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Council Regulation (EU) No 1256/2011Show full title
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 name | Alpha-3 code | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Clupea harengus | HER | Herring |
| Gadus morhua | COD | Cod |
| Pleuronectes platessa | PLE | Plaice |
| Salmo salar | SAL | Atlantic salmon |
| Sprattus sprattus | SPR | Sprat |
| SpeciesHerringClupea harengus | ZoneSubdivisions 30-31HER/3D30.; HER/3D31. | |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 86 905 | Analytical TAC |
| Sweden | 19 095 | |
| Union | 106 000 | |
| TAC | 106 000 | |
| SpeciesHerringClupea harengus | ZoneSubdivisions 22-24HER/3B23.; HER/3C22.; HER/3D24. | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 930 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. |
| Germany | 11 532 | |
| Finland | 1 | |
| Poland | 2 719 | |
| Sweden | 3 718 | |
| Union | 20 900 | |
| TAC | 20 900 | |
| SpeciesHerringClupea harengus | ZoneEU waters of Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32HER/3D25.; HER/3D26.; HER/3D27.; HER/3D28.; HER/3D29.; HER/3D32. | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 725 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. |
| Germany | 457 | |
| Estonia | 8 810 | |
| Finland | 17 197 | |
| Latvia | 2 174 | |
| Lithuania | 2 289 | |
| Poland | 19 537 | |
| Sweden | 26 228 | |
| Union | 78 417 | |
| TAC | Not relevant | |
| SpeciesHerringClupea harengus | ZoneSubdivision 28.1HER/03D.RG | |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 14 120 | Analytical TAC |
| Latvia | 16 456 | |
| Union | 30 576 | |
| TAC | 30 576 | |
| SpeciesCodGadus morhua | ZoneEU waters of Subdivisions 25-32COD/3D25.; COD/3D26.; COD/3D27.; COD/3D28.; COD/3D29.; COD/3D30.; COD/3D31.; COD/3D32. | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 15 587 | Analytical TAC |
| Germany | 6 200 | |
| Estonia | 1 519 | |
| Finland | 1 193 | |
| Latvia | 5 795 | |
| Lithuania | 3 818 | |
| Poland | 17 947 | |
| Sweden | 15 791 | |
| Union | 67 850 | |
| TAC | Not relevant | |
| SpeciesCodGadus morhua | ZoneSubdivisions 22-24COD/3B23.; COD/3C22.; COD/3D24. | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 9 298 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. |
| Germany | 4 546 | |
| Estonia | 206 | |
| Finland | 183 | |
| Latvia | 769 | |
| Lithuania | 499 | |
| Poland | 2 487 | |
| Sweden | 3 312 | |
| Union | 21 300 | |
| TAC | 21 300 | |
| SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa | ZoneEU 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 070 | Precautionary TAC Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. |
| Germany | 230 | |
| Poland | 433 | |
| Sweden | 156 | |
| Union | 2 889 | |
| TAC | 2 889 | |
| a Expressed by number of individual fish. | ||
| SpeciesAtlantic salmonSalmo salar | ZoneEU waters of Subdivisions 22-31SAL/3B23.; SAL/3C22.; SAL/3D24.; SAL/3D25.; SAL/3D26.; SAL/3D27.; SAL/3D28.; SAL/3D29.; SAL/3D30.; SAL/3D31. | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 25 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. |
| Germany | 2 826a | |
| Estonia | 2 581a | |
| Finland | 31 667a | |
| Latvia | 16 153a | |
| Lithuania | 1 899a | |
| Poland | 7 704a | |
| Sweden | 34 327a | |
| Union | 122 553a | |
| TAC | Not 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 sprattus | ZoneEU 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 22 218 | Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. |
| Germany | 14 076 | |
| Estonia | 25 800 | |
| Finland | 11 631 | |
| Latvia | 31 160 | |
| Lithuania | 11 272 | |
| Poland | 66 128 | |
| Sweden | 42 952 | |
| Union | 225 237a | |
| TAC | Not 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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