ANNEX IU.K.

CATCH LIMITS AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR YEAR-TO-YEAR MANAGEMENT OF CATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, the allocation to the Member States and associated conditions for year-to-year management of the quotas.

Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. For the purposes of these tables the codes used for the different species are as follows:

Scientific nameAlpha-3 codeCommon name
Clupea harengusHERHerring
Gadus morhuaCODCod
Platichthys flesusFLXFlounder
Pleuronectes platessaPLEPlaice
Psetta maximaTURTurbot
Salmo salarSALAtlantic salmon
Sprattus sprattusSPRSprat
SpeciesHerringClupea harengusZoneSubdivisions 30-31HER/3D30.; HER/3D31.
Finland84 721

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.

Sweden18 615
EC103 336
TAC103 336
SpeciesHerringClupea harengusZoneSubdivisions 22-24HER/3B23.; HER/3C22.; HER/3D24.
Denmark3 181

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.

Germany12 519
Finland2
Poland2 953
Schweden4 037
EC22 692
TAC22 692
SpeciesHerringClupea harengusZoneSubdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32HER/3B23.; HER/3C22.; HER/3D24.HER/3D25.; HER/3D26.; HER/3D27.; HER/3D28.; HER/3D29.; HER/3D32.
Denmark2 780

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.

Germany737
Estonia14 198
Finland27 714
Latvia3 504
Lithuania3 689
Poland31 486
Sweden42 268
EC126 376
TACNot relevant
SpeciesHerringClupea harengusZoneSubdivision 28,1HER/03D.RG
Estonia16 809

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.

Latvia19 591
EC36 400
TAC36 400
SpeciesCodGadus morhuaZoneEC waters of Subdivisions 25-32COD/3D25.; COD/3D26.; COD/3D27.; COD/3D28.; COD/3D29.; COD/3D30.; COD/3D31.; COD/3D32.
Denmark11 777

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.

Germany4 685
Estonia1 148
Finland901
Latvia4 379
Lithuania2 885
Poland13 561
Sweden11 932
EC51 267
TACNot relevant
SpeciesCodGadus morhuaZoneEC waters of Subdivisions 22 –24COD/3B23.; COD/3C22.; COD/3D24.
Denmark7 726

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.

Germany3 777
Estonia171
Finland152
Latvia639
Lithuania415
Poland2 067
Sweden2 753
EC17 700
TAC17 700
SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessaZoneEC waters of Subdivisions 22-32PLE/3B23.; PLE/3C22.; PLE/3D24.; PLE/3D25.; PLE/3D26.; PLE/3D27.; PLE/3D28.; PLE/3D29.; PLE/3D30.; PLE/3D31.; PLE/3D32.
Denmark2 179

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.

Germany242
Poland456
Sweden164
EC3 041
TAC3 041
a

Expressed by number of individual fish.

SpeciesAtlantic salmonSalmo salarZoneEC waters of Subdivisions 22-31SAL/3B23.; SAL/3C22.; SAL/3D24.; SAL/3D25.; SAL/3D26.; SAL/3D27.; SAL/3D28.; SAL/3D29.; SAL/3D30.; SAL/3D31.
Denmark60 975a

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.

Germany6 784a
Estonia6 197a
Finland76 031a
Latvia38 783a
Lithuania [X14 559] a
Poland18 497a
Sweden82 420a
EC294 246a
TACNot relevant
a

Expressed by number of individual fish.

SpeciesAtlantic salmonSalmo salarZoneEC waters of Subdivision 32SAL/3D32.
Estonia1 581a

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.

Finland13 838a
EC15 419a
TACNot relevant
SpeciesSpratSprattus sprattusZoneEC waters of Subdivisions 22-32SPR/3B23.; SPR/3C22.; SPR/3D24.; SPR/3D25.; SPR/3D26.; SPR/3D27.; SPR/3D28.; SPR/3D29.; SPR/3D30.; SPR/3D31.; SPR/3D32.
Denmark37 480

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.

Germany23 745
Estonia43 522
Finland19 620
Latvia52 565
Lithuania19 015
Poland111 552
Sweden72 456
EC379 955
TACNot relevant

Editorial Information

ANNEX IIU.K.Fishing effort limits

1.For vessels flying their flag, Member States shall ensure that fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with bottom set lines, longlines except drifting lines, handlines and jigging equipment shall be permitted for a maximum number of:U.K.

(a)

181 days absent from port in subdivisions 22-24 with the exception of the period from 1 to 30 April when Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 applies; and

(b)

160 days absent from port in subdivisions 25-28 with the exception of the period from 1 July to 31 August when Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 applies.

2.The maximum number of days absent from port per year for which a vessel may be present within the two areas defined in point 1(a) and (b) fishing with the gears referred to in point 1 may not exceed the maximum number of days allocated for one of the two areas.U.K.

ANNEX IIIU.K. TRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL MEASURES

A. Restrictions on fishing for flounder and turbot U.K.

1.The retention on board of the following species of fish which are caught within the geographical areas and during the periods mentioned below shall be prohibited:U.K.

SpeciesGeographical areaPeriod
Flounder (Platichthys flesus)

Subdivisions 26, 27, 28 and 29 south of 59°30′N

Subdivision 32

15 February to 15 May

15 February to 31 May

Turbot (Psetta maxima)Subdivisions 25, 26 and 28 south of 56°50′N1 June to 31 July

2.By way of derogation from point 1, when fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gears with a mesh size equal to or greater then 105 mm or with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 100 mm, by-catches of flounder and turbot may be retained on board and landed within a limit of 10 % by live weight of the total catch retained on board and landed during the periods of prohibition referred to in point 1.U.K.

B. Specifications of top window codend BACOMA U.K.

1.By way of derogation from point 1(e)(i) of Appendix 1 to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005, the meshes shall have a minimum mesh opening of 120 mm from 1 January in subdivisions 22-24 and from 1 March in subdivisions 25-32.U.K.

2.By way of derogation from point 1(d)(ii) of Appendix 1 to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005, the length of the window shall be at least 5,5 m from 1 January in subdivisions 22-24 and from 1 March in subdivisions 25-32.U.K.

3.By way of derogation from point 2 the length of the window shall be at least 6 m, if a sensor dedicated to the measurement of the volume of the catches is attached to the window from 1 January in subdivisions 22-24 and from 1 March in subdivisions 25-32.U.K.

C. Specifications of T90 trawl U.K.

By way of derogation from point (b) of Appendix 2 to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005, the mesh size for meshes shall be at least 120 mm from 1 January in subdivisions 22-24 and from 1 March in subdivisions 25-32.