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    Consolidated text: Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 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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    02022R0109 — EN — 31.01.2022 — 000.006


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    COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/109

    of 27 January 2022

    fixing for 2022 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 021 31.1.2022, p. 1)

    Amended by:

     

     

    Official Journal

      No

    page

    date

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    COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/515 of 31 March 2022

      L 104

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    1.4.2022

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    COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/681 of 28 April 2022

      L 126

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    29.4.2022

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    COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/1091 of 30 June 2022

      L 176

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    1.7.2022


    Corrected by:

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    Corrigendum, OJ L 034, 16.2.2022, p.  54 ((EU) 2022/109)

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    Corrigendum, OJ L 227, 1.9.2022, p.  134 (2022/515)




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    COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/109

    of 27 January 2022

    fixing for 2022 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

    1.  
    This Regulation fixes 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.
    2.  

    The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:

    (a) 

    catch limits for the year 2022 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2023;

    (b) 

    fishing effort limits for the year 2022, except the fishing effort limits set out in Annex II, which are to apply from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023;

    (c) 

    fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area.

    Article 2

    Scope

    1.  

    This Regulation applies to the following vessels:

    (a) 

    Union fishing vessels;

    (b) 

    third-country vessels in Union waters.

    2.  

    This Regulation also applies to:

    (a) 

    certain recreational fisheries expressly referred to in the relevant provisions of this Regulation; and

    (b) 

    commercial fisheries from shore.

    Article 3

    Definitions

    For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions 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 in the context of recreation, tourism or sport;

    (c) 

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

    (d) 

    ‘total allowable catch’ (TAC) means:

    (i) 

    in fisheries subject to the exemption from 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 a TAC that is 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 Article 6, point (34), 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 pursuant to 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;

    (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 fish aggregating device (FAD) or log, which transmits positions and other available information such as echo-sounder estimates;

    (l) 

    ‘FMSY point value’ means the value of the estimated fishing mortality that, with a given fishing pattern and under current average environmental conditions, gives the long-term maximum sustainable yield.

    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 the 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 ICES division 9a;

    (i) 

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

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    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 7o 23' 48″ W;

    (k) 

    ‘CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in Article 2, point (a), of 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 (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention Area’ means 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 (Antigua Convention) ( 5 );

    (n) 

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

    (o) 

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

    (p) 

    NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) 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 (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation) Convention Area’ means the geographical area defined in the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean ( 9 );

    (r) 

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

    (s) 

    ‘SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area’ means 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 (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Convention Area’ means 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’ means 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 seas of the coastal States of the Bering Sea is measured;

    (v) 

    ‘overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas’ means the geographical area defined by the following limits:

    — 
    longitude 150o W,
    — 
    longitude 130o W,
    — 
    latitude 4o S,
    — 
    latitude 50o S.



    TITLE II

    FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS



    CHAPTER I

    General provisions

    Article 5

    TACs and allocations

    1.  
    The TACs for Union fishing vessels in Union waters and certain non-Union waters, their allocation among Member States and, where appropriate, the conditions functionally linked thereto are set out in Annex I.
    2.  
    Union fishing vessels may be authorised to fish in waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and in the fishing zone around Jan Mayen subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in Article 20 and Part A of Annex V of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 13 ) and its implementing provisions.
    3.  
    Union fishing vessels may be authorised to fish in waters under the fisheries jurisdiction of the United Kingdom subject to the TACs in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in Article 20 of this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 and its implementing provisions.

    Article 6

    TACs to be determined by Member States

    1.  
    The TACs for certain fish stocks identified in Annex I shall be determined by the Member State concerned.
    2.  

    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 in an exploitation of the stock that is:

    (i) 

    if an analytical assessment is available, in line with maximum sustainable yield, with as high a probability as possible; or

    (ii) 

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

    3.  

    By 15 March 2022, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission:

    (a) 

    the TACs that it has determined;

    (b) 

    the data that it has collected, assessed and used as a basis for the determination of the TACs;

    (c) 

    details as to how the determined TACs comply with paragraph 2.

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    Article 8

    Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

    1.  

    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 that has a quota and that quota has not been exhausted; or

    (b) 

    make up a share of a Union quota that has not been allocated among Member States and that has not been exhausted.

    2.  
    For the purposes of the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quotas, provided for in Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the stocks of non-target species within safe biological limits referred to in that Article are identified in Annex I to this Regulation.

    Article 9

    Quota-exchange mechanism for TACs for unavoidable by-catches

    1.  
    In order to take account 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 to 5 shall apply to the TACs identified in Annex IA.
    2.  
    6 % of each quota allocated to a Member State from the TACs for cod (Gadus morhua) 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 shall be made available for a pool for quota exchanges (‘the pool’), which shall open on 1 January 2022. Member States without a quota shall have exclusive access to the pool until 31 March 2022.
    3.  
    The quantities drawn from the pool may not be exchanged or transferred to the following year. After 31 March 2022, any unused quantities shall be returned to the Member States that initially contributed to the pool.
    4.  
    Member States without a quota shall provide in return quotas for stocks listed in the Appendix to Annex IA, unless the Member State without a quota and the Member State contributing to the pool agree otherwise.
    5.  
    The quotas referred to in paragraph 4 shall be of equivalent commercial value, determined on the basis of a market exchange rate or other mutually acceptable exchange rates. In the absence of alternatives, the equivalent commercial value shall be determined on the basis of average Union prices from the previous year, as provided by the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products.
    6.  
    Where the quota-exchange mechanism set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 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 10

    Fishing effort limits in ICES division 7e

    1.  
    For the period referred to in point (b) of Article 1(2), the technical aspects of the rights and obligations for the management of the sole stock in ICES division 7e are set out in Annex II.
    2.  
    At the request of a Member State in accordance with point 7.4 of Annex II, the Commission may adopt an implementing act by which it allocates to that Member State a number of days at sea in addition to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which it may authorise a vessel under its flag to be present in ICES division 7e when carrying on board any regulated gear. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58(2) of this Regulation.
    3.  
    At the request of a Member State, the Commission may adopt an implementing act by which it allocates to that Member State a maximum of three days between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023, in addition to those referred to in point 5 of Annex II, on which a vessel may be present in ICES division 7e on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage, as referred to in point 8.1 of Annex II. It shall make such an allocation on the basis of the description submitted by that Member State in accordance with point 8.3 of Annex II and following consultation with the STECF. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58(2) of this Regulation.

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    Article 11

    Measures on European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 4b and 4c and ICES subarea 7

    1.  
    It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels, as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore, to fish for European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in ICES divisions 4b and 4c and in ICES subarea 7 or to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land European seabass caught in that area.
    2.  
    The prohibition set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply to by-catches of seabass in shore-based commercial netting activities. This exemption applies to historic numbers of beach nets set at pre-2017 levels. Shore-based commercial netting activities shall not target seabass and only unavoidable by-catches of seabass may be landed.
    3.  

    By way of derogation from paragraph 1, in January 2022 and from 1 April to 31 December 2022, Union fishing vessels in ICES divisions 4b, 4c, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h may fish for, retain on board, 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 760 kilogrammes per two calendar months (January and April; May and June; July and August; September and October; November and December) and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the vessel concerned per fishing trip;

    (b) 

    using seines ( 15 ), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 760 kilogrammes per two calendar months (January and April; May and June; July and August; September and October; November and December) and 5 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board caught by the vessel concerned per fishing trip;

    (c) 

    using hooks and lines ( 16 ), not exceeding 5,95 tonnes per vessel;

    (d) 

    using fixed gillnets ( 17 ), for unavoidable by-catches not exceeding 1,5 tonnes per vessel.

    The derogations set out in the first subparagraph, point (c), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using hooks and lines over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.

    The derogations set out in the first subparagraph, point (d), shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of European seabass using fixed gillnets over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016.

    In the case of a replacement of a Union fishing vessel, Member States may allow the derogations to apply to another Union fishing vessel provided that the number of Union fishing vessels subject to each of the derogations and their overall fishing capacity do not increase.

    4.  
    The catch limits set out in paragraph 3 shall not be transferable between vessels and, where a bi-monthly limit applies, from one calendar two-month period to another.

    For Union fishing vessels using more than one gear in two calendar months, the lowest catch limit set out in paragraph 3 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.

    5.  

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

    (a) 

    from 1 January to 28 February 2022 and from 1 to 31 December 2022:

    (i) 

    only catch-and-release fishing with a rod or a handline for European seabass shall be allowed;

    (ii) 

    it shall be prohibited to retain, relocate, tranship or land European seabass caught in that area;

    (b) 

    from 1 March to 30 November 2022:

    (i) 

    not more than two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisher per day;

    (ii) 

    the minimum size of European seabass retained shall be 42 cm;

    (iii) 

    fixed nets shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass.

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

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    Article 12

    Measures on European seabass fisheries in ICES divisions 8a and 8b

    1.  
    France and Spain shall ensure that the fishing mortality of the European seabass stock in ICES divisions 8a and 8b from their commercial and recreational fisheries does not exceed the FMSY point value, as required by Article 4(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/472.
    2.  

    In recreational fisheries, including from shore, in ICES divisions 8a and 8b:

    (a) 

    a maximum of two specimens of European seabass may be caught and retained per fisher per day;

    (b) 

    fixed nets shall not be used to catch or retain European seabass.

    3.  
    Paragraph 2 shall apply without prejudice to more stringent national measures on recreational fisheries.

    Article 13

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

    Any targeted, incidental and recreational European eel (Anguilla anguilla) fishing activity, as defined in Article 4(1), point (28), of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, 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.

    Each Member State concerned shall determine that period, which shall fall between 1 August 2022 and 28 February 2023, to ensure that the prohibition covers the periods of the highest migration of European eel.

    Member States shall no later than 1 June 2022 communicate the determined period to the Commission together with the supporting information justifying the chosen prohibition period.

    Article 14

    Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

    1.  

    The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States 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 made pursuant to Article 21 of this Regulation.

    2.  
    Stocks subject to precautionary or analytical TACs for the purposes of the year-to-year management of TACs and quotas provided for in Regulation (EC) No 847/96 are identified in Annex I to this Regulation.
    3.  
    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.
    4.  
    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 15

    Closed fishing seasons for sandeels

    Commercial fishing for sandeels (Ammodytes spp.) with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 mm shall be prohibited in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and in ICES subarea 4 from 1 January to 31 March 2022 and from 1 August to 31 December 2022.

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    Article 16

    Remedial measures for cod in the North Sea

    1.  
    The areas closed to fishing, except with pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), and the periods during which the closures apply are set out in Annex IV.
    2.  
    Vessels fishing with bottom trawls and seines with minimum mesh size of at least 70 mm in ICES divisions 4a and 4b or at least 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and longlines ( 18 ) 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.
    3.  

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

    (a) 

    their cod catches do not account for more than 5 % of their total catches per fishing trip; vessels whose cod catches did not exceed 5 % of their total catches in 2017–2019 are presumed to comply with this criterion provided that they continue to use the same gear that they used in that period; this presumption may be rebutted;

    (b) 

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

    (i) 

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

    (ii) 

    raised fishing line (0,6 m);

    (iii) 

    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 ICES division 4a and 90 mm in ICES division 3a, and less than 100 mm (TR2), the following highly selective gears are used:

    (i) 

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

    (ii) 

    Seltra panel with 300 mm square-mesh size;

    (iii) 

    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 fixed, based on scientific advice levels, through spatial or technical measures, or a combination thereof; such plans shall be assessed no later than two months following their implementation, by the STECF in the case of Member States or by the relevant national scientific body in the case of third countries, and, where deemed necessary, further revised if such assessments find that the objective of the national cod avoidance plan will not be met.

    4.  
    Member States shall enhance the monitoring, control and surveillance of vessels referred to in paragraph 2 in order to ensure compliance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 3.
    5.  
    This Article shall not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

    Article 17

    Remedial measures for cod in the Kattegat

    1.  

    Union vessels fishing in the Kattegat with bottom trawls ( 19 ) with minimum mesh size of 70 mm shall use one of the following selective gears:

    (a) 

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

    (b) 

    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) 

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

    2.  
    Union vessels participating in a project run by a Member State and having functioning equipment for fully documented fisheries may use a gear in accordance with Part B of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. The Member State in question shall communicate a list of such vessels to the Commission.
    3.  
    This Article shall not apply to fishing operations conducted for the exclusive purpose of scientific investigations, provided that those investigations are carried out in compliance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241.

    Article 18

    Prohibited species

    1.  

    Union fishing vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species:

    (a) 

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

    (b) 

    splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in NAFO subarea 6;

    (c) 

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

    (d) 

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

    (e) 

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

    (f) 

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

    (g) 

    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;

    (h) 

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

    (i) 

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

    (j) 

    porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;

    (k) 

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

    (l) 

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

    (m) 

    whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in all waters;

    (n) 

    common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) in the Mediterranean;

    (o) 

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

    2.  
    When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.

    Article 19

    Data transmission

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



    CHAPTER II

    Fishing authorisations in third - country waters

    Article 20

    Fishing authorisations

    1.  
    The maximum numbers of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters, where applicable, are set out in Part A of Annex V.
    2.  
    Where one Member State transfers quota to another in the fishing areas set out in Part A of Annex V to this Regulation in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the transfer shall include an appropriate transfer of fishing authorisations and be notified to the Commission. The total number of 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 21

    Quota transfers and exchanges

    1.  
    Where the rules of a regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) permit quota transfers or exchanges between the Contracting Parties to that RFMO, a Member State (‘the Member State concerned’) may discuss with a Contracting Party to that RFMO and establish a possible outline of an intended quota transfer or exchange, as appropriate. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of the outline.
    2.  
    On being notified in accordance with paragraph 1, the Commission may endorse the outline of the intended quota transfer or exchange. If the Commission endorses the outline, it shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by the intended quota transfer or exchange. It shall notify the secretariat of the RFMO of the transfer or exchange in accordance with the rules of that RFMO.
    3.  
    The Commission shall inform the Member States of any agreed quota transfer or exchange.
    4.  
    The fishing opportunities received or transferred by the Member State concerned under the quota transfer or exchange shall be deemed to be quotas added to, or deducted from, its allocation as of the moment when the transfer or exchange takes effect under the terms of the agreement with the relevant Contracting Party to the RFMO or in accordance with the rules of the relevant RFMO, as appropriate. Such transfers and exchanges shall not affect the distribution key for allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.
    5.  
    This Article shall apply until 31 January 2023 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.



    Section 2

    NEAFC Convention Area

    Article 22

    Closures for redfish in the Irminger Sea

    All fishing activities shall be prohibited in the area bounded by following coordinates measured according to the WGS84 system:



    Latitude

    Longitude

    63° 00'

    -30° 00'

    61° 30'

    -27° 35'

    60° 45'

    -28° 45'

    62° 00'

    -31° 35'

    63° 00'

    -30° 00'



    Section 3

    ICCAT Convention Area

    Article 23

    Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations

    1.  
    The number of Union bait boats and trolling boats authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) 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.
    2.  
    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.
    3.  
    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.
    4.  
    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.
    5.  
    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.
    6.  
    The bluefin tuna total farming and fattening capacity and the maximum input of wild-caught bluefin tuna allocated to farms in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shall be limited as set out in point 6 of Annex VI.
    7.  
    The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for northern albacore (Thunnus alalunga) 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.
    8.  
    The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 m length fishing for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be limited as set out in point 8 of Annex VI.

    Article 24

    Recreational fisheries

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

    Article 25

    Sharks

    1.  
    It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of bigeye thresher sharks (Alopias superciliosus) caught in any fishery.
    2.  
    It shall be prohibited to engage in directed fishery for species of thresher sharks of the Alopias genus.
    3.  
    It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of hammerhead sharks of the Sphyrnidae family (except Sphyrna tiburo) caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area.
    4.  
    It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) caught in any fishery.
    5.  
    It shall be prohibited to retain on board silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) caught in any fishery.
    6.  
    It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of North Atlantic shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) caught in fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area.

    Article 26

    FADs for tropical tunas

    1.  
    It shall be prohibited to use FADs in the ICCAT Convention Area from 1 January to 13 March 2022.
    2.  
    During the 15 days before the start of the period referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that their vessels do not deploy FADs. Each vessel shall have no more than 300 FADs with operational buoys deployed at any time in the ICCAT Convention Area.
    3.  
    Member States shall report to the Commission historical data on fishing gear set around FADs by their purse-seine vessels by 30 June 2022. If a Member State does not report those data by that date, vessels flying its flag shall not set fishing gear around FADs until the Commission receives those data from that Member State for further reporting to ICCAT.



    Section 4

    CCAMLR Convention Area

    Article 27

    Exploratory fisheries notifications for toothfish

    Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in FAO divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in 2022. Member States intending to do so shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 no later than 1 June 2022.

    Article 28

    Limits on exploratory fisheries for toothfish

    1.  
    Fishing for toothfish in the 2021–2022 fishing season shall be limited to the Member States, subareas and number of vessels set out in Table A in Annex VII, and the TACs and by-catch limits set out in Table B in that Annex shall apply.
    2.  
    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.
    3.  
    Where applicable, fishing in any small-scale research unit (SSRU) shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the fishing season.
    4.  
    Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible, so as to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and avoid an over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 48.6 and 88.1 as well as in FAO division 58.4.3a, where permitted under Article 27, shall be prohibited in depths of less than 550 m.

    Article 29

    Krill fishery during the 2021–2022 fishing season

    1.  
    Member States intending to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2021–2022 fishing season shall notify the Commission thereof no later than 1 May 2022, using the form in Part B of the Appendix to Annex VII. 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 2022.
    2.  
    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 to participate in the krill fishery.
    3.  

    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 that, at the time of the notification:

    (a) 

    are flying its flag; or

    (b) 

    are flying the flag of another CCAMLR member and are expected to be flying the flag of that Member State at the time the fishery takes place.

    4.  

    Where an authorised vessel notified to the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 is prevented from participating in a krill fishery due to legitimate operational reasons or force majeure, the Member State concerned may authorise its replacement by another vessel. In such a case, the Member State concerned shall immediately inform the CCAMLR Secretariat and the Commission, providing:

    (a) 

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

    (b) 

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

    5.  
    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 5

    IOTC Area of Competence

    Article 30

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

    1.  
    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.
    2.  
    The maximum number of Union fishing vessels fishing for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence and the corresponding capacity in gross tonnage shall be as set out in point 2 of Annex VIII.
    3.  
    Member States may reallocate vessels assigned to one of the 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 in respect of the fish stocks in question.
    4.  
    Where a transfer of capacity to the fleet of a Member State is proposed, that Member State shall ensure that vessels to be transferred are on the IOTC record of authorised vessels or on the record of vessels of other RFMOs managing tuna fisheries. Vessels that appear on any RFMO’s list of vessels that have engaged in IUU fishing activities may not be transferred.
    5.  
    Member States may increase their fishing capacity beyond the ceilings referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 only within the limits set out in the development plans submitted to the IOTC.

    Article 31

    Drifting FADs and supply vessels

    1.  
    Drifting FADs shall be equipped with instrumented buoys. The use of any other buoys, such as radio buoys, shall be prohibited.
    2.  
    A purse-seine vessel shall follow no more than 300 operational buoys at any time.
    3.  
    No more than 500 instrumented buoys shall be acquired annually for each purse-seine vessel. No purse-seine vessel shall have more than 500 instrumented buoys (in stock and operational) at any time.

    ▼M1

    4.  
    The maximum number of supply vessels shall be three supply vessels in support of not less than ten purse-seine vessels, all flying the flag of a Member State. This provision shall not apply to Member States using only one supply vessel.

    ▼B

    5.  
    A single purse-seine vessel shall not be supported by more than one supply vessel flying the flag of a Member State at any time.
    6.  
    The Union shall not register new or additional supply vessels in the IOTC record of authorised vessels.

    Article 32

    Sharks

    1.  
    It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all species of the Alopiidae family in any fishery.
    2.  
    It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in any fishery, except for vessels under 24 m overall length engaged solely in fishing operations in their flag Member State’s exclusive economic zone, provided that their catch is destined solely for local consumption.
    3.  
    When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.

    Article 33

    Mobulid rays

    1.  
    Union fishing vessels shall not fish for mobulid rays (Mobulidae family, including the genera Manta and Mobula) and shall not retain on board, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of mobulid rays, except where the fish caught are consumed directly by the fishers’ families (‘subsistence fishery’).

    However, mobulid rays that are unintentionally caught through artisanal fishing (fisheries other than surface fisheries, i.e. purse seines, pole and line, gillnet fisheries, handline and trolling vessels, or longline fisheries undertaken by vessels registered in the IOTC record of authorised vessels) may be landed for purposes of local consumption.

    2.  
    All fishing vessels, other than those engaged in subsistence fishery, shall promptly release mobulid rays alive and unharmed, to the extent practicable, as soon as they are seen in the net, on the hook or on the deck, in a manner that will result in the least possible harm to those specimens.



    Section 6

    SPRFMO Convention Area

    Article 34

    Pelagic fisheries

    1.  
    Only those Member States that 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.
    2.  
    The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall limit the total gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2022 to the total Union level of 78 600 gross tonnage in that area.
    3.  

    The Member States referred to in paragraph 1 may use the fishing opportunities set out in Annex IH only if they send the following information to the Commission by the fifteenth day of the following month, so that the Commission can communicate it to the SPRFMO Secretariat:

    (a) 

    list of vessels actively fishing or engaged in transhipment in the SPRFMO Convention Area;

    (b) 

    monthly catch reports.



    Section 7

    IATTC Convention Area

    Article 35

    Purse-seine fisheries

    1.  

    Purse-seine vessels shall not fish for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna or skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis):

    (a) 

    from 00.00 hours on 29 July 2022 to 24.00 hours on 8 October 2022 or from 00.00 hours on 9 November 2022 to 24.00 hours on 19 January 2023 in the area defined by the following limits:

    — 
    the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,
    — 
    longitude 150o W,
    — 
    latitude 40o N,
    — 
    latitude 40o S;
    (b) 

    from 00.00 hours on 9 October 2022 to 24.00 hours on 8 November 2022 in the area defined by the following limits:

    — 
    longitude 96o W,
    — 
    longitude 110o W,
    — 
    latitude 4o N,
    — 
    latitude 3o S.
    2.  
    For each of the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 and flying the flag of a Member State, that flag Member State shall inform the Commission before 1 April 2022 which of the closure periods referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), the vessel has selected.
    3.  
    Purse-seine vessels fishing for tuna in the IATTC Convention Area shall retain on board and then tranship or land all yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack tuna that they catch.
    4.  

    Paragraph 3 shall not apply:

    (a) 

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

    (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 36

    Drifting FADs

    1.  
    A purse-seine vessel shall have no more than 400 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 be activated only on board a purse-seine vessel.
    2.  

    During the 15 days before the start of the closure period selected in accordance with Article 35(1), point (a), a purse-seine vessel shall, in the IATTC Convention Area:

    (a) 

    refrain from deploying FADs;

    (b) 

    recover the same number of FADs as initially deployed.

    Article 37

    Catch limits for bigeye tuna in longline fisheries

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

    Article 38

    Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks

    1.  
    It shall be prohibited to fish for oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus) in the IATTC Convention Area and to retain on board, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught in that area.
    2.  
    When accidentally caught, specimens of oceanic whitetip sharks shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released by vessel operators.
    3.  
    Vessel operators shall record the number of releases with indication of status (dead or alive) and report that information to the Member State of which they are nationals.

    Member States shall transmit that information collected during the previous year to the Commission by 31 January.

    Article 39

    Prohibition of fishing for mobulid rays

    Union fishing vessels in the IATTC Convention Area shall not fish for mobulid rays (Mobulidae family, including the genera Manta and Mobula) and shall not retain on board, tranship, land, store, offer for sale or sell any part or whole carcass of mobulid rays caught in that area. As soon as they notice that mobulid rays have been caught, they shall promptly release them, where possible alive and unharmed.



    Section 8

    SEAFO Convention Area

    Article 40

    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 9

    WCPFC Convention Area

    Article 41

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

    1.  
    Member States shall ensure that no more than 403 fishing days are allocated to purse-seine vessels 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.
    2.  
    Union fishing vessels shall not target South Pacific albacore (Thunnus alalunga) in the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S.
    3.  
    Member States shall ensure that catches of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by longliners in 2022 do not exceed the limits set out in the table in Annex IG.

    Article 42

    Management of fishing with FADs

    1.  
    In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, purse-seine vessels shall not deploy, service or set nets on FADs between 00.00 hours on 1 July 2022 and 24.00 hours on 30 September 2022.
    2.  
    In addition to the prohibition in paragraph 1, it shall be prohibited to set nets on FADs on the high seas of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S for an additional two months, either from 00.00 hours on 1 April 2022 to 24.00 hours on 31 May 2022, or from 00.00 hours on 1 November 2022 to 24.00 hours on 31 December 2022.
    3.  
    Each Member State shall ensure that none of its purse-seine vessels deploy at sea, at any time, more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys. Buoys shall be activated exclusively on board a vessel.

    Article 43

    Prohibition on discards of tropical tunas caught by purse seiners

    1.  
    All purse-seine vessels fishing in the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S shall retain on board, tranship and land all bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna that they catch.
    2.  

    Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the following cases:

    (a) 

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

    (b) 

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

    (c) 

    in the event of a serious malfunction of freezer equipment.

    Article 44

    Maximum 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 of the WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S shall be as set out in Annex IX.

    Article 45

    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 in 2022 do not exceed the limit set out in Annex IG. They shall also ensure that this does not result in a shift of the fishing effort for swordfish to the area north of 20° S.

    Article 46

    Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks

    1.  

    It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship, land or store any part or whole carcass of the following species in the WCPFC Convention Area:

    (a) 

    silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis);

    (b) 

    oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus).

    2.  
    When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.

    Article 47

    Overlap area between the IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas

    1.  
    Vessels listed only in the WCPFC register shall apply the measures set out in this Section when fishing in the overlap area between the IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas.
    2.  
    Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed only in the IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in Article 35(1), point (a), Article 35(2), (3) and (4), and Articles 36, 37 and 38 when fishing in the overlap area between the IATTC and WCPFC Convention Areas.



    Section 10

    Bering Sea

    Article 48

    Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

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



    Section 11

    SIOFA Agreement Area

    Article 49

    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 of a representative period in which they were active in that area and for which data declared to the Commission exists;

    (b) 

    do not expand the spatial distribution of bottom fishing effort, apart from longline 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 and Walter’s Shoal, as defined in Annex IK, except with longline and trap methods and on condition of having a scientific observer on board at all times while fishing in those areas.



    TITLE III

    FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

    Article 50

    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 may be authorised to fish in Union waters subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.

    Article 51

    Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom and licensed by a United Kingdom fisheries administration

    Fishing vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, registered in the United Kingdom and licensed by a fisheries administration of the United Kingdom may be authorised to fish in Union waters subject to the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.

    Article 52

    Quota transfers and exchanges with the United Kingdom

    1.  
    Any quota transfer or exchange between the Union and the United Kingdom shall take place in accordance with this Article.
    2.  
    A Member State intending to transfer or exchange quotas with the United Kingdom may discuss with the United Kingdom an outline of the quota transfer or exchange. The Member State concerned shall notify the Commission of the outline.
    3.  
    If the Commission endorses an outline of the quota transfer or exchange referred to in paragraph 2 notified by the Member State concerned, it shall express, without undue delay, the consent to be bound by such quota transfer or exchange. The Commission shall notify the United Kingdom and the Member States of the agreed quota transfer or exchange.
    4.  
    The fishing opportunities received from or transferred to the United Kingdom under the agreed 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 when the quota transfer or exchange has been notified in accordance with paragraph 3. Such transfers and exchanges shall not affect the distribution key for allocating fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with the principle of relative stability of fishing activities.

    Article 53

    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 Title III of Regulation (EU) 2017/2403.

    Article 54

    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 55

    Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

    The conditions laid down in Article 8 shall apply to the catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations referred to in Article 54.

    Article 56

    Prohibited species

    1.  

    Third-country vessels shall not fish for, retain on board, tranship or land the following species where 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 all 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.

    2.  
    When accidentally caught, specimens of the species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released.



    TITLE IV

    FINAL PROVISIONS

    Article 57

    Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/92

    Regulation (EU) 2021/92 is amended as follows:

    (1) 

    In Annex IB, the fishing opportunities table for capelin in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (CAP/514GRN) is replaced by the following:



    ‘Species:

    Capelin

    Mallotus villosus

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of 5 and 14

    (CAP/514GRN)

    Denmark

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

    0

     

    Sweden

    0

     

    All Member States

    0

    (1)

    Union

    0

    (2)

    Norway

    69 623

    (2)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Denmark, Germany and Sweden may access the ‘All Member States’ quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10  % of the Union quota shall not access the ‘All Member States’ quota at all. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (CAP/514 GRN_AMS).

    (2)

    For a fishing period from 15 October 2021 to 15 April 2022.’;

    (2) 

    In Annex ID, the fishing opportunities table for northern albacore (ALB/AN05N) is replaced by the following:



    ‘Species:

    Northern albacore

    Thunnus alalunga

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

    (ALB/AN05N)

    Ireland

     

    3 174,03

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Spain

     

    17 890,00

     

    France

     

    5 626,69

     

    Portugal

     

    1 962,13

     

    Union

     

    28 652,85

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    37 801

     

    (1)

    The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007, shall be 1 253 . Those quotas shall be subject to the appropriate deductions pursuant to Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009, in order to implement quotas allocated to the Member States under this Regulation with the adaptations respecting the Union’s overall quota at ICCAT level.’.

    Article 58

    Committee procedure

    1.  
    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.
    2.  
    Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

    Article 59

    Transitional provision

    Articles 11, 16, 17, 18, 25, 32, 33, 38, 39, 40, 46, 48 and 56 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2023 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2023.

    Article 60

    Entry into force and application

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

    It shall apply from 1 January 2022. However:

    (a) 

    the provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 27, 28 and 29, and Annex VII for stocks indicated in that Annex in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2021;

    (b) 

    Article 26(2) shall apply from 17 December 2021;

    (c) 

    Article 57, point (1), shall apply from 15 October 2021 to 15 April 2022;

    (d) 

    Article 57, point (2), shall apply from 1 January 2021;

    (e) 

    Annex II shall apply from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023.

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




    ANNEX

    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 the Annexes 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 the Annexes shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 thereof.

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

    Annexes IA to IL are part of this Annex.

    For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of scientific names and common names of the species 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

    Boarfishes

    Centrophorus squamosus

    GUQ

    Leafscale gulper shark

    Centroscymnus coelolepis

    CYO

    Portuguese dogfish

    Chaceon spp.

    GER

    Deep sea red crabs

    Chaenocephalus aceratus

    SSI

    Blackfin icefish

    Champsocephalus gunnari

    ANI

    Mackerel icefish

    Channichthys rhinoceratus

    LIC

    Unicorn icefish

    Chionoecetes spp.

    PCR

    Snow crabs

    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

    Toothfishes

    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

    Gobionotothen gibberifrons

    NOG

    Humped rockcod

    Hippoglossoides platessoides

    PLA

    American plaice

    Hoplostethus atlanticus

    ORY

    Orange roughy

    Illex illecebrosus

    SQI

    Shortfin squid

    Lamna nasus

    POR

    Porbeagle

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    LEZ

    Megrims

    Leucoraja fullonica

    RJF

    Shagreen ray

    Leucoraja naevus

    RJN

    Cuckoo ray

    Limanda ferruginea

    YEL

    Yellowtail flounder

    Lophiidae

    ANF

    Anglerfishes

    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 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

    Flatfishes

    Pollachius pollachius

    POL

    Pollack

    Pollachius virens

    POK

    Saithe

    Pseudochaenichthys georgianus

    SGI

    South Georgia icefish

    Pseudopentaceros spp.

    EDW

    Pelagic armourheads

    Raja brachyura

    RJH

    Blonde ray

    Raja circularis

    RJI

    Sandy ray

    Raja clavata

    RJC

    Thornback 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

    Rostroraja alba

    RJA

    White skate

    Sardina pilchardus

    PIL

    Sardine

    Scomber scombrus

    MAC

    Mackerel

    Scophthalmus maximus

    TUR

    Turbot

    Scophthalmus rhombus

    BLL

    Brill

    Sebastes spp.

    RED

    Redfishes

    Solea solea

    SOL

    Common sole

    Solea spp.

    SOO

    Sole

    Sprattus sprattus

    SPR

    Sprat

    Squalus acanthias

    DGS

    Picked dogfish

    Tetrapturus albidus

    WHM

    White marlin

    Thunnus alalunga

    ALB

    Albacore

    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 scientific names of the species is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes:



    Common name

    Alpha-3 code

    Scientific name

    Albacore

    ALB

    Thunnus alalunga

    Alfonsinos

    ALF

    Beryx spp.

    American plaice

    PLA

    Hippoglossoides platessoides

    Anchovy

    ANE

    Engraulis encrasicolus

    Anglerfishes

    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

    Boarfishes

    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 crabs

    GER

    Chaceon spp.

    European seabass

    BSS

    Dicentrarchus labrax

    Flatfishes

    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

    Gobionotothen 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 armourheads

    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

    Redfishes

    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

    Leucoraja fullonica

    Shortfin squid

    SQI

    Illex illecebrosus

    Skates and rays

    SRX

    Rajiformes

    Small-eyed ray

    RJE

    Raja microocellata

    Smooth lanternshark

    ETP

    Etmopterus pusillus

    Snow crabs

    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

    Toothfishes

    TOT

    Dissostichus spp.

    Tope shark

    GAG

    Galeorhinus galeus

    Turbot

    TUR

    Scophthalmus maximus

    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

    Rostroraja alba

    Whiting

    WHG

    Merlangius merlangus

    Witch flounder

    WIT

    Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    Yellowtail flounder

    YEL

    Limanda ferruginea

    ▼C1




    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

    PART A

    Autonomous Union stocks

    ▼M3



    Species:

    Anchovy

    Engraulis encrasicolus

    Zone:

    9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (ANE/9/3411)

    Spain

     

    4 812

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Portugal

     

    5 249

    (1)

    Union

     

    10 061

    (1)

    TAC

     

    10 061

    (1)

    (1)

    The quota may be fished only from 1 July 2022 to 30 September 2022.

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Anchovy

    Engraulis encrasicolus

    Zone:

    9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (ANE/9/3411)

    Spain

     

    0

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Portugal

     

    0

    (1)

    Union

     

    0

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    0

    (1)

    (1)

    May only be fished from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    Kattegat

    (COD/03AS.)

    Denmark

     

    60

    (1)(2)

    Precautionary TAC

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

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

    Germany

     

    1

    (1)(2)

    Sweden

     

    36

    (1)(2)

    Union

     

    97

    (1)(2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    97

    (1)(2)

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

    (2)

    In addition to these quotas, a Member State may grant to vessels flying its flag and participating in trials on remote electronic monitoring an additional allocation, within an overall limit of 30 % of the quota allocated to that Member State. Each vessel participating in trials on remote electronic monitoring shall take no more than 300 kg. Catches from this additional allocation shall be reported separately (COD/03AS_REM). This shall be without prejudice to the relative stability.



    Species:

    Megrims

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Zone:

    8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (LEZ/8C3411)

    Spain

     

    2 167

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    108

     

    Portugal

     

    72

     

    Union

     

    2 347

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 445

     



    Species:

    Anglerfishes

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (ANF/8C3411)

    Spain

     

    3 091

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    3

     

    Portugal

     

    615

     

    Union

     

    3 709

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    3 868

     



    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    8

    (WHG/08.)

    Spain

     

    871

     

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    1 306

     

    Union

     

    2 177

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 276

     



    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (HKE/8C3411)

    Spain

     

    4 899

     

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    470

     

    Portugal

     

    2 286

     

    Union

     

    7 655

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    7 836

     



    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    3a

    (NEP/03A.)

    Denmark

     

    6 248

     

    Analytical TAC

    Germany

     

    18

     

    Sweden

     

    2 235

     

    Union

     

    8 501

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    8 501

     



    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    8a, 8b, 8d and 8e

    (NEP/8ABDE.)

    Spain

     

    233

     

    Analytical TAC

    France

     

    3 647

     

    Union

     

    3 880

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    3 880

     



    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    8c, functional unit 25

    (NEP/8CU25)

    Spain

     

    1,7

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    0,0

    (1)

    Union

     

    1,7

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1,7

    (1)

    (1)

    Exclusively as part of a sentinel fishery to collect catch per unit effort (CPUE) data with vessels carrying observers on board, during five trips per month in August and September.



    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    8c, functional unit 31

    (NEP/8CU31)

    Spain

     

    13

     

    Analytical TAC

    France

     

    1

     

    Union

     

    14

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    20

     



    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (NEP/9/3411)

    Spain

     

    89

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Portugal

     

    266

    (1)

    Union

     

    355

    (1)(2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    355

    (1)(2)

    (1)

    Shall not be taken in functional units 26 and 27 of 9a.

    (2)

    Within the limits of these quotas, no more than the following amount may be taken in functional unit 30 of 9a (NEP/*9U30): 50.



    Species:

    ‘Penaeus’ shrimps

    Penaeus spp.

    Zone:

    French Guiana waters

    (PEN/FGU.)

    France

     

    To be established

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 6 of this Regulation applies

    Union

     

    To be established

    (1)(2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    To be established

    (1)(2)

    (1)

    Fishing for shrimps Penaeus subtilis and Penaeus brasiliensis is prohibited in waters less than 30 metres deep.

    (2)

    Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of France.



    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    Kattegat

    (PLE/03AS.)

    Denmark

     

    493

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Germany

     

    6

     

    Sweden

     

    56

     

    Union

     

    55

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 038

     



    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    7b and 7c

    (PLE/7BC.)

    France

     

    4

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Ireland

     

    15

     

    Union

     

    19

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    19

     



    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (PLE/8/3411)

    Spain

     

    26

     

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    103

     

    Portugal

     

    26

     

    Union

     

    155

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    155

     



    Species:

    Pollack

    Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    8a, 8b, 8d and 8e

    (POL/8ABDE.)

    Spain

     

    252

     

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    1 230

     

    Union

     

    1 482

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 482

     



    Species:

    Pollack

    Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    8c

    (POL/08C.)

    Spain

     

    149

     

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    17

     

    Union

     

    166

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    166

     



    Species:

    Pollack

    Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (POL/9/3411)

    Spain

     

    196

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Portugal

     

    7

    (1)(2)

    Union

     

    203

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    203

    (2)

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in Union waters of 8c (POL/*08C.).

    (2)

    In addition to this TAC, Portugal may fish quantities of pollack not exceeding 98 tonnes (POL/93411P).



    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    3a; Union waters of subdivisions 22-24

    (SOL/3ABC24)

    Denmark

     

    599

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Germany

     

    35

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    58

    (1)

    Sweden

     

    23

     

    Union

     

    715

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    723

     

    (1)

    This quota may only be fished in Union waters of 3a and of subdivisions 22-24.



    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    7b and 7c

    (SOL/7BC.)

    France

     

    6

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Ireland

     

    28

     

    Union

     

    34

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    34

     



    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    8a and 8b

    (SOL/8AB.)

    Belgium

     

    27

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Spain

     

    5

     

    France

     

    1 997

     

    Netherlands

     

    150

     

    Union

     

    2 179

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 233

     



    Species:

    Sole

    Solea spp.

    Zone:

    8c, 8d, 8e, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (SOO/8CDE34)

    Spain

     

    245

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Portugal

     

    407

     

    Union

     

    652

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    652

    (1)

    (1)

    Within the limits of these quotas, no more than the following quantity of common sole (Solea solea) shall be taken (SOL/8CDE34): 320.



    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    9

    (JAX/09.)

    Spain

     

    35 516

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Portugal

     

    101 761

    (1)

    Union

     

    137 277

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    143 505

     

    (1)

    Special condition: up to a percentage to be establishes of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C.).



    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    10; Union waters of CECAF (1)

    (JAX/X34PRT)

    Portugal

     

    To be established

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 6 of this Regulation applies

    Union

     

    To be established

    (2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    To be established

    (2)

    (1)

    Waters adjacent to the Azores.

    (2)

    Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.



    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    Union waters of CECAF (1)

    (JAX/341PRT)

    Portugal

     

    To be established

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 6 of this Regulation applies

    Union

     

    To be established

    (2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    To be established

    (2)

    (1)

    Waters adjacent to Madeira.

    (2)

    Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Portugal.



    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    Union waters of CECAF (1)

    (JAX/341SPN)

    Spain

     

    To be established

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 6 of this Regulation applies

    Union

     

    To be established

    (2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    To be established

    (2)

    (1)

    Waters adjacent to the Canary Islands.

    (2)

    Fixed at the same quantity as the quota of Spain.

    PART B

    Shared stocks

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Sandeel and associated by-catches

    Ammodytes spp.

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; Union waters of 3a(1)

    Denmark

     

    83 123

    (2)(3)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

     

    127

    (2)(3)

    Sweden

     

    3 053

    (2)(3)

    Union

     

    86 303

    (2)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 541

    (2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    88 844

    (2)

    (1)

    Excluding waters within six nautical miles of the United Kingdom’s baselines at Shetland, Fair Isle and Foula.

    (2)

    In management areas 1r and 4, the TAC may only be fished as monitoring TAC with an associated sampling protocol for the fishery.

    (3)

    Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and mackerel (OT1/*2A3A4X). 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 these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex III:

     

    Zone: United Kingdom and Union waters of sandeel management areas

     

     

    1r

    2r

    3r

    4

    5r

    6

    7r

     

    (SAN/234_1R)(1)

    (SAN/234_2R)(1)

    (SAN/234_3R)(1)

    (SAN/234_4)(1)(2)

    (SAN/234_5R)(1)

    (SAN/234_6)(1)

    (SAN/234_7R)(1)

    Denmark

    4 678

    67 232

    6 404

    4 678

    0

    131

    0

    Germany

    7

    103

    10

    7

    0

    0

    0

    Sweden

    172

    2 469

    235

    172

    0

    5

    0

    Union

    4 857

    69 804

    6 649

    4 857

    0

    136

    0

    United Kingdom

    143

    2 055

    196

    143

    0

    4

    0

    Total

    5 000

    71 859

    6 845

    5 000

    0

    140

    0

    (1)

    Up to 10 % of this quota can be banked and used in the following year only within this management area.

    (2)

    In addition to this quota, up to a maximum of 800 t of unutilised quota allocated for 2021 can be fished in 2022. The 800 t are distributed as follows: 685 t for Denmark, 23 t for Germany and 92 t for Sweden.



    Species:

    Greater silver smelt

    Argentina silus

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and international waters of 1 and 2

    (ARU/1/2.)

    Germany

     

    16

     

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    5

     

    Netherlands

     

    13

     

    Union

     

    34

     

    United Kingdom

     

    25

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    59

     



    Species:

    Greater silver smelt

    Argentina silus

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; Union waters of 3a

    (ARU/3A4-C)

    Denmark

     

    717

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Germany

     

    7

     

    France

     

    5

     

    Ireland

     

    5

     

    Netherlands

     

    34

     

    Sweden

     

    28

     

    Union

     

    796

     

    United Kingdom

     

    13

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    809

     



    Species:

    Greater silver smelt

    Argentina silus

    Zone:

    6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5

    (ARU/567.)

    Germany

     

    886

     

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    19

     

    Ireland

     

    821

     

    Netherlands

     

    9 250

     

    Union

     

    10 976

     

    United Kingdom

     

    650

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    11 626

     



    Species:

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and international waters of 1, 2 and 14

    (USK/1214EI)

    Germany

     

    6

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    6

    (1)

    Others

     

    4

    (1)(2)

    Union

     

    16

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    6

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    22

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

    (2)

    Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/1214EI_AMS).



    Species:

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4

    (USK/04-C.)

    Denmark

     

    62

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Germany

     

    19

    (1)

    France

     

    43

    (1)

    Sweden

     

    6

    (1)

    Others

     

    6

    (2)

    Union

     

    136

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    92

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    228

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 25 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (USK/*6AN58).

    (2)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/04-C_AMS).



    Species:

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone:

    6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5

    (USK/567EI.)

    Germany

     

    59

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Spain

     

    208

    (1)

    France

     

    2 465

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    238

    (1)

    Others

     

    59

    (2)

    Union

     

    3 029

    (1)

    Norway

     

    0

    (3)(4)(5)

    United Kingdom

     

    1 265

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    4 294

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (USK/*04-C.).

    (2)

    Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (USK/567EI_AMS).

    (3)

    Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 25 % per vessel, at any moment, is authorised in 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5. 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 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5 shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*5B67-): 0. By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %.

     

     

     

    (4)

    Including ling. The following quotas for Norway shall only be fished with longlines in 6 and 7 and in United Kingdom and international waters of 5:

    Ling (LIN/*5B67-)

    0

     

    Tusk (USK/*5B67-)

    0

     

    (5)

    The tusk and ling quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes:

     

    0

     

     

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 4

    (USK/04-N.)

    Belgium

     

    0

     

    Precautionary TAC

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

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

    Denmark

     

    50

     

    Germany

     

    0

     

    France

     

    0

     

    Netherlands

     

    0

     

    Union

     

    50

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Boarfishes

    Caproidae

    Zone:

    6, 7 and 8

    (BOR/678-)

    Denmark

     

    5 592

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Ireland

     

    15 749

     

    Union

     

    21 341

     

    United Kingdom

     

    1 450

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    22 791

     

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Herring (1)

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    3a

    (HER/03A.)

    Denmark

     

    10 516

    (1)(2)(3)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Germany

     

    168

    (1)(2)(3)

    Sweden

     

    11 000

    (1)(2)(3)

    Union

     

    21 684

    (1)(2)(3)

    Norway

     

    3 337

    (2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    25 021

     

    (1)

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

    (2)

    Only the following amounts of the herring stocks HER/03A. (HER/*03A.) and HER/03A-BC (HER/*03A-BC) may be fished in 3a:

    Denmark

    554

     

    Germany

    8

    Sweden

    407

    Union

    969

    Norway

    167

    (3)

    Special condition: up to 50 % of this amount may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 4 (HER/*04-UK), and up to the following amounts may be fished in Union waters of 4b (HER/*4B-EU):

    Denmark

    10 203

     

    Germany

    163

    Sweden

    10 672

    Union

    21 038

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Herring(1)

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    Union, United Kingdom and Norwegian waters of 4 north of 53° 30' N

    (HER/4AB.)

    Denmark

     

    62 975

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Germany

     

    41 147

     

    France

     

    20 500

     

    Netherlands

     

    51 946

     

    Sweden

     

    4 093

     

    Union

     

    180 661

     

    Faroe Islands

     

    0

     

    Norway

     

    124 012

    (2)

    United Kingdom

     

    75 916

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    427 628

     

    (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 following quantity may be taken in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4a and 4b (HER/*4AB-C): 2 700 .

     

     

     

     

    Special condition: within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken by the Union in Norwegian waters south of 62° N:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N (HER/*4N-S62)

     

    Union

     

    2 700

     

     

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N

    (HER/4N-S62)

    Sweden

     

    991

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Union

     

    991

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    427 628

     

    (1)

    By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.



    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    3a

    (HER/03A-BC)

    Denmark

     

    5 692

    (1)(2)(3)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Germany

     

    51

    (1)(2)(3)

    Sweden

     

    916

    (1)(2)(3)

    Union

     

    6 659

    (1)(2)(3)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    6 659

    (2)

    (1)

    Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

    (2)

    Only the following amounts of the herring stocks HER/03A. (HER/*03A) and HER/03A-BC (HER/*03A-BC) may be fished in 3a:

    Denmark

    554

     

    Germany

    8

    Sweden

    407

    Union

    969

    (3)

    Special condition: up to 50 % of this quota may be fished in Union waters of 4 (HER/*4-EU-BC).



    Species:

    Herring (1)

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    4 and 7d; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (HER/2A47DX)

    Belgium

     

    41

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    7 823

     

    Germany

     

    41

     

    France

     

    41

     

    Netherlands

     

    41

     

    Sweden

     

    38

     

    Union

     

    8 025

     

    United Kingdom

     

    149

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    8 174

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for catches of herring taken as by-catch in fisheries using nets with mesh sizes smaller than 32 mm.

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Herring(1)

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    4c and 7d(2)

    (HER/4CXB7D)

    Belgium

     

    8 735

    (3)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    909

    (3)

    Germany

     

    594

    (3)

    France

     

    11 324

    (3)

    Netherlands

     

    20 058

    (3)

    Union

     

    41 620

    (3)

    United Kingdom

     

    5 419

    (3)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    427 628

     

    (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, i.e. 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:

    6b and 6aN; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b(1)

    (HER/5B6ANB)

    Germany

     

    347

    (2)

    Precautionary TAC

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

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

    France

     

    66

    (2)

    Ireland

     

    470

    (2)

    Netherlands

     

    347

    (2)

    Union

     

    1 230

    (2)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 250

    (2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    3 480

     

    (1)

    Reference is to the herring stock in the part of ICES zone 6a which lies east of 7° W and north of 55° N, or west of 7° W and north of 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

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

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

    Netherlands

     

    124

     

    Union

     

    1 360

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 360

     

    (1)

    Reference is to the herring stock in 6a south of 56o 00' N and west of 07o 00' W.



    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    7a(1)

    (HER/07A/MM)

    Ireland

     

    719

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Union

     

    719

     

    United Kingdom

     

    7 736

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    8 455

     

    (1)

    This zone is reduced by the area bounded:

    — to the north by latitude 52o 30' N,

    — to the south by latitude 52o 00' N,

    — to the west by the coast of Ireland,

    — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.



    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    7e and 7f

    (HER/7EF.)

    France

     

    465

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Union

     

    465

     

    United Kingdom

     

    465

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    930

     



    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    7a south of 52°30’N; 7g(1), 7h(1), 7j(1) and 7k(1)

    (HER/7G-K.)

    Germany

     

    10

    (2)

    Analytical TAC

    France

     

    54

    (2)

    Ireland

     

    750

    (2)

    Netherlands

     

    54

    (2)

    Union

     

    868

    (2)

    United Kingdom

     

    1

    (3)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    869

    (2)

    (1)

    This zone is increased by the area bounded:

    — to the north by latitude 52o 30' N,

    — to the south by latitude 52o 00' N,

    — to the west by the coast of Ireland,

    — to the east by the coast of the United Kingdom.

    (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.

    (3)

    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. United Kingdom fisheries administrations shall communicate the name(s) of the vessel(s) to the Marine Management Organisation before allowing any catches.

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    Skagerrak

    (COD/03AN.)

    Belgium

     

    5

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Denmark

     

    1 515

     

    Germany

     

    38

     

    Netherlands

     

    9

     

    Sweden

     

    265

     

    Union

     

    1 832

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 893

     



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat

    (COD/2A3AX4)

    Belgium

     

    339

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Denmark

     

    1 951

     

    Germany

     

    1 236

     

    France

     

    419

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    1 102

    (1)

    Sweden

     

    13

     

    Union

     

    5 060

     

    Norway

     

    2 252

    (2)

    United Kingdom

     

    5 934

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    13 246

     

    (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 these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone:

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



    Union

    3 958



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N

    (COD/4N-S62)

    Sweden

     

    382

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Union

     

    382

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    By-catches of haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    6b; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b west of 12o 00' W and of 12 and 14

    (COD/5W6-14)

    Belgium

     

    0

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Germany

     

    1

    (1)

    France

     

    8

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    14

    (1)

    Union

     

    23

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    51

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    74

    (1)

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this TAC.



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone

    6a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b east of 12o 00' W

    (COD/5BE6A)

    Belgium

     

    2

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 9 of this Regulation applies

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

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

    Germany

     

    11

    (1)

    France

     

    117

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    219

    (1)

    Union

     

    349

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    930

    (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

     

    7

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    104

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    1

    (1)

    Union

     

    115

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    91

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    206

    (1)

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. 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

     

    14

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 9 of this Regulation applies

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

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

    France

     

    231

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    338

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    0

    (1)

    Union

     

    583

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    61

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    644

    (1)

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches of cod in fisheries for other species. No directed fisheries for cod are permitted under this quota.

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    7d

    (COD/07D.)

    Belgium

     

    33

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

     

    649

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    19

    (1)

    Union

     

    701

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    71

    (2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    772

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 4, the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat, and United Kingdom waters of 2a (COD/*2A3X4).

    (2)

    Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4, the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat, and United Kingdom waters of 2a (COD/*2A3X4).

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Megrims

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (LEZ/2AC4-C)

    Belgium

     

    8

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    7

    (1)

    Germany

     

    7

    (1)

    France

     

    45

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    36

    (1)

    Union

     

    103

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 660

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 763

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (LEZ/*6AN58).



    Species:

    Megrims

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Zone:

    6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14

    (LEZ/56-14)

    Spain

     

    550

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    2 146

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    627

    (1)

    Union

     

    3 323

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 258

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    5 581

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 25 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (LEZ/*2AC4C).



    Species:

    Megrims

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Zone:

    7

    (LEZ/07.)

    Belgium

     

    461

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Spain

     

    5 124

    (2)

    France

     

    6 219

    (2)

    Ireland

     

    2 827

    (2)

    Union

     

    14 631

     

    United Kingdom

     

    3 660

    (2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    18 916

     

    (1)

    10 % of this quota may be used in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE) for by-catches in directed fisheries for sole.

    (2)

    35 % of this quota may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (LEZ/*8ABDE).



    Species:

    Megrims

    Lepidorhombus spp.

    Zone:

    8a, 8b, 8d and 8e

    (LEZ/8ABDE.)

    Spain

     

    1 035

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    835

     

    Union

     

    1 870

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 870

     



    Species:

    Anglerfishes

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (ANF/2AC4-C)

    Belgium

     

    221

    (1)(2)

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    488

    (1)(2)

    Germany

     

    238

    (1)(2)

    France

     

    45

    (1)(2)

    Netherlands

     

    167

    (1)(2)

    Sweden

     

    6

    (1)(2)

    Union

     

    1 165

    (1)(2)

    United Kingdom

     

    7 849

    (1)(2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    9 014

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 30 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (ANF/*6AN58).

    (2)

    Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom waters of 6a south of 58° 30’ N; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (ANF/*56-14).

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Anglerfishes

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 4

    (ANF/04-N.)

    Belgium

     

    37

     

    Precautionary TAC

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

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

    Denmark

     

    935

     

    Germany

     

    15

     

    Netherlands

     

    13

     

    Union

     

    1 000

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Anglerfishes

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14

    (ANF/56-14)

    Belgium

     

    158

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Germany

     

    180

    (1)

    Spain

     

    169

    (1)

    France

     

    1 944

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    439

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    152

    (1)

    Union

     

    3 042

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 060

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    5 102

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (ANF/*2AC4C).



    Species:

    Anglerfishes

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    7

    (ANF/07.)

    Belgium

     

    3 629

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Germany

     

    405

    (1)

    Spain

     

    1 442

    (1)

    France

     

    23 291

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    2 977

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    470

    (1)

    Union

     

    32 214

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    8 959

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    41 173

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (ANF/*8ABDE).



    Species:

    Anglerfishes

    Lophiidae

    Zone:

    8a, 8b, 8d and 8e

    (ANF/8ABDE.)

    Spain

     

    1 681

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    9 351

     

    Union

     

    11 032

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    11 032

     

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    3a

    (HAD/03A.)

    Belgium

     

    13

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    2 225

     

    Germany

     

    141

     

    Netherlands

     

    3

     

    Sweden

     

    263

     

    Union

     

    2 645

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 761

     



    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (HAD/2AC4.)

    Belgium

     

    290

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    1 994

    (1)

    Germany

     

    1 268

    (1)

    France

     

    2 212

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    217

    (1)

    Sweden

     

    178

    (1)

    Union

     

    6 159

    (1)

    Norway

     

    10 333

     

    United Kingdom

     

    28 432

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    44 924

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (HAD/*6AN58).

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

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



    Union

    4 123



    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N

    (HAD/4N-S62)

    Sweden

     

    707

    (1)

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

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

    Union

     

    707

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    By-catches of cod, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quota for those species.

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6b; international waters of 12 and 14

    (HAD/6B1214)

    Belgium

     

    12

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Germany

     

    12

     

    France

     

    542

     

    Ireland

     

    385

     

    Union

     

    951

     

    United Kingdom

     

    4 874

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    5 825

     

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    6a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b

    (HAD/5BC6A.)

    Belgium

     

    6

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Germany

     

    6

    (1)

    France

     

    277

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    682

    (1)

    Union

     

    971

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    4 035

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    5 006

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 25 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (HAD/*2AC4).

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    7b-k, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (HAD/7X7A34)

    Belgium

     

    146

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    8 762

     

    Ireland

     

    2 920

     

    Union

     

    11 828

     

    United Kingdom

     

    2 550

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    15 000

     



    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    7a

    (HAD/07A.)

    Belgium

     

    43

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    196

     

    Ireland

     

    1 171

     

    Union

     

    1 410

     

    United Kingdom

     

    1 628

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    3 038

     

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    3a

    (WHG/03A.)

    Denmark

     

    659

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Netherlands

     

    2

     

    Sweden

     

    70

     

    Union

     

    731

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    929

     



    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (WHG/2AC4.)

    Belgium

     

    498

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    2 152

     

    Germany

     

    560

     

    France

     

    3 234

     

    Netherlands

     

    1 244

     

    Sweden

     

    4

     

    Union

     

    7 692

     

    Norway

     

    2 664

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    16 131

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    26 636

     

    (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 these quotas, no more than the quantity given below may be taken in the following zone:

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



    Union

    4 782

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Whiting

    Merlangius merlangus

    Zone:

    6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14

    (WHG/56-14)

    Germany

     

    5

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 9 of this Regulation applies

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

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

    France

     

    94

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    561

    (1)

    Union

     

    660

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    1 140

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 800

    (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

    Article 9 of this Regulation applies

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

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

    France

     

    22

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    274

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    1

    (1)

    Union

     

    299

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    422

    (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

     

    79

     

    Analytical TAC

    France

     

    4 960

     

    Ireland

     

    3 972

     

    Netherlands

     

    41

     

    Union

     

    9 052

     

    United Kingdom

     

    1 188

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    10 696

     

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Whiting and pollack

    Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N

    (W/P/4N-S62)

    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 those species.

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    3a

    (HKE/03A.)

    Denmark

     

    2 192

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Sweden

     

    187

    (1)

    Union

     

    2 379

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 379

     

    (1)

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



    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (HKE/2AC4-C)

    Belgium

     

    27

    (1)(2)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    1 110

    (1)(2)

    Germany

     

    127

    (1)(2)

    France

     

    245

    (1)(2)

    Netherlands

     

    64

    (1)(2)

    Union

     

    1 573

    (1)(2)

    United Kingdom

     

    1 181

    (1)(2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 754

     

    (1)

    Not more than 10 % of this quota may be used for by-catch in 3a (HKE/*03A.).

    (2)

    Special condition: of which up to 6 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (HKE/*6AN58).

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 4

    (HKE/04-N.)

    Belgium

     

    17

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    1 600

     

    Germany

     

    180

     

    France

     

    74

     

    Netherlands

     

    128

     

    Sweden

     

    Not relevant

     

    Union

     

    2 000

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14

    (HKE/571214)

    Belgium

     

    397

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Spain

     

    12 735

    (1)

    France

     

    19 666

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    2 383

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    256

    (1)

    Union

     

    35 437

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    8 831

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    44 268

     

    (1)

    Transfers of this quota may be effected to United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 2a and 4. However, such transfers shall be notified retrospectively annually to the Union or the United Kingdom respectively. Member States shall notify such transfers in advance to the Commission.

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

    8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (HKE/*8ABDE)

     

     

    Belgium

     

    53

     

     

    Spain

     

    2 105

     

     

    France

     

    2 105

     

     

    Ireland

     

    263

     

     

    Netherlands

     

    26

     

     

    Union

     

    4 552

     

     

    United Kingdom

     

    1 184

     

     



    Species:

    Hake

    Merluccius merluccius

    Zone:

    8a, 8b, 8d and 8e

    (HKE/8ABDE.)

    Belgium

     

    13

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Spain

     

    9 085

     

    France

     

    20 401

     

    Netherlands

     

    26

    (1)

    Union

     

    29 525

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    29 525

     

    (1)

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

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

    6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (HKE/*57-14)

     

    Belgium

     

    3

     

     

    Spain

     

    2 631

     

     

    France

     

    4 737

     

     

    Netherlands

     

    8

     

     

    Union

     

    7 379

     

     

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 2 and 4

    (WHB/24-N.)

    Denmark

     

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

    Union

     

    0

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14

    (WHB/1X14)

    Denmark

     

    36 723

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Germany

     

    14 279

    (1)

    Spain

     

    31 133

    (1)(2)

    France

     

    25 557

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    28 438

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    44 780

    (1)

    Portugal

     

    2 892

    (1)(2)

    Sweden

     

    9 084

    (1)

    Union

     

    192 886

    (1)(3)

    Norway

     

    31 500

     

    Faroe Islands

     

    0

     

    United Kingdom

     

    58 394

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Special condition: within a total access limit of 0 tonnes for the Union, Member States may fish up to the following percentage of their quotas in Faroese waters (WHB/*05-F.): 0 %.

    (2)

    Transfers of this quota may be effected to 8c, 9 and 10 and to Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1. However, such transfers shall be notified in advance to the Commission.

    (3)

    Special condition: from the Union quotas in United Kingdom, 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 and in Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen:

     

    114 554

     



    Species:

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (WHB/8C3411)

    Spain

     

    23 202

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Portugal

     

    5 801

     

    Union

     

    29 003

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Special condition: from the Union 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 and in Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/*NZJM2), the following quantity may be fished in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone or in the fishery zone around Jan Mayen:

     

    114 554

     



    Species:

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 2, 4a, 5, 6 north of 56° 30' N and 7 west of 12° W

    (WHB/24A567)

    Norway

     

    114 554

    (1)(2)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Faroe Islands

     

    0

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    To be counted against quota established by Norway.

    (2)

    To be fished in Union waters of 4, 6 and 7.

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Lemon sole and witch flounder

    Microstomus kitt and

    Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (L/W/2AC4-C)

    Belgium

     

    212

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    582

     

    Germany

     

    75

     

    France

     

    160

     

    Netherlands

     

    485

     

    Sweden

     

    7

     

    Union

     

    1 521

     

    United Kingdom

     

    2 766

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    4 287

     



    Species:

    Blue ling

    Molva dypterygia

    Zone:

    6 and 7; United Kingdom and international waters of 5

    (BLI/5B67-)

    Germany

     

    109

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Estonia

     

    16

     

    Spain

     

    342

     

    France

     

    7 795

     

    Ireland

     

    30

     

    Lithuania

     

    7

     

    Poland

     

    3

     

    Others

     

    30

    (1)

    Union

     

    8 332

     

    Norway

     

    0

    (2)

    Faroe Islands

     

    0

    (3)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 527

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    10 859

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/5B67_AMS).

    (2)

    To be fished in Union waters of 4, 6 and 7 (BLI/*24X7C).

    (3)

    By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish are 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

     

    73

    (1)

    France

     

    2

    (1)

    Lithuania

     

    1

    (1)

    Others

     

    0

    (1)(2)

    Union

     

    76

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    1

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    77

    (1)

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

    (2)

    Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/12INT_AMS).



    Species:

    Blue ling

    Molva dypterygia

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and international waters of 2; United Kingdom and Union waters of 4

    (BLI/24-)

    Denmark

     

    2

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Germany

     

    2

     

    Ireland

     

    2

     

    France

     

    12

     

    Others

     

    2

    (1)

    Union

     

    20

     

    United Kingdom

     

    7

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    27

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BLI/24_AMS).



    Species:

    Blue ling

    Molva dypterygia

    Zone:

    Union waters of 3a

    (BLI/03A-)

    Denmark

     

    1,5

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Germany

     

    1

     

    Sweden

     

    1,5

     

    Union

     

    4

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    4

     



    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and international waters of 1 and 2

    (LIN/1/2.)

    Denmark

     

    9

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Germany

     

    9

     

    France

     

    9

     

    Others

     

    3

    (1)

    Union

     

    30

     

    United Kingdom

     

    8

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    38

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (LIN/1/2_AMS).



    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    Union waters of 3a

    (LIN/03A-C.)

    Belgium

     

    11

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    79

     

    Germany

     

    11

     

    Sweden

     

    32

     

    Union

     

    133

     

    United Kingdom

     

    11

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    144

     



    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4

    (LIN/04-C.)

    Belgium

     

    18

    (1)(2)

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    277

    (1)(2)

    Germany

     

    171

    (1)(2)

    France

     

    154

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    6

    (1)

    Sweden

     

    12

    (1)(2)

    Union

     

    638

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 473

    (1)(2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    3 127

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 20 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (LIN/*6AN58).

    (2)

    Special condition: of which up to 25 % but no more than 75 tonnes may be fished in Union waters of 3a (LIN/*03A-C).



    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and international waters of 5

    (LIN/05EI.)

    Belgium

     

    8

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    6

     

    Germany

     

    6

     

    France

     

    6

     

    Union

     

    26

     

    United Kingdom

     

    6

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    32

     



    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    6, 7, 8, 9 and 10; international waters of 12 and 14

    (LIN/6X14.)

    Belgium

     

    54

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    10

    (1)

    Germany

     

    196

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    1 059

    (1)

    Spain

     

    3 965

    (1)

    France

     

    4 226

    (1)

    Portugal

     

    10

    (1)

    Union

     

    9 520

    (1)

    Norway

     

    0

    (2)(3)(4)

    Faroe Islands

     

    0

    (5)(6)

    United Kingdom

     

    5 532

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    15 052

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 40 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (LIN/*04-C.).

    (2)

    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 following amount in tonnes (OTH/*6X14.): 0. By-catch of cod under this provision in area 6a may not be more than 5 %.

    (3)

    Including tusk. The quotas for Norway shall only be fished with longlines in 5b, 6 and 7, and they amount to:

     

    Ling (LIN/*5B67-)

    0

     

     

    Tusk (USK/*5B67-)

    0

     

    (4)

    The ling and tusk quotas for Norway are interchangeable up to the following amount, in tonnes: 0:

    (5)

    Including tusk. To be fished in 6a north of 56°30' N and 6b (LIN/*6BAN.).

    (6)

    Special condition: of which an incidental catch of other species of 20 % per vessel, at any moment, is authorised in 6a and 6b. 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 6a and 6b shall not exceed the following amount in tonnes (OTH/*6AB.): 0

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Ling

    Molva molva

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 4

    (LIN/04-N.)

    Belgium

     

    5

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies

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

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

    Denmark

     

    667

     

    Germany

     

    19

     

    France

     

    8

     

    Netherlands

     

    1

     

    Union

     

    700

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (NEP/2AC4-C)

    Belgium

     

    1 269

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    1 269

     

    Germany

     

    19

     

    France

     

    37

     

    Netherlands

     

    653

     

    Union

     

    3 247

     

    United Kingdom

     

    21 021

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    24 268

     

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 4

    (NEP/04-N.)

    Denmark

     

    200

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

     

    0

     

    Union

     

    200

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b

    (NEP/5BC6.)

    Spain

     

    24

     

    Analytical TAC

    France

     

    96

     

    Ireland

     

    160

     

    Union

     

    280

     

    United Kingdom

     

    11 582

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    11 862

     



    Species:

    Norway lobster

    Nephrops norvegicus

    Zone:

    7

    (NEP/07.)

    Spain

     

    924

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    France

     

    3 746

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    5 682

    (1)

    Union

     

    10 352

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    6 686

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    17 038

    (1)

    (1)

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

    Functional unit 16 of ICES subarea 7 (NEP/*07U16)

     

    Spain

    846

     

    France

    530

     

    Ireland

    1 016

     

    Union

    2 392

     

    United Kingdom

    412

     

    ▼M3



    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    3a

    (PRA/03A.)

    Denmark

     

    1 874

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Sweden

     

    1 009

     

    Union

     

    2 883

     

    TAC

     

    5 398

     

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (PRA/2AC4-C)

    Denmark

     

    735

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Netherlands

     

    7

    (1)

    Sweden

     

    30

    (1)

    Union

     

    772

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    218

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    990

    (1)

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries for Northern prawn are permitted under this quota.

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N

    (PRA/4N-S62)

    Denmark

     

    200

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Sweden

     

    123

    (1)

    Union

     

    323

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for those species.



    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    Skagerrak

    (PLE/03AN.)

    Belgium

     

    88

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    11 391

     

    Germany

     

    58

     

    Netherlands

     

    2 191

     

    Sweden

     

    610

     

    Union

     

    14 338

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    16 816

     



    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; the part of 3a not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat

    (PLE/2A3AX4)

    Belgium

     

    4 841

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    15 734

     

    Germany

     

    4 539

     

    France

     

    908

     

    Netherlands

     

    30 258

     

    Union

     

    56 280

     

    Norway

     

    8 798

     

    United Kingdom

     

    33 268

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    125 692

     

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

    Norwegian waters of 4 (PLE/*04N-)



    Union

    30 883

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14

    (PLE/56-14)

    France

     

    10

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Ireland

     

    248

     

    Union

     

    258

     

    United Kingdom

     

    400

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    658

     



    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    7a

    (PLE/07A.)

    Belgium

     

    60

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    26

     

    Ireland

     

    1 031

     

    Netherlands

     

    19

     

    Union

     

    1 136

     

    United Kingdom

     

    1 404

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 747

     



    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    7d and 7e

    (PLE/7DE.)

    Belgium

     

    1 310

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    4 366

     

    Union

     

    5 676

     

    United Kingdom

     

    2 717

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    9 138

     



    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    7f and 7g

    (PLE/7FG.)

    Belgium

     

    333

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    600

     

    Ireland

     

    237

     

    Union

     

    1 170

     

    United Kingdom

     

    441

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 735

     



    Species:

    Plaice

    Pleuronectes platessa

    Zone:

    7h, 7j and 7k

    (PLE/7HJK.)

    Belgium

     

    7

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 9 of this Regulation applies

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

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

    France

     

    14

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    47

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    27

    (1)

    Union

     

    95

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    19

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    114

    (1)

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries for plaice are permitted under this TAC.



    Species:

    Pollack

    Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14

    (POL/56-14)

    Spain

     

    2

     

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    75

     

    Ireland

     

    22

     

    Union

     

    99

     

    United Kingdom

     

    57

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    156

     



    Species:

    Pollack

    Pollachius pollachius

    Zone:

    7

    (POL/07.)

    Belgium

     

    233

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Spain

     

    14

    (1)

    France

     

    5 372

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    572

    (1)

    Union

     

    6 191

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    1 821

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    8 012

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 2 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e (POL/*8ABDE).

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    3a and 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (POK/2C3A4)

    Belgium

     

    14

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    1 706

    (1)

    Germany

     

    4 307

    (1)

    France

     

    10 135

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    43

    (1)

    Sweden

     

    234

    (1)

    Union

     

    16 439

    (1)

    Norway

     

    23 499

    (2)

    United Kingdom

     

    5 012

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    44 950

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 15 % may be fished in United Kingdom, Union and international waters of 6a north of 58° 30’ N (POK/*6AN58).

    (2)

    May only be taken in Union waters of 4 and in 3a (POK/*3A4-C). Catches taken within this quota are to be deducted from Norway's share of the TAC.

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

    Norwegian waters of 4 (POK/*04N-)
    14 908



    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b, 12 and 14

    (POK/56-14)

    Germany

     

    220

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    2 178

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    353

    (1)

    Union

     

    2 751

    (1)

    Norway

     

    0

     

    United Kingdom

     

    1 913

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    4 664

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 30 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (POK/*2AC4C).



    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters south of 62o N

    (POK/4N-S62)

    Sweden

     

    880

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Union

     

    880

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack and whiting are to be counted against the quota for those species.

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    7, 8, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (POK/7/3411)

    Belgium

     

    3

     

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    750

     

    Ireland

     

    1 404

     

    Union

     

    2 157

     

    United Kingdom

     

    384

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 541

     



    Species:

    Turbot and brill

    Scophthalmus maximus and

    Scophthalmus rhombus

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (T/B/2AC4-C)

    Belgium

     

    375

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    802

     

    Germany

     

    205

     

    France

     

    97

     

    Netherlands

     

    2 842

     

    Sweden

     

    6

     

    Union

     

    4 327

     

    United Kingdom

     

    1 022

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    5 487

     



    Species:

    Skates and rays

    Rajiformes

    Zone:

    Union and United Kingdom waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (SRX/2AC4-C)

    Belgium

     

    271

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    11

    (1)(2)(3)

    Germany

     

    13

    (1)(2)(3)

    France

     

    43

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Netherlands

     

    232

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Union

     

    570

    (1)(3)

    United Kingdom

     

    1 194

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 764

    (3)

    (1)

    Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (RJH/04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/2AC4-C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/2AC4-C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/2AC4-C) shall be reported separately.

    (2)

    By-catch quota. These species shall not comprise more than 25 % by live weight of the catch retained on board per fishing trip. This condition applies only to vessels over 15 metres’ length overall. This provision shall not apply for catches subject to the landing obligation as set out in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, which was retained by the United Kingdom.

    (3)

    Shall not apply to blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in United Kingdom waters of 2a and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4. When accidentally caught, these species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species.

    (4)

    Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in 7d (SRX/*07D2.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 18 and 56 of this Regulation and in the relevant provisions of the United Kingdom law for the areas specified therein. Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D2.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D2.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D2.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D2.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata).



    Species:

    Skates and rays

    Rajiformes

    Zone:

    Union waters of 3a

    (SRX/03A-C.)

    Denmark

     

    37

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Sweden

     

    11

    (1)

    Union

     

    48

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    48

     

    (1)

    Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/03A-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/03A-C.) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/03A-C.) shall be reported separately.



    Species:

    Skates and rays

    Rajiformes

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k

    (SRX/67AKXD)

    Belgium

     

    814

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Precautionary TAC

    Estonia

     

    5

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    France

     

    3 656

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Germany

     

    11

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Ireland

     

    1 177

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Lithuania

     

    19

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Netherlands

     

    3

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Portugal

     

    20

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Spain

     

    984

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Union

     

    6 689

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 793

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    9 482

    (3)(4)

    (1)

    Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/67AKXD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/67AKXD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/67AKXD), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/67AKXD), sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/67AKXD) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/67AKXD) shall be reported separately

    (2)

    Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 7d (SRX/*07D.), without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 18 and 56 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*07D.), sandy ray (Leucoraja circularis) (RJI/*07D.) and shagreen ray (Leucoraja fullonica) (RJF/*07D.) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and undulate ray (Raja undulata).

    (3)

    Shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata), except in 7f and 7g. When accidentally caught, this species shall not be harmed. Specimens shall be promptly released. Fishers shall be encouraged to develop and use techniques and equipment to facilitate the rapid and safe release of the species. Within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities of small-eyed ray in areas 7f and 7g (RJE/7FG.) provided below may be taken:

    Species:

    Small-eyed ray

    Raja microocellata

    Zone:

    7f and 7g

    (RJE/7FG.)

    Belgium

    8

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Estonia

    0

     

    France

    36

     

    Germany

    0

     

    Ireland

    12

     

    Lithuania

    0

     

    Netherlands

    0

     

    Portugal

    0

     

    Spain

    10

     

    Union

    66

     

    United Kingdom

    57

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    123

     

    Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in 7d and reported under the following code: (RJE/*07D.). This special condition is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 18 and 56 of this Regulation and in the relevant provisions of the United Kingdom law for the areas specified therein.

    (4)

    Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata).



    Species:

    Skates and rays

    Rajiformes

    Zone:

    7d

    (SRX/07D.)

    Belgium

     

    134

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    1 123

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Netherlands

     

    7

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    Union

     

    1 264

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

    United Kingdom

     

    233

    (1)(2)(3)(4)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 497

    (4)

    (1)

    Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/07D.), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/07D.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/07D.), spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/07D.) and small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) (RJE/07D.) shall be reported separately.

    (2)

    Special condition: of which up to 5 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 6a, 6b, 7a-c and 7e-k (SRX/*67AKD). Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*67AKD), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*67AKD), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/*67AKD) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*67AKD) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata) and to undulate ray (Raja undulata).

    (3)

    Special condition: of which up to 10 % may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a and 4 (SRX/*2AC4C). Catches of blonde ray (Raja brachyura) in United Kingdom and Union waters of 4 (RJH/*04-C.), cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/*2AC4C), thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/*2AC4C) and spotted ray (Raja montagui) (RJM/*2AC4C) shall be reported separately. This special condition shall not apply to small-eyed ray (Raja microocellata).

    (4)

    Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata).



    Species:

    Undulate ray

    Raja undulata

    Zone:

    7d and 7e

    (RJU/7DE.)

    Belgium

     

    19

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Estonia

     

    0

    (1)

    France

     

    94

    (1)

    Germany

     

    0

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    25

    (1)

    Lithuania

     

    0

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    0

    (1)

    Portugal

     

    0

    (1)

    Spain

     

    21

    (1)

    Union

     

    159

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    75

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    234

    (1)

    (1)

    This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. The specimens may only be landed whole or gutted. For Union vessels, this is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 18 and 56 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. For United Kingdom vessels, this is without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in relevant provisions of the United Kingdom law for the areas specified therein.



    Species:

    Skates and rays

    Rajiformes

    Zone:

    Union waters of 8 and 9

    (SRX/89-C.)

    Belgium

     

    10

    (1)(2)

    Precautionary TAC

    France

     

    1 949

    (1)(2)

    Portugal

     

    1 580

    (1)(2)

    Spain

     

    1 590

    (1)(2)

    Union

     

    5 129

    (1)(2)

    United Kingdom

     

    11

    (1)(2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    5 140

    (2)

    (1)

    Catches of cuckoo ray (Leucoraja naevus) (RJN/89-C.), blonde ray (Raja brachyura) (RJH/89-C.) and thornback ray (Raja clavata) (RJC/89-C.) shall be reported separately.

    (2)

    Shall not apply to undulate ray (Raja undulata). This species shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this TAC. In cases where it is not subject to the landing obligation, by-catch of undulate ray in subareas 8 and 9 may only be landed whole or gutted. The catches shall remain under the quotas shown in the table below. These provisions are without prejudice to the prohibitions set out in Articles 18 and 56 of this Regulation for the areas specified therein. By-catches of undulate ray shall be reported separately under the codes indicated in the tables below. Within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities of undulate ray given below may be taken:

    ▼C2

    Species:

    Undulate ray

    Raja undulata

    Zone:

    Union waters of 8

    (RJU/8-C.)

    Belgium

    0

    Precautionary TAC

    France

    13

    Portugal

    10

    Spain

    10

    Union

    33

    United Kingdom

    0

     

     

    TAC

    33

    Species:

    Undulate ray

    Raja undulata

    Zone:

    Union waters of 9

    (RJU/9-C.)

    Belgium

    0

    Precautionary TAC

    France

    20

    Portugal

    15

    Spain

    15

    Union

    50

    United Kingdom

    0

     

     

    TAC

    50

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    6; United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b

    (GHL/2A-C46)

    Denmark

     

    29

     

    Analytical TAC

    Germany

     

    51

     

    Estonia

     

    29

     

    Spain

     

    29

     

    France

     

    478

     

    Ireland

     

    29

     

    Lithuania

     

    29

     

    Poland

     

    29

     

    Union

     

    703

     

    Norway

     

    0

     

    United Kingdom

     

    1 868

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 571

     



    Species:

    Mackerel

    Scomber scombrus

    Zone:

    3a; United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a, 3b, 3c, 3d and 4

    (MAC/2A34.)

    Belgium

     

    510

    (1)(2)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    17 468

    (1)(2)

    Germany

     

    531

    (1)(2)

    France

     

    1 605

    (1)(2)

    Netherlands

     

    1 615

    (1)(2)

    Sweden

     

    4 833

    (1)(2)(3)

    Union

     

    26 562

    (1)(2)

    Norway

     

    Not relevant

    (4)

    United Kingdom

     

    Not relevant

    (1)(2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Special condition: up to 60 % may be fished in United Kingdom and international waters of 2a, 5b, 6, 7, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14 (MAC/*2AX14).

    (2)

    Within the limits of these quotas, no more than the quantities given below may also be taken in the two following zones:

     

    Norwegian waters of 2a (MAC/*02AN-)

    Faroese waters (MAC/*FRO1)

    Belgium

    0

    0

    Denmark

    0

    0

    Germany

    0

    0

    France

    0

    0

    Netherlands

    0

    0

    Sweden

    0

    0

    Union

    0

    0

    (3)

    Special condition: including the following tonnage to be taken in Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a (MAC/*2A4AN):

     

    283

     

     

    When fishing under this special condition, by-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe are to be counted against the quotas for those species.

    (4)

    To be deducted from Norway’s share of the TAC (access quota). This amount includes the following Norwegian share in the North Sea TAC:

     

    0

     

     

    This quota may be fished in 4a only (MAC/*04A.), except for the following amount, in tonnes, which may be fished in 3a (MAC/*03A.):

     

    0

     

     

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



     

    3a

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 3a, 4b and 4c

    4b

    4c

    United Kingdom and international waters of 2a, 5b, 6, 7, 8d, 8e, 12 and 14

     

    (MAC/*03A.)

    (MAC/*3A4BC)

    (MAC/*04B.)

    (MAC/*04C.)

    (MAC/*2AX14)

    Belgium

    0

    0

    0

    0

    306

    Denmark

    0

    4 130

    0

    0

    10 480

    Germany

    0

    0

    0

    0

    319

    France

    0

    490

    0

    0

    963

    Netherlands

    0

    490

    0

    0

    969

    Sweden

    0

    0

    390

    10

    2 900

    Union

    0

    5 110

    390

    10

    15 937

    United Kingdom

    0

    Not relevant

    0

    0

    Not relevant

    Norway

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Mackerel

    Scomber scombrus

    Zone:

    6, 7, 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 2a, 12 and 14

    (MAC/2CX14-)

    Germany

     

    16 498

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Spain

     

    18

    (1)

    Estonia

     

    137

    (1)

    France

     

    11 000

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    54 992

    (1)

    Latvia

     

    101

    (1)

    Lithuania

     

    101

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    24 059

    (1)

    Poland

     

    1 162

    (1)

    Union

     

    108 067

    (1)

    Norway

     

    0

    (2)(3)

    Faroe Islands

     

    0

    (4)

    United Kingdom

     

    Not relevant

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Special condition: of which up to 25 % can be made available for exchanges to be fished by Spain, France and Portugal in 8c, 9 and 10 and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/*8C910).

    (2)

    May be fished in 2a, 6a north of 56° 30' N, 4a, 7d, 7e, 7f and 7h (MAC/*AX7H).

    (3)

    The amount of access limit indicated below (MAC/*N5630), in tonnes, may be fished by Norway north of 56° 30' N. The amounts not counted under footnote (2) shall be counted against the catch limit established by Norway.

    (4)

    This amount shall be deducted from the Faroe Islands' catch limit (access quota). It may be fished only in 6a north of 56° 30' N (MAC/*6AN56). However, from 1 January to 15 February and from 1 October to 31 December, this quota may also be fished in 2a and in 4a north of 59° N (MAC/*24N59).

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



     

    United Kingdom waters of 4a.

    During the periods from 1 January to 14 February and from 1 August to 31 December

    Norwegian waters of 2a

    Faroese waters

     

     

    (MAC/*4A-UK)

    (MAC/*2AN-)

    (MAC/*FRO2)

     

    Germany

    16 498

    0

    0

     

    Spain

    18

    0

    0

     

    Estonia

    137

    0

    0

     

    France

    11 000

    0

    0

     

    Ireland

    54 922

    0

    0

     

    Latvia

    101

    0

    0

     

    Lithuania

    101

    0

    0

     

    Netherlands

    24 059

    0

    0

     

    Poland

    1 162

    0

    0

     

    Union

    108 067

    0

    0

     

    United Kingdom

    Not relevant

    0

    0

     



    Species:

    Mackerel

    Scomber scombrus

    Zone:

    8c, 9 and 10; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1

    (MAC/8C3411)

    Spain

     

    29 922

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    199

    (1)

    Portugal

     

    6 185

    (1)

    Union

     

    36 306

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Special condition: quantities subject to exchanges with other Member States may be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d (MAC/*8ABD.). However, the quantities provided by Spain, Portugal or France for exchange purposes and to be taken in 8a, 8b and 8d shall not exceed 25 % of the quotas of the donor Member State.

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

    8b (MAC/*08B.)



    Spain

    2 513

    France

    17

    Portugal

    519



    Species:

    Mackerel

    Scomber scombrus

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 2a and 4a

    (MAC/2A4A-N)

    Denmark

    To be established

     

    Analytical TAC

    Union

    To be established

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (SOL/24-C.)

    Belgium

     

    1 120

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    Denmark

     

    512

     

    Germany

     

    896

     

    France

     

    224

     

    Netherlands

     

    10 107

     

    Union

     

    12 859

     

    Norway

     

    10

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 022

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    15 330

     

    (1)

    May be fished only in Union waters of 4 (SOL/*04-C.).



    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    6; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14

    (SOL/56-14)

    Ireland

     

    46

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Union

     

    46

     

    United Kingdom

     

    11

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    57

     



    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    7a

    (SOL/07A.)

    Belgium

     

    364

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

     

    5

     

    Ireland

     

    105

     

    Netherlands

     

    116

     

    Union

     

    590

     

    United Kingdom

     

    181

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    787

     



    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    7d

    (SOL/07D.)

    Belgium

     

    624

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    1 249

     

    Union

     

    1 873

     

    United Kingdom

     

    471

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 380

     



    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    7e

    (SOL/07E.)

    Belgium

     

    59

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    631

     

    Union

     

    690

     

    United Kingdom

     

    1 111

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 810

     



    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    7f and 7g

    (SOL/7FG.)

    Belgium

     

    781

     

    Analytical TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    78

     

    Ireland

     

    39

     

    Union

     

    898

     

    United Kingdom

     

    415

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 337

     



    Species:

    Common sole

    Solea solea

    Zone:

    7h, 7j and 7k

    (SOL/7HJK.)

    Belgium

     

    18

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 8(2) of this Regulation applies

    France

     

    36

     

    Ireland

     

    95

     

    Netherlands

     

    28

     

    Union

     

    177

     

    United Kingdom

     

    36

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    213

     

    ▼M3



    Species:

    Sprat and associated by-catches

    Sprattus

    Zone:

    3a

    (SPR/03A.)

    Denmark

     

    8 422

    (1)(2)(3)

    Analytical TAC

    Germany

     

    18

    (1)(2)(3)

    Sweden

     

    3 187

    (1)(2)(3)

    Union

     

    11 627

    (1)(2)(3)

    TAC

     

    12 570

    (2)

    (1)

    Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting and haddock (OTH/*03A.). By-catches of whiting and haddock 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.

    (2)

    This quota may be fished only from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

    (3)

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



    Species:

    Sprat and associated by-catches

    Sprattus

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (SPR/2AC4-C)

    Belgium

     

    633

    (1)(2)

    Analytical TAC

    Denmark

     

    50 114

    (1)(2)

    Germany

     

    633

    (1)(2)

    France

     

    633

    (1)(2)

    Netherlands

     

    633

    (1)(2)

    Sweden

     

    1 330

    (1)(2)(3)

    Union

     

    53 976

    (1)(2)

    Norway

     

    0

    (1)

    Faroe Islands

     

    0

    (1)(4)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 144

    (1)

    TAC

     

    56 120

    (1)

    (1)

    The quota may be fished only from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

    (2)

    Up to 2 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of whiting (OTH/*2AC4C). By-catches of whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/ 2013 shall together not exceed 9 % of the quota.

    (3)

    Including sandeels.

    (4)

    May contain up to 4% of by-catch of herring.

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Sprat

    Sprattus sprattus

    Zone:

    7d and 7e

    (SPR/7DE.)

    Belgium

     

    1

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    96

    (1)

    Germany

     

    1

    (1)

    France

     

    21

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    21

    (1)

    Union

     

    140

     

    United Kingdom

     

    410

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    550

     

    (1)

    The quota may only be fished from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022.

    ▼M3



    Species:

    Sprat

    Sprattus

    Zone:

    7d and 7e

    (SPR/7DE.2)

    Belgium

     

    25

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Denmark

     

    1 601

    (1)

    Germany

     

    25

    (1)

    France

     

    345

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    345

    (1)

    Union

     

    2 341

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    6 859

    (1)

    TAC

     

    9 200

    (1)

    (1)

    The quota may be fished only from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Picked dogfish

    Squalus acanthias

    Zone:

    6, 7 and 8; United Kingdom and international waters of 5; international waters of 1, 12 and 14

    (DGS/15X14)

    Belgium

     

    18

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

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

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

    Germany

     

    4

    (1)

    Spain

     

    9

    (1)

    France

     

    75

    (1)

    Ireland

     

    47

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    0

    (1)

    Portugal

     

    0

    (1)

    Union

     

    153

    (1)

    United Kingdom

     

    117

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    270

    (1)

    (1)

    Picked dogfish shall not be targeted in the areas covered by this by-catch allowance. Vessels participating in by-catch management schemes may however land not more than 2 tonnes per month per vessel of picked dogfish that is dead at the moment when the fishing gear is hauled on board under this quota. The Union and the United Kingdom shall each independently determine how to allocate its quota to the vessels participating in its by-catch management schemes. The Union and the United Kingdom shall each ensure that the total annual landing of picked dogfish on the basis of the by-catch allowance does not exceed the above amounts. The Union and the United Kingdom should exchange the list of participating vessels before allowing any landings.



    Species:

    Horse mackerel and associated by-catches

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d

    (JAX/4BC7D)

    Belgium

     

    7

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    3 216

    (1)

    Germany

     

    284

    (1)(2)

    Spain

     

    60

    (1)

    France

     

    267

    (1)(2)

    Ireland

     

    202

    (1)

    Netherlands

     

    1 936

    (1)(2)

    Portugal

     

    7

    (1)

    Sweden

     

    75

    (1)

    Union

     

    6 055

     

    Norway

     

    0

    (3)

    United Kingdom

     

    2 816

    (1)(2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    8 969

     

    (1)

    Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of boarfishes, haddock, whiting and mackerel (OTH/*4BC7D). By-catches of boarfishes, haddock, 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.

    (2)

    Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in division 7d may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the following zone: United Kingdom waters of 4a; 6, 7a-c, e-k; 8ab, d-e; United Kingdom waters of 2a; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14 (JAX/*7D-EU).

    (3)

    May not be fished in Union waters of 7d.



    Species:

    Horse mackerel and associated by-catches

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    United Kingdom waters of 2a and 4a; 6, 7a-c, e-k; 8a-b, d-e; United Kingdom and international waters of 5b; international waters of 12 and 14

    (JAX/2A-14)

    Denmark

     

    6 056

    (1)(3)

    Analytical TAC

    Germany

     

    4 725

    (1)(2)(3)

    Spain

     

    6 445

    (3)(5)

    France

     

    2 432

    (1)(2)(3)(5)

    Ireland

     

    15 737

    (1)(3)

    Netherlands

     

    18 958

    (1)(2)(3)

    Portugal

     

    621

    (3)(5)

    Sweden

     

    675

    (1)(3)

    Union

     

    55 649

    (3)

    Faroe Islands

     

    0

    (4)

    United Kingdom

     

    5 767

    (1)(2)(3)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    61 416

     

    (1)

    Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota fished in United Kingdom waters of 2a or 4a before 30 June may be accounted for as fished under the quota concerning the zone of United Kingdom and Union waters of 4b, 4c and 7d (JAX/*2A4AC).

    (2)

    Special condition: up to 5 % of this quota may be fished in 7d (JAX/*07D.). Under this special condition, and in accordance with footnote (3), by-catches of boarfishes and whiting shall be reported separately under the following code: (OTH/*07D.).

    (3)

    Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of boarfishes, haddock, whiting and mackerel (OTH/*2A-14). By-catches of boarfishes, haddock, 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.

    (4)

    Limited to 4a, 6a (north of 56° 30’ N only), 7e, 7f, 7h.

    (5)

    Special condition: up to 80 % of this quota may be fished in 8c (JAX/*08C2). Under this special condition, and in accordance with footnote (3), by-catches of boarfishes and whiting shall be reported separately under the following code: (OTH/*08C2).



    Species:

    Horse mackerel

    Trachurus spp.

    Zone:

    8c

    (JAX/08C.)

    Spain

     

    8 710

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    France

     

    151

     

    Portugal

     

    861

    (1)

    Union

     

    9 722

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    9 722

     

    (1)

    Special condition: up to10 % of this quota may be fished in 9 (JAX/*09.).



    Species:

    Norway pout and associated by-catches

    Trisopterus esmarkii

    Zone:

    3a; United Kingdom and Union waters of 4; United Kingdom waters of 2a

    (NOP/2A3A4.)

    Year

    2022

     

    2023

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Denmark

    49 478

    (1)(3)

    0

    (1)(6)

    Germany

    9

    (1)(2)(3)

    0

    (1)(2)(6)

    Netherlands

    36

    (1)(2)(3)

    0

    (1)(2)(6)

    Union

    49 524

    (1)(3)

    0

    (1)(6)

    United Kingdom

    10 204

    (2)(3)

    0

    (2)(6)

    Norway

    0

    (4)

    0

    (4)

    Faroe Islands

    0

    (5)

    0

    (5)

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    59 728

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of haddock and whiting (OT2/*2A3A4). By-catches of haddock and whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.

    (2)

    Quota may be fished in United Kingdom and Union waters of 2a, 3a and 4 only.

    (3)

    May only be fished from 1 November 2021 to 31 October 2022.

    (4)

    A sorting grid shall be used.

    (5)

    A sorting grid shall be used. This amount includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota.

    (6)

    May only be fished from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2023.

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Industrial fish

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 4

    (I/F/04-N.)

    Sweden

     

    800

    (1)(2)

    Precautionary TAC

    Union

     

    800

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    By-catches of cod, haddock, pollack, whiting and saithe to be counted against the quotas for those species.

    (2)

    Special condition: of which no more than the following amount of horse mackerel (JAX/*04-N.):

     

    400

     



    Species:

    Other species

    Zone:

    Union waters of 6 and 7

    (OTH/67-EU)

    Union

     

    Not relevant

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Article 7(1) of this Regulation applies

    Norway

     

    0

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Taken with longlines only.



    Species:

    Other species

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 4

    (OTH/04-N.)

    Belgium

     

    22

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Denmark

     

    2 000

     

    Germany

     

    225

     

    France

     

    93

     

    Netherlands

     

    160

     

    Sweden

     

    Not relevant

    (1)

    Union

     

    2 500

    (2)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Quota allocated by Norway to Sweden of ‘other species’ at a traditional level.

    (2)

    Species not covered by other TACs.



    Species:

    Other species

    Zone:

    Union waters of 4 and 6a north of 56° 30' N

    (OTH/46AN-EU)

    Union

     

    Not relevant

     

    Precautionary TAC

    Norway

     

    0

    (1)(2)

    Faroe Islands

     

    0

    (3)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Limited to 4 (OTH/*4-EU).

    (2)

    Species not covered by other TACs.

    ▼B




    ANNEX IB

    NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS 1, 2, 5, 12 AND 14 AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1



    Species:

    Herring

    Clupea harengus

    Zone:

    United Kingdom, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of 1 and 2

    (HER/1/2-)

    Belgium

    12

     

    Analytical TAC

    Denmark

    11 969

     

    Germany

    2 096

     

    Spain

    39

     

    France

    516

     

    Ireland

    3 098

     

    Netherlands

    4 283

     

    Poland

    606

     

    Portugal

    39

     

    Finland

    185

     

    Sweden

    4 435

     

    United Kingdom

    11 690

     

    Union

    27 278

     

    Faroe Islands

    0

    (1)

    Norway

    0

    (2)

     

     

     

    TAC

    598 588

     

    (1)

    To be counted against the catch limits of the Faroe Islands.

    (2)

    To be counted against the catch limits of Norway.

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

    Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN)

     

    27 278

     

     

     

    2, 5b north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F)

     

     

    Belgium

    0

     

     

     

    Denmark

    0

     

     

     

    Germany

    0

     

     

     

    Spain

    0

     

     

     

    France

    0

     

     

     

    Ireland

    0

     

     

     

    Netherlands

    0

     

     

     

    Poland

    0

     

     

     

    Portugal

    0

     

     

     

    Finland

    0

     

     

     

    Sweden

    0

     

     

     



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

    (COD/1N2AB.)

    Germany

    2 334

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Greece

    290

     

    Spain

    2 602

     

    Ireland

    290

     

    France

    2 141

     

    Portugal

    2 602

     

    Union

    10 259

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14

    (COD/N1GL14)

    Germany

    1 950

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Union

    1 950

    (1)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    May not be fished from 1 March to 31 May within the ‘Kleine Bank management area’ bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:

    Point

    Latitude

    Longitude

     

    1

    65° 00' N

    38° 00' W

     

    2

    65° 00' N

    35° 15' W

     

    3

    64° 00' N

    35° 15' W

     

    4

    64° 00' N

    38° 00' W

     

    ▼M2



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    1 and 2b

    (COD/1/2B.)

    Germany

    4 028

    (1)(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

    Spain

    9 688

    (1)(2)

    France

    1 775

    (1)(2)

    Poland

    1 829

    (1)(2)

    Portugal

    2 019

    (1)(2)

    Other Member States

    297

    (1)(2)(3)

    Union

    19 636

    (1)(2)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    The allocation of the share of the cod stock available to the Union in the Spitzbergen and Bear Island zone and the associated by-catches of haddock are without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

    (2)

    By-catches of haddock may represent up to 14 % per haul. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.

    (3)

    Except Germany, Spain, France, Poland and Portugal. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (COD/1/2B_AMS).

    ▼B



    Species:

    Cod and haddock

    Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of 5b

    (C/H/05B-F.)

    Germany

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    0

     

    Union

    0

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Grenadiers

    Macrourus spp.

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of 5 and 14

    (GRV/514GRN)

    Union

    50

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

    (2)

     

     

     

    (1)

    Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

    (2)

    The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway. Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/514GRN) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/514GRN) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

     

     

    40

     

     



    Species:

    Grenadiers

    Macrourus spp.

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 1

    (GRV/N1GRN.)

    Union

    35

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

     

     

     

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

    TAC

    Not relevant

    (2)

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

    (1)

    Special condition: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

    (2)

    The amount below, in tonnes, is allocated to Norway. Special condition for this amount: roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris) (RNG/N1GRN.) and roughhead grenadier (Macrourus berglax) (RHG/N1GRN.) shall not be targeted. They shall only be taken as by-catch and shall be reported separately.

     

     

    55

     

     



    Species:

    Capelin

    Mallotus villosus

    Zone:

    2b

    (CAP/02B.)

    Union

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

     



    Species:

    Capelin

    Mallotus villosus

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of 5 and 14

    (CAP/514GRN)

    Denmark

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

    0

     

    Sweden

    0

     

    All Member States

    0

    (1)

    Union

    0

    (2)

    Norway

    0

    (2)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Denmark, Germany and Sweden may access the ‘All Member States’ quota only once they have exhausted their own quota. However, Member States with more than 10 % of the Union quota shall not access the ‘All Member States’ quota at all. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (CAP/514GRN_AMS).

    (2)

    For a fishing period from 15 October 2022 to 15 April 2023.



    Species:

    Haddock

    Melanogrammus aeglefinus

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

    (HAD/1N2AB.)

    Germany

    281

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    169

     

    Union

    450

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Blue whiting

    Micromesistius poutassou

    Zone:

    Faroese waters

    (WHB/2A4AXF)

    Denmark

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

    0

     

    France

    0

     

    Netherlands

    0

     

    Union

    0

    (1)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Catches of blue whiting may include unavoidable by-catches of greater silver smelt.



    Species:

    Ling and blue ling

    Molva molva and molva dypterygia

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of 5b

    (B/L/05B-F.)

    Germany

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    0

     

    Union

    0

    (1)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    By-catches of roundnose grenadier and black scabbardfish may be counted against this quota, up to the following limit (OTH/*05B-F):

    0

     

     

     



    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of 5 and 14

    (PRA/514GRN)

    Denmark

    1 574

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    1 574

     

    Union

    3 149

     

    Norway

    1 701

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 1

    (PRA/N1GRN.)

    Denmark

    1 300

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    1 300

     

    Union

    2 600

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

    (POK/1N2AB.)

    Germany

    603

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    97

     

    Union

    700

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    International waters of 1 and 2

    (POK/1/2INT)

    Union

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Saithe

    Pollachius virens

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of 5b

    (POK/05B-F.)

    Belgium

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

    0

     

    France

    0

     

    Netherlands

    0

     

    Union

    0

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

    (GHL/1N2AB.)

    Germany

    100

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Union

    100

    (1)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.



    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    International waters of 1 and 2

    (GHL/1/2INT)

    Union

    1 766

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.



    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 1

    (GHL/N1G-S68)

    Germany

    1 700

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Union

    1 700

    (1)

    Norway

    550

    (1)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    To be fished south of 68o N.



    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14

    (GHL/5-14GL)

    Germany

    4 300

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Union

    4 300

    (1)

    Norway

    650

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    To be fished by no more than six vessels at the same time.



    Species:

    Redfish (shallow pelagic)

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14

    (RED/51214S)

    Estonia

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

    0

     

    Spain

    0

     

    France

    0

     

    Ireland

    0

     

    Latvia

    0

     

    Netherlands

    0

     

    Poland

    0

     

    Portugal

    0

     

    Union

    0

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

     



    Species:

    Redfish (deep pelagic)

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    United Kingdom and international waters of 5; international waters of 12 and 14

    (RED/51214D)

    Estonia

    0

    (1) (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

    Germany

    0

    (1) (2)

    Spain

    0

    (1) (2)

    France

    0

    (1) (2)

    Ireland

    0

    (1) (2)

    Latvia

    0

    (1) (2)

    Netherlands

    0

    (1) (2)

    Poland

    0

    (1) (2)

    Portugal

    0

    (1) (2)

    Union

    0

    (1) (2)

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

    (1) (2)

    (1)

    May only be taken within the area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:

    Point

    Latitude

    Longitude

     

    1

    64° 45' N

    28° 30' W

     

    2

    62° 50' N

    25° 45' W

     

    3

    61° 55' N

    26° 45' W

     

    4

    61° 00' N

    26° 30' W

     

    5

    59° 00' N

    30° 00' W

     

    6

    59° 00' N

    34° 00' W

     

    7

    61° 30' N

    34° 00' W

     

    8

    62° 50' N

    36° 00' W

     

    9

    64° 45' N

    28° 30' W

     

    (2)

    May only be taken from 10 May to 31 December.



    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes mantella

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

    (REB/1N2AB.)

    Germany

    851

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Spain

    106

     

    France

    93

     

    Portugal

    450

     

    Union

    1 500

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    International waters of 1 and 2

    (RED/1/2INT)

    Union

    To be established

    (1) (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

     

     

     

    TAC

    16 802

    (3)

    (1)

    The fishery will be closed when the TAC is fully utilised by NEAFC Contracting Parties. From the closure date, Member States shall prohibit directed fishery for redfish by vessels flying their flag.

    (2)

    Vessels shall limit their by-catches of redfish in other fisheries to a maximum of 1 % of the total catch retained on board.

    (3)

    Provisional catch limit to cover catches of all NEAFC Contracting Parties.



    Species:

    Redfish (pelagic)

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5, 12 and 14

    (RED/N1G14P)

    Germany

    0

    (1) (2) (3)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    0

    (1) (2) (3)

    Union

    0

    (1) (2) (3)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    May only be fished from 10 May to 31 December.

    (2)

    May only be fished in Greenland waters within the Redfish Conservation Area bounded by the lines joining the following coordinates:

    Point

    Latitude

    Longitude

     

    1

    64° 45' N

    28° 30' W

     

    2

    62° 50' N

    25° 45' W

     

    3

    61° 55' N

    26° 45' W

     

    4

    61° 00' N

    26° 30' W

     

    5

    59° 00' N

    30° 00' W

     

    6

    59° 00' N

    34° 00' W

     

    7

    61° 30' N

    34° 00' W

     

    8

    62° 50' N

    36° 00' W

     

    9

    64° 45' N

    28° 30' W

     

    (3)

    Special condition: this quota may also be fished in international waters of the Redfish Conservation Area referred to in footnote (2) (RED/*5-14P).



    Species:

    Redfish (demersal)

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of 5 and 14

    (RED/N1G14D)

    Germany

    1 224

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    6

    (1)

    Union

    1 230

    (1)

    Norway

    300

    (1)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    May only be fished by trawl, and only north and west of the line defined by the following coordinates:

    Point

    Latitude

    Longitude

     

    1

    59° 15' N

    54° 26' W

     

    2

    59° 15' N

    44° 00' W

     

    3

    59° 30' N

    42° 45' W

     

    4

    60° 00' N

    42° 00' W

     

    5

    62° 00' N

    40° 30' W

     

    6

    62° 00' N

    40° 00' W

     

    7

    62° 40' N

    40° 15' W

     

    8

    63° 09' N

    39° 40' W

     

    9

    63° 30' N

    37° 15' W

     

    10

    64° 20' N

    35° 00' W

     

    11

    65° 15' N

    32° 30' W

     

    12

    65° 15' N

    29° 50' W

     



    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of 5b

    (RED/05B-F.)

    Belgium

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

    0

     

    France

    0

     

    Union

    0

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    Other species

    Zone:

    Norwegian waters of 1 and 2

    (OTH/1N2AB.)

    Germany

    71

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    29

    (1)

    Union

    100

    (1)

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.



    Species:

    Other species(1)

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of 5b

    (OTH/05B-F.)

    Germany

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    0

     

    Union

    0

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Excluding fish species of no commercial value.



    Species:

    Flatfishes

    Pleuronectiformes

    Zone:

    Faroese waters of 5b

    (FLX/05B-F.)

    Germany

    0

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

    0

     

    Union

    0

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     



    Species:

    By-catches(1)

    Zone:

    Greenland waters

    (B-C/GRL)

    Union

    600

     

    Precautionary TAC

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

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

     

     

     

    TAC

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    By-catches of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) shall be reported in line with the following fishing opportunities tables: grenadiers in Greenland waters of 5 and 14 (GRV/514GRN) and grenadiers in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.).




    ANNEX IC

    NORTH WEST ATLANTIC – NAFO CONVENTION AREA



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    NAFO 2J3KL

    (COD/N2J3KL)

    Union

    0

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

    (1)

    (1)

    No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    NAFO 3NO

    (COD/N3NO.)

    Union

    0

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

    (1)

    (1)

    No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the limits of a maximum of 1 000 kg or 4 %, whichever is greater.

    ▼C1



    Species:

    Cod

    Gadus morhua

    Zone:

    NAFO 3M (COD/N3M.)

    Estonia

    44

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply

    Germany

    186

    (1)

    Latvia

    44

    (1)

    Lithuania

    44

    (1)

    Poland

    152

    (1)

    Spain

    572

    (1)

    France

    80

    (1)

    Portugal

    786

    (1)

    Union

    1 908

    (1)

    TAC

    4 000

    (1)

    (1)

    No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota between 00:00 UTC 1 January 2022 and 24:00 UTC 31 March 2022. During this period, the master of the vessel shall comply with the requirements set out in Article 8(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2019/833* and shall ensure that the catches retained on board and in any one haul of this stock are limited to the maxima specified in Article 7(3), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2019/833.

    *

    Regulation (EU) 2019/833 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1627 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2115/2005 and (EC) No 1386/2007 (OJ L 141, 28.5.2019, p. 1).

    ▼B



    Species:

    Witch flounder

    Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    Zone:

    NAFO 3L

    (WIT/N3L.)

    Union

    0

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

    (1)

    (1)

    No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.



    Species:

    Witch flounder

    Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

    Zone:

    NAFO 3NO

    (WIT/N3NO.)

    Estonia

    52

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Latvia

    52

     

    Lithuania

    52

     

    Union

    156

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    1 175

     



    Species:

    American plaice

    Hippoglossoides platessoides

    Zone:

    NAFO 3M

    (PLA/N3M.)

    Union

    0

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

    (1)

    (1)

    No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.



    Species:

    American plaice

    Hippoglossoides platessoides

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LNO

    (PLA/N3LNO.)

    Union

    0

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

    (1)

    (1)

    No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.



    Species:

    Shortfin squid

    Illex illecebrosus

    Zone:

    NAFO subareas 3 and 4

    (SQI/N34.)

    Estonia

    128

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Latvia

    128

    (1)

    Lithuania

    128

    (1)

    Poland

    227

    (1)

    Other Member States

    29 467

    (1 )(2)

    Union

    30 078

    (1) (3)

     

     

     

    TAC

    34 000

     

    (1)

    No vessel may fish for squid between 00:01 UTC on 1 January to 24:00 UTC on 30 June.

    (2)

    This quantity is available to Canada and the Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SQI/N34_AMS).

    (3)

    Corresponds to the sum of the quotas of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland and the Union’s unspecified share available to Canada and the Member States except Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.



    Species:

    Yellowtail flounder

    Limanda ferruginea

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LNO

    (YEL/N3LNO.)

    Union

    0

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

     

     

     

    TAC

    20 000

     

    (1)

    No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 2 500 kg or 10 %, whichever is greater. However, if the Union is assigned an ‘Others’ quota, once the ‘Others’ quota is exhausted, the by-catch limits shall be a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.



    Species:

    Capelin

    Mallotus villosus

    Zone:

    NAFO 3NO

    (CAP/N3NO.)

    Union

    0

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

    (1)

    (1)

    No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.



    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LNO(1) (2)

    (PRA/N3LNOX)

    Estonia

    0

    (3)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Latvia

    0

    (3)

    Lithuania

    0

    (3)

    Poland

    0

    (3)

    Spain

    0

    (3)

    Portugal

    0

    (3)

    Union

    0

    (3)

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

    (3)

    (1)

    Not including the box bounded by the following coordinates:

    Point No

    Latitude

    Longitude

     

    1

    47° 20' 00'' N

    46° 40' 00'' W

     

    2

    47° 20' 00'' N

    46° 30' 00'' W

     

    3

    46° 00' 00'' N

    46° 30' 00'' W

     

    4

    46° 00' 00'' N

    46° 40' 00'' W

     

    (2)

    Fishing is prohibited at a depth less than 200 metres in the area west of a line bound by the following coordinates:

    Point No

    Latitude

    Longitude

     

    1

    46° 00' 00'' N

    47° 49' 00'' W

     

    2

    46° 25' 00'' N

    47° 27' 00'' W

     

    3

    46 °42' 00'' N

    47° 25' 00'' W

     

    4

    46° 48' 00'' N

    47° 25' 50'' W

     

    5

    47° 16' 50'' N

    47° 43' 50'' W

     

    (3)

    No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.



    Species:

    Northern prawn

    Pandalus borealis

    Zone:

    NAFO 3M(1)

    (PRA/*N3M.)

    TAC

    Not relevant

    (2)

    Analytical TAC

    (1)

    Vessels may also fish this stock in division 3L in the box bounded by the following coordinates:

    Point No

    Latitude

    Longitude

     

    1

    47° 20' 00'' N

    46° 40' 00'' W

     

    2

    47° 20' 00'' N

    46° 30' 00'' W

     

    3

    46° 00' 00'' N

    46° 30' 00'' W

     

    4

    46° 00' 00'' N

    46° 40' 00'' W

     

    Moreover, fishing for shrimp is prohibited from 1 June to 31 December in the area bounded by the following coordinates:

    Point No

    Latitude

    Longitude

     

    1

    47° 55' 00'' N

    45° 00' 00'' W

     

    2

    47° 30' 00'' N

    44° 15' 00'' W

     

    3

    46° 55' 00'' N

    44° 15' 00'' W

     

    4

    46° 35' 00'' N

    44° 30' 00'' W

     

    5

    46° 35' 00'' N

    45° 40' 00'' W

     

    6

    47° 30' 00'' N

    45° 40' 00'' W

     

    7

    47° 55' 00'' N

    45° 00' 00'' W

     

    (2)

    Not relevant. Fishery managed by limitations in fishing effort (EFF/*N3M.). The Member States concerned shall issue fishing authorisations for their fishing vessels engaging in this fishery and shall notify those authorisations to the Commission prior to the beginning of the vessel’s activity, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

    Member State

    Maximum number of fishing days

     

    Denmark

    0

     

     

    Estonia

    0

     

     

    Spain

    0

     

     

    Latvia

    0

     

     

    Lithuania

    0

     

     

    Poland

    0

     

     

    Portugal

    0

     

     



    Species:

    Greenland halibut

    Reinhardtius hippoglossoides

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LMNO

    (GHL/N3LMNO)

    Estonia

    318

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

    325

     

    Latvia

    45

     

    Lithuania

    23

     

    Spain

    4 359

     

    Portugal

    1 822

     

    Union

    6 892

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    11 755

     



    Species:

    Skates

    Rajidae

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LNO

    (SKA/N3LNO.)

    Estonia

    283

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Lithuania

    62

     

    Spain

    3 403

     

    Portugal

    660

     

    Union

    4 408

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    7 000

     



    Species:

    Redfishes

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    NAFO 3LN

    (RED/N3LN.)

    Estonia

    895

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

    615

     

    Latvia

    895

     

    Lithuania

    895

     

    Union

    3 300

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    18 100

     



    Species:

    Redfishes

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    NAFO 3M

    (RED/N3M.)

    Estonia

    1 571

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Germany

    513

    (1)

    Latvia

    1 571

    (1)

    Lithuania

    1 571

    (1)

    Spain

    233

    (1)

    Portugal

    2 354

    (1)

    Union

    7 813

    (1)

     

     

     

    TAC

    10 933

    (1)

    (1)

    This quota is subject to compliance with the TAC, which is established for this stock for all NAFO Contracting Parties. Within this TAC, no more than the following mid-term limit may be fished before 1 July 2022:

     

    5 467

     

     



    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    NAFO 3O

    (RED/N3O.)

    Spain

    1 771

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Portugal

    5 229

     

    Union

    7 000

     

     

     

     

    TAC

    20 000

     



    Species:

    Redfish

    Sebastes spp.

    Zone:

    NAFO subarea 2, divisions 1F and 3K

    (RED/N1F3K.)

    Latvia

    0

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Lithuania

    0

    (1)

    Union

    0

    (1)

     

     

     

    TAC

    0

    (1)

    (1)

    No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota. This species shall only be taken as by-catch within the following limits: a maximum of 1 250 kg or 5 %, whichever is greater.

    ▼M1



    Species:

    White hake

    Urophycis tenuis

    Zone:

    NAFO 3NO

    (HKW/N3NO.)

    Spain

    255

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Portugal

    333

     

    Union

    588

    (1)

     

     

     

    TAC

    1 000

     

    (1)

    Where, in accordance with Annex IA to the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures, a positive vote by the NAFO Contracting Parties confirms the TAC to be 2 000 tonnes, the corresponding Union and Member State quotas shall be as below:

    Spain

    509

     

    Portugal

    667

     

    Union

    1 176

     

    ▼B




    ANNEX ID

    ICCAT CONVENTION AREA



    Species:

    Sailfish

    Istiophorus albicans

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W

    (SAI/AE45W)

    TAC

     

    1 271

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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



    Species:

    Sailfish

    Istiophorus albicans

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W

    (SAI/AW45W)

    TAC

     

    1 030

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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



    Species:

    Blue marlin

    Makaira nigricans

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean

    (BUM/ATLANT)

    Spain

     

    22,77

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    France

     

    332,82

     

    Portugal

     

    46,21

     

    Union

     

    401,80

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    1 670

     



    Species:

    Blue shark

    Prionace glauca

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

    (BSH/AN05N)

    Ireland

     

    0,96

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Spain

     

    27 035,09

     

    France

     

    151,70

     

    Portugal

     

    5 357,67

     

    Union

     

    32 545,42

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    39 102

     



    Species:

    Blue shark

    Prionace glauca

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N

    (BSH/AS05N)

    TAC

     

    28 923

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (1)

    The time period and the calculation method used by ICCAT to set the catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark shall be without prejudice to the time period and the calculation method used to define any future allocation key at Union level.



    Species:

    White marlin

    Tetrapturus albidus

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean

    (WHM/ATLANT)

    Spain

     

    30,50

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Portugal

     

    19,50

     

    Union

     

    50,00

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    355

     

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Northern albacore

    Thunnus alalunga

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

    (ALB/AN05N)

    Ireland

     

    3 316,79

     

    Analytical TAC

    Spain

     

    18 694,64

     

    France

     

    5 879,76

     

    Portugal

     

    2 050,38

     

    Union

     

    29 941,57

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    37 801

     

    (1)

    The number of Union fishing vessels fishing for northern albacore as a target species, in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007, shall be 1 241 .



    Species:

    Southern albacore

    Thunnus alalunga

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N

    (ALB/AS05N)

    Spain

     

    905,86

     

    Analytical TAC

    France

     

    297,70

     

    Portugal

     

    633,94

     

    Union

     

    1 837,50

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    24 000

     



    Species:

    Mediterranean albacore

    Thunnus alalunga

    Zone:

    Mediterranean Sea

    (ALB/MED)

    Greece

     

    400

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Spain

     

    103,26

     

    France

     

    15

     

    Croatia

     

    7

     

    Italy

     

    1 171,29

     

    Cyprus

     

    431,94

     

    Malta

     

    41,19

     

    Union

     

    2 169,68

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    2 500

    (1)(2)(3)

    (1)

    In order to protect juvenile swordfish, a closure period shall also apply to longline vessels targeting Mediterranean albacore from 1 October to 30 November. In addition, Mediterranean albacore, either as a targeted species or as by-catch, shall not be caught, retained on board, transhipped or landed during the following periods:

    — Greece, Croatia, Italy and Cyprus: 1 October to 30 November and 1 to 31 March,

    — Spain, France and Malta: 1 January to 31 March.

    (2)

    Each Member State shall limit the number of their fishing vessels authorised to fish for Mediterranean albacore to the number of vessels authorised to fish this species in 2017. Member States may apply a tolerance of 10 % to this capacity limit.

    ▼M3

    (3)

    Special condition: by-catches of Mediterranean albacore are to be counted against this quota, but shall be reported separately (ALB/MED-BC).

    ▼B



    Species:

    Yellowfin tuna

    Thunnus albacares

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean

    (YFT/ATLANT)

    TAC

     

    110 000

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    (1)

    Catches of yellowfin tuna by purse seiners (YFT/*ATLPS) and longliners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (YFT/ *ATLLL) shall be reported separately.

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Bigeye tuna

    Thunnus obesus

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean

    (BET/ATLANT)

    Spain

     

    8 181,90

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    France

     

    3 475,31

    (1)

    Portugal

     

    3 106,23

    (1)

    Union

     

    14 763,44

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    62 000

    (1)

    (1)

    Catches of bigeye tuna by purse seiners (BET/*ATLPS) and longliners with an overall length of 20 metres and above (BET/ *ATLLL) shall be reported separately. As of June 2022, when catches reach 80 % of the quota, Member States are required to transmit the catches for these vessels on a weekly basis.

    ▼B



    Species:

    Bluefin tuna

    Thunnus thynnus

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean

    (BFT/AE45WM)

    Cyprus

     

    168,95

    (4)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Greece

     

    314,03

    (7)

    Spain

     

    6 093,28

    (2) (4) (7)

    France

     

    6 012,47

    (2) (3) (4)

    Croatia

     

    950,30

    (6)

    Italy

     

    4 745,34

    (4) (5)

    Malta

     

    389,32

    (4)

    Portugal

     

    572,97

    (7)

    Other Member States

     

    64,95

    (1)

    Union

     

    19 311,60

    (2) (3) (4) (5)

    Special additional allocation

     

    100

    (7)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    36 000

     

    (1)

    Except Cyprus, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Malta and Portugal, and exclusively as by-catch. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (BFT/AE45WM_AMS).

    (2)

    Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex VI (BFT/*8301):

    Spain

    923,02

     

    France

    428,79

    Union

    1 351,81

    (3)

    Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocation between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna weighing no less than 6,4 kg or measuring no less than 70 cm by the vessels referred to in point 1 of Annex VI (BFT/*641):

    France

    100,00

     

    Union

    100,00

    (4)

    Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 2 of Annex VI (BFT/*8302):

    Spain

    121,87

     

    France

    120,25

    Italy

    94,91

    Cyprus

    3,38

    Malta

    7,79

    Union

    348,19

    ▼M1

    (5)

    Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex VI (BFT/*643):

    Italy

    94,91

     

    Union

    94,91

    ▼B

    (6)

    Special condition: within this TAC, the following catch limits and allocations between Member States shall apply to catches of bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm by the vessels referred to in point 3 of Annex VI for farming purposes (BFT/*8303F):

    Croatia

    855,27

     

    Union

    855,27

    (7)

    In 2022 the Union will receive, in addition to the allocated quota of 19 311,60 tonnes, an extra allocation of 100 tonnes, exclusively for artisanal vessels from specific archipelagos in Greece (Ionian Islands), Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores and Madeira). The specific allocation of this additional quantity to the Member States concerned shall be as follows (BFT/AVARCH):

    Greece

    4,5

     

    Spain

    87,3

    Portugal

    8,2

    Union

    100

    ▼M1



    Species:

    Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N

    (SWO/AN05N)

    Spain

     

    6 392,46

    (2)

    Analytical TAC

    Portugal

     

    1 161,84

    (2)

    Other Member States

     

    130,72

    (1)(2)

    Union

     

    7 685,03

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    13 200

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. Catches to be counted against this shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/AN05N_AMS).

    (2)

    Special condition: up to 2,39 % of this quantity may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, south of 5o N (SWO/*AS05N). Catches to be counted against the special condition of the shared quota shall be reported separately (SWO/*AS05N_AMS).



    Species:

    Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

    Zone:

    Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N

    (SWO/AS05N)

    Spain

     

    4 770,75

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

    Portugal

     

    314,25

    (1)

    Union

     

    5 085,01

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    14 000

     

    (1)

    Special condition: up to 3,51 % of this quantity may be fished in the Atlantic Ocean, north of 5o N (SWO/*AN05N).

    ▼B



    Species:

    Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

    Zone:

    Mediterranean Sea

    (SWO/MED)

    Croatia

     

    13,74

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Cyprus

     

    50,67

    (1)

    Spain

     

    1 565,04

    (1)

    France

     

    109,08

    (1)

    Greece

     

    1 036,02

    (1)

    Italy

     

    3 208,45

    (1)

    Malta

     

    380,64

    (1)

    Union

     

    6 363,64

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    9 016,71

     

    (1)

    This quota may only be fished from 1 April to 31 December.




    ANNEX IE

    SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN – SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

    The TACs set out in this Annex are not allocated to the Contracting Parties of SEAFO and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the SEAFO Secretariat which will communicate to the SEAFO Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to a TAC exhaustion.



    Species:

    Alfonsinos

    Beryx spp.

    Zone:

    SEAFO

    (ALF/SEAFO)

    TAC

     

    200

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    (1)

    No more than 132 tonnes may be taken in subdivision B1 (ALF/*F47NA).



    Species:

    Deep-sea red crabs

    Chaceon spp.

    Zone:

    SEAFO subdivision B1(1)

    (GER/F47NAM)

    TAC

     

    162

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    (1)

    For the purpose of this TAC, the area open to the fishery is defined as having:

    — its western boundary on the longitude 0° E,

    — its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S,

    — its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and

    — the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian exclusive economic zone.



    Species:

    Deep-sea red crabs

    Chaceon spp.

    Zone:

    SEAFO, excluding subdivision B1

    (GER/F47X)

    TAC

     

    200

     

    Precautionary TAC



    Species:

    Patagonian toothfish

    Dissostichus eleginoides

    Zone:

    SEAFO subarea D

    (TOP/F47D)

    TAC

     

    261

     

    Precautionary TAC



    Species:

    Patagonian toothfish

    Dissostichus eleginoides

    Zone:

    SEAFO, excluding subarea D

    (TOP/F47-D)

    TAC

     

    0

     

    Precautionary TAC



    Species:

    Orange roughy

    Hoplostethus atlanticus

    Zone:

    SEAFO subdivision B1(1)

    (ORY/F47NAM)

    TAC

     

    0

    (2)

    Precautionary TAC

    (1)

    For the purpose of this Annex, the area open to the fishery is defined as having:

    — its western boundary on the longitude 0° E,

    — its northern boundary on the latitude 20° S,

    — its southern boundary on the latitude 28° S, and

    — the eastern boundary outer limits of the Namibian exclusive economic zone.

    (2)

    Except for a by-catch allowance of four tonnes (ORY/*F47NA).



    Species:

    Orange roughy

    Hoplostethus atlanticus

    Zone:

    SEAFO, excluding subdivision B1

    (ORY/F47X)

    TAC

     

    50

     

    Precautionary TAC



    Species:

    Pelagic armourheads

    Pseudopentaceros spp.

    Zone:

    SEAFO

    (EDW/SEAFO)

    TAC

     

    135

     

    Precautionary TAC




    ANNEX IF

    SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA – AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION



    Species:

    Southern bluefin tuna

    Thunnus maccoyii

    Zone:

    All areas of distribution

    (SBF/F41-81)

    Union

     

    11

    (1)

    Analytical TAC

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

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

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    17 647

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.




    ANNEX IG

    WCPFC CONVENTION AREA



    Species:

    Bigeye tuna

    Thunnus obesus

    Zone:

    WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S

    (BET/F7120S)

    Portugal

     

    2 000

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    Spain

     

    2 000

    (1)

    Union

     

    4 000

    (1)

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

    (1)

    (1)

    This quota may only be fished by vessels using longlines.



    Species:

    Swordfish

    Xiphias gladius

    Zone:

    WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S

    (SWO/F7120S)

    Union

     

    3 170,36

     

    Precautionary TAC

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    ▼M1




    ANNEX IH

    SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA



    Species:

    Toothfishes

    Dissostichus spp.

    Zone:

    SPRFMO Convention Area

    (TOT/SPR-RB)

    TAC

    75

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

    (1)

    This annual TAC is for exploratory fisheries only. Fishing shall take place only within the following research block:

    — NW

    50° 30’ S, 136° E

     

    — NE

    50° 30’ S, 140° 30’ E

     

    — E-Indent

    52° 45’ S, 140° 30’ E

     

    — E-corner

    52° 45’ S, 145° 30’ E

     

    — SE

    54° 50’ S, 145° 30’ E

     

    — SW

    54° 50’ S, 136° E

     



    Species:

    Jack mackerel

    Trachurus murphyi

    Zone:

    SPRFMO Convention Area

    (CJM/SPRFMO)

    Germany

     

    13 826,71

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Netherlands

     

    14 986,73

     

    Lithuania

     

    9 620,98

     

    Poland

     

    16 542,58

     

    Union

     

    54 977,00

     

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    ▼M3




    ANNEX IJ

    IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE

    Catches of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) by Union fishing vessels shall not exceed the catch limits set out in this Annex.



    Species:

    Yellowfin tuna

    Thunnus albacares

    Zone:

    IOTC Area of Competence

    (YFT/IOTC)

    France

     

    27 736

     

    Analytical TAC

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

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

    Italy

     

    2 367

     

    Spain

     

    42 943

     

    Portugal

     

    100

    (1)

    Union

     

    73 146

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    Exclusively for by-catches. No directed fisheries are permitted under this quota.

    ▼B




    ANNEX IK

    SIOFA AGREEMENT AREA



    Species:

    Toothfishes

    Dissostichus spp.

    Zone:

    Del Cano Area(1)

    (TOT/F517DC)

    Union

     

    18,33

    (2)

    Precautionary TAC

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    55

    (2)

    (1)

    International waters in FAO subarea 51.7 bounded between -44° S and -45° S latitude, and the adjacent exclusive economic zones to the east and west.

    (2)

    May only be fished by vessels with observers on board and using longlines during the fishing season from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022. Longlines shall not exceed 3 000 hooks per line and shall be set at minimum three nautical miles from each other.

    Catches of vessels not targeting this species shall not exceed 0,5 tonnes of Dissostichus spp. per fishing season. When a vessel reaches this limit, it may no longer fish in Del Cano Area.



    Species:

    Toothfishes

    Dissostichus spp.

    Zone:

    Williams Ridge(1)

    (TOT/F574WR)

    TAC

     

    140

    (2)

    Precautionary TAC

    (1)

    Area of FAO subarea 57.4 bounded by the following coordinates:

     

     

    Point

    Latitude

    Longitude

     

     

    1

    52° 30' 00" S

    80° 00' 00" E

     

     

    2

    55° 00' 00" S

    80° 00' 00" E

     

     

    3

    55° 00' 00" S

    85° 00' 00" E

     

     

    4

    52° 30' 00" S

    85° 00' 00" E

     

     

    (2)

    The TAC set out above is not allocated between SIOFA Parties, hence the Union’s share is undetermined. It may only be fished by vessels with observers on board during the fishing season from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022. No more than two longlines not exceeding 6 250 hooks are set per grid cell established by SIOFA and an interval of at least 30 days is applied between fishing trips according to the access conditions established by SIOFA. Catches of vessels not targeting this species shall not exceed 0,5 tonnes of Dissostichus spp. per fishing season. When a vessel reaches this limit, it may no longer fish in Williams Ridge.

    Interim Protected Areas

     

     

    Atlantis Bank

     

     

     

    Point

    Latitude (S)

    Longitude (E)

     

     

     

    1

    32° 00'

    57° 00'

     

     

     

    2

    32° 50'

    57° 00'

     

     

     

    3

    32° 50'

    58° 00'

     

     

     

    4

    32° 00'

    58° 00'

     

     

    Coral

     

     

     

    Point

    Latitude (S)

    Longitude (E)

     

     

     

    1

    41° 00'

    42° 00'

     

     

     

    2

    41° 40'

    42° 00'

     

     

     

    3

    41° 40'

    44° 00'

     

     

     

    4

    41° 00'

    44° 00'

     

     

    Fools Flat

     

     

     

    Point

    Latitude (S)

    Longitude (E)

     

     

     

    1

    31° 30'

    94° 40'

     

     

     

    2

    31° 40'

    94° 40'

     

     

     

    3

    31° 40'

    95° 00'

     

     

     

    4

    31° 30'

    95° 00'

     

     

    Middle of What

     

     

     

    Point

    Latitude (S)

    Longitude (E)

     

     

     

    1

    37° 54'

    50° 23'

     

     

     

    2

    37° 56' 30"

    50° 23'

     

     

     

    3

    37° 56' 30"

    50° 27'

     

     

     

    4

    37° 54'

    50° 27'

     

     

    Walter’s Shoal

     

     

     

    Point

    Latitude (S)

    Longitude (E)

     

     

     

    1

    33° 00'

    43° 10'

     

     

     

    2

    33° 20'

    43° 10'

     

     

     

    3

    33° 20'

    44° 10'

     

     

     

    4

    33° 00'

    44° 10'

     

     




    ANNEX IL

    IATTC CONVENTION AREA



    Species:

    Bigeye tuna

    Thunnus obesus

    Zone:

    IATTC Convention Area

    (BET/IATTC)

    Union

     

    500

    (1)

    Precautionary TAC

     

     

     

     

    TAC

     

    Not relevant

     

    (1)

    This quota may only be fished by vessels using longlines.




    ANNEX II

    FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION 7e

    CHAPTER I

    General provisions

    1.   SCOPE

    1.1. This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres length overall or more carrying on board or deploying beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm and static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/472, and present in ICES division 7e.

    1.2. Vessels fishing with static nets with mesh size equal to or larger than 120 mm and with track records of less than 300 kg live weight of sole per year during the three previous years, according to their fishing records, shall be exempt from the application of this Annex subject to the following conditions:

    (a) 

    such vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2020 management period;

    (b) 

    such vessels do not tranship any fish at sea to another vessel;

    (c) 

    by 31 July 2022 and 31 January 2023 each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission on those vessels’ catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2022.

    Where any of those conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex, with immediate effect.

    2.   DEFINITIONS

    For the purposes of this Annex, the following definitions apply:

    (a) 

    ‘gear grouping’ means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:

    (i) 

    beam trawls of mesh size equal to or greater than 80 mm; and

    (ii) 

    static nets, including gillnets, trammel nets and tangle nets, with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm;

    (b) 

    ‘regulated gear’ means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;

    (c) 

    ‘the area’ means ICES division 7e;

    (d) 

    ‘current management period’ means the period from 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023.

    3.   LIMITATION IN ACTIVITY

    Without prejudice to Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, each Member State shall ensure that, when carrying on board any regulated gear, Union fishing vessels flying its flag and registered in the Union are present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex.

    CHAPTER II

    Authorisations

    4.   AUTHORISED VESSELS

    4.1 A Member State shall not authorise fishing with regulated gear in the area by any vessel flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity in the area in the period from 2002 to 2018, excluding the record of fishing activities as a result of transfer of days between fishing vessels, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in the area.

    4.2 However, a vessel with a track record of using a regulated gear may be authorised to use a different fishing gear, provided that the number of days allocated to the different fishing gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the regulated gear.

    4.3 A vessel flying the flag of a Member State having no quotas in the area shall not be authorised to fish in the area with regulated gear unless the vessel is allocated a quota after a transfer carried out in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 10 or 11 of this Annex.

    CHAPTER III

    Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels

    5.   MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS

    During the current management period, the maximum number of days at sea for which a Member State may authorise a vessel flying its flag to be present within the area carrying on board any regulated gear is set out in Table I.

    ▼M1



    Table I

    Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear during the current management period

    Regulated gear

    Maximum number of days

    Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm

    Belgium

    176

    France

    188

    Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm

    Belgium

    176

    France

    191

    ▼B

    6.   KILOWATT DAY SYSTEM

    6.1. During the current management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt day system. Through that system, it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days that is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear is respected.

    6.2. The overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned and qualified for the regulated gear. Such individual fishing efforts shall be calculated in kilowatt days by multiplying the engine power of each vessel by the number of days at sea it would benefit from, according to Table I, if point 6.1 were not applied.

    6.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1 shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear set out in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on:

    (a) 

    the list of vessels authorised to fish by indicating their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

    (b) 

    the number of days at sea for which each vessel would have initially been authorised to fish according to Table I and the number of days at sea from which each vessel would benefit in application of point 6.1.

    6.4. On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in this point 6 are complied with and, where that is the case, may authorise the Member State concerned to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.

    7.   ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR PERMANENT CESSATION OF FISHING ACTIVITIES

    7.1. An additional number of days at sea on which a vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of permanent cessations of fishing activities that have taken place during the preceding management period in accordance either with Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 21 ) or with Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 ( 22 ). The Commission may consider permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly reasoned request from the Member State concerned. Such request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities.

    7.2. The effort expended in 2003, measured in kilowatt days, of the withdrawn vessels using a given gear grouping shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear grouping in 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be calculated by multiplying the ratio so obtained by the number of days that would have been allocated according to Table I. Any part of a day resulting from that calculation shall be rounded to the nearest whole day.

    7.3. Points 7.1 and 7.2 shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 4.2, or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea.

    7.4. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 7.1 shall submit a request to the Commission by 15 June 2022 with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping as set out in Table I, the details of the calculation based on:

    (a) 

    lists of withdrawn vessels with their Union fishing fleet register number (CFR) and their engine power;

    (b) 

    the fishing activity deployed by such vessels in 2003 calculated in days at sea according to the grouping of fishing gear.

    7.5. During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate any additionally granted days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in its fleet and qualified for the regulated gear.

    7.6. When the Commission allocates additional days at sea due to a permanent cessation of fishing activities during the preceding management period, the maximum number of days per Member State and gear set out in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.

    8.   ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL DAYS FOR ENHANCED SCIENTIFIC OBSERVER COVERAGE

    8.1. Three additional days on which a vessel may be present within the area when carrying on board any regulated gear may be allocated between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2023 to a Member State by the Commission on the basis of an enhanced programme of scientific observer coverage in partnership between scientists and the fishing industry. Such a programme shall focus in particular on levels of discarding and on catch composition and go beyond the requirements on data collection laid down in Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 23 ) and its implementing rules concerning national programmes.

    8.2. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member.

    8.3. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1 shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval.

    8.4. If an enhanced scientific observer coverage programme submitted by a Member State has been approved by the Commission in the past and the Member State concerned wishes to continue its application without changes, it shall inform the Commission of the continuation of that programme four weeks before the beginning of the period for which the programme applies.

    CHAPTER IV

    Management

    9.   GENERAL OBLIGATION

    Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

    10.   MANAGEMENT PERIODS

    10.1. A Member State may divide the days present within the area set out in Table I into management periods of durations of one or more calendar months.

    10.2. The number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed by the Member State concerned.

    10.3. Where a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within the area by hours, the Member State shall continue measuring the consumption of days as specified in point 9. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State concerned shall demonstrate that it has taken precautionary measures to avoid an excessive consumption of days within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.

    CHAPTER V

    Exchanges of fishing effort allocations

    11.   TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF A MEMBER STATE

    11.1. A Member State may permit any fishing vessel flying its flag to transfer days present within the area for which it has been authorised to another vessel flying its flag within the area, provided that the product of the number of days received by a vessel and its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the number of days transferred by the donor vessel and its engine power in kilowatts. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register.

    11.2. The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 11.1, multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel’s average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel.

    11.3. The transfer of days in accordance with point 11.1 shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period.

    11.4. Upon request by the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of that information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 58(2) of this Regulation.

    12.   TRANSFER OF DAYS BETWEEN FISHING VESSELS FLYING THE FLAG OF DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES

    Member States may permit transfer of days present within the area for the same management period and within the area between any fishing vessels flying their flags provided that points 4.1, 4.3, 5, 6 and 10 apply. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission, before the transfer takes place, of the details of the transfer, including the number of days to be transferred, the fishing effort and, where applicable, the fishing quotas relating thereto.

    CHAPTER VI

    Reporting obligations

    13.   FISHING EFFORT REPORT

    Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling within the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area defined in point 2 of this Annex.

    14.   COLLECTION OF RELEVANT DATA

    Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis information about total fishing effort deployed within the area by vessels using towed gear and static gear, effort deployed within the area by vessels using different types of gear, and the engine power of those vessels in kilowatt days, on the basis of information used for the management of fishing days present within the area as set out in this Annex.

    15.   COMMUNICATION OF RELEVANT DATA

    Upon request by the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 14 in the format specified in Tables II and III by sending it to the appropriate electronic mailbox address, which shall be communicated to the Member States by the Commission. Member States shall, upon request by the Commission, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2020 and 2021 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V.



    Table II

    Reporting format for kW-day information by management period

    Member State

    Gear

    Management period

    Cumulative effort declaration

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)



    Table III

    Data format for kW-day information by management period

    Name of field

    Maximum number of characters/digits

    Alignment (1)

    L(eft)/R(ight)

    Definition and comments

    (1)  Member State

    3

     

    Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered

    (2)  Gear

    2

     

    One of the following gear types:

    BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm

    GN = gillnet < 220 mm

    TN = trammel net or tangle net < 220 mm

    (3)  Management period

    4

     

    One year in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period

    (4)  Cumulative effort declaration

    7

    R

    Cumulative amount of fishing effort expressed in kilowatt days deployed from 1 February until 31 January of the relevant management period

    (1)   

    Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.



    Table IV

    Reporting format for vessel-related information

    Member State

    CFR

    External marking

    Length of management period

    Gear notified

    Days eligible using notified gear(s)

    Days spent with notified gear(s)

    Transfer of days

    No 1

    No 2

    No 3

    No 1

    No 2

    No 3

    No 1

    No 2

    No 3

    (1)

    (2)

    (3)

    (4)

    (5)

    (5)

    (5)

    (5)

    (6)

    (6)

    (6)

    (6)

    (7)

    (7)

    (7)

    (7)

    (8)



    Table V

    Data format for vessel-related information

    Name of field

    Maximum number of characters/digits

    Alignment (1)

    L(eft)/R(ight)

    Definition and comments

    (1)  Member State

    3

     

    Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered

    (2)  CFR

    12

     

    Union fishing fleet register number (CFR)

    Unique identification number of a fishing vessel

    Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) followed by an identifying series (nine characters). Where a series has fewer than nine characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left-hand side

    (3)  External marking

    14

    L

    Under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 (2)

    (4)  Length of management period

    2

    L

    Length of the management period measured in months

    (5)  Gear notified

    2

    L

    One of the following gear types:

    BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm

    GN = gillnet < 220 mm

    TN = trammel net or tangle net < 220 mm

    (6)  Special condition applying to notified gear(s)

    3

    L

    Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex II for the notified gear and notified length of management period

    (7)  Days spent with notified gear(s)

    3

    L

    Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using a gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period

    (8)  Transfers of days

    4

    L

    For days transferred indicate ‘– number of days transferred’ and for days received indicate ‘+ number of days transferred’

    (1)   

    Information relevant for transmission of data by fixed-length formatting.

    (2)   

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (OJ L 112, 30.4.2011, p. 1).




    ANNEX III

    MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEELS IN ICES DIVISIONS 2a AND 3a AND ICES SUBAREA 4

    For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeels in ICES divisions 2a and 3a and ICES subarea 4 fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as set out in this Annex and the Appendix thereto:



    Management area for sandeels

    ICES statistical rectangles

    1r

    31–33 E9–F4; 33 F5; 34–37 E9–F6; 38–40 F0–F5; 41 F4–F5

    2r

    35 F7–F8; 36 F7–F9; 37 F7–F8; 38-41 F6–F8; 42 F6–F9; 43 F7–F9; 44 F9–G0; 45 G0–G1; 46 G1

    3r

    41–46 F1–F3; 42–46 F4–F5; 43–46 F6; 44–46 F7–F8; 45–46 F9; 46–47 G0; 47 G1 and 48 G0

    4

    38–40 E7–E9 and 41–46 E6–F0

    5r

    47–52 F1–F5

    6

    41–43 G0–G3; 44 G1

    7r

    47–52 E6–F0






    Appendix
    Management areas for sandeels
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    ANNEX IV

    SEASONAL CLOSURES TO PROTECT SPAWNING COD

    The areas set out in the table below shall be closed for all gear, except pelagic gear (purse seines and trawls), during the identified period:



    Time-limited closures

    No

    Area name

    Coordinates

    Period

    Additional comment

    1

    Stanhope ground

    60o 10' N - 01o 45' E

    60o 10' N - 02o 00' E

    60o 25' N - 01o 45' E

    60o 25' N - 02o 00' E

    1 January to 30 April

     

    2

    Long Hole

    59o 07,35' N - 0o 31,04' W

    59o 03,60' N - 0o 22,25' W

    58o 59,35' N - 0o 17,85' W

    58o 56,00' N - 0o 11,01' W

    58o 56,60' N - 0o 08,85' W

    58o 59,86' N - 0o 15,65' W

    59o 03,50' N - 0o 20,00' W

    59o 08,15' N - 0o 29,07' W

    1 January to 31 March

     

    3

    Coral edge

    58o 51,70' N - 03o 26,70' E

    58o 40,66' N - 03o 34,60' E

    58o 24,00' N - 03o 12,40' E

    58o 24,00' N - 02o 55,00' E

    58o 35,65' N - 02o 56,30' E

    1 January to 28 February

     

    4

    Papa Bank

    59o 56' N - 03o 08' W

    59o 56' N - 02o 45' W

    59o 35' N - 03o 15' W

    59o 35' N - 03o 35' W

    1 January to 15 March

     

    5

    Foula Deeps

    60o 17,50' N - 01o 45' W

    60o 11,00' N - 01o 45' W

    60o 11,00' N - 02o 10' W

    60o 20,00' N - 02o 00' W

    60o 20,00' N - 01o 50' W

    1 November to 31 December

     

    6

    Egersund Bank

    58o 07,40' N - 04o 33,00' E

    57o 53,00' N - 05o 12,00' E

    57o 40,00' N - 05o 10,90' E

    57o 57,90' N - 04o 31,90' E

    1 January to 31 March

    (10 × 25 nautical miles)

    7

    East of Fair Isle

    59o 40' N - 01o 23' W

    59o 40' N - 01o 13' W

    59o 30' N - 01o 20' W

    59o 10' N - 01o 20' W

    59o 30' N - 01o 28' W

    59o 10' N - 01o 28' W

    1 January to 15 March

     

    8

    West Bank

    57o 15' N - 05o 01' E

    56o 56' N - 05o 00' E

    56o 56' N - 06o 20' E

    57o 15' N - 06o 20' E

    1 February to 15 March

    (18 × 4 nautical miles)

    9

    Revet

    57o 28,43' N - 08o 05,66' E

    57o 27,44' N - 08o 07,20' E

    57o 51,77' N - 09o 26,33' E

    57o 52,88' N - 09o 25,00' E

    1 February to 15 March

    (1,5 × 49 nautical miles)

    10

    Rabarberen

    57o 47,00' N - 11o 04,00' E

    57o 43,00' N - 11o 04,00' E

    57o 43,00' N - 11o 09,00' E

    57o 47,00' N - 11o 09,00' E

    1 February to 15 March

    East of Skagen

    (2,7 × 4 nautical miles)]




    ANNEX V

    FISHING AUTHORISATIONS

    PART A

    Maximum number of fishing authorisations for union fishing vessels fishing in third-country waters



    Area of fishing

    Fishery

    Number of fishing authorisations

    Allocation of fishing authorisations amongst Member States

    Maximum number of vessels present at any time

    Norwegian waters and fishery zone around Jan Mayen

    Herring, north of 62° 00' N

    59

    DK

    25

    51

    DE

    5

    FR

    1

    IE

    8

    NL

    9

    PL

    1

    SE

    10

     

    Demersal species, north of 62° 00' N

    66

    DE

    16

    41

    IE

    1

    ES

    20

    FR

    18

    PT

    9

    Unallocated

    2

    Industrial species, south of 62° 00' N

    450

    DK

    450

    141

    1, 2b (1)

    Fishery for snow crab with pots

    20

    EE

    1

    Not applicable

    ES

    1

    LV

    11

    LT

    4

    PL

    3

    (1)   

    The allocation of fishing opportunities available to the Union in the zone of Svalbard is without prejudice to the rights and obligations deriving from the 1920 Treaty of Paris.

    PART B

    Maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in union waters



    Flag State

    Fishery

    Number of fishing authorisations

    Maximum number of vessels present at any time

    Venezuela (1) (2)

    Snappers (French Guiana waters)

    45

    45

    (1)   

    To issue those fishing authorisations, proof must be produced that a valid contract exists between the vessel owner applying for the fishing authorisation and a processing undertaking situated in the Department of French Guiana, and that it includes an obligation to land at least 75 % of all snapper catches from the vessel concerned in that department so that they may be processed in that undertaking’s premises. Such a contract must be endorsed by the French authorities, which shall ensure that it is consistent both with the actual capacity of the contracting processing undertaking and with the objectives for the development of the Guianese economy. A copy of the endorsed contract shall be appended to the fishing authorisation application. Where such an endorsement is refused, the French authorities shall notify this refusal, and state the reasons therfore, to the parties concerned and to the Commission.

    (2)   

    Fishing activities are authorised on an annual calendar basis. However, a fishing vessel can continue its fishing activities up to three months after expiry of its fishing authorisation, provided that the operator:

    — initiated the renewal process of its fishing authorisation,

    — fulfilled all its contractual and information communication obligations.


    This extension expires upon the entry into force of the Commission decision for a new fishing authorisation or notification of the refusal of the new fishing authorisation.




    ANNEX VI

    ICCAT CONVENTION AREA ( 24 )

    1. Maximum 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



    Spain

    60

    France

    55

    Union

    115

    2. Maximum 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



    Spain

    364

    France

    140 (1)

    Italy

    30

    Cyprus

    20 (1)

    Malta

    54 (1)

    Union

    684

    (1)   

    This number may increase if a purse seiner is replaced by 10 longline vessels in accordance with the Table A in point 4 of this Annex once that table is established.

    3. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish actively for bluefin tuna between 8 kg/75 cm and 30 kg/115 cm in the Adriatic Sea for farming purposes



    Croatia

    18

    Italy

    12

    Union

    28

    ▼M1

    4. Maximum number of fishing vessels of each Member State that may be authorised to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, or land bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean



    Table A

     

    Number of fishing vessels (1)

     

    Greece (2)

    Spain

    France

    Croatia

    Italy

    Cyprus (3)

    Malta (4)

    Portugal

    Purse seiners (5)

    0

    6

    22

    18

    21

    1

    1

    0

    Longliners

    0

    43

    23

    0

    40

    27  (6)

    63

    0

    Baitboat

    0

    66

    8

    0

    0

    0

    0

    76  (7)

    Handline

    0

    1

    47  (8)

    12

    0

    0

    0

    0

    Trawler

    0

    0

    57

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    Small-scale

    45

    660

    140

    0

    0

    0

    120

    0

    Other artisanal (9)

    74

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    0

    (1)   

    The numbers in this Table may be further increased, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

    (2)   

    One medium-size purse seiner has been replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and three other artisanal vessels.

    (3)   

    One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels or one small purse seiner and no more than three longline vessels.

    (4)   

    One medium-size purse seiner may be replaced by no more than 10 longline vessels.

    (5)   

    The individual numbers of purse seiners in this Table are the result of transfers between Member States and do not constitute historical rights for the future.

    (6)   

    Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment.

    (7)   

    Baitboats of the outermost regions of Azores and Madeira.

    (8)   

    Line vessels operating in the Atlantic.

    (9)   

    Polyvalent vessels, using multi-gear equipment (longline, handline, trolling line).

    ▼B

    5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State ( 25 )



    Member State

    Number of traps (1)

    Spain

    5

    Italy

    6

    Portugal

    2

    (1)   

    This number may be modified upon request by Member States in accordance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1627, provided that the international obligations of the Union are complied with.

    ▼M1

    6. Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity for each Member State and maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna that each Member State may allocate to its farms in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean



    Table A

    Maximum bluefin tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity

     

    Number of farms

    Capacity (in tonnes)

    Greece

    2

    2 100

    Spain

    10

    11 852

    Croatia

    4

    7 880

    Italy

    13

    8 370

    Cyprus

    3

    3 000

    Malta

    6

    15 703

    Portugal

    2

    500



    Table B

    Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes)

    Greece

    785

    Spain

    6 850

    Croatia

    2 947

    Italy

    945

    Cyprus

    2 195

    Malta

    11 054

    Portugal

    350

    ▼B

    7. Distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007



    Member State

    Maximum number of vessels

    Ireland

    50

    Spain

    730

    France

    151

    Portugal

    310

    8. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 meters length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area



    Member State

    Maximum number of vessels with purse seines

    Maximum number of vessels with longlines

    Spain

    23

    190

    France

    11

     

    Portugal

     

    79

    Union

    34

    269




    ANNEX VII

    CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

    Exploratory fishing for toothfish in the CCAMLR Convention Area in 2021/2022 shall be limited to the following:



    Table A

    Authorised Member States, subareas and maximum number of vessels

    Member State

    Subarea

    Maximum number of vessels

    Spain

    48.6

    1

    Spain

    88.1

    1



    Table B

    TACs and by-catch limits

    The TACs set out in the table below, which are adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to CCAMLR members and hence the Union’s share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the CCAMLR Secretariat, which will communicate to the Contracting Parties when fishing is to be ceased due to TAC exhaustion.

    Subarea

    Region

    Season

    SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1)

    Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) catch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1)

    Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) catch limit (in tonnes)/whole subarea

    By-catch limit (in tonnes)/SSRUs (48.6) or research blocks (88.1)

    Skates and rays

    (Rajiformes)

    Grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) (1)

    Other species

    48.6

    Whole subarea

    1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022

    48.6_2

    134

    576

    6

    21

    21

    48.6_3

    36

    1

    5

    5

    48.6_4

    196

    9

    31

    31

    48.6_5

    210

    10

    33

    33

    88.1.

    Whole subarea

    1 December 2021 to 31 August 2022

    A, B, C, G (2)

    664

    3 495  (3)

    33

    106

    33

    G, H, I, J, K (4)

    2 307

    115

    316

    115

    Special Research Zone of the Ross Sea region marine protected area

    459

    22

    72

    22

    (1)   

    In area 88.1, where the catch of grenadiers (Macrourus spp.) taken by a single vessel in any two 10-day periods (i.e. from day 1 to day 10, day 11 to day 20, or day 21 to the last day of the month) in any SSRU exceeds 1 500 kg in each 10-day period and exceeds 16 % of the catch of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) by that vessel in that SSRU, the vessel shall cease fishing in that SSRU for the remainder of the season.

    (2)   

    All areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and north of 70° S.

    (3)   

    The target species is Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni). Any Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) caught shall be counted towards the overall catch limit for Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni).

    (4)   

    All areas outside the Ross Sea region marine protected area and south of 70° S.




    Appendix

    Part A

    Research blocks 48.6 coordinates

    Research block 48.6_2 coordinates

    54° 00' S 01° 00' E
    55° 00' S 01° 00' E
    55° 00' S 02° 00' E
    55° 30' S 02° 00' E
    55° 30' S 04° 00' E
    56° 30' S 04° 00' E
    56° 30' S 07° 00' E
    56° 00' S 07° 00' E
    56° 00' S 08° 00' E
    54° 00' S 08° 00' E
    54° 00' S 09° 00' E
    53° 00' S 09° 00' E
    53° 00' S 03° 00' E
    53° 30' S 03° 00' E
    53° 30' S 02° 00' E
    54° 00' S 02° 00' E

    Research block 48.6_3 coordinates

    64° 30' S 01° 00' E
    66° 00' S 01° 00' E
    66° 00' S 04° 00' E
    65° 00' S 04° 00' E
    65° 00' S 07° 00' E
    64° 30' S 07° 00' E

    Research block 48.6_4 coordinates

    68° 20' S 10° 00' E
    68° 20' S 13° 00' E
    69° 30' S 13° 00' E
    69° 30' S 10° 00' E
    69° 45' S 10° 00' E
    69° 45' S 06° 00' E
    69° 00' S 06° 00' E
    69° 00' S 10° 00' E

    Research block 48.6_5 coordinates

    71° 00' S 15° 00' W
    71° 00' S 13° 00' W
    70° 30' S 13° 00' W
    70° 30' S 11° 00' W
    70° 30' S 10° 00' W
    69° 30' S 10° 00' W
    69° 30' S 09° 00' W
    70° 00' S 09° 00' W
    70° 00' S 08° 00' W
    69° 30' S 08° 00' W
    69° 30' S 07° 00' W
    70° 30' S 07° 00' W
    70° 30' S 10° 00' W
    71° 00' S 10° 00' W
    71° 00' S 11° 00' W
    71° 30' S 11° 00' W
    71° 30' S 15° 00' W

    List of small-scale research units (SSRUs)



    Region

    SSRU

    Boundary line

    88.1

    A

    From 60° S 150° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 65° S, due west to 150° E, due north to 60° S.

     

    B

    From 60° S 170° E, due east to 179° E, due south to 66°40' S, due west to 170° E, due north to 60° S.

     

    C

    From 60° S 179° E, due east to 170° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° W, due north to 66°40' S, due west to 179° E, due north to 60° S.

     

    D

    From 65° S 150° E, due east to 160° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° E, due north to 65° S.

     

    E

    From 65° S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to 68° 30' S, due west to 160° E, due north to 65° S.

     

    F

    From 68° 30' S 160° E, due east to 170° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° E, due north to 68° 30' S.

     

    G

    From 66° 40' S 170° E, due east to 178° W, due south to 70° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due south to 70° 50' S, due west to 170° E, due north to 66°40' S.

     

    H

    From 70° 50' S 170° E, due east to 178° 50' E, due south to 73° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 170° E, due north to 70° 50' S.

     

    I

    From 70° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 73° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 70° S.

     

    J

    From 73° S at coast near 170° E, due east to 178° 50' E, due south to 80° S, due west to 170° E, northward along coast to 73° S.

     

    K

    From 73° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 76° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 73° S.

     

    L

    From 76° S 178° 50' E, due east to 170° W, due south to 80° S, due west to 178° 50' E, due north to 76° S.

     

    M

    From 73° S at coast near 169° 30' E, due east to 170° E, due south to 80° S, due west to coast, northward along coast to 73° S.

    Part B

    Notification of intent to participate in a fishery for krill (Euphausia superba)

    General information

    Member:

    Fishing season:

    Name of vessel:

    Expected level of catch (tonnes):

    Vessel’s daily processing capacity (tonnes in green weight):

    Intended fishing subareas and divisions:

    This conservation measure applies to notifications of intentions to fish for krill in subareas 48.1, 48.2, 48.3 and 48.4 and divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2. Intentions to fish for krill in other subareas and divisions must be notified under CCAMLR Conservation Measure 21-02 (2019).



    Subarea/division

    Tick the appropriate boxes

    48.1

    48.2

    48.3

    48.4

    58.4.1

    58.4.2



    Fishing technique:

    Tick the appropriate boxes

    □  Conventional trawl

    □  Continuous fishing system

    □  Pumping to clear cod-end

    □  Other method (please specify)

    Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught



    Product type

    Method for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught, where relevant (refer to Annex 21-03/B to CCAMLR Conservation Measure 21-03 (2019)) (1)

    Whole frozen

     

    Boiled

     

    Meal

     

    Oil

     

    Other product (please specify)

     

    (1)   

    If the method is not listed in Annex 21-03/B, then please describe in detail.

    Net configuration



    Net measurements

    Net 1

    Net 2

    Other net(s)

    Net opening (mouth)

     

     

     

    Maximum vertical opening (m)

     

     

     

    Maximum horizontal opening (m)

     

     

     

    Net circumference at mouth (1) (m)

     

     

     

    Mouth area (m2)

     

     

     

    Panel average mesh size (3) (mm)

    Outer (2)

    Inner (2)

    Outer (2)

    Inner (2)

    Outer (2)

    Inner (2)

    1st panel

     

     

     

     

     

     

    2nd panel

     

     

     

     

     

     

    3rd panel

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Final panel (cod-end)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (1)   

    Expected in operational conditions.

    (2)   

    Size of outer mesh, and inner mesh where a liner is used.

    (3)   

    Inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in CCAMLR Conservation Measure 22-01 (2019).

    Net diagram(s):

    For each net used, or any change in net configuration, refer to the relevant net diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407, or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of the Working Group on Ecosystem Monitoring and Management (WG-EMM). Net diagram(s) must include:

    1. 

    Length and width of each trawl panel (in sufficient detail to allow calculation of the angle of each panel with respect to water flow).

    2. 

    Mesh size (inside measurement of stretched mesh based on the procedure in CCAMLR Conservation Measure 22-01 (2019)), shape (e.g. diamond shape) and material (e.g. polypropylene).

    3. 

    Mesh construction (e.g. knotted, fused).

    4. 

    Details of streamers used inside the trawl (design, location on panels, indicate ‘nil’ if streamers are not in use); streamers prevent krill fouling the mesh or escaping.

    Marine mammal exclusion device

    Device diagram(s):

    For each type of device used, or any change in device configuration, refer to the relevant diagram in the CCAMLR fishing gear library if available (www.ccamlr.org/node/74407), or submit a detailed diagram and description to the forthcoming meeting of WG-EMM.

    Collection of acoustic data

    Provide information on the echosounders and sonars used by the vessel



    Type (e.g. echosounder, sonar)

     

     

     

    Manufacturer

     

     

     

    Model

     

     

     

    Transducer frequencies (kHz)

     

     

     

    Collection of acoustic data (detailed description):

    Outline steps which will be taken to collect acoustic data to provide information on the distribution and abundance of krill (Euphausia superba) and other pelagic species such as myctophids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10).

    GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT



    Method

    Equation (kg)

    Parameter

    Description

    Type

    Estimation method

    Unit

    Holding tank volume

    W*L*H*ρ*1 000

    W = tank width

    Constant

    Measure at the start of fishing

    m

    L = tank length

    Constant

    Measure at the start of fishing

    m

    ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor

    Variable

    Volume-to-mass conversion

    kg/litre

    H = depth of krill in tank

    Haul-specific

    Direct observation

    m

    Flow meter (1)

    V*Fkrill

    V = volume of krill and water combined

    Haul (1)-specific

    Direct observation

    litre

    Fkrill = fraction of krill in the sample

    Haul (1)-specific

    Flow meter volume correction

     

    ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor

    Variable

    Volume-to-mass conversion

    kg/litre

    Flow meter (2)

    (V*ρ)–M

    V = volume of krill paste

    Haul (1)-specific

    Direct observation

    litre

    M = amount of water added to the process, converted to mass

    Haul (1)-specific

    Direct observation

    kg

    ρ = density of krill paste

    Variable

    Direct observation

    kg/litre

    Flow scale

    M*(1–F)

    M = mass of krill and water combined

    Haul (2)-specific

    Direct observation

    kg

    F = fraction of water in the sample

    Variable

    Flow scale mass correction

     

    Plate tray

    (M–Mtray)*N

    Mtray = mass of empty tray

    Constant

    Direct observation prior to fishing

    kg

    M = mean mass of krill and tray combined

    Variable

    Direct observation, prior to freezing with water drained

    kg

    N = number of trays

    Haul-specific

    Direct observation

     

    Meal conversion

    Mmeal*MCF

    Mmeal = mass of meal produced

    Haul-specific

    Direct observation

    kg

    MCF = meal conversion factor

    Variable

    Meal to whole krill conversion

     

    Cod-end volume

    W*H*L*ρ*π/4*1 000

    W = cod-end width

    Constant

    Measure at the start of fishing

    m

    H = cod-end height

    Constant

    Measure at the start of fishing

    m

    ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor

    Variable

    Volume-to-mass conversion

    kg/litre

    L = cod-end length

    Haul-specific

    Direct observation

    m

    Other

    Please specify

     

     

     

     

    (1)   

    Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.

    (2)   

    Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a two-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.

    Observation steps and frequency



    Holding tank volume

    At the start of fishing

    Measure the width and length of the holding tank (if the tank is not rectangular in shape, then additional measurements may be required; precision ±0,05 m)

    Every month (1)

    Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the holding tank

    Every haul

    Measure the depth of krill in the tank (if krill are held in the tank between hauls, then measure the difference in depth; precision ±0,1 m)

    Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

    Flow meter (1)

    Prior to fishing

    Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)

    More than once per month (1)

    Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion (ρ) derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the flow meter

    Every haul (2)

    Obtain a sample from the flow meter and:

    — measure the volume (e.g. 10 litres) of krill and water combined,

    — estimate the flow meter volume correction derived from the drained volume of krill

    Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

    Flow meter (2)

    Prior to fishing

    Ensure that both flow meters (one for the krill product and one for the water added) are calibrated (i.e. show the same, correct reading)

    Every week (1)

    Estimate the density (ρ) of the krill product (ground krill paste) by measuring the mass of a known volume of krill product (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the corresponding flow meter

    Every haul (2)

    Read both flow meters, and calculate the total volumes of the krill product (ground krill paste) and that of the water added; density of the water is assumed to be 1 kg/litre

    Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

    Flow scale

    Prior to fishing

    Ensure that the flow scale is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing)

    Every haul (2)

    Obtain a sample from the flow scale and:

    — measure the mass of krill and water combined,

    — estimate the flow scale mass correction derived from the drained mass of krill

    Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

    Plate tray

    Prior to fishing

    Measure the mass of the tray (if trays vary in design, then measure the mass of each type; precision ±0,1 kg)

    Every haul

    Measure the mass of krill and tray combined (precision ±0,1 kg)

    Count the number of trays used (if trays vary in design, then count the number of trays of each type)

    Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

    Meal conversion

    Every month (1)

    Estimate the meal to whole krill conversion by processing 1 000 to 5 000 kg (drained mass) of whole krill

    Every haul

    Measure the mass of meal produced

    Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

    Cod-end volume

    At the start of fishing

    Measure the width and height of the cod-end (precision ±0,1 m)

    Every month (1)

    Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the cod-end

    Every haul

    Measure the length of cod-end containing krill (precision ±0,1 m)

    Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

    (1)   

    A new period will commence when the vessel moves to a new subarea or division.

    (2)   

    Individual haul when using a conventional trawl, or integrated over a six-hour period when using the continuous fishing system.




    ANNEX VIII

    IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE

    1. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence



    Member State

    Maximum number of vessels

    Capacity (gross tonnage)

    Spain

    22

    61 364

    France

    27

    45 383

    Portugal

    5

    1 627

    Italy

    1

    2 137

    Union

    55

    110 511

    2. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence



    Member State

    Maximum number of vessels

    Capacity (gross tonnage)

    Spain

    27

    11 590

    France

    41  (1)

    7 882

    Portugal

    15

    6 925

    Union

    83

    26 397

    (1)   

    This number does not include vessels registered in Mayotte; it may be increased in the future in accordance with Mayotte’s fleet development plan.

    3. The vessels referred to in point 1 shall also be authorised to fish for swordfish and albacore in the IOTC Area of Competence.

    4. The vessels referred to in point 2 shall also be authorised to fish for tropical tunas in the IOTC Area of Competence.




    ANNEX IX

    WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

    Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area



    Spain

    14

    Union

    14

    Maximum number of Union purse seiners authorised to fish for tropical tuna in areas south of 20° S of the WCPFC Convention Area



    Spain

    4

    Union

    4



    ( 1 ) Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105).

    ( 2 ) Regulation (EC) No 218/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 70).

    ( 3 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 16).

    ( 4 ) Regulation (EC) No 216/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 1).

    ( 5 ) OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 24. The Union approved the Convention for the Strengthening of IATTC by means of Council Decision 2006/539/EC of 22 May 2006 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community of the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica (OJ L 224, 16.8.2006, p. 22).

    ( 6 ) OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 34. The Union acceded to the ICCAT by means of Council Decision 86/238/EEC of 9 June 1986 on the accession of the Community to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, as amended by the Protocol annexed to the Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the States Parties to the Convention signed in Paris on 10 July 1984 (OJ L 162, 18.6.1986, p. 33).

    ( 7 ) OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 25. The Union acceded to the IOTC by means of Council Decision 95/399/EC of 18 September 1995 on the accession of the Community to the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (OJ L 236, 5.10.1995, p. 24).

    ( 8 ) Regulation (EC) No 217/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the north-west Atlantic (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 42).

    ( 9 ) OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 40. The Union approved the SEAFO Convention by means of Council Decision 2002/738/EC of 22 July 2002 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the South-East Atlantic Ocean (OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 39).

    ( 10 ) OJ L 196, 18.7.2006, p. 15. The Union approved the SIOFA by means of Council Decision 2008/780/EC of 29 September 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (OJ L 268, 9.10.2008, p. 27).

    ( 11 ) OJ L 67, 6.3.2012, p. 3. The Union approved the SPRFMO Convention by means of Council Decision 2012/130/EU of 3 October 2011 on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (OJ L 67, 6.3.2012, p. 1).

    ( 12 ) OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 3. The Union acceded to the WCPFC by means of Council Decision 2005/75/EC of 26 April 2004 on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (OJ L 32, 4.2.2005, p. 1).

    ( 13 ) Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 (OJ L 347, 28.12.2017, p. 81).

    ( 14 ) All types of demersal trawls (OTB, OTT, PTB, TBB, TBN, TBS and TB).

    ( 15 ) All types of seines (SSC, SDN, SPR, SV, SB and SX).

    ( 16 ) All long lines or pole and line or rod and line fisheries (LHP, LHM, LLD, LL, LTL, LX and LLS).

    ( 17 ) All fixed gillnets and traps (GTR, GNS, GNC, FYK, FPN and FIX).

    ( 18 ) Gear codes: OTB, OTT, OT, TBN, TBS, TB, TX, PTB, SDN, SSC, SX, LL, LLS.

    ( 19 ) Gear codes: OTB, OTT, OT, TBN, TBS, TB, TX, PTB.

    ( 20 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 of 7 May 2007 laying down technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species and repealing Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 (OJ L 123, 12.5.2007, p. 3).

    ( 21 ) Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149 20.5.2014, p. 1).

    ( 22 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008 of 24 July 2008 instituting a temporary specific action aiming to promote the restructuring of the European Community fishing fleets affected by the economic crisis (OJ L 202, 31.7.2008, p. 1).

    ( 23 ) Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (OJ L 157, 20.6.2017, p. 1).

    ( 24 ) The numbers shown in points 1, 2 and 3 may decrease in order to comply with international obligations of the Union.

    ( 25 ) The numbers in points 4 and 5 must be adapted in light of fishing plans submitted by Member States by 31 January 2022 for endorsement by Panel 2 of ICCAT.

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