Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1015 of 26 March 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2024/257 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters
Date: 2024-03-26
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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2024/1015


27.3.2024







            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2024/1015
of 26 March 2024
         
amending Regulation (EU) 2024/257 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters


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)


Council Regulation (EU) 2024/257 (1) fixes for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters. The total allowable catches (TACs) and effort limits, and the measures functionally linked to the TACs and effort limits set by Regulation (EU) 2024/257, should be amended to take into account the publication of scientific advice, as well as the outcomes of consultations with third countries, and meetings of regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs).












(2)


Regulation (EU) 2024/257 established a TAC for skates and rays (Rajiformes) in Union and United Kingdom waters of International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) divisions 6a, 6b, 7a to 7c and 7e to 7k. That Regulation also established a special condition under that TAC. That special condition allows catches of small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) to be taken in ICES division 7e (Western Channel) by the Union and the United Kingdom in 2024, to allow for a sentinel fishery for the purpose of fisheries-based data collection for that stock as assessed by ICES. To provide for legal certainty and to allow sentinel fishery ‘monitoring programmes’ to be conducted, quantities under that special condition should be allocated to Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability and the allocation key for skates and rays in Union and United Kingdom waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a to 7c and 7e to 7k.












(3)


In the bilateral consultations on the setting of fishing opportunities for stocks listed in Annex 35 to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (2) (the ‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’), the Union and the United Kingdom established, for the first time, TACs for 2024 for: (i) witch flounder (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) in Union waters of ICES division 3a; (ii) lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) in that area; and (iii) brill (Scophthalmus rhombus) in that area. Pending an agreement between Member States on how those fishing opportunities are to be allocated, the TACs for those stocks were marked in Regulation (EU) 2024/257 ‘to be established’. The TAC and Union quota for those stocks should be fixed for the period and at the level agreed with the United Kingdom, and those Union quotas should be allocated to Member States in line with the agreement on allocation keys for those stocks reached between the Member States concerned on 18 March 2024.












(4)


On 7 and 8 March 2024, the Union and the United Kingdom conducted bilateral consultations pursuant to Article 498(2), (4) and (6) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the level of the TAC for sandeel and associated by-catches (Ammodytes spp.) in United Kingdom and Union waters of ICES subarea 4, United Kingdom waters of ICES division 2a, and Union waters of division 3a. The outcome of those consultations was documented in a Written Record signed on 12 March 2024. The relevant TAC should therefore be set at the level agreed with the United Kingdom.












(5)


At its 12th annual meeting in 2024, the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) adopted catch limits for jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) and maintained exploratory fisheries for toothfishes (Dissostichus spp.). In addition, the SPRFMO maintained or amended functionally linked measures. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.












(6)


At its 2023 annual meeting, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) decided to maintain the purse seine effort limits and maximum numbers of these vessels fishing for tropical tunas. Provisions related to the management of the Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) in the tropical tunas fishery, and in particular to the FAD closure, were amended. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.












(7)


Fishing effort limits for Union fishing vessels fishing for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Convention area and maximum input and capacity for Union farms of bluefin tuna in that area are based on information provided in the annual fishing plans, the annual fishing capacity management plans and the annual farming management plans for bluefin tuna of Member States, established in accordance with Articles 11, 13 and 15 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). Member States are to submit those plans to the Commission by 31 January of each year, pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2053. Those plans are then compiled by the Commission and form the basis for the establishment of a Union annual plan, which is transmitted to the ICCAT Secretariat for discussion and approval by ICCAT, as required by Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2053. In accordance with ICCAT rules revised at its 2023 annual meeting, inactive bluefin tuna farms and related farming capacities were for the first time not included in that Union annual plan for 2024. The 2024 Union annual plan was approved by ICCAT on 6 March 2024. The Union fishing effort limits and Union maximum farming input and capacity for 2024 should therefore be amended in line with that annual plan.












(8)


The Union quotas for stocks in the ICCAT Convention area for 2024 were adjusted during the ICCAT annual meeting in November 2023 in accordance with several ICCAT recommendations under which the Union may, upon request, carry over a set percentage of its unused quota of fishing opportunities from 2022 to 2024. Therefore, and in order to allow, before the start of the fishing seasons for the stocks concerned, the use of those quantities carried over: (i) the Union quotas for northern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) (ALB/AN05N), for southern albacore (ALB/AS05N), for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT), as well as for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N), and for swordfish in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (SWO/AS05N) should be amended to reflect such adjustments to the Union quota; and (ii) the Member States quotas under those Union quotas should be amended accordingly, taking into account the principle of relative stability.












