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Consolidated text: Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters

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►B	COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 025 30.1.2020, p. 1)

Amended by:

		Official Journal
		No	page	date
►M1	COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2020/455 of 26 March 2020	L 97	1	30.3.2020
►M2	COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2020/900 of 25 June 2020	L 207	4	30.6.2020
►M3	COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2020/1323 of 21 September 2020	L 311	2	25.9.2020
►M4	COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2020/1579 of 29 October 2020	L 362	3	30.10.2020
M5	COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2020/2132 of 17 December 2020	L 430	5	18.12.2020

Corrected by:

►C1	Corrigendum, OJ L 292, 7.9.2020, p. 3 (2020/900)

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2020/123

of 27 January 2020

fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters

TITLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation fixes the fishing opportunities available in Union waters and to Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks.

The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:

(a)

catch limits for the year 2020 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2021;

(b)

fishing effort limits for the year 2020, except the fishing effort limits set out in Annex II, which will apply from 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2021;

(c)

fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2020 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area;

(d)

fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area set out in Article 30 for the periods in 2019 and 2020 specified in that Article.

Article 2

Scope

This Regulation applies to the following vessels:

(a)

Union fishing vessels;

(b)

third-country vessels in Union waters.

This Regulation also applies to recreational fisheries where such fisheries are expressly referred to in its relevant provisions.

Article 3

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 apply. In addition, the following definitions apply:

(a)

‘third-country vessel’ means a fishing vessel flying the flag of, and registered in, a third country;

(b)

‘recreational fisheries’ means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as recreation, tourism or sport;

(c)

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

(d)

‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:

(i)

in fisheries subject to the exemption of the landing obligation referred to in Article 15(4) to (7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that may be landed from each stock each year;

(ii)

in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that may be caught from each stock each year;

(e)

‘quota’ means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;

(f)

‘analytical assessment’ means quantitative evaluation of trends in a given stock, based on data about the stock’s biology and exploitation, which scientific review has indicated to be of sufficient quality to provide scientific advice on options for future catches;

(g)

‘mesh size’ means the mesh size of fishing nets as defined in point (34) of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 );

(h)

‘Union fishing fleet register’ means the register set up by the Commission in accordance with Article 24(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(i)

‘fishing logbook’ means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

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(j)

‘instrumented buoy’ means a buoy clearly marked with a unique reference number allowing identification of its owner and equipped with a satellite tracking system to monitor its position;

(k)

‘operational buoy’ means any instrumented buoy, previously activated, switched on and deployed at sea on a drifting FAD or log, which transmits positions and any other available information such as echo-sounder estimates.

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Article 4

Fishing zones

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

(a)

ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) zones are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 );

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

‘Functional Unit 16 of ICES subarea 7’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

—

53° 30' N 15° 00' W,

—

53° 30' N 11° 00' W,

—

51° 30' N 11° 00' W,

—

51° 30' N 13° 00' W,

—

51° 00' N 13° 00' W,

—

51° 00' N 15° 00' W;

(e)

‘Functional Unit 25 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining he following positions:

—

43° 00' N 9° 00' W,

—

43° 00' N 10° 00' W,

—

43° 30' N 10° 00' W,

—

43° 30' N 9° 00' W,

—

44° 00' N 9° 00' W,

—

44° 00' N 8° 00' W,

—

43° 30' N 8° 00' W;

(f)

‘Functional Unit 26 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

—

43° 00' N 8° 00' W,

—

43° 00' N 10° 00' W,

—

42° 00' N 10° 00' W,

—

42° 00' N 8° 00' W;

(g)

‘Functional Unit 27 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

—

42° 00' N 8° 00' W,

—

42° 00' N 10° 00' W,

—

38° 30' N 10° 00' W,

—

38° 30' N 9° 00' W,

—

40° 00' N 9° 00' W,

—

40° 00' N 8° 00' W;

(h)

‘Functional Unit 30 of ICES division 9a’ means the geographical area under the jurisdiction of Spain in the Gulf of Cádiz and in the adjacent waters of 9a;

(i)

‘Functional Unit 31 of ICES division 8c’ means the geographical sea area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

—

43° 30' N 6° 00' W,

—

44° 00' N 6° 00' W,

—

44° 00' N 2° 00' W,

—

43° 30' N 2° 00' W;

(j)

‘Gulf of Cádiz’ means the geographical area of ICES division 9a east of longitude 7° 23' 48″ W;

(k)

‘CCAMLR Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in point (a) of Article 2of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 ( 3 );

(l)

CECAF (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 );

(m)

‘IATTC Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in 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 ( 5 );

(n)

‘ICCAT Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas ( 6 );

(o)

‘IOTC Area of Competence’ is the geographical area defined in the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission ( 7 );

(p)

NAFO areas are the geographical areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 8 );

(q)

‘SEAFO Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean ( 9 );

(r)

‘SIOFA Agreement Area’ is the geographic area defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement ( 10 );

(s)

‘SPRFMO Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean ( 11 );

(t)

‘WCPFC Convention Area’ is the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean ( 12 );

(u)

‘high seas of the Bering Sea’ is the geographical area of the high seas of the Bering Sea beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured;

(v)

‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC’ is the geographical area defined by the following limits:

—

longitude 150° W,

—

longitude 130° W,

—

latitude 4° S,

—

latitude 50° S.

TITLE II

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS

CHAPTER I

General provisions

Article 5

TACs and allocations

The TACs for Union fishing vessels in Union waters or in certain non-Union waters and the allocation of such TACs among Member States, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate, are set out in Annex I.

Union fishing vessels shall be authorised to fish, within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out in Article 18 of, and Part A of Annex V to, this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 13 ) and its implementing provisions.

Article 6

TACs to be determined by Member States

The TACs for certain fish stocks shall be determined by the Member State concerned. Those stocks are identified in Annex I.

The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:

(a)

be consistent with the principles and rules of the CFP, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and

(b)

result:

(i)

if an analytical assessment is available, in the exploitation of the stock in line with MSY from 2020 onwards, with as high a probability as possible, or

(ii)

if an analytical assessment is unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.

By 15 March 2020, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission:

(a)

the TACs adopted;

(b)

the data collected and assessed by the Member State concerned on which the TACs adopted are based;

(c)

details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.

Article 7

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

Catches that are not subject to the landing obligation under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be retained on board or landed only if they:

(a)

have been taken by vessels flying the flag of a Member State having a quota and that quota has not been exhausted, or

(b)

consist of a share in a Union quota which has not been allocated by quota among Member States, and that Union quota has not been exhausted.

The stocks of non-target species within safe biological limits referred to in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are identified in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas provided for in that Article.

Article 8

Quota-exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches with regard to the landing obligation

In order to take into account the introduction of the landing obligation and to make quotas for certain by-catches available to Member States without a quota, the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2–5 of this Article shall apply to the TACs identified in Annex IA.

6 % of each quota from the TACs for cod in the Celtic Sea, cod in the West of Scotland, whiting in the Irish Sea and plaice in ICES divisions 7h, 7j and 7k, and 3 % of each quota from the TAC for West of Scotland whiting, allocated to each Member State, shall be made available for a pool for quota exchanges, which shall open as of 1 January 2020. Member States without quota shall have exclusive access to the quota pool until 31 March 2020.

The quantities drawn from the pool may not be exchanged or transferred to the following year. Any unused quantities shall be returned, after 31 March 2020, to those Member States that have initially contributed to the pool for quota exchanges.

The quotas provided in return shall be preferably taken from a list of TACs identified by each Member State contributing to the pool as listed in the Appendix to Annex IA.

Those quotas shall be of equivalent commercial value by using a market exchange rate or other mutually acceptable exchange rates. In absence of alternatives, the equivalent economic value in accordance to the average Union prices of the previous year, as provided by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products, shall be used.

In cases where the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2–5 of this Article does not allow Member States to cover their unavoidable by-catches to a similar extent, Member States shall endeavour to agree on quota exchanges pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, ensuring that quotas exchanged are of equivalent commercial value.

Article 9

Fishing effort limits in ICES division 7e

For the periods referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2), the technical aspects of the rights and obligations related to Annex II for the management of the sole stock in ICES division 7e are set out in Annex II.

The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate a requesting Member State a number of days at sea additional to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within ICES division 7e when carrying on board any regulated gear, on the basis of such a request by that Member State, in accordance with point 7.4 of Annex II. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 53(2).

The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate a requesting Member State a maximum of three days between 1 February 2020 and 31 January 2021 additional to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a vessel may be present within ICES division 7e on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage as referred to in point 8.1 of Annex II. Such an allocation shall be done on the basis of the description submitted by the Member State in accordance with point 8.3 of Annex II and following consultation with the STECF. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 53(2).

Article 10

Measures on European seabass fisheries

It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass in ICES divisions 4b and 4c, and in ICES subarea 7. It shall be prohibited to retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2020 and from 1 April to 31 December 2020, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h and in waters within 12 nautical miles from baselines under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions 7a and 7g may fish for European seabass, and retain, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area with the following gear and within the following limits:

(a)

using demersal trawls ( 14 ), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 520 kilogrammes per two months and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel per fishing trip;

(b)

using seines ( 15 ), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 520 kilogrammes per two months and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by that vessel per fishing trip;

(c)

using hooks and lines ( 16 ), not exceeding 5,7 tonnes per vessel per year;

(d)

using fixed gillnets ( 17 ), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 1,4 tonnes per vessel per year.

The derogations set out in the first subparagraph shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016: in point (c) with recorded catches using hooks and lines, and in point (d) with recorded catches using fixed gillnets. In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow the derogation to apply to another fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to the derogation and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.

The catch limits set out in paragraph 2 shall not be transferable between vessels and, where a monthly limit applies, from one month to another. For Union fishing vessels using more than one gear in a single calendar month, the lowest catch limit set out in paragraph 2 for either gear shall apply.

Member States shall report to the Commission all catches of European seabass per type of gear no later than 15 days after the end of each month.

France and Spain shall ensure that fishing mortality of seabass stock in ICES divisions 8a and 8b from their commercial and recreational fisheries do not exceed the FMSY point value resulting in 2 533 tonnes of total catches, as required by Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472.

In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 6a, 7a to 7k:

(a)

from 1 January to 29 February and from 1 to 31 December 2020, only catch-and-release fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass shall be allowed. During those periods, it shall be prohibited to retain, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area;

(b)

from 1 March to 30 November 2020, not more than two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisherman per day; the minimum size of European seabass retained shall be 42 cm.

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

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In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 8a and 8b, a maximum of two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisherman per day. The minimum size of European seabass retained shall be 42 cm. This paragraph shall not apply to fixed nets, which may not be used to catch or retain European seabass.

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Paragraphs 5 and 6 shall be without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries.

Article 11

Measures on European eel fisheries in Union waters of the ICES area

Any targeted, incidental and recreational fishery of European eel shall be prohibited in Union waters of the ICES area and brackish waters such as estuaries, coastal lagoons and transitional waters for a consecutive three-month period to be determined by each Member State concerned between 1 August 2020 and 28 February 2021. Member States shall communicate the determined period to the Commission no later than 1 June 2020.

Article 12

Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States as set out in this Regulation shall be without prejudice to:

(a)

exchanges made pursuant to Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(b)

deductions and reallocations made pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(c)

reallocations made pursuant to Articles 12 and 47 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403;

(d)

additional landings allowed under Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(e)

quantities withheld in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;

(f)

deductions made pursuant to Articles 105, 106 and 107 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009;

(g)

quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Article 19 of this Regulation.

Stocks which are subject to precautionary or analytical TACs are identified in Annex I to this Regulation for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96.

Except where otherwise specified in Annex I to this Regulation, Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall apply to stocks subject to a precautionary TAC, and Article 3(2) and (3) and Article 4 of that Regulation shall apply to stocks subject to an analytical TAC.

Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply where a Member State uses the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

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Article 12a

Closed fishing seasons for sandeels

Commercial fishing for sandeels with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4 from 1 August to 31 December 2020 and from 1 January to 31 March 2021.

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Article 13

Remedial measures for cod and whiting in the Celtic Sea

The following measures shall apply to Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines in ICES divisions from 7f, 7g, the part of 7h North of latitude 49° 30' North and the part of 7j North of latitude 49° 30' North and East of longitude 11° West:

(a)

Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls whose catches consist of at least 20 % of haddock shall be prohibited from fishing in the area referred to in paragraph 1 unless they use gear with one of the following mesh sizes:

—

110 mm cod-end with 120 mm square-mesh panel,

—

100 mm T90 cod-end,

—

120 mm cod-end,

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—

100 mm with 160 mm square-mesh panel;

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(b)

As from 1 June 2020, in addition to measures referred to in point (a), Union vessels shall use: (i) a fishing gear that is constructed with a minimum of one meter spacing between the fishing line and ground gear, or (ii) any means proven to be at least equally selective for avoidance of cod, according to the assessment by ICES or the STECF;

(c)

Union vessels fishing with bottom seines whose catches consist of at least 20 % of haddock shall be prohibited from fishing in the area referred to in paragraph 1 unless they use gear with one of the following mesh sizes:

—

110 mm cod-end with 120 mm square-mesh panel,

—

100 mm T90 cod-end,

—

120 mm cod-end.

Except vessels falling within the scope of Article 9(2) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/2034 ( 18 ), Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines in ICES divisions from 7f to 7k and in the area west of 5° W longitude in ICES division 7e, or Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls in the area of paragraph 1 whose catches consist of less than 20 % of haddock, shall be prohibited from fishing unless they use a minimum cod-end mesh size of at least 100 mm. This minimum cod-end mesh size requirement does not apply to vessels whose by-catches of cod do not exceed 1,5 %, as assessed by the STECF.

According to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and Article 27(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241, the catch percentages shall be calculated as the proportion by live weight of all marine biological resources landed after each fishing trip.

Union vessels may deploy an alternative highly selective gear to those listed in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the technical attributes of which result, according to a scientific study assessed by the STECF, in catches of less than 1 % of cod.

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Article 14

Remedial measures for cod in the North Sea

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

Vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with minimum mesh size of at least 70 mm in 4a and 4b or at least 90 mm in 3a, and longlines ( 19 ) shall be prohibited from fishing in Union waters of ICES division 4a, North of latitude 58° 30′ 00″ N and South of latitude 61° 30′ 00″ N and in Union waters of ICES divisions 3a.20 (Skagerrak), 4a and 4b, North of latitude 57° 00′ 00″ N and East of longitude 5° 00′ 00″ E.

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By way of derogation from paragraph 2, fishing vessels referred to in paragraph 2 may fish in the areas referred to in that paragraph provided that they fulfil at least one of the following criteria:

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(a)

the percentage of cod catches does not exceed 5 % of the total catches per fishing trip; vessels with cod catches that have not exceeded 5 % of their total catches in the period 2017-2019 are presumed to comply with this criterion provided that they continue to use the same gear which they used in that period; this presumption may be rebutted;

(b)

a regulated and highly selective bottom trawl or seine is used, which results, according to a scientific study, in at least a 30 % reduction of cod catches compared to vessels fishing with the baseline mesh size for towed gears as specified in point 1.1 of Part B of Annex V of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241; such studies may be evaluated by STECF; in the case of a negative evaluation by STECF, these gears shall no longer be considered as valid for use in the areas defined in paragraph 2 of this Article;

(c)

for vessels operating with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 100 mm (TR1), the following highly selective gears are used:

—

belly trawls with a minimum belly mesh size of 600 mm;

—

raised fishing line (0,6 m);

—

horizontal separating panel with large mesh escape panel;

(d)

for vessels operating with bottom trawls and seines with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 70 mm in 4a and 90 mm in 3a and less than 100 mm (TR2), the following highly selective gears are used:

—

horizontal sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish;

—

seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size;

—

sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet;

(e)

vessels are subject to a national cod avoidance plan to sustain cod catches in line with the fishing mortality corresponding to the fishing opportunities set, based on scientific advice levels, through spatial or technical measures, or a combination thereof; such plans should be assessed no later than two months following implementation, by STECF in the case of Member States, and by their relevant national scientific body for third countries and where deemed necessary, further revised if such assessments consider that the objective of the plan will not be met.

Member States shall enhance monitoring, control and surveillance of vessels referred to in paragraph 2 to control compliance with the conditions specified in points (a) to (e) of paragraph 3.

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Article 15

Remedial measures for cod in Kattegat

As from 31 May 2020, Union vessels fishing with bottom trawls (gear codes: OTB, OTT, OT, TBN, TBS, TB, TX and PTB) with minimum mesh size of 70 mm shall use one of the following selective gear:

(a)

a sorting grid with maximum 35 mm bar spacing, with an unblocked fish outlet;

(b)

a sorting grid with maximum 50 mm bar spacing separating flatfish and roundfish, with an unblocked fish outlet for roundfish;

(c)

Seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size;

(d)

a regulated highly selective gear, the technical attributes of which result, according to the scientific study assessed by the STECF, in catches of less than 1,5 % of cod, if it is the only gear that the vessel carries on board.

By 31 March 2020 Member States may identify Union vessels that will have, in a project of a Member State concerned, at the latest on 31 December 2020, equipment installed for fully documented fisheries. Those Union vessels may use gear in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. Member States concerned shall communicate the list of those vessels to the Commission.

Article 16

Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species:

(a)

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

(b)

leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(c)

Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(d)

kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(e)

birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(f)

common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

(g)

great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and subarea 4 and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas 1 and 14;

(h)

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

(i)

porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;

(j)

thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;

(k)

undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6 and 10;

(l)

whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;

(m)

common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean;

(n)

picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, with the exception of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IA;

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splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in NAFO subarea 6.

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

Article 17

Data transmission

When, pursuant to Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Member States submit to the Commission data relating to landings of quantities of stocks caught and fishing effort, they shall use the stock codes set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

CHAPTER II

Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

Article 18

Fishing authorisations

The maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters is set out in Part A of Annex V.

Where one Member State transfers quota to another Member State (‘swap’) in the fishing areas set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation on the basis of Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and shall be notified to the Commission. However, the total number of fishing authorisations for each fishing area, as set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation, shall not be exceeded.

CHAPTER III

Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Section 1

General provisions

Article 19

Quota transfers and exchanges

Where, under the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO), quota transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to the RFMO are permitted, a Member State (‘the Member State concerned’) may discuss with a Contracting Party to the RFMO and, as appropriate, establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange.

Upon notification to the Commission by the Member State concerned, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange that the Member State has discussed with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. Thereupon, the Commission shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO. The Commission shall notify the secretariat of the RFMO of the agreed quota transfer or exchange in accordance with the rules of that organisation.

The Commission shall inform the Member States of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.

The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas allocated to, or deducted from, the allocation of the Member State concerned, as of the moment that the quota transfer or exchange takes effect in accordance with the terms of the agreement reached with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such allocation shall not change the existing distribution key for the purpose of allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.

This Article shall apply until 31 January 2021 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.

Section 2

ICCAT Convention Area

Article 20

Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations

The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the eastern Atlantic shall be limited as set out in point 1 of Annex VI.

The number of Union coastal artisanal fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 2 of Annex VI.

The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for bluefin tuna in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm shall be limited as set out in point 3 of Annex VI.

The number of fishing vessels authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 4 of Annex VI.

The number of traps engaged in bluefin tuna fishery in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 5 of Annex VI.

The bluefin tuna total farming capacity, and the maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna allocated to the farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex VI.

The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 ( 20 ) shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex VI to this Regulation.

The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be limited as set out in point 8 of Annex VI.

Article 21

Recreational fisheries

Where appropriate, Member States shall allocate a specific share for recreational fisheries from their allocated quotas as set out in Annex ID.

Article 22

Sharks

Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) caught in any fishery shall be prohibited.

It shall be prohibited to undertake a directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus.

Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except for the Sphyrna tiburo) caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be prohibited.

Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) taken in any fishery shall be prohibited.

Retaining on board silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) caught in any fishery shall be prohibited.

Section 3

CCAMLR Convention Area

Article 23

Exploratory fisheries notifications

If a Member State intends to participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in 2020, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 no later than 1 June 2020.

Article 24

Limits on exploratory fisheries for toothfish

Fishing for toothfish during the 2019-2020 fishing season shall be limited to the Member States, subareas and number of vessels set out in table A of Annex VII for the species, TACs and by-catch limits set out in table B of that Annex.

Direct fishing of shark species for purposes other than scientific research shall be prohibited. Any by-catch of shark, especially juveniles and gravid females, taken accidentally in the toothfish fishery shall be released alive.

Where applicable, fishing in any small-scale research unit (SSRU) shall be ceased when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.

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 FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a, where permitted in accordance with paragraph 1, shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 metres.

Article 25

Krill fishery during the 2020-2021 fishing season

If a Member State intends to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2020-2021 fishing season, it shall notify the Commission, no later than 1 May 2020, of its intention to fish for krill, using the format laid down in Part B of the Appendix to Annex VII to this Regulation. On the basis of the information provided by Member States, the Commission shall submit the notifications to the CCAMLR Secretariat no later than 30 May 2020.

The notification referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 for each vessel to be authorised by the Member State to participate in the krill fishery.

A Member State intending to fish for krill in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall notify its intention to do so only in respect of authorised vessels either flying its flag at the time of the notification or flying the flag of another CCAMLR member that are expected, at the time the fishery takes place, to be flying the flag of that Member State.

Member States shall be entitled to authorise participation in a krill fishery by vessels other than those notified to CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, if an authorised vessel is prevented from participation due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure. In such circumstances the Member States concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing:

(a)

full details of the intended replacement vessel(s), including information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(b)

a comprehensive account of the reasons justifying the replacement and any relevant supporting evidence or references.

Member States shall not authorise a vessel placed on any CCAMLR illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing vessel list to participate in krill fisheries.

Section 4

IOTC Area of Competence

Article 26

Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence

The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 1 of Annex VIII.

The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VIII.

Member States may reallocate vessels assigned to one of the two fisheries referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to the other fishery, provided that they can demonstrate to the Commission that such change does not lead to an increase of fishing effort on the fish stocks involved.

Member States shall ensure that, where there is a proposed transfer of capacity to their fleet, vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC record of authorised vessels or on the record of vessels of other tuna RFMOs. Furthermore, no vessels placed on the list of vessels engaged in IUU fishing activities of any RFMO may be transferred.

Member States may only increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 within the limits set out in the development plans submitted to the IOTC.

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Article 27

Drifting FADs and supply vessels

Drifting FADs shall be equipped with instrumented buoys. The use of any other buoys, such as radio buoys is prohibited.

A purse seiner shall not follow more than 300 operational buoys at any one time.

The maximum number of instrumented buoys that may be acquired annually for each purse seine vessel is 500. No purse seine vessel shall have more than 500 instrumented buoys (buoy in stock and operational buoy) at any time.

The maximum number of supply vessels shall be two supply vessels in support of not less than five purse seiners, all flying the flag of a Member State. This provision shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.

A single purse seiner shall not be supported by more than one single supply vessel flying the flag of a Member State at any time.

The Union shall not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised vessels.

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Article 28

Sharks

Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery shall be prohibited.

Retaining on board, transhipping or landing any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery shall be prohibited, except for vessels under 24 metres overall length engaged solely in fishing operations within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Member State whose flag they fly, and provided that their catch is destined solely for local consumption.

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

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Article 28a

Mobulid rays

It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer for sale or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (Mobulidae family which includes the genera Manta and Mobula), except for fishing vessels carrying out subsistence fishery (where the fish caught are consumed directly by the families of the fishermen).

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Mobulid rays that are unintentionally caught by artisanal fishing (fisheries other than longline or surface fisheries, i.e. purse seines, pole and line, gillnet fisheries, handline and trolling vessels, and registered in the IOTC record of authorised vessels) may be landed for purposes of local consumption only.

All fishing vessels, other than those carrying out subsistence fishery, shall promptly release alive and unharmed, to the extent practicable, Mobulid rays as soon as they are seen in the net, on the hook, or on the deck, and shall do so in a manner that will result in the least possible harm to the individuals captured.

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Section 5

SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 29

Pelagic fisheries

Only those Member States which have actively exercised pelagic fisheries activities in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2007, 2008 or 2009 may fish for pelagic stocks in that area in accordance with the TACs set out in Annex IH.

The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall limit the total level of gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2020 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area.

The fishing opportunities set out in Annex IH may only be used under the condition that Member States send to the Commission the list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO Convention Area, records from vessel monitoring systems, monthly catch reports and, where available, port calls, at the latest by the fifth day of the following month, with the aim of communicating that information to the SPRFMO Secretariat.

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Article 31

Bottom fisheries

Member States shall limit their bottom fishing catch or effort in 2020 in the SPRFMO Convention Area to those parts of the Convention Area where bottom fishing has occurred from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 and to a level that does not exceed the annual average levels of catches or effort parameters in that period. They may fish beyond the track record only if SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish beyond the track record.

Member States without a track record in bottom fishing catch or effort in the SPRFMO Convention Area over the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 shall not fish, unless SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish without a track record.

Article 32

Exploratory fisheries

Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in the SPRFMO Convention Area in 2020 only if the SPRFMO has approved their application for such fisheries that includes a fisheries operation plan and commitment to implement a data collection plan.

Fishing shall take place only in the research blocks specified by SPRFMO. Fishing shall be prohibited in depths less than 750 metres and more than 2 000 metres.

The TAC shall be as set out in Annex IH. Fishing shall be limited to one trip of a maximum duration of 21 consecutive days and to a maximum number of 5 000 hooks per set, with a maximum of 20 sets per research block. Fishing shall be ceased either when the TAC is reached or if 100 sets have been set and hauled, whichever is earlier.

Section 6

IATTC Convention Area

Article 33

Purse-seine fisheries

Fishing by purse seiners for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited:

(a)

from 00.00 hours on 29 July 2020 to 24.00 hours on 8 October 2020 or from 00.00 hours on 9 November 2020 to 24.00 hours on 19 January 2021 in the area defined by the following limits:

—

the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

—

longitude 150° W,

—

latitude 40° N,

—

latitude 40° S;

(b)

from 00.00 hours on 9 October 2020 to 24.00 hours on 8 November 2020 in the area defined by the following limits:

—

longitude 96° W,

—

longitude 110° W,

—

latitude 4° N,

—

latitude 3° S.

For each of their vessels, Member States concerned shall notify to the Commission before 1 April 2020 the selected period of closure referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1. All purse seiners of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined in paragraph 1 during the selected period.

Purse seiners fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then land or tranship all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna caught.

Paragraph 3 shall not apply in the following cases:

(a)

where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size, or

(b)

during the final set of a trip when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the tuna caught in that set.

Article 34

Drifting FADs

A purse seiner shall not have more than 450 FADs active at any time in the IATTC Convention Area. A FAD shall be considered active when it is deployed at sea, starts transmitting its location and is being tracked by the vessel, its owner or operator. A FAD shall only be activated on board a purse seiner.

A purse seiner may not deploy FADs during the 15 days before the start of the selected closure period referred to in point (a) of Article 33(1), and it shall recover the same number of FADs as initially deployed within 15 days prior to the start of the closure period.

Member States shall report to the Commission, on a monthly basis, daily information on all active FADs as required by the IATTC. The reports shall be submitted with a delay of at least 60 days, but not longer than 75 days. The Commission shall transmit that information to the IATTC Secretariat without delay.

Article 35

Catch limits for bigeye tuna in longline fisheries

The total annual catches of bigeye tuna by longline vessels of each Member State in the IATTC Convention Area are established in Annex IL.

Article 36

Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks

It shall be prohibited to fish for oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the IATTC Convention Area, and to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer for sale or to sell any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught in that area.

When accidentally caught, the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released by vessel operators.

Vessel operators shall:

(a)

record the number of releases with indication of status (dead or alive);

(b)

report the information specified in point (a) to the Member State of which they are nationals. Member States shall transmit the information collected during the previous year to the Commission by 31 January.

Article 37

Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays

It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels in the IATTC Convention Area to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer for sale or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (Mobulidae family which includes the genera Manta and Mobula). As soon as Union fishing vessels notice that Mobulid rays have been caught, they shall, wherever possible, promptly release them alive and unharmed.

Section 7

SEAFO Convention Area

Article 38

Prohibition of fishing for deep-water sharks

Directed fishing for the following deep-water sharks in the SEAFO Convention Area shall be prohibited:

(a)

ghost catshark (Apristurus manis);

(b)

blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi);

(c)

shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus);

(d)

great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps);

(e)

smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus);

(f)

skates (Rajidae);

(g)

velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus);

(h)

deep-sea sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order;

(i)

picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias).

Section 8

WCPFC Convention Area

Article 39

Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries

Member States shall ensure that the number of fishing days allocated to purse seiners fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located in the high seas between 20° N and 20° S does not exceed 403 days.

Union fishing vessels shall not target south Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S.

Member States shall ensure that catches of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by longliners do not exceed 2 000 tonnes in 2020.

Article 40

Management of fishing with FADs

In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, it shall be prohibited for purse seiners to deploy, service or set on FADs between 00.00 hours on 1 July 2020 and 24.00 hours on 30 September 2020.

In addition to the prohibition set out in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention Area, between 20° N and 20° S, for an additional two months: either from 00.00 hours on 1 April 2020 to 24.00 hours on 31 May 2020, or from 00.00 hours on 1 November 2020 to 24.00 hours on 31 December 2020.

Paragraph 2 shall not apply in the following cases:

(a)

in the final set of a trip, if the vessel has insufficient well space left to accommodate all fish;

(b)

where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size, or

(c)

when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.

Member States shall ensure that each of its purse seiners have deployed at sea, at any time, no more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. The buoy shall be activated exclusively on board a vessel.

All purse seiners fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area referred to in paragraph 1 shall retain on board, tranship and land all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna caught.

Article 41

Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish

The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area shall be as set out in Annex IX.

Article 42

Catch limits for swordfish in longline fisheries south of 20° S

Member States shall ensure that catches of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) south of 20° S by longliners do not exceed in 2020 the limit set out in Annex IG. Member States shall also ensure that there is no shift of the fishing effort for swordfish to the area north of the 20° S, as a result of that measure.

Article 43

Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks

Retaining on board, transhipping, landing or storing any part or whole carcass of the following species in the WCPFC Convention Area shall be prohibited:

(a)

silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis);

(b)

oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus).

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

Article 44

Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC

Vessels listed exclusively in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in this Section when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in point (v) of Article 4.

Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed exclusively in the IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in Article 33(1)(a), (2), (3) and (4) and Articles 34, 35 and 36 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in point (v) of Article 4.

Section 9

Bering Sea

Article 45

Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

Fishing for pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus) in the high seas of the Bering Sea shall be prohibited.

Section 10

SIOFA Agreement Area

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Article 46

Limits to bottom fishing

Member States shall ensure that vessels flying their flag that are fishing in the SIOFA Agreement Area:

(a)

limit their annual bottom fishing effort and catch to their average annual level for those years where their vessels were active in the SIOFA Agreement Area, over a representative period for which data declared to the Commission exists;

(b)

do not expand the spatial distribution of bottom fishing effort, excluding line and trap methods, beyond areas fished in recent years;

(c)

are not authorised to fish in the interim protected areas of Atlantis Bank, Coral, Fools Flat, Middle of What, Walter’s Shoal, as defined in Annex IK, except with line and traps methods and on condition of having a scientific observer on board at all times while fishing in those areas.

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TITLE III

FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

Article 47

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to fish in Union waters within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.

Article 48

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.

Article 49

Fishing authorisations

The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V.

Article 50

Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

The conditions specified in Article 7 shall apply to catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations referred to in Article 49.

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Article 51

Closed fishing seasons

Third-country vessels which are authorised to fish for sandeels and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES subarea 4 shall not fish for sandeels in that subarea with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gear with a mesh size of less than 16 mm in the following periods:

(a)

from 1 August to 31 December 2020;

(b)

from 1 January to 31 March 2021.

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Article 52

Prohibited species

It shall be prohibited for third-country vessels to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship or to land the following species whenever they are found in Union waters:

(a)

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

(b)

common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10;

(c)

tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 14;

(d)

kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea), leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) and Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subareas 1, 4 and 14;

(e)

porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in Union waters;

(f)

thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division 3a;

(g)

undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas 6, 9 and 10;

(h)

common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean;

(i)

whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;

(j)

picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters of ICES subareas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

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

TITLE IV

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 53

Committee procedure

The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture established by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Article 54

Transitional provision

Article 10, Article 12(2), Articles 16, 22, 23, 28, 36, 37, 38, 43, 45 and 52 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2021 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2021.

Article 55

Entry into force

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2020. However, Article 9 shall apply from 1 February 2020. The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 23, 24 and 25 and Annex VII for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2019.

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

LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I:	TACs applicable to Union fishing vessels in areas where TACs exist by species and by area
ANNEX IA:	Skagerrak, Kattegat, ICES subareas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 14, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters
ANNEX IB:	North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas 1, 2, 5, 12 and 14 and Greenland waters of NAFO 1
ANNEX IC:	North West Atlantic – NAFO Convention Area
ANNEX ID:	ICCAT Convention Area
ANNEX IE:	South-East Atlantic Ocean – SEAFO Convention Area
ANNEX IF:	Southern bluefin tuna – areas of distribution
ANNEX IG:	WCPFC Convention Area
ANNEX IH:	SPRFMO Convention Area
ANNEX IJ:	IOTC Area of Competence
ANNEX IK:	SIOFA Agreement Area
ANNEX IL:	IATTC Convention Area
ANNEX II:	Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division 7e
ANNEX III:	Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions 2a, 3a and ICES subarea 4
ANNEX IV:	Seasonal closures to protect spawning cod
ANNEX V:	Fishing authorisations
ANNEX VI:	ICCAT Convention area
ANNEX VII:	CCAMLR Convention Area
ANNEX VIII:	IOTC Area of Competence
ANNEX IX:	WCPFC Convention Area

ANNEX I

TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA

The tables in this Annex set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto.

All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation.

The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to according to the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. Only Latin names identify species for regulatory purposes; vernacular names are provided for ease of reference.

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided:

Scientific name	Alpha-3 code	Common name
Amblyraja radiata	RJR	Starry ray
Ammodytes spp.	SAN	Sandeels
Argentina silus	ARU	Greater silver smelt
Beryx spp.	ALF	Alfonsinos
Brosme brosme	USK	Tusk
Caproidae	BOR	Boarfish
Centrophorus squamosus	GUQ	Leafscale gulper shark
Centroscymnus coelolepis	CYO	Portuguese dogfish
Chaceon spp.	GER	Deep sea red crab
Chaenocephalus aceratus	SSI	Blackfin icefish
Champsocephalus gunnari	ANI	Mackerel 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
Dicentrarchus labrax	BSS	European seabass
Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)	RJB	Common skate complex
Dissostichus eleginoides	TOP	Patagonian toothfish
Dissostichus mawsoni	TOA	Antarctic toothfish
Dissostichus spp.	TOT	Toothfish
Engraulis encrasicolus	ANE	Anchovy
Etmopterus princeps	ETR	Great lanternshark
Etmopterus pusillus	ETP	Smooth lanternshark
Euphausia superba	KRI	Krill
Gadus morhua	COD	Cod
Galeorhinus galeus	GAG	Tope shark
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus	WIT	Witch flounder
Hippoglossoides platessoides	PLA	American plaice
Hoplostethus atlanticus	ORY	Orange roughy
Illex illecebrosus	SQI	Shortfin squid
Lamna nasus	POR	Porbeagle
Lepidorhombus spp.	LEZ	Megrims
Leucoraja naevus	RJN	Cuckoo ray
Limanda ferruginea	YEL	Yellowtail flounder
Lophiidae	ANF	Anglerfish
Macrourus spp.	GRV	Grenadiers
Makaira nigricans	BUM	Blue marlin
Mallotus villosus	CAP	Capelin
Manta birostris	RMB	Giant manta ray
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 dypterygia	BLI	Blue ling
Molva molva	LIN	Ling
Nephrops norvegicus	NEP	Norway lobster
Notothenia gibberifrons	NOG	Humped rockcod
Notothenia rossii	NOR	Marbled rockcod
Notothenia squamifrons	NOS	Grey rockcod
Pandalus borealis	PRA	Northern prawn
Paralomis spp.	PAI	Crabs
Penaeus spp.	PEN	‘Penaeus’ shrimps
Pleuronectes platessa	PLE	Plaice
Pleuronectiformes	FLX	Flatfish
Pollachius pollachius	POL	Pollack
Pollachius virens	POK	Saithe
Psetta maxima	TUR	Turbot
Pseudochaenichthys georgianus	SGI	South Georgia icefish
Pseudopentaceros spp.	EDW	Pelagic armourhead
Raja alba	RJA	White skate
Raja brachyura	RJH	Blonde ray
Raja circularis	RJI	Sandy ray
Raja clavata	RJC	Thornback ray
Raja fullonica	RJF	Shagreen ray
Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis	JAD	Norwegian skate
Raja microocellata	RJE	Small-eyed ray
Raja montagui	RJM	Spotted ray
Raja undulata	RJU	Undulate ray
Rajiformes	SRX	Skates and rays
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides	GHL	Greenland halibut
Sardina pilchardus	PIL	Sardine
Scomber scombrus	MAC	Mackerel
Scophthalmus rhombus	BLL	Brill
Sebastes spp.	RED	Redfish
Solea solea	SOL	Common sole
Solea spp.	SOO	Sole
Sprattus sprattus	SPR	Sprat
Squalus acanthias	DGS	Picked dogfish
Tetrapturus albidus	WHM	White marlin
Thunnus maccoyii	SBF	Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus obesus	BET	Bigeye tuna
Thunnus thynnus	BFT	Bluefin tuna
Trachurus murphyi	CJM	Jack mackerel
Trachurus spp.	JAX	Horse mackerel
Trisopterus esmarkii	NOP	Norway pout
Urophycis tenuis	HKW	White hake
Xiphias gladius	SWO	Swordfish

The following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:

Common name	Alpha-3 code	Scientific name
Alfonsinos	ALF	Beryx spp.
American plaice	PLA	Hippoglossoides platessoides
Anchovy	ANE	Engraulis encrasicolus
Anglerfish	ANF	Lophiidae
Antarctic toothfish	TOA	Dissostichus mawsoni
Bigeye tuna	BET	Thunnus obesus
Birdbeak dogfish	DCA	Deania calcea
Blackfin icefish	SSI	Chaenocephalus aceratus
Blonde ray	RJH	Raja brachyura
Blue ling	BLI	Molva dypterygia
Blue marlin	BUM	Makaira nigricans
Blue whiting	WHB	Micromesistius poutassou
Bluefin tuna	BFT	Thunnus thynnus
Boarfish	BOR	Caproidae
Brill	BLL	Scophthalmus rhombus
Capelin	CAP	Mallotus villosus
Cod	COD	Gadus morhua
Common skate complex	RJB	Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia)
Common sole	SOL	Solea solea
Crabs	PAI	Paralomis spp.
Cuckoo ray	RJN	Leucoraja naevus
Deep sea red crab	GER	Chaceon spp.
European seabass	BSS	Dicentrarchus labrax
Flatfish	FLX	Pleuronectiformes
Giant manta ray	RMB	Manta birostris
Great lanternshark	ETR	Etmopterus princeps
Greater silver smelt	ARU	Argentina silus
Greenland halibut	GHL	Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Grenadiers	GRV	Macrourus spp.
Grey rockcod	NOS	Notothenia squamifrons
Haddock	HAD	Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Hake	HKE	Merluccius merluccius
Herring	HER	Clupea harengus
Horse mackerel	JAX	Trachurus spp.
Humped rockcod	NOG	Notothenia gibberifrons
Jack mackerel	CJM	Trachurus murphyi
Kitefin shark	SCK	Dalatias licha
Krill	KRI	Euphausia superba
Leafscale gulper shark	GUQ	Centrophorus squamosus
Lemon sole	LEM	Microstomus kitt
Ling	LIN	Molva molva
Mackerel	MAC	Scomber scombrus
Mackerel icefish	ANI	Champsocephalus gunnari
Marbled rockcod	NOR	Notothenia rossii
Megrims	LEZ	Lepidorhombus spp.
Northern prawn	PRA	Pandalus borealis
Norway lobster	NEP	Nephrops norvegicus
Norway pout	NOP	Trisopterus esmarkii
Norwegian skate	JAD	Raja (Dipturus) nidarosiensis
Orange roughy	ORY	Hoplostethus atlanticus
Patagonian toothfish	TOP	Dissostichus eleginoides
Pelagic armourhead	EDW	Pseudopentaceros spp.
‘Penaeus’ shrimps	PEN	Penaeus spp.
Picked dogfish	DGS	Squalus acanthias
Plaice	PLE	Pleuronectes platessa
Pollack	POL	Pollachius pollachius
Porbeagle	POR	Lamna nasus
Portuguese dogfish	CYO	Centroscymnus coelolepis
Redfish	RED	Sebastes spp.
Roundnose grenadier	RNG	Coryphaenoides rupestris
Saithe	POK	Pollachius virens
Sandeels	SAN	Ammodytes spp.
Sandy ray	RJI	Raja circularis
Sardine	PIL	Sardina pilchardus
Shagreen ray	RJF	Raja fullonica
Shortfin squid	SQI	Illex illecebrosus
Skates and rays	SRX	Rajiformes
Small-eyed ray	RJE	Raja microocellata
Smooth lanternshark	ETP	Etmopterus pusillus
Snow crab	PCR	Chionoecetes spp.
Sole	SOO	Solea spp.
South Georgia icefish	SGI	Pseudochaenichthys georgianus
Southern bluefin tuna	SBF	Thunnus maccoyii
Spotted ray	RJM	Raja montagui
Sprat	SPR	Sprattus sprattus
Squid	SQS	Martialia hyadesi
Starry ray	RJR	Amblyraja radiata
Swordfish	SWO	Xiphias gladius
Thornback ray	RJC	Raja clavata
Toothfish	TOT	Dissostichus spp.
Tope shark	GAG	Galeorhinus galeus
Turbot	TUR	Psetta maxima
Tusk	USK	Brosme brosme
Undulate ray	RJU	Raja undulata
Unicorn icefish	LIC	Channichthys rhinoceratus
White hake	HKW	Urophycis tenuis
White marlin	WHM	Tetrapturus albidus
White skate	RJA	Raja alba
Whiting	WHG	Merlangius merlangus
Witch flounder	WIT	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder	YEL	Limanda ferruginea

ANNEX IA

SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 AND 14, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS

▼M1

Species:

Sandeels and associated by catches

Ammodytes spp.

Zone:

Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4 (1)

Denmark

215 863

(2)

Analytical TAC

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

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

United Kingdom

4 719

(2)

Germany

329

(2)

Sweden

7 926

(2)

Union

228 837

TAC

228 837

(1)

Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the UK baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

(2)

Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4). By catches of whiting and mackerel counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities indicated below may be taken in the following sandeels management areas, as defined in Annex III:

Zone: Union waters of sandeels management areas
	1r	2r	3r	4	5r	6	7r
	(SAN/234_1R)	(SAN/234_2R)	(SAN/234_3R)	(SAN/234_4)	(SAN/234_5R)	(SAN/234_6)	(SAN/234_7R)
Denmark	107 525	59 106	11 702	37 365	0	165	0
United Kingdom	2 350	1 292	256	817	0	4	0
Germany	164	90	18	57	0	0	0
Sweden	3 948	2 170	430	1 372	0	6	0
Union	113 987	62 658	12 406	39 611	0	175	0
Total	113 987	62 658	12 406	39 611	0	175	0

▼B

Species:	Greater silver smelt Argentina silus		Zone:	Union and international waters of 1 and 2 (ARU/1/2.)
Germany		24	Precautionary TAC
France		8
The Netherlands		19
United Kingdom		39
Union		90
TAC		90

Species:	Greater silver smelt Argentina silus		Zone:	Union waters of 3a and 4 (ARU/3A4-C)
Denmark		1 093	Precautionary TAC
Germany		11
France		8
Ireland		8
The Netherlands		51
Sweden		43
United Kingdom		20
Union		1 234
TAC		1 234

Species:	Greater silver smelt Argentina silus		Zone:	Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7 (ARU/567.)
Germany		284	Precautionary TAC
France		6
Ireland		263
The Netherlands		2 968
United Kingdom		208
Union		3 729
TAC		3 729

Species:	Tusk Brosme brosme			Zone:	Union and international waters of 1, 2 and 14 (USK/1214EI)
Germany		6	(1)	Precautionary TAC
France		6	(1)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
United Kingdom		6	(1)
Others		3	(1)
Union		21	(1)
TAC		21
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:	Tusk Brosme brosme		Zone:	3a (USK/03A.)
Denmark		15	Precautionary TAC
Sweden		8	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany		8
Union		31
TAC		31

Species:	Tusk Brosme brosme			Zone:	Union waters of 4 (USK/04-C.)
Denmark		68		Precautionary TAC
Germany		20		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France		47
Sweden		7
United Kingdom		102
Others		7	(1)
Union		251
TAC		251
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:	Tusk Brosme brosme			Zone:	Union and international waters of 5, 6 and 7 (USK/567EI.)
Germany		17		Precautionary TAC
Spain		60		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France		705
Ireland		68
United Kingdom		340
Others		17	(1)
Union		1 207
Norway		2 923	(2) (3) (4) (5)
TAC		4 130
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (USK/24X7C). (3) Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per vessel, at any moment, is authorised in 5b, 6 and 7. 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 5b, 6 and 7 shall not exceed the amount below in tonnes (OTH/5B67-). By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %. 3 000 (4) Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with long-lines in 5b, 6 and 7: Ling (LIN/5B67-) Tusk (USK/5B67-) (5) The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 2 000

Species:	Tusk Brosme brosme		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4 (USK/04-N.)
Belgium		0	Precautionary TAC
Denmark		165	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany		1	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
France		0
The Netherlands		0
United Kingdom		4
Union		170
TAC	Not relevant

Species:	Boarfish Caproidae		Zone:	Union and international waters of 6, 7 and 8 (BOR/678-)
Denmark		4 700	Precautionary TAC
Ireland		13 235
United Kingdom		1 217
Union		19 152
TAC		19 152

Species:	Herring (1) Clupea harengus			Zone:	3a (HER/03A.)
Denmark		10 309	(2)	Analytical TAC
Germany		165	(2)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Sweden		10 783	(2)
Union		21 257	(2)
Norway		3 271
TAC		24 528
(1) Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*04-C.).

▼M2

Species:

Herring (1)

Zone:

Union and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30′ N

Clupea harengus

(HER/4AB.)

Denmark

59 468

Analytical TAC

Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Germany

39 404

France

20 670

The Netherlands

51 717

Sweden

3 913

United Kingdom

55 583

Union

230 755

Faroe Islands

250

Norway

111 652

(2)

TAC

385 008

(1)

Catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm.

(2)

Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC. Within the limit of this quota, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in Union waters of 4a and 4b (HER/*4AB-C). An additional quantity of maximum 10 000 tonnes will be granted if such an increase is called for by Norway.

50 000

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62° N. An additional quantity of maximum 10 000 tonnes will be granted if such an increase is called for by the European Union.

	Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/*04N-)
	50 000

▼B

Species:	Herring Clupea harengus			Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/04-N.)
Sweden		948	(1)	Analytical TAC
Union		948		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC		385 008		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
(1) By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.

Species:	Herring (1) Clupea harengus		Zone:	3a (HER/03A-BC)
Denmark		5 692	Analytical TAC
Germany		51	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Sweden		916
Union		6 659
TAC		6 659
(1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

Species:	Herring (1) Clupea harengus		Zone:	4, 7d and Union waters of 2a (HER/2A47DX)
Belgium		44	Analytical TAC
Denmark		8 573	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany		44
France		44
The Netherlands		44
Sweden		42
United Kingdom		163
Union		8 954
TAC		8 954
(1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

Species:	Herring (1) Clupea harengus			Zone:	4c, 7d (2) (HER/4CXB7D)
Belgium		8 632	(3)	Analytical TAC
Denmark		800	(3)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany		530	(3)
France		10 277	(3)
The Netherlands		18 162	(3)
United Kingdom		3 950	(3)
Union		42 351	(3)
TAC		385 008
(1) Exclusively for catches of herring taken in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes equal to or larger than 32 mm. (2) Except Blackwater stock: reference is to the herring stock in the maritime region of the Thames estuary within a zone delimited by a rhumb line running due south from Landguard Point (51° 56' N, 1° 19.1' E) to latitude 51° 33' N and hence due west to a point on the coast of the United Kingdom. (3) Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be taken in 4b (HER/*04B.).

Species:	Herring Clupea harengus			Zone:	Union and international waters of 5b, 6b and 6aN (1) (HER/5B6ANB)
Germany		389	(2)	Precautionary TAC
France		74	(2)	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland		526	(2)	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands		389	(2)
United Kingdom		2 102	(2)
Union		3 480	(2)
TAC		3 480
(1) Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone 6a which lies east of the meridian of longitude 7° W and north of the parallel of latitude 55° N, or west of the meridian of longitude 7° W and north of the parallel of latitude 56° N, excluding the Clyde. (2) It shall be prohibited to target any herring in the part of the ICES zones subject to this TAC that lies between 56° N and 57° 30' N, with the exception of a six nautical mile belt measured from the baseline of the United Kingdom's territorial sea.

Species:	Herring Clupea harengus		Zone:	6aS (1), 7b, 7c (HER/6AS7BC)
Ireland		1 236	Precautionary TAC
The Netherlands		124	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union		1 360	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC		1 360
(1) Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56° 00' N and west of 07° 00' W.

Species:	Herring Clupea harengus		Zone:	6 Clyde (1) (HER/06ACL.)
United Kingdom	To be established		Precautionary TAC
Union	To be established	(2)	Article 6 of this Regulation applies.
TAC	To be established	(2)
(1) 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 (55° 17.9' N, 05° 47.8' W); — a point at position 55° 04' N, 05° 23' W, and; — Corsewall Point (55° 00.5' N, 05° 09.4' W). (2) Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of the United Kingdom.

Species:	Herring Clupea harengus		Zone:	7a (1) (HER/07A/MM)
Ireland		2 099	Analytical TAC
United Kingdom		5 965	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Union		8 064
TAC		8 064
(1) This zone is reduced by the area bounded: — to the north by latitude 52° 30' N, — to the south by latitude 52° 00' N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

Species:	Herring Clupea harengus		Zone:	7e and 7f (HER/7EF.)
France		465	Precautionary TAC
United Kingdom		465
Union		930
TAC		930

Species:	Herring Clupea harengus			Zone:	7g (1), 7h (1), 7j (1) and 7k (1) (HER/7G-K.)
Germany		10	(2)	Analytical TAC
France		54	(2)
Ireland		750	(2)
The Netherlands		54	(2)
United Kingdom		1	(2)
Union		869	(2)
TAC		869	(2)
(1) This zone is increased by the area bounded: — to the north by latitude 52° 30' N, — to the south by latitude 52° 00' N, — to the west by the coast of Ireland, — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom. (2) This quota may only be allocated to vessels participating in the sentinel fishery to allow fisheries-based data collection for this stock as assessed by ICES. The Member States concerned shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Commission before allowing any catches.

Species:	Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus		Zone:	8 (ANE/08.)
Spain		28 703	Analytical TAC
France		3 189
Union		31 892
TAC		31 892

▼M3

Species:	Anchovy			Zone:	9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1
	Engraulis encrasicolus				(ANE/9/3411)
Spain		7 494	(1)	Precautionary TAC
Portugal		8 175	(1)
Union		15 669	(1)
TAC		15 669	(1)
(1) The quota may only be fished from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

▼B

Species:	Cod Gadus morhua		Zone:	Skagerrak (COD/03AN.)
Belgium		5	Analytical TAC
Denmark		1 683
Germany		42
The Netherlands		11
Sweden		294
Union		2 035
TAC		2 103

Species:	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	Kattegat (COD/03AS.)
Denmark		80	(1)	Precautionary TAC
Germany		2	(1)	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Sweden		48	(1)	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union		130	(1)
TAC		130	(1)
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:

Cod

Gadus morhua

Zone:

4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat

(COD/2A3AX4)

Belgium

435

(1)

Analytical TAC

Denmark

2 499

Germany

1 584

France

537

(1)

The Netherlands

1 412

(1)

Sweden

United Kingdom

5 732

(1)

Union

12 216

Norway

2 502

(2)

TAC

14 718

(1)

Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: 7d (COD/*07D.).

(2)

May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone:

	Norwegian waters of 4 (COD/*04N-)
Union	10 618

Species:	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N (COD/04-N.)
Sweden		382	(1)	Analytical TAC
Union		382		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant			Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
(1) By-catches of haddock, pollack and whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

Species:	Cod Gadus morhua		Zone:	6b; Union and international waters of 5b west of 12°00' W and of 12 and 14 (COD/5W6-14)
Belgium		0	Precautionary TAC
Germany		1
France		12
Ireland		16
United Kingdom		45
Union		74
TAC		74

Species:	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	6a; Union and international waters of 5b east of 12°00' W (COD/5BE6A)
Belgium		2	(1)	Analytical TAC
Germany		19	(1)	Article 8 of this Regulation applies
France		203	(1)	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Ireland		284	(1)	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom		771	(1)
Union		1 279	(1)
TAC		1 279	(1)
(1) Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.

Species:	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	7a (COD/07A.)
Belgium		3	(1)	Precautionary TAC
France		9	(1)
Ireland		170	(1)
The Netherlands		1	(1)
United Kingdom		74	(1)
Union		257	(1)
TAC		257	(1)
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	7b, 7c, 7e-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (COD/7XAD34)
Belgium		18	(1)	Analytical TAC
France		294	(1)	Article 8 of this Regulation applies
Ireland		461	(1)	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands		0	(1)	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom		32	(1)
Union		805	(1)
TAC		805	(1)
(1) Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.

Species:	Cod Gadus morhua			Zone:	7d (COD/07D.)
Belgium		37	(1)	Analytical TAC
France		721	(1)
The Netherlands		21	(1)
United Kingdom		79	(1)
Union		858	(1)
TAC		858
(1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: 4; Union waters of 2a; that part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/*2A3X4).

Species:	Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/2AC4-C)
Belgium		9	Analytical TAC
Denmark		8	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany		8
France		48
The Netherlands		38
United Kingdom		2 811
Union		2 922
TAC		2 922

Species:	Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.			Zone:	Union and international waters of 5b; 6; international waters of 12 and 14 (LEZ/56-14)
Spain		671		Analytical TAC
France		2 615	(1)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Ireland		764
United Kingdom		1 851	(1)
Union		5 901
TAC		5 901
(1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/*2AC4C).

Species:	Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.			Zone:	7 (LEZ/07.)
Belgium		506	(1)	Analytical TAC
Spain		5 620	(2)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France		6 820	(2)
Ireland		3 101	(2)
United Kingdom		2 685	(2)
Union		18 732
TAC		18 732
(1) 10 % of this quota may be used in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole. (2) 35 % of this quota may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/8ABDE).

Species:	Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.		Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/8ABDE.)
Spain		993	Analytical TAC
France		801	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Union		1 794
TAC		1 794

Species:	Megrims Lepidorhombus spp.		Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (LEZ/8C3411)
Spain		2 144	Analytical TAC
France		107	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal		71
Union		2 322
TAC		2 322

Species:	Anglerfish Lophiidae			Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/2AC4-C)
Belgium		498	(1)	Precautionary TAC
Denmark		1 098	(1)
Germany		536	(1)
France		102	(1)
The Netherlands		377	(1)
Sweden		13	(1)
United Kingdom		11 461	(1)
Union		14 085	(1)
TAC		14 085
(1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in: 6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

Species:	Anglerfish Lophiidae		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 4 (ANF/04-N.)
Belgium		51	Precautionary TAC
Denmark		1 305	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany		21	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands		18
United Kingdom		305
Union		1 700
TAC	Not relevant

Species:	Anglerfish Lophiidae			Zone:	6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/56-14)
Belgium		286	(1)	Precautionary TAC
Germany		327	(1)
Spain		307
France		3 525	(1)
Ireland		797
The Netherlands		276	(1)
United Kingdom		2 453	(1)
Union		7 971
TAC		7 971
(1) Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in: Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).

Species:	Anglerfish Lophiidae			Zone:	7 (ANF/07.)
Belgium		3 262	(1)	Analytical TAC
Germany		364	(1)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Spain		1 296	(1)
France		20 932	(1)
Ireland		2 675	(1)
The Netherlands		422	(1)
United Kingdom		6 348	(1)
Union		35 299	(1)
TAC		35 299
(1) Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).

Species:	Anglerfish Lophiidae		Zone:	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/8ABDE.)
Spain		1 372	Analytical TAC
France		7 636	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Union		9 008
TAC		9 008

Species:	Anglerfish Lophiidae		Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANF/8C3411)
Spain		3 353	Analytical TAC
France		3	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal		667
Union		4 023
TAC		4 023

Species:	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	3a (HAD/03A.)
Belgium		10	Analytical TAC
Denmark		1 768	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany		112
The Netherlands		2
Sweden		209
Union		2 101
TAC		2 193

Species:

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Zone:

4; Union waters of 2a

(HAD/2AC4.)

Belgium

206

Analytical TAC

Denmark

1 416

Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Germany

901

France

1 571

The Netherlands

155

Sweden

143

United Kingdom

23 361

Union

27 753

Norway

7 900

TAC

35 653

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

	Norwegian waters of 4 (HAD/*04N-)
Union	20 644

Species:	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HAD/04-N.)
Sweden		707	(1)	Analytical TAC
Union		707		Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
TAC	Not relevant			Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
(1) By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

Species:	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	Union and international waters of 6b, 12 and 14 (HAD/6B1214)
Belgium		23	Analytical TAC
Germany		28	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France		1 155
Ireland		824
United Kingdom		8 442
Union		10 472
TAC		10 472

Species:	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus			Zone:	Union and international waters of 5b and 6a (HAD/5BC6A.)
Belgium		4	(1)	Analytical TAC
Germany		5	(1)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
France		219	(1)
Ireland		651	(1)
United Kingdom		3 094	(1)
Union		3 973
TAC		3 973
(1) Not more than 10 % of this quota may be fished in 4; Union waters of 2a (HAD/*2AC4.).

Species:	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HAD/7X7A34)
Belgium		121	Analytical TAC
France		7 239	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Ireland		2 413
United Kingdom		1 086
Union		10 859
TAC		10 859

Species:	Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus		Zone:	7a (HAD/07A.)
Belgium		50	Analytical TAC
France		228	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Ireland		1 366
United Kingdom		1 512
Union		3 156
TAC		3 156

Species:	Whiting Merlangius merlangus		Zone:	3a (WHG/03A.)
Denmark		1 166	Precautionary TAC
The Netherlands		4
Sweden		125
Union		1 295
TAC		1 660

Species:

Whiting

Merlangius merlangus

Zone:

4; Union waters of 2a

(WHG/2AC4.)

Belgium

329

Analytical TAC

Denmark

1 424

Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Germany

370

France

2 140

The Netherlands

823

Sweden

United Kingdom

10 293

Union

15 382

Norway

1 216

(1)

TAC

17 158

(1)

May be taken in Union waters. Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

	Norwegian waters of 4 (WHG/*04N-)
Union	10 801

Species:	Whiting Merlangius merlangus			Zone:	6; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (WHG/56-14)
Germany		3	(1)	Analytical TAC
France		57	(1)	Article 8 of this Regulation applies
Ireland		273	(1)	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom		604	(1)	Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Union		937	(1)
TAC		937	(1)
(1) Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota.

Species:	Whiting Merlangius merlangus			Zone:	7a (WHG/07A.)
Belgium		2	(1)	Analytical TAC
France		25	(1)	Article 8 of this Regulation applies
Ireland		415	(1)	Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands		0		Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
United Kingdom		279	(1)
Union		721	(1)
TAC		721	(1)
(1) Exclusively for by-catches of whiting in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for whiting are permitted under this quota.

Species:	Whiting Merlangius merlangus		Zone:	7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 7g, 7h, 7j and 7k (WHG/7X7A-C)
Belgium		92	Analytical TAC
France		5 644
Ireland		4 072
The Netherlands		46
United Kingdom		1 009
Union		10 863
TAC		10 863

Species:	Whiting Merlangius merlangus		Zone:	8 (WHG/08.)
Spain		1 016	Precautionary TAC
France		1 524
Union		2 540
TAC		2 540

Species:	Whiting and pollack Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius			Zone:	Norwegian waters south of 62° N (W/P/04-N.)
Sweden		190	(1)	Precautionary TAC
Union		190
TAC	Not relevant
(1) By-catches of cod, haddock and saithe are to be counted against the quota for these species.

Species:	Hake Merluccius merluccius			Zone:	3a (HKE/03A.)
Denmark		3 136	(1)	Analytical TAC
Sweden		267	(1)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Union		3 403
TAC		3 403
(1) Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

Species:	Hake Merluccius merluccius			Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4 (HKE/2AC4-C)
Belgium		56	(1)	Analytical TAC
Denmark		2 278	(1)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Germany		261	(1)
France		504	(1)
The Netherlands		131	(1)
United Kingdom		710	(1)
Union		3 940	(1)
TAC		3 940
(1) Not more than 10 % of this quota may be used for by-catch in 3a (HKE/*03A.).

Species:

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14

(HKE/571214)

Belgium

582

(1)

Analytical TAC

Spain

18 667

Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

France

28 827

(1)

Ireland

3 493

The Netherlands

376

(1)

United Kingdom

11 380

(1)

Union

63 325

TAC

63 325

(1)

Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

	8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (HKE/*8ABDE)
Belgium	75
Spain	3 012
France	3 012
Ireland	376
The Netherlands	38
United Kingdom	1 694
Union	8 206

Species:

Hake

Merluccius merluccius

Zone:

8a, 8b, 8d and 8e

(HKE/8ABDE.)

Belgium

(1)

Analytical TAC

Spain

12 995

Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

France

29 183

The Netherlands

(1)

Union

42 235

TAC

42 235

(1)

Transfers of this quota may be effected to Union waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

Special condition: within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones:

	6 and 7; Union and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (HKE/*57-14)
Belgium	4
Spain	3 764
France	6 776
The Netherlands	11
Union	10 555

Species:	Hake Merluccius merluccius		Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HKE/8C3411)
Spain		5 600	Analytical TAC
France		538	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Portugal		2 614
Union		8 752
TAC		8 752

Species:	Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou		Zone:	Norwegian waters of 2 and 4 (WHB/24-N.)
Denmark		0	Analytical TAC
United Kingdom		0
Union		0
TAC	Not relevant

Species:	Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou			Zone:	Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/1X14)
Denmark		49 845	(1)	Analytical TAC
Germany		19 380	(1)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Spain		42 258	(1) (2)
France		34 688	(1)
Ireland		38 599	(1)
The Netherlands		60 780	(1)
Portugal		3 926	(1) (2)
Sweden		12 330	(1)
United Kingdom		64 678	(1)
Union		326 484	(1) (3)
Norway		99 900
Faroe Islands		10 000
TAC	Not relevant
(1) ►M3 Special condition: within a total access quantity of 37 500 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/05-F.): 11,4 %. ◄ (2) Transfers of this quota may be effected to 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission. (3) Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 190 809

Species:	Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou			Zone:	8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3411)
Spain		35 806		Analytical TAC
Portugal		8 951		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Union		44 757	(1)
TAC	Not relevant
(1) Special condition: from the EU quotas in Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (WHB/NZJM1) and in 8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian Economic Zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen: 190 809

Species:	Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou			Zone:	Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30' N and 7 west of 12° W (WHB/24A567)
Norway		190 809	(1) (2)	Analytical TAC
Faroe Islands		37 500	(3) (4)	Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
TAC		Not relevant
(1) To be counted against Norway's catch limits established under the Coastal States arrangement. (2) ►M3 Special condition: the catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/04A-C): 40 000 This catch limit in 4a amounts to the following percentage of Norway’s access quota: 21 %. ◄ (3) To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands. (4) Special conditions: may also be fished in 6b (WHB/06B-C). The catch in 4a shall be no more than the following amount (WHB/*04A-C): 9 375

Species:	Lemon sole and witch flounder Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus		Zone:	Union waters of 2a and 4 (L/W/2AC4-C)
Belgium		368	Precautionary TAC
Denmark		1 012
Germany		130
France		277
The Netherlands		842
Sweden		11
United Kingdom		4 145
Union		6 785
TAC		6 785

Species:	Blue ling Molva dypterygia			Zone:	Union and international waters of 5b, 6 and 7 (BLI/5B67-)
Germany		113		Analytical TAC
Estonia		17		Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies
Spain		356
France		8 126
Ireland		31
Lithuania		7
Poland		3
United Kingdom		2 066
Others		31	(1)
Union		10 750
Norway		250	(2)
Faroe Islands		150	(3)
TAC		11 150
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. (2) To be fished in Union waters of 2a, 4, 5b, 6 and 7 (BLI/*24X7C). (3) By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish to be counted against this quota. To be fished in Union waters of 6a north of 56° 30′N and 6b. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation.

Species:	Blue ling Molva dypterygia			Zone:	International waters of 12 (BLI/12INT-)
Estonia		0	(1)	Precautionary TAC
Spain		132	(1)
France		3	(1)
Lithuania		1	(1)
United Kingdom		1	(1)
Others		0	(1)
Union		137	(1)
TAC		137	(1)
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:	Blue ling Molva dypterygia			Zone:	Union and international waters of 2 and 4 (BLI/24-)
Denmark		2		Precautionary TAC
Germany		2
Ireland		2
France		15
United Kingdom		9
Others		2	(1)
Union		32
TAC		32
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:	Blue ling Molva dypterygia		Zone:	Union and international waters of 3a (BLI/03A-)
Denmark		2	Precautionary TAC
Germany		1
Sweden		2
Union		5
TAC		5

Species:	Ling Molva molva			Zone:	Union and international waters of 1 and 2 (LIN/1/2.)
Denmark		26		Precautionary TAC
Germany		26
France		26
United Kingdom		26
Others		13	(1)
Union		117
TAC		117
(1) Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

Species:	Ling Molva molva		Zone:	Union waters of 3a (LIN/03A-C.)
Belgium		13	Precautionary TAC
Denmark		101
Germany		13
Sweden		39
United Kingdom		13
Union		179
TAC		179

Species:	Ling Molva molva			Zone:	Union waters of 4 (LIN/04-C.)
Belgium		27	(1)	Precautionary TAC
Denmark		424	(1)
Germany		262	(1)
France		236
The Netherlands		9
Sweden		18	(1)
United Kingdom		3 261	(1)
Union		4 237
TAC		4 237
(1) Special condition: of which up to 25 % but no more than 75t may be fished in: Union waters of 3a (LIN/*03A-C).

Species:

Ling

Molva molva

Zone:

Union and international waters of 5

(LIN/05EI.)

Belgium

Precautionary TAC

Denmark