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Council Regulation (EU) No 23/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 53/2010

of 14 January 2010

fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

(1) According to Article 43(3) of the Treaty, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.

(2) Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (2) requires the Council to establish measures governing access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities, taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice and in particular reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).

(3) It is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TAC) by fishery or group of fisheries. Fishing opportunities should be distributed among Member States in such a way as to assure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each stock or fishery and having due regard to the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. Moreover, in order for the fishing opportunities to be optimal and applied in an effective way, certain conditions essential to and functionally linked to them should be fixed.

(4) The TACs should be established on the basis of the available scientific advice and by taking into account the biological and socio-economic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors. In this regard, it is necessary to take account of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meeting on 23 July 2009 with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, the concerned Regional Advisory Councils and Member States and on 29 September 2009 with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture and the concerned Regional Advisory Councils.

(5) For stocks subject to specific multiannual plans, the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of hake, of Norway lobster, of sole in the Bay of Biscay, the Western Channel and the North Sea, of plaice in the North Sea, of herring to the west of Scotland and of cod in the Kattegat, North Sea, Skagerrak, eastern Channel, to the west of Scotland and in the Irish Sea should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of the Northern hake stock (3), Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian Peninsula (4), Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February 2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay (5), Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Western Channel (6), Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 of 11 June 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea (7), Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock (8), Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (9) respectively.

(6) In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein must be identified.

(7) Fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations should not be included in the scope of this Regulation, with the exception of the operations carried out by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries.

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

(9) It is necessary to establish the maximum allowable effort ceilings for 2010 in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, while taking into account Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 of 27 July 2009 excluding certain groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime laid down in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 (10).

(10) It is necessary, following the advice from the ICES, to maintain and revise a system to manage the fishing effort on sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV.

(11) In the light of the most recent scientific advice from the ICES and in accordance with the international commitments in the context of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention (NEAFC), it is necessary to limit the fishing effort on certain deep-sea species.

(12) Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with the Union legislation on the subject, and in particular with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States’ catches of fish (11), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (12), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (13), Article 21 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (14), Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits (15), Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (16), Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (17), Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources (18), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems (19), 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 (20), Council Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing a recovery plan for Greenland halibut in the framework of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (21), Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Regulation (EC) No 388/2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 of 21 December 2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing (22), Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (23), Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species (24), Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 of 22 October 2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (25), Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (26), Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters (27), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing (28), Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008, Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, 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 (recast) (29), 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 (recast) (30), 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 (recast) (31), Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 and 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 (32).

(13) In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway (33), the Faroe Islands (34) and Greenland (35), the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. The consultations with Greenland were concluded on 25 November 2009 with the establishment of the fishing opportunities available for 2010 for EU vessels in Greenland waters. The consultations with the Faroe Islands and Norway have not been finalised and the arrangements for 2010 with those partners are expected to be concluded early 2010. In order to avoid interruption of Union fishing activities whilst allowing for the necessary flexibility for the conclusion of those arrangements early 2010, it is appropriate for the Union to establish the fishing opportunities for stocks subject to those arrangements on a provisional basis awaiting their conclusion.

(14) The Union is a contracting party to several fisheries organisations and participates in other organisations as a cooperating non-party. Moreover, by virtue of the 2003 Act of Accession fisheries agreements previously concluded by the Republic of Poland, such as the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock resources in the central Bering Sea, are as from the date of accession of Poland to the European Union managed by the Union. Those fisheries organisations have recommended the introduction for 2010 of a number of measures, including fishing opportunities for EU vessels. Those fishing opportunities should be implemented by the Union.

(15) The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) failed to adopt catch limitations for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna at its Annual Meeting in 2009, and although the Union is not a member of the IATTC, it is necessary to regulate the fishing opportunities for resource under the jurisdiction of the IATTC in order to ensure its sustainable management.

(16) At its Annual Meeting in 2009, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted tables indicating the under-utilisation and over-utilisation of the fishing possibilities of the ICCAT contracting parties. In that context, ICCAT adopted a decision observing that during the year 2008, the Union had under-exploited its quota for Northern and Southern swordfish, bigeye tuna and Northern albacore. In order to respect the adjustments to the Union quotas established by the ICCAT, it is necessary for the distribution of the fishing opportunities arising from this under-utilisation to be carried out on the basis of the respective contribution of each Member State towards the under-utilisation without modifying the distribution key established in this Regulation concerning the annual allocation of TACs. At the same meeting the recovery plan for bluefin tuna was amended. ICCAT further adopted a recommendation on the conservation of bigeye thresher sharks. In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks it is necessary to implement those measures.

(17) During the Third International Meeting, held in May 2007, for the creation of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) in the high seas of the South Pacific, the participants adopted interim measures, including fishing opportunities, in order to regulate pelagic fishing activities as well as bottom fisheries in that area until the establishment of such RFMO. Those measures were revised during the Eighth International Meeting for the creation of that SPRFMO held in November 2009. According to the agreement reached by the participants, those interim measures are voluntary and are not legally binding under international law. It is nevertheless advisable, in the light of the related provisions of the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement, to incorporate those measures into Union law.

(18) At its Annual Meeting in 2009, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted catch limits for two additional fish stocks in the SEAFO Convention Area. It is necessary to implement those catch limits into Union law.

(19) For continuity reasons, certain third-country fishing vessels should be allowed to fish in EU waters under certain conditions and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and its implementing provisions.

(20) Within the context of establishing fishing opportunities and in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, the Council may, on the basis of information provided by Member States and assessed by the STECF, exclude certain groups of vessels from the effort regime established in that Regulation, provided that appropriate data is available on cod catches and discards of the vessels concerned, that the percentage of cod catches does not exceed 1,5 % of the total catches of the group of vessels and that the inclusion of the group in the effort regime would constitute an administrative burden disproportionate to its overall impact on cod stocks. Poland provided information on the cod catches by a group of vessels consisting of one vessel targeting saithe in the North Sea with bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm. The United Kingdom provided information on the cod catches of two groups of vessels using bottom trawls to the west of Scotland. On the basis of that information as assessed by STECF, it can be established that the cod catches, including discards, of those groups of vessels do not exceed 1,5 % of their total catches. Having moreover regard to control and monitoring measures in place ensuring the monitoring and control of the fishing activities of those groups of vessels and considering that the inclusion of these groups would constitute an administrative burden disproportionate to the overall impact of that inclusion on cod stocks, it is appropriate to exclude those groups of vessels from the application of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, thus allowing to establish the effort limits for the concerned Member States accordingly.

(21) In accordance with Article 291 of the Treaty, the measures necessary for the fixing of the catch limits for certain short-lived stocks should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (36) for reasons of urgency,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

TITLE I

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1

Subject matter
1.

This Regulation fixes the following fishing opportunities and the conditions functionally linked to the use of those fishing opportunities:

—for the year 2010, fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and

—for the year 2011, certain effort limitations, and, for the periods set out in Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II and in Annexes IE and V, fishing opportunities for certain Antarctic stocks.

Article 2

Scope
1.

If not otherwise provided for, this Regulation shall apply to:

(a)EU vessels; and

(b)fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, third countries (‘third-country vessels’) in EU waters.

2.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation, except footnote 1 to the table set out in Part B of Annex V, shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3.

Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quotas.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)‘EU vessels’ means fishing vessels defined in Article 3(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b)‘EU waters’ means waters defined in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(c)‘total allowable catches’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;

(d)‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, Member States or third countries;

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

(f)‘mesh size’ means the mesh size as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets (37).;

(g)‘EU fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

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

Article 4

Fishing zones

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions shall apply:

(a)ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009;

(b)‘Skagerrak’ means the 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 this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;

(c)‘Kattegat’ means the area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this 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)‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the area of ICES zone IXa east of longitude 7o 23' 48″ W;

(e)CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009;

(f)NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 217/2009;

(g)SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (38);

(h)the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area is as defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (39);

(i)CCAMLR (Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area is as defined in Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(j)the IATTC (Inter American Tropical Tuna Convention) Convention Area is as 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 (40);

(k)the IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area is as defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (41);

(l)‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ means the high seas area south of 10o N, north of the CCAMLR Convention Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (42), and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;

(m)the WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (43).

(n)‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ means the area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured.

TITLE II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS

CHAPTER I

General provisions

Article 5

Catch limits and allocations
1.

The catch limits for EU vessels in EU waters or in certain non-EU waters and the allocation of such catch limits among Member States and additional conditions in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are set out in Annex I.

2.

EU vessels are hereby authorised to make catches, within the quota limits set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the conditions set out in Article 12 of and Annex III to this Regulation and in Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and its implementing provisions.

3.

The Commission shall fix the catch limits for the fisheries on sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV according to the rules laid down in point 6 of Annex IID.

4.

The Commission shall fix catch limits for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES zones V and XIV available to the Union at 7,7 % of the capelin TAC as soon as the TAC has been established.

5.

Catch limits for the stock of Norway pout in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV and for the stock of sprat in EU waters of ICES zones IIa and IV may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2010.

6.

As a consequence of a revision of the stock of Norway pout in accordance with paragraph 5, the catch limits for the stocks of whiting in EU waters of ICES zone IIa, IIIa and IV and for the stocks of haddock in EU waters of ICES zone IIa, III and IV may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 to take into account industrial by-catches in the Norway pout fishery.

7.

The Commission may fix the catch limits for the stock of anchovy in ICES zone VIII in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2010.

Article 6

Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species:

(a)basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all EU and non-EU waters;

(b)angel shark (Squatina squatina) in all EU waters;

(c)common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(d)undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES zones VI, VII, VIII, IX and X, and

(e)porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in international waters.

Article 7

Special provisions on allocations
1.

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in Annex I shall be without prejudice to:

(a)exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b)reallocations made pursuant to Article 21(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 or pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008;

(c)additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

(d)quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

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

2.

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

Article 8

Fishing effort limits

From 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011, the fishing effort measures laid down in:

(a)Annex IIA shall apply for the management of certain stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak, that part of ICES zone IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES zones IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EU waters of ICES zones IIa and Vb;

(b)Annex IIB shall apply for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES zones VIIIc and IXa with the exception of the Gulf of Cádiz;

(c)Annex IIC shall apply for the management of the sole stock in ICES zone VIIe;

(d)Annex IID shall apply for the management of sandeel stocks in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV.

Article 9

Catch and effort limits deep-sea fisheries
1.

In addition to the catch limits laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008 of 28 November 2008 fixing for 2009 and 2010 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (44), it shall be prohibited to catch and to retain on board, to tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut in excess of 100 kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea permit issued in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002.

2.

Member States shall ensure that fishing activities which lead to catches and retention on board of more than 10 tonnes each calendar year of deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory shall be subject to a deep-sea fishing permit.

3.

Member States shall ensure that for 2010 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits do not exceed 65 % of the average annual fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the Member State concerned in 2003 on trips when deep-sea fishing permits were held and/or deep-sea species, as listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, were caught. This paragraph shall apply only to fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of deep-sea species, other than greater silver smelt, were caught.

Article 10

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
1.

Fish from stocks for which catch limits are established shall be retained on board or landed only if:

(a)the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or

(b)the catches 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.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following fish may be retained on board and landed even if a Member State has no quotas or the quotas or shares are exhausted:

(a)species, other than herring and mackerel, where (i)they are caught mixed with other species with nets whose mesh size is less than 32 mm in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98; and (ii)the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing; or

(b)mackerel, where (i)they are caught mixed with horse mackerel or pilchard; (ii)they do not exceed 10 % of the total weight of mackerel, horse mackerel and pilchard on board; and (iii)the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing.

3.

All landings shall count against the quota or, if the Union quota has not been allocated between Member States by quotas, against the Union quota, except for catches made in accordance with paragraph 2.

4.

The percentage of by-catches and their disposal shall be determined in accordance with Articles 4 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

Article 11

Restrictions on the use of certain fishing opportunities

During the period from 1 May to 31 July 2010 it shall be prohibited to fish for or retain on board any marine organisms other than herring, mackerel, pilchard/sardines, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting and argentines within the area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

Point Latitude Longitude
1 52o 27' N 12o 19' W
2 52o 40' N 12o 30' W
3 52o 47' N 12o 39,600' W
4 52o 47' N 12o 56' W
5 52o 13,5' N 13o 53,830' W
6 51o 22' N 14o 24' W
7 51o 22' N 14o 03' W
8 52o 10' N 13o 25' W
9 52o 32' N 13o 07,500' W
10 52o 43' N 12o 55' W
11 52o 43' N 12o 43' W
12 52o 38,800' N 12o 37' W
13 52o 27' N 12o 23' W
14 52o 27' N 12o 19' W

Article 12

Unsorted landings in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa
1.

When catch limits of a Member State for herring in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa are exhausted, vessels flying the flag of that Member State, registered in the Union and operating within the fisheries to which the relevant catch limitations apply shall be prohibited from landing catches which are unsorted and which contain herring.

2.

Member States shall ensure that an adequate sampling programme is in place allowing an efficient monitoring of unsorted landings by species caught in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa.

3.

Unsorted catches in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa shall be landed only at ports and landing locations where a sampling programme as referred to in paragraph 2 is in place.

Article 13

Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

CHAPTER II

Fishing authorisation in third-country waters

Article 14

Fishing authorisations
1.

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

2.

Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (swap) in the fishing areas set out in Annex III on the basis of Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Annex III, shall not be exceeded.

CHAPTER III

Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Section 1

ICCAT convention Area

Article 15

Limitations to the number of vessels authorised to fish for bluefin tuna

The maximum number of the following vessels shall be limited as set out in Annex IV:

—EU bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic;

—EU coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean;

—EU 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.

Article 16

Additional conditions to the bluefin tuna quota allocated in Annex ID

In addition to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, purse-seine fishing for bluefin tuna shall be prohibited in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean during the period from 15 April to 15 May 2010.

Article 17

Recreational and sport fisheries

Member States shall allocate a specific quota of bluefin tuna for recreational and sport fisheries from their quotas allocated set out in Annex ID.

Article 18

Sharks
1.

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

2.

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

Section 2

CCAMLR convention Area

Article 19

Prohibitions and catch limitations
1.

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

2.

For new and exploratory fisheries, the catch and by-catch limits set out in Annex V, Part B, shall apply in the subareas set out in that Part.

Article 20

Exploratory fisheries
1.

Fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in a Member State that have been notified to CCAMLR in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 outside areas of national jurisdiction.

2.

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

3.

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

Article 21

Krill fishery during the 2010/2011 fishing season
1.

