Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010Dangos y teitl llawn

[X1 Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010]

of 14 January 2010

fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks(1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) According to Article 43(3) of the Treaty, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.

(2) Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy(2) requires the Council to establish measures governing access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities, taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice and in particular reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).

(3) It is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TAC) by fishery or group of fisheries. Fishing opportunities should be distributed among Member States in such a way as to assure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each stock or fishery and having due regard to the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. Moreover, in order for the fishing opportunities to be optimal and applied in an effective way, certain conditions essential to and functionally linked to them should be fixed.

(4) The TACs should be established on the basis of the available scientific advice and by taking into account the biological and socio-economic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors. In this regard, it is necessary to take account of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meeting on 23 July 2009 with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture, the concerned Regional Advisory Councils and Member States and on 29 September 2009 with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture and the concerned Regional Advisory Councils.

(5) For stocks subject to specific multiannual plans, the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of hake, of Norway lobster, of sole in the Bay of Biscay, the Western Channel and the North Sea, of plaice in the North Sea, of herring to the west of Scotland and of cod in the Kattegat, North Sea, Skagerrak, eastern Channel, to the west of Scotland and in the Irish Sea should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of the Northern hake stock(3), Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian Peninsula(4), Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February 2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay(5), Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Western Channel(6), Council Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 of 11 June 2007 establishing a multiannual plan for fisheries exploiting stocks of plaice and sole in the North Sea(7), Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock(8), Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean(9) respectively.

(6) In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein must be identified.

(7) Fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations should not be included in the scope of this Regulation, with the exception of the operations carried out by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries.

(8) For certain species, such as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a serious risk to their conservation. Fishing opportunities for such species should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition to fish those species.

(9) It is necessary to establish the maximum allowable effort ceilings for 2010 in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, while taking into account Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 of 27 July 2009 excluding certain groups of vessels from the fishing effort regime laid down in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008(10).

(10) It is necessary, following the advice from the ICES, to maintain and revise a system to manage the fishing effort on sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV.

(11) In the light of the most recent scientific advice from the ICES and in accordance with the international commitments in the context of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Convention (NEAFC), it is necessary to limit the fishing effort on certain deep-sea species.

(12) Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with the Union legislation on the subject, and in particular with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States’ catches of fish(11), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels(12), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels(13), Article 21 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(14), Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits(15), Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms(16), Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks(17), 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(18), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems(19), 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(20), Council Regulation (EC) No 2115/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing a recovery plan for Greenland halibut in the framework of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation(21), Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Regulation (EC) No 388/2006, Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 of 21 December 2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing(22), Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea(23), Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species(24), Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, Council Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007 of 22 October 2007 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation(25), Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing(26), Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters(27), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1077/2008 of 3 November 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1966/2006 on electronic recording and reporting of fishing activities and on means of remote sensing(28), Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008, Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, 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 (recast)(29), 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 (recast)(30), 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 (recast)(31), Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy(32).

(13) In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway(33), the Faroe Islands(34) and Greenland(35), the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. The consultations with Greenland were concluded on 25 November 2009 with the establishment of the fishing opportunities available for 2010 for EU vessels in Greenland waters. The consultations with the Faroe Islands and Norway have not been finalised and the arrangements for 2010 with those partners are expected to be concluded early 2010. In order to avoid interruption of Union fishing activities whilst allowing for the necessary flexibility for the conclusion of those arrangements early 2010, it is appropriate for the Union to establish the fishing opportunities for stocks subject to those arrangements on a provisional basis awaiting their conclusion.

(14) The Union is a contracting party to several fisheries organisations and participates in other organisations as a cooperating non-party. Moreover, by virtue of the 2003 Act of Accession fisheries agreements previously concluded by the Republic of Poland, such as the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock resources in the central Bering Sea, are as from the date of accession of Poland to the European Union managed by the Union. Those fisheries organisations have recommended the introduction for 2010 of a number of measures, including fishing opportunities for EU vessels. Those fishing opportunities should be implemented by the Union.

(15) The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) failed to adopt catch limitations for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna at its Annual Meeting in 2009, and although the Union is not a member of the IATTC, it is necessary to regulate the fishing opportunities for resource under the jurisdiction of the IATTC in order to ensure its sustainable management.

(16) At its Annual Meeting in 2009, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted tables indicating the under-utilisation and over-utilisation of the fishing possibilities of the ICCAT contracting parties. In that context, ICCAT adopted a decision observing that during the year 2008, the Union had under-exploited its quota for Northern and Southern swordfish, bigeye tuna and Northern albacore. In order to respect the adjustments to the Union quotas established by the ICCAT, it is necessary for the distribution of the fishing opportunities arising from this under-utilisation to be carried out on the basis of the respective contribution of each Member State towards the under-utilisation without modifying the distribution key established in this Regulation concerning the annual allocation of TACs. At the same meeting the recovery plan for bluefin tuna was amended. ICCAT further adopted a recommendation on the conservation of bigeye thresher sharks. In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks it is necessary to implement those measures.

(17) During the Third International Meeting, held in May 2007, for the creation of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) in the high seas of the South Pacific, the participants adopted interim measures, including fishing opportunities, in order to regulate pelagic fishing activities as well as bottom fisheries in that area until the establishment of such RFMO. Those measures were revised during the Eighth International Meeting for the creation of that SPRFMO held in November 2009. According to the agreement reached by the participants, those interim measures are voluntary and are not legally binding under international law. It is nevertheless advisable, in the light of the related provisions of the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement, to incorporate those measures into Union law.

(18) At its Annual Meeting in 2009, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted catch limits for two additional fish stocks in the SEAFO Convention Area. It is necessary to implement those catch limits into Union law.

(19) For continuity reasons, certain third-country fishing vessels should be allowed to fish in EU waters under certain conditions and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and its implementing provisions.

(20) Within the context of establishing fishing opportunities and in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, the Council may, on the basis of information provided by Member States and assessed by the STECF, exclude certain groups of vessels from the effort regime established in that Regulation, provided that appropriate data is available on cod catches and discards of the vessels concerned, that the percentage of cod catches does not exceed 1,5 % of the total catches of the group of vessels and that the inclusion of the group in the effort regime would constitute an administrative burden disproportionate to its overall impact on cod stocks. Poland provided information on the cod catches by a group of vessels consisting of one vessel targeting saithe in the North Sea with bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm. The United Kingdom provided information on the cod catches of two groups of vessels using bottom trawls to the west of Scotland. On the basis of that information as assessed by STECF, it can be established that the cod catches, including discards, of those groups of vessels do not exceed 1,5 % of their total catches. Having moreover regard to control and monitoring measures in place ensuring the monitoring and control of the fishing activities of those groups of vessels and considering that the inclusion of these groups would constitute an administrative burden disproportionate to the overall impact of that inclusion on cod stocks, it is appropriate to exclude those groups of vessels from the application of Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008, thus allowing to establish the effort limits for the concerned Member States accordingly.

(21) In accordance with Article 291 of the Treaty, the measures necessary for the fixing of the catch limits for certain short-lived stocks should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(36) for reasons of urgency,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Editorial Information

X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 23/2010 of 14 January 2010 fixing for 2010 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required and amending Regulations (EC) No 1359/2008, (EC) No 754/2009, (EC) No 1226/2009 and (EC) No 1287/2009 (Official Journal of the European Union L 21 of 26 January 2010).

TITLE I U.K. SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1 U.K. Subject matter

1. This Regulation fixes the following fishing opportunities and the conditions functionally linked to the use of those fishing opportunities:

• for the year 2010, fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and

• for the year 2011, certain effort limitations, and, for the periods set out in Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II and in Annexes IE and V, fishing opportunities for certain Antarctic stocks.

F1 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Council Regulation (EU) No 219/2010 of 15 March 2010 amending Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 as regards the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and following the conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangements for 2010 with Norway and the Faroe Islands.

Article 2 U.K. Scope

1. If not otherwise provided for, this Regulation shall apply to:

(a) EU vessels; and

(b) fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, third countries (‘third-country vessels’) in EU waters.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation, except footnote 1 to the table set out in Part B of Annex V, shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quotas.

Article 3 U.K. Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

‘EU vessels’ means fishing vessels defined in Article 3(d) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b)

‘EU waters’ means waters defined in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(c)

‘total allowable catches’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;

(d)

‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, Member States or third countries;

(e)

‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

(f)

‘mesh size’ means the mesh size as determined in accordance with 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(37).;

(g)

‘EU fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(h)

‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Article 4 U.K. Fishing zones

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions shall apply:

(a)

ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 218/2009;

(b)

‘Skagerrak’ means the area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;

(c)

‘Kattegat’ means the area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;

(d)

‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the area of ICES zone IXa east of longitude 7^o 23' 48″ W;

(e)

CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/2009;

(f)

NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 217/2009;

(g)

SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean(38);

(h)

the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area is as defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas(39);

(i)

CCAMLR (Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area is as defined in Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(j)

the IATTC (Inter American Tropical Tuna Convention) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica(40);

(k)

the IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area is as defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission(41);

(l)

‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ means the high seas area south of 10^o N, north of the CCAMLR Convention Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement(42), and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;

(m)

the WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean(43).

(n)

‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ means the area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured.

TITLE II U.K. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS

CHAPTER I U.K. General provisions

Article 5 U.K. Catch limits and allocations

1. The catch limits for EU vessels in EU waters or in certain non-EU waters and the allocation of such catch limits among Member States and additional conditions in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are set out in Annex I.

2. EU vessels are hereby authorised to make catches, within the quota limits set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the conditions set out in Article 12 of and Annex III to this Regulation and in Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and its implementing provisions.

3. The Commission shall fix the catch limits for the fisheries on sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV according to the rules laid down in point 6 of Annex IID.

4. The Commission shall fix catch limits for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES zones V and XIV available to the Union at 7,7 % of the capelin TAC as soon as the TAC has been established.

5. Catch limits for the stock of Norway pout in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV and for the stock of sprat in EU waters of ICES zones IIa and IV may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2010.

6. As a consequence of a revision of the stock of Norway pout in accordance with paragraph 5, the catch limits for the stocks of whiting in EU waters of ICES zone IIa, IIIa and IV and for the stocks of haddock in EU waters of ICES zone IIa, III and IV may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 to take into account industrial by-catches in the Norway pout fishery.

7. The Commission may fix the catch limits for the stock of anchovy in ICES zone VIII in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2010.

Article 6 U.K. Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species:

(a)

basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all EU and non-EU waters;

(b)

angel shark (Squatina squatina) in all EU waters;

(c)

common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(d)

undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES zones VI, VII, VIII, IX and X, and

(e)

porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in international waters.

Article 7 U.K. Special provisions on allocations

1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in Annex I shall be without prejudice to:

(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

(b) reallocations made pursuant to Article 21(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 or pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008;

(c) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

(d) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

(e) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

2. Except where otherwise specified in Annex I of this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to precautionary TAC and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation to stocks subject to analytical TAC.

Article 8 U.K. Fishing effort limits

From 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011, the fishing effort measures laid down in:

(a)

Annex IIA shall apply for the management of certain stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak, that part of ICES zone IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES zones IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EU waters of ICES zones IIa and Vb;

(b)

Annex IIB shall apply for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES zones VIIIc and IXa with the exception of the Gulf of Cádiz;

(c)

Annex IIC shall apply for the management of the sole stock in ICES zone VIIe;

(d)

Annex IID shall apply for the management of sandeel stocks in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV.

Article 9 U.K. Catch and effort limits deep-sea fisheries

1. In addition to the catch limits laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008 of 28 November 2008 fixing for 2009 and 2010 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks(44), it shall be prohibited to catch and to retain on board, to tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut in excess of 100 kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea permit issued in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002.

2. Member States shall ensure that fishing activities which lead to catches and retention on board of more than 10 tonnes each calendar year of deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory shall be subject to a deep-sea fishing permit.

3. Member States shall ensure that for 2010 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits do not exceed 65 % of the average annual fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the Member State concerned in 2003 on trips when deep-sea fishing permits were held and/or deep-sea species, as listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, were caught. This paragraph shall apply only to fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of deep-sea species, other than greater silver smelt, were caught.

Article 10 U.K. Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

1. Fish from stocks for which catch limits are established shall be retained on board or landed only if:

(a) the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or

(b) the catches consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota has not been exhausted.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following fish may be retained on board and landed even if a Member State has no quotas or the quotas or shares are exhausted:

(a) species, other than herring and mackerel, where

(i)

they are caught mixed with other species with nets whose mesh size is less than 32 mm in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98; and

(ii)

the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing;

or

(b) mackerel, where

(i)

they are caught mixed with horse mackerel or pilchard;

(ii)

they do not exceed 10 % of the total weight of mackerel, horse mackerel and pilchard on board; and

(iii)

the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing.

3. All landings shall count against the quota or, if the Union quota has not been allocated between Member States by quotas, against the Union quota, except for catches made in accordance with paragraph 2.

4. The percentage of by-catches and their disposal shall be determined in accordance with Articles 4 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

Article 11 U.K. Restrictions on the use of certain fishing opportunities

During the period from 1 May to 31 July 2010 it shall be prohibited to fish for or retain on board any marine organisms other than herring, mackerel, pilchard/sardines, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting and argentines within the area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	52o 27' N	12o 19' W
2	52o 40' N	12o 30' W
3	52o 47' N	12o 39,600' W
4	52o 47' N	12o 56' W
5	52o 13,5' N	13o 53,830' W
6	51o 22' N	14o 24' W
7	51o 22' N	14o 03' W
8	52o 10' N	13o 25' W
9	52o 32' N	13o 07,500' W
10	52o 43' N	12o 55' W
11	52o 43' N	12o 43' W
12	52o 38,800' N	12o 37' W
13	52o 27' N	12o 23' W
14	52o 27' N	12o 19' W

Article 12 U.K. Unsorted landings in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa

1. When catch limits of a Member State for herring in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa are exhausted, vessels flying the flag of that Member State, registered in the Union and operating within the fisheries to which the relevant catch limitations apply shall be prohibited from landing catches which are unsorted and which contain herring.

2. Member States shall ensure that an adequate sampling programme is in place allowing an efficient monitoring of unsorted landings by species caught in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa.

3. Unsorted catches in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EU waters of ICES zone IIa shall be landed only at ports and landing locations where a sampling programme as referred to in paragraph 2 is in place.

Article 13 U.K. Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

CHAPTER II U.K. Fishing authorisation in third-country waters

Article 14 U.K. Fishing authorisations

1. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for EU vessels fishing in waters of a third country is set out in Annex III.

2. Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (swap) in the fishing areas set out in Annex III on the basis of Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Annex III, shall not be exceeded.

CHAPTER III U.K. Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Section 1 U.K. ICCAT convention Area

Article 15 U.K. Limitations to the number of vessels authorised to fish for bluefin tuna

The maximum number of the following vessels shall be limited as set out in Annex IV:

• EU bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic;

• 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;

• EU vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm.

Article 16 U.K. Additional conditions to the bluefin tuna quota allocated in Annex ID

In addition to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009, purse-seine fishing for bluefin tuna shall be prohibited in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean during the period from 15 April to 15 May 2010.

Article 17 U.K. Recreational and sport fisheries

Member States shall allocate a specific quota of bluefin tuna for recreational and sport fisheries from their quotas allocated set out in Annex ID.

Article 18 U.K. Sharks

1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) in any fishery shall be prohibited.

2. It shall be prohibited to undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the genus Alopias.

Section 2 U.K. CCAMLR convention Area

Article 19 U.K. Prohibitions and catch limitations

1. Direct fishing of the species set out in Annex V, Part A, shall be prohibited in the zones and during the periods set out in that Annex.

2. For new and exploratory fisheries, the catch and by-catch limits set out in Annex V, Part B, shall apply in the subareas set out in that Part.

Article 20 U.K. Exploratory fisheries

1. Fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in a Member State that have been notified to CCAMLR in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 outside areas of national jurisdiction.

2. With regard to FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 total catch and by-catch limits per subarea and division, and their distribution among Small Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them, shall be as set out in Annex V, Part B. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified catch limit, and that SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.

3. Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 m.

Article 21 U.K. Krill fishery during the 2010/2011 fishing season

1. Only those Member States which are Members of the CCAMLR Commission may fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2010/2011 fishing season. If such a Member State intends to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission in accordance with Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1 June 2010:

(a) of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Annex V, Part C;

(b) of the net configuration form, using the format laid down in Annex V, Part D.

2. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each vessel to be authorised by the Member State to participate in the krill fishery.

3. Member States intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall only notify authorised vessels flying its flag at the time of the notification.

4. Member States shall be entitled to authorise participation in a krill fishery by a vessel other than those notified to CCAMLR in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, if an authorised vessel is prevented from participation due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure. In such circumstances the Member State concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing:

(a) full details of the intended replacement vessel(s) referred to in paragraph 2, including information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(b) a comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.

5. Member States shall not authorise a vessel on either of the CCAMLR IUU Vessel Lists to participate in krill fisheries.

Article 22 U.K. Closure of all fisheries

1. Following notification by the CCAMLR Secretariat of the closure of a fishery due to the exhaustion of the TAC as set out in Annex IE, Member States shall ensure that all vessels flying their flag and fishing in the area, management area, subarea, division, SSRU or other management unit, subject to the closure notice, shall remove all their fishing gear from the water by the notified closure date and time.

2. On receipt of such notification by the vessel, no further longlines may be set within 24 hours of the notified date and time. If such notification is received less than 24 hours before the closure date and time, no further longlines may be set following receipt of that notification.

3. In the case of closure of the fishery referred to in paragraph 1, all vessels shall depart from the fishing area as soon as all fishing gear has been removed from the water.

4. Where a vessel is unable to remove all its fishing gear from the water by the notified closure date and time for reasons relating to:

(a) the safety of the vessel and crew;

(b) the limitations which may arise from adverse weather conditions;

(c) sea-ice cover; or

(d) the need to protect the Antarctic marine environment,

the vessel shall notify its flag Member State of the situation. The Member States shall promptly notify the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission. The vessel shall nonetheless make all reasonable efforts to remove all its fishing gear from the water as soon as possible.

5. If paragraph 4 applies, Member States shall carry out an investigation of the vessel’s actions and, according to its domestic procedures, report the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission of its findings no later than before the next CCAMLR meeting. The final report shall assess whether the vessel made all reasonable efforts to remove all its fishing gear from the water:

(a) by the notified closure date and time; and

(b) as soon as possible after the notification referred to in paragraph 4.

6. Where a vessel does not depart from the closed area as soon as all fishing gear has been removed from the water, the flag Member State shall ensure that the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission are informed.

Section 3 U.K. IOTC Area

Article 23 U.K. Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area

1. The maximum number of EU vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage (GT) shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VI.

2. The maximum number of EU vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Area and the corresponding capacity in GT shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.

3. Member States may change the number of vessels referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 by gear type provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved.

4. Member States shall ensure that, where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC Record of Vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna regional fisheries organisations. No vessels featuring on the list of vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities (IUU vessels) of any regional fisheries management organisation may be transferred.

5. In order to take into account the implementation of the development plans submitted to the IOTC, Member States may only increase the limitations of fishing capacity, as mentioned in this Article, within the limits set out in those development plans.

Section 4 U.K. SPRFMO convention Area

Article 24 U.K. Pelagic fisheries – capacity limitation

Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 shall limit the total level of GT of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2010 to the levels of total 78 610 GT in the SPRFMO Convention Area in such manner that sustainable exploitation of the pelagic fishery resources in South Pacific is ensured.

Article 25 U.K. Pelagic fisheries - catch limits

1. Only Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in the years 2007, 2008 or 2009, as referred to in Article 24, may fish for pelagic stocks in this Area in accordance with the catch limits set out in Annex IJ.

2. Member States shall notify the Commission on a monthly basis of the names and characteristics, including GT, of their vessels engaged in the fishery referred to in this Article.

3. For the purpose of monitoring the fishery referred to in this Article, Member States shall send to the Commission, for forwarding to the SPRFMO Interim Secretariat, records from vessel monitoring systems (VMS), monthly catch reports and, where available, port calls at the latest by the fifteenth day of the following month.

Article 26 U.K. Bottom fisheries

Member States shall limit bottom fishing effort or catch in the SPRFMO Convention Area to the average annual levels over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 in terms of the number of fishing vessels and other parameters that reflect the level of catch, fishing effort and fishing capacity and to only those parts of the SPRFMO Convention Area where bottom fisheries has occurred during the previous fishing season.

Section 5 U.K. IATTC convention Area

Article 27 U.K. Purse-seine fisheries

1. The fishing by purse-seine vessels for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited:

(a) either from 29 July to 28 September 2010 or from 10 November 2010 to 18 January 2011 in the area defined by the following limits:

• (a) the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

• longitude 150° W,

• latitude 40° N,

• latitude 40° S;

(b) from 29 September to 29 October 2010 in the area defined by the following limits:

• (b) longitude 94° W,

• longitude 110° W,

• latitude 3° N,

• latitude 5° S.

2. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1(a) before 1 April 2010. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the period selected.

3. Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Regulatory Area shall retain on board and then land all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception shall be the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.

Section 6 U.K. SEAFO convention Area

Article 28 U.K. Measures for the protection of deep water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited: skates (Rajidae), spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi), shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus), great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), ghost catshark (Apristurus manis), velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus) and deep-sea sharks of super-order Selachimorpha.

Section 7 U.K. WCPFC convention Area

Article 29 U.K. Fishing effort limitations for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore

Member States shall ensure that the total fishing effort for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) and south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area is limited to the fishing effort provided for in fisheries partnership agreements between the Union and coastal States in the region.

Article 30 U.K. Closed area for FAD fishing

1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, fishing activities of purse-seine vessels making use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be prohibited between 00:00 hours on 1 July 2010 and 24:00 hours on 30 September 2010. During this period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention Area if it carries onboard an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel:

(a) deploy or service a FAD or associated electronic device;

(b) fish on schools in association with FADs.

2. All purse-seine vessels fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall retain onboard and land or tranship all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught.

3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply in the following cases:

(a) in the final set of a trip, if the vessel has insufficient well space left to accommodate all fish;

(b) where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than those connected with size; or

(c) when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.

[F2 Article 30a U.K. Closed areas for purse-seine fisheries

The fishing by purse-seine vessels for bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna shall be prohibited in the following high seas areas:

(a)

the international waters enclosed by the boundaries of the exclusive economic zones of Indonesia, Palau, Micronesia and Papua New Guinea;

(b)

the international waters enclosed by the boundaries of the exclusive economic zones of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) No 219/2010 of 15 March 2010 amending Regulation (EU) No 53/2010 as regards the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and following the conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangements for 2010 with Norway and the Faroe Islands.

Article 31 U.K. Limitations to the number of vessels authorised to fish swordfish

The maximum number of EU vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area shall be as indicated in Annex VII.

Section 8 U.K. Bering Sea

Article 32 U.K.

Prohibition to fish in the high seas of the Bering Sea

Fishing for pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.

TITLE III U.K. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS

Article 33 U.K. Catch limits

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches in EU waters within the catch limits set out in Annex I and subject to the conditions provided for in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and in this Title.

Article 34 U.K. Fishing authorisations

1. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in EU waters is laid down in Annex VIII.

2. Fish from stocks for which catch limits are fixed shall not be retained on board or landed unless the catches have been taken by third-country vessels having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.

Article 35 U.K. Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species:

(a)

basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all EU waters;

(b)

angel shark (Squatina squatina) in all EU waters;

(c)

common skate (Dipturus batis) in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X; and

(d)

undulate ray (Raja undulata) and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in EU waters of ICES zones VI, VII, VIII, IX and X.

TITLE IV U.K. FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 36 U.K. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008

In Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008, the entry concerning roundnose grenadier in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of ICES subarea III is replaced by the following:

a No directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be conducted in ICES zone IIIa pending consultations between the European Union and Norway.’
‘Species:	Roundnose grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris		Zone:	Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of IIIa(RNG/03-)
Year	2009	2010
Denmark	804	804
Germany	5	5
Sweden	41	41
EC	850	850

Article 37 U.K. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, the following points are added:

‘c)

the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009, targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Minch (ICES statistical rectangles 42 E3, 42 E4, 43 E3, 43 E4, 44 E3, 44 E4, 45 E3);

d)

the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009, targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Firth of Clyde (ICES statistical rectangles 39 E5 and 40 E5);

e)

the group of vessels flying the flag of Poland, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from Poland dated 24 April 2009 as completed by correspondence dated 11 July 2009, targeting saithe and using bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm in the North Sea and EU waters of ICES zone IIa with full-time observer coverage.’.

Article 38 U.K. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009 of 20 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2010(45) is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2 Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (“Community vessels”) operating in the Baltic Sea.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quotas.’

Article 39 U.K. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009 of 27 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2010(46) is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2 Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (“Community vessels”) operating in the Black Sea.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quota.’

Article 40 U.K. Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2010.

Where the fishing opportunities for the CCAMLR Convention Area are set for periods starting before 1 January 2010, Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II and Annexes IE and V shall apply with effect from the beginning of the respective periods of application of those fishing opportunities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I U.K. CATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST AND FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (iN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

All catch limits set out in this Annex shall be considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 5 of this Regulation and shall therefore be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 thereof.

The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.

Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. The following table of correspondences of Latin names and common names is given for the purposes of this Regulation:

Scientific name	Alpha-3 code	Common name
Amblyraja radiata	RJR	Starry ray
Ammodytes spp.	SAN	Sandeels
Argentina silus	ARU	Greater silver smelt
Beryx spp.	ALF	Alfonsinos
Brosme brosme	USK	Tusk
Centrophorus squamosus	GUQ	Leafscale gulper shark
Centroscymnus coelolepis	CYO	Portuguese dogfish
Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens	CRR	Deep sea red crab
Champsocephalus gunnari	ANI	Antarctic icefish
Chionoecetes spp.	PCR	Snow crab
Clupea harengus	HER	Herring
Coryphaenoides rupestris	RNG	Roundnose grenadier
Dalatias licha	SCK	Kitefin shark
Deania calcea	DCA	Birdbeak dogfish
Dipturus batis	RJB	Common skate
Dissostichus eleginoides	TOP	Patagonian toothfish
Engraulis encrasicolus	ANE	Anchovy
Etmopterus princeps	ETR	Great lanternshark
Etmopterus pusillus	ETP	Smooth lanternshark
Euphausia superba	KRI	Krill
Gadus morhua	COD	Cod
Galeorhinus galeus	GAG	Tope shark
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	WIT	Witch flounder
Hippoglossoides platessoides	PLA	American plaice
Hippoglossus hippoglossus	HAL	Atlantic halibut
Hoplostethus atlanticus	ORY	Orange roughy
Illex illecebrosus	SQI	Shortfin squid
Lamna nasus	POR	Porbeagle
Lepidonotothen squamifrons	NOS	Grey rockcod
Lepidorhombus spp.	LEZ	Megrims
Leucoraja circularis	RJI	Sandy ray
Leucoraja fullonica	RJF	Shagreen ray
Leucoraja naevus	RJN	Cuckoo ray
Limanda ferruginea	YEL	Yellowtail flounder
Limanda limanda	DAB	Dab
Lophiidae	ANF	Anglerfish
Macrourus spp.	GRV	Grenadiers
Makaira nigricans	BUM	Blue marlin
Mallotus villosus	CAP	Capelin
Martialia hyadesi	SQS	Squid
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	HAD	Haddock
Merlangius merlangus	WHG	Whiting
Merluccius merluccius	HKE	Hake
Micromesistius poutassou	WHB	Blue whiting
Microstomus kitt	LEM	Lemon sole
Molva dypterygia	BLI	Blue ling
Molva molva	LIN	Ling
Nephrops norvegicus	NEP	Norway lobster
Pandalus borealis	PRA	Northern prawn
Paralomis spp.	PAI	Crabs
Penaeus spp.	PEN	‘Penaeus’ shrimps
Platichthys flesus	FLE	Flounder
Pleuronectes platessa	PLE	Plaice
Pleuronectiformes	FLX	Flatfish
Pollachius pollachius	POL	Pollack
Pollachius virens	POK	Saithe
Psetta maxima	TUR	Turbot
Raja brachyura	RJH	Blonde ray
Raja clavata	RJC	Thornback ray
Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis	JAD	Norwegian skate
Raja microocellata	RJE	Small-eyed ray
Raja montagui	RJM	Spotted ray
Raja undulata	RJA	Undulate ray
Rajiformes - Rajidae	SRX-RAJ	Skates and rays
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	GHL	Greenland halibut
Rostroraja alba	RJA	White skate
Scomber scombrus	MAC	Mackerel
Scophthalmus rhombus	BLL	Brill
Sebastes spp.	RED	Redfish
Solea solea	SOL	Common sole
Soleidae.	SOX	Sole
Sprattus sprattus	SPR	Sprat
Squalus acanthias	DGS	Spurdog/dogfish
Tetrapturus albidus	WHM	White marlin
Thunnus maccoyii	SBF	Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus obesus	BET	Bigeye tuna
Thunnus thynnus	BFT	Bluefin tuna
Trachurus spp.	JAX	Horse mackerel
Trisopterus esmarkii	NOP	Norway pout
Urophycis tenuis	HKW	White hake
Xiphias gladius	SWO	Swordfish

The following table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given exclusively for explanatory purposes:

Alfonsinos	ALF	Beryx spp.
American plaice	PLA	Hippoglossoides platessoides
Anchovy	ANE	Engraulis encrasicolus
Anglerfish	ANF	Lophiidae
Antarctic icefish	ANI	Champsocephalus gunnari
Atlantic halibut	HAL	Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Bigeye tuna	BET	Thunnus obesus
Birdbeak dogfish	DCA	Deania calcea
Blonde ray	RJH	Raja brachyura
Blue ling	BLI	Molva dypterygia
Blue marlin	BUM	Makaira nigricans
Blue whiting	WHB	Micromesistius poutassou
Bluefin tuna	BFT	Thunnus thynnus
Brill	BLL	Scophthalmus rhombus
Capelin	CAP	Mallotus villosus
Cod	COD	Gadus morhua
Common skate	RJB	Dipturus batis
Common sole	SOL	Solea solea
Crabs	PAI	Paralomis spp.
Cuckoo ray	RJN	Leucoraja naevus
Dab	DAB	Limanda limanda
Deep sea red crab	CRR	Chaceon (Geryon) quinquedens
Flatfish	FLX	Pleuronectiformes
Flounder	FLE	Platichthys flesus
Great lanternshark	ETR	Etmopterus princeps
Greater silver smelt	ARU	Argentina silus
Greenland halibut	GHL	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Grenadiers	GRV	Macrourus spp.
Grey rockcod	NOS	Lepidonotothen squamifrons
Haddock	HAD	Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Hake	HKE	Merluccius merluccius
Herring	HER	Clupea harengus
Horse mackerel	JAX	Trachurus spp.
Kitefin shark	SCK	Dalatias licha
Krill	KRI	Euphausia superba
Leafscale gulper shark	GUQ	Centrophorus squamosus
Lemon sole	LEM	Microstomus kitt
Ling	LIN	Molva molva
Mackerel	MAC	Scomber scombrus
Megrims	LEZ	Lepidorhombus spp.
Northern prawn	PRA	Pandalus borealis
Norway lobster	NEP	Nephrops norvegicus
Norway pout	NOP	Trisopterus esmarkii
Norwegian skate	JAD	Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis
Orange roughy	ORY	Hoplostethus atlanticus
Patagonian toothfish	TOP	Dissostichus eleginoides
‘Penaeus’ shrimps	PEN	Penaeus spp.
Plaice	PLE	Pleuronectes platessa
Pollack	POL	Pollachius pollachius
Porbeagle	POR	Lamna nasus
Portuguese dogfish	CYO	Centroscymnus coelolepis
Redfish	RED	Sebastes spp.
Roundnose grenadier	RNG	Coryphaenoides rupestris
Saithe	POK	Pollachius virens
Sandeels	SAN	Ammodytes spp.
Sandy ray	RJI	Leucoraja circularis
Shagreen ray	RJF	Leucoraja fullonica
Shortfin squid	SQI	Illex illecebrosus
Skates and rays	SRX-RAJ	Rajiformes - Rajidae
Small-eyed ray	RJE	Raja microocellata
Smooth lanternshark	ETP	Etmopterus pusillus
Snow crab	PCR	Chionoecetes spp.
Sole	SOX	Soleidae
Southern bluefin tuna	SBF	Thunnus maccoyii
Spotted ray	RJM	Raja montagui
Sprat	SPR	Sprattus sprattus
Spurdog/dogfish	DGS	Squalus acanthias
Squid	SQS	Martialia hyadesi
Starry ray	RJR	Amblyraja radiata
Swordfish	SWO	Xiphias gladius
Thornback ray	RJC	Raja clavata
Tope shark	GAG	Galeorhinus galeus
Turbot	TUR	Psetta maxima
Tusk	USK	Brosme brosme
Undulate ray	RJA	Raja undulata
White hake	HKW	Urophycis tenuis
White marlin	WHM	Tetrapturus albidus
White skate	RJA	Rostroraja alba
Whiting	WHG	Merlangius merlangus
Witch flounder	WIT	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder	YEL	Limanda ferruginea

