Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements

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	Precautionary 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) |

| --- | --- | --- | | Union | 10 [^E0169] | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. | | TAC | 10 949 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. |

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)
Union	3 170,36	Precautionary TAC
TAC	Not relevant	Precautionary TAC

ANNEX IJ

SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

Species: Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi	Species: Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi	Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area (CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany	7 808,07	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
The Netherlands	8 463,14	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Lithuania	5 433,05	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Poland	9 341,74	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.
Union	31 046	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

ANNEX IIA

Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of certain cod, plaice and sole stocks in the Skagerrak, that part of ICES division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES subarea IV, EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES division VIId

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

• 1.2.This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres’ length overall. Those vessels shall not be required to carry fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States concerned shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels by effort groups to which they belong, using appropriate sampling methods. During 2013, 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 gear groupings specified in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 ("regulated gear") and the groupings of geographical areas referred to in point 2(b) of that Annex shall apply.

3. Authorisations

If a Member State deems so appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it may introduce a prohibition to fish with a regulated gear in any of the geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of vessels flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in that area.

4. Maximum allowable fishing effort

- 4.1.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 2013 management period, from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2014, for each of the effort groups of each Member State is set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex.

• 4.2.The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 ([^E0170]) shall not affect the maximum allowable fishing effort set in this Annex.

• 5.1.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.

• 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 5.1. 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. Fishing effort report

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood, for the purpose of cod management, as each of the geographical areas referred to in point 2 of this Annex.

Member States shall transmit to the Commission the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels in accordance with Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Those data shall be transmitted via the Fisheries Data Exchange System or any future data collection system implemented by the Commission.

Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FISHING EFFORT IN KILOWATT DAYS

Geographical area: 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

| Regulated gear | BE | DK | DE | ES | FR | IE | NL | SE | UK |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TR1 | 895 | 3 385 928 | 954 390 | 1 409 | 1 505 354 | 157 | 257 266 | 172 064 | 6 185 460 | | TR2 | 193 676 | 2 841 906 | 357 193 | 0 | 6 496 811 | 10 976 | 748 027 | 604 071 | 5 127 906 | | TR3 | 0 | 2 545 009 | 257 | 0 | 101 316 | 0 | 36 617 | 1 024 | 8 482 | | BT1 | 1 427 574 | 1 157 265 | 29 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 999 808 | 0 | 1 739 759 | | BT2 | 5 401 395 | 79 212 | 1 375 400 | 0 | 1 202 818 | 0 | 28 307 876 | 0 | 6 116 437 | | GN | 163 531 | 2 307 977 | 224 484 | 0 | 342 579 | 0 | 438 664 | 74 925 | 546 303 | | GT | 0 | 224 124 | 467 | 0 | 4 338 315 | 0 | 0 | 48 968 | 14 004 | | LL | 0 | 56 312 | 0 | 245 | 125 141 | 0 | 0 | 110 468 | 134 880 |

ANNEX IIB

Fishing opportunities for vessels fishing for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa AND ICES subarea IV

• 1.The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to EU vessels fishing in EU waters of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea 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 subarea 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 Union and Norway.

• 3.For the purposes of this Annex, sandeel management areas shall be as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex:

Sandeel management area	ICES statistical rectangles
1	31-34 E9-F2; 35 E9- F3; 36 E9-F4; 37 E9-F5; 38-40 F0-F5; 41 F5-F6
2	31-34 F3-F4; 35 F4-F6; 36 F5-F8; 37-40 F6-F8; 41 F7-F8
3	41 F1-F4; 42-43 F1-F9; 44 F1-G0; 45-46 F1-G1; 47 G0
4	38-40 E7-E9; 41-46 E6-F0
5	47-51 E6 + F0-F5; 52 E6-F5
6	41-43 G0-G3; 44 G1
7	47-51 E7-E9

• 4.Commercial fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited from 1 January to 31 March 2013 and from 1 August to 31 December 2013.

Appendix 1 to Annex IIB

SANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS

Image omitted; see official source

ANNEX III

Maximum number of fishing authorisations for eu vessels fishing in third-country waters

| Area of fishing | Fishery | Number of fishing authorisations | Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States | Maximum number of vessels present at any time |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen | Herring, north of 62° 00′ N | 77 | DK: 25 DE: 5 FR: 1 IE: 8 NL: 9 PL: 1 SV: 10 UK: 18 | 57 | | Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen | Demersal species, north of 62° 00′ N | 80 | DE: 16 IE: 1 ES: 20 FR: 18 PT: 9 UK: 14 Unallocated: 2 | 50 | | Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen | Mackerel | Not relevant | Not relevant | 70 [^E0171] | | Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen | Industrial species, south of 62° 00′ N | 480 | DK: 450 UK: 30 | 150 |

Without prejudice to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway in accordance with established practice.

