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Document 32004R2270

    Council Regulation (EC) No 2270/2004 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks

    SL L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 4–12 (ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)

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    31.12.2004   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    L 396/4

    COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2270/2004

    of 22 December 2004

    fixing for 2005 and 2006 the fishing opportunities for Community fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks

    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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

    Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    Under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 the Council is to establish the measures necessary to ensure access to waters and resources and the sustainable pursuit of fishing activities taking into account, inter alia, available scientific advice.

    (2)

    Under Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, it is incumbent upon the Council to establish fishing opportunities by fishery or group of fisheries and to allocate them in accordance with prescribed criteria.

    (3)

    The latest scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) concerning certain stocks of fish found in the deep sea indicates that those stocks are harvested unsustainably, and that fishing opportunities for those stocks should be reduced in order to assure their sustainability.

    (4)

    The ICES has further advised that the exploitation rate of orange roughy in ICES Area VII is far too high. Scientific advice further indicates that orange roughy in Area VI is heavily depleted, and areas of vulnerable aggregations of these species have been identified. It is therefore appropriate to prohibit fishing for orange roughy in those areas.

    (5)

    The Community is a contracting party to the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention, which has recommended a limitation on the fishing effort deployed to catch certain deep-sea species. That recommendation should therefore be implemented by the Community.

    (6)

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

    (7)

    In accordance with Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas (2), it is necessary to indicate which stocks are subject to the various measures fixed therein.

    (8)

    Scientific advice from ICES concerning most of the deep-sea species indicates that fishing effort should be reduced. In the absence of specific measures limiting the activity of vessels fishing for deep-sea species, it is therefore appropriate to adjust available effort by adjusting the power and capacity of the fishing fleet in accordance with the scientific advice.

    (9)

    The measures provided for in this Regulation should be fixed by reference to ICES zones as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 of 17 December 1991 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the Northeast Atlantic (3) and to CECAF zones (Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic Fisheries) as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/95 of 23 October 1995 on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (4).

    (10)

    The fishing opportunities should be utilised in accordance with the Community legislation on the matter, and in particular with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels (5), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for recording information on Member States' catches of fish (6), Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (7), Council Regulation (EC) No 88/98 of 18 December 1997 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources in the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (8), Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits (9) and Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of 30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms (10).

    (11)

    In order to ensure the livelihood of Community fishermen, it is important to open these fisheries on 1 January 2005. Given the urgency of the matter, it is imperative to grant an exception to the six-week period referred to in paragraph I(3) of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaties establishing the European Communities,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    Subject matter

    This Regulation fixes for 2005 and for 2006, for stocks of deep-sea species and for Community fishing vessels, annual fishing opportunities in zones in Community waters and in certain non Community waters where catch limitations are required, and the specific conditions under which fishing opportunities may be utilised.

    Article 2

    Definitions

    1.   For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘deep-sea fishing permit’ means the fishing permit referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (11).

    2.   The definitions of ICES and CECAF zones are those given, respectively, in Regulation (EEC) No 3880/91 and Regulation (EC) No 2597/95.

    Article 3

    Fixing of fishing opportunities

    Fishing opportunities for stocks of deep-sea species for Community vessels are fixed as set out in the Annex.

    Article 4

    Allocation among Member States

    The allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States provided for in the Annex shall be without prejudice to:

    (a)

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

    (b)

    reallocations made pursuant to Articles 21(4) and 32(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;

    (c)

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

    (d)

    quantities withheld pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96;

    (e)

    deductions made pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 and Article 23(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002.

    Article 5

    Quota flexibility

    For the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, all quotas in the Annex to this Regulation shall be considered ‘Analytic’ quotas.

    However, the measures provided for in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply to those quotas.

    Article 6

    Conditions for landing catch and by-catch

    Fish from stocks for which fishing opportunities are fixed by this Regulation may be retained on board or landed only if they were taken by vessels of a Member State which has a quota which is not exhausted. All landings shall count against the quota.

    The first subparagraph shall not apply to catches taken in the course of scientific investigations carried out under Regulation (EC) No 850/98, which shall not count against the quota.

    Article 7

    Orange Roughy

    1.   The Orange Roughy Protection Areas are defined as the following sea areas:

    (a)

    that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

     

    57° 00′ N, 11° 00′ W

     

    57° 00′ N, 8° 30′ W

     

    56° 23′ N, 8° 30′ W

     

    55° 00′ N, 9° 38′ W

     

    55° 00′ N, 11° 00′ W

     

    57° 00′ N, 11° 00′ W

    (b)

    that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

     

    55° 30′ N, 15° 49′ W

     

    53° 30′ N, 14° 11′ W

     

    50° 30′ N, 14° 11′ W

     

    50° 30′ N, 15° 49′ W

    (c)

    that sea area enclosed by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions:

     

    55° 00′ N, 13° 51′ W

     

    55° 00′ N, 10° 37′ W

     

    54° 15′ N, 10° 37′ W

     

    53° 30′ N, 11° 50′ W

     

    53° 30′ N, 13° 51′ W

    Those positions and the corresponding rhumb lines and vessel positions shall be measured according to the WGS84 standard.

    2.   Member States shall ensure that vessels holding a deep-sea fishing permit shall be properly monitored by the Fisheries Monitoring Centres (FMC), which shall have a system to detect and record the vessels’ entry into, transit through and exit from the areas defined in paragraph 1.

    3.   Vessels holding a deep-sea fishing permit that have entered the areas defined in paragraph 1 shall not retain on board or tranship any quantity of orange roughy, nor land any quantity of orange roughy at the end of that fishing trip unless:

    —

    all gears carried on board are lashed and stowed during the transit in accordance with conditions laid down in Article 20(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93

    —

    the average speed during transit is not less than 8 knots.

    Article 8

    Effort limitations and associated conditions for the management of stocks

    Each Member State shall ensure that for 2005 the fishing effort levels, measured in kilowatt days absent from port, by vessels holding deep-sea fishing permits do not exceed 90 % of the fishing effort deployed by its vessels in 2003 on trips when deep-sea fishing permits were held and deep sea species, as listed in Annex I and Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002, excluding greater silver smelt, were caught.

    Article 9

    Entry into force

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

    It shall apply as from 1 January 2005.

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

    Done at Brussels, 22 December 2004.

    For the Council

    The President

    C. VEERMAN

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

    (2)   OJ L 115, 9.5.1996, p. 3.

    (3)   OJ L 365, 31.12.1991, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

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

    (5)   OJ L 132, 21.5.1987, p. 9.

    (6)   OJ L 276, 10.10.1983 p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001 (OJ L 268, 9.10.2001, p. 23).

    (7)   OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2003, p. 1).

    (8)   OJ L 9, 15.1.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 (OJ L 150, 30.4.2004, p. 12).

    (9)   OJ L 171, 6.7.1994, p. 7.

    (10)   OJ L 125, 27.4.1998, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2004 (OJ L 97, 1.4.2004, p. 30).

    (11)   OJ L 351, 28.12.2002, p. 6.

    ANNEX

    Part 1

    Definition of Species and Species Groups

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

    Common name

    Scientific name

    Black scabbardfish

    Aphanopus carbo

    Alfonsinos

    Beryx spp.

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Roundnose grenadier

    Coryphaenoides rupestris

    Orange roughy

    Hoplostethus atlanticus

    Blue ling

    Molva dypterygia

    Forkbeards

    Phycis blennoides

    Red seabream

    Pagellus bogaraveo

    Where reference is made to ‘deep sea sharks’, this shall refer to sharks in the following list of species: Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis), Leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus), Birdbeak dogfish (Deania calceus), Kitefin shark (Dalatias licha), Greater lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps), Velvet belly (Etmopterus spinax), Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii), Gulper shark (Centrophorus granulosus), Blackmouth dogfish (Galeus melastomus), Mouse catshark (Galeus murinus), Iceland catshark (Apristuris spp.).

    Part 2

    Annual fishing opportunities applicable for Community vessels in areas where catch limitations exist by species and by area (in tonnes live weight).

    All references are to ICES sub-areas unless otherwise stated.

    Species

    :

    Deep Sea Sharks

    Zone

    :

    V, VI, VII, VIII, IX (Community waters and international waters)

    Germany

    161

     

    Spain

    767

     

    Estonia

    10

     

    France

    2 775

     

    Ireland

    448

     

    Lithuania

    10

     

    Poland

    10

     

    Portugal

    1 044

     

    United Kingdom

    1 538

     

    EC

    6 763

     


    Species

    :

    Deep Sea Sharks

    Zone

    :

    X (Community waters and international waters)

    Portugal

    14

     

    EC

    14

     


    Species

    :

    Deep Sea Sharks and Deania histricosa and Deania profondorum

    Zone

    :

    XII (Community waters and international waters)

    Spain

    169

     

    France

    54

     

    Ireland

    10

     

    United Kingdom

    10

     

    EC

    243

     


    Species

    :

    Black scabbardfish

    Aphanopus carbo

    Zone

    :

    I, II, III, IV (Community waters and international waters)

    Germany

    10

     

    France

    10

     

    United Kingdom

    10

     

    EC

    30

     


    Species

    :

    Black scabbardfish

    Aphanopus carbo

    Zone

    :

    V, VI, VII, XII (Community waters and international waters)

    Germany

    35

    Spain

    173

    Estonia

    17

    France

    2 433

    Ireland

    87

    Latvia

    113

    Lithuania

    1

    Poland

    1

    United Kingdom

    173

    Others (1)

    9

    EC

    3 042


    Species

    :

    Black scabbardfish

    Aphanopus carbo

    Zone

    :

    VIII, IX, X (Community waters and international waters)

    Spain

    13

     

    France

    31

     

    Portugal

    3 956

     

    EC

    4 000

     


    Species

    :

    Black scabbardfish

    Aphanopus carbo

    Zone

    :

    CECAF 34.1.2. (Community waters and international waters)

    Portugal

    4 285

     

    EC

    4 285

     


    Species

    :

    Alfonsinos

    Beryx spp.

    Zone

    :

    III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII (Community waters and international waters)

    Spain

    74

     

    France

    20

     

    Ireland

    10

     

    Portugal

    214

     

    United Kingdom

    10

     

    EC

    328

     


    Species

    :

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone

    :

    I, II, XIV (Community waters and international waters)

    Germany

    10

    France

    10

    United Kingdom

    10

    Others (2)

    5

    EG

    35


    Species

    :

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone

    :

    III (Community waters and international waters)

    Denmark

    20

     

    Sweden

    10

     

    Germany

    10

     

    EC

    40

     


    Species

    :

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone

    :

    IV (Community waters and international waters)

    Denmark

    85

    Germany

    26

    France

    60

    Sweden

    9

    United Kingdom

    128

    Others (1)

    9

    EG

    317


    Species

    :

    Tusk

    Brosme brosme

    Zone

    :

    V, VI, VII (Community waters and international waters)

    Germany

    9

    Spain

    29

    France

    353

    Ireland

    34

    United Kingdom

    170

    Others (1)

    9

    EG

    604


    Species

    :

    Roundnose grenadier

    Coryphaenoides rupestris

    Zone

    :

    I, II, IV, Va (Community waters and international waters)

    Denmark

    2

     

    Germany

    2

     

    France

    14

     

    United Kingdom

    2

     

    EC

    20

     


    Species

    :

    Roundnose grenadier

    Coryphaenoides rupestris

    Zone

    :

    III (Community waters and international waters)

    Denmark

    1 504

     

    Germany

    9

     

    Sweden

    77

     

    EC

    1 590

     


    Species

    :

    Roundnose grenadier

    Coryphaenoides rupestris

    Zone

    :

    Vb, VI, VII (Community waters and international waters)

    Germany

    9

    Estonia

    73

    Spain

    74

    France

    3 736

    Ireland

    294

    Latvia

    32

    Lithuania

    131

    Poland

    676

    United Kingdom

    219

    Others (3)

    9

    EC

    5 253


    Species

    :

    Roundnose grenadier

    Coryphaenoides rupestris

    Zone

    :

    VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV (Community waters and international waters)

    Germany

    47

     

    Spain

    5 165

     

    France

    238

     

    Ireland

    10

     

    United Kingdom

    21

     

    Latvia

    83

     

    Lithuania

    10

     

    Poland

    1 616

     

    EC

    7 190

     


    Species

    :

    Orange roughy

    Hoplostethus atlanticus

    Zone

    :

    VI (Community waters and international waters)

    Spain

    10

     

    France

    58

     

    Ireland

    10

     

    United Kingdom

    10

     

    EC

    88

     


    Species

    :

    Orange roughy

    Hoplostethus atlanticus

    Zone

    :

    VII (Community waters and international waters)

    Spain

    9

    France

    866

    Ireland

    255

    United Kingdom

    9

    Others (1)

    9

    EC

    1 148


    Species

    :

    Orange roughy

    Hoplostethus atlanticus

    Zone

    :

    I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIV (Community waters and international waters)

    Spain

    10

     

    France

    52

     

    Ireland

    14

     

    Portugal

    16

     

    United Kingdom

    10

     

    EC

    102

     


    Species

    :

    Blue ling

    Molva dypterygia

    Zone

    :

    II, IV, V (Community waters and international waters)

    Denmark

    9

    Germany

    9

    France

    52

    Ireland

    9

    United Kingdom

    31

    Others (4)

    9

    EC

    119


    Species

    :

    Blue ling

    Molva dypterygia

    Zone

    :

    III (Community waters and international waters)

    Denmark

    10

     

    Germany

    5

     

    Sweden

    10

     

    EC

    25

     


    Species

    :

    Blue ling

    Molva dypterygia

    Zone

    :

    VI, VII (Community waters and international waters)

    Germany

    33

    Estonia

    5

    Spain

    104

    France

    2 371

    Ireland

    9

    Lithuania

    2

    Poland

    1

    United Kingdom

    603

    Others (1)

    9

    EC

    3 137


    Species

    :

    Red seabream

    Pagellus bogaraveo

    Zone

    :

    VI, VII, VIII (Community waters and international waters)

    Spain

    238

    France

    12

    Ireland

    9

    United Kingdom

    30

    Others (1)

    9

    EC

    298


    Species

    :

    Red seabream

    Pagellus bogaraveo

    Zone

    :

    IX (Community waters and international waters)

    Spain

    850

     

    Portugal

    230

     

    EC

    1 080

     


    Species

    :

    Red seabream

    Pagellus bogaraveo

    Zone

    :

    X (Community waters and international waters)

    Spain

    10

     

    Portugal

    1 116

     

    United Kingdom

    10

     

    EC

    1 136

     


    Species

    :

    Forkbeards

    Phycis blennoides

    Zone

    :

    I, II, III, IV (Community waters and international waters)

    Germany

    10

     

    France

    10

     

    United Kingdom

    16

     

    EC

    36

     


    Species

    :

    Forkbeards

    Phycis blennoides

    Zone

    :

    V, VI, VII (Community waters and international waters)

    Germany

    10

     

    Spain

    588

     

    France

    356

     

    Ireland

    260

     

    United Kingdom

    814

     

    EC

    2 028

     


    Species

    :

    Forkbeards

    Phycis blennoides

    Zone

    :

    VIII, IX (Community waters and international waters)

    Spain

    242

     

    France

    15

     

    Portugal

    10

     

    EC

    267

     


    Species

    :

    Forkbeards

    Phycis blennoides

    Zone

    :

    X, XII (Community waters and international waters)

    France

    10

     

    Portugal

    43

     

    United Kingdom

    10

     

    EC

    63

     

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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