ANNEX IA Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EU waters of CECAF, French Guyana waters

a Provisional quota in accordance with Article 1(2).
Species:	SandeelAmmodytes spp.			Zone:	Norwegian waters of IV(SAN/04-N.)
Denmark		0	a
United Kingdom		0	a
EU		0	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Excluding waters within six miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
b To be taken in zone IV.]
[F3 Species :	Sandeel Ammodytidae			Zone:	EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV a (SAN/2A3A4.)
Denmark		167 436
United Kingdom		3 660
Germany		256
Sweden		6 148
EU		177 500
Norway		20 000	b
Faroe		2 500	b
TAC		200 000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	Greater silver smeltArgentina silus			Zone:	EU and international waters of I and II(ARU/1/2.)
Germany		30
France		10
The Netherlands		24
United Kingdom		48
EU		112
TAC		112			Precautionary TAC

Species:	Greater silver smeltArgentina silus			Zone:	EU waters of III and IV(ARU/3/4.)
Denmark		1 134
Germany		11
France		8
Ireland		8
The Netherlands		53
Sweden		44
United Kingdom		20
EU		1 278
TAC		1 278			Precautionary TAC

Species:	Greater silver smeltArgentina silus			Zone:	EU and international waters of V, VI and VII(ARU/567.)
Germany		389
France		8
Ireland		360
The Netherlands		4 057
United Kingdom		285
EU		5 099
TAC		5 099			Precautionary TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	TuskBrosme brosme			Zone:	EU and international waters of I, II and XIV(USK/1214EI.)
Germany		6	a
France		6	a
United Kingdom		6	a
Others		3	a
EU		21	a
TAC		21			Analytical TAC

Species:	TuskBrosme brosme			Zone:	EU waters of III(USK/03-C.)
Denmark		12
Sweden		6
Germany		6
EU		24
TAC		24			Analytical TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	TuskBrosme brosme			Zone:	EU waters of IV(USK/04-C.)
Denmark		53
Germany		16
France		37
Sweden		5
United Kingdom		80
Others		5	a
EU		196
TAC		196			Analytical TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
b To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII.
c Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. 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 Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.
d Including ling. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 140 tonnes, and tusk 2 923 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes ad may only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII.]
[F3 Species :	Tusk Brosme brosme			Zone:	EU and international waters of V, VI and VII (USK/567EI)
Germany		4
Spain		14
France		172
Ireland		17
United Kingdom		83
Others		4	a
EU		294
Norway b		2 923	c d
TAC		3 217			Analytical TAC

[F3 Species :	Tusk Brosme brosme			Zone:	Norwegian waters of IV (USK/04-N.)
Belgium		0
Denmark		165
Germany		1
France		0
The Netherlands		0
United Kingdom		4
EU		170
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.]

a Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
b To be taken in Skagerrak.]
[F3 Species :	Herring a Clupea harengus			Zone:	IIIa (HER/03A.)
Denmark		14 010
Germany		224
Sweden		14 656
EU		28 890
Faroe Islands		450	b
TAC		33 855			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States must inform the Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between IVa and IVb.
b May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
[F3 Species :	Herring a Clupea harengus			Zone:	EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′N (HER/4AB.)
Denmark		22 497
Germany		14 147
France		9 653
The Netherlands		21 581
Sweden		1 672
United Kingdom		24 223
EU		93 773
Norway		47 647	b
TAC		164 300			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Special condition:

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

	Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/*04N-)
EU	50 000]

a By-catches of cod, haddock, Pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.]
[F3 Species :	Herring Clupea harengus			Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HER/04-N.)
Sweden		846	a
EU		846
TAC		164 300			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.]
[F3 Species :	Herring a Clupea harengus			Zone:	By-catches in IIIa (HER/03A-BC)
Denmark		6 424
Germany		57
Sweden		1 034
EU		7 515
TAC		7 515			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.]
[F3 Species :	Herring a Clupea harengus			Zone:	By-catches in IV, VIId and in EU waters of IIa (HER/2A47DX)
Belgium		67
Denmark		13 008
Germany		67
France		67
The Netherlands		67
Sweden		64
United Kingdom		247
EU		13 587
TAC		13 587			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
b Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a 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.
c Up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in IVb. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (HER/*04B.).]
[F3 Species :	Herring a Clupea harengus			Zone:	VIId; IVc b (HER/4CXB7D)
Belgium		7 100	c
Denmark		321	c
Germany		202	c
France		5 235	c
The Netherlands		8 193	c
United Kingdom		1 830	c
EU		22 881
TAC		164 300			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Reference is to the herring stock in VIa, north of 56° 00′N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07° 00′W and north of 55° 00′N, excluding the Clyde.
b This quota may only be taken in VIa north of 56° 30′N.]
[F3 Species :	Herring Clupea harengus			Zone:	EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN a (HER/5B6ANB)
Germany		2 656
France		503
Ireland		3 589
The Netherlands		2 656
United Kingdom		14 356
EU		23 760
Faroe Islands		660	b
TAC		24 420			Analytical TAC

a Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56° 00' N and west of 07° 00' W.
Species:	HerringClupea harengus			Zone:	VIIb, VIIc; VIaSa(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland		6 774
The Netherlands		677
EU		7 451
TAC		7 451			Analytical TAC

a 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 and Corsewall Point.
Species:	HerringClupea harengus			Zone:	VI Clydea(HER/06ACL.)
United Kingdom		720
EU		720
TAC		720			Precautionary TAC

a This zone is reduced by the area added to VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk 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.
Species:	HerringClupea harengus			Zone:	VIIaa(HER/07A/MM)
Ireland		1 250
United Kingdom		3 550
EU		4 800
TAC		4 800			Analytical TAC

Species:	HerringClupea harengus			Zone:	VIIe and VIIf(HER/7EF.)
France		500
United Kingdom		500
EU		1 000
TAC		1 000			Precautionary TAC

a 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.
Species:	HerringClupea harengus			Zone:	VIIga, VIIha, VIIja and VIIka(HER/7G-K.)
Germany		113
France		627
Ireland		8 770
The Netherlands		627
United Kingdom		13
EU		10 150
TAC		10 150			Analytical TAC

Species:	AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus			Zone:	VIII(ANE/08.)
Spain		6 300
France		700
EU		7 000
TAC		7 000			Analytical TAC

Species:	AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus			Zone:	IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANE/9/3411)
Spain		3 826
Portugal		4 174
EU		8 000
TAC		8 000			Analytical TAC

a The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 1 of the Appendix to this Annex.
b In addition to this quota, Member States may allow vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries to make additional catches within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, provided that: the vessel makes use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), associated to a system of sensors, that record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessel, all catches of cod with that vessel are counted against the quota, including those fish below the minimum landing size, the additional catches are limited to 30 % of the normal catch limit applicable to such a vessel or to an amount which is justified as being capable of ensuring that there will be no increase in the fishing mortality of the cod stock, where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in the initiative is not complying with the above conditions, the Member State shall withdraw the additional catches granted to that vessel and exclude it from any further participation in this initiative.]
[F3 Species :	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	Skagerrak (COD/03AN.)
Belgium		12	a b
Denmark		3 835	a b
Germany		96	a b
The Netherlands		24	a b
Sweden		671	a b
EU		4 638
TAC		4 793			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	CodGadus morhua			Zone:	Kattegat(COD/03AS.)
Denmark		234
Germany		5
Sweden		140
EU		379
TAC		379			Analytical TAC

a The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 1 of the Appendix to this Annex.
b In addition to this quota, Member States may allow vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries to make additional catches within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, provided that: the vessel makes use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), associated to a system of sensors, that record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessel, all catches of cod with that vessel are counted against the quota, including those fish below the minimum landing size, the additional catches are limited to 30 % of the normal catch limit applicable to such a vessel or to an amount which is justified as capable of ensuring that there will be no increase in the fishing mortality of the cod stock, where a MemberState detects that a vessel participating in the initiative is not complying with the above conditions, the MemberState shall withdraw the additional catches granted to that vessel and exclude it from any further participation in this initiative.
c May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
[F3 Species :	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4)
Belgium		991	a b
Denmark		5 696	a b
Germany		3 612	a b
France		1 225	a b
The Netherlands		3 219	a b
Sweden		38	a b
United Kingdom		13 067	a b
EU		27 848	a
Norway		5 704	c
TAC		33 552			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Special condition:

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

	Norwegian waters of IV (COD/*04N-)
EU	24 204]

a By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for this species.]
[F3 Species :	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N (COD/04-N.)
Sweden		382	a
EU		382
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	CodGadus morhua			Zone:	VIb; EU and international waters of Vb west of 12° 00' W and of XII and XIV(COD/561214)
Belgium		0
Germany		1
France		13
Ireland		18
United Kingdom		48
EU		80
TAC		80			Precautionary TAC

Species:	CodGadus morhua			Zone:	VIa; EU and international waters of Vb east of 12° 00' W(COD/5B6A-C)
Belgium		0
Germany		4
France		38
Ireland		53
United Kingdom		145
EU		240
TAC		240			Analytical TAC

Species:	CodGadus morhua			Zone:	VIIa(COD/07A.)
Belgium		9
France		25
Ireland		444
The Netherlands		2
United Kingdom		194
EU		674
TAC		674			Analytical TAC

Species:	CodGadus morhua			Zone:	VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(COD/7XAD34)
Belgium		167
France		2 735
Ireland		825
The Netherlands		1
United Kingdom		295
EU		4 023
TAC		4 023			Analytical TAC

a The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 2 of the Appendix to this Annex.
b In addition to this quota, Member States may allow vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries to make additional catches within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, provided that: the vessel makes use of closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), associated to a system of sensors, that record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessel, all catches of cod with that vessel are counted against the quota, including those fish below the minimum landing size, the additional catches are limited to 30 % of the normal catch limit applicable to such a vessel or to an amount which is justified as being capable of ensuring that there will be no increase in the fishing mortality of the cod stock, where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in the initiative is not complying with the above conditions, the Member State shall withdraw the additional catches granted to that vessel and exclude it from any further participation in this initiative.]
[F3 Species :	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	VIId (COD/07D.)
Belgium		84	a b
France		1 641	a b
The Netherlands		49	a b
United Kingdom		181	a b
EU		1 955
TAC		1 955			Analytical TAC

Species:	PorbeagleLamna nasus			Zone:	EU waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII(POR/3-12)
Denmark		0
France		0
Germany		0
Ireland		0
Spain		0
United Kingdom		0
EU		0
TAC		Not relevant			Precautionary TAC

Species:	MegrimsLepidorhombus spp.			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV(LEZ/2AC4-C)
Belgium		5
Denmark		5
Germany		5
France		29
The Netherlands		23
United Kingdom		1 690
EU		1 757
TAC		1 757			Precautionary TAC

Species:	MegrimsLepidorhombus spp.			Zone:	VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(LEZ/561 214)
Spain		350
France		1 364
Ireland		399
United Kingdom		966
EU		3 079
TAC		3 079			Precautionary TAC

Species:	MegrimsLepidorhombus spp.			Zone:	VII(LEZ/07.)
Belgium		494
Spain		5 490
France		6 663
Ireland		3 029
United Kingdom		2 624
EU		18 300
TAC		18 300			Precautionary TAC

Species:	MegrimsLepidorhombus spp.			Zone:	VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(LEZ/8ABDE.)
Spain		1 176
France		949
EU		2 125
TAC		2 125			Precautionary TAC

Species:	MegrimsLepidorhombus spp.			Zone:	VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(LEZ/8C3411)
Spain		1 188
France		59
Portugal		40
EU		1 287
TAC		1 287			Analytical TAC

Species:	Dab and flounderLimanda limanda and Platichthys flesus			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV(D/F/2AC4-C)
Belgium		513
Denmark		1 927
Germany		2 890
France		200
The Netherlands		11 654
Sweden		6
United Kingdom		1 620
EU		18 810
TAC		18 810			Precautionary TAC

a Of which up to 5 % may be fished in VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/*561214)
Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV(ANF/2AC4-C)
Belgium		401	a
Denmark		884	a
Germany		432	a
France		82	a
The Netherlands		303	a
Sweden		10	a
United Kingdom		9 233	a
EU		11 345	a
TAC		11 345			Precautionary TAC

[F3 Species :	Anglerfish Lophiidae			Zone:	Norwegian waters of IV (ANF/04-N.)
Belgium		46
Denmark		1 182
Germany		19
The Netherlands		17
United Kingdom		276
EU		1 540
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.]

Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae			Zone:	VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(ANF/561214)
Belgium		200
Germany		228
Spain		214
France		2 462
Ireland		557
The Netherlands		193
United Kingdom		1 713
EU		5 567
TAC		5 567			Precautionary TAC

a Of which up to 5 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).
Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae			Zone:	VII(ANF/07.)
Belgium		2 984	a
Germany		333	a
Spain		1 186	a
France		19 149	a
Ireland		2 447	a
The Netherlands		386	a
United Kingdom		5 807	a
EU		32 292	a
TAC		32 292	a		Analytical TAC

Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae			Zone:	VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(ANF/8ABDE.)
Spain		1 387
France		7 721
EU		9 108
TAC		9 108			Analytical TAC

Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae			Zone:	VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANF/8C3411)
Spain		1 247
France		1
Portugal		248
EU		1 496
TAC		1 496			Analytical TAC

a Excluding an estimate of 264 tonnes of industrial by-catches.]
[F3 Species :	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	IIIa, EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId (HAD/3A/BCD)
Belgium		9
Denmark		1 551
Germany		99
The Netherlands		2
Sweden		183
EU		1 844	a
TAC		2 201			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Excluding an estimate of 746 tonnes of industrial by-catches.
[F3 Species :	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	IV; EU waters of IIa (HAD/2AC4.)
Belgium		200
Denmark		1 376
Germany		876
France		1 526
The Netherlands		150
Sweden		139
United Kingdom		22 698
EU		26 965	a
Norway		8 083
TAC		35 794			Analytical TAC

Special condition:

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

	Norwegian waters of IV (HAD/*04N-)
EU	20 613]

a By-catches of cod, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.]
[F3 Species :	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N (HAD/04-N.)
Sweden		707	a
EU		707
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	EU and international waters VIb, XII and XIV(HAD/6B1214)
Belgium		11
Germany		13
France		551
Ireland		393
United Kingdom		4 029
EU		4 997
TAC		4 997			Analytical TAC

Species:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	EU and international waters of Vb and VIa(HAD/5BC6A.)
Belgium		3
Germany		4
France		147
Ireland		438
United Kingdom		2 081
EU		2 673
TAC		2 673			Analytical TAC

Species:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(HAD/7X7A34)
Belgium		129
France		7 719
Ireland		2 573
United Kingdom		1 158
EU		11 579
TAC		11 579			Analytical TAC