Only those Member States which are Members of the CCAMLR Commission may fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2010/2011 fishing season. If such a Member State intends to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission in accordance with Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1 June 2010:

(a)of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Annex V, Part C;

(b)of the net configuration form, using the format laid down in Annex V, Part D.

2.

The notification referred to in paragraph 1 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.

Member States intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall only notify authorised vessels flying its flag at the time of the notification.

4.

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

(a)full details of the intended replacement vessel(s) referred to in paragraph 2, including information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

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

5.

Member States shall not authorise a vessel on either of the CCAMLR IUU Vessel Lists to participate in krill fisheries.

Article 22

Closure of all fisheries
1.

Following notification by the CCAMLR Secretariat of the closure of a fishery due to the exhaustion of the TAC as set out in Annex IE, Member States shall ensure that all vessels flying their flag and fishing in the area, management area, subarea, division, SSRU or other management unit, subject to the closure notice, shall remove all their fishing gear from the water by the notified closure date and time.

2.

On receipt of such notification by the vessel, no further longlines may be set within 24 hours of the notified date and time. If such notification is received less than 24 hours before the closure date and time, no further longlines may be set following receipt of that notification.

3.

In the case of closure of the fishery referred to in paragraph 1, all vessels shall depart from the fishing area as soon as all fishing gear has been removed from the water.

4.

Where a vessel is unable to remove all its fishing gear from the water by the notified closure date and time for reasons relating to:

(a)the safety of the vessel and crew;

(b)the limitations which may arise from adverse weather conditions;

(c)sea-ice cover; or

(d)the need to protect the Antarctic marine environment,

the vessel shall notify its flag Member State of the situation. The Member States shall promptly notify the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission. The vessel shall nonetheless make all reasonable efforts to remove all its fishing gear from the water as soon as possible.

5.

If paragraph 4 applies, Member States shall carry out an investigation of the vessel’s actions and, according to its domestic procedures, report the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission of its findings no later than before the next CCAMLR meeting. The final report shall assess whether the vessel made all reasonable efforts to remove all its fishing gear from the water:

(a)by the notified closure date and time; and

(b)as soon as possible after the notification referred to in paragraph 4.

6.

Where a vessel does not depart from the closed area as soon as all fishing gear has been removed from the water, the flag Member State shall ensure that the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission are informed.

Section 3

IOTC Area

Article 23

Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area
1.

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

2.

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

3.

Member States may change the number of vessels referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 by gear type provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved.

4.

Member States shall ensure that, where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC Record of Vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna regional fisheries organisations. No vessels featuring on the list of vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities (IUU vessels) of any regional fisheries management organisation may be transferred.

5.

In order to take into account the implementation of the development plans submitted to the IOTC, Member States may only increase the limitations of fishing capacity, as mentioned in this Article, within the limits set out in those development plans.

Section 4

SPRFMO convention Area

Article 24

Pelagic fisheries – capacity limitation

Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 shall limit the total level of GT of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2010 to the levels of total 78 610 GT in the SPRFMO Convention Area in such manner that sustainable exploitation of the pelagic fishery resources in South Pacific is ensured.

Article 25

Pelagic fisheries - catch limits
1.

Only Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in the years 2007, 2008 or 2009, as referred to in Article 24, may fish for pelagic stocks in this Area in accordance with the catch limits set out in Annex IJ.

2.

Member States shall notify the Commission on a monthly basis of the names and characteristics, including GT, of their vessels engaged in the fishery referred to in this Article.

3.

For the purpose of monitoring the fishery referred to in this Article, Member States shall send to the Commission, for forwarding to the SPRFMO Interim Secretariat, records from vessel monitoring systems (VMS), monthly catch reports and, where available, port calls at the latest by the fifteenth day of the following month.

Article 26

Bottom fisheries

Member States shall limit bottom fishing effort or catch in the SPRFMO Convention Area to the average annual levels over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 in terms of the number of fishing vessels and other parameters that reflect the level of catch, fishing effort and fishing capacity and to only those parts of the SPRFMO Convention Area where bottom fisheries has occurred during the previous fishing season.

Section 5

IATTC convention Area

Article 27

Purse-seine fisheries
1.

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

(a)either from 29 July to 28 September 2010 or from 10 November 2010 to 18 January 2011 in the area defined by the following limits: —the Pacific coastlines of the Americas, —longitude 150° W, —latitude 40° N, —latitude 40° S;

(b)from 29 September to 29 October 2010 in the area defined by the following limits: —longitude 94° W, —longitude 110° W, —latitude 3° N, —latitude 5° S.

2.

The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1(a) before 1 April 2010. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the period selected.

3.

Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Regulatory Area shall retain on board and then land all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception shall be the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.

Section 6

SEAFO convention Area

Article 28

Measures for the protection of deep water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited: skates (Rajidae), spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi), shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus), great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), ghost catshark (Apristurus manis), velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus) and deep-sea sharks of super-order Selachimorpha.

Section 7

WCPFC convention Area

Article 29

Fishing effort limitations for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore

Member States shall ensure that the total fishing effort for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) and south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area is limited to the fishing effort provided for in fisheries partnership agreements between the Union and coastal States in the region.

Article 30

Closed area for FAD fishing
1.

In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, fishing activities of purse-seine vessels making use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be prohibited between 00:00 hours on 1 July 2010 and 24:00 hours on 30 September 2010. During this period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention Area if it carries onboard an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel:

(a)deploy or service a FAD or associated electronic device;

(b)fish on schools in association with FADs.

2.

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

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 those connected with size; or

(c)when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.

Article 30a

Closed areas for purse-seine fisheries

The fishing by purse-seine vessels for bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna shall be prohibited in the following high seas areas:

(a)the international waters enclosed by the boundaries of the exclusive economic zones of Indonesia, Palau, Micronesia and Papua New Guinea;

(b)the international waters enclosed by the boundaries of the exclusive economic zones of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Article 31

Limitations to the number of vessels authorised to fish swordfish

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

Section 8

Bering Sea

Article 32

Prohibition to fish in the high seas of the Bering Sea

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

TITLE III

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS

Article 33

Catch limits

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

Article 34

Fishing authorisations
1.

The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in EU waters is laid down in Annex VIII.

2.

Fish from stocks for which catch limits are fixed shall not be retained on board or landed unless the catches have been taken by third-country vessels having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.

Article 35

Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species:

(a)basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all EU waters;

(b)angel shark (Squatina squatina) in all EU waters;

(c)common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X; and

(d)undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES zones VI, VII, VIII, IX and X.

TITLE IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 36

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008

In Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008, the entry concerning roundnose grenadier in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of ICES subarea III is replaced by the following:

‘Species: Roundnose grenadier Coryphaenoides rupestris Zone: Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of III (1) (RNG/03-)
Year 2009 2010
Denmark 804 804
Germany 5 5
Sweden 41 41
EC 850 850
(1)No directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be conducted in ICES zone IIIa pending consultations between the European Union and Norway.’

Article 37

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, the following points are added:

‘c)the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009, targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Minch (ICES statistical rectangles 42 E3, 42 E4, 43 E3, 43 E4, 44 E3, 44 E4, 45 E3);

d)the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009, targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Firth of Clyde (ICES statistical rectangles 39 E5 and 40 E5);

e)the group of vessels flying the flag of Poland, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from Poland dated 24 April 2009 as completed by correspondence dated 11 July 2009, targeting saithe and using bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm in the North Sea and EU waters of ICES zone IIa with full-time observer coverage.’.

Article 38

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009 of 20 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2010 (<sup>45</sup>) is replaced by the following:

1.

This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (“Community vessels”) operating in the Baltic Sea.

2.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3.

Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quotas.’

Article 39

Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009 of 27 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2010 (<sup>46</sup>) is replaced by the following:

1.

This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (“Community vessels”) operating in the Black Sea.

2.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3.

Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quota.’

Article 40

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2010.

Where the fishing opportunities for the CCAMLR Convention Area are set for periods starting before 1 January 2010, Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II and Annexes IE and V shall apply with effect from the beginning of the respective periods of application of those fishing opportunities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I

All catch limits set out in this Annex shall be considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 5 of this Regulation and shall therefore 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 are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.

Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. The following table of correspondences of Latin names and common names is given for the purposes of this Regulation:

Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name
Amblyraja radiata RJR Starry ray
Ammodytes spp. SAN Sandeels
Argentina silus ARU Greater silver smelt
Beryx spp. ALF Alfonsinos
Brosme brosme USK Tusk
Centrophorus squamosus GUQ Leafscale gulper shark
Centroscymnus coelolepis CYO Portuguese dogfish
Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens CRR Deep sea red crab
Champsocephalus gunnari ANI Antarctic icefish
Chionoecetes spp. PCR Snow crab
Clupea harengus HER Herring
Coryphaenoides rupestris RNG Roundnose grenadier
Dalatias licha SCK Kitefin shark
Deania calcea DCA Birdbeak dogfish
Dipturus batis RJB Common skate
Dissostichus eleginoides TOP Patagonian toothfish
Engraulis encrasicolus ANE Anchovy
Etmopterus princeps ETR Great lanternshark
Etmopterus pusillus ETP Smooth lanternshark
Euphausia superba KRI Krill
Gadus morhua COD Cod
Galeorhinus galeus GAG Tope shark
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus WIT Witch flounder
Hippoglossoides platessoides PLA American plaice
Hippoglossus hippoglossus HAL Atlantic halibut
Hoplostethus atlanticus ORY Orange roughy
Illex illecebrosus SQI Shortfin squid
Lamna nasus POR Porbeagle
Lepidonotothen squamifrons NOS Grey rockcod
Lepidorhombus spp. LEZ Megrims
Leucoraja circularis RJI Sandy ray
Leucoraja fullonica RJF Shagreen ray
Leucoraja naevus RJN Cuckoo ray
Limanda ferruginea YEL Yellowtail flounder
Limanda limanda DAB Dab
Lophiidae ANF Anglerfish
Macrourus spp. GRV Grenadiers
Makaira nigricans BUM Blue marlin
Mallotus villosus CAP Capelin
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
Pandalus borealis PRA Northern prawn
Paralomis spp. PAI Crabs
Penaeus spp. PEN ‘Penaeus’ shrimps
Platichthys flesus FLE Flounder
Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice
Pleuronectiformes FLX Flatfish
Pollachius pollachius POL Pollack
Pollachius virens POK Saithe
Psetta maxima TUR Turbot
Raja brachyura RJH Blonde ray
Raja clavata RJC Thornback ray
Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis JAD Norwegian skate
Raja microocellata RJE Small-eyed ray
Raja montagui RJM Spotted ray
Raja undulata RJA Undulate ray
Rajiformes - Rajidae SRX-RAJ Skates and rays
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides GHL Greenland halibut
Rostroraja alba RJA White skate
Scomber scombrus MAC Mackerel
Scophthalmus rhombus BLL Brill
Sebastes spp. RED Redfish
Solea solea SOL Common sole
Soleidae. SOX Sole
Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat
Squalus acanthias DGS Spurdog/dogfish
Tetrapturus albidus WHM White marlin
Thunnus maccoyii SBF Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus obesus BET Bigeye tuna
Thunnus thynnus BFT Bluefin tuna
Trachurus spp. JAX Horse mackerel
Trisopterus esmarkii NOP Norway pout
Urophycis tenuis HKW White hake
Xiphias gladius SWO Swordfish

The following table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given exclusively for explanatory purposes:

Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp.
American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides
Anchovy ANE Engraulis encrasicolus
Anglerfish ANF Lophiidae
Antarctic icefish ANI Champsocephalus gunnari
Atlantic halibut HAL Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Bigeye tuna BET Thunnus obesus
Birdbeak dogfish DCA Deania calcea
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
Brill BLL Scophthalmus rhombus
Capelin CAP Mallotus villosus
Cod COD Gadus morhua
Common skate RJB Dipturus batis
Common sole SOL Solea solea
Crabs PAI Paralomis spp.
Cuckoo ray RJN Leucoraja naevus
Dab DAB Limanda limanda
Deep sea red crab CRR Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens
Flatfish FLX Pleuronectiformes
Flounder FLE Platichthys flesus
Great lanternshark ETR Etmopterus princeps
Greater silver smelt ARU Argentina silus
Greenland halibut GHL Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Grenadiers GRV Macrourus spp.
Grey rockcod NOS Lepidonotothen squamifrons
Haddock HAD Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Hake HKE Merluccius merluccius
Herring HER Clupea harengus
Horse mackerel JAX Trachurus spp.
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
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
‘Penaeus’ shrimps PEN Penaeus spp.
Plaice PLE Pleuronectes platessa
Pollack POL Pollachius pollachius
Porbeagle POR Lamna nasus
Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus coelolepis
Redfish RED Sebastes spp.
Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris
Saithe POK Pollachius virens
Sandeels SAN Ammodytes spp.
Sandy ray RJI Leucoraja circularis
Shagreen ray RJF Leucoraja fullonica
Shortfin squid SQI Illex illecebrosus
Skates and rays SRX-RAJ Rajiformes - Rajidae
Small-eyed ray RJE Raja microocellata
Smooth lanternshark ETP Etmopterus pusillus
Snow crab PCR Chionoecetes spp.
Sole SOX Soleidae
Southern bluefin tuna SBF Thunnus maccoyii
Spotted ray RJM Raja montagui
Sprat SPR Sprattus sprattus
Spurdog/dogfish DGS Squalus acanthias
Squid SQS Martialia hyadesi
Starry ray RJR Amblyraja radiata
Swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius
Thornback ray RJC Raja clavata
Tope shark GAG Galeorhinus galeus
Turbot TUR Psetta maxima
Tusk USK Brosme brosme
Undulate ray RJA Raja undulata
White hake HKW Urophycis tenuis
White marlin WHM Tetrapturus albidus
White skate RJA Rostroraja alba
Whiting WHG Merlangius merlangus
Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder YEL Limanda ferruginea

