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Council Regulation (EU) 2019/529 of 28 March 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/124 as regards certain fishing opportunities
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the fishing opportunities table for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4 is replaced by the following:
a Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4). By-catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special condition: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IIC:
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‘Species: | Sandeel and associated by-catchesAmmodytes spp. | Zone: | Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denmark | 106 387b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 2 325b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 162b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 3 906b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union | 112 780 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TAC | 112 780 | Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |
the fishing opportunities table for blue whiting in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following:
a Special condition: within a total access quantity of 22 500 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 7 %. | ||||
b Transfers of this quota may be effected to 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. | ||||
c Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/*NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 227 975.’ | ||||
‘Species: | 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) | |
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Denmark | 48 813a | |||
Germany | 18 979a | |||
Spain | 41 383a b | |||
France | 33 970a | |||
Ireland | 37 800a | |||
The Netherlands | 59 522a | |||
Portugal | 3 844a b | |||
Sweden | 12 075a | |||
United Kingdom | 63 341a | |||
Union | 319 727a c | |||
Norway | 99 900 | |||
Faroe Islands | 10 000 | |||
TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TACArticle 7(2) of this Regulation applies |
the fishing opportunities table for Ling in Union waters of 4 is replaced by the following:
the Appendix is replaced by the following:
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.’
the fishing opportunities table for herring in Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2 is replaced by the following:
a When reporting catches to the Commission the quantities fished in each of the following areas shall also be reported: NEAFC Regulatory Area and Union waters. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b May be fished in Union waters north of 62° N. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
c To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
d To be counted against the catch limits of Norway. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special condition: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:
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‘Species: | HerringClupea harengus | Zone: | Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2(HER/1/2-) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium | 13a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | 13 129a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Germany | 2 299a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 43a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 566a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 3 399a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Netherlands | 4 698a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | 664a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 43a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 203a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 4 865a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 8 393a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union | 38 315a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faroe Islands | 4 500b c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 34 484b d | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TAC | 588 562 | Analytical TAC |
the fishing opportunities table for cod in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following:
a Except for by-catches, the following conditions shall apply to these quotas: 1. They may not be fished between 1 April and 31 May 2019. 2. EU vessels may choose to fish in either or both of the following areas:
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‘Species: | CodGadus morhua | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(COD/N1GL14) | |||||||
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Germany | 1 636a | |||||||||
United Kingdom | 364a | |||||||||
Union | 2 000a | |||||||||
TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |
the fishing opportunities table for redfish (pelagic) in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14 is replaced by the following:
a May only be fished from 10 May to 31 December. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b May only be fished in Greenland waters within the Redfish Conservation Area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:
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c Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area mentioned above (RED/*5-14P). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
d May only be fished in Greenland Waters of 5 and 14 (RED/*514GN).’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‘Species: | Redfish (pelagic)Sebastes spp. | Zone: | Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14(RED/N1G14P) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany | 765a b c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
France | 4a b c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 5a b c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union | 774a b c | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway | 561a b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faroe Islands | 0a b d | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TAC | Not relevant | Analytical TACArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply |
Species: | SwordfishXiphias gladius | Zone: | WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S(SWO/F7120S) | |
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Union | 3 170,36 | |||
TAC | Not relevant | Precautionary TAC’ |
a This TAC is for exploratory fisheries only. Fishing shall only take place within the following research blocks (A-E):
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Species: | ToothfishDissostichus spp. | Zone: | SPRFMO Convention Area(TOP/SPRFMO) | |
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TAC | 45a | Precautionary TAC |
a Without prejudice to additional licences granted to Sweden by Norway in accordance with established practice. | |||||
b Those figures are included in the figures for all trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines. | |||||
c Those figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time. | |||||
d Those figures are included in the figures for “Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines”. | |||||
e The allocation of fishing opportunities available to the Union in the zone of Svalbard is without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the Treaty of Paris of 1920.’ | |||||
Area of fishing | Fishery | Number of fishing authorisations | Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States | Maximum number of vessels present at any time | |
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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 | ||||
Mackerela | 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 | 8b | 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 | DEc | 8 | 20d | |
FRc | 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 | 22d | ||
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, 2be | Fishery for snow crab with pots | 20 | EE | 1 | Not applicable |
ES | 1 | ||||
LV | 11 | ||||
LT | 4 | ||||
PL | 3 |
Spain | 60 |
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France | 37 |
Union | 97 |
Croatia | 16 |
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Italy | 12 |
Union | 28 |
Table A | ||||||||
a The numbers in this Table A of section 4 may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. | ||||||||
b One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels. | ||||||||
c One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small size purse seine vessel and three other artisanal vessels. | ||||||||
d One medium size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels. | ||||||||
e This vessel shall not be used in 2019. | ||||||||
f Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment. | ||||||||
g Baitboats of the outermost regions of Azores and Madeira. | ||||||||
h Line vessels operating in the Atlantic. | ||||||||
i Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line). | ||||||||
Number of fishing vesselsa | ||||||||
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Cyprusb | Greecec | Croatia | Italy | France | Spain | Maltad | Portugal | |
Purse Seiners | 1 | 1e | 16 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Longliners | 23f | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | 49 | 61 | 0 |
Baitboat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 69 | 0 | 76g |
Handline | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 33h | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Trawler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Small scale | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 599 | 52 | 0 |
Other artisanali | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table B | |||||||
Total capacity in gross tonnage | |||||||
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Cyprus | Croatia | Greece | Italy | France | Spain | Malta | |
Purse Seiners | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established |
Longliners | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established |
Baitboats | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established |
Handlines | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established |
Trawlers | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established |
Other artisanal | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established | To be established |
a This number may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. | |
Member State | Number of trapsa |
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Spain | 5 |
Italy | 6 |
Portugal | 3 |
Table A | ||
Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity | ||
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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 |
Table B a b | |
a The farming capacity of Portugal of 500 tonnes is covered by the unused capacity of the Union set out in Table A. | |
b The content of this table shall be further reviewed provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with. The reviewed table shall not contain figures lower than the ones contained in Regulation (EC) 2018/120. | |
Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes) | |
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Spain | 7 000 |
Italy | To be determined |
Greece | To be determined |
Cyprus | To be determined |
Croatia | To be determined |
Malta | 8 766 |
Portugal | 350 |
Member State | Maximum number of vessels |
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Ireland | 50 |
Spain | 730 |
France | 151 |
United Kingdom | 12 |
Portugal | 310 |
Member State | Maximum number of vessels with purse seines | Maximum number of vessels with longlines |
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Spain | 23 | 190 |
France | 11 | — |
Portugal | — | 79 |
Union | 34 | 269’ |
Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area
Spain | 14 |
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Union | 14’ |
a To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant. Such a contract must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall give notification of this refusal and state their reasons for it to the party concerned and to the Commission.’ | |||
Flag State | Fishery | Number of fishing authorisations | Maximum number of vessels present at any time |
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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 | |
Venezuelaa | Snappers (French Guiana waters) | 45 | 45 |
The numbers shown in sections 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.
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