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Council Regulation (EC) No 754/2007 of 28 June 2007 amending Regulations (EC) No 1941/2006, (EC) No 2015/2006 and (EC) No 41/2007, as regards fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks
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Annex IA shall be amended as follows:
the title shall be replaced by the following:
‘SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES zones I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EC waters of CECAF, French Guyana waters’;
the entry concerning the species sandeel in ICES zone IIIa; EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV shall be replaced by the following:
a Excluding waters within six miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. | ||
b Of which no more than 125 459 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of IIa and IV. The remaining 18 865 tonnes may be fished in ICES zone IIIa only. | ||
c Of which no more than 2 742 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of IIa and IV. The remaining 413 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IIIa only. | ||
d Of which no more than 4 799 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV. The remaining 722 tonnes may be fished in ICES zone IIIa only; Member States other than Sweden may fish only in EC waters of ICES zone IIIa. | ||
e Except Denmark and the United Kingdom. | ||
f Of which no more than 133 000 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV. The remaining 20 000 tonnes may be fished in ICES zone IIIa only. | ||
g To be taken in ICES zone IV. | ||
h No more than 170 000 tonnes may be fished in ICES zones IIa and IV in accordance with the Agreed Record with Norway of 22 May 2007.’ | ||
‘SpeciesSandeelAmmodytidae | ZoneIIIa; EC waters of IIa and IVaSAN/2A3A4. | |
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Denmark | 144 324b | Analytical TAC. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. |
United Kingdom | 3 155c | |
All Member States | 5 521d e | |
EC | 153 000f | |
Norway | 20 000g | |
TAC | Not relevanth |
the entry concerning the species herring in ICES zone IV north of 53° 30′ N shall be replaced by the following:
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 ICES zones IVa and IVb. | ||||||
b May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. | ||||||
Special conditions | ||||||
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified
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‘SpeciesHerringa Clupea harengus | ZoneEC and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ NHER/04A., HER/04B. | |||||
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Denmark | 50 349 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. | ||||
Germany | 34 118 | |||||
France | 19 232 | |||||
The Netherlands | 47 190 | |||||
Sweden | 3 470 | |||||
United Kingdom | 50 279 | |||||
EC | 204 638 | |||||
Norway | 50 000b | |||||
TAC | 341 063 |
the entry concerning the species herring in ICES zones Vb and VIb and EC waters of ICES zone VIaN shall be replaced by the following:
a Reference is to the herring stock in ICES zone VIa, north of 56° 00′ N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 7° 00′ W and north of 55° 00′ N, excluding the Clyde. | ||
b This quota may only be taken in ICES zone VIa north of 56° 30′ N.’ | ||
‘SpeciesHerringClupea harengus | ZoneEC and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaNaHER/5B6ANB. | |
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Germany | 3 727 | Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. |
France | 705 | |
Ireland | 5 036 | |
The Netherlands | 3 727 | |
United Kingdom | 20 145 | |
EC | 33 340 | |
Faroe Islands | 660b | |
TAC | 34 000 |
the entry concerning the species haddock in ICES zones VIb, XII and XIV shall be replaced by the following:
‘SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus | ZoneEC and international waters of VIb, XII and XIVHAD/6B1214 | |
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Belgium | 10 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. |
Germany | 12 | |
France | 509 | |
Ireland | 363 | |
United Kingdom | 3 721 | |
EC | 4 615 | |
TAC | 4 615’ |
the entry concerning the species skates and rays in EC waters of IIa and IV shall be replaced by the following:
a By-catch quota. Where more than 200 kg of these species are caught in any continuous 24-hour period they shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board.’ | ||
‘SpeciesSkates and raysRajidae | ZoneEC waters of IIa and IVSRX/2AC4-C | |
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Belgium | 369a | Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies. |
Denmark | 14a | |
Germany | 18a | |
France | 58a | |
The Netherlands | 314a | |
United Kingdom | 1 417a | |
EC | 2 190a | |
TAC | 2 190 |
Annex IIA shall be amended as follows:
point 10.1 shall be replaced by the following:
point 11.4 shall be replaced by the following:
point 11.5 shall be replaced by the following:
Annex III shall be amended as follows:
point 8.1 shall be replaced by the following:
the east coast of Ireland and the east coast of Northern Ireland; and
straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates;
a point on the east coast of the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland at 54° 30′ N;
54° 30′ N, 4° 50′ W;
53° 15′ N, 4° 50′ W;
a point at the east coast of Ireland at 53° 15′ N.’;
point 9.4 shall be replaced by the following:
gillnets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 120 mm and less than 150 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 100 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,5 and are rigged with floats or equivalent flotation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 2,5 km in length, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 25 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 24 hours; or
entangling nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 250 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 15 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,33 and are not rigged with floats or other means of flotation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 10 km in length. The total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 100 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 72 hours.
However, this derogation shall not apply in the NEAFC Regulatory area.’;
point 21 shall be replaced by the following:
Annex IV shall be amended as follows:
Part I shall be replaced by the following:
a This allocation is valid for purse and trawl fisheries. | ||||
b To be selected from the 11 licences 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 “Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines”.’ | ||||
Area of fishing | Fishery | Number of licences | Allocation of licences amongst Member States | Maximum number of vessels present at any time |
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Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen | Herring, North of 62° 00′ N | 93 | DK: 32, DE: 6, FR: 1, IRL: 9, NL: 11, SW: 12, UK: 21, PL: 1 | 69 |
Demersal species, North of 62° 00′ N | 80 | FR: 18, PT: 9, DE: 16, ES: 20, UK: 14, IRL: 1 | 50 | |
Mackerel, South of 62° 00′ N, purse seine fishery | 11 | DE: 1a, DK: 26a, FR: 2a, NL: 1a | not relevant | |
Mackerel, South of 62° 00′ N, trawl fishery | 19 | not relevant | ||
Mackerel, North of 62° 00′ N, purse seine fishery | 11b | DK: 11 | not relevant | |
Industrial species, South of 62° 00′ N | 480 | DK: 450, UK: 30 | 150 | |
Waters of the Faroe Islands | 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 fishing 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. | 8c | 4 | ||
Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods 1 March to 31 May and 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: 8d, FR: 12d, UK: 0d | 20e | |
Directed trawl fishery for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend. | 70 | 22e | ||
Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of licences 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, UK: 5, NL: 5 | 20 | |
Line fishing | 10 | UK: 10 | 6 | |
Fishing for mackerel | 12 | DK: 12 | 12 | |
Herring fisheries north of 62° N | 21 | DE: 1, DK: 7, FR: 0, UK: 5, IRL: 2, NL: 3, SW: 3 | 21 |
Part II shall be replaced by the following:
a To be fished exclusively with long lines or traps (snappers) or long lines or mesh nets having a minimum mesh of 100 mm, at depths greater than 30 m (sharks). To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guyana, and that it includes and 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 give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.’ | |||
Flag State | Fishery | Number of licences | Maximum number of vessels present at any time |
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Norway | Herring, north of 62° 00′ N | 20 | 20 |
Faeroe Islands | 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 | Snappersa (French Guyana waters) | 41 | pm |
Sharks (French Guyana waters) | 4 | pm |
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