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Document:
29.1.2021
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 31/31
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2021/92
of 28 January 2021
fixing for 2021 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
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 
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1
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 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 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. Pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities are to be fixed in accordance with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) set out in Article 2(2) of that Regulation. Pursuant to Article 16(1) of that Regulation, fishing opportunities allocated to Member States are to ensure relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery.
(4)
The total allowable catch (TAC) 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)
Pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the landing obligation applies fully from 1 January 2019 and all species subject to catch limits are to be landed. 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 details for the implementation of the landing obligation in the form of specific discard plans.
(6)
The fishing opportunities for stocks of species falling under the landing obligation should take into account the fact that discarding is in principle no longer allowed. Therefore, the fishing opportunities should be based on the advice figure for total catches (instead of the advice figure for wanted catches), as provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). The quantities that, by way of exception from the landing obligation, may continue to be discarded should be deducted from that advice figure for total catches.
(7)
There are certain stocks for which ICES has issued scientific advice for no catches. If TACs for those stocks are established at the level indicated in the scientific advice, the obligation to land all catches, including by-catches from those stocks, in mixed fisheries would lead to the phenomenon of ‘choke species’. In order to strike the right balance between continuing fisheries in view of the potentially severe socio-economic implications, and the need to achieve a good biological status for those stocks, taking into account the difficulty of fishing all stocks in a mixed fishery at maximum sustainable yield (MSY) at the same time, it is appropriate to establish specific TACs for by-catches for those stocks. The level of those TACs should be such that mortality for those stocks is decreased and that it provides incentives for improvements in selectivity and avoidance.
(8)
In order to guarantee to the extent possible the use of fishing opportunities in mixed fisheries in accordance with Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it is appropriate to establish a pool for quota exchanges for those Member States that have no quota to cover their unavoidable by-catches.
(9)
In order to reduce catches of the stocks for which by-catch TACs are established, fishing opportunities for the fisheries in which fish from those stocks is caught should be fixed at levels that help the biomass of vulnerable stocks to recover to sustainable levels. Technical and control measures that are intrinsically linked to fishing opportunities should also be established to prevent illegal discarding.
(10)
In accordance with the Western Waters multiannual plan established by Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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2
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 (‘the Western Waters multiannual plan’), the target fishing mortality, in line with the ranges of F
MSY
 defined in Article 2 of that Regulation, was to be achieved as soon as possible, and on a progressive and incremental basis by 2020 for the stocks listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and is to be maintained thereafter within the ranges of F
MSY
, in accordance with Article 4 of that Regulation. The overall fishing mortality for European seabass (
Dicentrarchus labrax
) in ICES divisions 8a and 8b should therefore be set in line with MSY, taking into account commercial and recreational catches and including discards (3 108 tonnes altogether according to the ICES advice). Member States are to take appropriate measures to ensure that the fishing mortality from their fleets and from their recreational fishermen does not exceed F
MSY
 point value, as required by Article 4(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472.
(11)
Measures for recreational fisheries for European seabass should also be continued, taking account of the significant impact of such fisheries on the stocks concerned. Within the limits of the scientific advice, the bag limits should be continued. Considering the lack of sufficient selectivity and that higher number of specimens are likely to be caught than the established limits, fixed nets should be excluded. Having considered environmental, social and economic circumstances, and especially the dependency of commercial fishermen on those stocks in coastal communities, those measures for European seabass would strike an appropriate balance between the interests of commercial and recreational fishermen. In particular, those measures would allow recreational fishermen to exercise their fishing activities by taking into account their impact on those stocks.
(12)
As regards the European eel (
Anguilla anguilla
) stock, ICES has advised that all anthropogenic mortalities, including those due to recreational and commercial fisheries, should be reduced to zero, or kept as close to zero as possible. Moreover, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted Recommendation GFCM/42/2018/1 establishing management measures for European eel in the Mediterranean. It is appropriate to maintain the level-playing field across the Union and hence to maintain also for the Union waters of the ICES area as well as brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters a consecutive three-month closure period for all fisheries of European eel at all life stages. As the fishing closure period should be consistent with the conservation objectives set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 
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 and with the temporal migration patterns of European eel, for the Union waters of the ICES area it is appropriate to set it in the period between 1 August 2021 and 28 February 2022.
(13)
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 was the poor conservation status of those stocks and the assumption that discarding, because of high survival rates, would not raise fishing mortality rates and would be beneficial for the conservation of those species. As of 1 January 2019, however, catches of those species 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. Point (a) of Article 15(4) 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 fishing of those species in the areas concerned.
(14)
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.
(15)
The North Sea multiannual plan was established by Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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4
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 and entered into force in 2018. The Western Waters multiannual plan entered into force in 2019. Fishing opportunities for stocks listed in Article 1 of those plans should be fixed in accordance with targets (ranges of F
MSY
) and safeguards provided for in those plans. The ranges of F
MSY
 have been identified in the relevant ICES advice. Where no adequate scientific information is available, fishing opportunities for by-catch stocks should be fixed in accordance with the precautionary approach, as set out in those multiannual plans.
(16)
In accordance with Article 8 of the Western Waters multiannual plan, where scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of any of the stocks referred to in Article 1(1) of that plan is below the limit reference point (B
lim
), further remedial measures are to be taken to ensure rapid return of the stock to levels above the level capable of producing MSY. In particular, those remedial measures may include suspending the targeted fishery for the stock concerned and the adequate reduction of fishing opportunities for those stocks or other stocks in the fisheries.
(17)
The TACs for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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5
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.
(18)
On 17 December 2018 ICES published scientific advice on the inter-area flexibility for horse mackerel (
Trachurus
 spp.) between ICES divisions 8c and 9a. ICES advised the inter-area flexibility between those two stocks should not exceed the difference between the catch corresponding to a fishing mortality of F
p.05
 and the established TAC. There should also be no transfer of TAC to a stock with a spawning-stock biomass below the B
lim
. Under the conditions of that scientific advice, the inter-area flexibility (special condition) for horse mackerel between ICES subarea 9 and ICES division 8c for 2021 should be established at 10 %.
(19)
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 point (8) of Article 4(1) 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.
(20)
Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 
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6
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 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 establishing 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. In 2014, a further 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 decided 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.
(21)
Moreover, given that the biomass of the stocks of COD/03AS, COD/5BE6A, WHG/56-14, WHG/07A and PLE/7HJK is below B
lim
 and that only by-catch and scientific fisheries are permitted in 2021, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden have undertaken not to apply Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 in respect of those stocks for transfers from 2020 to 2021 so that catches in 2021 will not exceed the TAC established for those stocks.
(22)
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 determining that TAC level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully consistent with the principles and rules of the CFP.
(23)
It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2021 in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9 of, and Annex I to, Regulation (EU) 2016/1627.
(24)
In order to guarantee full use of fishing opportunities, it is appropriate to allow for the implementation of a flexible arrangement between certain TAC areas where the same biological stock is concerned.
(25)
For certain species, such as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a serious conservation risk. Fishing opportunities for such species should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition on fishing those species.
(26)
At the 12th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, held in Manila from 23 to 28 October 2017, a number of species were added to the lists of protected species in Appendices I and II to that Convention. 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.
(27)
The use of fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 
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7
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, 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.
(28)
It is appropriate, following advice from 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 2021, it is appropriate to establish the TAC and quotas for that stock provisionally at zero until such advice is released.
(29)
The Union TAC for Greenland Halibut in international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 2 is without prejudice to the Union’s position on the appropriate Union share in this fishery.
(30)
At its annual meeting in 2020, the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) adopted a conservation measure for the two redfish stocks in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters, prohibiting directed fisheries of those stocks. In addition, it prohibited fishing activities in the area where redfish aggregates in order to minimise by-catches. That NEAFC measure, based on the ICES advice for zero catches, should be implemented in Union law. The NEAFC was not able to adopt a recommendation for redfish in ICES subareas 1 and 2. For that stock, the relevant TAC should be established in line with the Union position expressed within the NEAFC.
(31)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) annual meeting for 2020 was replaced by a decision-making process by correspondence, which started in October 2020 and which should end in early January 2021. One of the main objectives of that decision-making process was to allow the rollover of existing measures ending in 2020 with minor technical adaptations where necessary.
(32)
ICCAT Recommendation 19-04 for a management plan for bluefin tuna establishes a TAC only for 2019 and 2020. Therefore, a decision is still to be taken by ICCAT on the TAC level for 2021. Considering the decision-making process in 2020, it has been proposed to follow the scientific advice, which recommends that the TAC be maintained at 36 000 tonnes. While there seems to be a consensus on the level of TAC, there is a risk that ICCAT will not formally adopt it before this Regulation is adopted. The TAC should therefore be established at that level, but should be revised as soon as possible if ICCAT adopts a different TAC.
(33)
During the 2020 ICCAT decision-making process, the Union proposed a comprehensive plan that included a TAC with the aim of stopping immediately the overfishing of shortfin mako in the Northern Atlantic, together with a series of flanking measures to reduce its mortality further. In the absence of consensus within ICCAT, and in light of the dire situation of that stock and considering that the Union is responsible for two thirds of the catch level, the Union should establish a unilateral catch limit for that species. That catch limit would correspond to the Union share of the limit as required by the scientific committee at ICCAT level.
(34)
ICCAT Recommendation 17-04 on a harvest control rule (HCR) for North Atlantic albacore only establishes a TAC for the period 2018–2020. Therefore, a decision is still to be taken by ICCAT on the TAC level for 2021. Considering the decision-making process in 2020, it has been proposed to follow the scientific advice, which recommends that the new TAC be established on the basis of the current interim HCR and that a pro-rata increase in the catch and other limits be implemented for one year only. While there seems to be a consensus on the level of TAC, there is a risk that ICCAT will not formally adopt it before this Regulation is adopted. The TAC should therefore be established at that level, but should be revised as soon as possible if ICCAT adopts a different TAC.
(35)
Considering the decision-making process in 2020, ICCAT has not yet formally adopted the TACs for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, blue marlin, and white marlin. While there seems to be a consensus on the level of the TACs, there is a risk that ICCAT will not formally adopt them before this Regulation is adopted. The TACs should therefore be established at that level, but should be revised as soon as possible if ICCAT adopts different TACs.
(36)
At its annual meeting in 2020, 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 2020 to 30 November 2021. The uptake of the quotas during 2020 should be considered when fixing fishing opportunities for 2021.
(37)
At its annual meeting in 2020, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) maintained the previously adopted conservation and management measures. Those measures should continue to be implemented in Union law.
(38)
The annual meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) will be held from 21 January to 1 February 2021. The current measures in the SPRFMO Convention Area should be provisionally maintained until such annual meeting is held.
(39)
At its annual meeting in 2020, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) did not reach consensus on the extension of the most recent tropical tuna measure, which expired on 31 December 2020. As a result, the tropical tuna fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean will not be regulated as from 1 January 2021. In view of the precautionary principle of the CFP, it is appropriate that the Union continue to apply provisions on tropical tuna as set out in Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 
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8
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 until a new tropical tuna measure is agreed by IATTC.
(40)
At its annual meeting in 2020, the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) confirmed the TAC for the southern bluefin tuna for 2021 adopted at the annual meeting in 2016. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.
(41)
At its annual meeting in 2020, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) decided to apply in 2021 the 2020 TACs for the main species under its purview until its next annual meeting in 2021. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.
(42)
At its annual meeting in 2020, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) extended the conservation and management measures for tropical tunas. It also clarified the catch limits applicable to Union longliners fishing for bigeye tuna. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.
(43)
At its 42nd annual meeting in 2020, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of fishing opportunities for 2021 for certain stocks in subareas 1 to 4 of the NAFO Convention Area. Those measures should be implemented in the Union law.
(44)
The 7th Meeting of the Parties of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) in 2020 maintained the TACs adopted in 2019 for the stocks under the scope of the Agreement. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.
(45)
As regards the fishing opportunities for snow crab around the area of Svalbard, the Treaty of 9 February 1920 relating to Spitsbergen (Svalbard) ('the 1920 Treaty of Paris') grants equal and non-discriminatory access to resources for all Parties to that Treaty, including with respect to fishing. The view of the Union concerning 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 that 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 2021. It is recalled that in the Union primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with applicable law lies with the flag Member States.
(46)
In accordance with the Declaration addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana 
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9
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 issued by the Union, it is necessary to fix the fishing opportunities for snapper available to Venezuela in Union waters.
(47)
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 2021 and the date of entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2022, the provisions concerning prohibitions and closed seasons set out in this Regulation should continue to apply at the beginning of 2022, until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2022.
(48)
In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards authorising individual Member States to manage fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt-day system. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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10
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.
(49)
In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards the granting of additional days at sea for permanent cessation of fishing activities and for enhanced scientific observer coverage , and as regards the establishment of spreadsheet formats for the collection and transmission of information concerning transfer of days at sea between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
(50)
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 2021, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2021, 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.
(51)
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 Union law to apply retroactively. In particular, since the fishing season in the 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 2020, 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.
(52)
Due to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, a large number of stocks are becoming shared stocks. The Commission will undertake bilateral consultations with the United Kingdom, bilateral consultations with Norway and trilateral consultations with the United Kingdom and Norway on the basis of the draft Union position to be endorsed by the Council. As those consultations have not yet been concluded, the Council should, in a manner that fully respects the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the rights and obligations of the coastal States as well as their sovereignty and jurisdiction, establish provisional TACs to be fished in Union and international waters, and waters to which the Union vessels are granted access by third countries.
(53)
The provisional TACs should aim to ensure the continuation of sustainable Union fishing activities until those consultations are concluded in compliance with the Union legal framework and international obligations or, if they cannot be concluded successfully, until the Council establishes unilateral Union TACs in 2021. Those provisional fishing opportunities should in no circumstances impede the fixing definitive fishing opportunities in accordance with international agreements, in particular 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 
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, which applies provisionally from 1 January 2021 
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, and the outcome of consultations, the Union legal framework and the scientific advice. As a general approach, they should correspond to 25 % of the Union share of the fishing opportunities fixed for 2020. The Union share of those fishing opportunities was calculated according to the principle of relative stability and the 'Hague Preferences'. This approach is without prejudice to an approach that may be taken in the future international agreements. In a very limited number of cases, a different percentage should be used where the stocks are predominantly fished in the beginning of the year or scientific advice requires severe reductions in fishing opportunities. The Union has consulted the relevant third countries on the approach for establishing provisional TACs.
(54)
According to scientific advice, the spawning-stock biomass of European seabass in the Celtic Sea, Channel, Irish Sea and southern North Sea (ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7a, and 7d to 7h) has been declining since 2009 and is currently below MSY B
trigger
 and just above B
lim
. The fishing mortality due to the measures taken by the Union has decreased and is currently below F
MSY
 point value. However, recruitment is low, fluctuating without trend since 2008. Therefore, the catch limits should be provisionally continued pending the consultations with third countries, while ensuring that the target fishing mortality for this stock does not exceed MSY. Provided that European seabass in that area is a stock shared with third countries, provisional measures should be set for the first quarter of 2021 for this stock, pending the outcome of international negotiations and consultations.
(55)
ICES advice for 2021 indicates that the stocks of cod and whiting in the Celtic Sea are below B
lim
. Specific remedial measures were already taken for those stocks pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/123. The purpose of those measures was to contribute to the recovery of the stocks concerned. The measures for cod aim at improving selectivity by making the usage of gear that has lower levels of by-catches of cod mandatory in the areas where cod catches are significant, thus decreasing the fishing mortality of that stock in mixed fisheries. The measures for whiting consist of technical modifications to characteristics of gear to decrease by-catches of whiting. In accordance with Article 8 of the Western Waters multiannual plan, where scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of any of the stocks referred to in Article 1(1) of that plan is below B
lim
, further remedial measures are to be taken to ensure the rapid return of the stock to levels above the level capable of producing MSY. In particular, those remedial measures may include suspending the targeted fishery for the stock concerned and the adequate reduction of fishing opportunities for those stocks or other stocks in the fisheries that have by-catches of cod or whiting.
(56)
The measures to reduce bycatches of gadoids are functionally linked to the TACs of species caught in mixed fisheries together with gadoids (e.g. haddock, megrims, anglerfish and Norway lobster), as, without those measures in place, TAC levels of target species should be reduced to ensure that gadoid stocks are able to recover. It is therefore proposed that those measures also be adopted for 2021, taking into account further assessment of those measures and work undertaken by the Member States of the North Western Waters.
(57)
In line with the regionalisation process of the CFP, the Member States of the North Western Waters have submitted a joint recommendation on a broader range of specific measures to reduce bycatches of cod and whiting in the Celtic Sea and adjacent areas based on the remedial measures that were in place in 2020. Additional selectivity measures aiming to reduce gadoid bycatches in the Irish Sea and West of Scotland are also included in that joint recommendation, based on similar measures that were in place in 2020.
(58)
The STECF considers that, overall, the proposed measures are more selective or at least as selective as the technical measures in Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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, and the Commission is currently considering including those measures in a delegated act based on the joint recommendation submitted by the Member States having a direct management interest in the North Western Waters.
(59)
As those measures are more comprehensive and will apply on a more stable basis, the functionally linked technical measures should only apply in the absence of a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and amending Annex VI of that Regulation by introducing corresponding technical measures for the North Western Waters.
(60)
Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with Union law,
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 2021 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2022;
(b)
fishing effort limits for the year 2021, except the fishing effort limits set out in Annex II, which will apply from 1 February 2021 to 31 January 2022;
(c)
fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area.
Article 2
Scope
1.   This Regulation applies to the following vessels:
(a)
Union fishing vessels;
(b)
third-country vessels in Union waters.
