Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1970Show full title

ANNEX U.K. TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The following tables set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and conditions functionally linked thereto.

The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified.

The fish stocks are referred to using the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species.

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

Scientific name	Alpha-3 code	Common name
Clupea harengus	HER	Herring
Gadus morhua	COD	Cod
Pleuronectes platessa	PLE	Plaice
Salmo salar	SAL	Atlantic salmon
Sprattus sprattus	SPR	Sprat

[F1 Species:	Herring Clupea harengus		Zone:	Subdivisions 30-31 (HER/30/31.)
Finland		78 351
Sweden		17 215
Union		95 566
TAC		95 566		Analytical TAC]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1070 of 26 July 2018 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1970 fixing for 2018 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea.

Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	Subdivisions 22-24(HER/3BC+24)
Denmark		2 426
Germany		9 551
Finland		1
Poland		2 252
Sweden		3 079
Union		17 309
TAC		17 309		Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	Union waters of Subdivisions 25-27, 28.2, 29 and 32(HER/3D-R30)
Denmark		5 045
Germany		1 338
Estonia		25 767
Finland		50 297
Latvia		6 359
Lithuania		6 696
Poland		57 142
Sweden		76 711
Union		229 355
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 6(2) of this Regulation shall apply.

Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	Subdivision 28.1(HER/03D.RG)
Estonia		13 392
Latvia		15 607
Union		28 999
TAC		28 999		Analytical TAC Article 6(2) of this Regulation shall apply.

a (x) In subdivisions 25 and 26, fishing vessels shall be prohibited from fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gear of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with bottom set lines, longlines except drifting lines, handlines and jigging equipment to fish this quota from 1 July to 31 August. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, that closure period shall not apply to fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall that fish in areas where the water depth is less than 20 meters according to the coordinates on the official sea chart. Those vessels shall ensure that their fishing activity can be monitored at any time. For that purpose, they can for example be equipped with a vessel monitoring system (VMS), or equivalent electronic monitoring system certified by the control authority, or paper logbooks in combination with established inspection and surveillance procedures in line with Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States shall send the catch data to the Commission on a weekly basis.
Species	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	Union waters of Subdivisions 25-32(COD/3DX32.)
Denmark		6 521a
Germany		2 594a
Estonia		635a
Finland		499a
Latvia		2 425a
Lithuania		1 597a
Poland		7 510a
Sweden		6 607a
Union		28 388a
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

a (x) Fishing vessels shall be prohibited from fishing with trawls, Danish seines or similar gear of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with bottom set lines, longlines except drifting lines, handlines and jigging equipment to fish this quota from 1 February to 31 March. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, that closure period shall not apply to fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall that fish in areas where the water depth is less than 20 meters according to the coordinates on the official sea chart. Those vessels shall ensure that their fishing activity can be monitored at any time. For that purpose, they can for example be equipped with a vessel monitoring system (VMS), or equivalent electronic monitoring system certified by the control authority, or paper logbooks in combination with established inspection and surveillance procedures in line with Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States shall send the catch data to the Commission on a weekly basis.
Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	Subdivisions 22-24(COD/3BC+24)
Denmark		2 444a
Germany		1 194a
Estonia		54a
Finland		48a
Latvia		202a
Lithuania		131a
Poland		654a
Sweden		870a
Union		5 597a
TAC		5 597a		Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(PLE/3BCD-C)
Denmark		5 070
Germany		563
Poland		1 061
Sweden		382
Union		7 076
TAC		7 076		Analytical TAC

a Expressed by number of individual fish.
Species:	Atlantic salmonSalmo salar		Zone:	Union waters of Subdivisions 22-31(SAL/3BCD-F)
Denmark		18 885a
Germany		2 101a
Estonia		1 919a
Finland		23 548a
Latvia		12 012a
Lithuania		1 412a
Poland		5 729a
Sweden		25 526a
Union		91 132a
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 3(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

a Expressed by number of individual fish.
Species:	Atlantic salmonSalmo salar		Zone:	Union waters of Subdivision 32(SAL/3D32.)
Estonia		1 026a
Finland		8 977a
Union		10 003a
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC

Species:	SpratSprattus sprattus		Zone:	Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32(SPR/3BCD-C)
Denmark		25 875
Germany		16 393
Estonia		30 047
Finland		13 545
Latvia		36 289
Lithuania		13 127
Poland		77 012
Sweden		50 022
Union		262 310
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 6(2) of this Regulation shall apply.