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 (revoked)

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Regulation revoked (31.12.2020) by The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1542), reg. 1(3), Sch. Pt. 1

TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 Subject matter
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Article 2 Scope
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Article 3 Definitions
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Article 4 Fishing zones
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TITLE II FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS

CHAPTER I General provisions

Article 5 TACs and allocations
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Article 6 TACs to be determined by Member States
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Article 7 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
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Article 8 Quota exchanges mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches related to the introduction of the landing obligation
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Article 9 Fishing effort limits
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Article 10 Measures on European seabass fisheries
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Article 11 Measures on European eel fisheries in Union waters of the ICES area
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Article 12 Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities
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Article 13 Closed fishing seasons
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Article 14 Prohibitions
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Article 15 Data transmission
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CHAPTER II Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

Article 16 Fishing authorisations
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CHAPTER III Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Section 1 General provisions

Article 17 Quota transfers and exchanges
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Section 2 ICCAT Convention Area

Article 18 Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations
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Article 19 Recreational fisheries
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Article 20 Sharks
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Section 3 CCAMLR Convention Area

Article 21 Prohibitions and catch limitations
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Article 22 Exploratory fisheries
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Article 23 Krill fishery during the 2019/2020 fishing season
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Section 4 IOTC Area of Competence

Article 24 Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence
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Article 25 Drifting FADs and supply vessels
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Article 26 Sharks
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Section 5 SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 27 Pelagic fisheries
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Article 28 Bottom fisheries
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Article 28a Exploratory fisheries
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Section 6 IATTC Convention Area

Article 29 Purse-seine fisheries
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Article 30 Drifting FADs
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Article 31 Catch limits for bigeye tuna in long-line fisheries
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Article 32 Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks
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Article 33 Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays
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Section 7 SEAFO Convention Area

Article 34 Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks
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Section 8 WCPFC Convention Area

Article 35 Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries
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Article 36 Management of fishing with FADs
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Article 37 Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish
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Article 38 Catch limits for swordfish in long-line fisheries south of 20° S
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Article 39 Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks
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Article 40 Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC
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Section 9 GFCM Agreement Area

Article 41 Small pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18
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Article 42 European eel in the Mediterranean Sea (GSAs 1 to 27)
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Section 10 Bering Sea

Article 43 Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea
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Section 11 SIOFA

Article 44 Interim bottom fishing measures
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TITLE III FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

Article 45 Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands
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Article 46 Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela
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Article 47 Fishing authorisations
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Article 48 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
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Article 49 Closed fishing seasons
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Article 50 Prohibitions
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TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 51 Committee procedure
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Article 52 Transitional provision
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Article 53 Entry into force
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ANNEX I TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA
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ANNEX IA

SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 AND 14, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS
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Appendix The TACs referred to in Article 8(4) are the following:
For Belgium: common sole in 7a; common sole in 7f and 7g; common sole in 7e; common sole in 8a and 8b; megrims in 7, haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; Norway lobster in 7; cod in 7a; plaice in 7f and 7g; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k; Skates and Rays in 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k.
For France: mackerel in 3a and 4; Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c and Subdivisions 22-32; herring in 4, 7d and Union waters of 2a; horse mackerel in Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d; whiting in 7b-k; haddock in 7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; common sole in 7f and 7g; whiting in 8; red seabream in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8; boarfish in Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8; mackerel in 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14; skates and rays in Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k, skates and rays in Union waters of 7d, skates and rays in Union waters of 8 and 9; undulate ray in Union waters of 7d and 7e.
For Ireland: anglerfish in 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14; anglerfish in 7; Norway lobster in Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea 7.
For the United Kingdom: in exchange for the West of Scotland cod and whiting: cod in 6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12° 00′ W and of 12 and 14; whiting in 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14; and in exchange for the Celtic Sea cod, Irish Sea whiting and plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k: cod in 7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters; haddock in 7b-k, 8,9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1; sole in 7h, 7j and 7k; sole in 7e; plaice in 7h, 7j and 7k.
ANNEX IB

NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 5, 12 AND 14 AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1
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ANNEX IC

NORTH WEST ATLANTIC NAFO CONVENTION AREA
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ANNEX ID

ICCAT CONVENTION AREA
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ANNEX IE

ANTARCTIC CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
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ANNEX IF

SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN SEAFO CONVENTION AREA
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ANNEX IG

SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION
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ANNEX IH

WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
ANNEX IJ

SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA
ANNEX IK

IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE
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ANNEX IL

GFCM AGREEMENT AREA
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ANNEX IIA FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS 8c AND 9a EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ

CHAPTER I General provisions

1. SCOPE
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2. DEFINITIONS
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3. LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY
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CHAPTER II Authorisations

4. AUTHORISED VESSELS
4.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

5. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS
5.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE ALLOCATION OF DAYS

6.1. 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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6.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.4. 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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7. KILOWATT DAY SYSTEM
7.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.3. 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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7.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES
8.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.4. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. 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 and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:
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8.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER COVERAGE
9.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER IV Management

10. GENERAL OBLIGATION
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11. MANAGEMENT PERIODS
11.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER V Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

12. TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE
12.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13. TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES
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CHAPTER VI Reporting obligations

14. FISHING EFFORT REPORT
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15. COLLECTION OF RELEVANT DATA
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16. COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT DATA
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ANNEX IIB FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e

CHAPTER I General provisions

1. SCOPE
1.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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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2. DEFINITIONS
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3. LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY
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CHAPTER II Authorisations

4. AUTHORISED VESSELS
4.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

5. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS
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6. KILOWATT DAY SYSTEM
6.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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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6.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES
7.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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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7.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7.7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8. ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER COVERAGE
8.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER IV Management

9. GENERAL OBLIGATION
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10. MANAGEMENT PERIODS
10.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER V Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

11. TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE
11.1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12. TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES
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CHAPTER VI Reporting obligations

13. FISHING EFFORT REPORT
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14. COLLECTION OF RELEVANT DATA
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15. COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT DATA
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ANNEX IIC MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a, 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4
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Appendix to Annex IIC

Sandeel Management Areas
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ANNEX III MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS
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ANNEX IV ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

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
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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
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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
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4. Maximum number of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
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5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State
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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
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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:
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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:
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ANNEX V CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

PART A PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
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PART B TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2018/2019
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ANNEX VI IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE

1. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence
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2. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence
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ANNEX VII WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
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ANNEX VIII QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS
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