ANNEX IA

Species: Sandeel Ammodytes spp. Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (SAN/04-N.)
Denmark 0 (1)
United Kingdom 0 (1)
EU 0 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).
Species: Sandeel Ammodytidae Zone: EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV (1) (SAN/2A3A4.)
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Denmark 167 436
United Kingdom 3 660
Germany 256
Sweden 6 148
EU 177 500
Norway 20 000 (2)
Faroe 2 500 (2)
TAC 200 000 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Excluding waters within six miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. (2)To be taken in zone IV.
Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: EU and international waters of I and II (ARU/1/2.)
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Germany 30
France 10
The Netherlands 24
United Kingdom 48
EU 112
TAC 112 Precautionary TAC
Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: EU waters of III and IV (ARU/3/4.)
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Denmark 1 134
Germany 11
France 8
Ireland 8
The Netherlands 53
Sweden 44
United Kingdom 20
EU 1 278
TAC 1 278 Precautionary TAC
Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: EU and international waters of V, VI and VII (ARU/567.)
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Germany 389
France 8
Ireland 360
The Netherlands 4 057
United Kingdom 285
EU 5 099
TAC 5 099 Precautionary TAC
Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU and international waters of I, II and XIV (USK/1214EI.)
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Germany 6 (1)
France 6 (1)
United Kingdom 6 (1)
Others 3 (1)
EU 21 (1)
TAC 21 Analytical TAC
(1)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU waters of III (USK/03-C.)
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Denmark 12
Sweden 6
Germany 6
EU 24
TAC 24 Analytical TAC
Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU waters of IV (USK/04-C.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 53
Germany 16
France 37
Sweden 5
United Kingdom 80
Others 5 (1)
EU 196
TAC 196 Analytical TAC
(1)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: EU and international waters of V, VI and VII (USK/567EI)
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Germany 4
Spain 14
France 172
Ireland 17
United Kingdom 83
Others 4 (1)
EU 294
Norway (2) 2 923 (3) (4)
TAC 3 217 Analytical TAC
(1)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2)To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII. (3)Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. 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 Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes. (4)Including ling. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 140 tonnes, and tusk 2 923 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes ad may only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII.
Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (USK/04-N.)
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Belgium 0
Denmark 165
Germany 1
France 0
The Netherlands 0
United Kingdom 4
EU 170
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: IIIa (HER/03A.)
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Denmark 14 010
Germany 224
Sweden 14 656
EU 28 890
Faroe Islands 450 (2)
TAC 33 855 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2)To be taken in Skagerrak.
Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′N (HER/4AB.)
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Denmark 22 497
Germany 14 147
France 9 653
The Netherlands 21 581
Sweden 1 672
United Kingdom 24 223
EU 93 773
Norway 47 647 (2)
TAC 164 300 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States must inform the Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between IVa and IVb. (2)May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/*04N-)
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EU 50 000
Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/04-N.)
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Sweden 846 (1)
EU 846
TAC 164 300 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)By-catches of cod, haddock, Pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.
Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: By-catches in IIIa (HER/03A-BC)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 6 424
Germany 57
Sweden 1 034
EU 7 515
TAC 7 515 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.
Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: By-catches in IV, VIId and in EU waters of IIa (HER/2A47DX)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 67
Denmark 13 008
Germany 67
France 67
The Netherlands 67
Sweden 64
United Kingdom 247
EU 13 587
TAC 13 587 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.
Species: Herring (1) Clupea harengus Zone: VIId; IVc (2) (HER/4CXB7D)
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Belgium 7 100 (3)
Denmark 321 (3)
Germany 202 (3)
France 5 235 (3)
The Netherlands 8 193 (3)
United Kingdom 1 830 (3)
EU 22 881
TAC 164 300 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Landings 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 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)Up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in IVb. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (HER/*04B.).
Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN (1) (HER/5B6ANB)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 2 656
France 503
Ireland 3 589
The Netherlands 2 656
United Kingdom 14 356
EU 23 760
Faroe Islands 660 (2)
TAC 24 420 Analytical TAC
(1)Reference is to the herring stock in VIa, north of 56° 00′N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07° 00′W and north of 55° 00′N, excluding the Clyde. (2)This quota may only be taken in VIa north of 56° 30′N.
Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIb, VIIc; VIaS (1) (HER/6AS7BC)
--- --- --- --- ---
Ireland 6 774
The Netherlands 677
EU 7 451
TAC 7 451 Analytical TAC
(1)Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56° 00' N and west of 07° 00' W.
Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VI Clyde (1) (HER/06ACL.)
--- --- --- --- ---
United Kingdom 720
EU 720
TAC 720 Precautionary TAC
(1)Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between the Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point.
Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIa (1) (HER/07A/MM)
--- --- --- --- ---
Ireland 1 250
United Kingdom 3 550
EU 4 800
TAC 4 800 Analytical TAC
(1)This zone is reduced by the area added to VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk bounded:— to the north by latitude 52° 30' N, — to the south by latitude 52° 00' N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.
Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIe and VIIf (HER/7EF.)
--- --- --- --- ---
France 500
United Kingdom 500
EU 1 000
TAC 1 000 Precautionary TAC
Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIg (1), VIIh (1), VIIj (1) and VIIk (1) (HER/7G-K.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 113
France 627
Ireland 8 770
The Netherlands 627
United Kingdom 13
EU 10 150
TAC 10 150 Analytical TAC
(1)This zone is increased by the area bounded:— to the north by latitude 52° 30' N, — to the south by latitude 52° 00' N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.
Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: VIII (ANE/08.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 6 300
France 700
EU 7 000
TAC 7 000 Analytical TAC
Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANE/9/3411)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 3 826
Portugal 4 174
EU 8 000
TAC 8 000 Analytical TAC
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Skagerrak (COD/03AN.)
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Belgium 12 (1) (2)
Denmark 3 835 (1) (2)
Germany 96 (1) (2)
The Netherlands 24 (1) (2)
Sweden 671 (1) (2)
EU 4 638
TAC 4 793 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 1 of the Appendix to this Annex. (2)In addition to this quota, Member States may allow vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries to make additional catches within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, provided that:— the vessel makes use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), associated to a system of sensors, that record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessel, — all catches of cod with that vessel are counted against the quota, including those fish below the minimum landing size, — the additional catches are limited to 30 % of the normal catch limit applicable to such a vessel or to an amount which is justified as being capable of ensuring that there will be no increase in the fishing mortality of the cod stock, — where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in the initiative is not complying with the above conditions, the Member State shall withdraw the additional catches granted to that vessel and exclude it from any further participation in this initiative.
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Kattegat (COD/03AS.)
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Denmark 234
Germany 5
Sweden 140
EU 379
TAC 379 Analytical TAC
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 991 (1) (2)
Denmark 5 696 (1) (2)
Germany 3 612 (1) (2)
France 1 225 (1) (2)
The Netherlands 3 219 (1) (2)
Sweden 38 (1) (2)
United Kingdom 13 067 (1) (2)
EU 27 848 (1)
Norway 5 704 (3)
TAC 33 552 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 1 of the Appendix to this Annex. (2)In addition to this quota, Member States may allow vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries to make additional catches within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, provided that:— the vessel makes use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), associated to a system of sensors, that record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessel, — all catches of cod with that vessel are counted against the quota, including those fish below the minimum landing size, — the additional catches are limited to 30 % of the normal catch limit applicable to such a vessel or to an amount which is justified as capable of ensuring that there will be no increase in the fishing mortality of the cod stock, — where a MemberState detects that a vessel participating in the initiative is not complying with the above conditions, the MemberState shall withdraw the additional catches granted to that vessel and exclude it from any further participation in this initiative. (3)May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
Norwegian waters of IV (COD/*04N-)
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EU 24 204
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (COD/04-N.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Sweden 382 (1)
EU 382
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for this species.
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIb; EU and international waters of Vb west of 12° 00' W and of XII and XIV (COD/561214)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 0
Germany 1
France 13
Ireland 18
United Kingdom 48
EU 80
TAC 80 Precautionary TAC
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIa; EU and international waters of Vb east of 12° 00' W (COD/5B6A-C)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 0
Germany 4
France 38
Ireland 53
United Kingdom 145
EU 240
TAC 240 Analytical TAC
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIIa (COD/07A.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 9
France 25
Ireland 444
The Netherlands 2
United Kingdom 194
EU 674
TAC 674 Analytical TAC
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (COD/7XAD34)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 167
France 2 735
Ireland 825
The Netherlands 1
United Kingdom 295
EU 4 023
TAC 4 023 Analytical TAC
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIId (COD/07D.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 84 (1) (2)
France 1 641 (1) (2)
The Netherlands 49 (1) (2)
United Kingdom 181 (1) (2)
EU 1 955
TAC 1 955 Analytical TAC
(1)The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 2 of the Appendix to this Annex. (2)In addition to this quota, Member States may allow vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries to make additional catches within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, provided that:— the vessel makes use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), associated to a system of sensors, that record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessel, — all catches of cod with that vessel are counted against the quota, including those fish below the minimum landing size, — the additional catches are limited to 30 % of the normal catch limit applicable to such a vessel or to an amount which is justified as being capable of ensuring that there will be no increase in the fishing mortality of the cod stock, — where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in the initiative is not complying with the above conditions, the Member State shall withdraw the additional catches granted to that vessel and exclude it from any further participation in this initiative.
Species: Porbeagle Lamna nasus Zone: EU waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII (POR/3-12)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 0
France 0
Germany 0
Ireland 0
Spain 0
United Kingdom 0
EU 0
TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC
Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (LEZ/2AC4-C)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 5
Denmark 5
Germany 5
France 29
The Netherlands 23
United Kingdom 1 690
EU 1 757
TAC 1 757 Precautionary TAC
Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (LEZ/561 214)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 350
France 1 364
Ireland 399
United Kingdom 966
EU 3 079
TAC 3 079 Precautionary TAC
Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VII (LEZ/07.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 494
Spain 5 490
France 6 663
Ireland 3 029
United Kingdom 2 624
EU 18 300
TAC 18 300 Precautionary TAC
Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (LEZ/8ABDE.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 1 176
France 949
EU 2 125
TAC 2 125 Precautionary TAC
Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (LEZ/8C3411)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 1 188
France 59
Portugal 40
EU 1 287
TAC 1 287 Analytical TAC
Species: Dab and flounder Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (D/F/2AC4-C)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 513
Denmark 1 927
Germany 2 890
France 200
The Netherlands 11 654
Sweden 6
United Kingdom 1 620
EU 18 810
TAC 18 810 Precautionary TAC
Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (ANF/2AC4-C)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 401 (1)
Denmark 884 (1)
Germany 432 (1)
France 82 (1)
The Netherlands 303 (1)
Sweden 10 (1)
United Kingdom 9 233 (1)
EU 11 345 (1)
TAC 11 345 Precautionary TAC
(1)Of which up to 5 % may be fished in VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/*561214)
Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (ANF/04-N.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 46
Denmark 1 182
Germany 19
The Netherlands 17
United Kingdom 276
EU 1 540
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/561214)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 200
Germany 228
Spain 214
France 2 462
Ireland 557
The Netherlands 193
United Kingdom 1 713
EU 5 567
TAC 5 567 Precautionary TAC
Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VII (ANF/07.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 2 984 (1)
Germany 333 (1)
Spain 1 186 (1)
France 19 149 (1)
Ireland 2 447 (1)
The Netherlands 386 (1)
United Kingdom 5 807 (1)
EU 32 292 (1)
TAC 32 292 (1) Analytical TAC
(1)Of which up to 5 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).
Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/8ABDE.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 1 387
France 7 721
EU 9 108
TAC 9 108 Analytical TAC
Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANF/8C3411)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 1 247
France 1
Portugal 248
EU 1 496
TAC 1 496 Analytical TAC
Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IIIa, EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId (HAD/3A/BCD)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 9
Denmark 1 551
Germany 99
The Netherlands 2
Sweden 183
EU 1 844 (1)
TAC 2 201 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Excluding an estimate of 264 tonnes of industrial by-catches.
Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa (HAD/2AC4.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 200
Denmark 1 376
Germany 876
France 1 526
The Netherlands 150
Sweden 139
United Kingdom 22 698
EU 26 965 (1)
Norway 8 083
TAC 35 794 Analytical TAC
(1)Excluding an estimate of 746 tonnes of industrial by-catches.
Norwegian waters of IV (HAD/*04N-)
--- ---
EU 20 613
Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HAD/04-N.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Sweden 707 (1)
EU 707
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)By-catches of cod, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.
Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: EU and international waters VIb, XII and XIV (HAD/6B1214)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 11
Germany 13
France 551
Ireland 393
United Kingdom 4 029
EU 4 997
TAC 4 997 Analytical TAC
Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: EU and international waters of Vb and VIa (HAD/5BC6A.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 3
Germany 4
France 147
Ireland 438
United Kingdom 2 081
EU 2 673
TAC 2 673 Analytical TAC
Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HAD/7X7A34)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 129
France 7 719
Ireland 2 573
United Kingdom 1 158
EU 11 579
TAC 11 579 Analytical TAC
Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: VIIa (HAD/07A.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 23
France 103
Ireland 617
United Kingdom 681
EU 1 424
TAC 1 424 Precautionary TAC
Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IIIa (WHG/03A.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 232
The Netherlands 1
Sweden 25
EU 258 (1)
TAC 1 050 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Excluding an estimate of 773 tonnes of industrial by-catch.
Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa (WHG/2AC4.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 236 (1)
Denmark 1 022 (1)
Germany 266 (1)
France 1 536 (1)
The Netherlands 591 (1)
Sweden 2 (1)
United Kingdom 7 391 (1)
EU 11 044 (2)
Norway 790 (3)
TAC 12 897 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 3 of the Appendix to this Annex. (2)Excluding an estimate of 1 063 tonnes of industrial by-catches. (3)May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
Norwegian waters of IV (WHG/*04N-)
--- ---
EU 8 203
Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (WHG/561 214)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 3
France 53
Ireland 129
United Kingdom 246
EU 431
TAC 431 Analytical TAC
Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIIa (WHG/07A.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 0
France 5
Ireland 91
The Netherlands 0
United Kingdom 61
EU 157
TAC 157 Analytical TAC
Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk (WHG/7X7A.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 133
France 8 180
Ireland 4 565
The Netherlands 66
United Kingdom 1 463
EU 14 407
TAC 14 407 Analytical TAC
Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIII (WHG/08.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 1 296
France 1 944
EU 3 240
TAC 3 240 Precautionary TAC
Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHG/9/3411)
--- --- --- --- ---
Portugal 588
EU 588
TAC 588 Precautionary TAC
Species: Whiting and Pollack Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (W/P/04-N.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Sweden 190 (1)
EU 190
TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC
(1)By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.
Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId (HKE/3A/BCD)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 1 531
Sweden 130
EU 1 661
TAC 1 661 (1) Analytical TAC
(1)Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (HKE/2AC4-C)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 28
Denmark 1 119
Germany 128
France 248
The Netherlands 64
United Kingdom 348
EU 1 935
TAC 1 935 (1) Analytical TAC
(1)Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/571214)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 284 (1)
Spain 9 109
France 14 067 (1)
Ireland 1 704
The Netherlands 183 (1)
United Kingdom 5 553 (1)
EU 30 900
TAC 30 900 (2) Analytical TAC
(1)Transfers of this quota may be effected to EU waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission. (2)Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/*8ABDE)
--- ---
Belgium 37
Spain 1 469
France 1 469
Ireland 184
The Netherlands 18
United Kingdom 827
EU 4 004
Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/8ABDE.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 9 (1)
Spain 6 341
France 14 241
The Netherlands 18 (1)
EU 20 609
TAC 20 609 (2) Analytical TAC
(1)Transfers of this quota may be effected to IV and EU waters of IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission. (2)Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/*57-14)
--- ---
Belgium 2
Spain 1 837
France 3 305
The Netherlands 6
EU 5 150
Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HKE/8C3411)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 5 952
France 571
Portugal 2 777
EU 9 300
TAC 9 300 Analytical TAC
Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Norwegian waters of II and IV (WHB/4AB-N.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 1 900
United Kingdom 100
EU 2 000
TAC 540 000 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV (WHB/1X14)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 10 128 (1) (2)
Germany 3 938 (1) (2)
Spain 8 586 (1) (2)
France 7 048 (1) (2)
Ireland 7 843 (1) (2)
The Netherlands 12 350 (1) (2)
Portugal 798 (1) (2)
Sweden 2 505 (1) (2)
United Kingdom 13 141 (1) (2)
EU 66 337 (1) (2)
Norway 59 900 (3) (4)
Faroe Islands 9 000 (5) (6)
TAC 540 000 Analytical TAC
(1)Of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/NZJM1). (2)May be fished in Faroese waters within the overall access quantity of 14 000 tonnes available to the EU (WHB/05B-F). (3)To be fished in EU waters of II, IVa, VIa north of 56° 30′N, VIb and VII west of 12°W. (WHB/8CX34). The catch in IVa shall be no more than 40 000 tonnes. (4)Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.). (5)Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina* spp.). (6)To be fished in EU waters of II, IVa, V, VIa north of 56° 30′N, VIb and VII west of 12° W. The catch in IVa shall be no more than 2 250 tonnes.
Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3 411)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 11 096
Portugal 2 774
EU 13 870 (1) (2)
TAC 540 000 Analytical TAC
(1)Of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/NZJM2). (2)May be fished in Faroese waters within the overall access quantity of 14 000 tonnes available to the EU (WHB/05B-F).
Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: EU waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30N and VII west of 12°W (WHB/24A567)
--- --- --- --- ---
Norway 88 701 (1) (2)
Faroe Islands 14 000 (3) (4)
TAC 540 000 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement. (2)The catch in IV shall be no more than 21 753 tonnes, i.e. 25 % of Norway's access level. (3)To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands established under the Coastal States arrangement. (4)May also be fished in VIb. The catch in IV shall be no more than 3 500 tonnes.
Species: Lemon sole and witch Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (L/W/2AC4-C)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 353
Denmark 973
Germany 125
France 266
The Netherlands 810
Sweden 11
United Kingdom 3 983
EU 6 521
TAC 6 521 Precautionary TAC
Species: Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone: EU waters and international waters of VI, VII (BLI/67-)
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Germany 18
Estonia 3
Spain 57
France 1 309
Ireland 5
Lithuania 1
Poland 1
United Kingdom 333
Others 5 (1)
EU 1 732
Norway 150 (2)
Faroe Islands 150 (3)
TAC 2 032 Analytical TAC
(1)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2)To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII. (3)By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in EU waters of VIa north of 56° 30′N and VIb.
Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU and international waters of I and II (LIN/1/2.)
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Denmark 8
Germany 8
France 8
United Kingdom 8
Others 4 (1)
EU 38
TAC 38 Analytical TAC
(1)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId (LIN/03.)
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Belgium 7 (1)
Denmark 51
Germany 7 (1)
Sweden 20
United Kingdom 7 (1)
EU 92
TAC 92 Analytical TAC
(1)Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.
Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU waters of IV (LIN/04.)
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Belgium 16
Denmark 243
Germany 150
France 135
The Netherlands 5