ANNEX IV

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA ([^E0172])

• 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	60
France	8
Union	68

- 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	119
France	87
Italy	30
Cyprus	7
Malta	28
Union	316

- 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:

Croatia	9
Italy	12
Union	21

- 4.Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A

| | | | | | | | |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Number of fishing vessels | Number of fishing vessels | Number of fishing vessels | Number of fishing vessels | Number of fishing vessels | Number of fishing vessels | Number of fishing vessels | Number of fishing vessels | | | Cyprus | Croatia | Greece | Italy | France | Spain | Malta [^E0173] | | Purse Seiners | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | | Longliners | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 20 | | Baitboat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 0 | | Handline | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | | Trawler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | | Other artisanal [^E0174] | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 87 | 32 | 0 |

[^E0173]: (¹)

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

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

Table B

Total capacity in gross tonnage	Total capacity in gross tonnage	Total capacity in gross tonnage	Total capacity in gross tonnage	Total capacity in gross tonnage	Total capacity in gross tonnage	Total capacity in gross tonnage	Total capacity in gross tonnage
	Cyprus	Croatia	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Malta
Purse Seiners	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Longliners	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Baitboats	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Handlines	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Trawlers	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established
Other artisanal	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established	To be established

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

| | Number of traps |

| --- | --- | | Spain | 5 | | Italy | 6 | | Portugal | 1 [^E0175] |

This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

• 6.Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Table A

| | | |

| --- | --- | --- | | Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity | Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity | Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity | | | Number of farms | Capacity (in tonnes) | | Spain | 17 | 11 852 | | Italy | 15 | 13 000 | | Greece | 2 | 2 100 | | Cyprus | 3 | 3 000 | | Croatia | 7 | 7 880 | | Malta | 8 | 12 300 |

Table B

Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)	Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain	5 855
Italy	3 000
Greece	785
Cyprus	2 195
Croatia	2 947
Malta	8 768

ANNEX V

CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

PART A

PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

Target species	Zone	Period of prohibition
Sharks (all species)	Convention Area	From 1 January to 31 December 2013
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	From 1 January to 31 December 2013
Finfish	FAO 48.1. Antarctic [^E0176] FAO 48.2. Antarctic [^E0176]	From 1 January to 31 December 2013
Gobionotothen gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Lepidonotothen squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergi [^E0176]	FAO 48.3.	From 1 January to 31 December 2013
Dissostichus spp.	FAO 48.5. Antarctic	From 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2013
Dissostichus spp.	FAO 88.3. Antarctic [^E0176] FAO 58.5.1. Antarctic [^E0176] [^E0177] FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic east of 79° 20′ E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20′ E [^E0176] FAO 58.4.4. Antarctic [^E0176] [^E0177] FAO 58.6. Antarctic [^E0176] FAO 58.7. Antarctic [^E0176]	From 1 January to 31 December 2013
Lepidonotothen squamifrons	FAO 58.4.4. [^E0176] [^E0177]	From 1 January to 31 December 2013
All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides	FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic	From 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2013
Dissostichus mawsoni	FAO 48.4. Antarctic [^E0176] within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W	From 1 January to 31 December 2013

Except for scientific research purposes.

Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

PART B

TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2012/13

Subarea/Division	Region	Season	SSRU	Dissostichus spp. catch limit (in tonnes)	By-catch catch limit (in tonnes) [^E0178]	By-catch catch limit (in tonnes) [^E0178]	By-catch catch limit (in tonnes) [^E0178]
Subarea/Division	Region	Season	SSRU	Dissostichus spp. catch limit (in tonnes)	Skates and rays	Macrourus spp.	Other species
58.4.1.	Whole Division	1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013	SSRUs A, B, D, and F: 0 SSRU C: 84 SSRU E: 42 SSRU G: 42 [^E0179] SSRU H: 42 [^E0179]	Total 210	All Division: 50	All Division: 33	All Division: 20
58.4.2.	Whole Division	1 December 2012 to 30 November 2013	SSRUs A, B, C and D: 0 SSRU E: 70	Total 70	All Division: 50	All Division: 20	All Division: 20
58.4.3a.	Whole Division	1 May to 31 August 2013		Total 32	All Division: 50	All Division: 26	All Division: 20
88.1.	Whole Subarea	1 December 2012 to 31 August 2013	SSRUs A, D, E, F and M: 0 SSRUs B, C and G: 428 SSRUs H, I and K: 2 423 SSRUs J and L: 382	Total 3 282	164 SSRUs A, D, E, F and M: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 50 SSRU H, I and K: 121 SSRU J and L: 50	430 SSRUs A, D, E, F and M: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 40 SSRU H, I and K: 320 SSRU J and L: 70	160 SSRUs A, D, E, F and M: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 60 SSRU H, I and K: 60 SSRU J and L: 40
88.2.	South of 65° S	1 December 2012 to 31 August 2013	SSRUs A, B and I: 0 SSRUs C, D, E, F and G: 124 SSRU H: 406	Total 530	50 SSRUs A, B and I: 0 SSRU C, D, E, F and G: 50 SSRU H: 50	84 SSRUs A, B and I: 0 SSRU C, D, E, F and G: 20 SSRU H: 64	120 SSRUs A, B andI: 0 SSRU C, D, E, F and G: 100 SSRU H: 20

