Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters

Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 47° 20′ 0 46° 40′ 0 2 47° 20′ 0 46° 30′ 0 3 46° 00′ 0 46° 30′ 0 4 46° 00′ 0 46° 40′ 0

Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2011 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:

Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 47° 55′ 0 45° 00′ 0 2 47° 30′ 0 44° 15′ 0 3 46° 55′ 0 44° 15′ 0 4 46° 35′ 0 44° 30′ 0 5 46° 35′ 0 45° 40′ 0 6 47° 30′ 0 45° 40′ 0 7 47° 55′ 0 45° 00′ 0

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 [^E0213].

Member State

Maximum number of vessels Maximum number of fishing days Denmark 0 0 Estonia 0 0 Spain 0 0 Latvia 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 Poland 0 0 Portugal 0 0

Each Member State shall, within 25 days following the calendar month in which the catches are made, report monthly to the Commission the number of fishing days and the catches made in Division 3M and in the areas defined in footnote 1.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits (OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7).

No direct fishing is permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	Zone: NAFO 3LMNO (GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia	344,8	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Germany	352,3	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Latvia	48,5	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Lithuania	24,6	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Spain	4 722	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Portugal	1 973,8	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	7 466	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
TAC	12 734	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	Species: Skate Rajidae	Zone: NAFO 3LNO (SRX/N3LNO.)
---	---	---
Spain	5 833	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Portugal	1 132	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Estonia	485	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Lithuania	106	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	7 556	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
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.	Species: Redfish Sebastes spp.	Zone: NAFO 3LN (RED/N3LN.)
---	---	---
Estonia	297
Germany	203
Latvia	297
Lithuania	297
EU	1 094
TAC	6 000
Species: Redfish Sebastes spp.	Species: Redfish Sebastes spp.	Zone: NAFO 3M (RED/N3M.)
---	---	---
Estonia	1 571  [^E0215]	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Germany	513 [^E0215]	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Spain	233 [^E0215]	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Latvia	1 571  [^E0215]	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Lithuania	1 571  [^E0215]	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Portugal	2 354  [^E0215]	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	7 813  [^E0215]	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
TAC	10 000  [^E0215]	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

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 must be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.

Species: Redfish Sebastes spp.	Species: Redfish Sebastes spp.	Zone: NAFO 3O (RED/N3O.)
Spain	1 771	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Portugal	5 229	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	7 000	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
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.	Species: Redfish Sebastes spp.	Zone: NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K (RED/N1F3K.)
---	---	---
Latvia	0
Lithuania	0
TAC	0
Species: White hake Urophycis tenuis	Species: White hake Urophycis tenuis	Zone: NAFO 3NO (HKW/N3NO.)
---	---	---
Spain	1 528	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Portugal	2 001	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	3 529	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
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

HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH – All areas

TACs in these areas are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT.

Species: Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus	Species: Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus	Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean (BFT/AE045W)
Cyprus	66,98  [^E0220]
Greece	124,37
Spain	2 411,01  [^E0217] [^E0220]
France	958,42  [^E0217] [^E0218] [^E0220]
Italy	1 787,91  [^E0220] [^E0221]
Malta	153,99  [^E0220]
Portugal	226,84
Other Member States	26,90  [^E0216]
EU	5 756,41  [^E0217] [^E0218] [^E0220] [^E0221]
TAC	12 900

Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

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 350,51 France 158,14 EU 508,65

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 [^E0219] EU 45 (^*1) This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request from France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05.

[^E0219]: (^*1)

This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request from France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05.

