Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124Show full title

Council Regulation (EU) 2019/124

of 30 January 2019

fixing for 2019 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.

(2) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) requires that conservation measures be adopted taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice, including, where relevant, reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) and other advisory bodies, as well as any advice received from Advisory Councils.

(3) It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities, including certain conditions functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. In accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities should be fixed in accordance with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) established in Article 2(2) of that Regulation. In accordance with Article 16(1) of that Regulation, fishing opportunities should be allocated to Member States in such a way as to ensure relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery.

(4) The total allowable catch (TAC) should therefore be established, in line with Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, on the basis of available scientific advice, taking into account biological and socio-economic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meetings of the Advisory Councils.

(5) In accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the full landing obligation is to apply at the latest from 1 January 2019. When a fishery falls under the landing obligation, all species in that fishery subject to catch limits should be landed. Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides that, when the landing obligation in respect of a fish stock is introduced, fishing opportunities are to be fixed taking into account the change from fixing fishing opportunities that reflect landings to fixing fishing opportunities that reflect catches. On the basis of the joint recommendations submitted by the Member States and in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission adopted a number of delegated Regulations laying down details for the implementation of the landing obligation in the form of specific discard plans applicable on a temporary basis for a maximum period of three years.

(6) The fishing opportunities for stocks of species falling under the landing obligation from 1 January 2019 should take into account the fact that discarding will in principle no longer be allowed. Therefore, the fishing opportunities should be based on the advice figure for total catches (instead of the advice figure for total landings), as provided by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). The amounts that, by way of exception, may continue to be discarded during the operation of the landing obligation should be deducted from that advice figure for total catches.

(7) There are certain stocks for which ICES has issued scientific advice for no catches. If the TACs for those stocks are set at the level indicated in the scientific advice, the obligation to land all catches in mixed fisheries with by-catches from these stocks would lead to the phenomenon of ‘choke species’. In order to strike the right balance between continuing fisheries in view of the potentially severe socio-economic implications, and the need to achieve a good biological status for those stocks, taking into account the difficulty of fishing all stocks in a mixed fishery at maximum sustainable yield at the same time, it is appropriate to establish specific TACs for by-catches for those stocks. The level of these TACs should be such that mortality for these stocks is not increased and that it provides incentives for improvements in selectivity and avoidance. In order to guarantee to the extent possible the use of fishing opportunities in mixed fisheries in accordance with Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it is appropriate to establish a pool for quota exchanges for those Member States that have no quota to cover their unavoidable by-catches.

(8) In order to progressively reduce unwanted catches of the stocks concerned, Member States should as from 2019 implement multiannual by-catch reduction plans in the relevant fisheries with a view to progressively reducing unwanted catches of the stocks concerned by taking national measures and, where appropriate, by cooperating at regional level in order to submit joint recommendations to the Commission in 2019. These by-catch reduction plans are to be evaluated by STECF and reviewed two years after their entry into application. In addition, all vessels benefitting from these specific TACs should implement full catch documentation as from 2019.

(9) According to scientific advice, European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the Celtic Sea, Channel, Irish Sea and southern North Sea (ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7a, and 7d to 7h) remains in a perilous state. Spawning-stock biomass has been declining since 2005 and is now below Blim. Fishing mortality has increased over the time-series, peaking in 2013 before a rapid decline to below the fishing mortality that results in the maximum sustainable yield (FMSY). Recruitment was estimated to be poor since 2008, with the exception of the 2013 and 2014 year-class estimates which show average recruitment. ICES advises that when the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) approach is applied, total removals in 2019 should be no more than 1 789 tonnes, which is an increase compared to the 2018 advice. Therefore, higher catches could be allowed for hooks and lines fishery for this species. It is also appropriate to continue the set of measures for unavoidable by-catches of European seabass with certain other gears, while providing a limited increase in the catch allowances. Measures for managing recreational fisheries for European seabass should be adapted, taking account of the significant impact of such fisheries on the stocks concerned. Within the limits of the scientific advice, the catch-and-release practice and bag limit should continue, but should be applied for a longer period.

(10) As regards the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) stock, the ICES has advised that all anthropogenic mortalities, including recreational and commercial fisheries, should be reduced to zero, or kept as close to zero as possible. Moreover, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted Recommendation GFCM/42/2018/1 establishing management measures for European eel in the Mediterranean Sea. It is appropriate to establish a level playing field across the Union and hence to establish also for the Union waters of the ICES area as well as brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters a consecutive three-month closure period for all fisheries of European eel at all life stages. As the fishing closure period should be consistent with the conservation objectives set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007(2) and with the temporal migration patterns of European eel, for the Union waters of the ICES area it is appropriate to set it in the period between 1 August 2019 and 29 February 2020.

(11) For some years, certain TACs for stocks of elasmobranchs (skates, sharks, rays) have been set at zero, with a linked provision establishing an obligation to immediately release accidental catches. The reason for that specific treatment was the poor conservation status of those stocks and the assumption that discarding, because of high survival rates, would not raise fishing mortality rates and would be beneficial for the conservation of those species. As of 1 January 2019, however, catches of those species have to be landed, unless they are covered by any of the derogations from the landing obligation provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Point (a) of Article 15(4) of that Regulation allows such derogations for species in respect of which fishing is prohibited and which are identified as such in a Union legal act adopted in the area of the CFP. Therefore, it is appropriate to prohibit the fishing of those species in the areas concerned.

(12) Pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, for stocks subject to specific multiannual plans the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans.

(13) The North Sea multiannual plan was established by Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) and entered into force in 2018. Fishing opportunities for stocks listed in Article 1 of that Plan should be established in accordance with targets (ranges of FMSY) and safeguards in compliance with conditions provided for in that Plan. The ranges of FMSY have been identified in the relevant ICES advice. Fishing opportunities for by-catch stocks in the North Sea should be established in accordance with the precautionary approach, as set out in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/973. In order to limit variations in fishing opportunities between consecutive years, in accordance with point (c) of Article 4(5) of that Regulation, it is appropriate to use the upper range of FMSY for common sole in ICES division 2a and subarea 4.

(14) The TACs for stocks of sole in the Western Channel and of bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean should be established in accordance with the rules laid down Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007(4) and Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5). The objective for the Southern hake stock as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005(6) is to rebuild the biomass of the stocks concerned to a level that is within safe biological limits, while staying in line with the scientific data. In accordance with scientific advice, in the absence of definitive data on a target spawning stock biomass and while taking into account changes in safe biological limits, it is appropriate, in order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, to fix the TAC on the basis of the maximum sustainable yield advice provided by ICES.

(15) As a result of a benchmark exercise on the stock of herring to the west of Scotland, ICES has provided advice for the combined herring stocks in divisions 6a, 7b and 7c (West of Scotland, West of Ireland). The advice covers two separate TACs (for divisions 6aS, 7b and 7c on the one hand, and for divisions 5b, 6b and 6aN on the other). According to ICES, a rebuilding plan has to be developed for those stocks. Since, according to scientific advice, the management plan for the northern stock(7) cannot be applied to the combined stocks and it is not possible to set separate fishing opportunities for those two stocks, a TAC should be established to permit limited catches in a commercially operated scientific sampling programme.

(16) For stocks for which there is no sufficient or reliable data in order to provide size estimates, management measures and TAC levels should follow the precautionary approach to fisheries management as defined in point (8) of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, while taking into account stock-specific factors, including, in particular, available information on stock trends and mixed fisheries considerations.

(17) Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96(8) introduced additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs including, under Articles 3 and 4 of that Regulation, flexibility provisions for precautionary and analytical TACs. Under Article 2 of that Regulation, when fixing the TACs, the Council is to decide to which stocks Article 3 or 4 of that Regulation is not to apply, in particular on the basis of the biological status of the stocks. More recently, the year-to-year flexibility mechanism was introduced by Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for all stocks that are subject to the landing obligation. Therefore, in order to avoid excessive flexibility that would undermine the principle of rational and responsible exploitation of marine biological resources, hinder the achievement of the objectives of the CFP and deteriorate the biological status of the stocks, it should be established that Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply to analytical TACs only where the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is not used.

(18) Where a TAC relating to a stock is allocated to one Member State only, it is appropriate to empower that Member State in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty to determine the level of such TAC. Provisions should be made to ensure that, when fixing that TAC level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully consistent with the principles and rules of the CFP.

(19) It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2019 in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, and Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9 of, and Annex I to, Regulation (EU) 2016/1627.

(20) In order to guarantee full use of fishing opportunities, it is appropriate to allow for the implementation of a flexible arrangement between certain TAC areas where the same biological stock is concerned.

(21) For certain species, such as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a serious conservation risk. Fishing opportunities for such species should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition on fishing those species.

(22) At the 12th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, held in Manila from 23 to 28 October 2017, a number of species were added to the lists of protected species in Appendices I and II of the Convention. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the protection of those species with respect to Union fishing vessels fishing in all waters and non-Union fishing vessels fishing in Union waters.

(23) The use of fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009(9), and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation, concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.

(24) It is appropriate, following advice from the ICES, to maintain a specific system to manage sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4. Given that the ICES scientific advice is expected to become available only in February 2019, it is appropriate to set the TAC and quotas for that stock provisionally at zero until such advice is released.

(25) In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway(10) and the Faroe Islands(11), the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreement and protocol on fisheries relations with Greenland(12), the Joint Committee has established the level of fishing opportunities available for the Union in Greenland waters in 2019. It is therefore necessary to include those fishing opportunities in this Regulation.

(26) At its annual meeting in 2018, the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) adopted conservation measures for the two redfish stocks in the Irminger Sea. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.

(27) At its annual meeting in 2017, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) agreed that in 2018 and 2019, the Union may distribute the unallocated reserves for bluefin tuna for 2019 and 2020, considering in particular the needs of coastal developing ICCAT contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties, entities or fishing entities (CPCs) in their artisanal fisheries. That distribution was agreed at the inter-sessional meeting of Panel 2 of ICCAT (Madrid, March 2018) based, for the Union allocation, on the information received from Member States, in particular Greece, Spain and Portugal. As a result of that the Union received specific catch possibilities of 87 tonnes for 2019 and 100 tonnes for 2020 to be used by Union artisanal fleets in certain Union regions. That allocation of new fishing possibilities was endorsed by ICCAT at its annual meeting in 2018 and it is therefore relevant to establish an allocation key for those additional fishing possibilities.

(28) In 2019, the TAC for Mediterranean swordfish is decreased in line with the ICCAT Recommendation 16 05. As it is already the case for the stock of Eastern and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, it is appropriate that catches in recreational fisheries of all other ICCAT stocks should be subject to the catch limits as adopted by the ICCAT. Furthermore, Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres length fishing for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area should be subject to the capacity limitations adopted by ICCAT in the ICCAT Recommendation 15 01. All those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(29) At its 37th annual meeting in 2018, the Parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted catch limits for both target and by-catch species for the period from 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019. The uptake of the quotas during 2018 should be considered when setting fishing opportunities for 2019.

(30) At its annual meeting in 2017, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) adopted new catch limits for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) that do not affect the Union catch limits in IOTC. It also reduced possibilities for using fish-aggregating devices (FADs) and supply vessels. Those provisions were not revised at its annual meeting in 2018 and should thus continue being implemented in the law of the Union.

(31) The annual meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) will be held from 23 to 27 January 2019. It is appropriate that the current measures in the SPRFMO Convention Area are provisionally maintained until such annual meeting is held.

(32) At its annual meeting in 2017, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted a conservation measure for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna for the period 2018-2020. It was not revised at its annual meeting in 2018 and should thus continue being implemented in the law of the Union.

(33) At its annual meeting in 2018, the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) confirmed the TAC for the Southern bluefin tuna for the period 2018-2020 adopted at the annual meeting in 2016. The currently applicable measures on allocation of fishing opportunities adopted by CCSBT should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(34) At its annual meeting in 2018, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted TACs for the main species under its purview. The applicable measures on allocation of fishing opportunities adopted by SEAFO should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(35) At its 15th annual meeting in 2018, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) adopted conservation and management measures. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union through an amendment to these fishing opportunities in 2019.

(36) At its 40th annual meeting in 2018, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of fishing opportunities for 2019 for certain stocks in subareas 1 to 4 of the NAFO Convention Area. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(37) At its 42nd annual meeting in 2018, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted catch and effort limits for certain small pelagic stocks for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 in the geographical subareas 17 and 18 (Adriatic Sea) of the GFCM Agreement Area. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union. The maximum catch limits established in Annex IL are fixed exclusively for one year and without prejudice to any other measures adopted in the future and any possible allocation scheme between Member States.

(38) At its 42nd annual meeting in 2018, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted Recommendation GFCM/42/2018/1 establishing management measures for European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in the Mediterranean Sea. These measures are already implemented at Union level through Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007. The Recommendation also includes an annual closure period of three consecutive months which needs to be transposed into Union law and defined by each Member State in accordance with the conservation objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007, its management plan(s) for eel and the temporal migration patterns of eel in the Member State. The closure shall apply to all marine waters of the Mediterranean and to brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters, in accordance with the Recommendation.

(39) Taking into account the particularities of the Slovenian fleet and their marginal impact on the stocks of small pelagic species, it is appropriate to preserve the existing fishing patterns and to ensure access of the Slovenian fleet to a minimum quantity of small pelagic species.

(40) The 5th Meeting of the Parties of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) in 2018 adopted conservation and management measures for the stocks under the scope of the Agreement. Those measures should be implemented in Union law.

(41) Certain international measures which create or restrict fishing opportunities for the Union are adopted by the relevant Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) at the end of the year and become applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation. It is therefore necessary for the provisions that implement such measures in the law of the Union to apply retroactively. In particular, since the fishing season in CCAMLR Convention Area runs from 1 December to 30 November, and thus certain fishing opportunities or prohibitions in the CCAMLR Convention Area are laid down for a period of time starting from 1 December 2018, it is appropriate that the relevant provisions of this Regulation apply from that date. Such retroactive application does not prejudice the principle of legitimate expectations as CCAMLR members are forbidden to fish in the CCAMLR Convention Area without authorisation.

(42) As regards the fishing opportunities for snow crab around the area of Svalbard, the Treaty of Paris of 1920 grants equal and non-discriminatory access to resources for all parties to that Treaty, including with respect to fishing. The view of the Union concerning that access, as regards fishing for snow crab on the continental shelf around Svalbard, has been set out in two notes verbales to Norway dated 25 October 2016 and 24 February 2017. In order to ensure that the exploitation of snow crab within the area of Svalbard is made consistent with such non-discriminatory management rules as may be set out by Norway, which enjoys sovereignty and jurisdiction in the area within the limits of the said Treaty, it is appropriate to fix the number of vessels that are authorised to conduct such fishery. The allocation of such fishing opportunities among Member States is limited to 2019. It is recalled that in the Union primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with applicable law lies with the flag Member States.

(43) In accordance with the declaration by the Union addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing opportunities in Union waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana(13), it is necessary to fix the fishing opportunities for snapper available to Venezuela in Union waters.

(44) Given that certain provisions are to be applied on a continuous basis, and in order to avoid legal uncertainty during the period between the end of 2019 and the date of entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2020, the provisions concerning prohibitions and closed seasons set out in this Regulation should continue to apply at the beginning of 2020, until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2020.

(45) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards authorising individual Member States to manage fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt-day system. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council(14).

(46) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission as regards granting of additional days at sea for permanent cessation of fishing activities and for enhanced scientific observer coverage as well as establishing formats of spreadsheets for the collection and transmission of information concerning transfer of days at sea between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

(47) In order to avoid the interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of the fishermen of the Union, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2019, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2019, and certain provisions concerning particular regions, which should have a specific date of application. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.

(48) Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with Union law,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

TITLE I U.K. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 U.K. Subject matter

1. This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities available in Union waters and to Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.

2. The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:

(a) catch limits for the year 2019 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2020;

(b) fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2019 to 31 January 2020, except where other periods are established for effort limits in Articles 27, 28 and 41, as well as regarding provisions on fish-aggregating devices (FADs);

(c) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area;

(d) fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area set out in Article 29 for the periods in 2019 and 2020 specified in that Article.

Article 2 U.K. Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to the following vessels:

(a) Union fishing vessels;

(b) third-country vessels in Union waters.

2. This Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.

Article 3 U.K. Definitions

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:

(a)

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

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:

(i)

in fisheries subject to the exemption of the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(4) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that can be landed from each stock each year;

(ii)

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

(e)

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

(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;

(g)

‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008(15);

(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;

(i)

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

Article 4 U.K. Fishing zones

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions apply:

(a)

ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009(16);

(b)

‘Skagerrak’ means the geographical area bounded on the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and on the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;

(c)

‘Kattegat’ means the geographical area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from that point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;

(d)

‘Functional Unit 16 of ICES subarea 7’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

• 53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W,

• 53° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,

• 51° 30′ N 11° 00′ W,

• 51° 30′ N 13° 00′ W,

• 51° 00′ N 13° 00′ W,

• 51° 00′ N 15° 00′ W,

• 53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W;

(e)

‘Functional Unit 26 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

• 43° 00′ N 8° 00′ W,

• 43° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,

• 42° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,

• 42° 00′ N 8° 00′ W;

(f)

‘Functional Unit 27 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

• 42° 00′ N 8° 00′ W,

• 42° 00′ N 10° 00′ W,

• 38° 30′ N 10° 00′ W,

• 38° 30′ N 9° 00′ W,

• 40° 00′ N 9° 00′ W,

• 40° 00′ N 8° 00′ W;

(g)

‘Functional Unit 30 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area under the jurisdiction of Spain in the Gulf of Cádiz and in the adjacent waters of 9a;

(h)

‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W;

(i)

‘CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in point (a) of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004(17);

(j)

CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(18);

(k)

‘GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) geographical subareas’ are the areas defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council(19).

(l)

‘IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica(20);

(m)

‘ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas(21);

(n)

‘IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Area of Competence’ is the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission(22);

(o)

NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council(23);

(p)

‘SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean(24);

(q)

‘SIOFA Agreement Area’ is the geographic area defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement(25);

(r)

‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean(26);

(s)

‘WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean(27);

(t)

‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ is the geographical area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured;

(u)

‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC’ is the geographical area defined by the following limits:

• longitude 150° W,

• longitude 130° W,

• latitude 4° S,

• latitude 50° S.

TITLE II U.K. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS

CHAPTER I U.K. General provisions

Article 5 U.K. TACs and allocations

1. The TACs for Union fishing vessels in Union waters or certain non-Union waters and the allocation of such TACs among Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I.

2. Union fishing vessels shall be authorised to make catches, within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out in Article 15 of, and Annex III to, this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council(28) and its implementing provisions.

Article 6 U.K. TACs to be determined by Member States

1. The TACs for certain fish stocks shall be determined by the Member State concerned. Those stocks are identified in Annex I.

2. The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:

(a) be consistent with the principles and rules of the CFP, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and

(b) result:

(i)

if analytical assessments are available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2019 onwards, with as high a probability as possible; or

(ii)

if analytical assessments are unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.

3. By 15 March 2019, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission:

(a) the TACs adopted;

(b) the data collected and assessed by the Member State concerned on which the TACs adopted are based;

(c) details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.

Article 7 U.K. Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

1. Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation established in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be retained on board or landed only if they:

(a) have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or

(b) consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota has not been exhausted.

2. The stocks of non-target species within safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are identified in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas provided for in that Article.

Article 8 U.K. Quota exchanges mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches related to the introduction of the landing obligation

1. In order to take into account the introduction of the landing obligation and to make quotas available to Member States without a quota for certain by-catches, the quota exchange mechanism as defined in this Article shall apply to the TACs identified in Annex IA.

2. 6 % of each quota from the TACs for cod in the Celtic Sea, cod in the West of Scotland, whiting in the Irish Sea and plaice in ICES divisions 7h, 7j and 7k, and 3 % of each quota from the TAC for West of Scotland whiting, allocated to each Member State, shall be made available for a pool for quota exchanges, which shall open as of 1 January 2019. Member States without quota shall have exclusive access to the quota pool until 31 March 2019.

3. The quantities drawn from the pool may not be exchanged or transferred to the following year. Any unused quantities shall be returned to those Member States that have initially contributed to the pool for quota exchanges after 31 March 2019.

4. The quotas provided in return shall be preferably taken from a list of TACs identified by each Member State contributing to the pool as listed in the Appendix to Annex IA.

5. Those quotas shall be of equivalent commercial value by using a market exchange rate or other mutually acceptable exchange rates. In absence of alternatives, the equivalent economic value in accordance to the average Union prices of the previous year, as provided by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products, shall be used.

6. In cases where the above mechanism does not allow Member States to cover their unavoidable by-catches to a similar extent, Member States shall endeavour to agree on quota exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, ensuring that quotas exchanged are of equivalent commercial value.

Article 9 U.K. Fishing effort limits

For the periods referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2), the following fishing effort measures shall apply:

(a)

[F1 . . . . .]

(b)

Annex IIB for the management of the sole stock in ICES division 7e.

Textual Amendments

F1 Deleted by Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1097 of 26 June 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities.

Article 10 U.K. Measures on European seabass fisheries

1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass in ICES divisions 4b and 4c, and in ICES subarea 7. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.

2. By derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2019 and from 1 April to 31 December 2019, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h and in waters within 12 nautical miles from baselines under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions 7a and 7g may fish for European seabass, and retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gears and within the following limits:

(a) using demersal trawls(29), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 400 kilogrammes per two months and 1 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel in any single day;

(b) using seines(30), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 210 kilogrammes per month and 1 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel in any single day;

(c) using hooks and lines(31), not exceeding 5,5 tonnes per vessel per year;

(d) using fixed gillnets(32), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 1,4 tonnes per vessel per year.

The derogations set out in the first subparagraph shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016: in point (c) with recorded catches using hooks and lines, and in point (d) with recorded catches using fixed gillnets. In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow the derogation to apply to another fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to the derogation and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.

3. The catch limits set in paragraph 2 shall not be transferable between vessels and, where a monthly limit applies, from one month to another. For Union fishing vessels using more than one gear in a single calendar month, the lowest catch limit set in paragraph 2 for either gear shall apply.

Member States shall report to the Commission all catches of European seabass per type of gear not later than 15 days after the end of each month.

4. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a, 7a to 7k:

(a) from 1 January to 31 March and from 1 November and to 31 December 2019, only catch-and-release fishing allowing high rates of survivability for European seabass shall be allowed. During that period, it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area;

(b) from 1 April to 31 October 2019, not more than one specimen of European seabass may be retained per fisherman per day.

5. In recreational fisheries in ICES divisions 8a and 8b, a maximum of three specimens of European seabass may be retained per fisherman per day.

Article 11 U.K. Measures on European eel fisheries in Union waters of the ICES area

Any targeted, incidental and recreational fishery of European eel shall be prohibited in Union waters of the ICES area and brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters for a consecutive three-month period to be determined by each Member State between 1 August 2019 and 29 February 2020. Member States shall communicate the determined period to the Commission not later than 1 June 2019.

Article 12 U.K. Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

1. The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:

(a) exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(b) deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(c) reallocations made pursuant to Articles 12 and 47 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2403;

(d) additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(e) quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(f) deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(g) quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Article 17 of this Regulation.

2. Stocks which are subject to precautionary or analytical TACs are identified in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96.

3. Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to a precautionary TAC and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.

4. Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

Article 13 U.K. Closed fishing seasons

1. It shall be prohibited to fish or retain on board any of the following species in the Porcupine Bank during the period from 1 May to 31 May 2019: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock, whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and rays, common sole, tusk, blue ling, ling and picked dogfish.

For the purposes of this paragraph, the Porcupine Bank shall comprise the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

Point	Latitude	Longitude
1	52° 27′ N	12° 19′ W
2	52° 40′ N	12° 30′ W
3	52° 47′ N	12° 39,600′ W
4	52° 47′ N	12° 56′ W
5	52° 13,5′ N	13° 53,830′ W
6	51° 22′ N	14° 24′ W
7	51° 22′ N	14° 03′ W
8	52° 10′ N	13° 25′ W
9	52° 32′ N	13° 07,500′ W
10	52° 43′ N	12° 55′ W
11	52° 43′ N	12° 43′ W
12	52° 38,800′ N	12° 37′ W
13	52° 27′ N	12° 23′ W
14	52° 27′ N	12° 19′ W

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, transit through the Porcupine Bank while carrying on board the species referred to in that subparagraph, shall be permitted in accordance with Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

2. Commercial fishing for sandeel with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 from 1 January to 31 March 2019 and from 1 August to 31 December 2019.

The prohibition set out in the first subparagraph shall also apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES subarea 4.

Article 14 U.K. Prohibitions

1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following Species:

(a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;

(b) white shark (Carcharodon carcharías) in all waters;

(c) leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(d) Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(e) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) in all waters;

(f) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(g) birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(h) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

(i) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(j) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;

(k) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;

(l) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;

(m) the following species of Mobula rays in all waters:

(i)

devil fish (Mobula mobular),

(ii)

lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei),

(iii)

spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica),

(iv)

smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni),

(v)

longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee),

(vi)

Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana),

(vii)

Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana),

(viii)

shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii),

(ix)

lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma),

(x)

reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi),

(xi)

giant manta ray (Mobula birostris);

(n) the following species of sawfish (Pristidae) in all waters:

(i)

pointed sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata),

(ii)

dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata),

(iii)

smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata),

(iv)

largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis),

(v)

green sawfish (Pristis zijsron);

(o) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;

(p) Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h and 7k;

(q) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10;

(r) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;

(s) Common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean;

(t) white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

(u) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12;

(v) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, with the exception of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IA;

(w) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters.

2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

Article 15 U.K. Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

CHAPTER II U.K. Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

Article 16 U.K. Fishing authorisations

1. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels fishing in waters of a third country is set out in Annex III.

2. Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (‘swap’) in the fishing areas set out in Annex III to this Regulation on the basis of Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Annex III to this Regulation, shall not be exceeded.

CHAPTER III U.K. Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Section 1 U.K. General provisions

Article 17 U.K. Quota transfers and exchanges

1. Where, under the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation (‘RFMO’), quota transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to the RFMO are permitted, a Member State (‘the Member State concerned’) may discuss with a Contracting Party to the RFMO and, as appropriate, establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange.

2. Upon notification to the Commission by the Member State concerned, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange that the Member State has discussed with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. Thereupon, the Commission shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. The Commission shall notify the secretariat of the RFMO of the agreed quota transfer or exchange in accordance with the rules of that organisation.

3. The Commission shall inform the Member States of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.

4. The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas allocated to, or deducted from, the allocation of the Member State concerned, as of the moment that the quota transfer or exchange takes effect in accordance with the terms of the agreement reached with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such allocation shall not change the existing distribution key for the purpose of allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.

5. This Article shall apply until 31 January 2020 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.

Section 2 U.K. ICCAT Convention Area

Article 18 U.K. Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations

1. The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex IV.

2. The number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex IV.

3. The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex IV.

4. The number and total capacity in gross tonnage of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex IV.

5. The number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex IV.

6. The bluefin tuna farming capacity, the fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna allocated to the farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex IV.

7. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007(33) shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex IV to this Regulation.

8. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be limited as set out in point 8 of Annex IV.

Article 19 U.K. Recreational fisheries

Where appropriate, Member States shall allocate a specific share for recreational fisheries from their allocated quotas as set out in Annex ID.

Article 20 U.K. Sharks

1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) in any fishery shall be prohibited.

2. It shall be prohibited to undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus.

3. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except for the Sphyrna tiburo) in association with fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited.

4. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.

5. Retaining on board silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.

Section 3 U.K. CCAMLR Convention Area

Article 21 U.K. Prohibitions and catch limitations

1. Direct fishing of the species set out in Part A of Annex V, shall be prohibited in the zones and during the periods set out therein.

2. For exploratory fisheries, the TACs and by-catch limits set out in Part B of Annex V, shall apply in the subareas set out therein.

Article 22 U.K. Exploratory fisheries

1. Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in 2019. If a Member State intends to participate in such fisheries, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1 June 2019.

2. With regard to FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a, TACs and by-catch limits per subarea and division, and their distribution among Small Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them, shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.

3. Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 metres.

Article 23 U.K. Krill fishery during the 2019/2020 fishing season

1. If a Member State intends to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2019/2020 fishing season, it shall notify the Commission, no later than 1 May 2019, of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Part C of Annex V to this Regulation. On the basis of the information provided by Member States, the Commission shall submit the notifications to the CCAMLR Secretariat no later than 30 May 2019.

2. The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each vessel to be authorised by the Member State to participate in the krill fishery.

3. A Member State intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall notify its intention to do so only in respect of authorised vessels either flying its flag at the time of the notification or flying the flag of another CCAMLR member that are expected, at the time the fishery takes place, to be flying the flag of that Member State.

4. Member States shall be entitled to authorise participation in a krill fishery by vessels other than those notified to CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, if an authorised vessel is prevented from participation due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure. In such circumstances the Member States concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing:

(a) full details of the intended replacement vessel(s), including information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(b) a comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.

5. Member States shall not authorise a vessel on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) Vessel List to participate in krill fisheries.

Section 4 U.K. IOTC Area of Competence

Article 24 U.K. Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence

1. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VI.

2. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.

3. Member States may reallocate vessels assigned to one of the two fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that this change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved.

4. Member States shall ensure that, where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC Record of Vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna RFMOs. Furthermore, no vessels featuring on the list of vessels engaged in IUU fishing activities of any RFMO may be transferred.

5. Member States may only increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 within the limits set out in the development plans submitted to the IOTC.

Article 25 U.K. Drifting FADs and supply vessels

1. A purse-seine vessel shall not deploy more than 350 active drifting FADs at any time.

2. The number of supply vessels shall be no more than one supply vessel in support of not less than two purse-seine vessels, all flying the flag of the same Member State. This provision shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.

3. A single purse seine vessel shall not be supported by more than one single supply vessel of the same flag State at any time.

4. As from 1 January 2018, the Union shall not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC Record of Authorised Vessels.

Article 26 U.K. Sharks

1. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery shall be prohibited.

2. Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery shall be prohibited, except for vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged solely in fishing operations within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Member State whose flag they fly, and provided that their catch is destined solely for local consumption.

3. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

Section 5 U.K. SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 27 U.K. Pelagic fisheries

1. Only Member States having actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 may fish for pelagic stocks in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IJ.

[F2 2. The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall limit the total level of gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2019 to the total Union level of 36 102 gross tonnage in that area.]

3. The fishing opportunities set out in Annex IJ may only be used under the condition that Member States send to the Commission the list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO Convention Area, records from vessel monitoring systems, monthly catch reports and, where available, port calls, at the latest by the fifth day of the following month, with the aim of communicating that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat.

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2019/529 of 28 March 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities.

Article 28 U.K. Bottom fisheries

1. Member States shall limit their bottom fishing catch or effort in 2019 in the SPRFMO Convention Area to those parts of the Convention Area where bottom fishing has occurred from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 and to a level that does not exceed the annual average levels of catches or effort parameters in that period. They may fish beyond the track record only if SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish beyond the track record.

2. Member States without a track record in bottom fishing catch or effort in the SPRFMO Convention Area over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall not fish, unless SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish without the track record.

[F3 Article 28a U.K. Exploratory fisheries

1. Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish ( Dissostichus spp.) in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2019 only if the SPRFMO has approved their application for such fisheries including a Fisheries Operation Plan and commitment to implement a Data Collection Plan.

2. Fishing shall take place only in the research blocks specified in Annex IJ. Fishing shall be prohibited in depths less than 750 metres and more than 2 000 metres.

3. The TAC shall be as set out in Annex IJ. Fishing shall be limited to one trip of a maximum duration of 21 consecutive days and to a maximum number of 5 000 hooks per set, with a maximum of 20 sets per research block. Fishing shall cease either when the TAC is reached or if 100 sets have been set and hauled, whichever is sooner.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Inserted by Council Regulation (EU) 2019/529 of 28 March 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities.

Section 6 U.K. IATTC Convention Area

Article 29 U.K. Purse-seine fisheries

1. Fishing by purse-seine vessels for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited:

(a) from 29 July 00:00 hours to 8 October 2019 24:00 hours or from 9 November 2019 00:00 hours to 19 January 2020 24:00 hours in the area defined by the following limits:

• (a) the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

• longitude 150° W,

• latitude 40° N,

• latitude 40° S;

(b) from 9 October 2019 00:00 hours to 8 November 2019 24:00 hours in the area defined by the following limits:

• (b) longitude 96° W,

• longitude 110° W,

• latitude 4° N,

• latitude 3° S.

2. For each of their vessels, Member States concerned shall notify to the Commission before 1 April 2019 the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1. All purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined in paragraph 1 during the selected period.

3. Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then land or tranship all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught.

4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply in the following cases:

(a) where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or

(b) during the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.

Article 30 U.K. Drifting FADs

1. A purse-seine vessel shall not have more than 450 FADs active at any time in the IATTC Convention Area. A FAD shall be considered active when it is deployed at sea, starts transmitting its location and is being tracked by the vessel, its owner or operator. A FAD shall only be activated on board a purse-seine vessel.

2. A purse-seine vessel may not deploy FADs during the 15 days before the start of the selected closure period set out in point (a) of Article 29(1), and it shall recover the same number of FADs as initially deployed within 15 days prior to the start of the closure period.

3. Member States shall report to the Commission, on a monthly basis, daily information on all active FADs as required by the IATTC. The reports shall be submitted with a delay of at least 60 days, but not longer than 75 days. The Commission shall transmit that information to the IATTC Secretariat without delay.

Article 31 U.K. Catch limits for bigeye tuna in long-line fisheries

The total annual catches of bigeye tuna by longline vessels of each Member State in the IATTC Convention Area shall not exceed 500 tonnes or their respective yearly catches of bigeye tuna in 2001.

Article 32 U.K. Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks

1. It shall be prohibited to fish for oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the IATTC Convention Area, and to retain on board, to tranship, to store, to offer to sell, to sell or to land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught in that area.

2. When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released by vessel operators.

3. Vessel operators shall:

(a) record the number of releases with indication of status (dead or alive);

(b) report the information specified in point (a) to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States shall transmit the information collected during the previous year to the Commission by 31 January.

Article 33 U.K. Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays

It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels in the IATTC Convention Area to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer to sell or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (family Mobulidae, which includes the genera Manta and Mobula). As soon as Union fishing vessels notice that Mobulid rays have been caught, Union fishing vessels shall, wherever possible, promptly release them alive and unharmed.

Section 7 U.K. SEAFO Convention Area

Article 34 U.K. Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited:

• ghost catshark (Apristurus manis),

• blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi),

• shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus),

• great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps),

• smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus),

• skates (Rajidae),

• velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus),

• deep-sea sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order,

• picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias).

Section 8 U.K. WCPFC Convention Area

Article 35 U.K. Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries

1. Member States shall ensure that the total number of fishing days allocated to purse-seine vessels fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located in the high seas between 20° N and 20° S does not exceed 403 days.

2. Union fishing vessels shall not target south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S.

3. Member States shall ensure that catches of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by longliners do not exceed 2 000 tonnes.

Article 36 U.K. Management of fishing with FADs

1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, it shall be prohibited for purse-seine vessels to deploy, service or set on FADs between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2019 and 24:00 hours of 30 September 2019.

2. In addition to the prohibition set in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention Area, between 20° N and 20° S, for an additional two months: either from 00:00 hours of 1 April 2019 to 24:00 hours of 31 May 2019, or from 00:00 hours of 1 November 2019 to 24:00 hours of 31 December 2019. The choice for the additional two months shall be notified to the Commission before 31 January 2019.

3. Member States shall ensure that each of its purse-seine vessels have deployed at sea, at any time, no more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. The buoy shall be activated exclusively onboard a vessel.

4. All purse-seine vessels fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall retain onboard and land or tranship all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught.

5. Paragraph 4 shall not apply in the following cases:

(a) in the final set of a trip, if the vessel has insufficient well space left to accommodate all fish;

(b) where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or

(c) when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.

Article 37 U.K. Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish

The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area shall be as set out in Annex VII.

Article 38 U.K. Catch limits for swordfish in long-line fisheries south of 20° S

Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) south of 20° S by long-liners do not exceed the limit set out in Annex IH. Member States shall also ensure that there is no shift of the fishing effort for swordfish to the area north of the 20° S, as a result of that measure.

Article 39 U.K. Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks

1. Retaining on board, transhipping, storing or landing any part or whole carcass of the following species in the WCPFC Convention Area shall be prohibited:

(a) silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis),

(b) oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus).

2. When accidentally caught, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

Article 40 U.K. Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC

1. Vessels listed exclusively in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in this Section when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in point (u) of Article 4.

2. Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed exclusively in the IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in point (a) of Article 29(1), Article 29(2), (3) and (4), and Articles 30, 31 and 32 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in point (u) of Article 4.

Section 9 U.K. GFCM Agreement Area

Article 41 U.K. Small pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18

1. Catches of small pelagic stocks by Union fishing vessels in the geographical subareas 17 and 18 shall not exceed the levels set out in Annex IL to this Regulation.

2. Union fishing vessels targeting small pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18 shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year. Within that total of 180 fishing days, a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting sardine and a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting anchovy shall apply.

Article 42 U.K. European eel in the Mediterranean Sea (GSAs 1 to 27)

1. All activities by Union vessels and other Union fishing activities catching European eel, namely targeted, incidental and recreational fisheries, shall be subject to the provisions of this Article.

2. This Article shall apply to the Mediterranean Sea and to brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters.

3. It shall be prohibited to fish for European eel in Union and international waters of the Mediterranean Sea, for a consecutive three-month period to be determined by each Member State. The fishing closure period shall be consistent with the conservation objectives set out in Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007, with national management plans in place and with the temporal migration patterns of European eel in the Member States concerned. Member States shall communicate the determined period to the Commission no later than one month before the entry into force of the closure and in any case no later than 31 January 2019.

Section 10 U.K. Bering Sea

Article 43 U.K. Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

Fishing for pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.

Section 11 U.K. SIOFA

Article 44 U.K. Interim bottom fishing measures

1. Member States whose vessels have fished for more than 40 days in any given year in the SIOFA Agreement Area up to 2016 shall ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag limit their annual bottom fishing effort and/or catch to its average annual level and that fishing activities take place within the area assessed in their impact assessment submitted to SIOFA.

2. Member States whose vessels have not fished for more than 40 days in any given single year in the SIOFA Agreement Area up to 2016 shall ensure that vessels flying its flag limit their bottom fishing effort and/or catch, and spatial distribution, in accordance with their historical fishing record.

TITLE III U.K. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

Article 45 U.K. Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches in Union waters within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.

Article 46 U.K. Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.

Article 47 U.K. Fishing authorisations

The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters shall be as set out in Annex VIII.

Article 48 U.K. Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

The conditions specified in Article 7 shall apply to catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations specified in Article 45.

Article 49 U.K. Closed fishing seasons

Third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES subarea 4 shall not fish for sandeel in that area with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm from 1 January to 31 March 2019 and from 1 August to 31 December 2019.

Article 50 U.K. Prohibitions

1. It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species whenever they are found in Union waters:

(a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;

(b) the following species of sawfish in Union waters:

(i)

pointed sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata),

(ii)

dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata),

(iii)

smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata),

(iv)

largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis),

(v)

green sawfish (Pristis zijsron);

(c) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Union waters;

(d) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

(e) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;

(f) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;

(g) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) and Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4 and 14;

(h) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in Union waters;

(i) the following species of Mobula rays in Union waters:

(i)

devil fish (Mobula mobular),

(ii)

lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei),

(iii)

spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica),

(iv)

smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni),

(v)

longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee),

(vi)

Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana),

(vii)

Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana),

(viii)

shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii),

(ix)

lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma),

(x)

reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi),

(xi)

giant manta ray (Mobula birostris);

(j) hornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;

(k) Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 7c, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h and 7k;

(l) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 9 and 10 and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

(m) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12;

(n) common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean;

(o) whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;

(p) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

(q) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters.

2. When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released.

TITLE IV U.K. FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 51 U.K. Committee procedure

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Article 52 U.K. Transitional provision

Article 10, Article 12(2), Articles 14, 20, 21, 26, 32, 33, 34, 39, 42, 43 and 50 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2020 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2020.

Article 53 U.K. Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2019.

However, Article 9 shall apply from 1 February 2019. The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 21, 22 and 23 and Annexes IE and V for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2018.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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

The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, IG, IJ, IK and IL set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate.

All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation.

The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. Only Latin names identify species for regulatory purposes; vernacular names are provided for ease of reference.

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
Amblyraja radiata	RJR	Starry ray
Ammodytes spp.	SAN	Sandeels
Argentina silus	ARU	Greater silver smelt
Beryx spp.	ALF	Alfonsinos
Brosme brosme	USK	Tusk
Caproidae	BOR	Boarfish
Centrophorus squamosus	GUQ	Leafscale gulper shark
Centroscymnus coelolepis	CYO	Portuguese dogfish
Chaceon spp.	GER	Deep sea red crab
Chaenocephalus aceratus	SSI	Blackfin icefish
Champsocephalus gunnari	ANI	Mackerel icefish
Channichthys rhinoceratus	LIC	Unicorn icefish
Chionoecetes spp.	PCR	Snow crab
Clupea harengus	HER	Herring
Coryphaenoides rupestris	RNG	Roundnose grenadier
Dalatias licha	SCK	Kitefin shark
Deania calcea	DCA	Birdbeak dogfish
Dicentrarchus labrax	BSS	European seabass
Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)	RJB	Common skate complex
Dissostichus eleginoides	TOP	Patagonian toothfish
Dissostichus mawsoni	TOA	Antarctic toothfish
Dissostichus spp.	TOT	Toothfish
Engraulis encrasicolus	ANE	Anchovy
Etmopterus princeps	ETR	Great lanternshark
Etmopterus pusillus	ETP	Smooth lanternshark
Euphausia superba	KRI	Krill
Gadus morhua	COD	Cod
Galeorhinus galeus	GAG	Tope shark
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	WIT	Witch flounder
Hippoglossoides platessoides	PLA	American plaice
Hippoglossus hippoglossus	HAL	Atlantic halibut
Hoplostethus atlanticus	ORY	Orange roughy
Illex illecebrosus	SQI	Shortfin squid
Lamna nasus	POR	Porbeagle
Lepidorhombus spp.	LEZ	Megrims
Leucoraja naevus	RJN	Cuckoo ray
Limanda ferruginea	YEL	Yellowtail flounder
Lophiidae	ANF	Anglerfish
Macrourus spp.	GRV	Grenadiers
Makaira nigricans	BUM	Blue marlin
Mallotus villosus	CAP	Capelin
Manta birostris	RMB	Giant manta ray
Martialia hyadesi	SQS	Squid
Melanogrammus aeglefinus	HAD	Haddock
Merlangius merlangus	WHG	Whiting
Merluccius merluccius	HKE	Hake
Micromesistius poutassou	WHB	Blue whiting
Microstomus kitt	LEM	Lemon sole
Molva dypterygia	BLI	Blue ling
Molva molva	LIN	Ling
Nephrops norvegicus	NEP	Norway lobster
Notothenia gibberifrons	NOG	Humped rockcod
Notothenia rossii	NOR	Marbled rockcod
Notothenia squamifrons	NOS	Grey rockcod
Pandalus borealis	PRA	Northern prawn
Paralomis spp.	PAI	Crabs
Penaeus spp.	PEN	‘Penaeus’ shrimps
Pleuronectes platessa	PLE	Plaice
Pleuronectiformes	FLX	Flatfish
Pollachius pollachius	POL	Pollack
Pollachius virens	POK	Saithe
Psetta maxima	TUR	Turbot
Pseudochaenichthys georgianus	SGI	South Georgia icefish
Pseudopentaceros spp.	EDW	Pelagic armourhead
Raja alba	RJA	White skate
Raja brachyura	RJH	Blonde ray
Raja circularis	RJI	Sandy ray
Raja clavata	RJC	Thornback ray
Raja fullonica	RJF	Shagreen ray
Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis	JAD	Norwegian skate
Raja microocellata	RJE	Small-eyed ray
Raja montagui	RJM	Spotted ray
Raja undulata	RJU	Undulate ray
Rajiformes	SRX	Skates and rays
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	GHL	Greenland halibut
Sardina pilchardus	PIL	Sardine
Scomber scombrus	MAC	Mackerel
Scophthalmus rhombus	BLL	Brill
Sebastes spp.	RED	Redfish
Solea solea	SOL	Common sole
Solea spp.	SOO	Sole
Sprattus sprattus	SPR	Sprat
Squalus acanthias	DGS	Picked dogfish
Tetrapturus albidus	WHM	White marlin
Thunnus maccoyii	SBF	Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus obesus	BET	Bigeye tuna
Thunnus thynnus	BFT	Bluefin tuna
Trachurus murphyi	CJM	Jack mackerel
Trachurus spp.	JAX	Horse mackerel
Trisopterus esmarkii	NOP	Norway pout
Urophycis tenuis	HKW	White hake
Xiphias gladius	SWO	Swordfish

The following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:

Alfonsinos	ALF	Beryx spp.
American plaice	PLA	Hippoglossoides platessoides
Anchovy	ANE	Engraulis encrasicolus
Anglerfish	ANF	Lophiidae
Antarctic toothfish	TOA	Dissostichus mawsoni
Atlantic halibut	HAL	Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Bigeye tuna	BET	Thunnus obesus
Birdbeak dogfish	DCA	Deania calcea
Blackfin icefish	SSI	Chaenocephalus aceratus
Blonde ray	RJH	Raja brachyura
Blue ling	BLI	Molva dypterygia
Blue marlin	BUM	Makaira nigricans
Blue whiting	WHB	Micromesistius poutassou
Bluefin tuna	BFT	Thunnus thynnus
Boarfish	BOR	Caproidae
Brill	BLL	Scophthalmus rhombus
Capelin	CAP	Mallotus villosus
Cod	COD	Gadus morhua
Common skate complex	RJB	Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)
Common sole	SOL	Solea solea
Crabs	PAI	Paralomis spp.
Cuckoo ray	RJN	Leucoraja naevus
Deep sea red crab	GER	Chaceon spp.
European seabass	BSS	Dicentrarchus labrax
Flatfish	FLX	Pleuronectiformes
Giant manta ray	RMB	Manta birostris
Great lanternshark	ETR	Etmopterus princeps
Greater silver smelt	ARU	Argentina silus
Greenland halibut	GHL	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Grenadiers	GRV	Macrourus spp.
Grey rockcod	NOS	Notothenia squamifrons
Haddock	HAD	Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Hake	HKE	Merluccius merluccius
Herring	HER	Clupea harengus
Horse mackerel	JAX	Trachurus spp.
Humped rockcod	NOG	Notothenia gibberifrons
Jack mackerel	CJM	Trachurus murphyi
Kitefin shark	SCK	Dalatias licha
Krill	KRI	Euphausia superba
Leafscale gulper shark	GUQ	Centrophorus squamosus
Lemon sole	LEM	Microstomus kitt
Ling	LIN	Molva molva
Mackerel	MAC	Scomber scombrus
Mackerel icefish	ANI	Champsocephalus gunnari
Marbled rockcod	NOR	Notothenia rossii
Megrims	LEZ	Lepidorhombus spp.
Northern prawn	PRA	Pandalus borealis
Norway lobster	NEP	Nephrops norvegicus
Norway pout	NOP	Trisopterus esmarkii
Norwegian skate	JAD	Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis
Orange roughy	ORY	Hoplostethus atlanticus
Patagonian toothfish	TOP	Dissostichus eleginoides
Pelagic armourhead	EDW	Pseudopentaceros spp.
‘Penaeus’ shrimps	PEN	Penaeus spp.
Picked dogfish	DGS	Squalus acanthias
Plaice	PLE	Pleuronectes platessa
Pollack	POL	Pollachius pollachius
Porbeagle	POR	Lamna nasus
Portuguese dogfish	CYO	Centroscymnus coelolepis
Redfish	RED	Sebastes spp.
Roundnose grenadier	RNG	Coryphaenoides rupestris
Saithe	POK	Pollachius virens
Sandeels	SAN	Ammodytes spp.
Sandy ray	RJI	Raja circularis
Sardine	PIL	Sardina pilchardus
Shagreen ray	RJF	Raja fullonica
Shortfin squid	SQI	Illex illecebrosus
Skates and rays	SRX	Rajiformes
Small-eyed ray	RJE	Raja microocellata
Smooth lanternshark	ETP	Etmopterus pusillus
Snow crab	PCR	Chionoecetes spp.
Sole	SOO	Solea spp.
South Georgia icefish	SGI	Pseudochaenichthys georgianus
Southern bluefin tuna	SBF	Thunnus maccoyii
Spotted ray	RJM	Raja montagui
Sprat	SPR	Sprattus sprattus
Squid	SQS	Martialia hyadesi
Starry ray	RJR	Amblyraja radiata
Swordfish	SWO	Xiphias gladius
Thornback ray	RJC	Raja clavata
Toothfish	TOT	Dissostichus spp.
Tope shark	GAG	Galeorhinus galeus
Turbot	TUR	Psetta maxima
Tusk	USK	Brosme brosme
Undulate ray	RJU	Raja undulata
Unicorn icefish	LIC	Channichthys rhinoceratus
White hake	HKW	Urophycis tenuis
White marlin	WHM	Tetrapturus albidus
White skate	RJA	Raja alba
Whiting	WHG	Merlangius merlangus
Witch flounder	WIT	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder	YEL	Limanda ferruginea

ANNEX IA

SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 AND 14, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS U.K.

a Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.
b Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4). By-catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IIC: c In management areas 2r and 4 the TAC may only be fished as a monitoring TAC with an associated sampling protocol for the fishery. Zone Union waters of sandeel management areas 1r 2r a 3r 4 a 5r 6 7r (SAN/234_1R) (SAN/234_2R) (SAN/234_3R) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5R) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_7R) Denmark 86 704 4 717 10 084 4 717 0 165 0 United Kingdom 1 895 103 220 103 0 4 0 Germany 133 7 15 7 0 0 0 Sweden 3 184 173 370 173 0 6 0 Union 91 916 5 000 10 689 5 000 0 175 0 Total 91 916 5 000 10 689 5 000 0 175 0
[F2 Species:	Sandeel and associated by-catches Ammodytes spp.		Zone:	Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4 a
Denmark		106 387 b
United Kingdom		2 325 b
Germany		162 b
Sweden		3 906 b
Union		112 780
TAC		112 780		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:	Greater silver smeltArgentina silus		Zone:	Union and international waters of 1 and 2(ARU/1/2.)
Germany		24
France		8
The Netherlands		19
United Kingdom		39
Union		90
TAC		90		Precautionary TAC

Species:	Greater silver smeltArgentina silus		Zone:	Union waters of 3a and 4(ARU/3A4-C)
Denmark		1 093
Germany		11
France		8
Ireland		8
The Netherlands		51
Sweden		43
United Kingdom		20
Union		1 234
TAC		1 234		Precautionary TAC

Species:	Greater silver smeltArgentina silus		Zone:	Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7(ARU/567.)
Germany		355
France		7
Ireland		329
The Netherlands		3 710
United Kingdom		260
Union		4 661
TAC		4 661		Precautionary TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	TuskBrosme brosme		Zone:	Union and international waters of 1, 2 and 14(USK/1214EI)
Germany		6a
France		6a
United Kingdom		6a
Others		3a
Union		21a
TAC		21		Precautionary TAC

Species:	TuskBrosme brosme		Zone:	3a(USK/03A.)
Denmark		15
Sweden		8
Germany		8
Union		31
TAC		31		Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	TuskBrosme brosme		Zone:	Union waters of 4(USK/04-C.)
Denmark		68
Germany		20
France		47
Sweden		7
United Kingdom		102
Others		7a
Union		251
TAC		251		Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
b To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (USK/*24X7C).
c Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in 5b, 6 and 7. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 5b, 6 and 7 shall not exceed the amount below in tonnes (OTH/*5B67-). By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %. 3 000
d Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7: Ling (LIN/*5B67-) 8 000 Tusk (USK/*5B67-) 2 923
e The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000.
Species:	TuskBrosme brosme		Zone:	Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7(USK/567EI.)
Germany		17
Spain		60
France		705
Ireland		68
United Kingdom		340
Others		17a
Union		1 207
Norway		2 923b c d e
TAC		4 130		Precautionary TAC Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	TuskBrosme brosme		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4(USK/04-N.)
Belgium		0
Denmark		165
Germany		1
France		0
The Netherlands		0
United Kingdom		4
Union		170
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Species:	BoarfishCaproidae		Zone:	Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8(BOR/678-)
Denmark		5 357
Ireland		15 086
United Kingdom		1 387
Union		21 830
TAC		21 830		Precautionary TAC

a Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
b Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*04-C.).
c May only be fished in the Skagerrak (HER/*03AN.).
Species:	Herringa Clupea harengus		Zone:	3a(HER/03A.)
Denmark		12 325b
Germany		197b
Sweden		12 893b
Union		25 415b
Norway		3 911
Faroe Islands		0c
TAC		29 326		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
b Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. Within the limit of this quota, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in Union waters of 4a and 4b (HER/*4AB-C). 50 000
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: c Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/*04N-)a Union 50 000
Species:	Herringa Clupea harengus		Zone:	Union and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30′ N(HER/4AB.)
Denmark		59 468
Germany		39 404
France		20 670
The Netherlands		51 717
Sweden		3 913
United Kingdom		55 583
Union		230 755
Faroe Islands		250
Norway		111 652b
TAC		385 008		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.
Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N(HER/04-N.)
Sweden		886a
Union		886
TAC		385 008		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 Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.
Species:	Herringa Clupea harengus		Zone:	3a(HER/03A-BC)
Denmark		5 692
Germany		51
Sweden		916
Union		6 659
TAC		6 659		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.
Species:	Herringa Clupea harengus		Zone:	4, 7d and Union waters of 2a(HER/2A47DX)
Belgium		65
Denmark		12 628
Germany		65
France		65
The Netherlands		65
Sweden		62
United Kingdom		240
Union		13 190
TAC		13 190		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.
b Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb line running due south from Landguard Point (51° 56′ N, 1° 19,1′ E) to latitude 51° 33′ N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom.
c Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in 4b (HER/*04B.).
Species:	Herringa Clupea harengus		Zone:	4c, 7db(HER/4CXB7D)
Belgium		8 632c
Denmark		800c
Germany		530c
France		10 277c
The Netherlands		18 162c
United Kingdom		3 950c
Union		42 351c
TAC		385 008		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone 6a which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7° W and north of the parallel of latitude 55° N, or west of the meridian of longitude 7° W and north of the parallel of latitude 56° N, excluding the Clyde.
b It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the ICES zones subject to this TAC that lies between 56° N and 57° 30′ N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom's territorial sea.
Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	Union and international waters of 5b, 6b and 6aNa(HER/5B6ANB)
Germany		466b
France		88b
Ireland		630b
The Netherlands		466b
United Kingdom		2 520b
Union		4 170b
TAC		4 170		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 Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56° 00′ N and west of 07° 00′ W.
Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	6aSa, 7b, 7c(HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland		1 482
The Netherlands		148
Union		1 630
TAC		1 630		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 Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between: the Mull of Kintyre (55° 17.9′ N, 05° 47.8′ W); a point at position 55° 04′ N, 05° 23′ W, and; Corsewall Point (55° 00.5′ N, 05° 09.4′ W).
b Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of the United Kingdom.
Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	6 Clydea(HER/06ACL.)
United Kingdom		To be established
Union		To be establishedb
TAC		To be establishedb		Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies.

a This zone is reduced by the area bounded: to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N, to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N, to the west by the coast of Ireland, to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.
Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	7aa(HER/07A/MM)
Ireland		1 795
United Kingdom		5 101
Union		6 896
TAC		6 896		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	7e and 7f(HER/7EF.)
France		465
United Kingdom		465
Union		930
TAC		930		Precautionary TAC

a This zone is increased by the area bounded: to the north by latitude 52° 30′ N, to the south by latitude 52° 00′ N, to the west by the coast of Ireland, to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.
Species:	HerringClupea harengus		Zone:	7ga, 7ha, 7ja and 7ka(HER/7G-K.)
Germany		53
France		293
Ireland		4 097
The Netherlands		293
United Kingdom		6
Union		4 742
TAC		4 742		Analytical TAC

Species:	AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus		Zone:	8(ANE/08.)
Spain		29 700
France		3 300
Union		33 000
TAC		33 000		Precautionary TAC

a The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 .]
[F4 Species:	Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus		Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANE/9/3411)
Spain		4 897 a
Portugal		5 343 a
Union		10 240 a
TAC		10 240 a		Precautionary TAC

Textual Amendments

F4 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1601 of 26 September 2019 amending Regulations (EU) 2018/2025 and (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities.

Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	Skagerrak(COD/03AN.)
Belgium		11
Denmark		3 364
Germany		84
The Netherlands		21
Sweden		589
Union		4 069
TAC		4 205		Analytical TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	Kattegat(COD/03AS.)
Denmark		350a
Germany		7a
Sweden		210a
Union		567a
TAC		567a		Precautionary TAC

a Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: 7d (COD/*07D.).
b May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-) Union 21 236
[F4 Species:	Cod Gadus morhua		Zone:	4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4)
Belgium		870 a
Denmark		4 998
Germany		3 169
France		1 075 a
The Netherlands		2 824 a
Sweden		33
United Kingdom		11 464 a
Union		24 433
Norway		5 004 b
TAC		29 437		Analytical TAC]

a By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.
Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N(COD/04-N.)
Sweden		382a
Union		382
TAC		Not relevant		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:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12° 00′ W and of 12 and 14(COD/5W6-14)
Belgium		0
Germany		1
France		12
Ireland		16
United Kingdom		45
Union		74
TAC		74		Precautionary TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.
Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	6a; Union and international waters of 5b east of 12° 00′ W(COD/5BE6A)
Belgium		3a
Germany		26a
France		275a
Ireland		385a
United Kingdom		1 046a
Union		1 735a
TAC		1 735a		Analytical TAC Article 8 of this Regulation applies

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	7a(COD/07A.)
Belgium		11a
France		30a
Ireland		530a
The Netherlands		3a
United Kingdom		233a
Union		807a
TAC		807a		Analytical TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.
Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(COD/7XAD34)
Belgium		50a
France		822a
Ireland		650a
The Netherlands		0a
United Kingdom		88a
Union		1 610a
TAC		1 610a		Analytical TAC Article 8 of this Regulation applies Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

a Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/*2A3X4).
Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	7d(COD/07D.)
Belgium		74a
France		1 439a
The Netherlands		43a
United Kingdom		159a
Union		1 715a
TAC		1 715		Analytical TAC

Species:	MegrimsLepidorhombus spp.		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4(LEZ/2AC4-C)
Belgium		9
Denmark		7
Germany		7
France		47
The Netherlands		37
United Kingdom		2 780
Union		2 887
TAC		2 887		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/*2AC4C).
Species:	MegrimsLepidorhombus spp.		Zone:	Union and international waters of 5b; 6; international waters of 12 and 14(LEZ/56-14)
Spain		657
France		2 563a
Ireland		749
United Kingdom		1 813a
Union		5 782
TAC		5 782		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a 10 % of this quota may be used in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole.
b 35 % of this quota may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE).
Species:	MegrimsLepidorhombus spp.		Zone:	7(LEZ/07.)
Belgium		490a
Spain		5 440b
France		6 602b
Ireland		3 001a
United Kingdom		2 599a
Union		18 132
TAC		18 132		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	MegrimsLepidorhombus spp.		Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(LEZ/8ABDE.)
Spain		943
France		761
Union		1 704
TAC		1 704		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	MegrimsLepidorhombus spp.		Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(LEZ/8C3411)
Spain		1 728
France		86
Portugal		58
Union		1 872
TAC		1 872		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).
Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4(ANF/2AC4-C)
Belgium		715a
Denmark		1 577a
Germany		770a
France		147a
The Netherlands		541a
Sweden		18a
United Kingdom		16 469a
Union		20 237a
TAC		20 237		Precautionary TAC

Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4(ANF/04-N.)
Belgium		51
Denmark		1 305
Germany		21
The Netherlands		18
United Kingdom		305
Union		1 700
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary 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: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).
Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae		Zone:	6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(ANF/56-14)
Belgium		411a
Germany		470a
Spain		440
France		5 067a
Ireland		1 145
The Netherlands		396a
United Kingdom		3 524a
Union		11 453
TAC		11 453		Precautionary TAC

a Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).
Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae		Zone:	7(ANF/07.)
Belgium		3 049a
Germany		340a
Spain		1 212a
France		19 568a
Ireland		2 501a
The Netherlands		395a
United Kingdom		5 934a
Union		32 999a
TAC		32 999		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae		Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(ANF/8ABDE.)
Spain		1 275
France		7 096
Union		8 371
TAC		8 371		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	AnglerfishLophiidae		Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANF/8C3411)
Spain		3 472
France		3
Portugal		691
Union		4 166
TAC		4 166		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	3a(HAD/03A.)
Belgium		8
Denmark		1 435
Germany		91
The Netherlands		2
Sweden		170
Union		1 706
TAC		1 780		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters of 4 (HAD/*04N-) Union 16 804
Species:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	4; Union waters of 2a(HAD/2AC4.)
Belgium		168
Denmark		1 153
Germany		734
France		1 279
The Netherlands		126
Sweden		116
United Kingdom		19 015
Union		22 591
Norway		6 359
TAC		28 950		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.
Species:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N(HAD/04-N.)
Sweden		707a
Union		707
TAC		Not relevant		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:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	Union and international waters of 6b, 12 and 14(HAD/6B1214)
Belgium		23
Germany		28
France		1 155
Ireland		824
United Kingdom		8 439
Union		10 469
TAC		10 469		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Not more than 10 % of this quota may be fished in 4; Union waters of 2a (HAD/*2AC4.).
Species:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	Union and international waters of 5b and 6a(HAD/5BC6A.)
Belgium		4a
Germany		4a
France		178a
Ireland		528a
United Kingdom		2 512a
Union		3 226
TAC		3 226		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(HAD/7X7A34)
Belgium		93
France		5 552
Ireland		1 851
United Kingdom		833
Union		8 329
TAC		8 329		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	7a(HAD/07A.)
Belgium		59
France		271
Ireland		1 619
United Kingdom		1 790
Union		3 739
TAC		3 739		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	WhitingMerlangius merlangus		Zone:	3a(WHG/03A.)
Denmark		1 109
The Netherlands		4
Sweden		119
Union		1 232
TAC		1 660		Precautionary TAC

a May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.
Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters of 4 (WHG/*04N-) Union 10 881
[F5 Species:	Whiting Merlangius merlangus		Zone:	4; Union waters of 2a (WHG/2AC4.)
Belgium		320
Denmark		1 385
Germany		360
France		2 082
The Netherlands		801
Sweden		3
United Kingdom		10 012
Union		14 963
Norway		1 219 a
TAC		17 191		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies]

Textual Amendments

F5 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1097 of 26 June 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities.

a Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota.
Species:	WhitingMerlangius merlangus		Zone:	6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(WHG/56-14)
Germany		3a
France		68a
Ireland		324a
United Kingdom		717a
Union		1 112a
TAC		1 112a		Analytical TAC Article 8 of this Regulation applies

a Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota.]
[F5 Species:	Whiting Merlangius merlangus		Zone:	7a (WHG/07A.)
Belgium		3 a
France		43 a
Ireland		717 a
The Netherlands		1 a
United Kingdom		482 a
Union		1 246 a
TAC		1 246 a		Analytical TAC Article 8 of this Regulation applies

Species:	WhitingMerlangius merlangus		Zone:	7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k(WHG/7X7A-C)
Belgium		187
France		11 510
Ireland		5 334
The Netherlands		94
United Kingdom		2 059
Union		19 184
TAC		19 184		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	WhitingMerlangius merlangus		Zone:	8(WHG/08.)
Spain		1 016
France		1 524
Union		2 540
TAC		2 540		Precautionary TAC

a By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.
Species:	Whiting and pollackMerlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius		Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N(W/P/04-N.)
Sweden		190a
Union		190
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC

a Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.
Species:	HakeMerluccius merluccius		Zone:	3a(HKE/03A.)
Denmark		3 950a
Sweden		336a
Union		4 286
TAC		4 286		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Not more than 10 % of this quota may be used for by-catch in 3a (HKE/*03A.).
Species:	HakeMerluccius merluccius		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4(HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium		71a
Denmark		2 888a
Germany		331a
France		639a
The Netherlands		166a
United Kingdom		899a
Union		4 994a
TAC		4 994		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (HKE/*8ABDE) Belgium 95 Spain 3 793 France 3 793 Ireland 474 The Netherlands 47 United Kingdom 2 134 Union 10 336
Species:	HakeMerluccius merluccius		Zone:	6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(HKE/571214)
Belgium		733a
Spain		23 512
France		36 310a
Ireland		4 400
The Netherlands		473a
United Kingdom		14 334a
Union		79 762
TAC		79 762		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

a Transfers of this quota may be effected to 4 and Union waters of 2a. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: 6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (HKE/*57-14) Belgium 5 Spain 4 645 France 8 361 The Netherlands 14 Union 13 025
Species:	HakeMerluccius merluccius		Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(HKE/8ABDE.)
Belgium		23a
Spain		16 036
France		36 013
The Netherlands		46a
Union		52 118
TAC		52 118		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	HakeMerluccius merluccius		Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(HKE/8C3411)
Spain		5 924
France		569
Portugal		2 765
Union		9 258
TAC		9 258		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 2 and 4(WHB/24-N.)
Denmark		0
United Kingdom		0
Union		0
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC

a Special condition: within a total access quantity of 22 500 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 7 %.
b Transfers of this quota may be effected to 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.
c Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 227 975 .]
[F2 Species:	Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou		Zone:	Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/1X14)
Denmark		48 813 a
Germany		18 979 a
Spain		41 383 a b
France		33 970 a
Ireland		37 800 a
The Netherlands		59 522 a
Portugal		3 844 a b
Sweden		12 075 a
United Kingdom		63 341 a
Union		319 727 a c
Norway		99 900
Faroe Islands		10 000
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 227 975.
Species:	Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou		Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(WHB/8C3411)
Spain		35 251
Portugal		8 813
Union		44 064a
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.
b Special condition: the catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 40 000. This catch limit in 4a amounts to the following percentage of Norway's access quota: 18 %.
c To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.
d Special conditions: may also be fished in 6b (WHB/*06B-C). The catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 5 625.
Species:	Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou		Zone:	Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30′ N and 7 west of 12° W(WHB/24A567)
Norway		227 975a b
Faroe Islands		22 500c d
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	Lemon sole and witch flounderMicrostomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4(L/W/2AC4-C)
Belgium		427
Denmark		1 175
Germany		151
France		322
The Netherlands		978
Sweden		13
United Kingdom		4 808
Union		7 874
TAC		7 874		Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
b To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (BLI/*24X7C).
c By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in Union waters of 6a north of 56° 30′ N and 6b. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation.
Species:	Blue lingMolva dypterygia		Zone:	Union and international waters of 5b, 6 and 7(BLI/5B67-)
Germany		120
Estonia		18
Spain		377
France		8 599
Ireland		33
Lithuania		7
Poland		4
United Kingdom		2 187
Others		33a
Union		11 378
Norway		250b
Faroe Islands		150c
TAC		11 778		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	Blue lingMolva dypterygia		Zone:	International waters of 12(BLI/12INT-)
Estonia		1a
Spain		218a
France		5a
Lithuania		2a
United Kingdom		2a
Others		1a
Union		229a
TAC		229a		Precautionary TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	Blue lingMolva dypterygia		Zone:	Union and international waters of 2 and 4(BLI/24-)
Denmark		4
Germany		4
Ireland		4
France		23
United Kingdom		14
Others		4a
Union		53
TAC		53		Precautionary TAC

Species:	Blue lingMolva dypterygia		Zone:	Union and international waters of 3a(BLI/03A-)
Denmark		3
Germany		2
Sweden		3
Union		8
TAC		8		Precautionary TAC

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	LingMolva molva		Zone:	Union and international waters of 1 and 2(LIN/1/2.)
Denmark		8
Germany		8
France		8
United Kingdom		8
Others		4a
Union		36
TAC		36		Precautionary TAC

Species:	LingMolva molva		Zone:	Union waters of 3a(LIN/03A-C.)
Belgium		13
Denmark		93
Germany		13
Sweden		38
United Kingdom		13
Union		170
TAC		170		Precautionary TAC

a Special condition: of which up to 25 % but no more than 75t may be fished in: Union waters of 3a (LIN/*03A-C).]
[F2 Species:	Ling Molva molva		Zone:	Union waters of 4 (LIN/04-C.)
Belgium		26 a
Denmark		404 a
Germany		250 a
France		225
The Netherlands		9
Sweden		17 a
United Kingdom		3 104 a
Union		4 035
TAC		4 035		Precautionary TAC

Species:	LingMolva molva		Zone:	Union and international waters of 5(LIN/05EI.)
Belgium		9
Denmark		6
Germany		6
France		6
United Kingdom		6
Union		33
TAC		33		Precautionary TAC

a Special condition: of which up to 35 % may be fished in: Union waters of 4 (LIN/*04-C.).
b Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in 5b, 6 and 7. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 5b, 6 and 7 shall not exceed the amount below in tonnes (OTH/*6X14.). By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %. 3 000
c Including tusk. The quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7, and they amount to: Ling (LIN/*5B67-) 8 000 Tusk (USK/*5B67-) 2 923
d The ling and tusk quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000.
e Including tusk. To be fished in 6b and 6a north of 56° 30′ N (LIN/*6BAN.).
f Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in 6a and 6b. However, this percentage may be exceeded in the first 24 hours following the beginning of the fishing on a specific ground. The total incidental catch of other species in 6a and 6b shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*6AB.): 75.
Species:	LingMolva molva		Zone:	Union and international waters of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14(LIN/6X14.)
Belgium		46a
Denmark		8a
Germany		166a
Ireland		898
Spain		3 361
France		3 583a
Portugal		8
United Kingdom		4 126a
Union		12 196
Norway		8 000b c d
Faroe Islands		200e f
TAC		20 396		Precautionary TAC Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	LingMolva molva		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4(LIN/04-N.)
Belgium		9
Denmark		1 187
Germany		33
France		13
The Netherlands		2
United Kingdom		106
Union		1 350
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		Zone:	3a(NEP/03A.)
Denmark		10 093
Germany		29
Sweden		3 611
Union		13 733
TAC		13 733		Analytical TAC

Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4(NEP/2AC4-C)
Belgium		1 156
Denmark		1 156
Germany		17
France		34
The Netherlands		595
United Kingdom		19 145
Union		22 103
TAC		22 103		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4(NEP/04-N.)
Denmark		568
Germany		0
United Kingdom		32
Union		600
TAC		Not relevant		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:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		Zone:	6; Union and international waters of 5b(NEP/5BC6.)
Spain		31
France		122
Ireland		204
United Kingdom		14 735
Union		15 092
TAC		15 092		Analytical TAC

a Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7 (NEP/*07U16): Spain 798 France 500 Ireland 959 United Kingdom 388 Union 2 645
Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		Zone:	7(NEP/07.)
Spain		1 187a
France		4 811a
Ireland		7 296a
United Kingdom		6 490a
Union		19 784a
TAC		19 784a		Analytical TAC Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(NEP/8ABDE.)
Spain		233
France		3 645
Union		3 878
TAC		3 878		Analytical TAC

a Exclusively for catches taken as part of a sentinel fishery to collect catch per unit effort (CPUE) data with vessels carrying observers on board: 2 tonnes in functional unit 25 during five trips per month in August and September; 0,7 tonnes in functional unit 31 during 7 days in July.]
[F5 Species:	Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus		Zone:	8c (NEP/08C.)
Spain		2,7 a
France		0,0 a
Union		2,7 a
TAC		2,7 a		Precautionary TAC

a Of which no more than 6 % may be taken in Functional Units 26 and 27 of ICES division 9a (NEP/*9U267).
b Within the limits of the abovementioned TAC, no more than the following amount may be taken in Functional Unit 30 of ICES division 9a (NEP/*9U30): 120
Species:	Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus		Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(NEP/9/3411)
Spain		100a
Portugal		301a
Union		401a b
TAC		401a b		Precautionary TAC

[F5 Species:	Northern prawn Pandalus borealis		Zone:	3a (PRA/03A.)
Denmark		1 497
Sweden		807
Union		2 304
TAC		4 314		Analytical TAC]

Species:	Northern prawnPandalus borealis		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4(PRA/2AC4-C)
Denmark		1 163
The Netherlands		11
Sweden		47
United Kingdom		345
Union		1 566
TAC		1 566		Precautionary TAC

a By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species.
Species:	Northern prawnPandalus borealis		Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N(PRA/04-N.)
Denmark		200
Sweden		123a
Union		323
TAC		Not relevant		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 Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.
b Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France.
Species:	‘Penaeus’ shrimpsPenaeus spp.		Zone:	French Guiana waters(PEN/FGU.)
France		To be establisheda
Union		To be establisheda b
TAC		To be establisheda b		Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	Skagerrak(PLE/03AN.)
Belgium		101
Denmark		13 065
Germany		67
The Netherlands		2 513
Sweden		700
Union		16 446
TAC		16 782		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	Kattegat(PLE/03AS.)
Denmark		1 517
Germany		17
Sweden		171
Union		1 705
TAC		1 705		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of 4 (PLE/*04N-) Union 47 868
Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat(PLE/2A3AX4)
Belgium		5 694
Denmark		18 506
Germany		5 338
France		1 068
The Netherlands		35 589
United Kingdom		26 336
Union		92 531
Norway		8 780
TAC		125 435		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(PLE/56-14)
France		9
Ireland		261
United Kingdom		388
Union		658
TAC		658		Precautionary TAC

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	7a(PLE/07A.)
Belgium		134
France		58
Ireland		1 499
The Netherlands		41
United Kingdom		1 343
Union		3 075
TAC		3 075		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	7b and 7c(PLE/7BC.)
France		11
Ireland		63
Union		74
TAC		74		Precautionary TAC Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	7d and 7e(PLE/7DE.)
Belgium		1 694
France		5 648
United Kingdom		3 012
Union		10 354
TAC		10 354		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	7f and 7g(PLE/7FG.)
Belgium		378
France		684
Ireland		243
United Kingdom		357
Union		1 662
TAC		1 662		Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Exclusively for by-catches of plaice in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for plaice are permitted under this quota.
Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	7h, 7j and 7k(PLE/7HJK.)
Belgium		7a
France		14a
Ireland		47a
The Netherlands		27a
United Kingdom		14a
Union		109a
TAC		109a		Precautionary TAC Article 8 of this Regulation applies Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	PlaicePleuronectes platessa		Zone:	8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(PLE/8/3411)
Spain		66
France		263
Portugal		66
Union		395
TAC		395		Precautionary TAC

Species:	PollackPollachius pollachius		Zone:	6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(POL/56-14)
Spain		6
France		190
Ireland		56
United Kingdom		145
Union		397
TAC		397		Precautionary TAC

a Special condition: of which up to 2 % may be fished in: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (POL/*8ABDE).
Species:	PollackPollachius pollachius		Zone:	7(POL/07.)
Belgium		378a
Spain		23a
France		8 712a
Ireland		929a
United Kingdom		2 121a
Union		12 163a
TAC		12 163		Precautionary TAC Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	PollackPollachius pollachius		Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(POL/8ABDE.)
Spain		252
France		1 230
Union		1 482
TAC		1 482		Precautionary TAC

Species:	PollackPollachius pollachius		Zone:	8c(POL/08C.)
Spain		208
France		23
Union		231
TAC		231		Precautionary TAC

a Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 8c (POL/*08C.).
b In addition to this TAC, Portugal may fish quantities of pollack not exceeding 98 tonnes (POL/93411P).
Species:	PollackPollachius pollachius		Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POL/9/3411)
Spain		273a
Portugal		9a b
Union		282a
TAC		282b		Precautionary TAC

a May only be taken in Union waters of 4 and in 3a (POK/*3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.]
[F5 Species:	Saithe Pollachius virens		Zone:	3a and 4; Union waters of 2a (POK/2C3A4)
Belgium		33
Denmark		3 865
Germany		9 759
France		22 967
The Netherlands		98
Sweden		531
United Kingdom		7 482
Union		44 735
Norway		48 879 a
TAC		93 614		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a To be fished north of 56°30′ N (POK/*5614N).]
[F5 Species:	Saithe Pollachius virens		Zone:	6; Union and international waters of 5b, 12 and 14 (POK/56-14)
Germany		468
France		4 650
Ireland		418
United Kingdom		3 237
Union		8 773
Norway		940 a
TAC		9 713		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species.
Species:	SaithePollachius virens		Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N(POK/04-N.)
Sweden		880a
Union		880
TAC		Not relevant		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:	SaithePollachius virens		Zone:	7, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POK/7/3411)
Belgium		6
France		1 245
Ireland		1 491
United Kingdom		434
Union		3 176
TAC		3 176		Precautionary TAC Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	Turbot and brillPsetta maxima and Scophthalmus rhombus		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4(T/B/2AC4-C)
Belgium		596
Denmark		1 272
Germany		325
France		153
The Netherlands		4 513
Sweden		9
United Kingdom		1 254
Union		8 122
TAC		8 122		Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of 4 (RJH/04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.
b By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres' length overall. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
c Shall not apply to blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of 2a and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) in Union waters of 2a and 4. When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.
d Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in Union waters of 7d (SRX/*07D2.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 14 and 50 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D2.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D2.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D2.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D2.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata).
Species:	Skates and raysRajiformes		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4(SRX/2AC4-C)
Belgium		278a b c d
Denmark		11a b c
Germany		14a b c
France		44a b c d
The Netherlands		237a b c d
United Kingdom		1 070a b c d
Union		1 654a c
TAC		1 654c		Precautionary TAC

a Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03A-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03A-C.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03A-C.) shall be reported separately.
Species:	Skates and raysRajiformes		Zone:	Union waters of 3a(SRX/03A-C.)
Denmark		37a
Sweden		10a
Union		47a
TAC		47		Precautionary TAC

a Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKXD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKXD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKXD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKXD), sandy ray (Raja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately.
b Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 7d (SRX/*07D.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 14 and 50 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D.), sandy ray (Raja circularis) (RJI/*07D.) and shagreen ray (Raja fullonica) (RJF/*07D.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata).
c Shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata), except in Union waters of 7f and 7g. When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of small-eyed ray in Union waters of 7f and 7g (RJE/7FG.) provided below may be taken: Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 7d and reported under the following code: (RJE/*07D.). This special condition is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 14 and 50 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. Species: Small-eyed rayRaja microocellata Zone: Union waters of 7f and 7g(RJE/7FG.) Belgium 17 Estonia 0 France 79 Germany 0 Ireland 25 Lithuania 0 The Netherlands 0 Portugal 0 Spain 21 United Kingdom 50 Union 192 TAC 192 Precautionary TAC
d Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata).
Species:	Skates and raysRajiformes		Zone:	Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k(SRX/67AKXD)
Belgium		920a b c d
Estonia		5a b c d
France		4 127a b c d
Germany		12a b c d
Ireland		1 329a b c d
Lithuania		21a b c d
The Netherlands		4a b c d
Portugal		23a b c d
Spain		1 111a b c d
United Kingdom		2 632a b c d
Union		10 184a b c d
TAC		10 184c d		Precautionary TAC Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

a Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/07D.) shall be reported separately.
b Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k (SRX/*67AKD). Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*67AKD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*67AKD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*67AKD) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*67AKD) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and to undulate ray (Raja undulata).
c Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in Union waters of 2a and 4 (SRX/*2AC4C). Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in Union waters of 4 (RJH/*04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*2AC4C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*2AC4C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*2AC4C) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata).
d Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata).
Species:	Skates and raysRajiformes		Zone:	Union waters of 7d(SRX/07D.)
Belgium		126a b c d
France		1 060a b c d
The Netherlands		7a b c d
United Kingdom		211a b c d
Union		1 404a b c d
TAC		1 404d		Precautionary TAC

a This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. This species may only be landed whole or gutted. The former provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 14 and 50 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein.
Species:	Undulate rayRaja undulata		Zone:	Union waters of 7d and 7e(RJU/7DE.)
Belgium		21a
Estonia		0a
France		103a
Germany		0a
Ireland		27a
Lithuania		0a
The Netherlands		0a
Portugal		0a
Spain		23a
United Kingdom		58a
Union		234a
TAC		234a		Precautionary TAC

a Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/89-C.) and thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately.
b Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in subareas 8 and 9 may only be landed whole or gutted. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. The above provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 14 and 50 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the codes indicated in the tables below. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken: Species: Undulate rayRaja undulata Zone: Union waters of 8(RJU/8-C.) Belgium 0 France 13 Portugal 10 Spain 10 United Kingdom 0 Union 33 TAC 33 Precautionary TAC Species: Undulate rayRaja undulata Zone: Union waters of 9(RJU/9-C.) Belgium 0 France 20 Portugal 15 Spain 15 United Kingdom 0 Union 50 TAC 50 Precautionary TAC
Species:	Skates and raysRajiformes		Zone:	Union waters of 8 and 9(SRX/89-C.)
Belgium		10a b
France		1 805a b
Portugal		1 463a b
Spain		1 471a b
United Kingdom		10a b
Union		4 759a b
TAC		4 759b		Precautionary TAC

a To be taken in Union waters of 2a and 6. In 6 this quantity may only be fished with long-lines (GHL/*2A6-C).
Species:	Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4; Union and international waters of 5b and 6(GHL/2A-C46)
Denmark		14
Germany		25
Estonia		14
Spain		14
France		231
Ireland		14
Lithuania		14
Poland		14
United Kingdom		910
Union		1 250
Norway		1 250a
TAC		2 500		Analytical TAC

a Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may also be taken in the two following zones: Norwegian waters of 2a (MAC/*02AN-) Faroese waters (MAC/*FRO1) Belgium 57 58 Denmark 1 954 1 988 Germany 60 61 France 180 183 The Netherlands 181 184 Sweden 545 554 United Kingdom 168 171 Union 3 145 3 199
b May also be taken in Norwegian waters of 4a (MAC/*4AN.).
c Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*2A4AN): 253. When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for those species.
d To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the following Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC: 39 259. This quota may be fished in 4a only (MAC/*04A.), except for the following amount, in tonnes, which may be fished in 3a (MAC/*03A.): 3 000.
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: 3a 3a and 4bc 4b 4c 6, international waters of 2a, from 1 January to 15 February 2019 and from 1 September to 31 December 2019 (MAC/*03A.) (MAC/*3A4BC) (MAC/*04B.) (MAC/*04C.) (MAC/*2A6.) Denmark 0 4 130 0 0 8 688 France 0 490 0 0 0 The Netherlands 0 490 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 390 10 2 268 United Kingdom 0 490 0 0 0 Norway 3 000 0 0 0 0
Species:	MackerelScomber scombrus		Zone:	3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32(MAC/2A34.)
Belgium		423a b
Denmark		14 480a b
Germany		441a b
France		1 333a b
The Netherlands		1 342a b
Sweden		4 034a b c
United Kingdom		1 243a b
Union		23 296a b
Norway		135 398d
TAC		653 438		Analytical TAC

a Special condition: of which up to 25 % can be made available for exchanges to be fished by Spain, France and Portugal in 8c, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/*8C910).
b May be fished in 2a, 6a north of 56° 30′ N, 4a, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h (MAC/*AX7H).
c The following additional amount of access quota, in tonnes, may be fished by Norway North of 56° 30′ N and counted against its catch limit (MAC/*N5630): 27 080.
d This amount shall be deducted from the Faroe Islands' catch limit (access quota). It may be fished only in 6a north of 56° 30′ N (MAC/*6AN56). However, from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December this quota may also be fished in 2a, 4a north of 59° (EU zone) (MAC/*24N59).
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods: Union waters of 2a; Union and Norwegian waters of 4a. During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2019 and from 1 September to 31 December 2019 Norwegian waters of 2a Faroese waters (MAC/*4A-EN) (MAC/*2AN-) (MAC/*FRO2) Germany 10 015 1 352 1 375 France 6 677 900 917 Ireland 33 383 4 507 4 585 The Netherlands 14 605 1 971 2 006 United Kingdom 91 808 12 395 12 608 Union 156 488 21 125 21 491
Species:	MackerelScomber scombrus		Zone:	6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14(MAC/2CX14-)
Germany		16 594a
Spain		18a
Estonia		138a
France		11 064a
Ireland		55 313a
Latvia		102a
Lithuania		102a
The Netherlands		24 199a
Poland		1 168a
United Kingdom		152 115a
Union		260 813a
Norway		11 687b c
Faroe Islands		24 690d
TAC		653 438		Analytical TAC

a Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State.
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: 8b (MAC/*08B.) Spain 2 066 France 14 Portugal 427
Species:	MackerelScomber scombrus		Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(MAC/8C3411)
Spain		24 597a
France		163a
Portugal		5 084a
Union		29 844
TAC		653 438		Analytical TAC

Species:	MackerelScomber scombrus		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a(MAC/2A4A-N)
Denmark		10 242
Union		10 242
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC

a Quota may be fished in Union waters of 3a, Subdivisions 22-24 only.
Species:	Common soleSolea solea		Zone:	3a; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-24(SOL/3ABC24)
Denmark		421
Germany		24a
The Netherlands		41a
Sweden		16
Union		502
TAC		502		Analytical TAC

a May be fished only in Union waters of 4 (SOL/*04-C.).
Species:	Common soleSolea solea		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4(SOL/24-C.)
Belgium		1 045
Denmark		478
Germany		836
France		209
The Netherlands		9 439
United Kingdom		538
Union		12 545
Norway		10a
TAC		12 555		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	Common soleSolea solea		Zone:	6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(SOL/56-14)
Ireland		46
United Kingdom		11
Union		57
TAC		57		Precautionary TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea		Zone:	7a(SOL/07A.)
Belgium		192
France		2
Ireland		74
The Netherlands		60
United Kingdom		86
Union		414
TAC		414		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:	Common soleSolea solea		Zone:	7b and 7c(SOL/7BC.)
France		6
Ireland		36
Union		42
TAC		42		Precautionary TAC Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	Common soleSolea solea		Zone:	7d(SOL/07D.)
Belgium		677
France		1 354
United Kingdom		484
Union		2 515
TAC		2 515		Analytical TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea		Zone:	7e(SOL/07E.)
Belgium		44
France		468
United Kingdom		730
Union		1 242
TAC		1 242		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	Common soleSolea solea		Zone:	7f and 7g(SOL/7FG.)
Belgium		525
France		53
Ireland		26
United Kingdom		237
Union		841
TAC		841		Analytical TAC

Species:	Common soleSolea solea		Zone:	7h, 7j and 7k(SOL/7HJK.)
Belgium		32
France		64
Ireland		171
The Netherlands		51
United Kingdom		64
Union		382
TAC		382		Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies

Species:	Common soleSolea solea		Zone:	8a and 8b(SOL/8AB.)
Belgium		48
Spain		9
France		3 549
The Netherlands		266
Union		3 872
TAC		3 872		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Species:	SoleSolea spp.		Zone:	8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(SOO/8CDE34)
Spain		403
Portugal		669
Union		1 072
TAC		1 072		Precautionary TAC

a Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and haddock (OTH/*03A.). By-catches of whiting and haddock counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.
b Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.]
[F5 Species:	Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus		Zone:	3a (SPR/03A.)
Denmark		17 840 a b
Germany		37 a b
Sweden		6 750 a b
Union		24 627 a
TAC		26 624		Precautionary TAC

a The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 .
b Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting (OTH/ *2AC4C). By-catches of whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.
c Including sandeel.
d May contain up to 4 % of by-catch of herring.]
[F5 Species:	Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4 (SPR/2AC4-C)
Belgium		1 154 a b
Denmark		91 347 a b
Germany		1 154 a b
France		1 154 a b
The Netherlands		1 154 a b
Sweden		1 330 a b c
United Kingdom		3 809 a b
Union		101 102 a b
Norway		10 000 a
Faroe Islands		1 000 a d
TAC		112 102 a		Analytical TAC

Species:	SpratSprattus sprattus		Zone:	7d and 7e(SPR/7DE.)
Belgium		13
Denmark		857
Germany		13
France		185
The Netherlands		185
United Kingdom		1 384
Union		2 637
TAC		2 637		Precautionary TAC

a Picked dogfish shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. When accidentally caught in fisheries where picked dogfish is not subject to the landing obligation, specimens shall not be harmed and shall be released immediately, as required by Articles 14 and 50 of this Regulation. By way of derogation from Article 14, a vessel engaged in the by-catch avoidance programme that has been positively assessed by the STECF may land not more than 2 tonnes per month of picked dogfish that is dead at the moment when the fishing gear is hauled on board. Member States participating in the by-catch avoidance programme shall ensure that the total annual landings of picked dogfish on the basis of this derogation do not exceed the above amounts. They shall communicate the list of participating vessels to the Commission before allowing any landings. Member States shall exchange information about avoidance areas.
Species:	Picked dogfishSqualus acanthias		Zone:	Union and international waters of 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14(DGS/15X14)
Belgium		20a
Germany		4a
Spain		10a
France		83a
Ireland		53a
The Netherlands		0a
Portugal		0a
United Kingdom		100a
Union		270a
TAC		270a		Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 13(1) of this Regulation applies.

a Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel (OTH/*4BC7D). By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.
b Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in division 7d may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the following zone: Union waters of 2a, 4a, 6, 7a-c,7e-k, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (JAX/*2A-14).
c May be fished in Union waters of 4a but may not be fished in Union waters of 7d (JAX/*04-C.).
Species:	Horse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp.		Zone:	Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d(JAX/4BC7D)
Belgium		14a
Denmark		5 985a
Germany		529a b
Spain		111a
France		497a b
Ireland		376a
The Netherlands		3 604a b
Portugal		13a
Sweden		75a
United Kingdom		1 425a b
Union		12 629
Norway		2 550c
TAC		15 179		Precautionary TAC

a Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in Union waters of 2a or 4a before 30 June 2019 may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d (JAX/*4BC7D).
b Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in 7d (JAX/*07D.). Under this special condition, and in accordance with footnote (3), by-catches of boarfish and whiting shall be reported separately under the following code: (OTH/*07D.).
c Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel (OTH/*2A-14). By-catches of boarfish, haddock, whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.
d Limited to 4a, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N only), 7e, 7f, 7h.
e Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C2). Under this special condition, and in accordance with footnote (3), by-catches of boarfish and whiting shall be reported separately under the following code: (OTH/*08C2).
Species:	Horse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp.		Zone:	Union waters of 2a, 4a; 6, 7a-c,7e-k, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(JAX/2A-14)
Denmark		11 662a c
Germany		9 100a b c
Spain		12 412c e
France		4 684a b c e
Ireland		30 306a c
The Netherlands		36 509a b c
Portugal		1 196c e
Sweden		675a c
United Kingdom		10 974a b c
Union		117 518c
Faroe Islands		1 600d
TAC		119 118		Analytical TAC

a Special condition: up to 10 % of this quota may be fished in 9 (JAX/*09.).]
[F4 Species:	Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.		Zone:	8c (JAX/08C.)
Spain		16 895 a
France		293
Portugal		1 670 a
Union		18 858 a
TAC		18 858		Analytical TAC

a Special condition: up to 10 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C.).]
[F4 Species:	Horse mackerel Trachurus spp.		Zone:	9 (JAX/09.)
Spain		24 324 a
Portugal		69 693 a
Union		94 017
TAC		94 017		Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

a Waters adjacent to the Azores.
b Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.
Species:	Horse mackerelTrachurus spp.		Zone:	10; Union waters of CECAFa(JAX/X34PRT)
Portugal		To be established
Union		To be establishedb
TAC		To be establishedb		Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies

a Waters adjacent to Madeira.
b Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.
Species:	Horse mackerelTrachurus spp.		Zone:	Union waters of CECAFa(JAX/341PRT)
Portugal		To be established
Union		To be establishedb
TAC		To be establishedb		Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies

a Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.
b Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Spain.
Species:	Horse mackerelTrachurus spp.		Zone:	Union waters of CECAFa(JAX/341SPN)
Spain		To be established
Union		To be establishedb
TAC		To be establishedb		Precautionary TAC Article 6 of this Regulation applies

a Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of haddock and whiting (OT2/*2A3A4). By-catches of haddock and whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.
b Quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones 2a, 3a and 4 only.
c Union quota may only be fished from 1 November 2017 to 31 October 2018.
d A sorting grid shall be used.
e A sorting grid shall be used. Includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota.
f Union quota may only be fished from 1 November 2018 to 31 October 2019.
Species:	Norway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarkii			Zone:	3a; Union waters of 2a and 4(NOP/2A3A4.)
Year		2018	2019
Denmark		85 186a c	54 949a f
Germany		16a b c	11a b f
The Netherlands		63a b c	40a b f
Union		85 265a c	55 000a f
Norway		15 000d	14 500d
Faroe Islands		6 000e	5 000e
TAC		Not relevant	Not relevant		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 By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species.
b Special condition: of which no more than the following amount of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.): 400.
Species:	Industrial fish		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4(I/F/04-N.)
Sweden		800a b
Union		800
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC

a Taken with long-lines only.
Species:	Other species		Zone:	Union waters of 5b, 6 and 7(OTH/5B67-C)
Union		Not relevant
Norway		280a
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC

a Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level.
b Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate.
Species:	Other species		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4(OTH/04-N.)
Belgium		60
Denmark		5 500
Germany		620
France		255
The Netherlands		440
Sweden		Not relevanta
United Kingdom		4 125
Union		11 000b
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC

a Limited to 2a and 4 (OTH/*2A4-C).
b Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate.
c To be fished in 4 and 6a north of 56° 30′ N (OTH/*46AN).
Species:	Other species		Zone:	Union waters of 2a, 4 and 6a north of 56° 30′ N(OTH/2A46AN)
Union		Not relevant
Norway		6 750a b
Faroe Islands		150c
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC

[F2 Appendix

The TACs referred to in Article 8(4) are the following:

• For Belgium: common sole in 7a; common sole in 7f and 7g; common sole in 7e; common sole in 8a and 8b; megrims in 7, haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; Norway lobster in 7; cod in 7a; plaice in 7f and 7g; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k; Skates and Rays in 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k.

• For France: mackerel in 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32; herring in 4, 7d and Union waters of 2a; horse mackerel in Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d; whiting in 7b-k; haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; common sole in 7f and 7g; whiting in 8; red seabream in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8; boarfish in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8; mackerel in 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14; skates and rays in Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k, skates and rays in Union waters of 7d, skates and rays in Union waters of 8 and 9; undulate ray in Union waters of 7d and 7e.

• For Ireland: anglerfish in 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14; anglerfish in 7; Norway lobster in Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7.

• For the United Kingdom: in exchange for the West of Scotland cod and whiting: cod in 6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12° 00′ W and of 12 and 14; whiting in 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14; and in exchange for the Celtic Sea cod, Irish Sea whiting and plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k: cod in 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters; haddock in 7b-k, 8,9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; sole in 7h, 7j and 7k; sole in 7e; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k.]

ANNEX IB

NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 5, 12 AND 14 AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1 U.K.

a When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area and Union waters.
b May be fished in Union waters north of 62° N.
c To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.
d To be counted against the catch limits of Norway.
Special condition:
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN) 34 484 2, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F) Belgium 2 Denmark 1 541 Germany 270 Spain 5 France 67 Ireland 399 The Netherlands 552 Poland 78 Portugal 5 Finland 24 Sweden 571 United Kingdom 986
[F2 Species:	Herring Clupea harengus		Zone:	Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 (HER/1/2-)
Belgium		13 a
Denmark		13 129 a
Germany		2 299 a
Spain		43 a
France		566 a
Ireland		3 399 a
The Netherlands		4 698 a
Poland		664 a
Portugal		43 a
Finland		203 a
Sweden		4 865 a
United Kingdom		8 393 a
Union		38 315 a
Faroe Islands		4 500 b c
Norway		34 484 b d
TAC		588 562		Analytical TAC]

Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(COD/1N2AB.)
Germany		2 600
Greece		322
Spain		2 900
Ireland		322
France		2 387
Portugal		2 900
United Kingdom		10 087
Union		21 518
TAC		Not relevant		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 for by-catches, the following conditions shall apply to these quotas: 1. They may not be fished between 1 April and 31 May 2019 . 2. EU vessels may choose to fish in either or both of the following areas: Reporting code Geographical limits COD/GRL1 The part of the Greenlandic fishing zone that lies within NAFO sub-area 1F West of 44° 00′ W and South of 60° 45′ N, that portion of NAFO subarea 1 lying south of the parallel of 60° 45′ north latitude (Cape Desolation) and the part of the Greenlandic fishing zone within ICES division 14b that lies East of 44° 00′ W and South of 62° 30′ N. COD/GRL2 The part of the Greenlandic fishing area that lies within ICES division 14b North of 62° 30′ N.
[F2 Species:	Cod Gadus morhua		Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 (COD/N1GL14)
Germany		1 636 a
United Kingdom		364 a
Union		2 000 a
TAC		Not relevant		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 Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom.
b The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island and the associated by-catches of haddock are entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.
c By-catches of haddock may represent up to 14 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.
Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	1 and 2b(COD/1/2B.)
Germany		4 907c
Spain		11 562c
France		2 182c
Poland		2 204c
Portugal		2 400c
United Kingdom		3 193c
Other Member States		357a c
Union		26 805b c
TAC		Not relevant		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:	Cod and haddockGadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b(C/H/05B-F.)
Germany		18
France		106
United Kingdom		761
Union		885
TAC		Not relevant		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: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.
b The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. 25
Species:	GrenadiersMacrourus spp.		Zone:	Greenland waters of 5 and 14(GRV/514GRN)
Union		85a
TAC		Not relevantb		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: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.
b The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway and can be fished in either this TAC zone or Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514N1G). Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514N1G) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514N1G) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately. 40
Species:	GrenadiersMacrourus spp.		Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1(GRV/N1GRN.)
Union		60a
TAC		Not relevantb		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:	CapelinMallotus villosus		Zone:	2b(CAP/02B.)
Union		0
TAC		0		Analytical TAC

a Denmark, Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom may access the ‘All Member States’ quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota shall not access the ‘All Member States’ quota at all.
b For a fishing period from 20 June 2017 to 30 April 2018.
Species:	CapelinMallotus villosus		Zone:	Greenland waters of 5 and 14(CAP/514GRN)
Denmark		0
Germany		0
Sweden		0
United Kingdom		0
All Member States		0a
Union		0b
Norway		0b
TAC		Not relevant		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:	HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(HAD/1N2AB.)
Germany		236
France		142
United Kingdom		722
Union		1 100
TAC		Not relevant		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 Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of greater silver smelt.
Species:	Blue whitingMicromesistius poutassou		Zone:	Faroese waters(WHB/2A4AXF)
Denmark		1 100
Germany		75
France		120
The Netherlands		105
United Kingdom		1 100
Union		2 500a
TAC		Not relevant		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 By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish may be counted against this quota, up to the following limit (OTH/*05B-F): 665
Species:	Ling and blue lingMolva molva and molva dypterygia		Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b(B/L/05B-F.)
Germany		552
France		1 225
United Kingdom		108
Union		1 885a
TAC		Not relevant		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:	Northern prawnPandalus borealis		Zone:	Greenland waters of 5 and 14(PRA/514GRN)
Denmark		675
France		675
Union		1 350
Norway		1 200
Faroe Islands		1 200
TAC		Not relevant		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:	Northern prawnPandalus borealis		Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1(PRA/N1GRN.)
Denmark		1 400
France		1 400
Union		2 800
TAC		Not relevant		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:	SaithePollachius virens		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(POK/1N2AB.)
Germany		2 040
France		328
United Kingdom		182
Union		2 550
TAC		Not relevant		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:	SaithePollachius virens		Zone:	International waters of 1 and 2(POK/1/2INT)
Union		0
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC

Species:	SaithePollachius virens		Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b(POK/05B-F.)
Belgium		52
Germany		322
France		1 571
The Netherlands		52
United Kingdom		603
Union		2 600
TAC		Not relevant		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(GHL/1N2AB.)
Germany		25a
United Kingdom		25a
Union		50a
TAC		Not relevant		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
b In addition to this TAC, the Member States carrying out a scientific study on by-catches in the shrimp fishery may allocate an overall total of 130 tonnes to the vessels participating in the study with observers on board (GHL/*12INT). The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any landings.]
[F4 Species:	Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides		Zone:	International waters of 1 and 2 (GHL/1/2INT)
Union		900 a b
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC

a To be fished south of 68° N.
Species:	Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1(GHL/N1GRN.)
Germany		1 925a
Union		1 925a
Norway		575a
TAC		Not relevant		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 To be fished by no more than 6 vessels at the same time.
Species:	Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		Zone:	Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(GHL/5-14GL)
Germany		4 289
United Kingdom		226
Union		4 515a
Norway		575
Faroe Islands		110
TAC		Not relevant		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:	Redfish (shallow pelagic)Sebastes spp.		Zone:	Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14(RED/51214S)
Estonia		0
Germany		0
Spain		0
France		0
Ireland		0
Latvia		0
The Netherlands		0
Poland		0
Portugal		0
United Kingdom		0
Union		0
TAC		0		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 May only be taken within the area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 64° 45′ N 28° 30′ W 2 62° 50′ N 25° 45′ W 3 61° 55′ N 26° 45′ W 4 61° 00′ N 26° 30′ W 5 59° 00′ N 30° 00′ W 6 59° 00′ N 34° 00′ W 7 61° 30′ N 34° 00′ W 8 62° 50′ N 36° 00′ W 9 64° 45′ N 28° 30′ W
b May only be taken from 10 May to 31 December.
Species:	Redfish (deep pelagic)Sebastes spp.		Zone:	Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14(RED/51214D)
Estonia		28a b
Germany		566a b
Spain		99a b
France		53a b
Ireland		0a b
Latvia		10a b
The Netherlands		0a b
Poland		51a b
Portugal		119a b
United Kingdom		1a b
Union		927a b
TAC		6 000a b		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:	RedfishSebastes spp.		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(RED/1N2AB.)
Germany		766
Spain		95
France		84
Portugal		405
United Kingdom		150
Union		1 500
TAC		Not relevant		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 fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. From the closure date, Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag.
b Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.
c Provisional catch limit to cover catches of all NEAFC contracting parties,
Species:	RedfishSebastes spp.		Zone:	International waters of 1 and 2(RED/1/2INT)
Union		To be establisheda b
TAC		13 168c		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 May only be fished from 10 May to 31 December.
b May only be fished in Greenland waters within the Redfish Conservation Area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 64° 45′ N 28° 30′ W 2 62° 50′ N 25° 45′ W 3 61° 55′ N 26° 45′ W 4 61° 00′ N 26° 30′ W 5 59° 00′ N 30° 00′ W 6 59° 00′ N 34° 00′ W 7 61° 30′ N 34° 00′ W 8 62° 50′ N 36° 00′ W 9 64° 45′ N 28° 30′ W
c Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/*5-14P).
d May only be fished in Greenland Waters of 5 and 14 (RED/*514GN).]
[F2 Species:	Redfish (pelagic) Sebastes spp.		Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 (RED/N1G14P)
Germany		765 a b c
France		4 a b c
United Kingdom		5 a b c
Union		774 a b c
Norway		561 a b
Faroe Islands		0 a b d
TAC		Not relevant		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 May only be fished by trawl, and only North and West of the line defined by the following coordinates: Point Latitude Longitude 1 59° 15′ N 54° 26′ W 2 59° 15′ N 44° 00′ W 3 59° 30′ N 42° 45′ W 4 60° 00′ N 42° 00′ W 5 62° 00′ N 40° 30′ W 6 62° 00′ N 40° 00′ W 7 62° 40′ N 40° 15′ W 8 63° 09′ N 39° 40′ W 9 63° 30′ N 37° 15′ W 10 64° 20′ N 35° 00′ W 11 65° 15′ N 32° 30′ W 12 65° 15′ N 29° 50′ W
Species:	Redfish (demersal)Sebastes spp.		Zone:	Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14(RED/N1G14D)
Germany		1 976a
France		10a
United Kingdom		14a
Union		2 000a
TAC		Not relevant		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:	RedfishSebastes spp.		Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b(RED/05B-F.)
Belgium		1
Germany		92
France		6
United Kingdom		1
Union		100
TAC		Not relevant		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	Other species		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(OTH/1N2AB.)
Germany		117a
France		47a
United Kingdom		186a
Union		350a
TAC		Not relevant		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 Excluding fish species of no commercial value.
Species:	Other speciesa		Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b(OTH/05B-F.)
Germany		281
France		253
United Kingdom		166
Union		700
TAC		Not relevant		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:	Flatfish		Zone:	Faroese waters of 5b(FLX/05B-F.)
Germany		9
France		7
United Kingdom		34
Union		50
TAC		Not relevant		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 By-catches of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) shall be reported in line with the following fishing opportunities tables: grenadiers in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514GRN) and grenadiers in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.)
Species:	By-catchesa		Zone:	Greenland waters(B-C/GRL)
Union		1 050
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

ANNEX IC

NORTH WEST ATLANTIC NAFO CONVENTION AREA U.K.

a No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	NAFO 2J3KL(COD/N2J3KL)
Union		0a
TAC		0a		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 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.
Species:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	NAFO 3NO(COD/N3NO.)
Union		0a
TAC		0a		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:	CodGadus morhua		Zone:	NAFO 3M(COD/N3M.)
Estonia		195
Germany		815
Latvia		195
Lithuania		195
Poland		664
Spain		2 504
France		349
Portugal		3 433
United Kingdom		1 630
Union		9 980
TAC		17 500		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 No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:	Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus		Zone:	NAFO 3L(WIT/N3L.)
Union		0a
TAC		0a		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:	Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus		Zone:	NAFO 3NO(WIT/N3NO.)
Estonia		52
Latvia		52
Lithuania		52
Union		156
TAC		1 175		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 No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:	American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides		Zone:	NAFO 3M(PLA/N3M.)
Union		0a
TAC		0a		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 No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:	American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides		Zone:	NAFO 3LNO(PLA/N3LNO.)
Union		0a
TAC		0a		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 To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2019.
b No specified Union's share. The amount specified below, in tonnes, is available to Canada and the Member States of the Union except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland: 29 467.
Species:	Shortfin squidIllex illecebrosus		Zone:	NAFO Subareas 3 and 4(SQI/N34.)
Estonia		128a
Latvia		128a
Lithuania		128a
Poland		227a
Union		Not relevanta b
TAC		34 000		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 No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 2 500 kg or 10 %, whichever is greater. However, when the yellowtail flounder quota assigned by NAFO to Contracting Parties without a specific share of the stock is exhausted, by-catch limits shall be: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:	Yellowtail flounderLimanda ferruginea		Zone:	NAFO 3LNO(YEL/N3LNO.)
Union		0a
TAC		17 000		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 No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:	CapelinMallotus villosus		Zone:	NAFO 3NO(CAP/N3NO.)
Union		0a
TAC		0a		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 Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates: Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 47° 20′ 0 46° 40′ 0 2 47° 20′ 0 46° 30′ 0 3 46° 00′ 0 46° 30′ 0 4 46° 00′ 0 46° 40′ 0
b Fishing is prohibited at a depth less than 200 metres in the area West of a line bound by the following coordinates: Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 46° 00′ 0 47° 49′ 0 2 46° 25′ 0 47° 27′ 0 3 46° 42′ 0 47° 25′ 0 4 46° 48′ 0 47° 25′ 50 5 47° 16′ 50 47° 43′ 50
c No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:	Northern prawnPandalus borealis		Zone:	NAFO 3LNOa b(PRA/N3LNO.)
Estonia		0c
Latvia		0c
Lithuania		0c
Poland		0c
Spain		0c
Portugal		0c
Union		0c
TAC		0c		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 Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates: Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 47° 20′ 0 46° 40′ 0 2 47° 20′ 0 46° 30′ 0 3 46° 00′ 0 46° 30′ 0 4 46° 00′ 0 46° 40′ 0 Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2019 in the area bounded by the following coordinates: Point No Latitude N Longitude W 1 47° 55′ 0 45° 00′ 0 2 47° 30′ 0 44° 15′ 0 3 46° 55′ 0 44° 15′ 0 4 46° 35′ 0 44° 30′ 0 5 46° 35′ 0 45° 40′ 0 6 47° 30′ 0 45° 40′ 0 7 47° 55′ 0 45° 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 State Maximum number of vessels Maximum number of fishing days Denmark 0 0 Estonia 0 0 Spain 0 0 Latvia 0 0 Lithuania 0 0 Poland 0 0 Portugal 0 0
Species:	Northern prawnPandalus borealis		Zone:	NAFO 3Ma(PRA/*N3M.)
TAC		Not relevantb		Analytical TAC

Species:	Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides		Zone:	NAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO)
Estonia		332
Germany		339
Latvia		47
Lithuania		24
Spain		4 537
Portugal		1 898
Union		7 177
TAC		12 242		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:	SkateRajidae		Zone:	NAFO 3LNO(SKA/N3LNO.)
Estonia		283
Lithuania		62
Spain		3 403
Portugal		660
Union		4 408
TAC		7 000		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:	RedfishSebastes spp.		Zone:	NAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.)
Estonia		895
Germany		615
Latvia		895
Lithuania		895
Union		3 300
TAC		18 100		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 is subject to compliance with the TAC as shown, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within that TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July 2019: 5 250
Species:	RedfishSebastes spp.		Zone:	NAFO 3M(RED/N3M.)
Estonia		1 571a
Germany		513a
Latvia		1 571a
Lithuania		1 571a
Spain		233a
Portugal		2 354a
Union		7 813a
TAC		10 500a		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:	RedfishSebastes spp.		Zone:	NAFO 3O(RED/N3O.)
Spain		1 771
Portugal		5 229
Union		7 000
TAC		20 000		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 No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.
Species:	RedfishSebastes spp.		Zone:	NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K(RED/N1F3K.)
Latvia		0a
Lithuania		0a
Union		0a
TAC		0a		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 Where, in accordance with Annex IA of the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be deemed to be as below: Spain 509 Portugal 667 Union 1 176
Species:	White hakeUrophycis tenuis		Zone:	NAFO 3NO(HKW/N3NO.)
Spain		255
Portugal		333
Union		588a
TAC		1 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

ANNEX ID

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA U.K.

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): Spain 838,15 France 389,37 Union 1 227,52
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): France 100,00 Union 100,00
d 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 2 of Annex IV (BFT/*8302): Spain 110,64 France 109,18 Italy 86,17 Cyprus 3,07 Malta 7,07 Union 316,12
e 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 (BFT/*643): Italy 86,17 Union 86,17
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): Croatia 776,51 Union 776,51
g As agreed during the 2018 ICCAT Annual Meeting, in 2019 the European Union will receive, in addition to the allocated quota of 17 536 tonnes, an extra allocation of 87 tonnes, exclusively for artisanal vessels from specific archipelagos in Greece (Ionian Islands), Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores and Madeira). The specific allocation of this additional quantity to the concerned Member States shall be as follows (BFT/AVARCH): Greece To be established Spain To be established Portugal To be established Union 87
Species:	Bluefin tunaThunnus thynnus		Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE45WM)
Cyprus		153,40d
Greece		285,11g
Spain		5 532,16b d g
France		5 458,8b c d
Croatia		862,79f
Italy		4 308,36d e
Malta		353,48d
Portugal		520,21g
Other Member States		61,69a
Union		17 536b c d e g
TAC		32 240		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)
Spain		6 212,95b
Portugal		1 010,39b
Other Member States		162,36a b
Union		7 385,7
TAC		13 200		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)
Spain		4 587,53a
Portugal		340,69a
Union		4 928,22
TAC		14 000		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 2019 to 31 December 2019.
Species:	SwordfishXiphias gladius		Zone:	Mediterranean Sea(SWO/MED)
Croatia		15,05a
Cyprus		55,45a
Spain		1 713,11a
France		119,39a
Greece		1 134,04a
Italy		3 512,11a
Malta		416,70a
Union		6 965,85a
TAC		9 870		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. [1] Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).
Species:	Northern albacoreThunnus alalunga		Zone:	Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(ALB/AN05N)
Ireland		2 854,3
Spain		16 603,8
France		7 653,5
United Kingdom		431,1
Portugal		1 994,2
Union		29 536,8a
TAC		33 600		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)
Spain		905,86
France		297,70
Portugal		633,94
Union		1 837,5
TAC		24 000		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)
Spain		9 415,3
France		4 167,7
Portugal		3 574,5
Union		17 157,6
TAC		57 850		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)
Spain		0,00
France		477,56
Portugal		50,44
Union		528,00
TAC		1 985		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)
Spain		0,00
Portugal		0,00
Union		0,00
TAC		355		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)
TAC		110 000		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)
TAC		To be established		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)
TAC		To be established		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)
TAC		39 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

ANNEX IE

ANTARCTIC CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA U.K.