Sweden 10
United Kingdom 1 869
EU 2 428
TAC 2 428 Analytical TAC
Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU and international waters of V (LIN/05.)
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Belgium 10
Denmark 6
Germany 6
France 6
United Kingdom 6
EU 34
TAC 34 Analytical TAC
Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (LIN/6X14.)
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Belgium 29
Denmark 5
Germany 107
Spain 2 156
France 2 299
Ireland 576
Portugal 5
United Kingdom 2 646
EU 7 824
Norway 6 140 (1) (2)
Faroe Islands 200 (1) (4)
TAC 14 164 Analytical TAC
(1)Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. 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 VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes. (2)Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 140 tonnes and tusk 2 923 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in zones Vb, VI and VII. (3)Including tusk. To be fished in VIb and VIa north of 56° 30′N. (4)Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in VIa and VIb. 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 VI shall not exceed 75 tonnes.
Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (LIN/04-N.)
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Belgium 6
Denmark 747
Germany 21
France 8
The Netherlands 1
United Kingdom 67
EU 850
TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC
Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId (NEP/3A/BCD)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 3 800
Germany 11 (1)
Sweden 1 359
EU 5 170
TAC 5 170 Precautionary TAC
(1)Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.
Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (NEP/2AC4-C)
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Belgium 1 291
Denmark 1 291
Germany 19
France 38
The Netherlands 665
United Kingdom 21 384
EU 24 688
TAC 24 688 Analytical TAC
Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (NEP/04-N.)
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Denmark 1 135
Germany 1
UK 64
EU 1 200
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb (NEP/5BC6.)
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Spain 33
France 130
Ireland 217
United Kingdom 15 677
EU 16 057
TAC 16 057 Analytical TAC
Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VII (NEP/07.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 1 346
France 5 455
Ireland 8 273
United Kingdom 7 358
EU 22 432
TAC 22 432 Analytical TAC
Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (NEP/8ABDE.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 234
France 3 665
EU 3 899
TAC 3 899 Analytical TAC
Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VIIIc (NEP/08C.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 97
France 4
EU 101
TAC 101 Analytical TAC
Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/9/3411)
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Spain 84
Portugal 253
EU 337
TAC 337 Analytical TAC
Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: IIIa (PRA/03A.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 3 401
Sweden 1 832
EU 5 233
TAC 9 800 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (PRA/2AC4-C)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 3 145
The Netherlands 29
Sweden 127
United Kingdom 932
EU 4 233
TAC 4 233 Analytical TAC
Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (PRA/04-N.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 420
Sweden 138 (1)
EU 558
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.
Species: ‘Penaeus’ shrimps Penaeus spp Zone: French Guyana waters (PEN/FGU.)
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France 4 108 (1)
EU 4 108 (1)
TAC 4 108 (1) Precautionary TAC
(1)Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than30 meters deep.
Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Skagerrak (PLE/03AN.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 56
Denmark 7 280
Germany 37
The Netherlands 1 400
Sweden 390
EU 9 163
TAC 9 350 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Kattegat (PLE/03AS.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 2 039
Germany 23
Sweden 229
EU 2 291
TAC 2 291 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (PLE/2A3AX4)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 3 665
Denmark 11 911
Germany 3 436
France 687
The Netherlands 22 907
United Kingdom 16 951
EU 59 557
Norway 4 268
TAC 63 825 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Norwegian waters of IV (PLE/*04N-)
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EU 24 439
Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (PLE/561214)
--- --- --- --- ---
France 10
Ireland 280
United Kingdom 417
EU 707
TAC 707 Precautionary TAC
Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIa (PLE/07A.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 42
France 18
Ireland 1 063
The Netherlands 13
United Kingdom 491
EU 1 627
TAC 1 627 Analytical TAC
Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIb and VIIc (PLE/7BC.)
--- --- --- --- ---
France 16
Ireland 64
EU 80
TAC 80 Analytical TAC
Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIId and VIIe (PLE/7DE.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 699
France 2 332
United Kingdom 1 243
EU 4 274
TAC 4 274 Analytical TAC
Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIf and VIIg (PLE/7FG.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 67
France 120
Ireland 201
United Kingdom 63
EU 451
TAC 451 Analytical TAC
Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIh, VIIj and VIIk (PLE/7HJK.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 7
France 14
Ireland 156
The Netherlands 27
United Kingdom 14
EU 218
TAC 218 Analytical TAC
Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (PLE/8/3411)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 67
France 269
Portugal 67
EU 403
TAC 403 Precautionary TAC
Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (POL/561214)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 6
France 194
Ireland 57
United Kingdom 148
EU 405
TAC 405 Precautionary TAC
Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VII (POL/07.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 428
Spain 26
France 9 864
Ireland 1 051
United Kingdom 2 401
EU 13 770
TAC 13 770 Precautionary TAC
Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (POL/8ABDE.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 257
France 1 255
EU 1 512
TAC 1 512 Precautionary TAC
Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VIIIc (POL/08C.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 212
France 24
EU 236
TAC 236 Precautionary TAC
Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (POL/9/3411)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 278
Portugal 10
EU 288
TAC 288 Precautionary TAC
Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc, and IIId (POK/2A34.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 37
Denmark 4 357
Germany 11 002
France 25 891
The Netherlands 110
Sweden 599
United Kingdom 8 435
EU 50 431
Norway 56 613 (1)
TAC 107 044 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)May only be taken in EU waters of IV and in IIIa. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV (POK/561 214)
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Germany 660
France 6 556
Ireland 447
United Kingdom 3 443
EU 11 106
TAC 11 106 Analytical TAC
Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62°N (POK/04-N.)
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Sweden 880 (1)
EU 880
TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC
(1)By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting shall be counted against the quota for these species.
Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: VII, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (POK/7/3411)
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Belgium 6
France 1 428
Ireland 1 525
United Kingdom 452
EU 3 411
TAC 3 411 Precautionary TAC
Species: Turbot and brill Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (T/B/2AC4-C)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 347
Denmark 742
Germany 189
France 89
The Netherlands 2 633
Sweden 5
United Kingdom 732
EU 4 737
TAC 4 737 Precautionary TAC
Species: Skates and rays Rajidae Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (SRX/2AC4-C)
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Belgium 235 (1) (2) (3)
Denmark 9 (1) (2) (3)
Germany 12 (1) (2) (3)
France 37 (1) (2) (3)
The Netherlands 201 (1) (2) (3)
United Kingdom 903 (1) (2) (3)
EU 1 397 (1) (3)
TAC 1 397 (3) Analytical TAC
(1)Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/2AC4-C), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/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. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall. (3)Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). Catches of this species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.
Species: Skates and rays Rajidae Zone: EU waters of IIIa (SRX/03-C.)
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Denmark 45 (1) (2)
Sweden 13 (1) (2)
EU 58 (1) (2)
TAC 58 (2) Analytical TAC
(1)Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/03-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03-C.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03-C.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/03-C.) shall be reported separately. (2)Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). Catches of this species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.
Species: Skates and rays Rajidae Zone: EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/67AKXD)
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Belgium 1 209 (1) (2) (3)
Estonia 7 (1) (2) (3)
France 5 425 (1) (2) (3)
Germany 16 (1) (2) (3)
Ireland 1 747 (1) (2) (3)
Lithuania 28
Netherlands 5 (1) (2) (3)
Portugal 30 (1) (2) (3)
Spain 1 460 (1) (2) (3)
United Kingdom 3 460 (1) (2) (3)
EU 13 387 (1) (2) (3)
TAC 13 387 (2) Analytical TAC
(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), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/67AKXD), sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately. (2)Does not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis), Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis) and white skate (Rostroraja alba). Catches of these species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species. (3)Of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIId (SRX/*07D.).
Species: Skates and rays Rajidae Zone: EU waters of VIId (SRX/07D)
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Belgium 80 (1) (2) (3)
France 670 (1) (2) (3)
The Netherlands 4 (1) (2) (3)
United Kingdom 133 (1) (2) (3)
EU 887 (1) (2) (3)
TAC 887 (2) Analytical TAC
(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 starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/07D.) shall be reported separately. (2)Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis) and undulate ray (Raja undulata). Catches of these species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species. (3)Of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD).
Species: Skates and rays Rajidae Zone: EU waters of VIII and IX (SRX/89-C.)
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Belgium 11 (1) (2)
France 2 070 (1) (2)
Portugal 1 678 (1) (2)
Spain 1 688 (1) (2)
United Kingdom 12 (1) (2)
EU 5 459 (1) (2)
TAC 5 459 (2) Analytical TAC
(1)Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately. (2)Does not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis) and white skate (Rostroraja alba). Catches of these species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.
Species: Greenland Halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV; EU and international waters of Vb and VI (GHL/2A-C46)
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Denmark 3
Germany 5
Estonia 3
Spain 3
France 49
Ireland 3
Lithuania 3
Poland 3
United Kingdom 189
EU 262 (1)
TAC 612 Analytical TAC
(1)Of which 350 tonnes are allocated to Norway and are to be taken in the EU waters of IIa and VI. In VI this quantity may only be fished with long-lines.
Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId (MAC/2A34.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 475
Denmark 12 529 (1)
Germany 495
France 1 496
The Netherlands 1 507
Sweden 4 485 (2) (3)
United Kingdom 1 395
EU 22 382 (2) (4)
Norway 103 374 (5)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)In accordance with the Council and Commission Statement made at the meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers on 14 and 15 December 2009 concerning the fisheries in Norwegian waters, an amount of 7 234 tonnes, corresponding to the unutilised quota for 2009 in Norwegian waters of IV for this species, may be fished in addition to this quota in the EU waters of this TAC area. (2)Including 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62°N(MAC/*04N-). (3)When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, Pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species. (4)May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa. (5)To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC of the amount of 39 054 tonnes. This quota may be fished in IVa only, except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in IIIa.
IIIa (MAC/*03A.) IIIa and IVbc (MAC/*3A4BC) IVb (MAC/*04B.) IVc (MAC/*04C.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 4 130
France 490
The Netherlands 490
Sweden 390 10
United Kingdom 490
Norway 3 000
Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV (MAC/2CX14-)
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Germany 18 793
Spain 20
Estonia 156
France 12 530
Ireland 62 641
Latvia 115
Lithuania 115
The Netherlands 27 405
Poland 1 323
United Kingdom 172 268
EU 295 366
Norway 11 626 (1)
Faroe Islands 4 536 (2)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)May be fished in IIa, VIa north of 56° 30′N, IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh. (2)May be fished in VIa north of 56° 30′N, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh. May also be fished in EU waters of IVa north of 59°N from 1 January to 15 February and from 1September to 31 December.
IVa (MAC/*04A-C) Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*04N-)
--- --- ---
Germany 7 561 5 183
France 5 041 3 456
Ireland 25 204 17 278
The Netherlands 11 027 7 559
United Kingdom 69 313 47 516
EU 118 146 80 992
Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/8C3 411)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 27 919 (1)
France 185 (1)
Portugal 5 771 (1)
EU 33 875
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor MemberState.
VIIIb (MAC/*08B.)
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Spain 2 345
France 16
Portugal 484
Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId (SOL/3A/BCD)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 588
Germany 34 (1)
The Netherlands 56 (1)
Sweden 22
EU 700
TAC 700 (2) Analytical TAC
(1)Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only. (2)Of which no more than 620 tonnes may be fished in IIIa.
Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: EU waters of II and IV (SOL/24.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 1 171
Denmark 535
Germany 937
France 234
The Netherlands 10 571
United Kingdom 602
EU 14 050
Norway 50 (1)
TAC 14 100 Analytical TAC
(1)May be fished only in EU waters of IV.
Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (SOL/561214)
--- --- --- --- ---
Ireland 49
United Kingdom 12
EU 61
TAC 61 Precautionary TAC
Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIa (SOL/07A.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 186
France 2
Ireland 73
The Netherlands 58
United Kingdom 83
EU 402
TAC 402 Analytical TAC
Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIb and VIIc (SOL/7BC.)
--- --- --- --- ---
France 10
Ireland 35
EU 45
TAC 45 Precautionary TAC
Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIId (SOL/07D.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 1 136
France 2 272
United Kingdom 811
EU 4 219
TAC 4 219 Analytical TAC
Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIe (SOL/07E.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 22
France 233
United Kingdom 363
EU 618
TAC 618 Analytical TAC
Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIf and VIIg (SOL/7FG.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 621
France 62
Ireland 31
United Kingdom 279
EU 993
TAC 993 Analytical TAC
Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIh, VIIj, and VIIk (SOL/7HJK.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 41
France 83
Ireland 225
The Netherlands 66
United Kingdom 83
EU 498
TAC 498 Precautionary TAC
Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIIa and VIIIb (SOL/8AB.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 60
Spain 11
France 4 426
The Netherlands 332
EU 4 829
TAC 4 829 Analytical TAC
Species: Sole Soleidae Zone: VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (SOX/8CDE34)
--- --- --- --- ---
Spain 412
Portugal 682
EU 1 094
TAC 1 094 Precautionary TAC
Species: Sprat Sprattus sprattus Zone: IIIa (SPR/03A.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 34 843
Germany 73
Sweden 13 184
EU 48 100
TAC 52 000 Precautionary TAC
Species: Sprat Sprattus sprattus Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (SPR/2AC4-C)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 1 730
Denmark 136 883
Germany 1 730
France 1 730
The Netherlands 1 730
Sweden 1 330 (1)
United Kingdom 5 707
EU 150 840
Norway 10 000 (2)
Faroe Islands 9 160 (3) (4)
TAC 170 000 (5) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Including sandeel. (2)May only be fished in EU waters of IV. (3)May be fished in IV and VIa north of 56° 30′N. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for VIa, VIb and VII. (4)1 832 tonnes can be caught as herring in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm. If the quota of 1 832 tonnes of herring is exhausted then all fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is prohibited. (5)Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice during the first half of 2010.
Species: Sprat Sprattus sprattus Zone: VIId and VIIe (SPR/7DE.)
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Belgium 28
Denmark 1 798
Germany 28
France 387
The Netherlands 387
United Kingdom 2 904
EU 5 532
TAC 5 532 Precautionary TAC
Species: Spurdog/dogfish Squalus acanthias Zone: EU waters of IIIa (DGS/03A-C.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 0 (1)
Sweden 0 (1)
EU 0 (1)
TAC 0 (1) Analytical TAC
(1)By-catches are permitted up to 10 % of the 2009 quotas established in AnnexIa to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 under the following conditions:— a maximum landing size of 100 cm (total length) is respected, and — he by-catches comprise less than 10 % of the total weight of marine organisms on board the fishing vessel.
Species: Spurdog/dogfish Squalus acanthias Zone: EU waters of IIa and IV (DGS/2AC4-C)
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Belgium 0 (1)
Denmark 0 (1)
Germany 0 (1)
France 0 (1)
The Netherlands 0 (1)
Sweden 0 (1)
United Kingdom 0 (1)
EU 0 (1)
TAC 0 (1) Analytical TAC
(1)By-catches are permitted up to 10 % of the 2009 quotas established in AnnexIa to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 under the following conditions:— catches taken with longlines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and spurdog (Squalus acanthias) are included, — a maximum landing size of 100 cm (total length) is respected, and — the by-catches comprise less than 10 % of the total weight of marine organisms on board the fishing vessel.
Species: Spurdog/dogfish Squalus acanthias Zone: EU and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV (DGS/15X14)
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Belgium 0 (1)
Germany 0 (1)
Spain 0 (1)
France 0 (1)
Ireland 0 (1)
The Netherlands 0 (1)
Portugal 0 (1)
United Kingdom 0 (1)
EU 0 (1)
TAC 0 (1) Analytical TAC
(1)By-catches are permitted up to 10 % of the 2009 quotas established in AnnexIa to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 under the following conditions:— catches taken with longlines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and spurdog (Squalus acanthias) are included, — a maximum landing size of 100 cm (total length) shall be respected, and — the by-catches comprise less than 10 % of the total weight of marine organisms on board the fishing vessel.
Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId (JAX/4BC7D)
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Belgium 48
Denmark 20 875
Germany 1 843 (1)
Spain 388
France 1 732 (1)
Ireland 1 313
The Netherlands 12 568 (1)
Portugal 44
Sweden 75
United Kingdom 4 968 (1)
EU 43 854
Norway 3 600 (2)
TAC 47 454 Analytical TAC
(1)Up to 5 % of this quota fished in division VIId may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone: EU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, b, d and e; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*2A-14). (2)May only be fished in EU waters of IV.
Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: EU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, b, d, e; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (JAX/2A-14)
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Denmark 15 691 (1)
Germany 12 243 (1) (2)
Spain 16 699
France 6 301 (1) (2)
Ireland 40 775 (1)
The Netherlands 49 123 (1) (2)
Portugal 1 609
Sweden 675 (1)
United Kingdom 14 765 (1) (2)
EU 157 881
Faroe Islands 2 000 (3)
TAC 159 881 Analytical TAC
(1)Up to 5 % of this quota fished in EU waters of divisions IIa or IVa before June 30 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/4BC7D). (2)Up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in division VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/07D.). (3)May be fished in IVa, VIa north of 56° 30′N, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.
Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: VIIIc (JAX/08c.)
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Spain 22 676 (1) (2)
France 393 (1)
Portugal 2 241 (1) (2)
EU 25 310
TAC 25 310 Analytical TAC
(1)Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20. (2)Up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in zone IX. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*09).
Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: IX (JAX/09.)
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Spain 8 057 (1) (2)
Portugal 23 085 (1) (2)
EU 31 142
TAC 31 142 Analytical TAC
(1)Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20. (2)Up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in zone VIIIc. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*08C).
Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: X; EU waters of CECAF (1) (JAX/X34PRT)
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Portugal 3 072 (2)
EU 3 072
TAC 3 072 Precautionary TAC
(1)Waters adjacent to the Azores. (2)Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.
Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: EU waters of CECAF (1) (JAX/341PRT)
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Portugal 1 229 (2)
EU 1 229
TAC 1 229 Precautionary TAC
(1)Waters adjacent to Madeira. (2)Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.
Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: EU waters of CECAF (1) (JAX/341SPN)
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Spain 1 229
EU 1 229
TAC 1 229 Precautionary TAC
(1)Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.
Species: Norway pout Trisopterus esmarki Zone: IIIa; EU waters of IIa and IV (NOP/2A3A4.)
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Denmark 74 931
Germany 14 (1)
The Netherlands 55 (1)
EU 75 000
Norway 6 000 (2)
TAC 8 1000 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV only. (2)This quota may be fished only in IV and VIa north of 56° 30′N.
Species: Norway pout Trisopterus esmarki Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (NOP/04-N.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 950 (1)
United Kingdom 50 (1)
EU 1 000 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Including inextricably mixed horse mackerel.
Species: Industrial fish Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (I/F/04-N.)
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Sweden 800 (1) (2)
EU 800
TAC Not relevant Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species. (2)Of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel.
Species: Combined quota Zone: EU waters of Vb, VI and VII (R/G/5B67-C)
--- --- --- --- ---
EU Not relevant
Norway 140 (1)
TAC Not relevant Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Taken with long-lines only, including grenadiers, rat tails, Mora mora and greater fork beard.
Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (OTH/04-N.)
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Belgium 27
Denmark 2 500
Germany 282
France 116
The Netherlands 200
Sweden Not relevant (1)
United Kingdom 1 875
EU 5 000 (2)
TAC Not relevant Precautionary TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(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: EU waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56° 30′N (OTH/2A46AN)
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EU Not relevant
Norway 2 720 (1) (2)
Faroe Islands 150 (3)
TAC Not relevant
(1)Limited to IIa and IV. (2)Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate. (3)Limited to by-catches of whitefish in IV and VIa north of 56° 30′N.

