ANNEX ID ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

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):

Spain757,57
France351,93
Union1 109,5.
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
Union100.
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):

Spain100,01
France98,68
Italy77,88
Cyprus6,39
Malta9,40
Union292,36.
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):

Italy77,88
Union77,88.
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):

Croatia701,84
Union701,84.
Species:Bluefin tunaThunnus thynnus Zone:Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE45WM)
Cyprus138,65d
Greece257,70
Spain5 000,28b d
France4 933,97b c d
Croatia779,84f
Italy3 894,13d e
Malta319,49d
Portugal470,19
Other Member States55,76a
Union15 850b c d e
TAC28 200

Analytical TAC

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

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

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).

Species:SwordfishXiphias gladius Zone:Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N(SWO/AN05N)
Spain6 598,43b
Portugal978,81b
Other Member States108,47a b
Union7 685,7
TAC13 200

Analytical TAC

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

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

a

Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this amount may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/*AN05N).

Species:SwordfishXiphias gladius Zone:Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N(SWO/AS05N)
Spain4 546,08a
Portugal417,45a
Union4 963,53
TAC14 000

Analytical TAC

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

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

a

This quota may only be fished from 1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018.

SpeciesSwordfishXiphias gladius Zone:Mediterranean Sea(SWO/MED)
Croatia15,52a
Cyprus57,23a
Spain1 767,82a
France123,21a
Greece1 170,26a
Italy3 624,17a
Malta429,96a
Union7 188,17a
TAC10 185

Analytical TAC

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

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

a

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

Species:Northern albacoreThunnus alalunga Zone:Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(ALB/AN05N)
Ireland2 845,21
Spain15 015,58
France5 871,12
United Kingdom239,48
Portugal2 123,27
Union26 094,65a
TAC33 600

Analytical TAC

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

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

Species:Southern albacoreThunnus alalunga Zone:Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(ALB/AS05N)
Spain905,86
France297,70
Portugal633,94
Union1 837,5
TAC24 000

Analytical TAC

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

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

Species:Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus Zone:Atlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT)
Spain9 791,92
France4 159,18
Portugal3 717,47
Union17 668,56
TAC57 850

Analytical TAC

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

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

Species:Blue marlinMakaira nigricans Zone:Atlantic Ocean(BUM/ATLANT)
Spain0
France364,31
Portugal50,44
Union414,75
TAC1 985

Analytical TAC

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

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

Species:White marlinTetrapturus albidus Zone:Atlantic Ocean(WHM/ATLANT)
Spain0
Portugal0
Union0
TAC355

Analytical TAC

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

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

Species:Yellowfin tunaThunnus albacares Zone:Atlantic Ocean,(YFT/ATLANT)
TAC111 000

Analytical TAC

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

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

Species:SailfishIstiophorus albicans Zone:Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W(SAI/AE45W)
TAC1 271

Analytical TAC

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

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

Species:SailfishIstiophorus albicans Zone:Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W(SAI/AW45W)
TAC1 030

Analytical TAC

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

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

a

The time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall not prejudge the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at Union level.

Species:Blue sharkPrionace glauca Zone:Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(BSH/AN05N)
TAC39 102a

Analytical TAC

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

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