Species:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	VIIa(HAD/07A.)
Belgium		23
France		103
Ireland		617
United Kingdom		681
EU		1 424
TAC		1 424			Precautionary TAC

a Excluding an estimate of 773 tonnes of industrial by-catch.]
[F3 Species :	Whiting Merlangius merlangus			Zone:	IIIa (WHG/03A.)
Denmark		232
The Netherlands		1
Sweden		25
EU		258	a
TAC		1 050			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a The use of this quota is subject to the conditions set out in point 3 of the Appendix to this Annex.
b Excluding an estimate of 1 063 tonnes of industrial by-catches.
c May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
[F3 Species :	Whiting Merlangius merlangus			Zone:	IV; EU waters of IIa (WHG/2AC4.)
Belgium		236	a
Denmark		1 022	a
Germany		266	a
France		1 536	a
The Netherlands		591	a
Sweden		2	a
United Kingdom		7 391	a
EU		11 044	b
Norway		790	c
TAC		12 897			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Special condition:

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

	Norwegian waters of IV (WHG/*04N-)
EU	8 203]

Species:	WhitingMerlangius merlangus			Zone:	VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(WHG/561 214)
Germany		3
France		53
Ireland		129
United Kingdom		246
EU		431
TAC		431			Analytical TAC

Species:	WhitingMerlangius merlangus			Zone:	VIIa(WHG/07A.)
Belgium		0
France		5
Ireland		91
The Netherlands		0
United Kingdom		61
EU		157
TAC		157			Analytical TAC

Species:	WhitingMerlangius merlangus			Zone:	VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk(WHG/7X7A.)
Belgium		133
France		8 180
Ireland		4 565
The Netherlands		66
United Kingdom		1 463
EU		14 407
TAC		14 407			Analytical TAC

Species:	WhitingMerlangius merlangus			Zone:	VIII(WHG/08.)
Spain		1 296
France		1 944
EU		3 240
TAC		3 240			Precautionary TAC

Species:	WhitingMerlangius merlangus			Zone:	IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(WHG/9/3411)
Portugal		588
EU		588
TAC		588			Precautionary TAC

a By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species.]
[F3 Species :	Whiting and Pollack Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius			Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N (W/P/04-N.)
Sweden		190	a
EU		190
TAC		Not relevant			Precautionary TAC

a Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
Species:	HakeMerluccius merluccius			Zone:	IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId(HKE/3A/BCD)
Denmark		1 531
Sweden		130
EU		1 661
TAC		1 661	a		Analytical TAC

a Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
Species:	HakeMerluccius merluccius			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV(HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium		28
Denmark		1 119
Germany		128
France		248
The Netherlands		64
United Kingdom		348
EU		1 935
TAC		1 935	a		Analytical TAC

a Transfers of this quota may be effected to EU waters of IIa and IV. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.
b Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
Species:	HakeMerluccius merluccius			Zone:	VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(HKE/571214)
Belgium		284	a
Spain		9 109
France		14 067	a
Ireland		1 704
The Netherlands		183	a
United Kingdom		5 553	a
EU		30 900
TAC		30 900	b		Analytical TAC

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

	VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(HKE/*8ABDE)
Belgium	37
Spain	1 469
France	1 469
Ireland	184
The Netherlands	18
United Kingdom	827
EU	4 004

a Transfers of this quota may be effected to IV and EU waters of IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.
b Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.
Species:	HakeMerluccius merluccius			Zone:	VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(HKE/8ABDE.)
Belgium		9	a
Spain		6 341
France		14 241
The Netherlands		18	a
EU		20 609
TAC		20 609	b		Analytical TAC

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

	VI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(HKE/*57-14)
Belgium	2
Spain	1 837
France	3 305
The Netherlands	6
EU	5 150

Species:	HakeMerluccius merluccius			Zone:	VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(HKE/8C3411)
Spain		5 952
France		571
Portugal		2 777
EU		9 300
TAC		9 300			Analytical TAC

[F3 Species :	Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou			Zone:	Norwegian waters of II and IV (WHB/4AB-N.)
Denmark		1 900
United Kingdom		100
EU		2 000
TAC		540 000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.]

a Of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1).
b May be fished in Faroese waters within the overall access quantity of 14 000 tonnes available to the EU (WHB/*05B-F).
c To be fished in EU waters of II, IVa, VIa north of 56° 30′N, VIb and VII west of 12°W. (WHB/*8CX34). The catch in IVa shall be no more than 40 000 tonnes.
d Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine ( Argentina spp.).
e Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine ( Argentina spp.).
f To be fished in EU waters of II, IVa, V, VIa north of 56° 30′N, VIb and VII west of 12° W. The catch in IVa shall be no more than 2 250 tonnes.]
[F3 Species :	Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou			Zone:	EU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV (WHB/1X14)
Denmark		10 128	a b
Germany		3 938	a b
Spain		8 586	a b
France		7 048	a b
Ireland		7 843	a b
The Netherlands		12 350	a b
Portugal		798	a b
Sweden		2 505	a b
United Kingdom		13 141	a b
EU		66 337	a b
Norway		59 900	c d
Faroe Islands		9 000	e f
TAC		540 000			Analytical TAC

a Of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2).
b May be fished in Faroese waters within the overall access quantity of 14 000 tonnes available to the EU (WHB/*05B-F).]
[F3 Species :	Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou			Zone:	VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3 411)
Spain		11 096
Portugal		2 774
EU		13 870	a b
TAC		540 000			Analytical TAC

a To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.
b The catch in IV shall be no more than 21 753 tonnes, i.e. 25 % of Norway's access level.
c To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands established under the Coastal States arrangement.
d May also be fished in VIb. The catch in IV shall be no more than 3 500 tonnes.]
[F3 Species :	Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou			Zone:	EU waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30N and VII west of 12°W (WHB/24A567)
Norway		88 701	a b
Faroe Islands		14 000	c d
TAC		540 000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	Lemon sole and witchMicrostomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV(L/W/2AC4-C)
Belgium		353
Denmark		973
Germany		125
France		266
The Netherlands		810
Sweden		11
United Kingdom		3 983
EU		6 521
TAC		6 521			Precautionary TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
b To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII.
c By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in EU waters of VIa north of 56° 30′N and VIb.]
[F3 Species :	Blue ling Molva dypterygia			Zone:	EU waters and international waters of VI, VII (BLI/67-)
Germany		18
Estonia		3
Spain		57
France		1 309
Ireland		5
Lithuania		1
Poland		1
United Kingdom		333
Others		5	a
EU		1 732
Norway		150	b
Faroe Islands		150	c
TAC		2 032			Analytical TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	LingMolva molva			Zone:	EU and international waters of I and II(LIN/1/2.)
Denmark		8
Germany		8
France		8
United Kingdom		8
Others		4	a
EU		38
TAC		38			Analytical TAC

a Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.
Species:	LingMolva molva			Zone:	IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId(LIN/03.)
Belgium		7	a
Denmark		51
Germany		7	a
Sweden		20
United Kingdom		7	a
EU		92
TAC		92			Analytical TAC

Species:	LingMolva molva			Zone:	EU waters of IV(LIN/04.)
Belgium		16
Denmark		243
Germany		150
France		135
The Netherlands		5
Sweden		10
United Kingdom		1 869
EU		2 428
TAC		2 428			Analytical TAC

Species:	LingMolva molva			Zone:	EU and international waters of V(LIN/05.)
Belgium		10
Denmark		6
Germany		6
France		6
United Kingdom		6
EU		34
TAC		34			Analytical TAC

a Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in Vb, VI and VII. 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 VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.
b Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 140 tonnes and tusk 2 923 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in zones Vb, VI and VII.
c Including tusk. To be fished in VIb and VIa north of 56° 30′N.
d Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in VIa and VIb. 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 VI shall not exceed 75 tonnes.]
[F3 Species :	Ling Molva molva			Zone:	EU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (LIN/6X14.)
Belgium		29
Denmark		5
Germany		107
Spain		2 156
France		2 299
Ireland		576
Portugal		5
United Kingdom		2 646
EU		7 824
Norway		6 140	a b
Faroe Islands		200	a d
TAC		14 164			Analytical TAC

[F3 Species :	Ling Molva molva			Zone:	Norwegian waters of IV (LIN/04-N.)
Belgium		6
Denmark		747
Germany		21
France		8
The Netherlands		1
United Kingdom		67
EU		850
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC]

a Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.
Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus			Zone:	IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId(NEP/3A/BCD)
Denmark		3 800
Germany		11	a
Sweden		1 359
EU		5 170
TAC		5 170			Precautionary TAC

Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV(NEP/2AC4-C)
Belgium		1 291
Denmark		1 291
Germany		19
France		38
The Netherlands		665
United Kingdom		21 384
EU		24 688
TAC		24 688			Analytical TAC

[F3 Species :	Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus			Zone:	Norwegian waters of IV (NEP/04-N.)
Denmark		1 135
Germany		1
UK		64
EU		1 200
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.]

Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus			Zone:	VI; EU and international waters of Vb(NEP/5BC6.)
Spain		33
France		130
Ireland		217
United Kingdom		15 677
EU		16 057
TAC		16 057			Analytical TAC

Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus			Zone:	VII(NEP/07.)
Spain		1 346
France		5 455
Ireland		8 273
United Kingdom		7 358
EU		22 432
TAC		22 432			Analytical TAC

Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus			Zone:	VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(NEP/8ABDE.)
Spain		234
France		3 665
EU		3 899
TAC		3 899			Analytical TAC

Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus			Zone:	VIIIc(NEP/08C.)
Spain		97
France		4
EU		101
TAC		101			Analytical TAC

Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus			Zone:	IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(NEP/9/3411)
Spain		84
Portugal		253
EU		337
TAC		337			Analytical TAC

[F3 Species :	Northern prawn Pandalus borealis			Zone:	IIIa (PRA/03A.)
Denmark		3 401
Sweden		1 832
EU		5 233
TAC		9 800			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.]

Species:	Northern prawnPandalus borealis			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV(PRA/2AC4-C)
Denmark		3 145
The Netherlands		29
Sweden		127
United Kingdom		932
EU		4 233
TAC		4 233			Analytical TAC

a By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.]
[F3 Species :	Northern prawn Pandalus borealis			Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N (PRA/04-N.)
Denmark		420
Sweden		138	a
EU		558
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than30 meters deep.
Species:	‘Penaeus’ shrimpsPenaeus spp			Zone:	French Guyana waters(PEN/FGU.)
France		4 108	a
EU		4 108	a
TAC		4 108	a		Precautionary TAC

[F3 Species :	Plaice Pleuronectes platessa			Zone:	Skagerrak (PLE/03AN.)
Belgium		56
Denmark		7 280
Germany		37
The Netherlands		1 400
Sweden		390
EU		9 163
TAC		9 350			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.]

[F3 Species :	Plaice Pleuronectes platessa			Zone:	Kattegat (PLE/03AS.)
Denmark		2 039
Germany		23
Sweden		229
EU		2 291
TAC		2 291			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.]

[F3 Species :	Plaice Pleuronectes platessa			Zone:	IV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (PLE/2A3AX4)
Belgium		3 665
Denmark		11 911
Germany		3 436
France		687
The Netherlands		22 907
United Kingdom		16 951
EU		59 557
Norway		4 268
TAC		63 825			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Special condition:

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

	Norwegian waters of IV (PLE/*04N-)
EU	24 439]

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa			Zone:	VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(PLE/561214)
France		10
Ireland		280
United Kingdom		417
EU		707
TAC		707			Precautionary TAC

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa			Zone:	VIIa(PLE/07A.)
Belgium		42
France		18
Ireland		1 063
The Netherlands		13
United Kingdom		491
EU		1 627
TAC		1 627			Analytical TAC

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa			Zone:	VIIb and VIIc(PLE/7BC.)
France		16
Ireland		64
EU		80
TAC		80			Analytical TAC

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa			Zone:	VIId and VIIe(PLE/7DE.)
Belgium		699
France		2 332
United Kingdom		1 243
EU		4 274
TAC		4 274			Analytical TAC

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa			Zone:	VIIf and VIIg(PLE/7FG.)
Belgium		67
France		120
Ireland		201
United Kingdom		63
EU		451
TAC		451			Analytical TAC

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa			Zone:	VIIh, VIIj and VIIk(PLE/7HJK.)
Belgium		7
France		14
Ireland		156
The Netherlands		27
United Kingdom		14
EU		218
TAC		218			Analytical TAC

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa			Zone:	VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(PLE/8/3411)
Spain		67
France		269
Portugal		67
EU		403
TAC		403			Precautionary TAC

Species:	PollackPollachius pollachius			Zone:	VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(POL/561214)
Spain		6
France		194
Ireland		57
United Kingdom		148
EU		405
TAC		405			Precautionary TAC

Species:	PollackPollachius pollachius			Zone:	VII(POL/07.)
Belgium		428
Spain		26
France		9 864
Ireland		1 051
United Kingdom		2 401
EU		13 770
TAC		13 770			Precautionary TAC

Species:	PollackPollachius pollachius			Zone:	VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(POL/8ABDE.)
Spain		257
France		1 255
EU		1 512
TAC		1 512			Precautionary TAC

Species:	PollackPollachius pollachius			Zone:	VIIIc(POL/08C.)
Spain		212
France		24
EU		236
TAC		236			Precautionary TAC

Species:	PollackPollachius pollachius			Zone:	IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POL/9/3411)
Spain		278
Portugal		10
EU		288
TAC		288			Precautionary TAC

a May only be taken in EU waters of IV and in IIIa. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.]
[F3 Species :	Saithe Pollachius virens			Zone:	IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc, and IIId (POK/2A34.)
Belgium		37
Denmark		4 357
Germany		11 002
France		25 891
The Netherlands		110
Sweden		599
United Kingdom		8 435
EU		50 431
Norway		56 613	a
TAC		107 044			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

[F3 Species :	Saithe Pollachius virens			Zone:	VI; EU and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV (POK/561 214)
Germany		660
France		6 556
Ireland		447
United Kingdom		3 443
EU		11 106
TAC		11 106			Analytical TAC]

a By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting shall be counted against the quota for these species.]
[F3 Species :	Saithe Pollachius virens			Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62°N (POK/04-N.)
Sweden		880	a
EU		880
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC

Species:	SaithePollachius virens			Zone:	VII, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POK/7/3411)
Belgium		6
France		1 428
Ireland		1 525
United Kingdom		452
EU		3 411
TAC		3 411			Precautionary TAC

Species:	Turbot and brillPsetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV(T/B/2AC4-C)
Belgium		347
Denmark		742
Germany		189
France		89
The Netherlands		2 633
Sweden		5
United Kingdom		732
EU		4 737
TAC		4 737			Precautionary TAC

a Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/2AC4-C), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.
b By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall.
c Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). Catches of this species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.
Species:	Skates and raysRajidae			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium		235	a b c
Denmark		9	a b c
Germany		12	a b c
France		37	a b c
The Netherlands		201	a b c
United Kingdom		903	a b c
EU		1 397	a c
TAC		1 397	c		Analytical TAC

a Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/03-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03-C.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03-C.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/03-C.) shall be reported separately.
b Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis). Catches of this species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.
Species:	Skates and raysRajidae			Zone:	EU waters of IIIa(SRX/03-C.)
Denmark		45	a b
Sweden		13	a b
EU		58	a b
TAC		58	b		Analytical TAC

a Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKXD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKXD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKXD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKXD), small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/67AKXD), sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately.
b Does not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis), Norwegian skate (Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis) and white skate (Rostroraja alba). Catches of these species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.
c Of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIId (SRX/*07D.).
Species:	Skates and raysRajidae			Zone:	EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k(SRX/67AKXD)
Belgium		1 209	a b c
Estonia		7	a b c
France		5 425	a b c
Germany		16	a b c
Ireland		1 747	a b c
Lithuania		28
Netherlands		5	a b c
Portugal		30	a b c
Spain		1 460	a b c
United Kingdom		3 460	a b c
EU		13 387	a b c
TAC		13 387	b		Analytical TAC

a Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/07D.) shall be reported separately.
b Does not apply to common skate (Dipturus batis) and undulate ray (Raja undulata). Catches of these species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.
c Of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD).
Species:	Skates and raysRajidae			Zone:	EU waters of VIId(SRX/07D)
Belgium		80	a b c
France		670	a b c
The Netherlands		4	a b c
United Kingdom		133	a b c
EU		887	a b c
TAC		887	b		Analytical TAC

a Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately.
b Does not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata), common skate (Dipturus batis) and white skate (Rostroraja alba). Catches of these species may not be retained on board and shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.
Species:	Skates and raysRajidae			Zone:	EU waters of VIII and IX(SRX/89-C.)
Belgium		11	a b
France		2 070	a b
Portugal		1 678	a b
Spain		1 688	a b
United Kingdom		12	a b
EU		5 459	a b
TAC		5 459	b		Analytical TAC

a Of which 350 tonnes are allocated to Norway and are to be taken in the EU waters of IIa and VI. In VI this quantity may only be fished with long-lines.]
[F3 Species :	Greenland Halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV; EU and international waters of Vb and VI (GHL/2A-C46)
Denmark		3
Germany		5
Estonia		3
Spain		3
France		49
Ireland		3
Lithuania		3
Poland		3
United Kingdom		189
EU		262	a
TAC		612			Analytical TAC

a In accordance with the Council and Commission Statement made at the meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers on 14 and 15 December 2009 concerning the fisheries in Norwegian waters, an amount of 7 234 tonnes, corresponding to the unutilised quota for 2009 in Norwegian waters of IV for this species, may be fished in addition to this quota in the EU waters of this TAC area.
b Including 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62°N(MAC/*04N-).
c When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, Pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.
d May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa.
e To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC of the amount of 39 054 tonnes. This quota may be fished in IVa only, except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in IIIa.
[F3 Species :	Mackerel Scomber scombrus			Zone:	IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId (MAC/2A34.)
Belgium		475
Denmark		12 529	a
Germany		495
France		1 496
The Netherlands		1 507
Sweden		4 485	b c
United Kingdom		1 395
EU		22 382	b d
Norway		103 374	e
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

	IIIa (MAC/*03A.)	IIIa and IVbc (MAC/*3A4BC)	IVb (MAC/*04B.)	IVc (MAC/*04C.)	VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 31 March and in December 2010 (MAC/*2A6.)
Denmark		4 130			5 012
France		490
The Netherlands		490
Sweden			390	10
United Kingdom		490
Norway	3 000				]

a May be fished in IIa, VIa north of 56° 30′N, IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.
b May be fished in VIa north of 56° 30′N, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh. May also be fished in EU waters of IVa north of 59°N from 1 January to 15 February and from 1September to 31 December.
[F3 Species :	Mackerel Scomber scombrus			Zone:	VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV (MAC/2CX14-)
Germany		18 793
Spain		20
Estonia		156
France		12 530
Ireland		62 641
Latvia		115
Lithuania		115
The Netherlands		27 405
Poland		1 323
United Kingdom		172 268
EU		295 366
Norway		11 626	a
Faroe Islands		4 536	b
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone specified and only during the periods 1 January to 15 February and 1 September to 31 December.

	IVa (MAC/*04A-C)	Norwegian waters of IVa (MAC/*04N-)
Germany	7 561	5 183
France	5 041	3 456
Ireland	25 204	17 278
The Netherlands	11 027	7 559
United Kingdom	69 313	47 516
EU	118 146	80 992]

a Quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor MemberState.
[F3 Species :	Mackerel Scomber scombrus			Zone:	VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/8C3 411)
Spain		27 919	a
France		185	a
Portugal		5 771	a
EU		33 875
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Special condition:

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

	VIIIb (MAC/*08B.)
Spain	2 345
France	16
Portugal	484]

a Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId only.
b Of which no more than 620 tonnes may be fished in IIIa.
Species:	Common soleSolea solea			Zone:	IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId(SOL/3A/BCD)
Denmark		588
Germany		34	a
The Netherlands		56	a
Sweden		22
EU		700
TAC		700	b		Analytical TAC

a May be fished only in EU waters of IV.]
[F3 Species :	Common sole Solea solea			Zone:	EU waters of II and IV (SOL/24.)
Belgium		1 171
Denmark		535
Germany		937
France		234
The Netherlands		10 571
United Kingdom		602
EU		14 050
Norway		50	a
TAC		14 100			Analytical TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea			Zone:	VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(SOL/561214)
Ireland		49
United Kingdom		12
EU		61
TAC		61			Precautionary TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea			Zone:	VIIa(SOL/07A.)
Belgium		186
France		2
Ireland		73
The Netherlands		58
United Kingdom		83
EU		402
TAC		402			Analytical TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea			Zone:	VIIb and VIIc(SOL/7BC.)
France		10
Ireland		35
EU		45
TAC		45			Precautionary TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea			Zone:	VIId(SOL/07D.)
Belgium		1 136
France		2 272
United Kingdom		811
EU		4 219
TAC		4 219			Analytical TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea			Zone:	VIIe(SOL/07E.)
Belgium		22
France		233
United Kingdom		363
EU		618
TAC		618			Analytical TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea			Zone:	VIIf and VIIg(SOL/7FG.)
Belgium		621
France		62
Ireland		31
United Kingdom		279
EU		993
TAC		993			Analytical TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea			Zone:	VIIh, VIIj, and VIIk(SOL/7HJK.)
Belgium		41
France		83
Ireland		225
The Netherlands		66
United Kingdom		83
EU		498
TAC		498			Precautionary TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea			Zone:	VIIIa and VIIIb(SOL/8AB.)
Belgium		60
Spain		11
France		4 426
The Netherlands		332
EU		4 829
TAC		4 829			Analytical TAC

Species:	SoleSoleidae			Zone:	VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(SOX/8CDE34)
Spain		412
Portugal		682
EU		1 094
TAC		1 094			Precautionary TAC

[F3 Species :	Sprat Sprattus sprattus			Zone:	IIIa (SPR/03A.)
Denmark		34 843
Germany		73
Sweden		13 184
EU		48 100
TAC		52 000			Precautionary TAC]

a Including sandeel.
b May only be fished in EU waters of IV.
c May be fished in IV and VIa north of 56° 30′N. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for VIa, VIb and VII.
d 1 832 tonnes can be caught as herring in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm. If the quota of 1 832 tonnes of herring is exhausted then all fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32 mm is prohibited.
e Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice during the first half of 2010.]
[F3 Species :	Sprat Sprattus sprattus			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV (SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium		1 730
Denmark		136 883
Germany		1 730
France		1 730
The Netherlands		1 730
Sweden		1 330	a
United Kingdom		5 707
EU		150 840
Norway		10 000	b
Faroe Islands		9 160	c d
TAC		170 000	e		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	SpratSprattus sprattus			Zone:	VIId and VIIe(SPR/7DE.)
Belgium		28
Denmark		1 798
Germany		28
France		387
The Netherlands		387
United Kingdom		2 904
EU		5 532
TAC		5 532			Precautionary TAC

a By-catches are permitted up to 10 % of the 2009 quotas established in AnnexIa to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 under the following conditions: a maximum landing size of 100 cm (total length) is respected, and he by-catches comprise less than 10 % of the total weight of marine organisms on board the fishing vessel. Catches not complying with these conditions or exceeding these quantities shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.
Species:	Spurdog/dogfishSqualus acanthias			Zone:	EU waters of IIIa(DGS/03A-C.)
Denmark		0	a
Sweden		0	a
EU		0	a
TAC		0	a		Analytical TAC

a By-catches are permitted up to 10 % of the 2009 quotas established in AnnexIa to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 under the following conditions: catches taken with longlines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and spurdog (Squalus acanthias) are included, a maximum landing size of 100 cm (total length) is respected, and the by-catches comprise less than 10 % of the total weight of marine organisms on board the fishing vessel. Catches not complying with these conditions or exceeding these quantities shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.
Species:	Spurdog/dogfishSqualus acanthias			Zone:	EU waters of IIa and IV(DGS/2AC4-C)
Belgium		0	a
Denmark		0	a
Germany		0	a
France		0	a
The Netherlands		0	a
Sweden		0	a
United Kingdom		0	a
EU		0	a
TAC		0	a		Analytical TAC

a By-catches are permitted up to 10 % of the 2009 quotas established in AnnexIa to Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 under the following conditions: catches taken with longlines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus), Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) and spurdog (Squalus acanthias) are included, a maximum landing size of 100 cm (total length) shall be respected, and the by-catches comprise less than 10 % of the total weight of marine organisms on board the fishing vessel. Catches not complying with these conditions or exceeding these quantities shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.
Species:	Spurdog/dogfishSqualus acanthias			Zone:	EU and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV(DGS/15X14)
Belgium		0	a
Germany		0	a
Spain		0	a
France		0	a
Ireland		0	a
The Netherlands		0	a
Portugal		0	a
United Kingdom		0	a
EU		0	a
TAC		0	a		Analytical TAC

a Up to 5 % of this quota fished in division VIId may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone: EU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, b, d and e; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*2A-14).
b May only be fished in EU waters of IV.]
[F3 Species :	Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.			Zone:	EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId (JAX/4BC7D)
Belgium		48
Denmark		20 875
Germany		1 843	a
Spain		388
France		1 732	a
Ireland		1 313
The Netherlands		12 568	a
Portugal		44
Sweden		75
United Kingdom		4 968	a
EU		43 854
Norway		3 600	b
TAC		47 454			Analytical TAC

a Up to 5 % of this quota fished in EU waters of divisions IIa or IVa before June 30 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*4BC7D).
b Up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in division VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*07D.).
c May be fished in IVa, VIa north of 56° 30′N, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.]
[F3 Species :	Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.			Zone:	EU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c, VIIe-k, VIIIa, b, d, e; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (JAX/2A-14)
Denmark		15 691	a
Germany		12 243	a b
Spain		16 699
France		6 301	a b
Ireland		40 775	a
The Netherlands		49 123	a b
Portugal		1 609
Sweden		675	a
United Kingdom		14 765	a b
EU		157 881
Faroe Islands		2 000	c
TAC		159 881			Analytical TAC

a Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.
b Up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in zone IX. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*09).
Species:	Horse mackerelTrachurus spp.			Zone:	VIIIc(JAX/08c.)
Spain		22 676	a b
France		393	a
Portugal		2 241	a b
EU		25 310
TAC		25 310			Analytical TAC

a Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.
b Up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in zone VIIIc. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*08C).
Species:	Horse mackerelTrachurus spp.			Zone:	IX(JAX/09.)
Spain		8 057	a b
Portugal		23 085	a b
EU		31 142
TAC		31 142			Analytical TAC

a Waters adjacent to the Azores.
b Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.
Species:	Horse mackerelTrachurus spp.			Zone:	X; EU waters of CECAFa(JAX/X34PRT)
Portugal		3 072	b
EU		3 072
TAC		3 072			Precautionary TAC

a Waters adjacent to Madeira.
b Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the conversion factor to be applied to the weight of the landings shall be 1,20.
Species:	Horse mackerelTrachurus spp.			Zone:	EU waters of CECAFa(JAX/341PRT)
Portugal		1 229	b
EU		1 229
TAC		1 229			Precautionary TAC

a Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.
Species:	Horse mackerelTrachurus spp.			Zone:	EU waters of CECAFa(JAX/341SPN)
Spain		1 229
EU		1 229
TAC		1 229			Precautionary TAC

a Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV only.
b This quota may be fished only in IV and VIa north of 56° 30′N.]
[F3 Species :	Norway pout Trisopterus esmarki			Zone:	IIIa; EU waters of IIa and IV (NOP/2A3A4.)
Denmark		74 931
Germany		14	a
The Netherlands		55	a
EU		75 000
Norway		6 000	b
TAC		8 1000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Including inextricably mixed horse mackerel.]
[F3 Species :	Norway pout Trisopterus esmarki			Zone:	Norwegian waters of IV (NOP/04-N.)
Denmark		950	a
United Kingdom		50	a
EU		1 000	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species.
b Of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel.]
[F3 Species :	Industrial fish			Zone:	Norwegian waters of IV (I/F/04-N.)
Sweden		800	a b
EU		800
TAC		Not relevant			Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Taken with long-lines only, including grenadiers, rat tails, Mora mora and greater fork beard.]
[F3 Species :	Combined quota			Zone:	EU waters of Vb, VI and VII (R/G/5B67-C)
EU		Not relevant
Norway		140	a
TAC		Not relevant			Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘ other species ’ at a traditional level.
b Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate.]
[F3 Species :	Other species			Zone:	Norwegian waters of IV (OTH/04-N.)
Belgium		27
Denmark		2 500
Germany		282
France		116
The Netherlands		200
Sweden		Not relevant	a
United Kingdom		1 875
EU		5 000	b
TAC		Not relevant			Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Limited to IIa and IV.
b Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate.
c Limited to by-catches of whitefish in IV and VIa north of 56° 30′N.]
[F3 Species :	Other species			Zone:	EU waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56° 30′N (OTH/2A46AN)
EU		Not relevant
Norway		2 720	a b
Faroe Islands		150	c
TAC		Not relevant

[F3 ANNEX IB NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND ICES zones I, II, V, XII, XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and1

Species:	Snow crab Chionoecetes spp.			Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (PCR/N01GRN)
Ireland		62
Spain		437
EU		500
TAC		Not relevant

a When reporting catches to the European Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area, EU waters, Faroese waters, Norwegian waters, the fishery zone around Jan Mayen, the fishery protection zone around Svalbard.
b Catches taken against this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in EU waters north of 62°N.
Species:	Herring Clupea harengus			Zone:	EU and international waters of I and II (HER/1/2.)
Belgium		34	a
Denmark		33 079	a
Germany		5 793	a
Spain		109	a
France		1 427	a
Ireland		8 563	a
The Netherlands		11 838	a
Poland		1 674	a
Portugal		109	a
Finland		512	a
Sweden		12 257	a
United Kingdom		21 148	a
EU		96 543	a
Norway		86 889	b
TAC		1 483 000			Analytical TAC

Special condition:

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

a When the sum of the catches of all Member States has reached 86 889 tonnes no further catches shall be permitted.
	Norwegian waters north of 62°N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)
Belgium	30	a
Denmark	29 771	a
Germany	5 214	a
Spain	98	a
France	1 284	a
Ireland	7 707	a
The Netherlands	10 654	a
Poland	1 507	a
Portugal	98	a
Finland	461	a
Sweden	11 032	a
United Kingdom	19 033	a

Species:	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	Norwegian waters of I and II (COD/1N2AB.)
Germany		2 423
Greece		300
Spain		2 702
Ireland		300
France		2 224
Portugal		2 702
United Kingdom		9 398
EU		20 050
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 847/96 does not apply.

a To be fished south of 61°N in West Greenland and south of 62°N in East Greenland.
b Vessels shall have a scientific observer on board.
c Of which 500 tonnes are allocated to Norway. May only be fished south of 62°N in XIV and Va and south of 61°N in NAFO 1.
Species:	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV (COD/N01514)
Germany		1 636	a b
United Kingdom		364	a b
EU		2 500	a b c
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
b The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Community in the zone Spitsbergen and BearIsland is entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.
Species:	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	I and IIb (COD/1/2B.)
Germany		3 928
Spain		10 155
France		1 676
Poland		1 838
Portugal		2 144
United Kingdom		2 515
All Member States		100	a
EU		22 356	b
TAC		593 000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	Cod and haddock Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	Faroese waters of Vb (C/H/05B-F.)
Germany		10
France		60
United Kingdom		430
EU		500
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a To be fished by no more than six EU demersal long-liners targeting Atlantic halibut. Catches of associated species to be counted against this quota.
b Of which 75 tonnes to be fished only with long-lines, are allocated to Norway.
Species:	Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus			Zone:	Greenland waters of V and XIV (HAL/514GRN)
Portugal		1 000	a
EU		1 075	b
TAC		Not relevant

a Of which 75 tonnes to be fished with long-lines, are allocated to Norway.
Species:	Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus			Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (HAL/N01GRN)
EU		75	a
TAC		Not relevant

Species:	Capelin Mallotus villosus			Zone:	IIb (CAP/02B.)
EU		0
TAC		0

a Allocated to Iceland. To be fished until 30 April 2010 .]
[F4 Species Capelin Mallotus villosus		Zone Greenland waters of V and XIV (CAP/514GRN)
EU	11 550 a
TAC	Not relevant

Species:	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	Norwegian waters of I and II (HAD/1N2AB.)
Germany		439
France		264
United Kingdom		1 347
EU		2 050
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a TAC agreed by the EU, Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland.
Species:	Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou			Zone:	Faroese waters (WHB/2A4AXF)
Denmark		1 188
Germany		81
France		130
The Netherlands		113
United Kingdom		1 188
EU		2 700
TAC		540 000	a		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a By-catch of maximum of 952 tonnes of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.
Species:	Ling and Blue ling Molva molva and Molva dypterygia			Zone:	Faroese waters of Vb (B/L/05B-F.)
Germany		791
France		1 755
United Kingdom		154
EU		2 700	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Of which 3 100 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 1 335 tonnes to the Faroe Islands.
Species:	Northern prawn Pandalus borealis			Zone:	Greenland waters of V and XIV (PRA/514GRN)
Denmark		1 282
France		1 282
EU		7 000	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	Northern prawn Pandalus borealis			Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (PRA/N01GRN)
Denmark		2 000
France		2 000
EU		4 000
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	Saithe Pollachius virens			Zone:	Norwegian waters of I and II (POK/1N2AB.)
Germany		2 400
France		386
United Kingdom		214
EU		3 000
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	Saithe Pollachius virens			Zone:	International waters of I and II (POK/1/2INT)
EU		0
TAC		Not relevant

Species:	Saithe Pollachius virens			Zone:	Faroese waters of Vb (POK/05B-F.)
Belgium		49
Germany		301
France		1 463
The Netherlands		49
United Kingdom		563
EU		2 425
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Only as by-catch.
Species:	Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides			Zone:	Norwegian waters of I and II (GHL/1N2AB.)
Germany		25	a
United Kingdom		25	a
EU		50	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides			Zone:	International waters of I and II (GHL/1/2INT)
EU		0
TAC		Not relevant

a Of which 824 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 75 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.
Species:	Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides			Zone:	Greenland waters of V and XIV (GHL/514GRN)
Germany		6 271
United Kingdom		330
EU		7 500	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 150 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands. To be fished in NAFO 1 only.
Species:	Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides			Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (GHL/N01GRN)
Germany		1 850
EU		2 800	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a May also be fished in IVa and in international waters of IIa (MAC/*04A2A).
Species:	Mackerel Scomber scombrus			Zone:	Norwegian waters of IIa (MAC/02A-N.)
Denmark		11 626	a
EU		11 626	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a May be fished in EU waters of IVa (MAC/*04A.).
Species:	Mackerel Scomber scombrus			Zone:	Faroese waters of Vb (MAC/05B-F.)
Denmark		3 765	a
EU		3 765	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a No more than 70 % of the quota may be taken within the area bounded by the following coordinates and no more than 15 % of the quota may be taken within that area during the period from 1 April to 10 May. (RED/*5X14.). Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 64° 45 28° 30 2 62° 50 25° 45 3 61° 55 26° 45 4 61° 00 26° 30 5 59° 00 30° 00 6 59° 00 34° 00 7 61° 30 34° 00 8 62° 50 36° 00 9 64° 45 28° 30
Species:	Redfish Sebastes spp.			Zone:	EU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV (RED/51214.)
Estonia		210
Germany		4 266
Spain		749
France		398
Ireland		1
Latvia		76
The Netherlands		2
Poland		384
Portugal		896
United Kingdom		10
EU		6 992	a
TAC		46 000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Only as by-catch.
Species:	Redfish Sebastes spp.			Zone:	Norwegian waters of I and II (RED/1N2AB.)
Germany		766	a
Spain		95	a
France		84	a
Portugal		405	a
United Kingdom		150	a
EU		1 500	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a The fishery will only take place within the period from 15 August to 30 November 2010 . The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. The Commission shall inform Member States of the date on which the Secretariat of NEAFC has notified NEAFC Contracting Parties that the TAC has been fully utilised. From this date Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag.
b Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.
Species:	Redfish Sebastes spp.			Zone:	International waters of I and II (RED/1/2INT)
EU		Not relevant	a b
TAC		8 600			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a May only be fished by pelagic trawl. May be fished east or west. The quota may be taken in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that Greenlandic reporting conditions are fulfilled (RED/*51214).
b Of which 1 500 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 385 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.
c No more than 70 % of the quota may be taken within the area bounded by the following coordinates and no more than 15 % of the quota may be taken within that area during the period from 1 April to 10 May. (RED/*5-14.) Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 64° 45 28° 30 2 62° 50 25° 45 3 61° 55 26° 45 4 61° 00 26° 30 5 59° 00 30° 00 6 59° 00 34° 00 7 61° 30 34° 00 8 62° 50 36° 00 9 64° 45 28° 30
Species:	Redfish Sebastes spp.			Zone:	Greenland waters of V and XIV (RED/514GRN)
Germany		6 041	a
France		30	a
United Kingdom		42	a
EU		8 000	a b c
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).
b To be fished between July and December.
c Provisional quota pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Iceland for 2010.
Species:	Redfish Sebastes spp.			Zone:	Icelandic waters of Va (RED/05A-IS)
Belgium		0	a b c
Germany		0	a b c
France		0	a b c
United Kingdom		0	a b c
EU		0	a b c
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	Redfish Sebastes spp.			Zone:	Faroese waters Vb (RED/05B-F.)
Belgium		11
Germany		1 473
France		99
United Kingdom		17
EU		1 600
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel's target species indicated on the fishing authorisation. May be fished east or west.
b Of which 120 tonnes of roundnose grenadier are allocated to Norway. To be fished in V, XIV and NAFO 1 only.
Species:	By-catches			Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (XBC/N01GRN)
EU		2 300	a b
TAC		Not relevant

a Only as by-catch.
Species:	Other species a			Zone:	Norwegian waters of I and II (OTH/1N2AB.)
Germany		117	a
France		47	a
United Kingdom		186	a
EU		350	a
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Excluding fish species of no commercial value.
Species:	Other species a			Zone:	Faroese waters of Vb (OTH/05B-F.)
Germany		305
France		275
United Kingdom		180
EU		760
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	Flatfish			Zone:	Faroese waters of Vb (FLX/05B-F.)
Germany		54
France		42
United Kingdom		204
EU		300
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.]

ANNEX IC NORTH WEST ATLANTICNAFO Convention Area

All TACs and associated conditions are adopted in the framework of NAFO.

a There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species:	CodGadus morhua			Zone:	NAFO 2J3KL(COD/N2J3KL)
EU		0	a
TAC		0	a

a There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species:	CodGadus morhua			Zone:	NAFO 3NO(COD/N3NO.)
EU		0	a
TAC		0	a

a Directed fishery for cod in NAFO 3M shall be permitted until the moment when the estimated catches, including by-catches, to be taken in the remainder of the year equal 100 % of the allocated quota. After that date, only by-catches shall be permitted within a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater, within the quota allocated to the flag Member State.
b Including the fishing entitlements of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of 61 tonnes respectively and the allocation for Poland of 209 tonnes in accordance with sharing arrangements for the former USSR adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission in 2003, following the accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to the European Union.
c By-catches of cod when fishing for other species in NAFO 3M for Member States which do not have a quota allocation for cod shall be limited to a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:	CodGadus morhua			Zone:	NAFO 3M(COD/N3M.)
Estonia		61	a b
Germany		247	a
Latvia		61	a b
Lithuania		61	a b
Poland		209	a b
Spain		796	a
France		110	a
Portugal		1 070	a
United Kingdom		521	a
EU		3 136	a b c
TAC		5 500	a b

a There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species:	Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus			Zone:	NAFO 2J3KL(WIT/N2J3KL)
EU		0	a
TAC		0	a

a There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species:	Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus			Zone:	NAFO 3NO(WIT/N3NO.)
EU		0	a
TAC		0	a

a There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species:	American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides			Zone:	NAFO 3M(PLA/N3M.)
EU		0	a
TAC		0	a

a There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species:	American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides			Zone:	NAFO 3LNO(PLA/N3LNO.)
EU		0	a
TAC		0	a

a To be fished between 1 July and 31 December.
b No specified Union share; an amount of 29 458 tonnes is available to Canada and the EU Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Species:	Shortfin squidIllex illecebrosus			Zone:	NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4(SQI/N34.)
Estonia		128	a
Latvia		128	a
Lithuania		128	a
Poland		227	a
EU			a b
TAC		34 000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Despite having access to a shared quota of 85 tonnes for the Union, it is decided to set this amount to 0. There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
b Catches taken by vessels under this quota shall be reported to the flag Member State and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of NAFO via the Commission at 48-hour intervals.
Species:	Yellowtail flounderLimanda ferruginea			Zone:	NAFO 3LNO(YEL/N3LNO.)
EU		0	a b
TAC		17 000

a There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Species:	CapelinMallotus villosus			Zone:	NAFO 3NO(CAP/N3NO.)
EU		0	a
TAC		0	a

a 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
b Except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Species:	Northern prawnPandalus borealis			Zone:	NAFO 3La(PRA/N3L.)
Estonia		334
Latvia		334
Lithuania		334
Poland		334
All Member States		334	b
EU		1 670
TAC		30 000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a 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 shall be prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2010 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
b Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. Member State Maximum number of vessels Maximum number of fishing days Denmark 2 65 Estonia 8 833 Spain 10 128 Latvia 4 245 Lithuania 7 289 Poland 1 50 Portugal 1 34 Each Member State shall, within 25 days following the calendar month in which the catches are made, report monthly to the Commission the number of fishing days and the catches made in Division 3M and in the area defined in footnote (1).
Species:	Northern prawnPandalus borealis			Zone:	NAFO 3Ma(PRA/*N3M.)
TAC		Not relevant	b

Species:	Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides			Zone:	NAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia		321,3
Germany		328
Latvia		45,1
Lithuania		22,6
Spain		4 396,5
Portugal		1 837,5
EU		6 951
TAC		11 856			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	SkateRajidae			Zone:	NAFO 3LNO(SRX/N3LNO.)
Spain		5 833
Portugal		1 132
Estonia		485
Lithuania		106
EU		7 556
TAC		12 000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

a Directed fishery for redfish in NAFO 3LN shall be permitted until the moment when the estimated catches, including by-catches, to be taken in the remainder of the year equal 100 % of the allocated quota. After that date, only by-catches shall be permitted within a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater, within the quota allocated to the flag Member State.
b Including the fishing entitlements of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of 173 tonnes respectively in accordance with sharing arrangements for the former USSR adopted by the NAFO Fisheries Commission in 2003, following the accession of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to the European Union.
c By-catches of redfish when fishing for other species in NAFO 3LN for Member States which do not have a quota allocation for redfish shall be limited to a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:	RedfishSebastes spp.			Zone:	NAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.)
Estonia		173	a b
Germany		119	a
Latvia		173	a b
Lithuania		173	a b
EU		638	a b c
TAC		3 500	a b

a This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 10 000 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Upon exhaustion of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.
Species:	RedfishSebastes spp.			Zone:	NAFO 3M(RED/N3M.)
Estonia		1 571	a
Germany		513	a
Spain		233	a
Latvia		1 571	a
Lithuania		1 571	a
Portugal		2 354	a
EU		7 813	a
TAC		10 000	a		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	RedfishSebastes spp.			Zone:	NAFO 3O(RED/N3O.)
Spain		1 771
Portugal		5 229
EU		7 000
TAC		20 000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Species:	RedfishSebastes spp.			Zone:	NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia		269
Lithuania		2 234
TAC		2 503

Species:	White hakeUrophycis tenuis			Zone:	NAFO 3NO(HKW/N3NO.)
Spain		1 528
Portugal		2 001
EU		3 529
TAC		6 000			Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

ANNEX ID HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH – All areas

TACs in this area are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT and IATTC.

a Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.
b 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 367,23 France 165,69 EU 532,92
c 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): c This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request of France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05. France 45a EU 45
e Within this TAC, the following the catch limit and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302): Spain 50,52 France 49,84 Italy 39,34 Cyprus 1,40 Malta 3,23 EU 144,34
f Within this TAC, the following the catch limit and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg and 30 kg by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643): Italy 39,34 EU 39,34
Species:	Bluefin tunaThunnus thynnus			Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE045W)
Cyprus		70,18	d
Greece		130,30
Spain		2 526,06	b d
France		2 021,93	b c d
Italy		1 937,5	d e
Malta		161,34	d
Portugal		237,66
All Member States		28,18	a
EU		7 113,15	b c d e
TAC		13 500

a Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.
Species:	SwordfishXiphias gladius			Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(SWO/AN05N)
Spain		6 869,8
Portugal		1 408,5
All Member States		357,5	a
EU		8 635,7
TAC		13 700

Species:	SwordfishXiphias gladius			Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(SWO/AS05N)
Spain		6 299,8
Portugal		338,6
EU		6 638,4
TAC		15 000

a The number of EU vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007.
b The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007: Member State Maximum number of vessels Ireland 50 Spain 730 France 151 United Kingdom 12 Portugal 310
Species:	Northern albacoreThunnus alalunga			Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(ALB/AN05N)
Ireland		4 355,9	b
Spain		14 659,9	b
France		5 967,1	b
United Kingdom		309,4	b
Portugal		2 624,6	b
EU		27 916,8	a
TAC		28 000

Species:	Southern albacoreThunnus alalunga			Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(ALB/AS05N)
Spain		943,7
France		311
Portugal		660
EU		1 914,7
TAC		29 900

Species:	Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus			Zone:	Atlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT)
Spain		17 012,7
France		8 026,9
Portugal		6 160,4
EU		31 200
TAC		85 000

Species:	Blue marlinMakaira nigricans			Zone:	Atlantic Ocean(BUM/ATLANT)
EU		103
TAC		Not relevant

Species:	White marlinTetrapturus albidus			Zone:	Atlantic Ocean(WHM/ATLANT)
EU		46,5
TAC		Not relevant

ANNEX IE ANTARCTICCCAMLR Convention Area

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

Species:	Antarctic icefishChampsocephalus gunnari			Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(ANI/F483.)
TAC		1 548

a For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as that portion of FAO statistical division 58.5.2 that lies within the area enclosed by a line: (a) 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; (b) then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74° E; (c) then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52° 40' S and the meridian of longitude 76° E; (d) then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52° S; (e) then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51° S with the meridian of longitude 74° 30' E; and (f) then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.
b This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species:	Antarctic icefishChampsocephalus gunnari			Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctica(ANI/F5852.)
TAC		1 658	b

a This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 1 May to 31 August 2010 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species:	Antarctic toothfishDissostichus eleginoides			Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(TOP/F483.)
TAC		3 000	a
Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:
Management Area A: 48o W to 43o 30' W – 52o 30' S to 56o S (TOP/*F483A)		0
Management Area B: 43o 30' W to 40o W – 52o 30' S to 56o S (TOP/*F483B)		900
Management Area C: 40o W to 33o 30' W – 52o 30' S to 56o S (TOP/*F483C)		2 100

Species:	Antarctic toothfishDissostichus eleginoides			Zone:	FAO 48.4 Antarctic(TOP/F484.)
TAC		75

a This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20' E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited (see Annex IX).
Species:	Antarctic toothfishDissostichus eleginoides			Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(TOP/F5852.)
TAC		2 550	a

a This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species:	KrillEuphausia superba			Zone:	FAO 48(KRI/F48.)
TAC		3 470 000	a
Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
Division 48.1 (KRI/F48.1.)		155 000
Division 48.2 (KRI/F48.2.)		279 000
Division 48.3 (KRI/F48.3.)		279 000
Division 48.4 (KRI/F48.4.)		93 000

a This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species:	KrillEuphausia superba			Zone:	FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic(KRI/F5841.)
TAC		440 000	a
Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
Division 58.4.1 west of 115° E (KRI/*F-41W)		277 000
Division 58.4.1 east of 115° E (KRI/*F-41E)		163 000

a This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species:	KrillEuphausia superba			Zone:	FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic(KRI/F5842.)
TAC		2 645 000	a
Special conditions: Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
Division 58.4.2 west of 55° E (KRI/*F-42W)		1 448 000
Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/*F-42E)		1 080 000

Species:	Grey rockcodLepidonotothen squamifrons			Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(NOS/F5852.)
TAC		80

a This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species:	CrabsParalomis spp.			Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(PAI/F483.)
TAC		1 600	a

Species:	GrenadiersMacrourus spp.			Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(GRV/F5852.)
TAC		360

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

a This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2009 to 30 November 2010.
Species:	Skates and raysRajidae			Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(SRX/F5852.)
TAC		120	a

ANNEX IF SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEANSEAFO Convention Area

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

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

a 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 crabChaceon (Geryon) quinquedens			Zone:	SEAFO Sub-Division B1a(CRR/F47NAM)
TAC		0			Analytical TAC

Species:	Deep-sea red crabChaceon (Geryon) quinquedens			Zone:	SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(CRR/F47X)
TAC		200			Analytical TAC

Species:	Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides			Zone:	SEAFO(TOP/SEAFO)
TAC		200			Analytical TAC

a 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 roughyHoplostethus atlanticus			Zone:	SEAFO Sub-Division B1a(ORY/F47NAM)
TAC		0			Analytical TAC

Species:	Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus			Zone:	SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(ORY/F47X)
TAC		50			Analytical TAC

ANNEX IG SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – All areas

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	Southern bluefin tunaThunnus maccoyii			Zone:	All areas(SBF/F41-81)
EU		10	a
TAC		9 449			Analytical TAC

[F3 ANNEX IH WCFPC area

Species:	Swordfish Xiphias gladius			Zone:	That part of the WCPFC Area south of 20° S (F7120S)
EU		3 170,36
TAC		Not relevant			Analytical TAC]

ANNEX IJ SPRFMO Convention Area

Species:	Jack mackerelTrachurus murphyi			Zone:	SPRFMO Convention Area(CJM)
Germany		49 553
The Netherlands		47 449
Lithuania		37 998
Poland		44 000
EU		179 000

Appendix to annex I

1. Cod selectivity in the North Sea and Skagerrak U.K.

1.1. Member States shall take measures to distribute, in the course of the year 2010, the use of cod quotas by vessels flying their flag, operating in the North Sea and Skagerrak and using bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar towed gear, with the exception of beam trawls, and to limit cod discards by those vessels, in accordance with conditions set out in points 1.2 to 1.6. U.K.

1.2. Member States shall adapt the use of the gears mentioned in point 1.1 in respect of the utilisation of their cod quotas. For this purpose, Member States shall establish utilisation targets of their cod quotas by the end of each quarter of 2010, and communicate these to the Commission by 1 February 2010. U.K.

1.3. If, at the end of any of the first three quarters of 2010, the utilisation of the cod quota is more than 10 % above the target quantity, the Member State concerned shall put in place measures to ensure that its vessels referred to in point 1.1 apply technical changes to their fishing gears deployed which allow for a reduction in cod by-catches to such an extent as sufficient to meet the target for the utilisation of the quota at the end of the following quarter. U.K.

1.4. Within one month from the end of the quarter in which the target quantity has been exceeded, Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures referred to in point 1.3, outlining the technical changes that are to be introduced to the gears and the vessels that will be affected, together with supporting evidence of the likely effect on catch rates of cod. U.K.

1.5. Where the cod quota of a Member State has been utilised up to a level of 90 % at any time before 15 October 2010, it shall be obligatory for all vessels of that Member State referred to in point 1.1 using gears with a mesh size of 80 mm or greater, with the exception of vessels using Danish seines, to use for the remainder of the year the fishing gear described in Appendix 4 to Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 or any other gear the technical attributes of which result in similar catch rates of cod, as confirmed by STECF, or, for vessels targeting Norway lobster, a sorting grid as described in Appendix 3 to that Annex or any other gear with a proven equivalent escapement capability. U.K.

1.6. Notwithstanding point 1.5, Member States may also apply the measures referred to in that point to individual vessels or to groups of vessels that, at any time before 15 November 2010, have used 90 % of the part of the national cod quota that was made available to them in accordance with the national method of allocating fishing opportunities. U.K.

1.7. Notwithstanding points 1.3 and 1.5, Member States may also apply the measures referred to in those points with respect to individual vessels or to groups of vessels to which part of the national cod quota has been made available in accordance with the national method of allocating fishing opportunities. U.K.

2. Cod selectivity in Eastern Channel U.K.

2.1. Member States shall take measures to distribute, in the course of the year 2010, the use of cod quotas by vessels flying their flag, operating in the Eastern Channel and using bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar towed gear, with the exception of beam trawls, and to limit cod discards by those vessels, in accordance with conditions set out in points 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4. U.K.

2.2. Member States shall adapt the use of the gears mentioned in point 2.1 in respect of the utilisation of its cod quota. For this purpose, Member States shall establish utilisation targets of its cod quotas by the end of each quarter of 2010, and communicate these to the Commission by 1 February 2010. U.K.

2.3. If, at the end of any of the second and third quarters of 2010, the utilisation of the cod quota is more than 10 % above the target quantity, the Member State concerned shall put in place measures, including real time closures, to ensure that the vessels referred to in point 2.1 flying their flag avoid cod by-catches and target non quota species, to such an extent as sufficient to meet the target for the utilisation of the cod quota at the end of the following quarter. U.K.

2.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall inform the Commission of the measures referred to in point 2.3. U.K.

ANNEX IIA U.K. FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN STOCKS IN ICES ZONES IIIa, IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId, AND EU WATERS OF ICES ZONES IIa AND Vb

1. Scope U.K.

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

1.2. This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. These vessels shall not be required to carry special fishing permits issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. Member States concerned shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels by effort groups to which they belong, using appropriate sampling methods. During 2010, 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. U.K.

2. Regulated gears and geographical areas U.K.

For the purposes of this Annex, the regulated gears referred to in point 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and geographical areas referred to in point 2 of that Annex shall apply.

3. Maximum allowable fishing effort U.K.

3.1. The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 for the 2010 management period, from 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011, for each of the effort groups of each Member State is set out in Appendix 1. U.K.

3.2. The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 shall not affect the maximum allowable fishing effort set in this Annex. U.K.

4. Member States' obligations U.K.

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, Articles 4 and 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 26 to 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. U.K.

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

5. Allocation of fishing effort U.K.

5.1. If a Member State deems so appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it shall not permit fishing with a regulated gear in any of the geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of its vessels which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area. U.K.

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. U.K.

5.3. If a Member State authorises vessels to be present within an area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in point 4. 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. U.K.

6. Communication of relevant data U.K.

6.1. Without prejudice to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States shall transmit to the Commission on its request the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels in the previous month and the months before, using the reporting format set out in Appendix 2. U.K.

6.2. The data shall be sent to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which the Commission shall communicate to the Member States. When a data transfer to the Fisheries Data Exchange System (or any future data system decided by the Commission) will become operational, the Member State shall transmit the data to the system before the fifteenth of each month, referring to the effort deployed up to the end of the previous month. The Commission shall notify Member States the date at which the system shall be used for transmission at least two months in advance of the first due date. The first fishing effort declaration that will be sent to the system shall include the effort deployed since 1 February 2010. Member States shall transmit to the Commission on its request the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels during the month of January 2010. U.K.

Appendix 1 to annex IIA Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days

Geographical area:	Regulated gear	DK	DE	SE
(a) Kattegat	TR1	197 929	4 212	16 610
	TR2	1 475 629	9 316	582 233
	TR3	523 126	0	55 853
	BT1	0	0	0
	BT2	0	0	0
	GN	115 456	26 534	13 102
	GT	22 645	0	22 060
	LL	1 100	0	25 339

Geographical area	Regulated gear	BE	DK	DE	ES	FR	IE	NL	SE	UK
(b) Skagerrak, that part of ICES zone IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES zone IV and EU waters of ICES zone IIa; ICES zone VIId	TR1	432	4 892 761	1 379 121	2 036	2 214 240	227	371 757	248 638	8 938 164
	TR2	279 868	4 106 634	516 154	0	9 638 858	15 861	1 080 920	872 900	7 409 969
	TR3	0	4 391 356	3 501	0	107 041	0	48 508	263 772	21 511
	BT1	1 427 574	1 157 265	29 271	0	0	0	999 808	0	1 739 759
	BT2	6 229 751	88 645	1 691 253	0	829 504	0	34 923 335	0	7 337 669
	GN	163 531	2 307 977	224 484	0	222 598	0	438 664	74 925	546 303
	GT	0	224 124	467	0	2 374 073	0	0	48 968	14 004
	LL	0	56 312	0	245	71 448	0	0	110 468	134 880

Geographical area	Regulated gear	BE	FR	IE	UK
(c) ICES zone VIIa	TR1	0	138 714	59 625	603 719
	TR2	17 409	552	845 598	1 934 646
	TR3	0	0	8 433	1 588
	BT1	0	0	0	0
	BT2	843 782	0	514 584	111 693
	GN	0	158	18 255	5 970
	GT	0	0	0	158
	LL	0	0	0	70 614

Geographical area	Regulated gear	DE	ES	FR	IE	UK
(d) ICES zone VIa and EU waters of ICES zone Vb	TR1	16 569	0	3 387 803	221 346	1 836 929
	TR2	0	0	7 415	479 043	2 972 845
	TR3	0	0	0	20 355	30 042
	BT1	0	0	7 161	0	117 544
	BT2	0	0	13 211	3 801	4 626
	GN	35 442	13 836	400 503	5 697	213 454
	GT	0	0	0	1 953	145
	LL	0	1 402 142	54 917	4 250	630 040

Appendix 2 to annex IIA

Table II

Reporting format

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

Table III

Data format

a Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	AlignmentaL(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Country	3	—	Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
(2) Gear	3	—	one of the following gear types TR1 TR2 TR3 BT1 BT2 GN1 GT1 LL1
(3) Area	8	L	one of the following areas 03AS 02A0407D 07A 06A
(4) Year	4	—	the year of the month for which the declaration is done
(5) Month	2	—	month for which the fishing effort declaration is done (expressed by two digits between 01 and 12)
(6) Cumulative declaration	13	R	cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days from 1 January of the year (4) until the end of the month (5)

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

1. Scope U.K.

This Annex shall apply to EU vessels of 10 metres’ length overall or more carrying on board or deploying trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm or bottom longlines, and present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz.

2. Definitions U.K.

For the purposes of this Annex:

(a)

‘gear grouping’ means the grouping of trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;

(b)

‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;

(c)

‘area’ means ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz;

(d)

‘2010 management period’ means the period from 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011;

(e)

‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 5.2;

3. Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations U.K.

3.1. A Member State shall not authorise fishing with a regulated gear in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009 in the area, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area. U.K.

3.2. A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with a regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 10 or 11 of this Annex. U.K.

4. General obligations and limitation in activity U.K.

4.1. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 and Articles 26 to 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. U.K.

4.2. Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, EU vessels flying its flag shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in point 5. U.K.

4.3. Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area defined in point 2. U.K.

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS U.K.

5. Maximum number of days U.K.

5.1. During the 2010 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. U.K.

5.2. For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea an EU vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I: U.K.

(a)

the total landings of hake in the year 2007 or 2008 made by the vessel shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight consigned in the fishing logbook, and

(b)

the total landings of Norway lobster in the year 2007 or 2008 made by the vessel shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight consigned in the fishing logbook.

5.3. The special condition referred to in point 5.2 might be transferred from one vessel to one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the weights specified in point 5.2. U.K.

5.4. A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations according to a kilowatt days system. By that system it may authorise any vessel concerned for any regulated gear and special conditions as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear and to the special condition referred to in point 5.2 is respected. U.K.

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 condition. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if this point were not applied. For as long as the number of days is unlimited according to Table I, the relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360.

5.5. A Member State wishing to benefit from point 5.4 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping and special condition as laid down in Table I the details of the calculation based on: U.K.

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

• track records of 2007, 2008 and 2009 for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in special conditions 5.2(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special condition,

• the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 5.4.

On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorise that Member State to benefit from point 5.4.

6. Management periods U.K.

6.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months. U.K.

6.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned. U.K.

In case that a Member State authorises vessels to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 4.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area that do not coincide with the end of a 24-hour period.

7. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities U.K.

7.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 of 24 July 2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis(47), or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. Any vessels that can be shown to have been definitively withdrawn from the area may also be considered. U.K.

The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gears in question shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using those gears during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 5.3, or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

7.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special condition as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: U.K.

• lists of withdrawn vessels with their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power,

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

7.3. On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 5.1 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. U.K.

7.4. During the 2010 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited from a special condition 5.2(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition. U.K.

7.5. A Member State may not reallocate in the 2010 management period any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission, unless the Commission has taken a decision that reassesses those additional numbers of days on the basis of the current gear groupings and limitations in days at sea. Upon the Member State's request to reassess the number of days, the Member State is provisionally authorised to reallocate 50 % of the additional number of days, until the Commission's decision is taken. U.K.

8. Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage U.K.

8.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any regulated gear may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 of 25 February 2008 concerning the establishment of a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy(48) and its implementing rules for national programmes. U.K.

Observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member.

8.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval. U.K.

8.3. On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 5.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. U.K.

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

9. Special conditions for the allocation of days U.K.

9.1. If a vessel has received an unlimited number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions, the vessel’s landings in the 2010 management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes live weight of Norway lobster. U.K.

9.2. The vessel shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel. U.K.

9.3. When either of these conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special condition. U.K.

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
	Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm and bottom longlines	158
5.2(a) and 5.2(b)	Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm and bottom longlines	Unlimited

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS U.K.

10. Transfer of days between vessels flying the flag of a Member State U.K.

10.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the EU fishing fleet register. U.K.

10.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred under point 10.1 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel shall not be higher than the donor vessel’s average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. U.K.

10.3. The transfer of days as described in point 10.1 shall be permitted only between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period. U.K.

10.4. Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special condition. U.K.

10.5. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in the present point may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. U.K.

11. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States U.K.

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 3.1, 3.2, and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS U.K.

12. Collection of relevant data U.K.

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kW.

13. Communication of relevant data U.K.

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 12 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, also send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2009 and 2010 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II

Reporting format kW-day information by year

Country	Gear	Year	Cumulative effort declaration
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Table III

Data format kW-day information by year

a Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	AlignmentaL(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Country	3		Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
(2) Gear	2		one of the following gear types: TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm LL = bottom longlines
(3) Year	4		either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010
(4) Cumulative effort declaration	7	R	cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the year

Table IV

Reporting format for vessel-related information

Country	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	Gear notified				Special condition applying to notified gear(s)				Days eligible using notified gear(s)				Days spent with notified gear(s)				Transfer of days
				No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…
(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

a Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	AlignmentaL(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Country	3		Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered.
(2) CFR	12		EU fishing fleet register number Unique identification number of a fishing vessel. Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.
(3) External marking	14	L	Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87.
(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 a-b referred to in point 7.2 of Annex IIB that apply
(7) Days eligible using notified gear(s)	3	L	Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified
(8) Days spent with notified gear(s)	3	L	Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period
(9) Transfers of days	4	L	For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’.

ANNEX IIC U.K. FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS ICES ZONE VIIe

GENERAL PROVISIONS U.K.

1. Scope U.K.

1.1. This Annex shall apply to EU vessels of 10 metres' length overall or more carrying on board or deploying any of the gears defined in point 3, and present in zone VIIe. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2010 management period means the period from 1 February 2010 to 31 January 2011. U.K.

1.2. Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole according to the fishing logbook in 2004 shall be exempt from the provisions of this Annex on the conditions that: U.K.

(a)

such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2010 management period;

(b)

such vessels shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel; and

(c)

each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission by 31 July 2010 and 31 January 2011 on these vessels' track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2010.

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

2. Fishing gear U.K.

For the purposes of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:

(a)

beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm;

(b)

static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size less than 220 mm.

3. General obligations and limitation in activity U.K.

3.1. Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. U.K.

3.2. Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the ICES zone VIIe. U.K.

IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS U.K.

4. Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations U.K.

4.1. Vessels using gear types identified in point 2 and fishing in areas defined in point 1 shall hold a special fishing permit issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. U.K.

4.2. A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears defined in point 2 in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 or 2009 in that area unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area. U.K.

4.3. However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears defined in point 2 may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the first gear. U.K.

4.4. A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area defined in point 1 shall not be permitted to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 2, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 10 or 11 of this Annex. U.K.

5. Limitations in activity U.K.

Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 2, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in point 6.

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS U.K.

6. Maximum number of days U.K.

6.1. During the 2010 management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board and used any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 2 is shown in Table I. U.K.

6.2. During the 2010 management period, the number of days at sea for which a vessel is present within the total area covered by this Annex and Annex IIA shall not exceed the number shown in Table I of this Annex. However, where the vessel is subject to allocations of maximum effort for its presence in areas covered by Annex IIA alone, it shall comply with the maximum effort thus fixed. U.K.

6.3. During the 2010 management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocation according to a kilowatt days system. By that system it may authorise any vessel concerned to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in Table I for any one of the groupings of fishing gears laid down in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to such a grouping is respected. U.K.

For a specific grouping of fishing gears, the overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned and qualified for that specific grouping. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if this point were not applied.

6.4. A Member State wishing to benefit from point 6.3 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for each grouping of fishing gears the details of the calculation based on: U.K.

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

• the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.3.

On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorise that Member State to benefit from point 6.3.

7. Management periods U.K.

7.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months. U.K.

7.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned. U.K.

In case that a Member State authorises vessels to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 3. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area that do not coincide with the end of a 24-hours-period.

8. Allocation of additional days for permanent cessations of fishing activities U.K.

8.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the geographical area when carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 2 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 or Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008, or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. U.K.

The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

8.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for each grouping of fishing gears the details of the calculation based on: U.K.

• lists of withdrawn vessels with their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power,

• the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea by concerned grouping of fishing gears.

8.3. On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 6.2 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. U.K.

8.4. During the 2010 management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional numbers of days at sea to all or parts of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the relevant grouping of fishing gears. U.K.

8.5. A Member State may not reallocate in the 2010 management period any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission, unless the Commission has taken a decision that reassesses those additional numbers of days on the basis of the current gear groupings and limitations in days at sea. Upon the Member State's request to reassess the number of days, the Member State is provisionally authorised to reallocate 50 % of the additional number of days, until the Commission's decision is taken. U.K.

9. Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage U.K.

9.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 2 may be allocated between 1 February 2010 and 31 January 2011 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 for national programmes. U.K.

Observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.

9.2. Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval. U.K.

9.3. On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 6.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. U.K.

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

Table I

Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by gear grouping per year

Gearpoint 3	DenominationOnly the gear groupings as defined in point 3 are used	Western Channel
3(a)	Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm	164
3(b)	Static nets with mesh size < 220 mm	164

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS U.K.

10. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State U.K.

10.1. A Member State may permit any of its fishing vessels flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another of its vessels flying its flag within the area provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the EU fishing fleet register. U.K.

10.2. The total number of days present within the area, multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. U.K.

10.3. The transfer of days as described in point 10.1 shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the same gear grouping referred to in point 2 and during the same management period. U.K.

10.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place. A detailed format of spreadsheet for making these reports available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002. U.K.

11. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States U.K.

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2, 4.4, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, as a preliminary they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto, as agreed between them.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS U.K.

12. Collection of relevant data U.K.

Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect for each annual quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area concerned by this Annex.

13. Communication of relevant data U.K.

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 12 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, also send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2009 and 2010 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II

Reporting format kW-day information by year

Country	Gear	Year	Cumulative effort declaration
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Table III

Data format kW-day information by year

a Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	AlignmentaL(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Country	3		Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
(2) Gear	2		one of the following gear types: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm
(3) Year	4		either 2006 or 2007 or 2008 or 2009 or 2010
(4) Cumulative effort declaration	7	R	cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 January until 31 December of the year

Table IV

Reporting format for vessel-related information

Country	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	Gear notified				Days eligible using notified gear(s)				Days spent with notified gear(s)				Transfer of days
				No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(8)

Table V

Data format for vessel-related information

a Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	AlignmentaL(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Country	3		Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered.
(2) CFR	12		EU fishing fleet register number Unique identification number of a fishing vessel Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters additional zeros must be inserted on the left hand side.
(3) External marking	14	L	Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87
(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: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm
(6) Special condition applying to notified gear(s)	3	L	Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gears and length of management period notified
(8) Days spent with notified gear(s)	3	L	Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period
(9) Transfers of days	4	L	For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’.

ANNEX IID U.K. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR SANDEEL IN ICES ZONES IIa, IIIa AND IV

1. The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to EU vessels fishing in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm. U.K.

2. The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel in EU waters of ICES zone 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 European Union and Norway. U.K.

3. For the purposes of this Annex, a day present within the area shall be: U.K.

(a)

the 24-hour period between 00:00 hours of a calendar day and 24:00 hours of the same calendar day or any part of such a period; or

(b)

any continuous period of 24 hours as recorded in the fishing logbook between the date and time of departure and the date and time of arrival or any part of any such time period.

4. Each Member State concerned shall maintain a data base containing for EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV and for each vessel flying its flag or registered within the Union which have been fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm, the following information: U.K.

(a)

the name and internal registration number of the vessel;

(b)

the installed engine power of the vessel in kilowatts measured in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86;

(c)

the number of days present within the area when fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gear with a mesh size of less than 16 mm;

(d)

the kilowatt-days as the product of the number of days present within the area and the installed engine power in kilowatts.

5. Exploratory fishery relating to sandeel abundance shall start no earlier than 1 April 2010 and end no later than 6 May 2010. U.K.

The total ceiling of fishing effort allowed in the exploratory fishery relating to sandeel abundance in 2010 shall be determined on the basis of the total fishing effort deployed by EU vessels in 2007 established in accordance with point 4 and shall be divided among Member States in accordance with the quota allocations for this TAC.

6. The TAC and quotas for sandeel in EU waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV as laid down in Annex I shall be revised by the Commission as early as possible based on advice from ICES and the STECF on the size of the 2009 year class of North Sea sandeel, taking into account the following principles as well as other relevant elements contained in the scientific advice: U.K.

The TAC for EU waters of ICES zones IIa and IV shall be established according to the following function:

TAC ₂₀₁₀ = -333+R1,2010*3,692

where R1,2010 is the stock size of age 1 sandeel in billions on 1 January 2010 and the TAC is expressed in 1 000 tonnes.

7. If the TAC calculated in point 6 exceeds 400 000 tonnes, the TAC shall be set at 400 000 tonnes. U.K.

8. Commercial fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited from 1 August 2010 until 31 December 2010. U.K.

[F3 ANNEX III U.K. Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for EU vessels fishing in third-country waters

a This allocation is valid for purse-seine and trawl fisheries.
b To be selected from the 11 fishing authorisations for purse-seine fishery for mackerel south of 62° 00′N.
c Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the directed fishing for cod and haddock are included in the figures for ‘ All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines ’ .
d These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.
e These figures are included in the figures for ‘ Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines ’ .
f The fishing authorisations for fishing activities in these waters may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010.
g The fishing authorisations for fishing activities in these waters may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with the Faroe Islands for 2010.]
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 f	Herring, north of 62° 00′N	93	DK: 32, DE: 6, FR: 1, IE: 9, NL: 11, PL: 1, SV: 12, UK: 21	69
	Demersal species, north of 62° 00′N	80	DE: 16, IE: 1, ES: 20, FR: 18, PT: 9, UK: 14	50
	Mackerel, south of 62° 00′N, purse-seine fishery	31	DK: 26 a , DE: 4 a , FR: 2 a , IE: 40 a , NL: 11 a , SE: 9 a , UK: 36 a	not relevant
	Mackerel, south of 62° 00′N, trawl fishery	97		not relevant
	Mackerel, north of 62° 00′N, purse-seine fishery	11 b	DK: 11	not relevant
	Industrial species, south of 62° 00′N	480	DK: 450, UK: 30	150
Faroese waters g	All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines	26	BE: 0, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18	13
	Directed fisheries for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28′N and east of 6° 30′W	8 c		4
	Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20′N and 62° 00′N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines.	70	BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20	26
	Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30′N and west of 9° 00′W and in the area between 7° 00′W and 9° 00′W south of 60° 30′N and in the area south-west of a line between 60° 30′N, 7° 00′W and 60° 00′N, 6° 00′W	70	DE: 8 d , FR: 12 d , UK: 0 d	20 e
	Directed trawl fisheries for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the cod-end	70		22 e
	Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘ main fishing area of blue whiting ’ .	36	DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, NL: 5, UK: 5	20
	Line fisheries	10	UK: 10	6
	Mackerel	12	DK: 12	12
	Herring, north of 61° N	21	DK: 7, DE: 1, IE: 2, FR: 0, NL: 3, SV: 3, UK: 5	21

ANNEX IV U.K. ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

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 U.K.

Spain	63
France	44
EU	107

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 U.K.

Spain	139
France	86
Italy	35
Cyprus	25
Malta	89
EU	374

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 U.K.

Italy	68
EU	68

ANNEX V U.K. CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

Part A U.K. PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

a Except for scientific research purposes.
b Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).
Target species	Zone	Period of prohibition
Sharks (all species)	Convention Area	All year
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	All year
Finfish	FAO 48.1 Antarctica FAO 48.2 Antarctica	All year
Gobionotothen gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Lepidonotothen squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergiv a	FAO 48.3	All year
Dissostichus spp.	FAO 48.5 Antarctic	1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010
Dissostichus spp.	FAO 88.3 Antarctica FAO 58.5.1 Antarctica b FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic east of 79° 20' E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20' Ea FAO 88.2 Antarctic north of 65° Sa FAO 58.4.4 Antarctica b FAO 58.6 Antarctica FAO 58.7 Antarctica	All year
Lepidonotothen squamifrons	FAO 58.4.4a b	All year
All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic	1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010
Dissostichus mawsoni	FAO 48.4 Antarctica within the area bounded by latitudes 55o 30' S and 57o 20' S and by longitudes 25o 30' W and 29o 30' W	All year

Part B U.K. CATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2009/10

a 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 greatest, Macrourus spp.: 16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp., other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU.
Subarea/Division	Region	Season	SSRU	Dissotichus spp. catch limit (tonnes)	By-catch catch limit (tonnes)
					Skates and rays	Macrourus spp.	Other species
58.4.1	Whole Division	1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010	SSRU A, B, D, F and H: 0 SSRU C: 100 SSRU E: 50 SSRU G: 60	Total 210	All Division: 50	All Division: 33	All Division: 20
58.4.2	Whole Division	1.12.2009 to 30.11.2010	SSRU A: 30 SSRU B, C and D: 0 SSRU E: 40	Total 70	All Division: 50	All Division: 20	All Division: 20
88.1	All Subarea	1.12.2009 to 31.08.2010	SSRU A: 0 SSRUs B, C and G: 372 SSRUs D, E and F: 0 SSRUs H, I and K: 2 104 SSRUs J and L: 374 SSRU M: 0	Total 2 850	142 SSRU A: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 50 SSRU D, E and F: 0 SSRU H, I and K: 105 SSRU J and L: 50 SSRU M: 0	430 SSRU A: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 40 SSRU D, E and F: 0 SSRU H, I and K: 320 SSRU J and L: 70 SSRU M: 0	20 SSRU A: 0 SSRU B, C and G: 60 SSRU D, E and F: 0 SSRU H, I and K: 60 SSRU J and L: 40 SSRU M: 0
88.2	South of 65o S	1.12.2009 to 31.08.2010	SSRU A and B: 0 SSRUs C, D, F and G: 214 SSRU E: 361	Total 575a	50a SSRU A and B: 0 SSRU C, D, F and G: 50 SSRU E: 50	92a SSRU A and B: 0 SSRU C, D, F and G: 34 SSRU E: 58	20 SSRU A and B: 0 SSRU C, D, F and G: 80 SSRU E: 20

Part C U.K. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

Contracting Party:

Fishing season:

Name of vessel:

Expected level of catch (tonnes):

Fishing technique:	 Conventional trawl
	 Continuous fishing system
	 Pumping to clear codend
	 Other approved methods: Please specify _

Products to be derived from the catch and their conversion factors^a:

a Information to be provided to the extent possible.
b Conversion factor = whole weight/processed weight.
Product type	% of catch	Conversion factorb

Subarea/Division		Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
	48.1
	48.2
	48.3
	48.4
	48.5
	48.6
	58.4.1
	58.4.2
	88.1
	88.2
	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 U.K. 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(49): Yes No

	Fishing technique	Expected proportion of time to be used (%)
1
2
3
4
5
…		Total 100 %

Presence of marine mammal exclusion device(50): Yes No

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

ANNEX VI U.K. IOTC AREA

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

Member State	Maximum number of vessels	Capacity (GT)
Spain	22	61 364
France	21	31 467
Italy	1	2 137
Portugal	5	1 627
EU	49	96 595

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

Member State	Maximum number of vessels	Capacity (GT)
Spain	27	11 600
France	25	1 940
Portugal	15	6 925
United Kingdom	4	1 400
EU	71	21 865

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

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

ANNEX VII U.K. 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
EU	14

ANNEX VIII U.K. Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in EU waters

a The fishing authorisations for fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with Norway for 2010.
b The fishing authorisations for fishing vessels flying the flag of Faroe Islands may only be granted as from the date of conclusion of the bilateral fisheries arrangement with the Faroe Islands for 2010.
c To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the vessel owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guyana and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches or 50 % of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant. The contract referred to above 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 Guyanese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application. Where the endorsement referred to above is refused, the French authorities shall notify this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.
Flag State	Fishery	Number of fishing authorisations	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norwaya	Herring, north of 62° 00' N	20	20
Faroe Islandsb	Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30' N); VIIe, f, h, horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30' N), VIIe, f, h; herring, VIa (north of 56° 30' N)	14	14
	Herring, north of 62° 00' N	21	21
	Herring, IIIa	4	4
	Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30' N); sandeel, IV (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)	15	15
	Ling and tusk	20	10
	Blue whiting, II, VIa (north of 56° 30' N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00' W)	20	20
	Blue ling	16	16
Venezuela	Snappersc (French Guyana waters)	41	pm
	Sharksc (French Guyana waters)	4	pm

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OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(3)

OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(4)

OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5.

(5)

OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 1.

(6)

OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7.

(7)

OJ L 157, 19.6.2007, p. 1.

(8)

OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6.

(9)

OJ L 96, 15.4.2009, p. 1.

(10)

OJ L 214, 19.8.2009, p. 16.

(11)

OJ L 276, 10.10.1983, p. 1.

(12)

OJ L 274, 25.9.1986, p. 1.

(13)

OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.

(14)

OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.

(15)

OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.

(16)

OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1.

(17)

OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6.

(18)

OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1.

(19)

OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.

(20)

OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16.

(21)

OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 3.

(22)

OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(23)

OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6.

(24)

OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3.

(25)

OJ L 318, 5.12.2007, p. 1.

(26)

OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1.

(27)

OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33.

(28)

OJ L 295, 4.11.2008, p. 3.

(29)

OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1.

(30)

OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42.

(31)

OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70.

(32)

OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(33)

Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48).

(34)

Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12).

(35)

Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4) and Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in that Agreement (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 9).

(36)

OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(37)

OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5.

(38)

Concluded by Council Decision 2002/738/EC (OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39).

(39)

The European Community acceded by Council Decision 86/238/EEC (OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33).

(40)

Concluded by Council Decision 2006/539/EC (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22).

(41)

The European Community acceded by Council Decision 95/399/EC (OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24).

(42)

Concluded by Council Decision 2008/780/EC (OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27).

(43)

The European Community acceded by Council Decision 2005/75/EC (OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1).

(44)

OJ L 352, 31.12.2008, p. 1.

(45)

OJ L 330, 16.12.2009, p. 1.

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OJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 1.

(47)

OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 1.

(48)

OJ L 60, 5.3.2008, p. 1.

(49)

If yes, frequency of switch between fishing techniques:

(50)

If yes, provide design of the device: