List of ports in EU Member States where landings and transhipment operations of fishery products are allowed and port services are accessible for third country fishing vessels, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008; List of ports in Northern Ireland where landings and transhipment operations of fishery products are allowed and port services are accessible for third country fishing vessels, in accordance with the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.
Date: 2026-02-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Northern Ireland, common fisheries policy, fishery product, fishing vessel, harbour installation, third country








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2026/1004


12.2.2026






List of ports in EU Member States where landings and transhipment operations of fishery products are allowed and port services are accessible for third country fishing vessels, in accordance with Article 5(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008; List of ports in Northern Ireland where landings and transhipment operations of fishery products are allowed and port services are accessible for third country fishing vessels, in accordance with the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.
(C/2026/1004)

The publication of this list is in accordance with Article 5(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008
          (1).






Member State


Designated ports




 


 




Belgium


Oostende
Zeebrugge




 


 




Bulgaria


Бургас (Burgas)
Варна (Varna)




 


 




Denmark


Aalborg
Aarhus
Esbjerg
Fredericia
Frederikshavn (2)
,
 (14)
,
 (15)

Hanstholm
Hirtshals
Hvide Sande (2)
,
 (14)
,
 (15)

København
Skagen
Strandby (2)
,
 (14)
,
 (15)

Thyborøn (2)
,
 (14)
,
 (15)





 


 




Germany


Bremerhaven
Cuxhaven
Rostock (transhipments not allowed)
Sassnitz/Mukran (transhipments not allowed)
Wilhelmshaven




 


 




Estonia


None at the moment




 


 




Ireland


Bunagee (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (13) (transhipments not allowed)
Burtonport (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (9) (transhipments not allowed)
Castletown Berehaven (2)
,
 (18)

Dunmore East (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (10) (transhipments not allowed)
Glengad (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (13) (transhipments not allowed)
Greencastle (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (13) (transhipments not allowed)
Howth (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (10) (transhipments not allowed)
Killybegs (2)
,
 (18)

Malin Head (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (13) (transhipments not allowed)
Moville (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (11) (transhipments not allowed)
Quigley’s Point (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (12) (transhipments not allowed)
Rathmullan (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (9) (transhipments not allowed)
Rossaveal (2)
,
 (8)
,
 (10) (transhipments not allowed)




Greece


Πειραιάς (Piraeus)
Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloniki)




 


 




Spain


A Coruña
A Pobra do Caramiñal
Alacant/Alicante
Algeciras
Almería
Arrecife (2)
 (17)

Barbate (2)
 (16)

Barcelona
Bilbao
Burela (2)
 (14)

Cádiz
Cartagena
Castelló de la Plana (El Grao)
Celeiro (2)
 (14)

Ceuta (2)
 (17)

Gijón (El Musel)
Huelva
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Puerto de la Luz)
Málaga
Marín
Palma de Mallorca (2)
 (17)

Pasaia (2)
 (14)

Puerto del Rosario (2)
 (17)

Ribeira
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santander
Tarragona
València
Vigo (Área Portuaria)
Vilagarcía de Arousa




 


 




France


Metropolitan France:
Boulogne
Le Havre
Cherbourg en Cotentin
Barneville-Carteret
Granville
Saint-Malo
Roscoff
Brest
Douarnenez
Concarneau
Lorient
Nantes - Saint-Nazaire
La Rochelle
Port la Nouvelle
Sète
Marseille Port
Overseas France:
Le Port (La Réunion)
Fort de France (Martinique)
Port de Jarry (Guadeloupe)
Port du Larivot (Guyane)




 


 




Croatia


Ploče
Rijeka
Zadar – Gaženica
Split – Sjeverna luka




 


 




Italy


Ancona
Brindisi
Civitavecchia
Fiumicino (2)

Genova
Gioia Tauro
La Spezia
Livorno
Napoli
Olbia
Palermo
Ravenna
Reggio Calabria
Salerno
Taranto
Trapani
Trieste
Venezia




 


 




Cyprus


Λεμεσός (Limassol)




 


 




Latvia


Rīga
Ventspils




 


 




Lithuania


Klaipėda




 


 




Malta


Valletta (Deepwater Quay, Laboratory Wharf, Magazine Wharf)
Marsaxlokk Port (MT DIS Malta Freeport Distripark, MT MAR Marsaxlokk)
DIS Malta Freeport Distripark, (Medserv Quay)




 


 




Netherlands


Vlissingen
Scheveningen (2)

Ijmuiden
Harlingen
Eemshaven
Den Helder (2)

Velsen (6)

Amsterdam (6)

Rotterdam (6)

Stellendam (7)

Den Oever (7)

Oudeschild (7)

Urk (7)

Lauwersoog (7)

Yerseke (7)





 


 




Poland


Gdańsk
Gdynia
Szczecin
Świnoujście (2)





 


 




Portugal


Aveiro [PT AVE 1] (2)

Caniçal [PT CNL 1]
Horta [PT HOR 1] (2)

Lisboa [PT LIS 1]
Peniche [PT PEN 1] (2)

Ponta Delgada [PT PDL 1]
Porto [PT OPO 1]
Setúbal [PT SET 1] (2)

Sines [PT SIE 1]
Viana do Castelo [PT VDC 1] (2)





 


 




Romania


Constanța




 


 




Slovenia


None at the moment




 


 




Finland


Helsinki (transhipments not permitted) (19)





 


 




Sweden


 




 


Ellös (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Göteborg (3)
,
 (4)

Karlskrona Handelshamnen (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (4)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Kungshamn (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Lysekil (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Nogersund (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (4)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Rönnäng (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Simrishamn (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (4)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Slite (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (4)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Smögen (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (4)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Strömstad (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Trelleborg (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (4)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)
Träslövsläge (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted
Västervik (2)
,
 (3)
,
 (4)
,
 (5) (transhipments not permitted)













Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community


Designated ports




Northern Ireland


Londonderry (18) (transhipments not allowed)
Kilkeel (1) (8) (9) (transhipments not allowed)
Portavogie (1) (8) (9) (transhipments not allowed)
Ardglass (1) (8) (9) (18) (transhipments not allowed)
Warrenpoint (18) (transhipments not allowed)
Bangor (Co. Down) (1) (8) (transhipments not allowed)






(1)  
            OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1.

(2)  Not an EU Border Control Post (BCP)

(3)  Landings of all fishery products from vessels flying the flag of Norway, Iceland, Andorra and the Faroe Islands are allowed

(4)  Landings of more than 10 tons of herring taken in areas outside the Baltic Sea, mackerel and horse mackerel are not permitted

(5)  Landings of frozen fish are not allowed, other than from vessels flying the flag of Norway, Iceland, Andorra and the Faroe Islands if noted with (1) (not a BCP).

(6)  Landings only accepted from fishing vessels above 59 m or a minimum tonnage of 1200 BT

(7)  Only for fishing vessels from the United Kingdom for maintenance work and after approval by the NVWA. Physical checks of the hold must take place on any day from Monday to Friday between 8:00 and 17:00 in a port not designated by (5) nor (6)


(8)  Landings only accepted from UK registered Northern Ireland vessels

(9)  Landings only accepted from vessels <18 m LOA of fresh non-TAC species between 14:00 to 20:00 Monday to Friday

(10)  Landings only accepted from vessels <26 m LOA of all demersal species (fresh and frozen) between 10:00 and 22:00 Monday to Friday

(11)  Landings only accepted from vessels <18 m LOA of live bivalve molluscs exempted from EU IUU Regulations between 14:00 and 20:00 Tuesday and Wednesday during February, March, October, November and December

(12)  Landings only accepted from vessels <18 m LOA of live bivalve molluscs exempted from EU IUU Regulations between 10:00 and 20:00 Monday to Friday and 09:00 to 17:00 Saturdays

(13)  Landings only accepted from vessels <18 m LOA of fresh non-TAC species between 10:00 to 20:00 Monday to Friday and 09:00 to 17:00 Saturdays

(14)  Landing and transhipment operations of fresh fishery products and port services are permitted

(15)  Landing and transhipment operations of frozen fishery products are not allowed, other than from vessels flying the flag of the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway

(16)  Only access to port services and loading of fish are permitted.

(17)  Only access to port services is permitted.

(18)  All presentations acceptable at non-Border Control Posts. However, frozen fish may only be landed by fishing vessels registered in Northern Ireland, Norway, Iceland or the Faroe Islands.

(19)  Landings only accepted between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Transhipments are not allowed.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/1004/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)