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Contents

1. Preamble
2. TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS
   1. Article 1 Subject matter
   2. Article 2 Scope
   3. Article 3 Definitions
   4. Article 4 Fishing zones
3. TITLE II FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS
4. CHAPTER I General provisions
   1. Article 5 TACs and allocations
   2. Article 6 TACs to be determined by Member States
   3. Article 7 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
   4. Article 8 Fishing effort limits
   5. Article 9 Measures on Sea bass fisheries
   6. Article 10 Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities
   7. Article 11 Closed fishing seasons
   8. Article 12 Prohibitions
   9. Article 13 Data transmission
5. CHAPTER II Fishing authorisations in third-country waters
   1. Article 14 Fishing authorisations
6. CHAPTER III Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations
   1. Article 15 Quota transfers and exchanges
7. Section 1 ICCAT Convention Area
   1. Article 16 Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations
   2. Article 17 Recreational fisheries
   3. Article 18 Sharks
8. Section 2 CCAMLR Convention Area
   1. Article 19 Prohibitions and catch limitations
   2. Article 20 Exploratory fisheries
   3. Article 21 Krill fishery during the 2017/2018 fishing season
9. Section 3 IOTC Area of Competence
   1. Article 22 Limitation of fishing capacity of vessels fishing in the IOTC Area of Competence
   2. Article 23 Drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) and supply vessels
   3. Article 24 Sharks
10. Section 4 SPRFMO Convention Area
    1. Article 25 Pelagic fisheries
    2. Article 26 Bottom fisheries
11. Section 5 IATTC Convention Area
    1. Article 27 Purse-seine fisheries
    2. Article 28 Prohibition of fishing for oceanic whitetip sharks
    3. Article 29 Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays
12. Section 6 SEAFO Convention Area
    1. Article 30 Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks
13. Section 7 WCPFC Convention Area
    1. Article 31 Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries
    2. Article 32 Closed area for FAD fishing
    3. Article 33 Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish
    4. Article 34 Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks
    5. Article 35 Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC
14. Section 8 GFCM Agreement Area
    1. Article 36 Small pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18
15. Section 9 Bering Sea
    1. Article 37 Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea
16. TITLE III FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS
    1. Article 38 TACs
    2. Article 39 Fishing authorisations
    3. Article 40 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches
    4. Article 41 Prohibitions
17. TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS
    1. Article 42 Committee procedure
    2. Article 43 Transitional provision
    3. Article 44 Entry into force
18. ANNEX
19. ANNEX I TACs APPLICABLE TO UNION FISHING VESSELS IN AREAS WHERE TACs EXIST BY SPECIES AND BY AREA
20. ANNEX IA SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII AND XIV, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition:
21. ANNEX IB NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS I, II, V, XII AND XIV AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1 Special condition:
22. ANNEX IC NORTH WEST ATLANTIC NAFO CONVENTION AREA
23. ANNEX ID ICCAT CONVENTION AREA
24. ANNEX IE ANTARCTIC CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition:
25. ANNEX IF SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN SEAFO CONVENTION AREA
26. ANNEX IG SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION
27. ANNEX IH WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
28. ANNEX IJ SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA
29. ANNEX IK IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE
30. ANNEX IL GFCM AGREEMENT AREA
31. ANNEX IIA FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN ICES SUBAREA IV
32. 4.4.1.4.2.4.3.
33. ANNEX IIB FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ
34. CHAPTER I General Provisions
35. 2.
36. CHAPTER II Authorisations
37. CHAPTER III Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels
38. 6.6.1.6.2.6.3.6.4. Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year
39. 6.6.1.
40. 7.7.1.7.2.7.3.7.4.
41. 7.7.1.7.2.7.3.
42. 8.8.1.8.2.8.3.8.4.8.5.8.6.8.7.
43. 8.8.1.8.2.8.3.8.4.
44. 9.9.1.9.2.9.3.9.4.9.5.
45. CHAPTER IV Management
46. 11.11.1.11.2.11.3.
47. CHAPTER V Exchanges of fishing effort allocations
48. 12.12.1.12.2.12.3.12.4.12.5.
49. CHAPTER VI Reporting obligations
50. 16. Table II Table III (1)(2)(3)(4) Table IV Table V (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9) Reporting format kW-day information by management period Data format kW-day information by management period Reporting format for vessel-related information Data format for vessel-related information
51. ANNEX IIC FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION VIIe
52. CHAPTER I General provisions
53. 1.1.1.1.2.
54. 2.
55. CHAPTER II Authorisations
56. 4.4.1.4.2.4.3.
57. CHAPTER III Number of days present within the area allocated to Union fishing vessels
58. 5. Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear per year
59. 6.6.1.6.2.6.3.6.4.
60. 6.6.1.6.2.6.3.
61. 7.7.1.7.2.7.3.7.4.7.5.7.6.7.7.
62. 7.7.1.7.2.7.3.7.4.
63. 8.8.1.8.2.8.3.8.4.8.5.
64. CHAPTER IV Management
65. 10.10.1.10.2.10.3.
66. CHAPTER V Exchanges of fishing effort allocations
67. 11.11.1.11.2.11.3.11.4.
68. CHAPTER VI Reporting obligations
69. 15. Table II Table III (1)(2)(3)(4) Table IV Table V (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) Reporting format kW-day information by management period Data format kW-day information by management period Reporting format for vessel-related information Data format for vessel-related information
70. ANNEX IID MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV
71. Appendix 1 to Annex IID
72. SANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS
73. ANNEX III MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS FISHING IN THIRD-COUNTRY WATERS
74. ANNEX IV ICCAT CONVENTION AREA
75. 4. Table A Table B
76. 6. Table A Table B
77. ANNEX V CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
78. PART A PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA
79. PART B TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2016/2017
80. PART C
81. Appendix to Annex V, Part B LIST OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUs)
82. ANNEX 21-03/A NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA
83. General information
84. Intended fishing subareas and divisions ☐☐☐☐
85. Product types and methods for direct estimation of green weight of krill caught
86. Net configuration
87. Marine mammal exclusion device
88. Collection of acoustic data
89. ANNEX 21-03/B GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATING THE GREEN WEIGHT OF KRILL CAUGHT
90. Observation steps and frequency
91. ANNEX VI IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE
92. ANNEX VII WCPFC CONVENTION AREA
93. Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20o S of the WCPFC Convention Area
94. ANNEX VIII QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS OF FISHING AUTHORISATIONS FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS FISHING IN UNION WATERS

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1) Article 43(3) of the Treaty provides that the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities.

(2) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council requires that conservation measures be adopted taking into account available scientific, technical and economic advice, including, where relevant, reports drawn up by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) and other advisory bodies, as well as in the light of any advice received from Advisory Councils.

(3) It is incumbent upon the Council to adopt measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities, including certain conditions functionally linked thereto, as appropriate. In accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities should be fixed in accordance with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy established in Article 2(2) of that Regulation. In accordance with Article 16(1) of that Regulation, fishing opportunities should be allocated to Member States in such a way as to ensure relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State for each fish stock or fishery.

(4) The total allowable catch (TACs) should therefore be established, in line with Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, on the basis of available scientific advice, taking into account biological and socioeconomic aspects whilst ensuring fair treatment between fishing sectors, as well as in the light of the opinions expressed during the consultation of stakeholders, in particular at the meetings of the Advisory Councils.

(5) The landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is introduced on a fishery-by-fishery basis. In the region covered by this Regulation, when a fishery falls under the landing obligation, all species in that fishery subject to catch limits should be landed. From 1 January 2017, the landing obligation applies to the species that define the fisheries. Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides that, when the landing obligation in respect of a fish stock is introduced, fishing opportunities are to be fixed taking into account the change from fixing fishing opportunities that reflect landings to fixing fishing opportunities that reflect catches. On the basis of the joint recommendations submitted by the Member States and in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 the Commission adopted a number of delegated Regulations laying down specific discard plans applicable on a temporary basis for a maximum period of three years, in preparation for the full implementation of the landing obligation.

(6) The fishing opportunities for stocks of species falling under the landing obligation from 1 January 2017 should compensate for former discards and be based on scientific information and advice. In order to ensure fair compensation for the fish that has been previously discarded and that will have to be landed from 1 January 2017, a top-up should be calculated according to the following methodology: the new landings figure should be calculated by subtracting from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) figure of total catches the amounts that will continue to be discarded during the operation of the landing obligation; subsequently a top-up applied to the TAC figure should be proportional to the change between the new calculated landings figure and the previous ICES landings figure.

(7) Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 has been amended by Regulation (EU) 2016/2094 of the European Parliament and of the Council, deleting Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008. For this reason, and in line with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2250, as of 1 January 2017 the landing obligation of cod will apply to catches of cod in ICES subarea IV, ICES division IIIa and Union waters of ICES division IIa, in accordance with the Articles 1 and 3 of, and the Annex to, the Commission Delegated Regulation. For this reason, fishing opportunities for the cod stock should be fixed in accordance with Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, taking into account the amounts of fish that were discarded in the past and that now will have to be landed.

(8) According to scientific advice, sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in the Celtic Sea, Channel, Irish Sea and southern North Sea (ICES divisions IVb, IVc and VIIa, VIId–VIIh) remains in a perilous state and the stock continues to decline. The conservation measures to prohibit fishing for sea bass should therefore be maintained in ICES divisions VIIa, VIIb, VIIc, VIIg, VIIj and VIIk, with the exception of the waters within 12 nautical miles of the baseline under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom. Spawning aggregations of sea bass should be protected with commercial catches restricted further in 2017. On the basis of social and economic impacts limited fisheries using hooks and lines should be permitted, while providing for a closure to protect spawning aggregations. Additionally, due to incidental and unavoidable by-catches of sea bass by vessels using demersal trawls and seines, such by-catches should be limited to 3 % of the weight of the total catch of marine organisms on board with a maximum of 400 kilograms per month. For the same reasons, for fixed gillnets by-catches should be limited to 250 kilograms per month. Catches of recreational fishermen from the Northern stock and, for precautionary reasons, from the stock in the Bay of Biscay should be restricted by a daily limit.

(9) For some years, certain TACs for stocks of elasmobranchs (skates, sharks, rays) have been set at zero, with a linked provision establishing an obligation to immediately release accidental catches. The reason for this specific treatment is that the conservation status of those stocks is poor and, because of their high survival rates, discards will not raise fishing mortality rates for them, but are deemed as beneficial for the conservation of these species. As of 1 January 2015, however, catches of those species in pelagic fisheries have to be landed, unless they are covered by any of the derogations from the landing obligation foreseen in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Article 15(4)(a) of that Regulation allows such derogations for species in respect of which fishing is prohibited and which are identified as such in a Union legal act adopted in the area of the Common Fisheries Policy. Therefore, it is appropriate to prohibit the fishing of those species in the areas concerned.

(10) Pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, for stocks subject to specific multiannual plans the TACs should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in those plans. Consequently, the TACs for stocks of sole in the Western Channel, of plaice and sole in the North Sea and of bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean should be established in accordance with the rules laid down in Council Regulations (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007 and (EC) No 302/2009. The objective for the Southern hake stock as set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 is to rebuild the biomass of the stocks concerned to within safe biological limits, while staying in line with the scientific data. In accordance with scientific advice, in the absence of definitive data on a target spawning stock biomass and while taking into account changes in safe biological limits, it is appropriate, in order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, to fix the TAC on the basis of maximum sustainable yield advice, as provided by ICES.

(11) As regards the stock of pollack in subareas IX and X and Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1, which was previously identified as whiting, it is appropriate to allocate to Portugal, additionally, fishing opportunities not exceeding 98 tonnes. The whiting TAC in those areas should be discontinued.

(12) As a result of the recent benchmark exercise, as regards the stock of herring to the west of Scotland, ICES has provided advice for the combined herring stocks in Divisions VIa, VIIb and VIIc (West of Scotland, West of Ireland). The advice covers two separate TACs (for VIaS, VIIb and VIIc on the one hand, and for Vb, VIb and VIaN on the other). According to ICES, a rebuilding plan has to be developed for these stocks. Since, according to scientific advice, the management plan for the northern stock cannot be applied to the combined stocks and it is not possible to set separate fishing opportunities for these two stocks, a limited TAC is established to permit a commercially operated scientific sampling programme.

(13) For stocks for which there is no sufficient or reliable data in order to provide size estimates, management measures and TAC levels should follow the precautionary approach to fisheries management as defined in Article 4(1)(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, while taking into account stock-specific factors, including, in particular, available information on stock trends and mixed fisheries considerations.

(14) Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introduced additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs including, under Articles 3 and 4 of that Regulation, flexibility provisions for precautionary and analytical TACs. Under Article 2 of that Regulation, when fixing the TACs, the Council is to decide to which stocks Articles 3 or 4 of that Regulation shall not apply, in particular on the basis of the biological status of the stocks. More recently, the year-to-year flexibility mechanism was introduced by Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for all stocks that are subject to the landing obligation. Therefore, in order to avoid excessive flexibility that would undermine the principle of rational and responsible exploitation of marine biological resources, hinder the achievement of the objectives of the CFP and deteriorate the biological status of the stocks, it should be established that Articles 3 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 apply to analytical TACs only where the year-to-year flexibility provided for in Article 15(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 is not used.

(15) Where a TAC relating to a stock is allocated to one Member State only, it is appropriate to empower that Member State in accordance with Article 2(1) of the Treaty to determine the level of such TAC. Provisions should be made to ensure that, when fixing that TAC level, the Member State concerned acts in a manner fully consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy.

(16) It is necessary to establish the fishing effort ceilings for 2017 in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007, and Articles 5 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 302/2009.

(17) In order to guarantee full use of fishing opportunities, it is appropriate to allow for the implementation of a flexible arrangement between some of the TAC areas where the same biological stock is concerned. It is thus appropriate in particular to allow a limited inter-area flexibility for haddock from area Vb and VIa to area IIa and IV.

(18) For certain species, such as certain species of sharks, even a limited fishing activity could result in a serious risk to their conservation. Fishing opportunities for such species should therefore be fully restricted through a general prohibition on fishing those species.

(19) At the 11th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, held in Quito from 3 to 9 November 2014, a number of species were added to the lists of protected species in Appendices I and II of the Convention, with effect from 8 February 2015. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the protection of those species with respect to Union fishing vessels fishing in all waters and non-Union fishing vessels fishing in Union waters.

(20) The use of fishing opportunities available to Union fishing vessels set out in this Regulation is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular to Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation, concerning the recording of catches and fishing effort and the notification of data on the exhaustion of fishing opportunities. It is therefore necessary to specify the codes to be used by Member States when sending data to the Commission relating to landings of stocks subject to this Regulation.

(21) It is appropriate, following advice from the ICES, to maintain a specific system to manage sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa and IIIa and ICES subarea IV. Given that the ICES scientific advice is expected to become available only in February 2017, it is appropriate to set the TAC and quotas for this stock provisionally at zero until such advice is released.

(22) In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreements or protocols on fisheries relations with Norway and the Faroe Islands, the Union has held consultations on fishing rights with those partners. In accordance with the procedure provided for in the agreement and protocol on fisheries relations with Greenland, the Joint Committee has established the level of fishing opportunities available for the Union in Greenland waters in 2017. It is therefore necessary to include these fishing opportunities in this Regulation.

(23) At its Annual Meeting in 2016, North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) adopted conservation measures on the two redfish stocks in the Irminger Sea. These measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(24) At its Annual Meeting in 2016, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted an extension of the TAC and quotas for North and South Atlantic albacore and North and South Atlantic swordfish and an extension of the TAC for yellowfin tuna. Furthermore, it also set a catch limit for North Atlantic blue shark, East Atlantic and West Atlantic sailfish, it set a TAC for Mediterranean swordfish and confirmed for 2017 TACs and quotas previously established for bluefin tuna and bigeye tuna. Concerning blue and white marlins, ICCAT confirmed for 2017 the TACs previously established and accepted the proposed payback plan proposed by the EU due to the overharvest by Spain in 2014 and 2015. As it is already the case for the stock of bluefin tuna, it is appropriate that catches in recreational fisheries of all other ICCAT stocks should be subject to the catch limits as adopted by that organisation. Furthermore, Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metre length fishing for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area should be subject to the capacity limitations adopted by ICCAT in the ICCAT Recommendation 15-01. All these measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(25) At its 35th Annual Meeting in 2016, the Parties to the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) adopted catch limits for both target and by-catch species for 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. The uptake of such quota during 2016 should be considered when setting fishing opportunities for the year 2017.

(26) At its Annual Meeting in 2016, the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) adopted catch limits for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). It also adopted a measure reducing the use of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) and limiting the use of supply vessels. As the activities of supply vessels and the use of FADs are an integral part of the fishing effort exerted by the purse seine fleet, the measure should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(27) The Annual Meeting of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) will be held on 18-22 January 2017. It is appropriate that current measures in the SPRFMO Convention Area are provisionally maintained until such Annual Meeting is held. However, the stock of jack mackerel should not be targeted before a TAC is set as a result of that Annual Meeting.

(28) The Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) failed to conclude its 90th Annual Meeting during 2016 and an Extraordinary Meeting will take place on 7-10 February 2017. It is appropriate that the current measures for yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and skipjack tuna in the IATTC Convention Area are provisionally maintained until the Extraordinary Meeting is held.

(29) At its Annual Meeting in 2016, the South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO) adopted a conservation measure for biennial TACs for Patagonian toothfish, deep sea red crab, alfonsinos and pelagic armourhead. A biennial TAC for orange roughy in Division B1 was also adopted, while the TAC for those species in the remainder of the SEAFO Convention Area was limited to one year. The currently applicable measures on allocation of fishing opportunities adopted by SEAFO should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(30) At its 13th Annual Meeting, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) confirmed the conservation and management measures in place. Those measures should continue to be implemented in the law of the Union.

(31) At its 38th Annual Meeting in 2016, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) adopted a number of fishing opportunities for 2017 of certain stocks in Subareas 1-4 of the NAFO Convention Area. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union.

(32) At its 40th Annual Meeting in 2016, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) adopted catch and effort limits for certain small pelagic stocks for the years 2017 and 2018 in the geographical subareas 17 and 18 (Adriatic Sea) of the GFCM Agreement Area. Those measures should be implemented in the law of the Union. The maximum catch limits established in Annex IL are fixed exclusively for one year and without prejudice to any other measures adopted in the future and any possible allocation scheme between Member States.

(33) Taking into account the particularities of the Slovenian fleet, their marginal impact on the stocks of small pelagic species it is appropriate to preserve the existing fishing patterns and to ensure access of the Slovenian fleet to a minimum quantity of small pelagic species.

(34) Certain international measures which create or restrict fishing opportunities for the Union are adopted by the relevant Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) at the end of the year and become applicable before the entry into force of this Regulation. It is therefore necessary for the provisions that implement such measures in the law of the Union to apply retroactively. In particular, since the fishing season in CCAMLR Convention Area runs from 1 December to 30 November, and thus certain fishing opportunities or prohibitions in the CCAMLR Convention Area are laid down for a period of time starting from 1 December 2016, it is appropriate that the relevant provisions of this Regulation apply from that date. Such retroactive application does not prejudice the principle of legitimate expectations as CCAMLR members are forbidden to fish in the CCAMLR Convention Area without authorisation.

(35) As regards the fishing opportunities for snow crab around the area of Svalbard, the Treaty of Paris of 1920 grants an equal and non-discriminatory access to resources for all parties to that Treaty, including with respect to fishing. The Union's view of this access as regards fishing for snow crab on the continental shelf around Svalbard has been set out in a note verbale to Norway dated 25 October 2016, in respect of a Norwegian regulation of the fishing for snow crab on its continental shelf, which in the Union's view disregards the specific provisions of the Treaty of Paris and in particular those laid down in Articles 2 and 3 thereof. In order to ensure that the exploitation of snow crab within the area of Svalbard is made consistent with such non-discriminatory management rules as may be set out by Norway, which enjoys sovereignty and jurisdiction in the area within the limits of the said Treaty, it is appropriate to fix the number of vessels that are authorised to conduct such fishery. The allocation of such fishing opportunities among Member States is limited to 2017. It is recalled that primary responsibility for ensuring compliance with applicable law lies with the flag Member States.

(36) In accordance with the declaration by the Union addressed to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the granting of fishing opportunities in EU waters to fishing vessels flying the flag of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the exclusive economic zone off the coast of French Guiana, it is necessary to fix the fishing opportunities for snapper available to Venezuela in Union waters.

(37) Given that certain provisions are to be applied on a continuous basis, and in order to avoid legal uncertainty during the period between the end of 2017 and the date of entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2018, it is appropriate that the provisions concerning prohibitions and closed seasons continue to apply at the beginning of 2018, until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2018.

(38) In order to ensure uniform conditions for granting an individual Member State an authorisation to benefit from the system of managing its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(39) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission relating to the granting of additional days at sea for permanent cessation of fishing activities and for enhanced scientific observer coverage as well as to establish the formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information concerning transfer of days at sea between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State.

(40) In order to avoid the interruption of fishing activities and to ensure the livelihood of the fishermen of the Union, this Regulation should apply from 1 January 2017, except for the provisions concerning fishing effort limits, which should apply from 1 February 2017, and certain provisions in particular regions, which should have a specific date of application. For reasons of urgency, this Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication.

(41) Fishing opportunities should be used in full compliance with the applicable law of the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 Subject matter

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

2. The fishing opportunities referred to in paragraph 1 include:

(a) catch limits for the year 2017 and, where specified in this Regulation, for the year 2018;

(b) fishing effort limits for the period from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018, except where other periods are established for effort limits in Articles 25 and 26 and Annex IIE;

(c) fishing opportunities for the period from 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017 for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area;

(d) fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the IATTC Convention Area set out in Article 27 for the periods in 2017 and 2018 specified in that provision.

Article 2 Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to the following vessels:

(a) Union fishing vessels;

(b) third-country vessels in Union waters.

2. This Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries where they are expressly referred to in the relevant provisions.

Article 3 Definitions

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

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

(b) recreational fisheries means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources such as for recreation, tourism or sport;

(c) international waters means waters falling outside the sovereignty or jurisdiction of any State;

(d) total allowable catch (TAC) means:

(i) in fisheries subject to the landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the quantity of fish that can be caught from each stock each year;

(ii) in all other fisheries, the quantity of fish that can be landed from each stock each year;

(e) quota means a proportion of the TAC allocated to the Union, a Member State or a third country;

(f) analytical assessments means quantitative evaluations 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 determined in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008;

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

(i) fishing logbook means the logbook referred to in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

Article 4 Fishing zones

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

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

(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 this 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 this point to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and on the south by a line drawn from Hasenøre to Gnibens Spids, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg and from Gilbjerg Hoved to Kullen;

(d) Functional Unit 16 of ICES subarea VII 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,

53° 30′ N 15° 00′ W;

(e) Functional Unit 26 of ICES division IXa 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;

(f) Functional Unit 27 of ICES division IXa 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;

(g) Gulf of Cádiz means the geographical area of ICES division IXa east of longitude 7° 23′ 48″ W;

(h) 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;

(i) 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;

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

(k) ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Convention Area is the geographical area defined in the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas;

(l) CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) Convention Area is the geographical area defined in point (a) of Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004;

(m) IATTC (Inter — American Tropical Tuna Commission) Convention Area is the geographical area defined in the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica;

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

(o) SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation) Convention Area is the high seas geographical area south of 10° N, north of the CCAMLR Convention Area, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement, and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;

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

(q) GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) geographical subareas are the areas defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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

(s) overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC is the geographical area defined by the following limits:

longitude 150° W,

longitude 130° W,

latitude 4° S,

latitude 50° S.

TITLE II FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION FISHING VESSELS

CHAPTER I General provisions

Article 5 TACs and allocations

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

2. Union fishing vessels shall be authorised to make catches, within the TACs set out in Annex I, in waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Norway, and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen, subject to the condition set out in Article 14 of, and Annex III to, this Regulation and in Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 and its implementing provisions.

Article 6 TACs to be determined by Member States

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

2. The TACs to be determined by a Member State shall:

(a) be consistent with the principles and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular the principle of sustainable exploitation of the stock; and

(b) result:

(i) if analytical assessments are available, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with maximum sustainable yield from 2017 onwards, with as high a probability as possible;

(ii) if analytical assessments are unavailable or incomplete, in the exploitation of the stock consistent with the precautionary approach to fisheries management.

3. By 15 March 2017, each Member State concerned shall submit the following information to the Commission:

(a) the TACs adopted;

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

(c) details on how the TACs adopted comply with paragraph 2.

Article 7 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

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

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

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

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

Article 8 Fishing effort limits

For the periods referred to in Article 1(2)(b), the following fishing effort measures shall apply:

(a) Annex IIA for the management of plaice and sole stocks in ICES subarea IV;

(b) Annex IIB for the recovery of hake and Norway lobster in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa, with the exception of the Gulf of Cádiz;

(c) Annex IIC for the management of the sole stock in ICES division VIIe.

Article 9 Measures on Sea bass fisheries

1. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to fish for sea bass in ICES divisions VIIb, VIIc, VIIj and VIIk, as well as in the waters of ICES divisions VIIa and VIIg that are more than 12 nautical miles from the baseline under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels to retain on board, tranship, relocate or land sea bass caught in that area.

2. It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels as well as for any commercial fisheries from shore to fish for sea bass and to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land sea bass caught in the following areas: By derogation from the first subparagraph, the following measures shall apply regarding sea bass in the areas referred to in that subparagraph: The above derogations shall apply to Union fishing vessels that have recorded catches of sea bass over the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 September 2016: in point (b) with recorded catches using hooks and lines, and in point (c) with recorded catches using fixed gillnets.

(a) ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf and VIIh;

(b) waters within 12 nautical miles from baseline under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom in ICES divisions VIIa and VIIg.

(a) a Union fishing vessel deploying demersal trawls and seines may retain on board unavoidable by-catches of sea bass that do not exceed 3 % of the weight of the total catches of marine organisms on board in any single day. The catches of sea bass retained on board by a Union fishing vessel on the basis of this derogation may not exceed 400 kilograms per month;

(b) in January 2017 and from 1 April to 31 December 2017, Union fishing vessels using hooks and lines, may fish for sea bass and retain on board, relocate, tranship or land sea bass caught in that area not exceeding 10 tonnes per vessel per year;

(c) Union fishing vessels using fixed gillnets may retain on board unavoidable by-catches of sea bass not exceeding 250 kilograms per month.

3. The catch limits set in paragraph 2 shall not be transferable between vessels. Member States shall report to the Commission catches of sea bass per type of gear not later than 20 days after the end of each month.

4. From 1 January to 30 June 2017 in recreational fisheries in ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIIa and from VIId to VIIh, only catch-and-release fishing for sea bass, including from shore, shall be allowed. During this period, it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land sea bass caught in that area.

5. In recreational fisheries, including from shore, not more than one specimen of sea bass may be retained per fisherman per day during the following periods and in the following areas:

(a) from 1 July to 31 December 2017 in ICES divisions IVb, IVc, VIIa and from VIId to VIIh;

(b) from 1 January to 31 December 2017 in ICES divisions VIIj and VIIk.

6. From 1 January to 31 December 2017 in recreational fisheries in ICES divisions VIIIa and VIIIb, a maximum of five fish per fisherman may be retained each day.

Article 10 Special provisions on allocations of fishing opportunities

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

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

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

(c) reallocations made pursuant to Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008;

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

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

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

(g) quota transfers and exchanges pursuant to Article 15 of this Regulation.

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

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.

Article 11 Closed fishing seasons

1. It shall be prohibited to fish or retain on board any of the following species in the Porcupine Bank during the period from 1 May to 31 May 2017: cod, megrims, anglerfish, haddock, whiting, hake, Norway lobster, plaice, pollack, saithe, skates and rays, common sole, tusk, blue ling, ling and picked dogfish. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Porcupine Bank shall comprise the geographical area bounded by rhumb lines sequentially joining the following positions: Point Latitude Longitude 1 52° 27′ N 12° 19′ W 2 52° 40′ N 12° 30′ W 3 52° 47′ N 12° 39,600′ W 4 52° 47′ N 12° 56′ W 5 52° 13.5′ N 13° 53,830′ W 6 51° 22′ N 14° 24′ W 7 51° 22′ N 14° 03′ W 8 52° 10′ N 13° 25′ W 9 52° 32′ N 13° 07,500′ W 10 52° 43′ N 12° 55′ W 11 52° 43′ N 12° 43′ W 12 52° 38,800′ N 12° 37′ W 13 52° 27′ N 12° 23′ W 14 52° 27′ N 12° 19′ W By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, transit through the Porcupine Bank while carrying on board the species referred to in that paragraph, shall be permitted in accordance with Article 50(3), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

2. Commercial fishing for sandeel with demersal trawl, seine or similar towed gears with a mesh size of less than 16 millimetres shall be prohibited in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV from 1 January to 31 March 2017 and from 1 August to 31 December 2017. The prohibition set out in the first subparagraph shall also apply to third-country vessels authorised to fish for sandeel and associated by-catches in Union waters of ICES subarea IV.

Article 12 Prohibitions

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

(a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and VIId and ICES subarea IV;

(b) white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in all waters;

(c) leafscale gulper shark (Centrophorus squamosus) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;

(d) Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;

(e) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) in all waters;

(f) kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;

(g) birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;

(h) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(i) great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I and XIV;

(j) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;

(k) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division IIa and subarea IV and in Union and international waters of ICES subareas I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;

(l) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in all waters;

(m) reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in all waters;

(n) giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in all waters;

(o) the following species of Mobula rays in all waters:

(i) devil fish (Mobula mobular);

(ii) lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei);

(iii) spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica);

(iv) smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni);

(v) longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee);

(vi) Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana);

(vii) Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana);

(viii) shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii);

(ix) lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma);

(p) the following species of sawfish (Pristidae) in all waters:

(i) narrow sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata);

(ii) dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata);

(iii) smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata);

(iv) largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis);

(v) green sawfish (Pristis zijsron);

(q) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division IIIa;

(r) Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions VIa, VIb, VIIa, VIIb, VIIc, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk;

(s) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI and X;

(t) white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(u) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII;

(v) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters, with the exception of avoidance programmes as set out in Annex IA;

(w) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters.

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

Article 13 Data transmission

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

CHAPTER II Fishing authorisations in third-country waters

Article 14 Fishing authorisations

1. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels fishing in waters of a third country is set out in Annex III.

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

CHAPTER III Fishing opportunities in waters of regional fisheries management organisations

Article 15 Quota transfers and exchanges

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

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

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

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

5. This Article shall apply until 31 January 2018 for quota transfers from a RFMO Contracting Party to the Union and their subsequent allocation to Member States.

Section 1 ICCAT Convention Area

Article 16 Fishing, farming and fattening capacity limitations

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

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 IV.

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 IV.

4. The number and total capacity in gross tonnage 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 IV.

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

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

7. The maximum number of Union fishing vessels of at least 20 metres length that fish for bigeye tuna in the ICCAT Convention Area shall be limited as set out in point 7 of Annex IV.

Article 17 Recreational fisheries

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

Article 18 Sharks

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

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

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

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

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

Section 2 CCAMLR Convention Area

Article 19 Prohibitions and catch limitations

1. Direct fishing of the species set out in Part A of Annex V, shall be prohibited in the zones and during the periods set out therein.

2. For exploratory fisheries, the TACs and by-catch limits set out in Part B of Annex V, shall apply in the subareas set out therein.

Article 20 Exploratory fisheries

1. Member States may participate in longline exploratory fisheries for toothfish (Dissostichus spp.) in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a outside areas of national jurisdiction in 2017. If a Member State intends to participate in such fisheries, it shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat in accordance with Articles 7 and 7a of Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 and in any case no later than 1 June 2017.

2. With regard to FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a, TACs and by-catch limits per subarea and division, and their distribution among Small Scale Research Units (SSRUs) within each of them, shall be as set out in Part B of Annex V. Fishing in any SSRU shall cease when the reported catch reaches the specified TAC, and the SSRU shall be closed to fishing for the remainder of the season.

3. Fishing shall take place over as large a geographical and bathymetric range as possible to obtain the information necessary to determine fishery potential and to avoid over-concentration of catch and fishing effort. However, fishing in FAO subareas 88.1 and 88.2 as well as in divisions 58.4.1, 58.4.2 and 58.4.3a shall be prohibited in depths less than 550 metres.

Article 21 Krill fishery during the 2017/2018 fishing season

1. If a Member State intends to fish for krill (Euphausia superba) in the CCAMLR Convention Area during the 2017/2018 fishing season, it shall notify the Commission, no later than 1 May 2017, using the format laid down in Part C of Annex V to this Regulation of its intention to fish for krill. 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 2017.

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 by the Member State 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 either flying its flag at the time of the notification or flying the flag of another CCAMLR member that are expected, at the time the fishery takes place, to be flying the flag of that Member State.

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

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

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

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

Section 3 IOTC Area of Competence

Article 22 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 VI.

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

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

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

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

Article 23 Drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) and supply vessels

1. A purse seine vessel shall not deploy more than 425 active drifting FADs at any one time.

2. The number of Union supply vessels shall not exceed half of the Union purse-seine vessels. For the purposes of this paragraph, the number of Union supply vessels and Union purse-seine vessels shall be established on the basis of the IOTC register of active vessels.

Article 24 Sharks

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

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

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

Section 4 SPRFMO Convention Area

Article 25 Pelagic fisheries

1. Only Member States having 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 IJ.

2. Member States referred to in paragraph 1 shall limit the total level of gross tonnage of vessels flying their flag and fishing for pelagic stocks in 2017 to the total Union level of 78600 gross tonnage in that area.

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

Article 26 Bottom fisheries

1. Member States shall limit their bottom fishing catch or effort in 2017 in the SPRFMO Convention Area to those parts of the Convention Area where bottom fishing has occurred from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006 and to a level that does not exceed the annual average levels of catches or effort parameters in that period. They may fish beyond the track record only if SPRFMO endorses their plan to fish beyond the track record.

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

Section 5 IATTC Convention Area

Article 27 Purse-seine fisheries

1. Fishing by purse-seine vessels for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited:

(a) from 29 July to 28 September 2017 or from 18 November 2017 to 18 January 2018 in the area defined by the following limits:

the Pacific coastlines of the Americas,

longitude 150° W,

latitude 40° N,

latitude 40° S;

(b) from 29 September to 29 October 2017 in the area defined by the following limits:

longitude 96° W,

longitude 110° W,

latitude 4° N,

latitude 3° S.

2. The Member States concerned shall notify the Commission of the selected period of closure referred to in paragraph 1 before 1 April 2017. All the purse-seine vessels of the Member States concerned shall stop purse-seine fishing in the areas defined in paragraph 1 during the selected period.

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

4. Paragraph 3 shall not apply in the following cases:

(a) where the fish is considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or

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

Article 28 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, to tranship, to store, to offer to sell, to sell or to land any part or whole carcass of oceanic whitetip sharks caught in that area.

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

3. Vessel operators shall:

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

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

Article 29 Prohibition of fishing for Mobulid rays

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

Section 6 SEAFO Convention Area

Article 30 Prohibition of fishing for deep water sharks

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

ghost catshark (Apristurus manis),

blurred smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi),

shorttail lanternshark (Etmopterus brachyurus),

great lanternshark (Etmopterus princeps),

smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus),

skates (Rajidae),

velvet dogfish (Scymnodon squamulosus),

deep-sea sharks of the Selachimorpha super-order,

picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias).

Section 7 WCPFC Convention Area

Article 31 Conditions for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna and south Pacific albacore fisheries

1. Member States shall ensure that the number of fishing days 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 does not exceed 403 days.

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 do not exceed 2000 tonnes in 2017.

4. Member States shall ensure that the by-catch of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) by purse seiners do not exceed 2857 tonnes in 2017.

Article 32 Closed area for FAD fishing

1. In the part of the WCPFC Convention Area located between 20° N and 20° S, fishing activities of purse-seine vessels making use of FADs shall be prohibited between 00:00 hours of 1 July 2017 and 24:00 hours of 31 October 2017. During that period, a purse-seine vessel may only engage in fishing operations within that part of the WCPFC Convention Area if it carries on board an observer to monitor that at no time does the vessel:

(a) deploy or service a FAD or associated electronic device;

(b) fish on schools in association with FADs.

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

3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply in the following cases:

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

(b) where the fish is unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size; or

(c) when a serious malfunction of freezer equipment occurs.

Article 33 Limitations to the number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish

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

Article 34 Silky sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks

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

(a) silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis),

(b) oceanic whitetip sharks (Carcharhinus longimanus).

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

Article 35 Overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC

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

2. Vessels listed in both the WCPFC register and the IATTC register and vessels listed exclusively in the IATTC register shall apply the measures set out in Article 27(1)(a), (2), (3) and (4) and Article 28 when fishing in the overlap area between IATTC and WCPFC as defined in Article 4(s).

Section 8 GFCM Agreement Area

Article 36 Small pelagic stocks in geographical subareas 17 and 18

1. Catches of small pelagic stocks by Union fishing vessels in the geographical subareas 17 and 18 shall not exceed the levels exerted in 2014, reported in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011, as set out in Annex IL to this Regulation.

2. Union fishing vessels targeting small pelagics in geographical subareas 17 and 18 shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year. Within this total of 180 fishing days, a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting sardine and a maximum of 144 fishing days targeting anchovy shall apply.

Section 9 Bering Sea

Article 37 Prohibition on fishing in the high seas of the Bering Sea

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

TITLE III FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIRD-COUNTRY VESSELS IN UNION WATERS

Article 38 TACs

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Norway and fishing vessels registered in the Faroe Islands shall be authorised to make catches in Union waters within the TACs set out in Annex I to this Regulation and shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008.

Article 39 Fishing authorisations

Fishing vessels flying the flag of Venezuela shall be subject to the conditions provided for in this Regulation and in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008. The maximum number of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters shall be as set out in Annex VIII.

Article 40 Conditions for landing catches and by-catches

The conditions specified in Article 7 shall apply to catches and by-catches of third-country vessels fishing under the authorisations specified in Article 39.

Article 41 Prohibitions

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

(a) starry ray (Amblyraja radiata) in Union waters of ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and VIId and ICES subarea IV;

(b) the following species of sawfish in Union waters:

(i) narrow sawfish (Anoxypristis cuspidata);

(ii) dwarf sawfish (Pristis clavata);

(iii) smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata);

(iv) largetooth sawfish (Pristis pristis);

(v) green sawfish (Pristis zijsron);

(c) basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Union waters;

(d) common skate (Dipturus batis) complex (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas III, IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(e) tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) when taken with longlines in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;

(f) smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus) in Union waters of ICES division IIa and ICES subareas I, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV;

(g) 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 IIa and ICES subareas I, IV and XIV;

(h) porbeagle (Lamna nasus) in Union waters;

(i) reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) in Union waters;

(j) giant manta ray (Manta birostris) in Union waters;

(k) the following species of Mobula rays in Union waters:

(i) devil fish (Mobula mobular);

(ii) lesser Guinean devil ray (Mobula rochebrunei);

(iii) spinetail mobula (Mobula japanica);

(iv) smoothtail mobula (Mobula thurstoni);

(v) longhorned mobula (Mobula eregoodootenkee);

(vi) Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana);

(vii) Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana);

(viii) shortfin devil ray (Mobula kuhlii);

(ix) lesser devil ray (Mobula hypostoma);

(l) thornback ray (Raja clavata) in Union waters of ICES division IIIa;

(m) Norwegian skate (Dipturus nidarosiensis) in Union waters of ICES divisions VIa, VIb, VIIa, VIIb, VIIc, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh and VIIk;

(n) undulate ray (Raja undulata) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, IX and X and white skate (Rostroraja alba) in Union waters of ICES subareas VI, VII, VIII, IX and X;

(o) guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in Union waters of ICES subareas I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and XII;

(p) picked dogfish (Squalus acanthias) in Union waters;

(q) angel shark (Squatina squatina) in Union waters.

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

TITLE IV FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 42 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 43 Transitional provision

Articles 9, 11(2), 12, 18, 19, 24, 28, 29, 30, 34, 37, 41 shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, in 2018 until the entry into force of the Regulation fixing the fishing opportunities for 2018.

Article 44 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 1 January 2017. However, Article 8 shall apply from 1 February 2017. The provisions on fishing opportunities set out in Articles 19, 20 and 21 and Annexes IE and V for certain stocks in the CCAMLR Convention Area shall apply from 1 December 2016.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 20 January 2017. For the Council The President L. Grech

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 I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV, Union waters of CECAF, French Guiana waters ANNEX IB: North East Atlantic and Greenland, ICES subareas I, II, V, XII and XIV and Greenland waters of NAFO 1 ANNEX IC: North West Atlantic — NAFO Convention Area ANNEX ID: ICCAT Convention Area ANNEX IE: Antarctic — CCAMLR Convention Area ANNEX IF: South-East Atlantic Ocean — SEAFO Convention Area ANNEX IG: Southern bluefin tuna — areas of distribution ANNEX IH: WCPFC Convention Area ANNEX IJ: SPRFMO Convention Area ANNEX IK IOTC Area of Competence ANNEX IL GFCM Agreement Area ANNEX IIA: Fishing effort for vessels in ICES subarea IV ANNEX IIB: Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the recovery of certain Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz ANNEX IIC: Fishing effort for vessels in the context of the management of Western Channel sole stocks in ICES division VIIe ANNEX IID: Management areas for sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV ANNEX III: Maximum number of fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in third-country waters ANNEX IV: ICCAT Convention Area ANNEX V: CCAMLR Convention Area ANNEX VI: IOTC Area of Competence ANNEX VII: WCPFC Convention Area ANNEX VIII: Quantitative limitations of fishing authorisations for third-country vessels fishing in Union waters

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

The tables in Annexes IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, IG, IH, IJ, IK and IL set out the TACs and quotas (in tonnes live weight, except where otherwise specified) by stock, and the conditions functionally linked thereto, where appropriate. All fishing opportunities set out in this Annex shall be subject to the rules set out in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and in particular Articles 33 and 34 of that Regulation. The references to fishing zones are references to ICES zones, unless otherwise specified. Within each area, fish stocks are referred to following the alphabetical order of the Latin names of the species. Only Latin names identify species for regulatory purposes; vernacular names are provided for ease of reference. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following comparative table of Latin names and common names is provided: Scientific name Alpha-3 code Common name Amblyraja radiata RJR Starry ray Ammodytes spp. SAN Sandeels Argentina silus ARU Greater silver smelt Beryx spp. ALF Alfonsinos Brosme brosme USK Tusk Caproidae BOR Boarfish Centrophorus squamosus GUQ Leafscale gulper shark Centroscymnus coelolepis CYO Portuguese dogfish Chaceon spp. GER Deep sea red crab Chaenocephalus aceratus SSI Blackfin icefish Champsocephalus gunnari ANI Mackerel icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus LIC Unicorn icefish Chionoecetes spp. PCR Snow crab Clupea harengus HER Herring Coryphaenoides rupestris RNG Roundnose grenadier Dalatias licha SCK Kitefin shark Deania calcea DCA Birdbeak dogfish Dicentrarchus labrax BSS Sea bass Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) RJB Common skate complex Dissostichus eleginoides TOP Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni TOA Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus spp. TOT Toothfish Engraulis encrasicolus ANE Anchovy Etmopterus princeps ETR Great lanternshark Etmopterus pusillus ETP Smooth lanternshark Euphausia superba KRI Krill Gadus morhua COD Cod Galeorhinus galeus GAG Tope shark Glyptocephalus cynoglossus WIT Witch flounder Gobionotothen gibberifrons NOG Humped rockcod Hippoglossoides platessoides PLA American plaice Hippoglossus hippoglossus HAL Atlantic halibut Hoplostethus atlanticus ORY Orange roughy Illex illecebrosus SQI Shortfin squid Istiophorus albicans SAI Sailfish Lamna nasus POR Porbeagle Lepidonotothen squamifrons NOS Grey rockcod Lepidorhombus spp. LEZ Megrims Leucoraja naevus RJN Cuckoo ray Limanda ferruginea YEL Yellowtail flounder Limanda limanda DAB Common dab Lophiidae ANF Anglerfish Macrourus spp. GRV Grenadiers Makaira nigricans BUM Blue marlin Mallotus villosus CAP Capelin Manta birostris RMB Giant manta ray Martialia hyadesi SQS Squid Melanogrammus aeglefinus HAD Haddock Merlangius merlangus WHG Whiting Merluccius merluccius HKE Hake Micromesistius poutassou WHB Blue whiting Microstomus kitt LEM Lemon sole Molva dypterygia BLI Blue ling Molva molva LIN Ling Nephrops norvegicus NEP Norway lobster Notothenia rossii NOR Marbled rockcod Pandalus borealis PRA Northern prawn Paralomis spp. PAI Crabs Penaeus spp. PEN Penaeus shrimps Platichthys flesus FLE European flounder Pleuronectes platessa PLE Plaice Pleuronectiformes FLX Flatfish Pollachius pollachius POL Pollack Pollachius virens POK Saithe Prionace glauca BSH Blue shark Psetta maxima TUR Turbot Pseudochaenichthys georgianus SGI South Georgia icefish Pseudopentaceros spp. EDW Pelagic armourhead Rostroraja alba RJA White skate Raja brachyura RJH Blonde ray Raja circularis RJI Sandy ray Raja clavata RJC Thornback ray Raja fullonica RJF Shagreen ray Dipturus nidarosiensis JAD Norwegian skate Raja microocellata RJE Small-eyed ray Raja montagui RJM Spotted ray Raja undulata RJU Undulate ray Rajiformes SRX Skates and rays Reinhardtius hippoglossoides GHL Greenland halibut Sardina pilchardus PIL Sardine Scomber scombrus MAC Mackerel Scophthalmus rhombus BLL Brill Sebastes spp. RED Redfish Solea solea SOL Common sole Solea spp. SOO Sole Sprattus sprattus SPR Sprat Squalus acanthias DGS Picked dogfish Tetrapturus albidus WHM White marlin Thunnus albacares YFT Yellowfin tuna Thunnus maccoyii SBF Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus obesus BET Bigeye tuna Thunnus thynnus BFT Bluefin tuna Trachurus murphyi CJM Jack mackerel Trachurus spp. JAX Horse mackerel Trisopterus esmarkii NOP Norway pout Urophycis tenuis HKW White hake Xiphias gladius SWO Swordfish The following comparative table of common names and Latin names is provided exclusively for explanatory purposes: Common name Alpha-3 code Scientific name Alfonsinos ALF Beryx spp. American plaice PLA Hippoglossoides platessoides Anchovy ANE Engraulis encrasicolus Anglerfish ANF Lophiidae Antarctic toothfish TOA Dissostichus mawsoni Atlantic halibut HAL Hippoglossus hippoglossus 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 Blue shark BSH Prionace glauca Boarfish BOR Caproidae Brill BLL Scophthalmus rhombus Capelin CAP Mallotus villosus Cod COD Gadus morhua Common dab DAB Limanda limanda Common skate complex RJB Dipturus batis (Dipturus cf. flossada and Dipturus cf. intermedia) Common sole SOL Solea solea Crabs PAI Paralomis spp. Cuckoo ray RJN Leucoraja naevus Deep sea red crab GER Chaceon spp. European flounder FLE Platichthys flesus Flatfish FLX Pleuronectiformes Giant manta ray RMB Manta birostris Great lanternshark ETR Etmopterus princeps Greater silver smelt ARU Argentina silus Greenland halibut GHL Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Grenadiers GRV Macrourus spp. Grey rockcod NOS Lepidonotothen 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 Dipturus nidarosiensis Orange roughy ORY Hoplostethus atlanticus Patagonian toothfish TOP Dissostichus eleginoides Pelagic armourhead EDW Pseudopentaceros spp. Penaeus shrimps PEN Penaeus spp. Picked dogfish DGS Squalus acanthias Plaice PLE Pleuronectes platessa Pollack POL Pollachius pollachius Porbeagle POR Lamna nasus Portuguese dogfish CYO Centroscymnus coelolepis Redfish RED Sebastes spp. Roundnose grenadier RNG Coryphaenoides rupestris Sailfish SAI Istiophorus albicans Saithe POK Pollachius virens Sandeels SAN Ammodytes spp. Sandy ray RJI Raja circularis Sardine PIL Sardina pilchardus Sea bass BSS Dicentrarchus labrax Shagreen ray RJF Raja fullonica Shortfin squid SQI Illex illecebrosus Skates and rays SRX Rajiformes Small-eyed ray RJE Raja microocellata Smooth lanternshark ETP Etmopterus pusillus Snow crab PCR Chionoecetes spp. Sole SOO Solea spp. South Georgia icefish SGI Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Southern bluefin tuna SBF Thunnus maccoyii Spotted ray RJM Raja montagui Sprat SPR Sprattus sprattus Squid SQS Martialia hyadesi Starry ray RJR Amblyraja radiata Swordfish SWO Xiphias gladius Thornback ray RJC Raja clavata Toothfish TOT Dissostichus spp. Tope shark GAG Galeorhinus galeus Turbot TUR Psetta maxima Tusk USK Brosme brosme Undulate ray RJU Raja undulata Unicorn icefish LIC Channichthys rhinoceratus White hake HKW Urophycis tenuis White marlin WHM Tetrapturus albidus White skate RJA Rostroraja alba Whiting WHG Merlangius merlangus Witch flounder WIT Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Yellowfin tuna YFT Thunnus albacares Yellowtail flounder YEL Limanda ferruginea

ANNEX IA SKAGERRAK, KATTEGAT, ICES SUBAREAS I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII AND XIV, UNION WATERS OF CECAF, FRENCH GUIANA WATERS Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition:

Species: Sandeel Ammodytes spp. Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (SAN/04-N.) Denmark 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following sandeel management areas, as defined in Annex IID: Zone Union waters of sandeel management areas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (SAN/234_1) (SAN/234_2) (SAN/234_3) (SAN/234_4) (SAN/234_5) (SAN/234_6) (SAN/234_7) Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 United Kingdom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Union 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Species: Sandeel and associated by-catches Ammodytes spp. Zone: Union waters of IIa, IIIa and IV Denmark 0 United Kingdom 0 Germany 0 Sweden 0 Union 0 TAC 0 Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: Union and international waters of I and II (ARU/1/2.) Germany 24 France 8 The Netherlands 19 United Kingdom 39 Union 90 TAC 90 Precautionary TAC Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: Union waters of III and IV (ARU/34-C) Denmark 911 Germany 9 France 7 Ireland 7 The Netherlands 43 Sweden 35 United Kingdom 16 Union 1028 TAC 1028 Precautionary TAC Species: Greater silver smelt Argentina silus Zone: Union and international waters of V, VI and VII (ARU/567.) Germany 296 France 6 Ireland 274 The Netherlands 3091 United Kingdom 217 Union 3884 TAC 3884 Precautionary TAC Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Union and international waters of I, II and XIV (USK/1214EI) Germany 6 France 6 United Kingdom 6 Others 3 Union 21 TAC 21 Precautionary TAC Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (USK/3A/BCD) Denmark 15 Sweden 7 Germany 7 Union 29 TAC 29 Precautionary TAC Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Union waters of IV (USK/04-C.) Denmark 64 Germany 19 France 44 Sweden 6 United Kingdom 96 Others 6 Union 235 TAC 235 Precautionary TAC Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Union and international waters of V, VI and VII (USK/567EI.) Germany 13 Spain 46 France 548 Ireland 53 United Kingdom 264 Others 13 Union 937 Norway 2923 TAC 3860 Species: Tusk Brosme brosme Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (USK/04-N.) Belgium 0 Denmark 165 Germany 1 France 0 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 4 Union 170 TAC Not relevant Species: Boarfish Caproidae Zone: Union and international waters of VI, VII and VIII (BOR/678-) Denmark 6696 Ireland 18858 United Kingdom 1734 Union 27288 TAC 27288 Precautionary TAC Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: IIIa (HER/03A.) Denmark 21131 Germany 338 Sweden 22104 Union 43573 Norway 6767 Faroe Islands 400 TAC 50740 within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/*04N-) Union 50000 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Union and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N (HER/4AB.) Denmark 82745 Germany 51032 France 23561 The Netherlands 60285 Sweden 4897 United Kingdom 66268 Union 288788 Faroe Islands 200 Norway 139666 TAC 481608 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HER/04-N.) Sweden 1151 Union 1151 TAC 481608 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: IIIa (HER/03A-BC) Denmark 5692 Germany 51 Sweden 916 Union 6659 TAC 6659 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa (HER/2A47DX) Belgium 56 Denmark 10891 Germany 56 France 56 The Netherlands 56 Sweden 53 United Kingdom 207 Union 11375 TAC 11375 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: IVc, VIId (HER/4CXB7D) Belgium 9308 Denmark 1201 Germany 741 France 13136 The Netherlands 23463 United Kingdom 5105 Union 52954 TAC 481608 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Union and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN (HER/5B6ANB) Germany 466 France 88 Ireland 630 The Netherlands 466 United Kingdom 2520 Union 4170 TAC 4170 Analytical TAC Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIaS, VIIb, VIIc (HER/6AS7BC) Ireland 1482 The Netherlands 148 Union 1630 TAC 1630 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VI Clyde (HER/06ACL.) United Kingdom To be established Union To be established TAC To be established Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIa (HER/07A/MM) Ireland 1074 United Kingdom 3053 Union 4127 TAC 4127 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIe and VIIf (HER/7EF.) France 465 United Kingdom 465 Union 930 TAC 930 Precautionary TAC Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk (HER/7G-K.) Germany 161 France 893 Ireland 12502 The Netherlands 893 United Kingdom 18 Union 14467 TAC 14467 Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: VIII (ANE/08.) Spain 29700 France 3300 Union 33000 TAC 33000 Analytical TAC Species: Anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus Zone: IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANE/9/3411) Spain 5978 Portugal 6522 Union 12500 TAC 12500 Precautionary TAC Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Skagerrak (COD/03AN.) Belgium 14 Denmark 4596 Germany 115 The Netherlands 29 Sweden 804 Union 5558 TAC 5744 Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Kattegat (COD/03AS.) Denmark 324 Germany 7 Sweden 194 Union 525 TAC 525 Precautionary TAC within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of IV (COD/*04N-) Union 28293 Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and Kattegat (COD/2A3AX4) Belgium 1159 Denmark 6659 Germany 4222 France 1432 The Netherlands 3762 Sweden 44 United Kingdom 15275 Union 32553 Norway 6667 TAC 39220 Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (COD/04-N.) Sweden 382 Union 382 TAC Not relevant Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIb; Union and international waters of Vb west of 12° 00′ W and of XII and XIV (COD/5W6-14) Belgium 0 Germany 1 France 12 Ireland 16 United Kingdom 45 Union 74 TAC 74 Precautionary TAC Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIa; Union and international waters of Vb east of 12° 00′ W (COD/5BE6A) Belgium 0 Germany 0 France 0 Ireland 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC 0 Analytical TAC Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIIa (COD/07A.) Belgium 2 France 5 Ireland 97 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 42 Union 146 TAC 146 Analytical TAC Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIIb, VIIc, VIIe-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (COD/7XAD34) Belgium 109 France 1789 Ireland 739 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 193 Union 2830 TAC 2830 Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: VIId (COD/07D.) Belgium 88 France 1730 The Netherlands 51 United Kingdom 190 Union 2059 TAC 2059 Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (LEZ/2AC4-C) Belgium 8 Denmark 7 Germany 7 France 43 The Netherlands 34 United Kingdom 2540 Union 2639 TAC 2639 Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: Union and international waters of Vb; VI; international waters of XII and XIV (LEZ/56-14) Spain 646 France 2518 Ireland 736 United Kingdom 1782 Union 5682 TAC 5682 Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VII (LEZ/07.) Belgium 370 Spain 4107 France 4985 Ireland 2266 United Kingdom 1963 Union 13691 TAC 13691 Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (LEZ/8ABDE.) Spain 748 France 604 Union 1352 TAC 1352 Species: Megrims Lepidorhombus spp. Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (LEZ/8C3411) Spain 1070 France 53 Portugal 36 Union 1159 TAC 1159 Species: Common dab and European flounder Limanda limanda and Platichthys flesus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (D/F/2AC4-C) Belgium 503 Denmark 1888 Germany 2832 France 196 The Netherlands 11421 Sweden 6 United Kingdom 1588 Union 18434 TAC 18434 Precautionary TAC Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (ANF/2AC4-C) Belgium 478 Denmark 1054 Germany 515 France 98 The Netherlands 361 Sweden 12 United Kingdom 11003 Union 13521 TAC 13521 Precautionary TAC Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (ANF/04-N.) Belgium 45 Denmark 1152 Germany 18 The Netherlands 16 United Kingdom 269 Union 1500 TAC Not relevant Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (ANF/56-14) Belgium 275 Germany 314 Spain 294 France 3383 Ireland 765 The Netherlands 265 United Kingdom 2354 Union 7650 TAC 7650 Precautionary TAC Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VII (ANF/07.) Belgium 3097 Germany 345 Spain 1231 France 19875 Ireland 2540 The Netherlands 401 United Kingdom 6027 Union 33516 TAC 33516 Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (ANF/8ABDE.) Spain 1368 France 7612 Union 8980 TAC 8980 Precautionary TAC Species: Anglerfish Lophiidae Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (ANF/8C3411) Spain 3296 France 3 Portugal 656 Union 3955 TAC 3955 Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IIIa, Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (HAD/3A/BCD) Belgium 10 Denmark 1667 Germany 106 The Netherlands 2 Sweden 197 Union 1982 TAC 2069 Analytical TAC within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters of IV (HAD/*04N-) Union 19641 Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: IV; Union waters of IIa (HAD/2AC4.) Belgium 196 Denmark 1348 Germany 858 France 1495 The Netherlands 147 Sweden 136 United Kingdom 22225 Union 26405 Norway 7238 TAC 33643 Analytical TAC Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (HAD/04-N.) Sweden 707 Union 707 TAC Not relevant Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Union and international waters of VIb, XII and XIV (HAD/6B1214) Belgium 10 Germany 36 France 494 Ireland 411 United Kingdom 3739 Union 4690 TAC 4690 Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Union and international waters of Vb and VIa (HAD/5BC6A.) Belgium 4 Germany 5 France 204 Ireland 605 United Kingdom 2879 Union 3697 TAC 3697 Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HAD/7X7A34) Belgium 86 France 5168 Ireland 1722 United Kingdom 775 Union 7751 TAC 7751 Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: VIIa (HAD/07A.) Belgium 33 France 150 Ireland 898 United Kingdom 993 Union 2074 TAC 2074 Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IIIa (WHG/03A.) Denmark 929 The Netherlands 3 Sweden 99 Union 1031 TAC 1050 Precautionary TAC within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters of IV (WHG/*04N-) Union 9961 Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: IV; Union waters of IIa (WHG/2AC4.) Belgium 315 Denmark 1361 Germany 354 France 2045 The Netherlands 787 Sweden 3 United Kingdom 9838 Union 14703 Norway 1300 TAC 16003 Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (WHG/56-14) Germany 1 France 26 Ireland 64 United Kingdom 122 Union 213 TAC 213 Analytical TAC Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIIa (WHG/07A.) Belgium 0 France 3 Ireland 46 The Netherlands 0 United Kingdom 31 Union 80 TAC 80 Precautionary TAC Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIIb, VIIc, VIId, VIIe, VIIf, VIIg, VIIh, VIIj and VIIk (WHG/7X7A-C) Belgium 268 France 16501 Ireland 7646 The Netherlands 134 United Kingdom 2951 Union 27500 TAC 27500 Species: Whiting Merlangius merlangus Zone: VIII (WHG/08.) Spain 1016 France 1524 Union 2540 TAC 2540 Precautionary TAC Species: Whiting and pollack Merlangius merlangus and Pollachius pollachius Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (W/P/04-N.) Sweden 190 Union 190 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (HKE/3A/BCD) Denmark 3107 Sweden 264 Union 3371 TAC 3371 Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (HKE/2AC4-C) Belgium 56 Denmark 2271 Germany 261 France 503 The Netherlands 130 United Kingdom 707 Union 3928 TAC 3928 within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/*8ABDE) Belgium 80 Spain 3218 France 3218 Ireland 402 The Netherlands 40 United Kingdom 1810 Union 8767 Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VI and VII; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/571214) Belgium 622 Spain 19944 France 30800 Ireland 3732 The Netherlands 401 United Kingdom 12159 Union 67658 TAC 67658 within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: VI and VII; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (HKE/*57-14) Belgium 4 Spain 3994 France 7188 The Netherlands 12 Union 11198 Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (HKE/8ABDE.) Belgium 20 Spain 13787 France 30961 The Netherlands 40 Union 44808 TAC 44808 Species: Hake Merluccius merluccius Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (HKE/8C3411) Spain 6732 France 646 Portugal 3142 Union 10520 TAC 10520 Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Norwegian waters of II and IV (WHB/24-N.) Denmark 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Union and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV (WHB/1X14) Denmark 58818 Germany 22869 Spain 49865 France 40933 Ireland 45547 The Netherlands 71721 Portugal 4632 Sweden 14550 United Kingdom 76319 Union 385254 Norway 110000 Faroe Islands 9000 TAC Not relevant Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (WHB/8C3411) Spain 41375 Portugal 10344 Union 51719 TAC Not relevant Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Union waters of II, IVa, V, VI north of 56° 30′ N and VII west of 12° W (WHB/24A567) Norway 220494 Faroe Islands 21500 TAC Not relevant Species: Lemon sole and witch flounder Microstomus kitt and Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (L/W/2AC4-C) Belgium 346 Denmark 953 Germany 122 France 261 The Netherlands 794 Sweden 11 United Kingdom 3904 Union 6391 TAC 6391 Precautionary TAC Species: Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of Vb, VI, VII (BLI/5B67-) Germany 116 Estonia 18 Spain 365 France 8323 Ireland 32 Lithuania 7 Poland 4 United Kingdom 2117 Others 32 Union 11014 Norway 150 Faroe Islands 150 TAC 11314 Species: Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone: International waters of XII (BLI/12INT-) Estonia 1 Spain 341 France 8 Lithuania 3 United Kingdom 3 Others 1 Union 357 TAC 357 Precautionary TAC Species: Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of II and IV (BLI/24-) Denmark 4 Germany 4 Ireland 4 France 23 United Kingdom 14 Others 4 Union 53 TAC 53 Precautionary TAC Species: Blue ling Molva dypterygia Zone: Union and international waters of III (BLI/03-) Denmark 3 Germany 2 Sweden 3 Union 8 TAC 8 Precautionary TAC Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Union and international waters of I and II (LIN/1/2.) Denmark 8 Germany 8 France 8 United Kingdom 8 Others 4 Union 36 TAC 36 Precautionary TAC Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: IIIa; Union waters of IIIbcd (LIN/3A/BCD) Belgium 6 Denmark 50 Germany 6 Sweden 19 United Kingdom 6 Union 87 TAC 87 Precautionary TAC Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Union waters of IV (LIN/04-C.) Belgium 22 Denmark 350 Germany 216 France 195 The Netherlands 7 Sweden 15 United Kingdom 2689 Union 3494 TAC 3494 Precautionary TAC Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Union and international waters of V (LIN/05EI.) Belgium 9 Denmark 6 Germany 6 France 6 United Kingdom 6 Union 33 TAC 33 Precautionary TAC Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Union and international waters of VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV (LIN/6X14.) Belgium 51 Denmark 9 Germany 187 Spain 3774 France 4024 Ireland 1008 Portugal 9 United Kingdom 4634 Union 13696 Norway 6500 Faroe Islands 200 TAC 20396 Species: Ling Molva molva Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (LIN/04-N.) Belgium 9 Denmark 1187 Germany 33 France 13 The Netherlands 2 United Kingdom 106 Union 1350 TAC Not relevant Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (NEP/3A/BCD) Denmark 9345 Germany 27 Sweden 3343 Union 12715 TAC 12715 Analytical TAC Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (NEP/2AC4-C) Belgium 1048 Denmark 1048 Germany 15 France 31 The Netherlands 539 United Kingdom 17353 Union 20034 TAC 20034 Analytical TAC Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (NEP/04-N.) Denmark 947 Germany 0 United Kingdom 53 Union 1000 TAC Not relevant Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb (NEP/5BC6.) Spain 33 France 133 Ireland 222 United Kingdom 16019 Union 16407 TAC 16407 within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Functional Unit 16 of ICES Subarea VII (NEP/*07U16): Spain 935 France 586 Ireland 1124 United Kingdom 455 Union 3100 Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VII (NEP/07.) Spain 1521 France 6166 Ireland 9352 United Kingdom 8317 Union 25356 TAC 25356 Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (NEP/8ABDE.) Spain 250 France 3910 Union 4160 TAC 4160 Analytical TAC Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: VIIIc (NEP/08C.) Spain 0 France 0 Union 0 TAC 0 Precautionary TAC Species: Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus Zone: IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (NEP/9/3411) Spain 84 Portugal 252 Union 336 TAC 336 Precautionary TAC Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: IIIa (PRA/03A.) Denmark 2429 Sweden 1309 Union 3738 TAC 7000 Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (PRA/2AC4-C) Denmark 1818 The Netherlands 17 Sweden 73 United Kingdom 538 Union 2446 TAC 2446 Precautionary TAC Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (PRA/04-N.) Denmark 205 Sweden 123 Union 328 TAC Not relevant Species: Penaeus shrimps Penaeus spp. Zone: French Guiana waters (PEN/FGU.) France to be established Union to be established TAC to be established Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Skagerrak (PLE/03AN.) Belgium 106 Denmark 13733 Germany 70 The Netherlands 2641 Sweden 736 Union 17286 TAC 17639 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: Kattegat (PLE/03AS.) Denmark 2086 Germany 23 Sweden 234 Union 2343 TAC 2343 within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: Norwegian waters of IV (PLE/*04N-) Union 49578 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: IV; Union waters of IIa; that part of IIIa not covered by the Skagerrak and the Kattegat (PLE/2A3AX4) Belgium 7435 Denmark 24164 Germany 6970 France 1394 The Netherlands 46471 United Kingdom 34388 Union 120822 Norway 9094 TAC 129917 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (PLE/56-14) France 9 Ireland 261 United Kingdom 388 Union 658 TAC 658 Precautionary TAC Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIa (PLE/07A.) Belgium 28 France 12 Ireland 768 The Netherlands 9 United Kingdom 281 Union 1098 TAC 1098 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIb and VIIc (PLE/7BC.) France 11 Ireland 63 Union 74 TAC 74 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIId and VIIe (PLE/7DE.) Belgium 1640 France 5467 United Kingdom 2915 Union 10022 TAC 10022 Analytical TAC Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIf and VIIg (PLE/7FG.) Belgium 55 France 99 Ireland 199 United Kingdom 52 Union 405 TAC 405 Precautionary TAC Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIIh, VIIj and VIIk (PLE/7HJK.) Belgium 8 France 16 Ireland 56 The Netherlands 32 United Kingdom 16 Union 128 TAC 128 Species: Plaice Pleuronectes platessa Zone: VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (PLE/8/3411) Spain 66 France 263 Portugal 66 Union 395 TAC 395 Precautionary TAC Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (POL/56-14) Spain 6 France 190 Ireland 56 United Kingdom 145 Union 397 TAC 397 Precautionary TAC Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VII (POL/07.) Belgium 378 Spain 23 France 8700 Ireland 927 United Kingdom 2118 Union 12146 TAC 12146 Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe (POL/8ABDE.) Spain 252 France 1230 Union 1482 TAC 1482 Precautionary TAC Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: VIIIc (POL/08C.) Spain 208 France 23 Union 231 TAC 231 Precautionary TAC Species: Pollack Pollachius pollachius Zone: IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (POL/9/3411) Spain 273 Portugal 9 Union 282 TAC 282 Precautionary TAC Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa (POK/2A3A4.) Belgium 35 Denmark 4137 Germany 10447 France 24587 The Netherlands 104 Sweden 568 United Kingdom 8010 Union 47888 Norway 52399 TAC 100287 Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV (POK/56-14) Germany 527 France 5230 Ireland 427 United Kingdom 3300 Union 9484 Norway 510 TAC 9994 Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters south of 62° N (POK/04-N.) Sweden 880 Union 880 TAC Not relevant Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: VII, VIII, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (POK/7/3411) Belgium 6 France 1245 Ireland 1491 United Kingdom 434 Union 3176 TAC 3176 Species: Turbot and brill Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (T/B/2AC4-C) Belgium 362 Denmark 773 Germany 197 France 93 The Netherlands 2745 Sweden 5 United Kingdom 762 Union 4937 TAC 4937 Precautionary TAC Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (SRX/2AC4-C) Belgium 232 Denmark 9 Germany 11 France 36 The Netherlands 198 United Kingdom 892 Union 1378 TAC 1378 Precautionary TAC Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of IIIa (SRX/03A-C.) Denmark 37 Sweden 10 Union 47 TAC 47 Precautionary TAC Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of VIa, VIb, VIIa-c and VIIe-k (SRX/67AKXD) Belgium 762 Estonia 4 France 3417 Germany 10 Ireland 1101 Lithuania 18 The Netherlands 3 Portugal 19 Spain 920 United Kingdom 2180 Union 8434 TAC 8434 Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of VIId (SRX/07D.) Belgium 96 France 802 The Netherlands 5 United Kingdom 160 Union 1063 TAC 1063 Precautionary TAC Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: Union waters of VIII and IX (SRX/89-C.) Belgium 8 France 1427 Portugal 1156 Spain 1163 United Kingdom 8 Union 3762 TAC 3762 Precautionary TAC Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV; Union and international waters of Vb and VI (GHL/2A-C46) Denmark 16 Germany 28 Estonia 16 Spain 16 France 259 Ireland 16 Lithuania 16 Poland 16 United Kingdom 1017 Union 1400 Norway 1100 TAC 2500 Analytical TAC within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: IIIa IIIa and IVbc IVb IVc VI, international waters of IIa, from 1 January to 15 February 2017 and from 1 September to 31 December 2017 (MAC/*03A.) (MAC/*3A4BC) (MAC/*04B.) (MAC/*04C.) (MAC/*2A6.) Denmark 0 4130 0 0 13219 France 0 490 0 0 0 The Netherlands 0 490 0 0 0 Sweden 0 0 390 10 3424 United Kingdom 0 490 0 0 0 Norway 3000 0 0 0 0 Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32 (MAC/2A34.) Belgium 639 Denmark 22031 Germany 666 France 2013 The Netherlands 2026 Sweden 6034 United Kingdom 1877 Union 35286 Norway 211560 TAC 1020996 Analytical TAC within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones and periods: Union waters of IIa; Union and Norwegian waters of IVa. During the periods from 1 January to 15 February 2017 and from 1 September to 31 December 2017 (MAC/*4A-EN) Norwegian waters of IIa (MAC/*2AN-) Faroese waters (MAC/*FRO2) Germany 15648 2108 2157 France 10433 1404 1438 Ireland 52161 7028 7192 The Netherlands 22820 3073 3146 United Kingdom 143448 19331 19778 Union 244510 32944 33711 Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of IIa, XII and XIV (MAC/2CX14-) Germany 25928 Spain 28 Estonia 216 France 17287 Ireland 86426 Latvia 159 Lithuania 159 The Netherlands 37811 Poland 1826 United Kingdom 237677 Union 407517 Norway 18261 Faroe Islands 38576 TAC 1020996 Analytical TAC within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zone: VIIIb (MAC/*08B.) Spain 3227 France 21 Portugal 667 Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (MAC/8C3411) Spain 38432 France 255 Portugal 7944 Union 46631 TAC 1020996 Analytical TAC Species: Mackerel Scomber scombrus Zone: Norwegian waters of IIa and IVa (MAC/2A4A-N) Denmark 16004 Union 16004 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: IIIa; Union waters of Subdivisions 22-32 (SOL/3A/BCD) Denmark 463 Germany 27 The Netherlands 44 Sweden 17 Union 551 TAC 551 Analytical TAC Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (SOL/24-C.) Belgium 1343 Denmark 614 Germany 1074 France 269 The Netherlands 12122 United Kingdom 691 Union 16113 Norway 10 TAC 16123 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VI; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (SOL/56-14) Ireland 46 United Kingdom 11 Union 57 TAC 57 Precautionary TAC Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIa (SOL/07A.) Belgium 10 France 0 Ireland 17 The Netherlands 3 United Kingdom 10 Union 40 TAC 40 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIb and VIIc (SOL/7BC.) France 6 Ireland 36 Union 42 TAC 42 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIId (SOL/07D.) Belgium 733 France 1467 United Kingdom 524 Union 2724 TAC 2724 Analytical TAC Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIe (SOL/07E.) Belgium 42 France 443 United Kingdom 693 Union 1178 TAC 1178 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIf and VIIg (SOL/7FG.) Belgium 528 France 53 Ireland 26 United Kingdom 238 Union 845 TAC 845 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIh, VIIj and VIIk (SOL/7HJK.) Belgium 32 France 64 Ireland 171 The Netherlands 51 United Kingdom 64 Union 382 TAC 382 Species: Common sole Solea solea Zone: VIIIa and VIIIb (SOL/8AB.) Belgium 42 Spain 8 France 3135 The Netherlands 235 Union 3420 TAC 3420 Analytical TAC Species: Sole Solea spp. Zone: VIIIc, VIIId, VIIIe, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 (SOO/8CDE34) Spain 403 Portugal 669 Union 1072 TAC 1072 Precautionary TAC Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus Zone: IIIa (SPR/03A.) Denmark 22300 Germany 47 Sweden 8437 Union 30784 TAC 33280 Precautionary TAC Species: Sprat and associated by-catches Sprattus sprattus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (SPR/2AC4-C) Belgium 376 Denmark 29755 Germany 376 France 376 The Netherlands 376 Sweden 1330 United Kingdom 1241 Union 33830 Norway 0 Faroe Islands 0 TAC 33830 Analytical TAC Species: Sprat Sprattus sprattus Zone: VIId and VIIe (SPR/7DE.) Belgium 21 Denmark 1339 Germany 21 France 288 The Netherlands 288 United Kingdom 2163 Union 4120 TAC 4120 Precautionary TAC Species: Picked dogfish Squalus acanthias Zone: Union and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV (DGS/15X14) Belgium 20 Germany 4 Spain 10 France 83 Ireland 53 The Netherlands 0 Portugal 0 United Kingdom 100 Union 270 TAC 270 Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Trachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of IVb, IVc and VIId (JAX/4BC7D) Belgium 16 Denmark 6973 Germany 616 Spain 129 France 578 Ireland 438 The Netherlands 4198 Portugal 15 Sweden 75 United Kingdom 1659 Union 14697 Norway 3550 TAC 18247 Precautionary TAC Species: Horse mackerel and associated by-catches Trachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of IIa, IVa; VI, VIIa-c,VIIe-k, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe; Union and international waters of Vb; international waters of XII and XIV (JAX/2A-14) Denmark 8140 Germany 6351 Spain 8663 France 3269 Ireland 21153 The Netherlands 25484 Portugal 834 Sweden 675 United Kingdom 7660 Union 82229 Faroe Islands 1600 TAC 83829 Analytical TAC Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: VIIIc (JAX/08C.) Spain 11890 France 206 Portugal 1175 Union 13271 TAC 13271 Analytical TAC Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: IX (JAX/09.) Spain 18977 Portugal 54372 Union 73349 TAC 73349 Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: X; Union waters of CECAF (JAX/X34PRT) Portugal To be established Union To be established TAC To be established Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of CECAF (JAX/341PRT) Portugal To be established Union To be established TAC To be established Species: Horse mackerel Trachurus spp. Zone: Union waters of CECAF (JAX/341SPN) Spain To be established Union To be established TAC To be established Species: Norway pout and associated by-catches Trisopterus esmarkii Zone: IIIa; Union waters of IIa and IV (NOP/2A3A4.) Denmark 141819 Germany 27 The Netherlands 104 Union 141950 Norway 25000 Faroe Islands 9300 TAC 238981 Species: Norway pout and associated by-catches Trisopterus esmarkii Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (NOP/04-N.) Denmark 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC Not relevant Species: Industrial fish Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (I/F/04-N.) Sweden 800 Union 800 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of Vb, VI and VII (OTH/5B67-C) Union Not relevant Norway 250 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of IV (OTH/04-N.) Belgium 52 Denmark 4750 Germany 535 France 220 The Netherlands 380 Sweden Not relevant United Kingdom 3563 Union 9500 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Species: Other species Zone: Union waters of IIa, IV and VIa north of 56° 30′ N (OTH/2A46AN) Union Not relevant Norway 5250 Faroe Islands 150 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC

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

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

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

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

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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

Precautionary TAC Article 6(2) of this Regulation applies.

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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

Analytical TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

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

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

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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

Precautionary TAC Article 6(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Precautionary TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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

Precautionary TAC Article 12(1) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

Analytical TAC Article 7(2) of this Regulation applies

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ANNEX IB NORTH EAST ATLANTIC AND GREENLAND, ICES SUBAREAS I, II, V, XII AND XIV AND GREENLAND WATERS OF NAFO 1 Special condition:

within the limits of the abovementioned quotas, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the following zones: Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen (HER/*2AJMN) 37854 II, Vb north of 62° N (Faroese waters) (HER/*25B-F) Belgium 2 Denmark 2055 Germany 360 Spain 7 France 89 Ireland 532 The Netherlands 736 Poland 104 Portugal 7 Finland 32 Sweden 762 United Kingdom 1314 Species: Herring Clupea harengus Zone: Union, Faroese, Norwegian and international waters of I and II (HER/1/2-) Belgium 15 Denmark 14409 Germany 2524 Spain 48 France 622 Ireland 3731 The Netherlands 5157 Poland 729 Portugal 48 Finland 223 Sweden 5340 United Kingdom 9213 Union 42059 Faroe Islands 6000 Norway 37854 TAC 646075 Analytical TAC Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (COD/1N2AB.) Germany 2779 Greece 344 Spain 3100 Ireland 344 France 2551 Portugal 3100 United Kingdom 10784 Union 23002 TAC Not relevant Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of XIV (COD/N1GL14) Germany 1800 United Kingdom 400 Union 2200 TAC Not relevant Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: I and IIb (COD/1/2B.) Germany 6554 Spain 13152 France 3100 Poland 2716 Portugal 2638 United Kingdom 4374 Other Member States 491 Union 33025 TAC Not relevant Species: Cod and haddock Gadus morhua and Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (C/H/05B-F.) Germany 19 France 114 United Kingdom 817 Union 950 TAC Not relevant Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (GRV/514GRN) Union 10 TAC Not relevant Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GRV/N1GRN.) Union 10 TAC Not relevant Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: IIb (CAP/02B.) Union 0 TAC 0 Analytical TAC Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (CAP/514GRN) Denmark 0 Germany 0 Sweden 0 United Kingdom 0 All Member States 0 Union 0 Norway 0 TAC Not relevant Species: Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (HAD/1N2AB.) Germany 257 France 154 United Kingdom 789 Union 1200 TAC Not relevant Species: Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Zone: Faroese waters (WHB/2A4AXF) Denmark 1100 Germany 75 France 120 The Netherlands 105 United Kingdom 1100 Union 2500 TAC Not relevant Species: Ling and blue ling Molva molva and molva dypterygia Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (B/L/05B-F.) Germany 586 France 1300 United Kingdom 114 Union 2000 TAC Not relevant Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (PRA/514GRN) Denmark 575 France 575 Union 1150 Norway 1750 Faroe Islands 1250 TAC Not relevant Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (PRA/N1GRN.) Denmark 1300 France 1300 Union 2600 TAC Not relevant Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (POK/1N2AB.) Germany 2040 France 328 United Kingdom 182 Union 2550 TAC Not relevant Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: International waters of I and II (POK/1/2INT) Union 0 TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC Species: Saithe Pollachius virens Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (POK/05B-F.) Belgium 56 Germany 347 France 1691 The Netherlands 56 United Kingdom 650 Union 2800 TAC Not relevant Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (GHL/1N2AB.) Germany 25 United Kingdom 25 Union 50 TAC Not relevant Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: International waters of I and II (GHL/1/2INT) Union 900 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1 (GHL/N1GRN.) Germany 1925 Union 1925 Norway 575 TAC Not relevant Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (GHL/514GRN) Germany 4289 United Kingdom 226 Union 4515 Norway 575 Faroe Islands 110 TAC Not relevant Species: Redfish (shallow pelagic) Sebastes spp. Zone: Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV (RED/51214S) Estonia 0 Germany 0 Spain 0 France 0 Ireland 0 Latvia 0 The Netherlands 0 Poland 0 Portugal 0 United Kingdom 0 Union 0 TAC 0 Species: Redfish (deep pelagic) Sebastes spp. Zone: Union and international waters of V; international waters of XII and XIV (RED/51214D) Estonia 35 Germany 707 Spain 124 France 66 Ireland 0 Latvia 13 The Netherlands 0 Poland 64 Portugal 148 United Kingdom 2 Union 1159 TAC 7500 Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (RED/1N2AB.) Germany 766 Spain 95 France 84 Portugal 405 United Kingdom 150 Union 1500 TAC Not relevant Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: International waters of I and II (RED/1/2INT) Union to be established TAC 8000 Species: Redfish (pelagic) Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV (RED/N1G14P) Germany 962 France 5 United Kingdom 7 Union 974 Norway 740 Faroe Islands 50 TAC Not relevant Species: Redfish (demersal) Sebastes spp. Zone: Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV (RED/N1G14D) Germany 1581 France 8 United Kingdom 11 Union 1600 TAC Not relevant Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (RED/05B-F.) Belgium 3 Germany 368 France 25 United Kingdom 4 Union 400 TAC Not relevant Species: Other species Zone: Norwegian waters of I and II (OTH/1N2AB.) Germany 117 France 47 United Kingdom 186 Union 350 TAC Not relevant Species: Other species Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (OTH/05B-F.) Germany 322 France 289 United Kingdom 189 Union 800 TAC Not relevant Species: Flatfish Zone: Faroese waters of Vb (FLX/05B-F.) Germany 18 France 14 United Kingdom 68 Union 100 TAC Not relevant Species: By-catches Zone: Greenland waters (B-C/GRL) Union 900 TAC Not relevant

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ANNEX IC NORTH WEST ATLANTIC NAFO CONVENTION AREA

Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: NAFO 2J3KL (COD/N2J3KL) Union 0 TAC 0 Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: NAFO 3NO (COD/N3NO.) Union 0 TAC 0 Species: Cod Gadus morhua Zone: NAFO 3M (COD/N3M.) Estonia 155 Germany 649 Latvia 155 Lithuania 155 Poland 529 Spain 1993 France 278 Portugal 2733 United Kingdom 1298 Union 7945 TAC 13931 Species: Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: NAFO 3L (WIT/N3L.) Union 0 TAC 0 Species: Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Zone: NAFO 3NO (WIT/N3NO.) Estonia 98 Latvia 98 Lithuania 98 Union 295 TAC 2225 Species: American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides Zone: NAFO 3M (PLA/N3M.) Union 0 TAC 0 Species: American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides Zone: NAFO 3LNO (PLA/N3LNO.) Union 0 TAC 0 Species: Shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus Zone: NAFO Subareas 3 and 4 (SQI/N34.) Estonia 128 Latvia 128 Lithuania 128 Poland 227 Union Not relevant TAC 34000 Species: Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea Zone: NAFO 3LNO (YEL/N3LNO.) Union 0 TAC 17000 Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: NAFO 3NO (CAP/N3NO.) Union 0 TAC 0 Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: NAFO 3LNO (PRA/N3LNO.) Estonia 0 Latvia 0 Lithuania 0 Poland 0 Spain 0 Portugal 0 Union 0 TAC 0 Species: Northern prawn Pandalus borealis Zone: NAFO 3M (PRA/*N3M.) TAC Not relevant Analytical TAC Species: Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Zone: NAFO 3LMNO (GHL/N3LMNO) Estonia 297 Germany 303 Latvia 42 Lithuania 21 Spain 4067 Portugal 1700 Union 6430 TAC 10966 Species: Skate Rajidae Zone: NAFO 3LNO (SKA/N3LNO.) Estonia 283 Lithuania 62 Spain 3403 Portugal 660 Union 4408 TAC 7000 Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3LN (RED/N3LN.) Estonia 702 Germany 483 Latvia 702 Lithuania 702 Union 2589 TAC 14200 Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3M (RED/N3M.) Estonia 1571 Germany 513 Latvia 1571 Lithuania 1571 Spain 233 Portugal 2354 Union 7813 TAC 7000 Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: NAFO 3O (RED/N3O.) Spain 1771 Portugal 5229 Union 7000 TAC 20000 Species: Redfish Sebastes spp. Zone: NAFO Subarea 2, Divisions 1F and 3K (RED/N1F3K.) Latvia 0 Lithuania 0 Union 0 TAC 0 Species: White hake Urophycis tenuis Zone: NAFO 3NO (HKW/N3NO.) Spain 255 Portugal 333 Union 588 TAC 1000

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ANNEX ID ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

The TACs adopted in the framework of ICCAT for bluefin tuna, North and South Atlantic swordfish, North and Sounth Atlantic albacore, bigeye tuna, blue marlin and white marlin are allocated to the Contracting Parties, Cooperating non-Contracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities (CPCs) of ICCAT and their Union's share is therefore determined. The TACs adopted in the framework of ICCAT for Mediterranean swordfish, yellowfin tuna and blue sharks are not allocated to the CPCs of ICCAT and hence their Union's share is undetermined. Species: Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean (BFT/AE45WM) Cyprus 117,66 Greece 218,7 Spain 4243,57 France 4187,30 Croatia 661,82 Italy 3304,82 Malta 271,14 Portugal 399,03 Other Member States 47,32 Union 13451,36 TAC 22705 Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, North of 5° N (SWO/AN05N) Spain 6384,14 Portugal 1170,83 Other Member States 130,74 Union 7685,70 TAC 13700 Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Atlantic Ocean, South of 5° N (SWO/AS05N) Spain 4715,27 Portugal 508,90 Union 5224,17 TAC 15000 Species: Northern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (ALB/AN05N) Ireland 2514,31 Spain 14981,13 France 6771,01 United Kingdom 258,87 Portugal 2413,80 Union 26939,13 TAC 28000 Species: Southern albacore Thunnus alalunga Zone: Atlantic Ocean, south of 5° N (ALB/AS05N) Spain 905,86 France 297,70 Portugal 633,94 Union 1837,50 TAC 24000 Species: Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus Zone: Atlantic Ocean (BET/ATLANT) Spain 11299,61 France 4799,58 Portugal 4289,86 Union 20389,05 TAC 65000 Species: Blue marlin Makaira nigricans Zone: Atlantic Ocean (BUM/ATLANT) Spain 0 France 377,43 Portugal 52,32 Union 429,75 TAC 1985 Species: White marlin Tetrapturus albidus Zone: Atlantic Ocean (WHM/ATLANT) Spain 2,45 Portugal 21,45 Union 23,9 TAC 355 Species: Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Zone: Atlantic Ocean, (YFT/ATLANT) TAC 110000 Species: Sailfish Isthiophorus albicans Zone: Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W (SAIL/AE45W) TAC 1271 Species: Sailfish Isthiophorus albicans Zone: Atlantic Ocean, west of 45° W (SAIL/AW45W) TAC 1030 Species: Blue shark Prionace glauca Zone: Atlantic Ocean, north of 5° N (BSH/AN05N) TAC 39102 Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: Mediterranean (SWO/M) TAC 10500

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ANNEX IE ANTARCTIC CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA Special condition: Special condition: Special condition: Special condition:

These TACs, adopted by CCAMLR, are not allocated to the members of CCAMLR and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of CCAMLR, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to TAC exhaustion. Unless specified otherwise, these TACs are applicable for the period from 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017. Species: Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (ANI/F483.) TAC 2074 Species: Mackerel icefish Champsocephalus gunnari Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (ANI/F5852.) TAC 561 Species: Blackfin icefish Chaenocephalus aceratus Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SSI/F483.) TAC 2200 Species: Unicorn icefish Channichthys rhinoceratus Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (LIC/F5852.) TAC 1663 Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the Subareas specified: Management Area A: 48° W to 43° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483A): 0 Management Area B: 43° 30′ W to 40° W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483B): 825 Management Area C: 40° W to 33° 30′ W — 52° 30′ S to 56° S (TOP/*F483C): 1925 Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (TOP/F483.) TAC 2750 Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic North (TOP/F484N.) TAC 47 Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (TOP/F5852.) TAC 3405 Species: Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic South (TOA/F484S.) TAC 38 Within the limits of a total combined catch of 620000 tonnes, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: Division 48.1 (KRI/*F481.): 155000 Division 48.2 (KRI/*F482.): 279000 Division 48.3 (KRI/*F483.): 279000 Division 48.4 (KRI/*F484.): 93000 Species: Krill Euphausia superba Zone: FAO 48 (KRI/F48.) TAC 5610000 Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: Division 58.4.1 west of 115° E (KRI/*F-41W): 277000 Division 58.4.1 east of 115° E (KRI/*F-41E): 163000 Species: Krill Euphausia superba Zone: FAO 58.4.1 Antarctic (KRI/F5841.) TAC 440000 Within the limits of the abovementioned quota, no more than the quantities given below may be taken in the subareas specified: Division 58.4.2 west of 55° E (KRI/*F-42W): 260000 Division 58.4.2 east of 55° E (KRI/*F-42E): 192000 Species: Krill Euphausia superba Zone: FAO 58.4.2 Antarctic (KRI/F5842.) TAC 2645000 Species: Humped rockcod Gobionotothen gibberifrons Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOG/F483.) TAC 1470 Species: Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOS/F483.) TAC 300 Species: Grey rockcod Lepidonotothen squamifrons Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (NOS/F5852.) TAC 80 Species: Bigeye grenadier and idge scaled rattail Macrourus holotrachys and Macrourus carinatus Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (GR1/F5852.) TAC 360 Species: Caml grenadier and Whitson's grenadier Macrourus caml and Macrourus whitsoni Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (GR2/F5852.) TAC 409 Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SRX/F483.) TAC 138 Species: Grenadiers Macrourus spp. Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic (GRV/F484.) TAC 13,6 Species: Marbled rockcod Notothenia rossii Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (NOR/F483.) TAC 300 Species: Crabs Paralomis spp. Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (PAI/F483.) TAC 0 Species: South Georgia icefish Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SGI/F483.) TAC 300 Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: FAO 48.3 Antarctic (SRX/F483.) TAC 138 Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: FAO 48.4 Antarctic (SRX/F484.) TAC 4,3 Species: Skates and rays Rajiformes Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (SRX/F5852.) TAC 120 Species: Other species Zone: FAO 58.5.2 Antarctic (OTH/F5852.) TAC 50

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ANNEX IF SOUTH-EAST ATLANTIC OCEAN SEAFO CONVENTION AREA

These TACs are not allocated to the members of SEAFO and hence the Union's share is undetermined. Catches are monitored by the Secretariat of SEAFO, which will communicate when fishing shall cease due to a TAC exhaustion. Species: Alfonsinos Beryx spp. Zone: SEAFO (ALF/SEAFO) TAC 200 Precautionary TAC Species: Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp. Zone: SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (GER/F47NAM) TAC 180 Precautionary TAC Species: Deep-sea red crab Chaceon spp. Zone: SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (GER/F47X) TAC 200 Precautionary TAC Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: SEAFO Sub-Area D (TOP/F47D) TAC 266 Precautionary TAC Species: Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides Zone: SEAFO, excluding Sub-Area D (TOP/F47-D) TAC 0 Precautionary TAC Species: Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus Zone: SEAFO Sub-Division B1 (ORY/F47NAM) TAC 0 Precautionary TAC Species: Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus Zone: SEAFO, excluding Sub-Division B1 (ORY/F47X) TAC 50 Precautionary TAC Species: Pelagic armourhead Pseudopentaceros spp. Zone: SEAFO (EDW/SEAFO) TAC 135 Precautionary TAC

ANNEX IG SOUTHERN BLUEFIN TUNA — AREAS OF DISTRIBUTION

Species: Southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii Zone: All areas of distribution (SBF/F41-81) Union 10 TAC 14467

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ANNEX IH WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

Species: Swordfish Xiphias gladius Zone: WCPFC Convention Area south of 20° S (SWO/F7120S) Union 3170,36 TAC Not relevant Precautionary TAC

ANNEX IJ SPRFMO CONVENTION AREA

Species: Jack mackerel Trachurus murphyi Zone: SPRFMO Convention Area (CJM/SPRFMO) Germany to be established The Netherlands to be established Lithuania to be established Poland to be established Union to be established TAC Not relevant

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

ANNEX IK IOTC AREA OF COMPETENCE

Species: Yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares Zone: IOTC Area of Competence (YFT/IOTC) France 29501 Italy 2515 Spain 45682 Union 77698 TAC Not relevant

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

ANNEX IL GFCM AGREEMENT AREA

Species: Small pelagic species (Anchovy and Sardine) Engraulis encrasicolus and Sardina pilchardus Zone: Union and International waters of GFCM-GSAs 17 and 18 (SP1/GF1718) Union 112700 TAC Not relevant

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

ANNEX IIA FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN ICES SUBAREA IV

1.1.1.1.2. Scope This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels carrying on board or deploying any of the gears referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 and present in any of the geographical areas specified in that regulation. This Annex shall not apply to vessels of less than 10 metres' length overall. Those vessels shall not be required to carry fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. Member States concerned shall assess the fishing effort of those vessels, using appropriate sampling methods.

2. Authorisations If a Member State deems it appropriate in order to reinforce the sustainable implementation of this effort regime, it may introduce a prohibition to fish with regulated gear in any of the geographical areas to which this Annex applies by any of vessels flying its flag which has no record of such fishing activity, unless it ensures that equivalent capacity, measured in kilowatts, is prevented from fishing in that area.

3. Maximum allowable fishing effort The maximum allowable effort referred to in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 for the management period specified in Article 1(2)(b) of this Regulation shall be as follows: Regulated gear: BT1 + BT2: beam trawls (TBB) of mesh equal to or larger than 80 mm Maximum allowable fishing effort in kilowatt days in ICES subarea IV: Regulated gear BE DK DE NL UK BT1 + BT2 5474635 1377012 1896306 37956887 10161710

4.4.1.4.2.4.3.

Management Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 676/2007 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. A Member State may establish management periods for allocating all or parts of the maximum allowable effort to individual vessels or groups of vessels. In such case, the number of days or hours for which a vessel may be present within the area during a management period shall be fixed at the discretion of the Member State concerned. During any such management periods, the Member State concerned may reallocate effort between individual vessels or groups of vessels. If a Member State authorises vessels flying its flag to be present within an area by hours, it shall continue measuring the consumption of days in accordance with the conditions referred to in point 4.1. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State concerned shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken to avoid an excessive consumption of effort within the area due to a vessel terminating presences in the area before the end of a 24-hour period.

5. Fishing effort report Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 shall apply to vessels falling under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as ICES subarea IV.

6. Communication of relevant data Member States shall transmit to the Commission the data on fishing effort deployed by their fishing vessels in accordance with Articles 33 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

ANNEX IIB FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RECOVERY OF CERTAIN SOUTHERN HAKE AND NORWAY LOBSTER STOCKS IN ICES DIVISIONS VIIIc AND IXa EXCLUDING THE GULF OF CÁDIZ

CHAPTER I General Provisions

1. Scope This Annex shall apply to Union fishing vessels of 10 metres' length overall or more carrying on board or deploying trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm and gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm or bottom longlines in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005, and present in ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz.

2. Definitions For the purposes of this Annex:

2.

(a) gear grouping means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:

(a)

(i) trawls, Danish seines or similar gears of mesh size equal to or larger than 32 mm; and

(ii) gill-nets of mesh size equal to or larger than 60 mm and bottom longlines;

(b) regulated gear means any of the two gear categories belonging to the gear grouping;

(c) area means ICES divisions VIIIc and IXa excluding the Gulf of Cádiz;

(d) current management period means the period specified in Article 1(2)(b);

(e) special conditions means the special conditions set out in point 6.1.

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 shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days specified in Chapter III of this Annex.

CHAPTER II Authorisations

4.4.1.4.2. Authorised vessels 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 2015, 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. 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 as permitted in accordance with Article 16(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and is allocated days at sea in accordance with point 11 or 12 of this Annex.

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

5.5.1.5.2. 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 having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I. If a vessel is able to demonstrate that its hake catches represent less than 8 % of the total live weight of fish caught in a given fishing trip, the flag Member State of the vessel shall be allowed not to count the days at sea associated with that fishing trip against the applicable maximum number of days at sea as set out in Table I.

6.6.1.6.2.6.3.6.4. Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by fishing gear per year

Special conditions for the allocation of days For the purposes of fixing the maximum number of days at sea that a Union fishing vessel may be authorised by its flag Member State to be present within the area, the following special conditions shall apply in accordance with Table I: If a vessel benefits from an unlimited number of days as a result of its compliance with the special conditions, the vessel's landings in the current management period shall not exceed 5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of hake and 2,5 tonnes of the total landings in live weight of Norway lobster. When either of the special conditions is not met by a vessel, that vessel shall, with immediate effect, no longer be entitled to the allocation of days corresponding to the given special condition. The application of the special conditions referred to in point 6.1. may be transferred from one vessel to one or more other vessels which replace that vessel in the fleet, provided that the replacing vessel uses similar gear and does not have in any year of its operation a record of landings of hake and Norway lobster higher than the quantities specified in point 6.1. Special condition Regulated gear Maximum number of days Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines ES 126 FR 109 PT 113 6.1.(a) and 6.1.(b) Trawls, Danish seines and similar gears of mesh size ≥ 32 mm, gill-nets of mesh size ≥ 60 mm and bottom longlines Unlimited

6.6.1.

(a) the total landings of hake in each of the two calendar years 2013 and 2014 made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight; and

(b) the total landings of Norway lobster in the years specified in point (a) above made by the vessel concerned shall represent less than 2,5 tonnes according to the landings in live weight.

7.7.1.7.2.7.3.7.4.

Kilowatt day system A Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear and special conditions as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear and to the special conditions is respected. This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State and qualified for the regulated gear and, where applicable, the special conditions. 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 7.1. were not applied. For as long as the number of days is unlimited according to Table I, the relevant number of days the vessel would benefit from is 360. A Member State wishing to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, for the regulated gear and special conditions as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on: On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 7 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 7.1.

7.7.1.7.2.7.3.

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

(b) the track record of the years specified in point 6.1.(a) for such vessels reflecting the catch composition defined in the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b), if these vessels are qualified for such special conditions;

(c) 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 which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 7.1.

8.8.1.8.2.8.3.8.4.8.5.8.6.8.7.

Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities 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, either in accordance with Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Council Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities. The effort expended in 2003 measured in kilowatt days of the withdrawn vessels using the regulated gear shall be divided by the effort expended by all vessels using that gear during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then 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. Points 8.1. and 8.2. shall not apply where a vessel has been replaced in accordance with point 3 or 6.4., or when the withdrawal has already been used in previous years to obtain additional days at sea. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 8.1. shall submit a request to the Commission, by 15 June of the current management period, with reports in electronic format containing, for the gear grouping and special conditions as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2). During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. Additional days stemming from a withdrawn vessel that benefited from a special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) may not be allocated to a vessel remaining active that does not benefit from a special condition. 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 shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.

8.8.1.8.2.8.3.8.4.

(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 gears and, if necessary, special conditions.

9.9.1.9.2.9.3.9.4.9.5.

Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage Three additional days on which a vessel may 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 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 shall go beyond the requirements on data collection, as laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and its implementing rules for national programmes. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the vessel and any crew member. A Member State wishing to benefit from the allocations referred to in point 9.1. shall submit a description of its enhanced scientific observer coverage programme to the Commission for approval. On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5.1. for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2). 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

10. General obligation Member States shall manage the maximum allowable effort in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2166/2005 and Articles 26 to 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.

11.11.1.11.2.11.3.

Management periods 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. 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. 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 10. Upon request by the Commission, the Member State shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken 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

12.12.1.12.2.12.3.12.4.12.5.

Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State 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 days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register. The total number of days present within the area transferred in accordance with point 12.1., multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of the donor vessel, shall not be higher than the donor vessel's average annual days track record in the area as verified by the fishing logbook in the years specified in point 6.1.(a) multiplied by the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The transfer of days as described in point 12.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period. The transfer of days is only permitted for vessels benefiting from an allocation of fishing days without special conditions. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. The format of spreadsheets for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).

13. Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of different Member States Member States may permit the 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. and 4.2. and 12 apply mutatis mutandis. 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

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

15. Collection of relevant data Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, 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.

16. Table II Table III (1)(2)(3)(4) Table IV Table V (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9) Reporting format kW-day information by management period Data format kW-day information by management period Reporting format for vessel-related information Data format for vessel-related information

Communication of relevant data Upon request from the Commission, Member States shall make available to the Commission a spreadsheet with data specified in point 15 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 the Commission's request, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the current and the precedent management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V. Member State Gear Management period Cumulative effort declaration (1) (2) (3) (4) Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments Member State 3 Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered Gear 2 One of the following gear types: Management period 4 One management period in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period 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 Member State CFR External marking Length of management period Gear notified Special condition applying to notified gear(s) 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 … No 1 No 2 No 3 … (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (5) (5) (5) (6) (6) (6) (6) (7) (7) (7) (7) (8) (8) (8) (8) (9) Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments Member State 3 Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered 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 (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left hand side External marking 14 L Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 Length of management period 2 L Length of the management period measured in months Gears notified 2 L One of the following gear types: Special condition applying to notified gear(s) 2 L Indication of which, if any, of the special condition referred to in point 6.1.(a) or (b) of Annex IIB that apply Days eligible using notified gear(s) 3 L Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIB for the choice of gears and length of management period notified Days spent with notified gear(s) 3 L Number of days the vessel actually spent present within the area and using gear corresponding to gear notified during the notified management period Transfers of days 4 L For days transferred indicate – number of days transferred and for days received indicate + number of days transferred

TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm

GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm

LL = bottom longlines

TR = trawls, Danish seines and similar gear ≥ 32 mm

GN = gillnets ≥ 60 mm

LL = bottom longlines

ANNEX IIC FISHING EFFORT FOR VESSELS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CHANNEL SOLE STOCKS IN ICES DIVISION VIIe

CHAPTER I General provisions

1.1.1.1.2. Scope 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 gill-nets, trammel-nets and tangle-nets with mesh size equal to or less than 220 mm in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 509/2007, and present in ICES division VIIe. 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: Where any of these conditions is not met, the vessels concerned shall cease to be exempt from the application of this Annex, with immediate effect.

1.1.1.1.2.

(a) such vessels caught less than 300 kg live weight of sole during the 2015 management period;

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

(c) by 31 July 2017 and 31 January 2018 each Member State concerned makes a report to the Commission on these vessels' catch records for sole in the three previous years as well as on catches of sole in 2017.

2. Definitions For the purposes of this Annex the following definitions shall apply:

2.

(a) gear grouping means the grouping consisting of the following two gear categories:

(a)

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

(ii) static nets, including gill-nets, 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) area means ICES division VIIe;

(d) current management period means the period from 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2018.

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 shall be present within the area for no more than the number of days set out in Chapter III of this Annex.

CHAPTER II Authorisations

4.4.1.4.2.4.3.

Authorised vessels 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 2015, 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. 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 this latter gear is greater than or equal to the number of days allocated to the regulated gear. 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 as permitted 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. Table I Maximum number of days a vessel may be present within the area by category of regulated gear per year

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 having carried on board any regulated gear is shown in Table I. Regulated gear Maximum number of days Beam trawls of mesh size ≥ 80 mm BE 176 FR 188 UK 222 Static nets with mesh size ≤ 220 mm BE 176 FR 191 UK 176

6.6.1.6.2.6.3.6.4.

Kilowatt day system During the current management period, a Member State may manage its fishing effort allocations in accordance with a kilowatt days system. Through that system it may authorise any vessel concerned by any regulated gear as set out in Table I to be present within the area for a maximum number of days which is different from that set out in that Table, provided that the overall amount of kilowatt days corresponding to the regulated gear is respected. This overall amount of kilowatt days shall be the sum of all individual fishing efforts allocated to the vessels flying the flag of that Member State 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. 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 as laid down in Table I, with reports in electronic format containing the details of the calculation based on: On the basis of that request, the Commission shall assess whether the conditions referred to in point 6 are complied with and, where applicable, may authorise that Member State to benefit from the system referred to in point 6.1.

6.6.1.6.2.6.3.

(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 which each vessel would benefit from in application of point 6.1.

7.7.1.7.2.7.3.7.4.7.5.7.6.7.7.

Allocation of additional days for permanent cessation of fishing activities 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 either in accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 or Regulation (EC) No 744/2008. Permanent cessations resulting from any other circumstances may be considered by the Commission on a case-by-case basis, following a written and duly motivated request from the Member State concerned. Such written request shall identify the vessels concerned and confirm, for each of them, that they shall never return to fishing activities. 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 during 2003. The additional number of days at sea shall be then 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. 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. 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 of the current management period, with reports in electronic format containing for the gear grouping as laid down in Table I, the details of the calculation based on: On the basis of such a request by a Member State the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate that Member State a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2). During the current management period, a Member State may re-allocate those additional days at sea to all or part of the vessels remaining in fleet and qualified for the regulated gears. 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 shown in Table I shall be adjusted accordingly for the current management period.

7.7.1.7.2.7.3.7.4.

(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 gears.

8.8.1.8.2.8.3.8.4.8.5.

Allocation of additional days for enhanced scientific observer coverage 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 2017 and 31 January 2018 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, as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 and its implementing rules for national programmes. Scientific observers shall be independent from the owner, the master of the fishing vessel and any crew member. 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. On the basis of that description, and after consultation with STECF, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, allocate the Member State concerned a number of days additional to that referred to in point 5 for that Member State and for the vessels, the area and gear concerned by the enhanced programme of scientific observers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2). 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.

10.10.1.10.2.10.3.

Management periods 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. 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. 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 shall demonstrate its precautionary measures taken 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

11.11.1.11.2.11.3.11.4.

Transfer of days between fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State 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 days received by a vessel multiplied by its engine power in kilowatts (kilowatt days) is equal to or less than the product of the days transferred by the donor vessel and the engine power in kilowatts of that vessel. The engine power in kilowatts of the vessels shall be that recorded for each vessel in the Union fishing fleet register. 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. The transfer of days as described in point 11.1. shall be permitted between vessels operating with any regulated gear and during the same management period. On request from the Commission, Member States shall provide information on the transfers that have taken place. Formats of spreadsheet for the collection and transmission of information referred to in this point may be established by the Commission, by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 42(2).

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 4.2., 4.4., 5, 6 and 10 apply mutatis mutandis. Where Member States decide to authorise such a transfer, they shall notify the Commission before the transfer takes place, 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 under the scope of this Annex. The geographical area referred to in that Article shall be understood as the area specified in point 2 of this Annex.

14. Collection of relevant data Member States shall collect on a quarterly basis the information about total fishing effort deployed within the area for towed gears and static gears, effort deployed by vessels using different types of gear in the area, 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. Table II Table III (1)(2)(3)(4) Table IV Table V (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) Reporting format kW-day information by management period Data format kW-day information by management period Reporting format for vessel-related information Data format for vessel-related information

Communication of relevant data Upon request from 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 the Commission's request, send detailed information to the Commission on effort allocated and consumed covering all or parts of the 2014 and 2015 management periods, using the data format specified in Tables IV and V. Member State Gear Management period Cumulative effort declaration (1) (2) (3) (4) Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments Member State 3 Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which the vessel is registered Gear 2 One of the following gear types: Management period 4 One year in the period from the 2006 management period to the current management period 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 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) Name of field Maximum number of characters/digits Alignment L(eft)/R(ight) Definition and comments Member State 3 Member State (Alpha-3 ISO code) in which vessel is registered 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 (9 characters). Where a series has fewer than 9 characters, additional zeros shall be inserted on the left hand side External marking 14 L Under Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 Length of management period 2 L Length of the management period measured in months Gears notified 2 L One of the following gear types: Special condition applying to notified gear(s) 3 L Number of days for which the vessel is eligible under Annex IIC for the choice of gears and length of management period notified 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 Transfers of days 4 L For days transferred indicate – number of days transferred and for days received indicate + number of days transferred

BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm

GN = gillnet < 220 mm

TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm

BT = beam trawls ≥ 80 mm

GN = gillnet < 220 mm

TN = trammel net or entangling net < 220 mm

ANNEX IID MANAGEMENT AREAS FOR SANDEEL IN ICES DIVISIONS IIa, IIIa AND ICES SUBAREA IV

For the purposes of the management of the fishing opportunities of sandeel in ICES divisions IIa, IIIa and ICES subarea IV fixed in Annex IA, the management areas within which specific catch limits apply are defined as shown below and in the Appendix to this Annex: Sandeel management area ICES statistical rectangles 1 31-34 E9-F2; 35 E9- F3; 36 E9-F4; 37 E9-F5; 38-40 F0-F5; 41 F5-F6 2 31-34 F3-F4; 35 F4-F6; 36 F5-F8; 37-40 F6-F8; 41 F7-F8 3 41 F1-F4; 42-43 F1-F9; 44 F1-G0; 45-46 F1-G1; 47 G0 4 38-40 E7-E9; 41-46 E6-F0 5 47-51 E6 + F0-F5; 52 E6-F5 6 41-43 G0-G3; 44 G1 7 47-51 E7-E9

Appendix 1 to Annex IID

SANDEEL MANAGEMENT AREAS

ANNEX III 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 77 DK 25 57 DE 5 FR 1 IE 8 NL 9 PL 1 SV 10 UK 18 Demersal species, north of 62° 00′ N 80 DE 16 50 IE 1 ES 20 FR 18 PT 9 UK 14 Unallocated 2 Mackerel Not relevant Not relevant 70 Industrial species, south of 62° 00′ N 480 DK 450 150 UK 30 Faroese waters All trawl fisheries with vessels of not more than 180 feet in the zone between 12 and 21 miles from the Faroese baselines 26 BE 0 13 DE 4 FR 4 UK 18 Directed fisheries for cod and haddock with a minimum mesh of 135 mm, restricted to the area south of 62° 28′ N and east of 6° 30′ W 8 Not relevant 4 Trawl fisheries outside 21 miles from the Faroese baseline. In the periods from 1 March to 31 May and from 1 October to 31 December, these vessels may operate in the area between 61° 20′ N and 62° 00′ N and between 12 and 21 miles from the baselines 70 BE 0 26 DE 10 FR 40 UK 20 Trawl fisheries for blue ling with a minimum mesh of 100 mm in the area south of 61° 30′ N and west of 9° 00′ W and in the area between 7° 00′ W and 9° 00′ W south of 60° 30′ N and in the area south-west of a line between 60° 30′ N, 7° 00′ W and 60° 00′ N, 6° 00′ W 70 DE 8 20 FR 12 Directed trawl fisheries for saithe with a minimum mesh size of 120 mm and with the possibility to use round-straps around the codend 70 Not relevant 22 Fisheries for blue whiting. The total number of fishing authorisations may be increased by four vessels to form pairs, should the Faroese authorities introduce special rules of access to an area called main fishing area of blue whiting 34 DE 2 20 DK 5 FR 4 NL 6 UK 7 SE 1 ES 4 IE 4 PT 1 Line fisheries 10 UK 10 6 Mackerel 12 DK 1 12 BE 0 DE 1 FR 1 IE 2 NL 1 SE 1 UK 5 Herring, north of 62° 00′ N 20 DK 5 20 DE 2 IE 2 FR 1 NL 2 PL 1 SE 3 UK 4 I, IIb Fishery for snow crab with pots 20 EE 1 Not applicable ES 1 LV 11 LT 4 PL 3

ANNEX IV ICCAT CONVENTION AREA

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 37 Union 97

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 119 France 107 Italy 30 Cyprus 13 Malta 44 Union 313

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 15 Italy 12 Union 27

4. Table A Table B

Maximum number and total capacity in gross tonnage 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 Number of fishing vessels Cyprus Greece Croatia Italy France Spain Malta Purse Seiners 1 1 15 12 17 6 1 Longliners 13 0 0 30 8 31 44 Baitboat 0 0 0 0 37 60 0 Handline 0 0 12 0 29 2 0 Trawler 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 Other artisanal 0 34 0 0 107 32 0 Total capacity in gross tonnage Cyprus Croatia Greece Italy France Spain Malta Purse Seiners To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Longliners To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Baitboats To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Handlines To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Trawlers To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established Other artisanal To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established To be established

5. Maximum number of traps engaged in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery authorised by each Member State Number of traps Spain 5 Italy 6 Portugal 3

6. Table A Table B

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 Maximum tuna farming capacity and fattening capacity Number of farms Capacity (in tonnes) Spain 14 11852 Italy 15 13000 Greece 2 2100 Cyprus 3 3000 Croatia 4 7880 Malta 8 12300 Maximum input of wild caught bluefin tuna (in tonnes) Spain 5855 Italy 3764 Greece 785 Cyprus 2195 Croatia 2947 Malta 8768 Portugal 500

7. The distribution between the Member States of the maximum number of fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State authorised to fish for northern albacore as a target species in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 520/2007 shall be as follows: Member State Maximum number of vessels Ireland 50 Spain 730 France 151 United Kingdom 12 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 shall be as follows: 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 V CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

PART A PROHIBITION OF DIRECTED FISHING IN CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA

Target species Zone Period of prohibition Sharks (all species) Convention Area From 1 January to 31 December 2017 Notothenia rossii FAO 48.1. Antarctic, in the Peninsula Area FAO 48.2. Antarctic, around the South Orkneys FAO 48.3. Antarctic, around South Georgia From 1 January to 31 December 2017 Finfish FAO 48.1. Antarctic FAO 48.2. Antarctic From 1 January to 31 December 2017 Gobionotothen gibberifrons Chaenocephalus aceratus Pseudochaenichthys georgianus Lepidonotothen squamifrons Patagonotothen guntheri Electrona carlsbergi FAO 48.3. From 1 January to 31 December 2017 Dissostichus spp. FAO 48.5. Antarctic From 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017 Dissostichus spp. FAO 88.3. Antarctic FAO 58.5.1. Antarctic FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic east of 79° 20′ E and outside the EEZ to the west of 79° 20′ E FAO 58.4.4. Antarctic FAO 58.6. Antarctic FAO 58.7. Antarctic From 1 January to 31 December 2017 Lepidonotothen squamifrons FAO 58.4.4. From 1 January to 31 December 2017 All species except Champsocephalus gunnari and Dissostichus eleginoides FAO 58.5.2. Antarctic From 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017 Dissostichus mawsoni FAO 48.4. Antarctic within the area bounded by latitudes 55° 30′ S and 57° 20′ S and by longitudes 25° 30′ W and 29° 30′ W From 1 January to 31 December 2017

PART B TACs AND BY-CATCH LIMITS FOR EXPLORATORY FISHERIES IN THE CCAMLR CONVENTION AREA IN 2016/2017

Subarea/Division Region Season SSRUs Dissostichus mawsoni catch limit (in tonnes) By-catch catch limit (in tonnes) SSRU Limit Skates and rays Macrourus spp. Other species 58.4.1. Whole Division 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017 A, B, D, F, H 0 532 5841-1 4 13 13 C (including 58.4.1_1, 58.4. 1_2) 161 5841-2 4 13 13 5841-3 12 37 37 E (58.4.1_3, 58.4.1_4) 246 5841-4 1 2 2 5841-5 2 6 6 G (including 58.4.1_5, 58.4.1_6) 125 5841-6 5 14 14 58.4.2. Whole Division 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017 A, B, C, D 0 35 2 6 6 E (including 58.4.2_1) 35 58.4.3a. Whole Division 58.4.3a._1 1 December 2016 to 30 November 2017 32 2 5 5 Not relevant 88.1. Whole Subarea 1 December 2016 to 31 August 2017 A, D, E, F, M 0 2870 B, C, G 378 A, D, E, F, M 0 A, D, E, F, M 0 A, D, E, F, M 0 H, I, K 2118 B, C, G 50 B, C, G 40 B, C, G 60 J, L 334 H, I, K 105 H, I, K 320 H, I, K 60 J, L 50 J, L 70 J, L 40 88.2. 1 December 2016 to 31 August 2017 A, B, I 0 619 C, D, E, F, G (88.2_1 to 88.2_4) 419 A, B 50 A, B 32 A, B 20 H 200 C, D, E, F, G, H, I 10 C, D, E, F, G, H, I 32 C, D, E, F, G, H, I 32

PART C

Appendix to Annex V, Part B LIST OF SMALL-SCALE RESEARCH UNITS (SSRUs)

Region SSRU Boundary line 48.6 A From 50° S 20° W, due east to 1° 30′ E, due south to 60° S, due west to 20° W, due north to 50° S. B From 60° S 20° W, due east to 10° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° W, due north to 60° S. C From 60° S 10° W, due east to 0° longitude, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° W, due north to 60° S. D From 60° S 0° longitude, due east to 10° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 0° longitude, due north to 60° S. E From 60° S 10° E, due east to 20° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 10° E, due north to 60° S. F From 60° S 20° E, due east to 30° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 20° E, due north to 60° S. G From 50° S 1° 30′ E, due east to 30° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 1° 30′ E, due north to 50° S. 58.4.1 A From 55° S 86° E, due east to 150° E, due south to 60° S, due west to 86° E, due north to 55° S. B From 60° S 86° E, due east to 90° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 80° E, due north to 64° S, due east to 86° E, due north to 60° S. C From 60° S 90° E, due east to 100° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 90° E, due north to 60° S. D From 60° S 100° E, due east to 110° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 100° E, due north to 60° S. E From 60° S 110° E, due east to 120° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° E, due north to 60° S. F From 60° S 120° E, due east to 130° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° E, due north to 60° S. G From 60° S 130° E, due east to 140° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° E, due north to 60° S. H From 60° S 140° E, due east to 150° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° E, due north to 60° S. 58.4.2 A From 62° S 30° E, due east to 40° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 30° E, due north to 62° S. B From 62° S 40° E, due east to 50° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 40° E, due north to 62° S. C From 62° S 50° E, due east to 60° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 50° E, due north to 62° S. D From 62° S 60° E, due east to 70° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 60° E, due north to 62° S. E From 62° S 70° E, due east to 73° 10′ E, due south to 64° S, due east to 80° E, due south to coast, westward along coast to 70° E, due north to 62° S. 58.4.3a A Whole division, from 56° S 60° E, due east to 73°10′ E, due south to 62° S, due west to 60° E, due north to 56° S. 58.4.3b A From 56° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 59° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 56° S. B From 60° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 86° E, south to 64° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 60° S. C From 59° S 73° 10′ E, due east to 79° E, south to 60° S, due west to 73°10′ E, due north to 59° S. D From 59° S 79° E, due east to 86° E, south to 60° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 59° S. E From 56° S 79° E, due east to 80° E, due north to 55° S, due east to 86° E, south to 59° S, due west to 79° E, due north to 56°S. 58.4.4 A From 51° S 40° E, due east to 42° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 51° S. B From 51° S 42° E, due east to 46° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 42° E, due north to 51° S. C From 51° S 46° E, due east to 50° E, due south to 54° S, due west to 46° E, due north to 51° S. D Whole division excluding SSRUs A, B, C, and with outer boundary from 50° S 30° E, due east to 60° E, due south to 62° S, due west to 30° E, due north to 50° S. 58.6 A From 45° S 40° E, due east to 44° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 40° E, due north to 45° S. B From 45° S 44° E, due east to 48° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 44° E, due north to 45° S. C From 45° S 48° E, due east to 51° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 48° E, due north to 45° S. D From 45° S 51° E, due east to 54° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 51° E, due north to 45° S. 58.7 A From 45° S 37° E, due east to 40° E, due south to 48° S, due west to 37° E, due north to 45° S. 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. 88.2 A From 60° S 170° W, due east to 160° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 170° W, due north to 60° S. B From 60° S 160° W, due east to 150° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 160° W, due north to 60° S. C From 70° 50′ S 150° W, due east to 140° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 150° W, due north to 70° 50′ S. D From 70° 50′ S 140° W, due east to 130° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 140° W, due north to 70° 50′ S. E From 70° 50′ S 130° W, due east to 120° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 130° W, due north to 70° 50′ S. F From 70° 50′ S 120° W, due east to 110° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 120° W, due north to 70° 50′ S. G From 70°50′ S 110° W, due east to 105° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 110° W, due north to 70° 50′ S. H From 65° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 70° 50′ S, due west to 150° W, due north to 65° S. I From 60° S 150° W, due east to 105° W, due south to 65° S, due west to 150°W, due north to 60° S. 88.3 A From 60° S 105° W, due east to 95° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 105° W, due north to 60° S. B From 60° S 95° W, due east to 85° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 95° W, due north to 60° S. C From 60° S 85° W, due east to 75° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 85° W, due north to 60° S. D From 60° S 75° W, due east to 70° W, due south to coast, westward along coast to 75° W, due north to 60° S.

ANNEX 21-03/A NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A FISHERY FOR EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA

General information

Member: … Fishing season: … Name of vessel: … Expected level of catch (tonne): … 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 Conservation Measure 21-02. 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 codend 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) Whole frozen Boiled Meal Oil Other product, please specify

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 (m) Mouth area (m2) Panel average mesh size (mm) Outer Inner Outer Inner Outer Inner 1st panel 2nd panel 3rd panel … Final panel (Codend) 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 WG-EMM. Net diagrams 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 Conservation Measure 22-01), 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 Euphausia superba and other pelagic species such as myctophiids and salps (SC-CAMLR-XXX, paragraph 2.10)

ANNEX 21-03/B 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 * 1000 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 V * Fkrill * ρ V = volume of krill and water combined Haul-specific Direct observation litre Fkrill = fraction of krill in the sample Haul-specific Flow meter volume correction — ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre Flow meter (V * ρ) – M V = volume of krill paste Haul-specific Direct observation litre M = amount of water added to the process, converted to mass Haul-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-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 — Codend volume W * H * L * ρ * π/4 * 1000 W = codend width Constant Measure at the start of fishing m H = codend height Constant Measure at the start of fishing m ρ = volume-to-mass conversion factor Variable Volume-to-mass conversion kg/litre L = codend length Haul-specific Direct observation m Other Please specify

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 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 Prior to fishing Ensure that the flow meter is measuring whole krill (i.e. prior to processing) More than once per month 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 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 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 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 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 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 Estimate the meal to whole krill conversion by processing 1000 to 5000 kg (drained mass) of whole krill Every haul Measure the mass of meal produced Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation) Codend volume At the start of fishing Measure the width and height of the codend (precision ± 0,1 m) Every month Estimate the volume-to-mass conversion derived from the drained mass of krill in a known volume (e.g. 10 litres) taken from the codend Every haul Measure the length of codend containing krill (precision ± 0,1 m) Estimate the green weight of krill caught (using equation)

ANNEX VI 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 61364 France 27 45383 Portugal 5 1627 Italy 1 2137 Union 55 110511

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 11590 France 41 7882 Portugal 15 6925 United Kingdom 4 1400 Union 87 27797

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 VII WCPFC CONVENTION AREA

Maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish in areas south of 20o S of the WCPFC Convention Area

Spain 14 Union 14

ANNEX VIII QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS 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 Norway Herring, north of 62° 00′ N To be established To be established Faroe Islands Mackerel, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), IIa, IVa (north of 59° N) Horse mackerel, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIIe, VIIf, VIIh 14 14 Herring, north of 62° 00′ N 20 To be established Herring, IIIa 4 4 Industrial fishing for Norway pout, IV, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N) (including unavoidable by-catches of blue whiting) 14 14 Ling and tusk 20 10 Blue whiting, II, IVa, V, VIa (north of 56° 30′ N), VIb, VII (west of 12° 00′ W) 20 20 Blue ling 16 16 Venezuela Snappers (French Guiana waters) 45 45

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• Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2340 of 12 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for yellowfin tuna in IOTC Area of Competence by vessels flying the flag of Spain Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 lays down quotas for 2017.

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127.

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2309 of 13 December 2017 operating deductions from fishing quotas available for certain stocks in 2017 on account of overfishing of other stocks in the previous years and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1345 Regulation · Grade B

  Following changes in the stock area definitions set up in Regulation (EU) 2017/127 in order to allow for accurate reporting of catches, the deduction applicable to the Netherlands for overfishing of saithe in areas III and IV; Union waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and subdivisions 22-32 (POK/2A34) in the year 2016 should now be applied to the 2017 quota for saithe in areas IIIa and IV; Union waters of IIa (POK/2C3A4).

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/23 of 21 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in areas VIaS, VIIb and VIIc by vessels flying the flag of Ireland Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 lays down quotas for 2017.

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2251 of 4 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for hake in areas VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 lays down quotas for 2017.

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/595 of 27 March 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 fixes for 2017 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters.

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/595 of 27 March 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities Regulation · Grade B

  In Regulation (EU) 2017/127, the TAC for sandeel was set at zero. Sandeel are short lived species. The scientific advice for sandeel becomes available in the second half of February but the fishery starts already in April. The catch limits for those species should now be amended in line with the latest scientific advice from ICES issued on 23 February 2017.

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/595 of 27 March 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities Regulation · Grade B

  The catch limits provided for in Regulation (EU) 2017/127 apply from 1 January 2017. The provisions of this Regulation concerning catch limits should therefore also apply from that date. Such retroactive application is without prejudice to the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations as the fishing opportunities concerned have not yet been exhausted.

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/595 of 27 March 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities Regulation · Grade B

  Regulation (EU) 2017/127 should therefore be amended accordingly,

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/595 of 27 March 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities Regulation · Grade B

  Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is amended as follows:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/595 of 27 March 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 as regards certain fishing opportunities Regulation · Grade B

  Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is amended as follows: In Annex IB to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, the fishing opportunities table for capelin in Greenland waters of V and XIV is replaced by the following: Species: Capelin Mallotus villosus Zone: Greenland waters of V and XIV (CAP/514GRN) Denmark 0 Germany 0 Sweden 0 United Kingdom 0 All Member States 0 Union 0 Norway 4389 TAC Not relevant Annex ID to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is amended as follows: In Annex IE to Regulation (EU) 2017/127, in the fishing opportunities table for grenadiers in FAO 48.3 Antarctic, the reporting code (SRX/F483.)

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/453 of 13 March 2017 establishing a temporary prohibition of fishing for undulate ray in Union waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of Belgium Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 lays down quotas for 2017.

• Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 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, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 Regulation · Grade B

  According to the updated scientific advice from ICES, annual catches of turbot in ICES subarea 4 should be not more than 4952 tonnes for the years 2017-2019. It is therefore appropriate to amend the TAC for turbot and brill in the North Sea to allow higher catches of those species also in 2017. Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 should therefore be amended accordingly.

• Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 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, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 Regulation · Grade B

  The TAC for turbot and brill in the North Sea (ICES divisions IIa and IV) provided for in Regulation (EU) 2017/127 applies from 1 January 2017. The amending provisions set out in this Regulation should also apply from that date. Such retroactive application does not prejudice the principles of legal certainty and protection of legitimate expectations, as the fishing opportunities concerned are increased compared to the opportunities established in Regulation (EU) 2017/127,

• Council Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23 January 2018 fixing for 2018 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, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/127 Regulation · Grade B

  The fishing opportunities table for turbot and brill in Union waters of IIa and IV in Annex IA to Regulation (EU) 2017/127 is replaced by the following table: Species: Turbot and brill Psetta maxima and Scopthalmus rhombus Zone: Union waters of IIa and IV (T/B/2AC4-C) Belgium 434 Denmark 928 Germany 237 France 112 The Netherlands 3291 Sweden 7 United Kingdom 915 Union 5924 TAC 5924 Precautionary TAC

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/21 of 21 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in area VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Germany Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 lays down quotas for 2017.

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1451 of 7 August 2017 establishing a temporary prohibition of fishing for cod in area VIIa by vessels flying the flag of Belgium Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 lays down quotas for 2017.

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2339 of 12 December 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in Union waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of Belgium Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 lays down quotas for 2017.

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1782 of 28 September 2017 establishing a prohibition of fishing for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 lays down quotas for 2017.

• Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/928 of 29 May 2017 establishing a temporary prohibition of fishing for saithe in area VI; Union and international waters of Vb, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain Regulation · Grade B

  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/127 lays down quotas for 2017.