ANNEX IB

Species: Snow crab Chionoecetes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (PCR/N01GRN)
Ireland 62
Spain 437
EU 500
TAC Not relevant
Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: EU and international waters of I and II (HER/1/2.)
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Belgium 34 (1)
Denmark 33 079 (1)
Germany 5 793 (1)
Spain 109 (1)
France 1 427 (1)
Ireland 8 563 (1)
The Netherlands 11 838 (1)
Poland 1 674 (1)
Portugal 109 (1)
Finland 512 (1)
Sweden 12 257 (1)
United Kingdom 21 148 (1)
EU 96 543 (1)
Norway 86 889 (2)
TAC 1 483 000 Analytical TAC
(1)When reporting catches to the European Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, EU waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard. (2)Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EU waters north of 62°N.
Norwegian waters north of 62°N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)
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Belgium 30 (1)
Denmark 29 771 (1)
Germany 5 214 (1)
Spain 98 (1)
France 1 284 (1)
Ireland 7 707 (1)
The Netherlands 10 654 (1)
Poland 1 507 (1)
Portugal 98 (1)
Finland 461 (1)
Sweden 11 032 (1)
United Kingdom 19 033 (1)
(1)When the sum of the catches of all Member States has reached 86 889 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (COD/1N2AB.)
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Germany 2 423
Greece 300
Spain 2 702
Ireland 300
France 2 224
Portugal 2 702
United Kingdom 9 398
EU 20 050
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EU) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV (COD/N01514)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 1 636 (1) (2)
United Kingdom 364 (1) (2)
EU 2 500 (1) (2) (3)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)To be fished south of 61°N in West Greenland and south of 62°N in East Greenland. (2)Vessels shall have a scientific observer on board. (3)Of which 500 tonnes are allocated to Norway. May only be fished south of 62°N in XIV and Va and south of 61°N in NAFO 1.
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: I and IIb (COD/1/2B.)
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Germany 3 928
Spain 10 155
France 1 676
Poland 1 838
Portugal 2 144
United Kingdom 2 515
All Member States 100 (1)
EU 22 356 (2)
TAC 593 000 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom. (2)The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Community in the zone Spitsbergen and BearIsland is entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.
Species: Cod and haddock Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (C/H/05B-F.)
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Germany 10
France 60
United Kingdom 430
EU 500
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (HAL/514GRN)
--- --- --- --- ---
Portugal 1 000 (1)
EU 1 075 (2)
TAC Not relevant
(1)To be fished by no more than six EU demersal long-liners targeting Atlantic halibut. Catches of associated species to be counted against this quota. (2)Of which 75 tonnes to be fished only with long-lines, are allocated to Norway.
Species: Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (HAL/N01GRN)
--- --- --- --- ---
EU 75 (1)
TAC Not relevant
(1)Of which 75 tonnes to be fished with long-lines, are allocated to Norway.
Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: IIb (CAP/02B.)
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EU 0
TAC 0
Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV(CAP/514GRN)
--- --- ---
EU 11 550 (1)
TAC Not relevant
(1)Allocated to Iceland. To be fished until 30 April 2010.
Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (HAD/1N2AB.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 439
France 264
United Kingdom 1 347
EU 2 050
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Faroese waters (WHB/2A4AXF)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 1 188
Germany 81
France 130
The Netherlands 113
United Kingdom 1 188
EU 2 700
TAC 540 000 (1) Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)TAC agreed by the EU, Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland.
Species: Ling and Blue ling Molva molva and Molva dypterygia Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (B/L/05B-F.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 791
France 1 755
United Kingdom 154
EU 2 700 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)By-catch of maximum of 952 tonnes of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.
Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (PRA/514GRN)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 1 282
France 1 282
EU 7 000 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Of which 3 100 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 1 335 tonnes to the Faroe Islands.
Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (PRA/N01GRN)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 2 000
France 2 000
EU 4 000
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (POK/1N2AB.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 2 400
France 386
United Kingdom 214
EU 3 000
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: International waters of I and II (POK/1/2INT)
--- --- --- --- ---
EU 0
TAC Not relevant
Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (POK/05B-F.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 49
Germany 301
France 1 463
The Netherlands 49
United Kingdom 563
EU 2 425
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (GHL/1N2AB.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 25 (1)
United Kingdom 25 (1)
EU 50 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Only as by-catch.
Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: International waters of I and II (GHL/1/2INT)
--- --- --- --- ---
EU 0
TAC Not relevant
Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (GHL/514GRN)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 6 271
United Kingdom 330
EU 7 500 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Of which 824 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 75 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.
Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (GHL/N01GRN)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 1 850
EU 2 800 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 150 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. To be fished in NAFO 1 only.
Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: Norwegian waters of IIa (MAC/02A-N.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 11 626 (1)
EU 11 626 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)May also be fished in IVa and in international waters of IIa (MAC/*04A2A).
Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (MAC/05B-F.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Denmark 3 765 (1)
EU 3 765 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)May be fished in EU waters of IVa (MAC/*04A.).
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: EU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV (RED/51214.)
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Estonia 210
Germany 4 266
Spain 749
France 398
Ireland 1
Latvia 76
The Netherlands 2
Poland 384
Portugal 896
United Kingdom 10
EU 6 992 (1)
TAC 46 000 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)No more than 70 % of the quota may be taken within the area bounded by the following coordinates and no more than 15 % of the quota may be taken within that area during the period from 1 April to 10 May. (RED/*5X14.). Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 64° 45 28° 30 2 62° 50 25° 45 3 61° 55 26° 45 4 61° 00 26° 30 5 59° 00 30° 00 6 59° 00 34° 00 7 61° 30 34° 00 8 62° 50 36° 00 9 64° 45 28° 30
Point No Latitude N Longitude W
1 64° 45 28° 30
2 62° 50 25° 45
3 61° 55 26° 45
4 61° 00 26° 30
5 59° 00 30° 00
6 59° 00 34° 00
7 61° 30 34° 00
8 62° 50 36° 00
9 64° 45 28° 30
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (RED/1N2AB.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 766 (1)
Spain 95 (1)
France 84 (1)
Portugal 405 (1)
United Kingdom 150 (1)
EU 1 500 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Only as by-catch.
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: International waters of I and II (RED/1/2INT)
--- --- --- --- ---
EU Not relevant (1) (2)
TAC 8 600 Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)The fishery will only take place within the period from 15 August to 30 November 2010. The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. The Commission shall inform Member States of the date on which the Secretariat of NEAFC has notified NEAFC Contracting Parties that the TAC has been fully utilised. From this 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.
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (RED/514GRN)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 6 041 (1)
France 30 (1)
United Kingdom 42 (1)
EU 8 000 (1) (2) (3)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)May only be fished by pelagic trawl. May be fished east or west. The quota may be taken in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that Greenlandic reporting conditions are fulfilled (RED/51214). (2)Of which 1 500 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 385 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. (3)No more than 70 % of the quota may be taken within the area bounded by the following coordinates and no more than 15 % of the quota may be taken within that area during the period from 1 April to 10 May. (RED/5-14.) Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 64° 45 28° 30 2 62° 50 25° 45 3 61° 55 26° 45 4 61° 00 26° 30 5 59° 00 30° 00 6 59° 00 34° 00 7 61° 30 34° 00 8 62° 50 36° 00 9 64° 45 28° 30
Point No Latitude N Longitude W
1 64° 45 28° 30
2 62° 50 25° 45
3 61° 55 26° 45
4 61° 00 26° 30
5 59° 00 30° 00
6 59° 00 34° 00
7 61° 30 34° 00
8 62° 50 36° 00
9 64° 45 28° 30
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: Icelandic waters of Va (RED/05A-IS)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 0 (1) (2) (3)
Germany 0 (1) (2) (3)
France 0 (1) (2) (3)
United Kingdom 0 (1) (2) (3)
EU 0 (1) (2) (3)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed). (2)To be fished between July and December. (3)Provisional quota pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Iceland for 2010.
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: Faroese waters Vb (RED/05B-F.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Belgium 11
Germany 1 473
France 99
United Kingdom 17
EU 1 600
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: By-catches Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (XBC/N01GRN)
--- --- --- --- ---
EU 2 300 (1) (2)
TAC Not relevant
(1)By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel's target species indicated on the fishing authorisation. May be fished east or west. (2)Of which 120 tonnes of roundnose grenadier are allocated to Norway. To be fished in V, XIV and NAFO 1 only.
Species: Other species (1) Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (OTH/1N2AB.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 117 (1)
France 47 (1)
United Kingdom 186 (1)
EU 350 (1)
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Only as by-catch.
Species: Other species (1) Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (OTH/05B-F.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 305
France 275
United Kingdom 180
EU 760
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)Excluding fish species of no commercial value.
Species: Flatfish Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (FLX/05B-F.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Germany 54
France 42
United Kingdom 204
EU 300
TAC Not relevant Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

