For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:

1. (a)

   ‘third-country vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;

2. (b)

   ‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport;

3. (c)

   ‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

4. (d)

   ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:

   1. (i)

      in fisheries subject to the landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that can be caught from each stock each year;

   2. (ii)

      in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that can be landed from each stock each year;

5. (e)

   ‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;

6. (f)

   ‘analytical assessments’ means quantitative evaluations of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock's biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches;

7. (g)

   ‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/200815;

8. (h)

   ‘Union fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

9. (i)

   ‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.