(9)


At its 14th meeting held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 12 to 17 February 2024, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) added sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) to the protected species listed in Appendices I and II to that Convention. Those measures should therefore be implemented in Union law by prohibiting: (i) Union fishing vessels in all waters; and (ii) third country fishing vessels in Union waters, to fish for, retain on board, tranship or land that species. However, Article 98(2) of Regulation (EU) 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) already established such a prohibition for sand tiger shark in the Mediterranean. To avoid overlapping provisions on the same subject matter, as regards the Mediterranean, such a prohibition should therefore now only be established for Union fishing vessels in all waters other than the Mediterranean, and for third country fishing vessels in Union waters.












(10)


Both Article 41(3) and Article 43 of Regulation (EU) 2024/257 refer to the same maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas of the WCPFC Convention area. Article 41(3) should therefore be deleted for reasons of legal clarity.












(11)


Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 2024/257 on entry into force and application should be corrected regarding measures on European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in Union marine and brackish waters of ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9, and adjacent Union brackish waters.












(12)


Certain errors in the TAC tables in the Annexes to Regulation (EU) 2024/257 should be corrected. Those include errors concerning: (i) TACs, Union and Member States quotas; (ii) the type of TAC (i.e. ‘analytical TAC’ or ‘precautionary TAC’); (iii) the application of year-to-year flexibility for Member States’ quotas pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 (5); (iv) area descriptions; and (v) reporting codes. In addition, in those Annexes, certain provisions should be clarified in: (i) the TAC tables for undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 8 and 9 respectively; and (ii) the TAC tables for mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.












(13)


Regulation (EU) 2024/257 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(14)


The fishing opportunities provided for in Regulation (EU) 2024/257 apply from 1 January 2024. The provisions introduced by this Regulation concerning fishing opportunities should therefore also apply from that date. Such retroactive application does not affect the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations, as the fishing opportunities concerned are increased or have not yet been exhausted.












(15)


The provisions of this Regulation concerning sand tiger shark should apply from 1 April 2024, which is: (i) after the 14th meeting of the COP to the CMS, which took place from 12 to 17 February 2024; and (ii) before the entry into force of the amendment to the Appendices I and II of the CMS on 17 May 2024.












(16)


Given the urgency of avoiding interruptions to fishing activities, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2024/257

Regulation (EU) 2024/257 is amended as follows:






(1)


in Article 20(1), the following point is inserted:






‘(ba)


sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in all waters other than the Mediterranean;’;














(2)


in Article 41, paragraph 3 is deleted;










(3)


Article 42 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 42
Management of fishing with FADs

1.   In the part of the WCPFC Convention area located between 20° N and 20° S, purse seine vessels, tender vessels, and any other vessels operating in support of purse seine vessels, shall not deploy, service or set nets on FADs between 00.00 hours on 1 July 2024 and 24.00 hours on 15 August 2024.


2.   In addition to the prohibition in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set nets on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention area located between 20° N and 20° S for one additional month, from 00.00 hours on 1 April 2024 to 24.00 hours on 30 April 2024, or from 00.00 hours on 1 May 2024 to 24.00 hours on 31 May 2024, or from 00.00 hours on 1 November 2024 to 24.00 hours on 30 November 2024, or from 00.00 hours on 1 December 2024 to 24.00 hours on 31 December 2024.


3.   The Member States concerned shall jointly determine which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 2 shall apply to purse seine vessels flying their flag. The Member States shall jointly inform the Commission by 15 February 2024 of the closure period selected. The Commission shall notify the secretariat of the WCPFC of the joint closure period selected by Member States concerned before 1 March 2024.


4.   Each Member State shall ensure that none of its purse seine vessels deploy at sea, at any time, more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. Buoys shall be activated exclusively on board a purse seine vessel.’

;









(4)


in Article 55(1), the following point is inserted:






‘(aa)


sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) in all Union waters;’;














(5)


in Article 59, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following:






‘(a)


Article 13(1) and (7) shall apply from 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2025;










(b)


Article 13(2) to (6) shall apply from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025;’;














(6)


In Article 59, the following points are inserted:






‘(ca)


Article 20(1), point(ba) shall apply from 1 April 2024;










(ga)


Article 55(1), point (aa) shall apply from 1 April 2024;’;














(7)


Annexes IA, IG, IH, VI, IX and XI are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.






Article 2

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2024.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 March 2024.


For the Council


The President

D. CLARINVAL
            





(1)  Council Regulation (EU) 2024/257 of 10 January 2024 fixing for 2024, 2025 and 2026 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters, and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/194 (OJ L, 2024/257, 11.1.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/257/oj).

(2)  
            OJ L 149, 30.4.2021, p. 10.

(3)  Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107, and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 (OJ L 238, 27.9.2023, p. 1).

(4)  Regulation (EU) 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 October 2023 on certain provisions for fishing in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Agreement area (OJ L, 2023/2124, 12.10.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2124/oj).

(5)  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).




ANNEX
Annexes IA, IG, IH, VI, IX and XI to Regulation (EU) 2024/257 are amended as follows:






(1)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 1 is replaced by the following:













Table 1





‘Species:


Sandeel and associated by-catches

Ammodytes spp.


Zone:


United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union waters of 3a




Denmark


 


158 096 




(1)




Analytical TAC


 


 




Germany


 


241




(1)




Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Sweden


 


5 805 




(1)




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




Union


 


164 142 


 


 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


5 269 


 


 


 


 


 




TAC


 


169 411 


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4X). 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.




Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex III:
Zone: Union waters of sandeel management areas












 


1r


2r


3r


4


5r


6


7r




 


(SAN/234_1R)
(1)




(SAN/234_2R)
(1)




(SAN/234_3R)
(2)




(SAN/234_4)


(SAN/234_5R)


(SAN/234_6)
(1)




(SAN/234_7R)




Denmark


119 773 


33 526 


4 666 


0


0


131


0




Germany


183


51


7


0


0


0


0




Sweden


4 398 


1 231 


171


0


0


5


0




Union


124 354 


34 808 


4 844 


0


0


136


0




United Kingdom


3 992 


1 117 


156


0


0


4


0




Total


128 346 


35 925 


5 000 


0


0


140


0






(1)




Up to 10 % of this quota can be banked and used in the following year only within this management area.






(2)




This quota may only be fished in Union waters of sandeel management area 3r as monitoring TAC with an associated sampling protocol for the fishery. ’














(2)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 29 is replaced by the following:












Table 29





‘Species:


Witch flounder


 


Zone:


Union waters of 3a


 




 



Glyptocephalus cynoglossus



 


(WIT/03A-C.)




Denmark


 


542




(1)




Analytical TAC




Germany


 


1




(1)




 




Netherlands


 


1




(1)




 




Sweden


 


113




(1)




 




Union


 


657




(1)




 




TAC


 


657


 


 






(1)




Of which up to 100 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (WIT/*2AC4-C1). ’














(3)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 60 is replaced by the following:













Table 60





‘Species:


Lemon sole and witch flounder

Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus



Zone:


United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a




 


 


(L/W/2AC4-C)


 




Belgium


 


121


 


Precautionary TAC


 


 




Denmark


 


335


 


 


 


 


 




Germany


 


43


 


 


 


 


 




France


 


92


 


 


 


 


 




Netherlands


278


 


 


 


 


 




Sweden


 


4


 


 


 


 


 




Union


 


873




(3)(4)




 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


1 666 




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




TAC


 


2 539 


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




Of which up to 1 125  tonnes of lemon sole may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (LEM/*2AC4-C); and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (LEM/*07D.).






(2)




Of which up to 541 tonnes of witch flounder may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (WIT/*2AC4-C); and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (WIT/*07D.).






(3)




Of which up to 590 tonnes of lemon sole may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (LEM/*2AC4-C); Union waters of 3a (LEM/*03A-C); and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (LEM/*07D.).




Belgium


82




Denmark


226




Germany


29




France


62




Netherlands


188




Sweden


3






(4)




Of which up to 283 tonnes of witch flounder may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (WIT/*2AC4-C), Union waters of 3a (WIT/*03A-C); and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d (WIT/*07D.).




Belgium


39




Denmark


109




Germany


14




France


30




Netherlands


90




Sweden


1’














(4)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 61 is replaced by the following:












Table 61





‘Species:


Lemon sole


 


Zone:


Union waters of 3a




 



Microstomus kitt



 


 


(LEM/03A-C.)


 




Denmark


 


170




(1)




Analytical TAC




Germany


 


2




(1)




 




Netherlands


 


10




(1)




 




Sweden


 


5




(1)




 




Union


 


187




(1)




 




TAC


 


187


 


 






(1)




Of which up to 100 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (LEM/*2AC4-C1).’














(5)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 68 is replaced by the following:













Table 68





‘Species:


Ling


 


 


Zone:


Union waters of 3a


 




 



Molva molva



 


 


 


(LIN/03A-C.)


 




Belgium


 


11


 


Precautionary TAC’


 


 




Denmark


 


88


 


 


 


 


 




Germany


 


11


 


 


 


 


 




Sweden


 


34


 


 


 


 


 




Union


 


144


 


 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 


 


 


 




TAC


 


144


 


 


 


 


 














(6)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 73 is replaced by the following:













Table 73





‘Species:


Norway lobster

Nephrops norvegicus



 


Zone:


United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a




 


 


 


(NEP/2AC4-C)


 




Belgium


 


1 107,5 


 


Analytical TAC


 


 




Denmark


 


1 107,5 


 


Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies’




Germany


 


16


 


 


 


 


 




France


 


33


 


 


 


 


 




Netherlands


570


 


 


 


 


 




Union


 


2 834 


 


 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


18 350 


 


 


 


 


 




TAC


 


21 184 


 


 


 


 


 














(7)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 78 is replaced by the following:













Table 78





‘Species:


Northern prawn

Pandalus borealis



 


Zone:


United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a




 


 


 


(PRA/2AC4-C)


 




Denmark


 


588




(1)




Precautionary TAC


 


 




Netherlands


6




(1)




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




Sweden


 


24




(1)




 


 


 


 




Union


 


618




(1)




 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


174




(1)




 


 


 


 




TAC


 


792




(1)




 


 


 


 






(1)




Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries for Northern prawn are permitted under this quota.’














(8)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 79 is replaced by the following:













Table 79





‘Species:


Northern prawn


 


Zone:


Norwegian waters south of 62oN




 



Pandalus borealis



 


 


(PRA/4N-S62)


 




Denmark


 


50


 


Analytical TAC


 


 




Sweden


 


123




(1)




Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Union


 


173


 


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




TAC


 


Not relevant


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.’














(9)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 93 is replaced by the following:













Table 93





‘Species:


Turbot and brill

Scophthalmus maximus and Scophthalmus rhombus



Zone:


United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a




 


 


(T/B/2AC4-C)


 




Belgium


 


251


 


Analytical TAC


 


 




Denmark


 


537


 


Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies


 




Germany


 


137


 


 


 


 


 




France


 


65


 


 


 


 


 




Netherlands


1 904 


 


 


 


 


 




Sweden


 


4


 


 


 


 


 




Union


 


2 898 




(3)(4)




 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


708




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




TAC


 


3 606 


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




Of which up to 400 tonnes of turbot may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (TUR/*2AC4-C).






(2)




Of which up to 308 tonnes of brill may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (BLL/*2AC4-C); and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d and 7e (BLL/*7DE.).






(3)




Of which up to 1 638  tonnes of turbot may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (TUR/*2AC4-C).




Belgium


142




Denmark


303




Germany


77




France


37




Netherlands


1 077 




Sweden


2






(4)




Of which up to 1 260  tonnes of brill may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 and United Kingdom waters of 2a (BLL/*2AC4-C); Union waters of 3a (BLL/*03A-C); and United Kingdom and Union waters of 7d and 7e (BLL/*7DE.).




Belgium


109




Denmark


233




Germany


60




France


28




Netherlands


828




Sweden


2’














(10)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 94 is replaced by the following:













Table 94





‘Species:


Brill


 


 


Zone:


Union waters of 3a




 



Scophthalmus rhombus



 


 


(BLL/03A-C.)


 




Denmark


 


116




(1)




Analytical TAC


 


 




Germany


 


0




(1)




 


 


 




Netherlands


 


11




(1)




 


 


 




Sweden


 


21




(1)




 


 


 




Union


 


148




(1)




 


 


 




TAC


 


148


 


 


 


 






(1)




Of which up to 100 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a (BLL/*2AC4-C1).’














(11)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 98 is replaced by the following:













Table 98





‘Species:


Skates and rays

Rajiformes



 


Zone:


United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k




 


 


 


(SRX/67AKXD)


 




Belgium


 


824




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




Precautionary TAC


 


 




Estonia


 


5




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 




France


 


3 702 




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 




Germany


 


11




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 




Ireland


 


1 191 




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 




Lithuania


 


19




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 




Netherlands


3




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 




Portugal


 


20




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 




Spain


 


996




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 




Union


 


6 771 




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


2 985 




(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 




TAC


 


9 756 




(3)(4)(5)




 


 


 


 






(1)




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 (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately.






(2)




Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 7d (SRX/*07D.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Union and United Kingdom law 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 (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/*07D.) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/*07D.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata).






(3)




Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). Catches of this species in 7e shall be counted against the quantities provided for in that separate TAC (RJU/7DE.). When accidentally caught in 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7f-k, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.






(4)




Shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata), except in 7e, 7f and 7g. When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishers 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 7f and 7g provided below may be taken.




 


Species:


Small-eyed ray


Zone:


7f and 7g


 


 




 


 



Raja microocellata



 


(RJE/7FG.)