ANNEX IC

All TACs and associated conditions are adopted in the framework of NAFO.

Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: NAFO 2J3KL (COD/N2J3KL)
EU 0 (1)
TAC 0 (1)
(1)There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: NAFO 3NO (COD/N3NO.)
--- --- --- --- ---
EU 0 (1)
TAC 0 (1)
(1)There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: NAFO 3M (COD/N3M.)
--- --- --- --- ---
Estonia 61 (1) (2)
Germany 247 (1)
Latvia 61 (1) (2)
Lithuania 61 (1) (2)
Poland 209 (1) (2)
Spain 796 (1)
France 110 (1)
Portugal 1 070 (1)
United Kingdom 521 (1)
EU 3 136 (1) (2) (3)
TAC 5 500 (1) (2)
(1)Directed fishery for cod in NAFO 3M shall be permitted until the moment when the estimated catches, including by-catches, to be taken in the remainder of the year equal 100 % of the allocated quota. After that date, only by-catches shall be permitted within a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater, within the quota allocated to the flag Member State. (2)Including the fishing entitlements of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of 61 tonnes respectively and the allocation for Poland of 209 tonnes in accordance with sharing arrangements for the former USSR adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission in 2003, following the accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to the European Union. (3)By-catches of cod when fishing for other species in NAFO 3M for Member States which do not have a quota allocation for cod shall be limited to a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species: Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: NAFO 2J3KL (WIT/N2J3KL)
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EU 0 (1)
TAC 0 (1)
(1)There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species: Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: NAFO 3NO (WIT/N3NO.)
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EU 0 (1)
TAC 0 (1)
(1)There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species: American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides Zone: NAFO 3M (PLA/N3M.)
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EU 0 (1)
TAC 0 (1)
(1)There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species: American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides Zone: NAFO 3LNO (PLA/N3LNO.)
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EU 0 (1)
TAC 0 (1)
(1)There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species: Shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus Zone: NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4 (SQI/N34.)
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Estonia 128 (1)
Latvia 128 (1)
Lithuania 128 (1)
Poland 227 (1)
EU (1) (2)
TAC 34 000 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)To be fished between 1 July and 31 December. (2)No specified Union share; an amount of 29 458 tonnes is available to Canada and the EU Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Species: Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea Zone: NAFO 3LNO (YEL/N3LNO.)
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EU 0 (1) (2)
TAC 17 000
(1)Despite having access to a shared quota of 85 tonnes for the Union, it is decided to set this amount to 0. There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007. (2)Catches taken by vessels under this quota shall be reported to the flag Member State and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of NAFO via the Commission at 48-hour intervals.
Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: NAFO 3NO (CAP/N3NO.)
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EU 0 (1)
TAC 0 (1)
(1)There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: NAFO 3L (1) (PRA/N3L.)
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Estonia 334
Latvia 334
Lithuania 334
Poland 334
All Member States 334 (2)
EU 1 670
TAC 30 000 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(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)Except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
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
Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: NAFO 3M (1) (PRA/*N3M.)
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TAC Not relevant (2)
(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 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. The Member States concerned shall issue special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. Member State Maximum number of vessels Maximum number of fishing days Denmark 2 65 Estonia 8 833 Spain 10 128 Latvia 4 245 Lithuania 7 289 Poland 1 50 Portugal 1 34
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
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
Member State Maximum number of vessels Maximum number of fishing days
Denmark 2 65
Estonia 8 833
Spain 10 128
Latvia 4 245
Lithuania 7 289
Poland 1 50
Portugal 1 34
Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: NAFO 3LMNO (GHL/N3LMNO)
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Estonia 321,3
Germany 328
Latvia 45,1
Lithuania 22,6
Spain 4 396,5
Portugal 1 837,5
EU 6 951
TAC 11 856 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Skate Rajidae Zone: NAFO 3LNO (SRX/N3LNO.)
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Spain 5 833
Portugal 1 132
Estonia 485
Lithuania 106
EU 7 556
TAC 12 000 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3LN (RED/N3LN.)
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Estonia 173 (1) (2)
Germany 119 (1)
Latvia 173 (1) (2)
Lithuania 173 (1) (2)
EU 638 (1) (2) (3)
TAC 3 500 (1) (2)
(1)Directed fishery for redfish in NAFO 3LN shall be permitted until the moment when the estimated catches, including by-catches, to be taken in the remainder of the year equal 100 % of the allocated quota. After that date, only by-catches shall be permitted within a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater, within the quota allocated to the flag Member State. (2)Including the fishing entitlements of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of 173 tonnes respectively in accordance with sharing arrangements for the former USSR adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission in 2003, following the accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to the European Union. (3)By-catches of redfish when fishing for other species in NAFO 3LN for Member States which do not have a quota allocation for redfish shall be limited to a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3M (RED/N3M.)
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Estonia 1 571 (1)
Germany 513 (1)
Spain 233 (1)
Latvia 1 571 (1)
Lithuania 1 571 (1)
Portugal 2 354 (1)
EU 7 813 (1)
TAC 10 000 (1) Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
(1)This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 10 000 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Upon exhaustion of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3O (RED/N3O.)
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Spain 1 771
Portugal 5 229
EU 7 000
TAC 20 000 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K (RED/N1F3K.)
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Latvia 269
Lithuania 2 234
TAC 2 503
Species: White hake Urophycis tenuis Zone: NAFO 3NO (HKW/N3NO.)
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Spain 1 528
Portugal 2 001
EU 3 529
TAC 6 000 Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

ANNEX ID

TACs in this area are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT and IATTC.

Species: Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean (BFT/AE045W)
Cyprus 70,18 (4)
Greece 130,30
Spain 2 526,06 (2) (4)
France 2 021,93 (2) (3) (4)
Italy 1 937,50 (4) (5)
Malta 161,34 (4)
Portugal 237,66
All Member States 28,18 (1)
EU 7 113,15 (2) (3) (4) (5)
TAC 13 500
(1)Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch. (2)Within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/8301): Spain 367,23 France 165,69 EU 532,92 (3)Within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/641): France 45(1)This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request of France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05. EU 45 (4)Within this TAC, the following the catch limit and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/8302): Spain 50,52 France 49,84 Italy 39,34 Cyprus 1,40 Malta 3,23 EU 144,34 (5)Within this TAC, the following the catch limit and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/643): Italy 39,34 EU 39,34
Spain 367,23
France 165,69
EU 532,92
France 45(1)This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request of France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05.
EU 45
Spain 50,52
France 49,84
Italy 39,34
Cyprus 1,40
Malta 3,23
EU 144,34
Italy 39,34
EU 39,34
Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (SWO/AN05N)
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Spain 6 869,8
Portugal 1 408,5
All Member States 357,5 (1)
EU 8 635,7
TAC 13 700
(1)Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.
Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (SWO/AS05N)
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Spain 6 299,8
Portugal 338,6
EU 6 638,4
TAC 15 000
Species: Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (ALB/AN05N)
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Ireland 4 355,9 (2)
Spain 14 659,9 (2)
France 5 967,1 (2)
United Kingdom 309,4 (2)
Portugal 2 624,6 (2)
EU 27 916,8 (1)
TAC 28 000
(1)The number of EU vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007. (2)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: Member State Maximum number of vessels Ireland 50 Spain 730 France 151 United Kingdom 12 Portugal 310
Member State Maximum number of vessels
Ireland 50
Spain 730
France 151
United Kingdom 12
Portugal 310
Species: Southern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (ALB/AS05N)
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Spain 943,7
France 311
Portugal 660
EU 1 914,7
TAC 29 900
Species: Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus Zone: Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT)
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Spain 17 012,7
France 8 026,9
Portugal 6 160,4
EU 31 200
TAC 85 000
Species: Blue marlin Makaira nigricans Zone: Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT)
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EU 103
TAC Not relevant
Species: White marlin Tetrapturus albidus Zone: Atlantic Ocean (WHM/ATLANT)
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EU 46,5
TAC Not relevant

ANNEX IE

These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will communicate when fishing must cease due to TAC exhaustion.

Species: Antarctic icefish Champsocephalus gunnari Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (ANI/F483.)
TAC 1 548
Species: Antarctic icefish Champsocephalus gunnari Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (1) (ANI/F5852.)
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TAC 1 658 (2)
(1)For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as that portion of FAO statistical division 58.5.2 that lies within the area enclosed by a line:(a) starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 72° 15' E intersects the Australia-France Maritime Delimitation Agreement Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53° 25' S; (b) then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74° E; (c) then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52° 40' S and the meridian of longitude 76° E; (d) then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52° S; (e) then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51° S with the meridian of longitude 74° 30' E; and (f) then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement. (2)This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (TOP/F483.)
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TAC 3 000 (1)
Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:
Management Area A: 48o W to 43o 30' W – 52o 30' S to 56o S (TOP/*F483A) 0
Management Area B: 43o 30' W to 40o W – 52o 30' S to 56o S (TOP/*F483B) 900
Management Area C: 40o W to 33o 30' W – 52o 30' S to 56o S (TOP/*F483C) 2 100
(1)This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 1 May to 31 August 2010 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic (TOP/F484.)
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TAC 75
Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (TOP/F5852.)
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TAC 2 550 (1)
(1)This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20' E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited (see Annex IX).
Species: Krill Euphausia superba Zone: FAO 48 (KRI/F48.)
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TAC 3 470 000 (1)
Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
Division 48.1 (KRI/F48.1.) 155 000
Division 48.2 (KRI/F48.2.) 279 000
Division 48.3 (KRI/F48.3.) 279 000
Division 48.4 (KRI/F48.4.) 93 000
(1)This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species: Krill Euphausia superba Zone: FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic (KRI/F5841.)
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TAC 440 000 (1)
Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
Division 58.4.1 west of 115° E (KRI/*F-41W) 277 000
Division 58.4.1 east of 115° E (KRI/*F-41E) 163 000
(1)This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species: Krill Euphausia superba Zone: FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic (KRI/F5842.)
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TAC 2 645 000 (1)
Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
Division 58.4.2 west of 55° E (KRI/*F-42W) 1 448 000
Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/*F-42E) 1 080 000
(1)This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species: Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (NOS/F5852.)
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TAC 80
Species: Crabs Paralomis spp. Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (PAI/F483.)
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TAC 1 600 (1)
(1)This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (GRV/F5852.)
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TAC 360
Species: Other species Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (OTH/F5852.)
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TAC 50
Species: Skates and rays Rajidae Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (SRX/F5852.)
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TAC 120 (1)
(1)This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.

ANNEX IF

These TACs are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Union share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of SEAFO, who will communicate when fishing must cease due to TAC exhaustion.

Species: Alfonsinos Beryx spp. Zone: SEAFO (ALF/SEAFO)
TAC 200 Analytical TAC
Species: Deep-sea red crab Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens Zone: SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (1) (CRR/F47NAM)
--- --- --- --- ---
TAC 0 Analytical 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 EEZ.
Species: Deep-sea red crab Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens Zone: SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (CRR/F47X)
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TAC 200 Analytical TAC
Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: SEAFO (TOP/SEAFO)
--- --- --- --- ---
TAC 200 Analytical TAC
Species: Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus Zone: SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (1) (ORY/F47NAM)
--- --- --- --- ---
TAC 0 Analytical 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 EEZ.
Species: Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus Zone: SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (ORY/F47X)
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TAC 50 Analytical TAC

ANNEX IG

Species: Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii Zone: All areas (SBF/F41-81)
EU 10 (1)
TAC 9 449 Analytical TAC
(1)Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

ANNEX IH

Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: That part of the WCPFC Area south of 20° S (F7120S)
EU 3 170,36
TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC

ANNEX IJ

Species: Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area (CJM)
Germany 49 553
The Netherlands 47 449
Lithuania 37 998
Poland 44 000
EU 179 000

Appendix to annex I

1. Cod selectivity in the North Sea and Skagerrak

1.1. Member States shall take measures to distribute, in the course of the year 2010, the use of cod quotas by vessels flying their flag, operating in the North Sea and Skagerrak and using bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar towed gear, with the exception of beam trawls, and to limit cod discards by those vessels, in accordance with conditions set out in points 1.2 to 1.6.