[^E0220]: (⁴)

Within this TAC, the following catch limits 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

48,22 France 47,57 Italy 37,55 Cyprus 1,34 Malta 3,08 EU 137,77

Within this TAC, the following 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 37,55 EU 37,55

Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius	Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius	Zone: Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/AN05N)
Spain	7 184,1
Portugal	1 480,0
Other Member States	332,9  [^E0222]
EU	8 996,9
TAC	13 700

Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius	Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius	Zone: Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/AS05N)
Spain	4 967,3
Portugal	351,2
EU	5 318,5
TAC	15 000
Species: Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga	Species: Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga	Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (ALB/AN05N)
---	---	---
Ireland	3 553,9  [^E0225]
Spain	15 996,9  [^E0225]
France	5 562,1  [^E0225]
United Kingdom	273,9  [^E0225]
Portugal	2 530,0  [^E0225]
ĖU	27 916,8  [^E0223]
TAC	28 000

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 [^E0224]

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

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

Species: Southern albacore Thunnus alalunga	Species: Southern albacore Thunnus alalunga	Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (ALB/AS05N)
Spain	943,7
France	311
Portugal	660
EU	1 914,7
TAC	29 900
Species: Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus	Species: Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus	Zone: Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT)
---	---	---
Spain	15 799,6
France	9 017,7
Portugal	5 049,7
EU	29 867
TAC	85 000
Species: Blue marlin Makaira nigricans	Species: Blue marlin Makaira nigricans	Zone: Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT)
---	---	---
Spain	34
Portugal	69
EU	103
TAC	Not relevant
Species: White marlin Tetrapturus albidus	Species: White marlin Tetrapturus albidus	Zone: Atlantic Ocean (WHM/ATLANT)
---	---	---
Spain	28,5
Portugal	18
EU	46,5
TAC	Not relevant

ANNEX IE

ANTARCTIC

CCAMLR Convention Area

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

Species: Antarctic icefish Champsocephalus gunnari	Species: Antarctic icefish Champsocephalus gunnari	Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (ANI/F483.)
TAC	2 305
Species: Antarctic icefish Champsocephalus gunnari	Species: Antarctic icefish Champsocephalus gunnari	Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic [^E0226] (ANI/F5852.)
---	---	---
TAC	78 [^E0227]

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: — starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 72° 15′ E intersects the Australia-France Maritime Delimitation Agreement Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53° 25′ S, — then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74° E, — then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52° 40′ S and the meridian of longitude 76° E, — then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52° S, — then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51° S with the meridian of longitude 74° 30′ E, and — then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (TOP/F483.)
TAC	3 000  [^E0228]
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: 48° W to 43° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/F483A) 0 Management Area B: 43° 30′ W to 40° W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/F483B) 900 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C) 2 100	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: 48° W to 43° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/F483A) 0 Management Area B: 43° 30′ W to 40° W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/F483B) 900 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C) 2 100	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: 48° W to 43° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/F483A) 0 Management Area B: 43° 30′ W to 40° W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/F483B) 900 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C) 2 100

This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 1 May to 31 August 2011 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic North (TOP/F484N.)
TAC	40 [^E0229]

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

Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus spp.	Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus spp.	Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic South (TOP/F484S.)
TAC	30 [^E0230]

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

Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (TOP/F5852.)
TAC	2 550  [^E0231]

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

Species: Krill Euphausia superba	Species: Krill Euphausia superba	Zone: FAO 48 (KRI/F48.)
TAC	5 610 000  [^E0232]
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/F481.) 155 000 Division 48.2 (KRI/F482.) 279 000 Division 48.3 (KRI/F483.) 279 000 Division 48.4 (KRI/F484.) 93 000	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/F481.) 155 000 Division 48.2 (KRI/F482.) 279 000 Division 48.3 (KRI/F483.) 279 000 Division 48.4 (KRI/F484.) 93 000	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/F481.) 155 000 Division 48.2 (KRI/F482.) 279 000 Division 48.3 (KRI/F483.) 279 000 Division 48.4 (KRI/F484.) 93 000

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

Species: Krill Euphausia superba	Species: Krill Euphausia superba	Zone: FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic (KRI/F5841.)
TAC	440 000  [^E0233]
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	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	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

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

Species: Krill Euphausia superba	Species: Krill Euphausia superba	Zone: FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic (KRI/F5842.)
TAC	2 645 000  [^E0234]
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	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	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

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

| Species: Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons | Species: Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons | Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (NOS/F5852.) |

| --- | --- | --- | | TAC | 80 [^E0235] [^E0236] | |

[^E0235]: (¹)

Only as by-catch.

[^E0236]: (²)

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

Species: Crabs Paralomis spp.	Species: Crabs Paralomis spp.	Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (PAI/F483.)
TAC	1 600  [^E0237]

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp.	Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp.	Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (GRV/F5852.)
TAC	360 [^E0238] [^E0239]

Only as by-catch.

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

Species: Other species	Species: Other species	Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (OTH/F5852.)
TAC	50 [^E0240] [^E0241]

Only as by-catch.

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

Species: Skates and rays Rajidae	Species: Skates and rays Rajidae	Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (SRX/F5852.)
TAC	120 [^E0242] [^E0243]

[^E0242]: (¹)

Only as by-catch.

[^E0243]: (²)

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

Species: Unicorn icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus	Species: Unicorn icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus	Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (LIC/F5852.)
TAC	150 [^E0244] [^E0245]

Only as by-catch.

[^E0245]: (²)

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

ANNEX IF

SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN

SEAFO Convention Area

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

Species: Alfonsinos Beryx spp.	Species: Alfonsinos Beryx spp.	Zone: SEAFO (ALF/SEAFO)
TAC	200	Analytical TAC

| Species: Deep-sea red crab Chaceon maritae | Species: Deep-sea red crab Chaceon maritae | Zone: SEAFO Sub-Division B1 [^E0246] (CGE/F47NAM) |

| --- | --- | --- | | TAC | 200 | Analytical TAC |

[^E0246]: (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 maritae | Species: Deep-sea red crab Chaceon maritae | Zone: SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (CGE/F47X) |

| --- | --- | --- | | TAC | 200 | Analytical TAC | | Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides | Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides | Zone: SEAFO (TOP/SEAFO) | | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | 230 | Analytical TAC | | Species: Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus | Species: Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus | Zone: SEAFO Sub-Division B1 [^E0247] (ORY/F47NAM) | | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | 0 | Analytical TAC |

[^E0247]: (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	Species: Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus	Zone: SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (ORY/F47X)
TAC	50	Analytical TAC

ANNEX IG

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – All areas

Species: Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii	Species: Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii	Zone: All areas (SBF/F41-81)
EU	10 [^E0248]	Analytical TAC
TAC	9 449	Analytical TAC

[^E0248]: (¹)

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

ANNEX IH

WCPFC Convention Area

| Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius | Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius | Zone: WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S (SWO/F7120S) |

| --- | --- | --- | | EU | 3 170,36 | Analytical TAC | | TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC |

ANNEX IJ

SPRFMO Convention Area

Species: Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi	Species: Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi	Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area (CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany	10 223,67
The Netherlands	11 080,80
Lithuania	7 112,63
Poland	12 231,90
EU	40 649

ANNEX IIA

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS IIIa, VIa, VIIa, VIId, ICES SUBAREA IV AND EU WATERS OF ICES DIVISIONS IIa AND Vb

- 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 2011, 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.

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.

• 3.1. 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 2011 management period, from 1 February 2011 to 31 January 2012, for each of the effort groups of each Member State is set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex.

- 3.2. The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 ([^E0249]) 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, Article 4 and Articles 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 26 to 35 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 of this Annex and, for the purpose of sole and plaice management, as ICES subarea 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, it shall continue measuring the consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in point 4 of this Annex. 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 2011. 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 2011.

Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days

Geographical area	Regulated gear	DK	DE	SE
(a) Kattegat	TR1	197 929	4 212	16 610
(a) Kattegat	TR2	1 106 722	6 987	436 675
(a) Kattegat	TR3	441 872	0	490
(a) Kattegat	BT1	0	0	0
(a) Kattegat	BT2	0	0	0
(a) Kattegat	GN	115 456	26 534	13 102
(a) Kattegat	GT	22 645	0	22 060
(a) Kattegat	LL	1 100	0	25 339
Geographical area	Regulated gear	BE	DK	DE
---	---	---	---	---
(b) Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and EU waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId	TR1	1 094	4 139 276	1 166 735
(b) Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and EU waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId	TR2	236 768	3 474 212	436 666
(b) Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and EU waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId	TR3	0	2 545 009	257
(b) Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and EU waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId	BT1	1 427 574	1 157 265	29 271
(b) Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and EU waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId	BT2	5 818 587	84 053	1 525 679
(b) Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and EU waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId	GN	163 531	2 307 977	224 484
(b) Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and EU waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId	GT	0	224 124	467
(b) Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and EU waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId	LL	0	56 312	0
Geographical area	Regulated gear	BE	FR	IE
---	---	---	---	---
(c) ICES division VIIa	TR1	0	64 257	44 719
(c) ICES division VIIa	TR2	13 554	992	584 047
(c) ICES division VIIa	TR3	0	0	1 422
(c) ICES division VIIa	BT1	0	0	0
(c) ICES division VIIa	BT2	843 782	0	514 584
(c) ICES division VIIa	GN	0	471	18 255
(c) ICES division VIIa	GT	0	0	0
(c) ICES division VIIa	LL	0	0	0
Geographical area	Regulated gear	BE	DE	ES
---	---	---	---	---
(d) ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb	TR1	0	12 427	0
(d) ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb	TR2	0	0	0
(d) ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb	TR3	0	0	0
(d) ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb	BT1	0	0	0
(d) ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb	BT2	0	0	0
(d) ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb	GN	0	35 442	13 836
(d) ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb	GT	0	0	0
(d) ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb	LL	0	0	1 402 142

Appendix 2 to Annex IIA

Table II

Reporting format

Member State	Gear	Area	Year	Month	Cumulative declaration
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)

Table III

Data format

Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	Alignment [^E0250] L(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Member State	3	—	Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
(2) Gear	3	—	One of the following gear types TR1 TR2 TR3 BT1 BT2 GN GT LL
(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)

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ANNEX IIB

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CADIZ

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.

For the purposes of this Annex:

• (a) ‘gear grouping’ means the grouping of 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 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) ‘2011 management period’ means the period from 1 February 2011 to 31 January 2012;

• (e) ‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 5.2. of this Annex.

• 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 to 2010 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 in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

- 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 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

• 4.2.Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, 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 of this Annex.

• 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 of this Annex.

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS

5. Maximum number of days

• 5.1.During the 2011 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 that 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 2008 or 2009 made by the vessel shall represent less than 5 tonnes or less than 3 % of the total landings in live weight; and

• (b) the total landings of Norway lobster in the year 2008 or 2009 made by the vessel shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight.

• 5.3.The special conditions 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 in accordance with 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 conditions 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 conditions. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if 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 the system referred to in point 5.4. shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I the details of the calculation based on:

• — list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power,

• — track records of 2008 and 2009 for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in special conditions referred to in point 5.2.(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions,

- — 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 the system referred to in point 5.4.

• 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.

• Where 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 before 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 between 1 February 2010 and 31 January 2011 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 ([^E0251]), Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 ([^E0252]) or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. Any vessels for which it can be demonstrated that they 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. of this Annex, 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 conditions 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 conditions.

- 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 2011 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 referred to in point 5.2.(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition.

• 7.5.Any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of fishing activities allocated by the Commission for the 2010 management period shall be included in the maximum number of days per Member State shown in Table I and shall be allocated to the gear groupings in Table I and shall be subject to the adjustment in days at sea ceilings resulting from this Regulation for the 2011 management period.

• 7.6.By way of derogation from points 7.1., 7.2. and 7.3., the Commission may exceptionally grant a Member State an allocation of additional days during the 2011 management period on the basis of permanent cessation of fishing activities that have taken place from 1 February 2004 to 31 January 2010 and which have not been the subject of a prior request for additional days.

• 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 scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in 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 ([^E0253]) and its implementing rules for national programmes.

- Scientific 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 scientific 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 scientific observers in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

- 8.4.If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State 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.

- 9.1.If a vessel has received an unlimited number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions, the vessel’s landings in the 2011 management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes or 3 % of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes in live weight of Norway lobster.

• 9.2.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	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	ES	158
	Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines	FR	142
	Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines	PT	172
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	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 2008 and 2009 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 conditions.

• 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 this 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

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, send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2010 and 2011 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II

Reporting format kW-day information by year

Member State	Gear	Year	Cumulative effort declaration
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Table III

Data format kW-day information by year

Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	Alignment [^E0254] L(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Member State	3		Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
(2) Gear	2		One of the following gear types: TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm LL = bottom longlines
(3) Year	4		Either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010 or 2011
(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

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Table IV

Reporting format for vessel-related information

Member State	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	Gear notified	Gear notified	Gear notified	Gear notified	Special condition applying to notified gear(s)	Special condition applying to notified gear(s)	Special condition applying to notified gear(s)	Special condition applying to notified gear(s)	Days eligible using notified gear(s)	Days eligible using notified gear(s)	Days eligible using notified gear(s)	Days eligible using notified gear(s)	Days spent with notified gear(s)	Days spent with notified gear(s)	Days spent with notified gear(s)	Days spent with notified gear(s)	Transfer of days
Member State	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	Transfer of days
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	(9)

Table V

Data format for vessel-related information

| Name of field | Maximum number of characters/digits | Alignment [^E0255] L(eft)/R(ight) | Definition and comments |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | | (1) Member State | 3 | | Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered | | (2) CFR | 12 | | 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 [^E0256] | | (4) Length of management period | 2 | L | Length of the management period measured in months | | (5) Gears notified | 2 | L | One of the following gear types TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm LL = bottom longlines | | (6) Special condition applying to notified gear(s) | 2 | L | Indication of which, if any, of the special condition referred to in point 5.2.(a) or (b) of Annex IIB that apply | | (7) Days eligible using notified gear(s) | 3 | L | Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified | | (8) Days spent with notified gear(s) | 3 | L | Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using 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’ |

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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9).

ANNEX IIC

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS ICES DIVISION VIIe

GENERAL PROVISIONS

• 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 referred to in point 2, and present in ICES division VIIe. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2011 management period means the period from 1 February 2011 to 31 January 2012.

• 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 this Annex on condition that:

- (a) such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2011 management period;

• (b) such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel; and

- (c) each Member State concerned make a report to the Commission by 31 July 2011 and 31 January 2012 on these vessels’ track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2011.

- When either of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall with immediate effect cease to be exempt from this Annex.

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 equal to or less than 220 mm.

• 3.1.Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 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 division VIIe.

IMPLEMENTATION OF 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 referred to in point 2 in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002 to 2010 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 referred to 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 referred to in point 2, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

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

• 6.1.During the 2011 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 2011 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.

• 6.3.A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.2. 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 6.2.

• On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.2.

• 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.

- 8.1.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 ([^E0257]), 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 2011 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 re-allocate in the 2011 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 takes its decision.

9. Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage

• 9.1.Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 2 may be allocated between 1 February 2011 and 31 January 2012 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 ([^E0258]) 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 scientific 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 scientific 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

| Gear point 2 | Denomination Only the gear groupings as defined in point 2 are used | Western Channel |

| --- | --- | --- | | 2(a) | Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm | 164 | | 2(b) | Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm | 164 |

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

• 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