http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eur/2011/57

Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011

of 18 January 2011

fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters

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 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)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy1 requires that measures governing access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities be established 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 adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities by fishery or by group of fisheries, including certain conditions functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. 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.

(4)

Where a total allowable catch (TAC) is allocated to one Member State only, it is appropriate to empower the Member State concerned in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty to determine the level of such TAC. Provisions should be made to ensure that, when fixing that TAC level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy and ensures that the stock in question is exploited at levels that shall, with as high a probability as possible, produce maximum sustainable yield from 2015 onwards, including by taking the necessary measures to collect relevant data, assess the stock concerned and determine maximum sustainable yield levels of that stock.

(5)

The TACs should be established on the basis of the available scientific advice, by taking into account the biological and socio-economic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meetings with the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture and the Regional Advisory Councils concerned.

(6)

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 stock2; 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 peninsula3; 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 Biscay4; 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 Channel5; 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 Sea6; 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 stock7; Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks8 and Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 of 6 April 2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean9.

(7)

In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas10, the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein should be identified.

(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 on fishing those species.

(9)

Norway lobster is caught in mixed demersal fisheries together with various other species. In a zone to the west of Ireland known as the Porcupine Bank there is an urgent conservation need to reduce catches of Norway lobster as much as possible. It is therefore appropriate to limit the fishing opportunities in this area only to the catching of pelagic species with which Norway lobster is not caught.

(10)

Considering the recent developments in fisheries targeting boarfish in ICES subareas VI, VII and VIII and in order to ensure sustainable management of this stock, it is appropriate to provide for catch limits for this stock.

(11)

It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2011 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 1342/200811.

(12)

A group of French vessels is excluded from the application of the fishing effort regime laid down in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 by virtue of Regulation (EC) 754/2009. On the basis of information provided by France in 2010, the exclusion of that group of vessels from the effort regime no longer constitutes a reduction of the administrative burden. Therefore one of the conditions for exclusion is no longer fulfilled. It is therefore appropriate to re-include that group of French vessels in the abovementioned fishing effort regime. Since the fishing management period established by Annex IIA to Regulation (EU) No 53/201012 ceases to apply on 31 January 2011, this re-inclusion should apply starting from 1 February 2011.

(13)

It is necessary, following the advice from the ICES, to maintain and revise a system to manage sandeel in EU waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV.

(14)

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.

(15)

In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway13, the Faroe Islands14 and Greenland15, the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. The consultations with the Faroe Islands have not been finalised and the arrangements for 2011 with that partner are expected to be concluded in early 2011. In order to avoid interruption of Union fishing activities whilst allowing for the necessary flexibility for the conclusion of those arrangements in early 2011, it is appropriate for the Union to establish the fishing opportunities for stocks subject to the agreement with the Faroe Islands on a provisional basis.

(16)

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 2011 of a number of measures, including fishing opportunities for EU vessels. Those fishing opportunities should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(17)

At its Annual Meeting in 2010, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) failed to reach consensus on the adoption of conservation measures for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna. Nevertheless, the majority of Contracting Parties, including the Union, considered that the fishing opportunities for those three stocks should be regulated in order to ensure their sustainable management. It is therefore appropriate for the Union to adopt measures to that effect.

(18)

At its Annual Meeting in 2010, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted tables indicating the under-utilisation and over-utilisation of the fishing opportunities of the ICCAT Contracting Parties. In that context, ICCAT adopted a decision observing that, during the year 2009, 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 recommendations on the conservation of bigeye thresher sharks, hammerhead sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks. In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks it is necessary to implement those measures in the law of the Union.

(19)

At its Annual Meeting in 2010, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) revised the overall capacity of the fleets targeting tropical tunas between 2006-2008 as well as swordfish and albacore between 2007-2008. The IOTC also approved the implementation of fleet development plans. Furthermore, IOTC approved a Resolution on the conservation of thresher sharks (family Alopiidae) caught in association with fisheries in its area of competence.

(20)

During the Third International Meeting, held in May 2007, for the creation of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) in the high seas of the South Pacific (SPRFMO), 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 interim measures have been revised at the 8^th International Consultations for the Establishment of the SPRFMO in November 2009 and are expected to be revised again at the forthcoming 2^nd Preparatory Conference for the SPRFMO Commission in January 2011. 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 implement those measures in the law of the Union.

(21)

At its Annual Meeting in 2010, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted catch limits for four fish stocks in the SEAFO Convention Area. It is necessary to implement those catch limits in the law of the Union.

(22)

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 Commission16 for reasons of urgency.

(23)

Certain international measures which create or restrict fishing opportunities for the Union are adopted by the relevant RFMO at the end of the year and become applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation. It is therefore necessary for the provisions that implement such measures in the law of the Union to apply retroactively. In particular, since certain fishing opportunities in the CCAMLR Convention Area are laid down for a period of time starting from 1 December 2010, it is appropriate that the relevant provisions of this Regulation apply from that date. Such retroactive application would be without prejudice to the principle of legitimate expectations as CCAMLR members are forbidden to fish in the Convention Area without authorisation.

(24)

The use of fishing opportunities set out in this Regulation is subject to 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 policy17, and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 thereof concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.

(25)

In order to avoid the interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of the fishermen of the Union, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2011, except for the provisions concerning effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2011, and specific provisions in particular regions, which should have a specific date of application as indicated in recital 23. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.

(26)

Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

TITLE ISCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

Article 1F1Subject matter

This Regulation fixes the following fishing opportunities:

(a)
for the year 2011, catch limits for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks;
(b)
for the period from 1 February 2011 to 31 January 2012, certain effort limits;
(c)
for the periods set out in Articles 20, 21 and 22 and in Annexes IE and V, fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the Convention Area of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR);
(d)
for the periods set out in Article 28, fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the Convention Area of the Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC); and
(e)
additional fishing opportunities for mackerel resulting from uncaught quota in 2010.

Article 2Scope

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

(a)
EU vessels; and
(b)
third-country vessels in EU waters.

Article 3Definitions

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

(a)
‘EU vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State and registered in the Union;
(b)
‘third-country vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;
(c)
‘EU waters’ means waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of waters adjacent to the territories mentioned in Annex II to the Treaty;
(d)
‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;
(e)
‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;
(f)
‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;
(g)
‘mesh size’ means the mesh size as determined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 517/200818;
(h)
‘EU fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;
(i)
‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

Article 4Fishing 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 218/200919;
(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)
‘VII (Porcupine Bank – Unit 16)’ means the area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:
- 53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W,
- 53° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,
- 51° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,
- 51° 30′ N 13° 00′ W,
- 51° 00′ N 13° 00′ W,
- 51° 00′ N 15° 00′ W,
- 53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W;
(e)
‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the area of ICES division IXa east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W;
(f)
CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 216/200920;
(g)
NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 217/200921;
(h)
the 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 Ocean22;
(i)
the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area is as defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas23;
(j)
the CCAMLR (Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area is as defined in Regulation (EC) No 601/200424;
(k)
the IATTC (Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission) 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 Rica25;
(l)
the IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area is as defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission26;
(m)
‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ means the high seas area south of 10° N, north of the CCAMLR Convention Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement27, and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;
(n)
the WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area is as defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean28;
(o)
‘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 IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EU VESSELS

CHAPTER IGeneral provisions

Article 5TACs and allocations

1

The TACs for EU vessels in EU waters or in certain non-EU waters and the allocation of such TACs among Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I.

2

EU vessels are authorised to make catches, within the TACs 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 15 of and Annex III to this Regulation and in Regulation (EC) No 1006/200829 and its implementing provisions.

3

The Commission shall fix TACs for capelin in Greenland waters of ICES subareas V and XIV available to the Union on the basis of the TAC and the allocation to the Union established by Greenland in accordance with the 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 hand, and the Protocol thereto.

4

In the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2011, TACs set out in Annex I for the following stocks may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002:

a

sandeel in EU waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV in accordance with Annex IID to this Regulation;

F2b

the stock of Norway pout and associated by-catches in ICES Subarea IIIa and EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES Subarea IV and the stock of sprat in EU waters of ICES division IIa and ICES Subarea IV.

Article 6Special provisions on certain TACs

1

Certain TACs in Annex IA, identified by a footnote with a cross-reference to this Article, shall be determined by the Member State concerned, on the basis of data collected and assessed by that Member State, at a level that:

a

is consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and

b

shall, with as high probability as possible, result in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2015 onwards.

2

By 28 February 2011, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission of the level adopted in accordance with paragraph 1 and of the measures it intends to take to comply with that provision. In the light of this information, and where the conditions set out in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 are met, the Commission may decide on emergency measures.

Article 7Additional allocation for vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries

1

For certain stocks listed in Annex IA and identified by a footnote with a cross-reference to this Article, a Member State may, under the conditions set out in paragraph 2 of this Article, grant to vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit set out in Annex IA as a percentage of the quota allocated to that Member State.

2

A Member State may grant additional allocation to vessels only in accordance with the following conditions:

a

the vessel makes use of a close circuit television cameras (CCTV), associated to a system of sensors that record all fishing and processing activities on board the vessel;

b

an amount of the additional allocation granted to an individual vessel that participates in fully documented fisheries shall be no more than 75 % of the discards predicted by that type of vessel, and in any case shall not represent more than a 30 % increase of the vessel’s allocation;

c

all catches of the relevant stock by that vessel shall be counted against its allocation.

3

Where a Member State detects that a vessel participating in trials on fully documented fisheries fails to comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 2 of this Article, it shall immediately withdraw the additional allocation granted to the vessel concerned and exclude it from participation in these trials for the rest of the year 2011.

4

A Member State intending to apply paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, shall, before any additional allocation is granted, submit to the Commission the following information:

the list of vessels participating in the trials, and the specifications of the remote electronic monitoring equipment installed on board;
the capacity, type and specification of gears used by those vessels;
the estimated discard rates of those types of vessels; and
the amount of catches of the stock subject to the relevant TAC made by those vessels in 2010.

Article 8Prohibited species

1

It shall be prohibited for EU vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or 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 division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

d

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

F2e

porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters, except where it is provided otherwise in Annex IA; and

f

guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII.

2

The species referred to in paragraph 1 shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.

Article 9Special provisions on allocations

1

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation 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 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 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 37, 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

2

Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to 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 shall apply to stocks subject to analytical TAC.

Article 10Fishing effort limits

From 1 February 2011 to 31 January 2012, 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 division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, ICES subarea IV and ICES divisions VIa, VIIa and VIId and EU waters of ICES divisions IIa and Vb;
(b)
Annex IIB, shall apply for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES divisions 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 division VIIe.

Article 11Catch and effort limits for deep-sea fisheries

1

Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2347/200230 shall apply to Greenland halibut. The catching, retaining on board, transhipping and landing of Greenland halibut shall be subject to the conditions referred to in that Article.

2

Member States shall ensure that for 2011 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 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 or deep-sea species, as listed in Annexes I and II to that Regulation, 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 12Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Fish from stocks for which TACs 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 EU quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that EU quota has not been exhausted.