1.2. Member States shall adapt the use of the gears mentioned in point 1.1 in respect of the utilisation of their cod quotas. For this purpose, Member States shall establish utilisation targets of their cod quotas by the end of each quarter of 2010, and communicate these to the Commission by 1 February 2010.

1.3. If, at the end of any of the first three quarters of 2010, the utilisation of the cod quota is more than 10 % above the target quantity, the Member State concerned shall put in place measures to ensure that its vessels referred to in point 1.1 apply technical changes to their fishing gears deployed which allow for a reduction in cod by-catches to such an extent as sufficient to meet the target for the utilisation of the quota at the end of the following quarter.

1.4. Within one month from the end of the quarter in which the target quantity has been exceeded, Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures referred to in point 1.3, outlining the technical changes that are to be introduced to the gears and the vessels that will be affected, together with supporting evidence of the likely effect on catch rates of cod.

1.5. Where the cod quota of a Member State has been utilised up to a level of 90 % at any time before 15 October 2010, it shall be obligatory for all vessels of that Member State referred to in point 1.1 using gears with a mesh size of 80 mm or greater, with the exception of vessels using Danish seines, to use for the remainder of the year the fishing gear described in Appendix 4 to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 or any other gear the technical attributes of which result in similar catch rates of cod, as confirmed by STECF, or, for vessels targeting Norway lobster, a sorting grid as described in Appendix 3 to that Annex or any other gear with a proven equivalent escapement capability.

1.6. Notwithstanding point 1.5, Member States may also apply the measures referred to in that point to individual vessels or to groups of vessels that, at any time before 15 November 2010, have used 90 % of the part of the national cod quota that was made available to them in accordance with the national method of allocating fishing opportunities.

1.7. Notwithstanding points 1.3 and 1.5, Member States may also apply the measures referred to in those points with respect to individual vessels or to groups of vessels to which part of the national cod quota has been made available in accordance with the national method of allocating fishing opportunities.

2. Cod selectivity in Eastern Channel

2.1. Member States shall take measures to distribute, in the course of the year 2010, the use of cod quotas by vessels flying their flag, operating in the Eastern Channel and using bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar towed gear, with the exception of beam trawls, and to limit cod discards by those vessels, in accordance with conditions set out in points 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4.

2.2. Member States shall adapt the use of the gears mentioned in point 2.1 in respect of the utilisation of its cod quota. For this purpose, Member States shall establish utilisation targets of its cod quotas by the end of each quarter of 2010, and communicate these to the Commission by 1 February 2010.

2.3. If, at the end of any of the second and third quarters of 2010, the utilisation of the cod quota is more than 10 % above the target quantity, the Member State concerned shall put in place measures, including real time closures, to ensure that the vessels referred to in point 2.1 flying their flag avoid cod by-catches and target non quota species, to such an extent as sufficient to meet the target for the utilisation of the cod quota at the end of the following quarter.

2.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures referred to in point 2.3.

ANNEX IIA

1. Scope

1.1. This Annex shall apply to EU vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and present in any of the geographical areas referred to in point 2 of that Annex.

1.2. This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. These vessels shall not be required to carry special fishing permits issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. Member States concerned shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels by effort groups to which they belong, using appropriate sampling methods. During 2010, the Commission shall seek scientific advice for evaluating the effort deployment of those vessels, with a view to their future inclusion into the effort regime.

2. Regulated gears and geographical areas

For the purposes of this Annex, the regulated gears referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and geographical areas referred to in point 2 of that Annex shall apply.

3. Maximum allowable fishing effort

3.1. The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 for the 2010 management period, from 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011, for each of the effort groups of each Member State is set out in Appendix 1.

3.2. The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 shall not affect the maximum allowable fishing effort set in this Annex.

4. Member States' obligations

4.1. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Articles 4 and 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 26 to 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

4.2. 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, for the purpose of cod management, as each of the geographical areas referred to in point 2 and, for the purpose of sole and plaice management, as ICES zone IV.

5. Allocation of fishing effort

5.1. If a Member State deems so appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it shall not permit fishing with a regulated gear in any of the geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of its vessels which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.

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

5.3. If a Member State authorises vessels to be present within an area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in point 4. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of effort within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.

6. Communication of relevant data

6.1. Without prejudice to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States shall transmit to the Commission on its request the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels in the previous month and the months before, using the reporting format set out in Appendix 2.

6.2. The data shall be sent to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which the Commission shall communicate to the Member States. When a data transfer to the Fisheries Data Exchange System (or any future data system decided by the Commission) will become operational, the Member State shall transmit the data to the system before the fifteenth of each month, referring to the effort deployed up to the end of the previous month. The Commission shall notify Member States the date at which the system shall be used for transmission at least two months in advance of the first due date. The first fishing effort declaration that will be sent to the system shall include the effort deployed since 1 February 2010. Member States shall transmit to the Commission on its request the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels during the month of January 2010.

Appendix 1 to annex IIA

Geographical area: Regulated gear DK DE SE
(a) Kattegat TR1 197 929 4 212 16 610
TR2 1 475 629 9 316 582 233
TR3 523 126 0 55 853
BT1 0 0 0
BT2 0 0 0
GN 115 456 26 534 13 102
GT 22 645 0 22 060
LL 1 100 0 25 339
Geographical area Regulated gear BE DK DE
--- --- --- --- ---
(b) Skagerrak, that part of ICES zone IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES zone IV and EU waters of ICES zone IIa; ICES zone VIId TR1 432 4 892 761 1 379 121
TR2 279 868 4 106 634 516 154 0
TR3 0 4 391 356 3 501 0
BT1 1 427 574 1 157 265 29 271 0
BT2 6 229 751 88 645 1 691 253 0
GN 163 531 2 307 977 224 484 0
GT 0 224 124 467 0
LL 0 56 312 0 245
Geographical area Regulated gear BE FR IE
--- --- --- --- ---
(c) ICES zone VIIa TR1 0 138 714 59 625
TR2 17 409 552 845 598 1 934 646
TR3 0 0 8 433 1 588
BT1 0 0 0 0
BT2 843 782 0 514 584 111 693
GN 0 158 18 255 5 970
GT 0 0 0 158
LL 0 0 0 70 614
Geographical area Regulated gear DE ES FR
--- --- --- --- ---
(d) ICES zone VIa and EU waters of ICES zone Vb TR1 16 569 0 3 387 803
TR2 0 0 7 415 479 043
TR3 0 0 0 20 355
BT1 0 0 7 161 0
BT2 0 0 13 211 3 801
GN 35 442 13 836 400 503 5 697
GT 0 0 0 1 953
LL 0 1 402 142 54 917 4 250

Appendix 2 to annex IIA

Country Gear Area Year Month Cumulative declaration
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment (1) L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments
--- --- --- ---
(1) Country 3 Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
(2) Gear 3 one of the following gear types TR1 TR2 TR3 BT1 BT2 GN1 GT1 LL1
(3) Area 8 L one of the following areas 03AS 02A0407D 07A 06A
(4) Year 4 the year of the month for which the declaration is done
(5) Month 2 month for which the fishing effort declaration is done (expressed by two digits between 01 and 12)
(6) Cumulative declaration 13 R cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days from 1 January of the year (4) until the end of the month (5)
(1)Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

ANNEX IIB

1. Scope

This Annex shall apply to EU vessels of 10 metres’ length overall or more carrying on board or deploying trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm or bottom longlines, and present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz.

2. Definitions

For the purposes of this Annex:

(a)‘gear grouping’ means the grouping of trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;

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

(c)‘area’ means ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz;

(d)‘2010 management period’ means the period from 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011;

(e)‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 5.2;

3. Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

3.1. A Member State shall not authorise fishing with a regulated gear in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009 in the area, 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.

3.2. A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with a regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

4. General obligations and limitation in activity

4.1. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 and Articles 26 to 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

4.2. Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, EU vessels flying its flag shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in point 5.

4.3. 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.

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS

5. Maximum number of days

5.1. During the 2010 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.

5.2. For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea an EU vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I: (a)the total landings of hake in the year 2007 or 2008 made by the vessel shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight consigned in the fishing logbook, and (b)the total landings of Norway lobster in the year 2007 or 2008 made by the vessel shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight consigned in the fishing logbook.

5.3. The special condition referred to in point 5.2 might be transferred from one vessel to one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the weights specified in point 5.2.

5.4. A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations according to a kilowatt days system. By that system it may authorise any vessel concerned for any regulated gear and special conditions as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear and to the special condition referred to in point 5.2 is respected. This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear and, where applicable, the special condition. 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 this point were not applied. For as long as the number of days is unlimited according to Table I, the relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360.

5.5. A Member State wishing to benefit from point 5.4 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping and special condition as laid down in Table I the details of the calculation based on: —list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power, —track records of 2007, 2008 and 2009 for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in special conditions 5.2(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special condition, —the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 5.4. On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorise that Member State to benefit from point 5.4.

6. Management periods

6.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.

6.2. 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. In case that a Member State authorises vessels to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 4.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area that do not coincide with the end of a 24-hour period.

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 Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or 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 (47), or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. Any vessels that can be shown to have been definitively withdrawn from the area may also be considered. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gears in question shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using those gears 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 this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day. This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 5.3, or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

7.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special condition as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: —lists of withdrawn vessels with their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power, —the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears and if necessary special condition.

7.3. On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 5.1 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

7.4. During the 2010 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited from a special condition 5.2(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition.

7.5. A Member State may not reallocate in the 2010 management period any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission, unless the Commission has taken a decision that reassesses those additional numbers of days on the basis of the current gear groupings and limitations in days at sea. Upon the Member State's request to reassess the number of days, the Member State is provisionally authorised to reallocate 50 % of the additional number of days, until the Commission's decision is taken.

8. Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

8.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any regulated gear may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (48) and its implementing rules for national programmes. Observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member.

8.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.

8.3. On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 5.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

8.4. If an enhanced observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State wishes to continue its application without changes, the Member State shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

9. Special conditions for the allocation of days

9.1. If a vessel has received an unlimited number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions, the vessel’s landings in the 2010 management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes live weight of Norway lobster.

9.2. The vessel shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel.

9.3. When either of these conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special condition. Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year Special condition Regulated gear Maximum number of days Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm and bottom longlines 158 5.2(a) and 5.2(b) Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm and bottom longlines Unlimited
Special condition Regulated gear Maximum number of days
Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm and bottom longlines 158
5.2(a) and 5.2(b) Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm and bottom longlines Unlimited

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

10. Transfer of days between vessels flying the flag of a Member State

10.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the EU fishing fleet register.

10.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred under point 10.1 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.

10.3. The transfer of days as described in point 10.1 shall be permitted only between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.

10.4. Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special condition.

10.5. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in the present point may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

11. 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 3.1, 3.2, and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

12. Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kW.

13. Communication of relevant data

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 12 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, also send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2009 and 2010 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Country Gear Year Cumulative effort declaration
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment (1) L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments
--- --- --- ---
(1) Country 3 Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
(2) Gear 2 one of the following gear types: TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm LL = bottom longlines
(3) Year 4 either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010
(4) Cumulative effort declaration 7 R cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the year
(1)Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Country CFR External marking Length of management period
--- --- --- ---
No 1 No 2 No 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment (1) L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments
--- --- --- ---
(1) Country 3 Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered.
(2) CFR 12 EU fishing fleet register number Unique identification number of a fishing vessel. Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.
(3) External marking 14 L Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87.
(4) Length of management period 2 L Length of the management period measured in months
(5) Gears notified 2 L One of the following gear types TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm LL = bottom longlines
(6) Special condition applying to notified gear(s) 2 L Indication of which, if any, of the special condition a-b referred to in point 7.2 of Annex IIB that apply
(7) Days eligible using notified gear(s) 3 L Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified
(8) Days spent with notified gear(s) 3 L Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period
(9) Transfers of days 4 L For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’.
(1)Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

ANNEX IIC

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Scope

1.1. This Annex shall apply to EU vessels of 10 metres' length overall or more carrying on board or deploying any of the gears defined in point 3, and present in zone VIIe. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2010 management period means the period from 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011.

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 according to the fishing logbook in 2004 shall be exempt from the provisions of this Annex on the conditions that: (a)such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2010 management period; (b)such vessels shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel; and (c)each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission by 31 July 2010 and 31 January 2011 on these vessels' track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2010. When either of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall with immediate effect cease to be exempted from the provisions of this Annex.

2. Fishing gear

For the purposes of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:

(a)beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm;

(b)static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size less than 220 mm.

3. General obligations and limitation in activity

3.1. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

3.2. 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 ICES zone VIIe.

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

4. Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

4.1. Vessels using gear types identified in point 2 and fishing in areas defined in point 1 shall hold a special fishing permit issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94.

4.2. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears defined in point 2 in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009 in that area unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.

4.3. However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears defined in point 2 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 first gear.

4.4. A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area defined in point 1 shall not be permitted to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 2, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

5. Limitations in activity

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 2, 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 point 6.

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS

6. Maximum number of days

6.1. During the 2010 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board and used any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 2 is shown in Table I.

6.2. During the 2010 management period, the number of days at sea for which a vessel is present within the total area covered by this Annex and Annex IIA shall not exceed the number shown in Table I of this Annex. However, where the vessel is subject to allocations of maximum effort for its presence in areas covered by Annex IIA alone, it shall comply with the maximum effort thus fixed.

6.3. During the 2010 management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocation according to a kilowatt days system. By that system it may authorise any vessel concerned to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in Table I for any one of the groupings of fishing gears laid down in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to such a grouping is respected. For a specific grouping of fishing gears, the 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 that specific grouping. 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 this point were not applied.

6.4. A Member State wishing to benefit from point 6.3 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for each grouping of fishing gears the details of the calculation based on: —list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power, —the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.3. On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorise that Member State to benefit from point 6.3.

7. Management periods

7.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.

7.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned. In case that a Member State authorises vessels to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 3. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area that do not coincide with the end of a 24-hours-period.

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

8.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the geographical area when carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 2 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 or Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008, or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day. This point 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.

8.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for each grouping of fishing gears the details of the calculation based on: —lists of withdrawn vessels with their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power, —the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea by concerned grouping of fishing gears.

8.3. On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 6.2 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

8.4. During the 2010 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all or parts of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the relevant grouping of fishing gears.

8.5. A Member State may not reallocate in the 2010 management period any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission, unless the Commission has taken a decision that reassesses those additional numbers of days on the basis of the current gear groupings and limitations in days at sea. Upon the Member State's request to reassess the number of days, the Member State is provisionally authorised to reallocate 50 % of the additional number of days, until the Commission's decision is taken.

9. Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

9.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 2 may be allocated between 1 February 2010 and 31 January 2011 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 for national programmes. Observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.

9.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.

9.3. On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 6.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

9.4. If an enhanced observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State wishes to continue its application without changes, the Member State shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies. Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by gear grouping per year Gear point 3 Denomination Only the gear groupings as defined in point 3 are used Western Channel 3(a) Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm 164 3(b) Static nets with mesh size < 220 mm 164
Gear point 3 Denomination Only the gear groupings as defined in point 3 are used Western Channel
3(a) Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm 164
3(b) Static nets with mesh size < 220 mm 164

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

10. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State

10.1. A Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another of its vessels flying its flag within the area provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the EU fishing fleet register.

10.2. The total number of days present within the area, 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.

10.3. The transfer of days as described in point 10.1 shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the same gear grouping referred to in point 2 and during the same management period.

10.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place. A detailed format of spreadsheet for making these reports available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

11. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2, 4.4, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, as a preliminary they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto, as agreed between them.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

12. Collection of relevant data

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect for each annual quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area concerned by this Annex.

13. Communication of relevant data

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 12 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, also send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2009 and 2010 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Country Gear Year Cumulative effort declaration
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment (1) L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments
--- --- --- ---
(1) Country 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) Year 4 either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010
(4) Cumulative effort declaration 7 R cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the year
(1)Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Country CFR External marking Length of management period
--- --- --- ---
No 1 No 2 No 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment (1) L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments
--- --- --- ---
(1) Country 3 Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered.
(2) CFR 12 EU fishing fleet register number Unique identification number of a fishing vessel Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.
(3) External marking 14 L Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87
(4) Length of management period 2 L Length of the management period measured in months
(5) Gears notified 2 L One of the following gear types: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm
(6) Special condition applying to notified gear(s) 3 L Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gears and length of management period notified
(8) 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
(9) Transfers of days 4 L For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’.
(1)Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

ANNEX IID

1.

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to EU vessels fishing in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm.

2.

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel in EU waters of ICES zone IV unless otherwise specified, or as a consequence of consultations between the Union and Norway as set out in the Agreed Record of conclusions between the European Union and Norway.

3.

For the purposes of this Annex, a day present within the area shall be:

(a)the 24-hour period between 00:00 hours of a calendar day and 24:00 hours of the same calendar day or any part of such a period; or (b)any continuous period of 24 hours as recorded in the fishing logbook between the date and time of departure and the date and time of arrival or any part of any such time period.

4.

Each Member State concerned shall maintain a data base containing for EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV and for each vessel flying its flag or registered within the Union which have been fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm, the following information:

(a)the name and internal registration number of the vessel; (b)the installed engine power of the vessel in kilowatts measured in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86; (c)the number of days present within the area when fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gear with a mesh size of less than 16 mm; (d)the kilowatt-days as the product of the number of days present within the area and the installed engine power in kilowatts.

5.

Exploratory fishery relating to sandeel abundance shall start no earlier than 1 April 2010 and end no later than 6 May 2010.

The total ceiling of fishing effort allowed in the exploratory fishery relating to sandeel abundance in 2010 shall be determined on the basis of the total fishing effort deployed by EU vessels in 2007 established in accordance with point 4 and shall be divided among Member States in accordance with the quota allocations for this TAC.

6.

The TAC and quotas for sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV as laid down in Annex I shall be revised by the Commission as early as possible based on advice from ICES and the STECF on the size of the 2009 year class of North Sea sandeel, taking into account the following principles as well as other relevant elements contained in the scientific advice:

The TAC for EU waters of ICES zones IIa and IV shall be established according to the following function: TAC 2010 = -333+R1,2010*3,692 where R1,2010 is the stock size of age 1 sandeel in billions on 1 January 2010 and the TAC is expressed in 1 000 tonnes.

7.

If the TAC calculated in point 6 exceeds 400 000 tonnes, the TAC shall be set at 400 000 tonnes.

8.

Commercial fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited from 1 August 2010 until 31 December 2010.

ANNEX III

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 (6) Herring, north of 62° 00′N 93 DK: 32, DE: 6, FR: 1, IE: 9, NL: 11, PL: 1, SV: 12, UK: 21 69
Demersal species, north of 62° 00′N 80 DE: 16, IE: 1, ES: 20, FR: 18, PT: 9, UK: 14 50
Mackerel, south of 62° 00′N, purse-seine fishery 31 DK: 26 (1), DE: 4 (1), FR: 2 (1), IE: 40 (1), NL: 11 (1), SE: 9 (1), UK: 36 (1) not relevant
Mackerel, south of 62° 00′N, trawl fishery 97 not relevant
Mackerel, north of 62° 00′N, purse-seine fishery 11 (2) DK: 11 not relevant
Industrial species, south of 62° 00′N 480 DK: 450, UK: 30 150
Faroese waters (7) All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines 26 BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18 13
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 (3) 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, these 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, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20 26
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: 8 (4), FR: 12 (4), UK: 0 (4) 20 (5)
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 22 (5)
Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘main fishing area of blue whiting’. 36 DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, NL: 5, UK: 5 20
Line fisheries 10 UK: 10 6
Mackerel 12 DK: 12 12
Herring, north of 61° N 21 DK: 7, DE: 1, IE: 2, FR: 0, NL: 3, SV: 3, UK: 5 21
(1)This allocation is valid for purse-seine and trawl fisheries. (2)To be selected from the 11 fishing authorisations for purse-seine fishery for mackerel south of 62° 00′N. (3)Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the directed fishing for cod and haddock 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’. (4)These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time. (5)These figures are included in the figures for ‘Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’. (6)The fishing authorisations for fishing activities in these waters may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010. (7)The fishing authorisations for fishing activities in these waters may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with the Faroe Islands for 2010.

ANNEX IV

1. Maximum number of EU 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 63 France 44 EU 107
Spain 63
France 44
EU 107
2. Maximum number of EU 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 139 France 86 Italy 35 Cyprus 25 Malta 89 EU 374
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Spain 139
France 86
Italy 35
Cyprus 25
Malta 89
EU 374
3. Maximum number of EU 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 Italy 68 EU 68
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Italy 68
EU 68

ANNEX V

Part A

PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

Target species Zone Period of prohibition
Sharks (all species) Convention Area All year
Notothenia rossii FAO 48.1 Antarctic, in the Peninsula Area FAO 48.2 Antarctic, around the South Orkneys FAO 48.3 Antarctic, around South Georgia All year
Finfish FAO 48.1 Antarctic (1) FAO 48.2 Antarctic (1) All year
Gobionotothen gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Lepidonotothen squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergiv (1) FAO 48.3 All year
Dissostichus spp. FAO 48.5 Antarctic 1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010
Dissostichus spp. FAO 88.3 Antarctic (1) FAO 58.5.1 Antarctic (1) (2) FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic east of 79° 20' E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20' E (1) FAO 88.2 Antarctic north of 65° S (1) FAO 58.4.4 Antarctic (1) (2) FAO 58.6 Antarctic (1) FAO 58.7 Antarctic (1) All year
Lepidonotothen squamifrons FAO 58.4.4 (1) (2) All year
All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic 1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010
Dissostichus mawsoni FAO 48.4 Antarctic (1) within the area bounded by latitudes 55o 30' S and 57o 20' S and by longitudes 25o 30' W and 29o 30' W All year
(1)Except for scientific research purposes. (2)Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

Part B

CATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2009/10

Subarea/Division Region Season SSRU Dissotichus spp. catch limit (tonnes) By-catch catch limit (tonnes)
Skates and rays Macrourus spp. Other species
58.4.1 Whole Division 1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010 SSRU A, B, D, F and H: 0 SSRU C: 100 SSRU E: 50 SSRU G: 60 Total 210 All Division: 50 All Division: 33 All Division: 20
58.4.2 Whole Division 1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010 SSRU A: 30 SSRU B, C and D: 0 SSRU E: 40 Total 70 All Division: 50 All Division: 20 All Division: 20
88.1 All Subarea 1.12.2009 to 31.08.2010 SSRU A: 0 SSRUs B, C and G: 372 SSRUs D, E and F: 0 SSRUs H, I and K: 2 104 SSRUs J and L: 374 SSRU M: 0 Total 2 850 142 SSRU A: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 50 SSRU D, E and F: 0 SSRU H, I and K: 105 SSRU J and L: 50 SSRU M: 0 430 SSRU A: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 40 SSRU D, E and F: 0 SSRU H, I and K: 320 SSRU J and L: 70 SSRU M: 0 20 SSRU A: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 60 SSRU D, E and F: 0 SSRU H, I and K: 60 SSRU J and L: 40 SSRU M: 0
88.2 South of 65o S 1.12.2009 to 31.08.2010 SSRU A and B: 0 SSRUs C, D, F and G: 214 SSRU E: 361 Total 575 (1) 50 (1) SSRU A and B: 0 SSRU C, D, F and G: 50 SSRU E: 50 92 (1) SSRU A and B: 0 SSRU C, D, F and G: 34 SSRU E: 58 20 SSRU A and B: 0 SSRU C, D, F and G: 80 SSRU E: 20
(1)Rules for catch limits for by-catch species per SSRU, applicable within total by-catch limits per Subarea:— skates and rays: 5 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes, whichever is greatest, — Macrourus spp.: 16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp., — other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU.

Part C

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

Contracting Party:

Fishing season:

Name of vessel:

Expected level of catch (tonnes):

Fishing technique:  Conventional trawl
 Continuous fishing system
 Pumping to clear codend
 Other approved methods: Please specify _

Products to be derived from the catch and their conversion factors (48) :

Product type % of catch Conversion factor (2)
(1)Information to be provided to the extent possible. (2)Conversion factor = whole weight/processed weight.
Subarea/Division Dec
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48.1
48.2
48.3
48.4
48.5
48.6
58.4.1
58.4.2
88.1
88.2
88.3
X Tick boxes where and when you are most likely to operate.
Precautionary catch limits not set, therefore considered as exploratory fisheries.

Note that the details you provide here are for information only and do not preclude you from operating in areas or times which you did not specify

Part D

NET CONFIGURATION AND USE OF FISHING TECHNIQUES

Net opening (mouth) circumference (m) Vertical opening (m) Horizontal opening (m)

Net panel length and mesh size

Panel Length (m) Mesh size (mm)
1st panel
2nd panel
3rd panel
Final panel (Codend)

Provide diagram of each net configuration used

Use of multiple fishing technique (49): Yes No

Fishing technique Expected proportion of time to be used (%)
1
2
3
4
5
Total 100 %

Presence of marine mammal exclusion device (50): Yes No

Provide explanation of fishing techniques, gear configuration and characteristics and fishing patterns:

ANNEX VI

1. Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (GT) Spain 22 61 364 France 21 31 467 Italy 1 2 137 Portugal 5 1 627 EU 49 96 595
Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (GT)
Spain 22 61 364
France 21 31 467
Italy 1 2 137
Portugal 5 1 627
EU 49 96 595
2. Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (GT) Spain 27 11 600 France 25 1 940 Portugal 15 6 925 United Kingdom 4 1 400 EU 71 21 865
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Member State Maximum number of vessels Capacity (GT)
Spain 27 11 600
France 25 1 940
Portugal 15 6 925
United Kingdom 4 1 400
EU 71 21 865
3.

The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area.

4.

The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area.

ANNEX VII

Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area

Spain 14
EU 14

ANNEX VIII

Flag State Fishery Number of fishing authorisations Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway (1) Herring, north of 62° 00' N 20 20
Faroe Islands (2) Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30' N); VIIe, f, h, horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30' N), VIIe, f, h; herring, VIa (north of 56° 30' N) 14 14
Herring, north of 62° 00' N 21 21
Herring, IIIa 4 4
Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30' N); sandeel, IV (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) 15 15
Ling and tusk 20 10
Blue whiting, II, VIa (north of 56° 30' N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00' W) 20 20
Blue ling 16 16
Venezuela Snappers (3) (French Guyana waters) 41 pm
Sharks (3) (French Guyana waters) 4 pm
(1)The fishing authorisations for fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010. (2)The fishing authorisations for fishing vessels flying the flag of Faroe Islands may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with the Faroe Islands for 2010. (3)To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the vessel owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guyana and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches or 50 % of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant. The contract referred to above 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 Guyanese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application. Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall notify this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.

(1) OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20.

(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(3) OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5.

(5) OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 1.

(6) OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7.

(7) OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 1.

(8) OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6.

(9) OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1.

(10) OJ L 214, 19.8.2009, p. 16.

(11) OJ L 276, 10.10.1983, p. 1.

(12) OJ L 274, 25.9.1986, p. 1.

(13) OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.

(14) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(15) OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.

(16) OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1.

(17) OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6.

(18) OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1.

(19) OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.

(20) OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16.

(21) OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 3.

(22) OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(23) OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6.

(24) OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3.

(25) OJ L 318, 5.12.2007, p. 1.

(26) OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1.

(27) OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33.

(28) OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 3.

(29) OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1.

(30) OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42.

(31) OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70.

(32) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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

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

(35) Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4) and Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in that Agreement (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 9).

(36) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(37) OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5.

(38) Concluded by Council Decision 2002/738/EC (OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39).

(39) The European Community acceded by Council Decision 86/238/EEC (OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33).

(40) Concluded by Council Decision 2006/539/EC (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22).

(41) The European Community acceded by Council Decision 95/399/EC (OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24).

(42) Concluded by Council Decision 2008/780/EC (OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27).

(43) The European Community acceded by Council Decision 2005/75/EC (OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1).

(44) OJ L 352, 31.12.2008, p. 1.

(45) OJ L 330, 16.12.2009, p. 1.

(46) OJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 1.

(47) OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 1.

(48) OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1.

(49) If yes, frequency of switch between fishing techniques:

(50) If yes, provide design of the device: