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:
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.
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 1100/20072 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.
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.
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.
The North Sea multiannual plan was established by Regulation (EU) 2018/973 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 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.
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 509/20074 and Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 of the European Parliament and of the Council5. The objective for the Southern hake stock as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/20056 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.
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 stock7 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.
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.
Council Regulation (EC) No 847/968 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The use of fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/20099, 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.
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.
In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway10 and the Faroe Islands11, 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 Greenland12, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Guiana13, it is necessary to fix the fishing opportunities for snapper available to Venezuela in Union waters.
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.
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 Council14.
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.
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.
Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with Union law,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE IGENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1Subject 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 2Scope
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 3Definitions
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;
- (i)
- (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 517/200815;
- (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 4Fishing 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 218/200916;
- (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 601/200417;
- (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 Council18;
- (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 Council19.
- (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 Rica20;
- (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 Tunas21;
- (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 Commission22;
- (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 Council23;
- (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 Ocean24;
- (q)
‘SIOFA Agreement Area’ is the geographic area defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement25;
- (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 Ocean26;
- (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 Ocean27;
- (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 IIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS
CHAPTER IGeneral provisions
Article 5TACs 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 Council28 and its implementing provisions.
Article 6TACs 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 7Conditions 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 8Quota 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 9Fishing 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.
Article 10Measures 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 trawls29, 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 seines30, 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 lines31, not exceeding 5,5 tonnes per vessel per year;
d
using fixed gillnets32, 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 11Measures 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 12Special 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 13Closed 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 14Prohibitions
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 15Data 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 IIFishing authorisations in third-country waters
Article 16Fishing 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 IIIFishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations
Section 1General provisions
Article 17Quota 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 2ICCAT Convention Area
Article 18Fishing, 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 520/200733 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 19Recreational fisheries
Where appropriate, Member States shall allocate a specific share for recreational fisheries from their allocated quotas as set out in Annex ID.
Article 20Sharks
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 3CCAMLR Convention Area
Article 21Prohibitions 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 22Exploratory 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 23Krill 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 4IOTC Area of Competence
Article 24Limitation 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 25Drifting 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 26Sharks
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 5SPRFMO Convention Area
Article 27Pelagic 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.
F22
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.
Article 28Bottom 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.
Article 28aF3Exploratory 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.
Section 6IATTC Convention Area
Article 29Purse-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:
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:
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 30Drifting 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 31Catch 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 32Prohibition 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 33Prohibition 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 7SEAFO Convention Area
Article 34Prohibition 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 8WCPFC Convention Area
Article 35Conditions 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 36Management 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 37Limitations 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 38Catch 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 39Silky 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 40Overlap 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 9GFCM Agreement Area
Article 41Small 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 42European 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 10Bering Sea
Article 43Prohibition 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 11SIOFA
Article 44Interim 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 IIIFISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS
Article 45Fishing 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 46Fishing 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 47Fishing authorisations
The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters shall be as set out in Annex VIII.
Article 48Conditions 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 49Closed 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 50Prohibitions
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 IVFINAL PROVISIONS
Article 51Committee 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 52Transitional 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 53Entry 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 ITACs 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 |
SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 AND 14, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS
Species: | Sandeel and associated by-catchesAmmodytes spp. | Zone: | Union waters of 2a, 3a and 434 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denmark | 106 38735 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 2 32535 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 16235 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 3 90635 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union | 112 780 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TAC | 112 780 |
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Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F2Special 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:
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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 | ||
Species: | TuskBrosme brosme | Zone: | Union and international waters of 1, 2 and 14(USK/1214EI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 638 | |||
France | 638 | |||
United Kingdom | 638 | |||
Others | 338 | |||
Union | 2138 | |||
TAC | 21 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||
Species: | TuskBrosme brosme | Zone: | 3a(USK/03A.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 15 | |||
Sweden | 8 | |||
Germany | 8 | |||
Union | 31 | |||
TAC | 31 |
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Species: | TuskBrosme brosme | Zone: | Union waters of 4(USK/04-C.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 68 | |||
Germany | 20 | |||
France | 47 | |||
Sweden | 7 | |||
United Kingdom | 102 | |||
Others | 739 | |||
Union | 251 | |||
TAC | 251 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||
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 | 1740 | |||||||
Union | 1 207 | |||||||
Norway | ||||||||
TAC | 4 130 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||||||
To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (USK/*24X7C). | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7:
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The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000. | ||||||||
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 |
| ||
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 | ||
Species: | Herring45Clupea harengus | Zone: | 3a(HER/03A.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 12 32546 | |||
Germany | 19746 | |||
Sweden | 12 89346 | |||
Union | 25 41546 | |||
Norway | 3 911 | |||
Faroe Islands | 047 | |||
TAC | 29 326 |
| ||
Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. | ||||
Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*04-C.). | ||||
May only be fished in the Skagerrak (HER/*03AN.). | ||||
Species: | Herring48Clupea 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 65249 | |||||||||
TAC | 385 008 |
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Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. | ||||||||||
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:
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Species: | HerringClupea harengus | Zone: | Norwegian waters south of 62° N(HER/04-N.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 88652 | |||
Union | 886 | |||
TAC | 385 008 |
| ||
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. | ||||
Species: | Herring53Clupea harengus | Zone: | 3a(HER/03A-BC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 5 692 | |||
Germany | 51 | |||
Sweden | 916 | |||
Union | 6 659 | |||
TAC | 6 659 |
| ||
Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. | ||||
Species: | Herring54Clupea 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 |
| ||
Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm. | ||||
Species: | Herring55Clupea harengus | Zone: | 4c, 7d56(HER/4CXB7D) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 8 63257 | |||
Denmark | 80057 | |||
Germany | 53057 | |||
France | 10 27757 | |||
The Netherlands | 18 16257 | |||
United Kingdom | 3 95057 | |||
Union | 42 35157 | |||
TAC | 385 008 |
| ||
Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. | ||||
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. | ||||
Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in 4b (HER/*04B.). | ||||
Species: | HerringClupea harengus | Zone: | Union and international waters of 5b, 6b and 6aN58(HER/5B6ANB) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 46659 | |||
France | 8859 | |||
Ireland | 63059 | |||
The Netherlands | 46659 | |||
United Kingdom | 2 52059 | |||
Union | 4 17059 | |||
TAC | 4 170 |
| ||
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. | ||||
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: | 6aS60, 7b, 7c(HER/6AS7BC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 1 482 | |||
The Netherlands | 148 | |||
Union | 1 630 | |||
TAC | 1 630 |
| ||
Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56° 00′ N and west of 07° 00′ W. | ||||
Species: | HerringClupea harengus | Zone: | 6 Clyde61(HER/06ACL.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | To be established | |||
Union | To be established62 | |||
TAC | To be established62 |
| ||
Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between:
| ||||
Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of the United Kingdom. | ||||
Species: | HerringClupea harengus | Zone: | 7a63(HER/07A/MM) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ireland | 1 795 | |||
United Kingdom | 5 101 | |||
Union | 6 896 | |||
TAC | 6 896 |
| ||
This zone is reduced by the area bounded:
| ||||
Species: | HerringClupea harengus | Zone: | 7e and 7f(HER/7EF.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 465 | |||
United Kingdom | 465 | |||
Union | 930 | |||
TAC | 930 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Species: | HerringClupea harengus | Zone: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 53 | |||
France | 293 | |||
Ireland | 4 097 | |||
The Netherlands | 293 | |||
United Kingdom | 6 | |||
Union | 4 742 | |||
TAC | 4 742 | Analytical TAC | ||
This zone is increased by the area bounded:
| ||||
Species: | AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus | Zone: | 8(ANE/08.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 29 700 | |||
France | 3 300 | |||
Union | 33 000 | |||
TAC | 33 000 | Precautionary TAC | ||
F4Species: | AnchovyEngraulis encrasicolus | Zone: | 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(ANE/9/3411) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 4 89765 | |||
Portugal | 5 34365 | |||
Union | 10 24065 | |||
TAC | 10 24065 | Precautionary TAC | ||
The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. | ||||
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 | ||
Species: | CodGadus morhua | Zone: | Kattegat(COD/03AS.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 35066 | |||
Germany | 766 | |||
Sweden | 21066 | |||
Union | 56766 | |||
TAC | 56766 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||
Species: | CodGadus morhua | Zone: | 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat(COD/2A3AX4) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 87067 | |||||||
Denmark | 4 998 | |||||||
Germany | 3 169 | |||||||
France | 1 07567 | |||||||
The Netherlands | 2 82467 | |||||||
Sweden | 33 | |||||||
United Kingdom | 11 46467 | |||||||
Union | 24 433 | |||||||
Norway | 5 00468 | |||||||
TAC | 29 437 | Analytical TAC | ||||||
Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: 7d (COD/*07D.). | ||||||||
May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. | ||||||||
F4Special condition: | ||||||||
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:
| ||||||||
Species: | CodGadus morhua | Zone: | Norwegian waters south of 62° N(COD/04-N.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 38270 | |||
Union | 382 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
| ||
By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. | ||||
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 | ||
Species: | CodGadus morhua | Zone: | 6a; Union and international waters of 5b east of 12° 00′ W(COD/5BE6A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 371 | |||
Germany | 2671 | |||
France | 27571 | |||
Ireland | 38571 | |||
United Kingdom | 1 04671 | |||
Union | 1 73571 | |||
TAC | 1 73571 |
| ||
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: | 7a(COD/07A.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 1172 | |||
France | 3072 | |||
Ireland | 53072 | |||
The Netherlands | 372 | |||
United Kingdom | 23372 | |||
Union | 80772 | |||
TAC | 80772 | Analytical TAC | ||
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries 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 | 5073 | |||
France | 82273 | |||
Ireland | 65073 | |||
The Netherlands | 073 | |||
United Kingdom | 8873 | |||
Union | 1 61073 | |||
TAC | 1 61073 |
| ||
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: | 7d(COD/07D.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 7474 | |||
France | 1 43974 | |||
The Netherlands | 4374 | |||
United Kingdom | 15974 | |||
Union | 1 71574 | |||
TAC | 1 715 | Analytical TAC | ||
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: | 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 |
| ||
Species: | MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. | Zone: | Union and international waters of 5b; 6; international waters of 12 and 14(LEZ/56-14) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 657 | |||
France | 2 56375 | |||
Ireland | 749 | |||
United Kingdom | 1 81375 | |||
Union | 5 782 | |||
TAC | 5 782 |
| ||
Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/*2AC4C). | ||||
Species: | MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. | Zone: | 7(LEZ/07.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 49076 | |||
Spain | 5 44077 | |||
France | 6 60277 | |||
Ireland | 3 00176 | |||
United Kingdom | 2 59976 | |||
Union | 18 132 | |||
TAC | 18 132 |
| ||
10 % of this quota may be used in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole. | ||||
35 % of this quota may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE). | ||||
Species: | MegrimsLepidorhombus spp. | Zone: | 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(LEZ/8ABDE.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 943 | |||
France | 761 | |||
Union | 1 704 | |||
TAC | 1 704 |
| ||
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 |
| ||
Species: | AnglerfishLophiidae | Zone: | Union waters of 2a and 4(ANF/2AC4-C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 71578 | |||
Denmark | 1 57778 | |||
Germany | 77078 | |||
France | 14778 | |||
The Netherlands | 54178 | |||
Sweden | 1878 | |||
United Kingdom | 16 46978 | |||
Union | 20 23778 | |||
TAC | 20 237 | Precautionary TAC | ||
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: | 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 |
| ||
Species: | AnglerfishLophiidae | Zone: | 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(ANF/56-14) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 41179 | |||
Germany | 47079 | |||
Spain | 440 | |||
France | 5 06779 | |||
Ireland | 1 145 | |||
The Netherlands | 39679 | |||
United Kingdom | 3 52479 | |||
Union | 11 453 | |||
TAC | 11 453 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C). | ||||
Species: | AnglerfishLophiidae | Zone: | 7(ANF/07.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 3 04980 | |||
Germany | 34080 | |||
Spain | 1 21280 | |||
France | 19 56880 | |||
Ireland | 2 50180 | |||
The Netherlands | 39580 | |||
United Kingdom | 5 93480 | |||
Union | 32 99980 | |||
TAC | 32 999 |
| ||
Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE). | ||||
Species: | AnglerfishLophiidae | Zone: | 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(ANF/8ABDE.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 1 275 | |||
France | 7 096 | |||
Union | 8 371 | |||
TAC | 8 371 |
| ||
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 |
| ||
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 |
| ||
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 |
| ||||||
Special condition: | ||||||||
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
| ||||||||
Species: | HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus | Zone: | Norwegian waters south of 62° N(HAD/04-N.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 70782 | |||
Union | 707 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
| ||
By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. | ||||
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 |
| ||
Species: | HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus | Zone: | Union and international waters of 5b and 6a(HAD/5BC6A.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 483 | |||
Germany | 483 | |||
France | 17883 | |||
Ireland | 52883 | |||
United Kingdom | 2 51283 | |||
Union | 3 226 | |||
TAC | 3 226 |
| ||
Not more than 10 % of this quota may be fished in 4; Union waters of 2a (HAD/*2AC4.). | ||||
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 |
| ||
Species: | HaddockMelanogrammus aeglefinus | Zone: | 7a(HAD/07A.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 59 | |||
France | 271 | |||
Ireland | 1 619 | |||
United Kingdom | 1 790 | |||
Union | 3 739 | |||
TAC | 3 739 |
| ||
Species: | WhitingMerlangius merlangus | Zone: | 3a(WHG/03A.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 1 109 | |||
The Netherlands | 4 | |||
Sweden | 119 | |||
Union | 1 232 | |||
TAC | 1 660 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Species: | WhitingMerlangius 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 21984 | |||||||
TAC | 17 191 |
| ||||||
May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC. | ||||||||
F5Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
| ||||||||
Species: | WhitingMerlangius merlangus | Zone: | 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(WHG/56-14) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 386 | |||
France | 6886 | |||
Ireland | 32486 | |||
United Kingdom | 71786 | |||
Union | 1 11286 | |||
TAC | 1 11286 |
| ||
Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota. | ||||
F5Species: | WhitingMerlangius merlangus | Zone: | 7a(WHG/07A.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 387 | |||
France | 4387 | |||
Ireland | 71787 | |||
The Netherlands | 187 | |||
United Kingdom | 48287 | |||
Union | 1 24687 | |||
TAC | 1 24687 |
| ||
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: | 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 |
| ||
Species: | WhitingMerlangius merlangus | Zone: | 8(WHG/08.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 1 016 | |||
France | 1 524 | |||
Union | 2 540 | |||
TAC | 2 540 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Species: | Whiting and pollackMerlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius | Zone: | Norwegian waters south of 62° N(W/P/04-N.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 19088 | |||
Union | 190 | |||
TAC | Not relevant | Precautionary TAC | ||
By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species. | ||||
Species: | HakeMerluccius merluccius | Zone: | 3a(HKE/03A.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 3 95089 | |||
Sweden | 33689 | |||
Union | 4 286 | |||
TAC | 4 286 |
| ||
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: | Union waters of 2a and 4(HKE/2AC4-C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 7190 | |||
Denmark | 2 88890 | |||
Germany | 33190 | |||
France | 63990 | |||
The Netherlands | 16690 | |||
United Kingdom | 89990 | |||
Union | 4 99490 | |||
TAC | 4 994 |
| ||
Not more than 10 % of this quota may be used for by-catch in 3a (HKE/*03A.). | ||||
Species: | HakeMerluccius merluccius | Zone: | 6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(HKE/571214) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 73391 | |||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 23 512 | |||||||||||||||||||
France | 36 31091 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 4 400 | |||||||||||||||||||
The Netherlands | 47391 | |||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 14 33491 | |||||||||||||||||||
Union | 79 762 | |||||||||||||||||||
TAC | 79 762 |
| ||||||||||||||||||
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:
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Species: | HakeMerluccius merluccius | Zone: | 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e(HKE/8ABDE.) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 2393 | |||||||||||||||
Spain | 16 036 | |||||||||||||||
France | 36 013 | |||||||||||||||
The Netherlands | 4693 | |||||||||||||||
Union | 52 118 | |||||||||||||||
TAC | 52 118 |
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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:
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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 |
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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 | ||
F2Species: | Blue whitingMicromesistius 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 81395 | |||
Germany | 18 97995 | |||
Spain | ||||
France | 33 97095 | |||
Ireland | 37 80095 | |||
The Netherlands | 59 52295 | |||
Portugal | ||||
Sweden | 12 07595 | |||
United Kingdom | 63 34195 | |||
Union | ||||
Norway | 99 900 | |||
Faroe Islands | 10 000 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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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 %. | ||||
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. | ||||
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 06498 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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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: | Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30′ N and 7 west of 12° W(WHB/24A567) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Norway | ||||
Faroe Islands | ||||
TAC | Not relevant |
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To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement. | ||||
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 %. | ||||
To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands. | ||||
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: | 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 |
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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 | 33103 | |||
Union | 11 378 | |||
Norway | 250104 | |||
Faroe Islands | 150105 | |||
TAC | 11 778 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||
To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (BLI/*24X7C). | ||||
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: | International waters of 12(BLI/12INT-) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Estonia | 1106 | |||
Spain | 218106 | |||
France | 5106 | |||
Lithuania | 2106 | |||
United Kingdom | 2106 | |||
Others | 1106 | |||
Union | 229106 | |||
TAC | 229106 | Precautionary TAC | ||
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 | 4107 | |||
Union | 53 | |||
TAC | 53 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||
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 | ||
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 | 4108 | |||
Union | 36 | |||
TAC | 36 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||
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 | ||
F2Species: | LingMolva molva | Zone: | Union waters of 4(LIN/04-C.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 26109 | |||
Denmark | 404109 | |||
Germany | 250109 | |||
France | 225 | |||
The Netherlands | 9 | |||
Sweden | 17109 | |||
United Kingdom | 3 104109 | |||
Union | 4 035 | |||
TAC | 4 035 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Special condition: of which up to 25 % but no more than 75t may be fished in: Union waters of 3a (LIN/*03A-C). | ||||
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 | ||
Species: | LingMolva molva | Zone: | Union and international waters of 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14(LIN/6X14.) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 46110 | |||||||
Denmark | 8110 | |||||||
Germany | 166110 | |||||||
Ireland | 898 | |||||||
Spain | 3 361 | |||||||
France | 3 583110 | |||||||
Portugal | 8 | |||||||
United Kingdom | 4 126110 | |||||||
Union | 12 196 | |||||||
Norway | ||||||||
Faroe Islands | ||||||||
TAC | 20 396 |
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Special condition: of which up to 35 % may be fished in: Union waters of 4 (LIN/*04-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/*6X14.). By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %. 3 000 | ||||||||
Including tusk. The quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7, and they amount to:
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The ling and tusk quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000. | ||||||||
Including tusk. To be fished in 6b and 6a north of 56° 30′ N (LIN/*6BAN.). | ||||||||
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: | 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 |
| ||
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 |
| ||
Species: | Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus | Zone: | Norwegian waters of 4(NEP/04-N.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 568 | |||
Germany | 0 | |||
United Kingdom | 32 | |||
Union | 600 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
| ||
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 | ||
Species: | Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus | Zone: | 7(NEP/07.) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 1 187116 | |||||||||||||||
France | 4 811116 | |||||||||||||||
Ireland | 7 296116 | |||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 6 490116 | |||||||||||||||
Union | 19 784116 | |||||||||||||||
TAC | 19 784116 |
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Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:
| ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||
F5Species: | Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus | Zone: | 8c(NEP/08C.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 2,7117 | |||
France | 0,0117 | |||
Union | 2,7117 | |||
TAC | 2,7117 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Exclusively for catches taken as part of a sentinel fishery to collect catch per unit effort (CPUE) data with vessels carrying observers on board:
| ||||
Species: | Norway lobsterNephrops norvegicus | Zone: | 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(NEP/9/3411) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 100118 | |||
Portugal | 301118 | |||
Union | ||||
TAC | Precautionary TAC | |||
Of which no more than 6 % may be taken in Functional Units 26 and 27 of ICES division 9a (NEP/*9U267). | ||||
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 | ||||
F5Species: | Northern prawnPandalus 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 | ||
Species: | Northern prawnPandalus borealis | Zone: | Norwegian waters south of 62° N(PRA/04-N.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 200 | |||
Sweden | 123120 | |||
Union | 323 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
| ||
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for these species. | ||||
Species: | ‘Penaeus’ shrimpsPenaeus spp. | Zone: | French Guiana waters(PEN/FGU.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
France | To be established121 | |||
Union | ||||
TAC |
| |||
Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep. | ||||
Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France. | ||||
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 |
| ||
Species: | PlaicePleuronectes platessa | Zone: | Kattegat(PLE/03AS.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 1 517 | |||
Germany | 17 | |||
Sweden | 171 | |||
Union | 1 705 | |||
TAC | 1 705 |
| ||
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 |
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Special condition: | ||||||||
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:
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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 |
| ||
Species: | PlaicePleuronectes platessa | Zone: | 7b and 7c(PLE/7BC.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 11 | |||
Ireland | 63 | |||
Union | 74 | |||
TAC | 74 |
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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 |
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Species: | PlaicePleuronectes platessa | Zone: | 7f and 7g(PLE/7FG.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 378 | |||
France | 684 | |||
Ireland | 243 | |||
United Kingdom | 357 | |||
Union | 1 662 | |||
TAC | 1 662 |
| ||
Species: | PlaicePleuronectes platessa | Zone: | 7h, 7j and 7k(PLE/7HJK.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 7124 | |||
France | 14124 | |||
Ireland | 47124 | |||
The Netherlands | 27124 | |||
United Kingdom | 14124 | |||
Union | 109124 | |||
TAC | 109124 |
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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: | 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 | ||
Species: | PollackPollachius pollachius | Zone: | 7(POL/07.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 378125 | |||
Spain | 23125 | |||
France | 8 712125 | |||
Ireland | 929125 | |||
United Kingdom | 2 121125 | |||
Union | 12 163125 | |||
TAC | 12 163 |
| ||
Special condition: of which up to 2 % may be fished in: 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (POL/*8ABDE). | ||||
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 | ||
Species: | PollackPollachius pollachius | Zone: | 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(POL/9/3411) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 273126 | |||
Portugal | ||||
Union | 282126 | |||
TAC | 282127 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 8c (POL/*08C.). | ||||
In addition to this TAC, Portugal may fish quantities of pollack not exceeding 98 tonnes (POL/93411P). | ||||
F5Species: | SaithePollachius 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 879128 | |||
TAC | 93 614 |
| ||
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. | ||||
F5Species: | SaithePollachius 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 | 940129 | |||
TAC | 9 713 |
| ||
To be fished north of 56°30′ N (POK/*5614N). | ||||
Species: | SaithePollachius virens | Zone: | Norwegian waters south of 62° N(POK/04-N.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 880130 | |||
Union | 880 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for these species. | ||||
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 |
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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 |
| ||
Species: | Skates and raysRajiformes | Zone: | Union waters of 2a and 4(SRX/2AC4-C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | ||||
Denmark | ||||
Germany | ||||
France | ||||
The Netherlands | ||||
United Kingdom | ||||
Union | ||||
TAC | 1 654133 | Precautionary TAC | ||
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. | ||||
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. | ||||
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. | ||||
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 3a(SRX/03A-C.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 37135 | |||
Sweden | 10135 | |||
Union | 47135 | |||
TAC | 47 | Precautionary TAC | ||
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 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k(SRX/67AKXD) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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:
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Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Species: | Skates and raysRajiformes | Zone: | Union waters of 7d(SRX/07D.) | |
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TAC | 1 404144 | Precautionary TAC | ||
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. | ||||
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). | ||||
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). | ||||
Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). | ||||
Species: | Undulate rayRaja undulata | Zone: | Union waters of 7d and 7e(RJU/7DE.) | |
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Belgium | 21145 | |||
Estonia | 0145 | |||
France | 103145 | |||
Germany | 0145 | |||
Ireland | 27145 | |||
Lithuania | 0145 | |||
The Netherlands | 0145 | |||
Portugal | 0145 | |||
Spain | 23145 | |||
United Kingdom | 58145 | |||
Union | 234145 | |||
TAC | 234145 | Precautionary TAC | ||
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: | Skates and raysRajiformes | Zone: | Union waters of 8 and 9(SRX/89-C.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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:
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Species: | Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides | Zone: | Union waters of 2a and 4; Union and international waters of 5b and 6(GHL/2A-C46) | |
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Denmark | 14 | |||
Germany | 25 | |||
Estonia | 14 | |||
Spain | 14 | |||
France | 231 | |||
Ireland | 14 | |||
Lithuania | 14 | |||
Poland | 14 | |||
United Kingdom | 910 | |||
Union | 1 250 | |||
Norway | 1 250148 | |||
TAC | 2 500 | Analytical TAC | ||
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: | MackerelScomber scombrus | Zone: | 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32(MAC/2A34.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norway | 135 398152 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TAC | 653 438 | Analytical TAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may also be taken in the two following zones:
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May also be taken in Norwegian waters of 4a (MAC/*4AN.). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
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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-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany | 16 594154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 18154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Estonia | 138154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 11 064154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 55 313154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latvia | 102154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lithuania | 102154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Netherlands | 24 199154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 1 168154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 152 115154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union | 260 813154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faroe Islands | 24 690157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TAC | 653 438 | Analytical TAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May be fished in 2a, 6a north of 56° 30′ N, 4a, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h (MAC/*AX7H). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods:
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Species: | MackerelScomber scombrus | Zone: | 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(MAC/8C3411) | |||||||||
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Spain | 24 597159 | |||||||||||
France | 163159 | |||||||||||
Portugal | 5 084159 | |||||||||||
Union | 29 844 | |||||||||||
TAC | 653 438 | Analytical TAC | ||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||
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within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:
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Species: | MackerelScomber scombrus | Zone: | Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a(MAC/2A4A-N) | |
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Denmark | 10 242 | |||
Union | 10 242 | |||
TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TAC | ||
Species: | Common soleSolea solea | Zone: | 3a; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-24(SOL/3ABC24) | |
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Denmark | 421 | |||
Germany | 24161 | |||
The Netherlands | 41161 | |||
Sweden | 16 | |||
Union | 502 | |||
TAC | 502 | Analytical TAC | ||
Quota may be fished in Union waters of 3a, Subdivisions 22-24 only. | ||||
Species: | Common soleSolea solea | Zone: | Union waters of 2a and 4(SOL/24-C.) | |
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Belgium | 1 045 | |||
Denmark | 478 | |||
Germany | 836 | |||
France | 209 | |||
The Netherlands | 9 439 | |||
United Kingdom | 538 | |||
Union | 12 545 | |||
Norway | 10162 | |||
TAC | 12 555 |
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May be fished only in Union waters of 4 (SOL/*04-C.). | ||||
Species: | Common soleSolea solea | Zone: | 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14(SOL/56-14) | |
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Ireland | 46 | |||
United Kingdom | 11 | |||
Union | 57 | |||
TAC | 57 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Species: | Common soleSolea solea | Zone: | 7a(SOL/07A.) | |
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Belgium | 192 | |||
France | 2 | |||
Ireland | 74 | |||
The Netherlands | 60 | |||
United Kingdom | 86 | |||
Union | 414 | |||
TAC | 414 |
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Species: | Common soleSolea solea | Zone: | 7b and 7c(SOL/7BC.) | |
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France | 6 | |||
Ireland | 36 | |||
Union | 42 | |||
TAC | 42 |
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Species: | Common soleSolea solea | Zone: | 7d(SOL/07D.) | |
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Belgium | 677 | |||
France | 1 354 | |||
United Kingdom | 484 | |||
Union | 2 515 | |||
TAC | 2 515 | Analytical TAC | ||
Species: | Common soleSolea solea | Zone: | 7e(SOL/07E.) | |
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Belgium | 44 | |||
France | 468 | |||
United Kingdom | 730 | |||
Union | 1 242 | |||
TAC | 1 242 |
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F6Species: | Common soleSolea solea | Zone: | 7f and 7g(SOL/7FG.) | |
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Belgium | 630 | |||
France | 63 | |||
Ireland | 32 | |||
United Kingdom | 284 | |||
Union | 1 009 | |||
TAC | 1 009 |
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Species: | Common soleSolea solea | Zone: | 7h, 7j and 7k(SOL/7HJK.) | |
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Belgium | 32 | |||
France | 64 | |||
Ireland | 171 | |||
The Netherlands | 51 | |||
United Kingdom | 64 | |||
Union | 382 | |||
TAC | 382 |
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Species: | Common soleSolea solea | Zone: | 8a and 8b(SOL/8AB.) | |
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Belgium | 48 | |||
Spain | 9 | |||
France | 3 549 | |||
The Netherlands | 266 | |||
Union | 3 872 | |||
TAC | 3 872 |
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Species: | SoleSolea spp. | Zone: | 8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1(SOO/8CDE34) | |
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Spain | 403 | |||
Portugal | 669 | |||
Union | 1 072 | |||
TAC | 1 072 | Precautionary TAC | ||
F5Species: | Sprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus | Zone: | 3a(SPR/03A.) | |
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Denmark | ||||
Germany | ||||
Sweden | ||||
Union | 24 627163 | |||
TAC | 26 624 | Precautionary TAC | ||
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. | ||||
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. | ||||
F5Species: | Sprat and associated by-catchesSprattus sprattus | Zone: | Union waters of 2a and 4(SPR/2AC4-C) | |
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Belgium | ||||
Denmark | ||||
Germany | ||||
France | ||||
The Netherlands | ||||
Sweden | ||||
United Kingdom | ||||
Union | ||||
Norway | 10 000165 | |||
Faroe Islands | ||||
TAC | 112 102165 | Analytical TAC | ||
The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. | ||||
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. | ||||
Including sandeel. | ||||
May contain up to 4 % of by-catch of herring. | ||||
Species: | SpratSprattus sprattus | Zone: | 7d and 7e(SPR/7DE.) | |
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Belgium | 13 | |||
Denmark | 857 | |||
Germany | 13 | |||
France | 185 | |||
The Netherlands | 185 | |||
United Kingdom | 1 384 | |||
Union | 2 637 | |||
TAC | 2 637 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Species: | Picked dogfishSqualus acanthias | Zone: | Union and international waters of 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14(DGS/15X14) | |
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Belgium | 20169 | |||
Germany | 4169 | |||
Spain | 10169 | |||
France | 83169 | |||
Ireland | 53169 | |||
The Netherlands | 0169 | |||
Portugal | 0169 | |||
United Kingdom | 100169 | |||
Union | 270169 | |||
TAC | 270169 |
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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: | Horse mackerel and associated by-catchesTrachurus spp. | Zone: | Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d(JAX/4BC7D) | |
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Belgium | 14170 | |||
Denmark | 5 985170 | |||
Germany | ||||
Spain | 111170 | |||
France | ||||
Ireland | 376170 | |||
The Netherlands | ||||
Portugal | 13170 | |||
Sweden | 75170 | |||
United Kingdom | ||||
Union | 12 629 | |||
Norway | 2 550172 | |||
TAC | 15 179 | Precautionary TAC | ||
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. | ||||
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). | ||||
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 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) | |
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Germany | ||||
Spain | ||||
France | ||||
Ireland | ||||
The Netherlands | ||||
Portugal | ||||
Sweden | ||||
United Kingdom | ||||
Union | 117 518175 | |||
Faroe Islands | 1 600176 | |||
TAC | 119 118 | Analytical TAC | ||
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). | ||||
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.). | ||||
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. | ||||
Limited to 4a, 6a (north of 56° 30′ N only), 7e, 7f, 7h. | ||||
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). | ||||
F4Species: | Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. | Zone: | 8c(JAX/08C.) | |
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Spain | 16 895178 | |||
France | 293 | |||
Portugal | 1 670178 | |||
Union | 18 858178 | |||
TAC | 18 858 | Analytical TAC | ||
Special condition: up to 10 % of this quota may be fished in 9 (JAX/*09.). | ||||
F4Species: | Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. | Zone: | 9(JAX/09.) | |
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Spain | 24 324179 | |||
Portugal | 69 693179 | |||
Union | 94 017 | |||
TAC | 94 017 |
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Special condition: up to 10 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C.). | ||||
Species: | Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. | Zone: | 10; Union waters of CECAF180(JAX/X34PRT) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Portugal | To be established | |||
Union | To be established181 | |||
TAC | To be established181 |
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Waters adjacent to the Azores. | ||||
Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal. | ||||
Species: | Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. | Zone: | Union waters of CECAF182(JAX/341PRT) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Portugal | To be established | |||
Union | To be established183 | |||
TAC | To be established183 |
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Waters adjacent to Madeira. | ||||
Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal. | ||||
Species: | Horse mackerelTrachurus spp. | Zone: | Union waters of CECAF184(JAX/341SPN) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | To be established | |||
Union | To be established185 | |||
TAC | To be established185 |
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Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands. | ||||
Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Spain. | ||||
F6Species: | Norway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarkii | Zone: | 3a; Union waters of 2a and 4(NOP/2A3A4.) | ||
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Year | 2019 | 2020 | |||
Denmark | |||||
Germany | |||||
The Netherlands | |||||
Union | |||||
Norway | 14 500189 | 0189 | |||
Faroe Islands | 5 000190 | 0190 | |||
TAC | Not relevant | Not relevant |
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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. | |||||
Quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones 2a, 3a and 4 only. | |||||
Union quota may only be fished from 1 November 2018 to 31 October 2019. | |||||
A sorting grid shall be used. | |||||
A sorting grid shall be used. Includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota. | |||||
Union quota may be fished from 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020. | |||||
Species: | Industrial fish | Zone: | Norwegian waters of 4(I/F/04-N.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sweden | ||||
Union | 800 | |||
TAC | Not relevant | Precautionary TAC | ||
By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species. | ||||
Special condition: of which no more than the following amount of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.): 400. | ||||
Species: | Other species | Zone: | Union waters of 5b, 6 and 7(OTH/5B67-C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | Not relevant | |||
Norway | 280194 | |||
TAC | Not relevant | Precautionary TAC | ||
Taken with long-lines only. | ||||
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 relevant195 | |||
United Kingdom | 4 125 | |||
Union | 11 000196 | |||
TAC | Not relevant | Precautionary TAC | ||
Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level. | ||||
Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate. | ||||
Species: | Other species | Zone: | Union waters of 2a, 4 and 6a north of 56° 30′ N(OTH/2A46AN) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | Not relevant | |||
Norway | ||||
Faroe Islands | 150199 | |||
TAC | Not relevant | Precautionary TAC | ||
Limited to 2a and 4 (OTH/*2A4-C). | ||||
Including fisheries not specifically mentioned. Exceptions may be introduced after consultations, as appropriate. | ||||
To be fished in 4 and 6a north of 56° 30′ N (OTH/*46AN). | ||||
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.
NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 5, 12 AND 14 AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1
Species: | HerringClupea harengus | Zone: | Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2(HER/1/2-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium | 13200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 13 129200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 2 299200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 43200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 566200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 3 399200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Netherlands | 4 698200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 664200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 43200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 203200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 4 865200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 8 393200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union | 38 315200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faroe Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TAC | 588 562 | Analytical TAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May be fished in Union waters north of 62° N. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To be counted against the catch limits of Norway. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F2Special condition: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
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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 |
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F2Species: | CodGadus morhua | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(COD/N1GL14) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 1 636205 | |||||||||
United Kingdom | 364205 | |||||||||
Union | 2 000205 | |||||||||
TAC | Not relevant |
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Except for by-catches, the following conditions shall apply to these quotas:
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Species: | CodGadus morhua | Zone: | 1 and 2b(COD/1/2B.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 4 907208 | |||
Spain | 11 562208 | |||
France | 2 182208 | |||
Poland | 2 204208 | |||
Portugal | 2 400208 | |||
United Kingdom | 3 193208 | |||
Other Member States | ||||
Union | ||||
TAC | Not relevant |
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Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom. | ||||
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. | ||||
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: | 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 |
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Species: | GrenadiersMacrourus spp. | Zone: | Greenland waters of 5 and 14(GRV/514GRN) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | 85209 | |||
TAC | Not relevant210 |
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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. | ||||
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 NAFO 1(GRV/N1GRN.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | 60211 | |||
TAC | Not relevant212 |
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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. | ||||
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: | CapelinMallotus villosus | Zone: | 2b(CAP/02B.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | 0 | |||
TAC | 0 | Analytical TAC | ||
Species: | CapelinMallotus villosus | Zone: | Greenland waters of 5 and 14(CAP/514GRN) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 0 | |||
Germany | 0 | |||
Sweden | 0 | |||
United Kingdom | 0 | |||
All Member States | 0213 | |||
Union | 0214 | |||
Norway | 0214 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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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. | ||||
For a fishing period from 20 June 2017 to 30 April 2018. | ||||
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 |
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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 500215 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of greater silver smelt. | ||||
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 885216 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish may be counted against this quota, up to the following limit (OTH/*05B-F): 665 | ||||
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 |
| ||
Species: | Northern prawnPandalus borealis | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 1(PRA/N1GRN.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 1 400 | |||
France | 1 400 | |||
Union | 2 800 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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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 |
| ||
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 |
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Species: | Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides | Zone: | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(GHL/1N2AB.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 25217 | |||
United Kingdom | 25217 | |||
Union | 50217 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
| ||
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||
F4Species: | Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides | Zone: | International waters of 1 and 2(GHL/1/2INT) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | ||||
TAC | Not relevant | Precautionary TAC | ||
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||
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. | ||||
Species: | Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 1(GHL/N1GRN.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 1 925220 | |||
Union | 1 925220 | |||
Norway | 575220 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
| ||
To be fished south of 68° N. | ||||
Species: | Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides | Zone: | Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(GHL/5-14GL) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 4 289 | |||
United Kingdom | 226 | |||
Union | 4 515221 | |||
Norway | 575 | |||
Faroe Islands | 110 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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To be fished by no more than 6 vessels at the same time. | ||||
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 |
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Species: | Redfish (deep pelagic)Sebastes spp. | Zone: | Union and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14(RED/51214D) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May only be taken within the area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:
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May only be taken from 10 May to 31 December. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Species: | RedfishSebastes spp. | Zone: | International waters of 1 and 2(RED/1/2INT) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | ||||
TAC | 13 168226 |
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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. | ||||
Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board. | ||||
Provisional catch limit to cover catches of all NEAFC contracting parties, | ||||
F2Species: | Redfish (pelagic)Sebastes spp. | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(RED/N1G14P) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TAC | Not relevant |
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May only be fished from 10 May to 31 December. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May only be fished in Greenland waters within the Redfish Conservation Area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:
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Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/*5-14P). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
May only be fished in Greenland Waters of 5 and 14 (RED/*514GN). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Species: | Redfish (demersal)Sebastes spp. | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14(RED/N1G14D) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany | 1 976231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 10231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 14231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union | 2 000231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TAC | Not relevant |
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May only be fished by trawl, and only North and West of the line defined by the following coordinates:
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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 |
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Species: | Other species | Zone: | Norwegian waters of 1 and 2(OTH/1N2AB.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 117232 | |||
France | 47232 | |||
United Kingdom | 186232 | |||
Union | 350232 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
| ||
Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||
Species: | Other species233 | Zone: | Faroese waters of 5b(OTH/05B-F.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 281 | |||
France | 253 | |||
United Kingdom | 166 | |||
Union | 700 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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Excluding fish species of no commercial value. | ||||
Species: | Flatfish | Zone: | Faroese waters of 5b(FLX/05B-F.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany | 9 | |||
France | 7 | |||
United Kingdom | 34 | |||
Union | 50 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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Species: | By-catches234 | Zone: | Greenland waters(B-C/GRL) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | 1 050 | |||
TAC | Not relevant |
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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.) | ||||
NORTH WEST ATLANTICNAFO CONVENTION AREA
Species: | CodGadus morhua | Zone: | NAFO 2J3KL(COD/N2J3KL) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | 0235 | |||
TAC | 0235 |
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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 3NO(COD/N3NO.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | 0236 | |||
TAC | 0236 |
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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 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 |
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Species: | Witch flounderGlyptocephalus cynoglossus | Zone: | NAFO 3L(WIT/N3L.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | 0237 | |||
TAC | 0237 |
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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 3NO(WIT/N3NO.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Estonia | 52 | |||
Latvia | 52 | |||
Lithuania | 52 | |||
Union | 156 | |||
TAC | 1 175 |
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Species: | American plaiceHippoglossoides platessoides | Zone: | NAFO 3M(PLA/N3M.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | 0238 | |||
TAC | 0238 |
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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.) | |
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Union | 0239 | |||
TAC | 0239 |
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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: | Shortfin squidIllex illecebrosus | Zone: | NAFO Subareas 3 and 4(SQI/N34.) | |
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Estonia | 128240 | |||
Latvia | 128240 | |||
Lithuania | 128240 | |||
Poland | 227240 | |||
Union | ||||
TAC | 34 000 |
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To be fished between 1 July and 31 December 2019. | ||||
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: | Yellowtail flounderLimanda ferruginea | Zone: | NAFO 3LNO(YEL/N3LNO.) | |
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Union | 0242 | |||
TAC | 17 000 |
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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: | CapelinMallotus villosus | Zone: | NAFO 3NO(CAP/N3NO.) | |
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Union | 0243 | |||
TAC | 0243 |
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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: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Estonia | 0246 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Latvia | 0246 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lithuania | 0246 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 0246 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 0246 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 0246 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Union | 0246 | |||||||||||||||||||||
TAC | 0246 |
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Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates:
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Fishing is prohibited at a depth less than 200 metres in the area West of a line bound by the following coordinates:
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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 3M247(PRA/*N3M.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TAC | Not relevant248 | Analytical TAC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates:
Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2019 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:
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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.
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Species: | Greenland halibutReinhardtius hippoglossoides | Zone: | NAFO 3LMNO(GHL/N3LMNO) | |
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Estonia | 332 | |||
Germany | 339 | |||
Latvia | 47 | |||
Lithuania | 24 | |||
Spain | 4 537 | |||
Portugal | 1 898 | |||
Union | 7 177 | |||
TAC | 12 242 |
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Species: | SkateRajidae | Zone: | NAFO 3LNO(SKA/N3LNO.) | |
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Estonia | 283 | |||
Lithuania | 62 | |||
Spain | 3 403 | |||
Portugal | 660 | |||
Union | 4 408 | |||
TAC | 7 000 |
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Species: | RedfishSebastes spp. | Zone: | NAFO 3LN(RED/N3LN.) | |
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Estonia | 895 | |||
Germany | 615 | |||
Latvia | 895 | |||
Lithuania | 895 | |||
Union | 3 300 | |||
TAC | 18 100 |
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Species: | RedfishSebastes spp. | Zone: | NAFO 3M(RED/N3M.) | |
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Estonia | 1 571249 | |||
Germany | 513249 | |||
Latvia | 1 571249 | |||
Lithuania | 1 571249 | |||
Spain | 233249 | |||
Portugal | 2 354249 | |||
Union | 7 813249 | |||
TAC | 10 500249 |
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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 3O(RED/N3O.) | |
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Spain | 1 771 | |||
Portugal | 5 229 | |||
Union | 7 000 | |||
TAC | 20 000 |
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Species: | RedfishSebastes spp. | Zone: | NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K(RED/N1F3K.) | |
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Latvia | 0250 | |||
Lithuania | 0250 | |||
Union | 0250 | |||
TAC | 0250 |
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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: | White hakeUrophycis tenuis | Zone: | NAFO 3NO(HKW/N3NO.) | |||||||
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Spain | 255 | |||||||||
Portugal | 333 | |||||||||
Union | 588251 | |||||||||
TAC | 1 000 |
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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:
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ICCAT CONVENTION AREA
Species: | Bluefin tunaThunnus thynnus | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean(BFT/AE45WM) | |||||||||||||
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Cyprus | 153,40255 | |||||||||||||||
Greece | 285,11258 | |||||||||||||||
Spain | ||||||||||||||||
France | ||||||||||||||||
Croatia | 862,79257 | |||||||||||||||
Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Malta | 353,48255 | |||||||||||||||
Portugal | 520,21258 | |||||||||||||||
Other Member States | 61,69252 | |||||||||||||||
Union | ||||||||||||||||
TAC | 32 240 |
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Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. | ||||||||||||||||
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):
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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):
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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):
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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):
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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):
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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):
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Species: | SwordfishXiphias gladius | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N(SWO/AN05N) | |
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Spain | 6 212,95260 | |||
Portugal | 1 010,39260 | |||
Other Member States | ||||
Union | 7 385,7 | |||
TAC | 13 200 |
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Except Spain and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. | ||||
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, South of 5° N(SWO/AS05N) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spain | 4 587,53261 | |||
Portugal | 340,69261 | |||
Union | 4 928,22 | |||
TAC | 14 000 |
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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: | Mediterranean Sea(SWO/MED) | |
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Croatia | 15,05262 | |||
Cyprus | 55,45262 | |||
Spain | 1 713,11262 | |||
France | 119,39262 | |||
Greece | 1 134,04262 | |||
Italy | 3 512,11262 | |||
Malta | 416,70262 | |||
Union | 6 965,85262 | |||
TAC | 9 870 |
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This quota may only be fished from 1 April 2019 to 31 December 2019. | ||||
Species: | Northern albacoreThunnus alalunga | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(ALB/AN05N) | |
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Ireland | 2 854,3 | |||
Spain | 16 603,8 | |||
France | 7 653,5 | |||
United Kingdom | 431,1 | |||
Portugal | 1 994,2 | |||
Union | 29 536,8263 | |||
TAC | 33 600 |
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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: | Southern albacoreThunnus alalunga | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N(ALB/AS05N) | |
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Spain | 905,86 | |||
France | 297,70 | |||
Portugal | 633,94 | |||
Union | 1 837,5 | |||
TAC | 24 000 |
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Species: | Bigeye tunaThunnus obesus | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean(BET/ATLANT) | |
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Spain | 9 415,3 | |||
France | 4 167,7 | |||
Portugal | 3 574,5 | |||
Union | 17 157,6 | |||
TAC | 57 850 |
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Species: | Blue marlinMakaira nigricans | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean(BUM/ATLANT) | |
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Spain | 0,00 | |||
France | 477,56 | |||
Portugal | 50,44 | |||
Union | 528,00 | |||
TAC | 1 985 |
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Species: | White marlinTetrapturus albidus | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean(WHM/ATLANT) | |
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Spain | 0,00 | |||
Portugal | 0,00 | |||
Union | 0,00 | |||
TAC | 355 |
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Species: | Yellowfin tunaThunnus albacares | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean(YFT/ATLANT) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 110 000 |
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Species: | SailfishIstiophorus albicans | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W(SAI/AE45W) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | To be established |
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Species: | SailfishIstiophorus albicans | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W(SAI/AW45W) | |
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TAC | To be established |
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Species: | Blue sharkPrionace glauca | Zone: | Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N(BSH/AN05N) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 39 102265 |
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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. | ||||
ANTARCTICCCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
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 |
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Species: | Mackerel icefishChampsocephalus gunnari | Zone: | FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic266(ANI/F5852.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 443 |
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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:
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Species: | Blackfin icefishChaenocephalus aceratus | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic(SSI/F483.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 2 200267 |
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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 663268 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
Species: | Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic(TOP/F483.) | |||||||
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TAC | 2 600270 |
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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:
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Species: | Patagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoides | Zone: | FAO 48.4 Antarctic North(TOP/F484N.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 26271 |
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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 58.5.2 Antarctic(TOP/F5852.) | |
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TAC | 3 525272 |
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This TAC is applicable for west of 79° 20′ E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited. | ||||
Species: | Antarctic toothfishDissostichus mawsoni | Zone: | FAO 48.4 Antarctic South(TOA/F484S.) | |
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TAC | 37273 |
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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: | KrillEuphausia superba | Zone: | FAO 48(KRI/F48.) | |||||||||
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TAC | 5 610 000 |
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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:
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Species: | KrillEuphausia superba | Zone: | FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic(KRI/F5841.) | |||||
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TAC | 440 000 |
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Special condition: | ||||||||
Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
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Species: | KrillEuphausia superba | Zone: | FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic(KRI/F5842.) | |||||
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TAC | 2 645 000 |
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Special condition: | ||||||||
Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified:
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Species: | Bigeye grenadier and Ridge scaled rattailMacrourus holotrachys and Macrourus carinatus | Zone: | FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(GR1/F5852.) | |
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TAC | 360277 |
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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.) | |
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TAC | 409278 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
Species: | GrenadiersMacrourus spp. | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic(GRV/F483.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 130279 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
Species: | GrenadiersMacrourus spp. | Zone: | FAO 48.4 Antarctic(GRV/F484.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 10,1280 |
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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 470281 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
Species: | Marbled rockcodNotothenia rossii | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic(NOR/F483.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 300282 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
Species: | Grey rockcodNotothenia squamifrons | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic(NOS/F483.) | |
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TAC | 300283 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
Species: | Grey rockcodNotothenia squamifrons | Zone: | FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(NOS/F5852.) | |
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TAC | 80284 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
Species: | CrabsParalomis spp. | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic(PAI/F483.) | |
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TAC | 0 |
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Species: | South Georgia icefishPseudochaenichthys georgianus | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic(SGI/F483.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 300285 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
Species: | Skates and raysRajiformes | Zone: | FAO 48.3 Antarctic(SRX/F483.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 130286 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
Species: | Skates and raysRajiformes | Zone: | FAO 48.4 Antarctic(SRX/F484.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 3,2287 |
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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 | 120288 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
Species: | Other species | Zone: | FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic(OTH/F5852.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 50289 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this TAC. | ||||
SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEANSEAFO CONVENTION AREA
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.
Species: | AlfonsinosBeryx spp. | Zone: | SEAFO(ALF/SEAFO) | |
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TAC | 200290 | Precautionary TAC | ||
No more than 132 tonnes may be taken in Division B1 (ALF/*F47NA). | ||||
Species: | Deep-sea red crabChaceon spp. | Zone: | SEAFO Sub-Division B1291(GER/F47NAM) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 171291 | Precautionary TAC | ||
For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as having:
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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) | |
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TAC | 0 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Species: | Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus | Zone: | SEAFO Sub-Division B1292(ORY/F47NAM) | |
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TAC | 0293 | Precautionary TAC | ||
For the purpose of this Annex, the area open to the fishery is defined as having:
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Except for a by-catch allowance of 4 tonnes (ORY/*F47NA). | ||||
Species: | Orange roughyHoplostethus atlanticus | Zone: | SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1(ORY/F47X) | |
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TAC | 50 | Precautionary TAC | ||
Species: | Pelagic armourheadPseudopentaceros spp. | Zone: | SEAFO(EDW/SEAFO) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 135 | Precautionary TAC | ||
SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION
Species: | Southern bluefin tunaThunnus maccoyii | Zone: | All areas of distribution(SBF/F41-81) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | 11294 | |||
TAC | 17 647 |
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Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. | ||||
WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
Species: | SwordfishXiphias gladius | Zone: | WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S(SWO/F7120S) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Union | 3 170,36 | |||
TAC | Not relevant | Precautionary TAC | ||
SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA
Species: | Jack mackerelTrachurus 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 |
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Species: | ToothfishDissostichus spp. | Zone: | SPRFMO Convention Area(F6TOT/SPR-AE) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TAC | 45295 | Precautionary TAC | ||
This TAC is for exploratory fisheries only. Fishing shall only take place within the following research blocks (A-E):
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IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE
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 |
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GFCM AGREEMENT AREA
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) | |
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Union | ||||
TAC | Not relevant |
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Concerning Slovenia, the quantities are based on the level of catches exerted in 2014, up to an amount which should not exceed 300 tonnes. | ||||
Limited to Croatia, Italy and Slovenia. | ||||
F1ANNEX IIAF1FISHING 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
F1CHAPTER IGeneral provisions
F11.SCOPE
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F12.DEFINITIONS
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F13.LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY
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F1CHAPTER IIAuthorisations
F14.AUTHORISED VESSELS
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F1CHAPTER IIINumber of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels
F15.MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS
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F16.SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE ALLOCATION OF DAYS
F16.1.For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea that a Union fishing vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:
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F16.4.The application of the special conditions referred to in point 6.1. may be transferred from one vessel to one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the quantities specified in point 6.1.
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F17.KILOWATT DAY SYSTEM
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F17.3.A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear and special conditions as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on:
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F18.ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES
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F19.ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER COVERAGE
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F1CHAPTER IVManagement
F110.GENERAL OBLIGATION
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F111.MANAGEMENT PERIODS
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F1CHAPTER VExchanges of fishing effort allocations
F112.TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE
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F1CHAPTER VIReporting obligations
F114.FISHING EFFORT REPORT
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ANNEX IIBFISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e
CHAPTER IGeneral provisions
1.SCOPE
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.
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:
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such vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2017 management period;
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such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;
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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
For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions shall apply:
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‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:
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beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm, and
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static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle-nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;
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‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;
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‘area’ means ICES division 7e;
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‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019.
3.LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY
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 IIAuthorisations
4.AUTHORISED VESSELS
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.
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.
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.
CHAPTER IIINumber of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels
5.MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS
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.
Regulated gear | Maximum number of days | |
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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
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.
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.
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:
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the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their CFR and their engine power;
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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.
7.ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES
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.
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.
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.
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:
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lists of withdrawn vessels with their CFR and their engine power;
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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).
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.
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.
8.ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER COVERAGE
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.
8.2.
Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.
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.
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).
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.
CHAPTER IVManagement
9.GENERAL OBLIGATION
Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
10.MANAGEMENT PERIODS
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.
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.
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.
CHAPTER VExchanges of fishing effort allocations
11.TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE
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.
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.
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.
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).
12.TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES
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 VIReporting obligations
13.FISHING EFFORT REPORT
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
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
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.
Member State | Gear | Management period | Cumulative effort declaration |
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| 3 | Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered | |
| 2 | One of the following gear types:
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| 7 | R | Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period |
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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 | |||||||||
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No 1 | No 2 | No 3 | … | No 1 | No 2 | No 3 | … | No 1 | No 2 | No 3 | … | |||||
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Name of field | Maximum number of characters/digits | Alignment305L(eft)/R(ight) | Definition and comments |
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| 3 | Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered | |
| 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 | |
| 14 | L | Under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 |
| 2 | L | Length of the management period measured in months |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4 | L | For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’ |
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ANNEX IICMANAGEMENT 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 |
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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 |
Sandeel Management Areas
F2ANNEX IIIMAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS
Area of fishing | Fishery | Number of fishing authorisations | Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States | Maximum number of vessels present at any time | |
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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 | ||||
Mackerel306 | 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 | 8307 | 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 | DE308 | 8 | 20309 | |
FR308 | 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 | 22309 | ||
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, 2b310 | Fishery for snow crab with pots | 20 | EE | 1 | Not applicable |
ES | 1 | ||||
LV | 11 | ||||
LT | 4 | ||||
PL | 3 | ||||
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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. | |||||
Those figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time. | |||||
Those figures are included in the figures for ‘Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’. | |||||
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. | |||||
F2ANNEX IVICCAT CONVENTION AREA311
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
Spain | 60 |
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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
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
Croatia | 16 |
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Italy | 12 |
Union | 28 |
4.F5Maximum 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
Table A | ||||||||
Number of fishing vessels313 | ||||||||
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Cyprus314 | Greece315 | Croatia | Italy | France | Spain | Malta316 | Portugal | |
Purse Seiners | 1 | 1317 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Longliners | 23318 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 49 | 61 | 0 |
Baitboat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 69 | 0 | 76319 |
Handline | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 33320 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Trawler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Small scale | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 599 | 52 | 0 |
Other artisanal321 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels. | ||||||||
This vessel shall not be used in 2019. | ||||||||
Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment. | ||||||||
Baitboats of the outermost regions of Azores and Madeira. | ||||||||
Line vessels operating in the Atlantic. | ||||||||
Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line). | ||||||||
5.Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State
Member State | Number of traps322 |
|---|---|
Spain | 5 |
Italy | 6 |
Portugal | 3 |
This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. | |
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
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 |
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 |
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. | |
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:
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:
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 VCCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
PART APROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
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. Antarctic324 FAO 48.2. Antarctic324 | From 1 January to 31 December 2019 |
Notothenia gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Notothenia squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergi324 | 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. Antarctic324 FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic east of 79° 20′ E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20′ E324 FAO 58.7. Antarctic324 | From 1 January to 31 December 2019 |
Notothenia squamifrons | 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. Antarctic324 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 |
Except for scientific research purposes. | ||
Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs). | ||
PART BTACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2018/2019
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 | A, B, C, G330 | 30 | 96 | 30 | ||
G, H, I, J, K331 | 104 | 317 | 104 | ||||||
Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected area | 464332 | Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea Region marine protected area330 | 23 | 72 | 23 | ||||
88.2. | Whole Subarea333 | 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 | ||||||||
Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area. | |||||||||
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. | |||||||||
Including 65 tonnes for Ross Sea survey. | |||||||||
Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area. | |||||||||
Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and north of 70° S. | |||||||||
Including for 88.2 A and B outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and south of 70° S. | |||||||||
Including for 88.2 A within the Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea region marine protected area. | |||||||||
Excluding 88.2 A and B which are included in 88.1. | |||||||||
Appendix to Annex V, Part BList 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
ANNEX 21-03/ANOTIFICATION 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
Product type
Method for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught, where relevant (refer to Annex 21-03/B)334
Whole frozen
Boiled
Meal
Oil
Other product, please specify
If the method is not listed in Annex 21-03/B, then please describe in detail
Net configuration
Net measurements
Net 1
Net 2
Other net(s)
Net opening (mouth)
Maximum vertical opening (m)
Maximum horizontal opening (m)
Net circumference at mouth335 (m)
Mouth area (m2)
Panel average mesh size337 (mm)
Outer336
Inner336
Outer336
Inner336
Outer336
Inner336
1st panel
2nd panel
3rd panel
…
Final panel (Codend)
Expected in operational conditions.
Size of outer mesh, and inner mesh where a liner is used.
Inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in Conservation Measure 22-01.
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/BGUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT
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 meter338
V * Fkrill * ρ
V = volume of krill and water combined
Haul338-specific
Direct observation
litre
Fkrill = fraction of krill in the sample
Haul338-specific
Flow meter volume correction
—
ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor
Variable
Volume-to-mass conversion
kg/litre
Flow meter339
(V * ρ) – M
V = volume of krill paste
Haul338-specific
Direct observation
litre
M = amount of water added to the process, converted to mass
Haul338-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
Haul339-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
Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or a two-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
Observation steps and frequency
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 month340
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 meter340
Prior to fishing
Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)
More than once per month340
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 haul341
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 meter341
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 week340
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 haul341
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 haul341
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 month340
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 month340
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)
A new period will commence when the vessel moves to a new subarea or division.
Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.
ANNEX VIIOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE
1.Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence
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
Member State | Maximum number of vessels | Capacity (gross tonnage) |
|---|---|---|
Spain | 27 | 11 590 |
France | 41342 | 7 882 |
Portugal | 15 | 6 925 |
United Kingdom | 4 | 1 400 |
Union | 87 | 27 797 |
This figure does not include vessels registered in Mayotte; it may be increased in the future in accordance with Mayotte's fleet development plan. | ||
3.
The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence.
4.
The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence.
F2ANNEX VIIWCPFC 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 |
F2ANNEX VIIIQUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS
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 | |
Venezuela343 | Snappers (French Guiana waters) | 45 | 45 |
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. | |||