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Document 32007R0041

    Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

    OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1–213 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    ⏵This document has been published in a special edition(s) (BG, RO)

    Legal status of the document In force: This act has been changed. Current consolidated version: 24/12/2007

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2007/41/oj

    20.1.2007   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 15/1

    COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 41/2006

    of 21 December 2006

    fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required

    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,

    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,

    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 of 26 February 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of cod stocks (3), and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof,

    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 811/2004 of 21 April 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of the Northern hake stock (4), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 of 20 December 2005 establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula (5), and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof,

    Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 of 23 February 2006 establishing a multiannual plan for the sustainable exploitation of the stock of sole in the Bay of Biscay (6), and in particular Article 4 thereof,

    Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 requires the Council to adopt the measures necessary to ensure access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities, taking account of available scientific advice and, in particular, the report prepared by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).

    (2)

    Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, it is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TAC) by fishery or group of fisheries. Fishing opportunities should be allocated to Member States and third countries in accordance with the criteria laid down in Article 20 of that Regulation.

    (3)

    In order to ensure effective management of the TACs and quotas, the specific conditions under which fishing operations occur should be established.

    (4)

    The principles and certain procedures for fishery management need to be laid down at Community level, so that Member States can ensure the management of the vessels flying their flag.

    (5)

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 lays down definitions of relevance for the allocation of fishing opportunities.

    (6)

    Fishing opportunities should be used in accordance with the Community legislation on the subject, and in particular with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish (7), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels (8), Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (9), Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States in the north-east Atlantic (10), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (11), Council Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean (12), Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits (13), Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (14), Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 of 29 June 1998 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption (15), Council Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species (16), Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (17), Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 of 4 November 2003 on the management of the fishing effort relating to certain Community fishing areas and resources (18), Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 of 18 December 2003 laying down detailed provisions regarding satellite-based Vessel Monitoring Systems (19), Regulation (EC) No 423/2004, Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (20), Regulation (EC) No 811/2004, Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, Regulation (EC) No 388/2006 and Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 of 19 December 2006 fixing for 2007 and 2008 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (21).

    (7)

    It is necessary, following the advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), to maintain the application of a temporary system to manage the catch limits of anchovy in ICES zone VIII.

    (8)

    Commission Regulation (EC) No 1116/2006 of 20 July 2006 prohibiting fishing for anchovy in ICES Sub-area VIII (22) should be repealed. inserted by me

    (9)

    It is necessary, following the advice from the ICES, to maintain and revise a system to manage the fishing effort on sandeel in ICES zones IIIa and IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa.

    (10)

    As a transitional measure in the light of the most recent scientific advice from the ICES, the fishing effort on certain deep-sea species should be further reduced.

    (11)

    Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 it is incumbent upon the Council to decide on the conditions associated with the limits on catches and/or fishing effort limits. Scientific advice indicates that substantial catches in excess of agreed TACs result in the sustainability of fishing operations being prejudiced. It is therefore appropriate to introduce associated conditions that will result in improved implementation of the agreed fishing possibilities.

    (12)

    At its Annual Meeting in 2006, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of technical and control measures. It is necessary to implement these measures.

    (13)

    At its XXVth annual meeting in 2006, the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted relevant catch limits for the stocks open to established fisheries by any CCAMLR Member. CCAMLR also approved the participation of Community vessels in exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in Subareas FAO 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2, 58.4.3a) and 58.4.3b) and made the relevant fishing activities subject to catch and by-catch limits, as well as to certain specific technical measures. Those limits and technical measures should also be applied.

    (14)

    In order to comply with international obligations assumed by the Community as a Contracting Party to the CCAMLR, including the obligation to apply the measures adopted by the CCAMLR Commission, the TACs adopted by that Commission for the 2006-2007 season and the corresponding season limit dates should be applied.

    (15)

    In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, the stocks that are subject to the various measures referred to therein must be identified.

    (16)

    In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations, the Community has held consultations on fishing rights with Norway (23), the Faroe Islands (24) and Greenland (25).

    (17)

    The Community is a contracting party to several regional fisheries organisations. Those fisheries organisations have recommended the setting of catch limitations and/or effort limitations and other conservation rules for certain species. Such recommendations should therefore be implemented by the Community.

    (18)

    For the adjustment of fishing effort limitations on cod as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 423/2004, alternative arrangements are maintained in order to manage fishing effort consistently with the TAC, as laid down in Article 8(3) of that Regulation.

    (19)

    Certain temporary provisions should be maintained on the use of VMS data in order to provide for greater efficiency and effectiveness in the monitoring, control and surveillance of effort management.

    (20)

    Scientific advice indicates that the stock of plaice and sole in the North Sea are not fished sustainably and that levels of discards of plaice are very high. Scientific advice and advice from the North Sea Regional Advisory Council indicate that it is appropriate to adjust the fishing opportunities in terms of fishing effort of vessels targeting plaice.

    (21)

    Scientific advice recommends the adoption of a recovery plan for the stocks of sole in the Western channel. It is necessary to apply a provisional effort management scheme, while the Council is considering a long-term arrangement. For the cod stocks in the North Sea, the Skagerrak and the Western channel, in the Irish Sea and in the west of Scotland, and the stocks of hake and of Norway lobster in ICES zones VIIIc and IXa, the levels of permissible effort within the management scheme needs to be adapted.

    (22)

    In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks, certain supplementary measures on control and technical conditions of fishing should be implemented in 2007.

    (23)

    Scientific investigations have demonstrated that the fishing practices when fishing with gillnets and entangling nets in ICES zones VIa, VIb, VIIb, VIIc, VIIj, VIIk and XII constitute a serious threat to deep-sea species. However, transitional measures to allow these fisheries to take place under certain conditions should be implemented until more permanent measures are adopted.

    (24)

    In order to ensure sustainable exploitation of the hake stocks and to reduce discards, the latest developments on selective gears should be maintained as transitional measures in ICES zones VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId.

    (25)

    The control of landings and transhipments of frozen fish by third-country fishing vessels landed in Community ports needs to be improved. In November 2006 the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) adopted a recommendation involving port State control. Implementation of that recommendation in the Community legal order should be ensured.

    (26)

    In November 2006 the NEAFC recommended replacing a number of vessels on the list of vessels that have been confirmed as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries. Implementation of the recommendations in the Community legal order should be ensured.

    (27)

    In order to contribute to the conservation of octopus and in particular to protect juveniles, it is necessary to maintain, in 2007, a minimum size of octopus from the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries and situated in the CECAF region pending the adoption of a regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

    (28)

    In the light of advice from STECF, fishing with beam trawl using electrical pulse current should be allowed in ICES zones IVc and IVb south under certain conditions.

    (29)

    At its Annual Meeting in 2006, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) adopted catch limitations for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna. Although the Community is not a member of the IATTC, it is necessary to implement those measures to ensure sustainable management of the resource under the jurisdiction of that organisation.

    (30)

    At its Second Annual Meeting, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) adopted effort limitations for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna and south pacific albacore, as well as technical measures as regards the treatment of by-catches. The Community is a member of the WCPFC since January 2005. It is therefore necessary to implement those measures into Community law to ensure sustainable management of the resource under the jurisdiction of that organisation.

    (31)

    At its Annual Meeting in 2006, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ICCAT adopted tables indicating the under-utilisation and over-utilisation of the fishing possibilities of the ICCAT contracting parties. In that context, the ICCAT adopted a Decision observing that during the year 2004, the Community had under-exploited its quota for several stocks.

    (32)

    In order to respect the adjustments to the Community quotas established by the ICCAT, it is necessary for the distribution of the fishing opportunities arising from the under-utilisation to be carried out on the basis of the respective contribution of each Member State towards the under-utilisation without modifying the distribution key concerning the annual allocation of TACs.

    (33)

    At its Annual Meeting in 2006, the ICCAT adopted a number of technical measures for certain stocks of highly migratory species in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, specifying inter alia a new minimum size for bluefin tuna, restrictions on fishing within certain areas and time periods in order to protect bigeye tuna, measures concerning sport and recreational fishing activities in the Mediterranean Sea and the establishment of a sampling programme for the estimation of the size of the caged bluefin tuna. In order to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks it is necessary to implement these measures in 2007 pending the adoption of a regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 973/2001.

    (34)

    At its Annual Meeting in 2006, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted conservation measures to close certain areas from 1 January 2007 in order to protect vulnerable deep-sea habitats, the prohibition of transhipments at sea in the Convention Area to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing activities, an interim control scheme amending the Interim Arrangement annexed to the SEAFO Convention, incorporating the Conservation Measures adopted at the 2005 Annual Meeting, and technical measures to reduce the incidental mortality of seabirds in association with fishing activities. These measures are binding on the Community and should therefore be implemented.

    (35)

    It is no longer appropriate to provide fishing opportunities for vessels flying the flag of Barbados, Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan and Korea in French Guyana waters due to under-utilization of fishing opportunities, this should be reflected in the specific provisions concerning the Department of French Guyana.

    (36)

    In order to ensure that catches of blue whiting by third-country vessels in Community waters are correctly accounted for, it is necessary to maintain the strengthened control provisions for such vessels.

    (37)

    In order to ensure the livelihood of Community fishermen and in order to avoid endangering resources and any possible difficulty due to the lapsing of Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (26), it is essential to open those fisheries on 1 January 2007 and maintain in force in January 2007 some of the rules of that Regulation. Given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period referred to in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    CHAPTER I

    SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS

    Article 1

    Subject matter

    This Regulation fixes fishing opportunities for the year 2007, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, and the associated conditions under which such fishing opportunities may be used.

    In addition, it fixes certain effort limits and associated conditions for January 2008, and for certain Antarctic stocks it fixes the fishing opportunities and specific conditions for the periods set out in Annex IE.

    Article 2

    Scope

    1.   If not otherwise provided for, this Regulation shall apply to:

    (a)

    Community fishing vessels (‘Community vessels’); and

    (b)

    Fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, third countries (‘third-country fishing vessels’) in Community waters (‘EC waters’).

    2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State concerned and of which the Commission and the Member State in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance.

    Article 3

    Definitions

    For the purposes of this Regulation, in addition to the definitions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, the following definitions shall apply:

    (a)

    ‘total allowable catches’ (TAC) means the quantity that can be taken and landed from each stock each year;

    (b)

    ‘quota’ means a proportion of the allocated to the Community, Member States or third countries;

    (c)

    ‘international waters’ means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

    (d)

    ‘NAFO Regulatory Area’ means the part of the area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) Convention not falling under the sovereignty or within the jurisdiction of coastal States;

    (e)

    ‘Skagerrak’ means the 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 this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast;

    (f)

    ‘Kattegat’ means the area bounded on the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from this 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;

    (g)

    ‘Gulf of Cadiz’ means the area of ICES zone IXa east of longitude 7o23'48"W;

    (h)

    ‘NEAFC Regulatory Area’ means the waters of the Convention Areas as defined in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) Convention , which lie beyond the waters under the jurisdiction of NEAFC Contracting Parties.

    Article 4

    Fishing zones

    For the purposes of this Regulation, the following zone definitions shall apply:

    (a)

    ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91;

    (b)

    CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic or FAO major fishing zone 34) zones are as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (27);

    (c)

    NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2018/93 of 30 June 1993 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest Atlantic (28);

    (d)

    CCAMLR (Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) zones are as defined in Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

    (e)

    the IATTC (Inter American Tropical Tuna Convention) zone is as defined in Council Decision 2006/539/EC of 22 May 2006 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of 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 Rica (29);

    (f)

    the WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention) zone is as defined in Council Decision 2005/75/EC of 26 April 2004 on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (30);

    (g)

    the ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) zone is as defined in Council decision 86/238/EEC of 9 June 1986 on the accession of the Community to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, as amended by the Protocol annexed to the Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the States Parties to the Convention signed in Paris on 10 July 1984 (31);

    (h)

    SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) zones are as defined in Council Decision 2002/738/EC of 22 July 2002 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (32);

    (i)

    the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) zone is as defined in Council Decision 98/416/EC (33) of 16 June 1998 on the accession of the European Community to the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean.

    CHAPTER II

    FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

    Article 5

    Catch limits and allocations

    1.   The catch limits for Community vessels in Community waters or in certain non-Community waters and the allocation of such catch limits among Member States and additional conditions in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are set out in Annex I.

    2.   Community vessels are hereby authorised to make catches, within the quota limits set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the conditions set out in Articles 10, 17 and 18.

    3.   The Commission shall fix the final catch limits for the fisheries on sandeel in ICES zones IIIa and IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa according to the rules laid down in point 8 of Annex IID.

    4.   The Commission shall fix catch limits for capelin in ICES zone V and Greenland waters of ICES zone XIV available to the Community at 7,7 % of the capelin TAC as soon as the TAC has been established.

    5.   Catch limits for the stock of Norway pout in ICES zone IIIa and in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV, for the stock of sprat in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV and for the stock of anchovy in ICES zone VIII may be revised by the Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2007.

    6.   It shall be prohibited for Community vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species in all Community and non-Community waters:

    —

    Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

    —

    White shark (Carcharodon carcharias).

    7.   It shall be prohibited for Community vessels to fish for orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in the parts of ICES zones V, VI and VII that lie within the NEAFC Regulatory area.

    8.   It shall be prohibited for Community vessels to fish for redfish (Sebastes mentella) in the parts of ICES zones I and II that lie within the NEAFC Regulatory area from 1 January 2007 to 30 June 2007, with the exception of unavoidable by-catches. This prohibition shall also apply from 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007, if recommended by NEAFC. In this event, the Commission shall publish a notification of the NEAFC recommendation in the ’C’ series of the Official Journal of the European Union.

    Article 6

    Special provisions on allocations

    1.   The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in Annex I shall be without prejudice to:

    a)

    exchanges made pursuant to Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

    b)

    reallocations made pursuant to Articles 21(4), 23(1) and 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93;

    c)

    additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

    d)

    quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

    e)

    deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96.

    2.   For the purpose of withholding quotas to be transferred to 2008, Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply, by way of derogation from that Regulation, to all stocks subject to analytical TAC.

    Article 7

    Fishing effort limits and associated conditions for the management of stocks

    1.   From 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2008, the fishing effort limitations and associated conditions laid down in:

    (a)

    Annex IIA, shall apply for the management of certain stocks in the Kattegat, the Skagerrak and ICES zones IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa;

    (b)

    Annex IIB, shall apply for the management of hake and Norway lobster in ICES zones VIIIc and IXa with the exception of the Gulf of Cadiz;

    (c)

    Annex IIC, shall apply for the management of the sole stock in ICES zone VIIe;

    (d)

    Annex IID, shall apply for the management of sandeel stocks in ICES zones IIIa and IV and EC waters of ICES zone IIa;

    2.   For the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 January 2007 for the stocks mentioned in paragraph 1(a), (b), (c) and (d), the fishing effort and associated conditions laid down in Annexes IIA, IIB, IIC and IID to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 shall continue to apply.

    3.   Vessels using gear types identified in point 4.1 of Annex IIA and in point 3 of Annexes IIB and IIC respectively and fishing in areas defined in point 2 of Annex IIA and in point 1 of Annexes IIB and IIC respectively shall hold a special fishing permit issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1627/94, as provided for in these Annexes.

    4.   The Commission shall fix the final fishing effort for 2007 for the fisheries on sandeel in ICES zones IIIa and IV and in EC waters of ICES zone IIa based on the rules laid down in points 3 to 6 of Annex IID.

    5.   Member States shall ensure that for 2007 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits do not exceed 75 % of the average annual fishing effort deployed by the vessels of the Member State concerned in 2003 on trips when deep-sea fishing permits were held and deep-sea species, as listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, were caught. This paragraph shall apply only to fishing trips on which more than 100 kg of deep sea species, other than greater silver smelt, were caught.

    Article 8

    Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

    1.   Fish from stocks for which catch limits are established shall be retained on board or landed only if:

    (a)

    the catches have been taken by vessels of a Member State having a quota and that quota is not exhausted; or

    (b)

    the catches consist of a part of a Community share which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that share has not been exhausted.

    2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the following fish may be retained on board and landed even if a Member State has no quotas or the quotas or shares are exhausted:

    (a)

    species, other than herring and mackerel, where

    (i)

    they are caught mixed with other species with nets whose mesh size is less than 32 mm in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, and

    (ii)

    the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing;

    or

    (b)

    mackerel, where

    (i)

    they are caught mixed with horse mackerel or pilchard;

    (ii)

    they do not exceed 10 % of the total weight of mackerel, horse mackerel and pilchard on board and;

    (iii)

    the catches are not sorted either on board or on landing.

    3.   Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1434/98, shall not apply to herring caught in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa.

    4.   All landings shall count against the quota or, if the Community share has not been allocated between Member States by quotas, against the Community share, except for catches made under the provisions of paragraph 2.

    5.   When catch limits of a Member State for herring in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa are exhausted, vessels flying the flag of that Member State, registered in the Community and operating within the fisheries to which the relevant catch limitations apply, shall be prohibited from landing catches which are unsorted and which contain herring.

    6.   The determination of the percentage of by-catches and their disposal shall be made in accordance with Articles 4 and 11 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98.

    Article 9

    Unsorted landings in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa

    1.   Member States shall ensure that an adequate sampling programme is in place allowing an efficient monitoring of unsorted landings by species caught in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa.

    2.   Unsorted catches in ICES zones IIIa, IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa shall be landed only at ports and landing locations where a sampling programme as referred to in paragraph 1 is in place.

    Article 10

    Access limits

    No fishing by Community vessels shall take place in the Skagerrak within 12 nautical miles from the baselines of Norway. However, vessels flying the flag of Denmark or Sweden shall be allowed to fish up to four nautical miles from the baselines of Norway.

    Article 11

    Transitional technical and control measures

    Transitional technical and control measures for Community vessels shall be as set out in Annex III.

    CHAPTER III

    CATCH LIMITS AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS

    Article 12

    Transitional technical and control measures

    Transitional technical and control measures for third-country fishing vessels shall be as set out in Annex III.

    Article 13

    Authorisation

    1.   Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela or Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches in Community waters, within the catch limits set out in Annex I, and subject to the conditions provided for in Articles 14 to 16 and 19 to 25.

    2.   It shall be prohibited for third-country fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship and to land the following species in all Community waters:

    a)

    Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)

    b)

    White shark (Carcharodon carcharias).

    Article 14

    Geographical restrictions

    1.   Fishing by fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway or registered in the Faroe Islands shall be limited to those parts of the 200 nautical mile zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of Member States in ICES zone IV, the Kattegat and the Atlantic Ocean north of 43o00'N, except the area referred to in Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    2.   Fishing in the Skagerrak by fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway shall be allowed seawards of four nautical miles from the baselines of Denmark and Sweden.

    3.   Fishing by fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be limited to those parts of the 200-nautical-mile zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines of the Department of French Guyana.

    Article 15

    Transit through Community waters

    Third-country fishing vessels that transit through Community waters shall stow their nets so that they may not readily be used, in accordance with the following conditions:

    (a)

    nets, weights and similar gear shall be disconnected from their trawl boards and towing and hauling wires and ropes,

    (b)

    nets which are on or above deck shall be securely lashed to some part of the superstructure.

    Article 16

    Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

    Fish from stocks for which catch limits are fixed shall not be retained on board or landed unless the catches have been taken by fishing vessels of a third-country having a quota and that quota is not exhausted.

    CHAPTER IV

    LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS

    Article 17

    Licences and associated conditions

    1.   Notwithstanding the general rules on fishing licences and special fishing permits provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1627/94, fishing by Community vessels in waters of a third country shall be subject to the holding of a licence issued by the authorities of that third country.

    2.   However, paragraph 1 shall not apply to the following Community vessels, when fishing in Norwegian waters of the North Sea:

    a)

    vessels of a tonnage equal to or less than 200 GT; or

    b)

    vessels carrying out fisheries for human consumption for species other than mackerel; or

    c)

    vessels flying the flag of Sweden, in line with established practice.

    3.   The maximum number of licences and other associated conditions shall be fixed as set out in Part I of Annex IV. Requests for licences shall indicate the types of fishing and the name and characteristics of the Community vessels for which licences are to be issued and shall be addressed by the authorities of the Member States to the Commission. The Commission shall submit these requests to the authorities of the third country concerned.

    4.   If one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (swap) in the fishing areas set out in Part I of Annex IV, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of licences and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of licences for each fishing area, as set out in Part I of Annex IV, shall not be exceeded.

    5.   Community vessels shall comply with the conservation and control measures and all other provisions governing the zone in which they operate.

    Article 18

    Faroe Islands

    Community vessels licensed to conduct a directed fishery for one species in waters of the Faroe Islands may conduct directed fishery for another species provided that they give prior notification to the Faroese authorities.

    CHAPTER V

    LICENSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS

    Article 19

    Obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit

    1.   Notwithstanding Article 28b of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, fishing vessels of less than 200 GT flying the flag of Norway shall be exempt from the obligation to have a licence and a special fishing permit.

    2.   The licence and special fishing permit shall be kept on board. However, fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands or Norway shall be exempt from that obligation.

    3.   Fishing vessels from third countries authorised to fish on 31 December 2006 may continue to fish as from 1 January 2007 until the list of fishing vessels authorised to fish is submitted to, and approved by, the Commission.

    Article 20

    Application for a licence and special fishing permit

    An application to the Commission for a licence and special fishing permit from an authority of a third-country shall be accompanied by the following information:

    (a)

    name of the vessel;

    (b)

    registration number;

    (c)

    external identification letters and numbers;

    (d)

    port of registration;

    (e)

    name and address of the owner or charterer;

    (f)

    gross tonnage and overall length;

    (g)

    engine power;

    (h)

    call sign and radio frequency;

    (i)

    intended method of fishing;

    (j)

    intended area of fishing;

    (k)

    species for which it is intended to fish;

    (l)

    period for which a licence is applied for.

    Article 21

    Number of licences

    The number of licences and special associated conditions shall be fixed as set out in Part II of Annex IV.

    Article 22

    Cancellation and withdrawal

    1.   Licences and special fishing permits may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new licences and special fishing permits. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day preceding the date of issue of the new licences and special fishing permits by the Commission. New licences and special fishing permits shall take effect from their date of issue.

    2.   Licences and special fishing permits shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before their date of expiry if the quota for the stock in question as set out in Annex I has been exhausted.

    3.   Licences and special fishing permits shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet the obligations laid down in this Regulation.

    Article 23

    Failure to comply with relevant rules

    1.   For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence or special fishing permit shall be issued for any third-country fishing vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have not been fulfilled.

    2.   The Commission shall submit to the authorities of the third country concerned the names and characteristics of the third-country fishing vessels which will not be authorised to fish in the Community fishing zone for the following month or months as a consequence of an infringement of the relevant rules.

    Article 24

    Obligations of the licence holder

    1.   Third-country fishing vessels shall comply with the conservation and control measures and other provisions governing fishing by Community vessels in the zone in which they operate, in particular Regulations (EEC) No 1381/87, (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 1434/98, and Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (34).

    2.   The third-country fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a logbook in which the information set out in Part I of Annex V shall be entered.

    3.   Third-country fishing vessels, except vessels flying the flag of Norway fishing in ICES zone IIIa, shall transmit the information set out in Annex VI to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in that Annex.

    Article 25

    Specific provisions concerning the Department of French Guyana

    1.   The granting of licences to fish in the waters of the Department of French Guyana shall be subject to an undertaking by the owner of the third-country fishing vessel concerned to permit an observer to come on board at the Commission's request.

    2.   Third-country fishing vessels fishing in the waters of the Department of French Guyana shall keep a logbook corresponding to the model appearing in Part II of Annex V. Catch data shall be sent to the Commission upon request, via the French authorities.

    CHAPTER VI

    SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA

    Article 26

    Establishment of a closed season for the dolphinfish fisheries using fish aggregating devices

    1.   In order to protect dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), in particular small fish, dolphin fish fisheries using fish aggregating devices (FADs) shall be prohibited from 1 January 2007 to 14 August 2007, in all geographical sub-areas of the GFCM Agreement zone.

    2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, if a Member State can demonstrate that, due to bad weather, the fishing vessels flying its flag were unable to utilise their normal fishing days, that Member State may carry over days lost by its vessels in FAD fisheries until 31 January of the following year. Member States wishing to benefit from this carry-over shall submit to the Commission before 1 January 2008 an application for the additional number of days on which a vessel will be authorised to fish dolphinfish by using FADs during the prohibition period from 1 January 2008 until 31 January 2008. Such an application shall be accompanied by the following information:

    (a)

    a report containing the details of the cessation of the fishing activities in question, including appropriate supporting meteorological information;

    (b)

    name of the vessel;

    (c)

    registration number;

    (d)

    external identification letters and numbers as defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December 2003 on the Community fishing fleet register (35).

    The Commission shall forward the information obtained from the Member States to the GFCM Executive Secretariat.

    3.   Before 1 November 2007 Member States shall send the Commission a report on the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 1.

    Article 27

    Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to protect deep sea sensitive habitats.

    1.   Fishing with towed dredges and bottom trawl nets shall be prohibited in the areas bounded by lines joining the following coordinates:

    (a)

    Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘Lophelia reef off Capo Santa Maria di Leuca’

    —

    39o 27.72' N, 18o 10.74' E

    —

    39o 27.80' N, 18o 26.68' E

    —

    39o 11.16' N, 18o 04.28' E

    —

    39o 11.16' N, 18o 35.58' E

    (b)

    Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Nile delta area cold hydrocarbon seeps’

    —

    31o 30.00' N, 33o 10.00' E

    —

    31o 30.00' N, 34o 00.00' E

    —

    32o 00.00' N, 34o 00.00' E

    —

    32o 00.00' N, 33o 10.00' E

    (c)

    Deep Sea fisheries restricted area ‘The Eratosthemes Seamount’

    —

    33o 00.00' N, 32o 00.00' E

    —

    33o 00.00' N, 33o 00.00' E

    —

    34o 00.00' N, 33o 00.00' E

    —

    34o 00.00' N, 32o 00.00' E

    2.   Member States shall take the measures necessary for the protection of deep sea sensitive habitats in the areas referred to in paragraph 1 and in particular shall ensure that they protect these areas from the impacts of any other than fishing activity jeopardizing the conservation of the features that characterize these particular habitats.

    CHAPTER VII

    SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE NAFO REGULATORY AREA

    SECTION 1

    Community participation

    Article 28

    List of vessels

    1.   Only Community vessels of more than 50 gross tonnes which have been issued a special fishing permits by their flag Member State and are included in the NAFO vessel register shall be authorised, on the conditions set out in their permits, to fish, keep on board, trans-ship and land fishery resources from the NAFO Regulatory Area.

    2.   Each Member State shall inform the Commission in computer readable form, at least 15 days before the new vessel enters the NAFO Regulatory Area, of any amendment to its list of vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community that are authorised to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area. The Commission shall forward this information promptly to the NAFO Secretariat.

    3.   The information referred to in paragraph 2 shall include the following:

    (a)

    the internal number of the vessel, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 26/2004;

    (b)

    the international radio call sign;

    (c)

    the vessel charterer, where applicable;

    (d)

    the vessel type.

    4.   For vessels temporarily flying the flag of a Member State (bare boat charter), the information forwarded shall furthermore include:

    (a)

    the date from which the vessel has been authorised to fly the flag of the Member State;

    (b)

    the date from which the vessel has been authorised by the Member State to engage in fishing in the NAFO Regulatory Area;

    (c)

    the name of the State where the vessel is registered or has been previously registered and the date as from which it ceased flying the flag of that State;

    (d)

    the name of the vessel;

    (e)

    the official registration number of the vessel assigned by the competent national authorities;

    (f)

    the home port of the vessel after the transfer;

    (g)

    the name of owner or charterer of the vessel;

    (h)

    a declaration that the master has been provided with a copy of the regulations in force in the NAFO Regulatory Area;

    (i)

    the principal species which can be fished by the vessel in the NAFO Regulatory Area;

    (j)

    the Subareas where the vessel may be expected to fish.

    SECTION 2

    Technical measures

    Article 29

    Mesh sizes

    1.   The use of trawl net having in any section thereof net meshes of dimensions less than 130 mm shall be prohibited for direct fishing of the groundfish species referred to in Annex VII except for fishing for Sebastes mentella as referred to in paragraph 3. That mesh size may be reduced to a minimum of 60 mm for direct fishing of short-finned squid (Illex illecebrosus). For direct fishing of skates (Rajidae) that mesh size shall be increased to a minimum of 280 mm in the cod-end and 220 mm in all other parts of the trawl.

    2.   Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use nets with a minimum mesh size of 40 mm.

    3.   Vessels fishing for pelagic Sebastes mentella (Oceanic redfish) in Sub-Area 2 and Division 1F and 3K shall use nets with a minimum mesh size of 100 mm.

    Article 30

    Attachments to nets

    1.   The use of any means or device other than those described in this Article which obstructs the meshes of a net or which diminishes their size shall be prohibited.

    2.   Canvas, netting or any other material may be attached to the underside of the cod-end in order to reduce or prevent damage.

    3.   Devices may be attached to the upper side of the cod-end provided that they do not obstruct the meshes of the cod-end. The use of top-side chafers shall be limited to those listed in Annex VIII.

    4.   Vessels fishing for shrimp (Pandalus borealis) shall use sorting grids or grates with a maximum spacing between bars of 22 mm. Vessels fishing for shrimp in Division 3L shall also be equipped with toggle chains of a minimum of 72 cm in length as described in Annex IX.

    Article 31

    By-catch retained on board

    1.   Fishing vessels shall limit their by-catch to a maximum of 2500 kg or 10 %, whichever is the greater, for each species listed in Annex IC for which no quota has been allocated in that Division to the Community.

    2.   In cases where a ban on fishing is in force or an ‘Others’ quota has been fully utilised, the by-catch of the species concerned may not exceed 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is the greater.

    3.   The percentages in paragraphs 1 and 2 calculated as the percentage, by weight, for each species of the total catch retained on board. Catches of shrimp shall not be included in the calculation of by-catch levels of ground fish species.

    Article 32

    By-catch in any one haul

    1.   If the percentages of by-catches in any one haul exceed the percentages laid down in Article 31(1) and (2) the vessel shall immediately move a minimum of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous tow and throughout the next tow keep a minimum distance of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous tow. If after moving, the next haul exceeds these by-catch limits the vessel shall leave the Division and not return for at least 60 hours.

    2.   Should total by-catches of all ground fish species subject to quota in any haul in the shrimp fishery exceed 5 % by weight in Division 3M or 2,5 % by weight in Division 3L, the vessel shall move a minimum of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous tow and throughout the next tow keep a minimum distance of 10 nautical miles from any position of the previous tow. If after moving, the next haul exceeds these by-catch limits the vessel shall leave the Division and not return for at least 60 hours.

    3.   The percentage of by-catch authorised in any one haul shall becalculated as the percentage, by weight, for each species of the total catch in that haul.

    Article 33

    Directed fishery and by-catch

    1.   Masters of Community vessels shall not conduct directed fisheries for species for which by-catch limits apply. A directed fishery for a species shall be considered to have been conducted when that species comprises the largest percentage by weight of the total catch in any one haul.

    2.   However, when a vessel is conducting a directed fishery for skate with a legal mesh size appropriate for that fishery, the first time that, in a haul, catches of species for which by-catch limits comprise the largest percentage, by weight of the total catch, they shall be considered as incidental. In this event the vessel shall immediately change position in accordance with Article 32(1) and (2).

    3.   Following an absence from a Division of at least 60 hours in accordance with the provisions of Article 32(1) and (2), masters of Community vessels shall undertake a trial tow the duration of which shall not exceed 3 hours. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 of this Article, if in a haul from such a trial tow catches of species for which by-catch limits comprise the largest percentage, by weight of the total catch, it shall not be considered as a directed fishery. In this event the vessel shall immediately change position in accordance with Article 32(1) and (2).

    Article 34

    Minimum size of fish

    1.   Fish from the NAFO Regulatory Area which do not have the size required as set out in Annex X may not be processed, retained on board, trans-shipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea.

    2.   Where the quantity of caught fish not having the size required as set out in Annex X exceeds 10 % of the total quantity, the vessel shall move away to a distance of at least five nautical miles from any position of the previous haul before continuing fishing. Any processed fish for which minimum fish size requirements apply which is below a length equivalent in Annex X, shall be deemed to originate from fish that is below the minimum fish size.

    SECTION 3

    Establishment of fisheries restrictive areas in order to protect deep sea sensitive habitats (seamounts)

    Article 35

    Demersal fishing gears

    The conduct of fishing activities involving demersal fishing gears shall be prohibited in the following areas:

    Area

    Coordinate 1

    Coordinate 2

    Coordinate 3

    Coordinate 4

    Orphan Knoll

    50.00.30

    47.00.30

    51.00.30

    45.00.30

    51.00.30

    47.00.30

    50.00.30

    45.00.30

    Corner

    Seamounts

    35.00.00

    48.00.00

    36.00.00

    48.00.00

    36.00.00

    52.00.00

    35.00.00

    52.00.00

    Newfoundland

    Seamounts

    43.29.00

    43.20.00

    44.00.00

    43.20.00

    44.00.00

    46.40.00

    43.29.00

    46.40.00

    New England

    Seamounts

    35.00.00

    57.00.00

    39.00.00

    57.00.00

    39.00.00

    64.00.00

    35.00.00

    64.00.00

    SECTION 4

    Control measures

    Article 36

    Product labelling and separate stowage

    1.   All processed fish harvested in the NAFO Regulatory Area shall be labelled in such a way that each species and product category as referred to in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (36) and in case of shrimp the date of capture is identifiable. It shall also be marked as having been caught in the NAFO Regulatory Area.

    2.   All shrimp harvested in Division 3L and 3M and all Greenland halibut harvested in Subarea 2 and Divisions 3KLMNO shall be marked as having been caught in these respective zones.

    3.   Taking into account consideration for the legitimate safety and navigational responsibilities of the master of the vessel, the following shall apply:

    a)

    all catches taken inside the NAFO Regulatory Area shall be stowed separately from all catches taken outside the area. They shall be kept clearly separate, for example with plastic, plywood or netting;

    b)

    catches of the same species may be stowed in more than one part of the hold but the location where it is stowed shall be clearly represented in the stowage plan referred to in Article 37.

    Article 37

    Fishing and production logbooks and stowage plan

    1.   In addition to complying with Articles 6, 8, 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, masters of Community vessels shall enter in the logbook the information listed in Annex XI to the Regulation.

    2.   Before the 15th of each month, each Member State shall, in computer-readable form, notify the Commission of the quantities of stocks specified in Annex XII landed during the preceding month and communicate any information received under Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

    3.   The masters of Community vessels shall, in respect of catches of the species listed in Annex IC, keep:

    (a)

    a production logbook stating their cumulative production, by species on board in product weight stated in kilograms.

    (b)

    a stowage plan that shows the location of the different species in the holds. In the case of shrimp, vessels shall keep a stowage plan that specifies the location of shrimp taken in Division 3L and in Division 3M as well as the quantities of shrimp by Division on board in product weight stated in kilograms.

    4.   The production logbook and stowage plan referred to in paragraph 3 shall be updated on a daily basis for the preceding day reckoned from 00.00 hrs (UTC) until 24.00 hrs (UTC) and shall be kept on board until the vessel has unloaded completely.

    5.   The master of a Community vessel shall provide the necessary assistance to enable the quantities declared in the production logbook and the processed products stored on board to be verified.

    6.   Every two years Member States shall certify the accuracy of the capacity plans for all Community vessels authorised to fish pursuant to Article 28(1). The master shall ensure that a copy of such certification remains onboard to be shown to an inspector upon request.

    Article 38

    Carrying of nets

    1.   When fishing directly for one or more of the species listed in Annex VII, Community vessels shall not carry nets with a mesh size smaller than that laid down in Article 29.

    2.   However, Community vessels fishing in the course of the same voyage in areas other than the NAFO Regulatory Area may keep on board nets with a smaller mesh size than that laid down in Article 29 provided they are securely lashed and stowed and are not available for immediate use. Such nets must:

    a)

    be unshackled from their boards and their hauling or trawling cables and ropes; and

    b)

    if they are carried on or above the deck, be lashed securely to a part of the superstructure.

    Article 39

    Trans-shipment

    1.   Community vessels shall not engage in trans-shipment operations in the NAFO Regulatory Area unless they have received prior authorisation to do so from their competent authorities.

    2.   Community vessels shall not engage in trans-shipment operations of fish from or to a non-contracting party vessel which has been sighted or otherwise identified as having engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area.

    3.   Community vessels shall report each trans-shipment in the NAFO Regulatory Area to their competent authorities. Donor vessels shall make that report at least twenty-four hours in advance and receiving vessels not later than one hour after the trans-shipment.

    4.   The report referred to in paragraph 3 shall include the time, the geographical position, the total round weight by species to be off-loaded or on-loaded in kilograms as well as the call sign of vessels involved in the trans-shipment.

    5.   The receiving vessel shall report, in addition to the total catch on board and the total weight to be landed, the name of the port and the expected time of landing at least 24 hours in advance of any landing.

    6.   Member States shall promptly transmit the reports referred to in paragraph 3 and 5 to the Commission, which shall promptly forward them to the NAFO Secretariat.

    Article 40

    Chartering of Community vessels

    1.   Member States may assent tot a fishing vessel flying their flag and authorised to fish in the NAFO Regulatory Area being subject to a chartering arrangement for the utilisation in part or in full of a quota and/or fishing days allocated to another Contracting Party of NAFO. Chartering arrangements involving vessels identified by NAFO or any other Regional fisheries Organisation as having been involved in Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities shall, however, not be permitted.

    2.   On the date of the conclusion of a chartering arrangement, the flag Member State shall send the following information to the Commission, which shall forward this information to the Executive Secretary of NAFO:

    (a)

    its assent to the charter arrangement;

    (b)

    species covered by the charter and fishing opportunities allocated by the charter contract;

    (c)

    duration of the charter arrangement;

    (d)

    name of the charterer;

    (e)

    contracting party which chartered the vessel;

    (f)

    the action the Member State has taken to ensure that the chartered vessels flying its flag comply with the NAFO conservation and enforcement measures for the duration of the chartering period.

    3.   When the charter arrangement ends, the flag Member State shall inform the Commission, which shall promptly forward this information to the Executive Secretary of NAFO.

    4.   The flag Member State shall act to ensure that:

    (a)

    the vessel is not authorised to fish during the charter period against the fishing opportunities allocated to the flag Member State;

    (b)

    the vessel is not authorised to fish under more than one charter arrangement during the same period;

    (c)

    the vessel complies with the NAFO conservation and enforcement measures for the duration of the chartering period;

    (d)

    all catches and by-catches under notified chartering arrangements are recorded in the fishing logbook by the chartered vessel separate from other catch data.

    5.   Member States shall report all catches and by-catches as referred to in paragraph 4(d) to the Commission separately from other national catch data. The Commission shall promptly forward those data to the Executive Secretary of NAFO.

    Article 41

    Monitoring of fishing effort

    1.   Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the fishing effort of its vessels is commensurate with the fishing opportunities available to that Member State in the NAFO Regulatory Area.

    2.   Member States shall transmit to the Commission the fishing plan for their vessels fishing for species in the NAFO Regulatory Area no later than 31 January 2007 or, thereafter, at least 30 days before the commencement of such activity. The fishing plan shall identify, inter alia, the vessel or vessels that will engage in these fisheries and the intended number of fishing days those vessels will spend in the NAFO Regulatory Area.

    3.   Member States shall, on an indicative basis, inform the Commission of the intended activities of their vessels in other areas.

    4.   The fishing plan shall represent the total fishing effort to be deployed in the NAFO Regulatory Area in relation to the fishing opportunities available to the Member State making the notification.

    5.   No later than 15 January 2008, Member States shall report to the Commission on the implementation of their fishing plans. Those reports shall include the number of vessels actually engaged in fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area, the catches of each vessel and the total number of days each vessel fished in that Area. Activities of vessels fishing for shrimp in Divisions 3M and 3L shall be reported separately for each Division.

    SECTION 5

    Special provisions for northern prawns

    Article 42

    Northern prawn fisheries

    1.   Each Member State shall report to the Commission daily on the quantities of Northern prawns (Pandalus borealis) caught in Division 3L of the NAFO Regulatory Area by vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community. All fishing activities shall take place at depths greater than 200 metres and shall be limited to one vessel per each Member State allocation at any one time.

    2.   Masters of vessels fishing for shrimp in Division 3L or their representatives shall, before entry into any port, provide the competent authorities of the Member States whose ports they wish to use with the following information at least 24 hours before the estimated time of arrival at port:

    a)

    the time of arrival at port;

    b)

    the quantities of shrimp retained on board;

    c)

    the Division or Divisions where the catches were taken.

    SECTION 6

    Special provisions for redfish

    Article 43

    Redfish fishery

    1.   Every second Monday, the master of a Community vessel fishing for redfish in Division Subarea 2 and Divisions IF, 3K and 3M of the NAFO Regulatory Area, shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State whose flag the vessel is flying or in which the vessel is registered of the quantities of redfish caught in those zones in the two-week period ending at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday.

    When accumulated catches reach 50 % of the TAC, the notification shall be made weekly each Monday.

    2.   Member States shall report to the Commission every second Tuesday before 12 noon for the fortnight ending at 12 midnight on the previous Sunday the quantities of redfish caught in Subarea 2 and Divisions IF, 3K and 3M of the NAFO Regulatory Area by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory.

    When accumulated catches have reached 50 % of the TAC, reports shall be sent on a weekly basis.

    SECTION 7

    Enforcement measures

    Article 44

    Follow-up to infringements

    1.   The competent authorities of a Member State notified of an infringement committed by one of its vessels shall investigate that infringement immediately and fully to obtain the evidence required which shall include, where appropriate, the physical inspection of the vessel concerned.

    2.   The competent authorities of the Member State shall take immediate judicial or administrative action in accordance with their national legislation against the nationals responsible for the vessel flying its flag where the measures adopted by NAFO have not been respected.

    3.   The competent authorities of the flag Member State shall ensure that the proceedings initiated pursuant to paragraph 2 are capable, in accordance with the relevant provisions of national law, of providing effective measures that are adequate in severity, secure compliance, deprive those responsible of the economic benefit of the infringement and effectively discourage future infringements.

    Article 45

    Treatment of infringement reports from inspectors

    1.   Inspection and surveillance reports drawn up by NAFO inspectors shall constitute admissible evidence for judicial or administrative proceedings of any Member States. For establishing facts, those reports shall be treated on the same basis as inspection and surveillance reports of their own inspectors.

    2.   Member States shall collaborate in order to facilitate judicial or other proceedings arising from a report submitted by an inspector under this scheme, subject to the rules governing the admissibility of evidence in domestic judicial and other systems.

    Article 46

    Enhanced follow-up with regard to certain serious infringements

    1.   In addition to the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1956/88 of 9 June 1988 adopting provisions for the application of the scheme of joint international inspection adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (37), in particular paragraphs 9 and 10 of the Scheme attached thereto, the flag Member State shall take action under this Section where a vessel flying its flag has committed one of the following serious infringements:

    (a)

    directed fishing for a stock which is subject to a moratorium or for which fishing is prohibited.

    (b)

    mis-recording of catches. To be considered for follow-up action under this Article the difference between the inspector's estimates of processed catch on board, by species or in total, and the figures recorded in the production logbook shall be 10 tons or 20 %, whichever is the greater, calculated as a percentage of the production logbook figures. In order to calculate the estimate of the catch on board a stowage factor agreed between the inspectors of the inspecting Contracting Party and the Contracting Party of the inspected vessel shall be used.

    (c)

    the repetition of the same serious infringement mentioned in paragraph 9 of the Scheme attached to Regulation (EEC) No 1956/88, that has been confirmed in accordance with paragraph 10 of the Scheme during a 100 day period or within the fishing trip, whichever is shorter.

    2.   The flag Member State shall ensure that following the inspection referred to in paragraph 3 the vessel concerned ceases all fishing activities and an investigation into the serious infringement is initiated.

    3.   If no inspector or other person designated by the flag Member State of the vessel to carry out the investigation as outlined in paragraph 1 is present in the Regulatory area the flag Member State shall require the vessel to proceed immediately to a port where the investigation can be initiated.

    4.   When completing the investigation for any serious infringement of mis-recording of catch referred to in paragraph 1(b) the flag Member State shall ensure that the physical inspection and enumeration of total catch on board takes place under its authority in port. Such inspection may take place in the presence of an inspector from any another Contracting Party that wishes to participate, subject to the consent of the flag Member State.

    5.   When a vessel is required to proceed to port pursuant to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, an inspector from another Contracting Party may board and/or remain on board the vessel as it is proceeding to port, provided that the competent authority of the Member State of the inspected vessel does not require the inspector to leave the vessel.

    Article 47

    Enforcement measures

    1.   Each flag Member State shall take enforcement measures with respect to a vessel, where it has been established, in accordance with its laws that this fishing vessel flying its flag committed a serious infringement to in Article 46.

    2.   The measures referred to in paragraph 1 may include, in particular depending on the gravity of the offence and in accordance with the pertinent provisions of national law:

    a)

    fines;

    b)

    seizure of illegal fishing gear and catches;

    c)

    sequestration of the vessel;

    d)

    suspension or withdrawal of fishing authorisation;

    e)

    reduction or withdrawal of the fishing quota.

    3.   The flag Member State of the vessel concerned shall notify to the Commission without delay, the appropriate measures taken in accordance with this Article. Based on this notification, the Commission shall notify to the NAFO Secretariat of that measures.

    Article 48

    Report on infringements

    1.   In case of a serious infringement referred to in Article 46, the Member State concerned shall provide the Commission with a report on the progress of the investigation, including details of any action taken or proposed to be taken in relation to the serious infringement as soon as practicable and in any case within three months following the notification of the infringement and a report on the outcome of the investigation when the investigation is completed.

    2.   The Commission shall compile a Community report on the basis of the reports of the Member States. It shall send the Community report on the progress of the investigation to the NAFO Secretariat within four months following the notification of the infringement and as soon as possible the report on the outcome of the investigation when the investigation is completed.

    CHAPTER VIII

    SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LANDING OR TRANSHIPPING OF FROZEN FISH CAUGHT BY THIRD-COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN THE NEAFC REGULATORY AREA

    Article 49

    Port State control

    Without prejudice to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and to Council Regulation (EC) No 1093/94 of 6 May 1994 setting the terms under which fishing vessels of a third country may land directly and market their catches at Community ports (38) the procedures set out in this Chapter shall apply from 1 May 2007 to landing or transhipping in ports of Member States of frozen fish caught by third-country fishing vessels in the NEAFC Regulatory area as set out in Article 1 of the Convention attached to Council Decision 81/608/EEC of 13 July 1981 concerning the conclusion of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries (39).

    Article 50

    Designated ports

    Landings and transhipments shall be allowed only in designated ports.

    Member States shall designate a place used for landings or a place close to the shore (designated ports) where landings or transhipment operations of fish, referred to in Article 49, are permitted. Notwithstanding the date of application set out in Article 49, Member States shall send to the Commission before 15 January 2007 the list of such ports. Any subsequent changes to the list shall be notified to the Commission at least 15 days before the change comes into force.

    The Commission shall publish the list of designated ports and changes thereto in the ’C’ series of the Official Journal of the European Union and place it on its website.

    Article 51

    Prior notice of entry into port

    1.   By way of derogation from Article 28e(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 the masters of all fishing vessels, carrying fish referred to in Article 49, intending to call into a port to land or tranship shall notify the competent authorities of the port they wish to use at least 3 working days before the estimated time of arrival.

    2.   The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this article shall be accompanied by the form provided for in Part I of Annex XV with Part A duly completed as follows:

    a)

    Form PSC 1shall be used where the fishing vessel is landing its own catch;

    b)

    Form PSC 2 shall be used where the fishing vessel has engaged in transhipment operations. In such cases a separate form shall be used for each donor vessel.

    3.   The port Member State shall forward a copy of the form referred to in paragraph 2 without delay to the flag State of the fishing vessel and to the flag State(s) of donor vessels when the vessel has engaged in transhipment operations.

    Article 52

    Authorisation to land or tranship

    1.   Landings or transhipments may be authorised by the port Member State only if the flag State of the fishing vessel intending to land or tranship, or where the vessel has engaged in transhipment operations outside a port, the flag State or States of donor vessels, have confirmed by returning a copy of the form transmitted pursuant to Article 51(3) with Part B duly completed, that:

    (a)

    the fishing vessels declaring that they have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared;

    (b)

    the quantities of fish on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable;

    (c)

    the fishing vessels declaring that they have caught the fish had authorisation to fish in the areas declared;

    (d)

    the declared presence of the vessel in the area of catch has been verified according to VMS data.

    Landing or transhipment operations may commence only after authorisation has been given by the competent authorities of the port Member State.

    2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the port Member State may authorise all or part of a landing in the absence of the confirmation referred to in paragraph 1 but shall in such cases keep the fish concerned in storage under the control of the competent authorities. The fish shall only be released to be sold, taken over or transported once the confirmation referred to in paragraph 1 has been received. If the confirmation has not been received within 14 days of the landing the port Member State may confiscate and dispose of the fish in accordance with national rules.

    3.   The port Member State shall without delay notify its decision whether or not to authorise the landing or transhipment by transmitting a copy of the form provided for in Part I of Annex XV with Part C duly completed to the Commission and to the Secretary of NEAFC when the fish landed or transhipped is caught in the NEAFC Regulatory area.

    Article 53

    Inspections

    1.   Member States shall carry out inspections of at least 15 % of landings or transhipments by third-country fishing vessels, referred to in Article 49, in its ports each year.

    2.   Inspections shall involve the monitoring of the entire discharge or transhipment and include a cross-check between the quantities by species recorded in the prior notice of landing and the quantities by species landed or transhipped.

    3.   Inspectors shall make all possible efforts to avoid unduly delaying a fishing vessel and ensure that the fishing vessel suffers the minimum interference and inconvenience and that degradation of the quality of the fish is avoided.

    Article 54

    Inspection reports

    1.   Each inspection shall be documented by completing an inspection report as set out in Part II of Annex XV.

    2.   A copy of each inspection report shall be transmitted without delay to the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel and to the flag State or States of donor vessels where the fishing vessel has engaged in transhipment operations and to the Commission and the Secretary of NEAFC when the fish landed or transhipped is caught in the NEAFC Regulatory Area;

    3.   The original or a certified copy of each inspection report shall be forwarded on request to the flag State of the inspected fishing vessel.

    CHAPTER IX

    SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR

    SECTION 1

    Restrictions and vessel information requirements

    Article 55

    Prohibitions and catch limitations

    1.   Direct fishing of the species set out in Annex XIII shall be prohibited in the zones and during the periods set out in that Annex.

    2.   For new and exploratory fisheries, the catch and by-catch limits set out in Annex XIV shall apply in the Subareas set out in that Annex.

    Article 56

    Information requirements relating to vessels authorised to fish in the Area of CCAMLR

    1.   As from 1 August 2007, Member States shall communicate to the Commission, in addition to the information requirements relating to authorised vessels set forth in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, the following in respect of such vessels:

    (a)

    vessel IMO number (if issued);

    (b)

    previous flag, if any;

    (c)

    international Radio Call Sign;

    (d)

    name and address of vessel's owner(s), and any beneficial owner(s), if known;

    (e)

    type of vessel;

    (f)

    where and when it was built;

    (g)

    length;

    (h)

    colour photograph of the vessel, which shall consist of:

    (i)

    one photograph not smaller than 12 x 7 cm showing the starboard side of the vessel, displaying its full overall length and complete structural features;

    (ii)

    one photograph not smaller than 12 x 7 cm showing the port side of the vessel, displaying its full overall length and complete structural features;

    (iii)

    one photograph not smaller than 12 x 7 cm showing the stern, taken directly from astern;

    (i)

    measures taken to ensure tamper-proof operation of the satellite monitoring device installed on board.

    2.   As from 1 August 2007, Member States shall, to the extent practicable, also communicate to the Commission the following information relating to vessels authorised to fish in the Area of CCAMLR:

    (a)

    name and address of operator, if different from vessel owner(s);

    (b)

    names and nationality of master and, where relevant, of fishing master;

    (c)

    type of fishing method or methods;

    (d)

    beam (m);

    (e)

    gross registered tonnage;

    (f)

    vessel communication types and numbers (INMARSAT A, B and C numbers);

    (g)

    normal crew complement;

    (h)

    power of main engine or engines;

    (i)

    carrying capacity (tonnes), number of fish holds and their capacity (m3);

    (j)

    any other information (e.g. ice classification) considered appropriate.

    Article 57

    Report of vessel sightings

    1.   Should the master of a licensed fishing vessel sight a fishing vessel within the Area of CCAMLR, he shall, where possible, document as much information as possible on each such sighting, including:

    (a)

    name and description of the vessel;

    (b)

    vessel call sign;

    (c)

    registration number and the Lloyds/IMO number of the vessel;

    (d)

    flag state of the vessel;

    (e)

    photographs of the vessel to support the report;

    (f)

    any other relevant information regarding the observed activities of the sightedvessel.

    2.   The master shall forward a report containing the information referred to in paragraph 1 to his flag State as soon as possible. The flag State shall submit to the CCAMLR Secretariat any such reports if the sighted vessel is engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) activities according to CCAMLR standards.

    SECTION 2

    Exploratory fisheries

    Article 58

    Participation in exploratory fisheries

    1.   Fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, Spain that have been notified to CCAMLR in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 may participate in long-line exploratory fisheries for Dissostichus spp. in Subareas FAO 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2, 58.4.3a) outside Areas of national jurisdiction and 58.4.3b) outside Areas of national jurisdiction.

    2.   No more than one fishing vessel per Member State shall fish in Divisions 58.4.3a) and 58.4.3b) at any one time.

    3.   With regard to Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2, total catch 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 Annex XIV. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified catch limit, and that SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.

    4.   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 Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 m.

    Article 59

    Reporting systems

    Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries as referred to in Article 58 shall be subject to the following catch and effort reporting systems:

    (a)

    the Five-day Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004, with the exception that Member States shall submit to the Commission catch and effort reports not later than two working days after the end of each reporting period, for immediate transmission to CCAMLR. In Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2, reporting shall be made by Small Scale Research Units;

    (b)

    the Monthly fine-scale Catch and Effort Reporting System set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

    (c)

    the total number and weight of Dissostichus eleginoides and Dissostichus mawsoni discarded, including those with the ‘jellymeat’ condition, shall be reported.

    Article 60

    Special requirements

    1.   The exploratory fisheries as referred to in Article 58 shall be carried out in accordance with Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 600/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain technical measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources (40) with regard to applicable measures to reduce the incidental mortality of seabirds in the course of long-line fisheries. In addition to these measures:

    (a)

    the discharge of offal shall be prohibited in these fisheries;

    (b)

    vessels participating in exploratory fisheries in Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 which comply with CCAMLR Protocols (A, B or C) for longline weighting shall be exempted from the night-setting requirement; however, vessels which catch a total of three seabirds shall immediately revert to night setting in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

    (c)

    vessels participating in exploratory fisheries in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.3a) and 58.4.3b) which catch a total of three seabirds shall cease fishing immediately and shall not be permitted to fish outside the normal fishing season for the remainder of the 2006/07 season.

    2.   Fishing vessels participating in exploratory fisheries in FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 shall be subject to the following additional requirements:

    a)

    Vessels shall be prohibited from discharging:

    (i)

    oil or fuel products or oily residues into the sea, except as permitted in Annex I to MARPOL 73/78 (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships);

    (ii)

    garbage;

    (iii)

    food wastes not capable of passing through a screen with openings no greater than 25 mm;

    (iv)

    poultry or parts thereof (including egg shells);

    (v)

    sewage within 12 nautical miles of land or ice shelves, or sewage while the ship is travelling at a speed of less than 4 knots;

    (vi)

    incineration ash; or

    (vii)

    offal.

    b)

    no live poultry or other living birds shall be brought into Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 and any dressed poultry not consumed shall be removed from Subareas 88.1 and 88.2;

    c)

    fishing for Dissostichus spp. in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 shall be prohibited within 10 nautical miles of the coast of the Balleny Islands.

    Article 61

    Definition of hauls

    1.   For the purposes of this Section, a haul shall comprise the setting of one or more lines in a single location. The precise geographic position of a haul shall be determined by the centre-point of the line or lines deployed for the purposes of catch and effort reporting.

    2.   To be designated as a research haul:

    a.

    each research haul shall be separated by no less than five nautical miles from any other research haul, distance to be measured from the geographical mid-point of each research haul;

    b.

    each haul shall comprise at least 3 500 hooks and no more than 10 000 hooks; this may comprise a number of separate lines set in the same location;

    c.

    each haul of a longline shall have a soak time of not less than six hours, measured from the time of completion of the setting process to the beginning of the hauling process.

    Article 62

    Research plans

    Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 58 shall implement Research Plans, in each and all SSRUs in which FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 are divided. The Research Plan shall be implemented in the following manner:

    (a)

    on first entry into a SSRU, the first 10 hauls, designated ‘first series’, shall be designated ‘research hauls’ and must satisfy the criteria set out in Article 61(2);

    (b)

    the next 10 hauls, or 10 tonnes of catch, whichever trigger level is achieved first, shall be designated the ‘second series’. Hauls in the second series may, at the discretion of the master, be fished as part of normal exploratory fishing. However, provided they satisfy the requirements of Article 61(2), these hauls may also be designated as research hauls;

    (c)

    on completion of the first and second series of hauls, if the master wishes to continue to fish within the SSRU, the vessel shall undertake a ‘third series’ which shall result in a total of 20 research hauls being made in all three series. The third series of hauls shall be completed during the same visit as the first and the second series in a SSRU;

    (d)

    on completion of 20 research hauls of the third series, the vessel may continue to fish within the SSRU;

    (e)

    in SSRUs A, B, C, E and G in Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 where fishable seabed area is less than 15 000 km2, points (b), (c) and (d) shall not apply and on completion of 10 research hauls the vessel may continue to fish within the SSRU.

    Article 63

    Data collection plans

    1.   Fishing vessels participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 58 shall implement data collection plans, in each and all SSRUs in which FAO Subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 are divided. The Data Collection Plan shall comprise the following data:

    (a)

    the position and sea depth at each end of every line in a haul;

    (b)

    the setting, soak, and hauling times;

    (c)

    the number and species of fish lost at surface;

    (d)

    the number of hooks set;

    (e)

    the bait type;

    (f)

    the baiting success ( %);

    (g)

    the hook type; and

    (h)

    the sea and cloud conditions and phase of the moon at the time of setting the lines.

    2.   All data referred to under paragraph 1 shall be collected for every research haul; in particular, all fish in a research haul up to 100 fish are to be measured and at least 30 fish sampled for biological studies. Where more than 100 fish are caught, a method for randomly subsampling the fish shall be applied.

    Article 64

    Tagging programme

    1.   Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries as referred to in Article 58 shall implement a tagging programme as follows:

    (a)

    Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released in accordance with the provisions set out in the CCAMLR Tagging Program and Protocol for Dissostichus spp. in exploratory fisheries. Vessels shall only discontinue tagging after they have tagged 500 individuals, or leave the fishery having tagged one individual per tonne of green weight caught;

    (b)

    the programme shall target individuals of all sizes in order to meet the tagging requirement. Only toothfish that are in good condition shall be tagged. All released individuals shall be double-tagged and releases shall cover as broad a geographical area as possible;

    (c)

    all tags shall be clearly imprinted with a unique serial number and a return address so that the origin of tags can be retraced in the case of recapture of the tagged individual;

    (d)

    all recaptured tagged individuals (i.e. fish caught that have a previously inserted tag) shall not be re-released, even if they were at liberty for only a short period;

    (e)

    all recaptured tagged individuals shall be biologically sampled (length, weight, sex, gonad stage), an electronic photograph taken if possible, the otoliths recovered and the tag removed;

    (f)

    all relevant tag data and any data recording tag recaptures shall be reported electronically in the CCAMLR format to CCAMLR within three months of the vessel departing these fisheries;

    (g)

    all relevant tag data, any data recording tag recaptures, and specimens from recaptures shall also be reported electronically in the CCAMLR format to the relevant regional tag data repository as detailed in the CCAMLR Tagging Protocol.

    2.   Toothfish that are tagged and released shall not be counted against the catch limits.

    Article 65

    Scientific observers and inspectors

    1.   Each fishing vessel participating in the exploratory fisheries referred to in Article 58 shall have at least two scientific observers, one of which shall be an observer appointed in accordance with the CCAMLR Scheme of International Scientific Observation, on board throughout all fishing activities within the fishing period.

    2.   Each Member State, subject to and in accordance with their applicable laws and regulations, including rules governing the admissibility of evidence in domestic courts, shall consider and act on reports from inspectors of a designating CCAMLR Member under this scheme on the same basis as reports from its own inspectors and both the Contracting Party and the designating CCAMLR Member concerned shall cooperate in order to facilitate judicial or other proceedings arising from any such report.

    Article 66

    Notifications of intent to participate in a krill fishery

    Each Member State intending to fish for krill in the Area of CCAMLR shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat of its intention not less than four months in advance of the regular annual meeting of the Commission, immediately prior to the season in which it intends to fish.

    Article 67

    Interim prohibition of deep-sea gillnetting

    1.   The use of gillnets in the Area of CCAMLR, for purposes other than scientific research, shall be prohibited until the Scientific Committee has investigated and reported on the potential impacts of this gear and the Commission has agreed on the basis of advice from the Scientific Committee that such a method may be used in the Area of CCAMLR.

    2.   The use of gillnets for scientific research in waters deeper than 100 meters shall be notified in advance to the Scientific Committee and be approved by the Commission before such research can commence.

    3.   Any vessel seeking to transit the Area of CCALMR carrying gillnets shall give advance notice of its intent, including the expected dates of its passage through the Area of CCAMLR to the CCAMLR Secretariat. Any vessel in possession of gillnets within the Area of CCAMLR which has not given such an advance notice, shall be in breach of these provisions.

    Article 68

    Interim restrictions on the use of bottom trawling gear in the high-seas of the Area of CCAMLR for the fishing seasons 2006/07 and 2007/08

    1.   The use of bottom trawling gear in the high-seas areas of the Area of CCAMLR shall be restricted to areas for which the Commission has conservation measures in force for bottom trawling gear.

    2.   This restrictive measure shall not apply to the use of bottom trawling gear in conducting scientific research in the Area of CCAMLR.

    CHAPTER X

    SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR COMMUNITY VESSELS FISHING IN THE SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

    SECTION 1

    Authorisation of vessels

    Article 69

    Authorisation of vessels

    1.   Member States shall submit electronically, where possible, to the Commission by 1 June 2007, the list of their vessels that are authorised to operate in the SEAFO Convention Area by issue of a fishing permit.

    2.   Owners of the vessels included in the list referred to in paragraph 1 shall be citizens or legal entities of the Community.

    3.   Fishing vessels may be authorised to operate in the SEAFO Convention Area only if they are able to fulfil the requirements and responsibilities under the SEAFO Convention and its conservation and management measures.

    4.   No fishing permit shall be issued to vessels that have a history of IUU fishing activities unless the new owners have provided sufficient evidence demonstrating that the previous owners and operators have no legal, beneficial or financial interest in, or control over those vessels, or that, having taken into account all relevant facts, their vessels are not engaged in or associated with IUU fishing.

    1.   The list referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the following information:

    (a)

    name of vessel, registration number, previous names (if known), and port of registry;

    (b)

    previous flag (if any);

    (c)

    International Radio Call Sign (if any);

    (d)

    name and address of owner or owners;

    (e)

    type of vessel;

    (f)

    length;

    (g)

    name and address of operator (manager) or operators (managers) (if any);

    (h)

    gross register tonnage; and

    (i)

    power of main engine or engines.

    6.   Member States shall promptly notify the Commission, after the establishment of the initial list of authorised vessels, of any addition to, deletion from and/or any modification whenever such changes occur.

    Article 70

    Obligations for authorised vessels

    1.   Vessels shall comply with all the relevant SEAFO conservation and management measures.

    2.   Authorised vessels shall keep on board valid certificates of vessel registration and valid authorisation to fish and/or tranship.

    Article 71

    Unauthorised vessels

    1.   Member States shall take measures to prohibit the fishing for, the retaining on board, the transhipment and landing of species covered by the SEAFO Convention by vessels which are not entered on the SEAFO list of authorised vessels.

    2.   Member States shall notify the Commission of any factual information showing that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that vessels not on the SEAFO list of authorised vessels are engaged in fishing for and/or transhipment of species covered by the SEAFO Convention in the SEAFO Convention Area.

    3.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the owners of vessels included in the SEAFO list of authorised vessels are not engaged in or associated with, fishing activities conducted by vessels not entered on the SEAFO list of authorised vessels in the SEAFO Convention Area.

    SECTION 2

    Transhipments

    Article 72

    Prohibition of transhipments at sea

    Each Member State shall prohibit transhipments at sea by vessels flying their flag in the SEAFO Convention Area, for species covered by the SEAFO Convention.

    Article 73

    In-port Transhipments

    1.   Community fishing vessels which catch species covered by the SEAFO Convention in the SEAFO Convention Area shall tranship in the port of a SEAFO Contracting Party only if they have prior authorisation from the Contracting Party in whose port the operation will take place. Community fishing vessels shall be permitted to carry out transhipments only if they have obtained such a prior authorisation to tranship from the flag Member State and the port State.

    2.   Each Member State shall ensure that its authorised fishing vessels obtain a prior authorisation to engage in in-port transhipments. Member States shall also ensure that the transhipments are consistent with the reported catch amount of each vessel and require the reporting of transhipments.

    3.   The master of a Community fishing vessel who transships to another vessel, hereinafter referred to as ‘the receiving vessel’, any quantity of catches of species covered by the SEAFO Convention fished in the SEAFO Convention Area shall at the time of the transshipment inform the flag State of the receiving vessel of the species and quantities involved, of the date of the transshipment and the location of catches and shall submit to his flag Member State a SEAFO transshipment declaration in accordance with the format set out in Part I of Annex XVI.

    4.   The master of the Community fishing vessel shall notify, at least 24 hours in advance, the following information to the SEAFO Contracting Party in whose port the transshipment will take place:

    a)

    the names of the transshipping fishing vessels,

    b)

    the names of the receiving vessels,

    c)

    the tonnage by species to be transshipped,

    d)

    the day and port of transshipment.

    5.   Not later than 24 hours before the beginning, and at the end of a transshipment when this takes place in a port of a SEAFO Contracting Party, the master of the Community flagged receiving vessel shall inform the competent authorities of the port State of the quantities of catches of species covered by the SEAFO Convention on board his vessel and transmit the SEAFO transshipment declaration to these competent authorities within 24 hours.

    6.   The master of the Community flagged receiving vessel shall, 48 hours before landing, submit a SEAFO transshipment declaration to the competent authorities of the port State where the landing takes place.

    7.   Each Member State shall take the appropriate measures to verify the accuracy of the information received and shall cooperate with the flag State to ensure that landings are consistent with the reported catches amount of each vessel.

    8.   Each Member State with vessels authorized to fish in the SEAFO Convention Area for species covered by the SEAFO Convention, shall notify to by 1 June 2007 to the Commission the details of the transshipments by its flag vessels.

    SECTION 3

    Conservation measures for the management of vulnerable deep-water habitats and ecosystems

    Article 74

    Closed areas

    All fishing activities for species covered by the SEAFO Convention by Community fishing vessels shall be prohibited in the areas defined below:

    (a)

    Sub Division A1

    i)

    Dampier Seamount

    10o00'S 02o00'W

    10o00'S 00o00'E

    12o00'S 02o00'W

    12o00'S 00o00'E

    ii)

    Malahit Guyot Seamount

    11o00'S 02o00'W

    11o00'S 04o00'W

    13o00'S 02o00'W

    13o00'S 04o00'W

    (b)

    Sub-division B1

    Molloy Seamount

    27o00'S 08o00'E

    27o00'S 10o00'E

    29o00'S 08o00'E

    29o00'S 10o00'E

    (c)

    Division C

    i)

    Schmidt-Ott Seamount & Erica Seamount

    37o00'S 13o00E

    37o00'S 17o00'E

    40o00'S 13o00E

    40o00'S 17o00'E

    ii)

    Africana seamount

    37o00'S 28o00E

    37o00'S 30o00E

    38o00'S 28o00E

    38o00'S 30o00E

    iii)

    Panzarini Seamount

    39o00'S 11o00'E

    39o00'S 13o00'E

    41o00'S 11o00'E

    41o00'S 13o00'E

    (d)

    Sub-division C1

    i)

    Vema Seamount

    31o00'S 08o00'E

    31o00'S 09o00'E

    32o00'S 08o00'E

    32o00'S 09o00'E

    ii)

    Wust Seamount

    33o00'S 06o00'E

    33o00'S 08o00'E

    34o00'S 06o00'E

    34o00'S 08o00'E

    (e)

    Division D

    i)

    Discovery, Junoy, Shannon Seamounts

    41o00'S 06o00'W

    41o00'S 03o00'E

    44o00'S 06o00'W

    44o00'S 03o00'E

    ii)

    Schwabenland & Herdman Seamounts

    44o00'S 01o00'W

    44o00'S 02o00'E

    47o00'S 01o00'W

    47o00'S 02o00'E

    Article 75

    Past fishing activities

    Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by 1 June 2007, information relating to their fishing activities for species covered by the SEAFO Convention that were undertaken in 2004, 2005 and 2006 in the areas referred to in Article 74 in the following format:

    Type of Fishing

    Effort Measurement

    Total Catch (Mt)

    Trawlers

    a.

    Kilowatt/fishing days

    b.

    Vessel/fishing days

     

    Longliners

    a.

    Gross tonnage/fishing days

    b.

    Average number of hooks deployed/Number of deployments

     

    Others

    Gross tonnage/fishing days

     

    SECTION 4

    Measures on reducing incidental by-catch of seabirds

    Article 76

    Information on interactions with seabirds

    Member States shall collect and provide all available information to the Commission by 1 June 2007, on interactions with seabirds, including incidental catches by their fishing vessels, fishing for species covered by the SEAFO Convention.

    Article 77

    Mitigation measures

    1.   All Community vessels fishing south of the parallel of latitude 30 degrees South shall carry and use bird-scaring lines (tori poles):

    a)

    tori poles shall comply with agreed tori line design and deployment guidelines, as set out in Part II of Annex XVI;

    b)

    tori poles shall be deployed prior to longlines entering the water at all times south of the parallel of latitude 30 degrees South;

    c)

    where practical, vessels shall be encouraged to use a second tori pole and bird-scaring line at times of high bird abundance or activity;

    d)

    back-up tori lines shall be carried by all vessels and be ready for immediate use.

    2.   Longlines shall be set at night only (i.e. during the hours of darkness between the times of nautical twilight (41). During longline fishing at night, only the minimum ship's lights necessary for safety shall be used.

    3.   The dumping of offal shall be prohibited while gear is being shot or set. The dumping of offal during the hauling of gear shall be avoided. Any such discharge shall take place, where possible, on the opposite side of the vessel to that where the gear is being hauled. For vessels or fisheries where there is no requirement to retain offal on board the vessel, a system shall be implemented to remove fish hooks from offal and fish heads prior to discharge. Nets shall be cleaned prior to shooting to remove items that might attract seabirds.

    4.   Community fishing vessels shall adopt shooting and hauling procedures that minimise the time during which the net is lying on the surface with the meshes slack. Net maintenance shall, to the extent possible, not be carried out with the net in the water.

    5.   Community fishing vessels shall be encouraged to develop gear configurations that will minimise the likelihood of birds encountering the part of the net to which they are most vulnerable. This may include increasing the weighting or decreasing the buoyancy of the net so that it sinks faster, or placing coloured streamer or other devices over particular areas of the net where the mesh sizes create a particular danger to birds.

    6.   Community fishing vessels which are so configured that they lack on-board processing facilities or adequate capacity to retain offal on board, or the ability to discharge offal on the opposite side of the vessel to that where gear is being hauled, shall not be authorised to fish in the SEAFO Convention Area.

    7.   Every effort shall be made to ensure that birds captured alive during fishing operations are released alive and that whenever possible hooks are removed without jeopardising the life of the bird concerned.

    SECTION 5

    Control

    Article 78

    Communication of vessel movements and catches

    1.   Fishing vessels and fishing research vessels authorised to fish in the SEAFO Convention Area and which are engaged in fishing shall send entry, catch and exit reports to the flag Member State's authorities by VMS, or other appropriate means, and, if the flag Member State so requires, to the SEAFO Executive Secretary.

    2.   The entry report shall be made no more than 12 hours and at least 6 hours in advance of each entry into the SEAFO Convention Area and shall include entering date, time, geographical position of the vessel and the quantity of fish on board by species (FAO 3 Alfa Code) and by live weight (kg).

    3.   The Catch report shall be made by species (FAO 3 Alfa Code) and by live weight (kg) at the end of each calendar month.

    4.   The exit report shall be made no more than 12 hours and at least 6 hours in advance of each exit from the SEAFO Convention Area. It shall include exiting date, time, geographical position of the vessel, the number of fishing days and the catch taken by species (FAD 3 Alfa Code) and by live weight (kg) in the SEAFO Convention Area since the commencement of fishing in the SEAFO Convention Area, or since the last catch report.

    Article 79

    Scientific observation and collection of information to support stock assessment

    1.   Each Member State shall ensure that all its fishing vessels operating in the SEAFO Convention Area, and targeting species covered by the SEAFO Convention, carry qualified scientific observers.

    2.   Each Member State shall require the submission of the information collected by the observers, in respect of each vessel flying its flag, within 30 days of leaving the SEAFO Convention Area. The data shall be submitted in the format specified by the SEAFO Scientific Committee. The Member State shall provide the Commission with a copy of the information as soon as possible, taking account of the need to maintain confidentiality of non-aggregated data. The Member State may also provide the SEAFO Executive Secretary with a copy of the information.

    3.   The information referred to in this Article shall, to the greatest extent possible, be collected and verified by designated observers by 30 June 2007.

    Article 80

    Sightings of non-Contracting Party vessels

    1.   Fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall report to their flag Member State information on any possible fishing activity by vessels flying the flag of a non-Contracting Party in the SEAFO Convention Area. This information shall contain, inter alia:

    (a)

    the name of the vessel;

    (b)

    the registration number of the vessel;

    (c)

    the flag State of the vessel;

    (d)

    any other relevant information regarding the sighted vessel.

    2.   Each Member State shall submit the information referred to in paragraph 1 to the Commission as rapidly as possible. The Commission shall forward this information to the SEAFO Executive Secretary for information.

    CHAPTER XI

    ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHERIES

    Article 81

    North Atlantic

    Vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries in the North Atlantic shall be subject to the measures set out in Annex XVII.

    CHAPTER XII

    FINAL PROVISIONS

    Article 82

    Data transmission

    When pursuant to Articles 15(1) and 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Member States send data to the Commission relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

    Article 83

    Repeal

    Regulation (EC) No 1116/2006 is hereby repealed.

    References made to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as being made to this Regulation.

    Article 84

    Entry into force

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    It shall apply from 1 January 2007.

    Where the TACs of the CCAMLR area are set for periods starting before 1 January 2007, Article 55 shall apply with effect from the beginning of the respective periods of application of the TACs.

    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006.

    For the Council

    The President

    J. KORKEAOJA

    (1)   OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

    (2)   OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.

    (3)   OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 8.

    (4)   OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Corrected version inOJ L 185, 24.5.2004, p. 1.

    (5)   OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5

    (6)   OJ L 65, 7.3.2006, p. 1

    (7)   OJ L 276, 10.10.1983, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1804/2005 (OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 10).

    (8)   OJ L 274, 25.9.1986, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3259/94 (OJ L 339, 29.12.1994, p. 11).

    (9)   OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.

    (10)   OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 448/2005 (OJ L 74, 19.3.2005, p. 5).

    (11)   OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).

    (12)   OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 813/2004 (OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 32).

    (13)   OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.

    (14)   OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 5).

    (15)   OJ L 191, 7.7.1998, p. 10. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005(OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1).

    (16)   OJ L 137, 19.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 831/2004 (OJ L 127, 29.4.2004, p. 33).

    (17)   OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2269/2004 (OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 1).

    (18)   OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1.

    (19)   OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 17.

    (20)   OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16.

    (21)   OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 28

    (22)   OJ L 199, 21.7.2006, p. 8.

    (23)   OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 48.

    (24)   OJ L 226, 29.8.1980, p. 12.

    (25)   OJ L 29, 1.2.1985, p. 9.

    (26)   OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2006 (OJ L 345, 8.12.2006, p. 10).

    (27)   OJ L 270, 13.11.1995, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

    (28)   OJ L 186, 28.7.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003.

    (29)   OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22.

    (30)   OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1.

    (31)   OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33.

    (32)   OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39.

    (33)   OJ L 190, 4.7.1998, p. 34.

    (34)   OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1.

    (35)   OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 25. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1799/2006 (OJ L 341, 7.12.2006, p. 26).

    (36)   OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22. Regulation as last amended byRegulation (EC) No 1759/2006 (OJ L 335, 1.12.2006, p. 3). .

    (37)   OJ L 175, 6.7.1988, p. 1.

    (38)   OJ L 121, 12.5.1994, p. 3

    (39)   OJ L 227, 12.8.1981, p. 22

    (40)   OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 1.

    (41)  The exact times of nautical twilight are set out in the Nautical Almanac tables for the relevant latitude, local time and date. All times, whether for ship operations or observer reporting, shall be referenced to GMT.

    ANNEX I

    CATCH LIMITS APPLICABLE TO COMMUNITY VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE CATCH LIMITS EXIST AND FOR THIRD COUNTRY FISHING VESSELS IN EC WATERS, BY SPECIES AND BY AREA (IN TONNES LIVE WEIGHT, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE SPECIFIED)

    All catch limits set out in this Annex shall be considered as quotas for the purposes of Article 5 of this Regulation, and shall, therefore, be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 2847/93, and in particular Articles 14 and 15 thereof

    Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. The following table of correspondences of Latin names and common names is given for the purposes of this Regulation:

    Scientific name

    Alpha-3 code

    Common name

    Ammodytidae

    SAN

    Sandeel

    Anarhichas lupus

    CAT

    Atlantic catfish

    Aphanopus carbo

    BSF

    Black scabbardfish

    Argentina silus

    ARU

    Greater silver smelt

    Beryx spp.

    ALF

    Alfonsinos

    Boreogadus saida

    POC

    Polar cod

    Brosme brosme

    USK

    Tusk

    Centrophorus squamosus

    GUQ

    Leafscale gulper shark

    Centroscymnus coelolepis

    CYO

    Portuguese dogfish

    Cetorhinus maximus

    BSK

    Basking shark

    Chaenocephalus aceratus

    SSI

    Blackfin icefish

    Champsocephalus gunnari

    ANI

    Antarctic 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

    Dissostichus eleginoides

    TOP

    Antarctic toothfish

    Engraulis encrasicolus

    ANE

    Anchovy

    Etmopterus princeps

    ETR

    Great lantern shark

    Etmopterus pusillus

    ETP

    Smooth lantern shark

    Etmopterus spinax

    ETX

    Velvet belly

    Euphausia superba

    KRI

    Krill

    Gadus morhua

    COD

    Cod

    Galeorhinus galeus

    GAG

    Tope shark

    Germo alalunga

    ALB

    Albacore tunna

    Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    WIT

    Witch flounder

    Gobionotothen gibberifrons

    NOG

    Humped rockcod

    Hippoglossoides platessoides

    PLA

    American plaice

    Hippoglossus hippoglossus

    HAL

    Atlantic halibut

    Hoplostethus atlanticus

    ORY

    Orange roughy

    Illex illecebrosus

    SQI

    Short fin squid

    Lamna nasus

    POR

    Porbeagle

    Lampanyctus achirus

    LAC

    Lantern fish

    Lepidonotothen squamifrons

    NOS

    Grey rockcod

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    LEZ

    Megrims

    Limanda ferruginea

    YEL

    Yellowtail flounder

    Limanda limanda

    DAB

    Dab

    Lophiidae

    ANF

    Anglerfish

    Macrourus berglax

    RHG

    Roughead grenadier

    Macrourus spp.

    GRV

    Grenadier

    Makaira nigricans

    BUM

    Blue marlin

    Mallotus villosus

    CAP

    Capelin

    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 dypterigia

    BLI

    Blue ling

    Molva macrophthalmus

    SLI

    Spanish ling

    Molva molva

    LIN

    Ling

    Nephrops norvegicus

    NEP

    Norway lobster

    Notothenia rossii

    NOR

    Marbled rockcod

    Pagellus bogaraveo

    SBR

    Red Seabream

    Pandalus borealis

    PRA

    Northern prawn

    Paralomis spp.

    PAI

    Crab

    Penaeus spp.

    PEN

    ‘Penaeus’ shrimps

    Phycis spp.

    FOX

    Forkbeards

    Platichthys flesus

    FLX

    Flounder

    Pleuronectes platessa

    PLE

    Plaice

    Pleuronectiformes

    FLX

    Flatfish

    Pollachius pollachius

    POL

    Pollack

    Pollachius virens

    POK

    Saithe

    Psetta maxima

    TUR

    Turbot

    Pseudochaenichthus georgianus

    SGI

    South Georgian icefish

    Rajidae

    SRX-RAJ

    Skates and rays

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    GHL

    Greenland halibut

    Salmo salar

    SAL

    Atlantic salmon

    Scomber scombrus

    MAC

    Mackerel

    Scopthalmus rhombus

    BLL

    Brill

    Sebastes spp.

    RED

    Redfish

    Solea solea

    SOL

    Common sole

    Solea spp.

    SOX

    Sole

    Sprattus sprattus

    SPR

    Sprat

    Squalus acanthias

    DGS

    Spurdog/dogfish

    Tetrapturus alba

    WHM

    White marlin

    Thunnus alalunga

    ALB

    Albacore

    Thunnus albacares

    YFT

    Yellowfin tuna

    Thunnus obesus

    BET

    Bigeye tuna

    Thunnus thynnus

    BFT

    Bluefin tuna

    Trachurus spp.

    JAX

    Horse mackerel

    Trisopterus esmarki

    NOP

    Norway pout

    Urophycis tenuis

    HKW

    White hake

    Xiphias gladius

    SWO

    Swordfish

    The following table of correspondences of common names and Latin names is given exclusively for explanatory purposes:

    Albacore

    ALB

    Thunnus alalunga

    Albacore tunna

    ALB

    Germo alalunga

    Alfonsinos

    ALF

    Beryx spp.

    American plaice

    PLA

    Hippoglossoides platessoides

    Anchovy

    ANE

    Engraulis encrasicolus

    Anglerfish

    ANF

    Lophiidae

    Antarctic icefish

    ANI

    Champsocephalus gunnari

    Antarctic toothfish

    TOP

    Dissostichus eleginoides

    Atlantic catfish

    CAT

    Anarhichas lupus

    Atlantic halibut

    HAL

    Hippoglossus hippoglossus

    Atlantic salmon

    SAL

    Salmo salar

    Basking shark

    BSK

    Cetorhinus maximus

    Bigeye tuna

    BET

    Thunnus obesus

    Birdbeak dogfish

    DCA

    Deania calcea

    Black scabbardfish

    BSF

    Aphanopus carbo

    Blackfin icefish

    SSI

    Chaenocephalus aceratus

    Blue ling

    BLI

    Molva dypterigia

    Blue marlin

    BUM

    Makaira nigricans

    Blue whiting

    WHB

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Bluefin tuna

    BFT

    Thunnus thynnus

    Brill

    BLL

    Scopthalmus rhombus

    Capelin

    CAP

    Mallotus villosus

    Cod

    COD

    Gadus morhua

    Common sole

    SOL

    Solea solea

    Crab

    PAI

    Paralomis spp.

    Dab

    DAB

    Limanda limanda

    Flatfish

    FLX

    Pleuronectiformes

    Flounder

    FLX

    Platichthys flesus

    Forkbeards

    FOX

    Phycis spp.

    Great lantern shark

    ETR

    Etmopterus princeps

    Greater silver smelt

    ARU

    Argentina silus

    Greenland halibut

    GHL

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Grenadier

    GRV

    Macrourus spp.

    Grey rockcod

    NOS

    Lepidonotothen squamifrons

    Haddock

    HAD

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Hake

    HKE

    Merluccius merluccius

    Herring

    HER

    Clupea harengus

    Horse mackerel

    JAX

    Trachurus spp.

    Humped rockcod

    NOG

    Gobionotothen gibberifrons

    Kitefin shark

    SCK

    Dalatias licha

    Krill

    KRI

    Euphausia superba

    Lantern fish

    LAC

    Lampanyctus achirus

    Leafscale gulper shark

    GUQ

    Centrophorus squamosus

    Lemon sole

    LEM

    Microstomus kitt

    Ling

    LIN

    Molva molva

    Mackerel

    MAC

    Scomber scombrus

    Marbled rockcod

    NOR

    Notothenia rossii

    Megrims

    LEZ

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Northern prawn

    PRA

    Pandalus borealis

    Norway lobster

    NEP

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Norway pout

    NOP

    Trisopterus esmarki

    Orange roughy

    ORY

    Hoplostethus atlanticus

    Penaeus shrimps

    PEN

    Penaeus spp.

    Plaice

    PLE

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Polar cod

    POC

    Boreogadus saida

    Pollack

    POL

    Pollachius pollachius

    Porbeagle

    POR

    Lamna nasus

    Portuguese dogfish

    CYO

    Centroscymnus coelolepis

    Red Seabream

    SBR

    Pagellus bogaraveo

    Redfish

    RED

    Sebastes spp.

    Roughead grenadier

    RHG

    Macrourus berglax

    Roundnose grenadier

    RNG

    Coryphaenoides rupestris

    Saithe

    POK

    Pollachius virens

    Sandeel

    SAN

    Ammodytidae

    Short fin squid

    SQI

    Illex illecebrosus

    Skates and rays

    SRX-RAJ

    Rajidae

    Smooth lantern shark

    ETP

    Etmopterus pusillus

    Snow crab

    PCR

    Chionoecetes spp.

    Sole

    SOX

    Solea spp.

    South Georgian icefish

    SGI

    Pseudochaenichthus georgianus

    Spanish ling

    SLI

    Molva macrophthalmus

    Sprat

    SPR

    Sprattus sprattus

    Spurdog/dogfish

    DGS

    Squalus acanthias

    Squid

    SQS

    Martialia hyadesi

    Swordfish

    SWO

    Xiphias gladius

    Tope shark

    GAG

    Galeorhinus galeus

    Turbot

    TUR

    Psetta maxima

    Tusk

    USK

    Brosme brosme

    Unicorn icefish

    LIC

    Channichthys rhinoceratus

    Velvet belly

    ETX

    Etmopterus spinax

    White hake

    HKW

    Urophycis tenuis

    White marlin

    WHM

    Tetrapturus alba

    Whiting

    WHG

    Merlangius merlangus

    Witch flounder

    WIT

    Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    Yellowfin tuna

    YFT

    Thunnus albacares

    Yellowtail flounder

    YEL

    Limanda ferruginea

    ANNEX IA

    SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES zones I, II, III, IV, EC waters of ICES zones V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, EC waters of CECAF, French Guyana waters

    Species:

    Sandeel

    Ammodytidae

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of IV

    SAN/04-N.

    Denmark

    19 000  (1)

     

    United Kingdom

    1 000  (1)

     

    EC

    20 000  (1)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Analytical TAC.

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Sandeel

    Ammodytidae

    Zone:

    IIIa; EC waters of IIa and IV (2)

    SAN/2A3A4.

    Denmark

    Not established

     

    United Kingdom

    Not established

     

    All Member States

    Not established (3)

     

    EC

    Not established

     

    Norway

    20 000  (4)  (5)

     

    TAC

    Not established

    Analytical TAC.

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Greater silver smelt

    Argentina silus

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of I and II

    ARU/1/2.

    Germany

    31

     

    France

    10

     

    The Netherlands

    25

     

    United Kingdom

    50

     

    EC

    116

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Greater silver smelt

    Argentina silus

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of III and IV

    ARU/3/4.

    Denmark

    1 180

     

    Germany

    12

     

    France

    8

     

    Ireland

    8

     

    The Netherlands

    55

     

    Sweden

    46

     

    United Kingdom

    21

     

    EC

    1 331

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies


    Species:

    Greater silver smelt

    Argentina silus

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of V, VI and VII

    ARU/567.

    Germany

    405

     

    France

    9

     

    Ireland

    378

     

    The Netherlands

    4 225

     

    United Kingdom

    297

     

    EC

    5 311

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies


    Species:

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII

    USK/2A47-C

    EC

    Not relevant (6)

     

    Norway

    3 400  (7)  (8)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Precautionary TAC.

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of I, II and XIV

    USK/1214EI

    Germany

    7

     

    France

    7

     

    United Kingdom

    7

     

    Others

    4 (9)

     

    EC

    25

     


    Species:

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of III

    USK/3EI.

    Denmark

    15

     

    Sweden

    8

     

    Germany

    8

     

    EC

    31

     


    Species:

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of IV

    USK/4EI.

    Denmark

    69

     

    Germany

    21

     

    France

    49

     

    Sweden

    7

     

    United Kingdom

    104

     

    Others

    7 (10)

     

    EC

    257

     


    Species:

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of V, VI and VII

    USK/567EI.

    Germany

    7

     

    Spain

    24

    France

    282

    Ireland

    27

    United Kingdom

    136

    Others

    7 (11)

    EC

    483


    Species:

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of IV

    USK/4AB-N.

    Belgium

    1

     

    Denmark

    191

     

    Germany

    1

     

    France

    1

     

    The Netherlands

    1

     

    United Kingdom

    5

     

    EC

    200

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies


    Species:

    Herring (12)

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    IIIa

    HER/03A.

    Denmark

    28 907

     

    Germany

    463

     

    Sweden

    30 239

     

    EC

    59 609

     

    Faroe Islands

    500 (13)

     

    TAC

    69 360

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Herring (14)

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    IV north of 53o30'N

    HER/04A., HER/04B.

    Denmark

    50 349

     

    Germany

    34 118

     

    France

    19 232

     

    The Netherlands

    47 190

     

    Sweden

    3 470

     

    United Kingdom

    50 279

     

    EC

    204 638

     

    Norway

    50 000  (15)

     

    TAC

    341 063

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified

     

    Norwegian waters south

    of 62oN (HER/*04N-)

    EC

    50 000


    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62oN

    HER/04-N.

    Sweden

    846 (16)

     

    EC

    846

    TAC

    not relevant


    Species:

    Herring (17)

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    By-catches in zone IIIa

    HER/03A-BC

    Denmark

    13 160

     

    Germany

    117

     

    Sweden

    2 119

     

    EC

    15 396

     

    TAC

    15 396

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Herring (18)

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    By-catches in IV, VIId and in EC waters of IIa

    HER/2A47DX

    Belgium

    158

     

    Denmark

    30 514

     

    Germany

    158

     

    France

    158

     

    The Netherlands

    158

     

    Sweden

    149

     

    United Kingdom

    580

     

    EC

    31 875

     

    TAC

    31 875

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Herring (19)

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    VIId; IVc (20)

    HER/4CXB7D

    Belgium

    8 277  (21)

     

    Denmark

    651 (21)

     

    Germany

    441 (21)

     

    France

    9 014  (21)

     

    The Netherlands

    15 710  (21)

     

    United Kingdom

    3 424  (21)

     

    EC

    37 517

     

    TAC

    341 063

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    Vb and VIb; EC waters of VIaN (22)

    HER/5B6ANB.

    Germany

    3 727

     

    France

    705

     

    Ireland

    5 036

     

    The Netherlands

    3 727

     

    United Kingdom

    20 145

     

    EC

    33 340

     

    Faroe Islands

    660 (23)

     

    TAC

    34 000

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    VIIbc; VIaS (24)

    HER/6AS7BC

    Ireland

    12 600

     

    The Netherlands

    1 260

     

    EC

    13 860

     

    TAC

    13 860

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    VI Clyde (25)

    HER/06ACL.

    United Kingdom

    800

     

    EC

    800

     

    TAC

    800

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    VIIa (26)

    HER/07A/MM

    Ireland

    1 250

     

    United Kingdom

    3 550

     

    EC

    4 800

     

    TAC

    4 800

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    VIIe and VIIf

    HER/7EF.

    France

    500

     

    United Kingdom

    500

     

    EC

    1 000

     

    TAC

    1 000

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    VIIg (27), VIIh (27), VIIj (27) and VIIk (27)

    HER/7G-K.

    Germany

    104

     

    France

    580

     

    Ireland

    8 117

     

    The Netherlands

    580

     

    United Kingdom

    12

     

    EC

    9 393

     

    TAC

    9 393

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Anchovy

    Engraulis encrasicolus

    Zone:

    VIII

    ANE/08.

    Spain

    0 (28)

     

    France

    0 (28)

     

    EC

    0 (28)

     

    TAC

    0 (28)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Anchovy

    Engraulis encrasicolus

    Zone:

    IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    ANE/9/3411

    Spain

    3 826

     

    Portugal

    4 174

     

    EC

    8 000

     

    TAC

    8 000

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    Skagerrak (29)

    COD/03AN.

    Belgium

    7

     

    Denmark

    2 282

     

    Germany

    57

     

    The Netherlands

    14

     

    Sweden

    399

     

    EC

    2 759

     

    TAC

    2 851

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    Kattegat (30)

    COD/03AS.

    Denmark

    451

     

    Germany

    9

     

    Sweden

    271

     

    EC

    731

     

    TAC

    731

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    IV; EC waters of IIa

    COD/2AC4.

    Belgium

    590

     

    Denmark

    3 388

     

    Germany

    2 148

     

    France

    728

     

    The Netherlands

    1 914

     

    Sweden

    23

     

    United Kingdom

    7 773

     

    EC

    16 564

     

    Norway

    3 393  (31)

     

    TAC

    19 957

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified

     

    Norwegian waters of IV

    (COD/*04N-)

    EC

    14 397


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N

    COD/04-N.

    Sweden

    382

     

    EC

    382

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and XIV

    COD/561214

    Belgium

    1

     

    Germany

    7

     

    France

    78

     

    Ireland

    110

     

    United Kingdom

    294

     

    EC

    490

     

    TAC

    490

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified

     

    VIa; EC waters of Vb

    (COD/*5BC6A)

    Belgium

    1

    Germany

    7

    France

    78

    Ireland

    110

    United Kingdom

    294

    EC

    490


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    VIIa

    COD/07A.

    Belgium

    19

     

    France

    54

     

    Ireland

    963

     

    The Netherlands

    5

     

    United Kingdom

    421

     

    EC

    1 462

     

    TAC

    1 462

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    COD/7X7A34

    Belgium

    197

     

    France

    3 377

     

    Ireland

    775

     

    The Netherlands

    28

     

    United Kingdom

    366

     

    EC

    4 743

     

    TAC

    4 743

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Megrims

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    LEZ/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    4

     

    Denmark

    4

     

    Germany

    4

     

    France

    24

     

    The Netherlands

    19

     

    United Kingdom

    1 424

     

    EC

    1 479

     

    TAC

    1 479

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Megrims

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Zone:

    VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

    LEZ/561214

    Spain

    327

     

    France

    1 277

     

    Ireland

    373

     

    United Kingdom

    903

     

    EC

    2 880

     

    TAC

    2 880

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Megrims

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Zone:

    VII

    LEZ/07.

    Belgium

    494

     

    Spain

    5 490

     

    France

    6 663

     

    Ireland

    3 029

     

    United Kingdom

    2 624

     

    EC

    18 300

     

    TAC

    18 300

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Megrims

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Zone:

    VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

    LEZ/8ABDE.

    Spain

    1 176

     

    France

    949

     

    EC

    2 125

     

    TAC

    2 125

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Megrims

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Zone:

    VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 31.1.1

    LEZ/8C3411

    Spain

    1 330

     

    France

    66

     

    Portugal

    44

     

    EC

    1 440

     

    TAC

    1 440

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Dab and flounder

    Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    D/F/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    466

     

    Denmark

    1 752

     

    Germany

    2 627

     

    France

    182

     

    The Netherlands

    10 594

     

    Sweden

    6

     

    United Kingdom

    1 473

     

    EC

    17 100

     

    TAC

    17 100

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Anglerfish

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    ANF/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    401

     

    Denmark

    884

     

    Germany

    432

     

    France

    82

     

    The Netherlands

    303

     

    Sweden

    10

     

    United Kingdom

    9 233

     

    EC

    11 345

     

    TAC

    11 345

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Anglerfish

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of IV

    ANF/4AB-N.

    Belgium

    50

     

    Denmark

    1 266

     

    Germany

    20

     

    The Netherlands

    18

     

    United Kingdom

    296

     

    EC

    1 650

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Anglerfish

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

    ANF/561214

    Belgium

    185

     

    Germany

    212

     

    Spain

    198

     

    France

    2 280

     

    Ireland

    516

     

    The Netherlands

    178

     

    United Kingdom

    1 586

     

    EC

    5 155

     

    TAC

    5 155

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Anglerfish

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    VII

    ANF/07.

    Belgium

    2 595  (32)

     

    Germany

    289 (32)

     

    Spain

    1 031  (32)

     

    France

    16 651  (32)

     

    Ireland

    2 128  (32)

     

    The Netherlands

    336 (32)

     

    United Kingdom

    5 050  (32)

     

    EC

    28 080  (32)

     

    TAC

    28 080  (32)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Anglerfish

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

    ANF/8ABDE.

    Spain

    1 206

     

    France

    6 714

     

    EC

    7 920

     

    TAC

    7 920

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Anglerfish

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 31.1.1

    ANF/8C3411

    Spain

    1 629

     

    France

    2

     

    Portugal

    324

     

    EC

    1 955

     

    TAC

    1 955

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    IIIa, EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId

    HAD/3A/BCD

    Belgium

    16 (33)

     

    Denmark

    2 708  (33)

     

    Germany

    172 (33)

     

    The Netherlands

    3 (33)

     

    Sweden

    320 (33)

     

    EC

    3 219  (33)

     

    TAC

    3 360  (33)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    IV; EC waters of IIa

    HAD/2AC4.

    Belgium

    498 (34)

     

    Denmark

    3 425  (34)

     

    Germany

    2 180  (34)

     

    France

    3 799  (34)

     

    The Netherlands

    374 (34)

     

    Sweden

    241 (34)

     

    United Kingdom

    36 466  (34)

     

    EC

    46 983  (34)

     

    Norway

    7 657

     

    TAC

    54 640

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified

     

    Norwegian waters of IV

    (HAD/*04N-)

    EC

    34 948


    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N

    HAD/04-N.

    Sweden

    707

     

    EC

    707

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    VIb, XII and XIV

    HAD/6B1214

    Belgium

    10

     

    Germany

    12

     

    France

    509

     

    Ireland

    363

     

    United Kingdom

    3 721

     

    EC

    4 615

     

    TAC

    4 615

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    EC waters of Vb and VIa

    HAD/5BC6A.

    Belgium

    15

     

    Germany

    18

     

    France

    738

     

    Ireland

    1 037

     

    United Kingdom

    5 392

     

    EC

    7 200

     

    TAC

    7 200

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    VII, VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    HAD/7/3411

    Belgium

    128

     

    France

    7 680

     

    Ireland

    2 560

     

    United Kingdom

    1 152

     

    EC

    11 520

     

    TAC

    11 520

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in zone:

     

    VIIa

    (HAD/*07A)

    Belgium

    19

    France

    85

    Ireland

    511

    United Kingdom

    564

    EC

    1 179

    When reporting to the Commission the uptake of their quotas, Member States shall specify quantities taken in ICES zone VIIa. Landings of haddock caught in ICES zone VIIa shall be prohibited when the totality of such landings exceeds 1179 tonnes.


    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    IIIa

    WHG/03A.

    Denmark

    1 326  (35)

     

    The Netherlands

    5 (35)

     

    Sweden

    142 (35)

     

    EC

    1 473  (35)

     

    TAC

    1 500

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    IV; EC waters of IIa

    WHG/2AC4.

    Belgium

    655 (36)

     

    Denmark

    2 833  (36)

     

    Germany

    737 (36)

     

    France

    4 257  (36)

     

    The Netherlands

    1 637  (36)

     

    Sweden

    4 (36)

     

    United Kingdom

    11 297  (36)

     

    EC

    21 420  (36)

     

    Norway

    2 380  (37)

     

    TAC

    23 800

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified:

     

    Norwegian waters of IV

    (WHG/*04N-)

    EC

    14 512


    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

    WHG/561214

    Germany

    6

     

    France

    124

     

    Ireland

    305

     

    United Kingdom

    585

     

    EC

    1 020

     

    TAC

    1 020

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    VIIa

    WHG/07A.

    Belgium

    1

     

    France

    13

     

    Ireland

    213

     

    The Netherlands

    0

     

    United Kingdom

    144

     

    EC

    371

     

    TAC

    371

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk

    WHG/7X7A.

    Belgium

    195

     

    France

    11 964

     

    Ireland

    5 544

     

    The Netherlands

    97

     

    United Kingdom

    2 140

     

    EC

    19 940

     

    TAC

    19 940

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    VIII

    WHG/08.

    Spain

    1 440

     

    France

    2 160

     

    EC

    3 600

     

    TAC

    3 600

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 31.1.1

    WHG/9/3411

    Portugal

    653

     

    EC

    653

     

    TAC

    653

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Whiting and Pollack

    Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N

    W/P/04-N.

    Sweden

    190

     

    EC

    190

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    IIIa; EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId

    HKE/3A/BCD

    Denmark

    1 463

     

    Sweden

    125

     

    EC

    1 588

     

    TAC

    1 588  (38)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    HKE/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    26

     

    Denmark

    1 070

     

    Germany

    123

     

    France

    237

     

    The Netherlands

    61

     

    United Kingdom

    333

     

    EC

    1 850

     

    TAC

    1 850  (39)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    VI and VII; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

    HKE/571214

    Belgium

    272 (40)

     

    Spain

    8 708

     

    France

    13 448  (40)

     

    Ireland

    1 629

     

    The Netherlands

    175 (40)

     

    United Kingdom

    5 309  (40)

     

    EC

    29 541

     

    TAC

    29 541  (41)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

     

    VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

    (HKE/*8ABDE)

    Belgium

    35

    Spain

    1 404

    France

    1 404

    Ireland

    176

    The Netherlands

    18

    United Kingdom

    790

    EC

    3 828


    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

    HKE/8ABDE.

    Belgium

    9 (42)

     

    Spain

    6 062

     

    France

    13 612

     

    The Netherlands

    18 (42)

     

    EC

    19 701

     

    TAC

    19 701  (43)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

     

    VI and VII; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

    (HKE/*57-14)

    Belgium

    2

    Spain

    1 756

    France

    3 161

    The Netherlands

    5

    EC

    4 924


    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    HKE/8C3411

    Spain

    3 922

     

    France

    376

     

    Portugal

    1 830

     

    EC

    6 128

     

    TAC

    6 128

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of IV

    WHB/4AB-N.

    Denmark

    18 050

     

    United Kingdom

    950

     

    EC

    19 000

     

    TAC

    1 700 000

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV

    WHB/1X14

    Denmark

    42 605  (44)  (45)

     

    Germany

    16 565  (44)  (45)

     

    Spain

    36 119  (44)  (45)

     

    France

    29 649  (44)  (45)

     

    Ireland

    32 992  (44)  (45)

     

    The Netherlands

    51 951  (44)  (45)

     

    Portugal

    3 355  (44)  (45)

     

    Sweden

    10 539  (44)  (45)

     

    United Kingdom

    55 283  (44)  (45)

     

    EC

    279 058  (44)  (45)

     

    Norway

    140 000  (46)  (47)

     

    Faroe Islands

    43 500  (48)  (49)

     

    TAC

    1 700 000

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    WHB/8C3411

    Spain

    37 954  (50)

     

    Portugal

    9 488  (50)

     

    EC

    47 442  (50)

     

    TAC

    1 700 000

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    EC waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56o30N and VII west of 12oW

    WHB/24A567

    Norway

    272 161  (51)  (52)

     

    Faroe Islands

    27 000  (53)  (54)

    TAC

    1 700 000


    Species:

    Lemon sole and witch

    Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    L/W/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    334

     

    Denmark

    921

     

    Germany

    118

     

    France

    252

     

    The Netherlands

    767

     

    Sweden

    10

     

    United Kingdom

    3 773

     

    EC

    6 175

     

    TAC

    6 175

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Blue ling

    Molva dypterigia

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII

    BLI/2A47-C

    EC

    Not relevant (55)

     

    Norway

    160

    TAC

    Not relevant


    Species:

    Blue ling

    Molva dypterigia

    Zone:

    EC waters of VIa north of 56o30' N and VIb

    BLI/6AN6B.

    Faroe Islands

    200 (56)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant


    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of I and II

    LIN/1/2.

    Denmark

    10

     

    Germany

    10

     

    France

    10

     

    United Kingdom

    10

     

    Others (57)

    5

     

    EC

    45

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    IIIa; EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId

    LIN/03.

    Belgium

    8

     

    Denmark

    62

     

    Germany

    8

     

    Sweden

    24

     

    United Kingdom

    8

     

    EC

    109

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    EC waters of IV

    LIN/04.

    Belgium

    20

     

    Denmark

    318

     

    Germany

    197

     

    France

    177

     

    The Netherlands

    7

     

    Sweden

    14

     

    United Kingdom

    2 440

     

    EC

    3 173

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of V

    LIN/05.

    Belgium

    10

     

    Denmark

    7

     

    Germany

    7

     

    France

    7

     

    United Kingdom

    7

     

    EC

    38

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV

    LIN/6X14.

    Belgium

    45

     

    Denmark

    8

     

    Germany

    163

     

    Spain

    3 299

     

    France

    3 518

     

    Ireland

    882

     

    Portugal

    8

     

    United Kingdom

    4 050

     

    EC

    11 973

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII

    LIN/2A47-C

    EC

    Not relevant (58)

     

    Norway

    5 780  (59)  (60)

     

    Faroe Islands

    250 (61)  (62)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of IV

    LIN/4AB-N.

    Belgium

    7

     

    Denmark

    878

     

    Germany

    25

     

    France

    10

     

    The Netherlands

    1

     

    United Kingdom

    79

     

    EC

    1 000

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    IIIa; EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId

    NEP/3A/BCD

    Denmark

    3 800

     

    Germany

    11

     

    Sweden

    1 359

     

    EC

    5 170

     

    TAC

    5 170

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    NEP/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    1 368

     

    Denmark

    1 368

     

    Germany

    20

     

    France

    40

     

    The Netherlands

    704

     

    United Kingdom

    22 644

     

    EC

    26 144

     

    TAC

    26 144

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of IV

    NEP/4AB-N.

    Denmark

    1 230

     

    Germany

    1

     

    UK

    69

     

    EC

    1 300

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    VI; EC waters of Vb

    NEP/5BC6.

    Spain

    40

     

    France

    161

     

    Ireland

    269

     

    United Kingdom

    19 415

     

    EC

    19 885

     

    TAC

    19 885

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    VII

    NEP/07.

    Spain

    1 509

     

    France

    6 116

     

    Ireland

    9 277

     

    United Kingdom

    8 251

     

    EC

    25 153

     

    TAC

    25 153

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe

    NEP/8ABDE.

    Spain

    259

     

    France

    4 061

     

    EC

    4 320

     

    TAC

    4 320

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    VIIIc

    NEP/08C.

    Spain

    126

     

    France

    5

     

    EC

    131

     

    TAC

    131

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    NEP/9/3411

    Spain

    109

     

    Portugal

    328

     

    EC

    437

     

    TAC

    437

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    IIIa

    PRA/03A.

    Denmark

    4 033

     

    Sweden

    2 172

     

    EC

    6 205

     

    TAC

    11 620

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    PRA/2AC4-C

    Denmark

    2 960

     

    The Netherlands

    28

     

    Sweden

    119

     

    United Kingdom

    877

     

    EC

    3 984

     

    TAC

    3 984

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N

    PRA/04-N.

    Denmark

    900

     

    Sweden

    164 (63)

     

    EC

    1 064

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    ‘Penaeus’ shrimps

    Penaeus spp.s

    Zone:

    French Guyana waters (64)

    PEN/FGU.

    France

    4 108  (65)

     

    EC

    4 108  (65)

     

    TAC

    4 108  (65)

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    Skagerrak (66)

    PLE/03AN.

    Belgium

    51

     

    Denmark

    6 617

     

    Germany

    34

     

    The Netherlands

    1 273

     

    Sweden

    355

     

    EC

    8 330

     

    TAC

    8 500

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    Kattegat (67)

    PLE/03AS.

    Denmark

    1 891

     

    Germany

    21

     

    Sweden

    213

     

    EC

    2 125

     

    TAC

    2 125

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    IV; EC waters of IIa

    PLE/2AC4.

    Belgium

    3 024

     

    Denmark

    9 829

     

    Germany

    2 835

     

    France

    567

     

    The Netherlands

    18 901

     

    United Kingdom

    13 987

     

    EC

    49 143

     

    Norway

    1 118

     

    TAC

    50 261

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified:

     

    Norwegian waters of IV

    (PLE/*04N-)

    EC

    20 165


    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

    PLE/561214

    France

    22

     

    Ireland

    287

     

    United Kingdom

    477

     

    EC

    786

     

    TAC

    786

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    VIIa

    PLE/07A.

    Belgium

    47

     

    France

    21

     

    Ireland

    1 209

     

    The Netherlands

    14

     

    United Kingdom

    558

     

    EC

    1 849

     

    TAC

    1 849

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    VIIb and VIIc

    PLE/7BC.

    France

    24

     

    Ireland

    98

     

    EC

    122

     

    TAC

    122

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    VIId and VIIe

    PLE/7DE.

    Belgium

    826

     

    France

    2 755

     

    United Kingdom

    1 469

     

    EC

    5 050

     

    TAC

    5 050

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    VIIf and VIIg

    PLE/7FG.

    Belgium

    58

     

    France

    104

     

    Ireland

    201

     

    United Kingdom

    54

     

    EC

    417

     

    TAC

    417

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    VIIh, VIIj and VIIk

    PLE/7HJK.

    Belgium

    21

     

    France

    42

     

    Ireland

    148

     

    The Netherlands

    84

     

    United Kingdom

    42

     

    EC

    337

     

    TAC

    337

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    PLE/8/3411

    Spain

    75

     

    France

    298

     

    Portugal

    75

     

    EC

    448

     

    TAC

    448

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Pollack

    Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

    POL/561214

    Spain

    6

     

    France

    216

     

    Ireland

    63

     

    United Kingdom

    165

     

    EC

    450

     

    TAC

    450

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Pollack

    Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    VII

    POL/07.

    Belgium

    476

     

    Spain

    29

     

    France

    10 959

     

    Ireland

    1 168

     

    United Kingdom

    2 668

     

    EC

    15 300

     

    TAC

    15 300

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Pollack

    Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId andVIIIe

    POL/8ABDE.

    Spain

    286

     

    France

    1 394

     

    EC

    1 680

     

    TAC

    1 680

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Pollack

    Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    VIIIc

    POL/08C.

    Spain

    236

     

    France

    26

     

    EC

    262

     

    TAC

    262

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Pollack

    Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    POL/9/3411

    Spain

    278

     

    Portugal

    10

     

    EC

    288

     

    TAC

    288

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    IIIa and IV; EC waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId

    POK/2A34.

    Belgium

    43

     

    Denmark

    5 111

     

    Germany

    12 906

     

    France

    30 374

     

    The Netherlands

    129

     

    Sweden

    702

     

    United Kingdom

    9 895

     

    EC

    59 160

     

    Norway

    64 090  (68)

     

    TAC

    123 250

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and international waters of XII and XIV

    POK/561214

    Germany

    798

     

    France

    7 930

     

    Ireland

    467

     

    United Kingdom

    3 592

     

    EC

    12 787

     

    TAC

    12 787

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62oN

    POK/04-N.

    Sweden

    880

     

    EC

    880

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    VII, VIII, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    POK/7X1034

    Belgium

    10

     

    France

    2 132

     

    Ireland

    1 066

     

    United Kingdom

    582

     

    EC

    3 790

     

    TAC

    3 790

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Turbot and brill

    Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    T/B/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    317

     

    Denmark

    677

     

    Germany

    173

     

    France

    82

     

    The Netherlands

    2 401

     

    Sweden

    5

     

    United Kingdom

    668

     

    EC

    4 323

     

    TAC

    4 323

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Skates and rays

    Rajidae

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    SRX/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    369 (69)

     

    Denmark

    14 (69)

     

    Germany

    18 (69)

     

    France

    58 (69)

     

    The Netherlands

    314 (69)

     

    United Kingdom

    1 417  (69)

     

    EC

    2 190  (69)

     

    TAC

    2 190

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Greenland Halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV; EC and international waters of VI

    GHL/2A-C46

    Denmark

    6

     

    Germany

    10

     

    Estonia

    6

     

    Spain

    6

     

    France

    92

     

    Ireland

    6

     

    Lithuania

    6

     

    Poland

    6

     

    United Kingdom

    361

     

    EC

    847 (70)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Mackerel

    Scomber scombrus

    Zone:

    IIIa and IV; EC waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and IIId

    MAC/2A34.

    Belgium

    372

     

    Denmark

    11 509

     

    Germany

    388

     

    France

    1 171

     

    The Netherlands

    1 179

     

    Sweden

    3 966  (71)  (72)

     

    United Kingdom

    1 092

     

    EC

    19 677  (71)

     

    Norway

    10 200  (73)

     

    TAC

    422 551  (74)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zones specified:

     

    IIIa

    MAC/*03A

    IIIa and IVbc

    MAC/*3A4BC

    IVb

    MAC/*04B

    IVc

    MAC/*04C

    VI; international waters of IIa from 1 January to 31 March 2007

    MAC/*2A6

    Denmark

     

    4 130

     

     

    4 020

    France

     

    490

     

     

     

    The Netherlands

     

    490

     

     

     

    Sweden

     

     

    390

    10

     

    United Kingdom

     

    490

     

     

     

    Norway

    3 000

     

     

     

     


    Species:

    Mackerel

    Scomber scombrus

    Zone:

    VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EC waters of Vb; non-EC waters of IIa; international waters of XII and XIV

    MAC/2CX14-

    Germany

    16 311

     

    Spain

    20

     

    Estonia

    135

     

    France

    10 875

     

    Ireland

    54 369

     

    Latvia

    100

     

    Lithuania

    100

     

    The Netherlands

    23 786

     

    Poland

    1 148

     

    United Kingdom

    149 519

     

    EC

    256 363

     

    Norway

    10 200  (75)

     

    Faroe Islands

    3 955  (76)

     

    TAC

    422 551  (77)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the zones specified and only during the periods 1 January to 15 February and 1 October to 31 December.

     

    EC waters of IVa

    MAC/*04A-C

    Germany

    4 922

    France

    3 282

    Ireland

    16 407

    The Netherlands

    7 178

    United Kingdom

    45 120

    EC

    76 909


    Species:

    Mackerel

    Scomber scombrus

    Zone:

    VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    MAC/8C3411

    Spain

    24 405  (78)

     

    France

    162 (78)

     

    Portugal

    5 044  (78)

     

    EC

    29 611

     

    TAC

    29 611

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Special conditions

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the ICES zone specified:

     

    VIIIb

    (MAC/*08B.)

    Spain

    2 049

    France

    14

    Portugal

    424


    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    IIIa, EC waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId

    SOL/3A/BCD

    Denmark

    755

     

    Germany

    44

     

    The Netherlands

    73

     

    Sweden

    28

     

    EC

    900

     

    TAC

    900

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    EC waters of II and IV

    SOL/24.

    Belgium

    1 243

     

    Denmark

    568

     

    Germany

    995

     

    France

    249

     

    The Netherlands

    11 226

     

    United Kingdom

    639

     

    EC

    14 920

     

    Norway

    100 (79)

     

    TAC

    15 020

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    VI; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

    SOL/561214

    Ireland

    54

     

    United Kingdom

    14

     

    EC

    68

     

    TAC

    68

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    VIIa

    SOL/07A.

    Belgium

    403

     

    France

    5

     

    Ireland

    99

     

    The Netherlands

    128

     

    United Kingdom

    181

     

    EC

    816

     

    TAC

    816

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    VIIb and VIIc

    SOL/7BC.

    France

    10

     

    Ireland

    55

     

    EC

    65

     

    TAC

    65

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    VIId

    SOL/07D.

    Belgium

    1 675

     

    France

    3 349

     

    United Kingdom

    1 196

     

    EC

    6 220

     

    TAC

    6 220

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    VIIe

    SOL/07E.

    Belgium

    32

     

    France

    339

     

    United Kingdom

    529

     

    EC

    900

     

    TAC

    900

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    VIIf and VIIg

    SOL/7FG.

    Belgium

    558

     

    France

    56

     

    Ireland

    28

     

    United Kingdom

    251

     

    EC

    893

     

    TAC

    893

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    VIIh, VIIj, and VIIk

    SOL/7HJK.

    Belgium

    54

     

    France

    108

     

    Ireland

    293

     

    The Netherlands

    87

     

    United Kingdom

    108

     

    EC

    650

     

    TAC

    650

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    VIIIa and b

    SOL/8AB.

    Belgium

    56

     

    Spain

    10

     

    France

    4 162

     

    The Netherlands

    312

     

    EC

    4 540

     

    TAC

    4 540

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Sole

    Solea spp.

    Zone:

    VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX, X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    SOX/8CDE34

    Spain

    458

     

    Portugal

    758

     

    EC

    1 216

     

    TAC

    1 216

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Sprat

    Sprattus sprattus

    Zone:

    IIIa

    SPR/03A.

    Denmark

    34 843

     

    Germany

    73

     

    Sweden

    13 184

     

    EC

    48 100

     

    TAC

    52 000

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Sprat

    Sprattus sprattus

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    SPR/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    1 685

     

    Denmark

    133 396

     

    Germany

    1 685

     

    France

    1 685

     

    The Netherlands

    1 685

     

    Sweden

    1 330  (80)

     

    United Kingdom

    5 562

     

    EC

    147 028

     

    Norway

    18 812  (81)

     

    Faroe Islands

    9 160  (82)  (83)  (84)

     

    TAC

    175 000  (85)

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Sprat

    Sprattus sprattus

    Zone:

    VIId and VIIe

    SPR/7DE.

    Belgium

    31

     

    Denmark

    1 997

     

    Germany

    31

     

    France

    430

     

    The Netherlands

    430

     

    United Kingdom

    3 226

     

    EC

    6 144

     

    TAC

    6 144

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Spurdog/dogfish

    Squalus acanthias

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    DGS/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    13 (86)

     

    Denmark

    77 (86)

     

    Germany

    14 (86)

     

    France

    25 (86)

     

    The Netherlands

    21 (86)

     

    Sweden

    1 (86)

     

    United Kingdom

    640 (86)

     

    EC

    791 (86)

     

    Norway

    50 (87)

     

    TAC

    841

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Spurdog/dogfish

    Squalus acanthias

    Zone:

    IIIa; EC and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV

    DGS/135X14

    EC

    2 828

     

    TAC

    2 828

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa and IV

    JAX/2AC4-C

    Belgium

    64

     

    Denmark

    27 802

     

    Germany

    2 096

     

    France

    44

     

    Ireland

    1 613

     

    The Netherlands

    4 510

     

    Sweden

    750

     

    United Kingdom

    4 104

     

    EC

    40 983

     

    Norway

    1 600  (88)

     

    Faroe Islands

    606 (89)

     

    TAC

    42 727

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    VI, VII and VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; EC waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV

    JAX/578/14

    Denmark

    12 296

     

    Germany

    9 828

     

    Spain

    13 422

     

    France

    6 494

     

    Ireland

    31 996

     

    The Netherlands

    46 891

     

    Portugal

    1 299

     

    United Kingdom

    13 292

     

    EC

    135 518

     

    Faroe Islands

    1 944  (90)

     

    TAC

    137 000

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    VIIIc and IX

    JAX/8C9.

    Spain

    29 587  (91)

     

    France

    377 (91)

     

    Portugal

    25 036  (91)

     

    EC

    55 000

     

    TAC

    55 000

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    X; EC waters of CECAF (92)

    JAX/X34PRT

    Portugal

    3 200  (93)

     

    EC

    3 200

     

    TAC

    3 200

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    EC waters of CECAF (94)

    JAX/341PRT

    Portugal

    1 280  (95)

     

    EC

    1 280

     

    TAC

    1 280

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    EC waters of CECAF (96)

    JAX/341SPN

    Spain

    1 280

     

    EC

    1 280

     

    TAC

    1 280

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Norway pout

    Trisopterus esmarki

    Zone:

    IIIa; EC waters of IIa and IV

    NOP/2A3A4.

    Denmark

    0

     

    Germany

    0

     

    The Netherlands

    0

     

    EC

    0

     

    Norway

    1 000  (97)  (98)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Norway pout

    Trisopterus esmarki

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of IV

    NOP/4AB-N.

    Denmark

    4 750  (99)  (100)

     

    United Kingdom

    250 (99)  (100)

     

    EC

    5 000  (99)  (100)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Industrial fish

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of IV

    I/F/4AB-N.

    Sweden

    800 (101)  (102)

     

    EC

    800

    TAC

    Not relevant


    Species:

    Combined quota

    Zone:

    EC waters of Vb, VI and VII

    R/G/5B67-C

    EC

    Not relevant

     

    Norway

    140 (103)

    TAC

    Not relevant


    Species:

    Other species

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of IV

    OTH/4AB-N.

    Belgium

    38

     

    Denmark

    3 500

     

    Germany

    395

     

    France

    162

     

    The Netherlands

    280

     

    Sweden

    Not relevant (104)

     

    United Kingdom

    2 625

     

    EC

    7 000  (105)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Other species

    Zone:

    EC waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56o30'N

    OTH/2A46AN

    EC

    Not relevant

     

    Norway

    4 720  (106)  (107)

    Faroe Islands

    150 (108)

    TAC

    Not relevant

    (1)  Quota for experimental fishery relating to sandeel abundance. The Commission will establish the conditions under which these quotas may be fished. Quotas may not be fished until the conditions are established. Unused quota from the experimental fishery may be carried forward to a commercial fishery if such quotas are established.

    (2)  Excluding waters within 6 miles of UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula

    (3)  Except Denmark and the United Kingdom

    (4)  To be taken in the North Sea

    (5)  Quota for experimental fishery relating to sandeel abundance. The Commission will establish the conditions under which these quotas may be fished. Quotas may not be fished until the conditions are established. Unused quota from the experimental fishery may be carried forward to a commercial fishery if such quotas are established.

    (6)  Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006

    (7)  Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in zones Vb, VI and VII. 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 zones Vb, VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.

    (8)  Including ling. The quotas for Norway are ling 5 780 tonnes, and tusk 3 400 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with long-lines in zones Vb, VI and VII.

    (9)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

    (10)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

    (11)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

    (12)  Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

    (13)  To be taken in Skagerrak. Limited in the West by a line from the lighthouse of Hanstholm to the lighthouse of Lindesnes and in the South by a line from the lighthouse of Tistlarna and from there to the nearest coast of Sweden.

    (14)  Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. Member States must inform the Commission of their landings of herring distinguishing between ICES zones IVa and IVb

    (15)  May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

    (16)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quota for these species

    (17)  Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

    (18)  Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

    (19)  Landings of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

    (20)  Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a line running due south from Landguard Point (51o56' N, 1o19.1' E) to latitude 51o33' N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom.

    (21)  Transfers of up to 50 % of this quota may be affected to zone IVb. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission (HER/*04B.).

    (22)  Reference is to the herring stock in ICES zone VIa, north of 56o00' N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07o00' W and north of 55o00' N, excluding the Clyde.

    (23)  This quota may only be taken in ICES zone VIa north of 56o30' N.

    (24)  Reference is to the herring stock in ICES zone VIa south of 56o00' N and west of 07o00' W.

    (25)  Clyde stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime area situated to the north-east of a line drawn between the Mull of Kintyre and Corsewall Point.

    (26)  Zone VIIa is reduced by the area added to the ICES zones VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk bounded:

    —

    to the north by latitude 52o 30'N

    —

    to the south by latitude 52o 00'N

    —

    to the west by the coast of Ireland

    —

    to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

    (27)  This zone is increased by the area bounded:

    —

    to the north by latitude 52o 30'N,

    —

    to the south by latitude 52o 00'N,

    —

    to the west by the coast of Ireland,

    —

    to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

    (28)  To gather information on the state of the stock, after consultation of the STECF and under the supervision of the Commission, a maximum of 10 % of the French and Spanish fishing effort (20 Spanish vessels and 8 French vessels) may be deployed in zone VIII for experimental fishing with scientific observers on board from 15 April until 15 June 2007.

    Catch reports have to be submitted to the Commission every 15 days by the Member States concerned. The Commission will suspend the experimental fishery once sufficient data has been collected. The Commission will then, as appropriate, adopt the decision foreseen in Article 5(5) of this Regulation on the basis of an STECF advice.

    (29)  Area as defined in Article 3(e) of this Regulation

    (30)  Area as defined in Article 3(f) of this Regulation

    (31)  May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC

    (32)  Of which up to 5 % may be fished in ICES zones VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/*8ABDE).

    (33)  In the event that a re-opening of the Norway pout fishery is decided, these quotas will be subject to review after deducting an appropriate amount for industrial by-catches.

    (34)  In the event that a re-opening of the Norway pout fishery is decided, these quotas will be subject to review after deducting an appropriate amount for industrial by-catches.

    (35)  In the event that a re-opening of the Norway pout fishery is decided, these quotas will be subject to review after deducting an appropriate amount for industrial by-catches.

    (36)  In the event that a re-opening of the Norway pout fishery is decided, these quotas will be subject to review after deducting an appropriate amount for industrial by-catches.

    (37)  May be taken in EC waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

    (38)  Within an overall TAC of 52 680 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

    (39)  Within an overall TAC of 52 680 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

    (40)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to Zones IV and EC waters of zone IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

    (41)  Within an overall TAC of 52 680 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

    (42)  Transfers of this quota may be effected to Zones IV and EC waters of zone IIa. However, such transfers must be notified in advance to the Commission.

    (43)  Within an overall TAC of 52 680 tonnes for the northern stock of hake.

    (44)  Of which up to 61 % may be fished in Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM1).

    (45)  Of which up to 9,7 % may be fished in Faroese waters (WHB/*05B-F).

    (46)  May be fished in EC waters in zones II, IVa, VIa north of 56o30' N, VIb and VII west of 12oW (WHB/*8CX34) No more than 40 000 tonnes may be fished in zone IVa.

    (47)  Of which up to 500 tonnes may consist of argentine (Argentina spp.).

    (48)  Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable catches of argentine (Argentina spp.)

    (49)  May be fished in EC waters in zones II, IVa, V, VIa north of 56o30' N, VIb and VII west of 12o W. The catch in zone IVa shall be no more than 10 875 tonnes.

    (50)  Of which up to 61 % may be fished in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (WHB/*NZJM2).

    (51)  To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement.

    (52)  The catch in Zone IVa shall be no more than 68 040 tonnes.

    (53)  To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands established under the Coastal States arrangement.

    (54)  May also be fished in zone VIb. The catch in zone IV shall be no more than 6 750 tonnes.

    (55)  Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006

    (56)  To be fished by trawl: by-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.

    (57)  Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota

    (58)  Specified in Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006.

    (59)  Of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in zones VI and VII. 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 zones VI and VII shall not exceed 3 000 tonnes.

    (60)  Including tusk. The quotas for Norway are ling 5 780 tonnes and tusk 3 400 tonnes and are interchangeable of up to 2 000 tonnes and may only be fished with longlines in zones Vb, VI and VII.

    (61)  Including blue ling and tusk. Only to be taken by long lines in zones VIb and VIa north of 56o 30' N.

    (62)  Of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per ship, at any moment, is authorised in ICES zone VIa and VIb. 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 zone VI shall not exceed 75 tonnes.

    (63)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

    (64)  Area as defined in Article 14(3) of this Regulation

    (65)  Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 m deep.

    (66)  Area as defined in Article 3(e) of this Regulation

    (67)  Area as defined in Article 3(f) of this Regulation

    (68)  May only be taken in zones IV (EC waters) and IIIa. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

    (69)  By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board.

    (70)  Of which 350 tonnes are allocated to Norway and are to be taken in the EC waters of ICES zones IIa and VI. In ICES zone VI this quantity may only be fished with longlines.

    (71)  Including 242 tonnes to be taken in Norwegian waters south of 62oN (MAC/*04-N).

    (72)  When fishing in Norwegian waters, by-catches of cod, haddock, Pollack and whiting and saithe shall be counted against the quotas for these species.

    (73)  To be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC (access quota). This quota may be fished in zone IVa only, except for 3 000 tonnes that may be fished in zone IIIa.

    (74)  TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

    (75)  May be fished only in ICES zones IIa, VIa (north of 56o30'N), IVa, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.

    (76)  Of which 1 193 tonnes may be fished in EC waters of ICES zones IVa north of 59oN from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December. A quantity of 3 290 tonnes of the Faroe Islands'own quota may be fished in ICES zone VIa north of 56o30'N throughout the year and/or in ICES zones VIIe, VIIf, VIIh, and/or ICES zone IVa.

    (77)  TAC agreed by the EC, Norway and Faroe Islands for the northern area.

    (78)  The quantities subject to exchange with other Member States may be taken, up to a limit of 25 % of the quota of the donor Member State, in ICES zones VIIIa, VIIIb and VIIId (MAC/*8ABD.).

    (79)  May be fished only in zone IV.

    (80)  Including sandeel.

    (81)  May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.

    (82)  This quantity may be fished in ICES zone IV and zone VIa North of 56o30'N. Any by-catch of blue whiting shall be counted against the blue whiting quota established for ICES zones VIa, VIb and VII.

    (83)   1 832 tonnes can be caught as herring in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32mm. If the quota of 1 832 tonnes of herring is exhausted then all fisheries using nets with mesh sizes less than 32mm is prohibited.

    (84)  Catches taken in the monitoring fisheries, corresponding to 2 % of the effort deployed by Member States and up to a maximum of 2 500 tonnes can be caught as sandeel.

    (85)  Preliminary TAC. The final TAC will be established in the light of new scientific advice during the first half of 2007.

    (86)  By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 5 % by live weight of the catch retained on board.

    (87)  Including catches taken with long-lines of tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus), kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), bird beak dogfish (Deania calceus), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), greater lantern shark (Etmopterus princeps), smooth lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax) and Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis). This quota may only be taken in zones IV, VI and VII.

    (88)  May only be fished in EC waters of ICES zone IV.

    (89)  Within a total quota of 2550 tonnes for ICES zones IV, VIa North of 56o30'N, VII e, VIIf and VIIh.

    (90)  Within a total quota of 2550 tonnes for ICES zone IV, VIa North of 56o30'N, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh.

    (91)  Of which no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the weight of the landings shall be affected by a coefficient of 1,2.

    (92)  Waters adjacent to the Azores.

    (93)  Of which no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the weight of the landings shall be affected by a coefficient of 1,2.

    (94)  Waters adjacent to Madeira.

    (95)  Of which no more than 5 % may consist of horse mackerel between 12 and 14 cm, notwithstanding Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98. For the purposes of the control of this quantity, the weight of the landings shall be affected by a coefficient of 1,2.

    (96)  Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.

    (97)  This quota may be fished in ICES zoneVIa North of 56o30'N.

    (98)  Only as by-catches.

    (99)  Including inextricably mixed horse mackerel.

    (100)  Only as by-catches.

    (101)  By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for these species.

    (102)  Of which no more than 400 tonnes of horse mackerel.

    (103)  Taken with long lines only, including rat tails, Mora mora and greater fork beard.

    (104)  Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level.

    (105)  Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate.

    (106)  Limited to ICES zones IIa and IV.

    (107)  Including fisheries not specifically mentioned, exceptions may be introduced after consultations as appropriate.

    (108)  Limited to by-catches of whitefish in ICES zones IV and VIa.

    ANNEX IB

    NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND

    ICES zones I, II, V, XII, XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

    Species:

    Snow crab

    Chionoecetes spp.

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

    PCR/N01GRN

    Ireland

    62

     

    Spain

    437

     

    EC

    500

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of I and II

    HER/1/2.

    Belgium

    25 (1)

     

    Denmark

    23 984  (1)

     

    Germany

    4 200  (1)

     

    Spain

    79 (1)

     

    France

    1 035  (1)

     

    Ireland

    6 209  (1)

     

    The Netherlands

    8 583  (1)

     

    Poland

    1 214  (1)

     

    Portugal

    79 (1)

     

    Finland

    371 (1)

     

    Sweden

    8 888  (1)

     

    United Kingdom

    15 333  (1)

     

    EC

    70 000  (1)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of I and II

    COD/1N2AB.

    Germany

    2 051

     

    Greece

    254

     

    Spain

    2 288

     

    Ireland

    254

     

    France

    1 883

     

    Portugal

    2 288

     

    United Kingdom

    7 956

     

    EC

    16 974

     

    TAC

    410 000

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1 (2); Greenland waters of V and XIV (2)

    COD/N01514

    Germany

    818 (3)

     

    United Kingdom

    182 (3)

     

    EC

    1 000  (3)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    I and IIb

    COD/1/2B.

    Germany

    2 710

     

    Spain

    7 006

     

    France

    1 156

     

    Poland

    1 271

     

    Portugal

    1 479

     

    United Kingdom

    1 735

     

    All Member States

    100 (4)

     

    EC

    15 457  (5)

     

    TAC

    410 000

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Cod and haddock

    Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of Vb

    C/H/05B-F.

    Germany

    10

     

    France

    60

     

    United Kingdom

    430

     

    EC

    500

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Atlantic halibut

    Hippoglossus hippoglossus

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of V and XIV

    HAL/514GRN

    Portugal

    1 000  (6)

     

    EC

    1 200  (7)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Atlantic halibut

    Hippoglossus hippoglossus

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

    HAL/N01GRN

    EC

    200 (8)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     


    Species:

    Capelin

    Mallotus villosus

    Zone:

    IIb

    CAP/02B.

    EC

    0

     

    TAC

    0

     


    Species:

    Capelin

    Mallotus villosus

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of V and XIV

    CAP/514GRN

    All Member States

    0

     

    EC

    0

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     


    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of I and II

    HAD/1N2AB.

    Germany

    642

     

    France

    386

     

    United Kingdom

    1 972

     

    EC

    3 000

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of II

    WHB/1N2AB.

    Germany

    500

     

    France

    500

     

    EC

    1 000

     

    TAC

    1 700 000

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    Faroese waters

    WHB/2X12-F

    Denmark

    7 920

     

    Germany

    540

     

    France

    864

     

    The Netherlands

    756

     

    United Kingdom

    7 920

     

    EC

    18 000

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Ling and Blue ling

    Molva molva and Molva dypterigia

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of Vb

    B/L/05B-F.

    Germany

    950 (9)

     

    France

    2 106  (9)

     

    United Kingdom

    184 (9)

     

    EC

    3 065  (9)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of V and XIV

    PRA/514GRN

    Denmark

    1 300

     

    France

    1 300

     

    EC

    7 000  (10)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

    PRA/N01GRN

    Denmark

    2 000

     

    France

    2 000

     

    EC

    4 000

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of I and II

    POK/1N2AB.

    Germany

    3 160

     

    France

    508

     

    United Kingdom

    282

     

    EC

    3 950

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    International waters of I and II

    POK/1/2INT.

    EC

    0

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     


    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of Vb

    POK/05B-F.

    Belgium

    54

     

    Germany

    334

     

    France

    1 630

     

    The Netherlands

    54

     

    United Kingdom

    626

     

    EC

    2 700

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of I and II

    GHL/1N2AB.

    Germany

    37

     

    United Kingdom

    37

     

    EC

    75

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    International waters of I and II

    GHL/1/2INT.

    EC

    0

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     


    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of V and XIV

    GHL/514GRN

    Germany

    6 294

     

    United Kingdom

    331

     

    EC

    7 500  (11)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

    GHL/N01GRN

    Germany

    1 550

     

    EC

    2 500  (12)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Mackerel

    Scomber scombrus

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of IIa

    MAC/02A-N.

    Denmark

    10 200  (13)

     

    EC

    10 200  (13)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Mackerel

    Scomber scombrus

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of Vb

    MAC/05B-F.

    Denmark

    3 290  (14)

     

    EC

    3 290

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    EC and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV (16)

    RED/51214.

    Estonia

    210 (15)  (16)

     

    Germany

    4 266  (15)  (16)

     

    Spain

    749 (15)  (16)

     

    France

    398 (15)  (16)

     

    Ireland

    1 (15)  (16)

     

    Latvia

    76 (15)  (16)

     

    The Netherlands

    2 (15)  (16)

     

    Poland

    384 (15)  (16)

     

    Portugal

    896 (15)  (16)

     

    United Kingdom

    10 (15)  (16)

     

    EC

    6 992  (16)

     

    TAC

    46 000

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of I and II

    RED/1N2AB.

    Germany

    766 (17)

     

    Spain

    95 (17)

     

    France

    84 (17)

     

    Portugal

    405 (17)

     

    United Kingom

    150 (17)

     

    EC

    1 500  (17)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of V and XIV

    RED/514GRN

    Germany

    5 977

     

    France

    30

     

    United Kingdom

    42

     

    EC

    9 750  (18)  (19)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    Icelandic waters of Va

    RED/05A-IS

    Belgium

    0 (20)  (21)  (22)

     

    Germany

    0 (20)  (21)  (22)

     

    France

    0 (20)  (21)  (22)

     

    United Kingdom

    0 (20)  (21)  (22)

     

    EC

    0 (20)  (21)  (22)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    Faroese waters Vb

    RED/05B-F.

    Belgium

    16

     

    Germany

    2 083

     

    France

    141

     

    United Kingdom

    24

     

    EC

    2 265

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    By-catches

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 0 and 1

    XBC/N01GRN

    EC

    2 600  (23)  (24)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     


    Species:

    Other species (25)

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of I and II

    OTH/1N2AB.

    Germany

    150 (25)

     

    France

    60 (25)

     

    United Kingdom

    240 (25)

     

    EC

    450 (25)

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Other species (26)

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of Vb

    OTH/05B-F.

    Germany

    305

     

    France

    275

     

    United Kingdom

    180

     

    EC

    760

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Flatfish

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of Vb

    FLX/05B-F.

    Germany

    54

     

    France

    42

     

    United Kingdom

    204

     

    EC

    300

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    (1)  Provisional quotas established without prejudice to the TAC to be established by relevant coastal states. Following agreement by the coastal states the definitive quotas will be established by the Commission.

    (2)  South of 63o N.

    (3)  May only be fished as from 1 June. In the period from 1 June until 1 October the quota may only be fished by long-liners. As from 1 October both trawl and long-liners may be used.

    (4)  Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Portugal and the United Kingdom

    (5)  The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Community in the zone Spitzbergen and Bear Island is entirely without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

    (6)  To be fished by no more than 6 Community demersal long-liners targeting Atlantic halibut. Catches of associated species to be counted against this quota. Further provisions may be introduced during 2007 on the basis of a joint decision taken in the framework of the Joint Committee.

    (7)  Of which 200 tonnes to be fished only with long lines, are allocated to Norway.

    (8)  Allocated to Norway, to be fished only with long lines.

    (9)  By-catch of maximum 1 080 tonnes of roundnose grenadier and black scabbard fish to be counted against this quota.

    (10)  Of which 3 250 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 1 150 tonnes to Faroe Islands.

    (11)  Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 75 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.

    (12)  Of which 800 tonnes are allocated to Norway and 150 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.

    (13)  May also be fished in Norwegian waters of IV and in international waters of IIa (MAC/*4N-2A).

    (14)  May be fished in EC waters of IVa (MAC/*04A.).

    (15)  May be taken in the NAFO Regulatory Area Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K but shall be counted against the quota for ICES zones V, XII and XIV within a total quota of 11 537 tonnes (RED/*N1F3K).

    (16)  No more than 65 % of the quota may be taken before 15 July 2007.

    (17)  Only as by-catch.

    (18)  May only be fished by pelagic trawl. May be fished East or West. The quota may be taken in the NEAFC Regulatory Area on the condition that Greenlandic reporting conditions are fulfilled.

    (19)   3 500 tonnes to be fished with pelagic trawl are allocated to Norway and 200 tonnes are allocated to the Faroe Islands.

    (20)  Including anavoidable by-catches (cod not allowed).

    (21)  To be fished between July and December.

    (22)  Provisional quota pending the conclusions of fisheries consultations with Iceland for 2007.

    (23)  By-catches are defined as any catches of species not covered by the vessel's target species indicated on the license. May be fished East or West.

    (24)  Of which 120 tonnes of roundnose grenadier are allocated to Norway.

    (25)  Only as by-catch.

    (26)  Excluding fish species of no commercial value.

    ANNEX IC

    NORTH WEST ATLANTIC

    Area of NAFO

    All TACs and associate conditions are adopted in the framework of NAFO.

    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    NAFO 2J3KL

    COD/N2J3KL

    EC

    0 (1)

     

    TAC

    0 (1)


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    NAFO 3NO

    COD/N3NO.

    EC

    0 (2)

     

    TAC

    0 (2)


    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    NAFO 3M

    COD/N3M.

    EC

    0 (3)

     

    TAC

    0 (3)


    Species:

    Witch flounder

    Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    Zone:

    NAFO 2J3KL

    WIT/N2J3KL

    EC

    0 (4)

     

    TAC

    0 (4)


    Species:

    Witch flounder

    Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    Zone:

    NAFO 3NO

    WIT/N3NO.

    EC

    0 (5)

     

    TAC

    0 (5)


    Species:

    American plaice

    Hippoglossoides platessoides

    Zone:

    NAFO 3M

    PLA/N3M.

    EC

    0 (6)

     

    TAC

    0 (6)


    Species:

    American plaice

    Hippoglossoides platessoides

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LNO

    PLA/3LNO.

    EC

    0 (7)

     

    TAC

    0 (7)


    Species:

    Short fin squid

    Illex illecebrosus

    Zone:

    NAFO sub-zones 3 and 4

    SQI/N34.

    Estonia

    128 (8)

     

    Latvia

    128 (8)

     

    Lithuania

    128 (8)

     

    Poland

    227 (8)

     

    EC

     (8)  (9)

     

    TAC

    34 000

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Yellowtail flounder

    Limanda ferruginea

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LNO

    YEL/N3LNO.

    EC

    0 (10)  (11)

     

    TAC

    15 500


    Species:

    Capelin

    Mallotus villosus

    Zone:

    NAFO 3NO

    CAP/N3NO.

    EC

    0 (12)

     

    TAC

    0 (12)


    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    NAFO 3L (13)

    PRA/N3L.

    Estonia

    245 (14)

     

    Latvia

    245 (14)

     

    Lithuania

    245 (14)

     

    Poland

    245 (14)

     

    EC

    245 (14)  (15)

     

    TAC

    22 000

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    NAFO 3M (16)

    PRA/N3M.

    TAC

    not relevant (17)

     


    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LMNO

    GHL/N3LMNO

    Estonia

    321,3

     

    Germany

    328

     

    Latvia

    45,1

     

    Lithuania

    22,6

     

    Spain

    4 396,5

     

    Portugal

    1 837,5

     

    EC

    6 951

     

    TAC

    11 856

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Skate

    Rajidae

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LNO

    SRX/N3LNO.

    Spain

    6 561

     

    Portugal

    1 274

     

    Estonia

    546

     

    Lithuania

    119

     

    EC

    8 500

     

    TAC

    13 500

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LN

    RED/N3LN.

    EC

    0 (18)

     

    TAC

    0 (18)


    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    NAFO 3M

    RED/N3M.

    Estonia

    1 571  (19)

     

    Germany

    513 (19)

     

    Spain

    233 (19)

     

    Latvia

    1 571  (19)

     

    Lithuania

    1 571  (19)

     

    Portugal

    2 354  (19)

     

    EC

    7 813  (19)

     

    TAC

    5 000  (19)

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    NAFO 3O

    RED/N3O.

    Spain

    1 771

     

    Portugal

    5 229

     

    EC

    7 000

     

    TAC

    20 000

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions IF and 3K

    RED/N1F3K.

    Latvia

    364

     

    Lithuania

    3 019

     

    TAC

    3 383

     


    Species:

    White hake

    Urophycis tenuis

    Zone:

    NAFO 3NO

    HKW/N3NO.

    Spain

    2 165

     

    Portugal

    2 835

     

    EC

    5 000

     

    TAC

    8 500

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    (1)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

    (2)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

    (3)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

    (4)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

    (5)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

    (6)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

    (7)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

    (8)  To be fished between 1 July and 31 December.

    (9)  No specified Community share, an amount of 29 467 tonnes is available to Canada and the EC Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

    (10)  Despite having access to a shared quota of 79 tonnes for the Community, it is decided to set this amount to 0. There will be no directed fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catches within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

    (11)  Catches taken by vessels under this quota shall be reported to the Flag Member State and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of NAFO via the Commission at 48 hour intervals.

    (12)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

    (13)  Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates :

    Point No

    Latitude N

    Longitude W

    1

    47o20'0

    46o40'0

    2

    47o20'0

    46o30'0

    3

    46o00'0

    46o30'0

    4

    46o00'0

    46o40'0

    (14)  To be fished from 1 January to 31 March, 1 July to 31 December

    (15)  All Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

    (16)  Vessels may also fish this stock in Division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates :

    Point No

    Latitude N

    Longitude W

    1

    47o20'0

    46o40'0

    2

    47o20'0

    46o30'0

    3

    46o00'0

    46o30'0

    4

    46o00'0

    46o40'0

    When conducting a fishery for shrimp in this box, vessels shall, whether or not crossing the line separating NAFO Divisions 3L and 3M, report in accordance with point 1.3 of the Annex to Council Regulation (EEC) No 189/92 of 27 January 1992 adopting provisions for the application of control measures adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (OJ L 21, 30.1.1992, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1048/97 (OJ L 154, 12.6.1997, p. 1)).

    Moreover, fishing for shrimp shall be prohibited from 1 June to 31 December 2007 in the area bounded by the following coordinates:

    Point No

    Latitude N

    Longitude W

    1

    47o55'0

    45o00'0

    2

    47o30'0

    44o15'0

    3

    46o55'0

    44o15'0

    4

    46o35'0

    44o30'0

    5

    46o35'0

    45o40'0

    6

    47o30'0

    45o40'0

    7

    47o55'0

    45o00'0

    (17)  Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort. The Member States concerned shall issue special fishing permits for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery, and shall notify those permits to the Commission prior to the commencement of the vessel's activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1627/94. By way of derogation from Article 8 of that Regulation, permits will only become valid if the Commission has not objected within five working days following the notification.

    Member State

    Maximum number of vessels

    Maximum number of fishing days

    Denmark

    2

    131

    Estonia

    8

    1 667

    Spain

    10

    257

    Latvia

    4

    490

    Lithuania

    7

    579

    Poland

    1

    100

    Portugal

    1

    69

    Each Member State shall, within 25 days following the calendar month in which the catches are made, report monthly to the Commission the fishing days spent in Division 3M and in the area defined in footnote (1).

    (18)  There will be no direct fishing on this species, which will be caught only as by-catch within the rules set out in Articles 31, 32 and 33.

    (19)  This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC of 5 000 tonnes established for this stock. Upon exhaustion of the TAC, the directed fishery for this stock shall be stopped irrespective of the level of catches.

    ANNEX ID

    HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH — All areas

    TACs in this area are adopted in the framework of international fisheries organisations on tuna fisheries, such as ICCAT and IATTC.

    Species:

    Bluefin tuna

    Thunnus thynnus

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, east of longitude 45o W, and Mediterranean

    BFT/AE045W

    Cyprus

    74,4  (1)

     

    Greece

    161,5  (1)

     

    Spain

    3 133  (1)

     

    France

    3 091  (1)

     

    Italy

    2 440  (1)

     

    Malta

    172,8  (1)

     

    Portugal

    295 (1)

     

    All Member States

    30 (1)  (2)

     

    EC

    9 397,7  (1)

     

    TAC

    29 500

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5o N

    SWO/AN05N

    Spain

    6 579

     

    Portugal

    1 121

     

    All Member States

    118 (3)

     

    EC

    7 818

     

    TAC

    14 000

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5o N

    SWO/AS05N

    Spain

    5 422,8

     

    Portugal

    357,2

     

    EC

    5 780

     

    TAC

    17 000

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Northern albacore

    Germo alalunga

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, north of latitude 5o N

    ALB/AN05N

    Ireland

    8 326  (5)

     

    Spain

    22 969  (5)

     

    France

    5 642,5  (5)

     

    United Kingdom

    775 (5)

     

    Portugal

    5 355,5  (5)

     

    EC

    43 068  (4)

     

    TAC

    34 500

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Southern albacore

    Germo alalunga

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, south of latitude 5o N

    ALB/AS05N

    Spain

    943,7

     

    France

    311

     

    Portugal

    660

     

    EC

    1 914,7

     

    TAC

    30 915

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Bigeye Tuna

    Thunnus obesus

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean

    BET/ATLANT

    Spain

    15 963,3

     

    France

    7 562,1

     

    Portugal

    7 974,6

     

    EC

    31 500

     

    TAC

    90 000

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.

    Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 does not apply.

    Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 applies.


    Species:

    Blue marlin

    Makaira nigricans

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean

    BUM/ATLANT

    EC

    103

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     


    Species:

    White marlin

    Tetrapturus alba

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean

    WHM/ATLANT

    EC

    46,5

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)  These figures and associated conditions are provisional and will be subject to revision by the Council as soon as possible following the adoption by ICCAT of the Allocation Scheme for the TAC at the ICCAT meeting in Tokyo to be held on 29-31 January 2007. The provisional allocation of bluefin tuna quotas among Member States does not prejudge the final allocation to be decided after the January 2007 negotiations in the framework of ICCAT. The definitive quota allocation for Cyprus and Malta will be added thereto.

    (2)  Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

    (3)  Except Spain and Portugal, and only as by-catch.

    (4)  The number of Community vessels fishing for Northern Albacore as a target species is fixed to 1 253 vessels in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001.

    (5)  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 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001:

    Member State

    Maximum number of vessels

    Ireland

    50

    Spain

    730

    France

    151

    United Kingdom

    12

    Portugal

    310

    EC

    1 253

    ANNEX IE

    ANTARCTIC

    Area of CCAMLR

    These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Community share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, who will communicate when fishing must cease due to TAC exhaustion.

    Species:

    Unicorn icefish

    Channichthys rhinoceratus

    Zone:

    FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

    LIC/F5852.

    TAC

    150

     


    Species:

    Antarctic icefish

    Champsocephalus gunnari

    Zone:

    FAO 48.3 Antarctic

    ANI/F483.

    TAC

    4 337  (1)

     


    Species:

    Antarctic icefish

    Champsocephalus gunnari

    Zone:

    FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (2)

    ANI/F5852.

    TAC

    42 (3)

     


    Species:

    Antarctic toothfish

    Dissostichus eleginoides

    Zone:

    FAO 48.3 Antarctic

    TOP/F483.

    TAC

    3 554  (4)

     

    Special conditions:

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:

    Management Area A: 48 W to 43 30 W — 52 30 S to 56 S (TOP/*F483A)

    0

     

    Management Area B: 43 30 W to 40 W — 52 30 S to 56 S (TOP/*F483B)

    1 066

     

    Management Area C: 40 W to 33 30 W — 52 30 S to 56 S (TOP/*F483C)

    2 488

     


    Species:

    Antarctic toothfish

    Dissostichus eleginoides

    Zone:

    FAO 48.4 Antarctic

    TOP/F484.

    TAC

    100

     


    Species:

    Antarctic toothfish

    Dissostichus eleginoides

    Zone:

    FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

    TOP/F5852.

    TAC

    2 427  (5)

     


    Species:

    Krill

    Euphausia superba

    Zone:

    FAO 48

    KRI/F48.

    TAC

    4 000 000  (6)

     

    Special conditions:

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:

    Subarea 48.1 (KRI/*F481.)

    1 008 000

     

    Subarea 48.2 (KRI/*F482.)

    1 104 000

     

    Subarea 48.3 (KRI/*F483.)

    1 056 000

     

    Subarea 48.4 (KRI/*F484.)

    832 000

     


    Species:

    Krill

    Euphausia superba

    Zone:

    FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic

    KRI/F5841.

    TAC

    440 000  (7)

     

    Special conditions:

    Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified:

    Division 58.4.1 West of 115o E (KRI/*F-41W)

    277 000

     

    Division 58.4.1 East of 115o E (KRI/*F-41E)

    163 000

     


    Species:

    Krill

    Euphausia superba

    Zone:

    FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic

    KRI/F5842.

    TAC

    450 000  (8)

     


    Species:

    Grey rockcod

    Lepidonotothen squamifrons

    Zone:

    FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

    NOS/F5852.

    TAC

    80

     


    Zone:

    Crab

    Paralomis spp.

    Zone:

    FAO 48.3 Antarctic

    PAI/F483.

    TAC

    1 600  (9)

     


    Species:

    Grenadier

    Macrourus spp.

    Zone:

    FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

    GRV/F5852.

    TAC

    360

     


    Species:

    Other species

    Zone:

    FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

    OTH/F5852.

    TAC

    50

     


    Species:

    Skates and rays

    Rajidae

    Zone:

    FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

    SRX/F5852.

    TAC

    120

     


    Species:

    Squid

    Martialia hyadesi

    Zone:

    FAO 48.3 Antarctic

    SQS/F483.

    TAC

    2 500  (10)

     

    (1)  This TAC is applicable for the period 15 November 2006 to 14 November 2007. Fishing for this stock during the period 1 March to 31 May 2007 shall be limited to 1 084 tonnes.

    (2)  For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as that portion of FAO statistical division 58.5.2 that lies within the area enclosed by a line:

    (a)

    starting at the point where the meridian of longitude 72o15'E intersects the Australia–France Maritime Delimitation Agreement Boundary then south along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 53o25'S;

    (b)

    then east along that parallel to its intersection with the meridian of longitude 74oE;

    (c)

    then northeasterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 52o40'S and the meridian of longitude 76oE;

    (d)

    then north along the meridian to its intersection with the parallel of latitude 52oS;

    (e)

    then northwesterly along the geodesic to the intersection of the parallel of latitude 51oS with the meridian of longitude 74o30'E; and

    (f)

    then southwesterly along the geodesic to the point of commencement.

    (3)  This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2007.

    (4)  This TAC shall be applicable for long-line fishery in the period 1 May to 31 August 2007 and for pot fishery 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2007.

    (5)  This TAC is applicable for West of 79o20'E only. Fishing east of this meridian within this zone is prohibited (see Annex XIII).

    (6)  This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2007.

    (7)  This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2007.

    (8)  This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2007.

    (9)  This TAC shall be applicable for the period 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2007.

    (10)  This TAC is applicable for the period 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2007.

    ANNEX II

    ANNEX IIA

    FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN STOCKS IN THE SKAGERRAK AND KAYYEGAT ICES ZONES IV, VIA, VIIA, VIID AND EC WATERS OF ICES ZONE IIA

    GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1.   Scope

    The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels of length overall equal to or greater than 10 metres, carrying on board any of the gears defined in point 4 and present in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and ICES zones IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the year 2007 means the period from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2008.

    2.   Definitions of geographical areas

    2.1.

    		 For the purposes of this Annex, the geographical area, representing all of following areas, shall apply:

    (a)

    Kattegat;

    (b)

    Skagerrak, ICES zones IV and VIId and EC waters of ICES zone IIa;

    (c)

    ICES zone VIIa;

    (d)

    ICES zone VIa.

    2.2.

    		 For vessels notified to the Commission as being equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003, the following definition of ICES zone VIa shall apply:

    ICES zone VIa excluding that part of ICES zone VIa that lies to west of a line drawn by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

     

    60o00’N, 04o00’W

     

    59o45’N, 05o00’W

     

    59o30’N, 06o00’W

     

    59o00’N, 07o00’W

     

    58o30’N, 08o00’W

     

    58o00’N, 08o00’W

     

    58o00’N, 08o30’W

     

    56o00’N, 08o30’W

     

    56o00’N, 09o00’W

     

    55o00’N, 09o00’W

     

    55o00’N, 10o00’W

     

    54o30’N, 10o00’W

    3.   Definition of day present within an area

    For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or part thereof) during which a vessel is present within the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 and absent from port. The time from which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by the vessel concerned.

    4.   Fishing gears

    4.1.

    		 For the purpose of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:

    (a)

    Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, except beam trawls, of mesh size:

    (i)

    equal to or larger than16 mm and less than 32 mm;

    (ii)

    equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 90 mm;

    (iii)

    equal to or larger than 90 mm and less than 100 mm;

    (iv)

    equal to or larger than 100 mm and less than 120 mm;

    (v)

    equal to or larger than 120 mm;

    (b)

    Beam trawls of mesh size:

    (i)

    equal to or larger than 80 mm and less than 90 mm;

    (ii)

    equal to or larger than 90 mm and less than 100 mm;

    (iii)

    equal to or larger than 100 mm and less than 120 mm;

    (iv)

    equal to or larger than 120 mm;

    (c)

    Gillnets, entangling nets with mesh size, except trammel nets:

    (i)

    less than 110 mm;

    (ii)

    equal to or larger than 110 mm and less than 150 mm;

    (iii)

    equal to or larger than 150 and less than 220 mm;

    (iv)

    equal to or larger than 220 mm.

    (d)

    Trammel nets.

    (e)

    Longlines.

    4.2.

    		 For the purposes of this Annex and referring to the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 and the groupings of fishing gear defined in point 4.1, the following transfer groups are defined:

    (a)

    grouping of fishing gears 4.1.a.i within any area;

    (b)

    groupings of fishing gears 4.1.a.ii within any area and 4.1.a.iii in zones IV, VIa, VIIa, VIId and EC waters of zone IIa;

    (c)

    groupings of fishing gears 4.1.a.iii in Skagerrak and Kattegat, 4.1.a.iv and 4.1.a.v within any area;

    (d)

    groupings of fishing gears 4.1.b.i, 4.1.b.ii, 4.1.b.iii, and 4.1.b.iv within any area;

    (e)

    groupings of fishing gears 4.1.c.i, 4.1.c.ii, 4.1.c.iii, 4.1.c.iv and 4.1.d within any area;

    (f)

    grouping of fishing gears 4.1.e within any area.

    IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

    5.   Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

    5.1.

    		 A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 4.1 in any geographical area defined in point 2.1 by any vessels flying its flag which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006 in that area, 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 in question.

    However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 4.1 may be authorized to use a 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 first gear.

    5.2

    		 A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in a geographical area defined in point 2.1 shall not be permitted to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 4.1, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer in accordance with Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 15 of this Annex.

    6.   Limitations in activity

    Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 4.1, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within a geographical area defined in point 2.1 for no more than the number of days set out in point 8.

    7.   Exceptions

    A Member State shall not count against the days present within an area allocated to any of vessels flying its flag under this Annex either any days when the vessel was present within an area but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in need of emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been present within an area but unable to fish because it is transporting an injured person for emergency medical aid. The Member State shall provide justification to the Commission within one month of any decisions taken on this basis with associated evidence of the emergency from competent authorities.

    NUMBER OF DAYS ABSENT FROM PORT ALLOCATED TO FISHING VESSELS

    8.   Maximum number of days

    8.1.

    		 For the purpose of fixing the maximum number of days a fishing vessel may be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:

    (a)

    The vessel must comply with the conditions laid down in Appendix 1.

    (b)

    The vessel must comply with the conditions laid down in Appendix 2 to Annex III and the catch retained onboard shall consist of less than 5 % of cod and of more than 70 % of lobster.

    (c)

    The total landings of cod in 2002 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, must represent less than 5 % of the total landings of all species made by the vessel in 2002 according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook.

    (d)

    The total landings of cod, sole and plaice in 2002 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, must represent less than 5 % of the total landings of all species made by the vessel in 2002 according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook. Alternatively, the condition may be met that in any fishing trip during 2007 the catches of cod, sole and plaice must represent less than 5 % of the total catch during that trip and that an observer is permanently on board.

    (e)

    The total landings in 2002 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, must represent less than 5 % cod and more than 60 % plaice of the total landings of all species made by the vessel in 2002 according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook.

    (f)

    The total landings in 2002 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, must represent less than 5 % cod and more than 5 % turbot and lumpsucker of the total landings of all species made by the vessel in 2002 according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook.

    (g)

    The vessel must be equipped with a trammel net of mesh size ≤ 110 mm and must be absent from port for no more than 24 hours at a time.

    (h)

    The vessel must fly the flag and be registered in a Member State having developed a system, approved by the Commission, of automatic suspension of fishing licences in respect of infringements by vessels qualifying for this special condition.

    (i)

    The vessel must have been present in the area in the year 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006 with fishing gear on board referred to in point 4.1.b. In 2007 the quantities of cod retained on board shall represent less than 5 % of the total landings of all species made by the vessel according to the landings in live weight recorded in the Community logbook. During a management period when a vessel is making use of this provision the vessel may not at any time carry on board fishing gear other than that specified in points 4.1.b.iii or 4.1.b.iv.

    (j)

    The vessel must comply with conditions laid down in Appendix 2.

    (k)

    The total landings in 2002 made by the vessel or by the vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition mutatis mutandis that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, must represent less than 5 % cod and more than 60 % plaice of the total landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook during the May — October period. At least 55 % of the maximum number of days available under this special condition shall apply in the area east of 4o30'W in the months of May to October inclusive.

    (l)

    The vessel must comply with conditions laid down in Appendix 3.

    8.2

    		 The maximum number of days per year for which a vessel may be present within any one of the geographical areas defined as in point 2.1 having carried on board any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 is shown in Table I.

    8.3.

    		 The maximum number of days per year for which a vessel may be present within any combination of geographical areas defined in point 2.1 may not be higher than the highest number of days allocated for one of the areas composing it.

    8.4.

    		 A day present within a geographical area defined in point 2.1 of this Annex shall also count against the total number of days present within the area defined in point 1 of Annex IIC for a vessel operating with the same gear as defined in point 4.1 of Annex IIA and point 3 of Annex IIC.

    8.5.

    		 Where a vessel crosses between two or more geographical areas defined in point 2 of this Annex on a fishing trip, the day shall be counted against the area in which the largest proportion of time was spent during that day.

    9.   Management periods

    9.1.

    		 A Member State may divide the days within an area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.

    9.2.

    		 The number of days for which a vessel may be present within any of the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned.

    9.3.

    		 In any given management period a vessel that has used the number of days present within the area for which it is eligible shall remain in port or out of any geographical area referred to in point 2.1 for the remainder of the management period unless using only unregulated gear as described in point 18.

    10.   Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities

    10.1.

    		 An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any of the gears referred to in point 4.1. may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2002. The effort expended in 2002 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question in the relevant area shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2002. The additional number of days shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days originally allocated. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day. This point shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 5.2 or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

    10.2.

    		 Member States may re-allocate the additional number of days to any vessel or group of vessels using the conversion mechanism foreseen in point 14.

    10.3.

    		 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 10.1. shall submit a request to the Commission with reports containing the details of the permanent cessations of fishing activities in question.

    10.4.

    		 On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 8.2. for that Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    10.5.

    		 Any additional number of days resulting from permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission remains allocated in 2007.

    11.   Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

    11.1.

    		 Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 4.1. may be allocated between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000 (1), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 for the minimum and extended programme level.

    11.2

    		 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 11.1. shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission.

    11.3

    		 On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 8.2 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    11.4.

    		 Six additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area referred to in point 2.1(c) when carrying on board gear referred to in point 4.1(iv) and (v) may be allocated between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an Enhanced Data Pilot Project

    11.5

    		 Twelve additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area referred to in point 2.1(c) when carrying on board gear referred to in point 4.1 except gear referred to in paragraphs 4.1(iv) and (v) may be allocated between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an Enhanced Data Pilot Project.

    11.6

    		 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in points 11.4. and 11.5. shall submit a description of their Enhanced Data Pilot Project to the Commission, which shall go beyond the existing requirements under Community legislation. On the basis of this description the Commission may approve a Member State's proposal for an Enhanced Data Pilot Project.

    12.   Special conditions for the allocation of days

    12.1.

    		 The special fishing permit referred to in Article 7(3) for any vessel benefiting of any special conditions listed in point 8.1 shall identify such conditions.

    12.2.

    		 If a number of days is allocated to a vessel resulting from compliance with any of the special conditions listed in points 8.1.(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (k), the catches taken by that vessel and retained on board shall consist of no more than the percentage of those species referred to in these points. The vessel shall not tranship any fish to another vessel. When either of these conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special conditions.

    13.

    		  

    Table I

    Maximum days a vessel may be present in 2007 within an area by fishing gear

     

    Areas as defined in point:

    Gear Point 4.1

    Special condition Point 8

    Denomination (3)

    2.a

    Kattegat

    2.b

    1 — Skaggerak

    2 — II, IVa, b,c,

    3 — VIId

    2.c

    VIIa

    2.d

    VIa

    1

    2

    3

    a.i

     

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥ 16 and < 32 mm

    228

    228 (4)

    228

    228

    a.ii

     

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥70 and <90 mm

    n.r.

    n.r.

    204

    221

    204

    227

    a.iii

     

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥90 and <100 mm

    95

    95

    209

    227

    227

    a.iv

     

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥100 and <120 mm

    103

    95

    105

    84

    a.v

     

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥120 mm

    103

    96

    114

    85

    a.iii

    8.1.(a)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥90 and <100 mm with a 120 mm square mesh window

    126

    126

    227

    227

    227

    a.iv

    8.1.(a)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥100 and <120 mm with a 120 mm square mesh window

    137

    137

    103

    114

    91

    a.v

    8.1.(a)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥120 mm with a 120 mm square mesh window

    137

    137

    103

    114

    91

    a.v.

    8.1.(j)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥120 mm with a 140 mm square mesh window

    149

    149

    115

    126

    103

    a.ii

    8.1.(b)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥70 and <90 mm complying with the conditions laid down in Appendix 2 to Annex III

    Unl.

    Unlimited

    Unl.

    Unl.

    a.ii

    8.1.(c)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥70 and <90 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod

    n.r

    n.r

    215

    227

    204

    227

    a.iii

    8.1.(l)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥90 and <100 mm complying with the conditions laid down in Appendix 3

    132

    132

    238

    238

    238

    a.iv

    8.1.(c)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥100 and <120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod

    148

    148

    148

    148

    a.v

    8.1.(c)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod

    160

    160

    160

    160

    a.iv

    8.1.(k)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥100 and <120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod and more than 60 % of plaice

    n.r.

    n.r.

    166

    n.r.

    a.v

    8.1.(k)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod and more than 60 % of plaice

    n.r.

    n.r.

    178

    n.r.

    a.v

    8.1.(h)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥120 mm operating under a system of automatic suspension of fishing licences

    115

    115

    126

    103

    a.ii

    8.1.(d)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥70 and <90 mm track records represent less than 5 % of cod, sole and plaice

    280

    280

    280

    252

    a.iii

    8.1.(d)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥90 and <100 mm track records represent less than 5 % of cod, sole and plaice

    Unl.

    Unl.

    280

    280

    280

    a.iv

    8.1.(d)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size ≥100 and <120 mm track records represent less than 5 % of cod, sole and plaice

    Unl.

    Unlimited

    276

    276

    a.v

    8.1.(d)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size >120 mm track records represent less than 5 % of cod, sole and plaice

    Unl.

    Unlimited

    Unl.

    279

    a.v

    8.1.(h)

    8.1.(j)

    Trawls or Danish seines with mesh size >120 mm with a 140 mm square mesh window and operating under a system of automatic suspension of fishing licenses

    n.r.

    n.r.

    127

    138

    115

    b.i

     

    Beam trawls with mesh size ≥80 and < 90 mm

    n.r.

    132 (4)

    Unl.

    132

    143 (4)

    b.ii

     

    Beam trawls with mesh size ≥90 and < 100 mm

    n.r.

    143 (4)

    Unl.

    143

    143 (4)

    b.iii

     

    Beam trawls with mesh size ≥100 and < 120 mm

    n.r.

    143

    Unl.

    143

    143

    b.iv

     

    Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120 mm

    n.r.

    143

    Unl.

    143

    143

    b.iii

    8.1.(c)

    Beam trawls with mesh size ≥100and < 120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod

    n.r.

    155

    Unl.

    155

    155

    b.iii

    8.1 (i)

    Beam trawls with mesh size ≥100 and < 120 mm for vessels having used beam trawls in 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006.

    n.r.

    155

    Unl.

    155

    155

    b.iv

    8.1.(c)

    Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod

    n.r.

    155

    Unl.

    155

    155

    b.iv

    8.1 (i)

    Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120mm for vessels having used beam trawls in 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006.

    n.r.

    155

    Unl.

    155

    155

    b.iv

    8.1.(e)

    Beam trawls with mesh size ≥ 120 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod and more than 60 % of plaice

    n.r.

    155

    Unl.

    155

    155

    c.i

     

    Gillnets and entangling nets with mesh sizes < 110 mm

    140

    140

    140

    140

    c.ii

     

    Gillnets and entangling nets with mesh sizes ≥110 mm and < 150 mm

    140

    140

    140

    140

    c.iii

     

    Gillnets and entangling nets with mesh sizes ≥ 150 mm and < 220 mm

    140

    130

    140

    140

    c.iv

     

    Gillnets and entangling nets with mesh sizes ≥ 220 mm

    140

    140

    140

    140

    d

     

    Trammel nets

    140

    140

    140

    140

    c.iii

    8.1.(f)

    Gillnets and entangling nets with mesh size ≥ 220 mm track records shall represent less than 5 % of cod and more than 5 % of turbot and lumpsucker

    162

    140

    162

    140

    140

    140

    d

    8.1.(g)

    Trammel nets with mesh size < 110 mm. The vessel shall be absent from the port no more than 24 h.

    140

    140

    205

    140

    140

    e

     

    Long-lines

    173

    173

    173

    173

    n.r. means ‘non relevant’

    EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

    14.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a member state

    14.1.

    		 A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within a geographical area referred to in point 2.1 for which it is eligible to another vessel flying its flag provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and 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 Community fishing fleet register.

    14.2.

    		 The total number of days present within an area under point 14.1. 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 excluding transfers from other vessels in that area as verified by the Community logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. When a donor vessel uses the area definition of West of Scotland as defined in point 2.2 its track record calculation will be based on this area definition.

    For the purposes of this point, the recipient vessel is deemed to use its own allocated days before any days transferred to it. Transferred days used by the recipient vessel are counted towards the track record of the donor vessel.

    14.3.

    		 The transfer of days as described in point 14.1 shall only be permitted between vessels operating within the same transfer group as defined in point 4.2 and during the same management period. A Member State may allow a transfer of days when a licensed donor vessel has ceased its activity.

    14.4.

    		 Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without the special conditions laid down in point 8.1.

    By way of derogation from this point, vessels benefiting from the allocation of fishing days under the special condition referred to in point 8.1.(h), when this condition is not combined with any other special condition as laid down in point 8.1, may transfer days.

    14.5.

    		 On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. With the purpose of making this information available to the Commission, a detailed format of spreadsheet may be adopted, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    15.   Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States

    Member States may permit transfer of days present within an area for the same management period and within the same area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided the same provisions as laid down in points 5.1, 5.2, 7 and 14 apply. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission before such transfers take place the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the quotas relating thereto.

    USE OF FISHING GEAR

    16.   Notification of fishing gear

    Before the first day of each management period the master of a vessel or his representative shall notify to the authorities of the flag Member State which gear or gears he intends to use during the forthcoming management period. Until such notification is provided the vessel shall not be entitled to fish within the geographical areas defined in point 2.1 with any of the fishing gear referred to in point 4.1.

    17.   Use of more than one grouping of fishing gear

    17.1.

    		 A vessel may use gears belonging to more than one of the groupings of fishing gears defined under point 4.1 during one management period.

    17.2.

    		 Whenever the master of a vessel or his representative notifies the use of more than one fishing gear, the total number of days available during the year shall be no more than the arithmetic mean of the days corresponding to each gear in accordance with Table I, rounded down to the nearest whole day.

    17.3.

    		 If one of the gears notified has no limitation in number of days, then the total number of days available during the year for this particular gear shall remain unlimited.

    17.4.

    		 If the number of fishing gear is two, then the vessel cannot deploy any of the gears for longer than the number of days laid down for that gear in Table I for the area concerned.

    17.5.

    		 If the number of gears is three or greater, a vessel may at any moment use one of the gears notified, and which have a limited number of days, subject to the condition that the total number of days spent fishing with whichever gear since the beginning of the year shall be:

    (a)

    no more than the number of days available under point 17.2 and

    (b)

    no more than the number of days that would be allocated in accordance with table I if that gear was used in isolation.

    17.6.

    		 Whenever a Member State chooses to divide the days into management periods in accordance with point 9, the conditions of points 17.2, 17.3 and 17.4 shall apply mutatis mutandis for each management period.

    17.7.

    		 The option to use more than one gear shall only be available if the following additional monitoring arrangements are met:

    (a)

    during a given trip the fishing vessel may carry on board or use only one of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 4.1, except as provided for in point 19.2;

    (b)

    before any trip the master of a vessel or his representative shall give prior notice to the competent authorities of the type of fishing gear that is to be carried on board or used unless the type of fishing gear has not changed from the one notified for the previous trip.

    17.8.

    		 Inspection and surveillance at sea and in port by the competent authorities shall be undertaken for verification of compliance with the above two requirements. Any vessel found not to be complying with these requirements shall with immediate effect no longer be permitted to use more than one grouping of fishing gears.

    18.   Combined use of regulated and unregulated fishing gear

    A vessel wishing to combine the use of one or more of the fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 (regulated gears) with any other fishing gears not referred to in point 4.1 (unregulated gears) shall not be restricted in their use of the unregulated gear. Such vessels must pre-notify when the regulated gear is to be used. When no such notification has been given, none of the fishing gear referred to in point 4.1 may be carried on board. Such vessels must be authorised and equipped to undertake the alternative fishing activity with unregulated gears.

    19.   Prohibition of carrying on board more than one regulated fishing gear

    19.1

    		 A vessel which is present within any of the geographical areas defined in point 2 and carrying on board a fishing gear belonging to one of the groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4.1 may not simultaneously carry on board any gear belonging to one of the other groupings of fishing gears referred to in point 4.1.

    19.2

    		 By way of derogation from point 19.1 a vessel may carry on board in a geographical area referred to in point 2.1 fishing gears belonging to different groupings of fishinggears, but then the fishing days will be taken as consumed when fishing with the gear and special condition having lesser number of days allocated under Table I.

    NON-FISHING RELATED ACTIVITIES AND TRANSIT

    20.   Non-fishing related activities

    In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being counted against its days allocated under point 8, provided that the vessel first notifies its flag Member State of its intention to do so, the nature of its activity and that it surrenders its fishing licence for this time. Such vessels shall not carry any fishing gear or fish on board during that time.

    21.   Transit

    A vessel is allowed to transit across the area provided that it has no fishing permit to operate in the area or that it has first notified its authorities of its intention to do so. While that vessel is within the area any fishing gears carried on board must be lashed and stowed in accordance with conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

    MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

    22.   Fishing effort messages

    By way of derogation to Article 9 to the Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 of 26 February 2004 establishing measures for the recovery of cod stocks (5), vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Article 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 shall be excluded from hailing requirements.

    VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEMS OBLIGATIONS

    23.   Recording of relevant data

    Member States shall ensure that the following data received pursuant to Articles 8, 10(1) and 11(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 are recorded in a computer-readable form:

    (a)

    entry into, and exit from port;

    (b)

    each entry into, and exit from maritime areas where specific rules on access to waters and resources apply.

    24.   Cross-checks

    Member States shall verify the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbook by using VMS data. Such cross-checks shall be recorded and made available to the Commission on request.

    REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

    25.   Collection of relevant data

    Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days absent from port and present within the areas as set out in this Annex, shall collect for each annual quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed in the areas defined in point 2.1 for towed gears, static gears and demersal longlines and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the areas concerned by this Annex.

    26.   Communication of relevant data

    26.1.

    		 On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 25 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.

    26.2.

    		 A new format of spreadsheet for making the data referred to in point 25 available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    Table II

    Reporting format

    Country

    CFR

    External marking

    Length of management period

    Area fished

    Gear(s) notified

    Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

    Days eligible using notified gear(s)

    Days spent with notified gear(s)

    Transfers of days

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (6)

    (6)

    (6)

    (7)

    (7)

    (7)

    (7)

    (8)

    (8)

    (8)

    (8)

    (9)

    (9)

    (9)

    (9)

    (10)

    Table III

    Data format

    Name of field

    Maximum number of characters/digits

    Alignment (*1)

    L(eft)/R(ight)

    Definition and Comments

    (1)

    Country

    3

    n/r

    Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered for fishing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    In the case of the donor vessel, it is always the reporting country

    (2)

    CFR

    12

    n/r

    Community Fleet Register number

    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 must be inserted on the left hand side.

    (3)

    External marking

    14

    L

    Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

    (4)

    Length of management period

    2

    L

    Length of the management period measured in months.

    (5)

    Area fished

    1

    L

    Indicate if vessel has been fishing in area a, b, c or d of point 2.1 of Annex IIA.

    (6)

    gear(s) notified

    5

    L

    Indication of gear grouping notified in accordance with point 4.1 to Annex IIA (e.g a.i, a.ii. a.iii, a.iv, a.v, b.i, b.ii, b.iii, b.iv, c.i, c.ii, c.iii, d or e).

    (7)

    Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

    2

    L

    Indication of which, if any, of the special condition a-l referred to in point 8.1 of Annex IIA apply.

    (8)

    Days eligible using notified gear(s)

    3

    L

    Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIA for the choice of gears and length of management period notified

    (9)

    Days spent with notified gear(s)

    3

    L

    Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using the gear notified during the notified management period according to Annex IIA

    (10)

    Transfers of days

    4

    L

    For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

    (1)   OJ L 176, 15.7.2000, p. 1

    (2)   OJ L 222, 17.8.2001, p. 53. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 (OJ L 289, 10.9.2004, p. 6).

    (3)  Only the denominations in points 4.1 and 8.1 are used.

    (4)  Application of Title V of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 where restrictions exist.

    (5)   OJ L 70, 9.3.2004, p. 8.

    (*1)  Relevant information for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

    Appendix 1 to Annex IIA

    A copy of the special permits referred to in point 12.1 of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

    1.   

    When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an escape window as specified in point 2. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before commencing fishing.

    2.   

    Escape window

    2.1.   

    The window shall be inserted in the untapered section with a minimum of 80 open meshes in the circumference. The window shall be inserted into the top panel. There shall be no more than two open diamond meshes between the posterior row of meshes in the side of the window and the adjacent selvedge. The window shall terminate no more than six metres from cod-line. The joining rate shall be two diamond meshes to one square mesh when codend mesh size is equal or more than 120 mm, five diamond meshes to two square meshes when codend mesh size is equal or more than 100 mm and less than 120 mm and three diamond meshes to one square mesh when codend mesh size is equal or more than 90 mm and less than 100 mm.

    2.2.   

    The window shall be at least three meters in length. The meshes shall have a minimum opening of 120 mm. The meshes shall be square meshes, i.e. all four sides of the window netting will be cut bars. The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the length of the cod-end.

    2.3.   

    The netting of square-meshed panel shall be knotless single twine. The window shall be inserted in such a way that the meshes remain fully open at all times when fishing. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

    Appendix 2 to Annex IIA

    A copy of the special permits referred to in point 12.1. of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

    1.   

    When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an escape window as specified in point 2. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before commencing fishing.

    2.   

    Escape window

    2.1.   

    The window shall be inserted in the untapered section with a minimum of 80 open meshes in the circumference. The window shall be inserted into the top panel. There shall be no more than two open diamond meshes between the posterior row of meshes in the side of the window and the adjacent selvedge. The window shall terminate no more than 6 metres from cod-line. The joining rate shall be five diamond meshes to two square meshes.

    2.2.   

    The window shall be at least three meters in length. The meshes shall have a minimum opening of 140 mm. The meshes shall be square meshes i.e. all four sides of the window netting will be cut bars. The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the length of the codend.

    2.3.   

    The netting of square-meshed panel shall be knotless single twine. The window shall be inserted in such a way that the meshes remain fully open at all times when fishing. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

    Appendix 3 to Annex IIA

    1.   

    A copy of the special permits referred to in point 12.1 of this Annex shall be kept on board the fishing vessel.

    2.   

    When holding the special fishing permit the vessel shall only keep on board and use a towed net with an escape window as specified in point 3 inserted in a codend with a mesh size equal or larger than 95 mm and with a minimum of 80 open meshes and a maximum of 100 meshes in the circumference. The gear shall be approved by the national inspectors before commencing fishing.

    3.   

    Escape window

    3.1.   

    The window shall be inserted in the top panel. There shall be no more than two open diamond meshes between the posterior row of meshes in the side of the window and the adjacent selvedge. The window shall terminate no more than 4 metres from cod-line. The joining rate shall be three diamond meshes to one square mesh.

    3.2.   

    The window shall be at least five meters in length. The meshes shall have a minimum opening of 120 mm. The meshes shall be square meshes i.e. all four sides of the window netting will be cut bars. The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the length of the codend.

    3.3.   

    The netting of square-meshed panel shall be knotless single twine. The window shall be inserted in such a way that the meshes remain fully open at all times when fishing. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

    ANNEX IIB

    FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES ZONES VIIIa AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CADIZ

    1.   Scope

    The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels of length overall equal to or greater than 10 metres, carrying on board towed and static gears defined in point 3 and present in zones VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cadiz. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the year 2007 means the period from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2008.

    2.   Definition of day present within the area

    For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or part thereof) during which a vessel is present within the geographical area defined in point 1 and absent from port. The time from which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by the vessel concerned.

    3.   Fishing gear

    For the purpose of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:

    (a)

    Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm;

    (b)

    Gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm;

    (c)

    Bottom long-lines.

    IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

    4.   Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

    4.1.

    		 A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3 in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006 in the area, 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 regulated area.

    However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3 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 first gear.

    4.2.

    		 A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area defined in point 1 shall not be permitted to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 13 of this Annex.

    5.   Limitations in activity

    Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in point 7.

    6.   Exceptions

    A Member State shall not count against the days allocated to any of its vessels under this Annex either any days when the vessel has been present within the area but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in need of emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been present within the area but unable to fish because it is transporting an injured person for emergency medical aid. The Member State shall provide justification to the Commission within one month of any decisions taken on this basis with associated evidence of the emergency from the competent authorities.

    NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO FISHING VESSELS

    7.   Maximum number of days

    7.1.

    		 For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days a fishing vessel may be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I:

    (a)

    The total landings of hake in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook, and;

    (b)

    The total landings of Norway lobster in the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 made by the vessel, or by the vessel or vessels using similar gears and qualifying for this special condition, mutatis mutandis, that it has replaced in accordance with Community law, shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight consigned in the Community logbook.

    7.2.

    		 The maximum number of days per year for which a vessel may be present within the area having carried on board any one of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3 is shown in Table I.

    8.   Management periods

    8.1.

    		 A Member State may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.

    8.2.

    		 The number of days for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned.

    8.3.

    		 In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being counted against its days allocated under point 7, provided that the vessel first notifies its flag Member State of its intention to do so, the nature of its activity and that it surrenders its fishing licence for this time. Such vessels shall not carry any fishing gear or fish on board during that time.

    9.   Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities

    9.1.

    		 An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessation of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. Any vessels that can be shown to have been definitively withdrawn from the area may also be considered. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question in the relevant area shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during the same year. The additional number of days shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days originally allocated. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day. This point 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.

    9.1.a.

    		 Member States may re-allocate the additional number of days to any vessel or group of vessels using the conversion mechanism foreseen in point 12.

    9.2.

    		 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1. shall submit a request to the Commission with reports containing the details of the permanent cessation of fishing activities in question.

    9.3.

    		 On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 7.2. for that Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    Any additional number of days resulting from permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission remains allocated in 2007.

    10.   Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

    10.1.

    		 Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be allocated between 1 February 2007 and 31 January 2008 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of 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 (EC) No 1543/2000, Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 for the minimum and extended programme levels.

    10.2.

    		 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 10.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission.

    10.3.

    		 On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 7.2 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    11.   Special conditions for the allocation of days

    11.1.

    		 If a vessel has received an unlimited number of days resulting from compliance with the special conditions listed in points 7.1(a) and 7.1(b), the vessel's landings in 2007 shall not exceed 5 tonnes live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes live weight of Norway lobster.

    11.2.

    		 The vessel shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel.

    11.3.

    		 When either of these conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall with immediate effect no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special conditions.

    Table I — Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

    Gear point 3

    Special conditions point 7

    Denomination

    Only the gear groupings as defined in point 3 and the special conditions as defined in point 7 are used.

    Maximum number of days

    3.a

     

    Bottom trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm

    216

    3.b.

     

    Gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm

    216

    3.c

     

    Bottom long-lines

    216

    3.a

    7.1(a) and 7.1(b)

    Bottom trawls of mesh size ≥32 mm

    Unlimited

    3.b

    7.1(a)

    Gill-nets of mesh size ≥60 mm

    Unlimited

    3.c

    7.1(a)

    Bottom long-lines

    Unlimited

    EXCHANGES OF FISHING EFFORT ALLOCATIONS

    12.   Transfer of days between vessels flying the flag of a member state

    12.1.

    		 A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it is eligible to another vessel flying its flag within the area provided that the product of the days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine 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 Community fishing fleet register.

    12.2.

    		 The total number of days present within the area transferred under point 12.1. 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 Community logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

    12.3.

    		 The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the same gear group and during the same management period.

    12.4.

    		 Transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special condition, as laid down in point 7.1.

    12.5.

    		 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 this information may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    13.   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 the same provisions as laid down in points 5.1, 5.2, 6 and 12. Where Member States decide to authorize such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before such transfers take place, the details of the transfer, including the number of days, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

    USE OF FISHING GEAR

    14.   Notification of fishing gear

    14.1.

    		 Before the first day of each management period the master of a vessel or his representative shall notify to the authorities of the flag Member State which gear or gears he intends to use during the forthcoming management period. Until such notification is provided the vessel shall not be entitled to fish within the area referred to in point 1 with any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3.

    14.2.

    		 Point 14.1 shall not apply to fishing vessels authorised by a Member State to use only one of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3.

    15.   Combined used of regulated and unregulated fishing gear

    A vessel wishing to combine the use of one or more of the fishing gear referred to in point 3 (regulated gears) with any other grouping of fishing gear not referred to in point 3 (unregulated gears) will not be restricted in their use of the unregulated gear. Such vessels must prenotify when the regulated gear is to be used. When no such notification has been given, none of the fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be carried on board. Such vessels must be authorised and equipped to undertake the alternative fishing activity with the unregulated gear.

    TRANSIT

    16.   Transit

    A vessel is allowed to transit across the area provided that it has no fishing permit to operate in the area or it has first notified its authorities of its intention to do so. While that vessel is within the area any fishing gears carried on board must be lashed and stowed in accordance with conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

    MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

    17.   Fishing effort messages

    Articles 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e and 19k of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall apply to vessels carrying on board the groupings of fishing gear defined in point 3 of this Annex and operating in the area defined in point 1 of this Annex. Vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 shall be excluded from these hailing requirements.

    18.   Recording of relevant data

    Member States shall ensure that the following data received pursuant to Articles 8, 10(1) and 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 are recorded in a computer-readable form:

    (a)

    entry into, and exit from port;

    (b)

    each entry into, and exit from maritime areas where specific rules on access to waters and resources apply.

    19.   Cross-checks

    Member States shall verify the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbook by using VMS data. Such cross-checks shall be recorded and made available to the Commission on request.

    REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

    20.   Collection of relevant data

    Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect for each annual quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area concerned by this Annex.

    21.   Communication of relevant data

    21.1.

    		 On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 20 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.

    21.2.

    		 A new format of spreadsheet for making the data referred to in point 20 available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    Table II

    Reporting format

    Country

    CFR

    External marking

    Length of management period

    Area fished

    Gear(s) notified

    Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

    Days eligible using notified gear(s)

    Days spent with notified gear(s)

    Transfer of days

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (6)

    (6)

    (6)

    (7)

    (7)

    (7)

    (7)

    (8)

    (8)

    (8)

    (8)

    (9)

    (9)

    (9)

    (9)

    (10)

    Table III

    Data format

    Name of field

    Maximum number of characters/digits

    Alignment (*1)

    L(eft)/R(ight)

    Definition and Comments

    (1) Country

    3

    n/r

    Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered for fishing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    In the case of the donor, it is always the reporting country

    (2) CFR

    12

    n/r

    Community Fleet Register number

    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 must be inserted on the left hand side.

    (3) External marking

    14

    L

    Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

    (4) Length of management period

    2

    L

    Length of the management period measured in months.

    (5) Area fished

    1

    L

    Non relevant information in the case of Annex IIB.

    (6) gear(s) notified

    5

    L

    Indication of gear grouping notified in accordance with point 3 of Annex IIB (e.g a, b or c)

    (7) Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

    2

    L

    Indication of which, if any, of the special condition a-b referred to in point 7.1 of Annex IIB that apply.

    (8) Days eligible using notified gear(s)

    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

    (9) Days spent with notified gear(s)

    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 according to Annex IIB.

    (10) Transfers of days

    4

    L

    For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

    (*1)  Relevant information for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

    ANNEX IIC

    FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS ICES ZONE VIIe

    GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1.   Scope

    1.1.

    		 The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels of length overall equal to or greater than 10 metres carrying on board any of the gears defined in point 3, and present in zone VIIe. For the purposes of this Annex, a reference to the year 2007 means the period from 1 February 2007 to 31 January 2008.

    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 according to the EC logbook in 2004 shall be exempt from the provisions of this Annex on the conditions that:

    (a)

    such vessels catch less than 300 kg live weight of sole in 2007, and

    (b)

    such vessels shall not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel, and

    (c)

    each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission by 31 July 2007 and 31 January 2008 on these vessels' track records for sole in 2004 and catches of sole in 2007.

    When either of these conditions is not met, the vessels shall with immediate effect no longer be exempted from the provisions of this Annex.

    2.   Definition of day present with the area

    For the purpose of this Annex, a day present within an area shall be any continuous period of 24 hours (or part thereof) during which a vessel is present within zone VIIe and absent from port. The time from which the continuous period is measured is at the discretion of the Member State whose flag is flown by the vessel concerned.

    3.   Fishing gear

    For the purposes of this Annex, the following groupings of fishing gears shall apply:

    (a)

    Beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm;

    (b)

    Static nets including gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size less than 220 mm.

    IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHING EFFORT LIMITATIONS

    4.   Vessels concerned by fishing effort limitations

    4.1.

    		 A Member State shall not permit fishing with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3 in the area by any of its vessels which have no record of such fishing activity in the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 or 2006 in that area unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the regulated area.

    However, a vessel with a track record of using a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3 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 first gear.

    4.2.

    		 A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area defined in point 1 shall not be permitted to fish in that area with a gear belonging to a grouping of fishing gear defined in point 3, unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer as permitted according to the Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 and is allocated days at sea according to point 13 of this Annex.

    5.   Limitations in activity

    Each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3, fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Community shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in point 7.

    6.   Exceptions

    A Member State shall not count against the days allocated to any of its vessels under this Annex either any days when the vessel has been present within the area but unable to fish because it was assisting another vessel in need of emergency aid or any days when a vessel has been present within the area but unable to fish because it is transporting an injured person for emergency medical aid. The Member State shall provide justification to the Commission within one month of any decisions taken on this basis with associated evidence of the emergency from the competent authorities.

    NUMBER OF DAYS PRESENT WITHIN THE AREA ALLOCATED TO FISHING VESSELS

    7.   Maximum number of days

    7.1.

    		 The maximum number of days per year for which a vessel may be present within the area having carried on board and used any one of the fishing gears referred to in point 3 is shown in Table I.

    7.2.

    		 The number of days per year for which a vessel is present within the total area covered by this Annex and Annex IIA shall not exceed the number shown in Table I of this Annex. However the number of days in which the vessel is present in the areas covered in Annex IIA shall comply with the maximum number fixed in accordance with Annex IIA.

    8.   Management periods

    8.1.

    		 Member States may divide the days present within the area given in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.

    8.2.

    		 The number of days for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of Member States concerned.

    8.3.

    		 In any given management period a vessel that has used the number of days present within the area for which it is eligible shall remain in port or out of the area for the remainder of the management period unless using a gear for which no maximum number of days has been fixed.

    9.   Allocation of additional days for permanent cessations of fishing activities

    9.1.

    		 An additional number of days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be allocated to Member States by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessation of fishing activities that have taken place since 1 January 2004 either in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 or resulting from other circumstances duly motivated by Member States. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the gear in question shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during the same year. The additional number of days shall be then calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days originally allocated. Any part of a day resulting from this calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day. This point 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.

    9.2.

    		 Member States may re-allocate the additional number of days to any vessel or group of vessels using the conversion mechanism foreseen in point 11.

    9.3.

    		 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1. shall submit a request to the Commission with reports containing the details of the permanent cessation of fishing activities in question.

    9.4.

    		 On the basis of such a request the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 7.1 for that Member State in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    Any additional number of days resulting from permanent cessation of activity previously allocated by the Commission remains allocated in 2007.

    10.   Allocation of additional days for enhanced observer coverage

    10.1

    		 Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying onboard any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3 may be allocated between 1 of February 2007 and 31 of January 2008 to Member States by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of 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 (EC) No 1543/2000, Regulation (EC) No 1639/2001 and Regulation (EC) No 1581/2004 for the minimum and extended programme levels.

    10.2

    		 Member States wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 11.1 shall submit a description of their enhanced observer coverage programme to the Commission.

    10.3

    		 On the basis of this description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may amend the number of days defined in point 7.1 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of observers in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    Table I

    Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

    Gear

    point 3

    Denomination

    Only the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3 are used

    Western Channel

    3.a.

    Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm

    192

    3.b.

    Static nets with mesh size < 220 mm

    192

    EXCHANGES 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 of its fishing vessels flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it is eligible to another of its vessels flying its flag within the area provided that the product of the days received by a vessel and 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 Community fishing fleet register.

    11.2.

    		 The total number of days present within the area, 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 Community 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 12.1. shall be permitted only between vessels operating within the same gear grouping referred to in point 3 and during the same management period.

    11.4.

    		 On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide reports on the transfers that have taken place. A detailed format of spreadsheet for making these reports available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    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 the same provisions as laid down in points 5.1, 5.2, 6 and 12. Where Member States decide to authorize such a transfer, as a preliminary they shall notify the Commission before such transfers take place of the details of the transfer, including the number of days transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto, as agreed between them.

    USE OF FISHING GEAR

    13.   Notification of fishing gear

    Before the first day of each management period the master of a vessel or his representative shall notify to the authorities of the flag Member State which gear or gears he intends to use during the forthcoming management period. Until such notification is provided the vessel shall not be entitled to fish within the area defined in point 1 with any of the groupings of fishing gear referred to in point 3.

    14.   Non-fishing related activities

    In any given management period a vessel may undertake non-fishing related activities, without that time being counted against its days allocated under point 7, provided that the vessel first notifies its flag Member State of its intention to do so, the nature of its activity and that it surrenders its fishing licence for that time. Such vessels shall not carry any fishing gear or fish on board during that time.

    TRANSIT

    15.   Transit

    A vessel shall be allowed to transit across the area provided that it has no fishing permit to operate in the area or it has first notified its authorities of its intention to do so. While that vessel is within the area any fishing gears carried on board must be lashed and stowed in accordance with conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

    MONITORING, INSPECTION AND SURVEILLANCE

    16.   Fishing effort messages

    Articles 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e and 19k of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall apply to vessels carrying on board the groupings of fishing gear defined in point 3 and operating in the area defined in point 1. Vessels equipped with vessel monitoring systems in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 shall be excluded from these hailing requirements.

    17.   Recording of relevant data

    Member States shall ensure that the following data received pursuant to Articles 8, 10(1) and 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2244/2003 are recorded in a computer-readable form:

    (a)

    entry into, and exit from port;

    (b)

    each entry into, and exit from maritime areas where specific rules on access to waters and resources apply.

    18.   Cross-checks

    Member States shall verify the submission of logbooks and relevant information recorded in the logbook by using VMS data. Such cross-checks shall be recorded and made available to the Commission on request.

    19.   Alternative control measures

    Member States may implement alternative control measures to ensure compliance with the obligations referred to in point 16 which are as effective and transparent as these reporting obligations. Such alternative measures shall be notified to the Commission before being implemented.

    20.   Prior notification of transhipments and landings

    The master of a Community vessel or his representative wishing to tranship any quantity retained on board or to land in a port or landing location of a third-country shall inform the competent authorities of the flag Member State at least 24 hours prior to transhipping or to landing in a third-country the information referred to in Article 19b of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93.

    21.   Margin of tolerance in the estimation of quantities reported in the logbook

    By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the permitted margin of tolerance, when estimating quantities, in kilograms retained on board of vessels referred to in point 16 shall be 8 % of the logbook figure. Where no conversion factors are laid down in Community legislation, the conversion factors adopted by the Member states whose flag the vessel is flying shall apply.

    22.   Separate stowage

    When quantities of sole greater than 50 kg are stowed on board a vessel, it shall be prohibited to retain on board a fishing vessel in any container any quantity of Sole mixed with any other species of marine organism. The masters of Community vessels shall give inspectors of Member States such assistance as will enable the quantities declared in the logbook and the catches of sole retained on board to be cross checked.

    23.   Weighing

    23.1.

    		 The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that any quantity of sole exceeding 300 kg caught in the area shall be weighed using auction room scales before sale.

    23.2.

    		 The competent authorities of a Member State may require that any quantity of sole exceeding 300 kg caught in the area and first landed in that Member State is weighed in the presence of controllers before being transported from the port of first landing.

    24.   Transport

    By way of derogation from Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, quantities greater than 50 kg of any species in fisheries referred to in Article 7 of this Regulation which are transported to a place other than that of landing or import shall be accompanied by a copy of one of the declarations provided for in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 pertaining to the quantities of these species transported. The exemption provided for in Article 13(4)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall not apply.

    25.   Specific monitoring programme

    By way of derogation from Article 34c(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, the specific monitoring programme for any of the stocks in fisheries referred to in Article 7 may last more than two years from their date of entry into force.

    REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

    26.   Collection of relevant data

    Member States, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex, shall collect for each annual quarter the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears and effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area concerned by this Annex.

    27.   Communication of relevant data

    27.1.

    		 On request of the Commission, Members States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with the data referred to in point 26 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.

    27.2.

    		 A new format of spreadsheet for the purpose of making the data referred to in point 26 available to the Commission may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    Table II

    Reporting format

    Country

    CFR

    External marking

    Length of management period

    Area fished

    Gear(s) notified

    Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

    Days eligible using notified gear(s)

    Days spent with notified gear(s)

    Transfer of days

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    No1

    No2

    No3

    …

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (6)

    (6)

    (6)

    (6)

    (7)

    (7)

    (7)

    (7)

    (8)

    (8)

    (8)

    (8)

    (9)

    (9)

    (9)

    (9)

    (10)


    Table III

    Data format

    Name of field

    Maximum number of characters/digits

    Alignment (*1)

    L(eft)/R(ight)

    Definition and Comments

    (1) Country

    3

    n/r

    Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered for fishing under Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    In the case of the donor, it is always the reporting country

    (2) CFR

    12

    n/r

    Community Fleet Register number

    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 must be inserted on the left hand side.

    (3) External marking

    14

    L

    Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87

    (4) Length of management period

    2

    L

    Length of the management period measured in months.

    (5) Area fished

    1

    L

    Non relevant information in the case of Annex IIC.

    (6) gear(s) notified

    5

    L

    Indication of gear grouping notified in accordance with point 3 to Annex IIC (a or b)

    (7) Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

    2

    L

    Non relevant information in the case of Annex IIC.

    (8) Days eligible using notified gear(s)

    3

    L

    Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gear groupings and length of management period notified.

    (9) Days spent with notified gear(s)

    3

    L

    Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to grouping gear notified during the notified management period according to Annex IIC.

    (10) Transfers of days

    4

    L

    For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

    (*1)  Relevant information for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

    ANNEX IID

    FISHING OPPORTUNITIES AND FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS FISHING FOR SANDEEL IN ICES ZONES IIIA AND IV AND IN EC WATERS OF ICES ZONE IIA

    1.   

    The conditions laid down in this Annex shall apply to Community vessels fishing in ICES zones IIIa and IV and in EC waters of ICES zone IIa with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm. The same conditions shall apply to third country vessels authorized to fish for sandeel in EC waters of ICES zone IV unless otherwise specified, or as a consequence of consultations between the Community and Norway as set out in Table 3, footnote 13, of the Agreed Record of conclusions between the European Community and Norway of 1 December 2006.

    2.   

    For the purposes of this Annex a day present within the area shall be:

    (a)

    the 24-hour period between 00:00 hours of a calendar day and 24:00 hours of the same calendar day or any part of such a period or;

    (b)

    any continuous period of 24 hours as recorded in the Community logbook between the date and time of departure and the date and time of arrival or any part of any such time period.

    3.   

    Each Member State concerned shall, not later than 1 March 2007, establish a data base containing for ICES zones IIIa and IV, for each of the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 and for each vessel flying its flag or registered within the Community which have been fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm, the following information:

    (a)

    the name and internal registration number of the vessel;

    (b)

    the installed engine power of the vessel in kilowatts measured in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86;

    (c)

    the number of days present within the area when fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gear with a mesh size of less than 16 mm;

    (d)

    the kilowatt-days as the product of the number of days present within the area and the installed engine power in kilowatts.

    4.   

    The following quantities shall be calculated by each Member State:

    (a)

    the total kilowatt-days for each year as the sum of the kilowatt-days calculated in point 3(d);

    (b)

    the average kilowatt-days for the period 2002 to 2006.

    5.   

    Each Member State shall ensure that the total kilowatt-days in 2007 for vessels flying its flag or registered in the Community does not exceed the effort deployed in 2005 as calculated under point 4(a).

    6.   

    Notwithstanding the effort limit laid down in point 5, the total kilowatt-days deployed by each Member State for the purpose of setting up exploratory fishing, which shall not start before 1 April 2007, shall not exceed, within the period 1 April to 6 May, 30 % of the total kilowatt-days deployed in 2005.

    7.   

    The fishing effort deployed by two Faroese vessels for the purpose of undertaking exploratory fishing shall not exceed 2 % of the fishing effort deployed by the Member States for the same purpose as established in point 6.

    8.   

    The TAC and quotas for sandeel in ICES zone IIIa and in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV as laid down in Annex I shall be revised by the Commission as early as possible based on advice from ICES and the STECF on the size of the 2006 year class of North Sea sandeel, in accordance with the following rules:

    (a)

    where ICES and the STECF estimates the size of the 2006 year class of North Sea sandeel to be equal to or smaller than 150 000 million individuals at age 1, fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited for the remainder of 2007. However, a limited fishery may be allowed in order to monitor the sandeel stocks in ICES zones IIIa and IV and the effects of the closure. To this end the Member States concerned shall, in cooperation with the Commission, develop a plan for the monitoring of this limited fishery;

    (b)

    where ICES and the STEFC estimates the size of the 2006 year class of North Sea sandeel to be greater than 150 000 million at age 1, the TAC (in 1 000 t) shall be established according to the following function:

    TAC2007 = - 597 + (4,073*N1)

    where N1 means the real-time estimate of age group 1 in billions and the TAC is in 1 000 t;

    (c)

    notwithstanding point 7(b), the TAC shall not exceed 400 000 tonnes.

    (d)

    The Commission Regulation on the revision of the TAC and quotas for sandeel in ICES zone IIIa and in EC waters of ICES zones IIa and IV following the scientific advice referred to in the points (a) and (b) shall be applicable as from the date of publication of a notice by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union setting out the required revision.

    9.   

    Commercial fishing with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm, shall be prohibited from 1 August 2007 until 31 December 2007.

    ANNEX III

    TRANSITIONAL TECHNICAL AND CONTROL MEASURES

    Part A

    North Atlantic including the North Sea, Skagerrak and Kattegat

    1.   Landing and weighing procedures for herring, mackerel and horse mackerel in ices zones I to VII

    1.1.   Scope

    1.1.1.

    		 The following procedures shall apply to landings in the European Community by Community and third country vessels of quantities per landing exceeding 10 tonnes of herring, mackerel, and horse mackerel, or a combination thereof, taken in:

    (a)

    for herring in ICES zones I, II, IIIa, IV, Vb, VI and VII;

    (b)

    for mackerel and horse mackerel in ICES zones IIa, IIIa, IV, VI and VII.

    1.2.   Designated ports

    1.2.1.

    		 Landings referred to in point 1.1 are only permitted in designated ports.

    1.2.2.

    		 Each Member State concerned shall transmit to the Commission changes in the list, transmitted in 2004, of designated ports in which landings of herring, mackerel and horse mackerel may take place and, changes in inspection and surveillance procedures for those ports including the terms and conditions for recording and reporting the quantities of any of the species and stocks referred to in point 1.1.1. within each landing. Those changes shall be transmitted at least 15 days before they enter into force. The Commission shall transmit this information as well as ports designated by third countries to all Member States concerned.

    1.3.   Entry to port

    1.3.1.

    		 The master of a fishing vessel referred to in point 1.1.1. or his agent shall inform the competent authorities of the Member State in which the landing is to be made, at least 4 hours in advance of entry to port of landing of the Member State concerned of the following:

    (a)

    the port he intends to enter, the name of the vessel and its registration number;

    (b)

    the estimated time of arrival at that port;

    (c)

    the quantities in kilograms live weight by species retained on board;

    (d)

    the management area in accordance with Annex I where the catch was taken.

    1.4.   Discharge

    1.4.1.

    		 The competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall require that the discharge does not commence until authorised to do so.

    1.5.   Logbook

    1.5.1.

    		 By way of derogation from the provisions of point 4.2 of Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83, the master of a fishing vessel shall submit, immediately upon arrival to port, the relevant page or pages of the logbook to the competent authority at the port of landing.

    The quantities retained on board, notified prior to landing as referred to in point 1.3.1.(c), shall be equal to the quantities recorded in the logbook after its completion.

    By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 the permitted margin of tolerance in estimates recorded into the logbook of the quantities in kilograms of fish retained on board of vessels shall be 8 %.

    1.6.   Weighing of fresh fish

    1.6.1.

    		 All buyers purchasing fresh fish shall ensure that all quantities received are weighed on systems approved by the competent authorities. The weighing shall be carried out prior to the fish being sorted, processed, held in storage and transported from the port of landing or resold. The figure resulting from the weighing shall be used for the completion of landing declarations, sales notes and take-over declarations.

    1.6.2.

    		 When determining the weight any deduction for water shall not exceed 2 %.

    1.7.   Weighing of fresh fish after transport

    1.7.1.

    		 By way of derogation from point 1.6.1. Member States may permit fresh fish to be weighed after transport from the port of landing provided that the fish is transported to a destination on the territory of the Member State no more than 100 kilometres from the port of landing and that:

    (a)

    the tanker in which the fish is transported is accompanied by an inspector from the place of landing to the place where the fish is weighed, or

    (b)

    approval is given by the competent authorities at the place of landing to transport the fish subject to the following provisions:

    (i)

    immediately prior to the tanker leaving the port of landing, the buyer or his agent shall provide to the competent authorities a written declaration giving the species of the fish and name of the vessel from which it is to be discharged, the unique identity number of the tanker and details of the destination where the fish will be weighed as well as the estimated time of arrival of the tanker at the destination;

    (ii)

    a copy of the declaration provided for in (i) shall be kept by the driver during the transport of the fish and handed over to the receiver of the fish at the destination.

    1.8.   Weighing of frozen fish

    1.8.1.

    		 All buyers or holders of frozen fish shall ensure that the quantities landed are weighed prior to the fish being processed, held in storage, transported from the port of landing or resold. Any tare weight equal to the weight of boxes, plastic or other containers in which the fish to be weighed is packed may be deducted from the weight of any quantities landed.

    1.8.2.

    		 Alternatively, the weight of frozen fish packed in boxes may be determined by multiplying the average weight of a representative sample based on weighing the contents removed from the box and without plastic packaging whether or not after the thawing of any ice on the surface of the fish. Member States shall notify to the Commission for approval any changes in their sampling methodology approved by the Commission during 2004. Changes shall be approved by the Commission. The figure resulting from the weighing shall be used for the completion of landing declarations, sales notes and take-over declarations.

    1.9.   Sales note and take-over declaration

    1.9.1.

    		 In addition to the provisions of Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2847/93 the processor or buyer of all fish landed shall submit a copy of the sales note or take-over declaration to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned on demand but in any event no later than 48 hours after the completion of the weighing.

    1.10.   Weighing facilities

    1.10.1.

    		 In cases where publicly operated weighing facilities are used the party weighing the fish shall issue to the buyer a weighing slip indicating the date and time of the weighing and the identity number of the tanker. A copy of the weighing slip shall be attached to the sales note or take-over declaration.

    1.10.2.

    		 In cases where privately operated weighing facilities are used the system shall be approved, calibrated and sealed by the competent authorities and be subject to the following provisions:

    (a)

    the party weighing the fish shall keep a paginated weighing logbook indicating:

    (i)

    the name and registration number of the vessel from which the fish has been landed,

    (ii)

    the identity number of the tankers in cases where fish has been transported from the port of landing before weighing,

    (iii)

    the species of fish,

    (iv)

    the weight of each landing,

    (v)

    the date and time of the beginning and end of the weighing.

    (b)

    where the weighing is carried out on a conveyor belt system a visible counter shall be fitted that records the cumulative total of the weight. Such cumulative total shall be recorded in the paginated logbook referred to in point (a);

    (c)

    the weighing logbook and the copies of written declarations provided for in point 1.7.1.(b)(ii) shall be kept for three years.

    1.11.   Access by competent authorities

    The competent authorities shall have full access at all times to the weighing system, the weighing logbooks, written declarations and all premises where the fish is processed and kept.

    1.12.   Cross checks

    1.12.1.

    		 The competent authorities shall carry out administrative cross checks on all landings between the following:

    (a)

    quantities by species indicated in the prior notice of landing, referred to in point 1.3.1 and the quantities recorded in the vessel's logbook,

    (b)

    quantities by species recorded in the vessel's logbook and the quantities recorded in the landing declaration,

    (c)

    quantities by species recorded on the landing declaration and the quantities recorded in the take-over declaration or the sales note.

    1.13.   Full inspection

    1.13.1.

    		 The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that at least 15 % of the quantities of fish landed and at least 10 % of the landings of fish are subject to full inspections which shall include at least the following:

    (a)

    monitoring of the weighing of the catch from the vessel, by species. In the case of vessels pumping catch ashore the weighing of the entire discharge from the vessels selected for inspection shall be monitored. In the case of freezer trawlers, all boxes shall be counted. A representative sample of boxes/pallets shall be weighed in order to arrive at an average weight for the boxes/pallets. Sampling of boxes shall also be undertaken according to an approved methodology in order to arrive at an average net weight for the fish (without packing, ice);

    (b)

    in addition to the cross checks referred to in point 1.12 cross verification between the following:

    (i)

    quantities by species recorded in the weighing logbook and the quantities by species recorded in the take-over declaration or the sales note;

    (ii)

    the written declarations received by the competent authorities pursuant to point 1.7.1.(b) (i) and the written declarations held by the receiver of the fish pursuant to point 1.7.1 (b) (ii);

    (iii)

    identity numbers of tankers that appear in the written declarations provided for in point 1.7.1 (b) (i) and the weighing logbooks;

    (c)

    if the discharge is interrupted, permission shall be required before the discharge can recommence;

    (d)

    verification that the vessel is empty of all fish, once the discharge has been completed.

    1.14.   Documentation

    1.14.1.

    		 All inspection activities covered by point 1 shall be documented. Such documentation shall be kept for 3 years.

    2.   Fishing for herring in EC waters of ices zone IIa

    It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board herring caught in EC waters of zone IIa in the periods 1 January to 28 February and 16 May to 31 December.

    3.   Technical conservation measures in the Skagerrak and in the Kattegat

    By way of derogation from the provisions set out in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, the provisions in Appendix 1 to this Annex shall apply.

    4.   Electric fishing in ices zones IVc and IVb

    4.1.

    		 By way of derogation from Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 fishing with beam trawl using electrical pulse current shall be allowed in ICES zones IVc and IVb south of a rhumb line joined by the following points, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

    —

    a point on the east coast of the United Kingdom at latitude 55o N,

    —

    then east to latitude 55o N, longitude 5o E,

    —

    then north to latitude 56o N,

    —

    and finally east to a point on the west coast of Denmark at latitude 56o N

    4.2.

    		 The following measures shall apply in 2007:

    (a)

    no more than 5 % of the beam trawler fleet by Member State shall be allowed to use the electric pulse trawl;

    (b)

    the maximum electrical power in kW for each beam trawl shall be no more than the length in metre of the beam multiplied by 1,25;

    (c)

    the effective voltage between the electrodes shall be no more than 15 V;

    (d)

    the vessel shall be equipped with an automatic computer management system which records the maximum power used per beam and the effective voltage between electrodes for at least the last 100 tows. It shall be not possible for non authorized person to modify this automatic computer management system;

    (e)

    It shall be prohibited to use one or more tickler chains in front of the footrope.

    5.   Closure of an area for sandeel fisheries in ICES zone IV

    5.1.

    		 It shall be prohibited to land or retain on board sandeels caught within the geographical area bounded by the east coast of England and Scotland, and enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

    —

    the east coast of England at latitude 55o30'N,

    —

    latitude 55o30'N, longitude 1o00'W,

    —

    latitude 58o00'N, longitude 1o00'W,

    —

    latitude 58o00'N, longitude o00'W,

    —

    the east coast of Scotland at longitude 2o00'W.

    5.2.

    		 Fisheries for scientific investigation shall be allowed in order to monitor the sandeel stock in the area and the effects of the closure.

    6.   Rockall Haddock box in ICES zone VI

    All fishing, except with longlines, shall be prohibited in the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

    Point No

    Latitude

    Longitude

    1

    57o00'N

    15o00'W

    2

    57o00'N

    14o00'W

    3

    56o30'N

    14o00'W

    4

    56o30'N

    15o00'W

    7.   Restrictions on fishing for cod in ices zones VI and VII

    7.1.   ICES zone VIa

    Until 31 December 2007, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

    —

    59o05'N, 06o45'W

    —

    59o30'N, 06o00'W

    —

    59o40'N, 05o00'W

    —

    60o00'N, 04o00'W

    —

    59o30'N, 04o00'W

    —

    59o05'N, 06o45'W.

    7.2.   ICES zones VII f and g

    From 1 February 2007 until 31 March 2007, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity in the following ICES rectangles: 30E4, 31E4, 32E3. This prohibition shall not apply within 6 nautical miles from the baseline.

    7.3.   By way of derogation from points 7.1. and 7.2. it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using pots and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that:

    (i)

    no fishing gear other than pots and creels are carried on board, and

    (ii)

    no fish other than shellfish and crustacea are retained on board.

    7.4.   By way of derogation from points 7.1. and 7.2., it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities within the areas referred to in those points using nets of mesh size less than 55 mm, provided that:

    (i)

    no net of mesh size greater than or equal to 55 mm is carried on board, and

    (ii)

    no fish other than herring, mackerel, pilchard/sardines, sardinelles, horse mackerel, sprat, blue whiting and argentines are retained on board.

    8.   Technical conservation measures in the Irish Sea

    8.1.

    		 In the period from 14 February to 30 April 2007 it shall be prohibited to use any demersal trawl, seine or similar towed net, any gill net, trammel net, tangle net or similar static net or any fishing gear incorporating hooks within that part of ICES division VIIa enclosed by:

    —

    the east coast of Ireland and the east coast of Northern Ireland and

    —

    straight lines sequentially joining the following geographical coordinates:

    —

    a point on the east coast of the Ards peninsula in Northern Ireland at 54o 30 N,

    —

    54o 30_ N, 04o 50_ W,

    —

    54o 15_ N, 04o 50_ W,

    —

    a point on the east coast of Ireland at 53o 15_ N.

    8.2.

    		 By way of derogation from point 8.1, within the area and time period referred to therein:

    (a)

    the use of demersal otter trawls shall be permitted provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on board and that such nets:

    (i)

    are of mesh size either 70 mm to 79 mm or 80 mm to 99 mm, and

    (ii)

    are of only one of the permitted mesh size ranges, and

    (iii)

    incorporate no individual mesh, irrespective of its position within the net, of mesh size greater than 300 mm, and

    (iv)

    are deployed only within an area enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following coordinates:

    —

    53o 30' N, 05o 30' W

    —

    53o 30' N, 05o 20' W

    —

    54o 20' N, 04o 50' W

    —

    54o 30' N, 05o 10' W

    —

    54o 30' N, 05o 20' W

    —

    54o 00' N, 05o 50' W

    —

    54o 00' N, 06o 10' W

    —

    53o 45' N, 06o 10' W

    —

    53o 45' N, 05o 30' W

    —

    53o 30' N, 05o 30' W;

    (b)

    the use of separator trawls shall be permitted provided that no other type of fishing gear is retained on board and that such nets:

    (i)

    comply with the conditions laid down in subparagraph (a), and

    (ii)

    are constructed in conformity with the technical details provided in the Annex.

    Furthermore, separator trawls may also be used within an area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following coordinates:

    —

    53o 45' N, 06o 00'' W

    —

    53o 45' N, 05o 30' W

    —

    53o 30' N, 05o 30' W

    —

    53o 30' N, 06o 00' W

    —

    53o 45' N, 06o 00' W.

    8.3.

    		 The technical conservation measures referred to in Articles 3 and 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 of 12 February 2002 establishing measures to be applicable in 2002 for the recovery of the stock of cod in the Irish Sea (zone VIIa) (1) shall apply.

    9.   Use of gillnets in ICES Zones VIa, b, VII b, c, j, k and XII

    9.1.

    		 For the purposes of this Annex, gillnet and entangling net means a gear made up of a single piece of net and held vertically in the water. It catches living aquatic resources by entangling or enmeshing.

    9.2.

    		 For the purposes of this Annex, trammel net means a gear made up of two or more pieces of net hung jointly in parallel on a single headline and held vertically in the water.

    9.3.

    		 Community vessels shall not deploy gillnets, entangling nets and trammel nets at any position where the charted depth is greater than 200 metres in ICES Zones VIa, b, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27o W.

    9.4.

    		 By way of derogation from point 9.3 it shall be permitted to use the following gear:

    (a)

    Gillnets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 120 mm and less than 150 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 100 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,5, and are rigged with floats or equivalent floatation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 2,5 km in length, and the total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 25 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 24 hours; or

    (b)

    Entangling nets with a mesh size equal to or greater than 250 mm, provided that they are deployed in waters of less than 600 metres charted depth, are no more than 15 meshes deep, have a hanging ratio of not less than 0,33, and are not rigged with floats or other means of floatation. The nets shall each be of a maximum of 10 km in length. The total length of all nets deployed at any one time shall not exceed 100 km per vessel. The maximum soak time shall be 72 hours.

    9.5.

    		 Only one of the types of gear described in points 9.4.(a) and 9.4.(b) shall be carried aboard the vessel at any one time. To allow for the replacement of lost or damaged gear, vessels may carry on board nets with a total length 20 % greater than the maximum length of the fleets that may be deployed at any one time. All gear shall be marked in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 356/2005 of 1 March 2005 laying down detailed rules for the marking and identification of passive fishing gear and beam trawls (2).

    9.6.

    		 All vessels deploying gillnets or entangling nets at any position where the charted depth is greater than 200 metres in ICES Zones VIa, b, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27o W must hold a special fixed net fishing permit issued by the flag Member State.

    9.7.

    		 The master of a vessel with a fixed net permit referred to in point 9.6 shall record in the logbook the amount and lengths of gear carried by a vessel before it leaves port and when it returns to port, and must account for any discrepancy between the two quantities.

    9.8.

    		 The naval services or other competent authorities shall have the right to remove unattended gear at sea in ICES Zones VIa, b, VII b, c, j, k and XII east of 27° W in the following situations:

    (a)

    the gear is not properly marked;

    (b)

    the buoy markings or VMS data indicate that the owner has been located at a distance less than 100 nautical miles from the gear for more than 120 hours;

    (c)

    the gear is deployed in waters with a charted depth greater than that permitted;

    (d)

    the gear is of an illegal mesh size.

    9.9.

    		 The master of a vessel with a fixed net permit referred to in point 9.6 shall record in the logbook the following information during each fishing trip:

    —

    the mesh size of the net deployed,

    —

    the nominal length of one net,

    —

    the number of nets in a fleet,

    —

    the total number of fleets deployed,

    —

    the position of each fleet deployed,

    —

    the depth of each fleet deployed,

    —

    the soak time of each fleet deployed,

    —

    the quantity of any gear lost, its last known position and date of loss.

    9.10.

    		 Vessels fishing with a fixed net permit referred to in point 9.6 shall only be permitted to land in the ports designated by the Member States in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 2347/2002.

    9.11.

    		 The quantity of sharks retained on board by any vessel using the gear type described in point 9.4.(b) shall be no more than 5 % by live-weight of the total quantity of marine organisms retained on board.

    10.   Condition for fisheries with certain towed gears authorized in the Bay of Biscay

    By way of derogation of the provisions laid down in Article 5(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 of 19 March 2002 establishing additional technical measures for recovery of the stock of hake in ICES zones III, IV, V, VI and VII and ICES zones VIII a, b, d, e (3), it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activity using trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, except beam trawls, of mesh size range 70 to 99 mm in the area defined in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 if the gear is fitted with a square mesh window in accordance with Appendix 3 to this Annex.

    11.   Restrictions on fishing for anchovy in ices zone VIII and for roundnose grenadier in ICES zone IIIa

    11.1.

    		 In ICES zone VIII it shall be prohibited to catch, retain on board, tranship or land anchovy.

    11.2.

    		 If the catch limits for anchovy in ICES zone VIII are revised in accordance with Article 5(5), point 11.1of this Annex shall not apply.

    11.3.

    		 Notwithstanding Council Regulation (EC) No 2015/2006 no directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be conducted ICES zone IIIa pending consultations between the European Community and Norway in early 2007.

    12.   Fishing effort for deep sea species

    By way of derogation from Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, the following shall apply in 2007:

    12.1.

    		 Member States shall ensure that fishing activities which lead to catches and retention on board of more than 10 tonnes each calendar year of deep-sea species and of Greenland halibut by vessels flying their flag and registered in their territory shall be subject to a deep-sea fishing permit.

    12.2.

    		 It shall however be prohibited to catch and retain on board, tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep sea species and of Greenland halibut in excess of 100 kg in each sea trip, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea permit.

    13.   Interim measures for the protection of vulnerable deep-sea habitats

    It shall be prohibited to conduct bottom trawling and fishing with static gear, including bottom set gill-nets and long-lines, within the areas enclosed by sequentially joining with rhumb lines the following positions, which shall be measured according to the WGS84 coordinate system:

     

    		 The Hecate Seamounts:

    —

    52o 21.2866' N, 31o 09.2688' W

    —

    52o 20.8167' N, 30o 51.5258' W

    —

    52o 12.0777' N, 30o 54.3824' W

    —

    52o 12.4144' N, 31o 14.8168' W

    —

    52o 21.2866' N, 31o 09.2688' W

     

    		 The Faraday Seamounts:

    —

    50o 01.7968' N, 29o 37.8077' W

    —

    49o 59.1490' N, 29o 29.4580' W

    —

    49o 52.6429' N, 29o 30.2820' W

    —

    49o 44.3831' N, 29o 02.8711' W

    —

    49o 44.4186' N, 28o 52.4340' W

    —

    49o 36.4557' N, 28o 39.4703' W

    —

    49o 29.9701' N, 28o 45.0183' W

    —

    49o 49.4197' N, 29o 42.0923' W

    —

    50o 01.7968' N, 29o 37.8077' W

     

    		 Part of the Reykjanes Ridge:

    —

    55o 04.5327' N, 36o 49.0135' W

    —

    55o 05.4804' N, 35o 58.9784' W

    —

    54o 58.9914' N, 34o 41.3634' W

    —

    54o 41.1841' N, 34o 00.0514' W

    —

    54o 00.0'N, 34o 00.0' W

    —

    53o 54.6406' N, 34o 49.9842' W

    —

    53o 58.9668' N, 36o 39.1260' W

    —

    55o 04.5327' N, 36o 49.0135' W

     

    		 The Altair Seamounts:

    —

    44o 50.4953' N, 34o 26.9128' W

    —

    44o 47.2611' N, 33o 48.5158' W

    —

    44o 31.2006' N, 33o 50.1636' W

    —

    44o 38.0481' N, 34o 11.9715' W

    —

    44o 38.9470' N, 34o 27.6819' W

    —

    44o 50.4953' N, 34o 26.9128' W

     

    		 The Antialtair Seamounts:

    —

    43o 43.1307' N, 22o 44.1174' W

    —

    43o 39.5557' N, 22o 19.2335' W

    —

    43o 31.2802' N, 22o 08.7964' W

    —

    43o 27.7335' N, 22o 14.6192' W

    —

    43o 30.9616' N, 22o 32.0325' W

    —

    43o 40.6286' N, 22o 47.0288' W

    —

    43o 43.1307' N, 22o 44.1174' W

     

    		 Hatton Bank:

    —

    59o 26' N, 14o 30' W

    —

    59o 12' N, 15o 08' W

    —

    59o 01' N, 17o 00' W

    —

    58o 50' N, 17o 38' W

    —

    58o 30' N, 17o 52' W

    —

    58o 30' N, 18o 45' W

    —

    58o 47' N, 18o 37' W

    —

    59o 05' N, 17o 32' W

    —

    59o 16' N, 17o 20' W

    —

    59o 22' N, 16o 50' W

    —

    59o 21' N, 15o 40' W

     

    		 North West Rockall:

    —

    57o 00' N, 14o 53' W

    —

    57o 37' N, 14o 42' W

    —

    57o 55' N, 14o 24' W

    —

    58o 15' N, 13o 50' W

    —

    57o 57' N, 13o 09' W

    —

    57o 50' N, 13o 14' W

    —

    57o 57' N, 13o 45' W

    —

    57o 49' N, 14o 06' W

    —

    57o 29' N, 14o 19' W

    —

    57o 22' N, 14o 19' W

    —

    57o 00' N, 14o 34' W

     

    		 Logachev Mound:

    —

    55o 17' N, 16o 10' W

    —

    55o 34' N, 15o 07' W

    —

    55o 50' N, 15o 15' W

    —

    55o 33' N, 16o 16' W

     

    		 West Rockall Mound:

    —

    57o 20' N, 16o 30' W

    —

    57o 05' N, 15o 58' W

    —

    56o 21' N, 17o 17' W

    —

    56o 40' N, 17o 50' W

    Part B

    Highly migratory fish in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

    14.   Minimum size for bluefin tuna in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea (4)

    14.1.

    		 By way of derogation from Article 6 and Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, the minimum size for bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea shall be 10 kg or 80 cm.

    14.2.

    		 By way of derogation from Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, no tolerance limit shall be granted for bluefin tuna fished in the East Atlantic and in the Mediterranean Sea.

    15.   Minimum size for bigeye tuna

    By way of derogation from Article 6 and Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, the minimum size of bigeye tuna shall not apply.

    16.   Restrictions on the use of certain types of vessels and gears

    16.1.

    		 In order to protect the stock of bigeye tuna, in particular juvenile fish, fishing by purse seiners and baitboats shall be prohibited and in the area specified in points (a) and for the period specified in (b):

    (a)

    the area is the following:

    —

    Southern limit: parallel 0o South latitude

    —

    Northern limit: parallel 5o North latitude

    —

    Western limit: meridian 20o West longitude

    —

    Eastern limit: meridian 10o West longitude;

    (b)

    the period covered by the prohibition shall be from 1 November to 30 November of each year.

    16.2.

    		 By way of derogation from Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, Community vessels shall be authorised to fish without restriction on the use of certain types of vessels and gears in the area referred to in Article 3(2) of that Regulation and during the period specified in Article 3(1) of that Regulation.

    16.3.

    		 Pending the entry into force of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea (5) the fisheries currently operating under the derogations provided for in Article3(1) and (1a) and Article 6(1) and (1a) of Regulation (EC) No1626/94 may temporarily continue their activity in 2007.

    17.   Measures concerning sport and recreational fishing activities in the Mediterranean Sea

    17.1.

    		 Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to forbid the use, within the framework of sport and recreational fishing of towed nets, encircling nets, seine sliding, dredger, gillnets, trammel nets and longline to fish for tuna and tuna-like species, notably bluefin tuna, in the Mediterranean Sea.

    17.2.

    		 Each Member State shall ensure that catches of tuna and tuna-like species carried out in the Mediterranean Sea as a result from sport and recreational fishing are not marketed.

    18.   Sampling plan for bluefin Tuna

    By way of derogation from Article 5a of Regulation (EC) No 973/2001, each Member State shall establish a sampling programme for the estimation of the numbers-at-size of the bluefin tuna caught; this requires notably that size sampling at cages must be done on one sample (= 100 specimen) for every 100 tonnes of live fish. Size sample will be collected during harvesting (6) at the farm, in accordance with the ICCAT methodology for reporting Task II. The sampling should be conducted during any harvesting, covering all cages. Data must be transmitted to ICCAT by 1 May 2007 for the sampling conducted the previous year.

    Part C

    Eastern Atlantic

    19.   Eastern Central Atlantic

    The minimum size for octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the maritime waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries and situated in the CECAF (FAO Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic) region shall be 450 g (gutted). Octopus under the minimum size of 450 g (gutted) shall not be retained on board or be transhipped, landed, transported, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale, but shall be returned immediately to the sea.

    Part D

    Eastern Pacific Ocean

    20.   Purse seines in the Regulatory Area of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)

    20.1.

    		 The fishing by purse-seine vessels for Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares), Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) and Skipjack Tunas (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited from either, 1 August to 11 September 2007, or, 20 November to 31 December 2007 in the area defined by the following limits:

    —

    the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

    —

    longitude 150o W,

    —

    latitude 40o N,

    —

    latitude 40o S.

    20.2.

    		 The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure before 1 July 2007. All the purse seine vessels of the Member States concerned must stop purse-seine fishing in the defined area during the period selected.

    20.3.

    		 As of ... (*1) purse seiners fishing for tuna in the Regulatory Area of the IATTC shall retain on board and then land all bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size. A single exception shall be the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.

    Part E

    Eastern Pacific Ocean and Western and Central Pacific Ocean

    21.   Tuna and albacore in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

    Member States shall ensure that the total fishing effort for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south pacific albacore in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean is limited to the fishing effort provided for in fisheries partnership agreements between the Community and coastal States in the region.

    22.   Special measures for the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean

    In the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean purse seine vessels shall promptly release unharmed, to the extent practicable, all sea turtles, sharks, billfishes, rays, dorado, and other non-target species. Fishermen shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of any such animals.

    23.   Specific measures applying to encircled or entangled sea turtles

    In the Eastern, Western and Central Pacific Ocean the following specific measures shall apply:

    (a)

    whenever a sea turtle is sighted in the net, all reasonable efforts shall be made to rescue the turtle before it becomes entangled in the net, including, if necessary, the deployment of a speedboat;

    (b)

    if a turtle is entangled in the net, net roll should stop as soon as the turtle comes out of the water and should not start again until the turtle has been disentangled and released;

    (c)

    if a turtle is brought on board a vessel, all appropriate methods to assist in the recovery of the turtle should be made before returning it to the water;

    (d)

    tuna-fishing vessels shall be prohibited from disposing of salt bags or any other type of plastic rubbish at sea;

    (e)

    the release, when practicable, of sea turtles entangled in Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and other fishing gear is encouraged;

    (f)

    the recovery of FADs which are not being used in the fishery is also encouraged.

    (1)   OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 1.

    (2)   OJ L 56, 2.3.2005, p. 8. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1805/2005 (OJ L 290, 4.11.2005, p. 12).

    (3)   OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 8.

    (4)  See footnote 1 in Annex ID concerning bluefin tuna.

    (5)   OJ L409, 30.12.2006, p. 11.

    (6)  For fish farmed more than 1 year, other additional sampling methods should be established.

    (*1)  Date of entry into force of this Regulation.

    Appendix 1 to Annex III

    TOWED GEARS: Skagerrak and Kattegat

    Mesh size ranges, target species and required catch percentages applicable to the use of a single mesh size range

    Species

    Mesh size range (mm)

    <16

    16-31

    32-69

    35-69

    70-89 (1)

    ≥90

    Minimum percentage of target species

    50 % (2)

    50 % (2)

    20 % (2)

    50 % (2)

    20 % (2)

    20 % (3)

    30 % (4)

    none

    Sandeel (Ammodytidae) (5)

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Sandeel (Ammodytidae) (6)

     

    x

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)

     

    x

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)

     

    x

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Greater weever (Trachinus draco) (7)

     

    x

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Molluscs (except Sepia) (7)

     

    x

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Garfish (Belone belone) (7)

     

    x

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Gray gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) (7)

     

    x

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Argentine (Argentina spp.)

     

     

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

     

    x

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Eel (Anguilla, anguilla)

     

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus) (8)

     

     

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    x

    Mackerel (Scomber spp.)

     

     

     

    x

     

     

    x

    x

    Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.)

     

     

     

    x

     

     

    x

    x

    Herring (Clupea harengus)

     

     

     

    x

     

     

    x

    x

    Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)

     

     

     

     

     

    x

    x

    x

    Common shrimp/Baltic shrimp (Crangon spp., Palaemon adspersus) (7)

     

     

     

     

    x

     

    x

    x

    Whiting (Merlangius merlangus)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    x

    x

    Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    x

    x

    All other marine organisms

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    x

    (1)  When applying this mesh size range the codend shall be constructed of square meshed netting with a sorting grid in accordance with Appendix 2.

    (2)  The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 10 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.

    (3)  The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 50 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, herring, mackerel, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe, Norway lobster and lobster.

    (4)  The catch retained on board shall consist of no more than 60 % of any mixture of cod, haddock, hake, plaice, witch, lemon sole, sole, turbot, brill, flounder, megrim, whiting, dab, saithe and lobster.

    (5)  From 1 March to 31 October in Skagerrak and from 1 March to 31 July in Kattegat.

    (6)  From 1 November to the last day of February in Skagerrak and from 1 August to the last day of February in Kattegat.

    (7)  Only within four miles from the baselines.

    (8)  Outside four miles from the baselines.

    Appendix 2 to Annex III

    Specifications fo the Sorting grid for 70 mm trawl fishery

    (a)

    The species selective grid shall be attached in trawls with full square mesh codend with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 90 mm. The minimum length of the codend shall be 8 m. It shall be prohibited to use any trawl having more than 100 square meshes in any circumference of the codend, excluding the joining or the selvedges.

    (b)

    The grid shall be rectangular. The bars of the grid shall be parallel to the longitudinal axis of the grid. The bar spacing of the grid shall not exceed 35 mm. It shall be permitted to use one or more hinges in order to facilitate its storage on the net drum.

    (c)

    The grid shall be mounted diagonally in the trawl, upwards backwards, anywhere from just in front of the codend to the anterior end of the untapered section. All sides of the grid shall be attached to the trawl.

    (d)

    In the upper panel of the trawl there shall be an unblocked fish outlet in immediate connection to the upper side of the grid. The opening of the fish outlet shall have the same width in the posterior side as the width of the grid and shall be cut out to a tip in the anterior direction along mesh bars from both sides of the grid.

    (e)

    It shall be permitted to attach in front of the grid a funnel to lead the fish towards the trawl floor and grid. The minimum mesh size of the funnel shall be 70 mm. The minimum vertical opening of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be 15 cm. The width of the guiding funnel towards the grid shall be the grid width.

    Image 1

    Schematic illustration of a size and species selective trawl. Entering fish is lead towards the trawl floor and grid via a leading funnel. Larger fish is then led out of the trawl by the grid while smaller fish and Norway lobster pass through the grid and enter the codend. The full square mesh codend enhance escapement of small fish and undersized Norway lobster.

    Appendix 3 to Annex III

    Condition for fisheries with certain towed gears authorized in ICES zones III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII a, b, d, e

    (a)

    Specifications of the top square mesh window

    Specifications of 100 mm, measured as inner opening, square mesh window in the rear tapered section of the trawl, Danish seine or similar gear with a mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and smaller than 100 mm.

    The window shall be a rectangular section of netting. There shall be only one window. The window shall not be obstructed in any way by either internal or external attachments.

    (b)

    Location of the window

    The window shall be inserted into the middle of the top panel of the rear tapered section of the trawl just in front of the untapered section constituted by the extension piece and the codend.

    The window shall terminate not more than 12 meshes from the hand braided row of meshes between the extension piece and the rear tapered section of the trawl.

    (c)

    Size of the window

    The length and the width of the window shall be at least 2 m and at least 1 m respectively.

    (d)

    Netting of the window

    The meshes shall have a minimum mesh opening of 100 mm. The meshes will be square meshes, i.e. all four sides of the window netting shall be cut all bars.

    The netting shall be mounted such that the bars run parallel and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend.

    The netting shall be single twine. The twine thickness shall be not more than 4 mm.

    (e)

    Insertion of the window into the diamond meshes netting

    It shall be permitted to attach a selvedge on the four sides of the window. The diameter of this selvedge shall be no more than 12 mm.

    The stretched length of the window shall be equal to the strength length of the diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the window.

    The number of diamond meshes of the top panel attached to the smallest side of the window (i.e. one metre long side which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the codend) shall be at least the number of full diamond meshes attached to the longitudinal side of the window divided by 0,7.

    (f)

    Other

    The insertion of the window into the trawl is illustrated below.
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    ANNEX IV

    PART I

    Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for Community vessels fishing in third country waters

    Area of fishing

    Fishery

    Number of licences

    Allocation of licences amongst Member States

    Maximum number of vessels present at any time

    Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen

    Herring, North of 62o00'N

    77

    DK: 26, DE: 5, FR: 1, IRL: 7, NL: 9, SW: 10, UK: 17, PL: 1

    55

    Demersal species, North of 62o00'N

    80

    FR: 18, PT: 9, DE: 16, ES: 20, UK: 14, IRL: 1

    50

    Mackerel, South of 62o00'N, purse seine fishery

    11

    DE: 1 (1), DK: 26 (1), FR: 2 (1), NL: 1 (1)

    not relevant

    Mackerel, South of 62o00'N, trawl fishery

    19

    not relevant

    Mackerel, North of 62o00'N, purse seine fishery

    11 (2)

    DK: 11

    not relevant

    Industrial species, South of 62o00'N

    480

    DK: 450, UK: 30

    150

    Waters of the Faroe Islands

    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, DE: 4, FR: 4, UK: 18

    13

    Directed fishing for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62o28'N and east of 6o30'W

    8 (3)

     

    4

     

    Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods 1 March to 31 May and 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61o20'N and 62o00'N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines.

    70

    BE: 0, DE: 10, FR: 40, UK: 20

    26

    Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61o30'N and west of 9o00'W and in the area between 7o00'W and 9o00'W south of 60o30'N and in the area south-west of a line between 60o30'N, 7o00'W and 60o00'N, 6o00'W.

    70

    DE: 8 (4), FR: 12 (4), UK: 0 (4)

    20 (5)

     

    Directed trawl fishery for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend.

    70

     

    22 (5)

    Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of licences 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’

    36

    DE: 3, DK: 19, FR: 2, UK: 5, NL: 5

    20

    Line fishing

    10

    UK: 10

    6

    Fishing for mackerel

    12

    DK: 12

    12

    Herring fisheries north of 62oN

    21

    DE: 1, DK: 7, FR: 0, UK: 5, IRL: 2, NL: 3, SW: 3

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    PART II

    Quantitative limitations of licences and fishing permits for third country fishing vessels in Community waters

    Flag State

    Fishery

    Number of licences

    Maximum number of vessels present at any time

    Norway

    Herring, North of 62o00'N

    18

    18

    Faeroe Islands

    Mackerel, VIa (north of 56o30'N), VIIe, f,h, horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56o30'N), VIIe, f,h; herring, VIa (north of 56o30'N)

    14

    14

    Herring north of 62o00'N

    21

    21

    Herring, IIIa

    4

    4

    Industrial fishing for Norway pout and sprat, IV, VIa (north of 56o30'N): sandeel, IV (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting)

    15

    15

    Ling and tusk

    20

    10

    Blue whiting, II, VIa (north of 56o30'N), VIb, VII (west of 12o00'W)

    20

    20

    Blue ling

    16

    16

    Venezuela

    Snappers (6) (French Guyana waters)

    41

    pm

    Sharks (French Guyana waters)

    4

    pm

    PART III

    Declaration pursuant to Article 25(2)

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    (1)  This allocation is valid for purse and trawl fisheries.

    (2)  To be selected from the 11 licences for purse seine fishery for mackerel South of 62o00'N.

    (3)  Following the Agreed Record of 1999, the figures for the Directed fishing for cod and haddock 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’.

    (4)  These figures refer to the maximum number of vessels present at any time.

    (5)  These figures are included in the figures for ‘Trawling outside 21 miles from the Faroese baselines’.

    (6)  To be fished exclusively with long lines or traps (snappers) or long lines or mesh nets having a minimum mesh of 100 mm, at depths greater than 30 m (sharks). To issue these licences, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the ship owner applying for the licence and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guyana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75% of all snapper catches, or 50% of all shark catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking's plant.

    That 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 Guyanese economy. A copy of the duly endorsed contract shall be appended to the licence application.

    Where that 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.

    ANNEX V

    PART I

    Information to be recorded in the logbook

    When fishing is carried out within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be entered in the log-book immediately after the following events:

    After each haul:

    1.1.

    		 the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught;

    1.2.

    		 the date and the time of the haul;

    1.3.

    		 the geographical position in which the catches were made;

    1.4.

    		 the fishing method used.

    After each trans-shipment to or from another vessel:

    2.1.

    		 the indication ‘received from’ or ‘transferred to’;

    2.2.

    		 the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species trans-shipped;

    2.3.

    		 the name, external identifications letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the trans-shipment occurred;

    2.4.

    		 trans-shipment of cod is not allowed.

    After each landing in a port of the Community:

    3.1.

    		 name of the port;

    3.2.

    		 the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed.

    After each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities:

    4.1.

    		 date and time of the transmission;

    4.2.

    		 type of message: ‘catch on entry’, ‘catch on exit’, ‘catch’, ‘transhipment’;

    4.3.

    		 in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station.

    PART II

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    ANNEX VI

    CONTENT AND MODALITIES OF THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION

    1.   The information to be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities and the timetable for its transmission is as follows:

    1.1.

    		 On each occasion a vessel commences a fishing trip (1) in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on entry’ message specifying the following

    SR

    m (2)

    (= start of record)

    AD

    m

    XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

    SQ

    m

    (serial number of message in current year)

    TM

    m

    COE (= ‘catch on entry’)

    RC

    m

    (international radio call sign)

    TN

    o (3)

    (fishing trip serial number in the year)

    NA

    o

    (name of the vessel)

    IR

    m

    (Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)

    XR

    m

    (external identification letters; side number of the vessel)

    LT (4)

    o (5)

    (latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

    LG (4)

    o (5)

    (longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

    LI

    o

    (estimated latitude position where the master intends to commence fishing, degrees or decimal presentation)

    LN

    o

    (estimated longitude position where the master intends to commence fishing, degrees or decimal presentation)

    RA

    m

    (relevant ICES area)

    OB

    m

    (quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms

    DA

    m

    (date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

    TI

    m

    (time of transmission in hhmm format)

    MA

    m

    (name of the master of the vessel)

    ER

    m

    (= end of record)

    1.2.

    		 On each occasion a vessel terminates a fishing trip (6) in Community waters it shall send a ‘catch on exit’ message specifying the following:

    SR

    m

    (= start of record)

    AD

    m

    XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

    SQ

    m

    (serial number of message for that vessel in current year)

    TM

    m

    COX (= ‘catch on exit’)

    RC

    m

    (international radio call sign)

    TN

    o

    (fishing trip serial number in the year)

    NA

    o

    (name of the vessel)

    IR

    m

    (Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)

    XR

    m

    (external identification letters; side number of the vessel)

    LT (7)

    o (8)

    (latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

    LG (7)

    o (8)

    (longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

    RA

    m

    (relevant ICES area where catches were taken)

    CA

    m

    (catch quantity by species since last report in pairs as needed, : FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

    OB

    o

    (quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms

    DF

    o

    (days fished since last report)

    DA

    m

    (date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

    TI

    m

    (time of transmission in hhmm format)

    MA

    m

    (name of the master of the vessel)

    ER

    m

    (= end of record)

    1.3.

    		 At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring and mackerel, and in weekly intervals, commencing the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring and mackerel, a ‘catch report’ message has to be sent, specifying:

    SR

    m

    (= start of record)

    AD

    m

    XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

    SQ

    m

    (serial number of message for that vessel in current year)

    TM

    m

    CAT (= ‘catch report’)

    RC

    m

    (international radio call sign)

    TN

    o

    (fishing trip serial number in the year)

    NA

    o

    (name of the vessel)

    IR

    m

    (Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)

    XR

    m

    (external identification letters; side number of the vessel)

    LT (9)

    o (10)

    (latitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

    LG (9)

    o (10)

    (longitude position of the vessel at time of transmission)

    RA

    m

    (relevant ICES area where catches were taken)

    CA

    m

    (catch quantity by species since last report in pairs as needed, : FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

    OB

    o

    (quantity by species on board, in the hold, in pairs as needed,: FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms

    DF

    o

    (days fished since last report)

    DA

    m

    (date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

    TI

    m

    (time of transmission in hhmm format)

    MA

    m

    (name of the master of the vessel)

    ER

    m

    (= end of record)

    1.4.

    		 Whenever a trans-shipment is planned between the ‘catch on entry’ and ‘catch on exit’ message and apart from the ‘catch report’ messages, an additional ‘trans-shipment’ message has to be sent minimum 24 hours in advance, specifying:

    SR

    m

    (= start of record)

    AD

    m

    XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

    SQ

    m

    (serial number of message for that vessel in current year)

    TM

    m

    TRA (= ‘trans-shipment’)

    RC

    m

    (international radio call sign)

    TN

    o

    (fishing trip serial number in the year)

    NA

    o

    (name of the vessel)

    IR

    m

    (Flag state as ISO-3 country code, where applicable followed by a unique reference number, if any, as applied in the flag state)

    XR

    m

    (external identification letters; side number of the vessel)

    KG

    m

    (quantity by species on- or off-loaded in pairs as needed, : FAO code + live weight in kilograms, rounded to the nearest 100 kilograms)

    TT

    m

    (international radio call sign of the receiving vessel)

    TF

    m

    (international radio call sign of the donor vessel)

    LT (11)

    m/o (12), (13)

    (predicted latitude position of the vessel where the trans-shipment is planned)

    LG (11)

    m/o (12), (13)

    (predicted longitude position of the vessel where the trans-shipment is planned)

    PD

    m

    (predicted date when the trans-shipment is planned)

    PT

    m

    (predicted time when the trans-shipment is planned)

    DA

    m

    (date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

    TI

    m

    (time of transmission in hhmm format)

    MA

    m

    (name of the master of the vessel)

    ER

    m

    (= end of record)

    2.   Form of the communication

    Unless point 3.3 is applied (see below), the information specified above under point 1 shall be transmitted respecting the codes and ordering of data as specified above; in particular,

    —

    the text ‘VRONT’ must be placed in the subject line of the message;

    —

    each data item will be placed on a new line;

    —

    the data itself will be preceded by the indicated code, separated from each-other by a space.

    Example (with fictitious data):

    SR

     

    AD

    XEU

    SQ

    1

    TM

    COE

    RC

    IRCS

    TN

    1

    NA

    VESSEL NAME EXAMPLE

    IR

    NOR

    XR

    PO 12345

    LT

    + 65.321

    LO

    - 21.123

    RA

    04A.

    OB

    COD 100 HAD 300

    DA

    20051004

    MA

    CAPTAIN NAME EXAMPLE

    TI

    1315

    ER

     

    3.   Communication scheme

    3.1.

    		 The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted by the vessel to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels by Telex (SAT COM C 420599543 FISH), electronic mail (FISHERIES-telecom@cec.eu.int) or via one of the radio stations listed under point 4 below and in the form specified under point 2.

    3.2.

    		 If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.

    3.3.

    		 In the case a Flag State has the technical capability to send all above messages and contents in the so-called NAF-format on behalf of its operating vessels, that Flag State may — after bilateral agreement between the Flag State and the Commission — transmit this information via a secured transmission protocol to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels. In that case, some extra information will be added — as a kind of envelope — to the transmission (after the AD information)

    FR

    m

    (from; party alfa ISO-3 country code)

    RN

    m

    (serial number of the record for the relevant year)

    RD

    m

    (date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

    RT

    m

    (time of transmission in hhmm format)

    Example (with data of above)

    //SR//AD/XEU//FR/NOR//RN/5//RD/20051004//RT/1320//SQ/1//TM/COE//RC/IRCS//TN/1//NA/VESSEL NAME EXAMPLE//IR/NOR//XR/PO 12345//LT/+65.321//LG/-21.123//RA/04A.//OB/COD 100 HAD 300//DA/20051004//TI/1315//MA/CAPTAIN NAME EXAMPLE//ER//

    The Flag State will receive a ‘return message’ specifying:

    SR

    m

    (= start of record)

    AD

    m

    (ISO-3 country code of Flag State)

    FR

    m

    XEU (= to Commission of the European Communities)

    RN

    m

    (serial number of message in current year for which a ‘return message’ is sent)

    TM

    m

    RET (= ‘return’)

    SQ

    m

    (serial number of original message for that vessel in current year)

    RC

    m

    (international radio call sign mentioned in original message)

    RS

    m

    (return status — ACK or NAK)

    RE

    m

    (return error number)

    DA

    m

    (date of transmission in yyyymmdd format)

    TI

    m

    (time of transmission in hhmm format)

    ER

    m

    (= end of record)

    4.   Name of the radio station

    Name of radio station

    Call sign of radio station

    Lyngby

    OXZ

    Land's End

    GLD

    Valentia

    EJK

    Malin Head

    EJM

    Torshavn

    OXJ

    Bergen

    LGN

    Farsund

    LGZ

    Florø

    LGL

    Rogaland

    LGQ

    Tjøme

    LGT

    Ålesund

    LGA

    Ørlandet

    LFO

    Bodø

    LPG

    Svalbard

    LGS

    Stockholm Radio

    STOCKHOLM RADIO

    Turku

    OFK

    5.   Code to be used to indicate the species

    Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)

    ALF

    American plaice (Hippoglossoides platessoides)

    PLA

    Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

    ANE

    Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.)

    MNZ

    Argentine (Argentina silus)

    ARG

    Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama)

    POA

    Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus)

    BSK

    Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)

    BSF

    Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)

    BLI

    Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)

    WHB

    Bob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri)

    BOB

    Cod (Gadus morhua)

    COD

    Common shrimp (Crangon crangon)

    CSH

    Common squid (Loligo spp.)

    SQC

    Dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

    DGS

    Forkbeards (Phycis spp.)

    FOR

    Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)

    GHL

    Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)

    HAD

    Hake (Merluccius merluccius)

    HKE

    Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglussus)

    HAL

    Herring (Clupea harengus)

    HER

    Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus)

    HOM

    Ling (Molva Molva)

    LIN

    Mackerel (Scomber Scombrus)

    MAC

    Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.)

    LEZ

    Nortern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis)

    PRA

    Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)

    NEP

    Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii)

    NOP

    Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)

    ORY

    Other

    OTH

    Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

    PLE

    Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)

    POL

    Porbeagle (Lamma nasus)

    POR

    Redfish (Sebastes spp.)

    RED

    Red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo)

    SBR

    Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris)

    RNG

    Saithe (Pollachius virens)

    POK

    Salmon (Salmo salar)

    SAL

    Sandeel (Ammodytes spp.)

    SAN

    Sardine (Sardina pilchardus)

    PIL

    Shark (Selachii, Pleurotremata)

    SKH

    Shrimp (Penaeidae)

    PEZ

    Sprat (Sprattus sprattus)

    SPR

    Squid (Illex spp.)

    SQX

    Tuna (Thunnidae)

    TUN

    Tusk (Brosme brosme)

    USK

    Whiting (Merlangus merlangus)

    WHG

    Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea)

    YEL

    6.   Codes to be used to indicate the relevant area.

    02A.

    ICES division IIa — Norwegian Sea

    02B.

    ICES division IIb — Spitzbergen and Bear Island

    03A.

    ICES division IIIa — Skagerrak and Kattegat

    03B.

    ICES division IIIb

    03C.

    ICES division IIIc

    03D.

    ICES division IIId — Baltic Sea

    04A.

    ICES division IVa — Northern North Sea

    04B.

    ICES division IVb — Central North Sea

    04C.

    ICES division IVc — Southern North Sea

    05A.

    ICES division Va — Iceland Grounds

    05B.

    ICES division Vb — Faroes Grounds

    06A.

    ICES division VIa — Northwest coast of Scotland and North Ireland

    06B.

    ICES division VIb — Rockall

    07A.

    ICES division VIIa — Irish Sea

    07B.

    ICES division VIIb — West of Ireland

    07C.

    ICES division VIIc — Porcupine Bank

    07D.

    ICES division VIId — Eastern Channel

    07E.

    ICES division VIIe — Western English Channel

    07F.

    ICES division VIIf — Bristol Channel

    07G.

    ICES division VIIg — Celtic Sea North

    07H.

    ICES division VIIh — Celtic Sea South

    07J.

    ICES division VIIj — South-West of Ireland — East

    07K.

    ICES division VIIk — South-West of Ireland — West

    08A.

    ICES division VIIIa- Bay of Biscay — North

    08B.

    ICES division VIIIb — Bay of Biscay — Central

    08C.

    ICES division VIIIc — Bay of Biscay — South

    08D.

    ICES division VIIId — Bay of Biscay — Offshore

    08E.

    ICES division VIIIe — Bay of Biscay — West Bay

    09A.

    ICES division IXa — Portuguese waters — East

    09B.

    ICES division IXb — Portuguese waters — West

    14A.

    ICES division XIVa — North-East Greenland

    14B.

    ICES division XIVb — South-East Greenland

    7.

    		 In addition to the provisions laid down in points 1 to 6 the following provisions shall apply to Third-Country vessels intending to fish for blue whiting in Community waters:

    (a)

    Vessels that already have catch on board may only commence their fishing trip after having received authorisation from the competent authority of the coastal Member State concerned. At least four hours prior to entering Community waters the master of the vessel shall notify as appropriate one of the following Fisheries Monitoring Centres:

    (i)

    UK (Edinburgh) by e-mail at the following address: ukfcc@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or by telephone (+44 131 271 9700), or

    (ii)

    Ireland (Haulbowline) by e-mail at the following address: nscstaff@eircom.net or by telephone (+353 87 236 5998).

    The notification shall specify the name, international radio call sign and port letters and number (PLN) of the vessel, the total quantity by species on board and the position (longitude/latitude) where the master estimates that the vessel will enter Community waters as well as the area where he intends to commence fishing. The vessel shall not commence fishing until it has received acknowledgement of the notification and instructions on whether or not the master is required to present the vessel for inspection. Each acknowledgement shall have a unique authorisation number which the master shall retain until the fishing trip is terminated.

    Notwithstanding any inspections that may be carried out at sea the competent authorities may in duly justified circumstances require a master to present his vessel for inspection in port.

    (b)

    Vessels that enter Community waters with no catch on board shall be exempt from the requirements laid down in paragraph a).

    (c)

    By way of derogation from the provisions of point 1.2, the fishing trip shall be considered as being terminated when the vessel leaves Community waters or enters a Community port where its catch is fully discharged.

    Vessels shall only leave Community waters after passing through one of the following control routes:

    A.

    ICES rectangle 48 E2 in zone VIa

    B.

    ICES rectangle 46 E6 in zone IVa

    C.

    ICES rectangles 48 E8, 49 E8 or 50 E8 in zone IVa.

    The master of the vessel shall give at least four hours prior notification of entering one of the afore mentioned control routes to the Fisheries Monitoring Centre in Edinburgh by e-mail or telephone as provided for in point 1. The notification shall specify the name, international radio call sign and port letters and number (PLN) of the vessel, the total quantity by species on board and the control route through which the vessel intends to pass.

    The vessel shall not leave the area within the control route until it has received acknowledgement of the notification and instructions on whether or not the master is required to present the vessel for inspection. Each acknowledgement shall have a unique authorisation number which the master shall retain until the vessel leaves Community waters.

    Notwithstanding any inspections that may be carried out at sea the competent authorities may in duly justified circumstances require a master to present his vessel for inspection in the ports of Lerwick or Scrabster.

    (d)

    Vessels that transit through Community waters must stow their nets so that they may not readily be used in accordance with the following conditions:

    (i)

    nets, weights and similar gear shall be disconnected from their trawl boards and towing and hauling wires and ropes,

    (ii)

    nets which are on or above deck shall be securely lashed to some part of the superstructure.

    (1)  A fishing trip means a voyage commencing when a vessel intending to fish enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by the Community rules on fisheries and terminating when a vessel leaves that zone.

    (2)  m = mandatory

    (3)  o = optional

    (4)  LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point; until 31.12.2006 the use of LA and LO, with data in degrees and minutes continues to be supported.

    (5)  Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

    (6)  A fishing trip means a voyage commencing when a vessel intending to fish enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by the Community rules on fisheries and terminating when a vessel leaves that zone.

    (7)  LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point; until 31.12.2006 the use of LA and LO, with data in degrees and minutes, continues to be supported.

    (8)  Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

    (9)  LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point; until 31.12.2006 the use of LA and LO, with data in degrees and minutes, continues to be supported.

    (10)  Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

    (11)  LT, LG: must be specified as decimal figure, 3 figures after the decimal point; until 31.12.2006 the use of LA and LO, with data in degrees and minutes, continues to be supported.

    (12)  Optional if a vessel is subject to satellite tracking.

    (13)  Optional for the receiving vessel.

    ANNEX VII

    LIST OF SPECIES

    Common English Name

    Scientific Name

    3-Alpha Code

    Groundfish

     

     

    Atlantic Cod

    Gadus morhua

    COD

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    HAD

    Atlantic redfishes

    Sebastes sp.

    RED

    Golden redfish

    Sebastes marinus

    REG

    Beaked redfish (deepwater)

    Sebastes mentella

    REB

    Acadian redfish

    Sebastes fasciatus

    REN

    Silver hake

    Merluccius bilinearis

    HKS

    Red hake (*1)

    Urophycis chuss

    HKR

    Pollock (=Saithe)

    Pollachius virens

    POK

    American plaice

    Hippoglossoides platessoides

    PLA

    Witch flounder

    Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    WIT

    Yellowtail flounder

    Limanda ferruginea

    YEL

    Greenland halibut

    Reinharditius hippoglossoides

    GHL

    Atlantic halibut

    Hippoglossus hippoglossus

    HAL

    Winter flounder

    Pseudopleuronectes americanus

    FLW

    Summer flounder

    Paralichthys dentatus

    FLS

    Windowpane flounder

    Scophthalmus aquosus

    FLD

    Flatfishes (NS)

    Pleuronectiformes

    FLX

    American angler (=Goosefish)

    Lophius americanus

    ANG

    Atlantic searobins

    Prionotus sp.

    SRA

    Atlantic tomcod

    Microgadus tomcod

    TOM

    Blue antimora

    Antimora rostrata

    ANT

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    WHB

    Cunner

    Tautogolabrus adspersus

    CUN

    Cusk (=Tusk)

    Brosme brosme

    USK

    Greenland cod

    Gadus ogac

    GRC

    Blue ling

    Molva dypterygia

    BLI

    Ling

    Molva molva

    LIN

    Lumpfish =(Lumpsucker)

    Cyclopterus lumpus

    LUM

    Northern kingfish

    Menticirrhus saxatilis

    KGF

    Northern puffer

    Sphoeroides maculatus

    PUF

    Eelpouts (NS)

    Lycodes sp.

    ELZ

    Ocean pout

    Macrozoarces americanus

    OPT

    Polar cod

    Boreogadus saida

    POC

    Roundnose grenadier

    Coryphaenoides rupestris

    RNG

    Roughhead grenadier

    Macrourus berglax

    RHG

    Sandeels (=Sand Lances)

    Ammodytes sp.

    SAN

    Sculpins

    Myoxocephalus sp.

    SCU

    Scup

    Stenotomus chrysops

    SCP

    Tautog

    Tautoga onitis

    TAU

    Tilefish

    Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps

    TIL

    White hake (*1)

    Urophycis tenuis

    HKW

    Wolffishes (NS)

    Anarhicas sp.

    CAT

    Atlantic wolffish

    Anarhichas lupus

    CAA

    Spotted wolffish

    Anarhichas minor

    CAS

    Groundfish (NS)

     

    GRO

    Pelagics

     

     

    Atlantic herring

    Clupea harengus

    HER

    Atlantic mackerel

    Scomber scombrus

    MAC

    Atlantic butterfish

    Peprilus triacanthus

    BUT

    Atlantic menhaden

    Brevoortia tyrannus

    MHA

    Atlantic saury

    Scomberesox saurus

    SAU

    Bay anchovy

    Anchoa mitchilli

    ANB

    Bluefish

    Pomatomus saltatrix

    BLU

    Crevalle jack

    Caranx hippos

    CVJ

    Frigate tuna

    Auxis thazard

    FRI

    King mackerel

    Scomberomourus cavalla

    KGM

    Atlantic Spanish mackerel

    Scomberomourus maculatus

    SSM

    Sailfish

    Istiophorus platypterus

    SAI

    White marlin

    Tetrapturus albidus

    WHM

    Blue marlin

    Makaira nigricans

    BUM

    Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

    SWO

    Albacore tuna

    Thunnus alalunga

    ALB

    Atlantic bonito

    Sarda sarda

    BON

    Little tunny

    Euthynnus alletteratus

    LTA

    Bigeye tunny

    Thunnus obesus

    BET

    Northern bluefin tuna

    Thunnus thynnus

    BFT

    Skipjack tuna

    Katsuwonus pelamis

    SKJ

    Yellowfin tuna

    Thunnus albacares

    YFT

    Tunas (NS)

    Scombridae

    TUN

    Pelagic fish (NS)

     

    PEL

    Invertebrates

     

     

    Long-finned squid (Loligo)

    Loligo pealei

    SQL

    Short-finned squid (Illex)

    Illex illecebrosus

    SQI

    Squids (NS)

    Loliginidae, Ommastrephidae

    SQU

    Atlantic razor clam

    Ensis directus

    CLR

    Hard clam

    Mercenaria mercenaria

    CLH

    Ocean quahog

    Arctica islandica

    CLQ

    Soft clam

    Mya arenaria

    CLS

    Surf clam

    Spisula solidissima

    CLB

    Stimpson's surf clam

    Spisula polynyma

    CLT

    Clams (NS)

    Prionodesmacea, Teleodesmacea

    CLX

    Bay scallop

    Argopecten irradians

    SCB

    Calico scallop

    Argopecten gibbus

    SCC

    Marine worms (NS)

    Polycheata

    WOR

    Horseshoe crab

    Limulus polyphemus

    HSC

    Marine invertebrates (NS)

    Invertebrata

    INV

    Iceland scallop

    Chylamys islandica

    ISC

    Sea scallop

    Placopecten magellanicus

    SCA

    Scallops (NS)

    Pectinidae

    SCX

    American cupped oyster

    Crassostrea virginica

    OYA

    Blue mussel

    Mytilus edulis

    MUS

    Whelks (NS)

    Busycon sp.

    WHX

    Periwinkles (NS)

    Littorina sp.

    PER

    Marine molluscs (NS)

    Mollusca

    MOL

    Atlantic rock crab

    Cancer irroratus

    CRK

    Blue crab

    Callinectes sapidus

    CRB

    Green crab

    Carcinus maenas

    CRG

    Jonah crab

    Cancer borealis

    CRJ

    Queen crab

    Chionoecetes opilio

    CRQ

    Red crab

    Geryon quinquedens

    CRR

    Stone king crab

    Lithodes maia

    KCT

    Marine crabs (NS)

    Reptantia

    CRA

    American lobster

    Homarus americanus

    LBA

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    PRA

    Aesop shrimp

    Pandalus montagui

    AES

    Penaeus shirmps (NS)

    Penaeus sp.

    PEN

    Pink (=Pandalid) shrimps

    Pandalus sp.

    PAN

    Marine crustaceans (NS)

    Crustacea

    CRU

    Sea-urchin

    Strongylocentrotus sp.

    URC

    Other fish

     

     

    Alewife

    Alosa pseudoharengus

    ALE

    Amberjacks

    Seriola sp.

    AMX

    American conger

    Conger oceanicus

    COA

    American eel

    Anguilla rostrata

    ELA

    Atlantic hagfish

    Myxine glutinosa

    MYG

    American shad

    Alosa sapidissima

    SHA

    Argentines (NS)

    Argentina sp.

    ARG

    Atlantic croaker

    Micropogonias undulatus

    CKA

    Atlantic needlefish

    Strongylura marina

    NFA

    Atlantic salmon

    Salmo salar

    SAL

    Atlantic silverside

    Menidia menidia

    SSA

    Atlantic thread herring

    Opisthonema oglinum

    THA

    Barid's slickhead

    Alepocephalus bairdii

    ALC

    Black drum

    Pogonias cromis

    BDM

    Black seabass

    Centropristis striata

    BSB

    Blueback herring

    Alosa aestivalis

    BBH

    Capelin

    Mallotus villosus

    CAP

    Chars (NS)

    Salvelinus sp.

    CHR

    Cobia

    Rachycentron canadum

    CBA

    Common (Florida) pompano

    Trachinotus carolinus

    POM

    Gizzard shad

    Dorosoma cepedianum

    SHG

    Grunts (NS)

    Pomadasyidae

    GRX

    Hickory shad

    Alosa mediocris

    SHH

    Lanternfish

    Notoscopelus sp.

    LAX

    Mullets (NS)

    Mugilidae

    MUL

    North atlantic harvestfish

    Peprilus alepidotus (=paru)

    HVF

    Pigfish

    Orthopristis chrysoptera

    PIG

    Rainbow smelt

    Osmerus mordax

    SMR

    Red drum

    Sciaenops ocellatus

    RDM

    Red porgy

    Pagrus pagrus

    RPG

    Rough scad

    Trachurus lathami

    RSC

    Sand perch

    Diplectrum formosum

    PES

    Sheepshead

    Archosargus probatocephalus

    SPH

    Spot croaker

    Leiostomus xanthurus

    SPT

    Spotted weakfish

    Cynoscion nebulosus

    SWF

    Squeteague (Gray Weakfish)

    Cynoscion regalis

    STG

    Striped bass

    Morone saxatilis

    STB

    Sturgeons (NS)

    Acipenseridae

    STU

    Tarpon

    Tarpon (=megalops) atlanticus

    TAR

    Trouts (NS)

    Salmo sp.

    TRO

    White perch

    Morone americana

    PEW

    Alfonsinos (NS)

    Beryx sp.

    ALF

    Spiny (=picked) dogfish

    Squalus acantias

    DGS

    Dogfishes (NS)

    Squalidae

    DGX

    Sand Tiger shark

    Odontaspis taurus

    CCT

    Porbeagle

    Lamna nasus

    POR

    Shortfin mako shark

    Isurus oxyrinchus

    SMA

    Dusky shark

    Carcharhinus obscurus

    DUS

    Great Blue shark

    Prionace glauca

    BSH

    Large sharks (NS)

    Squaliformes

    SHX

    Atlantic Sharpnose shark

    Rhizoprionodon terraenovae

    RHT

    Black Dogfish

    Centroscyllium fabricii

    CFB

    Boreal (Greenland) shark

    Somniosus microcephalus

    GSK

    Basking shark

    Cetorhinus maximus

    BSK

    Skates (NS)

    Raja sp.

    SKA

    Little skate

    Leucoraja erinacea

    RJD

    Arctic skate

    Amblyraja hyperborea

    RJG

    Barndoor skate

    Dipturus laevis

    RJL

    Winter skate

    Leucoraja ocellata

    RJT

    Thorny skate (Starry Ray)

    Amblyraja radiata

    RJR

    Smooth skate

    Malcoraja senta

    RJS

    Spinytail skate (Spinetail Ray)

    Bathyraja spinicauda

    RJO

    Finfishes (NS)

     

    FIN

    (*1)  In accordance with a recommendation adopted by STACRES at the 1970 Annual Meeting (ICNAF Redbook 1970, Part I, Page 67), hakes of the Genus Urophycis are designated as follows for statistical reporting: (a) hake reported from Subareas 1, 2, and 3, and Divisions 4R, S, T and V be designated as white hake, Urophycis tenuis; (b) hake taken by line gears or any hake greater than 55 cm standard length, reagardless of how caught, from Divisions 4W and X, Subarea 5 and Statistical Area 6 be designated as white hake, Urophycis tenuis; (c) Except as noted in (b), other hake of the Genus Urophycis taken in Divisions 4W and X, Subarea 5 and Statistical Area 6 be designated as red hake, Urophycis chuss.

    ANNEX VIII

    AUTHORISED TOPSIDE CHAFERS

    1.   ICNAF-type topside chafer

    The ICNAF-type topside chafer is a rectangular piece of netting to be attached to the upper side of the codend of the trawl net to reduce and prevent damage so long as such netting conforms to the following conditions:

    (a)

    this netting shall have a mesh size not less than that specified for the codend in Article 34;

    (b)

    this netting may be fastened to the codend only along the forward and lateral edges of the netting and at no other place in it, and shall be fastened in such a manner that it extends forward of the splitting strap no more than four meshes and ends not less than four meshes in front of the cod line mesh; where a splitting strap is not used, the netting shall not extend to more than one-third of the codend measured from not less than four meshes in front of the cod line mesh;

    (c)

    the width of this netting shall be at least one and a half times the width of the area of the codend which is covered, such widths to be measured at right angles to the long axis of the codend.

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    2.   Multiple flap-type topside chafer

    The multiple flap-type topside chafer is defined as pieces of netting having in all their parts meshes the size of which, whether the pieces of netting are wet or dry, is not less than that of the codend, provided that:

    (a)

    each piece of netting

    (i)

    is fastened by its forward edge only across the codened at right angles to its long axis;

    (ii)

    is of a width of at least the width of the codend (such width being measured at right angles to the long axis of the codend at the point of attachment); and

    (iii)

    is not more than ten meshes long; and

    (b)

    the aggregate length of all the pieces of netting so attached does not exceed two-thirds of the length of the codend.

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    POLISH CHAFER

    3.   Large-mesh (modified Polish-type) topside chafer

    The large-mesh topside chafer consists of a rectangular piece of netting made of the same twine material as the codend, or of a single, thick, knotless twine material, attached to the rear portion of the upper side of the codend and extending over all or any part of the upper side of the codend and having in all its parts a mesh size twice that of the codend when measured wet and fastened to the codend along the forward, lateral and rear edges only of the netting in such a way that each mesh of the netting coincides with four meshes of the codend.

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    ANNEX IX

    SHRIMP TRAWL TOGGLE CHAINS : NAFO REGULATORY AREA

    Toggle chains are chains, ropes, or a combination of both, which attach the footrope to the fishing line or bolchline at varying intervals. The terms ‘fishing line’ and ‘bolchline’ are interchangeable. Some vessels use one line only; others use both a fishing line and a bolchline as shown in the sketch. The toggle chain length shall be measured from the center of the chain or wire running through the footrope (center of footrope) to the underside of the fishing line.

    The attached sketch shows how to measure the toggle chain length.

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    ANNEX X

    MINIMUM MESH SIZE (*1)

    Species

    Gilled and gutted fish whether or not skinned;

    fresh or chilled, frozen, or salted.

    Whole

    Head off

    Head and Tail Off

    Head Off and Split

    Atlantic Cod

    41 cm

    27 cm

    22 cm

    27/25 cm (*2)

    Greenland halibut

    30 cm

    N/A

    N/A

    N/A

    American plaice

    25 cm

    19 cm

    15 cm

    N/A

    Yellowtail flounder

    25 cm

    19 cm

    15 cm

    N/A

    (*1)  Fish size refers to fork length for Atlantic cod; whole length for other species.

    (*2)  Lower size for green salted fish.

    ANNEX XI

    RECORDING OF CATCH (LOGBOOK ENTRIES)

    FISHING LOGBOOK ENTRIES

    Item of Information

    Standard Code

    Vessel name

    01

    Vessel nationality

    02

    Vessel registration number

    03

    Registration port

    04

    Types of gear used (separate record for different gear types)

    10

    Type of gear

     

    Date

     

    —

    day

    20

    —

    month

    21

    —

    year

    22

    Position

     

    —

    latitude

    31

    —

    longitude

    32

    —

    statistical area

    33

    No. of hauls during the 24-hour period (1)

    10

    No. of hours gear fished during the 24-hour period (1)

    41

    Species names (Annex I)

     

    Daily catch of each species (metric tons round fresh weight)

    50

    Daily catch of each species for human consumption in the form of fish

    61

    Daily catch of each species for reduction

    62

    Daily discard of each species

    63

    Place(s) of trans-shipment

    70

    Date(s) of trans-shipment

    71

    Master's signature

    80

    GEAR CODES

    Gear categories

    Standard Abbreviation Code

    Surrounding nets

     

    With purse lines (purse seines)

    PS

    —

    One boat operated purse seines

    PS1

    —

    Two boat operated purse seines

    PS2

    Without purse lines (lampara)

    LA

    Seine nets

    SB

    Boat or vessel seines

    SV

    —

    Danish seines

    SDN

    —

    Scottish seines

    SSC

    —

    Pair seines

    SPR

    Seine nets (not specifed)

    SX

    Trawls

     

    Pots

    FPO

    Bottom trawls

     

    —

    Beam trawls

    TBB

    —

    Otter trawls (2)

    OTB

    —

    Pair trawls

    PTB

    —

    Nephrops trawls

    TBN

    —

    Shrimp trawls

    TBS

    —

    Bottom trawls (not specified)

    TB

    Midwater trawls

     

    —

    Otter trawls

    OTM

    —

    Pair trawls

    PTM

    —

    Shirmp trawls

    TMS

    —

    Midwater trawls (not specified)

    TM

    Otter twin trawls

    OTT

    Otter trawls (not specified)

    OT

    Pair trawls (not specified)

    PT

    Other trawls (not specified)

    TX

    Gillnets and entangling nets

     

    Set gillnets (anchored)

    GNS

    Drift nets

    GND

    Encircling gillnets

    GNC

    Fixed gillnets (on stakes)

    GNF

    Trammel nets

    GTR

    Combined gillnets-Trammel nets

    GTN

    Gillnets and entangling nets (not specified)

    GEN

    Gillnets (not specified)

    GN

    Traps

     

    Stationary uncovered pound-nets

    FPN

    Fyke nets

    FYK

    Stow nets

    FSN

    Barriers, fences, weirs, etc.

    FWR

    Aerial traps

    FAR

    Traps (not specified)

    FIX

    Hooks and lines

     

    Hand-lines and pole-lines (hand operated) (3)

    LHP

    Hand-lines and pole-lines (mechanized) (3)

    LHM

    Set lines (longlines set)

    LLS

    Drifting longlines

    LLD

    Longlines (not specified)

    LL

    Trolling lines

    LTL

    Hooks and lines (not specified) (4)

    LX

    Grappling and wounding

     

    Harpoons

    HAR

    Dredges

     

    Boat dredges

    DRB

    Hand dredges

    DRH

    Lift nets

     

    Portable lift nets

    LNP

    Boat operated lift nets

    LNB

    Shore operated stationary lift nets

    LNS

    Lift nets (not specified)

    LN

    Falling gear

     

    Cast nets

    FCN

    Falling Gear (not specified)

    FG

    Harvesting machines

     

    Pumps

    HMP

    Mechanized dredges

    HMD

    Harvesting machines (not specified)

    HMX

    Miscellaneous gear  (5)

    MIS

    Recreational fishing gear

    RG

    Gear not known or not specified

    NK

    FISHING VESSEL CODES

    A.

    		 Main vessel types

    FAO Code

    Type of vessel

    BO

    Protection vessel

    CO

    Fish training vessel

    DB

    Dredger non continuous

    DM

    Dredger continuous

    DO

    Beamer

    DOX

    Dredger NEI

    FO

    Fish carrier

    FX

    Fishing vessel NEI

    GO

    Gill netter

    HOX

    Mother ship NEI

    HSF

    Factory mother ship

    KO

    Hospital ship

    LH

    Hand liner

    LL

    Long liner

    LO

    Liner

    LP

    Pole and line vessel

    LT

    Troller

    MO

    Multipurpose vessels

    MSN

    Seiner hand liner

    MTG

    Trawler drifter

    MTS

    Trawler purse seiner

    NB

    Lift netter tender

    NO

    Lift netter

    NOX

    Lift netter NEI

    PO

    Vessel using pumps

    SN

    Seine netter

    SO

    Seiner

    SOX

    Seiner NEI

    SP

    Purse seiner

    SPE

    Purse seiner european

    SPT

    Tuna purse seiner

    TO

    Trawler

    TOX

    Trawlers NEI

    TS

    Side trawler

    TSF

    Side trawler freezer

    TSW

    Side trawler wetfish

    TT

    Stern trawler

    TTF

    Stern trawler freezer

    TTP

    Stern trawler factory

    TU

    Outrigger trawlers

    WO

    Trap setter

    WOP

    Pot vessels

    WOX

    Trap setters NEI

    ZO

    Fish research vessel

    DRN

    Drifnetter

    NEI = Not Elsewhere Identified

    B.

    		 Main vessel activities

    Alfa Code

    Category

    ANC

    Anchoring

    DRI

    Drifting

    FIS

    Fishing

    HAU

    Hauling

    PRO

    Processing

    STE

    Steaming

    TRX

    Trans-shipping on or off loading

    OTH

    Others — to be specified

    (1)  When two or more types of gear are used in the same 24-hour period, records should be separate for the different types.

    (2)  Fisheries agencies may indicate side and stern bottom and side and stern midwater trawls, as OTB-1 and OTB-2, and OTM-1 and OTM-2, respectively.

    (3)  Including jigging lines.

    (4)  Code LDV for dory operated line gears will be maintained for historical data purposes.

    (5)  This item includes: hand and landing nets, drive-in-nets, gathering by hand with simple hand implements with or without diving equipment, poisons and explosives, trained animals, electrical fishing.

    ANNEX XII

    NAFO AREA

    The list that follows is a partial list of stocks that needs to be reported in accordance with Article 42(2).

    ANG/N3NO

    Lophius americanus

    American angler

    CAA/N3LMN

    Anarhichas lupus

    Atlantic wolffish

    CAP/N3LM

    Mallotus villosus

    Capelin

    CAT/N3LMN

    Anarhichas spp.

    Catfishes (Wolffishes) nei

    HAD/N3LNO

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Haddock

    HAL/N23KL

    Hippoglossus hippoglossus

    Atlantic halibut

    HAL/N3M

    Hippoglossus hippoglossus

    Atlantic halibut

    HAL/N3NO

    Hippoglossus hippoglossus

    Atlantic halibut

    HER/N3L

    Clupea harengus

    Herring

    HKR/N2J3KL

    Urophycis chuss

    Red hake

    HKR/N3MNO

    Urophycis chuss

    Red hake

    HKS/N3NLMO

    Merlucius bilinearis

    Silver hake

    RNG/N23

    Coryphaenoides rupestris

    Roundnose grenadier

    HKW/N2J3KL

    Urophycis tenuis

    White hake

    POK/N3O

    Pollachius virens

    Pollock (=Saithe)

    RHG/N23

    Macrourus berglax

    Roughhead grenadier

    SKA/N2J3KL

    Raja spp.

    Skates

    SKA/N3M

    Raja spp.

    Skates

    SQI/N56

    Illex illecebrosus

    Short fin squid

    VFF/N3LMN

    —

    Fishes unsorted, unidentified

    WIT/N3M

    Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    Witch flounder

    YEL/N3M

    Limanda ferruginea

    Yellow tail flounder

    ANNEX XIII

    PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR AREA

    Target species

    Zone

    Period of prohibition

    Sharks (all species)

    Convention Area

    All year

    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

    All year

    Finfish

    FAO 48.1 Antarctic (1)

    FAO 48.2 Antarctic (1)

    All year

    Gobionotothen gibberifrons

    Chaenocephalus aceratus

    Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

    Lepidonotothen squamifrons

    Patagonotothen guntheri

    FAO 48.3

    All year

    Dissostichus spp

    FAO 48.5 Antarctic

    1.12.2006 to 30.11.2007

    Dissostichus spp

    FAO 88.3 Antarctic (1)

    FAO 58.5.1 Antarctic (1)  (2)

    FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic east of 79o20'E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79o20'E (1)

    FAO 88.2 Antarctic north of 65oS (1)

    FAO 58.4.4 Antarctic (1)

    FAO 58.6 Antarctic (1)

    FAO 58.7 Antarctic (1)

    All year

    Lepidonotothen squamifrons

    FAO 58.4.4 (1)

    All year

    All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides

    FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic

    1.12.2006 to 30.11.2007

    Dissostichus mawsoni

    FAO 48.4 Antarctic (1)

    All year

    (1)  Except for scientific research purposes.

    (2)  Excluding waters subject to national jurisdiction (EEZs).

    ANNEX XIV

    CATCH AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR NEW AND EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE AREA OF CCAMLR IN 2006/07

    Subaarea/Division

    Region

    Season

    SSRU

    Dissostichus spp. Catch Limit (tonnes)

    By-catch Catch Limit (tonnes)

    Skates and rays

    Macrourus spp.

    Other species

    48.6

    All Division

    1.12.2006 to 30.11.2007

     

    455 T north of 60o S

    455 T south of 60o S

    All division 50

    All division 73

    All division 20

    58.4.1

    All Division

    1.12.2006 to 30.11.2007

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    F

    G

    H

    0

    0

    200

    0

    200

    0

    200

    0

    All Division:

    50

    All Division:

    96

    All Division:

    20

     

     

     

    Total Subarea

    600

     

     

     

    58.4.2

    All Division

    1.12.2006 to 30.11.2007

    A

    B

    C

    D

    E

    260

    0

    260

    0

    260

    All Division:

    50

    All Division:

    124

    All Division:

    20

     

     

     

    Total Subarea

    780

     

     

     

    58.4.3a)

    All Division outside Areas of National Jurisdiction

    1.05.2007 to 31.08.2007

    N/A

    250

    All Division:

    50

    All Division:

    26

    All Division:

    20

    58.4.3b)

    All Division outside Areas of National Jurisdiction

    1.05.2007 to 31.08.2007

    N/A

    300

    All Division:

    50

    All Division:

    159

    All Division:

    20

    88.1

    All Subarea

    1.12.2006 to 31.08.2007

    A

    B, C, G

    D

    E

    F

    H, I, K

    J

    L

    0

    356 (1)

    0

    0

    0

    1 936  (1)

    564 (1)

    176 (1)

    0

    50 (1)

    0

    0

    0

    97 (1)

    50 (1)

    50 (1)

    0

    57 (1)

    0

    0

    0

    310 (1)

    90 (1)

    28 (1)

    0

    60 (1)

    0

    0

    0

    60 (1)

    20 (1)

    20 (1)

     

     

     

    Total Subarea

    3 032  (1)

    150 (1)

    484 (1)

    0

    88.2

    All Subarea

    1.12.2006 to 31.08.2007

    A

    B

    C, D, F, G

    E

    0

    0

    206 (1)

    341 (1)

    0

    0

    50 (1)

    50 (1)

    0

    0

    33 (1)

    55 (1)

    0

    0

    20 (1)

    20 (1)

     

     

     

    Total Subarea

    547 (1)

    50 (1)

    88 (1)

    0

    (1)  Rules for catch limits for by-catch species per SSRU, applicable within total by-catch limits per Subarea:

    —

    Skates and rays: 5 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp. or 50 tonnes, whichever is greatest

    —

    Macrourus spp.: 16 % of the catch limit for Dissostichus spp.

    —

    Other species: 20 tonnes per SSRU.

    ANNEX XV

    PART I

    Port State control forms

    PORT STATE CONTROL FORM — PSC 1

    PART A: To be completed by the master of the vessel

    Name of vessel

    IMO Number (1)

    Radio Call Sign

    Flag State

    Inmarsat Number

    Telefax Number

    Telephone Number

    E-mail address

    Port of landing or transhipment

    Estimated Time of Arrival

     

    Date:

    Time (UTC):

    Total catch on board

    Catch to be landed (2)

    Species (3)

    Product (4)

    ICES area of catch

    Product weight (kg)

    Species (3)

    Product (4)

    ICES area of catch

    Product weight (kg)


    PART B: For official use only — to be completed by the Flag State

    The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’

    Yes

    No

    a)

    The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared

     

     

    b)

    The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable

     

     

    c)

    The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared

     

     

    d)

    the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data

     

     

    Flag State confirmation

    I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.

    Name and title

    Date

    Signature

    Official Stamp


    PART C: For official use only — to be completed by the Port State

    Name of Port State

    Authorisation given

    Date

    Signature

    Stamp

     

    Yes …

    No …

     

     

     

    PORT STATE CONTROL FORM — PSC 2 (5)

    PART A: To be completed by the master of the vessel

    Name of vessel

    IMO Number (6)

    Radio Call Sign

    Flag State

    Inmarsat Number

    Telefax Number

    Telephone Number

    E-mail address

    Port of landing or transhipment

    Estimated Time of Arrival

     

    Date:

    Time (UTC):

    Catch information for donor vessels

    Name of vessel

    IMO Number (6)

    Radio Call Sign

    Flag State

    Total catch on board

    Catch to be landed (7)

    Species (8)

    Product (9)

    ICES area of catch

    Product weight (kg)

    Species (8)

    Product (9)

    ICES area of catch

    Product weight (kg)


    PART B: For official use only — to be completed by the Flag State

    The Flag State of the vessel must respond to the following questions by marking ‘Yes’ or ‘No’

    Yes

    No

    a)

    The fishing vessel declared to have caught the fish had sufficient quota for the species declared

     

     

    b)

    The quantities on board have been duly reported and taken into account for the calculation of any catch or effort limitations that may be applicable

     

     

    c)

    The fishing vessel declared to have caught he fish had authorisation to fish in the area declared

     

     

    d)

    the presence of the fishing vessel in the area of catch declared has been verified according to VMS data

     

     

    Flag State confirmation

    I confirm that the above information is complete, true and correct to best of my knowledge and belief.

    Name and title

    Date

    Signature

    Official Stamp


    PART C: For official use only — to be completed by the Port State

    Name of Port State

    Authorisation given

    Date

    Signature

    Stamp

     

    Yes …

    No …

     

     

     

    PART II

    REPORT ON PORT STATE CONTROL INSPECTION (PSC 3) (10)

    A.   INSPECTION REFERENCE

    Port State

    Port of landing or transhipment

    Vessel name

    Flag State

    IMO Number (11)

    Int. Radio call sign

    Landing/transhipment started

    Date

    Time

    Landing/transhipment ended

    Date

    Time


    B.   INSPECTION DETAILS

    Name of donor vessel

    IMO Number (11)

    Radio call sign

    Flag State


    B1.   fish landed or transhipped

    Species (12)

    Product (13)

    ICES Area of catch

    Product weight in kg

    Diff. (kg) between Product weight and PSC 1 or 2

    Diff. ( %) between Product weight and PSC 1 or 2


    B2.   information about landings authorised without confirmation from the flag state

    Name of storage, name of competent authorities, deadline for receiving confirmation.


    B3.   fish retained on board

    Species (12)

    Product (13)

    ICES Area of catch

    Product weight in kg

    Diff. (kg) between Product weight and PSC 1or 2

    Diff. ( %) between Product weight and PSC 1or 2


    C.   RESULTS OF INSPECTION

    Inspection started

    Date

    Time

    Inspection ended

    Date

    Time

    Observations

    Infringements Noted (14)

    Article

    Cite NEAFC provision(s) violated and summarise pertinent facts

    Inspectors name

    Inspectors signature

    Date and place


    D.   OBSERVATIONS BY THE MASTER

    I, the undersigned, Master of the vessel…hereby confirm that a copy of this report has been delivered to me on this date. My signature does not constitute acceptance of any part of the contents of this report, except my own observations, if any.

    Signature: … Date : …


    E.   DISTRIBUTION

    Copy to flag State

    Copy to NEAFC Secretary

    (1)  Fishing vessels not assigned an IMO (International Maritime Organisation) number shall provide their external registration number.

    (2)  If necessary an additional form or forms shall be used.

    (3)  FAO 3-alpha Species Codes.

    (4)  Product presentations Appendix to Annex XV.

    (5)  A separate form shall be completed for each donor vessel.

    (6)  Fishing vessels not assigned an IMO number shall provide their external registration number.

    (7)  If necessary an additional form or forms shall be used.

    (8)  FAO 3-alpha Species Codes.

    (9)  Product presentations as set out in Appendix to Annex XV.

    (10)  In case where a vessel has engaged in transhipment operations. A separate form shall be used for each donor vessel.

    (11)  Fishing vessels not assigned an IMO number shall provide their external registration number.

    (12)  FAO 3-alpha Species Codes.

    (13)  Product presentations as set out in Appendix to Annex XV.

    (14)  In case of infringements related to fish caught in the NEAFC Convention Area a reference should be made to the relevant article of the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement adopted on 17 November 2006.

    Appendix 1 to Annex XV

    Products and packing

    A.   Product form codes

    Code

    Product form

    A

    Round — Frozen

    B

    Round — Frozen (Cooked)

    C

    Gutted Head on — Frozen

    D

    Gutted Head Off — Frozen

    E

    Gutted Head Off — Trimmed — Frozen

    F

    Skinless Fillets — Frozen

    G

    Skin on Fillets — Frozen

    H

    Salted Fish

    I

    Pickled Fish

    J

    Canned Products

    K

    Oil

    L

    Meal Produced from Round Fish

    M

    Meal Produced from Offal

    N

    Other (Specify)

    B.   Type of packing

    Code

    Type

    CRT

    Cartons

    BOX

    Boxes

    BGS

    Bags

    BLC

    Blocks

    ANNEX XVI

    PART I

    SEAFO transhipment declaration

    Image 9

    Text of image

    TRANSHIPMENT DECLARATION

    (1)   General rule

    In the case of transhipment, the master of the fishing vessel shall enter the quantities on the transhipment declaration. A copy of the transhipment declaration shall be handed to the master of the recipient vessel.

    (2)   Procedure for completion

    (a)

    Entries on transhipment declaration shall be legible and indelible.

    (b)

    No entry on the transhipment declaration may be erased or altered. If a mistake is made, the incorrect entry shall be struck out with a line and followed by a new entry initialled by the master or his agent.

    (c)

    One transhipment declaration should be completed for each transhipment operations.

    (d)

    Each page of the transhipment declaration shall be signed by the master.

    (3)   Responsibilities of the master in respect of the landing declaration and the transhipment declaration

    The master of the vessel shall certify with his initials and signature that the estimated quantities entered on the transhipment declaration are reasonable. The copies of the transhipment declaration must be kept for one year.

    (4)   Information to be provided

    The estimates of the quantities trans-shipped are to be indicated on the SEAFO transhipment declaration form, as specified in the footnotes to this form, for each species, and in respect of a particular voyage

    (5)   Procedure of transmission

    (a)

    In the case of transhipment to a vessel flying the flag of a Contracting Party State or registered in a Contracting Party, the first copy of the transhipment declaration shall be handed over to the master of the recipient vessel. The original shall be handed over or dispatched, as the case may be, to the authorities of the Contracting Party whose flag the vessel is flying or in which it is registered, within 48 hours of completion of landing or on arrival in port.

    (b)

    In the case of transhipment to a vessel flying the flag of a non-Contracting Party, the original document shall be handed over or sent, as the case may be, as soon as possible to the Contracting Party whose flag the fishing vessel is flying or in which it is registered.

    (c)

    In cases where it is impossible for the master to dispatch the original of the transhipment declarations to the authorities of the Contracting Party whose flag the vessel is flying or in which it is registered within the time limits specified, the information required in respect of the declaration shall be transmitted by radio or by other means to the authorities concerned.

    The information shall be transmitted via the radio stations usually used, preceded by the name, the call sing and external identification of the vessel, and the name of its master.

    In cases where it is not possible for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel or by any other method.

    The master shall ensure that information transmitted to radio stations is passed on in writing to the relevant authorities.

    PART II

    Guidelines for Design and Deployment of Tori Lines

    1.

    		 These guidelines are designed to assist in the preparation and implementation of tori line regulations for longline fishing vessels. While these guidelines are relatively explicit, improvement in tori line effectiveness through experimentation is encouraged. The guidelines take into account environmental and operational variables such as weather conditions, setting speed and ship size, all of which influence tori line performance and design in protecting baits from birds. Tori line design and use may change to take account of these variables provided that line performance is not compromised. Ongoing improvement in tori line design is envisaged and consequently review of these guidelines should be undertaken in the future.

    2.   Tori Line Design

    2.1.

    		 It is recommended that a tori line 150 m in length be used. The diameter of the section of the line in the water may be greater than that of the line above water. This increases drag and hence reduces the need for greater line length and takes account of setting speeds and length of time taken for baits to sink. The section above water should be a string fine line (e; g. about 3 mm diameter) of a conspicuous colour such as red or orange.

    2.2.

    		 The above water section of the line should be sufficiently light that its movement is unpredictable to avoid habituation by birds and sufficiently heavy to avoid deflection of the line by wind.

    2.3.

    		 The line is best attached to the vessel with a robust barrel swivel to reduce tangling of the line.

    2.4.

    		 The streamers should be made of material that is conspicuous and produces an unpredictable lively action (e.g. strong fine line sheathed in red polyurethane tubing) suspended from a robust three-way swivel (that again reduces tangles) attached to the tori line, and should hang just clear of the water.

    2.5.

    		 There should be a maximum of 5-7 m between each streamer. Ideally each streamer should be paired.

    2.6.

    		 Each streamer pair should be detachable by means of a clip so that line stowage is more efficient.

    2.7.

    		 The number of streamers should be adjusted for the setting speed of the vessel, with more streamers necessary at slower setting speeds. Three pairs are appropriate for a setting speed of 10 knots.

    3.   Deployment of Tori Lines

    3.1.

    		 The line should be suspended from a pole affixed to the vessel. The tori pole should be set as high as possible so that the line protects bait a good distance astern of the vessel and will not tangle with the fishing gear. Grater pole height provides greater bait protection. For example, a height of around 6 m above the water line can give about 100 m of bait protection.

    3.2.

    		 The tori line should be set so that streamers pass over baited hooks in the water.

    3.3.

    		 Deployment of multiple tori lines is encouraged to provide even greater protections of baits from birds.

    3.4.

    		 Because there is the potential for line breakage and tangling, spare tori lines should be carried on board to replace damaged lines and to ensure fishing operations can continue uninterrupted.

    3.5.

    		 When fishers use a bait casting machine (BCM) they must ensure co-ordination of the tori line and machine by:

    a)

    ensuring the BCM throws directly under the tori line protection and;

    b)

    when using a BCM that allows throwing to port and starboard, ensure that two tori lines are used.

    3.6.

    		 Fishermen are encouraged to install manual, electric of hydraulic winches to improve ease of deployment and retrieval of tori lines.

    ANNEX XVII

    Vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries in the North Atlantic

    1.   NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC

    1.1.

    		 The Commission shall without delay inform Member States of vessels flying flags of non-contracting Parties to the Convention on Future Multilateral Co-operation in North-East Atlantic Fisheries (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention’) that have been sighted engaging in fishing activities in the Regulatory Area of the Convention and placed by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) on a provisional list of vessels that are being presumed to be undermining the Recommendations established under the Convention. The following measures shall apply to these vessels:

    (a)

    vessels that enter ports are not authorised to land or tranship therein and shall be inspected by the competent authorities. Such inspections shall include the vessel's documents, log books, fishing gear, catch onboard and any other matter relating to the vessel's activities in the Regulatory Area of the Convention. Information on the result of the inspections shall immediately be transmitted to the Commission;

    (b)

    fishing vessels, support vessels, refuel vessels, mother-ships and cargo vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall not in any way assist the vessels or participate in any transhipment or joint fishing operations with the vessels;

    (c)

    the vessels shall not be supplied in ports with provisions, fuel or other services.

    1.2.

    		 Vessels that have been placed by the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission on the list of vessels that have been confirmed as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (hereinafter referred to as ‘IUU vessels’) are listed in Appendix 1. In addition to the measures referred to in point 1.1 the following measures shall apply to these vessels:

    (a)

    IUU vessels shall be prohibited to enter a Community port;

    (b)

    IUU vessels shall not be authorised to fish in Community waters and be prohibited to be chartered;

    (c)

    imports of fish coming from IUU vessels shall be prohibited;

    (d)

    Member States shall refuse the granting of their flag to IUU vessels and encourage importers, transporters and other sectors concerned to refrain from negotiating and from transhipping of fish caught by such vessels.

    1.3.

    		 The Commission shall amend the list of IUU vessels to be in accordance with the NEAFC IUU list as soon as NEAFC adopts a new IUU list.

    2.   NORTHWEST ATLANTIC

    2.1.

    		 Vessels that have been placed by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) on the list of IUU vessels are listed in Appendix 2. The following measures shall apply to these vessels:

    (a)

    Fishing vessels, support vessels, refuel vessels, mother-ship and cargo vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall not in any way assist IUU vessels, engage in fish processing operations or participate in any transhipment or joint fishing operations with vessels on the IUU vessels list;

    (b)

    IUU vessels shall not be supplied in ports with provisions, fuel or other services;

    (c)

    IUU vessels shall not be authorised to entry into port of a Member State, except in case of force majeure;

    (d)

    IUU vessels shall not be authorised to change the crew, except as required in relation to force majeure;

    (e)

    IUU vessels shall not be authorised to fish in Community waters and be prohibited to be chartered;

    (f)

    Member States shall refuse the granting of their flag to IUU vessels and encourage importers, transporters and other sectors concerned to refrain from negotiating and from transhipping of fish caught by such vessels;

    (g)

    Imports of fish coming from IUU vessels shall be prohibited.

    2.2.

    		 The Commission shall amend the IUU vessels list to be in accordance with the NAFO list as soon as NAFO adopts a new list.

    Appendix 1 to Annex XVII

    List of vessels that have been confirmed by NEAFC as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU vessels)

    IMO (1) ship identification number

    Vessel's name (2)

    Flag State (2)

    8522030

    CARMEN

    Georgia

    7700104

    CEFEY

    Ex Panama

    8422852

    DOLPHIN

    Georgia

    8522119

    EVA

    Georgia

    7321374

    FONTE NOVA

    Panama

    6719419

    GRAN SOL

    Panama

    7332218

    IANNIS I

    Panama

    8028424

    ICE BAY

    Cambodia

    8422838

    ISABELLA

    Georgia

    8522042

    JUANITA

    Georgia

    6614700

    KABOU

    Guinea Conakry

    7351161

    KERGUELEN

    Guinea Conakry

    7385174

    MURTOSA

    Togo

    8326319

    PAVLOVSK

    Georgia

    8914221

    POLESTAR

    Panama

    8522169

    ROSITA

    Georgia

    8421937

    SANTA NIKOLAS

    Honduras

    7347407

    SUNNY JANE

     

    8209078

    THORGULL

    Bahamas

    8606836

    ULLA

    Georgia

    (1)  International Maritime Organisation.

    (2)  Any changes of names and flags and additional information on the vessels are available on the NEAFC website: www.neafc.org’

    Appendix 2 to Annex XVII List of vessels that have been confirmed by NAFO as having engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries (IUU vessels)

    Vessel Name

    (+ known previous name)

    Current Flag State

    (known prev. Flag State)

    Radio Call Sing

    (RC)

    IMO (1)

    Number

    Carmen

    (Ostovets)

    Georgia

    (Dominica)

    4LSK

    8522030

    Eva

    (Oyra)

    Georgia

    (Dominica)

    4LPH

    8522119

    Isabella

    (Olchan)

    Georgia

    (Dominica)

    4LSH

    8422838

    Juanita

    (Ostroe)

    Georgia

    (Dominica)

    4LSM

    8522042

    Ulla

    (Lisa, Kadri)

    Georgia

    (Dominica)

    unknown

    8606836

    (1)  International Maritime Organisation.

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