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Council Regulation (EU) No 1256/2011 of 30 November 2011 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) No 1124/2010

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ANNEX IU.K. TACS APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACS 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, and conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.

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.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:

Scientific nameAlpha-3 codeCommon name
Clupea harengusHERHerring
Gadus morhuaCODCod
Pleuronectes platessaPLEPlaice
Salmo salarSALAtlantic salmon
Sprattus sprattusSPRSprat
SpeciesHerringClupea harengusZoneSubdivisions 30-31HER/3D30.; HER/3D31.
Finland86 905

Analytical TAC

Sweden19 095
Union106 000
TAC106 000
SpeciesHerringClupea harengusZoneSubdivisions 22-24HER/3B23.; HER/3C22.; HER/3D24.
Denmark2 930

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany11 532
Finland1
Poland2 719
Sweden3 718
Union20 900
TAC20 900
SpeciesHerringClupea harengusZoneEU waters of Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32HER/3D25.; HER/3D26.; HER/3D27.; HER/3D28.; HER/3D29.; HER/3D32.
Denmark1 725

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany457
Estonia8 810
Finland17 197
Latvia2 174
Lithuania2 289
Poland19 537
Sweden26 228
Union78 417
TACNot relevant
SpeciesHerringClupea harengusZoneSubdivision 28.1HER/03D.RG
Estonia14 120

Analytical TAC

Latvia16 456
Union30 576
TAC30 576
SpeciesCodGadus morhuaZoneEU waters of Subdivisions 25-32COD/3D25.; COD/3D26.; COD/3D27.; COD/3D28.; COD/3D29.; COD/3D30.; COD/3D31.; COD/3D32.
Denmark15 587

Analytical TAC

Germany6 200
Estonia1 519
Finland1 193
Latvia5 795
Lithuania3 818
Poland17 947
Sweden15 791
Union67 850
TACNot relevant
SpeciesCodGadus morhuaZoneSubdivisions 22-24COD/3B23.; COD/3C22.; COD/3D24.
Denmark9 298

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany4 546
Estonia206
Finland183
Latvia769
Lithuania499
Poland2 487
Sweden3 312
Union21 300
TAC21 300
SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessaZoneEU 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 070

Precautionary TAC

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany230
Poland433
Sweden156
Union2 889
TAC2 889
a

Expressed by number of individual fish.

SpeciesAtlantic salmonSalmo salarZoneEU waters of Subdivisions 22-31SAL/3B23.; SAL/3C22.; SAL/3D24.; SAL/3D25.; SAL/3D26.; SAL/3D27.; SAL/3D28.; SAL/3D29.; SAL/3D30.; SAL/3D31.
Denmark25 396a

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany2 826a
Estonia2 581a
Finland31 667a
Latvia16 153a
Lithuania1 899a
Poland7 704a
Sweden34 327a
Union122 553a
TACNot relevant
a

Expressed by number of individual fish.

SpeciesAtlantic salmonSalmo salarZoneEU 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.

Finland13 838a
Union15 419a
TACNot relevant
a

At least 92 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of sprat. By-catches of herring are to be counted against the remaining 8 % of the TAC.

SpeciesSprat and associated catchesSprattus sprattusZoneEU 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.
Denmark22 218

Analytical TAC

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Germany14 076
Estonia25 800
Finland11 631
Latvia31 160
Lithuania11 272
Poland66 128
Sweden42 952
Union225 237a
TACNot relevant

ANNEX IIU.K. FISHING EFFORT LIMITS

1.Member States shall allocate the right to vessels flying their flag and fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gear 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, to be up to:U.K.

(a)

163 days absent from port in ICES 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 ICES 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 referred to in point 1(a) and (b) fishing with the gears specified in point 1 may not exceed the maximum number of days absent from port allocated for one of these two areas.U.K.

3.By way of derogation from points 1 and 2, and where efficient management of fishing opportunities so requires, a Member State may allocate to vessels flying its flag the right to additional days absent from port where an equal amount of days absent from port is withdrawn from other vessels flying its flag that are subject to effort restriction in the same area and where the capacity, in terms of kW, of each of the donor vessels is equal to, or larger than, that of the receiving vessels. The number of receiving vessels may not exceed 10 % of the total number of vessels of the Member State concerned, as indicated in point 1.U.K.

ANNEX IIIU.K.

‘ANNEX II FISHING EFFORT LIMITS

1.Member States shall allocate the right to vessels flying their flag and fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gear 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, to be up to:U.K.

(a)

163 days absent from port in ICES 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 ICES 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 referred to in point 1(a) and (b) fishing with the gears specified in point 1 may not exceed the maximum number of days absent from port allocated for one of these two areas.U.K.

3.By way of derogation from points 1 and 2, and where efficient management of fishing opportunities so requires, a Member State may allocate to vessels flying its flag the right to additional days absent from port where an equal amount of days absent from port is withdrawn from other vessels flying its flag that are subject to effort restriction in the same area and where the capacity, in terms of kW, of each of the donor vessels is equal to, or larger than, that of the receiving vessels. The number of receiving vessels may not exceed 10 % of the total number of vessels of the Member State concerned, as indicated in point 1.’.U.K.

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