Those TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to TAC exhaustion.

Unless specified otherwise, those TACs are applicable for the period from 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019.

Species:	Mackerel icefishChampsocephalus gunnari		Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(ANI/F483.)
TAC		3 269		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 For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is specified as that portion of FAO statistical division 58.5.2 that lies within the area enclosed by a line: starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 72° 15′ E intersects the Australia-France Maritime Delimitation Agreement Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53° 25′ S, then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74° E, then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52° 40′ S and the meridian of longitude 76° E, then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52° S, then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51° S with the meridian of longitude 74° 30′ E, and then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.
Species:	Mackerel icefishChampsocephalus gunnari		Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctica(ANI/F5852.)
TAC		443		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Blackfin icefishChaenocephalus aceratus		Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(SSI/F483.)
TAC		2 200a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Unicorn icefishChannichthys rhinoceratus		Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(LIC/F5852.)
TAC		1 663a		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 TAC is applicable for longline fishery for the period from 16 April to 14 September 2019 and for pot fishery for the period from 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019.
Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified: Management Area A: 48° W to 43° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483A): 0 Management Area B: 43° 30′ W to 40° W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483B): 780 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W – 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C): 1 820
Species:	Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides		Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(TOP/F483.)
TAC		2 600a		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 TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W, and by latitudes 57° 20′ S and 60° 00′ S and by longitudes 24° 30′ W and 29° 00′ W.
Species:	Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides		Zone:	FAO 48.4 Antarctic North(TOP/F484N.)
TAC		26a		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 TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20′ E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited.
Species:	Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides		Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(TOP/F5852.)
TAC		3 525a		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 TAC is applicable within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W, and by latitudes 57° 20′ S and 60° 00′ S and by longitudes 24° 30′ W and 29° 00′ W.
Species:	Antarctic toothfishDissostichus mawsoni		Zone:	FAO 48.4 Antarctic South(TOA/F484S.)
TAC		37a		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Special condition:
Within the limits of a total combined catch of 620 000 tonnes, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: Division 48.1 (KRI/*F481.): 155 000 Division 48.2 (KRI/*F482.): 279 000 Division 48.3 (KRI/*F483.): 279 000 Division 48.4 (KRI/*F484.): 93 000
Species:	KrillEuphausia superba		Zone:	FAO 48(KRI/F48.)
TAC		5 610 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: Division 58.4.1 west of 115° E (KRI/*F-41W): 277 000 Division 58.4.1 east of 115° E (KRI/*F-41E): 163 000
Species:	KrillEuphausia superba		Zone:	FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic(KRI/F5841.)
TAC		440 000		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

Special condition:
Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: Division 58.4.2 west of 55° E (KRI/*F-42W): 260 000 Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/*F-42E): 192 000
Species:	KrillEuphausia superba		Zone:	FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic(KRI/F5842.)
TAC		2 645 000		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Bigeye grenadier and Ridge scaled rattailMacrourus holotrachys and Macrourus carinatus		Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(GR1/F5852.)
TAC		360a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Caml grenadier and Whitson's grenadierMacrourus caml and Macrourus whitsoni		Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(GR2/F5852.)
TAC		409a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	GrenadiersMacrourus spp.		Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(GRV/F483.)
TAC		130a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	GrenadiersMacrourus spp.		Zone:	FAO 48.4 Antarctic(GRV/F484.)
TAC		10,1a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Humped rockcodNotothenia gibberifrons		Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(NOG/F483.)
TAC		1 470a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Marbled rockcodNotothenia rossii		Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(NOR/F483.)
TAC		300a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Grey rockcodNotothenia squamifrons		Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(NOS/F483.)
TAC		300a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Grey rockcodNotothenia squamifrons		Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(NOS/F5852.)
TAC		80a		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:	CrabsParalomis spp.		Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(PAI/F483.)
TAC		0		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	South Georgia icefishPseudochaenichthys georgianus		Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(SGI/F483.)
TAC		300a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Skates and raysRajiformes		Zone:	FAO 48.3 Antarctic(SRX/F483.)
TAC		130a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Skates and raysRajiformes		Zone:	FAO 48.4 Antarctic(SRX/F484.)
TAC		3,2a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Skates and raysRajiformes		Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(SRX/F5852.)
TAC		120a		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 Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC.
Species:	Other species		Zone:	FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(OTH/F5852.)
TAC		50a		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

ANNEX IF

SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN SEAFO CONVENTION AREA U.K.

Those TACs are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of SEAFO, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to a TAC exhaustion.

a No more than 132 tonnes may be taken in Division B1 (ALF/*F47NA).
Species:	AlfonsinosBeryx spp.		Zone:	SEAFO(ALF/SEAFO)
TAC		200a		Precautionary TAC

a For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as having: its western boundary on the longitude 0° E; its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S; its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ.
Species:	Deep-sea red crabChaceon spp.		Zone:	SEAFO Sub-Division B1a(GER/F47NAM)
TAC		171a		Precautionary TAC

Species:	Deep-sea red crabChaceon spp.		Zone:	SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(GER/F47X)
TAC		200		Precautionary TAC

Species:	Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides		Zone:	SEAFO Sub-Area D(TOP/F47D)
TAC		275		Precautionary TAC

Species:	Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides		Zone:	SEAFO, excluding Sub-Area D(TOP/F47-D)
TAC		0		Precautionary TAC

a For the purpose of this Annex, the area open to the fishery is defined as having: its western boundary on the longitude 0° E; its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S; its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian EEZ.
b Except for a by-catch allowance of 4 tonnes (ORY/*F47NA).
Species:	Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus		Zone:	SEAFO Sub-Division B1a(ORY/F47NAM)
TAC		0b		Precautionary TAC

Species:	Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus		Zone:	SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(ORY/F47X)
TAC		50		Precautionary TAC

Species:	Pelagic armourheadPseudopentaceros spp.		Zone:	SEAFO(EDW/SEAFO)
TAC		135		Precautionary TAC

ANNEX IG

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION U.K.

a Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.
Species:	Southern bluefin tunaThunnus maccoyii		Zone:	All areas of distribution(SBF/F41-81)
Union		11a
TAC		17 647		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply. Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply.

[F2 ANNEX IH

WCPFC CONVENTION AREA U.K.

Species:	Swordfish Xiphias gladius		Zone:	WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S (SWO/F7120S)
Union		3 170,36
TAC		Not relevant		Precautionary TAC]

[F2 ANNEX IJ

SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA U.K.

Species:	Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi		Zone:	SPRFMO Convention Area (CJM/SPRFMO)
Germany		9 079,65
The Netherlands		9 841,41
Lithuania		6 317,86
Poland		10 863,08
Union		36 102
TAC		Not relevant		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 TAC is for exploratory fisheries only. Fishing shall only take place within the following research blocks (A-E): Research block A: area bounded by latitudes 47° 15′ S and 48° 15′ S and by longitudes 146° 30′ E and 147° 30′ E Research block B: area bounded by latitudes 47° 15′ S and 48° 15′ S and by longitudes 147° 30′ E and 148° 30′ E Research block C: area bounded by latitudes 47° 15′ S and 48° 15′ S and by longitudes 148° 30′ E and 150° 00′ E Research block D: area bounded by latitudes 48° 15′ S and 49° 15′ S and by longitudes 149° 00′ E and 150° 00′ E Research block E: area bounded by latitudes 48° 15′ S and 49° 30′ S and by longitudes 150° 00′ E and 151° 00′ E.]
Species:	Toothfish Dissostichus spp.		Zone:	SPRFMO Convention Area (TOP/SPRFMO)
TAC		45 a		Precautionary TAC

ANNEX IK

IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE U.K.

Catches of yellowfin tuna by Union vessels fishing with purse seiners shall not exceed the catch limits set out in this Annex.

Species:	Yellowfin tunaThunnus albacares		Zone:	IOTC Area of Competence(YFT/IOTC)
France		29 501
Italy		2 515
Spain		45 682
Union		77 698
TAC		Not relevant		Analytical TAC Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

ANNEX IL

GFCM AGREEMENT AREA U.K.

a Concerning Slovenia, the quantities are based on the level of catches exerted in 2014, up to an amount which should not exceed 300 tonnes.
b Limited to Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.
Species:	Small pelagic species (Anchovy and Sardine)Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus		Zone:	Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 17 and 18(SP1/GF1718)
Union		107 065a b
TAC		Not relevant		Maximum level of catches Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

F1 ANNEX IIA U.K. [F1 FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS 8c AND 9a EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ]

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ANNEX IIB U.K. FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e

CHAPTER I U.K. General provisions

1. SCOPE U.K.

1.1. This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and static nets including gillnets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, and present in ICES division 7e. U.K.

1.2. Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the three previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the application of this Annex subject to the following conditions: U.K.

(a)

such vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2017 management period;

(b)

such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;

(c)

by 31 July 2019 and 31 January 2020 each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission on those vessels' catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2019.

Where any of those conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex, with immediate effect.

2. DEFINITIONS U.K.

For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)

‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:

(i)

beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm, and

(ii)

static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;

(b)

‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;

(c)

‘area’ means ICES division 7e;

(d)

‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019.

3. LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY U.K.

Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex.

CHAPTER II U.K. Authorisations

4. AUTHORISED VESSELS U.K.

4.1 A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 to 2017, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area. U.K.

4.2 However, a vessel with a track record of using a regulated gear may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to this latter gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the regulated gear. U.K.

4.3 A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex. U.K.

CHAPTER III U.K. Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels

5. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS U.K.

During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I.

Table I

Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear per year

Regulated gear	Maximum number of days
Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm	BE	176
	FR	188
	UK	222
Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm	BE	176
	FR	191
	UK	176

6. KILOWATT DAY SYSTEM U.K.

6.1. During the current management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear is respected. U.K.

6.2. This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 6.1. were not applied. U.K.

6.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on: U.K.

(a)

the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their CFR and their engine power;

(b)

the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.1.

6.4. On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1. U.K.

7. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES U.K.

7.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or with Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities. U.K.

7.2. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear grouping during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day. U.K.

7.3. Points 7.1.and 7.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea. U.K.

7.4. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current management period, with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: U.K.

(a)

lists of withdrawn vessels with their CFR and their engine power;

(b)

the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gears.

7.5. On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 49(2). U.K.

7.6. During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. U.K.

7.7. When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period the maximum number of days per Member State and gear shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period. U.K.

8. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER COVERAGE U.K.

8.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated between 1 February 2018 and 31 January 2019 to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 and its implementing rules for national programmes. U.K.

8.2. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member. U.K.

8.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval. U.K.

8.4. On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 49(2). U.K.

8.5. If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies. U.K.

CHAPTER IV U.K. Management

9. GENERAL OBLIGATION U.K.

Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

10. MANAGEMENT PERIODS U.K.

10.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months. U.K.

10.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned. U.K.

10.3. Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 9. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period. U.K.

CHAPTER V U.K. Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

11. TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE U.K.

11.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register. U.K.

11.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1., multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. U.K.

11.3. The transfer of days as described in point 11.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period. U.K.

11.4. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 49(2). U.K.

12. TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES U.K.

Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.2., 4.4., 5, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

CHAPTER VI U.K. Reporting obligations

13. FISHING EFFORT REPORT U.K.

Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.

14. COLLECTION OF RELEVANT DATA U.K.

Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.

15. COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT DATA U.K.

Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 14 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon the Commission's request, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2018 and 2019 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.

Table II

Reporting format kW-day information by management period

Member State	Gear	Management period	Cumulative effort declaration
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Table III

Data format kW-day information by management period

a Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	Alignmenta L(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Member State	3		Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered
(2) Gear	2		One of the following gear types: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm
(3) Management period	4		One year in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period
(4) Cumulative effort declaration	7	R	Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period

Table IV

Reporting format for vessel-related information

Member State	CFR	External marking	Length of management period	Gear notified				Days eligible using notified gear(s)				Days spent with notified gear(s)				Transfer of days
				No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…	No 1	No 2	No 3	…
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(5)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(6)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(7)	(8)

Table V

Data format for vessel-related information

a Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.
Name of field	Maximum number of characters/digits	AlignmentaL(eft)/R(ight)	Definition and comments
(1) Member State	3		Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered
(2) CFR	12		Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) Unique identification number of a fishing vessel Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left hand side
(3) External marking	14	L	Under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011
(4) Length of management period	2	L	Length of the management period measured in months
(5) Gears notified	2	L	One of the following gear types: BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm GN = gillnet < 220 mm TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm
(6) Special condition applying to notified gear(s)	3	L	Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified
(7) Days spent with notified gear(s)	3	L	Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period
(8) Transfers of days	4	L	For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

ANNEX IIC U.K. MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a, 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex:

Sandeel management area	ICES statistical rectangles
1r	31–33 E9–F4; 33 F5; 34–37 E9–F6; 38–40 F0–F5; 41 F4–F5
2r	35 F7–F8; 36 F7–F9; 37 F7–F8; 38-41 F6–F8; 42 F6–F9; 43 F7–F9; 44 F9–G0; 45 G0–G1; 46 G1
3r	41–46 F1–F3; 42–46 F4–F5; 43–46 F6; 44–46 F7–F8; 45–46 F9; 46–47 G0; 47 G1 and 48 G0
4	38–40 E7–E9 and 41–46 E6–F0
5r	47–52 F1–F5
6	41–43 G0–G3; 44 G1
7r	47–52 E6–F0

Appendix to Annex IIC

Sandeel Management Areas U.K.

[F2 ANNEX III U.K. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS

a Without prejudice to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway in accordance with established practice.
b Those figures are included in the figures for all trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines.
c Those figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.
d Those figures are included in the figures for ‘ Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines ’ .
e The allocation of fishing opportunities available to the Union in the zone of Svalbard is without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the Treaty of Paris of 1920.]
Area of fishing	Fishery	Number of fishing authorisations	Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States		Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	77	DK	25	57
			DE	5
			FR	1
			IE	8
			NL	9
			PL	1
			SV	10
			UK	18
	Demersal species, north of 62° 00′ N	80	DE	16	50
			IE	1
			ES	20
			FR	18
			PT	9
			UK	14
			Unallocated	2
	Mackerel a	Not relevant	Not relevant		70
	Industrial species, south of 62° 00′ N	480	DK	450	150
			UK	30
Faroese waters	All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines	26	BE	0	13
			DE	4
			FR	4
			UK	18
	Directed fisheries for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28′ N and east of 6° 30′ W	8 b	Not relevant		4
	Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 31 December, those vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20′ N and 62° 00′ N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines	70	BE	0	26
			DE	10
			FR	40
			UK	20
	Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30′ N and west of 9° 00′ W and in the area between 7° 00′ W and 9° 00′ W south of 60° 30′ N and in the area south-west of a line between 60° 30′ N, 7° 00′ W and 60° 00′ N, 6° 00′ W	70	DE c	8	20 d
			FR c	12
	Directed trawl fisheries for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend	70	Not relevant		22 d
	Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called ‘ main fishing area of blue whiting ’	34	DE	2	20
			DK	5
			FR	4
			NL	6
			UK	7
			SE	1
			ES	4
			IE	4
			PT	1
	Line fisheries	10	UK	10	6
	Mackerel	20	DK	2	12
			BE	1
			DE	2
			FR	2
			IE	3
			NL	2
			SE	2
			UK	6
	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	20	DK	5	20
			DE	2
			IE	2
			FR	1
			NL	2
			PL	1
			SE	3
			UK	4
1, 2b e	Fishery for snow crab with pots	20	EE	1	Not applicable
			ES	1
			LV	11
			LT	4
			PL	3

[F2 ANNEX IV U.K. ICCAT CONVENTION AREA (34)

1. Maximum number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Eastern Atlantic U.K.

Spain	60
France	37
Union	97

2. Maximum number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean U.K.

a This number may increase if a purse seine vessel is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with footnote 4 or footnote 6 of table A in point 4 of this Annex.
Spain	364
France	130
Italy	30
Cyprus	20 a
Malta	54 a
Union	598

3. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes U.K.

Croatia	16
Italy	12
Union	28

4. [F5 Maximum number of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean] U.K.

Table A
a The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
b One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.
c One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seine vessel and three other artisanal vessels.
d One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.
e This vessel shall not be used in 2019.
f Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.
g Baitboats of the outermost regions of Azores and Madeira.
h Line vessels operating in the Atlantic.
i Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).
	Number of fishing vessels a
	Cyprus b	Greece c	Croatia	Italy	France	Spain	Malta d	Portugal
Purse Seiners	1	1 e	16	19	22	6	1	0
Longliners	23 f	0	0	35	8	49	61	0
Baitboat	0	0	0	0	37	69	0	76 g
Handline	0	0	12	0	33 h	1	0	0
Trawler	0	0	0	0	57	0	0	0
Small scale	0	13	0	0	130	599	52	0
Other artisanal i	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0

[ F1 ]

5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State U.K.

a This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.
Member State	Number of traps a
Spain	5
Italy	6
Portugal	3

6. Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean U.K.

Table A
Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity
	Number of farms	Capacity (in tonnes)
Spain	10	11 852
Italy	13	12 600
Greece	2	2 100
Cyprus	3	3 000
Croatia	7	7 880
Malta	6	12 300

[F5 Table B ^a

a The total farming capacity of Portugal of 500 tonnes (corresponding to 350 tonnes of input farming capacity) is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in table A.]
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)
Spain	6 300
Italy	3 764
Greece	785
Cyprus	2 195
Croatia	2 947
Malta	8 786
Portugal	350

7. 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 shall be as follows: U.K.

Member State	Maximum number of vessels
Ireland	50
Spain	730
France	151
United Kingdom	12
Portugal	310

8. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 meters length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be as follows: U.K.

Member State	Maximum number of vessels with purse seines	Maximum number of vessels with longlines
Spain	23	190
France	11	—
Portugal	—	79
Union	34	269]

ANNEX V U.K. CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

PART A U.K. PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

a Except for scientific research purposes.
b Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).
Target species	Zone	Period of prohibition
Sharks (all species)	Convention Area	From 1 January to 31 December 2019
Notothenia rossii	FAO 48.1. Antarctic, in the Peninsula Area FAO 48.2. Antarctic, around the South Orkneys FAO 48.3. Antarctic, around South Georgia	From 1 January to 31 December 2019
Finfish	FAO 48.1. Antarctica FAO 48.2. Antarctica	From 1 January to 31 December 2019
Notothenia gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Notothenia squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergi a	FAO 48.3.	From 1 January to 31 December 2019
Dissostichus spp.	FAO 48.5. Antarctic	From 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019
Dissostichus spp.	FAO 88.3. Antarctica FAO 58.5.1. Antarctica b FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic east of 79° 20′ E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20′ Ea FAO 58.4.4. Antarctica b FAO 58.6. Antarctica b FAO 58.7. Antarctica	From 1 January to 31 December 2019
Notothenia squamifrons	FAO 58.4.4.a b	From 1 January to 31 December 2019
All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides	FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic	From 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019
Dissostichus spp.	FAO 48.4. Antarctica except within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W, and by the latitudes 57° 20′ S and 60° 00′ S and by longitudes 24° 30′ W and 29° 00′ W.	From 1 January to 31 December 2019

PART B U.K. TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2018/2019

a Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area.
b No more than 587 tonnes is to be taken north of 70° S. If, however, more than 587 tonnes have been taken north of 70° S, then the amount that may be taken south of 70° S is reduced by the amount taken over 587 tonnes north of 70° S.
c Including 65 tonnes for Ross Sea survey.
d Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area.
e Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and north of 70° S.
f Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and south of 70° S.
g Including for 88.2 A within the Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea region marine protected area.
h Excluding 88.2 A and B which are included in 88.1.
Subarea/Division	Region	Season	SSRUs		Dissostichus mawsoni catch limit (in tonnes)		By-catch catch limit (in tonnes)
			SSRU	Limit			Skates and rays	Macrourus spp.	Other species
58.4.1.	Whole Division	1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019 (but directed fishing shall not take place in 2018/19)	A, B, D, F, H	0	579	5841-1	6	18	18
			C (including 58.4.1_1, 58.4. 1_2)	231		5841-2	6	19	19
						5841-3	7	24	24
			E (58.4.1_3, 58.4.1_4)	168		5841-4	1	3	3
						5841-5	3	8	8
			G (including 58.4.1_5, 58.4.1_6)	180		5841-6	7	21	21
58.4.2.	Whole Division	1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019	A, B, C, D	0	50		3	8	8
			E (including 58.4.2_1)	50
58.4.3a.	Whole Division 58.4.3a._1	1 December 2018 to 30 November 2019 (but directed fishing shall not take place in 2018/19)			30		2	5	5
88.1.	Whole Subarea	1 December 2018 to 31 August 2019	A, B, C, G, H, I, J, K	2 628a b	3 157c d	A, B, C, Ge	30	96	30
						G, H, I, J, Kf	104	317	104
			Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected area	464g		Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected areae	23	72	23
88.2.	Whole Subareah	1 December 2018 to 31 August 2019	D, E, F, G (882_1)	240	1 000	C, D, E, F, G, H, I	10	32	32
			C, D, E, F, G (882_2)	240
			C, D, E, F, G (882_3)	160
			C, D, E, F, G (882_4)	160
			H	200
			I	0

Appendix to Annex V, Part B U.K. List of Small-Scale Research Units (SSRUs)

Region	SSRU	Boundary line
48.6	A	From 50° S 20° W, due east to 1° 30′ E, due south to 60° S, due west to 20° W, due north to 50° S.
	B	From 60° S 20° W, due east to 10° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° W, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 60° S 10° W, due east to 0° longitude, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° W, due north to 60° S.
	D	From 60° S 0° longitude, due east to 10° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 0° longitude, due north to 60° S.
	E	From 60° S 10° E, due east to 20° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° E, due north to 60° S.
	F	From 60° S 20° E, due east to 30° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° E, due north to 60° S.
	G	From 50° S 1° 30′ E, due east to 30° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 1° 30′ E, due north to 50° S.
58.4.1	A	From 55° S 86° E, due east to 150° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 86° E, due north to 55° S.
	B	From 60° S 86° E, due east to 90° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 80° E, due north to 64° S, due east to 86° E, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 60° S 90° E, due east to 100° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 90° E, due north to 60° S.
	D	From 60° S 100° E, due east to 110° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 100° E, due north to 60° S.
	E	From 60° S 110° E, due east to 120° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° E, due north to 60° S.
	F	From 60° S 120° E, due east to 130° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° E, due north to 60° S.
	G	From 60° S 130° E, due east to 140° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° E, due north to 60° S.
	H	From 60° S 140° E, due east to 150° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° E, due north to 60° S.
58.4.2	A	From 62° S 30° E, due east to 40° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 30° E, due north to 62° S.
	B	From 62° S 40° E, due east to 50° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 40° E, due north to 62° S.
	C	From 62° S 50° E, due east to 60° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 50° E, due north to 62° S.
	D	From 62° S 60° E, due east to 70° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 60° E, due north to 62° S.
	E	From 62° S 70° E, due east to 73° 10′ E, due south to 64° S, due east to 80° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 70° E, due north to 62° S.
58.4.3a	A	Whole division, from 56° S 60° E, due east to 73° 10′ E, due south to 62° S, due west to 60° E, due north to 56° S.
58.4.3b	A	From 56° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 59° S, due west to 73° 10′ E, due north to 56° S.
	B	From 60° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 86° E, south to 64° S, due west to 73° 10′ E, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 59° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 60° S, due west to 73° 10′ E, due north to 59° S.
	D	From 59° S 79° E, due east to 86° E, south to 60° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 59° S.
	E	From 56° S 79° E, due east to 80° E, due north to 55° S, due east to 86° E, south to 59° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 56° S.
58.4.4	A	From 51° S 40° E, due east to 42° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 51° S.
	B	From 51° S 42° E, due east to 46° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 42° E, due north to 51° S.
	C	From 51° S 46° E, due east to 50° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 46° E, due north to 51° S.
	D	Whole division excluding SSRUs A, B, C, and with outer boundary from 50° S 30° E, due east to 60° E, due south to 62° S, due west to 30° E, due north to 50° S.
58.6	A	From 45° S 40° E, due east to 44° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 45° S.
	B	From 45° S 44° E, due east to 48° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 44° E, due north to 45° S.
	C	From 45° S 48° E, due east to 51° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 48° E, due north to 45° S.
	D	From 45° S 51° E, due east to 54° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 51° E, due north to 45° S.
58.7	A	From 45° S 37° E, due east to 40° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 37° E, due north to 45° S.
88.1	A	From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S.
	B	From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66° 40′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66° 40′ S, due west to 179° E, due north to 60° S.
	D	From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S.
	E	From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30′ S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S.
	F	From 68° 30′ S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30′ S.
	G	From 66° 40′ S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 170° E, due north to 66°40′ S.
	H	From 70° 50′ S 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	I	From 70° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 70° S.
	J	From 73° S at coast near 170° E, due east to 178° 50′ E, due south to 80° S, due west to 170° E, northward along coast to 73° S.
	K	From 73° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 73° S.
	L	From 76° S 178° 50′ E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50′ E, due north to 76° S.
	M	From 73° S at coast near 169° 30′ E, due east to 170° E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73° S.
88.2	A	From 60° S 170° W, due east to 160° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170° W, due north to 60° S.
	B	From 60° S 160° W, due east to 150° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° W, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 70° 50′ S 150° W, due east to 140° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	D	From 70° 50′ S 140° W, due east to 130° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	E	From 70° 50′ S 130° W, due east to 120° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	F	From 70° 50′ S 120° W, due east to 110° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	G	From 70° 50′ S 110° W, due east to 105° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° W, due north to 70° 50′ S.
	H	From 65° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 150° W, due north to 65° S.
	I	From 60° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° W, due north to 60° S.
88.3	A	From 60° S 105° W, due east to 95° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 105° W, due north to 60° S.
	B	From 60° S 95° W, due east to 85° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 95° W, due north to 60° S.
	C	From 60° S 85° W, due east to 75° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 85° W, due north to 60° S.
	D	From 60° S 75° W, due east to 70° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 75° W, due north to 60° S.

PART C U.K.

ANNEX 21-03/A U.K. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

General information

Member: …

Fishing season: …

Name of vessel: …

Expected level of catch (tonne): …

Vessel's daily processing capacity (tonnes in green weight): …

Intended fishing subareas and divisions

This conservation measure applies to notifications of intentions to fish for krill in Subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 and Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. Intentions to fish for krill in other subareas and divisions must be notified under Conservation Measure 21-02.

Subarea/Division	Tick the appropriate boxes
48.1	□
48.2	□
48.3	□
48.4	□
58.4.1	□
58.4.2	□

Fishing technique:	Tick the appropriate boxes
	□ Conventional trawl
	□ Continuous fishing system
	□ Pumping to clear codend
	□ Other method: Please specify

Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught

a If the method is not listed in Annex 21-03/B, then please describe in detail
Product type	Method for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught, where relevant (refer to Annex 21-03/B)a
Whole frozen
Boiled
Meal
Oil
Other product, please specify

Net configuration

a Expected in operational conditions.
b Size of outer mesh, and inner mesh where a liner is used.
c Inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01.
Net measurements	Net 1		Net 2		Other net(s)
Net opening (mouth)
Maximum vertical opening (m)
Maximum horizontal opening (m)
Net circumference at moutha (m)
Mouth area (m2)
Panel average mesh sizec (mm)	Outerb	Innerb	Outerb	Innerb	Outerb	Innerb
1st panel
2nd panel
3rd panel
…
Final panel (Codend)

Net diagram(s): …

For each net used, or any change in net configuration, refer to the relevant net diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM. Net diagrams must include:

1.

Length and width of each trawl panel (in sufficient detail to allow calculation of the angle of each panel with respect to water flow).

2.

Mesh size (inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01), shape (e.g. diamond shape) and material (e.g. polypropylene).

3.

Mesh construction (e.g. knotted, fused).

4.

Details of streamers used inside the trawl (design, location on panels, indicate ‘nil’ if streamers are not in use); streamers prevent krill fouling the mesh or escaping.

Marine mammal exclusion device

Device diagram(s): …

For each type of device used, or any change in device configuration, refer to the relevant diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM.

Collection of acoustic data

Provide information on the echosounders and sonars used by the vessel.

Type (e.g. echosounder, sonar)
Manufacturer
Model
Transducer frequencies (kHz)

Collection of acoustic data (detailed description): …

Outline steps which will be taken to collect acoustic data to provide information on the distribution and abundance of Euphausia superba and other pelagic species such as myctophiids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10)

ANNEX 21-03/B U.K. GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT

a Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
b Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or a two-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
Method	Equation (kg)	Parameter
		Description	Type	Estimation method	Unit
Holding tank volume	W * L * H * ρ * 1 000	W = tank width	Constant	Measure at the start of fishing	m
		L = tank length	Constant	Measure at the start of fishing	m
		ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor	Variable	Volume-to-mass conversion	kg/litre
		H = depth of krill in tank	Haul-specific	Direct observation	m
Flow metera	V * Fkrill * ρ	V = volume of krill and water combined	Haula-specific	Direct observation	litre
		Fkrill = fraction of krill in the sample	Haula-specific	Flow meter volume correction	—
		ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor	Variable	Volume-to-mass conversion	kg/litre
Flow meterb	(V * ρ) – M	V = volume of krill paste	Haula-specific	Direct observation	litre
		M = amount of water added to the process, converted to mass	Haula-specific	Direct observation	kg
		ρ = density of krill paste	Variable	Direct observation	kg/litre
Flow scale	M * (1 – F)	M = mass of krill and water combined	Haulb-specific	Direct observation	kg
		F = fraction of water in the sample	Variable	Flow scale mass correction	—
Plate tray	(M – Mtray) * N	Mtray = mass of empty tray	Constant	Direct observation prior to fishing	kg
		M = mean mass of krill and tray combined	Variable	Direct observation, prior to freezing with water drained	kg
		N = number of trays	Haul-specific	Direct observation	—
Meal conversion	Mmeal * MCF	Mmeal = mass of meal produced	Haul-specific	Direct observation	kg
		MCF = meal conversion factor	Variable	Meal to whole krill conversion	—
Codend volume	W * H * L * ρ * π/4 * 1 000	W = codend width	Constant	Measure at the start of fishing	m
		H = codend height	Constant	Measure at the start of fishing	m
		ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor	Variable	Volume-to-mass conversion	kg/litre
		L = codend length	Haul-specific	Direct observation	m
Other	Please specify

Observation steps and frequency

a A new period will commence when the vessel moves to a new subarea or division.
b Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
Holding tank volume
At the start of fishing	Measure the width and length of the holding tank (if the tank is not rectangular in shape, then additional measurements may be required; precision ± 0,05 m)
Every montha	Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the holding tank
Every haul	Measure the depth of krill in the tank (if krill are held in the tank between hauls, then measure the difference in depth; precision ± 0,1 m)
	Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Flow metera
Prior to fishing	Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)
More than once per montha	Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion (ρ) derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the flow meter
Every haulb	Obtain a sample from the flow meter and:
	measure the volume (e.g. 10 litres) of krill and water combined
	estimate the flow meter volume correction derived from the drained volume of krill
	Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Flow meterb
Prior to fishing	Ensure that both flow meters (one for the krill product and one for the water added) are calibrated (i.e. show the same, correct reading)
Every weeka	Estimate the density (ρ) of the krill product (ground krill paste) by measuring the mass of a known volume of krill product (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the corresponding flow meter
Every haulb	Read both flow meters, and calculate the total volumes of the krill product (ground krill paste) and that of the water added; density of the water is assumed to be 1 kg/litre
	Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Flow scale
Prior to fishing	Ensure that the flow scale is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)
Every haulb	Obtain a sample from the flow scale
	Measure the mass of krill and water combined
	Estimate the flow scale mass correction derived from the drained mass of krill
	Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Plate tray
Prior to fishing	Measure the mass of the tray (if trays vary in design, then measure the mass of each type; precision ± 0,1 kg)
Every haul	Measure the mass of krill and tray combined (precision ± 0,1 kg)
	Count the number of trays used (if trays vary in design, then count the number of trays of each type)
	Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Meal conversion
Every montha	Estimate the meal to whole krill conversion by processing 1 000 to 5 000 kg (drained mass) of whole krill
Every haul	Measure the mass of meal produced
	Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)
Codend volume
At the start of fishing	Measure the width and height of the codend (precision ± 0,1 m)
Every montha	Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the codend
Every haul	Measure the length of codend containing krill (precision ± 0,1 m)
	Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

ANNEX VI U.K. IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE

1. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence U.K.

Member State	Maximum number of vessels	Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain	22	61 364
France	27	45 383
Portugal	5	1 627
Italy	1	2 137
Union	55	110 511

2. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence U.K.

a This figure does not include vessels registered in Mayotte; it may be increased in the future in accordance with Mayotte's fleet development plan.
Member State	Maximum number of vessels	Capacity (gross tonnage)
Spain	27	11 590
France	41a	7 882
Portugal	15	6 925
United Kingdom	4	1 400
Union	87	27 797

3. The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence. U.K.

4. The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence. U.K.

[F2 ANNEX VII U.K. WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area

Spain	14
Union	14]

[F2 ANNEX VIII U.K. QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS

a To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant. Such a contract must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.]
Flag State	Fishery	Number of fishing authorisations	Maximum number of vessels present at any time
Norway	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	To be established	To be established
Faroe Islands	Mackerel, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 2a, 4a (north of 59° N) Horse mackerel, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 7e, 7f, 7h	20	14
	Herring, north of 62° 00′ N	20	To be established
	Herring, 3a	4	4
	Industrial fishing for Norway pout, 4, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N) (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)	14	14
	Ling and tusk	20	10
	Blue whiting, 2, 4a, 5, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N), 6b, 7 (west of 12° 00′ W)	20	20
	Blue ling	16	16
Venezuela a	Snappers (French Guiana waters)	45	45

(1)

Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

(2)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 of 18 September 2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (OJ L 248, 22.9.2007, p. 17).

(3)

Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, specifying details of the implementation of the landing obligation in the North Sea and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 676/2007 and (EC) No 1342/2008 (OJ L 179, 16.7.2018, p. 1).

(4)

Council Regulation (EC) No 509/2007 of 7 May 2007 establishing a multi-annual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Western Channel (OJ L 122, 11.5.2007, p. 7).

(5)

Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 (OJ L 252, 16.9.2016, p. 1).

(6)

Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5).

(7)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock (OJ L 344, 20.12.2008, p. 6).

(8)

Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3).

(9)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).

(10)

Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48).

(11)

Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faeroe Islands, of the other part (OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12).

(12)

Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (OJ L 172, 30.6.2007, p. 4) and Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in that Agreement (OJ L 293, 23.10.2012, p. 5).

(13)

OJ L 6, 10.1.2012, p. 9.

(14)

Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

(15)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 of 10 June 2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets (OJ L 151, 11.6.2008, p. 5).

(16)

Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).

(17)

Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16).

(18)

Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).

(19)

Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (OJ L 347, 30.12.2011, p. 44).

(20)

Concluded by Council Decision 2006/539/EC of 22 May 2006 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community of the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22).

(21)

The Union acceded by Council Decision 86/238/EEC of 9 June 1986 on the accession of the Community to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, as amended by the Protocol annexed to the Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the States Parties to the Convention signed in Paris on 10 July 1984 (OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33).

(22)

The Union acceded by Council Decision 95/399/EC of 18 September 1995 on the accession of the Community to the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24).

(23)

Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42).

(24)

Concluded by Council Decision 2002/738/EC of 22 July 2002 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39).

(25)

The Union acceded by Council Decision 2008/780/EC of 29 September 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27).

(26)

The Union acceded by Council Decision 2012/130/EU of 3 October 2011 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (OJ L 67, 6.3.2012, p. 1).

(27)

The Union acceded by Council Decision 2005/75/EC of 26 April 2004 on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1).

(28)

Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, p. 81).

(29)

All types of demersal trawls (OTB, OTT, PTB, TBB, TBN, TBS and TB).

(30)

All types of seines (SSC, SDN, SPR, SV, SB and SX).

(31)

All long lines or pole and line or rod and line fisheries (LHP, LHM, LLD, LL, LTL, LX and LLS).

(32)

All fixed gillnets and traps (GTR, GNS, FYK, FPN and FIX).

(33)

Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).

(34)

[F2 The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Substituted by Council Regulation (EU) 2019/529 of 28 March 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities.