Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 of 20 January 2017 fixing for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters

Species:	Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	Zone:	NAFO 3NO (WIT/N3NO.)
Estonia	Estonia	98
Latvia	Latvia	98
Lithuania	Lithuania	98
Union	Union	295
TAC	TAC	2 225		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides	American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides	Zone:	NAFO 3M (PLA/N3M.)
---	---	---	---	---
Union	Union	0 [^E0198]
TAC	TAC	0 [^E0198]		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250  kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

Species:	American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides	American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides	Zone:	NAFO 3LNO (PLA/N3LNO.)
Union	Union	0 [^E0199]
TAC	TAC	0 [^E0199]		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250  kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

Species:	Shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus	Shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus	Zone:	NAFO Subareas 3 and 4 (SQI/N34.)
Estonia	Estonia	128 [^E0200]
Latvia	Latvia	128 [^E0200]
Lithuania	Lithuania	128 [^E0200]
Poland	Poland	227 [^E0200]
Union	Union	Not relevant [^E0200] [^E0201]
TAC	TAC	34 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2017.

No specified Union's share. The amount specified below, in tonnes, is available to Canada and the Member States of the Union except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. 29 467

| Species: | Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea | Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea | Zone: | NAFO 3LNO (YEL/N3LNO.) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Union | Union | 0 [^E0202] | | | | TAC | TAC | 17 000 | | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |

[^E0202]: (¹)

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 2 500  kg or 10 %, whichever is the greatest. However, when the yellowtail flounder quota assigned by NAFO to Contracting Parties without a specific share of the stock is exhausted, by-catch limits shall be: a maximum of 1 250  kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

Species:	Capelin Mallotus villosus	Capelin Mallotus villosus	Zone:	NAFO 3NO (CAP/N3NO.)
Union	Union	0 [^E0203]
TAC	TAC	0 [^E0203]		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250  kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

Species:	Northern prawn Pandalus borealis	Northern prawn Pandalus borealis	Zone:	NAFO 3LNO [^E0204] [^E0205] (PRA/N3LNO.)
Estonia	Estonia	0 [^E0206]
Latvia	Latvia	0 [^E0206]
Lithuania	Lithuania	0 [^E0206]
Poland	Poland	0 [^E0206]
Spain	Spain	0 [^E0206]
Portugal	Portugal	0 [^E0206]
Union	Union	0 [^E0206]
TAC	TAC	0 [^E0206]		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates:

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

Fishing is prohibited at a depth less than 200 metres in the area West of a line bound by the following coordiantes:

Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 46° 00′ 0 47° 49′ 0 2 46° 25′ 0 47° 27′ 0 3 46° 42′0 47° 25′ 0 4 46° 48′ 0 47° 25′ 50 5 47° 16′ 50 47° 43′ 50

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250  kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

Species:	Northern prawn Pandalus borealis	Northern prawn Pandalus borealis	Zone:	NAFO 3M [^E0207] (PRA/*N3M.)
TAC	TAC	Not relevant [^E0208]		Analytical TAC

Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates:

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

Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2017 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 fishing authorisations for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery and shall notify those authorisations to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