2.   This Regulation also applies to:
(a)
recreational fisheries, where such fisheries are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions of this Regulation; and
(b)
commercial fisheries from shore.
Article 3
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out 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 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 exemption from the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(4) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that may be landed from each stock each year;
(ii)
in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that may be caught 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 assessment’ means quantitative evaluation 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 defined in point (34) of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241;
(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;
(j)
‘instrumented buoy’ means a buoy clearly marked with a unique reference number allowing identification of its owner and equipped with a satellite tracking system to monitor its position;
(k)
‘operational buoy’ means any instrumented buoy, previously activated, switched on and deployed at sea on a drifting fish aggregating device (FAD) or log, which transmits positions and any other available information such as echo-sounder estimates.
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 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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;
(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;
(e)
‘functional unit 25 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
—
43° 00' N 9° 00' W,
—
43° 00' N 10° 00' W,
—
43° 30' N 10° 00' W,
—
43° 30' N 9° 00' W,
—
44° 00' N 9° 00' W,
—
44° 00' N 8° 00' W,
—
43° 30' N 8° 00' W;
(f)
‘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;
(g)
‘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;
(h)
‘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;
(i)
‘functional unit 31 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
—
43° 30' N 6° 00' W,
—
44° 00' N 6° 00' W,
—
44° 00' N 2° 00' W,
—
43° 30' N 2° 00' W;
(j)
‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7
o
 23' 48″ W;
(k)
‘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 
(
15
)
;
(l)
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 
(
16
)
;
(m)
‘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 
(
17
)
;
(n)
‘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 
(
18
)
;
(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 
(
19
)
;
(p)
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 
(
20
)
;
(q)
‘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 
(
21
)
;
(r)
‘SIOFA (Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement) Agreement Area’ is the geographic area defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement 
(
22
)
;
(s)
‘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 
(
23
)
;
(t)
‘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 
(
24
)
;
(u)
‘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 seas of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured;
(v)
‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC’ is the geographical area defined by the following limits:
—
longitude 150
o
 W,
—
longitude 130
o
 W,
—
latitude 4
o
 S,
—
latitude 50
o
 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 in 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 may be authorised to fish, within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the conditions set out in Article 22 of, and Part A of Annex V to, this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
(
25
)
 and its implementing provisions.
3.   Union fishing vessels may be authorised to fish, within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, subject to the conditions set out in Article 22 of this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 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 an analytical assessment is available, in the exploitation of the stock in line with MSY, with as high a probability as possible, or
(ii)
if an analytical assessment is unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.
3.   By 15 March 2021, 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
Application of provisional TACs
1.   Where a reference is made to this paragraph in a fishing opportunities table in Annex IA or Annex IB, the fishing opportunities in that table are provisional and shall apply from 1 January to 31 March 2021. Those provisional fishing opportunities shall be without prejudice to the fixing of definitive fishing opportunities for 2021 in accordance with the outcomes of international negotiations or consultations, the scientific advice, the applicable provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and relevant multiannual plans.
2.   Union vessels may fish for stocks in accordance with the provisional fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 in Union and international waters and in waters of third countries that have granted access to their waters for Union vessels.
Article 8
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
1.   Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation under 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 9
Quota-exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches with regard to the landing obligation
1.   In order to take into account the introduction of the landing obligation and to make quotas for certain by-catches available to Member States without a quota, the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 shall apply to the TACs identified in Annex IA.
2.   6 % of each quota from the provisional TACs for cod in the Celtic Sea, cod in the West of Scotland, whiting in the Irish Sea and plaice in ICES divisions 7h, 7j and 7k, and 3 % of each quota from the provisional TAC for West of Scotland whiting, allocated to each Member State, shall be made available for a pool for quota exchanges, which shall open as of 1 January 2021. Member States without quota shall have exclusive access to the quota pool until 31 March 2021.
3.   The quantities drawn from the pool may not be exchanged or transferred to the following year. Any unused quantities shall be returned, after 31 March 2021, to those Member States that have initially contributed to the pool for quota exchanges.
4.   The quotas provided in return shall be preferably taken from a list of TACs identified by each Member State contributing to the pool as listed in the Appendix to Annex IA.
5.   The quotas referred to in paragraph 4 shall be of equivalent commercial value by using a market exchange rate or other mutually acceptable exchange rates. In absence of alternatives, the equivalent economic value in accordance to the average Union prices of the previous year, as provided by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products, shall be used.
6.   In cases where the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2–5 of this Article does not allow Member States to cover their unavoidable by-catches to a similar extent, Member States shall endeavour to agree on quota exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, ensuring that quotas exchanged are of equivalent commercial value.
Article 10
Fishing effort limits in ICES division 7e
1.   For the periods referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2), the technical aspects of the rights and obligations related to Annex II for the management of the sole stock in ICES division 7e are set out in Annex II.
2.   The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate a requesting Member State a number of days at sea additional to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within ICES division 7e when carrying on board any regulated gear, on the basis of such a request by that Member State, in accordance with point 7.4 of that Annex. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58(2).
3.   The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate a requesting Member State a maximum of three days between 1 February 2021 and 31 January 2022 additional to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a vessel may be present within ICES division 7e on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage as referred to in point 8.1 of that Annex. Such an allocation shall be done on the basis of the description submitted by that Member State in accordance with point 8.3 of Annex II and following consultation with the STECF. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58(2).
Article 11
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, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.
2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2021, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h may fish for European seabass, and retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gear and within the following limits:
(a)
using demersal trawls 
(
26
)
, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 520 kilogrammes per two months and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel per fishing trip;
(b)
using seines 
(
27
)
, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 520 kilogrammes per two months and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel per fishing trip;
(c)
using hooks and lines 
(
28
)
, not exceeding 1,43 tonnes per vessel;
(d)
using fixed gillnets 
(
29
)
, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 0,35 tonnes per vessel.
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 out 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 out in paragraph 2 for either gear shall apply.
Member States shall report to the Commission all catches of European seabass per type of gear no later than 15 days after the end of each month.
4.   France and Spain shall ensure that fishing mortality of European seabass stock in ICES divisions 8a and 8b from their commercial and recreational fisheries do not exceed the F
MSY
 point value resulting in 3 108 tonnes of total catches, as required by Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472.
5.   In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a, 7a to 7k:
(a)
from 1 January to 28 February, only catch-and-release fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass shall be allowed. During that period, it shall be prohibited to retain, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area;
(b)
from 1 to 31 March not more than two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisherman per day; the minimum size of European seabass retained shall be 42 cm.
Point (b) of the first subparagraph shall not apply to fixed nets, which shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass during the period referred to in that point.
6.   In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 8a and 8b, a maximum of two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisherman per day. This paragraph shall not apply to fixed nets, which shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass.
7.   Paragraphs 5 and 6 shall be without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries.
Article 12
Measures on European eel fisheries in Union waters of the ICES area
Any targeted, incidental and recreational fishery of European eel shall be prohibited in Union waters of the ICES area and brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters for a consecutive three-month period to be determined by each Member State concerned between 1 August 2021 and 28 February 2022. Member States shall communicate the determined period to the Commission no later than 1 June 2021.
Article 13
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 Articles 12 and 47 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2403;
(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 23 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 14
Closed fishing seasons for sandeels
Commercial fishing for sandeels with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4 from 1 January to 31 March 2021.
Article 15
Technical measures for cod and whiting in the Celtic Sea
1.   The following measures shall apply to Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines in ICES divisions 7f and 7g, the part of ICES division 7h north of latitude 49° 30' North and the part of ICES division 7j north of latitude 49° 30' North and east of longitude 11° West:
(a)
Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls or seines shall use gear with one of the following mesh sizes:
(i)
110 mm cod-end with 120 mm square-mesh panel;
(ii)
100 mm T90 cod-end;
(iii)
120 mm cod-end;
(iv)
100 mm cod-end with 160 mm square-mesh panel;
(b)
in addition to measures referred to in point (a), Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls whose catches, measured before any discards, consist of at least 20 % of haddock shall use:
(i)
a fishing gear that is constructed with a minimum of one metre spacing between the fishing line and ground gear; or
(ii)
any means proven to be at least equally selective for avoidance of cod, according to the assessment by ICES or the STECF, and approved by the Commission.
2.   Member States may exempt from the application of point (b) of paragraph 1 vessels fishing with bottom trawls whose catches, measured before any discards, consist of less than 1,5 % of cod, provided that those vessels are subject to a progressive increase of observer coverage at sea up to at least 20 % of all their fishing trips as of 1 July 2021.
3.   Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines in ICES divisions 7f to 7k and in the area west of 5° W longitude in ICES division 7e shall be prohibited from fishing unless they use a minimum cod-end mesh size of at least 100 mm. Nevertheless, that minimum cod-end mesh size requirement shall not apply to vessels whose by-catches of cod do not exceed 1,5 %, according to the assessment by the STECF, when fishing outside the areas referred to in paragraph 1.
4.   Measures referred to in paragraph 3 shall apply to Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines in ICES divisions 7b and 7c from 1 June 2021. Union vessels fishing in those areas may also use other fishing gear which, according to the assessment by the STECF, results in the same or better selectivity characteristics in mixed demersal fisheries as that of a minimum cod-end mesh size of at least 100 mm, and which has been approved by the Commission.
5.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in ICES divisions 7f and 7g, the part of ICES division 7h north of latitude 49° 30' North and the part of ICES division 7j north of latitude 49° 30' North and east of longitude 11° West:
(a)
vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster shall use one of the following gear options:
(i)
300 mm squared mesh panel; however, vessels below 12 metres in length overall may use a 200 mm square mesh panel;
(ii)
Seltra panel;
(iii)
sorting grid with a 35 mm bar spacing as referred to in Annex VI Part B of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 or a similar Netgrid selectivity device;
(iv)
100 mm cod-end with a 100 mm square mesh panel;
(v)
dual cod-end with the uppermost cod-end constructed with T90 mesh of at least 90 mm and fitted with a separation panel with a maximum mesh size of 300 mm;
(b)
vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 55 % of whiting or 55 % of anglerfish, hake or megrim combined, shall use one of the following gear options:
(i)
100 mm cod-end with a 100 mm squared mesh panel;
(ii)
100 mm T90 cod-end and extension.
6.   In accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, the catch percentages shall be calculated as the proportion by live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip.
Article 16
Technical measures in the Irish Sea
The following measures shall apply to Union fishing vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines in ICES division 7a (Irish Sea):
(a)
vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines with a cod-end mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 100 mm and with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster shall use one of the following gear options:
(i)
300 mm square mesh panel; however, vessels below 12 metres in length overall may use a 200 mm squared mesh panel;
(ii)
Seltra panel;
(iii)
sorting grid with 35 mm bar spacing;
(iv)
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) netgrid;
(v)
flip-flap trawl;
(b)
vessels equal to or greater than 12 metres in length overall operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising more than 10 % of haddock, cod and skates and rays combined, shall use 120 mm cod-end;
(c)
vessels equal to or greater than 12 metres in length overall operating with bottom trawls or seines with catches comprising less than 10 % of haddock, cod and skates and rays combined shall apply a cod-end mesh size of 100 mm with a 100 mm square mesh panel.
Point (c) of the first paragraph shall not apply to vessels with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster or more than 85 % of queen scallops (
Aequipecten opercularis)
.
Article 17
Technical measures in the West of Scotland
The following measures shall apply to Union fishing vessels operating with bottom trawls or seines in ICES divisions 6a and 5b, within Union waters, east of 12°W (West of Scotland) in Norway lobster (
Nephrops norvegicus
) fisheries:
(a)
vessels shall use a square mesh panel (positioning retained) of at least 300 mm for vessels deploying a cod-end mesh size less than 100 mm; however, for vessels below 12 m in length overall or with engine power of 200 kW or less, the panel overall length may be 2 m and the panel 200 mm;
(b)
vessels with catches comprising more than 30 % of Norway lobster shall use a square mesh panel (positioning retained) of at least 160 mm for vessels deploying a cod-end mesh size of 100-119 mm.
Article 18
Remedial measures for cod in the North Sea
1.   The closed areas to fishing, except with pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), and the periods during which the closures apply are set out in Annex IV.
2.   Vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with minimum mesh size of at least 70 mm in ICES divisions 4a and 4b or at least 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and longlines 
(
30
)
 shall be prohibited from fishing in Union waters of ICES division 4a, north of latitude 58° 30′ 00″ N and south of latitude 61° 30′ 00″ N and in Union waters of ICES divisions 3a.20 (Skagerrak), 4a and 4b, north of latitude 57° 00′ 00″ N and east of longitude 5° 00′ 00″ E.
3.   By way of derogation from paragraph 2, fishing vessels referred to in that paragraph may fish in the areas referred to in that paragraph provided that they fulfil at least one of the following criteria:
(a)
the percentage of cod catches does not exceed 5 % of the total catches per fishing trip; vessels with cod catches that have not exceeded 5 % of their total catches in the period 2017–2019 are presumed to comply with this criterion provided that they continue to use the same gear which they used in that period; this presumption may be rebutted;
(b)
a regulated and highly selective bottom trawl or seine is used, resulting, according to a scientific study, in at least a 30 % reduction in cod catches compared to vessels fishing with the baseline mesh size for towed gears as specified in point 1.1 of Part B of Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241; such studies may be evaluated by the STECF; in the case of a negative evaluation by the STECF, those gears shall no longer be considered to be valid for use in the areas referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article;
(c)
for vessels operating with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 100 mm (TR1), the following highly selective gears are used:
(i)
belly trawls with a minimum belly mesh size of 600 mm;
(ii)
raised fishing line (0,6 m);
(iii)
horizontal separating panel with large mesh escape panel;
(d)
for vessels operating with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 70 mm in ICES division 4a and 90 mm in ICES division 3a and less than 100 mm (TR2), the following highly selective gears are used:
(i)
horizontal sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish;
(ii)
Seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size;
(iii)
sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet;
(e)
vessels are subject to a national cod avoidance plan to sustain cod catches in line with the fishing mortality corresponding to the fishing opportunities fixed, based on scientific advice levels, through spatial or technical measures, or a combination thereof; such plans should be assessed no later than two months following their implementation, by the STECF in the case of Member States, and by their relevant national scientific body in the case of third countries, and, where deemed necessary, further revised if such assessments consider that the objective of the national cod avoidance plan will not be met.
4.   Member States shall enhance monitoring, control and surveillance of vessels referred to in paragraph 2 to control compliance with the conditions set out in points (a) to (e) of paragraph 3.
5.   The measures provided for in this Article shall not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.
Article 19
Remedial measures for cod in Kattegat
1.   Union vessels fishing in the Kattegat with bottom trawls (gear codes: OTB, OTT, OT, TBN, TBS, TB, TX and PTB) with minimum mesh size of 70 mm shall use one of the following selective gears:
(a)
a sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet;
(b)
a sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish;
(c)
Seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size;
(d)
a regulated highly selective gear, the technical attributes of which result, according to the scientific study assessed by the STECF, in catches of less than 1,5 % of cod, if it is the only gear that the vessel carries on board.
2.   Those Union vessels participating in a project of a Member State concerned and having functioning equipment for fully documented fisheries may use a gear in accordance with Part B of Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. Member States concerned shall communicate the list of those vessels to the Commission.
3.   The measures provided for in this Article shall not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in full compliance with the conditions set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.
Article 20
Prohibited species
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 (
Raja radiata
) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;
(b)
splendid alfonsino (
Beryx splendens
) in NAFO subarea 6;
(c)
leafscale gulper shark (
Centrophorus squamosus
) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES 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 ICES subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(e)
kitefin shark (
Dalatias licha
) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(f)
birdbeak dogfish (
Deania calcea
) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(g)
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;
(h)
great lanternshark (
Etmopterus princeps
) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;
(i)
tope shark (
Galeorhinus galeus
) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;
(j)
porbeagle (
Lamna nasus
) in all waters;
(k)
thornback ray (
Raja clavata
) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;
(l)
undulate ray (
Raja undulata
) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10;
(m)
whale shark (
Rhincodon typus
) in all waters;
(n)
common guitarfish (
Rhinobatos rhinobatos
) in the Mediterranean;
(o)
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.
2.   When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
Article 21
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 and fishing effort, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
CHAPTER II
Fishing authorisations in third
-
country waters
Article 22
Fishing authorisations
1.   The maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters, where applicable, is set out in Part A of Annex V.
2.   Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (‘swap’) in the fishing areas set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation in accordance with 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 Part A of Annex V to this Regulation, shall not be exceeded.
CHAPTER III
Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations
Section 1
General provisions
Article 23
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 2022 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.
Section 2
NEAFC Convention Area
Article 24
Closures for redfish in the Irminger
All fishing activities shall be prohibited in the area bounded by following coordinates measured according to the WGS84 system:
Latitude
Longitude
63°00'
-30°00'
61°30'
-27°35'
60°45'
-28°45'
62°00'
-31°35'
63°00'
-30°00'
Section 3
ICCAT Convention Area
Article 25
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 VI.
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 VI.
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 VI.
4.   The number 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 VI.
5.   The number of traps engaged in bluefin tuna fishery in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex VI.
6.   The bluefin tuna total farming and 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 VI.
7.   The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 
(
31
)
 shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex VI 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 VI.
Article 26
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 27
Sharks
1.   Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (
Alopias superciliosus
) caught 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
) caught in 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
) caught in any fishery shall be prohibited.
Section 4
CCAMLR Convention Area
Article 28
Exploratory fisheries notifications for toothfish
Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfishes (
Dissostichus
 spp
.)
 in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in FAO divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in 2021. If a Member State intends to participate in such exploratory fisheries, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 no later than 1 June 2021.