Article 13Restrictions on the use of certain fishing opportunities

1

The fishing opportunities fixed in Annex I for tusk, cod, megrim, anglerfish, haddock, whiting, hake, blue ling, ling, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and rays, sole and spurdog in ICES subarea VII or relevant divisions thereof, shall be restricted by the prohibition to fish or retain onboard any such species during the period from 1 May to 31 July 2011 in the Porcupine Bank. The relevant Annex I entries are identified by cross-reference to this Article.

2

For the purposes of this Article, the Porcupine Bank shall comprise the area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

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

3

By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, transit through the Porcupine Bank, carrying onboard the species referred to in that paragraph, shall be permitted in accordance with Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Article 14Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States send to 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 IIFishing authorisation in third-country waters

Article 15Fishing 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 IIIFishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Section 1ICCAT Convention Area

Article 16Fishing and farming and fattening capacity limitations for bluefin tuna

1

The 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 shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex IV.

2

The 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 shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV.

3

The number of 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 shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV.

4

The number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex IV.

5

The number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex IV.

6

The bluefin tuna farming capacity, the fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna allocated to the farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex IV.

Article 17Additional conditions to the bluefin tuna quota allocated in Annex ID

In addition to the prohibition period provided for in 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 2011.

Article 18Recreational and sport fisheries

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

Article 19Sharks

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.

3

Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the family Sphyrnidae (except for the Sphyrna tiburo) in association with fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited.

4

Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.

Section 2CCAMLR Convention Area

Article 20Prohibitions 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 TACs and by-catch limits set out in Annex V, Part B, shall apply in the subareas set out in that Part.

Article 21Exploratory fisheries

1

Only those Member States which are members of the CCAMLR Commission 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 during the 2011 fishing season. If such a Member State intends to participate in such fisheries, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 24 July 2011.

2

With regard to FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 TACs 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 TAC, 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 22Krill fishery during the 2011/2012 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 2011/2012 fishing season. If such a Member State intends to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat, in accordance with Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, and the Commission, and in any case no later than 1 June 2011:

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 of this Article 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 their 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 Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, 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), 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.

Section 3IOTC Area

Article 23Limitation 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 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 gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.

3

Member States may re-allocate vessels assigned to one of the two fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, 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 RFMO 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 their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, within the limits set out in those plans.

Article 24Sharks

1

Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the family Alopiidae in any fishery shall be prohibited.

2

The species referred to in paragraph 1 shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.

Section 4SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 25Pelagic 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 gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2011 to the levels of total 78 610 gross tonnage in that Area in such manner that sustainable exploitation of the pelagic fishery resources in South Pacific is ensured.

Article 26Pelagic fisheries - TACs

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 25, may fish for pelagic stocks in that Area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IJ.

2

Member States shall notify the Commission on a monthly basis of the names and characteristics, including gross tonnage, 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, in order to communicate them 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 27Bottom fisheries

The Member States referred to in Article 25 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 5IATTC Convention Area

Article 28Purse-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 2011 or from 18 November 2011 to 18 January 2012 in the area defined by the following limits:

the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,
longitude 150° W,
latitude 40° N,
latitude 40° S;

b

from 29 September to 29 October 2011 in the area defined by the following limits:

longitude 96° W,
longitude 110° W,
latitude 4° N,
latitude 3° S.

2

The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 before 1 April 2011. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined in paragraph 1 during the period selected.

3

Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention 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 6SEAFO Convention Area

Article 29Measures 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 7WCPFC Convention Area

Article 30Fishing 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 31Closed 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 2011 and 24:00 hours on 30 September 2011. During that 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.

Article 32Closed 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 (EEZ) of Indonesia, Palau, Micronesia and Papua New Guinea;
(b)
the international waters enclosed by the boundaries of the EEZ of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Article 33Limitations to the number of EU 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 8Bering Sea

Article 34Prohibition on fishing 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 IIIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS

Article 35TACs

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 TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in this Title and in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.

Article 36Fishing 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 TACs 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 37Prohibited species

F21

It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or 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 division IIa and ICES Subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

d

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

e

porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all EU waters; and

f

guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in EU waters of ICES Subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII.

2

The species referred to in paragraph 1 shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.

TITLE IVFINAL PROVISIONS

Article 38Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 754/2009

Point (h) of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009 is deleted.

Article 39Entry 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 2011.

However, Article 38 shall apply from 1 February 2011.

Where the fishing opportunities for the CCAMLR Convention Area are set for periods starting before 1 January 2011, Articles 20, 21 and 22 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 ITACS APPLICABLE TO EU VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACS EXIST AND TO THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN EU WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (IN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

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.

All TACs set out in this Annex shall be considered as quotas for the purposes 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
Caproidae	BOR	Boarfish
Centrophorus squamosus	GUQ	Leafscale gulper shark
Centroscymnus coelolepis	CYO	Portuguese dogfish
Chaceon maritae	CGE	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	RJU	Undulate ray
Rajiformes - Rajidae	SRX	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
Solea spp.	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
Boarfish	BOR	Caproidae
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	CGE	Chaceon maritae
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	Rajiformes - Rajidae
Small-eyed ray	RJE	Raja microocellata
Smooth lanternshark	ETP	Etmopterus pusillus
Snow crab	PCR	Chionoecetes spp.
Sole	SOX	Solea spp.
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	RJU	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 subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, EU waters of CECAF, French Guyana waters

SpeciesSandeelAmmodytes spp.		ZoneNorwegian waters of IV(SAN/04-N.)
Denmark	0	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
United Kingdom	0
EU	0
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesSandeel and associated by-catchesAmmodytes spp.

ZoneEU waters of IIa, IIIa and IV31(SAN/2A3A4.)

Denmark

334 324

Analytical TAC

United Kingdom

7 308

Germany

511

Sweden

12 277

354 42032

Norway

20 000

TAC

374 420

Excluding waters within six miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

At least 98 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of sandeel. By-catches of dab, mackerel and whiting are to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the TAC

F1Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID:

ZoneEU waters of sandeel management areas
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	(SAN/*234_1)	(SAN/*234_2)	(SAN/*234_3)	(SAN/*234_4)	(SAN/*234_5)	(SAN/*234_6)	(SAN/*234_7)
Denmark	282 989	32 072	9 434	9 434	0	395	0
United Kingdom	6 186	701	206	206	0	9	0
Germany	433	49	14	14	0	1	0
Sweden	10 392	1 178	346	346	0	15	0
EU	300 000	34 000	10 000	10 000	0	420	0
Norway	20 000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	320 000	34 000	10 000	10 000	0	420	0

SpeciesGreater silver smeltArgentina silus		ZoneEU and international waters of I and II(ARU/1/2.)
Germany	28	Analytical TAC
France	9
The Netherlands	22
United Kingdom	44
EU	103
TAC	103

SpeciesGreater silver smeltArgentina silus		ZoneEU waters of III and IV(ARU/3/4.)
Denmark	1 040	Analytical TAC
Germany	11
France	8
Ireland	8
The Netherlands	49
Sweden	41
United Kingdom	19
EU	1 176
TAC	1 176

SpeciesGreater silver smeltArgentina silus		ZoneEU and international waters of V, VI and VII(ARU/567.)
Germany	357	Analytical TAC
France	8
Ireland	331
The Netherlands	3 733
United Kingdom	262
EU	4 691
TAC	4 691

SpeciesTuskBrosme brosme		ZoneEU and international waters of I, II and XIV(USK/1214EI)
Germany	634	Analytical TAC
France	634
United Kingdom	634
Others	334
EU	2134
TAC	21
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

SpeciesTuskBrosme brosme		ZoneIIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32(USK/3A/BCD)
Denmark	12	Analytical TAC
Sweden	6
Germany	6
EU	24
TAC	24

SpeciesTuskBrosme brosme		ZoneEU waters of IV(USK/04-C.)
Denmark	53	Analytical TAC
Germany	16
France	37
Sweden	5
United Kingdom	80
Others	535
EU	196
TAC	196
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

SpeciesTuskBrosme brosme		ZoneEU and international waters of V, VI and VII(USK/567EI.)
Germany	4	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
Spain	14
France	172
Ireland	17
United Kingdom	83
Others	436
EU	294
Norway	2 92337 38 39
TAC	3 217
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII.
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.
Including ling. The quotas for Norway are ling 6 490 tonnes, and tusk 2 923 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in Vb, VI and VII.

SpeciesTuskBrosme brosme		ZoneNorwegian waters of IV(USK/04-N.)
Belgium	0	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Denmark	165
Germany	1
France	0
The Netherlands	0
United Kingdom	4
EU	170
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesBoarfishCaproidae		ZoneEU and international waters of VI, VII and VIII(BOR/678-.)
Denmark	7 900	Precautionary TAC
Ireland	22 227
United Kingdom	1 223
All Member States	1 650
EU	33 000
TAC	33 000

F1SpeciesHerring40Clupea harengus		ZoneIIIa(HER/03A.)
Denmark	12 60841	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	20241
Sweden	13 18941
EU	25 99941
TAC	30 000
Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
Up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in EU waters of IV.

SpeciesHerring42Clupea harengus

ZoneEU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N(HER/4AB.)

Denmark

27 707

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

17 423

France

11 888

The Netherlands

26 579

Sweden

2 035

United Kingdom

29 832

115 464

Norway

58 00043

TAC

200 000

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.

Up to 50 000 tonnes of which may be taken in EU waters of IVa and IVb. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the 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 south of 62° N(HER/*04N-)
EU	50 000

SpeciesHerring45Clupea harengus		ZoneNorwegian waters south of 62° N(HER/04-N.)
Sweden	84645	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	846
TAC	200 000
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

SpeciesHerring46Clupea harengus		ZoneBy-catches in IIIa(HER/03A-BC)
Denmark	5 692	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	51
Sweden	916
EU	6 659
TAC	6 659
Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

SpeciesHerring47Clupea harengus		ZoneBy-catches in IV, VIId and in EU waters of IIa(HER/2A47DX)
Belgium	82	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Denmark	15 833
Germany	82
France	82
The Netherlands	82
Sweden	77
United Kingdom	301
EU	16 539
TAC	16 539
Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

SpeciesHerring48Clupea harengus		ZoneIVc, VIId49(HER/4CXB7D)
Belgium	7 10050	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Denmark	39550
Germany	24850
France	6 44750
The Netherlands	10 09250
United Kingdom	2 25450
EU	26 536
TAC	26 536
Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb 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.
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.).

F1SpeciesHerringClupea harengus		ZoneEU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN51(HER/5B6ANB)
Germany	2 513	Analytical TAC
France	475
Ireland	3 396
The Netherlands	2 513
United Kingdom	13 584
EU	22 481
TAC	22 481
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.

SpeciesHerringClupea harengus		ZoneVIIb, VIIc; VIaS52(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland	4 065	Analytical TAC
The Netherlands	406
EU	4 471
TAC	4 471
Reference is to the herring stock in VIa south of 56° 00′ N and west of 07° 00′ W.

SpeciesHerringClupea harengus		ZoneVI Clyde53(HER/06ACL.)
United Kingdom	To be established54	Precautionary TAC
EU	To be established55
TAC	To be established55
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.
Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2.

SpeciesHerringClupea harengus		ZoneVIIa56(HER/07A/MM)
Ireland	1 374	Analytical TAC
United Kingdom	3 906
EU	5 280
TAC	5 280
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.

SpeciesHerringClupea harengus		ZoneVIIe and VIIf(HER/7EF.)
France	490	Precautionary TAC
United Kingdom	490
EU	980
TAC	980

SpeciesHerringClupea harengus		ZoneVIIg57, VIIh57, VIIj57 and VIIk57(HER/7G-K.)
Germany	147	Analytical TAC
France	815
Ireland	11 407
The Netherlands	815
United Kingdom	16
EU	13 200
TAC	13 200
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.

SpeciesAnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus		ZoneIX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANE/9/3411)
Spain	3 635	Analytical TAC
Portugal	3 965
EU	7 600
TAC	7 600

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneSkagerrak(COD/03AN.)
Belgium	1058	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Denmark	3 06858
Germany	7758
The Netherlands	1958
Sweden	53758
EU	3 711
TAC	3 835
In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of an additional 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneKattegat(COD/03AS.)
Denmark	118	Analytical TAC
Germany	2
Sweden	70
EU	190
TAC	190

SpeciesCodGadus morhua

ZoneIV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat(COD/2A3AX4)

Belgium

79359

Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Denmark

4 55759

Germany

2 88959

France

98059

The Netherlands

2 57559

Sweden

3059

United Kingdom

10 45559

22 279

Norway

4 56360

TAC

26 842

In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of an additional 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.

May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the 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(COD/*04N-)
EU	19 363

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneNorwegian waters south of 62° N(COD/04-N.)
Sweden	38262	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	382
TAC	Not relevant
By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneVIb; EU and international waters of Vb west of 12° 00′ W and of XII and XIV(COD/5W6-14)
Belgium	0	Precautionary TAC
Germany	1
France	12
Ireland	17
United Kingdom	48
EU	78
TAC	78

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneVIa; EU and international waters of Vb east of 12° 00′ W(COD/5BE6A)
Belgium	0	Analytical TAC
Germany	3
France	29
Ireland	40
United Kingdom	110
EU	182
TAC	182

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneVIIa(COD/07A.)
Belgium	7	Analytical TAC
France	19
Ireland	332
The Netherlands	2
United Kingdom	146
EU	506
TAC	506

F2SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneVIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(COD/7XAD34)
Belgium	233	Analytical TAC Article 12 of this Regulation applies.
France	3 811
Ireland	923
The Netherlands	1
United Kingdom	411
EU	5 379
TAC	5 379

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneVIId(COD/07D.)
Belgium	6763	Analytical TAC
France	1 31363
The Netherlands	3963
United Kingdom	14563
EU	1 564
TAC	1 564
In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of an additional 12 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.

F2SpeciesPorbeagleLamna nasus		ZoneFrench Guyana waters, Kattegat; EU waters of Skagerrak, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2(POR/3-1234)
Denmark	064	Analytical TAC
France	064
Germany	064
Ireland	064
Spain	064
United Kingdom	064
EU	064
	064
TAC	064
Catches of this species shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.

SpeciesMegrimsLepidorhombus spp.		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(LEZ/2AC4-C)
Belgium	6	Analytical TAC
Denmark	5
Germany	5
France	30
The Netherlands	24
United Kingdom	1 775
EU	1 845
TAC	1 845

SpeciesMegrimsLepidorhombus spp.		ZoneVI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIVX1(LEZ/56-14)
Spain	385	Analytical TAC
France	1 501
Ireland	439
United Kingdom	1 062
EU	3 387
TAC	3 387

SpeciesMegrimsLepidorhombus spp.		ZoneVII(LEZ/07.)
Belgium	494	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
Spain	5 490
France	6 663
Ireland	3 029
United Kingdom	2 624
EU	18 300
TAC	18 300

SpeciesMegrimsLepidorhombus spp.		ZoneVIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(LEZ/8ABDE.)
Spain	999	Analytical TAC
France	807
EU	1 806
TAC	1 806

SpeciesMegrimsLepidorhombus spp.		ZoneVIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(LEZ/8C3411)
Spain	1 010	Analytical TAC
France	50
Portugal	34
EU	1 094
TAC	1 094

SpeciesDab and flounderLimanda limanda and Platichthys flesus		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(D/F/2AC4-C)
Belgium	503	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	1 888
Germany	2 832
France	196
The Netherlands	11 421
Sweden	6
United Kingdom	1 588
EU	18 434
TAC	18 434

SpeciesAnglerfishLophiidae		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(ANF/2AC4-C)
Belgium	34165	Analytical TAC
Denmark	75265
Germany	36765
France	7065
The Netherlands	25865
Sweden	965
United Kingdom	7 84665
EU	9 64365
TAC	9 643
Of which up to 5 % may be fished in: VI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/*56-14).

SpeciesAnglerfishLophiidae		ZoneNorwegian waters of IV(ANF/04-N.)
Belgium	45	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Denmark	1 152
Germany	18
The Netherlands	16
United Kingdom	269
EU	1 500
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesAnglerfishLophiidae		ZoneVI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIVX1(ANF/56-14)
Belgium	196	Analytical TAC
Germany	224
Spain	210
France	2 412
Ireland	546
The Netherlands	189
United Kingdom	1 679
EU	5 456
TAC	5 456

SpeciesAnglerfishLophiidae		ZoneVII(ANF/07.)
Belgium	2 98466	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
Germany	33366
Spain	1 18666
France	19 14966
Ireland	2 44766
The Netherlands	38666
United Kingdom	5 80766
EU	32 29266
TAC	32 29266
Of which up to 5 % may be fished in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).

SpeciesAnglerfishLophiidae		ZoneVIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(ANF/8ABDE.)
Spain	1 318	Analytical TAC
France	7 335
EU	8 653
TAC	8 653

SpeciesAnglerfishLophiidae		ZoneVIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANF/8C3411)
Spain	1 310	Analytical TAC
France	1
Portugal	260
EU	1 571
TAC	1 571

SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		ZoneIIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (HAD/3A/BCD)(HAD/3A/BCD)
Belgium	10	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Denmark	1 688
Germany	107
The Netherlands	2
Sweden	200
EU	2 007
TAC	2 095

SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus

ZoneIV; EU waters of IIa(HAD/2AC4.)

Belgium

196

Analytical TAC

Denmark

1 349

Germany

858

France

1 496

The Netherlands

147

Sweden

136

United Kingdom

22 250

26 432

Norway

7 625

TAC

34 057

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	19 662

SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		ZoneNorwegian waters south of 62° N(HAD/04-N.)
Sweden	70768	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	707
TAC	Not relevant
By-catches of cod, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		ZoneEU and international waters VIb, XII and XIV(HAD/6B1214)
Belgium	8	Analytical TAC
Germany	10
France	413
Ireland	295
United Kingdom	3 022
EU	3 748
TAC	3 748

SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		ZoneEU and international waters of Vb and VIa(HAD/5BC6A.)
Belgium	2	Analytical TAC
Germany	3
France	111
Ireland	328
United Kingdom	1 561
EU	2 005
TAC	2 005

SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		ZoneVIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(HAD/7X7A34)
Belgium	148	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
France	8 877
Ireland	2 959
United Kingdom	1 332
EU	13 316
TAC	13 316

SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		ZoneVIIa(HAD/07A.)
Belgium	21	Analytical TAC
France	95
Ireland	570
United Kingdom	631
EU	1 317
TAC	1 317

SpeciesWhitingMerlangius merlangus		ZoneIIIa(WHG/03A.)
Denmark	929	Precautionary TAC Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
The Netherlands	3
Sweden	99
EU	1 031
TAC	1 050

SpeciesWhitingMerlangius merlangus

ZoneIV; EU waters of IIa(WHG/2AC4.)

Belgium

286

Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Denmark

1 236

Germany

321

France

1 857

The Netherlands

714

Sweden

United Kingdom

8 933

13 349

Norway

1 48369

TAC

14 832

May be taken in EU waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the 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(WHG/*04N-)
EU	9 044

SpeciesWhitingMerlangius merlangus		ZoneVI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIVX1(WHG/56-14)
Germany	2	Analytical TAC
France	39
Ireland	97
United Kingdom	185
EU	323
TAC	323

SpeciesWhitingMerlangius merlangus		ZoneVIIa(WHG/07A.)
Belgium	0	Analytical TAC
France	4
Ireland	68
The Netherlands	0
United Kingdom	46
EU	118
TAC	118

SpeciesWhitingMerlangius merlangus		ZoneVIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk(WHG/7X7A-C)
Belgium	158	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
France	9 726
Ireland	4 865
The Netherlands	79
United Kingdom	1 740
EU	16 568
TAC	16 568

SpeciesWhitingMerlangius merlangus		ZoneVIII(WHG/08.)
Spain	1 270	Precautionary TAC
France	1 905
EU	3 175
TAC	3 175

SpeciesWhitingMerlangius merlangus		ZoneIX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(WHG/9/3411)
Portugal	To be established71	Precautionary TAC
EU	To be established72
TAC	To be established72
Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 1.

SpeciesWhiting and PollackMerlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius		ZoneNorwegian waters south of 62° N(W/P/04-N.)
Sweden	19073	Precautionary TAC. Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	190
TAC	Not relevant
By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

SpeciesHakeMerluccius merluccius		ZoneIIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32(HKE/3A/BCD)
Denmark	1 531	Analytical TAC
Sweden	130
EU	1 661
TAC	1 66174
Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

SpeciesHakeMerluccius merluccius		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium	28	Analytical TAC
Denmark	1 119
Germany	128
France	248
The Netherlands	64
United Kingdom	348
EU	1 935
TAC	1 93575
Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

SpeciesHakeMerluccius merluccius

ZoneVI and VII; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(HKE/571214)

Belgium

28476

Analytical TAC
Article 13 of this Regulation applies.

Spain

9 109

France

14 06776

Ireland

1 704

The Netherlands

18376

United Kingdom

5 55376

30 900

TAC

30 90077

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.

Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

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

SpeciesHakeMerluccius merluccius

ZoneVIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(HKE/8ABDE.)

Belgium

979

Analytical TAC

Spain

6 341

France

14 241

The Netherlands

1879

20 609

TAC

20 60980

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.

Within an overall TAC of 55 105 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

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

SpeciesHakeMerluccius merluccius		ZoneVIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(HKE/8C3411)
Spain	6 844	Analytical TAC
France	657
Portugal	3 194
EU	10 695
TAC	10 695

SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou		ZoneNorwegian waters of II and IVX1(WHB/24-N.)
Denmark	0	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
United Kingdom	0
EU	0
TAC	0

F1SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou		ZoneEU and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV(WHB/1X14)
Denmark	1 53382	Analytical TAC
Germany	59682
Spain	1 30082 83
France	1 06782
Ireland	1 18782
The Netherlands	1 86982
Portugal	12182 83
Sweden	37982
United Kingdom	1 99082
EU	10 04282
TAC	40 100
Of which up to 68 % may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1).
Transfers of this quota may be effected to VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1. Such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou		ZoneVIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(WHB/8C3411)
Spain	824	Analytical TAC
Portugal	206
EU	1 03084
TAC	40 100
Of which up to 68 % may be fished in Norwegian EEZ or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2).

SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou		ZoneEU waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W(WHB/24A567)
Norway	6 46185 86	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
TAC	40 100
To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.
The catch in IV shall be no more than 1 615 tonnes, i.e. 25 % of Norway's access level.

SpeciesLemon sole and witchMicrostomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(L/W/2AC4-C)
Belgium	346	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	953
Germany	122
France	261
The Netherlands	793
Sweden	11
United Kingdom	3 905
EU	6 391
TAC	6 391

F1SpeciesBlue lingMolva dypterygia		ZoneEU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII(BLI/5B67-)89
Germany	20	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
Estonia	3
Spain	62
France	1 422
Ireland	5
Lithuania	1
Poland	1
United Kingdom	362
Others	587
EU	1 717
Norway	15088
TAC	2 032
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
To be fished in EU waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII.
Special rules apply in accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1288/200990 and point 7 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 43/200991.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 of 27 November 2009 establishing transitional technical measures from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011 (OJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 6).
Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (OJ L 22, 26.1.2009, p. 1).

SpeciesBlue lingMolva dypterygia		ZoneInternational waters of XII(BLI/12INT-)92
Estonia	2	Analytical TAC
Spain	778
France	19
Lithuania	7
United Kingdom	7
Others	292
EU	815
TAC	815
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

SpeciesLingMolva molva		ZoneEU and international waters of I and II(LIN/1/2.)
Denmark	8	Analytical TAC
Germany	8
France	8
United Kingdom	8
Others	493
EU	36
TAC	36
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

SpeciesLingMolva molva		ZoneIIIa; X1EU waters of IIIbcd(LIN/3A/BCD)
Belgium	794	Analytical TAC
Denmark	51
Germany	794
Sweden	20
United Kingdom	794
EU	92
TAC	92
Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa and IIIbcd only.

SpeciesLingMolva molva		ZoneEU waters of IVX1(LIN/04-C.)
Belgium	16	Analytical TAC
Denmark	243
Germany	150
France	135
The Netherlands	5
Sweden	10
United Kingdom	1 869
EU	2 428
TAC	2 428

SpeciesLingMolva molva		ZoneEU and international waters of V(LIN/05.)
Belgium	9	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	6
Germany	6
France	6
United Kingdom	6
EU	33
TAC	33

F1SpeciesLingMolva molva		ZoneEU and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV(LIN/6X14.)
Belgium	30	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
Denmark	5
Germany	109
Spain	2 211
France	2 357
Ireland	591
Portugal	5
United Kingdom	2 716
EU	8 024
Norway	6 14095 96
TAC	14 164
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.
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 Vb, VI and VII.

SpeciesLingMolva molva		ZoneNorwegian waters of IV(LIN/04-N.)
Belgium	6	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Denmark	747
Germany	21
France	8
The Netherlands	1
United Kingdom	67
EU	850
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		ZoneIIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32(NEP/3A/BCD)
Denmark	3 800	Analytical TAC
Germany	11
Sweden	1 359
EU	5 170
TAC	5 170

SpeciesNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(NEP/2AC4-C)
Belgium	1 227	Analytical TAC
Denmark	1 227
Germany	18
France	36
The Netherlands	631
United Kingdom	20 315
EU	23 454
TAC	23 454

SpeciesNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		ZoneNorwegian waters of IV(NEP/04-N.)
Denmark	1 135	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	1
United Kingdom	64
EU	1 200
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		ZoneVI; EU and international waters of Vb(NEP/5BC6.)
Spain	28	Analytical TAC
France	111
Ireland	185
United Kingdom	13 357
EU	13 681
TAC	13 681

F2SpeciesNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicus

ZoneVII(NEP/07.)

Spain

1 30697

Analytical TAC
Article 13 of this Regulation applies

France

5 29197

Ireland

8 02597

United Kingdom

7 13797

21 75997

TAC

21 75997

Of which no more than the following quotas may be taken in VII (Porcupine Bank – Unit 16) (NEP/*07U16):

Spain	377
France	241
Ireland	454
United Kingdom	188
EU	1 260

SpeciesNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		ZoneVIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(NEP/8ABDE.)
Spain	234	Analytical TAC
France	3 665
EU	3 899
TAC	3 899

SpeciesNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		ZoneVIIIc(NEP/08C.)
Spain	87	Analytical TAC
France	4
EU	91
TAC	91

SpeciesNorway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		ZoneIX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(NEP/9/3411)
Spain	76	Analytical TAC
Portugal	227
EU	303
TAC	303

SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis		ZoneIIIa(PRA/03A.)
Denmark	2 891	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Sweden	1 557
EU	4 448
TAC	8 330

SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(PRA/2AC4-C)
Denmark	2 673	Analytical TAC
The Netherlands	25
Sweden	108
United Kingdom	792
EU	3 598
TAC	3 598

SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis		ZoneNorwegian waters south of 62° N(PRA/04-N.)
Denmark	357	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Sweden	12398
EU	480
TAC	Not relevant
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.

Species‘Penaeus’ shrimpsPenaeus spp.		ZoneFrench Guyana waters(PEN/FGU.)
France	To be established99 100	Precautionary TAC
EU	To be established100 101
TAC	To be established100 101
Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.
Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 1.

SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa		ZoneSkagerrak(PLE/03AN.)
Belgium	48	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Denmark	6 189
Germany	32
The Netherlands	1 190
Sweden	332
EU	7 791
TAC	7 950

SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa		ZoneKattegat(PLE/03AS.)
Denmark	1 769	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	20
Sweden	199
EU	1 988
TAC	1 988

SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa

ZoneIV; EU waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat(PLE/2A3AX4)

Belgium

4 238

Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Denmark

13 772

Germany

3 973

France

795

The Netherlands

26 485

United Kingdom

19 599

68 862

Norway

4 538

TAC

73 400

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	28 527

SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa		ZoneVI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIVX1(PLE/56-14)
France	10	Precautionary TAC
Ireland	275
United Kingdom	408
EU	693
TAC	693

SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa		ZoneVIIa(PLE/07A.)
Belgium	42	Analytical TAC
France	18
Ireland	1 063
The Netherlands	13
United Kingdom	491
EU	1 627
TAC	1 627

SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa		ZoneVIIb and VIIc(PLE/7BC.)
France	16	Precautionary TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
Ireland	62
EU	78
TAC	78

SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa		ZoneVIId and VIIe(PLE/7DE.)
Belgium	763	Analytical TAC
France	2 545
United Kingdom	1 357
EU	4 665
TAC	4 665

SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa		ZoneVIIf and VIIg(PLE/7FG.)
Belgium	56	Analytical TAC
France	101
Ireland	200
United Kingdom	53
EU	410
TAC	410

SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa		ZoneVIIh, VIIj and VIIk(PLE/7HJK.)
Belgium	12	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
France	23
Ireland	81
The Netherlands	46
United Kingdom	23
EU	185
TAC	185

SpeciesPlaicePleuronectes platessa		ZoneVIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(PLE/8/3411)
Spain	66	Precautionary TAC
France	263
Portugal	66
EU	395
TAC	395

SpeciesPollackPollachius pollachius		ZoneVI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIVX1(POL/56-14)
Spain	6	Precautionary TAC
France	190
Ireland	56
United Kingdom	145
EU	397
TAC	397

SpeciesPollackPollachius pollachius		ZoneVII(POL/07.)
Belgium	420	Precautionary TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
Spain	25
France	9 667
Ireland	1 030
United Kingdom	2 353
EU	13 495
TAC	13 495

SpeciesPollackPollachius pollachius		ZoneVIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe(POL/8ABDE.)
Spain	252	Precautionary TAC
France	1 230
EU	1 482
TAC	1 482

SpeciesPollackPollachius pollachius		ZoneVIIIc(POL/08C.)
Spain	208	Precautionary TAC
France	23
EU	231
TAC	231

SpeciesPollackPollachius pollachius		ZoneIX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POL/9/3411)
Spain	273	Precautionary TAC
Portugal	9
EU	282
TAC	282

SpeciesSaithePollachius virens		ZoneIIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc, and Subdivisions 22-32(POK/2A34.)
Belgium	32	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Denmark	3 788
Germany	9 565
France	22 508
The Netherlands	96
Sweden	520
United Kingdom	7 333
EU	43 842
Norway	49 476103
TAC	93 318
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.

SpeciesSaithePollachius virens		ZoneVI; EU and international waters of Vb, XII and XIVX1(POK/56-14)
Germany	543	Analytical TAC
France	5 393
Ireland	429
United Kingdom	3 317
EU	9 682
TAC	9 682

SpeciesSaithePollachius virens		ZoneNorwegian waters south of 62° N(POK/04-N.)
Sweden	880104	Analytical TAC
EU	880
TAC	Not relevant
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species.

SpeciesSaithePollachius virens		ZoneVII, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POK/7/3411)
Belgium	6	Precautionary TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
France	1 375
Ireland	1 516
United Kingdom	446
EU	3 343
TAC	3 343

SpeciesTurbot and brillPsetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(T/B/2AC4-C)
Belgium	340	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	727
Germany	186
France	88
The Netherlands	2 579
Sweden	5
United Kingdom	717
EU	4 642
TAC	4 642

SpeciesSkates and raysRajidae		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium	235105 106 107	Analytical TAC
Denmark	9105 106 107
Germany	12105 106 107
France	37105 106 107
The Netherlands	201105 106 107
United Kingdom	903105 106 107
EU	1 397105 107
TAC	1 397107
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.
By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres’ length overall.
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.

SpeciesSkates and raysRajidae		ZoneEU waters of IIIaX1(SRX/03A-C.)
Denmark	45108 109	Analytical TAC
Sweden	13108 109
EU	58108 109
TAC	58109
Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03A-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/03A-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03A-C.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03A-C.) and starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) (RJR/03A-C.) shall be reported separately.
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.

SpeciesSkates and raysRajidae		ZoneEU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k(SRX/67AKXD)
Belgium	1 027110 111 112	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
Estonia	6110 111 112
France	4 612110 111 112
Germany	14110 111 112
Ireland	1 485110 111 112
Lithuania	24110 111 112
Netherlands	4110 111 112
Portugal	25110 111 112
Spain	1 241110 111 112
United Kingdom	2 941110 111 112
EU	11 379110 111 112
TAC	11 379111
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.
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.
Of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIId (SRX/*07D.).

SpeciesSkates and raysRajidae		ZoneEU waters of VIId(SRX/07D.)
Belgium	80113 114 115	Analytical TAC
France	670113 114 115
The Netherlands	4113 114 115
United Kingdom	133113 114 115
EU	887113 114 115
TAC	887114
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.
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.
Of which up to 5 % may be fished in EU waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/*67AKD).

SpeciesSkates and raysRajidae		ZoneEU waters of VIII and IX(SRX/89-C.)
Belgium	9116 117	Analytical TAC
France	1 760116 117
Portugal	1 426116 117
Spain	1 435116 117
United Kingdom	10116 117
EU	4 640116 117
TAC	4 640117
Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately.
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.

SpeciesGreenland HalibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV; EU and international waters of Vb and VI(GHL/2A-C46)
Denmark	2	Analytical TAC
Germany	3
Estonia	2
Spain	2
France	31
Ireland	2
Lithuania	2
Poland	2
United Kingdom	123
EU	169
TAC	520118
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.

SpeciesMackerelScomber scombrus

ZoneIIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId(MAC/2A34.)

Belgium

517121

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

Denmark

18 084121 123

Germany

539121

France

1 629121

The Netherlands

1 640121

Sweden

4 860119 120 121

United Kingdom

1 518121

28 787119 121 123

Norway

169 019122

TAC

Not relevant

Including 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62° N (MAC/*04N-).

When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.

May also be taken in Norwegian waters of IVa.

To be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes Norway’s share in the North Sea TAC of the amount of 47 197 tonnes. This quota may be fished in IVa only, except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in IIIa.

Includes 323 tonnes of quota transferred from unused 2010 fishing opportunities.

F1Special 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 2011 and in December 2011(MAC/*2A6.)
Denmark	0	4 130	0	0	9 764125
France	0	490	0	0	0
The Netherlands	0	490	0	0	0
Sweden	0	0	390	10	1 847
United Kingdom	0	490	0	0	0
Norway	3 000	0	0	0	0
Includes 183 tonnes of quota transferred from unused 2010 fishing opportunities.

SpeciesMackerelScomber scombrus

ZoneVI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV(MAC/2CX14-)

Germany

20 694

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

Spain

Estonia

172

France

13 797

Ireland

68 978

Latvia

127

Lithuania

127

The Netherlands

30 177

Poland

1 457

United Kingdom

189 694

325 245128

Norway

14 050126 127

TAC

Not relevant

May be fished in IIa, VIa north of 56° 30’ N, IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.

An additional 33 804 tonnes of access quota may be fished by Norway north of 56° 30’ N and counted against its catch limit.

Includes 674 tonnes of quota omitted from the 2010 fishing opportunities.

F1Special condition:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods specified below.

	EU and Norwegian waters of IVa(MAC/*04A-EN)During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2011 and from 1 September to 31 December 2011	Norwegian waters of IIa(MAC/*2AN-)
Germany	8 326	849
France	5 551	566
Ireland	27 754	2 832
The Netherlands	12 142	1 238
United Kingdom	76 325	7 789
EU	130 098	13 274

SpeciesMackerelScomber scombrus

ZoneVIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(MAC/8C3411)

Spain

30 609130

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

France

203130

Portugal

6 327130

37 139

TAC

Not relevant

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 Member State.

F1Special 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	2 570
France	17
Portugal	531

F1SpeciesMackerelScomber scombrus		ZoneNorwegian waters of IIa and IVa(MAC/2A4A-N.)
Denmark	13 018132 133	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	13 018132 133
TAC	Not relevant
Catches taken in IVa (MAC/4A.) and in IIa (MAC/02A.) to be reported separately.
Includes 272 tonnes of quota transferred from unused 2010 fishing opportunities.

SpeciesCommon soleSolea solea		ZoneIIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32(SOL/3A/BCD)
Denmark	704	Analytical TAC
Germany	41134
The Netherlands	68134
Sweden	27
EU	840
TAC	840135
Quota may be fished in EU waters of IIIa, Subdivisions 22-32 only.
Of which no more than 744 tonnes may be fished in IIIa.

SpeciesCommon soleSolea solea		ZoneEU waters of II and IVX1(SOL/24-C.)
Belgium	1 171	Analytical TAC
Denmark	535
Germany	937
France	234
The Netherlands	10 571
United Kingdom	602
EU	14 050
Norway	50136
TAC	14 100
May be fished only in EU waters of IV.

SpeciesCommon soleSolea solea		ZoneVI; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIVX1(SOL/56-14)
Ireland	48	Precautionary TAC
United Kingdom	12
EU	60
TAC	60

SpeciesCommon soleSolea solea		ZoneVIIa(SOL/07A.)
Belgium	179	Analytical TAC
France	2
Ireland	73
The Netherlands	56
United Kingdom	80
EU	390
TAC	390

SpeciesCommon soleSolea solea		ZoneVIIb and VIIc(SOL/7BC.)
France	7	Precautionary TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
Ireland	37
EU	44
TAC	44

SpeciesCommon soleSolea solea		ZoneVIId(SOL/07D.)
Belgium	1 306	Analytical TAC
France	2 613
United Kingdom	933
EU	4 852
TAC	4 852

SpeciesCommon soleSolea solea		ZoneVIIe(SOL/07E.)
Belgium	25137	Analytical TAC
France	267137
United Kingdom	418137
EU	710
TAC	710
In addition to this quota, a Member State may grant to vessels participating in trials on fully documented fisheries additional allocation within an overall limit of an additional 5 % of the quota allocated to that Member State, under the conditions set out in Article 7 of this Regulation.

SpeciesCommon soleSolea solea		ZoneVIIf and VIIg(SOL/7FG.)
Belgium	775	Analytical TAC
France	78
Ireland	39
United Kingdom	349
EU	1 241
TAC	1 241

SpeciesCommon soleSolea solea		ZoneVIIh, VIIj, and VIIk(SOL/7HJK.)
Belgium	35	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
France	71
Ireland	190
The Netherlands	56
United Kingdom	71
EU	423
TAC	423

SpeciesCommon soleSolea solea		ZoneVIIIa and VIIIb(SOL/8AB.)
Belgium	53	Analytical TAC
Spain	10
France	3 895
The Netherlands	292
EU	4 250
TAC	4 250

SpeciesSoleX1Solea spp.		ZoneVIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1(SOX/8CDE34)
Spain	403	Precautionary TAC
Portugal	669
EU	1 072
TAC	1 072

SpeciesSprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus		ZoneIIIa(SPR/03A.)
Denmark	34 843	Precautionary TAC
Germany	73
Sweden	13 184
EU	48 100138
TAC	52 000
At least 95 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of sprat. By-catches of dab, whiting and haddock to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the TAC.

F1SpeciesSprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium	1 835	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	145 273
Germany	1 835
France	1 835
The Netherlands	1 835
Sweden	1 330139
United Kingdom	6 057
EU	160 000142
Norway	10 000140
TAC	170 000141
Including sandeel.
May only be fished in EU waters of IV.
Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice during the first half of 2011.
At least 98 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of sprat. By-catches of dab and whiting are to be counted against the remaining 2 % of the TAC.

SpeciesSpratSprattus sprattus		ZoneVIId and VIIe(SPR/7DE.)
Belgium	27	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	1 762
Germany	27
France	379
The Netherlands	379
United Kingdom	2 847
EU	5 421
TAC	5 421

SpeciesSpurdog/dogfishSqualus acanthias		ZoneEU waters of IIIa(DGS/03A-C.)
Denmark	0	Analytical TAC
Sweden	0
EU	0
TAC	0

SpeciesSpurdog/dogfishSqualus acanthias		ZoneEU waters of IIa and IV(DGS/2AC4-C)
Belgium	0143	Analytical TAC
Denmark	0143
Germany	0143
France	0143
The Netherlands	0143
Sweden	0143
United Kingdom	0143
EU	0143
TAC	0143
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. Catches of these species shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.

SpeciesSpurdog/dogfishSqualus acanthias		ZoneEU and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV(DGS/15X14)
Belgium	0144	Analytical TAC Article 13 of this Regulation applies.
Germany	0144
Spain	0144
France	0144
Ireland	0144
The Netherlands	0144
Portugal	0144
United Kingdom	0144
EU	0144
TAC	0144
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. Catches of these species shall be promptly released unharmed to the extent practicable.

SpeciesHorse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp.		ZoneEU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId(JAX/4BC7D)
Belgium	47	Precautionary TAC
Denmark	20 447
Germany	1 805145
Spain	380
France	1 696145
Ireland	1 286
The Netherlands	12 310145
Portugal	43
Sweden	75
United Kingdom	4 866145
EU	42 955147
Norway	3 550146
TAC	46 505
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, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; 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).
May only be fished in EU waters of IV.
At least 95 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the TAC.

F1SpeciesHorse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp.		ZoneEU waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EU and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV(JAX/2A-14)
Denmark	15 781148	Analytical TAC
Germany	12 314148 149
Spain	16 795
France	6 338148 149
Ireland	41 010148
The Netherlands	49 406148 149
Portugal	1 618
Sweden	675148
United Kingdom	14 850148 149
EU	158 787150
TAC	158 787
Up to 5 % of this quota fished in EU waters of IIa or IVa before 30 June 2011 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning EU waters of IVb, IVc and VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*4BC7D).
Up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in VIId. However, the use of this special condition must be notified in advance to the Commission (JAX/*07D).
At least 95 % of landings counted against the TAC must be of horse mackerel. By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel are to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the TAC.

SpeciesHorse mackerelTrachurus spp.		ZoneVIIIc(JAX/08C.)
Spain	22 521151 153	Analytical TAC
France	390151
Portugal	2 226151 153
EU	25 137
TAC	25 137
Of which, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98152, 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.
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 (OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1).
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.).

SpeciesHorse mackerelTrachurus spp.		ZoneIX(JAX/09.)
Spain	7 654154 155	Analytical TAC
Portugal	21 931154 155
EU	29 585
TAC	29 585
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.
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).

SpeciesHorse mackerelTrachurus spp.		ZoneX; EU waters of CECAF156(JAX/X34PRT)
Portugal	To be established157 158	Precautionary TAC
EU	To be established159
TAC	To be established159
Waters adjacent to the Azores.
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.
Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 3.

SpeciesHorse mackerelTrachurus spp.		ZoneEU waters of CECAF160(JAX/341PRT)
Portugal	To be established161 162	Precautionary TAC
EU	To be established163
TAC	To be established163
Waters adjacent to Madeira.
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.
Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 3.

SpeciesHorse mackerelTrachurus spp.		ZoneEU waters of CECAF164(JAX/341SPN)
Spain	To be established165	Precautionary TAC
EU	To be established166
TAC	To be established166
Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.
Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
Fixed at the same quantity as determined in accordance with footnote 2.

F3SpeciesNorway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarki		ZoneIIIa; EU waters of IIa and IVNOP/2A3A4.
Denmark	4 496167	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	1167 168
The Netherlands	3167 168
EU	4 500167
Norway	0
TAC	Not relevant
At least 95 % of landings must be of Norway pout. By-catches of haddock and whiting to be counted against the remaining 5 % of the TAC.
Quota may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV only.

SpeciesNorway poutTrisopterus esmarki		ZoneNorwegian waters of IV(NOP/04-N.)
Denmark	0	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
United Kingdom	0
EU	0
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesIndustrial fish		ZoneNorwegian waters of IV(I/F/04-N.)
Sweden	800169 170	Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	800
TAC	Not relevant
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species.
Of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel.

SpeciesCombined quota		ZoneEU waters of Vb, VI and VII(R/G/5B67-C)
EU	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.
Norway	140171
TAC	Not relevant
Taken with long-lines only, including grenadiers, rat tails, Mora mora and greater fork beard.

SpeciesOther species		ZoneNorwegian waters of IV(OTH/04-N.)
Belgium	27	Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Denmark	2 500
Germany	282
France	116
The Netherlands	200
Sweden	Not relevant172
United Kingdom	1 875
EU	5 000173
TAC	Not relevant
Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level.
Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate.

SpeciesOther species		ZoneEU waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56° 30′ N(OTH/2A46AN)
EU	Not relevant	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Norway	2 720174 175
TAC	Not relevant
Limited to IIa and IV.
Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate.

ANNEX IB

NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLANDICES subareas I, II, V, XII and XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

SpeciesSnow crabChionoecetes spp.		ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1(PCR/N01GRN)
Ireland	62
Spain	437
EU	499
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesHerringClupea harengus		ZoneEU, Norwegian and international waters of I and II(HER/1/2.)
Belgium	22176	Analytical TAC
Denmark	22 039176
Germany	3 859176
Spain	73176
France	951176
Ireland	5 705176
The Netherlands	7 886176
Poland	1 115176
Portugal	73176
Finland	341176
Sweden	8 166176
United Kingdom	14 089176
EU	64 319176
Norway	602 680177
TAC	988 000
When reporting catches to the 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.
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.
Special condition: Within the limits of the abovementioned EU share of the TAC (64 319 tonnes), no more than 57 887 tonnes may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(COD/1N2AB.)
Germany	1 707	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 847/96 does not apply.
Greece	211
Spain	1 904
Ireland	211
France	1 567
Portugal	1 904
United Kingdom	6 623
EU	14 127
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesCodGadus morhua

ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1; Greenland waters of V and XIV(COD/N01514)

Germany

2 045179 180

Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

United Kingdom

455179 180

2 500179 180 181

TAC

Not relevant

May be fished East or West. In East Greenland the fishery is permitted only from 1 July – 31 December 2011.

The fishery shall be conducted with 100 % observer coverage and with VMS. A maximum of 70 % of the quota must be taken in one of the areas below. In addition, a minimum effort of 20 hauls of at least 45 minutes fishing time should be conducted in each area:

Area	Boundary
1. East Greenland	North of 64° N East of 44° W
2. East Greenland	South of 64° N East of 44° W
3. West Greenland	West of 44° W

The fishery may be carried out with a maximum of 3 vessels.

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneI and IIb(COD/1/2B.)
Germany	4 703	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Spain	11 397
France	2 066
Poland	2 136
Portugal	2 378
United Kingdom	3 045
Other Member States	250182
EU	25 975183
TAC	689 000
Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island is entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

F1SpeciesCod and haddockGadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus		ZoneFaroese waters of Vb(C/H/05B-F.)
Germany	0	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
France	0
United Kingdom	0
EU	0
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesAtlantic halibutHippoglossus hippoglossus		ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(HAL/514GRN)
Portugal	1 000184
EU	1 075185
TAC	Not relevant
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.
Of which 75 tonnes to be fished only with long-lines, are allocated to Norway.

SpeciesAtlantic halibutHippoglossus hippoglossus		ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1(HAL/N01GRN)
EU	75186
TAC	Not relevant
Of which 75 tonnes to be fished with long-lines, are allocated to Norway.

SpeciesCapelinMallotus villosus		ZoneIIb(CAP/02B.)
EU	0
TAC	0

F4SpeciesCapelinMallotus villosus		ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(CAP/514GRN)
EU	56 364187 188
TAC	Not relevant
Of which 7 965 tonnes are allocated to Norway.
To be fished until 30 April 2012.

SpeciesHaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(HAD/1N2AB.)
Germany	289	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
France	174
United Kingdom	887
EU	1 350
TAC	Not relevant

F1SpeciesBlue whitingMicromesistius poutassou		ZoneFaroese waters(WHB/2A4AXF)
Denmark	0	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	0
France	0
The Netherlands	0
United Kingdom	0
EU	0
TAC	40 100189
TAC agreed by the Union, Faroe Islands, Norway and Iceland.

F1SpeciesLing and blue lingMolva molva and Molva dypterygia		ZoneFaroese waters of Vb(B/L/05B-F.)
Germany	0	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
France	0
United Kingdom	0
EU	0
TAC	Not relevant

F1SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis		ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(PRA/514GRN)
Denmark	1 950	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
France	1 950
EU	7 000190
TAC	Not relevant
Of which 3 100 tonnes are allocated to Norway.

SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis		ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1(PRA/N01GRN)
Denmark	2 000	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
France	2 000
EU	4 000
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesSaithePollachius virens		ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(POK/1N2AB.)
Germany	2 040	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
France	328
United Kingdom	182
EU	2 550
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesSaithePollachius virens		ZoneInternational waters of I and II(POK/1/2INT)
EU	0
TAC	Not relevant

F1SpeciesSaithePollachius virens		ZoneFaroese waters of Vb(POK/05B-F.)
Belgium	0	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	0
France	0
The Netherlands	0
United Kingdom	0
EU	0
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(GHL/1N2AB.)
Germany	25191	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
United Kingdom	25191
EU	50191
TAC	Not relevant
Only as by-catch.

SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		ZoneInternational waters of I and II(GHL/1/2INT)
EU	0
TAC	Not relevant

F1SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(GHL/514GRN)
Germany	5 867	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
United Kingdom	309
EU	7 000192
TAC	Not relevant
Of which 824 tonnes are allocated to Norway.

F1SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1(GHL/N01GRN)
Germany	1 850	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
EU	2 650193
TAC	Not relevant
Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway to be fished in NAFO 1 only.

F1SpeciesRedfish (shallow pelagic)Sebastes spp.		ZoneEU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV(RED/51214S)
Estonia	0194	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	0194
Spain	0194
France	0194
Ireland	0194
Latvia	0194
The Netherlands	0194
Poland	0194
Portugal	0194
United Kingdom	0194
EU	0194
TAC	0194
May not be fished from 1 January to 9 May 2011.

SpeciesRedfish (deep pelagic)Sebastes spp.

ZoneEU and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV(RED/51214D)

Estonia

177195 196

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

3 569195 196

Spain

633195 196

France

336195 196

Ireland

1195 196

Latvia

64195 196

The Netherlands

2195 196

Poland

324195 196

Portugal

757195 196

United Kingdom

8195 196

5 871195 196

TAC

38 000195 196

May only be taken within the area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:

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’

May not be fished from 1 January to 9 May 2011.

SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.		ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(RED/1N2AB.)
Germany	766197	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Spain	95197
France	84197
Portugal	405197
United Kingdom	150197
EU	1 500197
TAC	Not relevant
Only as by-catch.

SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.		ZoneInternational waters of I and II(RED/1/2INT)
EU	Not relevant198 199	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
TAC	7 900
The fishery will only take place within the period from 15 August to 30 November 2011. 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.
Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.

F1SpeciesRedfish (pelagic)Sebastes spp.

ZoneGreenland waters of V and XIV(RED/514GRN)

Germany

5 164200 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.

France

26200 201

United Kingdom

37200 201

5 227200 201

TAC

Not relevant

May only be fished by pelagic trawl. May be fished East or West.

The quota may be fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that reporting conditions established by Greenland are fulfilled (RED/*51214). When fished in the NEAFC Regulatory Area, redfish may only be taken as of 10 May 2011 as deep pelagic redfish, and only within the area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates (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’

SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.		ZoneIcelandic waters of Va(RED/05A-IS)
Belgium	0202 203 204	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	0202 203 204
France	0202 203 204
United Kingdom	0202 203 204
EU	0202 203 204
TAC	Not relevant
Including unavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).
To be fished between July and December 2011.
Provisional quota pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Iceland for 2011.

SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.		ZoneFaroese waters Vb(RED/05B-F.)
Belgium	0	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	0
France	0
United Kingdom	0
EU	0
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesBy-catches		ZoneGreenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1(XBC/N01GRN)
EU	2 300205 206
TAC	Not relevant
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.
Of which 120 tonnes of roundnose grenadier are allocated to Norway to be fished in V, XIV and NAFO 1 only.

SpeciesOther species207		ZoneNorwegian waters of I and II(OTH/1N2AB.)
Germany	117207	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
France	47207
United Kingdom	186207
EU	350207
TAC	Not relevant
Only as by-catch.

F1SpeciesOther species208		ZoneFaroese waters of Vb(OTH/05B-F.)
Germany	0	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
France	0
United Kingdom	0
EU	0
TAC	Not relevant
Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

F1SpeciesFlatfish		ZoneFaroese waters of Vb(FLX/05B-F.)
Germany	0	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
France	0
United Kingdom	0
EU	0
TAC	Not relevant

ANNEX IC

NORTH WEST ATLANTICNAFO Convention Area

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

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneNAFO 2J3KL(COD/N2J3KL)
EU	0209
TAC	0209
No direct fishing is permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007210.
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 (OJ L 318, 5.12.2007, p. 1).

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneNAFO 3NO(COD/N3NO.)
EU	0211
TAC	0211
No direct fishing is permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesCodGadus morhua		ZoneNAFO 3M(COD/N3M.)
Estonia	111
Germany	449
Latvia	111
Lithuania	111
Poland	379
Spain	1 448
France	200
Portugal	1 947
United Kingdom	947
EU	5 703
TAC	10 000

SpeciesWitch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus		ZoneNAFO 2J3KL(WIT/N2J3KL)
EU	0212
TAC	0212
No direct fishing is permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesWitch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus		ZoneNAFO 3NO(WIT/N3NO.)
EU	0213
TAC	0213
No direct fishing is permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesAmerican plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides		ZoneNAFO 3M(PLA/N3M.)
EU	0214
TAC	0214
No direct fishing is permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesAmerican plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides		ZoneNAFO 3LNO(PLA/N3LNO.)
EU	0215
TAC	0215
No direct fishing is permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesShortfin squidIllex illecebrosus		ZoneNAFO sub-zones 3 and 4(SQI/N34.)
Estonia	128216	Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Latvia	128216
Lithuania	128216
Poland	227216
EU	216 217
TAC	34 000
To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2011.
No specified Union's share. An amount of 29 458 tonnes is available to Canada and the Member States of the Union except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

SpeciesYellowtail flounderLimanda ferruginea		ZoneNAFO 3LNO(YEL/N3LNO.)
EU	0218 219
TAC	17 000
Despite having access to a shared quota of 85 tonnes for the Union, it is decided to set this amount to 0. No direct fishing is permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.
Catches taken by vessels under this quota shall be reported to the flag Member State and communicated to the Executive Secretary of NAFO via the Commission at 24-hour intervals.

SpeciesCapelinMallotus villosus		ZoneNAFO 3NO(CAP/N3NO.)
EU	0220
TAC	0220
No direct fishing is permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

F1SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis

ZoneNAFO 3L221(PRA/N3L.)

Estonia

214

Analytical TAC
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

Latvia

214

Lithuania

214

Poland

214

Other Member States

213222

1 069

TAC

19 200

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

Except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealis

ZoneNAFO 3M223(PRA/*N3M.)

TAC

Not relevant224 226

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 is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2011 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

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 1627/94225.

Member State	Maximum number of vessels	Maximum number of fishing days
Denmark	0	0
Estonia	0	0
Spain	0	0
Latvia	0	0
Lithuania	0	0
Poland	0	0
Portugal	0	0

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 areas defined in footnote 1.

Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits (OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7).

No direct fishing is permitted under this quota. This species may be caught only as by-catch within the limits defined in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		ZoneNAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia	344,8	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	352,3
Latvia	48,5
Lithuania	24,6
Spain	4 722
Portugal	1 973,8
EU	7 466
TAC	12 734

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

SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.		ZoneNAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.)
Estonia	297
Germany	203
Latvia	297
Lithuania	297
EU	1 094
TAC	6 000

SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.		ZoneNAFO 3M(RED/N3M.)
Estonia	1 571227	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	513227
Spain	233227
Latvia	1 571227
Lithuania	1 571227
Portugal	2 354227
EU	7 813227
TAC	10 000227
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 must be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.

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

F2SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.		ZoneNAFO Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia	0
Lithuania	0
TAC	0

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

ANNEX ID

HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH – All areas

TACs in these areas are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT.

F1SpeciesBluefin tunaThunnus thynnus

ZoneAtlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE045W)

Cyprus

66,98232

Greece

124,37

Spain

2 411,01229 232

France

958,42229 230 232

Italy

1 787,91232 233

Malta

153,99232

Portugal

226,84

Other Member States

26,9228

5 756,41229 230 232 233

TAC

12 900

Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

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	350,51
France	158,14
EU	508,65

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):

France	45231
EU	45
This quantity may be revised by the Commission upon request from France, up to an amount of 100 tonnes as indicated by ICCAT Recommendation 08-05.

Within this TAC, the following catch limits 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	48,22
France	47,57
Italy	37,55
Cyprus	1,34
Malta	3,08
EU	137,77

Within this TAC, the following 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	37,55
EU	37,55

SpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius		ZoneAtlantic Ocean, North of 5° N(SWO/AN05N)
Spain	7 184,1
Portugal	1 480,0
Other Member States	332,9234
EU	8 996,9
TAC	13 700
Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

SpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius		ZoneAtlantic Ocean, South of 5° N(SWO/AS05N)
Spain	4 967,3
Portugal	351,2
EU	5 318,5
TAC	15 000

SpeciesNorthern albacoreThunnus alalunga

ZoneAtlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(ALB/AN05N)

Ireland

3 553,9237

Spain

15 996,9237

France

5 562,1237

United Kingdom

273,9237

Portugal

2 530,0237

ĖU

27 916,8235

TAC

28 000

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 520/2007236

Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).

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

SpeciesSouthern albacoreThunnus alalunga		ZoneAtlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(ALB/AS05N)
Spain	943,7
France	311
Portugal	660
EU	1 914,7
TAC	29 900

SpeciesBigeye tunaThunnus obesus		ZoneAtlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT)
Spain	15 799,6
France	9 017,7
Portugal	5 049,7
EU	29 867
TAC	85 000

SpeciesBlue marlinMakaira nigricans		ZoneAtlantic Ocean(BUM/ATLANT)
Spain	34
Portugal	69
EU	103
TAC	Not relevant

SpeciesWhite marlinTetrapturus albidus		ZoneAtlantic Ocean(WHM/ATLANT)
Spain	28,5
Portugal	18
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's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will communicate when fishing must cease due to TAC exhaustion.

SpeciesAntarctic icefishChampsocephalus gunnari		ZoneFAO 48.3 Antarctic(ANI/F483.)
TAC	2 305

SpeciesAntarctic icefishChampsocephalus gunnari		ZoneFAO 58.5.2 Antarctic238(ANI/F5852.)
TAC	78239
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: 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, then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74° E, then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52° 40′ S and the meridian of longitude 76° E, then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52° S, then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51° S with the meridian of longitude 74° 30′ E, and then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.
This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

SpeciesAntarctic toothfishDissostichus eleginoides

ZoneFAO 48.3 Antarctic(TOP/F483.)

TAC

3 000241

This TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 1 May to 31 August 2011 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

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: 48° W to 43° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483A)	0
Management Area B: 43° 30′ W to 40° W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483B)	900
Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C)	2 100

SpeciesAntarctic toothfishDissostichus eleginoides		ZoneFAO 48.4 Antarctic North(TOP/F484N.)
TAC	40242
This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W.

SpeciesAntarctic toothfishDissostichus spp.		ZoneFAO 48.4 Antarctic South(TOP/F484S.)
TAC	30243
This TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 57° 20′ S and 60° 00′ S and by longitudes 24° 30′ W and 29° 00′ W.

SpeciesAntarctic toothfishDissostichus eleginoides		ZoneFAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(TOP/F5852.)
TAC	2 550244
This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20′ E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited.

SpeciesKrillEuphausia superba

ZoneFAO 48(KRI/F48.)

TAC

5 610 000246

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

Special conditions:

Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:

X1Division 48.1 (KRI/*F481.)	155 000
Division 48.2 (KRI/*F482.)	279 000
Division 48.3 (KRI/*F483.)	279 000
Division 48.4 (KRI/*F484.)	93 000

SpeciesKrillEuphausia superba

ZoneFAO 58.4.1 Antarctic(KRI/F5841.)

TAC

440 000248

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

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

SpeciesKrillEuphausia superba

ZoneFAO 58.4.2 Antarctic(KRI/F5842.)

TAC

2 645 000250

This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

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

SpeciesGrey rockcodLepidonotothen squamifrons		ZoneFAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(NOS/F5852.)
TAC	80251 252
Only as by-catch.
This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

SpeciesCrabsParalomis spp.		ZoneFAO 48.3 Antarctic(PAI/F483.)
TAC	1 600253
This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

SpeciesGrenadiersMacrourus spp.		ZoneFAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(GRV/F5852.)
TAC	360254 255
Only as by-catch.
This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

SpeciesOther species		ZoneFAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(OTH/F5852.)
TAC	50256 257
Only as by-catch.
This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

SpeciesSkates and raysRajidae		ZoneFAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(SRX/F5852.)
TAC	120258 259
Only as by-catch.
This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

SpeciesUnicorn icefishChannichthys rhinoceratus		ZoneFAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(LIC/F5852.)
TAC	150260 261
Only as by-catch.
This TAC is applicable for the period from 1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011.

ANNEX IF

SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEANSEAFO Convention Area

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

SpeciesAlfonsinosBeryx spp.		ZoneSEAFO(ALF/SEAFO)
TAC	200	Analytical TAC

SpeciesDeep-sea red crabChaceon maritae		ZoneSEAFO Sub-Division B1262(CGE/F47NAM)
TAC	200	Analytical TAC
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.

SpeciesDeep-sea red crabChaceon maritae		ZoneSEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(CGE/F47X)
TAC	200	Analytical TAC

SpeciesPatagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides		ZoneSEAFO(TOP/SEAFO)
TAC	230	Analytical TAC

SpeciesOrange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus		ZoneSEAFO Sub-Division B1263(ORY/F47NAM)
TAC	0	Analytical TAC
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.

SpeciesOrange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus		ZoneSEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(ORY/F47X)
TAC	50	Analytical TAC

ANNEX IG

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – All areas

SpeciesSouthern bluefin tunaThunnus maccoyii		ZoneAll areas(SBF/F41-81)
EU	10264	Analytical TAC
TAC	9 449	Analytical TAC
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

F1ANNEX IH

WCPFC Convention Area

SpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius		ZoneWCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S(SWO/F7120S)
EU	3 170,36	Analytical TAC
TAC	Not relevant	Analytical TAC

F1ANNEX IJ

SPRFMO Convention Area

SpeciesJack mackerelTrachurus murphyi		ZoneSPRFMO Convention Area(CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany	10 223,67
The Netherlands	11 080,8
Lithuania	7 112,63
Poland	12 231,9
EU	40 649

ANNEX IIAFISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS IIIa, VIa, VIIa, VIId, ICES SUBAREA IV AND EU WATERS OF ICES DIVISIONS IIa AND Vb

1.Scope

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.

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 2011, 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.

2.Regulated gears and geographical areas

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

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 2011 management period, from 1 February 2011 to 31 January 2012, for each of the effort groups of each Member State is set out in Appendix 1 to this Annex.

3.2.

The maximum levels of annual fishing effort set in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003265 shall not affect the maximum allowable fishing effort set in this Annex.

4.Member States’ obligations

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, Article 4 and Articles 13 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

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 of this Annex and, for the purpose of sole and plaice management, as ICES subarea IV.

5.Allocation of fishing effort

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.

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.

5.3.

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

6.Communication of relevant data

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.

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 2011. 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 2011.

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	1 106 722	6 987	436 675
	TR3	441 872	0	490
	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 division IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat; ICES subarea IV and EU waters of ICES division IIa; ICES division VIId	TR1	1 094	4 139 276	F21 166 735	1 722	1 840 286	192	314 506	210 348	7 561 687
	TR2	236 768	3 474 212	F2436 666	0	7 942 312	13 418	914 458	738 473	6 268 834
	TR3	0	2 545 009	F2257	0	101 316	0	36 617	1 024	8 482
	BT1	1 427 574	1 157 265	F229 271	0	0	0	999 808	0	1 739 759
	BT2	5 818 587	84 053	F21 525 679	0	1 230 378	0	31 303 634	0	6 710 298
	GN	163 531	2 307 977	F2224 484	0	342 579	0	438 664	74 925	546 303
	GT	0	224 124	F2467	0	4 338 315	0	0	48 968	14 004
	LL	0	56 312	F20	245	125 141	0	0	110 468	134 880

Geographical area	Regulated gear	BE	FR	IE	NL	UK
(c) ICES division VIIa	TR1	0	64 257	44 719	0	452 789
	TR2	13 554	992	584 047	0	1 450 985
	TR3	0	0	1 422	0	0
	BT1	0	0	0	0	0
	BT2	843 782	0	514 584	200 000	111 693
	GN	0	471	18 255	0	5 970
	GT	0	0	0	0	158
	LL	0	0	0	0	70 614

Geographical area	Regulated gear	DE	ES	FR	IE	UK
(d) ICES division VIa and EU waters of ICES division Vb	TR1	F212 427	0	1 980 786	F2107 088	1 377 697
	TR2	F20	0	34 926	F2479 043	2 972 845
	TR3	F20	0	0	F2273	16 027
	BT1	F20	0	0	F20	117 544
	BT2	F20	0	0	F23 801	4 626
	GN	F235 442	13 836	150 198	F25 697	213 454
	GT	F20	0	0	F21 953	145
	LL	F20	1 402 142	163 130	F24 250	630 040

Appendix 2 to Annex IIA

Table IIReporting format

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

Table IIIData format

Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	Alignment266L(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Member State	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 GN GT LL
(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)
Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

ANNEX IIBFISHING 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

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

For the purposes of this Annex:

(a)
‘gear grouping’ means the grouping of 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 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)
‘2011 management period’ means the period from 1 February 2011 to 31 January 2012;
(e)
‘special conditions’ means the special conditions set out in point 5.2. of this Annex.

3.Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

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 to 2010 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.

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 in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

4.General obligations and limitation in activity

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 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

4.2.

Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, 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 of this Annex.

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 of this Annex.

NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO EU VESSELS

5.Maximum number of days

5.1.

During the 2011 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.

F15.2.For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea that 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:

(a)
the total landings of hake in the year 2008 or 2009 made by the vessel shall represent less than 5 tonnes or less than 3 % of the total landings in live weight; and
(b)
the total landings of Norway lobster in the year 2008 or 2009 made by the vessel shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight.

5.3.

The special conditions 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.

5.4.A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with 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 conditions referred to in point 5.2. is respected.

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 conditions. 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 the system referred to in point 5.4. shall submit a request to the Commission with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I the details of the calculation based on:

list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their EU fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power,
track records of 2008 and 2009 for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in special conditions referred to in point 5.2.(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions,
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 the system referred to in point 5.4.

6.Management periods

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.

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.

Where 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 before the end of a 24-hour period.

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

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 between 1 February 2010 and 31 January 2011 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999267, Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006268 or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. Any vessels for which it can be demonstrated that they have been definitively withdrawn from the area may also be considered.

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. of this Annex, 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 conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:

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 conditions.

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.

7.4.

During the 2011 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 referred to in point 5.2.(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition.

7.5.

Any additional number of days resulting from a permanent cessation of fishing activities allocated by the Commission for the 2010 management period shall be included in the maximum number of days per Member State shown in Table I and shall be allocated to the gear groupings in Table I and shall be subject to the adjustment in days at sea ceilings resulting from this Regulation for the 2011 management period.

7.6.

By way of derogation from points 7.1., 7.2. and 7.3., the Commission may exceptionally grant a Member State an allocation of additional days during the 2011 management period on the basis of permanent cessation of fishing activities that have taken place from 1 February 2004 to 31 January 2010 and which have not been the subject of a prior request for additional days.

8.Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage

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 scientific 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 Policy269 and its implementing rules for national programmes.

Scientific 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 scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.

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 scientific observers in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

8.4.

If an enhanced scientific 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.

9.Special conditions for the allocation of days

F19.1.

If a vessel has received an unlimited number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions, the vessel’s landings in the 2011 management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes or 3 % of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes in live weight of Norway lobster.

9.2.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.

Special condition	Regulated gear	Maximum number of days
Table I
Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year
	Bottom trawls, Danish seines and similar trawls of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines	ES	158
		FR	142
		PT	172
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

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

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.

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 2008 and 2009 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

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.

10.4.

Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special conditions.

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 this point may be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

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

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

12.Collection of relevant data

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

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, send to the Commission detailed information on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2010 and 2011 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table IIReporting format kW-day information by year

Member State	Gear	Year	Cumulative effort declaration
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Table IIIData format kW-day information by year

Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	Alignment270L(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Member State	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 or 2011
(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
Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

Table IVReporting format for vessel-related information

Member State	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
Member State	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	Transfer of days
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(8)	(8)	(8)	(8)	(9)

Table VData format for vessel-related information

Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	Alignment271L(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Member State	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 1381/87272
(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 referred to in point 5.2.(a) or (b) 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’
Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9).

ANNEX IICFISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS ICES DIVISION VIIe

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1.Scope

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 referred to in point 2, and present in ICES division VIIe. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the 2011 management period means the period from 1 February 2011 to 31 January 2012.

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 this Annex on condition that:

(a)
such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2011 management period;
(b)
such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel; and
(c)
each Member State concerned make a report to the Commission by 31 July 2011 and 31 January 2012 on these vessels’ track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2011.

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

F12.Fishing gear

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 equal to or less than 220 mm.

3.General obligations and limitation in activity

3.1.

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

3.2. IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

4.Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

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.

4.2.

A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears referred to in point 2 in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002 to 2010 in that area unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.

4.3.

However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gears referred to 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.

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 referred to in point 2, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

5.Limitations in activity

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

6.Maximum number of days

6.1. 6.2.During the 2011 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.

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.

6.3.A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.2. 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:

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 6.2.

On the basis of that description, the Commission may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.2.

7.Management periods

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.

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.

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

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 744/2008273, or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States.

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:

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.

8.4.

During the 2011 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.

8.5.

A Member State may not re-allocate in the 2011 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 takes its decision.

9.Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage

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 2011 and 31 January 2012 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific 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 665/2008274 for national programmes.

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 scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.

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.

9.4.If an enhanced scientific 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.

F1Table I

Gearpoint 2	DenominationOnly the gear groupings as defined in point 2 are used	Western Channel
2(a)	Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm	164
2(b)	Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm	164

EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

12.Collection of relevant data

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

Table IIReporting format kW-day information by year

Member State	Gear	Year	Cumulative effort declaration
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Table IIIData format kW-day information by year

Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	Alignment275L(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Member State	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 or 2011
(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
Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

Table IVReporting format for vessel-related information

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

Table VData format for vessel-related information

Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	Alignment276L(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Member State	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’
Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

ANNEX IIDFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV

1.

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

2.

The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel in EU waters of ICES subarea 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.

3.For the purposes of this Annex, sandeel management areas shall be as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex:

Sandeel management area	ICES statistical rectangles
1	31-34 E9-F2; 35 E9- F3; 36 E9-F4; 37 E9-F5; 38-40 F0-F5; 41 F5-F6
2	31-34 F3-F4; 35 F4-F6; 36 F5-F8; 37-40 F6-F8; 41 F7-F8
3	41 F1-F4; 42-43 F1-F9; 44 F1-G0; 45-46 F1-G1; 47 G0
4	38-40 E7-E9; 41-46 E6-F0
5	47-51 E6 + F0-F5; 52 E6-F5
6	41-43 G0-G3; 44 G1
7	47-51 E7-E9

4.

Based on advice from ICES and the STECF on the fishing opportunities for sandeel in each of the sandeel management areas defined in point 3, the Commission will endeavour to revise the TACs and quotas and the special conditions for sandeel in EU waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV, as laid down in Annex I, by 1 March 2011.

5.

Commercial fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited from 1 January until 31 March 2011 and from 1 August until 31 December 2011.

Appendix 1 to Annex IID

Sandeel Management Areas

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ANNEX III

Maximum number of fishing authorisations for EU vessels fishing in third-country waters

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	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			70277
	Industrial species, south of 62° 00′ N	480	DK: 450, UK: 30	150
Without prejudice to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway in accordance with established practice.

ANNEX IVICCAT 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

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

Spain	139
France	86
Italy	35
Cyprus	25
Malta	83
EU	368

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

Italy	68
EU	68

4.Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean278.

Number of fishing vessels
Table A
	Cyprus	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Malta
Purse Seiners	1	1	9279	17	6	0
Longliners	10280	0	30	0	81	83
Baitboat	0	0	0	8	61	0
Handline	0	0	0	29	2	0
Trawler	0	0	0	78281	0	0
Other artisanal	0	250282	0	87	33	0
This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are fulfilled.
Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
From which 8 vessels are longliners.
Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).

Total capacity in gross tonnage
Table B
	Cyprus	Greece	Italy	France	Spain	Malta
Purse Seiners	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Longliners	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Baitboat	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Handline	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Trawler	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm
Other artisanal	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm	pm

5.Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State

	Number of traps
Spain	6
Italy	6
Portugal	1283
This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are fulfilled.

6.Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
Table A
	Number of farms	Capacity (in tonnes)
Spain	14	11 852
Italy	15	13 000
Greece	2	2 100
Cyprus	3	3 000
Malta	8	12 300

Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Table B
Spain	5 855
Italy	3 764
Greece	785
Cyprus	2 195
Malta	8 768

ANNEX VCCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

PART APROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

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. Antarctic284 FAO 48.2. Antarctic284	All year
Gobionotothen gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Lepidonotothen squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergi284	FAO 48.3.	All year
Dissostichus spp.	FAO 48.5. Antarctic	1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011
Dissostichus spp.	FAO 88.3. Antarctic284 FAO 58.5.1. Antarctic284 285 FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic east of 79° 20′ E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20′ E284 FAO 88.2. Antarctic north of 65° S284 FAO 58.4.4. Antarctic284 285 FAO 58.6. Antarctic284 FAO 58.7. Antarctic284	All year
Lepidonotothen squamifrons	FAO 58.4.4.284 285	All year
All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides	FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic	1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011
Dissostichus mawsoni	FAO 48.4. Antarctic284 within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W	All year
Except for scientific research purposes.
Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

PART BCATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2010/11

Subarea/Division	Region	Season	SSRU	Dissotichus spp. catch limit(tonnes)	By-catch catch limit (tonnes)
Subarea/Division	Region	Season	SSRU	Dissotichus spp. catch limit(tonnes)	Skates and rays	Macrourus spp.	Other species
58.4.1.	Whole Division	1 December 2010 to 30 November 2011	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 December 2010 to 30 November 2011	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 December 2010 to 31 August 2011	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 65° S	1 December 2010 to 31 August 2011	SSRU A and B: 0 SSRUs C, D, F and G: 214 SSRU E: 361	Total 575286	50286 SSRU A and B: 0 SSRU C, D, F and G: 50 SSRU E: 50	92286 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
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. or 20 tonnes, whichever is greatest, other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU.

PART CNOTIFICATION 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

Product type	% of catch	Conversion factor289
Methods used for direct estimate of green weight of krill caught287: Products to be derived from the catch and their conversion factors288:

The notification shall include a description of the exact detailed method of estimation of green weight of krill caught and, if conversion factors are applied, the exact detailed method of how each conversion factor was derived. Member States are not required to re-submit such a description in the following seasons, unless change in the method of green weight estimation occurred.
Information to be provided to the extent possible.
Conversion factor = whole weight/processed weight.

		Dec
Subarea/Division	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 DNET 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

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Use of multiple fishing technique290: Yes No

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

Presence of marine mammal exclusion device291: Yes No

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

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ANNEX VIIOTC AREA

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

Member State	Maximum number of vessels	Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain	22	61 364
France	22	33 604
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

Member State	Maximum number of vessels	Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain	27	11 590
France292	26	2 007
Portugal	15	6 925
United Kingdom	4	1 400
EU	72	21 922
In addition, France may authorise, until the end of 2011, 15 fishing vessels flying its flag and registered exclusively in La Réunion, provided that these vessels do not exceed the maximum combined capacity of 3 375 gross tonnage.

3.

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

4.

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

F1ANNEX VII

WCPFC CONVENTION AREAMaximum 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

Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in EU waters

Flag State	Fishery	Number of fishing authorisations	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	20	20
Venezuela293	Snappers (French Guyana waters)	41	41
To issue these fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the fishing authorisation 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 from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant. Such a contract 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 fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement 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.