Reform history

## Section 1a

### Nafo regulatory AREA

#### Article 23a

##### Recovery measures for cod in NAFO divisions 2J3KL

Fishing vessels fishing for cod in the part of NAFO divisions 2J3KL covered by the NAFO Regulatory Area shall use gear with the following minimum mesh sizes:

(a) when using a sorting grid, as defined in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council (²²) – 130 mm; or

(b) 155 mm.

(da) Article 23a shall apply from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025 or until the date on which a Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/833 concerning recovery measures for cod in NAFO divisions 2J3KL becomes applicable, whichever is earlier;

| --- | --- | --- | --- |

| Spain | 5 919 | () () () | Analytical TAC |

| Portugal | 17 531 | () () () | |

| Union | 23 450 | () () () () | |

| TAC | 23 450 | () () () () | |

| (¹) This quota may be fished only from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. (²) Special condition: of which up to 969 tonnes may be taken in the area bounded by the following coordinates and the coast (ANE/*09AW): Point Latitude Longitude 1 36°00'00"N 5°36'00"W 2 36°00'00"N 11°00'00"W 3 37°01'20"N 8°59'47"W (³) Special condition: of which the following quantities, in addition to the quantity referred to in footnote 2 and after full use of that quantity, may be taken in the area referred to in footnote 2 in the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 September 2024 (ANE/*09AW2). Spain 1 926 Portugal 2 102 Union 4 028 (⁴) In the period from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025, this quota may be fished only in the part of subarea 9 north of the line connecting the following points (ANE/*09AW3): Point Latitude Longitude 1 36°00'00"N 11°00'00"W 2 37°01'20"N 8°59'47"W | | | |

| 1 | 36°00'00"N | 5°36'00"W | |

| 2 | 36°00'00"N | 11°00'00"W | |

| 3 | 37°01'20"N | 8°59'47"W | |

| Point | Latitude | Longitude | |

| 1 | 36°00'00"N | 11°00'00"W | |

| 2 | 37°01'20"N | 8°59'47"W | |

| Species: | Cod | Zone: | NAFO 2J3KL |

| --- | --- | --- | --- |

| *Gadus morhua* | (COD/N2J3KL) | | |

| Bulgaria | 0,001 | () () | Analytical TAC |

| Germany | 162,340 | () () | Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |

| Estonia | 28,937 | () () | Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |

| Spain | 150,098 | () () | |

| France | 23,363 | () () | |

| Latvia | 28,937 | () () | |

| Lithuania | 28,937 | () () | |

| Poland | 75,850 | () () | |

| Portugal | 234,372 | () () | |

| Romania | 2,165 | () () | |

| Union | 735 | () () | |

| TAC | 18 947 | | |

| (¹) This quota shall apply from 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2025. It may be fished only from 1 January 2025 to 30 June 2025. (²) No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota between 00:00 UTC 15 April 2025 and 23:59 UTC 30 June 2025. During this period, this species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250  kg or 5 %, whichever is greater. | | | |

7.1.An additional number of days at sea on which a fishing 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 in accordance with either Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (²⁶) or with Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 (²⁷). The Commission may consider permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances on a case by case basis, following a written and duly reasoned request from the Member State concerned. Such a request shall identify the fishing vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never resume fishing activities.

8.1.Three additional days on which a fishing vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated between 1 February 2024 and 31 January 2025 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 go beyond the requirements on data collection laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (²⁸) and its implementing rules concerning national programmes.