Article 29
Limits on exploratory fisheries for toothfish
1.   Fishing for toothfish during the 2020–2021 fishing season shall be limited to the Member States, subareas and number of vessels set out in table A of Annex VII for the species, TACs and by-catch limits set out in table B of that Annex.
2.   Direct fishing of shark species for purposes other than scientific research shall be prohibited. Any by-catch of shark, especially juveniles and gravid females, taken accidentally in the toothfish fishery shall be released alive.
3.   Where applicable, fishing in any small-scale research unit (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.
4.   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 FAO divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a, where permitted in accordance with Article 28, shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 metres.
Article 30
Krill fishery during the 2020–2021 fishing season
1.   If a Member State intends to fish for krill (
Euphausia superba
) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2020–2021 fishing season, it shall notify the Commission, no later than 1 May 2021, of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Part B of the Appendix to Annex VII. 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 2021.
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 placed on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessel list to participate in krill fisheries.
Section 5
IOTC Area of Competence
Article 31
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 VIII.
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 VIII.
3.   Member States may reallocate 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 such 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 authorised vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna RFMOs. Furthermore, no vessels placed 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 32
Drifting FADs and supply vessels
1.   Drifting FADs shall be equipped with instrumented buoys. The use of any other buoys, such as radio buoys, shall be prohibited.
2.   A purse seine vessel shall not follow more than 300 operational buoys at any one time.
3.   The maximum number of instrumented buoys that may be acquired annually for each purse seine vessel shall be 500. No purse seine vessel shall have more than 500 instrumented buoys (buoy in stock and operational buoy) at any time.
4.   The maximum number of supply vessels shall be two supply vessels in support of not less than five purse seiners, all flying the flag of a Member State. This provision shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.
5.   A single purse seine vessel shall not be supported by more than one single supply vessel flying the flag of a Member State at any time.
6.   The Union shall not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised vessels.
Article 33
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.
Article 34
Mobulid rays
1.   It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer for sale or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (
Mobulidae
 family which includes the genera 
Manta
 and 
Mobula
), except for fishing vessels carrying out subsistence fishery (i.e. where the fish caught are consumed directly by the families of the fishermen).
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Mobulid rays that are unintentionally caught through artisanal fishing (i.e. fisheries other than longline or surface fisheries, i.e. purse seines, pole and line, gillnet fisheries, handline and trolling vessels, and registered in the IOTC record of authorised vessels) may be landed for purposes of local consumption only.
2.   All fishing vessels, other than those carrying out subsistence fishery, shall promptly release alive and unharmed, to the extent practicable, Mobulid rays as soon as they are seen in the net, on the hook, or on the deck, and shall do so in a manner that will result in the least possible harm to the individuals captured.
Section 6
SPRFMO Convention Area
Article 35
Pelagic fisheries
1.   Only those Member States which have 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 IH.
2.   The 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 2021 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area.
3.   The fishing opportunities set out in Annex IH 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 36
Bottom fisheries
1.   Member States shall limit their bottom fishing catch or effort in 2021 in the SPRFMO Convention Area to those parts of that 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 a track record.
Article 37
Exploratory fisheries
1.   Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfishes (
Dissostichus
 spp.) in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2021 only if the SPRFMO has approved their application for such fisheries that includes a fisheries operation plan and commitment to implement a data collection plan.
2.   Fishing shall take place only in the research blocks specified by SPRFMO. Fishing shall be prohibited in depths less than 750 metres and more than 2 000 metres.
3.   The TAC shall be as set out in Annex IH. Fishing shall be limited to one trip of a maximum duration of 21 consecutive days and to a maximum number of 5 000 hooks per set, with a maximum of 20 sets per research block. Fishing shall cease either when the TAC is reached or if 100 sets have been set and hauled, whichever is earlier.
Section 7
IATTC Convention Area
Article 38
Purse-seine fisheries
1.   Fishing by purse seiner vessels for yellowfin tuna (
Thunnus albacares
), bigeye tuna (
Thunnus obesus
) and skipjack tuna (
Katsuwonus pelamis
) shall be prohibited:
(a)
from 00.00 hours on 29 July 2021 to 24.00 hours on 8 October 2021 or from 00.00 hours on 9 November 2021 to 24.00 hours on 19 January 2022 in the area defined by the following limits:
—
the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,
—
longitude 150
o
 W,
—
latitude 40
o
 N,
—
latitude 40
o
 S;
(b)
from 00.00 hours on 9 October 2021 to 24.00 hours on 8 November 2021 in the area defined by the following limits:
—
longitude 96
o
 W,
—
longitude 110
o
 W,
—
latitude 4
o
 N,
—
latitude 3
o
 S.
2.   For each of their vessels, Member States concerned shall notify to the Commission before 1 April 2021 the selected period of closure referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1. All 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 39
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 shall be 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 the 15 days before the start of the selected closure period referred to in point (a) of Article 38(1), 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 40
Catch limits for bigeye tuna in longline fisheries
The total annual catches of bigeye tuna by longline vessels of each Member State in the IATTC Convention Area are established in Annex IL.
Article 41
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 land, to store, to offer for sale or to sell 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 42
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 for sale or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (
Mobulidae
 family which includes the genera 
Manta
 and 
Mobula
). As soon as Union fishing vessels notice that Mobulid rays have been caught, they shall, wherever possible, promptly release them alive and unharmed.
Section 8
SEAFO Convention Area
Article 43
Prohibition of fishing for deep-water sharks
Directed fishing for the following deep-water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited:
(a)
ghost catshark (
Apristurus manis
);
(b)
blurred smooth lanternshark (
Etmopterus bigelowi
);
(c)
shorttail lanternshark (
Etmopterus brachyurus
);
(d)
great lanternshark (
Etmopterus princeps
);
(e)
smooth lanternshark (
Etmopterus pusillus
);
(f)
skates (
Rajidae
);
(g)
velvet dogfish (
Scymnodon squamulosus
);
(h)
deep-sea sharks of the 
Selachimorpha
 super-order;
(i)
picked dogfish (
Squalus acanthias
).
Section 9
WCPFC Convention Area
Article 44
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 in 2021 do not exceed the limits set out in the table of Annex IG.
Article 45
Management of fishing with FADs
1.   In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20
o
 N and 20
o
 S, it shall be prohibited for purse seine vessels to deploy, service or set on FADs between 00.00 hours on 1 July 2021 and 24.00 hours on 30 September 2021.
2.   In addition to the prohibition set out in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention Area, between 20
o
 N and 20
o
 S, for an additional two months: either from 00.00 hours on 1 April 2021 to 24.00 hours on 31 May 2021, or from 00.00 hours on 1 November 2021 to 24.00 hours on 31 December 2021.
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 seiners have deployed at sea, at any time, no more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. The buoy shall be activated exclusively on board a vessel.
5.   All purse seiners fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall retain on board, tranship and land all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught.
Article 46
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 IX.
Article 47
Catch limits for swordfish in longline fisheries south of 20° S
Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish (
Xiphias gladius
) south of 20° S by longliners do not exceed in 2021 the limit set out in Annex IG. 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 48
Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks
1.   Retaining on board, transhipping, landing or storing 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 49
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.
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 point (a) of Article 38(1), Article 38(2), (3) and (4) and Articles 39, 40 and 41 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC.
Section 10
Bering Sea
Article 50
Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea
Fishing for pollock (
Gadus chalcogrammus
) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.
Section 11
SIOFA Agreement Area
Article 51
Limits to bottom fishing
Member States shall ensure that vessels flying their flag that are fishing in the SIOFA Agreement Area:
(a)
limit their annual bottom fishing effort and catch to their average annual level for those years where their vessels were active in the SIOFA Agreement Area, over a representative period for which data declared to the Commission exists;
(b)
do not expand the spatial distribution of bottom fishing effort, excluding long-line and trap methods, beyond areas fished in recent years;
(c)
are not authorised to fish in the interim protected areas of Atlantis Bank, Coral, Fools Flat, Middle of What, Walter’s Shoal, as defined in Annex IK, except with long-line and traps methods and on condition of having a scientific observer on board at all times while fishing in those areas.
TITLE III
FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD
-
COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS
Article 52
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands may be authorised to fish 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 Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.
Article 53
Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom and licensed by a United Kingdom fisheries administration
Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom and licensed by a fisheries administration of the United Kingdom may be authorised to fish 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 Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.
Article 54
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela
Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.
Article 55
Fishing authorisations
The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V.
Article 56
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
The conditions specified in Article 8 shall apply to catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations referred to in Article 55.
Article 57
Prohibited species
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 (
Raja radiata
) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;
(b)
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;
(c)
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;
(d)
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;
(e)
porbeagle (
Lamna nasus
) in Union waters;
(f)
thornback ray (
Raja clavata
) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;
(g)
undulate ray (
Raja undulata
) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 9 and 10;
(h)
common guitarfish (
Rhinobatos rhinobatos
) in the Mediterranean;
(i)
whale shark (
Rhincodon typus
) in all waters;
(j)
picked dogfish (
Squalus acanthias
) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
2.   When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.
TITLE IV
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 58
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 59
Transitional provision
Articles 11, 19, 20, 27, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 48, 50 and 57 shall continue to apply, 
mutatis mutandis
, in 2022 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2022.
Articles 15, 16 and 17 shall apply until the date on which a delegated act adopted in accordance with Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 and amending Annex VI of that Regulation by introducing corresponding technical measures for the North Western Waters becomes applicable.
Article 60
Entry into force
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 2021.
However, Article 11(1), (2), (3) and (5), Articles 14 and 18 shall apply from 1 January to 31 March 2021.
The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 28, 29 and 30 and Annex VII for stocks indicated in that Annex in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2020.
The provisions on fishing effort limits set out in Annex II shall apply from 1 February 2021 to 31 January 2022.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 2021.
For the Council
The President
A. P. ZACARIAS
(
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
)
  Regulation (EU) 2019/472 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/1139 and (EU) 2018/973, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007 and (EC) No 1300/2008 (
OJ L 83, 25.3.2019, p. 1
).
(
3
)
  Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (
OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 17
).
(
4
)
  Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, specifying details of the implementation of the landing obligation in the North Sea and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 676/2007 and (EC) No 1342/2008 (
OJ L 179, 16.7.2018, p. 1
).
(
5
)
  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
).
(
6
)
  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
).
(
7
)
  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
).
(
8
)
  Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 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 25, 30.1.2020, p. 1
).
(
9
)
  Council Decision (EU) 2015/1565 of 14 September 2015 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Declaration on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana (
OJ L 244, 19.9.2015, p. 55
).
(
10
)
  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
).
(
11
)
  
            
OJ L 444, 31.12.2020, p. 14
.
(
12
)
  Council Decision (EU) 2020/2252 of 29 December 2020 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and on provisional application of 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, and of the Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information (
OJ L 444, 31.12.2020, p. 2
).
(
13
)
  Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (
OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105
).
(
14
)
  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
).
(
15
)
  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
).
(
16
)
  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
).
(
17
)
  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
).
(
18
)
  The Union acceded to that Convention by means of 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
).
(
19
)
  The Union acceded to that Agreement by means of 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
).
(
20
)
  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
).
(
21
)
  Concluded by means of 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
).
(
22
)
  The Union acceded to that Agreement by means of Council Decision 2008/780/EC of 29 September 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (
OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27
).
(
23
)
  The Union acceded to that Convention by means of 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
).
(
24
)
  The Union acceded to that Convention by means of 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
).
(
25
)
  Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (
OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, p. 81
).
(
26
)
  All types of demersal trawls (OTB, OTT, PTB, TBB, TBN, TBS and TB).
(
27
)
  All types of seines (SSC, SDN, SPR, SV, SB and SX).
(
28
)
  All long lines or pole and line or rod and line fisheries (LHP, LHM, LLD, LL, LTL, LX and LLS).
(
29
)
  All fixed gillnets and traps (GTR, GNS, GNC, FYK, FPN and FIX).
(
30
)
  Gear codes: OTB, OTT, OT, TBN, TBS, TB, TX, PTB, SDN, SSC, SX, LL, LLS.
(
31
)
  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
).
ANNEX
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:
South-East Atlantic Ocean – SEAFO Convention Area
ANNEX IF:
Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distribution
ANNEX IG:
WCPFC Convention Area
ANNEX IH:
SPRFMO Convention Area
ANNEX IJ:
IOTC Area of Competence
ANNEX IK:
SIOFA Agreement Area
ANNEX IL:
IATTC Convention Area
ANNEX II:
Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division 7e
ANNEX III:
Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4
ANNEX IV:
Seasonal closures to protect spawning cod
ANNEX V:
Fishing authorisations
ANNEX VI:
ICCAT Convention Area
ANNEX VII:
CCAMLR Convention Area
ANNEX VIII:
IOTC Area of Competence
ANNEX IX:
WCPFC Convention Area
ANNEX I
TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA
The tables in the Annexes 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 the Annexes shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 thereof.
The references to fishing zones in the Annexes are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to according to the alphabetical order of the scientific names of the species. Only scientific names identify species for regulatory purposes. Common names are provided for ease of reference.
Annexes IA to IL are part of Annex I.
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of scientifc names and common names of the species is provided:
Scientific name
Alpha-3 code
Common name
Ammodytes
 spp.
SAN
Sandeels
Argentina silus
ARU
Greater silver smelt
Beryx
 spp.
ALF
Alfonsinos
Brosme brosme
USK
Tusk
Caproidae
BOR
Boarfishes
Centrophorus squamosus
GUQ
Leafscale gulper shark
Centroscymnus coelolepis
CYO
Portuguese dogfish
Chaceon
 spp.
GER
Deep sea red crabs
Chaenocephalus aceratus
SSI
Blackfin icefish
Champsocephalus gunnari
ANI
Mackerel icefish
Channichthys rhinoceratus
LIC
Unicorn icefish
Chionoecetes
 spp.
PCR
Snow crabs
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
Toothfishes
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
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
Anglerfishes
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
Flatfishes
Pollachius pollachius
POL
Pollack
Pollachius virens
POK
Saithe
Scophthalmus maximus
TUR
Turbot
Pseudochaenichthys georgianus
SGI
South Georgia icefish
Pseudopentaceros
 spp.
EDW
Pelagic armourheads
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 radiata
RJR
Starry 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
Redfishes
Solea solea
SOL
Common sole
Solea
 spp.
SOO
Sole
Sprattus sprattus
SPR
Sprat
Squalus acanthias
DGS
Picked dogfish
Tetrapturus albidus
WHM
White marlin
Thunnus alalunga
ALB
Albacore
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 scientific names of the species is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:
Common name
Alpha-3 code
Scientific name
Albacore
ALB
Thunnus alalunga
Alfonsinos
ALF
Beryx
 spp.
American plaice
PLA
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Anchovy
ANE
Engraulis encrasicolus
Anglerfishes
ANF
Lophiidae
Antarctic toothfish
TOA
Dissostichus mawsoni
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
Boarfishes
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 crabs
GER
Chaceon
 spp.
European seabass
BSS
Dicentrarchus labrax
Flatfishes
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 armourheads
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
Redfishes
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
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 crabs
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
Raja radiata
Swordfish
SWO
Xiphias gladius
Thornback ray
RJC
Raja clavata
Toothfishes
TOT
Dissostichus
 spp.
Tope shark
GAG
Galeorhinus galeus
Turbot
TUR
Scophthalmus maximus
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
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:
Sandeels and associated by-catches
Ammodytes spp.
Zone:
Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4 (1)
Denmark
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
Germany
0
(2)
Sweden
0
(2)
Union
0
(2)
United Kingdom
0
(2)
TAC
0
(1)
Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the United Kingdom's baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
(2)
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 the abovementioned 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)
(SAN/234_2R)
(SAN/234_3R)
(SAN/234_4)
(SAN/234_5R)
(SAN/234_6)
(SAN/234_7R)
Denmark
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Germany
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sweden
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Union
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
United Kingdom
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
0
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
6
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
2
Netherlands
5
Union
13
United Kingdom
10
TAC
23
Species:
Greater silver smelt
Argentina silus
Zone:
Union waters of 3a and 4
(ARU/3A4-C)
Denmark
273
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
3
France
2
Ireland
2
Netherlands
13
Sweden
11
Union
304
United Kingdom
5
TAC
309
Species:
Greater silver smelt
Argentina silus
Zone:
Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7
(ARU/567.)
Germany
71
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
2
Ireland
66
Netherlands
742
Union
881
United Kingdom
52
TAC
933
Species:
Tusk
Brosme brosme
Zone:
Union and international waters of 1, 2 and 14
(USK/1214EI)
Germany
2
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
2
(1)
Others
1
(1)
Union
5
(1)
United Kingdom
2
(1)
TAC
7
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/1214EI_AMS).
Species:
Tusk
Brosme brosme
Zone:
Union waters of 4
(USK/04-C.)
Denmark
17
Precautionary TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
5
France
12
Sweden
2
Others
2
(1)
Union
38
United Kingdom
26
TAC
64
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/04-C_AMS).
Species:
Tusk
Brosme brosme
Zone:
Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7
(USK/567EI.)
Germany
4
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Spain
15
France
176
Ireland
17
Others
4
(1)
Union
216
Norway
731
(2 )(3) (4) (5)
United Kingdom
85
TAC
1 032
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/567EI_AMS).
(2)
To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (USK/*24X7C).
(3)
Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per vessel, 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 quantity given below, in tonnes (OTH/*5B67-). By-catch of cod under this provision in 6a shall not be more than 5 %.
750
(4)
Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7:
Ling (LIN/*5B67-)
2 000
Tusk (USK/*5B67-)
731
(5)
The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following quantity, in tonnes:
500
Species:
Tusk
Brosme brosme
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 4
(USK/04-N.)
Belgium
0
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 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
41
Germany
0
France
0
Netherlands
0
Union
41
United Kingdom
1
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Boarfishes
Caproidae
Zone:
Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8
(BOR/678-)
Denmark
1 175
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Ireland
3 309
Union
4 484
United Kingdom
304
TAC
4 788
Species:
Herring (1)
Clupea harengus
Zone:
3a
(HER/03A.)
Denmark
2 577
(2)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
41
(2)
Sweden
2 696
(2)
Union
5 314
(2)
Norway
818
Faroe Islands
0
(3)
TAC
6 132
(1)
Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
(2)
Special condition: up to 50 % of this quantity may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*04-C.).
(3)
May only be fished in the Skagerrak (HER/*03AN.).
Species:
Herring (1)
Clupea harengus
Zone:
Union and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53
o
30' N
(HER/4AB.)
Denmark
14 867
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
9 851
France
5 168
Netherlands
12 929
Sweden
978
Union
43 793
Faroe Islands
63
Norway
27 913
(2)
United Kingdom
13 896
TAC
96 252
(1)
Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
(2)
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 quantity given below, in tonnes, may be taken in Union waters of 4a and 4b (HER/*4AB-C). An additional quantity of maximum 10 000  tonnes will be granted if such an increase is called for by Norway.
12 500
Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62°N. An additional quantity of maximum 2 500  tonnes will be granted if such an increase is called for by the Union.
Norwegian waters south of 62
o
N (HER/*4N-S62)
Union
12 500
Species:
Herring
Clupea harengus
Zone:
Norwegian waters south of 62
o
N
(HER/4N-S62)
Sweden
237
(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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
237
TAC
96 252
(1)
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.
Species:
Herring (1)
Clupea harengus
Zone:
3a
(HER/03A-BC)
Denmark
1 423
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
13
Sweden
229
Union
1 665
TAC
1 665
(1)
Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.
Species:
Herring (1)
Clupea harengus
Zone:
4, 7d and Union waters of 2a
(HER/2A47DX)
Belgium
11
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
2 143
Germany
11
France
11
Netherlands
11
Sweden
11
Union
2 198
United Kingdom
41
TAC
2 239
(1)
Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.
Species:
Herring (1)
Clupea harengus
Zone:
4c, 7d (2)
(HER/4CXB7D)
Belgium
2 158
(3)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
200
(3)
Germany
133
(3)
France
2 569
(3)
Netherlands
4 541
(3)
Union
9 601
(3)
United Kingdom
988
(3)
TAC
96 252
(1)
Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
(2)
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.
(3)
Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in 4b (HER/*04B.).
Species:
Herring
Clupea harengus
Zone:
Union and international waters of 5b, 6b and 6aN (1)
(HER/5B6ANB)
Germany
97
(2)
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 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
19
(2)
Ireland
132
(2)
Netherlands
97
(2)
Union
345
(2)
United Kingdom
526
(2)
TAC
871
(1)
Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone 6a which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7
o
W and north of the parallel of latitude 55
o
N, or west of the meridian of longitude 7
o
W and north of the parallel of latitude 56
o
N, excluding the Clyde.
(2)
It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the ICES zones subject to this TAC that lies between 56
o
N and 57
o
30' N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom's territorial sea.
Species:
Herring
Clupea harengus
Zone:
6aS (1), 7b and 7c
(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland
309
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 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Netherlands
31
Union
340
TAC
340
(1)
Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56
o
00' N and west of 07
o
00' W.
Species:
Herring
Clupea harengus
Zone:
7a (1)
(HER/07A/MM)
Ireland
525
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
525
United Kingdom
1 491
TAC
2 016
(1)
This zone is reduced by the area bounded:
—
to the north by latitude 52
o
30' N,
—
to the south by latitude 52
o
00' N,
—
to the west by the coast of Ireland,
—
to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.
Species:
Herring
Clupea harengus
Zone:
7e and 7f
(HER/7EF.)
France
116
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
116
United Kingdom
116
TAC
232
Species:
Herring
Clupea harengus
Zone:
7g (1), 7h (1), 7j (1) and 7k (1)
(HER/7G-K.)
Germany
3
(2)
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
14
(2)
Ireland
188
(2)
Netherlands
14
(2)
Union
219
(2)
United Kingdom
0
(2)
TAC
219
(2)
(1)
This zone is increased by the area bounded:
—
to the north by latitude 52
o
30' N,
—
to the south by latitude 52
o
00' N,
—
to the west by the coast of Ireland,
—
to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.
(2)
This quota may only be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as assessed by ICES. The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches.
Species:
Anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Zone:
8
(ANE/08.)
Spain
29 700
Analytical TAC
France
3 300
Union
33 000
TAC
33 000
Species:
Anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Zone:
9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(ANE/9/3411)
Spain
0
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Portugal
0
(1)
Union
0
(1)
TAC
0
(1)
(1)
The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
Skagerrak
(COD/03AN.)
Belgium
1
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
421
Germany
11
Netherlands
3
Sweden
74
Union
510
TAC
526
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
Kattegat
(COD/03AS.)
Denmark
75
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany
2
(1)
Sweden
46
(1)
Union
123
(1)
TAC
123
(1)
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat
(COD/2A3AX4)
Belgium
109
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
625
Germany
396
France
134
(1)
Netherlands
353
(1)
Sweden
4
Union
1 621
Norway
626
(2)
United Kingdom
1 433
(1)
TAC
3 680
(1)
Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 7d (COD/*07D.).
(2)
May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
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
2 655
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
Norwegian waters south of 62
o
N
(COD/4N-S62)
Sweden
96
(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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
96
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12
o
00' W and of 12 and 14
(COD/5W6-14)
Belgium
0
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
0
France
2
Ireland
1
Union
3
United Kingdom
3
TAC
6
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
6a; Union and international waters of 5b east of 12
o
00' W
(COD/5BE6A)
Belgium
1
(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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Article 9 of this Regulation applies
Germany
5
(1)
France
51
(1)
Ireland
71
(1)
Union
128
(1)
United Kingdom
193
(1)
TAC
321
(1)
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
7a
(COD/07A.)
Belgium
1
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
2
(1)
Ireland
43
(1)
Netherlands
0
(1)
Union
46
(1)
United Kingdom
19
(1)
TAC
65
(1)
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(COD/7XAD34)
Belgium
5
(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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Article 9 of this Regulation applies
France
74
(1)
Ireland
115
(1)
Netherlands
0
(1)
Union
194
(1)
United Kingdom
8
(1)
TAC
202
(1)
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
7d
(COD/07D.)
Belgium
9
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
180
(1)
Netherlands
5
(1)
Union
194
(1)
United Kingdom
20
(1)
TAC
214
(1)
Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/*2A3X4).
Species:
Megrims
Lepidorhombus
 spp.
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4
(LEZ/2AC4-C)
Belgium
2
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
2
Germany
2
France
12
Netherlands
10
Union
28
United Kingdom
703
TAC
731
Species:
Megrims
Lepidorhombus
 spp.
Zone:
Union and international waters of 5b and 6; international waters of 12 and 14
(LEZ/56-14)
Spain
168
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
654
(1)
Ireland
191
Union
1 013
United Kingdom
463
(1)
TAC
1 476
(1)
Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/*2AC4C).
Species:
Megrims
Lepidorhombus
 spp.
Zone:
7
(LEZ/07.)
Belgium
127
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Spain
1 405
(2)
France
1 705
(2)
Ireland
775
(2)
Union
4 012
United Kingdom
671
(2)
TAC
4 683
(1)
10 % of this quota may be used in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole.
(2)
35 % of this quota may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE).
Species:
Megrims
Lepidorhombus
 spp.
Zone:
8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
(LEZ/8ABDE.)
Spain
248
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
200
Union
448
TAC
448
Species:
Megrims
Lepidorhombus
 spp.
Zone:
8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(LEZ/8C3411)
Spain
1 912
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
France
96
Portugal
64
Union
2 072
TAC
2 158
Species:
Anglerfishes
Lophiidae
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4
(ANF/2AC4-C)
Belgium
125
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
275
(1)
Germany
134
(1)
France
26
(1)
Netherlands
94
(1)
Sweden
3
(1)
Union
657
(1)
United Kingdom
2 865
(1)
TAC
3 522
(1)
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).
Species:
Anglerfishes
Lophiidae
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 4
(ANF/04-N.)
Belgium
13
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 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
326
Germany
5
Netherlands
5
Union
349
United Kingdom
76
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Anglerfishes
Lophiidae
Zone:
6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(ANF/56-14)
Belgium
72
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
82
(1)
Spain
77
France
881
(1)
Ireland
199
Netherlands
69
(1)
Union
1 380
United Kingdom
613
(1)
TAC
1 993
(1)
Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).
Species:
Anglerfishes
Lophiidae
Zone:
7
(ANF/07.)
Belgium
816
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
91
(1)
Spain
324
(1)
France
5 233
(1)
Ireland
669
(1)
Netherlands
106
(1)
Union
7 239
(1)
United Kingdom
1 587
(1)
TAC
8 826
(1)
Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).
Species:
Anglerfishes
Lophiidae
Zone:
8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
(ANF/8ABDE.)
Spain
343
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
1 909
Union
2 252
TAC
2 252
Species:
Anglerfishes
Lophiidae
Zone:
8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(ANF/8C3411)
Spain
2 934
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
France
3
Portugal
584
Union
3 521
TAC
3 672
Species:
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:
3a
(HAD/03A.)
Belgium
3
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
442
Germany
28
Netherlands
1
Sweden
52
Union
526
TAC
548
Species:
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:
4; Union waters of 2a
(HAD/2AC4.)
Belgium
52
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
354
Germany
225
France
393
Netherlands
39
Sweden
36
Union
1 099
Norway
1 975
United Kingdom
5 840
TAC
8 914
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 (HAD/*04N-)
Union
5 161
Species:
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:
Norwegian waters south of 62
o
N
(HAD/4N-S62)
Sweden
177
(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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
177
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.
Species:
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:
Union and international waters of 6b, 12 and 14
(HAD/6B1214)
Belgium
6
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
7
France
289
Ireland
206
Union
508
United Kingdom
2 111
TAC
2 619
Species:
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:
Union and international waters of 5b and 6a
(HAD/5BC6A.)
Belgium
1
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
1
(1)
France
55
(1)
Ireland
163
(1)
Union
220
United Kingdom
774
(1)
TAC
994
(1)
Not more than 10 % of this quota may be fished in: 4; Union waters of 2a (HAD/*2AC4.).
Species:
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:
7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(HAD/7X7A34)
Belgium
30
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
1 810
Ireland
603
Union
2 443
United Kingdom
272
TAC
2 715
Species:
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:
7a
(HAD/07A.)
Belgium
13
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
57
Ireland
342
Union
412
United Kingdom
378
TAC
790
Species:
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Zone:
3a
(WHG/03A.)
Denmark
292
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Netherlands
1
Sweden
31
Union
324
TAC
415
Species:
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Zone:
4; Union waters of 2a
(WHG/2AC4.)
Belgium
82
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
356
Germany
93
France
535
Netherlands
206
Sweden
1
Union
1 273
Norway
304
(1)
United Kingdom
2 573
TAC
4 290
(1)
May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
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 (WHG/*04N-)
Union
2 700
Species:
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Zone:
6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(WHG/56-14)
Germany
1
(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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Article 9 of this Regulation applies
France
14
(1)
Ireland
68
(1)
Union
83
(1)
United Kingdom
151
(1)
TAC
234
(1)
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota.
Species:
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Zone:
7a
(WHG/07A.)
Belgium
1
(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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Article 9 of this Regulation applies
France
6
(1)
Ireland
104
(1)
Netherlands
0
(1)
Union
111
(1)
United Kingdom
70
(1)
TAC
181
(1)
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota.
Species:
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Zone:
7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k
(WHG/7X7A-C)
Belgium
23
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
1 411
Ireland
1 018
Netherlands
12
Union
2 464
United Kingdom
252
TAC
2 716
Species:
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Zone:
8
(WHG/08.)
Spain
880
Precautionary TAC
France
1 321
Union
2 201
TAC
2 276
Species:
Whiting and pollack
Merlangius merlangus
 and 
Pollachius pollachius
Zone:
Norwegian waters south of 62
o
N
(W/P/4N-S62)
Sweden
48
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
48
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.
Species:
Hake
Merluccius merluccius
Zone:
3a
(HKE/03A.)
Denmark
784
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Sweden
67
(1)
Union
851
TAC
851
(1)
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.
Species:
Hake
Merluccius merluccius
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4
(HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium
14
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
570
(1)
Germany
65
(1)
France
126
(1)
Netherlands
33
(1)
Union
808
(1)
United Kingdom
178
(1)
TAC
986
(1)
Not more than 10 % of this quota may be used for by-catch in 3a (HKE/*03A.).
Species:
Hake
Merluccius merluccius
Zone:
6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(HKE/571214)
Belgium
146
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Spain
4 667
France
7 207
(1)
Ireland
873
Netherlands
94
(1)
Union
12 987
United Kingdom
2 845
(1)
TAC
15 832
(1)
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.
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
19
Spain
753
France
753
Ireland
94
Netherlands
10
Union
1 629
United Kingdom
424
Species:
Hake
Merluccius merluccius
Zone:
8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
(HKE/8ABDE.)
Belgium
5
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Spain
3 249
France
7 296
Netherlands
10
(1)
Union
10 560
TAC
10 560
(1)
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.
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
1
Spain
941
France
1 694
Netherlands
3
Union
2 639
Species:
Hake
Merluccius merluccius
Zone:
8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(HKE/8C3411)
Spain
5 320
Precautionary TAC
France
511
Portugal
2 483
Union
8 314
TAC
8 517
Species:
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 2 and 4
(WHB/24-N.)
Denmark
0
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
0
United Kingdom
0
TAC
Not relevant
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
32 399
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
12 597
(1)
Spain
27 468
(1) (2)
France
22 547
(1)
Ireland
25 089
(1)
Netherlands
39 507
(1)
Portugal
2 552
(1) (2)
Sweden
8 015
(1)
Union
170 174
(1) (3)
Norway
64 935
Faroe Islands
6 500
United Kingdom
42 040
(1)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Special condition: within a total access limit of 24 375  tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 14,3 %.
(2)
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.
(3)
Special condition: from the Union 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:
124 026
Species:
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
Zone:
8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(WHB/8C3411)
Spain
8 952
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Portugal
2 238
Union
11 189
(1)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Special condition: from the Union 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:
124 026
Species:
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
Zone:
Union waters of 2, 4a, 5 and 6 north of 56° 30' N and 7 west of 12° W
(WHB/24A567)
Norway
124 026
(1) (2)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Faroe Islands
24 375
(3) (4)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
To be counted against quota established by Norway.
(2)
Special condition: the catch in 4a shall be no more than the following quantity (WHB/*04A-C):
26 000
This catch restriction in 4a amounts to the following percentage of Norway's access limit:
18 %
(3)
To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.
(4)
Special conditions: may also be fished in 6b (WHB/*06B-C). The catch in 4a shall be no more than the following quantity (WHB/*04A-C):
6 094
Species:
Lemon sole and witch flounder
Microstomus kitt
 and
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4
(L/W/2AC4-C)
Belgium
92
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
253
Germany
33
France
69
Netherlands
211
Sweden
3
Union
661
United Kingdom
1 036
TAC
1 697
Species:
Blue ling
Molva dypterygia
Zone:
Union and international waters of 5b, 6 and 7
(BLI/5B67-)
Germany
28
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Estonia
4
Spain
89
France
2 032
Ireland
8
Lithuania
2
Poland
1
Others
8
(1)
Union
2 172
Norway
63
(2)
Faroe Islands
38
(3)
United Kingdom
517
TAC
2 790
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/5B67_AMS).
(2)
To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (BLI/*24X7C).
(3)
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.
Species:
Blue ling
Molva dypterygia
Zone:
International waters of 12
(BLI/12INT-)
Estonia
0
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Spain
33
(1)
France
1
(1)
Lithuania
0
(1)
Others
0
(1)
Union
34
(1)
United Kingdom
0
(1)
TAC
34
(1)
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/12INT_AMS).
Species:
Blue ling
Molva dypterygia
Zone:
Union and international waters of 2 and 4
(BLI/24-)
Denmark
1
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
1
Ireland
1
France
4
Others
1
(1)
Union
8
United Kingdom
2
TAC
10
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/24_AMS).
Species:
Blue ling
Molva dypterygia
Zone:
Union and international waters of 3a
(BLI/03A-)
Denmark
1
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
0
Sweden
1
Union
2
TAC
2
Species:
Ling
Molva molva
Zone:
Union and international waters of 1 and 2
(LIN/1/2.)
Denmark
7
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
7
France
7
Others
3
(1)
Union
24
United Kingdom
7
TAC
31
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (LIN/1/2_AMS).
Species:
Ling
Molva molva
Zone:
Union waters of 3a
(LIN/03A-C.)
Belgium
3
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
25
Germany
3
Sweden
10
Union
41
United Kingdom
3
TAC
44
Species:
Ling
Molva molva
Zone:
Union waters of 4
(LIN/04-C.)
Belgium
7
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
106
(1)
Germany
66
(1)
France
59
Netherlands
2
Sweden
5
(1)
Union
245
United Kingdom
815
(1)
TAC
1 060
(1)
Special condition: of which up to 25 % but no more than 75 tonnes may be fished in: Union waters of 3a (LIN/*03A-C).
Species:
Ling
Molva molva
Zone:
Union and international waters of 5
(LIN/05EI.)
Belgium
2
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
2
Germany
2
France
2
Union
8
United Kingdom
2
TAC
10
Species:
Ling
Molva molva
Zone:
Union and international waters of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14
(LIN/6X14.)
Belgium
12
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
2
(1)
Germany
42
(1)
Ireland
225
Spain
840
France
896
(1)
Portugal
2
Union
2 019
Norway
2 000
(2) (3) (4)
Faroe Islands
50
(5) (6)
United Kingdom
1 032
(1)
TAC
5 101
(1)
Special condition: of which up to 35 % may be fished in: Union waters of 4 (LIN/*04-C.).
(2)
Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per vessel, 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 quantity given below, in tonnes (OTH/*6X14.). By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a shall not be more than 5 %.
750
(3)
Including tusk. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7:
Ling (LIN/*5B67-)
2 000
Tusk (USK/*5B67-)
731
(4)
The ling and tusk quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following quantity, in tonnes:
500
(5)
Including tusk. To be fished in 6b and 6a north of 56
o
30' N (LIN/*6BAN.).
(6)
Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per vessel, 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 quantity, in tonnes (OTH/*6AB.):
19
Species:
Ling
Molva molva
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 4
(LIN/04-N.)
Belgium
2
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 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
297
Germany
8
France
3
Netherlands
1
Union
311
United Kingdom
27
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Zone:
3a
(NEP/03A.)
Denmark
9 084
Analytical TAC
Germany
26
Sweden
3 250
Union
12 360
TAC
12 360
Species:
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4
(NEP/2AC4-C)
Belgium
301
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
301
Germany
5
France
9
Netherlands
155
Union
771
United Kingdom
4 981
TAC
5 752
Species:
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 4
(NEP/04-N.)
Denmark
142
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
0
Union
142
United Kingdom
8
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Zone:
6; Union and international waters of 5b
(NEP/5BC6.)
Spain
8
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
32
Ireland
54
Union
94
United Kingdom
3 881
TAC
3 975
Species:
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Zone:
7
(NEP/07.)
Spain
252
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
1 022
(1)
Ireland
1 550
(1)
Union
2 824
(1)
United Kingdom
1 379
(1)
TAC
4 203
(1)
(1)
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
199
France
125
Ireland
239
Union
563
United Kingdom
97
Species:
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Zone:
8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
(NEP/8ABDE.)
Spain
239
Analytical TAC
France
3 745
Union
3 984
TAC
3 984
Species:
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Zone:
8c
(NEP/08C.)
Spain
2,4
(1)
Precautionary TAC
France
0,0
(1)
Union
2,4
(1)
TAC
2,4
(1)
(1)
Exclusively for catches taken as part of a sentinel fishery to collect catch per unit effort (CPUE) data with vessels carrying observers on board:
– 1,7 tonnes in functional unit 25 during five trips per month in August and September,
– 0,7 tonnes in functional unit 31 during 7 days in July.
Species:
Norway lobster
Nephrops norvegicus
Zone:
9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(NEP/9/3411)
Spain
94
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Portugal
280
(1)
Union
374
(1) (2)
TAC
374
(1) (2)
(1)
Of which no more than 6 % may be taken in functional units 26 and 27 of ICES division 9a (NEP/*9U267).
(2)
Within the limits of the abovementioned TAC, no more than the following quantity may be taken in functional unit 30 of ICES division 9a (NEP/*9U30): 65
Species:
Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis
Zone:
3a
(PRA/03A.)
Denmark
531
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Sweden
286
Union
817
TAC
1 529
Species:
Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4
(PRA/2AC4-C)
Denmark
45
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Netherlands
0
Sweden
2
Union
47
United Kingdom
13
TAC
60
Species:
Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis
Zone:
Norwegian waters south of 62
o
N
(PRA/4N-S62)
Denmark
50
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Sweden
31
(1)
Union
81
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.
Species:
‘Penaeus’ shrimps
Penaeus
 spp.
Zone:
French Guiana waters
(PEN/FGU.)
France
To be established
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation applies
Union
To be established
(1) (2)
TAC
To be established
(1) (2)
(1)
Fishing for shrimps 
Penaeus subtilis
 and 
Penaeus brasiliensis
 is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.
(2)
Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France.
Species:
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Zone:
Skagerrak
(PLE/03AN.)
Belgium
26
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
3 308
Germany
17
Netherlands
636
Sweden
177
Union
4 164
TAC
4 912
Species:
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Zone:
Kattegat
(PLE/03AS.)
Denmark
369
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany
4
Sweden
41
Union
414
TAC
719
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
1 381
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
4 487
Germany
1 294
France
259
Netherlands
8 627
Union
16 048
Norway
2 570
(1)
United Kingdom
6 385
TAC
36 713
(1)
Of which no more than 75 tonnes may be fished in the Skagerrak (PLE/*03AN.).
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
14 010
Species:
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Zone:
6; Union and international waters of 5b;
international waters of 12 and 14
(PLE/56-14)
France
2
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Ireland
65
Union
67
United Kingdom
97
TAC
164
Species:
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Zone:
7a
(PLE/07A.)
Belgium
29
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
13
Ireland
361
Netherlands
9
Union
412
United Kingdom
287
TAC
699
Species:
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Zone:
7b and 7c
(PLE/7BC.)
France
4
Precautionary TAC
Ireland
15
Union
19
TAC
19
Species:
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Zone:
7d and 7e
(PLE/7DE.)
Belgium
375
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
1 248
Union
1 623
United Kingdom
666
TAC
2 289
Species:
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Zone:
7f and 7g
(PLE/7FG.)
Belgium
117
Precautionary TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
211
Ireland
64
Union
392
United Kingdom
110
TAC
502
Species:
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Zone:
7h, 7j and 7k
(PLE/7HJK.)
Belgium
1
(1)
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 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Article 9 of this Regulation applies
France
2
(1)
Ireland
8
(1)
Netherlands
4
(1)
Union
15
(1)
United Kingdom
2
(1)
TAC
17
(1)
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches of plaice in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for plaice are permitted under this quota.
Species:
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Zone:
8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(PLE/8/3411)
Spain
26
Precautionary TAC
France
103
Portugal
26
Union
155
TAC
155
Species:
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
Zone:
6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(POL/56-14)
Spain
1
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
29
Ireland
9
Union
39
United Kingdom
22
TAC
61
Species:
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
Zone:
7
(POL/07.)
Belgium
95
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Spain
6
(1)
France
2 178
(1)
Ireland
232
(1)
Union
2 511
(1)
United Kingdom
530
(1)
TAC
3 041
(1)
Special condition: of which up to 2 % may be fished in: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (POL/*8ABDE).
Species:
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
Zone:
8a, 8b, 8d and 8e
(POL/8ABDE.)
Spain
252
Precautionary TAC
France
1 230
Union
1 482
TAC
1 482
Species:
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
Zone:
8c
(POL/08C.)
Spain
149
Precautionary TAC
France
17
Union
166
TAC
166
Species:
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
Zone:
9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(POL/9/3411)
Spain
196
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Portugal
7
(1) (2)
Union
203
(1)
TAC
203
(2)
(1)
Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 8c (POL/*08C.).
(2)
In addition to this TAC, Portugal may fish quantities of pollack not exceeding 98 tonnes (POL/93411P).
Species:
Saithe
Pollachius virens
Zone:
3a and 4; Union waters of 2a
(POK/2C3A4)
Belgium
7
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
823
Germany
2 079
France
4 892
Netherlands
21
Sweden
113
Union
7 935
Norway
10 426
(1)
United Kingdom
1 594
TAC
19 955
(1)
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.
Species:
Saithe
Pollachius virens
Zone:
6; Union and international waters of 5b, 12 and 14
(POK/56-14)
Germany
88
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
870
Ireland
100
Union
1 058
Norway
235
(1)
United Kingdom
778
TAC
2 071
(1)
To be fished north of 56
o
30' N (POK/*5614N).
Species:
Saithe
Pollachius virens
Zone:
Norwegian waters south of 62
o
N
(POK/4N-S62)
Sweden
220
(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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
220
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species.
Species:
Saithe
Pollachius virens
Zone:
7, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(POK/7/3411)
Belgium
2
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
311
Ireland
373
Union
686
United Kingdom
109
TAC
795
Species:
Turbot and brill
Scophthalmus maximus
 and 
Scophthalmus rhombus
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4
(T/B/2AC4-C)
Belgium
119
Precautionary TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
255
Germany
65
France
31
Netherlands
902
Sweden
2
Union
1 374
United Kingdom
251
TAC
1 625
Species:
Skates and rays
Rajiformes
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4
(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium
73
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
3
(1) (2) (3)
Germany
4
(1) (2) (3)
France
12
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Netherlands
62
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Union
154
(1) (3)
United Kingdom
281
(1) (2) (3) (4)
TAC
435
(3)
(1)
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.
(2)
By-catch quota. These 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.
(3)
This 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, these 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.
(4)
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 20 and 57 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
).
Species:
Skates and rays
Rajiformes
Zone:
Union waters of 3a
(SRX/03A-C.)
Denmark
9
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Sweden
3
(1)
Union
12
(1)
TAC
12
(1)
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.
Species:
Skates and rays
Rajiformes
Zone:
Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k
(SRX/67AKXD)
Belgium
230
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Estonia
1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
France
1 032
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Germany
3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Ireland
332
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Lithuania
5
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Netherlands
1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Portugal
6
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Spain
278
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Union
1 888
(1) (2) (3) (4)
United Kingdom
658
(1) (2) (3) (4)
TAC
2 546
(3) (4)
(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 (
Raja circularis
) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (
Raja fullonica
) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately.
(2)
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 20 and 57 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
).
(3)
This 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.) given below may be taken:
Species:
Small-eyed ray
Raja microocellata
Zone:
Union waters of 7f and 7g
(RJE/7FG.)
Belgium
4
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Estonia
0
France
20
Germany
0
Ireland
6
Lithuania
0
Netherlands
0
Portugal
0
Spain
5
Union
35
United Kingdom
13
TAC
48
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 20 and 57 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.
(4)
This shall not apply to undulate ray (
Raja undulata
).
Species:
Skates and rays
Rajiformes
Zone:
Union waters of 7d
(SRX/07D.)
Belgium
33
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
278
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Netherlands
2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Union
313
(1) (2) (3) (4)
United Kingdom
56
(1) (2) (3) (4)
TAC
369
(4)
(1)
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.
(2)
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
).
(3)
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
).
(4)
This shall not apply to undulate ray (
Raja undulata
).
Species:
Undulate ray
Raja undulata
Zone:
Union waters of 7d and 7e
(RJU/7DE.)
Belgium
5
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Estonia
0
(1)
France
26
(1)
Germany
0
(1)
Ireland
7
(1)
Lithuania
0
(1)
Netherlands
0
(1)
Portugal
0
(1)
Spain
6
(1)
Union
44
(1)
United Kingdom
15
(1)
TAC
59
(1)
(1)
This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC and may only be landed whole or gutted. This is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 20 and 57 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.
Species:
Skates and rays
Rajiformes
Zone:
Union waters of 8 and 9
(SRX/89-C.)
Belgium
3
(1) (2)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
451
(1) (2)
Portugal
366
(1) (2)
Spain
368
(1) (2)
Union
1 188
(1) (2)
United Kingdom
3
(1) (2)
TAC
1 191
(2)
(1)
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.
(2)
This 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 set out in the table below. These provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 20 and 57 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
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
3
Portugal
3
Spain
3
Union
9
United Kingdom
0
TAC
9
Species:
Undulate ray
Raja undulata
Zone:
Union waters of 9
(RJU/9-C.)
Belgium
0
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
5
Portugal
4
Spain
4
Union
13
United Kingdom
0
TAC
13
Species:
Greenland halibut
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4; Union and international waters of 5b and 6
(GHL/2A-C46)
Denmark
4
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
6
Estonia
4
Spain
4
France
58
Ireland
4
Lithuania
4
Poland
4
Union
88
Norway
313
(1)
United Kingdom
228
TAC
629
(1)
To be taken in Union waters of 2a and 6. In 6, this quantity may only be fished with long-lines (GHL/*2A6-C).
Species:
Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Zone:
3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and subdivisions 22-32
(MAC/2A34.)
Belgium
378
(1) (2)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
12 999
(1) (2)
Germany
394
(1) (2)
France
1 190
(1) (2)
Netherlands
1 197
(1) (2)
Sweden
3 548
(1) (2) (3)
Union
19 705
(1) (2)
Norway
124 188
(4)
United Kingdom
1 109
(1) (2)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
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
51
52
Denmark
1 752
1 791
Germany
53
55
France
161
164
Netherlands
161
165
Sweden
478
489
Union
2 656
2 716
United Kingdom
150
153
(2)
May also be taken in Norwegian waters of 4a (MAC/*4AN.).
(3)
Special condition: including the following quantity, in tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*2A4AN):
176
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.
(4)
To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quantity includes the following Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC :
36 008
This quota may be fished in 4a only (MAC/*04A.), except for the following quantity, in tonnes, which may be fished in 3a (MAC/*03A.):
1 950
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
During the periods from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 September to 31 December
(MAC/*03A.)
(MAC/*3A4BC)
(MAC/*04B.)
(MAC/*04C.)
(MAC/*2A6.)
Denmark
0
2 685
0
0
7 799
France
0
319
0
0
0
Netherlands
0
319
0
0
0
Sweden
0
0
254
7
2 023
United Kingdom
0
319
0
0
0
Norway
1 950
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
15 220
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Spain
16
(1)
Estonia
127
(1)
France
10 148
(1)
Ireland
50 734
(1)
Latvia
94
(1)
Lithuania
94
(1)
Netherlands
22 196
(1)
Poland
1 072
(1)
Union
99 701
(1)
Norway
10 720
(2) (3)
Faroe Islands
22 656
(4)
United Kingdom
139 521
(1)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Special condition: of which up to 25 % can be made available for exchanges to be fished by Spain, France and Portugal in 8c, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/*8C910).
(2)
May be fished in 2a, 6a north of 56° 30' N, 4a, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h (MAC/*AX7H).
(3)
The quantity of access limit indicated below (MAC/*N5630), in tonnes, may be fished by Norway north of 56°30' N. The quantities not counted under footnote 2 shall be counted against the catch limit established by Norway.
24 838
(4)
This quantity 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 and 4a north of 59
o
 (EU zone) (MAC/*24N59).
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 and from 1 September to 31 December
Norwegian waters of 2a
Faroese waters
(MAC/*4A-EN)
(MAC/*2AN-)
(MAC/*FRO2)
Germany
9 186
1 238
1 266
France
6 124
824
844
Ireland
30 620
4 127
4 221
Netherlands
13 396
1 804
1 847
Union
59 326
7 993
8 178
United Kingdom
84 207
11 351
11 609
Species:
Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Zone:
8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(MAC/8C3411)
Spain
22 560
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
150
(1)
Portugal
4 663
(1)
Union
27 373
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
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.
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
1 895
France
12
Portugal
391
Species:
Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a
(MAC/2A4A-N)
Denmark
9 394
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
9 394
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Common sole
Solea solea
Zone:
3a; Union waters of subdivisions 22-24
(SOL/3ABC24)
Denmark
500
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany
29
(1)
Netherlands
48
(1)
Sweden
19
Union
596
TAC
596
(1)
This quota may be fished in Union waters of 3a, subdivisions 22-24 only.
Species:
Common sole
Solea solea
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4
(SOL/24-C.)
Belgium
365
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
167
Germany
292
France
73
Netherlands
3 299
Union
4 196
Norway
3
(1)
United Kingdom
188
TAC
4 387
(1)
May be fished only in Union waters of 4 (SOL/*04-C.).
Species:
Common sole
Solea solea
Zone:
6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14
(SOL/56-14)
Ireland
12
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
12
United Kingdom
3
TAC
15
Species:
Common sole
Solea solea
Zone:
7a
(SOL/07A.)
Belgium
53
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
1
Ireland
19
Netherlands
17
Union
90
United Kingdom
24
TAC
114
Species:
Common sole
Solea solea
Zone:
7b and 7c
(SOL/7BC.)
France
6
Precautionary TAC
Ireland
36
Union
34
TAC
34
Species:
Common sole
Solea solea
Zone:
7d
(SOL/07D.)
Belgium
188
Precautionary TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
377
Union
565
United Kingdom
135
TAC
700
Species:
Common sole
Solea solea
Zone:
7e
(SOL/07E.)
Belgium
13
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
139
Union
152
United Kingdom
218
TAC
370
Species:
Common sole
Solea solea
Zone:
7f and 7g
(SOL/7FG.)
Belgium
258
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
26
Ireland
13
Union
297
United Kingdom
116
TAC
413
Species:
Common sole
Solea solea
Zone:
7h, 7j and 7k
(SOL/7HJK.)
Belgium
7
Precautionary TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
14
Ireland
37
Netherlands
11
Union
69
United Kingdom
14
TAC
83
Species:
Common sole
Solea solea
Zone:
8a and 8b
(SOL/8AB.)
Belgium
42
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Spain
8
France
3 116
Netherlands
233
Union
3 399
TAC
3 483
Species:
Sole
Solea
 spp.
Zone:
8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
(SOO/8CDE34)
Spain
258
Precautionary TAC
Portugal
428
Union
686
TAC
686
Species:
Sprat and associated by-catches
Sprattus sprattus
Zone:
3a
(SPR/03A.)
Denmark
0
(1) (2)
Analytical TAC
Germany
0
(1) (2)
Sweden
0
(1) (2)
Union
0
(1) (2)
TAC
0
(2)
(1)
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.
(2)
This quota may only be fished from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Species:
Sprat and associated by-catches
Sprattus sprattus
Zone:
Union waters of 2a and 4
(SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium
0
(1) (2)
Analytical TAC
Denmark
0
(1) (2)
Germany
0
(1) (2)
France
0
(1) (2)
Netherlands
0
(1) (2)
Sweden
0
(1) (2) (3)
Union
0
(1)(2)
Norway
0
(1)
Faroe Islands
0
(1) (4)
United Kingdom
0
(1) (2)
TAC
0
(1)
(1)
The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
(2)
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.
(3)
Including sandeel.
(4)
May contain up to 4 % of by-catch of herring.
Species:
Sprat
Sprattus sprattus
Zone:
7d and 7e
(SPR/7DE.)
Belgium
2
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
122
Germany
2
France
26
Netherlands
26
Union
178
United Kingdom
198
TAC
376
Species:
Picked dogfish
Squalus acanthias
Zone:
Union and international waters of 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14
(DGS/15X14)
Belgium
5
(1)
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 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
1
(1)
Spain
3
(1)
France
21
(1)
Ireland
13
(1)
Netherlands
0
(1)
Portugal
0
(1)
Union
43
(1)
United Kingdom
25
(1)
TAC
68
(1)
(1)
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 20 and 57 of this Regulation. By derogation from Article 14, 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 quantities. They shall communicate the list of participating vessels to the Commission before allowing any landings. Member States shall exchange information about avoidance areas.
Species:
Horse mackerel and associated by-catches
Trachurus
 spp.
Zone:
Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d
(JAX/4BC7D)
Belgium
3
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
1 328
(1)
Germany
117
(1) (2)
Spain
25
(1)
France
110
(1) (2)
Ireland
84
(1)
Netherlands
799
(1) (2)
Portugal
3
(1)
Sweden
19
(1)
Union
2 488
Norway
638
(3)
United Kingdom
316
(1) (2)
TAC
3 442
(1)
Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-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.
(2)
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/*7D-EU).
(3)
May be fished in Union waters of 4a, but shall not be fished in Union waters of 7d (JAX/*04-C.).
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
4 434
(1) (3)
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
3 459
(1) (2) (3)
Spain
4 719
(3) (5)
France
1 780
(1) (2) (3) (5)
Ireland
11 522
(1) (3)
Netherlands
13 881
(1) (2) (3)
Portugal
454
(3) (5)
Sweden
439
(1) (3)
Union
40 688
(3)
Faroe Islands
1 040
(4)
United Kingdom
4 172
(1) (2) (3)
TAC
45 900
(1)
Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in Union waters of 2a or 4a before 30 June may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d (JAX/*2A4AC).
(2)
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.).
(3)
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.
(4)
Limited to 4a, 6a (north of 56° 30’ N only), 7e, 7f and 7h.
(5)
Special condition: up to 80 % 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).
Species:
Horse mackerel
Trachurus
 spp.
Zone:
8c
(JAX/08C.)
Spain
2 504
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
44
Portugal
248
(1)
Union
2 796
TAC
2 796
(1)
Special condition: up to 10 % of this quota may be fished in 9 (JAX/*09.).
Species:
Horse mackerel
Trachurus
 spp.
Zone:
9
(JAX/09.)
Spain
31 834
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal
91 211
(1)
Union
123 045
TAC
128 627
(1)
Special condition: up to 10 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C.).
Species:
Horse mackerel
Trachurus
 spp.
Zone:
10; Union waters of CECAF(1)
(JAX/X34PRT)
Portugal
To be established
Precautionary TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation applies
Union
To be established
(2)
TAC
To be established
(2)
(1)
Waters adjacent to the Azores.
(2)
Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.
Species:
Horse mackerel
Trachurus
 spp.
Zone:
Union waters of CECAF(1)
(JAX/341PRT)
Portugal
To be established
Precautionary TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation applies
Union
To be established
(2)
TAC
To be established
(2)
(1)
Waters adjacent to Madeira.
(2)
Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.
Species:
Horse mackerel
Trachurus
 spp.
Zone:
Union waters of CECAF (1)
(JAX/341SPN)
Spain
To be established
Precautionary TAC
Article 6 of this Regulation applies
Union
To be established
(2)
TAC
To be established
(2)
(1)
Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.
(2)
Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Spain.
Species:
Norway pout and associated by-catches
Trisopterus esmarkii
Zone:
3a; Union waters of 2a and 4
(NOP/2A3A4_Q1)
Year
2021
Denmark
5 620
(1) (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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
1
(1) (2) (3)
Netherlands
4
(1) (2) (3)
Union
5 625
(1) (3)
Norway
pm
(4)
Faroe Islands
pm
(5)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of haddock and whiting (OT2/*2A3A4_Q1). 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.
(2)
This quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones 2a, 3a and 4 only.
(3)
Union quota may only be fished from 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021.
(4)
A sorting grid shall be used.
(5)
A sorting grid shall be used. It includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota.
Species:
Industrial fish
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 4
(I/F/04-N.)
Sweden
200
(1) (2)
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
200
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species.
(2)
Special condition: of which no more than the following quantity of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.):
100
Species:
Other species
Zone:
Union waters of 5b, 6 and 7
(OTH/5B67-C)
Union
Not relevant
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Norway
70
(1)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Taken with long-lines only.
Species:
Other species
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 4
(OTH/04-N.)
Belgium
15
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
1 375
Germany
155
France
64
Netherlands
110
Sweden
Not relevant
(1)
Union
1 719
(2)
United Kingdom
1 031
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of "other species" at a traditional level.
(2)
Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate.
Species:
Other species
Zone:
Union waters of 2a, 4 and 6a north of 56° 30' N
(OTH/2A46AN)
Union
Not relevant
Precautionary TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Norway
1 688
(1) (2)
Faroe Islands
38
(3)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Limited to 2a and 4 (OTH/*2A4-C).
(2)
Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate.
(3)
To be fished in 4 and 6a north of 56
o
30' N (OTH/*46AN).
Appendix
The TACs referred to in Article 9(4) are the following:
For Belgium: common sole in 7a; common sole in 7f and 7g; common sole in 7e; common sole in 8a and 8b; megrims in 7; haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; Norway lobster in 7; cod in 7a; plaice in 7f and 7g; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k; skates and rays in 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k.
For France: mackerel in 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and subdivisions 22-32; herring in 4, 7d and Union waters of 2a; horse mackerel in Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d; whiting in 7b-k; haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; common sole in 7f and 7g; whiting in 8; red seabream in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8; boarfish in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8; mackerel in 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14; skates and rays in Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k; skates and rays in Union waters of 7d; skates and rays in Union waters of 8 and 9; undulate ray in Union waters of 7d and 7e.
For Ireland: anglerfish in 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14; anglerfish in 7; Norway lobster in functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7.
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
3
(1)
Analytical TAC
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
2 931
(1)
Germany
513
(1)
Spain
10
(1)
France
127
(1)
Ireland
759
(1)
Netherlands
1 049
(1)
Poland
148
(1)
Portugal
10
(1)
Finland
45
(1)
Sweden
1 086
(1)
Union
6 681
(1)
United Kingdom
1 874
(1)
Faroe Islands
1 750
(2) (3)
Norway
7 699
(2) (4)
TAC
Not relevant
(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.
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)
7 699
2, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F)
Belgium
1
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Denmark
600
Germany
105
Spain
2
France
26
Ireland
155
Netherlands
215
Poland
30
Portugal
2
Finland
9
Sweden
222
United Kingdom
383
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(COD/1N2AB.)
Germany
650
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Greece
81
Spain
725
Ireland
81
France
597
Portugal
725
Union
2 859
United Kingdom
2 522
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14
(COD/N1GL14)
Germany
pm
(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
Union
pm
(1)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Except for by-catches, the following conditions shall apply to these quotas:
—
they shall not be fished between 1 April and 31 May,
—
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 subarea 1F west of 44° 00' W and south of 60° 45' N, the portion of NAFO subarea 1 that lies 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.
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
1 and 2b
(COD/1/2B.)
Germany
6 482
(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
Spain
13 085
(3)
France
3 060
(3)
Poland
2 693
(3)
Portugal
2 627
(3)
Other Member States
484
(1) (3)
Union
28 431
(2) (3)
United Kingdom
4 323
(3)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (COD/1/2B_AMS).
(2)
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 without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.
(3)
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.
Species:
Cod and haddock
Gadus morhua
 and 
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:
Faroese waters of 5b
(C/H/05B-F.)
Germany
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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
27
Union
32
United Kingdom
190
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Grenadiers
Macrourus
 spp.
Zone:
Greenland waters of 5 and 14
(GRV/514GRN)
Union
pm
(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
TAC
Not relevant
(2)
(1)
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.
(2)
The quantity below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway. Special condition for this quantity: 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.
25
Species:
Grenadiers
Macrourus
 spp.
Zone:
Greenland waters of NAFO 1
(GRV/N1GRN.)
Union
pm
(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
TAC
Not relevant
(2)
(1)
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.
(2)
The quantity below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway. Special condition for this quantity: 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.
40
Species:
Capelin
Mallotus villosus
Zone:
2b
(CAP/02B.)
Union
0
Analytical TAC
TAC
0
Species:
Capelin
Mallotus villosus
Zone:
Greenland waters of 5 and 14
(CAP/514GRN)
Denmark
pm
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany
pm
Sweden
pm
All Member States
pm
(1)
Union
pm
(2)
Norway
pm
(2)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Denmark, Germany and Sweden 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. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (CAP/514GRN_AMS).
(2)
For a fishing period from 20 June 2021 to 30 April 2022.
Species:
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(HAD/1N2AB.)
Germany
59
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
36
Union
95
United Kingdom
181
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Blue whiting
Micromesistius poutassou
Zone:
Faroese waters
(WHB/2A4AXF)
Denmark
275
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
19
France
30
Netherlands
26
Union
350
(1)
United Kingdom
275
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of greater silver smelt.
Species:
Ling and blue ling
Molva molva
 and 
molva dypterygia
Zone:
Faroese waters of 5b
(B/L/05B-F.)
Germany
138
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
306
Union
444
(1)
United Kingdom
27
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish may be counted against this quota, up to the following limit (OTH/*05B-F):
166
Species:
Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis
Zone:
Greenland waters of 5 and 14
(PRA/514GRN)
Denmark
pm
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France
pm
Union
pm
Norway
pm
Faroe Islands
pm
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis
Zone:
Greenland waters of NAFO 1
(PRA/N1GRN.)
Denmark
pm
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France
pm
Union
pm
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Saithe
Pollachius virens
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(POK/1N2AB.)
Germany
510
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
82
Union
592
United Kingdom
46
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Saithe
Pollachius virens
Zone:
International waters of 1 and 2
(POK/1/2INT)
Union
0
Analytical TAC
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Saithe
Pollachius virens
Zone:
Faroese waters of 5b
(POK/05B-F.)
Belgium
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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
81
France
393
Netherlands
13
Union
500
United Kingdom
151
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Greenland halibut
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(GHL/1N2AB.)
Germany
6
(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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Union
6
(1)
United Kingdom
6
(1)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:
Greenland halibut
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Zone:
International waters of 1 and 2
(GHL/1/2INT)
Union
1 800
(1)
Precautionary TAC
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:
Greenland halibut
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Zone:
Greenland waters of NAFO 1
(GHL/N1G-S68)
Germany
pm
(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
Union
pm
(1)
Norway
pm
(1)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
To be fished south of 68
o
N.
Species:
Greenland halibut
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Zone:
Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14
(GHL/5-14GL)
Germany
pm
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union
pm
(1)
Norway
pm
Faroe Islands
pm
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
To be fished by no more than six vessels at the same time.
Species:
Redfishes (shallow pelagic)
Sebastes
 spp.
Zone:
Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14
(RED/51214S)
Estonia
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
Germany
0
Spain
0
France
0
Ireland
0
Latvia
0
Netherlands
0
Poland
0
Portugal
0
Union
0
TAC
0
Species:
Redfishes (deep pelagic)
Sebastes
 spp.
Zone:
Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14
(RED/51214D)
Estonia
0
(1) (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
Germany
0
(1) (2)
Spain
0
(1) (2)
France
0
(1) (2)
Ireland
0
(1) (2)
Latvia
0
(1) (2)
Netherlands
0
(1) (2)
Poland
0
(1) (2)
Portugal
0
(1) (2)
Union
0
(1) (2)
TAC
0
(1) (2)
(1)
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
(2)
May only be taken from 10 May to 31 December.
Species:
Redfish
Sebastes mentella
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(REB/1N2AB.)
Germany
192
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Spain
24
France
21
Portugal
101
Union
338
United Kingdom
38
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Redfishes
Sebastes
 spp.
Zone:
International waters of 1 and 2
(RED/1/2INT)
Union
To be established
(1) (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
TAC
16 540
(3)
(1)
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.
(2)
Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.
(3)
Provisional catch limit to cover catches of all NEAFC Contracting Parties.
Species:
Redfishes (pelagic)
Sebastes
 spp.
Zone:
Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14
(RED/N1G14P)
Germany
pm
(1) (2) (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
France
pm
(1) (2) (3)
Union
pm
(1) (2) (3)
Norway
pm
(1) (2)
Faroe Islands
pm
(1) (2) (4)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
May only be fished from 10 May to 31 December.
(2)
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
(3)
Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/*5-14P).
(4)
May only be fished in Greenland Waters of 5 and 14 (RED/*514GN).
Species:
Redfishes (demersal)
Sebastes
 spp.
Zone:
Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14
(RED/N1G14D)
Germany
pm
(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
France
pm
(1)
Union
pm
(1)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
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
Species:
Redfishes
Sebastes
 spp.
Zone:
Faroese waters of 5b
(RED/05B-F.)
Belgium
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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
Germany
23
France
2
Union
25
United Kingdom
0
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Other species
Zone:
Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
(OTH/1N2AB.)
Germany
29
(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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
12
(1)
Union
41
(1)
United Kingdom
47
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:
Other species (1)
Zone:
Faroese waters of 5b
(OTH/05B-F.)
Germany
70
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
63
Union
133
United Kingdom
42
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Excluding fish species of no commercial value.
Species:
Flatfish
Zone:
Faroese waters of 5b
(FLX/05B-F.)
Germany
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
Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies
France
2
Union
4
United Kingdom
9
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
By-catches (1)
Zone:
Greenland waters
(B-C/GRL)
Union
pm
Precautionary TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC
Not relevant
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
(1)
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)
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC
0
(1)
(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.
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
NAFO 3NO
(COD/N3NO.)
Union
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
TAC
0
(1)
(1)
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.
Species:
Cod
Gadus morhua
Zone:
NAFO 3M
(COD/N3M.)
Estonia
17
(1) (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
Germany
70
(1) (2)
Latvia
17
(1) (2)
Lithuania
17
(1) (2)
Poland
57
(1) (2)
Spain
215
(1) (2)
France
30
(1) (2)
Portugal
293
(1) (2)
Union
716
(1) (2)
TAC
1 500
(1) (2)
(1)
No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota between 24:00 UTC on 31 December 2020 and 24:00 UTC on 31 March 2021.
(2)
No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota between 1 January and 31 March 2021. During this period this stock shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250  kg or 5 %, whichever is greater, calculated in accordance with point (a) of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/833.
Species:
Witch flounder
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Zone:
NAFO 3L
(WIT/N3L.)
Union
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
TAC
0
(1)
(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.
Species:
Witch flounder
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Zone:
NAFO 3NO
(WIT/N3NO.)
Estonia
52
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Latvia
52
Lithuania
52
Union
156
TAC
1 175
Species:
American plaice
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Zone:
NAFO 3M
(PLA/N3M.)
Union
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
TAC
0
(1)
(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.
Species:
American plaice
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Zone:
NAFO 3LNO
(PLA/N3LNO.)
Union
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
TAC
0
(1)
(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.
Species:
Shortfin squid
Illex illecebrosus
Zone:
NAFO subareas 3 and 4
(SQI/N34.)
Estonia
128
(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
Latvia
128
(1)
Lithuania
128
(1)
Poland
227
(1)
Other Member States
29 467
(1) (2)
Union
30 078
(1) (3)
TAC
34 000
(1)
No vessel may fish for squid between 00:01 UTC on 1 January to 24:00 UTC on 30 June.
(2)
This quantity is available to Canada and the Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SQI/N34_AMS).
(3)
Corresponds to the sum of the quotas of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and the Union’s unspecified share available to Canada and the Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Species:
Yellowtail flounder
Limanda ferruginea
Zone:
NAFO 3LNO
(YEL/N3LNO.)
Union
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
TAC
17 000
(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 2 500  kg or 10 %, whichever is greater. However, if the Union is assigned an “Others” quota, once the “Others” quota is exhausted, the by-catch limits shall be a maximum of 1 250  kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:
Capelin
Mallotus villosus
Zone:
NAFO 3NO
(CAP/N3NO.)
Union
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
TAC
0
(1)
(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.
Species:
Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis
Zone:
NAFO 3LNO (1) (2)
(PRA/N3LNOX)
Estonia
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
Latvia
0
(3)
Lithuania
0
(3)
Poland
0
(3)
Spain
0
(3)
Portugal
0
(3)
Union
0
(3)
TAC
0
(3)
(1)
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
(2)
Fishing is prohibited at a depth less than 200 metres in the area west of a line bound by the following coordinates:
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
(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.
Species:
Northern prawn
Pandalus borealis
Zone:
NAFO 3M (1)
(PRA/*N3M.)
TAC
Not relevant
(2)
Analytical TAC
(1)
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 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
(2)
Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort (EFF/*N3M.). 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 beginning of the vessel’s activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Member State
Maximum number of fishing days
Denmark
33
Estonia
391
*
Spain
64
Latvia
123
Lithuania
145
Poland
25
Portugal
17
*
The NAFO Commission agreed at its 2020 Annual Meeting that the Union (Estonia) will transfer 25 fishing days of its fishing days allocation for 2021 to France, in respect of St Pierre et Miquelon. Those 25 fishing days have been deducted from Estonia’s number of fishing days, which would otherwise have been 416 days, under this interim regime for 2020 that will not create any catch history.
Species:
Greenland halibut
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Zone:
NAFO 3LMNO
(GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia
331
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany
338
Latvia
47
Lithuania
24
Spain
4 533
Portugal
1 895
Union
7 168
TAC
12 225
Species:
Skates
Rajidae
Zone:
NAFO 3LNO
(SKA/N3LNO.)
Estonia
283
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Lithuania
62
Spain
3 403
Portugal
660
Union
4 408
TAC
7 000
Species:
Redfishes
Sebastes
 spp.
Zone:
NAFO 3LN
(RED/N3LN.)
Estonia
895
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany
615
Latvia
895
Lithuania
895
Union
3 300
TAC
18 100
Species:
Redfishes
Sebastes
 spp.
Zone:
NAFO 3M
(RED/N3M.)
Estonia
1 571
(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
Germany
513
(1)
Latvia
1 571
(1)
Lithuania
1 571
(1)
Spain
233
(1)
Portugal
2 354
(1)
Union
7 813
(1)
TAC
8 448
(1)
(1)
This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within this TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July 2020: pm
Species:
Redfishes
Sebastes
 spp.
Zone:
NAFO 3O
(RED/N3O.)
Spain
1 771
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal
5 229
Union
7 000
TAC
20 000
Species:
Redfishes
Sebastes
 spp.
Zone:
NAFO subarea 2, divisions 1F and 3K
(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia
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
Lithuania
0
(1)
Union
0
(1)
TAC
0
(1)
(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.
Species:
White hake
Urophycis tenuis
Zone:
NAFO 3NO
(HKW/N3NO.)
Spain
255
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal
333
Union
588
(1)
TAC
1 000
(1)
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 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
169,35
(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
Greece
314,77
(7)
Spain
6 107,60
(2) (4) (7)
France
6 026,60
(2) (3) (4)
Croatia
952,53
(6)
Italy
4 756,49
(4) (5)
Malta
390,24
(4)
Portugal
574,31
(7)
Other Member States
68,11
(1)
Union
19 360,00
(2) (3) (4) (5)
Special additional allocation
100,00
(7)
TAC
36 000,00
(1)
Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BFT/AE45WM_AMS).
(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 VI (BFT/*8301):
Spain
925,33
France
429,87
Union
1 355,20
(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 VI (BFT/*641):
France
100,00
Union
100,00
(4)
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 2 of Annex VI (BFT/*8302):
Spain
122,15
France
120,53
Italy
95,13
Cyprus
3,39
Malta
7,80
Union
349,01
(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
95,13
Union
95,13
(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
857,28
Union
857,28
(7)
In 2021 the Union will receive, in addition to the allocated quota of 19 360  tonnes, an extra allocation of 100 tonnes, exclusively for artisanal vessels from specific archipelagos in Greece (Ionian Islands), Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores and Madeira). The specific allocation of this additional quantity to the Member States concerned shall be as follows (BFT/AVARCH):
Greece
4,5
Spain
87,3
Portugal
8,2
Union
100,0
Species
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N
(SWO/AN05N)
Spain
6 535,59
(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
Portugal
1 010,39
(2)
Other Member States
139,72
(1) (2)
Union
7 685,70
(3)
TAC
13 200,00
(1)
Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. 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
o
 N (SWO/*AS05N). Catches to be counted against the special condition of the shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/*AS05N_AMS).
(3)
After transfer of 40 tonnes to Saint-Pierre et Miquelon (ICCAT Rec. 17-02).
Species:
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N
(SWO/AS05N)
Spain
4 945,07
(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
Portugal
298,12
(1)
Union
5 243,19
TAC
14 000,00
(1)
Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this quantity may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5
o
 N (SWO/*AN05N).
Species
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Zone:
Mediterranian Sea
(SWO/MED)
Croatia
14,16
(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.
Cyprus
52,23
(1)
Spain
1 613,44
(1)
France
112,45
(1)
Greece
1 068,06
(1)
Italy
3 307,68
(1)
Malta
392,41
(1)
Union
6 560,44
(1)
TAC
8 808,66
(1)
This quota may only be fished from 1 April to 31 December.
Species:
Northern albacore
Thunnus alalunga
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N
(ALB/AN05N)
Ireland
3 141,05
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Spain
17 704,08
France
5 568,22
Portugal
1 941,74
Union
28 355,08
(1)
TAC
37 801,00
(1)
The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007, shall be as follows:
1 241
Species:
Southern albacore
Thunnus alalunga
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N
(ALB/AS05N)
Spain
905,86
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France
297,70
Portugal
633,94
Union
1 837,50
TAC
24 000,00
Species:
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean
(BET/ATLANT)
Spain
7 604,35
(1) (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
France
3 230,00
(1) (2)
Portugal
3 133,93
(1) (2)
Union
13 968,28
(1) (2) (3)
TAC
61 500,00
(1) (2)
(1)
Catches of bigeye tuna by purse seiners (BET/*ATLPS) and long liners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (BET/ *ATLLL) shall be reported separately.
(2)
As of June 2021, when catches reach 80 % of the quota, Member States are required to transmit the catches for these vessels on a weekly basis.
(3)
After transfer of 300 tonnes from Japan.
Species:
Blue marlin
Makaira nigricans
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean
(BUM/ATLANT)
Spain
23,24
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France
380,36
Portugal
46,21
Union
449,80
(1)
TAC
1 670,00
(1)
After transfer of two tonnes to Trinidad & Tobago (ICCAT Rec. 19-05).
Species:
White marlin
Tetrapturus albidus
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean
(WHM/ATLANT)
Spain
32,94
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Portugal
21,06
Other
1,00
Union
55,00
TAC
355,00
Species:
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean
(YFT/ATLANT)
TAC
110 000
(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
(1)
Catches of yellowfin tuna by purse seiners (YFT/*ATLPS) and long liners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (YFT/ *ATLLL) shall be reported separately.
Species:
Sailfish
Istiophorus albicans
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean, east of 45°W
(SAI/AE45W)
TAC
pm
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)
Ireland
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
Spain
27 062
France
152
Portugal
5 363
(1)
Union
32 578
TAC
39 102
(1)
The time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall be without prejudice to the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at Union level.
Species:
Blue shark
Prionace glauca
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N
(BSH/AS05N)
TAC
28 923
(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
(1)
The time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall be without prejudice to the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at Union level.
Catches of shortfin mako by Union vessels shall not exceed the catch limits set out in this Annex.
Species:
Shortfin mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
Zone:
Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N
(SMA/AN05N)
Union
288,537
(1) (2)
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
Only fish already dead when brought alongside the vessel can be retained on-board under this catch limit.
(2)
Only vessels with either an observer or a functioning electronic monitoring system on board, which can identify whether the fish is dead or alive, can retain on-board shortfin mako.
ANNEX IE
SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN – SEAFO CONVENTION AREA
The TACs set out in this Annex are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the SEAFO Secretariat which will communicate to the Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to a TAC exhaustion.
Species:
Alfonsinos
Beryx
 spp.
Zone:
SEAFO
(ALF/SEAFO)
TAC
200
(1)
Precautionary TAC
(1)
No more than 132 tonnes may be taken in subdivision B1 (ALF/*F47NA).
Species:
Deep-sea red crabs
Chaceon
 spp.
Zone:
SEAFO subdivision B1 (1)
(GER/F47NAM)
TAC
171
(1)
Precautionary TAC
(1)
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 Exclusive Economic Zone.
Species:
Deep-sea red crabs
Chaceon
 spp.
Zone:
SEAFO, excluding subdivision B1
(GER/F47X)
TAC
200
Precautionary TAC
Species:
Patagonian toothfish 
Dissostichus eleginoides
Zone:
SEAFO subarea D
(TOP/F47D)
TAC
275
Precautionary TAC
Species:
Patagonian toothfish
Dissostichus eleginoides
Zone:
SEAFO, excluding subarea D
(TOP/F47-D)
TAC
0
Precautionary TAC
Species:
Orange roughy
Hoplostethus atlanticus
Zone:
SEAFO subdivision B1 (1)
(ORY/F47NAM)
TAC
0
(2)
Precautionary TAC
(1)
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 Exclusive Economic Zone.
(2)
Except for a by-catch allowance of four tonnes (ORY/*F47NA).
Species:
Orange roughy
Hoplostethus atlanticus
Zone:
SEAFO, excluding subdivision B1
(ORY/F47X)
TAC
50
Precautionary TAC
Species:
Pelagic armourheads
Pseudopentaceros
 spp.
Zone:
SEAFO
(EDW/SEAFO)
TAC
135
Precautionary TAC
ANNEX IF
SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION
Species:
Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
Zone:
All areas of distribution (SBF/F41-81)
Union
11
(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
TAC
17 647
(1)
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
ANNEX IG
WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
Species:
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
Zone:
WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S
(BET/F7120S)
Portugal
2 000
(1)
Precautionary TAC
Spain
2 000
(1)
Union
4 000
(1)
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
(1)
This quota may only be fished by vessels using longlines.
Species:
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Zone:
WCPFC Convention Area south of 20°S
(SWO/F7120S)
Union
3 170,36
Precautionary TAC
TAC
Not relevant
ANNEX IH
SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA
Species:
Jack mackerel
Trachurus murphyi
Zone:
SPRFMO Convention Area
(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany
To be established
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Netherlands
To be established
Lithuania
To be established
Poland
To be established
Union
To be established
TAC
Not relevant
Species:
Toothfishes
Dissostichus
 spp.
Zone:
SPRFMO Convention Area
(TOT/SPR-AE)
TAC
To be established
(1)
Precautionary TAC
(1)
This TAC is for exploratory fisheries only. Fishing shall only take place within the following research blocks (A-E):
—
research block A: area bounded by latitudes 47° 15' S and 48° 15' S and by longitudes 146° 30' E and 147° 30' E,
—
research block B: area bounded by latitudes 47° 15' S and 48° 15' S and by longitudes 147° 30' E and 148° 30' E,
—
research block C: area bounded by latitudes 47° 15' S and 48° 15' S and by longitudes 148° 30' E and 150° 00' E,
—
research block D: area bounded by latitudes 48° 15' S and 49° 15' S and by longitudes 149° 00' E and 150° 00' E,
—
research block E: area bounded by latitudes 48° 15' S and 49° 30' S and by longitudes 150° 00' E and 151° 00' E.
ANNEX IJ
IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE
Catches of yellowfin tuna (
Thunnus albacares)
 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
Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Italy
2 515
Spain
45 682
Union
77 698
TAC
Not relevant
ANNEX IK
SIOFA AGREEMENT AREA
Species
Toothfishes
Dissostichus
 spp.
Zone:
Del Cano Area (1)
(TOT/F517DC)
Union
18,33
(2)
Precautionary TAC
TAC
55
(2)
(1)
International waters in FAO subarea 51.7 bounded between -44° S and -45° S latitude, and the adjacent exclusive economic zones to the east and west.
(2)
May only be fished by vessels with observers on board and using longlines during the fishing season from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021. Longlines shall not exceed 3 000  hooks per line and shall be set at minimum three nautical miles from each other.
Catches of vessels not targeting this species shall not exceed 0,5 tonnes of 
Dissostichus
 spp. per fishing season. When a vessel reaches this limit, it may no longer fish in Del Cano Area.
Species:
Toothfishes
Dissostichus
 spp.
Zone:
Williams Ridge (1)
(TOT/F574WR)
TAC
140
(2)
Precautionary TAC
(1)
Area of FAO subarea 57.4 bounded by the following coordinates:
Point
Latitude
Longitude
1
52° 30' 00" S
80° 00' 00" E
2
55° 00' 00" S
80° 00' 00" E
3
55° 00' 00" S
85° 00' 00" E
4
52° 30' 00" S
85° 00' 00" E
(2)
The TAC set out above is not allocated between SIOFA Parties, hence the Union’s share is undetermined. It may only be fished by vessels with observers on board during the fishing season from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021. No more than two longlines not exceeding 6 250  hooks are set per grid cell established by SIOFA and an interval of at least 30 days is applied between fishing trips according to the access conditions established by SIOFA. Catches of vessels not targeting this species shall not exceed 0,5 tonnes of 
Dissostichus
 spp. per fishing season. When a vessel reaches this limit, it may no longer fish in Williams Ridge.
Interim Protected Areas
Atlantis Bank
Point
Latitude (S)
Longitude (E)
1
32° 00'
57° 00'
2
32° 50'
57° 00'
3
32° 50'
58° 00'
4
32° 00'
58° 00'
Coral
Point
Latitude (S)
Longitude (E)
1
41° 00'
42° 00'
2
41° 40'
42° 00'
3
41° 40'
44° 00'
4
41° 00'
44° 00'
Fools Flat
Point
Latitude (S)
Longitude (E)
1
31° 30'
94° 40'
2
31° 40'
94° 40'
3
31° 40'
95° 00'
4
31° 30'
95° 00'
Middle of What
Point
Latitude (S)
Longitude (E)
1
37° 54'
50° 23'
2
37° 56.5'
50° 23'
3
37° 56.5'
50° 27'
4
37° 54'
50° 27'
Walter’s Shoal
Point
Latitude (S)
Longitude (E)
1
33° 00'
43° 10'
2
33° 20'
43° 10'
3
33° 20'
44° 10'
4
33° 00'
44° 10'
ANNEX IL
IATTC CONVENTION AREA
Species:
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
Zone:
IATTC Convention Area
(BET/IATTC)
Union
500
(1)
Precautionary TAC
TAC
Not relevant
(1)
This quota may only be fished by vessels using longlines.
ANNEX II
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 (EU) 2019/472, 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 2019 management period;
(b)
such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;
(c)
by 31 July 2021 and 31 January 2022 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 2021.
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)
‘the area’ means ICES division 7e;
(d)
‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2021 to 31 January 2022.
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 2018, 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
From 1 January to 31 March 2021, 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 carrying on board any regulated gear is set out in Table I.
Table I
Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear from 1 January to 31 March 2021
Regulated gear
Maximum number of days
Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm
Belgium
44
France
47
Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm
Belgium
44
France
48
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 the Member State concerned 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 set out 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 from which each vessel would benefit 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 the Member State concerned 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 34 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
(
1
)
 or with 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 reasoned 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 set out 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 gear.
7.5.
During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate any additionally granted days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in its fleet and qualified for the regulated gear.
7.6.
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 set out 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 2021 and 31 January 2022 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 (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
(
3
)
 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.
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 the request of the Commission, the Member State concerned 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 number of days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the number of days transferred by the donor vessel and its engine power in kilowatts. 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 in accordance with point 11.1 shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.
11.4.
Upon the request of the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of that information 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 58(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 4.1, 4.3, 5, 6 and 10 apply. 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
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 defined in point 2 of this Annex.
14.   COLLECTION OF RELEVANT DATA
Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis information about total fishing effort deployed within the area by vessels using towed gear and static gear, effort deployed within the area by vessels using different types of gear, 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 the request of 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 request of the Commission, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2019 and 2020 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:
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
 (
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 (nine characters). Where a series has fewer than nine 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)
Gear 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 II for the choice of gear 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
)
  Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (
OJ L 149 20.5.2014, 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
)
  Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (
OJ L 157, 20.6.2017, 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 III
MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEELS IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a, 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4
For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeels 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 set out in this Annex and the Appendix thereto:
Management area for sandeels
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
ANNEX IV
SEASONAL CLOSURES TO PROTECT SPAWNING COD
The areas set out in the table below shall be closed for all gear, except pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), during the identified period:
Time-limited closures
No
Area name
Coordinates
Period
Additional comment
1
Stanhope ground
60
o
 10' N - 01
o
 45' E
60
o
 10' N - 02
o
 00' E
60
o
 25' N - 01
o
 45' E
60
o
 25' N - 02
o
 00' E
1 January to 30 April
2
Long Hole
59
o
 07,35' N - 0
o
 31,04' W
59
o
 03,60' N - 0
o
 22,25' W
58
o
 59,35' N - 0
o
 17,85' W
58
o
 56,00' N - 0
o
 11,01' W
58
o
 56,60' N - 0
o
 08,85' W
58
o
 59,86' N - 0
o
 15,65' W
59
o
 03,50' N - 0
o
 20,00' W
59
o
 08,15' N - 0
o
 29,07' W
1 January to 31 March
3
Coral edge
58
o
 51,70' N - 03
o
 26,70' E
58
o
 40,66' N - 03
o
 34,60' E
58
o
 24,00' N - 03
o
 12,40' E
58
o
 24,00' N - 02
o
 55,00' E
58
o
 35,65' N - 02
o
 56,30' E
1 January to 28 February
4
Papa Bank
59
o
 56' N - 03
o
 08' W
59
o
 56' N - 02
o
 45' W
59
o
 35' N - 03
o
 15' W
59
o
 35' N - 03
o
 35' W
1 January to 15 March
5
Foula Deeps
60
o
 17,50' N - 01
o
 45' W
60
o
 11,00' N - 01
o
 45' W
60
o
 11,00' N - 02
o
 10' W
60
o
 20,00' N - 02
o
 00' W
60
o
 20,00' N - 01
o
 50' W
1 November to 31 December
6
Egersund Bank
58
o
 07,40' N - 04
o
 33,00' E
57
o
 53,00' N - 05
o
 12,00' E
57
o
 40,00' N - 05
o
 10,90' E
57
o
 57,90' N - 04
o
 31,90' E
1 January to 31 March
(10 x 25 nautical miles)
7
East of Fair Isle
59
o
 40' N - 01
o
 23' W
59
o
 40' N - 01
o
 13' W
59
o
 30' N - 01
o
 20' W
59
o
 10' N - 01
o
 20' W
59
o
 30' N - 01
o
 28' W
59
o
 10' N - 01
o
 28' W
1 January to 15 March
8
West Bank
57
o
 15' N - 05
o
 01' E
56
o
 56' N - 05
o
 00' E
56
o
 56' N - 06
o
 20' E
57
o
 15' N - 06
o
 20' E
1 February to 15 March
(18 x 4 nautical miles)
9
Revet
57
o
 28,43' N - 08
o
 05,66' E
57
o
 27,44' N - 08
o
 07,20' E
57
o
 51,77' N - 09
o
 26,33' E
57
o
 52,88' N - 09
o
 25,00' E
1 February 15 March
(1,5 x 49 nautical miles)
10
Rabarberen
57
o
 47,00' N - 11
o
 04,00' E
57
o
 43,00' N - 11
o
 04,00' E
57
o
 43,00' N - 11
o
 09,00' E
57
o
 47,00' N - 11
o
 09,00' E
1 February – 15 March
East of Skagen
(2,7 x 4 nautical miles)
ANNEX V
FISHING AUTHORISATIONS
PART A
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
69
DK
25
51
DE
5
FR
1
IE
8
NL
9
PL
1
SV
10
Demersal species, north of 62° 00' N
66
DE
16
41
IE
1
ES
20
FR
18
PT
9
Unallocated
2
Mackerel
 (
1
)
Not relevant
Not relevant
70
Industrial species, south of 62° 00' N
450
DK
450
141
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
8
BE
0
4
DE
4
FR
4
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
18
DE
10
FR
40
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 cod-end
70
Not relevant
22
 (
4
)
Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels in order for vessels to form pairs should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘main fishing area of blue whiting’
27
DE
2
16
DK
5
FR
4
NL
6
SE
1
ES
4
IE
4
PT
1
Mackerel
14
DK
2
8
BE
1
DE
2
FR
2
IE
3
NL
2
SE
2
Herring, north of 62° 00' N
16
DK
5
16
DE
2
IE
2
FR
1
NL
2
PL
1
SE
3
1, 2b
 (
5
)
Fishery for snow crab with pots
20
EE
1
Not applicable
ES
1
LV
11
LT
4
PL
3
PART B
Maximum number 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
o
 N)
Horse mackerel, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30' N), 7e, 7f, 7h
20
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
 (
6
)
Snappers (French Guiana waters)
45
45
(
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 1920 Treaty of Paris.
(
6
)
  To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the vessel 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.
ANNEX VI
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
55
Union
115
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
364
France
140 (
2
)
Italy
30
Cyprus
20
 (
2
)
Malta
54(
2
)
Union
684
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
18
Italy
12
Union
28
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
This table will be established following the approval of the Union fishing plan by ICCAT in 2021, in accordance with the applicable ICCAT recommendations and Union rules.
5.
Maximum number of traps engaged in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State 
(
3
)
Member State
Number of traps
 (
4
)
Spain
5
Italy
6
Portugal
2
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
10
11 852
Italy
13
12 600
Greece
2
2 100
Cyprus
3
3 000
Croatia
7
7 880
Malta
6
12 300
Table B
 (
5
)
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
 (
6
)
Spain
6 300
Italy
3 764
Greece
785
Cyprus
2 195
Croatia
2 947
Malta
8 786
Portugal
350
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
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 points 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.
(
2
)
  This number may increase if a purse seiner is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with the table A in point 4 of this Annex once that table is established.
(
3
)
  The numbers in section 5 must be adapted in light of fishing plans submitted by Member states by 31 January 2021 for endorsement by Panel 2 of ICCAT.
(
4
)
  This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
(
5
)
  The total farming capacity of Portugal of 500 tonnes (corresponding to 350 tonnes of input farming capacity) is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in table A.
(
6
)
  The figures in table B in section 6 must be adapted in light of the farming plans submitted by Member States by 31 January 2021.
ANNEX VII
CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
Exploratory fishing for toothfish in the CCAMLR Convention Area in 2020/2021 shall be limited to the following:
Table A
Authorised Member States, subareas and maximum number of vessels
Member State
Subarea
Maximum number of vessels
Spain
48.6
1
Spain
88.1
1
Table B
TACs and by-catch limits
The TACs set out in the table below, which are adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to CCAMLR members and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the CCAMLR Secretariat, which will communicate to the Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to TAC exhaustion
Subarea
Region
Season
SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1)
Antarctic toothfish (
Dissostichus mawsoni)
 catch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1)
Antarctic toothfish (
Dissostichus mawsoni)
 catch limit (in tonnes)/whole subarea
By-catch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1)
Skates and rays
(Rajiformes)
Grenadiers 
(Macrourus
 spp.)
 (
1
)
Other species
48.6
Whole subarea
1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021
48.6_2
112
568
6
18
18
48.6_3
30
2
5
5
48.6_4
163
8
26
26
48.6_5
263
13
42
42
88.1.
Whole subarea
1 December 2020 to 31 August 2021
A, B, C, G
 (
2
)
597
3 140
 (
3
)
30
96
30
G, H, I, J, K
 (
4
)
2 072
104
317
104
Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected area
406
20
72
20
Appendix
PART A
Research blocks 48.6 coordinates
Research block 48.6_2 coordinates
54° 00' S 01° 00' E
55° 00' S 01° 00' E
55° 00' S 02° 00' E
55° 30' S 02° 00' E
55° 30' S 04° 00' E
56° 30' S 04° 00' E
56° 30' S 07° 00' E
56° 00' S 07° 00' E
56° 00' S 08° 00' E
54° 00' S 08° 00' E
54° 00' S 09° 00' E
53° 00' S 09° 00' E
53° 00' S 03° 00' E
53° 30' S 03° 00' E
53° 30' S 02° 00' E
54° 00' S 02° 00' E
Research block 48.6_3 coordinates
64° 30' S 01° 00' E
66° 00' S 01° 00' E
66° 00' S 04° 00' E
65° 00' S 04° 00' E
65° 00' S 07° 00' E
64° 30' S 07° 00' E
Research block 48.6_4 coordinates
68° 20' S 10° 00' E
68° 20' S 13° 00' E
69° 30' S 13° 00' E
69° 30' S 10° 00' E
69° 45' S 10° 00' E
69° 45' S 06° 00' E
69° 00' S 06° 00' E
69° 00' S 10° 00' E
Research block 48.6_5 coordinates
71° 00' S 15° 00' W
71° 00' S 13° 00' W
70° 30' S 13° 00' W
70° 30' S 11° 00' W
70° 30' S 10° 00' W
69° 30' S 10° 00' W
69° 30' S 09° 00' W
70° 00' S 09° 00' W
70° 00' S 08° 00' W
69° 30' S 08° 00' W
69° 30' S 07° 00' W
70° 30' S 07° 00' W
70° 30' S 10° 00' W
71° 00' S 10° 00' W
71° 00' S 11° 00' W
71° 30' S 11° 00' W
71° 30' S 15° 00' W
List of small-scale research units (SSRUs)
Region
SSRU
Boundary line
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.
PART B
Notification of intent to participate in a fishery for krill (
euphausia superba)
General information
Member:…
Fishing season:…
Name of vessel: …
Expected level of catch (tonnes): …
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 CCAMLR Conservation Measure 21-02 (2019).
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 cod-end
☐ 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)
 (
5
)
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
 (
6
)
 (m)
Mouth area (m
2
)
Panel average mesh size
 (
8
)
 (mm)
Outer
 (
7
)
Inner
 (
7
)
Outer
 (
7
)
Inner
 (
7
)
Outer
 (
7
)
Inner
 (
7
)
1st panel
2nd panel
3rd panel
…
Final panel (cod-end)
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 the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (WG-EMM). Net diagram(s) 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 CCAMLR Conservation Measure 22-01 (2019)), 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 krill (
Euphausia superba)
 and other pelagic species such as myctophids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10).
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
 (
9
)
V*F
krill
*ρ
V = volume of krill and water combined
Haul
 (
9
)
-specific
Direct observation
litre
F
krill
 = fraction of krill in the sample
Haul
 (
9
)
-specific
Flow meter volume correction
ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor
Variable
Volume-to-mass conversion
kg/litre
Flow meter
 (
10
)
(V*ρ)–M
V = volume of krill paste
Haul
 (
9
)
-specific
Direct observation
litre
M = amount of water added to the process, converted to mass
Haul
 (
9
)
-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
 (
10
)
-specific
Direct observation
kg
F = fraction of water in the sample
Variable
Flow scale mass correction
Plate tray
(M–M
tray
)*N
M
tray
 = 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
M
meal
*MCF
M
meal
 = mass of meal produced
Haul-specific
Direct observation
kg
MCF = meal conversion factor
Variable
Meal to whole krill conversion
Cod-end volume
W*H*L*ρ*π/4*1 000
W = cod-end width
Constant
Measure at the start of fishing
m
H = cod-end height
Constant
Measure at the start of fishing
m
ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor
Variable
Volume-to-mass conversion
kg/litre
L = cod-end 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
 (
11
)
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
 (
11
)
Prior to fishing
Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)
More than once per month
 (
11
)
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
 (
12
)
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
 (
12
)
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
 (
11
)
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
 (
12
)
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
 (
12
)
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
 (
11
)
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)
Cod-end volume
At the start of fishing
Measure the width and height of the cod-end (precision ±0,1 m)
Every month
 (
11
)
Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the cod-end
Every haul
Measure the length of cod-end containing krill (precision ±0,1 m)
Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
(
1
)
  In area 88.1, where the catch of grenadiers (
Macrourus
 spp.) taken by a single vessel in any two 10-day periods (i.e. from day 1 to day 10, day 11 to day 20, or day 21 to the last day of the month) in any SSRU exceeds 1 500 kg in each 10-day period and exceeds 16 % of the catch of Antarctic toothfish (
Dissostichus
 spp.) by that vessel in that SSRU, the vessel shall cease fishing in that SSRU for the remainder of the season.
(
2
)
  All areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and north of 70° S.
(
3
)
  The target species is Antarctic toothfish (
Dissostichus mawsoni)
. Any Patagonian toothfish (
Dissostichus eleginoides)
 caught shall be counted towards the overall catch limit for Antarctic toothfish (
Dissostichus mawsoni)
.
(
4
)
  All areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and south of 70° S.
(
5
)
  If the method is not listed in Annex 21-03/B, then please describe in detail.
(
6
)
  Expected in operational conditions.
(
7
)
  Size of outer mesh, and inner mesh where a liner is used.
(
8
)
  Inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in CCAMLR Conservation Measure 22-01 (2019.
(
9
)
  Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
(
10
)
  Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a two-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
(
11
)
  A new period will commence when the vessel moves to a new subarea or division.
(
12
)
  Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
ANNEX VIII
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
Union
83
26 397
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 IX
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
Maximum number of Union purse seiners authorised to fish for tropical tuna in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area
Spain
4
Union
4

Summary:
Fishing opportunities in EU and non-EU waters (2021)
SUMMARY OF:
Regulation (EU) 2021/92 fixing for 2021 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
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?
It sets for 2021 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in 
European Union
 (EU) waters and, for EU fishing vessels, in certain non-EU waters.
It lists the definitions and the fishing zones that apply for the purposes of the regulation.
KEY POINTS
The fishing opportunities covered by the regulation include:
catch limits for the year 2021 and, where specified in the regulation, for the year 2022;
fishing effort limits for the year 2021, except the fishing effort limits set out in the regulation’s 
Annex II
, which will apply from 1 February 2021 to 31 January 2022;
fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2021 for certain stocks in the 
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
 convention area.
Scope
The regulation applies to:
EU-registered fishing vessels and non-EU vessels fishing in EU waters;
recreational fisheries
*
, where these are expressly referred to in the regulation; and
commercial fisheries from shore.
Besides the fishing opportunities that the EU sets 
autonomously
, the regulation also covers fishing opportunities resulting from multilateral or bilateral fisheries arrangements, namely:
shared stocks
 that are to be jointly managed with Norway in the North Sea and the Skagerrak, with the United Kingdom in the North Sea and the north-western waters, or related to 
North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
 Coastal State consultations;
fishing opportunities resulting from agreements
 reached in the context of 
Regional Fisheries Management Organisations
.
Fishing opportunities for EU vessels in EU waters
Total allowable catches
In accordance with Article 
43
 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, the 
Council
 is responsible for setting total allowable catches (TACs).
TACs set out the maximum quantity of fish of different species that can be caught during the year.
The set limits follow the principle of sustainable exploitation of the various stocks in line with 
maximum sustainable yield
*
. 
Multiannual management plans
 have been adopted for EU fishery regions which include goals for fish stock management.
The TAC for each individual species is divided into 
quotas
 — proportions of the TAC assigned to the EU, EU 
Member States
 or non-EU countries.
Provisional total allowable catches for shared fishing stocks
As regards those fishing stocks 
shared
 with certain 
non-EU countries
, Regulation (EU) 2021/92 sets 
provisional TACs
, pending the conclusion of consultations with Norway and the United Kingdom.
The EU and Norway concluded 
bilateral consultations
 for the shared stocks in the 
North Sea, Skagerrak and quota exchanges
 in March 2021. Norway and the EU also concluded a 
trilateral agreement
 with the United Kingdom which covers a limited number of TACs in the North Sea, Skagerrak and the West of Scotland.
To take these agreements into account and to ensure the continuation of sustainable fishing activities until consultations between the EU and the United Kingdom are completed, 
Regulation (EU) 
2021/703
 amends Regulation (EU) 2021/92. In accordance with the 
trade and cooperation agreement
 between the EU and the United Kingdom (Article 499), this amending regulation extends the provisional EU TACs to create legal certainty for EU operators until those consultations are concluded.
Landing obligation
Since 
1 January 2019
, all EU fishing fleets have been required to adhere to the landing obligation, which has ended the practice of 
discarding
. The regulation:
stipulates that all catches of regulated commercial species taken on board (including by-catch
*
) be landed and counted against each Member State’s respective quotas; and
introduces a 
pool for quota exchanges
 for those Member States that have no quota to cover their unavoidable by-catches.
Remedial measures
The regulation lists the measures that are functionally linked to fishing opportunities and are to be applied in various fishing zones, and 
remedial measures
 to be taken to ensure the rapid return of the stock to levels above the level capable of producing maximum sustainable yield.
Prohibited species
The regulation lists the fishing zones in which fishing vessels are prohibited from fishing, retaining on board, transshipping
*
 or landing certain species.
Fishing authorisations for EU vessels in non-EU waters
The maximum number of fishing authorisations for EU-registered fishing vessels in non-EU waters is set out in Part A of Annex V to the regulation.
Member States are able to transfer quotas among themselves, but any transfer must include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and be notified to the Commission.
Fishing opportunities for EU vessels in waters managed by regional fisheries management organisations
This part of Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is broken down by the regional fishing areas covered by their respective conventions.
For each area, the regulation stipulates:
any limitations of fishing capacity of vessels that may exist;
the type of fishing activities that can be undertaken;
the types of nets that can be used and the types of buoys that are required;
prohibitions on fishing for given species.
Fishing opportunities for non-EU-country vessels in EU waters
Vessels flying the flag of 
Norway
 or registered in the 
Faroes
 and vessels flying the flag of the 
United Kingdom
, registered in the United Kingdom and licensed by a UK fisheries administration may be authorised to fish in EU waters within the TACs set out in Annex I to this regulation, and are subject to the conditions provided for in this regulation and Regulation (EU) 
2017/2403
 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets (see 
summary
).
Vessels flying the flag of 
Venezuela
 are subject to the conditions laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/92 and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.
Regulation (EU) 2021/92 also lists species which non-EU registered vessels, whenever they are found in EU waters, are prohibited to fish, retain on board, transship or land.
Annexes
There are 9 annexes to the regulation.
FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?
It has applied since 1 January 2021.
BACKGROUND
EU fishing opportunities regulations must limit the harvesting of the fish stocks to levels that must be consistent with the overall objectives of the 
common fisheries policy
. Regulation (EU) No 
1380/2013
 on the common fisheries policy (see 
summary
) sets out the objectives for the annual proposals for catch and fishing effort limitations to ensure that EU fisheries are ecologically, economically and socially sustainable.
For more information, see:
Agrifish Council adopts 2021 fishing opportunities for the North-East Atlantic and for deep-sea stocks
 — press release (
European Commission
)
Sustainable fisheries
 (
European Commission
).
KEY TERMS
Recreational fisheries:
 non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as recreation, tourism or sport.
Maximum sustainable yield:
 the largest yield (catch) that can be taken from the stock of a species over an indefinite period, i.e. without endangering its survival.
By-catch:
 unwanted fish and marine species caught unintentionally.
Transshipping:
 the transfer of a catch from a smaller fishing boat to a larger one, which then incorporates it into a larger batch for shipment.
MAIN DOCUMENT
Council Regulation (EU) 
2021/92
 of 28 January 2021 fixing for 2021 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 31, 29.1.2021, pp. 31-192)
Successive changes to Regulation (EU) 2021/92 have been incorporated into the original text. This 
consolidated version
 is of documentary value only.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
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 (OJ L 149, 30.4.2021, pp. 10-2539)
Council Regulation (EU) 
2021/406
 of 5 March 2021 amending Regulations (EU) 2021/91 and (EU) 2021/92 as regards certain provisional fishing opportunities for 2021 in Union waters and non-Union waters (OJ L 81, 9.3.2021, pp. 1-14)
Regulation (EU) 
2019/1241
 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, pp. 105-201)
See 
consolidated version
.
Regulation (EU) 
2017/2403
 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, pp. 81-104)
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, pp. 22-61)
See 
consolidated version
.
Council Regulation (EC) No 
1224/2009
 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, pp. 1-50)
See 
consolidated version
.
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