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 greater; — Macrourus spp.: 16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 20 tonnes, whichever is greater, except in Statistical Division 58.4.3a and Statistical Subarea 88.1; — other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU.

[^E0179]: (²)

Catch limit to permit Spain to undertake a depletion experiment in 2012/2013.

Appendix to Annex V, Part B

LIST OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUs)

Region	SSRU	Boundary line
48.6	A	From 50° S 20° W, due east to 1°30′ E, due south to 60° S, due west to 20° W, due north to 50° S.
	B	From 60° S 20° W, due east to 10° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° W, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 60° S 10° W, due east to 0° longitude, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° W, due north to 60° S.
	D	From 60° S 0° longitude, due east to 10° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 0° longitude, due north to 60° S.
	E	From 60° S 10° E, due east to 20° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° E, due north to 60° S.
	F	From 60° S 20° E, due east to 30° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° E, due north to 60° S.
	G	From 50° S 1° 30′ E, due east to 30° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 1° 30′ E, due north to 50° S.
58.4.1	A	From 55° S 86° E, due east to 150° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 86° E, due north to 55° S.
	B	From 60° S 86° E, due east to 90° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 80° E, due north to 64° S, due east to 86° E, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 60° S 90° E, due east to 100° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 90° E, due north to 60° S.
	D	From 60° S 100° E, due east to 110° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 100° E, due north to 60° S.
	E	From 60° S 110° E, due east to 120° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° E, due north to 60° S.
	F	From 60° S 120° E, due east to 130° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° E, due north to 60° S.
	G	From 60° S 130° E, due east to 140° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° E, due north to 60° S.
	H	From 60° S 140° E, due east to 150° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° E, due north to 60° S.
58.4.2	A	From 62° S 30° E, due east to 40° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 30° E, due north to 62° S.
	B	From 62° S 40° E, due east to 50° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 40° E, due north to 62° S.
	C	From 62° S 50° E, due east to 60° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 50° E, due north to 62° S.
	D	From 62° S 60° E, due east to 70° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 60° E, due north to 62° S.
	E	From 62° S 70° E, due east to 73° 10′ E, due south to 64° S, due east to 80° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 70° E, due north to 62° S.
58.4.3a	A	Whole division, from 56° S 60° E, due east to 73°10′ E, due south to 62° S, due west to 60° E, due north to 56° S.
58.4.3b	A	From 56° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 59° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 56° S.
	B	From 60° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 86° E, south to 64° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 59° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 60° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 59° S.
	D	From 59° S 79° E, due east to 86° E, south to 60° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 59° S.
	E	From 56° S 79° E, due east to 80° E, due north to 55° S, due east to 86° E, south to 59° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 56°S.
58.4.4	A	From 51° S 40° E, due east to 42° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 51° S.
	B	From 51° S 42° E, due east to 46° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 42° E, due north to 51° S.
	C	From 51° S 46° E, due east to 50° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 46° E, due north to 51° S.
	D	Whole division excluding SSRUs A, B, C, and with outer boundary from 50° S 30° E, due east to 60° E, due south to 62° S, due west to 30° E, due north to 50° S.
58.6	A	From 45° S 40° E, due east to 44° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 45° S.
	B	From 45° S 44° E, due east to 48° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 44° E, due north to 45° S.
	C	From 45° S 48° E, due east to 51° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 48° E, due north to 45° S.
	D	From 45° S 51° E, due east to 54° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 51° E, due north to 45° S.
58.7	A	From 45° S 37° E, due east to 40° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 37° E, due north to 45° S.
88.1	A	From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S.
	B	From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66°40′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66° 40′ S, due west to 179° E, due north to 60° S.
	D	From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S.
	E	From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30′ S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S.
	F	From 68° 30′ S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30′ S.
	G	From 66° 40′ S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 66°40′ S.
	H	From 70° 50′ S 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	I	From 70° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 70° S.
	J	From 73° S at coast near 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 80° S, due west to 170° E, northward along coast to 73° S.
	K	From 73° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 73° S.
	L	From 76° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 76° S.
	M	From 73° S at coast near 169° 30′ E, due east to 170° E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73° S.
88.2	A	From 60° S 170° W, due east to 160° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170° W, due north to 60° S.
	B	From 60° S 160° W, due east to 150° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° W, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 70° 50′ S 150° W, due east to 140° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	D	From 70° 50′ S 140° W, due east to 130° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	E	From 70° 50′ S 130° W, due east to 120° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	F	From 70° 50′ S 120° W, due east to 110° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	G	From 70°50′ S 110° W, due east to 105° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	H	From 65° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 150° W, due north to 65° S.
	I	From 60° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 65° S, due west to 150°W, due north to 60° S.
88.3	A	From 60° S 105° W, due east to 95° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 105° W, due north to 60° S.
	B	From 60° S 95° W, due east to 85° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 95° W, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 60° S 85° W, due east to 75° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 85° W, due north to 60° S.
	D	From 60° S 75° W, due east to 70° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 75° W, due north to 60° S.

PART C

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

Fishing technique:	Conventional trawl
Fishing technique:	Continuous fishing system
Fishing technique:	Pumping to clear codend
Fishing technique:	Other approved methods: Please specify
Product type	% of catch
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As of the 2013/14 fishing season, using the table provided in the C1 form as a guideline, the notification shall include a description of the exact detailed method of estimation of the green weight of krill caught, including information and, where possible, data to estimate the uncertainty associated with green weight reported by vessels or to understand the underlying variability in the constants used for making these estimations, and, if conversion factors are applied, the exact detailed method of how each conversion factor was derived. Members are not required to re-submit such a description in the following seasons, unless changes in the method of green weight estimation occur.

Information to be provided to the extent possible.

[^E0182]: (³)

Conversion factor = whole weight/processed weight.

| | | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Subarea/Division | 48.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subarea/Division | 48.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subarea/Division | 48.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subarea/Division | 48.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subarea/Division | 48.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subarea/Division | 48.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subarea/Division | 58.4.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subarea/Division | 58.4.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subarea/Division | 88.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subarea/Division | 88.2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Subarea/Division | 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 ([^E0183]): Yes No

| | Fishing technique | Expected proportion of time to be used (%) |

| --- | --- | --- | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | 5 | | | | … | | Total 100 % |

Presence of marine mammal exclusion device ([^E0184]): Yes No

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

ANNEX VI

IOTC CONVENTION AREA

• 1.Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Convention Area

Member State	Maximum number of vessels	Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain	22	61 364
France	22	33 604
Portugal	5	1 627
Union	49	96 595

• 2.Maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Convention Area

Member State	Maximum number of vessels	Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain	27	11 590
France	41	5 382
Portugal	15	6 925
United Kingdom	4	1 400
Union	87	25 297

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

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

ANNEX VII

WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

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

Spain	14
Union	14

ANNEX VIII

QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN EU WATERS

Flag State	Fishery	Number of fishing authorisations	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	20	20
Venezuela [^E0185]	Snappers (French Guiana waters)	45	45

To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant. Such a contract must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.

[^E0001]: 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 (OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5).

[^E0002]: Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).

[^E0003]: Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).

[^E0004]: Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42).

[^E0005]: Concluded by Council Decision 2002/738/EC (OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39).

[^E0006]: The Union acceded by Council Decision 86/238/EEC (OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33).

[^E0007]: 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 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16).

[^E0008]: Concluded by Council Decision 2006/539/EC (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22).

[^E0009]: The Union acceded by Council Decision 95/399/EC (OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24).

[^E0010]: Concluded by Council Decision 2008/780/EC (OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27).

[^E0011]: The Union acceded by Council Decision 2005/75/EC (OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1).

[^E0012]: Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2009 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33).

[^E0013]: Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6).

[^E0014]: Council Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (See page 1 of this Official Journal).

[^E0170]: 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 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).

[^E0172]: The numbers shown in Sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.

[^E0183]: If yes, frequency of switch between fishing techniques:

[^E0184]: If yes, provide design of the device: