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Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 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

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CHAPTER IU.K.General provisions

F1Article 5U.K.TACs and allocations

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F1Article 6U.K.TACs to be determined by Member States

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F1Article 7U.K.Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

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F1Article 8U.K.Quota-exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches with regard to the landing obligation

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F1Article 9U.K.Fishing effort limits in ICES division 7e

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Article 10U.K.Measures on European seabass fisheries

1.[F2[F3It] is] prohibited for [F4United Kingdom] 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. [F5[F6It] is] prohibited to retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.[F7This prohibition does not apply to by-catches in shore-based fixed gillnets that are not set from a vessel of—

(a)up to—

(i)26 nets in relation to the IFC authority for the North West,

(ii)5 nets in relation to the IFC authority for the North East, and

(iii)1 net in relation to the IFC authority for Devon and Severn, and

(b)up to 50 nets in the Welsh zone.]

2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, [F8during January and during the period from 1 April to the end of December in each calendar year], [F9United Kingdom] 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, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gear and within the following limits:

[F10(a)using demersal trawls (OTT, OTB, PTB, TBB, TBN, TBS and TB), as specified in Annex XI of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (“Annex XI”), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding [F113.8 tonnes per vessel per calendar year] and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel per fishing trip;

(b)using seines (SSC, SDN, SPR, SV, and SX), as specified in Annex XI, for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding [F123.8 tonnes per vessel per calendar year] and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel per fishing trip;

(c)using hooks and lines (LHP, LHM, LLD, LL, LTL, LX and LLS), as specified in Annex XI, only where the vessel has recorded catches of European seabass using hooks and lines over the period from 1 July 2015 to the end of September 2016, not exceeding [F136.2 tonnes per vessel per calendar year];

(d)using fixed gillnets, only where the vessel has recorded catches of European seabass using fixed gillnets over the period from 1 July 2015 to the end of September 2016, for by-catches not exceeding [F141.6 tonnes per vessel per calendar year].]

F15... In the case of a replacement of a [F9United Kingdom] fishing vessel, [F16a fisheries administration] may allow the derogation to apply to another fishing vessel provided that the number of [F9United Kingdom] fishing vessels subject to the derogation and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.

[F17Where the replacement vessel F18... is 8 metres or under in overall length and has no more than one hull, for the purposes of calculating the fishing capacity of the replacement vessel, and whether it may be subject to the derogation, it may be assumed that the replacement vessel’s gross tonnage and engine capacity is no greater than the vessel it replaced.]

3.[F19Except in the case of a replacement vessel as provided for in the second subparagraph of paragraph 2, the] catch limits set out in paragraph 2 [F20are not] transferable between vessels F21...

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5.In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a, [F247a and 7d to 7j]:

(a)[F25during the period from 1 [F26February] to the end of [F27March] F28... in each calendar year], only catch-and-release fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass [F29is permitted]. During those periods, it [F30is] prohibited to retain, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area;

(b)[F31during [F32January and during] the period from 1 [F33April] to the end of [F34December] in each calendar year], not more than two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisherman per day; the minimum size of European seabass [F35which may be retained is] 42 cm.

Point (b) of the first subparagraph [F36does] not apply to fixed nets, which may not be used to catch or retain European seabass during the period referred to in that point.

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  • “IFC authority” has the same meaning as in section 150 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;

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  • “the Welsh zone” has the same meaning as in the Fisheries Act 2020.]

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[F40Article 11U.K.Measures on European eel fisheries in United Kingdom waters

Any targeted, incidental and recreational fishery of European eel is prohibited in United Kingdom waters and brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters until the end of February 2021.]

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F41Article 12U.K.Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

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F42Article 12aU.K. Closed fishing seasons for sandeels

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F43Article 13U.K.Remedial measures for cod and whiting in the Celtic Sea

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[F44Article 14U.K. Remedial measures for cod in the North Sea

1.The closed areas to fishing, except with pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), and the periods during which the closures apply are set out in Annex IV.

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F46Article 15U.K.Remedial measures for cod in Kattegat

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Article 16U.K.Prohibited species

1.It shall be prohibited for [F47United Kingdom] fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:

(a)starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in [F48United Kingdom] waters of ICES divisions 2a, 3a and 7d and ICES subarea 4;

(b)leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in [F49United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F50... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(c)Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in [F51United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F52... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(d)kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in [F53United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F54... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(e)birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in [F55United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F56... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(f)common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in [F57United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas [F584, 6, 7 and 8];

(g)great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in [F59United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in F60... international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(h)tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in [F61United Kingdom] waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in [F61United Kingdom] and international waters of ICES subareas 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;

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

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(k)undulate ray (Raja undulata) in [F63United Kingdom] waters of ICES [F64subarea 6];

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

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(n)picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) [F66greater than 100cm in length] in [F67United Kingdom] waters of ICES [F68subareas 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8][F44;]

[F69(o)splendid alfonsino ( Beryx splendens ) in NAFO subarea 6[F70;]]

[F71(pshortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) in United Kingdom waters and international waters of the ICCAT Convention Area.]

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

[F723.In point (n) of paragraph 1, “length” is measured in accordance with paragraph 1 (and figure 1) of Annex 4 to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures.]

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F73Article 17U.K.Data transmission

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