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Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements

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ANNEX ICU.K. NORTH WEST ATLANTIC NAFO CONVENTION AREA

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

a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007b.

b

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 morhuaZoneNAFO 2J3KL(COD/N2J3KL)
Union0a

Analytical TAC

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

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

TAC0a
a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits of a maximum of 1 000 kg or 4 %, whichever is greater.

SpeciesCodGadus morhuaZoneNAFO 3NO(COD/N3NO.)
Union0a

Analytical TAC

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

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

TAC0a
SpeciesCodGadus morhuaZoneNAFO 3M(COD/N3M.)
Estonia157

Analytical TAC

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

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

Germany657
Latvia157
Lithuania157
Poland536
Spain2 019
France282
Portugal2 769
United Kingdom1 315
Union8 049
TAC14 113
a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesWitch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossusZoneNAFO 2J3KL(WIT/N2J3KL)
Union0a

Analytical TAC

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

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

TAC0a
a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesWitch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossusZoneNAFO 3NO(WIT/N3NO.)
Union0a

Analytical TAC

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

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

TAC0a
a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesAmerican plaiceHippoglossoides platessoidesZoneNAFO 3M(PLA/N3M.)
Union0a

Analytical TAC

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

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

TAC0a
a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesAmerican plaiceHippoglossoides platessoidesZoneNAFO 3LNO(PLA/N3LNO.)
Union0a

Analytical TAC

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

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

TAC0a
a

To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2013.

b

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.

SpeciesShortfin squidIllex illecebrosusZoneNAFO sub-zones 3 and 4(SQI/N34.)
Estonia128a

Analytical TAC

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

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

Latvia128a
Lithuania128a
Poland227a
UnionNot relevanta b
TAC34 000
a

Despite having access to a shared quota of 85 tonnes for the Union, it is decided to set this amount to 0. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesYellowtail flounderLimanda ferrugineaZoneNAFO 3LNO(YEL/N3LNO.)
Union0a

Analytical TAC

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

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

TAC17 000
a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesCapelinMallotus villosusZoneNAFO 3NO(CAP/N3NO.)
Union0a

Analytical TAC

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

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

TAC0a
a

Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates:

Point NoLatitude NLongitude W
147° 20′ 046° 40′ 0
247° 20′ 046° 30′ 0
346° 00′ 046° 30′ 0
446° 00′ 046° 40′ 0
SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealisZoneNAFO 3La(PRA/N3L.)
Estonia96

Analytical TAC

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

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

Latvia96
Lithuania96
Poland96
Spain76
Portugal20
Union480
TAC8 600
a

Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates:

Point NoLatitude NLongitude W
147° 20′ 046° 40′ 0
247° 20′ 046° 30′ 0
346° 00′ 046° 30′ 0
446° 00′ 046° 40′ 0

Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2013 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:

Point NoLatitude NLongitude W
147° 55′ 045° 00′ 0
247° 30′ 044° 15′ 0
346° 55′ 044° 15′ 0
446° 35′ 044° 30′ 0
546° 35′ 045° 40′ 0
647° 30′ 045° 40′ 0
747° 55′ 045° 00′ 0
b

Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue fishing authorisations for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery and shall notify those authorisations to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Member StateMaximum number of vesselsMaximum number of fishing days
Denmark00
Estonia00
Spain00
Latvia00
Lithuania00
Poland00
Portugal00
c

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesNorthern prawnPandalus borealisZoneNAFO 3Ma(PRA/*N3M.)
TACNot relevantb c
SpeciesGreenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoidesZoneNAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia312

Analytical TAC

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

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

Germany318
Latvia44
Lithuania22
Spain4 262
Portugal1 782
Union6 738
TAC11 493
SpeciesSkateRajidaeZoneNAFO 3LNO(SKA/N3LNO.)
Spain3 403

Analytical TAC

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

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

Portugal660
Estonia283
Lithuania62
Union4 408
TAC7 000
SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.ZoneNAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.)
Estonia322

Analytical TAC

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

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

Germany219
Latvia322
Lithuania322
Union1 185
TAC6 500
a

This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 6 500 tonnes established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties, no more than 3 250 tons may be fished before 1 July 2013. Upon exhaustion of the TAC or the mid-term amount of 3 250 tonnes, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.

SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.ZoneNAFO 3M(RED/N3M.)
Estonia1 571a

Analytical TAC

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

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

Germany513a
Spain233a
Latvia1 571a
Lithuania1 571a
Portugal2 354a
Union7 813a
TAC6 500a
SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.ZoneNAFO 3O(RED/N3O.)
Spain1 771 (1)

Analytical TAC

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

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

Portugal5 229 (1)
Union7 000 (1)
TAC20 000 (1)
a

No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits specified in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1386/2007.

SpeciesRedfishSebastes spp.ZoneNAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia0a

Analytical TAC

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

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

Lithuania0a
Union0a
TAC0a
SpeciesWhite hakeUrophycis tenuisZoneNAFO 3NO(HKW/N3NO.)
Spain255

Analytical TAC

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

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

Portugal333
Union588
TAC1 000

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