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Document 32021R1888
Fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea (2022)
It outlines fishing opportunities (quotas) in the Baltic Sea for 2022 and amends some quotas set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/92 (see summary).
Scope
The regulation applies to European Union (EU) fishing vessels operating in the Baltic Sea and certain recreational fisheries*.
Total allowable catches and allocations
Total allowable catches (TACs) are the maximum quantities of fish of different species that can be caught during the year concerned. These limits are set out in the annex to the regulation.
TACs are based on:
The TAC for each individual species is divided into quotas assigned to the EU Member States or non-EU countries.
Quotas are approved by the Council of the European Union on the basis of proposals from the European Commission.
Conditions for landing catches and by-catches*
The stocks of non-target species within the safe biological limits referred to in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 on the common fisheries policy (see summary), which qualify for the derogation from the obligation to count catches against the relevant quota, are identified in the annex.
Measures to protect Baltic fisheries
For various reasons, notably environmental, the stocks of a number of fish species in the Baltic Sea are particularly vulnerable. The regulation includes measures such as:
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/92
Reflecting consultations with coastal Member States and negotiations between Norway, the United Kingdom and the EU, the regulation introduces detailed amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/92 concerning fishing opportunities for the following.
It has applied since 1 January 2022 for Baltic fisheries. The amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/92 apply as indicated above.
For further information, see:
Council Regulation (EU) 2021/1888 of 27 October 2021 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/92 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters (OJ L 384, 29.10.2021, pp. 1–19).
Council Regulation (EU) 2021/92 of 28 January 2021 fixing for 2021 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 31, 29.1.2021, pp. 31–192).
Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/92 have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (OJ L 191, 15.7.2016, pp. 1–15).
See consolidated version.
Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, pp. 22–61).
See consolidated version.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, pp. 1–50).
See consolidated version.
last update 07.12.2021