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

Species:	Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	Zone:	NAFO 3LMNO (GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia	Estonia	297
Germany	Germany	303
Latvia	Latvia	42
Lithuania	Lithuania	21
Spain	Spain	4 067
Portugal	Portugal	1 700
Union	Union	6 430
TAC	TAC	10 966		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Skate Rajidae	Skate Rajidae	Zone:	NAFO 3LNO (SKA/N3LNO.)
---	---	---	---	---
Estonia	Estonia	283
Lithuania	Lithuania	62
Spain	Spain	3 403
Portugal	Portugal	660
Union	Union	4 408
TAC	TAC	7 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Redfish Sebastes spp.	Redfish Sebastes spp.	Zone:	NAFO 3LN (RED/N3LN.)
---	---	---	---	---
Estonia	Estonia	702
Germany	Germany	483
Latvia	Latvia	702
Lithuania	Lithuania	702
Union	Union	2 589
TAC	TAC	14 200		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Redfish Sebastes spp.	Redfish Sebastes spp.	Zone:	NAFO 3M (RED/N3M.)
---	---	---	---	---
Estonia	Estonia	1 571  [^E0209]
Germany	Germany	513 [^E0209]
Latvia	Latvia	1 571  [^E0209]
Lithuania	Lithuania	1 571  [^E0209]
Spain	Spain	233 [^E0209]
Portugal	Portugal	2 354  [^E0209]
Union	Union	7 813  [^E0209]
TAC	TAC	7 000  [^E0209]		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC as shown, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within that TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July 2017: 3 500

Species:	Redfish Sebastes spp.	Redfish Sebastes spp.	Zone:	NAFO 3O (RED/N3O.)
Spain	Spain	1 771
Portugal	Portugal	5 229
Union	Union	7 000
TAC	TAC	20 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Redfish Sebastes spp.	Redfish Sebastes spp.	Zone:	NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K (RED/N1F3K.)
---	---	---	---	---
Latvia	Latvia	0 [^E0210]
Lithuania	Lithuania	0 [^E0210]
Union	Union	0 [^E0210]
TAC	TAC	0 [^E0210]		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250  kg or 5 %, whichever is the greatest.

Species:	White hake Urophycis tenuis	White hake Urophycis tenuis	Zone:	NAFO 3NO (HKW/N3NO.)
Spain	Spain	255
Portugal	Portugal	333
Union	Union	588 [^E0211]
TAC	TAC	1 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Where, in accordance with Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below:

Spain 509 Portugal 667 Union 1 176

ANNEX ID

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

The TACs adopted in the framework of ICCAT for bluefin tuna, North and South Atlantic swordfish, North and Sounth Atlantic albacore, bigeye tuna, blue marlin and white marlin are allocated to the Contracting Parties, Cooperating non-Contracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities (CPCs) of ICCAT and their Union's share is therefore determined.

The TACs adopted in the framework of ICCAT for Mediterranean swordfish, yellowfin tuna and blue sharks are not allocated to the CPCs of ICCAT and hence their Union's share is undetermined.

Species:	Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus	Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean (BFT/AE45WM)
Cyprus	Cyprus	117,66 [^E0215]
Greece	Greece	218,7
Spain	Spain	4 243,57  [^E0213] [^E0215]
France	France	4 187,30  [^E0213] [^E0214] [^E0215]
Croatia	Croatia	661,82 [^E0217]
Italy	Italy	3 304,82  [^E0215] [^E0216]
Malta	Malta	271,14 [^E0215]
Portugal	Portugal	399,03
Other Member States	Other Member States	47,32 [^E0212]
Union	Union	13 451,36  [^E0213] [^E0214] [^E0215] [^E0216]
TAC	TAC	22 705		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*8301):

Spain 642,92 France 298,67 Union 941,59

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex IV (BFT/*641):

France 100 Union 100

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302):

Spain 84,87 France 83,74 Italy 66,09 Cyprus 5,42 Malta 7,98 Union 247,1

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643):

Italy 66,10 Union 66,10

Special Condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV for farming purposes (BFT/*8303F):

Croatia 595,63 Union 595,63

Species:	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/AN05N)
Spain	Spain	6 384,14  [^E0219]
Portugal	Portugal	1 170,83  [^E0219]
Other Member States	Other Member States	130,74 [^E0218] [^E0219]
Union	Union	7 685,70
TAC	TAC	13 700		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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

Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/*AS05N).

Species:	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/AS05N)
Spain	Spain	4 715,27  [^E0220]
Portugal	Portugal	508,90 [^E0220]
Union	Union	5 224,17
TAC	TAC	15 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/*AN05N).

Species:	Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga	Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (ALB/AN05N)
Ireland	Ireland	2 514,31
Spain	Spain	14 981,13
France	France	6 771,01
United Kingdom	United Kingdom	258,87
Portugal	Portugal	2 413,80
Union	Union	26 939,13  [^E0221]
TAC	TAC	28 000		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 number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 [1], shall be as follows: 1 253 [1]  Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).

Species:	Southern albacore Thunnus alalunga	Southern albacore Thunnus alalunga	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (ALB/AS05N)
Spain	Spain	905,86
France	France	297,70
Portugal	Portugal	633,94
Union	Union	1 837,50
TAC	TAC	24 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus	Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT)
---	---	---	---	---
Spain	Spain	11 299,61
France	France	4 799,58
Portugal	Portugal	4 289,86
Union	Union	20 389,05
TAC	TAC	65 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Blue marlin Makaira nigricans	Blue marlin Makaira nigricans	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT)
---	---	---	---	---
Spain	Spain	0
France	France	377,43
Portugal	Portugal	52,32
Union	Union	429,75
TAC	TAC	1 985		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	White marlin Tetrapturus albidus	White marlin Tetrapturus albidus	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean (WHM/ATLANT)
---	---	---	---	---
Spain	Spain	2,45
Portugal	Portugal	21,45
Union	Union	23,9
TAC	TAC	355		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares	Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, (YFT/ATLANT)
---	---	---	---	---
TAC	TAC	110 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Sailfish Isthiophorus albicans	Sailfish Isthiophorus albicans	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W (SAI/AE45W)
---	---	---	---	---
TAC	TAC	1 271		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Sailfish Isthiophorus albicans	Sailfish Isthiophorus albicans	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W (SAI/AW45W)
---	---	---	---	---
TAC	TAC	1 030		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Blue shark Prionace glauca	Blue shark Prionace glauca	Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (BSH/AN05N)
---	---	---	---	---
TAC	TAC	39 102  [^E0222]		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 time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall not prejudge the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at EU level

Species:	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	Zone:	Mediterranean Sea (SWO/MED)
Croatia	Croatia	16 [^E0223]
Cyprus	Cyprus	59 [^E0223]
Spain	Spain	1 822,49  [^E0223]
France	France	127,02 [^E0223]
Greece	Greece	1 206,45  [^E0223]
Italy	Italy	3 736,26  [^E0223]
Malta	Malta	443,26 [^E0223]
Union	Union	7 410,48  [^E0223]
TAC	TAC	10 500		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

This quota may only be fished from 1 April 2017 to 31 December 2017.

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 shall cease due to TAC exhaustion.

Unless specified otherwise, these TACs are applicable for the period from 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017.

Species:	Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari	Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari	Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic (ANI/F483.)
TAC	TAC	2 074		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Species:	Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari	Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari	Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic [^E0224] (ANI/F5852.)
---	---	---	---	---
TAC	TAC	561		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is specified 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.

Species:	Blackfin icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus	Blackfin icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus	Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SSI/F483.)
TAC	TAC	2 200  [^E0225]		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 TAC.

Species:	Unicorn icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus	Unicorn icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus	Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (LIC/F5852.)
TAC	TAC	1 663  [^E0226]		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 TAC.

Species:	Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic (TOP/F483.)
TAC	TAC	2 750  [^E0227]		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Special condition: 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): 825 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C): 1 925	Special condition: 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): 825 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C): 1 925	Special condition: 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): 825 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C): 1 925	Special condition: 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): 825 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C): 1 925	Special condition: 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): 825 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C): 1 925

This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 16 April to 14 September 2017 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017.

