


 


 




Spain


22


 


 




Estonia


172


 


 




France


13 830 


 


 




Ireland


69 141 


 


 




Latvia


127


 


 




Lithuania


127


 


 




The Netherlands


30 249 


 


 




Poland


1 460 


 


 




United Kingdom


190 143 


 


 




Union


326 014 


 


 




Norway


14 609  (104)
 (105)



 


 




Faroe Islands


30 877  (106)



 


 




TAC


816 797 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies





Special condition:

within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods:










 


Union waters of 2a; Union and Norwegian waters of 4a. During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2018 and from 1 September to 31 December 2018


Norwegian waters of 2a


Faroese waters




 


(MAC/*4A-EN)


(MAC/*2AN-)


(MAC/*FRO2)




Germany


12 518 


1 688 


1 723 




France


8 346 


1 124 


1 149 




Ireland


41 729 


5 628 


5 744 




The Netherlands


18 256 


2 461 


2 513 




United Kingdom


114 759 


15 480 


15 798 




Union


195 608 


26 381 


26 927 




















Species:



Mackerel

Scomber scombrus




Zone:



8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(MAC/8C3411)




Spain


30 746  (107)



 


 




France


204 (107)



 


 




Portugal


6 355  (107)



 


 




Union


37 305 


 


 




TAC


816 797 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies





Special condition:

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








 


8b (MAC/*08B.)




Spain


2 582 




France


17




Portugal


534























Species:



Mackerel

Scomber scombrus




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a
(MAC/2A4A-N)




Denmark


12 803 


 


 




Union


12 803 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



3a; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-24
(SOL/3A/BCD)




Denmark


376


 


 




Germany


22 (108)



 


 




The Netherlands


36 (108)



 


 




Sweden


14


 


 




Union


448


 


 




TAC


448


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4
(SOL/24-C.)




Belgium


1 307 


 


 




Denmark


597


 


 




Germany


1 046 


 


 




France


261


 


 




The Netherlands


11 801 


 


 




United Kingdom


672


 


 




Union


15 684 


 


 




Norway


10 (109)



 


 




TAC


15 694 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(SOL/56-14)




Ireland


46


 


 




United Kingdom


11


 


 




Union


57


 


 




TAC


57


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



7a
(SOL/07A.)




Belgium


10 (110)



 


 




France


0 (110)



 


 




Ireland


17 (110)



 


 




The Netherlands


3 (110)



 


 




United Kingdom


10 (110)



 


 




Union


40 (110)



 


 




TAC


40 (110)



 


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:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



7b and 7c
(SOL/7BC.)




France


6


 


 




Ireland


36


 


 




Union


42


 


 




TAC


42


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



7d
(SOL/07D.)




Belgium


917


 


 




France


1 833 


 


 




United Kingdom


655


 


 




Union


3 405 


 


 




TAC


3 405 


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



7e
(SOL/07E.)




Belgium


42


 


 




France


453


 


 




United Kingdom


707


 


 




Union


1 202 


 


 




TAC


1 202 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



7f and 7g
(SOL/7FG.)




Belgium


574


 


 




France


58


 


 




Ireland


29


 


 




United Kingdom


259


 


 




Union


920


 


 




TAC


920


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



7h, 7j and 7k
(SOL/7HJK.)




Belgium


32


 


 




France


64


 


 




Ireland


171


 


 




The Netherlands


51


 


 




United Kingdom


64


 


 




Union


382


 


 




TAC


382


 


Precautionary TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Common sole

Solea solea




Zone:



8a and 8b
(SOL/8AB.)




Belgium


45


 


 




Spain


8


 


 




France


3 319 


 


 




The Netherlands


249


 


 




Union


3 621 


 


 




TAC


3 621 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Sole

Solea spp.




Zone:



8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(SOO/8CDE34)




Spain


403


 


 




Portugal


669


 


 




Union


1 072 


 


 




TAC


1 072 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Sprat and associated by-catches

Sprattus sprattus




Zone:



3a
(SPR/03A.)




Denmark


17 840  (111)



 


 




Germany


37 (111)



 


 




Sweden


6 750  (111)



 


 




Union


24 627 


 


 




TAC


26 624 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Sprat and associated by-catches

Sprattus sprattus




Zone:



Union waters of 2a and 4
(SPR/2AC4-C)




Belgium


0 (112)
 (113)



 


 




Denmark


0 (112)
 (113)



 


 




Germany


0 (112)
 (113)



 


 




France


0 (112)
 (113)



 


 




The Netherlands


0 (112)
 (113)



 


 




Sweden


0 (112)
 (113)
 (114)



 


 




United Kingdom


0 (112)
 (113)



 


 




Union


0 (112)



 


 




Norway


0 (112)



 


 




Faroe Islands


0 (112)
 (115)



 


 




TAC


0 (112)



 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Sprat

Sprattus sprattus




Zone:



7d and 7e
(SPR/7DE.)




Belgium


16


 


 




Denmark


1 071 


 


 




Germany


16


 


 




France


231


 


 




The Netherlands


231


 


 




United Kingdom


1 731 


 


 




Union


3 296 


 


 




TAC


3 296 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Picked dogfish

Squalus acanthias




Zone:



Union and international waters of 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14
(DGS/15X14)




Belgium


20 (116)



 


 




Germany


4 (116)



 


 




Spain


10 (116)



 


 




France


83 (116)



 


 




Ireland


53 (116)



 


 




The Netherlands


0 (116)



 


 




Portugal


0 (116)



 


 




United Kingdom


100 (116)



 


 




Union


270 (116)



 


 




TAC


270 (116)



 


Precautionary TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Horse mackerel and associated by-catches

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d
(JAX/4BC7D)




Belgium


14 (117)



 


 




Denmark


5 985  (117)



 


 




Germany


529 (117)
 (118)



 


 




Spain


111 (117)



 


 




France


497 (117)
 (118)



 


 




Ireland


376 (117)



 


 




The Netherlands


3 604  (117)
 (118)



 


 




Portugal


13 (117)



 


 




Sweden


75 (117)



 


 




United Kingdom


1 425  (117)
 (118)



 


 




Union


12 629 


 


 




Norway


2 550  (119)



 


 




TAC


15 179 


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Horse mackerel and associated by-catches

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



Union waters of 2a, 4a; 6, 7a-c,7e-k, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(JAX/2A-14)




Denmark


9 861  (120)
 (122)



 


 




Germany


7 694  (120)
 (121)
 (122)



 


 




Spain


10 494  (122)
 (124)



 


 




France


3 960  (120)
 (121)
 (122)
 (124)



 


 




Ireland


25 625  (120)
 (122)



 


 




The Netherlands


30 871  (120)
 (121)
 (122)



 


 




Portugal


1 011  (122)
 (124)



 


 




Sweden


675 (120)
 (122)



 


 




United Kingdom


9 279  (120)
 (121)
 (122)



 


 




Union


99 470 


 


 




Faroe Islands


1 600  (123)



 


 




TAC


101 070 


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



8c
(JAX/08C.)




Spain


14 335  (125)



 


 




France


248


 


 




Portugal


1 417  (125)



 


 




Union


16 000 


 


 




TAC


16 000 


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.



Zone:



9
(JAX/09.)




Spain


14 373  (126)



 


 




Portugal


41 182  (126)



 


 




Union


55 555 


 


 




TAC


55 555 


 


Analytical TAC
Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.


Zone:


10; Union waters of CECAF (127)

(JAX/X34PRT)




Portugal


To be established


 


 




Union


To be established (128)



 


 




TAC


To be established (128)



 


Precautionary TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.


Zone:


Union waters of CECAF (129)

(JAX/341PRT)




Portugal


To be established


 


 




Union


To be established (130)



 


 




TAC


To be established (130)



 


Precautionary TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Horse mackerel

Trachurus spp.


Zone:


Union waters of CECAF (131)

(JAX/341SPN)




Spain


To be established


 


 




Union


To be established (132)



 


 




TAC


To be established (132)



 


Precautionary TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation applies

















Species:



Norway pout and associated by-catches

Trisopterus esmarkii




Zone:



3a; Union waters of 2a and 4
(NOP/2A3A4.)




Denmark


54 949  (133)



 


 




Germany


11 (133)
 (134)



 


 




The Netherlands


40 (133)
 (134)



 


 




Union


55 000  (133)
 (135)



 


 




Norway


15 000  (136)



 


 




Faroe Islands


6 000  (137)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Norway pout and associated by-catches

Trisopterus esmarkii




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 4
(NOP/04-N.)




Denmark


0


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 




Union


0


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Industrial fish



Zone:



Norwegian waters of 4
(I/F/04-N.)




Sweden


800 (138)
 (139)



 


 




Union


800


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Other species



Zone:



Union waters of 5b, 6 and 7
(OTH/5B67-C)




Union


Not relevant


 


 




Norway


250 (140)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Other species



Zone:



Norwegian waters of 4
(OTH/04-N.)




Belgium


55


 


 




Denmark


4 999 


 


 




Germany


564


 


 




France


232


 


 




The Netherlands


400


 


 




Sweden


Not relevant (141)



 


 




United Kingdom


3 750 


 


 




Union


10 000  (142)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Other species



Zone:



Union waters of 2a, 4 and 6a north of 56° 30′ N
(OTH/2A46AN)




Union


Not relevant


 


 




Norway


5 750  (143)
 (144)



 


 




Faroe Islands


150 (145)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Precautionary TAC






(1)  Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

(2)  Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4). By-catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

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

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

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

(6)  To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (USK/*24X7C).

(7)  Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in 5b, 6 and 7. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 5b, 6 and 7 shall not exceed the following amount, in tonnes (OTH/*5B67): 3 000.
By-catch of cod under this provision may not be more than 5 %.

(8)  Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7:






Ling (LIN/*5B67-)


7 500 




Tusk (USK/*5B67-)


2 923 .





(9)  The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000
         

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

(11)  Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*04-C.).

(12)  May only be fished in the Skagerrak (HER/*03AN.).

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

(14)  Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Within the limit of this quota, no more than the following amount may be taken in Union waters of 4a and 4b (HER/*4AB-C): 50 000.

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

(16)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.

(17)  Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

(18)  Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

(19)  Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

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

(21)  Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in 4b (HER/*04B.).

(22)  Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone 6a which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7° W and north of the parallel of latitude 55° N, or west of the meridian of longitude 7° W and north of the parallel of latitude 56° N, excluding the Clyde.

(23)  It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the ICES zones subject to this TAC that lies between 56° N and 57° 30′ N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom's territorial sea.

(24)  Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56° 00′ N and west of 07° 00′ W.

(25)  Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between:






—


the Mull of Kintyre (55° 17,9′ N, 05° 47,8′ W);










—


a point at position (55° 04′ N, 05° 23′ W); and










—


Corsewall Point (55° 00,5′ N, 05° 09,4′ W).





(26)  Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of the United Kingdom.

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






—


to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N;










—


to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N;










—


to the west by the coast of Ireland;










—


to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.





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






—


to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N;










—


to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N;










—


to the west by the coast of Ireland;










—


to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.





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

(30)  May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

(31)  By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.

(32)  By-catch of cod in the area covered by this TAC may be landed provided that it does not comprise more than 1,5 % of the live weight of the total catch retained on board per fishing trip. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation.

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

(34)  5 % of this quota may be used in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole.

(35)  5 % of this quota may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE).

(36)  Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

(37)  Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).

(38)  By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.

(39)  Not more than 10 % of this quota may be fished in 4; Union waters of 2a (HAD/*2AC4.).

(40)  May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

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

(42)  By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.

(43)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

(44)  Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: 111 785
         

(45)  Not more than 10 % of this quota may be used for by-catch in 3a (HKE/*03A.).

(46)  Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: 111 785.

(47)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

(48)  Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: 111 785.

(49)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to 4 and Union waters of 2a. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

(50)  Within the following overall TAC for the northern stock of hake: 111 785.

(51)  Special condition: within a total access quantity of 21 500 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 9,2 %.

(52)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

(53)  Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 227 975.

(54)  Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 227 975.

(55)  To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.

(56)  Special condition: the catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 40 000.
This catch limit in 4a amounts to the following percentage of Norway's access quota: 18 %.

(57)  To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.

(58)  Special conditions: may also be fished in 6b (WHB/*06B-C). The catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 5 375.

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

(60)  To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (BLI/*24X7C).

(61)  By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in Union waters of 6a north of 56° 30′ N and 6b. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation.

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

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

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

(65)  Quota may be fished in Union waters of 3a only.

(66)  Special condition: not more than 15 % of this quota may be fished in Union waters of 4 (LIN/*04-C.).

(67)  Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in 5b, 6 and 7. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 5b, 6 and 7 shall not exceed the following amount, in tonnes (OTH/*6X14.): 3 000.
By-catch of cod under this provision may not be more than 5 %.

(68)  Including tusk. The quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7, and they amount to:






Ling (LIN/*5B67-)


7 500 




Tusk (USK/*5B67-)


2 923 .





(69)  The ling and tusk quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000.

(70)  Including tusk. To be fished in 6b and 6a north of 56° 30′ N (LIN/*6BAN.).

(71)  Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in 6a and 6b. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 6a and 6b shall not exceed the following amount, in tonnes (OTH/*6AB.): 75.

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






 


Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7 (NEP/*07U16):




Spain


825




France


516




Ireland


992




United Kingdom


401




Union


2 734 





(73)  Of which no more than 6 % may be taken in Functional Units 26 and 27 of ICES division 9a (NEP/*9U267).

(74)  Within the limits of the abovementioned TAC, no more than the following amount may be taken in Functional Unit 30 of ICES division 9a (NEP/*9U30): 100.

(75)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for those species.

(76)  Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.

(77)  Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France.

(78)  Special condition: of which up to 2 % may be fished in: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (POL/*8ABDE).

(79)  Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 8c (POL/*08C.).

(80)  In addition to this TAC, Portugal may fish quantities of pollack not exceeding 98 tonnes (POL/93411P).

(81)  May only be taken in Union waters of 4 and in 3a (POK/*3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

(82)  To be fished north of 56° 30′ N (POK/*5614N).

(83)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for those species.

(84)  Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of 4 (RJH/04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.

(85)  By-catch quota. Those species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

(86)  Shall not apply to blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of 2a and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) in Union waters of 2a and 4. When accidentally caught, those species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

(87)  Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in Union waters of 7d (SRX/*07D2.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D2.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D2.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D2.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D2.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata).

(88)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03A-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03A-C.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03A-C.) shall be reported separately.

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

(90)  Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 7d (SRX/*07D.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D.), sandy ray (Raja circularis) (RJI/*07D.) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/*07D.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata).

(91)  Shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata), except in Union waters of 7f and 7g. When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of small-eyed ray in Union waters of 7f and 7g (RJE/7FG.) provided below may be taken:










Species:



Small-eyed ray

Raja microocellata




Zone:



Union waters of 7f and 7g
(RJE/7FG)




Belgium


14


 


 




Estonia


0


 


 




France


63


 


 




Germany


0


 


 




Ireland


20


 


 




Lithuania


0


 


 




The Netherlands


0


 


 




Portugal


0


 


 




Spain


17


 


 




United Kingdom


40


 


 




Union


154


 


 




TAC


154


 


Precautionary TAC





Special condition:

of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 7d and reported under the following code: (RJE/*07D.). This special condition is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.





(92)  Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in area 7e may only be landed whole or gutted. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the following code: (RJU/07E.). Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken:










Species:



Undulate ray

Raja undulata




Zone:



Union waters of 7e
(RJU/07E.)




Belgium


15


 


 




Estonia


0


 


 




France


65


 


 




Germany


0


 


 




Ireland


21


 


 




Lithuania


0


 


 




The Netherlands


0


 


 




Portugal


0


 


 




Spain


18


 


 




United Kingdom


42


 


 




Union


161


 


 




TAC


161


 


Precautionary TAC





Special condition:

of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 7d and reported under the following code: (RJU/*07D.). This special condition is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.





(93)  Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/07D.) shall be reported separately.

(94)  Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k (SRX/*67AKD). Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*67AKD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*67AKD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*67AKD) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*67AKD) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and to undulate ray (Raja undulata).

(95)  Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in Union waters of 2a and 4 (SRX/*2AC4C). Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of 4 (RJH/*04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*2AC4C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*2AC4C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*2AC4C) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata).

(96)  Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in the area covered by this TAC may only be landed whole or gutted. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the following code: (RJU/07D.). Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken:










Species:



Undulate ray

Raja undulata




Zone:



Union waters of 7d
(RJU/07D.)




Belgium


2


 


 




France


14


 


 




The Netherlands


0


 


 




United Kingdom


3


 


 




Union


19


 


 




TAC


19


 


Precautionary TAC





Special condition:

of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 7e and reported under the following code: (RJU/*07E.). This special condition is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.





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

(98)  Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in subareas 8 and 9 may only be landed whole or gutted. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. The above provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the codes indicated in the tables below. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken:










Species:



Undulate ray

Raja undulata




Zone:



Union waters of 8
(RJU/8-C.)




Belgium


0


 


 




France


12


 


 




Portugal


9


 


 




Spain


9


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 




Union


30


 


 




TAC


30


 


Precautionary TAC














Species:



Undulate ray

Raja undulata




Zone:



Union waters of 9
(RJU/9-C.)




Belgium


0


 


 




France


18


 


 




Portugal


15


 


 




Spain


15


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 




Union


48


 


 




TAC


48


 


Precautionary TAC





(99)  To be taken in Union waters of 2a and 6. In 6 this quantity may only be fished with long-lines (GHL/*2A6-C).

(100)  Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may also be taken in the two following zones:







 


Norwegian waters of 2a (MAC/*02AN-)


Faroese waters (MAC/*FRO1)




Belgium


70


71




Denmark


2 405 


2 456 




Germany


73


74




France


221


225




The Netherlands


222


227




Sweden


673


687




United Kingdom


206


210




Union


3 870 


3 950 





(101)  May also be taken in Norwegian waters of 4a (MAC/*4AN.).

(102)  Special condition: including the following amount, in tonnes, to be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*2A4AN): 354.
When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for those species.

(103)  To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the following Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC: 49 073.
This quota may be fished in 4a only (MAC/*04A.), except for the following amount, in tonnes, which may be fished in 3a (MAC/*03A.): 3 000.

(104)  May be fished in 2a, 6a north of 56° 30′ N, 4a, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h (MAC/*AX7H).

(105)  The following additional amount of access quota, in tonnes, may be fished by Norway North of 56° 30′ N and counted against its catch limit (MAC/*N5630): 33 850.

(106)  This amount shall be deducted from the Faroe Islands' catch limit (access quota). It may be fished only in 6a north of 56° 30′ N (MAC/*6AN56). However, from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December this quota may also be fished in 2a, 4a north of 59° (EU zone) (MAC/*24N59).

(107)  Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State.

(108)  Quota may be fished in Union waters of 3a, Subdivisions 22-24 only.

(109)  May be fished only in Union waters of 4 (SOL/*04-C.).

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

(111)  Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and haddock (OTH/*03A.). By-catches of whiting and haddock counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

(112)  The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

(113)  Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting (OTH/ *2AC4C). By-catches of whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

(114)  Including sandeel.

(115)  May contain up to 4 % of by-catch of herring.

(116)  Picked dogfish shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. When accidentally caught in fisheries where picked dogfish is not subject to the landing obligation, specimens shall not be harmed and shall be released immediately, as required by Articles 13 and 45 of this Regulation. By derogation from Article 13, a vessel engaged in the by-catch avoidance programme that has been positively assessed by the STECF may land not more than 2 tonnes per month of picked dogfish that is dead at the moment when the fishing gear is hauled on board. Member States participating in the by-catch avoidance programme shall ensure that the total annual landings of picked dogfish on the basis of this derogation do not exceed the above amounts. They shall communicate the list of participating vessels to the Commission before allowing any landings. Member States shall exchange information about avoidance areas.

(117)  Up to 5 % of the quota catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel (OTH/*4BC7D). By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

(118)  Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in division 7d may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the following zone: Union waters of 2a, 4a, 6, 7a-c,7e-k, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (JAX/*2A-14).

(119)  May be fished in Union waters of 4a but may not be fished in Union waters of 7d (JAX/*04-C.).

(120)  Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in Union waters of 2a or 4a before 30 June 2018 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d (JAX/*4BC7D).

(121)  Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in 7d (JAX/*07D.). Under this special condition, and in accordance with footnote (3), by-catches of boarfish and whiting shall be reported separately under the following code: (OTH/*07D.).

(122)  Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel (OTH/*2A-14). By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

(123)  Limited to 4a, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N only), 7e, 7f, 7h.

(124)  Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C2). Under this special condition, and in accordance with footnote (3), by-catches of boarfish and whiting shall be reported separately under the following code: (OTH/*08C2).

(125)  Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in 9 (JAX/*09.).

(126)  Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C).

(127)  Waters adjacent to the Azores.

(128)  Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.

(129)  Waters adjacent to Madeira.

(130)  Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.

(131)  Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.

(132)  Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Spain.

(133)  Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of haddock and whiting (OT2/*2A3A4). By-catches of haddock and whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

(134)  Quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones 2a, 3a and 4 only.

(135)  Union quota may only be fished from 1 November 2017 to 31 October 2018.

(136)  A sorting grid shall be used.

(137)  A sorting grid shall be used. Includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota.

(138)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for those species.

(139)  Special condition: of which no more than the following amount of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.): 400

(140)  Taken with long-lines only.

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

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

(143)  Limited to 2a and 4 (OTH/*2A4-C).

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

(145)  To be fished in 4 and 6a north of 56° 30′ N (OTH/*46AN).





ANNEX IB

NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 5, 12 AND 14 AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1








Species:



Herring

Clupea harengus




Zone:



Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2
(HER/1/2-)




Belgium


10 (1)



 


 




Denmark


9 704  (1)



 


 




Germany


1 699  (1)



 


 




Spain


32 (1)



 


 




France


419 (1)



 


 




Ireland


2 512  (1)



 


 




The Netherlands


3 472  (1)



 


 




Poland


491 (1)



 


 




Portugal


32 (1)



 


 




Finland


150 (1)



 


 




Sweden


3 595  (1)



 


 




United Kingdom


6 203  (1)



 


 




Union


28 319  (1)



 


 




Faroe Islands


4 000  (2)
 (3)



 


 




Norway


25 487  (2)
 (4)



 


 




TAC


435 000 


 


Analytical TAC





Special condition:

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








 


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




 


25 487 




 


2, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F)




Belgium


1




Denmark


1 371 




Germany


240




Spain


5




France


59




Ireland


355




The Netherlands


490




Poland


69




Portugal


5




Finland


21




Sweden


508




United Kingdom


876























Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(COD/1N2AB.)




Germany


2 780 


 


 




Greece


345


 


 




Spain


3 101 


 


 




Ireland


345


 


 




France


2 552 


 


 




Portugal


3 101 


 


 




United Kingdom


10 784 


 


 




Union


23 008 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14
(COD/N1GL14)




Germany


1 718  (5)



 


 




United Kingdom


382 (5)



 


 




Union


2 100  (5)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



1 and 2b
(COD/1/2B.)




Germany


5 549  (8)



 


 




Spain


12 182  (8)



 


 




France


2 539  (8)



 


 




Poland


2 403  (8)



 


 




Portugal


2 492  (8)



 


 




United Kingdom


3 653  (8)



 


 




Other Member States


400 (6)
 (8)



 


 




Union


29 218  (7)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Cod and haddock

Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



Faroese waters of 5b
(C/H/05B-F.)




Germany


19


 


 




France


114


 


 




United Kingdom


817


 


 




Union


950


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Grenadiers

Macrourus spp.



Zone:



Greenland waters of 5 and 14
(GRV/514GRN)




Union


80 (9)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant (10)



 


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:



Grenadiers

Macrourus spp.



Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 1
(GRV/N1GRN.)




Union


20 (11)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant (12)



 


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:



Capelin

Mallotus villosus




Zone:



2b
(CAP/02B.)




Union


0


 


 




TAC


0


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Capelin

Mallotus villosus




Zone:



Greenland waters of 5 and 14
(CAP/514GRN)




Denmark


0


 


 




Germany


0


 


 




Sweden


0


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 




All Member States


0 (13)



 


 




Union


0 (14)



 


 




Norway


16 016  (14)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(HAD/1N2AB.)




Germany


257


 


 




France


154


 


 




United Kingdom


789


 


 




Union


1 200 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Blue whiting

Micromesistius poutassou




Zone:



Faroese waters
(WHB/2A4AXF)




Denmark


1 100 


 


 




Germany


75


 


 




France


120


 


 




The Netherlands


105


 


 




United Kingdom


1 100 


 


 




Union


2 500  (15)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Ling and blue ling

Molva molva and Molva dypterygia




Zone:



Faroese waters of 5b
(B/L/05B-F.)




Germany


586


 


 




France


1 300 


 


 




United Kingdom


114


 


 




Union


2 000  (16)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



Greenland waters of 5 and 14
(PRA/514GRN)




Denmark


525


 


 




France


525


 


 




Union


1 050 


 


 




Norway


1 500 


 


 




Faroe Islands


1 200 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 1
(PRA/N1GRN.)




Denmark


1 300 


 


 




France


1 300 


 


 




Union


2 600 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(POK/1N2AB.)




Germany


2 040 


 


 




France


328


 


 




United Kingdom


182


 


 




Union


2 550 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



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




Union


0


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Saithe

Pollachius virens




Zone:



Faroese waters of 5b
(POK/05B-F.)




Belgium


56


 


 




Germany


347


 


 




France


1 691 


 


 




The Netherlands


56


 


 




United Kingdom


650


 


 




Union


2 800 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(GHL/1N2AB.)




Germany


25 (17)



 


 




United Kingdom


25 (17)



 


 




Union


50 (17)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



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




Union


900 (18)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 1
(GHL/N1GRN.)




Germany


1 925  (19)



 


 




Union


1 925  (19)



 


 




Norway


575 (19)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



Greenland waters of 5,12 and 14
(GHL/5-14GL)




Germany


4 289 


 


 




United Kingdom


226


 


 




Union


4 515  (20)



 


 




Norway


575


 


 




Faroe Islands


110


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Redfish (shallow pelagic)

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14
(RED/51214S)




Estonia


0


 


 




Germany


0


 


 




Spain


0


 


 




France


0


 


 




Ireland


0


 


 




Latvia


0


 


 




The Netherlands


0


 


 




Poland


0


 


 




Portugal


0


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 




Union


0


 


 




TAC


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:



Redfish (deep pelagic)

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14
(RED/51214D)




Estonia


30 (21)
 (22)



 


 




Germany


613 (21)
 (22)



 


 




Spain


108 (21)
 (22)



 


 




France


57 (21)
 (22)



 


 




Ireland


0 (21)
 (22)



 


 




Latvia


11 (21)
 (22)



 


 




The Netherlands


0 (21)
 (22)



 


 




Poland


55 (21)
 (22)



 


 




Portugal


129 (21)
 (22)



 


 




United Kingdom


1 (21)
 (22)



 


 




Union


1 004  (21)
 (22)



 


 




TAC


6 500  (21)
 (22)



 


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:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(RED/1N2AB.)




Germany


766


 


 




Spain


95


 


 




France


84


 


 




Portugal


405


 


 




United Kingdom


150


 


 




Union


1 500 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



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




Union


to be established (23)
 (24)



 


 




TAC


8 000  (25)



 


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:



Redfish (pelagic)

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5,12 and 14
(RED/N1G14P)




Germany


858 (26)
 (27)
 (28)



 


 




France


4 (26)
 (27)
 (28)



 


 




United Kingdom


6 (26)
 (27)
 (28)



 


 




Union


868 (26)
 (27)
 (28)



 


 




Norway


628 (26)
 (27)



 


 




Faroe Islands


0 (26)
 (27)
 (29)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Redfish (demersal)

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14
(RED/N1G14D)




Germany


1 630  (30)



 


 




France


8 (30)



 


 




United Kingdom


12 (30)



 


 




Union


1 650  (30)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



Faroese waters of 5b
(RED/05B-F.)




Belgium


1


 


 




Germany


92


 


 




France


6


 


 




United Kingdom


1


 


 




Union


100


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Other species



Zone:



Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(OTH/1N2AB.)




Germany


117 (31)



 


 




France


47 (31)



 


 




United Kingdom


186 (31)



 


 




Union


350 (31)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Other species (32)




Zone:



Faroese waters of 5b
(OTH/05B-F.)




Germany


281


 


 




France


253


 


 




United Kingdom


166


 


 




Union


700


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



Flatfish



Zone:



Faroese waters of 5b
(FLX/05B-F.)




Germany


9


 


 




France


7


 


 




United Kingdom


34


 


 




Union


50


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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:



By-catches (33)




Zone:



Greenland waters
(B-C/GRL)




Union


750


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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






(1)  When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area and Union waters.

(2)  May be fished in Union waters north of 62° N.

(3)  To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.

(4)  To be counted against the catch limits of Norway.

(5)  Except for by-catches, the following conditions shall apply to those quotas:






1.


they may not be fished between 1 April and 31 May 2018;










2.


Union vessels may choose to fish in either or both of the following areas:






Reporting code


Geographical limits




COD/GRL1


The part of the Greenlandic fishing zone that lies within NAFO sub-area 1F West of 44° 00′ W and South of 60° 45′ N, that portion of NAFO subarea 1 lying south of the parallel of 60° 45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation) and the part of the Greenlandic fishing zone within ICES division 14b that lies East of 44° 00′ W and South of 62° 30′ N.




COD/GRL2


The part of the Greenlandic fishing area that lies within ICES division 14b North of 62° 30′ N.









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

(7)  The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

(8)  By-catches of haddock may represent up to 14 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.

(9)  Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

(10)  The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition for that amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.
20.

(11)  Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

(12)  The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition for that amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.
80.

(13)  Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom may access the ‘All Member States’ quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota shall not access the ‘All Member States’ quota at all.

(14)  For a fishing period from 20 June 2017 to 30 April 2018.

(15)  Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of greater silver smelt.

(16)  By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish may be counted against this quota, up to the following limit (OTH/*05B-F): 665.

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

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

(19)  To be fished south of 68° N.

(20)  To be fished by no more than six vessels at the same time.

(21)  May only be taken within the area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:







Point


Latitude


Longitude




1


64° 45′ N


28° 30′ W




2


62° 50′ N


25° 45′ W




3


61° 55′ N


26° 45′ W




4


61° 00′ N


26° 30′ W




5


59° 00′ N


30° 00′ W




6


59° 00′ N


34° 00′ W




7


61° 30′ N


34° 00′ W




8


62° 50′ N


36° 00′ W




9


64° 45′ N


28° 30′ W





(22)  May only be taken from 10 May to 31 December.

(23)  The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. From the closure date, Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag.

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

(25)  Provisional catch limit to cover catches of all NEAFC Contracting Parties.

(26)  May only be fished from 10 May to 1 July.

(27)  May only be fished in Greenland waters within the Redfish Conservation Area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:







Point


Latitude


Longitude




1


64° 45′ N


28° 30′ W




2


62° 50′ N


25° 45′ W




3


61° 55′ N


26° 45′ W




4


61° 00′ N


26° 30′ W




5


59° 00′ N


30° 00′ W




6


59° 00′ N


34° 00′ W




7


61° 30′ N


34° 00′ W




8


62° 50′ N


36° 00′ W




9


64° 45′ N


28° 30′ W





(28)  Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/*5-14P).

(29)  May only be fished in Greenland Waters of 5 and 14 (RED/*514GN).

(30)  May only be fished by trawl, and only North and West of the line defined by the following coordinates:







Point


Latitude


Longitude




1


59° 15′ N


54° 26′ W




2


59° 15′ N


44° 00′ W




3


59° 30′ N


42° 45′ W




4


60° 00′ N


42° 00′ W




5


62° 00′ N


40° 30′ W




6


62° 00′ N


40° 00′ W




7


62° 40′ N


40° 15′ W




8


63° 09′ N


39° 40′ W




9


63° 30′ N


37° 15′ W




10


64° 20′ N


35° 00′ W




11


65° 15′ N


32° 30′ W




12


65° 15′ N


29° 50′ W





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

(32)  Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

(33)  By-catches of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) shall be reported in line with the following fishing opportunities tables: grenadiers in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514GRN) and grenadiers in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.).





ANNEX IC

NORTH WEST ATLANTIC


NAFO CONVENTION AREA











Species:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



NAFO 2J3KL
(COD/N2J3KL)




Union


0 (1)



 


 




TAC


0 (1)



 


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:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



NAFO 3NO
(COD/N3NO.)




Union


0 (2)



 


 




TAC


0 (2)



 


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:



Cod

Gadus morhua




Zone:



NAFO 3M
(COD/N3M.)




Estonia


124


 


 




Germany


519


 


 




Latvia


124


 


 




Lithuania


124


 


 




Poland


423


 


 




Spain


1 594 


 


 




France


222


 


 




Portugal


2 187 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 038 


 


 




Union


6 356 


 


 




TAC


11 145 


 


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:



Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus




Zone:



NAFO 3L
(WIT/N3L.)




Union


0 (3)



 


 




TAC


0 (3)



 


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:



Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus




Zone:



NAFO 3NO
(WIT/N3NO.)




Estonia


49


 


 




Latvia


49


 


 




Lithuania


49


 


 




Union


148


 


 




TAC


1 116 


 


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:



American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides




Zone:



NAFO 3M
(PLA/N3M.)




Union


0 (4)



 


 




TAC


0 (4)



 


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:



American plaice

Hippoglossoides platessoides




Zone:



NAFO 3LNO
(PLA/N3LNO.)




Union


0 (5)



 


 




TAC


0 (5)



 


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:



Shortfin squid

Illex illecebrosus




Zone:



NAFO Subareas 3 and 4
(SQI/N34.)




Estonia


128 (6)



 


 




Latvia


128 (6)



 


 




Lithuania


128 (6)



 


 




Poland


227 (6)



 


 




Union


Not relevant (6)
 (7)



 


 




TAC


34 000 


 


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:



Yellowtail flounder

Limanda ferruginea




Zone:



NAFO 3LNO
(YEL/N3LNO.)




Union


0 (8)



 


 




TAC


17 000 


 


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:



Capelin

Mallotus villosus




Zone:



NAFO 3NO
(CAP/N3NO.)




Union


0 (9)



 


 




TAC


0 (9)



 


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:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



NAFO 3LNO (10)
 (11)

(PRA/N3LNO.)




Estonia


0 (12)



 


 




Latvia


0 (12)



 


 




Lithuania


0 (12)



 


 




Poland


0 (12)



 


 




Spain


0 (12)



 


 




Portugal


0 (12)



 


 




Union


0 (12)



 


 




TAC


0 (12)



 


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:



Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis




Zone:



NAFO 3M (13)

(PRA/*N3M.)




TAC


Not relevant (14)



 


Analytical TAC

















Species:



Greenland halibut

Reinhardtius hippoglossoides




Zone:



NAFO 3LMNO
(GHL/N3LMNO)




Estonia


331


 


 




Germany


338


 


 




Latvia


47


 


 




Lithuania


24


 


 




Spain


4 534 


 


 




Portugal


1 895 


 


 




Union


7 169 


 


 




TAC


12 227 


 


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:



Skate

Rajidae




Zone:



NAFO 3LNO
(SKA/N3LNO.)




Estonia


283


 


 




Lithuania


62


 


 




Spain


3 403 


 


 




Portugal


660


 


 




Union


4 408 


 


 




TAC


7 000 


 


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:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



NAFO 3LN
(RED/N3LN.)




Estonia


702


 


 




Germany


483


 


 




Latvia


702


 


 




Lithuania


702


 


 




Union


2 589 


 


 




TAC


14 200 


 


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:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



NAFO 3M
(RED/N3M.)




Estonia


1 571  (15)



 


 




Germany


513 (15)



 


 




Latvia


1 571  (15)



 


 




Lithuania


1 571  (15)



 


 




Spain


233 (15)



 


 




Portugal


2 354  (15)



 


 




Union


7 813  (15)



 


 




TAC


10 500  (15)



 


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:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



NAFO 3O
(RED/N3O.)




Spain


1 771 


 


 




Portugal


5 229 


 


 




Union


7 000 


 


 




TAC


20 000 


 


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:



Redfish

Sebastes spp.



Zone:



NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K
(RED/N1F3K.)




Latvia


0 (16)



 


 




Lithuania


0 (16)



 


 




Union


0 (16)



 


 




TAC


0 (16)



 


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:



White hake

Urophycis tenuis




Zone:



NAFO 3NO
(HKW/N3NO.)




Spain


255


 


 




Portugal


333


 


 




Union


588 (17)



 


 




TAC


1 000 


 


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






(1)  No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

(2)  No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits of a maximum of 1 000 kg or 4 %, whichever is greater.

(3)  No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

(4)  No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

(5)  No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

(6)  To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2018.

(7)  No specified Union's share. The amount specified below, in tonnes, is available to Canada and the Member States of the Union except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland: 29 467
         

(8)  No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 2 500 kg or 10 %, whichever is greater. However, when the yellowtail flounder quota assigned by NAFO to Contracting Parties without a specific share of the stock is exhausted, by-catch limits shall be: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

(9)  No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

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







Point No


Latitude N


Longitude W




1


47° 20′ 0


46° 40′ 0




2


47° 20′ 0


46° 30′ 0




3


46° 00′ 0


46° 30′ 0




4


46° 00′ 0


46° 40′ 0





(11)  Fishing is prohibited at a depth less than 200 metres in the area West of a line bound by the following coordiantes:







Point No


Latitude N


Longitude W




1


46° 00′ 0


47° 49′ 0




2


46° 25′ 0


47° 27′ 0




3


46 ° 42′ 0


47° 25′ 0




4


46° 48′ 0


47° 25′ 50




5


47° 16′ 50


47° 43′ 50





(12)  No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

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







Point No


Latitude N


Longitude W




1


47° 20′ 0


46° 40′ 0




2


47° 20′ 0


46° 30′ 0




3


46° 00′ 0


46° 30′ 0




4


46° 00′ 0


46° 40′ 0




Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2018 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:







Point No


Latitude N


Longitude W




1


47° 55′ 0


45° 00′ 0




2


47° 30′ 0


44° 15′ 0




3


46° 55′ 0


44° 15′ 0




4


46° 35′ 0


44° 30′ 0




5


46° 35′ 0


45° 40′ 0




6


47° 30′ 0


45° 40′ 0




7


47° 55′ 0


45° 00′ 0





(14)  Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue fishing authorisations for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery and shall notify those authorisations to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.







Member State


Maximum number of vessels


Maximum number of fishing days




Denmark


0


0




Estonia


0


0




Spain


0


0




Latvia


0


0




Lithuania


0


0




Poland


0


0




Portugal


0


0





(15)  This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC as shown, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within that TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July 2018: 5 250
         

(16)  No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

(17)  Where, in accordance with Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below:






Spain


509




Portugal


667




Union


1 176 .









ANNEX ID

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA











Species:



Bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean
(BFT/AE45WM)




Cyprus


138,65 (4)



 


 




Greece


257,70


 


 




Spain


5 000,28  (2)
 (4)



 


 




France


4 933,97  (2)
 (3)
 (4)



 


 




Croatia


779,84 (6)



 


 




Italy


3 894,13  (4)
 (5)



 


 




Malta


319,49 (4)



 


 




Portugal


470,19


 


 




Other Member States


55,76 (1)



 


 




Union


15 850  (2)
 (3)
 (4)
 (5)



 


 




TAC


28 200 


 


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:



Swordfish

Xiphias gladius




Zone:



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




Spain


6 598,43  (8)



 


 




Portugal


978,81 (8)



 


 




Other Member States


108,47 (7)
 (8)



 


 




Union


7 685,70 


 


 




TAC


13 200 


 


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:



Swordfish

Xiphias gladius




Zone:



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




Spain


4 546,08  (9)



 


 




Portugal


417,45 (9)



 


 




Union


4 963,53 


 


 




TAC


14 000 


 


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



Swordfish

Xiphias gladius




Zone:



Mediterranean Sea
(SWO/MED)




Croatia


15,52 (10)



 


 




Cyprus


57,23 (10)



 


 




Spain


1 767,82  (10)



 


 




France


123,21 (10)



 


 




Greece


1 170,26  (10)



 


 




Italy


3 624,17  (10)



 


 




Malta


429,96 (10)



 


 




Union


7 188,17  (10)



 


 




TAC


10 185 


 


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:



Northern albacore

Thunnus alalunga




Zone:



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




Ireland


2 845,21 


 


 




Spain


15 015,58 


 


 




France


5 871,12 


 


 




United Kingdom


239,48


 


 




Portugal


2 123,27 


 


 




Union


26 094,65  (11)



 


 




TAC


33 600 


 


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:



Southern albacore

Thunnus alalunga




Zone:



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




Spain


905,86


 


 




France


297,70


 


 




Portugal


633,94


 


 




Union


1 837,50 


 


 




TAC


24 000 


 


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:



Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean
(BET/ATLANT)




Spain


9 791,92 


 


 




France


4 159,18 


 


 




Portugal


3 717,47 


 


 




Union


17 668,56 


 


 




TAC


57 850 


 


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:



Blue marlin

Makaira nigricans




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean
(BUM/ATLANT)




Spain


0


 


 




France


364,31


 


 




Portugal


50,44


 


 




Union


414,75


 


 




TAC


1 985 


 


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:



White marlin

Tetrapturus albidus




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean
(WHM/ATLANT)




Spain


0


 


 




Portugal


0


 


 




Union


0


 


 




TAC


355


 


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:



Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean,
(YFT/ATLANT)




TAC


111 000 


 


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:



Sailfish

Istiophorus albicans




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W
(SAI/AE45W)




TAC


1 271 


 


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:



Sailfish

Istiophorus albicans




Zone:



Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W
(SAI/AW45W)




TAC


1 030 


 


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:



Blue shark

Prionace glauca




Zone:



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




TAC


39 102  (12)



 


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






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

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






Spain


757,57




France


351,93




Union


1 109,50 .





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






France


100




Union


100.





(4)  Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302):






Spain


100,01




France


98,68




Italy


77,88




Cyprus


6,39




Malta


9,40




Union


292,36.





(5)  Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643):






Italy


77,88




Union


77,88.





(6)  Special Condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV for farming purposes (BFT/*8303F):






Croatia


701,84




Union


701,84.





(7)  Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch.

(8)  Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/*AS05N).

(9)  Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/*AN05N).

(10)  This quota may only be fished from 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018.

(11)  The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 [1], shall be as follows: 1 253.






[1]



Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).






(12)  The time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall not prejudge the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at Union level.





ANNEX IE

ANTARCTIC


CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

Those TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to TAC exhaustion.
Unless specified otherwise, those TACs are applicable for the period from 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018.










Species:



Mackerel icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari




Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(ANI/F483.)




TAC


4 733 


 


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:



Mackerel icefish

Champsocephalus gunnari




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (1)

(ANI/F5852.)




TAC


526


 


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:



Blackfin icefish

Chaenocephalus aceratus




Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(SSI/F483.)




TAC


2 200  (2)



 


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:



Unicorn icefish

Channichthys rhinoceratus




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(LIC/F5852.)




TAC


1 663  (3)



 


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:



Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides




Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(TOP/F483.)




TAC


2 600  (4)



 


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





Special condition:

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








Management Area A: 48° W to 43° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483A):


0




Management Area B: 43° 30′ W to 40° W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483B):


780




Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C):


1 820 























Species:



Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides




Zone:



FAO 48.4 Antarctic North
(TOP/F484N.)




TAC


26 (5)



 


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:



Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(TOP/F5852.)




TAC


3 525  (6)



 


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:



Antarctic toothfish

Dissostichus mawsoni




Zone:



FAO 48.4 Antarctic South
(TOA/F484S.)




TAC


37 (7)



 


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:



Krill

Euphausia superba




Zone:



FAO 48
(KRI/F48.)




TAC


5 610 000 


 


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





Special condition:

Within the limits of a total combined catch of 620 000  tonnes, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:








Division 48.1 (KRI/*F481.):


155 000 




Division 48.2 (KRI/*F482.):


279 000 




Division 48.3 (KRI/*F483.):


279 000 




Division 48.4 (KRI/*F484.):


93 000 




















Species:



Krill

Euphausia superba




Zone:



FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic
(KRI/F5841.)




TAC


440 000 


 


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





Special condition:

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








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


277 000 




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


163 000 




















Species:



Krill

Euphausia superba




Zone:



FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic
(KRI/F5842.)




TAC


2 645 000 


 


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





Special condition:

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








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


260 000 




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


192 000 























Species:



Bigeye grenadier and idge scaled rattail

Macrourus holotrachys and Macrourus carinatus




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(GR1/F5852.)




TAC


360 (8)



 


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:



Caml grenadier and Whitson's grenadier

Macrourus caml and Macrourus whitsoni




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(GR2/F5852.)




TAC


409 (9)



 


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:



Grenadiers

Macrourus spp.



Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(GRV/F483.)




TAC


130 (10)



 


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:



Grenadiers

Macrourus spp.



Zone:



FAO 48.4 Antarctic
(GRV/F484.)




TAC


10,1 (11)



 


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:



Humped rockcod

Gobionotothen gibberifrons




Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(NOG/F483.)




TAC


1 470  (12)



 


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:



Marbled rockcod

Notothenia rossii




Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(NOR/F483.)




TAC


300 (13)



 


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:



Grey rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons




Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(NOS/F483.)




TAC


300 (14)



 


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:



Grey rockcod

Lepidonotothen squamifrons




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(NOS/F5852.)




TAC


80 (15)



 


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:



Crabs

Paralomis spp.



Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(PAI/F483.)




TAC


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:



South Georgia icefish

Pseudochaenichthys georgianus




Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(SGI/F483.)




TAC


300 (16)



 


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:



Skates and rays

Rajiformes




Zone:



FAO 48.3 Antarctic
(SRX/F483.)




TAC


130 (17)



 


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:



Skates and rays

Rajiformes




Zone:



FAO 48.4 Antarctic
(SRX/F484.)




TAC


3,2 (18)



 


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:



Skates and rays

Rajiformes




Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(SRX/F5852.)




TAC


120 (19)



 


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:



Other species



Zone:



FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic
(OTH/F5852.)




TAC


50 (20)



 


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






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






—


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










—


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










—


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










—


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










—


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










—


then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.





(2)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

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

(4)  This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 16 April to 14 September 2018 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018.

(5)  This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W.

(6)  This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20′ E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited.

(7)  This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 57° 20′ S and 60° 00′ S and by longitudes 24° 30′ W and 29° 00′ W.

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

(9)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(10)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(11)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(12)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(13)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(14)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(15)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(16)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(17)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(18)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(19)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.

(20)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.





ANNEX IF

SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN


SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

Those TACs are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of SEAFO, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to a TAC exhaustion.










Species:



Alfonsinos

Beryx spp.



Zone:



SEAFO
(ALF/SEAFO)




TAC


200 (1)



 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Deep-sea red crab

Chaceon spp.



Zone:



SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (2)

(GER/F47NAM)




TAC


180 (2)



 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Deep-sea red crab

Chaceon spp.



Zone:



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




TAC


200


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides




Zone:



SEAFO Sub-Area D
(TOP/F47D)




TAC


266


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Patagonian toothfish

Dissostichus eleginoides




Zone:



SEAFO, excluding Sub-Area D
(TOP/F47-D)




TAC


0


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus




Zone:



SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (3)

(ORY/F47NAM)




TAC


0 (4)



 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Orange roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus




Zone:



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




TAC


50


 


Precautionary TAC

















Species:



Pelagic armourhead

Pseudopentaceros spp.



Zone:



SEAFO
(EDW/SEAFO)




TAC


135


 


Precautionary TAC






(1)  No more than 132 tonnes may be taken in Division B1 (ALF/*F47NA).

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






—


its western boundary on the longitude 0° E;










—


its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S;










—


its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and










—


the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ.





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






—


its western boundary on the longitude 0° E;










—


its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S;










—


its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and










—


the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ.





(4)  Except for a by-catch allowance of 4 tonnes (ORY/*F47NA).





ANNEX IG

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION











Species:



Southern bluefin tuna

Thunnus maccoyii




Zone:



All areas of distribution
(SBF/F41-81)




Union


11 (1)



 


 




TAC


17 647 


 


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






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





ANNEX IH

WCPFC CONVENTION AREA











Species:



Swordfish

Xiphias gladius




Zone:



WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S
(SWO/F7120S)




Union


3 170,36 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Precautionary TAC









ANNEX IJ

SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA











Species:



Jack mackerel

Trachurus murphyi




Zone:



SPRFMO Convention Area
(CJM/SPRFMO)




Germany


to be established (1)



 


 




The Netherlands


to be established (1)



 


 




Lithuania


to be established (1)



 


 




Poland


to be established (1)



 


 




Union


to be established (1)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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






(1)  To be modified after the annual meeting of the SPRFMO Commission on 30 January — 5 February 2018.





ANNEX IK

IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE

Catches of yellowfin tuna by Union vessels fishing with purse seiners shall not exceed the catch limits set out in this Annex.










Species:



Yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares




Zone:



IOTC Area of Competence
(YFT/IOTC)




France


29 501 


 


 




Italy


2 515 


 


 




Spain


45 682 


 


 




Union


77 698 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


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









ANNEX IL

GFCM AGREEMENT AREA











Species:



Small pelagic species (Anchovy and Sardine)

Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus




Zone:



Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 17 and 18
(SP1/GF1718)




Union


112 700  (1)
 (2)



 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


Maximum level of catches
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply






(1)  Concerning Slovenia, the quantities are based on the level of catches exerted in 2014, up to an amount which should not exceed 300 tonnes.

(2)  Limited to Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.





ANNEX IIA

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN ICES SUBAREA 4

1.   Scope









1.1.


This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (1) and present in any of the geographical areas specified in that regulation.












1.2.


This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. Those vessels shall not be required to carry fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States concerned shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels, using appropriate sampling methods.




2.   Authorisations

If a Member State deems it appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it may introduce a prohibition to fish with regulated gear in any of the geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of vessels flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in that area.
3.   Maximum allowable fishing effort

The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 for the management period specified in Article 1(2)(b) of this Regulation shall be as follows:
Regulated gear: BT1 + BT2: beam trawls (TBB) of mesh equal to or larger than 80 mm
Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days in ICES subarea 4:










Regulated gear


BE


DK


DE


NL


UK




BT1 + BT2


5 693 620 


1 432 092 


1 972 158 


39 475 162 


10 568 178 




4.   Management









4.1.


Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.












4.2.


A Member State may establish management periods for allocating all or parts of the maximum allowable effort to individual vessels or groups of vessels. In such case, the number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned. During any such management periods, the Member State concerned may reallocate effort between individual vessels or groups of vessels.












4.3.


If a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within an area by hours, it shall continue measuring the consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in point 4.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State concerned shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of effort within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.




5.   Fishing effort report

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as ICES subarea 4.
6.   Communication of relevant data

Member States shall transmit to the Commission the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels in accordance with Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20).





ANNEX IIB

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS 8c AND 9a EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ

CHAPTER I

General Provisions

1.   Scope

This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres' length overall or more carrying on board or deploying trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gillnets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm or bottom longlines in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, and present in ICES divisions 8c and 9a excluding the Gulf of Cádiz.
2.   Definitions

For the purposes of this Annex:






(a)


‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:






(i)


trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm, and










(ii)


gillnets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;














(b)


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










(c)


‘area’ means ICES divisions 8c and 9a excluding the Gulf of Cádiz;










(d)


‘current management period’ means the period specified in Article 1(2)(b) of this Regulation;










(e)


‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 6.1.




3.   Limitation in activity

Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in Chapter III of this Annex.
CHAPTER II

Authorisations

4.   Authorised vessels









4.1.


A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 to 2017, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.












4.2.


A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 11 or 12 of this Annex.




CHAPTER III

Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels

5.   Maximum number of days









5.1.


During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.












5.2.


If a vessel is able to demonstrate that its hake catches represent less than 8 % of the total live weight of fish caught in a given fishing trip, the flag Member State of the vessel shall be allowed not to count the days at sea associated with that fishing trip against the applicable maximum number of days at sea as set out in Table I.




6.   Special conditions for the allocation of days









6.1.


For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea that a Union fishing vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:






(a)


the total landings of hake in each of the two calendar years 2015 and 2016 made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight; and










(b)


the total landings of Norway lobster in the years specified in point (a) above made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight.
















6.2.


If a vessel benefits from an unlimited number of days as a result of its compliance with the special conditions, the vessel's landings in the current management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of Norway lobster.












6.3.


When either of the special conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall, with immediate effect, no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special condition.












6.4.


The application of the special conditions referred to in point 6.1. may be transferred from one vessel to one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the quantities specified in point 6.1.

Table I


Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year









Special condition


Regulated gear


Maximum number of days




 


Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gillnets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines


ES


126




FR


109




PT


113




6.1.(a) and 6.1.(b)


Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gillnets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines


Unlimited








7.   Kilowatt day system









7.1.


A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear and special conditions as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear and to the special conditions is respected.












7.2.


This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear and, where applicable, the special conditions. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 7.1. were not applied. For as long as the number of days is unlimited according to Table I, the relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360.












7.3.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear and special conditions as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on:






(a)


the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;










(b)


the track record of the years specified in point 6.1.(a) for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b), if those vessels are qualified for such special conditions;










(c)


the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 7.1.
















7.4.


On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 7 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1.




8.   Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities









8.1.


An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period, either in accordance with Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 (1) or Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 (2). Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.












8.2.


The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the regulated gear shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.












8.3.


Points 8.1. and 8.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 6.4., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.












8.4.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current management period, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:






(a)


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










(b)


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
















8.5.


On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).












8.6.


During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited from a special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition.












8.7.


When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.




9.   Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage









9.1.


Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and shall go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (3) and its implementing rules for national programmes.












9.2.


Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member.












9.3.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.












9.4.


On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).












9.5.


If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.




CHAPTER IV

Management

10.   General obligation

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
11.   Management periods









11.1.


A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.












11.2.


The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned.












11.3.


Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 10. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.




CHAPTER V

Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

12.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State









12.1.


A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.












12.2.


The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 12.1., multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years specified in point 6.1.(a) multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.












12.3.


The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.












12.4.


The transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special conditions.












12.5.


On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. The format of spreadsheets for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).




13.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

Member States may permit the transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1. and 4.2. and 12 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.
CHAPTER VI

Reporting obligations

14.   Fishing effort report

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.
15.   Collection of relevant data

Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.
16.   Communication of relevant data

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 15 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the current and the precedent management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II


Reporting format kW-day information by management period









Member State


Gear


Management period


Cumulative effort declaration




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)








Table III


Data format kW-day information by management period









Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (4) L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Member State






3


 


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










(2)


Gear






2


 


One of the following gear types:






 


TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm










 


GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm










 


LL = bottom longlines














(3)


Management period






4


 


One management period in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period










(4)


Cumulative effort declaration






7


R


Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period








Table IV


Reporting format for vessel-related information


























Member State


CFR


External marking


Length of management period


Gear notified


Special condition applying to notified gear(s)


Days eligible using notified gear(s)


Days spent with notified gear(s)


Transfer of days




No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…


 




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(8)


(8)


(8)


(8)


(9)








Table V


Data format for vessel-related information









Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (5)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Member State






3


 


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










(2)


CFR






12


 


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










(3)


External marking






14


L


Under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 (6)











(4)


Length of management period






2


L


Length of the management period measured in months










(5)


Gears notified






2


L


One of the following gear types:






 


TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm










 


GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm










 


LL = bottom longlines














(6)


Special condition applying to notified gear(s)






2


L


Indication of which, if any, of the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) of Annex IIB that apply










(7)


Days eligible using notified gear(s)






3


L


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










(8)


Days spent with notified gear(s)






3


L


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










(9)


Transfers of days






4


L


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






(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 of 27 July 2006 on the European Fisheries Fund (OJ L 223, 15.8.2006, p. 1).

(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 of 24 July 2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis (OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 1).

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1).

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

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

(6)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1).





ANNEX IIC

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e

CHAPTER I

General provisions

1.   Scope









1.1.


This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and static nets including gillnets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, and present in ICES division 7e.












1.2.


Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the three previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the application of this Annex subject to the following conditions:






(a)


such vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2017 management period;










(b)


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










(c)


by 31 July 2018 and 31 January 2019 each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission on those vessels' catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2018.




Where any of those conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex, with immediate effect.




2.   Definitions

For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions apply:






(a)


‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:






(i)


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










(ii)


static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;














(b)


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










(c)


‘area’ means ICES division 7e;










(d)


‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019.




3.   Limitation in activity

Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex.
CHAPTER II

Authorisations

4.   Authorised vessels









4.1


A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 to 2017, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.












4.2


However, a vessel with a track record of using a regulated gear may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the regulated gear.












4.3


A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.




CHAPTER III

Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels

5.   Maximum number of days

During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.

Table I


Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear per year








Regulated gear


Maximum number of days




Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm


BE


176




FR


188




UK


222




Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm


BE


176




FR


191




UK


176




6.   Kilowatt day system









6.1.


During the current management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear is respected.












6.2.


This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 6.1. were not applied.












6.3.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on:






(a)


the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;










(b)


the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.1.
















6.4.


On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.




7.   Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities









7.1.


An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or with Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.












7.2.


The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear grouping during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.












7.3.


Points 7.1.and 7.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.












7.4.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current management period, with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:






(a)


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










(b)


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
















7.5.


On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).












7.6.


During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears.












7.7.


When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.




8.   Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage









8.1.


Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated between 1 February 2018 and 31 January 2019 to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and its implementing rules for national programmes.












8.2.


Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.












8.3.


A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.












8.4.


On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).












8.5.


If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.




CHAPTER IV

Management

9.   General obligation

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
10.   Management periods









10.1.


A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.












10.2.


The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned.












10.3.


Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 9. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.




CHAPTER V

Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

11.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State









11.1.


A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.












11.2.


The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1., multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.












11.3.


The transfer of days as described in point 11.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.












11.4.


On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).




12.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different member states

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2., 4.4., 5, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.
CHAPTER VI

Reporting obligations

13.   Fishing effort report

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.
14.   Collection of relevant data

Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.
15.   Communication of relevant data

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 14 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2016 and 2017 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II


Reporting format kW-day information by management period









Member State


Gear


Management period


Cumulative effort declaration




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)








Table III


Data format kW-day information by management period









Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (1)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Member State






3


 


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










(2)


Gear






2


 


One of the following gear types:






 


BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm










 


GN = gillnet < 220 mm










 


TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm














(3)


Management period






4


 


One year in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period










(4)


Cumulative effort declaration






7


R


Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period








Table IV


Reporting format for vessel-related information






















Member State


CFR


External marking


Length of management period


Gear notified


Days eligible using notified gear(s)


Days spent with notified gear(s)


Transfer of days




No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…


No 1


No 2


No 3


…




(1)


(2)


(3)


(4)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(5)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(6)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(7)


(8)








Table V


Data format for vessel-related information









Name of field


Maximum number of characters/digits


Alignment (2)

L(eft)/R(ight)


Definition and comments










(1)


Member State






3


 


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










(2)


CFR






12


 


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










(3)


External marking






14


L


Under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011










(4)


Length of management period






2


L


Length of the management period measured in months










(5)


Gears notified






2


L


One of the following gear types:






 


BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm










 


GN = gillnet < 220 mm










 


TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm














(6)


Special condition applying to notified gear(s)






3


L


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










(7)


Days spent with notified gear(s)






3


L


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










(8)


Transfers of days






4


L


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






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

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





ANNEX IID

MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a, 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex:






Sandeel management area


ICES statistical rectangles




1r


31–33 E9–F4; 33 F5; 34–37 E9–F6; 38–40 F0–F5; 41 F4–F5




2r


35 F7–F8; 36 F7–F9; 37 F7–F8; 38-41 F6–F8; 42 F6–F9; 43 F7–F9; 44 F9–G0; 45 G0–G1; 46 G1




3r


41–46 F1–F3; 42–46 F4–F5; 43–46 F6; 44–46 F7–F8; 45–46 F9; 46–47 G0; 47 G1 and 48 G0




4


38–40 E7–E9 and 41–46 E6–F0




5r


47–52 F1–F5




6


41–43 G0–G3; 44 G1




7r


47–52 E6–F0







Appendix 1 to Annex IID
SANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS











ANNEX III

MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS











Area of fishing


Fishery


Number of fishing authorisations


Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States


Maximum number of vessels present at any time




Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen


Herring, north of 62° 00′ N


77


DK


25


57




DE


5




FR


1




IE


8




NL


9




PL


1




SV


10




UK


18




Demersal species, north of 62° 00′ N


80


DE


16


50




IE


1




ES


20




FR


18




PT


9




UK


14




Unallocated


2




Mackerel (1)



Not relevant


Not relevant


70




Industrial species, south of 62° 00′ N


480


DK


450


150




UK


30




Faroese waters


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


26


BE


0


13




DE


4




FR


4




UK


18




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


8 (2)



Not relevant


4




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


70


BE


0


26




DE


10




FR


40




UK


20




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


70


DE (3)



8


20 (4)





FR (3)



12




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


70


Not relevant


22 (4)





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


34


DE


2


20




DK


5




FR


4




NL


6




UK


7




SE


1




ES


4




IE


4




PT


1




Line fisheries


10


UK


10


6




Mackerel


12


DK


1


12




BE


0




DE


1




FR


1




IE


2




NL


1




SE


1




UK


5




Herring, north of 62° 00′ N


20


DK


5


20




DE


2




IE


2




FR


1




NL


2




PL


1




SE


3




UK


4




1, 2b (5)



Fishery for snow crab with pots


20


EE


1


Not applicable




ES


1




LV


11




LT


4




PL


3






(1)  Without prejudice to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway in accordance with established practice.

(2)  Those figures are included in the figures for all trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines.

(3)  Those figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.

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

(5)  The allocation of fishing opportunities available to the Union in the zone of Svalbard is without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the Treaty of Paris of 1920.





ANNEX IV

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA
                   (1)

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






Spain


60




France


37




Union


97




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






Spain


119




France


118




Italy


30




Cyprus


20 (2)





Malta


54 (2)





Union


341




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






Croatia


16




Italy


12




Union


28




4.   Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A













Number of fishing vessels (3)





 


Cyprus (4)



Greece (5)



Croatia


Italy


France


Spain


Malta (6)





Purse Seiners


1


1


16


12


20


6


1




Longliners


20 (7)



0


0


30


8


31


44




Baitboat


0


0


0


0


37


60


0




Handline


0


0


12


0


33 (8)



2


0




Trawler


0


0


0


0


57


0


0




Other artisanal (9)



0


42


0


0


118


184


0








Table B













Total capacity in gross tonnage




 


Cyprus


Croatia


Greece


Italy


France


Spain


Malta




Purse Seiners


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established




Longliners


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established




Baitboats


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established




Handlines


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established




Trawlers


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established




Other artisanal


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established


To be established




5.   Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State






Member State


Number of traps (10)





Spain


5




Italy


6




Portugal


3




6.   Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A








Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity




 


Number of farms


Capacity (in tonnes)




Spain


14


11 852 




Italy


15


13 000 




Greece


2


2 100 




Cyprus


3


3 000 




Croatia


4


7 880 




Malta


8


12 300 








Table B
 (11)







Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)




Spain


5 855 




Italy


3 764 




Greece


785




Cyprus


2 195 




Croatia


2 947 




Malta


8 768 




Portugal


500




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






Member State


Maximum number of vessels




Ireland


50




Spain


730




France


151




United Kingdom


12




Portugal


310




8.   Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 meters length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be as follows:







Member State


Maximum number of vessels with purse seines


Maximum number of vessels with longlines




Spain


23


190




France


11


—




Portugal


—


79




Union


34


269






(1)  The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.

(2)  This number may increase if a purse seine vessel is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with footnote 4 or footnote 6 of table A in point 4 of this Annex.

(3)  The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

(4)  One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.

(5)  One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seine vessel and three other artisanal vessels.

(6)  One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

(7)  Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.

(8)  Line vessels operating in the Atlantic.

(9)  Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).

(10)  This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

(11)  The farming capacity of Portugal of 500 tonnes is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in table A.





ANNEX V

CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

PART A

PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA








Target species


Zone


Period of prohibition




Sharks (all species)


Convention Area


From 1 January to 31 December 2018





Notothenia rossii



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


From 1 January to 31 December 2018




Finfish


FAO 48.1. Antarctic (1)

FAO 48.2. Antarctic (1)



From 1 January to 31 December 2018





Gobionotothen gibberifrons


Chaenocephalus aceratus


Pseudochaenichthys georgianus


Lepidonotothen squamifrons


Patagonotothen guntheri


Electrona carlsbergi
 (1)



FAO 48.3.


From 1 January to 31 December 2018





Dissostichus spp.


FAO 48.5. Antarctic


From 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018





Dissostichus spp.


FAO 88.3. Antarctic (1)

FAO 58.5.1. Antarctic (1)
 (2)

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

FAO 58.4.4. Antarctic (1)
 (2)

FAO 58.6. Antarctic (1)
 (2)

FAO 58.7. Antarctic (1)



From 1 January to 31 December 2018





Lepidonotothen squamifrons



FAO 58.4.4. (1)
 (2)



From 1 January to 31 December 2018




All species except Champsocephalus
gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides



FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic


From 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018





Dissostichus mawsoni



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


From 1 January to 31 December 2018




PART B

TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2016/2017















Subarea/Division


Region


Season


SSRUs



Dissostichus mawsoni catch limit (in tonnes)


 


By-catch catch limit (in tonnes)




SSRU


Limit


 


Skates and rays



Macrourus spp.


Other species




58.4.1.


Whole Division


1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018


A, B, D, F, H


0


545


5841-1


5


15


15




C (including 58.4.1_1, 58.4. 1_2)


193


5841-2


5


16


16




5841-3


9


30


30




E (58.4.1_3, 58.4.1_4)


202


5841-4


1


3


3




5841-5


2


7


7




G (including 58.4.1_5, 58.4.1_6)


150


5841-6


5


17


17




58.4.2.


Whole Division


1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018


A, B, C, D


0


42


 


2


7


7




E (including 58.4.2_1)


42


 




58.4.3a.


Whole Division58.4.3a._1


1 December 2017 to 30 November 2018


 


 


38


 


2


6


6




Not relevant


 


 




 


 


 




88.1.


Whole Subarea


1 December 2017 to 31 August 2018


A, B, C, G


591 (3)



3 157  (4)
 (5)



A, B, C, G (3)



30


96


30




G, H, I, J, K


2 054  (6)



G, H, I, J, K (6)



104


317


104




Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected area


467 (7)



Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected area (7)



23


72


23




88.2.


Whole Subarea (8)



1 December 2017 to 31 August 2018


C, D, E, F, G


419 (9)



619


C, D, E, F, G, H, I


10


32


32




H


200


 


 


 


 




I


0


 


 


 


 






Appendix to Annex V, Part B

LIST OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUs)








Region


SSRU


Boundary line




48.6


A


From 50° S 20° W, due east to 1°30′ E, due south to 60° S, due west to 20° W, due north to 50° S.




B


From 60° S 20° W, due east to 10° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° W, due north to 60° S.




C


From 60° S 10° W, due east to 0° longitude, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° W, due north to 60° S.




D


From 60° S 0° longitude, due east to 10° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 0° longitude, due north to 60° S.




E


From 60° S 10° E, due east to 20° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° E, due north to 60° S.




F


From 60° S 20° E, due east to 30° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° E, due north to 60° S.




G


From 50° S 1° 30′ E, due east to 30° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 1° 30′ E, due north to 50° S.




58.4.1


A


From 55° S 86° E, due east to 150° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 86° E, due north to 55° S.




B


From 60° S 86° E, due east to 90° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 80° E, due north to 64° S, due east to 86° E, due north to 60° S.




C


From 60° S 90° E, due east to 100° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 90° E, due north to 60° S.




D


From 60° S 100° E, due east to 110° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 100° E, due north to 60° S.




E


From 60° S 110° E, due east to 120° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° E, due north to 60° S.




F


From 60° S 120° E, due east to 130° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° E, due north to 60° S.




G


From 60° S 130° E, due east to 140° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° E, due north to 60° S.




H


From 60° S 140° E, due east to 150° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° E, due north to 60° S.




58.4.2


A


From 62° S 30° E, due east to 40° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 30° E, due north to 62° S.




B


From 62° S 40° E, due east to 50° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 40° E, due north to 62° S.




C


From 62° S 50° E, due east to 60° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 50° E, due north to 62° S.




D


From 62° S 60° E, due east to 70° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 60° E, due north to 62° S.




E


From 62° S 70° E, due east to 73° 10′ E, due south to 64° S, due east to 80° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 70° E, due north to 62° S.




58.4.3a


A


Whole division, from 56° S 60° E, due east to 73°10′ E, due south to 62° S, due west to 60° E, due north to 56° S.




58.4.3b


A


From 56° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 59° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 56° S.




B


From 60° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 86° E, south to 64° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 60° S.




C


From 59° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 60° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 59° S.




D


From 59° S 79° E, due east to 86° E, south to 60° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 59° S.




E


From 56° S 79° E, due east to 80° E, due north to 55° S, due east to 86° E, south to 59° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 56°S.




58.4.4


A


From 51° S 40° E, due east to 42° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 51° S.




B


From 51° S 42° E, due east to 46° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 42° E, due north to 51° S.




C


From 51° S 46° E, due east to 50° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 46° E, due north to 51° S.




D


Whole division excluding SSRUs A, B, C, and with outer boundary from 50° S 30° E, due east to 60° E, due south to 62° S, due west to 30° E, due north to 50° S.




58.6


A


From 45° S 40° E, due east to 44° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 45° S.




B


From 45° S 44° E, due east to 48° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 44° E, due north to 45° S.




C


From 45° S 48° E, due east to 51° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 48° E, due north to 45° S.




D


From 45° S 51° E, due east to 54° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 51° E, due north to 45° S.




58.7


A


From 45° S 37° E, due east to 40° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 37° E, due north to 45° S.




88.1


A


From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S.




B


From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66°40′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S.




C


From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66° 40′ S, due west to 179° E, due north to 60° S.




D


From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S.




E


From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30′ S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S.




F


From 68° 30′ S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30′ S.




G


From 66° 40′ S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 66°40′ S.




H


From 70° 50′ S 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, due north to 70° 50′ S.




I


From 70° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 70° S.




J


From 73° S at coast near 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 80° S, due west to 170° E, northward along coast to 73° S.




K


From 73° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 73° S.




L


From 76° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 76° S.




M


From 73° S at coast near 169° 30′ E, due east to 170° E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73° S.




88.2


A


From 60° S 170° W, due east to 160° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170° W, due north to 60° S.




B


From 60° S 160° W, due east to 150° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° W, due north to 60° S.




C


From 70° 50′ S 150° W, due east to 140° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.




D


From 70° 50′ S 140° W, due east to 130° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.




E


From 70° 50′ S 130° W, due east to 120° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.




F


From 70° 50′ S 120° W, due east to 110° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.




G


From 70°50′ S 110° W, due east to 105° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.




H


From 65° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 150° W, due north to 65° S.




I


From 60° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° W, due north to 60° S.




88.3


A


From 60° S 105° W, due east to 95° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 105° W, due north to 60° S.




B


From 60° S 95° W, due east to 85° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 95° W, due north to 60° S.




C


From 60° S 85° W, due east to 75° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 85° W, due north to 60° S.




D


From 60° S 75° W, due east to 70° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 75° W, due north to 60° S.






PART C


ANNEX 21-03/A

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

General information
Member: …
Fishing season: …
Name of vessel: …
Expected level of catch (tonne): …
Vessel's daily processing capacity (tonnes in green weight): …
Intended fishing subareas and divisions
This conservation measure applies to notifications of intentions to fish for krill in Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 and Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. Intentions to fish for krill in other subareas and divisions must be notified under Conservation Measure 21-02.






Subarea/Division


Tick the appropriate boxes




48.1


☐




48.2


☐




48.3


☐




48.4


☐




58.4.1


☐




58.4.2


☐













Fishing technique:


Tick the appropriate boxes






☐


Conventional trawl










☐


Continuous fishing system










☐


Pumping to clear codend










☐


Other method: Please specify








Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught






Product type


Method for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught, where relevant (refer to Annex 21-03/B) (10)





Whole frozen


 




Boiled


 




Meal


 




Oil


 




Other product, please specify


 




Net configuration











Net measurements


Net 1


Net 2


Other net(s)






Net opening (mouth)


 


 


 




Maximum vertical opening (m)


 


 


 




Maximum horizontal opening (m)


 


 


 




Net circumference at mouth (11) (m)


 


 


 




Mouth area (m2)


 


 


 




Panel average mesh size (13) (mm)


Outer (12)



Inner (12)



Outer (12)



Inner (12)



Outer (12)



Inner (12)





1st panel


 


 


 


 


 


 




2nd panel


 


 


 


 


 


 




3rd panel


 


 


 


 


 


 




…


 


 


 


 


 


 




Final panel (Codend)


 


 


 


 


 


 




Net diagram(s): …
For each net used, or any change in net configuration, refer to the relevant net diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM. Net diagrams must include:






1.


Length and width of each trawl panel (in sufficient detail to allow calculation of the angle of each panel with respect to water flow.)










2.


Mesh size (inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01), shape (e.g. diamond shape) and material (e.g. polypropylene).










3.


Mesh construction (e.g. knotted, fused).










4.


Details of streamers used inside the trawl (design, location on panels, indicate 'nil' if streamers are not in use); streamers prevent krill fouling the mesh or escaping.




Marine mammal exclusion device
Device diagram(s): …
For each type of device used, or any change in device configuration, refer to the relevant diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM.
Collection of acoustic data
Provide information on the echosounders and sonars used by the vessel.








Type (e.g. echosounder, sonar)


 


 


 




Manufacturer


 


 


 




Model


 


 


 




Transducer frequencies (kHz)


 


 


 




Collection of acoustic data (detailed description): …
Outline steps which will be taken to collect acoustic data to provide information on the distribution and abundance of Euphausia superba and other pelagic species such as myctophiids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10)




ANNEX 21-03/B

GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT











Method


Equation (kg)


Parameter




Description


Type


Estimation method


Unit




Holding tank volume


W * L * H * ρ * 1 000 


W = tank width


Constant


Measure at the start of fishing


m




L = tank length


Constant


Measure at the start of fishing


m




ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor


Variable


Volume-to-mass conversion


kg/litre




H = depth of krill in tank


Haul-specific


Direct observation


m




Flow meter (14)



V * Fkrill * ρ


V = volume of krill and water combined


Haul (14)-specific


Direct observation


litre




Fkrill = fraction of krill in the sample


Haul (14)-specific


Flow meter volume correction


—




ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor


Variable


Volume-to-mass conversion


kg/litre




Flow meter (15)



(V * ρ) – M


V = volume of krill paste


Haul (14)-specific


Direct observation


litre




M = amount of water added to the process, converted to mass


Haul (14)-specific


Direct observation


kg




ρ = density of krill paste


Variable


Direct observation


kg/litre




Flow scale


M * (1 – F)


M = mass of krill and water combined


Haul (15)-specific


Direct observation


kg




F = fraction of water in the sample


Variable


Flow scale mass correction


—




Plate tray


(M – Mtray) * N


Mtray = mass of empty tray


Constant


Direct observation prior to fishing


kg




M = mean mass of krill and tray combined


Variable


Direct observation, prior to freezing with water drained


kg




N = number of trays


Haul-specific


Direct observation


—




Meal conversion


Mmeal * MCF


Mmeal = mass of meal produced


Haul-specific


Direct observation


kg




MCF = meal conversion factor


Variable


Meal to whole krill conversion


—




Codend volume


W * H * L * ρ * π/4 * 1 000 


W = codend width


Constant


Measure at the start of fishing


m




H = codend height


Constant


Measure at the start of fishing


m




ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor


Variable


Volume-to-mass conversion


kg/litre




L = codend length


Haul-specific


Direct observation


m




Other


Please specify


 


 


 


 




Observation steps and frequency






Holding tank volume





At the start of fishing


Measure the width and length of the holding tank (if the tank is not rectangular in shape, then additional measurements may be required; precision ± 0,05 m)




Every month (16)



Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the holding tank




Every haul


Measure the depth of krill in the tank (if krill are held in the tank between hauls, then measure the difference in depth; precision ± 0,1 m)




Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)




Flow meter (16)






Prior to fishing


Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)




More than once per month (16)



Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion (ρ) derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the flow meter




Every haul (17)



Obtain a sample from the flow meter and:




measure the volume (e.g. 10 litres) of krill and water combined




estimate the flow meter volume correction derived from the drained volume of krill




Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)




Flow meter (17)






Prior to fishing


Ensure that both flow meters (one for the krill product and one for the water added) are calibrated (i.e. show the same, correct reading)




Every week (16)



Estimate the density (ρ) of the krill product (ground krill paste) by measuring the mass of a known volume of krill product (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the corresponding flow meter




Every haul (17)



Read both flow meters, and calculate the total volumes of the krill product (ground krill paste) and that of the water added; density of the water is assumed to be 1 kg/litre




Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)




Flow scale





Prior to fishing


Ensure that the flow scale is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)




Every haul (17)



Obtain a sample from the flow scale and:




measure the mass of krill and water combined




estimate the flow scale mass correction derived from the drained mass of krill




Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)




Plate tray





Prior to fishing


Measure the mass of the tray (if trays vary in design, then measure the mass of each type; precision ±0,1 kg)




Every haul


Measure the mass of krill and tray combined (precision ± 0,1 kg)




Count the number of trays used (if trays vary in design, then count the number of trays of each type)




Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)




Meal conversion





Every month (16)



Estimate the meal to whole krill conversion by processing 1 000  to 5 000  kg (drained mass) of whole krill




Every haul


Measure the mass of meal produced




Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)




Codend volume





At the start of fishing


Measure the width and height of the codend (precision ± 0,1 m)




Every month (16)



Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the codend




Every haul


Measure the length of codend containing krill (precision ± 0,1 m)




Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)








(1)  Except for scientific research purposes.

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

(3)  Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and north of 70° S.

(4)  Including 45 tonnes for Ross Sea survey.

(5)  Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross sea marine protected area.

(6)  Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and south of 70° S.

(7)  Including for 88.2 A within the Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea region marine protected area.

(8)  Excluding 88.2 A and B which are included in 88.1.

(9)  Overall limit with no more than 200 tonnes in each research block.

(10)  If the method is not listed in Annex 21-03/B, then please describe in detail

(11)  Expected in operational conditions.

(12)  Size of outer mesh, and inner mesh where a liner is used.

(13)  Inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01.

(14)  Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.

(15)  Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or a two-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.

(16)  A new period will commence when the vessel moves to a new subarea or division.

(17)  Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.





ANNEX VI

IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE

1.   Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence







Member State


Maximum number of vessels


Capacity (gross tonnage)




Spain


22


61 364 




France


27


45 383 




Portugal


5


1 627 




Italy


1


2 137 




Union


55


110 511 




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







Member State


Maximum number of vessels


Capacity (gross tonnage)




Spain


27


11 590 




France


41 (1)



7 882 




Portugal


15


6 925 




United Kingdom


4


1 400 




Union


87


27 797 




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


(1)  This figure does not include vessels registered in Mayotte; it may be increased in the future in accordance with Mayotte's fleet development plan.





ANNEX VII

WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area






Spain


14




Union


14









ANNEX VIII

QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS









Flag State


Fishery


Number of fishing authorisations


Maximum number of vessels present at any time




Norway


Herring, north of 62° 00′ N


To be established


To be established




Faroe Islands


Mackerel, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 2a, 4a (north of 59° N)
Horse mackerel, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 7e, 7f, 7h


14


14




Herring, north of 62° 00′ N


20


To be established




Herring, 3a


4


4




Industrial fishing for Norway pout, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N) (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)


14


14




Ling and tusk


20


10




Blue whiting, 2, 4a, 5, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 6b, 7 (west of 12° 00′ W)


20


20




Blue ling


16


16




Venezuela (1)



Snappers (French Guiana waters)


45


45






(1)  To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant. Such a contract must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.