Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124 of 30 January 2019 fixing for 2019 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

Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4). By-catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

In management areas 2r and 4 the TAC may only be fished as a monitoring TAC with an associated sampling protocol for the fishery.

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

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

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

To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (USK/*24X7C).

Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in 5b, 6 and 7. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 5b, 6 and 7 shall not exceed the amount below in tonnes (OTH/*5B67-). By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %.

3 000

Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7:

Ling (LIN/5B67-) 8 000 Tusk (USK/5B67-) 2 923

The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000 .

Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*04-C.).

May only be fished in the Skagerrak (HER/*03AN.).

Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Within the limit of this quota, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in Union waters of 4a and 4b (HER/*4AB-C).

50 000

Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb line running due south from Landguard Point (51° 56′ N, 1° 19,1′ E) to latitude 51° 33′ N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom.

Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in 4b (HER/*04B.).

Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone 6a which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7° W and north of the parallel of latitude 55° N, or west of the meridian of longitude 7° W and north of the parallel of latitude 56° N, excluding the Clyde.

It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the ICES zones subject to this TAC that lies between 56° N and 57° 30′ N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom's territorial sea.

Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56° 00′ N and west of 07° 00′ W.

Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between: — the Mull of Kintyre (55° 17.9′ N, 05° 47.8′ W); — a point at position 55° 04′ N, 05° 23′ W, and; — Corsewall Point (55° 00.5′ N, 05° 09.4′ W).

Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of the United Kingdom.

This zone is reduced by the area bounded: — to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N, — to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

This zone is increased by the area bounded: — to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N, — to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

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

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: 7d (COD/*07D.).

May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.

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

Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/*2A3X4).

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/*2AC4C).

10 % of this quota may be used in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole.

35 % of this quota may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE).

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).

Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).

By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

Not more than 10 % of this quota may be fished in 4; Union waters of 2a (HAD/*2AC4.).

May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota.

Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota.

By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

Not more than 10 % of this quota may be used for by-catch in 3a (HKE/*03A.).

Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

Transfers of this quota may be effected to 4 and Union waters of 2a. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

Special condition: within a total access quantity of 22 500 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 7 %.

Transfers of this quota may be effected to 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 227 975 .

Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 227 975 .

To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.

Special condition: the catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 40 000 .

This catch limit in 4a amounts to the following percentage of Norway's access quota: 18 %.

To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.

Special conditions: may also be fished in 6b (WHB/06B-C). The catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/04A-C): 5 625 .

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

To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (BLI/*24X7C).

By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in Union waters of 6a north of 56° 30′ N and 6b. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation.

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

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

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

Special condition: of which up to 25 % but no more than 75t may be fished in: Union waters of 3a (LIN/*03A-C).

Special condition: of which up to 35 % may be fished in: Union waters of 4 (LIN/*04-C.).

Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in 5b, 6 and 7. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 5b, 6 and 7 shall not exceed the amount below in tonnes (OTH/*6X14.). By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %.

3 000

Including tusk. The quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7, and they amount to:

Ling (LIN/5B67-) 8 000 Tusk (USK/5B67-) 2 923

The ling and tusk quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000 .

Including tusk. To be fished in 6b and 6a north of 56° 30′ N (LIN/*6BAN.).

Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in 6a and 6b. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 6a and 6b shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*6AB.): 75.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:

Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7 (NEP/*07U16): Spain 798 France 500 Ireland 959 United Kingdom 388 Union 2 645

Exclusively for catches taken as part of a sentinel fishery to collect catch per unit effort (CPUE) data with vessels carrying observers on board: 2 tonnes in functional unit 25 during five trips per month in August and September; 0,7 tonnes in functional unit 31 during 7 days in July.

Of which no more than 6 % may be taken in Functional Units 26 and 27 of ICES division 9a (NEP/*9U267).

Within the limits of the abovementioned TAC, no more than the following amount may be taken in Functional Unit 30 of ICES division 9a (NEP/*9U30): 120

By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.

Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.

Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France.

Exclusively for by-catches of plaice in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for plaice are permitted under this quota.

Special condition: of which up to 2 % may be fished in: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (POL/*8ABDE).