Species:	Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Zone:	FAO 48.4 Antarctic North (TOP/F484N.)
TAC	TAC	47 [^E0228]		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

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:	Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides	Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (TOP/F5852.)
TAC	TAC	3 405  [^E0229]		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

[^E0229]: (¹)

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

| Species: | Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni | Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni | Zone: | FAO 48.4 Antarctic South (TOA/F484S.) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 38 [^E0230] | | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |

[^E0230]: (¹)

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:	Krill Euphausia superba	Krill Euphausia superba	Zone:	FAO 48 (KRI/F48.)
TAC	TAC	5 610 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Special condition: Within the limits of a total combined catch of 620 000 tonnes, 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 condition: Within the limits of a total combined catch of 620 000 tonnes, 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 condition: Within the limits of a total combined catch of 620 000 tonnes, 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 condition: Within the limits of a total combined catch of 620 000 tonnes, 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 condition: Within the limits of a total combined catch of 620 000 tonnes, 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
Species:	Krill Euphausia superba	Krill Euphausia superba	Zone:	FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic (KRI/F5841.)
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TAC	TAC	440 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Special condition: 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 condition: 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 condition: 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 condition: 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 condition: 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
Species:	Krill Euphausia superba	Krill Euphausia superba	Zone:	FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic (KRI/F5842.)
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TAC	TAC	2 645 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Special condition: 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): 260 000 Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/F-42E): 192 000	Special condition: 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): 260 000 Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/F-42E): 192 000	Special condition: 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): 260 000 Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/F-42E): 192 000	Special condition: 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): 260 000 Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/F-42E): 192 000	Special condition: 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): 260 000 Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/F-42E): 192 000
Species:	Humped rockcod Gobionotothen gibberifrons	Humped rockcod Gobionotothen gibberifrons	Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOG/F483.)
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TAC	TAC	1 470  [^E0231]		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 TAC.

Species:	Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons	Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons	Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOS/F483.)
TAC	TAC	300 [^E0232]		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 TAC.

Species:	Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons	Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons	Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (NOS/F5852.)
TAC	TAC	80 [^E0233]		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 TAC.

Species:	Bigeye grenadier and idge scaled rattail Macrourus holotrachys and Macrourus carinatus	Bigeye grenadier and idge scaled rattail Macrourus holotrachys and Macrourus carinatus	Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (GR1/F5852.)
TAC	TAC	360 [^E0234]		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 TAC.

Species:	Caml grenadier and Whitson's grenadier Macrourus caml and Macrourus whitsoni	Caml grenadier and Whitson's grenadier Macrourus caml and Macrourus whitsoni	Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (GR2/F5852.)
TAC	TAC	409 [^E0235]		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 TAC.

| Species: | Grenadiers Macrourus spp. | Grenadiers Macrourus spp. | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic (GRV/F483.) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 138 [^E0236] | | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |

[^E0236]: (¹)

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

Species:	Grenadiers Macrourus spp.	Grenadiers Macrourus spp.	Zone:	FAO 48.4 Antarctic (GRV/F484.)
TAC	TAC	13,6 [^E0237]		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 TAC.

| Species: | Marbled rockcod Notothenia rossii | Marbled rockcod Notothenia rossii | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOR/F483.) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 300 [^E0238] | | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |

[^E0238]: (¹)

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

Species:	Crabs Paralomis spp.	Crabs Paralomis spp.	Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic (PAI/F483.)
TAC	TAC	0		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

| Species: | South Georgia icefish Pseudochaenichthys georgianus | South Georgia icefish Pseudochaenichthys georgianus | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SGI/F483.) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 300 [^E0239] | | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |

[^E0239]: (¹)

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

Species:	Skates and rays Rajiformes	Skates and rays Rajiformes	Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SRX/F483.)
TAC	TAC	138 [^E0240]		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

[^E0240]: (¹)

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

| Species: | Skates and rays Rajiformes | Skates and rays Rajiformes | Zone: | FAO 48.4 Antarctic (SRX/F484.) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 4,3 [^E0241] | | 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 TAC.

| Species: | Skates and rays Rajiformes | Skates and rays Rajiformes | Zone: | FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (SRX/F5852.) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 120 [^E0242] | | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |

[^E0242]: (¹)

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

Species:	Other species	Other species	Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (OTH/F5852.)
TAC	TAC	50 [^E0243]		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 TAC.

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, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to a TAC exhaustion.

Species:	Alfonsinos Beryx spp.	Alfonsinos Beryx spp.	Zone:	SEAFO (ALF/SEAFO)
TAC	TAC	200 [^E0244]		Precautionary TAC

No more than 132 tonnes may be taken in Division B1 (ALF/*F47NA).

| Species: | Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp. | Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp. | Zone: | SEAFO Sub-Division B1 [^E0245] (GER/F47NAM) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 180 [^E0245] | | Precautionary TAC |

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 spp. | Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp. | Zone: | SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (GER/F47X) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 200 | | Precautionary TAC | | Species: | Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides | Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides | Zone: | SEAFO Sub-Area D (TOP/F47D) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 266 | | Precautionary TAC | | Species: | Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides | Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides | Zone: | SEAFO, excluding Sub-Area D (TOP/F47-D) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 0 | | Precautionary TAC | | Species: | Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus | Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus | Zone: | SEAFO Sub-Division B1 [^E0246] (ORY/F47NAM) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TAC | TAC | 0 [^E0247] | | Precautionary TAC |

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.

[^E0247]: (²)

Except for a by-catch allowance of 4 tonnes (ORY/*F47NA).

Species:	Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus	Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus	Zone:	SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (ORY/F47X)
TAC	TAC	50		Precautionary TAC
Species:	Pelagic armourhead Pseudopentaceros spp.	Pelagic armourhead Pseudopentaceros spp.	Zone:	SEAFO (EDW/SEAFO)
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TAC	TAC	135		Precautionary TAC

ANNEX IG

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION

Species:	Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii	Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii	Zone:	All areas of distribution (SBF/F41-81)
Union	Union	10 [^E0248]
TAC	TAC	14 467		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

[^E0248]: (¹)

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

ANNEX IH

WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

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

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Union | Union | 3 170,36 | | | | TAC | TAC | Not relevant | | Precautionary TAC |

ANNEX IJ

SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

| Species: | Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi | Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi | Zone: | SPRFMO Convention Area (CJM/SPRFMO) |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Germany | Germany | 7 573,92 | | | | The Netherlands | The Netherlands | 8 209,35 | | | | Lithuania | Lithuania | 5 270,13 | | | | Poland | Poland | 9 061,6 | | | | Union | Union | 30 115 | | | | TAC | TAC | Not relevant | | 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 IK

IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE

Species:	Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares	Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares	Zone:	IOTC Area of Competence (YFT/IOTC)
France	France	29 501
Italy	Italy	2 515
Spain	Spain	45 682
Union	Union	77 698
TAC	TAC	Not relevant		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 IL

GFCM AGREEMENT AREA

Species:	Small pelagic species (Anchovy and Sardine) Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus	Small pelagic species (Anchovy and Sardine) Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus	Zone:	Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 17 and 18 (SP1/GF1718)
Union	Union	112 700  [^E0249] [^E0250]
TAC	TAC	Not relevant		Maximum level of catches Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Concerning Slovenia, the quantities are based on the level of catches exerted in 2014, up to an amount which should not exceed 300 tonnes.

Limited to Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.

ANNEX IIA

FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN ICES SUBAREA IV

1. Scope

- 1.1.This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and present in any of the geographical areas specified in that regulation.

- 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, using appropriate sampling methods.

If a Member State deems it appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it may introduce a prohibition to fish with 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.

3. Maximum allowable fishing effort

The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 for the management period specified in Article 1(2)(b) of this Regulation shall be as follows:

Regulated gear: BT1 + BT2: beam trawls (TBB) of mesh equal to or larger than 80 mm

Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days in ICES subarea IV:

Regulated gear	BE	DK	DE	NL	UK
BT1 + BT2	5 474 635	1 377 012	1 896 306	37 956 887	10 161 710

4. Management

• 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 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

• 4.2.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 concerned may reallocate effort between individual vessels or groups of vessels.

• 4.3.If a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag 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 4.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State concerned 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.

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 ICES subarea IV.

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.

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 CÁDIZ

CHAPTER I

General Provisions

This Annex shall apply to Union fishing 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 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, and present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz.

For the purposes of this Annex:

• (a) ‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:
• (i) trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm; and
• (ii) 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 Cádiz;

• (d) ‘current management period’ means the period specified in Article 1(2)(b);

• (e) ‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 6.1.

Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in Chapter III of this Annex.

CHAPTER II

Authorisations

• 4.1.A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 to 2015, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.

• 4.2.A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 11 or 12 of this Annex.

CHAPTER III

Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels

• 5.1.During the current 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.If a vessel is able to demonstrate that its hake catches represent less than 8 % of the total live weight of fish caught in a given fishing trip, the flag Member State of the vessel shall be allowed not to count the days at sea associated with that fishing trip against the applicable maximum number of days at sea as set out in Table I.

- 6.1.For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea that a Union fishing 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 each of the two calendar years 2013 and 2014 made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight; and

- (b) the total landings of Norway lobster in the years specified in point (a) above made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight.

• 6.2.If a vessel benefits from an unlimited number of days as a result of its compliance with the special conditions, the vessel's landings in the current management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of Norway lobster.

- 6.3.When either of the special 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.

• 6.4.The application of the special conditions referred to in point 6.1. may 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 quantities specified in point 6.1.

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 |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | | | Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines | ES | 126 | | | Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines | FR | 109 | | | Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines | PT | 113 | | 6.1.(a) and 6.1.(b) | Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines | Unlimited | Unlimited |

7. Kilowatt day system

- 7.1.A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear 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 is respected.

• 7.2.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 point 7.1. 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.

• 7.3.A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear and special conditions as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on:

• (a) the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

• (b) the track record of the years specified in point 6.1.(a) for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions;

• (c) 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 7.1.

- 7.4.On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 7 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1.

- 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 area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period, either in accordance with Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 ([^E0251]) or Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 ([^E0252]). Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.

- 8.2.The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the regulated gear 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 that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

- 8.3.Points 8.1. and 8.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 6.4., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

• 8.4.A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current management period, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:

- (a) lists of withdrawn vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

• (b) the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears and, if necessary, special conditions.

- 8.5.On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).

• 8.6.During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional 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 6.1.(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition.

- 8.7.When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.

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 on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and shall go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 ([^E0253]) and its implementing rules for national programmes.

- 9.2.Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member.

- 9.3.A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.

• 9.4.On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).

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

CHAPTER IV

Management

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.

11. Management periods

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

• 11.2.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.

• 11.3.Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 10. 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.

CHAPTER V

Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

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

- 12.1.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 Union fishing fleet register.

- 12.2.The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 12.1., 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 specified in point 6.1.(a) multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

• 12.3.The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.

• 12.4.The transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special conditions.

• 12.5.On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. The format of spreadsheets for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).

Member States may permit the transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1. and 4.2. and 12 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

CHAPTER VI

Reporting obligations

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 specified in point 2 of this Annex.

Member States 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 kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 15 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 detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the current and the precedent management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II

Reporting format kW-day information by management period

| Member State | Gear | Management period | Cumulative effort declaration |

| --- | --- | --- | --- | | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |

Table III

Data format kW-day information by management period

Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	Alignment [^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) Management period	4		One management period in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period
(4) Cumulative effort declaration	7	R	Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period

Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

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 | | Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) 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 shall be inserted on the left hand side | | (3) External marking | 14 | L | Under Commission 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 6.1.(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 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’ |

Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

[^E0256]: (²)

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 IN ICES DIVISION VIIe

CHAPTER I

General provisions