 


 




 


Belgium


 


5




(1)




Precautionary TAC


 




 


Estonia


 


0




(1)




 


 


 




 


France


 


22




(1)




 


 


 




 


Germany


 


0




(1)




 


 


 




 


Ireland


 


7




(1)




 


 


 




 


Lithuania


 


0




(1)




 


 


 




 


Netherlands


0




(1)




 


 


 




 


Portugal


 


0




(1)




 


 


 




 


Spain


 


6




(1)




 


 


 




 


Union


 


40




(1)




 


 


 




 


United Kingdom


46




(1)




 


 


 




 


TAC


 


86


 


 


 


 




 




(1)




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






(5)




Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities of small-eyed ray provided below may be taken in division 7e so as to allow for a sentinel fishery for the purpose of fisheries-based data collection for the stock as assessed by ICES.




 


Species:


Small-eyed ray


Zone:


7e


 


 




 


 



Raja microocellata



 


(RJE/07E.)


 


 




 


Belgium


 


1




(1)




Precautionary TAC


 




 


Estonia


 


0




(1)




 


 




 


France


 


6




(1)




 


 


 




 


Germany


 


0




(1)




 


 


 




 


Ireland


 


2




(1)




 


 


 




 


Lithuania


 


0




(1)




 


 


 




 


Netherlands


0




(1)




 


 


 




 


Portugal


 


0




(1)




 


 


 




 


Spain


 


2




(1)




 


 


 




 


Union


 


11




(1)




 


 


 




 


United Kingdom


5




(1)




 


 


 




 


TAC


 


16


 


 


 


 




 




(1)




Only vessels participating in sentinely fishery “monitoring programmes” for small-eyed ray in 7e may land catch of this stock. Specimens caught by other vessels shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released. Each Party shall independently determine how to allocate its quota to the vessels participating in its monitoring programmes. Participating vessels will be required to collect and share data on: landings and discards, and preferably biological characteristic data of the catch (length, weight and sex).’














(12)


In Annex IA, Part B, the tables in footnote 2 to Table 101 are replaced by the following:











‘Species:


Undulate ray


Zone:


Union waters of 8


 




 



Raja undulata



 


(RJU/8-C.)


 


 




Belgium


0


 


Precautionary TAC


 




France


13




(1)




 


 


 


 




Portugal


10


 


 


 


 


 




Spain


10




(2)




 


 


 


 




Union


33


 


 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 


 


 


 




TAC


33


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




An additional 28,5 tonnes may be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as designed by a national scientific institute. Catches from this additional allocation shall be reported separately (RJU/8-C.SEN). France shall communicate the name(s)of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches. This shall be without prejudice to the relative stability.






(2)




An additional 21,5 tonnes may be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as designed by a national scientific institute. Catches from this additional allocation shall be reported separately (RJU/8-C.SEN). Spain shall communicate the name(s)of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches. This shall be without prejudice to the relative stability.




Species:


Undulate ray


Zone:


Union waters of 9


 




 



Raja undulata



 


(RJU/9-C.)


 


 




Belgium


0


 


Precautionary TAC


 




France


20


 


 


 


 


 




Portugal


15




(1)




 


 


 


 




Spain


15


 


 


 


 


 




Union


50


 


 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


0


 


 


 


 


 




TAC


50


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




An additional 50 tonnes may be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as designed by a national scientific institute. Catches from this additional allocation shall be reported separately (RJU/9-C.SEN). Portugal shall communicate the name(s)of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches. This shall be without prejudice to the relative stability.’














(13)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 103 is replaced by the following:













Table 103





‘Species:


Mackerel

Scomber scombrus



 


Zone:


Union waters of 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a




 


 


 


(MAC/2A34-N)


 




Belgium


 


476




(1)(2)




Analytical TAC


 


 




Denmark


 


27 882 




(1)(2)(4)




Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies




Germany


 


496




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




France


 


1 498 




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




Netherlands


1 508 




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




Sweden


 


4 569 




(1)(2)(3)




 


 


 


 




Union


 


36 429 




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




TAC


 


739 386 


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




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




 


 


3a
(MAC/*03A.)


United Kingdom and Union waters of 3a, 4b and 4c
(MAC/*3A4BC)


4b
(MAC/*04B.)


4c
(MAC/*04C.)


United Kingdom and international waters of 2a, 5b, 6, 7, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14
(MAC/*2AX14)




 


Belgium


0


0


0


0


286




 


Denmark


0


4 130 


0


0


9 774 




 


Germany


0


0


0


0


298




 


France


0


490


0


0


899




 


Netherlands


0


490


0


0


905




 


Sweden


0


0


390


10


2 741 




 


Union


0


5 110 


390


10


14 903 






(2)




Within the limits of these quotas, and in agreement with the relevant coastal State, no more than the quantities given below may also be taken in the two following zones:




 


 


Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*02A4AN-)


Faroese waters (MAC/*FRO1)


 


 


 


 




 


Belgium


0


To be established


 


 


 


 




 


Denmark


0


To be established


 


 


 


 




 


Germany


0


To be established


 


 


 


 




 


France


0


To be established


 


 


 


 




 


Netherlands


0


To be established


 


 


 


 




 


Sweden


0


To be established


 


 


 


 




 


Union


0


To be established


 


 


 


 






(3)




Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*2A4AN):




 


 


322


 


 


 


 


 




 


When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.






(4)




Within the limits of this quota, the following transfers are made by Denmark to be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 6, 7, 8d; Union waters of 8a, 8b and 8e; international waters of 12 and 14; and United Kingdom and international waters of 2a and 5b (MAC/*2A14):




 


Germany


531


 


 


 


 


 




 


Spain


1


 


 


 


 


 




 


Estonia


4


 


 


 


 


 




 


France


354


 


 


 


 


 




 


Ireland


1 769 


 


 


 


 


 




 


Latvia


3


 


 


 


 


 




 


Lithuania


3


 


 


 


 


 




 


Netherlands


774


 


 


 


 


 




 


Poland


37’


 


 


 


 


 














(14)


In Annex IA, Part B, footnote 1 to Table 106 is replaced by the following:






‘
(1)




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














(15)


In Annex IA, Part B, Table 111 is replaced by the following:













Table 111





‘Species:


Common sole


 


Zone:


7f and 7g


 


 




 



Solea solea



 


 


 


(SOL/7FG.)


 


 




Belgium


 


730


 


Analytical TAC


 


 




France


 


73


 


Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies’


 




Ireland


 


37


 


 


 


 


 




Union


 


840


 


 


 


 


 




United Kingdom


405


 


 


 


 


 




TAC


 


1 267 


 


 


 


 


 














(16)


In Annex ID, Tables 7, 8, 11, 14, 15 and 16 are replaced by the following:













Table 7





‘Species:


Northern Albacore


 


Zone:


Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N




 



Thunnus alalunga



 


 


(ALB/AN05N)


 




Ireland


4 310,57 


 


 


Analytical TAC


 


 




Spain


24 295,97 


 


 


Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




France


7 641,47 


 


 


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




Portugal


2 664,72 


 


 


 


 


 


 




Union


38 912,73 


 




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




TAC


47 251 


 


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for Northern albacore as a target species shall be: 1 241 .






(2)




Special condition: Within the limit of this quota, no more than the following quantity may be taken in United Kingdom waters (ALB/*AN05N-UK): 280,00.




















Table 8





Species:


Southern Albacore


 


Zone:


Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N




 



Thunnus alalunga



 


 


(ALB/AS05N)


 




Spain


1 051,30 


 


 


Analytical TAC


 


 




France


345,49


 


 


Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Portugal


735,71


 


 


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




Union


2 132,50 


 


 


 


 


 


 




TAC


28 000 


 


 


 


 


 


 




















Table 11





Species:


Bigeye tuna


 


 


Zone:


Atlantic Ocean


 




 



Thunnus obesus



 


 


 


(BET/ATLANT)


 




Spain


8 079,90 


 




(1)




Analytical TAC


 


 




France


3 431,99 


 




(1)




Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Portugal


3 067,50 


 




(1)




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




Union


14 579,39 


 




(1)




 


 


 


 




TAC


62 000 


 




(1)




 


 


 


 






(1)




Catches of bigeye tuna by purse seiners (BET/*ATLPS) and longliners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (BET/*ATLLL) shall be reported separately. As of June, when catches reach 80 % of the quota, Member States are required to transmit the catches for these fishing vessels on a weekly basis.




















Table 14





Species:


Swordfish


 


 


Zone:


Atlantic Ocean, north of 5°N




 



Xiphias gladius



 


 


 


(SWO/AN05N)


 




Spain


6 294,13 


 




(2)




Analytical TAC


 


 




Portugal


1 143,97 


 




(2)




Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Other Member States


168,10


 




(1)(2)




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




Union


7 606,20 


 


 


 


 


 


 




TAC


13 200 


 


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/AN05N_AMS).






(2)




Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this quantity may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N (SWO/*AS05N). Catches to be counted against the special condition of the shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/*AS05N_AMS).




















Table 15





Species:


Swordfish


 


 


Zone:


Atlantic Ocean, south of 5°N




 



Xiphias gladius



 


 


 


(SWO/AS05N)


 




Spain


4 978,46 


 




(1)




Analytical TAC


 


 




Portugal


327,94


 




(1)




Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Union


5 306,40 


 


 


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




TAC


10 000 


 


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




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




















Table 16





Species:


Swordfish


 


 


Zone:


Mediterranean Sea


 




 



Xiphias gladius



 


 


 


(SWO/MED)


 




Croatia


13,74


 




(1)(2)




Analytical TAC


 


 




Cyprus


50,67


 




(1)(2)




Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Spain


1 565,04 


 




(1)(2)




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




France


109,08


 




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




Greece


1 036,02 


 




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




Italy


3 208,44 


 




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




Malta


380,64


 




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




Union


6 363,63 


 




(1)(2)




 


 


 


 




TAC


9 017 


 


 


 


 


 


 






(1)




This quota may be fished only from 1 April to 31 December.


 


 






(2)




Special condition: by-catches of Mediterranean swordfish are to be counted against this quota, but shall be reported separately (SWO/MED-BC). Dead catches of Mediterranean swordfish from sport and recreational fisheries are to be counted against this quota, but shall be reported separately (SWO/MED-SR).’














(17)


In Annex ID, footnotes 5 and 6 to Table 12 are replaced by the following:











‘
(5)




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 VI (BFT/*643):




 


Italy


105,66


 


 


 


 




 


Union


105,60


 


 


 


 






(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 VI for farming purposes (BFT/*8303F):




 


Croatia


952,17


 


 


 


 




 


Union


952,17 ’


 


 


 


 














(18)


Annex IF is replaced by the following:


‘ANNEX IF
SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION










Species:


Southern bluefin tuna

Thunnus maccoyii



Zone:


All areas of distribution
(SBF/F41-81)




Union


 


13




(1)




Analytical TAC
Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




TAC


 


20 642 


 






(1)




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






                        ’
                     









(19)


Annex IG is replaced by the following:


‘ANNEX IG
WCPFC CONVENTION AREA











Table 1





Species:


Bigeye tuna

Thunnus obesus



Zone:


WCPFC Convention area
(BET/WCPFC)




Union


 


2 000 




(1)




Precautionary TAC




TAC


 


Not relevant




(1)








(1)




This quota may only be fished by vessels using longlines.


















Table 2





Species:


Swordfish

Xiphias gladius



Zone:


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




Union


 


3 170,36 


 


Precautionary TAC




TAC


 


Not relevant


 






                        ’
                     









(20)


Annex IH is replaced by the following:


‘ANNEX IH
SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA












Table 1





Species:


Toothfishes

Dissostichus spp.


Zone:


SPRFMO Convention area, research blocks A and B
(1)


(TOT/SPR-AB)




TAC


162




(2)(3)(4)




Precautionary TAC


 


 






(1)




Research block A:




 








—


NW






50°30΄S, 136°E


 


 


 




 








—


NE






50°30΄S, 140°30΄E


 


 


 




 








—


SE






54°50΄S, 140°30΄E


 


 


 




 








—


SW






54°50΄S, 136°E


 


 


 




 


Research block B:




 








—


NW






52°45΄S, 140°30΄E


 


 


 




 








—


NE






52°45΄S, 145°30΄E


 


 


 




 








—


SE






54°50΄S, 145°30΄E


 


 


 




 








—


SW






54°50΄S, 140°30΄E


 


 


 






(2)




This annual TAC is for exploratory fisheries only. Fishing shall be limited to depths between 600 m and 2 500  m. Fishing shall be limited to one trip of a maximum duration of 60 consecutive days which may occur any time between 1 May and 15 November 2024. From 1 to 15 November 2024, longlines shall be set at night-time only and all fishing shall cease immediately if the death of the following occurs:






a)


one specimen of any of the following species: wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma), black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), grey petrel (Procellaria cinerea), soft-plumaged petrel (Pterodroma mollis); or










b)


three specimens of any of the following species: light-mantled albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata), southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) and northern giant petrel (Macronectes halli).




Fishing shall further be limited to a maximum number of 5 000  hooks per set, with a maximum of 100 sets. Longlines shall be set at least 3 nautical miles apart from each other, and not set at previous longline locations within one calendar year. Fishing shall cease either when the TAC is reached or if 100 sets have been set and hauled during the trip, whichever is earlier.






(3)




Of which up to 129 tonnes may be fished in research block A. Catches of toothfishes in research block A shall be reported separately (TOT/SPR-A).






(4)




Of which up to 33 tonnes may be fished in research block B. Catches of toothfishes in research block B shall be reported separately (TOT/SPR-B).

















Table 2





Species:


Jack mackerel

Trachurus murphyi



Zone:


SPRFMO Convention area
(CJM/SPRFMO)




Germany


18 622,82 


 


Analytical TAC




Netherlands


20 185,21 


 


Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply




Lithuania


12 958,23 


 


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




Poland


22 280,74 


 


 




Union


74 047,00 


 


 




TAC


Not relevant


 


 






                        ’
                     









(21)


In Annex VI, point 4 is replaced by the following:






‘4.


Maximum number 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 (1)





 


Greece (2)



Spain


France


Croatia


Italy


Cyprus (3)



Malta (4)



Portugal




Purse seiners (5)



0 


7 


22 


18 


21 


1 


2 


0 




Longliners


0 


38 


23 


0 


40 


17 


63 


0 




Baitboats


0 


66 


8 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Handline


0 


1 


47 


24 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Trawlers


0 


0 


56 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Small-scale coastal


64 


696 


89 


0 


0 


0 


0 


0 




Other artisanal (6)



41 


0 


60 


0 


142 


0 


240 


76 ’


















(22)


In Annex VI, point 5 is replaced by the following:






‘5.


Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State






Maximum number of traps




Member State


Number of traps




Spain


6 




Italy


5 




Portugal


2 ’


















(23)


In Annex VI, point 6 is replaced by the following:






‘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)




Greece


0 


0 




Spain


7 


15 860,72 




Croatia


4 


7 880,00 




Italy


3 


1 160,00 




Cyprus


0 


0 




Malta


6 


17 213,00 




Portugal


2 


667 




Table B






Maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)




Greece


0




Spain


11 329,09 




Croatia


3 225,10 




Italy


610,00




Cyprus


0




Malta


12 295,00 




Portugal


517,00’


















(24)


Annex IX is replaced by the following:


‘ANNEX IX
WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

1.   
Maximum number of Union fishing vessels using longlines authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20°S of the WCPFC Convention area






Spain


14




Union


14






2   
Maximum number of Union purse seiners authorised to fish for tropical tuna in areas between 20°N and 20°S of the WCPFC Convention area






Spain


4




Union


4







                        ’
                     









(25)


In Annex XI, point 2 is replaced by the following:






‘2.


In Annex IA, Part B, to Regulation (EU) 2023/194, the tables for mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in Union waters of ICES division 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d; United Kingdom waters of division 2a; Union and United Kingdom waters of ICES subarea 4; and in Norwegian waters of divisions 2a and 4a are replaced by the following:











“Species:


Mackerel

Scomber scombrus



Zone:


Union waters of 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a
(MAC/2A34-N)




Belgium


 


501




(1)(2)




Analytical TAC




Denmark


 


29 446 




(1)(2)(4)




Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies




Germany


 


523




(1)(2)




 


 


 




France


 


1 579 




(1)(2)




 


 


 




Netherlands


 


1 589 




(1)(2)




 


 


 




Sweden


 


4 743 




(1)(2)(3)




 


 


 




Union


 


38 381 




(1)(2)




 


 


 




TAC


 


782 066 


 


 


 


 






(1)




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




 


3a


United Kingdom and Union waters of 3a, 4b and 4c


4b


4c


United Kingdom and international waters of 2a, 5b, 6, 7, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14


 




 


(MAC/*03A.)


(MAC/*3A4BC)


(MAC/*04B.)


(MAC/*04C.)


(MAC/*2AX14)


 




Belgium


0


0


0


0


301


 




Denmark


0


4 130 


0


0


10 312 


 




Germany


0


0


0


0


314


 




France


0


490


0


0


947


 




Netherlands


0


490


0


0


953


 




Sweden


0


0


390


10


2 846 


 




Union


0


5 110 


390


10


15 673 


 






(2)




Within the limits of these quotas, and in agreement with the relevant coastal State, no more than the quantities given below may also be taken in the two following zones:




 


 


Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*02A4AN-)


Faroese waters (MAC/*FRO1)


 


 


 




 


Belgium


0


0


 


 


 




 


Denmark


0


0


 


 


 




 


Germany


0


0


 


 


 




 


France


0


0


 


 


 




 


Netherlands


0


0


 


 


 




 


Sweden


0


0


 


 


 




 


Union


0


0


 


 


 






(3)




Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*2A4AN):




 


 


266


 


 


 


 




 


When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.






(4)




Within the limits of this quota, the following transfers are made by Denmark to be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 6, 7, 8d; Union waters of 8a, 8b and 8e; international waters of 12 and 14; and United Kingdom and international waters of 2a and 5b (MAC/*2A14):




 


Germany


749


 


 


 


 




 


Spain


1


 


 


 


 




 


Estonia


6


 


 


 


 




 


France


499


 


 


 


 




 


Ireland


2 495 


 


 


 


 




 


Latvia


5


 


 


 


 




 


Lithuania


5


 


 


 


 




 


Netherlands


1 092 


 


 


 


 




 


Poland


53”’


 


 


 


 














(1)  The numbers in this table may be further increased, provided that the Union’s international obligations are complied with.

(2)  One medium-size purse seiner has been replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels, or by one small purse seiner and three other artisanal vessels.

(3)  One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels, or by one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.

(4)  One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

(5)  The individual numbers of purse seiners in this table are the result of transfers between Member States and do not constitute historical rights for the future.

(6)  Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).



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