In Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2020/123, the Fishing opportunities table for Norway pout and associated by-catches in ICES division 3a and Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 is replaced by the following:
| a Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of haddock and whiting (OT2/*2A3A4). By-catches of haddock and whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota. | ||||||
| b Quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones 2a, 3a and 4 only. | ||||||
| c Union quota may only be fished from 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020. | ||||||
| d A sorting grid shall be used. | ||||||
| e A sorting grid shall be used. Includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota. | ||||||
| f Union quota may be fished from 1 November 2020 to 31 December 2020.’ | ||||||
| ‘Species: | Norway pout and associated by-catches | Zone: | 3a; Union waters of 2a and 4 | |||
| Trisopterus esmarkii | (NOP/2A3A4.) | |||||
| Period | 1 November 2019 – 31 October 2020 | 1 November 2020 – 31 December 2020 | Analytical TAC | |||
| Denmark | 72 433 | a c | 49 953 | a f | Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply | |
| Germany | 14 | a b c | 10 | a b f | Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply | |
| The Netherlands | 53 | a b c | 37 | a b f | ||
| Union | 72 500 | a c | 50 000 | a f | ||
| Norway | 14 500 | d | pm | |||
| Faroe Islands | 5 000 | e | pm | |||
| TAC | Not relevant | Not relevant | ||||