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Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters

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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.

a

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

b

Special condition: 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):

Spain382,93
France172,77
Union555,71
c

Special condition: 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):

France100,0
Union100,0
d

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302):

Spain50,09
France49,42
Italy39,01
Cyprus3,2
Malta4,71
Union146,43
e

Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between and 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex IV (BFT/*643):

Italy39,01
Union39,01
f

Special Condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations 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 3 of Annex IV for farming purposes (BFT/*8303F):

Croatia351,53
Union351,53
g

By derogation from Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) 302/2009, purse seine fishing for bluefin tuna shall be authorised in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from 26 May to 24 June 2014 included.

SpeciesBluefin tunaThunnus thynnusZoneAtlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE45WM)
Cyprus69,44d g

Analytical TAC

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

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

Greece129,07g
Spain2 504,45b d g
France2 471,23b c d g
Croatia390,59f g
Italy1 950,42d e g
Malta160,02d g
Portugal235,5g
Other Member States27,93a g
Union7 938,65b c d e g
TAC13 400
a

Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch.

b

Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/*AS05N).

SpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladiusZoneAtlantic Ocean, North of 5° N(SWO/AN05N)
Spain6 886,05b

Analytical TAC

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

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

Portugal1 325,88b
Other Member States135,58a b
Union8 347,51
TAC13 700
a

Special condition: up to 3,86 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/*AN05N).

SpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladiusZoneAtlantic Ocean, South of 5° N(SWO/AS05N)
Spain4 699,18a

Analytical TAC

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

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

Portugal442,52a
Union5 141,7
TAC15 000
a

The number of Union vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007b, shall be as follows: 1 253

b

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).

c

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 StateMaximum number of vessels
Ireland50,0
Spain730,0
France151,0
United Kingdom12,0
Portugal310,0
SpeciesNorthern albacoreThunnus alalungaZoneAtlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(ALB/AN05N)
Ireland2 698,68c

Analytical TAC

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

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

Spain13 756,51c
France6 972,79c
United Kingdom334,08c
Portugal2 772,87c
Union26 534,93a
TAC28 000
SpeciesSouthern albacoreThunnus alalungaZoneAtlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(ALB/AS05N)
Spain724,69

Analytical TAC

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

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

France238,16
Portugal507,15
Union1 470,0
TAC24 000
SpeciesBigeye tunaThunnus obesusZoneAtlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT)
Spain16 741,74

Analytical TAC

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

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

France7 927,83
Portugal4 797,54
Union29 467,1
TAC85 000
SpeciesBlue marlinMakaira nigricansZoneAtlantic Ocean(BUM/ATLANT)
Spain27,2

Analytical TAC

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

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

France397,6
Portugal55,2
Union480,0
TAC1 985
SpeciesWhite marlinTetrapturus albidusZoneAtlantic Ocean(WHM/ATLANT)
Spain30,5

Analytical TAC

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

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

Portugal19,5
Union50,0
TAC355

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